Bai Yu picked up the tea cup on the table, pressed the tea leaves with the lid, and took a sip. He listened quietly without interrupting. The old county magistrate and Zheng Yan'er told him that "as long as he doesn't do anything, he will not make any mistakes."
His professional attitude is very approving and he doesn't care about him.
Zheng Yan'er stood up and said, "I have already seen the case. The situation is similar to what you said. It is useless to say more. Let's go directly to the town to take a look."
The old county magistrate also stood up, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "The Demon Exterminator handles cases vigorously and resolutely, and never makes empty talk. If the monsters are eliminated as soon as possible, the people in the town will be at peace. I would like to thank Miss Zheng on behalf of the people."
Zheng Yan'er followed the old county magistrate out of the Yamen, and Bai Yu followed silently. They each rode their horses and headed straight for the town.
There were only three of them, and they didn't bring a policeman with them. According to what the old county magistrate said and the description in the case, most people would get sick when they went to a small town. The policeman couldn't help much, but became a burden, so he simply didn't take him with him.
"Magistrate Dog, what are you doing here again!"
"You are not welcome here, leave quickly!"...
When they arrived at the town, the three of them were not far away when they were stopped by a group of people holding brooms, wooden sticks, wooden forks and the like. There were more and more people. People stared at the old county magistrate hatefully.
What's going on? Bai Yu was confused.
Zheng Yan'er is also suspicious.
The old county magistrate was a little embarrassed, "Xiaguan came to the town to investigate the case before and found no monsters, but found a strange phenomenon. People in the town worshiped at a temple almost every day. Xiaguan went to the temple to take a look and found that the gods
The temple enshrines an unknown deity. When Xiaguan went back to the Yamen to check, there was no record of this deity. So Xiaguan guessed that this was a wild god and evil spirits. This might have something to do with people getting sick, so he had people burn them.
Temple.”
Zheng Yan'er understood, "If you burn the temple, will the people in the town still get sick?"
The old county magistrate nodded, "Therefore, the people in the town have a little resentment towards the subordinate."
Is this a bit of resentment? Bai Yu suppressed a smile, "My lord, the people in this town look at you as if they want to eat you alive."
"Everyone, please be patient."
Bai Yu stood up and said, "The imperial court attaches great importance to everyone and specially sent me and the girl next to me to investigate the case."
They really took it seriously, and the case was shelved for just a few months.
"Who am I? I am the special commissioner of the Criminal Department of Jingzhao Prefecture."
"The girl next to me, even though she is pretty, she is an exorcist of the Exorcist Department. Everyone in the Exorcist Department should know that there is no monster in the world that the Exorcist Department cannot get rid of."
Sure enough, when it comes to eliminating demons, nothing is more convincing than the golden signboard of the Demon Exterminator Department. The crowd gradually stopped commotion, and there was hope and expectation in their eyes.
"This gentleman from the Criminal Department and the lady from the Demon Slayer Department, you two can come in, but this dog magistrate can't!"
"He can't come in!"...
Bai Yu pressed his hands and signaled for silence, "The county magistrate burned the temple you worshiped. It was a mistake in judgment. As the official of the county, he is actually more anxious to solve the case than anyone else and cares about you more than anyone else. Moreover, the county magistrate
Your Excellency came here to investigate before and got some clues. I and Miss Zheng also need his help in investigating the case."
After hearing this, people hesitated and were no longer so determined to drive away the county magistrate.
Bai Yu said, "If the case is solved earlier, fewer people will die of illness. Do you also want to solve the case early?"
People gradually put down their brooms, wooden sticks, and wooden forks, and slowly made way for them.
The old county magistrate looked at Bai Yu gratefully.
Zheng Yan'er couldn't help but look sideways. She was good at removing demons, but she didn't know how to communicate with ordinary people. This secretary was of some use. For the sake of being so "sensible", the "handle" of the tribute paper in her hand was temporarily useless.
No.
The three of them first visited several families who were sick.
Zheng Yan'er felt her pulse and tested it with a silver needle, and her appearance of concentration on her work looked even more elegant.
The old county magistrate asked about the situation.
Zheng Yan'er shook her head slightly, "It's not poisoning, it seems like the body is naturally exhausted."
Bai Yu wondered, "These patients are not old, how can they naturally dry up?"
Zheng Yan'er glanced at him and said, "This is the strange thing. Generally speaking, this kind of situation only happens to very old people. Our Demon Exterminator believes in a saying: When something goes wrong, there must be a demon."
"It's difficult for ordinary monsters to hide from the monster detection board of our Demon Slayer Department. Let me try."
Zheng Yaner turned her jade hand over, and a jade plate appeared in her hand, like a small compass with a pointer on it.
Bai Yu's eyes wandered around her black clothes and robe, and he didn't know where she took out the jade plate.
Is there some kind of storage device?
However, after reading so many books in the library of Linfu County School and the Nuange of Jinnan Marquis Mansion, I have never seen any book mentioning so-called storage devices.
From the book written by Emperor Taizu of Daqian on his expedition to the Northern Wilderness, it can be seen that the battle line was too long, the supply of food and grass was insufficient, and the troops retreated...
If there was such a thing as a storage device, how could there be a shortage of food and grass?
Therefore, there should be no such magical things in this world.
Think about it, storage equipment must be related to space, time and space, time and space, such a high-end field, should belong to gods. In the absence of gods, who can create such a thing.
It's definitely not something that just any blacksmith can create. It can be created with two hits of a hammer, and the "two-way foil" can probably be knocked out as well.
"There is no monster, or the monster is no longer within the range, or the monster's grade is too high, exceeding the upper limit of the monster detection board's perception."
Zheng Yaner frowned and looked at the jade plate, the hands on it didn't move.
Isn't this nonsense? Although Bai Yu thought this way, he was more vigilant in his heart. It would be okay if there were no monsters or the monsters were no longer within the range. However, if the grade of the monster was too high and exceeded the upper limit of the monster detection plate, it would be dangerous.
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"It seems that the Demon Exterminator is not omnipotent. I have to rely on my true ability, the eye of detection, to investigate for me."
As soon as he thought, his eyes were cool, and the whole world seemed to take on different colors.
He saw that the town was shrouded in a gray air of decay, and one place was even more black. He knew there was something wrong at a glance.
He pointed his hand in the direction of the thick black air, "Where is that place?"
The old county magistrate looked where he pointed and whispered, "That's where the temple is. I heard that people in the small town rebuilt the temple in order to seek protection from the gods."
The problem is the temple! Bai Yu knows something, but he doesn't know what to say. He can't say that the reconnaissance eye is more effective than the demon detection coil, right? Doesn't this expose his ability to keep the bottom of things?
Suddenly, he remembered something and felt horrified.
His reconnaissance eyes discovered monsters, but there was no response from Zheng Yan'er's monster detection disk. What does this mean?
It means that the level of the monster is too high and exceeds the upper limit of the monster detection disk!
Isn't it good luck? Bai Yu was sweating in his heart, "Miss Zheng, can I ask what level of monsters your upper limit is on the monster detection board?"
Zheng Yan'er felt strange, "Why are you asking this? My monster detection disk is considered a high-quality product in the Demon Slayer Department. It can detect monsters up to the seventh level."
Seventh level? Bai Yu felt cramps in his calves and instinctively wanted to run away. The further away from this town, the better!
He has never seen what a seventh-level monster is like, but he has seen a big snake monster without any level.
He could not even imagine how terrifying a seventh-level monster could be if it was so ferocious without any rank.
You must know that the grades of monsters are inversely related to the grades of the civil and military officials of the Daqian Dynasty. The seventh-level monsters are equivalent to the third-rank officials of the Daqian Dynasty, which is the level of the six ministers!
Bai Yu raised his head and looked at the sky, "Look, it's almost dark now... Let's go back to Jinhe County first, stay at the inn for one night, and come back here tomorrow morning to investigate the case."
"Don't go to such trouble. There should be an inn in the town. If not, it's okay. You can just find a place for one night."
Zheng Yan'er glanced at Bai Yu and said in a tone that said, "running around like this is a waste of time. You, the Secretary of the Criminal Department, don't always think about how to live a comfortable life. This is investigating a case, not playing for fun."
The old county magistrate smiled and said, "There is still an inn in this small town."
I am thinking about the lives of the three of us! Bai Yu was secretly worried.