The four people rode horses and galloped along, rolling up an earth dragon. Pedestrians and travelers retreated one after another.
Seeing four people wearing black clothes and robes, they knew they were from the Demon Slayer Department, and even some officers and soldiers stepped aside when they saw them.
After arriving at the ferry, after waiting for a while, the four of them led their horses onto an official ship.
"You can also take the official ship when you go on missions in the future."
Zhou Yun casually mentioned that the three newcomers all had backgrounds, so they should know this, so he didn't say much.
On the official ship, there were some officials on a business trip. Zhou Yun did not say hello, and the officials did not take the initiative to say hello. Both parties seemed to turn a blind eye. The relationship between the imperial court and the Demon Exterminator was not harmonious. This is nothing new.
Bai Yu discovered that when the official ship was going down the river, the river god would still help, further speeding up the speed.
In just one day, we arrived at a county thousands of miles away called Ming County.
When I arrived at the yamen, I was warmly welcomed by the county magistrate, the chief clerk, the pian and other adults of the county yamen.
After entering the county government office, we sat down in order, served tea, and the county magistrate talked about the case.
"About three months ago, people suddenly died one after another in the county, and the death methods were bizarre. Some people pinched their own necks with their hands and strangled themselves to death; some choked to death while eating; some drowned in their own water tanks. It made people panic."
"The official searched for a long time but found nothing, so he reported it to the Ministry of Punishment. The Ministry of Punishment sent a secretary to come over, but he found nothing. So he reported it to the Demon Slayer Department, hoping that the Demon Slayer Department could send someone to help solve the case."
"I would like to thank the adults from the Demon Slayer Department for coming here. I would like to express my gratitude to these adults in advance on behalf of the people of Ming County."
After saying that, the county magistrate bowed his hands.
Several other adults in the Yamen also bowed with their hands.
Zhou Yun waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite. He looked at the three trainee demon exterminators and said, "It sounds like this case shouldn't be difficult, so I'll leave it to you three to practice while I watch."
The county magistrate looked at the three young demon slayers and already guessed that they were newcomers. He frowned and said, "This man's life is at stake. I still hope that the case will be solved as soon as possible."
Zhou Yun explained, "I also know that human lives are at stake, but new demon slayers need opportunities to train and train them out. Only then will there be more manpower to slay demons and solve cases. In the short term, this case may be delayed."
; But in the long run, it will be beneficial to the people; this short-term painful process cannot be avoided."
The county magistrate had no choice but to say, "Okay, but if they don't solve the case in three days, please take action yourself."
Zhou Yun nodded, "Yes."
Zhou Yun's expression became serious, "This is the scene where you will slay the demon and solve the case. Every day you delay, one more person may die. It is so cruel. The people of the entire county are watching you, hoping that you will slay the demon and solve the case soon."
Let’s get started.”
Pei Jin's expression was tense, and he was said to be a little nervous.
Su Jinhua, with her delicate little face, also felt the pressure.
Bai Yu knew that as soon as his detective eyes were opened, the case would be basically solved... But he couldn't deny others the opportunity to practice, he had to let them practice, right?
Su Jinhua took out the demon-detecting disk and saw the pointer shaking, "Judging from the response of the demon-detecting disk, there is a demon here, and its approximate location is in the east district of the county. The upper limit of the demon-detecting disk used by us newcomers is level five, which means that the monster is at level five."
the following."
Bai Yu also has a demon detection disk, which is an object owned by everyone in the Demon Slayer Department. However, the demon detection disk can only show a general direction and cannot point accurately.
"That's right, the place where the dead people died is in the East District, and the monster should be in the East District too."
The county magistrate reminded them that the three newcomers in the province had taken detours and wasted time.
Pei Jin tentatively asked, "What about calling the witnesses next?"
The county magistrate said, "Those who died all died alone, and there were no witnesses."
Pei Jin smiled awkwardly, "Okay..."
Su Jinhua said, "Please tell me the story."
The county magistrate asked people to call the widower.
Wu Zuo came in and explained the autopsy details in detail. The total of seven people who died so far were all men, aged between 20 and 40, and their death methods were all bizarre suicides, excluding the possibility of being killed by others. Of course, monsters are another matter.
Su Jinhua asked, "How are these seven people related?"
The county magistrate said, "The seven of them basically have nothing to do with each other."
Su Jinhua asked to call the family members of the seven people and asked them what abnormalities they had before their deaths. The family members all replied that there was nothing abnormal.
Next, everyone inspected the crime scene.
Unfortunately, I didn't find any useful clues, so I returned to the county government office.
When it was time for lunch, we were not in the mood to go to a restaurant, so we had dinner together at the county government office, and then discussed the case.
Zhou Yundao said, "Tell me the conclusions you came to."
Su Jinhua spoke slowly.
"Before I joined the Demon Slayer Division, I asked my father to find many case files for me to read. Based on my experience in reading the case files, I came to several conclusions."
"First, the seven people died in bizarre ways, but they had the commonality of suicide. The methods were the same, so the same murderer or the same group of murderers should have committed the crime."
"Second, it is impossible for an ordinary person to strangle himself to death without the help of any tools. In addition, the monster detection board shows that there is a monster, which basically confirms that the monster committed the crime."
"There is no relationship between three and seven people, so there is no possibility that seven people did something together that led to death. For example, seven people defiled and killed a woman, and the woman turned into a villain to take revenge; another example is that seven people picked up a certain woman together.
It is an evil object, contaminated with evil spirits; it can be judged that the monster's crimes are random."
"Four or seven are all men, aged between 20 and 40, in their prime. According to the experience of most serial murder cases, the genders of the deceased and the murderer are opposite, and the murderer should be a female, that is, a female monster."
Zhou Yun nodded and praised, "The analysis is well-founded and very good."
The county magistrate and several adults in the government office couldn't help but look at this beautiful girl with admiration and put aside their dislike of the newcomer.
Zhou Yun looked at Pei Jin and Bai Yu, "What's your conclusion?"
Pei Jin was a little dumbfounded. This was almost all said. What could he say?
He couldn't help but look at Bai Yu and motioned for Bai Yu to answer.
Bai Yu coughed twice, "Miss Su and I have the same opinion."
Pei Jin quickly said, "Me too."
Zhou Yun was a little dissatisfied, "I hope you have some opinions of your own. In the future, investigating cases may not necessarily involve forming a team. Each demon slayer needs to be able to do his or her own job."
Su Jinhua added, "One more thing, I just used his telepathy. Your Majesty, the county magistrate, what the family members of the deceased said is true, and no one told lies."
The whole living room went silent for a while.
The expressions of several adults in the yamen changed. He understood that no matter who heard about such a talent, they would feel nervous: She won't know about my greed for money, right? I have a crush on a young lady.
Wouldn't she also know about the intention to marry someone by force? Is there anyone who has a completely clean bottom?
Zhou Yun was speechless. This little girl was still a bit straight. It was enough for her to know her ability. There was really no need to say it out loud.