A woman's body was found in an abandoned temple on the edge of the city.
Horrifying news always spreads like wildfire. The corpse was found by a vegetable farmer delivering fruits and vegetables in the early morning. He went to the city to report it to the police, and then spread through the streets and alleys through the morning market. After passing through the mouths of countless people, in just one morning, the story's version
There are all kinds of strange things. But without exception, the woman's face was completely scratched and her original appearance was completely unrecognizable.
"She's a crazy girl." The landlady sighed while pouring tea, "Oh, what a pity. The girl was originally very beautiful, but she married from afar. Her husband was sick and the family originally wanted to marry him, so they decided to marry her.
The day... he died of illness that day. As soon as the girl came, her husband's family beat her up and kicked her out of the house, saying that she had ordered Rick to live. It was the coldest month of winter and the home was far away, so a rich man pretended to be kind and took her back.
She bullied her. After that day she went crazy and turned into a beggar. We knew she was pitiful, so we often rewarded her with food. Unfortunately, at such a young age, she had unkempt hair and face every day. Even when we fetched her water, she refused to wash herself, so she kept making trouble.
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"..." After hearing this story, Lin Shanhai said nothing. There are countless similar things in the world, so you can't blame him for being cold. But there are many things worth paying attention to in the whole story. Dai Luan and Mu Wan looked at each other,
I also feel strange.
It's not like they have never seen this technique before. They even wanted to go to the government to claim the body and see if it was really done by an acquaintance as they thought.
But even though he was disgraced, he was still being targeted by that person... I quite admired his ability to read people.
Is "beauty" itself wrong? Can it bring disaster?
"Actually, I don't think I'm beautiful?" Dai Luan scratched her face, "Why did he attack me that day?"
"Be confident, Aluan is very beautiful." Mu Wan said seriously.
"I can only say that it's not ugly." Shanhai picked up the cup, "However, the reason why he attacked you may be because of your status as the princess. However, he did not encounter any trouble from other people along the way.
It’s hard to say. Maybe it’s just a bounty placed under Dailuan City and he found out about it.”
"Shan Hai." Mu Wan stared at him seriously, "Do you know why you are alone?"
"...What does this mean? Am I not a human being or a monster?"
"...Forget it, it's okay. Just pretend I didn't say that."
Shanhai felt that she was baffled.
But as for why the Laughing Wolf appears here, it is indeed puzzling. They are not sure who arrived here first - they just rested in this inn yesterday, and the murder seemed to have happened last night. Could it be the same person?
Time? This seems too coincidental.
At first they thought that the Smiling Wolf was for the Demon Sealing Blade or Wa Jin Hua. But Wa Jin Hua has been refined into five tokens for the people of Death Shadow Pavilion, so it should be impossible. There are some theories about the Demon Sealing Blade.
, after all, Lord Shuangyue once appeared outside Xueyan Valley, not far or near from here. As for whether Lord Yingyue entrusted Zuojinmen with entrustment, and what connection he had with the Laughing Wolf, they still had no way of knowing.
But the most terrifying thing is that he has set his sights on Yun Waijing.
The Zuojinmen knew about Yun Waijing - after all, the wife and daughter of the leader of the Xue Yan Sect died at their hands. At that time, the Laughing Wolf seemed not to be a Laughing Wolf yet. This reputation spread from the Zuojinmen
Yes, so he should not have participated. But since he has now entered the door, it is natural for him to become an insider. Moreover, he is so strong - at least he can directly deduce Ye Yinlu using his internal power.
During the meal, more than one table was discussing this case. Everyone believed that this was the work of the Laughing Wolf, who was feared in the world. In addition, they also heard people discussing other things.
"A few businessmen died before, and now a beggar has died. Fortunately, we are still in the Central Plains. Does the government care about anything?"
"What? Did someone die before?"
"You don't know, I came from a neighboring city, and someone died there - he was also a businessman. But when I first came here, my partner who went to the business together told me that someone also died here, or...
Businessmen - bad luck! No one can make money."
"Oh, I remembered. My second uncle also said that business people have been in bad luck recently, which has made people panic. This matter is not over yet, and the case of the Laughing Wolf comes out again."
The three of them listened for a while and didn't say much. They just felt that it was not peaceful to return to the Central Plains. They went to the Lying Yamen in the afternoon and performed a show. Dai Luan could tell at a glance that it was indeed his technique.
After confirming that it was really the Laughing Wolf, they felt even more uneasy.
Misfortunes always come singly. Even if it wasn't a serious matter that broke their muscles and bones, they were all lucky and didn't have any major problems - except, of course, Shi Wuqi and Miss Qi - although their matter was also a serious matter.
It's the category of headaches. The little things that worry you are piled up one after another and form a tower. Although it can't do anything to you, it still makes you feel like your heart is scratching your lungs, and you don't know when it will stop.
The three of them said nothing for almost the whole day. At night, they didn't even eat much. There were several plates of cold vegetarian dishes in front of them, and the cold wind outside the window continued to blow, which was annoying.
Lin Shanhai stared blankly at the people coming and going at the door. The number of guests gradually decreased. The landlady glanced at the diners, confirmed that they all lived here, and asked the waiter to close the door.
"It closes so early today." Dai Luan said casually.
"It's not too early." The landlady took a bite of rice, "It's been very dangerous recently, so you foreigners should be careful."
Shanhai asked her about it.
"We heard that there have been several murders here and in the surrounding areas. Is this true?"
"Well... that's true." The proprietress stopped using her chopsticks, "There were a few businessmen here and there, some local and some from other places. But this woman is the first one to die. Just from the sound of it, it doesn't sound like it was done by the same person.
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"Well, we heard in the morning that they are all businessmen... Are there any similarities between those businessmen? Otherwise, how could they be poisoned?"
The landlady shook her head: "We don't know that, who can say for sure."
They stopped talking, and only the crisp sound of clinking bowls and chopsticks could be heard in the store. But the sound did not last for a while, and there was a knock on the door. The guests also pricked up their ears, feeling a little nervous about the atmosphere. The landlady said
With a wink, the waiter ran over and stood beside the door, asking who he was and what he was doing.
"Stay in the hotel."
The waiter slowly moved the door latch, glanced outside, and opened the door.
He was a handsome-looking man. He was wearing an elegant long coat and looked like a gentleman of some status, not a bad guy. When the waiter saw that he had no baggage, he led him upstairs directly.
"No hurry, pour some warm wine first." The guest's voice was calm.
"That's right. Your guest must be freezing."
"It's okay." He smiled.
The young master was sitting next to them, across the narrow aisle. Shanhai stared straight at him, looking up and down repeatedly. He knew that his behavior was a bit blatant, but he did not intend to hide it - it was also his intention to try to expose himself.
One of the purposes was that he hoped that the other party would notice his slight abnormality, but he didn't.
Then the only one who is abnormal is the other party.
The reason...he couldn't tell. It's just that this person's temperament, appearance, and voice gave him a feeling of...déjà vu. He couldn't tell if it was more specific. But after taking a look at Mu Wan, she seemed to have the same feeling.
Feel.
"May I ask your guest's name? I'll write it down for you first. Turn left on the second floor and go to the third room."
"Sorry. Get off the boat."
The name is unfamiliar.
The proprietress asked the accountant to take down names at the front desk, and the waiter ran to the back kitchen to heat wine. Mr. Zhou patted the dust on his clothes and never looked at Shan Hai and the others. But at this moment, he said a word without turning his head.
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"Probably, they have been somewhere."
……What's the meaning?
None of the three people could hear what this meant at the first time. But soon, Shanhai realized it - this question seemed to be a continuation of their previous topic. The answer to that question, the boss's wife could not answer.
What do those businessmen have in common?
But this is a bit ridiculous. Zhou Pan just came in. What could he hear through the thick door? But there was no one around him, and the closest to him was themselves. Apart from that, he couldn't think of anything else
Other explanation.
As for Mu Wan and Dai Luan, they didn't seem to think about the ended topic at all - ordinary people wouldn't.
But Rin Shanhai doesn't think he is an ordinary person. He is a monster.
In fact, he hid the evil spirit so well that he almost didn't notice it. He made such a judgment purely out of intuition.
It's a bit strange to say. How can intuition be used as a criterion for judgment? But it's hard to say. Many aspects of Onmyoji's profession are mysterious and mysterious, which cannot be explained clearly and cannot be analyzed according to the usual logic. This is based on the
This kind of intuition allowed him to lead Aluan to solve so many cases and live well until now.
If I had to give a reason - perhaps, the answer to that question is one. Only monsters can hear the discussions in the store from such a distance and across the street.
He needed to confirm this guess.
"Where?"
Shan Hai asked bluntly. This question made Mu Wan and Dai Luan, who were sitting across from each other, stunned, and they looked at him in confusion. Dai Luan even frowned and asked him bluntly:
"What the hell...? What are you talking about?"
Mu Wan vaguely felt that he had some plans, but she couldn't figure it out, so she didn't say anything.
Zhou Pan, who was sitting behind him, suddenly let out an imperceptible chuckle. Shanhai was the closest and could hear it most clearly, but the two girls just across the table couldn't tell. So he shook his head and said nothing.
He didn't say anything, but just raised his chopsticks to signal them to eat quickly. Both of them felt confused and planned to go back to the house after dinner to ask him.
But for Lin Shanhai, he already knew.
A familiar demonic aura emitted from Mr. Zhou's body. He did it on purpose, making it clear for Shan Hai to notice. But Shanhai had seen too many demonic auras, and the more powerful the demonic auras, the more complex they were. He still didn't.
I can remember who this person is.
The unknown is unsettling.
"Then... let's do something to seek death together."
The two girls suddenly hovered their chopsticks in the air and felt a chill.
Now they also understand - these words are the continuation of the topics they have discussed.
The waiter brought the wine and side dishes. But Zhou Dan suddenly stood up and motioned for him to follow him upstairs.
There were obviously three or two customers in the store talking quietly, but they only felt that the world was eerily quiet.
