"You never regard us as your own," Ling Cang sneered and said sarcastically, "I never found you where we were at the critical moment."
"Actually... I'm not idle," Kudo Feng knew that he was in the wrong. He always regarded himself as Ling Cang's brother in front of the Delta Special Brigade. Since arriving in Linlan Town, he has not done much to help Ling Cang, but it is precisely because he always I was looking for information outside, so I heard about a very important thing right away: "Isn't that right? I just got important information, Zhu Changyou is dead,"
Ling Cang snorted coldly: "Traffic accidents, food poisoning, or some righteous man who killed them for the people,"
"No," Kudo Kaede shook his head: "No one can tell clearly how he died."
"Why can't you figure it out?"
"It's like this. All the staff of the town government were sent out to find out who was responsible for the recent series of incidents. During normal working hours, the town government only has two doormen. This morning, someone discovered this The two guards passed out in the reception room, and as for Zhu Changyou himself..."
Ling Cang noticed that Kudo Feng's expression was a little strange, so he asked: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"
"He was burned to death," Kudo Feng paused and explained in detail: "A corpse was found in Zhu Changyou's office. It had been burned to coke, and its original appearance could not be seen at all, because Xu Shaohu took leave and returned to his hometown. , so the County Public Security Bureau sent people over to investigate and determined through the clothing that the body was Zhu Changyou himself,"
"Wait a minute, it can burn the whole person to coke, which means the temperature of the flame is extremely high, but why are the clothes on the body still there?"
"That's what's to blame. There are no traces of fire at all at the scene. Everything, including the paper, is intact. Only Zhu Changyou has become charred. Even the watch is on his wrist in the wrapped clothes." Kaede Kudo recalled the news he heard and felt very confused and a little frightened at the same time: "The police first suspected that everything might be disguised. Later, they determined based on various traces that this was the first scene of the crime. ,"
Seeing Kudo Feng's serious look, Ling Cang knew this was not a joke: "How could this happen..."
"Right now, the whole town is spreading the news. Officials don't know how to explain it. They can only say that there was a fire. However, the news is still spreading and I heard about it."
Generally speaking, the news that comes out immediately after something happens is closer to the truth, while the news that comes out after a while is not, either ridiculous or full of official whitewashing.
A person like Zhu Changyou would have to die sooner or later. Ling Cang was not surprised by this, but he was surprised by this way of death. Ling Cang believed that the whole thing was true, and Kudo Kaede did not add any exaggeration.
At this point, things here in Linlan Town have become more complicated and weird, a bit like a supernatural novel.
"Only burn people, not anything else." Xu Cheng looked at the others and looked even more surprised than Ling Cang: "Even with lasers or other directed energy weapons, it's impossible to do this, and I've never heard of anything like this. The superpower..."
"I'm very annoyed," Ling Cang waved his hand and ordered: "You guys go out first and let me rest for a while."
After hearing this, everyone left immediately. Ling Cang sat down and just lit a cigarette. Before he could smoke it, the door quietly opened again.
The one who came in was Ju Beast Girl, who looked cautious, as if she wanted to say something, but was afraid of offending Ling Cang: "There were too many people just now. I have something to tell you alone..."
Ling Cang pointed to the sofa opposite: "Then let's talk,"
Today, the beast girl is wearing a pair of punk jeans, a wide belt studded with shiny metal pieces around her waist, and a tight white long-sleeved T-shirt on her upper body. She looks quite youthful and lively.
"What Xu Cheng said just now is wrong..." She bowed and pushed the sofa set so that it was facing Ling Cang. This simple movement made a trace of tender flesh and black underwear appear on her waist. side.
"What's wrong,"
"There is indeed such a kind of power that only burns people but not objects." The beast girl sat down and told Ling Cang very seriously: "Master... or the previous Tasang Living Buddha once mentioned Red Lotus Karma Fire,"
"Red Lotus Karmic Fire," Ling Cang recalled the book he had read, and immediately remembered: "This is a Buddhist term. "Yoga Theory. 4" said: "Red Lotus Naraka, this is different from this green lotus. Already, the color has turned red, and the skin has split into ten or more, so this Naluka is called Red Lotus. There is also "Kushaguang Ji. 11" which says: "Botmo, this cloud is red lotus." The severe cold bites, and the body becomes broken like a red lotus flower, which roughly means the fire of hell that burns sinners, because it will burn people like a red lotus flower, hence the name."
"This power can emit a strange flame that only burns the human body without damaging other things, hence the name. People with this power are very scary. Fortunately, there are very few in the world," sighed lightly. After a breath, Gu Beast Girl said with some regret: "Master only mentioned it accidentally at that time, and I just listened casually, so I only know this much."
"Thank you," Ling Cang smiled slightly, temporarily forgetting Zhu Changyou's death, and his eyes lingered on the black circle above the beast girl's belt: "If you hadn't told me, I would have suspected that I had traveled to the horror world. It’s in the movie,”
Ju Beast Girl noticed Ling Cang's gaze and immediately felt a little embarrassed. She stood up and said, "It's nothing, I'm going out first."
Looking at the beast girl's back, Ling Cang thought about the matter in front of him again, feeling increasingly clueless.
There is no way of knowing which force this person with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire belongs to. He definitely does not belong to his side, but it does not seem like a hostile camp. If it were the Kikusui Society, with such a powerful figure, it would have been sent out long ago. If it was the Illuminati, Gu Zhen has already been sent, there is no need to send another one. To say the least, even if he is indeed a member of the Illuminati, there is no reason to kill Zhu Changyou.
In the next two days, Ling Cang's questions were not answered. On the contrary, several more officials in the town were brutally murdered, and their deaths were exactly the same as Zhu Chang's.
Although the official tried their best to block the news, the news spread quickly. The horrific deaths of the officials had replaced the conflict between the Hongming Gang and the Lin Lan Gang a few days ago and became the central topic of everyone. People in Linlan Town are now panic-stricken. , various speculations and theories were generated, each more horrifying than the last, which in turn led to the amplification of the situation.
Schools have suspended classes under the pretext of repairing school buildings. Enterprises and institutions have also found excuses to give employees holidays, because these places are afraid of accidents and dare not take responsibility. By five o'clock every day, there is basically no one on the street, and every household The door was locked and it really felt like a ghost town.
The county learned of the situation and dispatched a large number of police personnel to come to support. The city and province also received reports. Now, police patrols can be seen on the main streets 24 hours a day. However, despite this, the case is still No progress has been made and the mysterious murderer is still at large.
Ling Cang originally had a complete plan for land acquisition, but now it was completely disrupted.
Speaking of which, Zhu Changyou's death is actually a good thing. As long as the bureaucracy at its core collapses, the whole thing will be over. Next, the superiors will appoint a group of new leaders, and the new leaders want to be in office. The most effective way to make political achievements is to correct the mistakes of the predecessor. If the predecessor is promoted, the risk of doing so is extremely high. But for the new officials who are about to welcome Linlan Town, settling accounts for the dead is really low risk and high return. of trading.
As for the matter of land expropriation, there has been such a big turmoil so far. If these new officials were not as hungry as tigers and would not dare to pay attention to compensation, they would just ask Liu Min'an to collect some evidence to prove that Zhu Chang If a group intercepts and embezzles the compensation money, Century Green Farmers' plan can proceed smoothly.
The problem is that it was not Ling Cang who brought down Zhu Changyou, and Ling Cang didn't know why someone would secretly help him.
This morning, while Ling Cang was thinking about the current matter, a call came in from Sikong You: "How are you doing back home in Northeast China?"
"not so good,"
"You are always so calm and calm..." Sikong You laughed a few times: "It's rare to hear you say such things."
"I'm very unhappy now, and I'm not in the mood to joke with you," Ling Cang said angrily: "This time when I returned to the Northeast, I lost two brothers, and things turned into a mess."
"What," Sikong You said in a serious tone: "Those big rats in the northeast shouldn't be able to kill your men."
"That's the problem. Their deaths have nothing to do with land expropriation, but..." After a long sigh, Ling Cang told the story exactly, and then said: "Now Zhu Changyou is dead again, and we don't know the murderer." Who is it and will it pose a threat to us..."
Sikong You still pretended not to know who Gu Yu and Leng Yu were, and just said thoughtfully: "Listen to your words, this Zhu Changyou... should have died from the Red Lotus Karma Fire,"
When Ling Cang heard this, his heart suddenly moved: "Have you ever heard of this kind of power?"
"I've heard that this is a very rare power..." Recalling the past, Sikong You let out a long sigh: "In my impression, there is only one person with this kind of power, and he is Seniors of the Delta Special Forces Brigade..."
"what is it call,"
"Jing Shen Bing," Sikong You paused and suddenly smiled: "What did you think of when you heard this name?"
"How to write this name?" When Sikong You said how to write these three characters, Ling Cang slowly analyzed: "'Jing' is a rare surname. According to legend, Duan, the son of Zheng Wugong, was granted the title of Jing. Later generations took Jing as their surname; 'Shen' means lush and fiery..."
"You don't need to quote scriptures," Sikong You interrupted Ling Cang: "You just need to answer what this name sounds like."