Ren Hongcai took Lin Xiaodong and Xu Simin to the mountain road where Chen Zeyu might have disappeared.
Ren Hongcai said: "According to my investigation, Chen Zeyu went to Laian Village next door that night to play cards with Liu Deyou and others."
"According to what Liu Deyou said, Chen Zeyu walked there when he was young. The mountain road is less than one mile, and he always goes there in the middle of the night on weekdays. Nothing happened."
Lin Xiaodong looked around and found no evil spirit, so he asked Xu Simin: "Did you find anything?"
Xu Simin shook his head: "This place is clean and there is no evil spirit."
Lin Xiaodong nodded: "I didn't find anything suspicious either."
Xu Simin said: "Maybe this monster is not here."
Ren Hongcai asked: "Do you two adults think this is the work of a monster?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "I'm not sure yet, but the five living people are still young and strong men. They disappeared quietly in the middle of the night. Even if it was done by humans, if they are not cultivators, it would be difficult for them to know the ghosts."
Not aware."
After hearing this, Ren Hong stared, fearfully and nodded.
Lin Xiaodong saw nothing, Xu Simin said: "Sir, take us to meet the last people Chen Zeyu saw before he disappeared."
Ren Hongcai took the two of them to Lai'an Village next door, and found Liu Deyou, Zhu Guangyuan, and Zhou Zizhen to talk at the entrance of the village.
Ren Hongcai pointed at Lin Xiaodong and Xu Simin and said: "These two are eunuchs in the palace. They want to ask you about Chen Zeyu."
Liu Deyou and others were frightened so much that they waved their hands: "Sir, Chen Zeyu's matter really has nothing to do with us!"
Xu Simin asked: "Does Chen Zeyu often come to play cards with you?"
Liu Deyou and others exchanged glances, but no one dared to speak.
Ren Hongcai said: "Tell the truth."
Liu Deyou said: "Chen Zeyu goes everywhere. If we don't have enough people here, he will come. If there are enough people, he will go to other places."
Xu Simin asked: "How often do I play cards with you?"
Liu Deyou said: "Two, three, three or five days."
Xu Simin: "Do you leave at midnight every day?"
Liu Deyou still felt that he had been wronged, and spread his hands and said: "Yes, I leave in the middle of the night every day. Why did something happen on that day? You said that the two villages are less than a mile apart. How could this big living person be gone without saying a word?"
Woolen cloth."
Lin Xiaodong asked: "Aren't you afraid that you guys end your poker game at midnight every day and go back to your own houses to live in the dark?"
Liu Deyou waved his hand: "I'm used to it. What are grown men afraid of, let alone being so close, but now, I don't dare to go out in the middle of the night."
Xu Simin asked: "Have you ever heard of any weird things in your village?"
Several people shook their heads, and Liu Deyou said: "This is a small village, there are so many weird things."
Without asking anything, Lin Xiaodong waved his hand and told Liu Deyou and others to leave, saying: "The monster may not be here."
Xu Simin shook his head in frustration: "I wonder if Miss Chen and the others have made any progress."
Chen Shilan and Luo Jincheng were led by Tan Yuanming to Huang Wenxing's house in Qudu Village.
Huang Wenxing is Chen Zeyu's biggest creditor. He owes him one hundred and twenty taels of silver, which is really not a small amount.
When the three of them came outside the door, they saw three large tile-roofed houses with flocks of chickens and ducks. They were clean and tidy. They were obviously from wealthy families.
Tan Yuanming walked into the yard, pinched his waist and shouted: "Huang Wenxing?"
Huang Wenxing's wife came out and said, "Oh, it's Muramasa here."
Tan Yuanming asked: "Where is your man?"
Huang Wenxing's wife pointed to the family in front and said, "I went to Lao Zhou's house in front to play cards."
Tan Yuanming and others went to Zhou Ruide's house in the front yard again.
Zhou Ruide's wife came out to greet him, and Tan Yuanming asked, "Is Huang Wenxing here?"
Call him out!"
Huang Wenxing and Zhou Ruide both came out. Tan Yuanming pointed at Luo Jincheng and Chen Shilan and said: "The second one is the eunuch from the palace who wants to ask you a question."
Huang Wenxing and Zhou Ruide were both frightened and trembling. Zhou Ruide said: "Sir, what's wrong with us?"
Luo Jincheng said: "Nothing, I want to ask you about Chen Zeyu."
Huang Wenxing nodded: "Yes, yes, it's one hundred and twenty taels of silver. He said he could pay it back, but he can't pay it back now."
Luo Jincheng smiled: "If he doesn't pay back the money he owes you, why don't you show him some respect?"
Huang Wenxing nodded again: "That's for sure! I told him that if he doesn't pay back the money at the end of the year, I will burn all the bamboo baskets in his house."
Luo Jincheng asked with a smile: "Chen Zeyu didn't pay back the money, so you arrested him?"
After hearing this, Huang Wenxing stared in fear and waved his hands: "Sir, Chen Zeyu's matter has absolutely nothing to do with me!"
Chen Shilan asked: "Why?"
Huang Wenxing said in a panic: "Chen Zeyu only has a bunch of broken baskets at home, and he can only pay me back while he is alive!"
Chen Shilan tilted her head: "Maybe you asked him for money, and the two of them fought and an accident happened?"
Huang Wenxing shook his head: "My lord, you are wronged. I was playing cards the night Chen Zeyu disappeared."
Luo Jincheng asked Tan Yuanming with his eyes, and Tan Yuanming nodded and said: "Huang Wenxing was indeed playing cards that night. I confirmed it with Ren Xiancheng."
Chen Shilan smiled and asked, "Maybe you didn't do it yourself."
Huang Wenxing slumped his shoulders: "Sir, he already owes me one hundred and twenty taels, do I need to spend more money to hire someone to attack him?"
Chen Shilan and Luo Jincheng looked at each other and nodded.
The three of them came outside the gate, and Chen Shilan said: "It doesn't look like it was done by an enemy."
Luo Jincheng said: "Then it's possible that the monster turned into a spirit. I wonder if Miss Xu and Taoist Lin have found any clues through their investigation."
Lin Xiaodong and the other two walked back. On the way, Xu Simin said to him: "Thank you for redressing my injustice and clearing my name."
Lin Xiaodong waved his hand: "Miss Xu, you don't have to be polite, I just did it casually."
Xu Simin asked: "Who did Taoist Master Lin learn this skill from? Fang Tianrui, Li Jiantong and that monster are no match for you."
Lin Xiaodong said: "My teacher is Linquan Taoist from the Lingquan Sect of Pingliang Mountain in Shannan Province, but the Taoism I learned was taught by someone else."
Xu Simin raised her head and said seriously: "Director Lin, you don't know what kind of life I have lived in prison for the past three years. I have brought shame to my father."
"Thanks to you, I can see the light of day again, and our Ren family can finally raise our heads as human beings again."
"I will never forget Taoist Master Lin's kindness to me as long as I live. I must repay him well."
Lin Xiaodong smiled awkwardly: "Miss Xu, you don't have to be like this."
Ren Hongcai looked on with some embarrassment and said: "Let's leave quickly and see if Mr. Luo and the others have discovered anything."
The three of them returned to Tan Yuanming's house, and Luo Jincheng and the others had also returned.
Everyone sat down again in the hall, and Gao Anhe asked: "Did you find any clues?"
Lin Xiaodong shook his head: "Miss Xu and I went to see it. There was no evil spirit at the scene. If it is a monster causing trouble, it must not be here."