Xu Simin nodded: "Yes, the Taoist camp is in chaos, divided into pieces and killing each other, and the government can't do anything."
Lin Xiaodong waved his hand: "Fortunately, the matter has been settled. Lan Changdao and Jining Dao lost several lives in Wuya Palace. This should be a shame."
He turned to Xu Simin and asked, "You are looking for me because the eunuch has encountered another case?"
Xu Simin nodded: "My side is in quite a lot of trouble. There was an incident in Yichun Town, Qingjuan County, Yanzhou, Huaigu Road. Four people died."
Lin Xiaodong asked: "What's going on?"
Xu Simin said: "These four people are hunters. They were hunting in the deep mountains and old forests. They didn't come back for half a month, so the family reported it to the police."
"The county government sent people to search the mountain and found their bodies, which were so decomposed that they could not be identified."
Lin Xiaodong asked: "So, why was this case reported to the eunuch?"
Xu Simin folded his arms and stroked the goosebumps on his skin. He said with lingering fear: "The deceased died in a very tragic way. He was torn into pieces. I have never seen such a scene. I can't sleep tonight."
Lin Xiaodong nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Xu Simin stood up and nodded happily.
Lin Xiaodong asked deliberately: "Are you still going to see Mrs. Yu?"
Xu Simin shook her head guiltily, pursed her lips and said, "No, let's do business first."
The two of them went down the mountain and took a carriage to Yanzhou.
The Nostalgia Road is located in the southwest of Dali Kingdom, near Yunjin Lake. It has a humid climate and is shrouded in clouds and fog all year round, so it is called Yanzhou.
On the afternoon of the second day, the two arrived at Qingjuan County and went straight to the county government office.
Arriving in the hall, Lin Xiaodong saluted Gao Anhe: "I have met Mr. Gao before."
Gao Anhe took Lin Xiaodong's arm cordially and said with a smile: "The superiors know about Qiyun Dao, and they praise you greatly and say they want to commend you. Even the princess said she wants to meet you!"
Lin Xiaodong suddenly thought of Princess Xiyun and thought that he would do less of this kind of thing that could ruin a person's life in the future. He waved his hand and said, "I am a poor man from the mountains. If I threaten the princess, let it go."
Xu Simin giggled at the side and said: "Taoist Master Lin is very powerful, brave and strategic. The princess is very interested after hearing this!"
Lin Xiaodong pretended to be serious and said with a straight face and narrowed eyes: "What nonsense are you talking about? How dare you make a joke about the princess?"
Gao Anhe turned around and introduced: "This is Taoist Lin of Chonghua Palace in Congling Yunlan Mountain, and these two are Mr. Xu and Mr. Ren from Qingjuan County."
Qingjuan County Magistrate Xu Puyu and County Magistrate Ren Lifu hurriedly saluted Lin Xiaodong: "I have met Taoist Lin."
Everyone sat down again, and Lin Xiaodong asked: "Master Gao, have you found any clues from the investigation now?"
Gao Anhe shook his head: "Currently it is suspected to be a large beast.
Lord Ren suggested asking Orion to solve the problem, he should be here soon."
Lin Xiaodong asked: "Have wild beasts appeared in Qingjuan County before?"
Xu Puyu said: "Replying to the Taoist leader, most areas in Qingjuan County are deep mountains and wild forests, where large beasts of prey often appear, and most mountain people make a living by hunting."
Lin Xiaodong asked again: "Have there been any similar cases before?"
Ren Lifu replied: "Cases of wild beasts hurting people often happen. After all, most mountain people go out hunting all year round."
He paused, frowned and said, "However, I have never seen four people killed at once and their bodies destroyed to this extent."
Lin Xiaodong turned back to Gao Anhe and said, "Sir, I want to take a look at the scene."
Gao Anhe nodded: "When Orion comes, let's go together."
After everyone waited for another half an hour, three people came in from outside the hall. They were all young and strong young men. They were wearing leather clothes, carrying bows and arrows on their backs, and had clips tied around their waists. They were obviously dressed as hunters.
The three of them saluted together: "I have met a few adults."
Ren Lifu introduced: "These three are Liu Xiuwen, Lu Ankang and Yuan Chengli. They are the best hunters in the city."
"In the past years, when wild beasts ate people, we asked the three of them to assist in handling cases, and we caught a lot of beasts that caused harm to people's lives."
Liu Xiuwen raised his head and said proudly: "Don't worry, sir, we will definitely capture this beast and give the villagers an explanation!"
Gao Anhe smiled, stood up and said, "Then let's set off!"
The scene of the crime was more than fifty miles away from the county seat. Everyone went there on horseback. By the time they waited, it was almost dark.
In the deep mountains and old forests, the sun has not yet set and it is already dark on the ground.
Lin Xiaodong dismounted and smelled the smell of rotting corpses from a distance, and couldn't help but frown.
Xu Simin hid behind Lin Xiaodong and said: "I don't dare to look, I won't look anymore."
Lin Xiaodong walked forward, pushed aside the bushes, and saw an open space with bones scattered all over the ground.
Almost no bone is complete, and it is impossible to distinguish it with the naked eye. The bones of four people are mixed together. If there were not four heads, even trying to find out how many people were killed would have taken a lot of trouble.
Xu Puyu asked Liu Xiuwen: "What kind of animal do you think it is?"
Liu Xiuwen also had a numb scalp. He squatted down and looked around, picked up a broken bone with teeth marks and said, "This was done by a black bear."
Xu Puyu asked: "Are you sure?"
Liu Xiuwen nodded: "I'm sure that only bears have such a big mouth."
Xu Puyu shook her finger: "Leave it to you, catch this beast and execute it as soon as possible, so as not to harm the local mountain people again."
Liu Xiuwen raised his hand and said, "Please don't worry, sir."
Gao Anhe asked Lin Xiaodong: "What do you think?"
Lin Xiaodong frowned, glanced at the broken bones on the ground, and asked: "The bear hurt people, but did it destroy the body to this extent?"
Liu Xiuwen shrugged: "Animals can do anything when they attack. What's more, they are also hunters. They probably attacked the bear first."
Lin Xiaodong shook his head: "It doesn't matter if you bite him to death, the bones are broken, and there are still four people. No matter how ferocious the bear is, can it be so ferocious?"
Liu Xiuwen glanced at Lin Xiaodong up and down, and saw that he was just a little Taoist priest. He curled his lips contemptuously, picked up the bone he had just picked up, and said: "See for yourself, this tooth mark is 100% that of a bear."
Lin Xiaodong glanced at it, then turned back to Gao Anhe and said, "In my opinion, this is a goblin who has just matured and is testing his strength."
After hearing this, Liu Xiuwen smiled contemptuously and shook his head: "Taoist Master, I have been hunting in the mountains since I was a child. I have never seen any kind of wild beasts. How can there be so many monsters?"
Lin Xiaodong did not argue, but turned around and asked: "Then how do you plan to deal with it?"
Liu Xiuwen looked at Lu Ankang and Yuan Chengli and said proudly: "This is simple. Lay a trap. The stronger the bear is and the harder it struggles, the tighter the trap will be. You can easily capture it without spending a single soldier."
Lin Xiaodong looked at the corpses on the ground and said, "This bear is quite strong, so be careful."
Liu Xiuwen smiled and said: "Taoist priest, don't worry, the three of us brothers have caught not only five bears, but ten."
Luo Jincheng asked Gao Anhe: "What should we do?"
Gao Anhe said to Liu Xiuwen: "We want to be with you."
Liu Xiuwen disagreed and said: "The bear's nose is very clever. We know how to disguise. If you are with us and are discovered by it, it will be useless."