Chapter 872: Encountering a police officer on the road
"Is this happening?"
After hearing what the other party said, Tian Quan looked a little surprised, as did Shangguan Beicang.
Both of them entered the Huo family as soon as they came to Dongdu, and each had their own ideas. They were not able to discover these things that happened outside Dongdu at all.
Xu He glanced at the three of them and made a decision in his heart, but he still said in a deep voice: "This matter is extraordinary. Dozens of people have died. Seeing that the three of you are all strangers, please let me arrest you and ask this question."
Last question."
The three of them looked at each other, and Tian Quan saw that they were not dissatisfied, so he nodded: "Brother, official official, please ask."
Therefore, Xu He briefly interrogated the three people about their origins and the purpose of coming to Dongdu. Although the three people's answers were different, there were basically no problems.
Xu He just tried it for the first time and felt that this matter had nothing to do with the three of them. This questioning was just a formality. After the three of them answered, he said: "I'm sorry to disturb you three. This matter has nothing to do with you, but please be more careful."
"Thank you, brother official."
After Tianquan clasped his fists, he was about to continue walking forward, but Xu He said again: "Are you guys going to the forest?"
Tianquan stopped, hesitated for a moment, nodded, and then heard Xu He ask again: "I don't know where those of you are going this way. If you go east to Chenggao, you can take a detour from here, but
An extra three to five miles won't hurt anything."
Xu He's words seemed to have another mystery. After Tianquan heard this, he immediately frowned. Shangguan Beicang on the side also asked strangely: "Brother Guancha, you guided us to take a side road, but why is there something strange in this forest?"
OK?"
Xu He said with a serious expression: "You don't know yet, but I just went to the forest to have a look. It seems that a vicious fight took place inside. The methods were so cruel that I'm afraid it was not done by a righteous person."
These words made Lu Hanjiang take another look at the other party. Normally, the local government would turn a blind eye to Jianghu matters. If the matter was minor, they would be too lazy to take care of it. If the matter was major, Jin Yiwei would step in anyway.
With the yamen's attitude, these agents will naturally not bring trouble to themselves and do thankless things in vain.
Xu He was actually so concerned about this kind of thing. Either he was so upright that he couldn't tolerate the sand in his eyes, or he had other hidden agendas.
Hearing this, Tian Quan was startled. Before he came, Lu Hanjiang had already said that the little girl was almost near the forest. Xu He's words seemed to make him immediately convinced that there was a fierce fighting party in the forest.
There must be a small amount of money.
So Tian Quan said hurriedly: "Thank you, Brother Guan Cha, for your kind words. However, we are all righteous knights in the world, and we are not afraid of the demons. We are going to the forest to find out what's going on."
Xu He was not surprised by Tianquan's answer. There were three people in the group, except for the older young master behind who had empty hands. Although the remaining two were young, one was carrying a sword and the other was carrying a stick. They didn't look like ordinary people in any way.
Good people.
This was the reason why Xu He stopped them for interrogation. Hearing that the other party was about to enter the forest, he frowned, but he did not refuse, but unexpectedly proposed to go with him.
Facing Tian Quan's slightly confused look, Xu He explained: "The movement in the forest has stopped for a while. I was planning to go in and have a look. I saw you guys coming from a distance, so I waited a little longer."
"I see." Perhaps because of the goodwill expressed by the other party, Tianquan thought for a while, but did not refuse: "Then I will ask the official to give me some advice."
Xu He waved his hand: "You don't have to be so polite. I'm older than you. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Xu."
"Okay." Tianquan agreed happily, and the four of them went to the forest together.
The few people had just stepped into the forest, and they were immediately shocked by the sight in front of them. Countless trees had been uprooted and were lying on the ground in a mess.
This place seemed to have been ravaged by a storm, and the mess on the ground made it impossible for anyone to stay. Xu He tightened his grip on the long knife at his waist and cautiously moved forward step by step.
Tianquan and Shangguan Beicang followed each other and looked at the surrounding situation carefully.
Only Lu Hanjiang was a little absent-minded. He raised his head and looked at the blue sky above his head. Just for a moment, he seemed to hear some familiar voice.
This was not his illusion. Soon, a crisp cry echoed through the forest, and a snowy owl circled above everyone's heads, then galloped down and landed on Lu Hanjiang's raised fingers.
This magical scene surprised Xu He and Tian Quan, while Shangguan Beicang looked envious and excited: "Brother Yue is worthy of being a disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect. This snow owl has excellent spiritual intelligence and is definitely not ordinary."
The method of flying pigeons to deliver messages was naturally not uncommon since Shangguan Beicang was born into the richest family in the south of the Yangtze River. However, those flying pigeons were usually trained to deliver messages between two points and one line. This was the first time he saw someone like Lu Hanjiang.
You can use these methods no matter where you are.
Lu Hanjiang smiled and said nothing. He took off the flying book, then raised his arm and sent the snowy owl up into the sky again. The latter hovered above his head for a while, then went away again.
"Brother Yue, what's the news?" Tian Quan stepped forward and asked with some anticipation.
After Lu Hanjiang lowered his head to read the letter, he shook his head at Tianquan and said, "It seems that I am going to disappoint my dear brother. The little girl seems to be no longer here."
"That's right..." Tian Quan was a little disappointed, but he quickly cheered up and asked, "Brother Yue, have you found out where the little girl went?"
"The little girl walked in a hurry, and my men couldn't keep up." Lu Hanjiang said, and suddenly changed the topic and said: "But the little girl should have fought with someone in the woods. Let's check carefully.
Maybe we can find some clues."
"Brother Yue said that." Tianquan nodded in agreement.
So the four of them continued deep into the forest, and soon they found a body on the ground. Xu He immediately checked it and then said: "This person died less than an hour ago."
Tian Quan also knelt down and looked at the body. He frowned and said, "There are no traces of any Jianghu sect on this person. Could he be a lone traveler?"
Soon, his idea was overturned, because he saw four or five corpses one after another, all in the same condition. Their clothes and weapons all meant that these people came from the same place.
After walking a few steps forward, Shangguan Beicang suddenly let out an exclamation. Everyone followed the sound and saw him taking two steps back in horror, pointing at a corpse in front of him and saying in a trembling voice: "This man -
—This man’s face!”
Everyone looked at the face, which was covered in blood and flesh. What was even more horrifying was that another "face" fell on the man's chest.
Seeing this scene, Xu He's breathing suddenly became much heavier, and he murmured to himself: "It's Wu Ying!"
This name caught Lu Hanjiang's attention. It turned out that Xu He came here to investigate this person.
Xu He did not explain anything to the three of them. He carefully inspected the body and then put away the human skin mask. Tianquan and others found no other clues.
Just as everyone was leaving, an anxious-looking police officer saw them appearing outside the woods and immediately came over to greet them.
"Xu Tou!" the detective said nervously: "Something big has happened! The three families of Lin and Liu Fang in the city were attacked by unknown martial arts masters, causing heavy casualties. At this moment, the county magistrate is urgently calling you back to investigate the matter!"