Zhao Ruxun's room was very simple, with one table, one chair, two beds, one living room and two rooms. It was hard to imagine that a person of his status could live in such a simple house.
Although the house is simple, the tables and chairs are neatly placed, all facing the same direction. Even the washing supplies are neatly placed, with the same orientation as the tables and chairs.
He likes to be neat and tidy.
He wears an ordinary plain white long coat without any accessories. The clothes are tailored to fit and there are no wrinkles on his body. This is very similar to his character, who pursues perfection.
"Master, they are here." An old man with gray hair but still shrewd eyes bowed at the door and said respectfully.
"Bring them in." Zhao Ruxun said calmly, his expression also indifferent.
The old man's name was Hu Haonian, and he had been with Zhao Rushun for thirteen years. Zhao Rushun's living habits and character requirements were well known to everyone. He didn't say much, he only bowed and then quietly retreated.
After a while, Qianyu and Honest Monk appeared in front of Zhao Ruxun.
When he first saw Zhao Ruxun, Qianyu had no special impression. Zhao Ruxun's appearance was very ordinary. He couldn't be called ugly or handsome. He had a somewhat middle-aged and fat temperament, coupled with the way he was dressed today.
, it is estimated that even if you meet him on the street, it will be difficult to make a deep impression on this person.
After taking a look at Zhao Ruxun's house, Qianyu was a little surprised, and then glanced at the honest monk, wondering if he had found the wrong person. After all, the honest monk was notoriously unreliable.
"Donor Zhao, it's our first time to meet you. I'm sorry to bother you so much, but I'd like to thank Haihan." The honest monk smiled and clasped his hands together to greet Zhao Ruxun.
Zhao Ruxun was very polite, so he immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I have heard of the master's name for a long time, and now that I can see him, he is indeed well-deserved."
"Who is this?" Zhao Ruxun looked at Qianyu.
"I am Qianyu, I am a good friend of the master..." Qianyu almost blurted out, but luckily he held it back in time.
"Oh." Zhao Ruxun nodded and asked, "Are you two here about the disappearance?"
"Exactly." Monk Laoshi confirmed, "Lao Na was entrusted by the city lord to investigate the matter thoroughly. I hope that Donor Zhao will cooperate."
"It doesn't matter." Zhao Ruxun said with a faint smile, "The matter should start from two years ago."
"At that time, a woman would disappear every month in the City of Divine Shadow. After the disappearance, her body would be gone, as if she had disappeared from the world. City Lord Liao immediately organized a escort team and began to investigate the whole city, but still nothing was found. The City Lord could only tell the citizens that at night
A curfew was implemented and every house was closed. At the same time, the names and addresses of all the women in the city were recorded, so that the missing persons could be identified immediately after the disappearance."
"Once this plan came out, the city was indeed peaceful for two or three months. Not long after, another woman disappeared, and her whereabouts were also unknown. City Lord Liao analyzed the ages of the missing women and found that these women were all between sixteen and twenty years old.
Within four seconds, I concluded from this that the murderer might be trying to satisfy his lust. So he launched a city-wide investigation, starting with the idle and lustful people. Sure enough, within three days, the murderer was caught."
"The murderer was a gangster in the slums. After he was caught, he confessed to the crimes he had committed and expressed remorse. As the saying goes, a murder pays for a life. He was soon sentenced to death at the execution ground in the city in front of everyone.
The head was chopped off in front of the city residents. From then on, the disappearance case came to an end."
"Go on." Both Lao Shi and Qian Yu listened attentively and wanted to know the whole story.
"Two or three months later, a new disappearance case occurred. This time, it was still one per month. The difference was that the missing people were both men and women. The youngest was only nine years old, and the oldest was seventy.
Years old. Moreover, half a month after they disappeared, their clothes and bones were found in the wilderness outside the city. Obviously, the murderer's method of committing the crime was different this time. City Lord Liao immediately launched an investigation, starting with the gangster investigation.
There was nothing gained this time, because these gangsters had no motive to kill the seventy-year-old lady, let alone skin and bones the old lady."
"The number of guards has increased and increased, and they patrol the city every night, but the number of missing people is still increasing. City Lord Liao is very anxious and wants to catch the murderer as soon as possible, but he can't find any clues, which is a headache."
"This is also the reason why I came." After listening to the whole story, Monk Lao Shi had a general understanding of the case. To be honest, his brain was not very bright when it came to solving the case. He was now as clueless as City Master Liao.
Where can I find the murderer here?
Qianyu also felt that this matter was strange and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
"I have told you all what I know. Do you have anything else to ask?" Zhao Ruxun said.
Qianyu and Honest Monk looked at each other, then shook their heads in unison.
"Uncle Hu, see you off." Zhao Ruxun ordered, and Hu Haonian immediately appeared at the door and made a gesture of invitation.
"Excuse me." The honest monk bowed again, and then left with Qianyu.
After exiting the gate, there is a vegetable field on the left. In addition to ordinary vegetables, there are large areas of dark black plants in the vegetable field. These plants have no stems, only flower buds, and some have dark black fruits.
The honest monk has no feeling about this. Qianyu, as a spiritual master, is naturally sensitive to these herbs. These fruits are called Youmeng fruit. They are crushed and dried into granules, and then refined to obtain Youmeng powder.
Youmeng powder is almost non-lethal, but it has super hallucinogenic properties. It only takes a small amount to make an adult man fall into psychedelic hallucination and become unrecognizable. What is Zhao Ruxun planting this Youmeng fruit for?
of?
"Little brother Qianyu, do you know this Youmeng Guo?" Seeing Qianyu watching seriously from the side, Hu Haonian took the initiative to come over.
"I saw it several times in ancient books two years ago. It looks familiar." Qianyu lied and did not say that he was a spirit gathering master. "I wonder what you use the Dream Fruit for?"
"Young master is a spirit gatherer, so some cultivators asked him to refine Youmeng powder to hunt ferocious beasts. These Youmeng fruits are the raw materials." Hu Haonian explained patiently, Qianyu nodded, and was talking
When he was about to leave, he vaguely smelled a rotten smell. It came from under the vegetable patch of Youmeng Guo. Youmeng Guo is colorless and odorless, which means there must be something underneath the vegetable patch!
"Donor, let's go, don't waste my time." The honest monk was a little impatient.
Qianyu came back to his senses and stopped lingering, "Okay."
After Qianyu and the honest monk walked away, Hu Haonian returned to Zhao Rushun and asked calmly: "Master, they seem to have discovered something."
"That boy named Qianyu should be a spirit gathering master. He probably smelled the smell of the things down there. I'd like to trouble you to clean up those things tonight." Zhao Ruxun's eyes became sharp and he looked very serious.
It's serious.
Hu Haonian nodded and said, "Should we let them... disappear completely?"
"There's no rush." Zhao Ruxun replied, "Let's not get into trouble. Everything will go according to plan."
"Um."
"It's getting late, is the food ready?" Zhao Ruxun asked.
"It's been prepared." After saying that, Hu Haonian took out a dish from the mustard bag. What was on the plate was not a dish, but a bloody palm!