After hearing what the old man said, Lin Ji was not in a hurry to ask, but looked at Guo Yi aside with a smile.
"Lao Guo, did you just listen to what this old man said?"
"Stop laughing at me and ask questions quickly." Guo Yi was speechless.
Lin Ji nodded, looked at the old man, and asked, "What is the origin of this river god?"
The old man raised his head cautiously, looked at Lin Ji twice, then lowered his head quickly and said with some restraint: "Speaking to the adults, I am from Lianghe County. Because Lianghe County is haunted, I fled to Qingyang.
Come from the county..."
"I'll let you talk about the River God." Lin Ji interrupted impatiently.
"Yes, let's talk." The old man nodded quickly, "Lianghe County is close to Lianghe, so it got its name. The river god came last year. I remember that the scene in Lianghe County at that time was also like Qingyang County at that time, with heavy rain.
It has been raining continuously for half a month, and the flood is about to submerge the county seat, and even people from Liangcheng are coming."
"Tell me the important point!" Lin Ji was quite speechless. What's going on with this old man?
"Just before the flood came, words appeared on the walls of the county government office, claiming to be the God of the Lianghe River. He said that the rain would stop only if a girl who had not left the palace was sacrificed."
"Then what?" Lin Ji asked, "You don't care about the demon hunters in your county? Is it possible that you really sacrificed a girl to that bullshit river god?"
"The county chief said that the river god is too powerful for them to deal with. Since the flood can be stopped with one life, there is no need to go to war." The old man said.
Hearing this, Lin Ji and Guo Yi looked at each other, each seeing the disbelief in the other's eyes.
"Even if this kind of thing cannot be solved, if it is reported to the police, someone will naturally come forward to solve it. The demon hunters in your county are really..."
Lin Ji thought about it for a long time, but in the end he just sighed and said nothing more.
The bosses from all over the country have to go to the capital every three years to report on their work. What they are afraid of is this kind of trivialization of big issues and passive sabotage.
But even so, similar things continue to happen.
"Okay, let's get up. Lianghe is far away from Qingyang County, and the floods can't get through."
Lin Ji waved his hand to send the old man away and yawned a little sleepily.
"I'll go back and take a rest. I'm a little tired from getting up too early in the morning. You continue."
With that said, Lin Ji got up and prepared to go back to the room.
But at this moment, Zhong Xiaoyan suddenly grabbed his sleeve.
"What should I do about the River God? You are the head catcher. Please give me an explanation."
Zhong Xiaoyan said dissatisfied: "Is it possible to let it go? If the rain is really caused by monsters..."
"Yes, that's it."
Lin Ji curled his lips and said: "We are dozens of miles away from Lianghe River. The embankment by the river was only built the year before last. Let alone half a month, even if it takes a full month, the flood will not reach us."
Hearing this, Zhong Xiaoyan's face turned red, and her eyes were full of anger towards Lin Ji.
"How could you do this? Even if the floods don't rise, what will happen to the food grown by the people? There are obviously monsters at work. What is the difference between your attitude and that of the head hunter in Lianghe County? Is it possible that you have to wait until the flood is approaching?
Find innocent girls again and throw them into the river to quell the disaster?"
"Let's talk about it then." Lin Ji was not in the mood to argue with Zhong Xiaoyan, who had a strong sense of justice. After saying that, he walked to his room.
If the head catcher really listens to the wind and rains, and rushes to get rid of monsters whenever he hears them, he will be busy all year round.
Not to mention anything else, there are countless monsters on Qinghua Mountain outside Qingyang County.
Qinghua Mountain may not be farther than Lianghe. Is it possible that Lin Ji still has to go to the mountain to wipe out all the monsters?
In the small courtyard.
Zhong Xiaoyan held her hands in front of her chest and was so angry that she couldn't speak for a long time.
"Xiaoyan, you don't have to worry about this."
Guo Yi saw that the new colleague seemed really angry, so he persuaded him: "If the monster in Lianghe is really powerful, there is no need to make clouds and rain. Such unnecessary actions can only show that asking for monsters is just a bluff.
That’s all. So it’s understandable that Lin Captou doesn’t take it to heart.”
"How can this be a bluff?" Zhong Xiaoyan refused, "Anyway, he doesn't care about this matter, I will take care of it!"
"Miss..." Ling'er looked helpless on the side and didn't know how to persuade her.
"Ling'er, let's go, go back!" Zhong Xiaoyan stood up and walked out the door, "I have to show that damn guy that when you become a demon hunter, you should kill demons and protect the people, instead of being passive and sabotaging like this."
After the words fell, Zhong Xiaoyan waited for Ling'er, who apologized to everyone repeatedly, to leave.
Seeing this, Guo Yi felt helpless and looked at Lu Cong, only to see that Lu Cong was completely indifferent to what was going on outside the window. As Lin Ji's number one follower, he naturally followed Lin Ji's lead.
"Husband, that girl..." Mrs. Guo wanted to say something else.
Guo Yi shook his head and said: "No matter what, let's go back."
...
evening.
Lin Ji was awakened by Song Er's knock on the door.
After a long yawn, and with some lingering tiredness, he slowly opened the courtyard door.
"What else happened?"
"Boss, go to the Yamen and have a look."
Song Er's face looked a little ugly and he said: "What the old man said about the River God should be true!"
Lin Ji suddenly woke up, frowned slightly, didn't bother to change clothes, and quickly followed Song Er out of the door.
"what happened?"
"The handwriting of the River God appears on the gate of our county government office, just like what the old man said!"
Hearing this, Lin Ji knew that if he asked Song Er again, he probably wouldn't be able to find out the reason, so he suddenly quickened his pace.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the Qingyang County Government Office.
At this time, many people had gathered outside the Yamen who had heard about the incident and came to watch the excitement.
With a dark face, Lin Ji sent away the common people who had nothing to do because of the rain, and then came to the gate of the Yamen.
Guo Yi has arrived and is looking at the writing on the door carefully.
‘Throw three young girls into the Lianghe River in exchange for good weather in Qingyang County.’
The writing on the door is bright red, and there is a faint fishy smell coming out.
Lin Ji looked at Guo Yi: "What do you say?"
"It's blood stains, I don't know how it came out."
Lin Ji casually grabbed the gatekeeper who turned pale with fright.
"When did this writing appear?"
"I don't know, I've been at the door the whole time!"
The yamen servant was so frightened that he was a little shaken. His voice was trembling as he said, "Just as soon as I turned around, these words appeared."
After hearing this explanation, Lin Ji was confused for a moment.
Letting go of the yamen servant, Lin Ji approached the door and carefully studied the large characters on the door.
At this moment, Lu Cong also arrived to inquire.
He didn't know what happened, so he just shrugged his nose when he arrived.
"Who uses chicken blood to write on the gate? Isn't this a waste?" Lu Cong said casually.
"Chicken blood?" Lin Ji turned around.
"Well, I just had the chicken blood and vermicelli soup in the morning. The taste is unmistakable!"
Lu Cong smiled and said: "You know me, sir. In addition to my strength, I also have a sharp nose."