The guard sat on the tower, watching the quicksand in the hourglass not far away slowly falling, causing the wooden gear to rotate. When the pointer reached Xu hour (seven o'clock in the evening), he immediately gave instructions to the side.
"Close the city gate."
"yes."
After hearing the order, the soldiers came to a big drum and began to beat the drum rhythmically while shouting.
"Close the city gate."
After hearing the order, the soldiers below put down their halberds and began to push the city gate made of fine iron.
Just when the city gate was mostly closed.
An angry shout came from the end of the street in Dongcheng District.
"Open the city gate to me!"
Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of violent galloping horse hooves.
When the guard at the east city gate heard the shouting, he got up and ran to the edge of the city wall. He looked unhappy at first, but when he saw the person coming, he quickly shouted down.
"Quick! Open the city gate!"
"Yes, yes!"
The soldiers below quickly changed directions and pushed.
Soon, Tao Yu, who was wearing Zhenxie Si Xiaoqi's iconic green embroidered robe, angrily drove the snow dragon horse underneath him and roared past the city gate.
The speed was so fast that the stones on the ground were accidentally splashed up and flew into the face of a soldier. He turned red instantly and the soldier faintly looked like he was about to faint.
The two soldiers beside him quickly supported him.
Including Yuan Shan and several detachment leaders from the Condensing Core Realm, a company of nearly twenty riders rushed past the door.
The entire East City Gate guards and guards breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
The soldier who was beating the drum to tell the time walked to the guard and asked softly: "Sir, what happened?
Why did the Zhenxie Division and Yamen visit so many people at once?
They are all famous."
At this time, apart from the Dan Condensing Realm warriors from the Wu Mansion and the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, there are a total of thirty or so Dan Condensing Realm warriors left in Ping'an County.
This time, half of them were dispatched at once.
The Dongcheng guard frowned slightly and thought for a while, then suddenly thought of the policeman who would come back on horseback in the evening.
"Maybe something went wrong with the team escorting Tao San."
The soldier immediately exclaimed: "Ah! Sir, do you mean something is wrong with Tao San?"
The guard nodded: "Yes, Tao Xiaoqi is the only younger brother. This time, all the police officers in Ping'an County are very busy."
"Then, are the city gates still closed?"
"Nonsense, of course we have to shut it down! They won't be able to come back for a while."
…
Within the county government office.
When Qin Li learned the news of Tao San's death, he felt happy for a while and secretly shouted that God has eyes.
But he soon calmed down again.
Relying on Tao Yu's identity, Tao San became domineering around Ping'an County and had many enemies.
But he still lived for so long because no one dared to take action under Tao Yu's intimidation.
But this time, he was suddenly intercepted and killed on the road.
Logically speaking, the investigation must start from the people who have recently had a grudge against Tao San.
In this way, the first people to be suspected are himself and Xiao An.
Moreover, Xiao An has not appeared in the past two days, and most people in the county government know about it.
Thinking of this, Qin Li stood up suddenly and walked towards Gu An's house.
After a while, Qin Li came to Gu An's house and took a deep breath.
"Boom!"
When Qin Li approached Gu An's room, he did not cover up the sound of his footsteps. Gu An, who was taking a nap, heard the sound and opened his eyes.
"who."
"It's me."
Hearing Qin Li's familiar voice, Gu An stepped forward and opened the door.
"Uncle, what's the matter?"
Qin Li looked around, walked into the house, and closed the door.
He walked directly to the table and sat down: "Tao San and Tao Xu are dead."
Gu An was shocked and immediately came to Qin Li and asked quickly: "When did it happen?"
Qin Li paused and looked at Gu An's surprised eyes with a hint of joy, as if he didn't know anything about it.
"It seems like what happened last night, he was killed in the house. Captain Guo and the others were all drunk, so they didn't know anything about it.
But I don’t know the details; Master Yuan and Tao Yu both rushed over."
Hearing this, Gu An sat next to Qin Li and pretended to be thoughtful: "Uncle, does Tao San have any enemies?"
"He has many enemies, but none of them dare to take action under Tao Yu's intimidation."
"What about this time?"
Qin Li looked back at Gu An and thought for a moment: "Maybe God has opened his eyes?"
Gu An pondered for a moment and said seriously: "Maybe, that's exactly the case."
Qin Li nodded and said nothing.
The room fell into silence.
After a while, Qin Li seemed to have remembered something and asked: "Xiao An, you have been practicing in the house for two days. How do you feel? Have you found the feeling of integrating your energy, blood and spirit?"
The difference between a warrior in the Condensing Core Realm and a warrior in the Tempering Body Realm is that they condense their own essence, energy and spirit into one body. In the process of fighting the enemy, their energy and blood are no longer scattered like those in the Body Tempering Realm.
It can condense its own energy and blood at any time and apply it to any part of the body to cause damage.
Gu An said softly: "I have just reached the ninth level of body tempering, and I haven't found the feeling yet."
Qin Li put his right hand on the table, nodded and smiled: "Well, there is no need to rush into this matter. Every year, the young people who participate in the assessment of the Suppression of Evil Department and the Martial Palace are basically at the eighth or ninth level of Body Tempering, and none of them have ever appeared in the Dan Condensation Realm.
.
With your ability to break stone monuments, it's not a big problem.
Also, tomorrow is your birthday. During the day today, I have booked three tables of wine and food at Cuijiang Tower to celebrate your birthday tomorrow!"
Gu An's heart warmed when he heard this.
The three tables of food and wine included the agents from the third team and their nephews. The agents from the third team were basically uncles who watched Gu An grow up.
The nephews are also about the same age as Gu An and grew up together as candidates for the police.
"Uncle, thank you for your expense!"
"Hey, I watched you grow up. I treated you like a son before; even more so now. We are one family and don't speak the same language!"
Qin Li waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
This is also the reason why Gu An didn't say that he was here to provide the money. It was the elders' wish, and if you raised the money, they would be unhappy.
The two talked for a while.
Qin Li looked at the sky through the window, slapped his thigh and stood up: "It's getting late now, you should go to bed early."
"Well, uncle, please walk slowly."
Gu An also stood up and wanted to send Qin Li to the door.
Just when Qin Li put his hands on the door, he suddenly turned his head.
"Xiao An, many people in the county government know that you didn't come out of your room for two days, and Tao San died like this at the inn.
Tao Yu won't let it go, so he will definitely find you after knowing that you haven't come out for two days.
You have to deal with it carefully, whether you did it or not, you have to say no."