Qi Xuansu said: "Suppose it is really a cult demon who takes action, then which kind of demon will it be? Since you all work for Shibotang, you should have heard something about various secret societies."
Several businessmen looked at each other, and the oldest businessman said hesitantly: "As Deacon Qi said, we do know some things in this regard, otherwise we would not suspect that a demon committed the crime. In our opinion, there is
Maybe it’s the Purple Light Sect.”
"Ziguang Sect? The Ziguang Society that believes in the ancient immortal Ziguang Zhenjun?" Qi Xuansu frowned slightly, "The members of the Ziguang Sect are mainly women, so you are suspicious of those prostitutes."
The merchants were silent.
Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought.
Zhang Yuelu once introduced the Purple Light Sect to him in detail. Its methods are very similar to a certain Taoist branch many years ago, like a spider spinning a web. Its members can't see any abnormality at all on weekdays, and it is very difficult to identify them. Over the years, the Taoist sect has destroyed
The main method of the Purple Light Sect is to capture the thieves first, capture the king, capture the senior figures of the Purple Light Sect, and then find the hidden members one by one through the list of senior leaders.
In terms of destructive power, the Purple Light Sect is far inferior to the Zhiming Sect, but when it comes to assassination and secret-stealing methods, the Ziguang Sect is very difficult to guard against. Even the Taoist Master Shenzhi was caught in the attack without even noticing it.
Many Taoist secrets were leaked.
But why did the Purple Light Sect kill Mason?
Qi Xuansu asked: "Why do you think the Ziguang Sect is the most suspect? Did the dead shopkeeper Mei have any involvement with the Ziguang Sect in the past?"
The businessmen have remained silent. .??.
Don't say yes, don't say no.
Falling in Qi Xuansu's eyes is tantamount to acquiescence.
Qi Xuansu said directly: "Shopkeeper Mei is actually involved with the Ziguang Sect, and everyone obviously knows about it, but they hide it from the Taoist sect. Do you know the seriousness of this matter? Based on this alone, I can inform the Shuzhou Taoist Office.
We will take everyone into custody and then report it to the Tiangang Hall for a decision."
"No, that's not the case. Deacon Qi misunderstood. Please listen to our explanation." A businessman said quickly, "We don't know whether Shopkeeper Mei is involved with the Ziguang Sect. What we know is another thing. Shopkeeper Mei has nothing to do with his family.
In addition to his first wife, there is also a foreign wife. Or it cannot be called a foreign wife, it should be called a lover. This lover is very mysterious and wealthy. It seems that he is a widow who has inherited a large amount of inheritance. It is true.
It is because of this lover's strong support that Shopkeeper Mei was able to successfully bid and become one of the businessmen under the name of Shibotang."
Qi Xuansu asked: "How do you know that this lover is behind the scenes?"
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The businessman said: "The person who can be the supplier of Shibotang cannot be said to be a wealthy businessman, but he can also be regarded as a big businessman. To put it in a less flattering way, Shopkeeper Mei just opened a silk and satin shop before.
Even if he was given the opportunity without bidding, he wouldn't be able to support such a big stall and produce so many goods. But within a year or two, Shopkeeper Mei suddenly had money and won the bid.
We have spread the stall, so we can only think that there are noble people helping us."
Another businessman added: "We didn't think much about it at first. After all, this kind of thing is done voluntarily by you and me. We are not Taoists, so who can stop it?"
"But a few days ago, Shopkeeper Mei was very anxious. He made a blunder after drinking, saying that everything he had depended on the woman's charity, and he couldn't hold his head up in front of her. He also said that he was just the woman's support.
It's just a face. In order to fear that the woman will be jealous, he doesn't even go home very often. Now... he has a small fortune, and he doesn't want to be under other people's roof anymore... The last thing is even more scary. The worst thing is that he is a
If the two shots are scattered, the jade and stone will be destroyed."
Qi Xuansu said: "Based on these words, Shopkeeper Mei probably made a fortune from Shibotang's business. He didn't want to look at other people's faces anymore and wanted to get rid of his lover. If the lover hired a murderer to kill, that's true.
Yes, but how can we determine that it is related to Ziguang Society?"
The same mature and prudent businessman said: "If that's all, then that's it, we won't take it too seriously. After all, after doing business for so many years, we have seen a lot of this kind of thing, so it's not unusual. The key is yesterday.
When we were there, Shopkeeper Mei suddenly told us that if anything happened to him, it must have been caused by a demon. We felt something was wrong at the time and wanted to ask more, but he refused to say anything."
"When I saw him today, he seemed to have forgotten what happened yesterday and became the same as before. He spoke as usual and was no longer anxious. We didn't think much about it. We just thought it was him who had thought about it. Who else would care about him while he was alive?
Don’t bow your head anymore? But who would have thought that something would happen tonight.”
Qi Xuansu asked directly: "Does Mr. Tang know about this?"
"I know half of it." The mature and prudent businessman replied, "Because Shopkeeper Mei once specifically told us, after his accident, we immediately reported it to Mr. Tang. Because the situation was urgent at the time, we didn't have time to elaborate slowly, so we directly told Mr. Tang about the incident.
The matter may have something to do with demons. After Mr. Tang heard the word "demon", he... became a little confused and didn't care about hearing the cause and effect.
Just ask the spiritual officer to seal this place, and then go and invite the two of you."
Qi Xuansu was speechless. He didn't know how to evaluate this Chief Tang. Maybe he was specialized in the art. This Chief Tang was more suitable for business. He was not good at dealing with monsters, so he could only leave it to more professionals.
Qi Xuansu looked at the two deacons of Shibotang present and asked: "The two fellow Taoists also know about it?"
"We don't know what happened in front of us." The two Taoist deacons shook their heads and denied, "We were only temporarily invited."
The businessman also confirmed the words of the two Taoist deacons: "I think Shopkeeper Mei invited the two deacons here to embolden him."
Qi Xuansu finally asked: "Who suggested coming to the temple today?"
After all the merchants looked at each other, they said in unison: "It's Shopkeeper Mei. He ordered the banquet and invited the girl."
Qi Xuansu thought for a moment and concluded: "First, Shopkeeper Mei wanted to break away from the support of the 'elite' behind him, and was very anxious about it. He even said after drinking that he wanted to die together. Second, Shopkeeper Mei seemed to have noticed something was wrong, or had made up his mind.
I am determined to have a showdown with the 'noble man' behind me, so I will tell you in advance that if anything happens to him, it must be caused by a demon. Thirdly, Shopkeeper Mei took the initiative to come to the hospital, and everything was arranged by him."
The businessmen present can also be regarded as people in the arena in another sense. No one is a fool, and they naturally understand what Qi Xuansu is talking about.
Qi Xuansu came to a conclusion: "In other words, Shopkeeper Mei deliberately chose this place to meet someone. It was probably a showdown, but it ended up falling apart."
Qi Xuansu habitually mixed in some slang, and then continued: "He invited two Taoist deacons for this, and you friends from the same country, not only to have a cover, but also to make the other party feel afraid, and also
The words he confessed, which can be called his last words, should be what he called 'the jade and the stone will be destroyed together', but the other party still killed Shopkeeper Mei without hesitation. As long as the villa, women, and monsters know something about the secret society
People, their first reaction will be to think of the Purple Light Sect."
A northern businessman said loudly: "It's the one called 'Hanyu', it must be her."
"That's not necessarily the case." Qi Xuansu said, "Master Zhang has inspected the body and found that Shopkeeper Mei died from the Nightmare Town technique. The biggest feature of this method is that it can cast spells from a distance without having to be present in person. That Han Yu may be related and is a cannon fodder.
, maybe it has nothing to do with him, he is just an innocent person."
The businessmen stopped talking. They went around in a big circle, but
It is determined that this matter is related to the demon, but who is the demon, I still have no clue.
However, there is no doubt that this matter needs to be investigated in depth to find out the real culprit behind the scenes.
There are people behind the scenes who are supporting Mason's bid for Shibotang's suppliers. What do they want to do? It's not mutually beneficial and win-win with Daomen. It should be one of the many secret associations.
There is no doubt that this shopkeeper Mei is just a puppet of the secret society. When the puppet of this secret society climbed up the towering tree of Daomen, he gained both fame and fortune. He wanted to get rid of the secret society behind it and return to a normal life.
He wanted to be a stable and wealthy man, so he threatened the secret society, and he died.
Qi Xuansu suddenly felt that this experience seemed familiar.
Isn't this exactly who he is?
Relying on Qing Pinghui behind him, he entered the Tiangang Hall of the Taoist sect. It cannot be said that he is on the same path, but his future is bright. Not only will he be promoted to a sixth-grade Taoist priest soon, but a fifth-grade Taoist priest is also around the corner. If nothing happens, he will retire.
It is not difficult to become a fourth-grade Taoist Priest of Liquor, and there may be a chance to attack the third-grade Taoist Priest Youyi.
Under this situation, he increasingly wanted to leave the Qingping Society and return to a normal life.
So what will be his fate? Will he die in a foreign country like Shopkeeper Mei?
Will Qingping promise to let him go as long as he accumulates nine thousand meritorious deeds? Will he stick to his promise in the end?
His other route, namely "Xuanyu", also cannot circumvent the Qingpinghui.
Qingpinghui, Qingpinghui, Qingpinghui.
Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu felt a little depressed.
Others didn't know what Qi Xuansu was thinking at this time. Seeing him silent and with a solemn expression, they thought he was thinking about the case, and no one dared to speak for a while.
After another quarter of an hour, Zhang Yuelu and Tang Yongde returned to the main hall.
Zhang Yuelu asked: "How is the question going?"
Qi Xuansu roughly repeated what he had just said. After listening to it, Zhang Yuelu said thoughtfully: "There is indeed a problem with this court. Chief Tang, please immediately notify the Shuzhou Taoist Office and ask them to send people over to block this court.
, conduct a thorough investigation, and no one is allowed to escape."
Tang Yongde immediately grimaced and wanted to say something, but when he saw Zhang Yuelu's unquestionable gaze, he didn't dare to speak. He could only bite the bullet and said, "Yes."
It is a matter of secret association, which is a red line in the Taoist sect. Zhang Yuelu is also the deputy hall leader, so he cannot tolerate his refusal.