After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 455
It seems that only pilots can achieve such excellent mobility.

Goshawk immediately denied: "Yes, but it will not do such a thing."

"Oh?" He Lingchuan became interested, "Which demon king are you talking about?"

"The monarch of Shanyu Kingdom is a giant red-crowned eagle. There was a record of eating an entire elephant, but he didn't swallow it whole. In addition, the master of Mianbing who presides over the Winter Palace is Xueluan. A huge figure." Goshawk said, "Besides this, I can't think of a third one."

Although these two are capable, they are unlikely to come to Chiyan country to commit crimes because of their status.

Goshawk went on to say: "The aura is thin, and it is difficult for the Yu clan to produce giants."

The bigger the monster, the stronger the spiritual support it needs.Today's conditions are insufficient, and it is no longer the age of giant monsters like the ancient and early Middle Ages.

Even King Shanyu and Master Mianbing rely on their powerful vitality to maintain their body shape.

"Then it's Lu Xing's monster."

Jiao Yu helped the staff: "There may not be only one head."

"It's true." He Lingchuan pondered, "They committed crimes in Niutoushan, why did they come here to unload the cargo?"

"It's not easy to detect corpses in deep mountains and old forests." Jiao Yu replied, "Besides, this has reached the boundary of Baishi County. Even if the corpses are found and there are no missing persons in the county, they probably won't bother to investigate."

Outsiders, passing demons, died in the wilderness and no one cares about them.

Bega is not the only one, but it is the same in any country.

In addition to the fact that local officials don't want to control it, objectively it is not easy to track down.The information between the states and counties is blocked, how can it be so easy to cooperate with each other to investigate the case?
The murderer knew this very well, so he took advantage of the loophole to throw the body across the county.

"It's just like that?" He Lingchuan also agreed with his reasoning, but there is still a doubt here, "But this place is already far away from the county boundary, and there are deep mountains and old forests everywhere, so why go deep here to throw the corpse?"

"In your opinion?"

He Lingchuan stood up and looked around: "There is no sky here all day long, the atmosphere is humid, and the rocks can drip water. It probably is the environment that the murderer likes. Don't forget that the last few times it came and went, it was also on a rainy night."

"Although this thing commits crimes everywhere, it should always have a habitat, right?"

"You mean, its lair is nearby?"

"Otherwise, how do you excrete here?" He Lingchuan asked, "If you lived in the east of the county, would you go to the west of the county to squat in a pit?"

"...I don't have that hobby." Jiao Yu raised his head and looked around, "There is still a faint fishy smell mixed in with the smell of corpses."

"It's a pity that you weren't there the day the sheep thief came to steal blue sheep." He Lingchuan jumped on the ground, took a water bag to wash his hands, and specially rubbed it with fragrant soap several times, otherwise the smell of corpses would linger. "By the way, who has the better sense of smell, you or Fu Shanyue?"

Jiao Yu was startled, thought for a while and said, "Then the young master should win."

He Lingchuan took out the stick with slime from the storage ring: "Smell it, does it smell like this?"

The tiger came up and sniffed carefully, its nose almost touching the branch.

He Lingchuan believed his words, and from this posture, it can be seen that Ba's sense of smell is more sensitive.

Finally the tiger made a decision: "Yes, that's it!"

He Lingchuan took a deep breath.

Well, it turns out that the murderer is the real sheep thief. As expected, the official and personal grievances can be settled together, and Fu Shanyue did not entrust the wrong person.

After thinking for a while, he said: "I'm here, I want to go and see the pig's nest."

"Moon Mountain?" Jiao Yu was also present when he interrogated Wang Mazi, so he knew what he was referring to. "It's on the other side of Zhitian Township. It's getting dark, do you want to spend the night in the village?"

"Yes." So far, a lot of information has been collected, but He Lingchuan is very clear that the investigation is missing the most important thing:
breakthrough.

The other party acted covertly, and although they left clues, they were not enough to trace.

Why is this monster eating people and demons everywhere in Chiyan territory?

Simply for food?

……

The income of Zhitian Township alone accounts for two-thirds of the entire Baishi County.

Therefore, the county government of Baishi County is directly located in Youtian Township of Zhitian Township, which is convenient for handling various affairs.

It was already dusk when He Lingchuan entered the town.

The streets and alleys of Youtian Town are obviously more orderly than those of Shuangyi Town, and there are street lamps hanging under the street trees, which is convenient for pedestrians to walk at night.

Lights are turned on in every household, and He Lingchuan can always smell the aroma of food and hear the voices of people talking in the alleys on the street.

There are quite a few mansions here, some of which occupy a considerable area, with flat outer walls and exquisite tiles, obviously rich and noble families lived inside.

Jiao Hu also introduced to him: "Basically all the townspeople grow herbs. Among them are a few big households engaged in the herbal medicine business. When they get rich, they buy land and build houses."

The ecology of a town is very simple. Some people breed, some people harvest, and some people ship out, and goods are circulated in this way.

He Lingchuan asked a question:

"Where do the monsters live?"

"Most live in the mountains and forests around the town." Jiao Yu replied, "If they are monsters who work with humans to grow medicine, they will also live in these houses."

There are several inns in the town, and now He Lingchuan's travel expenses can be reimbursed, so of course he chooses the largest and most expensive one to stay.

The decoration of the guest room is also very distinctive. It is a small courtyard with a single door. In the courtyard, an old tree stump is full of Zizhi and Bailing mushrooms.

The crow would not dare to compete with the goshawk for the tree stump, so it had to stop on the tree in the yard.

After completing the check-in procedures, He Lingchuan said to Jiaoyu, "I have to trouble Mr. Jiao to go to the county government office and report the case we have handled to the government."

Jiao Yu nodded: "You are right, these cases are difficult, and the cooperation of local officials is essential."

It was gone for half an hour.

When Jiao Yu reappeared, he brought back an invitation:
The magistrate of Baishi hosted a banquet for the special envoy and General Ling, and asked them to honor them.

He Lingchuan immediately rubbed his belly and stood up, agreeing: "Okay, I just didn't have dinner."

It had been dark for a long time, and he hadn't ordered a meal. Jiao Yu suspected that he was waiting for this meal.

The banquet was held at Xihonglou, the best restaurant in the town.

Baishi County Magistrate waited with seven or eight people at the entrance of the restaurant. Seeing He Lingchuan and the others coming, he immediately stepped forward to greet them: "This must be the special envoy of the Prince. Hello, General Ling, Hello, Lord Jiao, and Lord Wu!"

Mr. Wu refers to Goshawk.

He Lingchuan was also very quick to greet and send.The two sides met like old friends for many years, had a chat, and then went upstairs to be seated.

The magistrate of Baishi toasted He Lingchuan, and then introduced the people around him: "These are sages from Zhitian Township. I heard that the special envoy and General Ling are here, and I want to meet them."

When he mentioned the special envoy, he also brought General Shangling, showing respect for the old sheep.

General Ling hummed, lowered his head to drink, and ignored others.

The cups used by humans are too small, and it specifies to use a sea bowl, and it can drink half a bowl of wine with just a bow.

The county magistrate seemed not surprised by its attitude, and only introduced He Lingchuan one by one, and these people raised their glasses one by one.

The so-called sages are actually the rich and powerful families in Zhitian Township.Needless to say, this meal must be paid for by them.

They represent the highest level of financial resources in Zhitian Township.

He Lingchuan saw that they were all human beings.

After a round of toasting, the dishes were also served at a low price.

The restaurants here also have the characteristics of Zhitian Township and are famous for their medicinal cuisine.Stewed old crab with blood vines, fried lamb waist with Eucommia, fried liver slices with Shouwu, and fried ground ginseng...

He Lingchuan even suspected that normal people would get nosebleeds after eating this table of medicinal food.

Fortunately, the wine used at the banquet is sweet rice wine instead of medicinal wine, which is warm, mellow and generous, and smoothes the throat and depresses dryness.

Earlier, Jiao Yu had already told the case process to Baishi County Magistrate, and the latter said to He Lingchuan at this time: "I will report to the Special Envoy, the lower official has ordered someone to register the case of the Zhanfeng Beast, and then compare it with the previous files to see if there is any evidence. No new leads."

Guidu from all the villages said: "I never thought that such a thing would happen in Zhitian Township."

"That monster is really bold and arrogant!"

He Lingchuan asked everyone: "Has there been any missing cases in Zhitian Township?"

Everyone shook their heads: "Not in recent years."

"Usually nothing unusual?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and shook their heads again: "The farming in the fields and outskirts is normal, there is nothing wrong with it."

He Lingchuan then said to Baishi County Magistrate: "Tomorrow, I want to go to the pig's nest at the foot of Moon Mountain to take a look."

"The pig's nest?" Daqi, the magistrate of Baishi County, "No one has been there for a long time. Is it possible that this has something to do with the case of the messenger's disappearance?"

"If it wasn't related, I wouldn't be here either." He Lingchuan's words made the county magistrate's heart tingle.

"I heard that the whole litter of piglets died in the burrow last year, which is bizarre." General Ling was not polite when he opened his mouth, "Didn't this matter be investigated carefully?"

"At that time, the mountains were covered by heavy snow, and the villagers discovered them in the spring of the following year. The monster's nest was smashed by a huge boulder above, which should be the cause of death." Baishi County Magistrate said, "These are all recorded, and the special envoy can investigate."

"What do you mean should be?" General Ling was displeased, "Yes, it is, and if it is not, it is not. Didn't you send someone to do it?"

"I've sent you, I've sent the best foreman in the county." The county magistrate Baishi didn't want to take the responsibility, "But after all, after a winter and spring, the bones have already rotted, and there is really nothing else to test. "

When he said this, he sighed: "How can a litter of pigs have anything to do with Lingxu City?"

He Lingchuan asked without answering, "I heard that these millet pigs are not very popular in the village?"

"Well, it's not very good." A villager said, "Both water sources in Zhitian Township pass through their territory first, and then flow into our fields. These millet pigs often find reasons to cut off water for us."

"Have you ever moved your hand?"

Everyone looked at each other again, and only one nobleman said slowly: "They are local tyrants, they have injured many people, suffered lawsuits, and lost money in the end, but none of us can do anything about them. The magistrate has mediated for us many times, and in the end we made some concessions."

General Ling sneered: "Concession? I think it must be those boars who suffer the most. You people are much smarter than monkeys."

The rich man opened his mouth to argue, but was interrupted by the man next to him pulling his sleeve.

What are you fighting with the big monster?
He Lingchuan asked again: "What is the root of the conflict?"

This time the nobles were silent, and the county magistrate Baishi coughed: "It's still a source of water."

(End of this chapter)