Heaven's Formula

"Wait a minute." Huang Sigang was about to leave, but Li Xing suddenly stopped him, "The enemy is not a bookstore. This is too stupid, it is tantamount to open provocation, and if we overreact, we will startle the snake. And...the enemy can even Further release rumors, saying that it is because the content is true that Jinxia City is so taboo."

"Then what should we do?" Huang Si scratched his head.

"After he closes business, we'll come to the door at night." Li Xing said in a deep voice.

……

In Fengming Bookstore, the storekeeper Zhang was thinking about his calculations and laughed happily.

What is wise and decisive, what is business genius, this is it!First use free samples to publicize through the teahouse, and then sell the books in limited quantities. In less than a week, Fengming Bookstore has changed from no one cares about it to a popular existence, with a large number of customers visiting every day. And asked to buy the book "Flowers Blooming" by name.

There are only him and Zhang Yuan in the bookstore, and the printing volume obviously cannot meet such a large demand. In addition to urgently recruiting manpower, he deliberately uses the first-come-first-served method to increase the purchase threshold, and secretly entrusts someone to raise the price. Part of it leaked out secretly—now a book can be bought outside for three to four hundred yuan, enough to be worth hundreds of copies of Shenjin Weekly, and it also brought the bookstore back to life in a desperate situation.

The numbers on the abacus clearly reveal a fact: the sales in these few days have exceeded the sum of the previous half a year!

This kind of joyful feeling of reversing the overall situation made him laugh out loud in his dreams.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door outside the house.

"Who is it? It's so late..." Shopkeeper Zhang looked at his second child, "We are closed, you go to thank the guests."

"No, Uncle." Zhang Yuan showed a surprised look, "I've obviously locked the courtyard door..."

Wait...the courtyard door is locked?

How did the knocker get into the house?

As soon as shopkeeper Zhang felt a sense of vigilance, the door bolt was quietly cut off—then several figures rushed into the house, blocking all their ways in an instant!

"Don't move." The leader shouted in a low tone.

Shopkeeper Zhang trembled in fright, and almost threw his abacus on the ground.

He clearly saw that the opponent was holding a long sword in his hand!

In the past, there were indeed occasional robberies in Jinxia City, but in the past six months, the crackdown on crimes has wiped out all the street gangsters and gangsters. He hasn't heard of such incidents for a long time.Coupled with the sluggish business of the bookstore, he fired the only guard. He didn't expect to be robbed at this time!

"You, if you want money... it's all in the boxes, boxes under the counter..."

"Who is the robber?" Li Xing said impatiently, "We are from the police department, and we are here to investigate the counterfeiting. You'd better cooperate with our actions, or you will bear the consequences!"

"Police Bureau?" Shopkeeper Zhang was taken aback, and subconsciously replied, "According to the provisions of Chapter [-] and Chapter [-] of the Jinxia Law, the Police Bureau must produce documents for investigation..."

Li Xing couldn't help being taken aback.

After looking at the other party for a while, he took out the police officer's card from his pocket and showed it in front of the shopkeeper.

"Ah, so it's Master Li. Please sit down..." Shopkeeper Zhang heaved a sigh of relief, and at the same time glanced at Zhang Yuan, "Go and make tea for the police officers."

"No - no one can leave this room without my permission." Li Xing interrupted, "Come here first, I have something to ask you."

"Uh...you have the final say." The shopkeeper obediently walked out of the counter and sat down in front of the police chief.

"You should know...the purpose of my coming, right?" Li Xing raised his head slightly and said in a cold tone on purpose.

This is a warning, which can not only deter the suspect, but also find out his details.

The latter rubbed his hands, "I guess...is it related to "Flower Blooming"?"

"Hmph, it seems that you are very clear in your heart." Li Xing narrowed his eyes, "Then who wrote this anti-book, and who gave it to you to print? I guess... it wasn't written by the waiter in your shop, right? ?”

He glanced at Zhang Yuan, who shivered with fear on his face.

This person might be a breakthrough, Li Xing realized.

"An anti-book?" The shopkeeper shook his head in confusion, "Master Li, are you sure you read the title of the book correctly? This book is obviously just a bizarre and wonderful emotional story. How can there be a reason for rebellion?"

Chapter 827 The Eye of the Sky

"Bold!" Li Xing yelled, "The prefect in the book is clearly written according to the rumors spread by the Privy Council's Office of the Prime Minister of Xia. Do you know that attacking and slandering an official is a felony?"

"I know, but according to the Jinxia law, this crime must be done by name, and there is no distinction between officials and ordinary people." Zhang Zhang cupped his hands and said, "Master Li, I don't know if you have really read this book. Although the prefect's personal morality is not good, he is quite capable in other areas and is also good at managing local affairs. He treated that Xiji woman seemingly unfairly, but in fact it was because he was sincere, but he didn't know what to do. The clumsy expression revealed. Will the rumors of the Privy Council admit that Xia Fucheng is actually an outstanding and capable minister?"

"This……"

Li Xing was actually stopped by the other party.

To be honest, he didn't read the book carefully at all. After all, catching the spies was the most important thing. After receiving the news, he immediately deployed. All his knowledge of the book "Flowers Blooming" came from his subordinates.

But this was not what surprised him the most.

The other party actually opened his mouth to talk about Jin Xialu, making all his deterrence come to nothing.As the person in charge of the police department, Li Xing is naturally familiar with Jinxia Law, but he never expected that a bookstore owner is also so familiar with the law!

Could it be that he is the real author of this book, the spy who infiltrated the Privy Council?

No... that's unlikely.

Before coming here, Li Xing had investigated in advance. Fengming Bookstore is an old store, and the shopkeeper has not changed for many years.At that time, the Wang family was still in control of Jinxia City, and it was impossible for the Seven Stars Privy Council to anticipate the changes in the future and make the layout decades in advance.

"Then how did this manuscript come about?" He decided to change the question temporarily.

"My lord, I picked it up." Shopkeeper Zhang replied honestly.

"Pick up?"

"Yes, it appeared at the gate of the courtyard at that time. I was also surprised. At first I thought it was an old book that someone didn't want."

"You didn't see whoever dropped it?"

The shopkeeper shook his head, "Sorry my lord, I really don't know about this."

"According to the third chapter of the Jinxia Law, if you don't cooperate with the police investigation, you can be punished as a crime of cover-up. You should be clear." Li Xing said coldly, "Answer after thinking about it!"

"My lord, I really don't know who wrote this book!"

Just when the shopkeeper refused to deny it, Li Xing suddenly noticed that the waiter on the other side showed a hint of worry.

"Since you don't confess, then I have no choice but to wrong you..." He stood up, and deliberately glanced fiercely at the two, "I originally wanted to give you a chance to be forgiven, but you are not rare. Give me all of them." Go back to the police department, if I find out some clues, I guarantee that you will not have any good fruit!"

"This, my lord, I know who sent it!" Zhang Yuan suddenly changed his color, he didn't care about Uncle Zhang's eyes, and said hastily.

"Oh? Say!" Li Xing frowned.

"It's a little girl! I don't know who she is, but I saw her back, and she was walking towards the east of Peach Blossom Street!"

Zhang Yuan didn't agree with the shopkeeper's approach at first, but now when he heard that he was going to enter the Yamen, he was completely panicked.

Is the yamen a place that can be entered casually?

As long as it goes in, the peeling skin is light.

In the hands of those people, black can become white. If the two of them become the masterminds, wouldn't this be an unjust case that no one will investigate?

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shopkeeper Zhang stared, "Jinxia's law clearly states that you can interrogate at the police station for up to two days, and you can contact the outside at any time. Don't make nonsense in front of Mr. Li!"

"Little girl?" Li Xing frowned, "Are you sure you read it right?"

"Absolutely not," Zhang Yuan hastily recounted the situation at that time, "I swear, she is definitely a girl under eighteen."

"Look at them first." Li Xing ordered, and then motioned to Huang Si, "Come with me."

"Head, what should we do?" After walking outside the room, Huang Si asked, "I don't think that person is telling lies, but the characteristics are too few. It may not be easy to find a little girl in Jinxia City."

Of course, inviting alchemists from the Privy Council might be able to think of countermeasures, but no one is willing to do so.

It is enough for them to eliminate evil spirits and thwart the powerful enemies of the Privy Council to attract attention, and the police department also wants to make the headlines of Shenjin Weekly.

"You go to Fengyang Villa and ask the master of the mechanism to help us." Li Xing said slowly.

"Master of mechanism? Are you referring to Mr. Mo?"

"No, it's another important person." Li Xing shook his head. Before Master Xia left, he had talked with him alone, saying that Jinxia City was building an incredible system called "Sky Eye".The person in charge of this system is the mechanism master.If you want to check the situation at a certain point in time in the city, but you can't find a good entry point, you can ask for help from the other party.As for the specific life experience of the other party, Lord Xia did not reveal too much.

When Li Xing first heard this statement, he was actually a little skeptical—as the name of the system said, this sky eye can see every corner of the city and record it truthfully, which is really beyond his imagination scope.But considering that there are many incredible things that Mr. Xia has achieved in the past, he decided to try it first.

"In short, you just take my ID and seal and go to the villa. Remember, what I need is the scene that happened at the east end of Taohua Street in Erli a few days ago."

Faced with such an abstract request, Huang Si couldn't figure it out at all. After taking the token, he left the bookstore with a confused expression.

Half an hour later, when he came back again, his face was full of shock.

"How is it? Is there any result?" Li Xing asked.

"I... this... you..." Huang Si stammered for a long time, but he couldn't answer a complete sentence.In the end, trembling, he handed the things in his hand to his boss, and said in a trembling voice, "Boss, is this... really something that humans can do?"

Li Xing took the paper bag in doubt, tore it open and dumped the contents on the table.

The next moment, there was a bang in his heart, and he froze in place!

It was a "painting".

Each painting is about the size of half an arm, and the paper is firm and strong, which does not seem to be made of plant pulp and leaves at all.

The content of the painting is the detailed appearance of the city, but the perspective is looking down from the sky, the houses have become squares, and the streets have built a criss-cross network.If it's just that, it's fine, he has lived for so long, and he has never seen such an exquisite picture!Those details are completely beyond the limit of the pen. If you look carefully, you can even see the bricks and tiles on the roof, and the candied haws in the hands of passers-by!

This is the eye of the sky?

Li Xing finally knew why his subordinates reacted in this way.

Even he himself couldn't say a word for a while.

Looking at every corner of the earth from the vast sky, this is the power only the gods have!

Chapter 828 "The Culprit"

Li Xing raised his head subconsciously, looking at the night sky outside the yard.

Now, is my every move being watched by the eyes of the sky?

What kind of character is this mechanism master?

After being in awe for a long time, he brought his distracted attention back to the paper.The date and time are marked at the bottom of each picture, which is indeed six or seven days before what he requested.According to the time period provided by Zhang Yuan, he quickly picked out valuable clues from a large number of paintings.

The figure of a little girl came into Li Xing's eyes.

From the time of appearance to the trajectory of actions, they all conform to Zhang Yuan's "lost book man".

And above her head, there was also an asterisk marked.

What does it mean?

Li Xing pondered for a while, and then found a hint in the lower left corner of the screen.

The asterisks represent those who are sensitive.

He gasped slightly, the Sky Eye system can not only watch the entire Jinxia City, but also identify whether it is a person who is sensitive?You must know that the most difficult thing for alchemists in the Privy Council to deal with in the past was their concealment. Except for Kai Luoqing, who was a special listener, it was difficult for others to tell whether the target was an aura-sensing person at a glance.Reminiscent of Master Xia's request to register and compile a list of people who are affected by Qi in the city for half a month, Li Xing couldn't help but suddenly realized.

Cooperating with the Heavenly Eye system to verify the authenticity, this registration is not just a mere paper—any unregistered infiltrator will be fully exposed under the identification of the Heavenly Eye.

The only regret is that due to the viewing angle, he cannot see the suspect's face, nor can he know the height, step length and other factors.

"The eyes of the sky... can only look down?"

"Uh, as I said there, the Sky Eye has not yet been constructed, it's just a preliminary early warning system." Huang Si replied cautiously, "When all the components are in operation... the mechanism master seems to be able to confirm everyone's identity directly from the sky, and ...and can quickly lock down all those related to him."

Is this just an unfinished stage?

Li Xing was numb from the shock.

If everything is completed, how terrifying would the Sky Eye be?

I'm afraid the police department will never be able to exist without this system.

He continued to look at other pictures, probably the master of the mechanism also knew that this girl was what they were looking for, so he also provided a follow-up picture - the picture shows that after she walked out of Peach Blossom Street, she went directly to the DC area, and her residence was also locked. .

The DC area is the most refurbished urban area, mainly used to provide housing for migrants from other places.If there are enemies infiltrating Jinxia City, it is reasonable to live in this area.

He finally caught the opponent's tail!

"Give me an order, and immediately gather all the troops of the first, second, and third teams to surround this residential area from the west, north, and south." Li Xing ordered decisively, "The first team will act with me and enter the house to arrest people!"

The target is someone who is suspected of being a Qi-sensing person with seven stars, so he will obediently catch him without a fight, and it is never wrong to bring more troops.

He has dealt with the Privy Council a lot, and he also understands the alchemists more and more. More than 100 police officers equipped with air rifles are enough to take down alchemists of the Dao or Qianfeng level.

"Take orders!" Huang Si saluted, "Then... what about the owner of the bookstore?"

"Leave only one person to guard." Li Xing glanced coldly at the back room, "If I find out that he has cover-up behavior after interrogation, he will be a good fruit to eat!"

……

In less than 10 minutes, the police department completed the deployment quietly.

The streets were closed, and all personnel were only allowed to leave but not to enter. Checkpoints were set up at the entrances and exits of residential areas to prevent suspects from escaping.Fortunately, this area is mostly private houses, not as lively as the commercial area. After nightfall, the residents enjoy the time of reunion at home, and the blockade of the streets did not cause too many disturbances.

"Have you found out the identity of the owner of this resident?" Li Xing asked while hiding by a house at the end of the street while watching the situation.