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After the forensic examination, the Geng family member did not have any wounds on his body, only the obvious marks of being strangled on his neck, and the cause of death was indeed suffocation.

However, the police repeatedly checked the surveillance video in the detention room, and no one entered the detention room when the deceased was in the detention room.In the early hours of the morning, the deceased sat on the chair and began to struggle violently, as if being strangled by a pair of invisible hands.When the police on duty arrived in a hurry, the deceased had stopped breathing, and emergency rescue failed to save his life.

The Geng family's murder of Xuanyong Sect disciples was originally a clamor for the sect's reasoning.But once the Geng family members died, and the way of death was so strange, it was suspected to be the hands of someone in the mysterious art circle.As for who in the mystic circle is most likely to attack this person, it seems that there is no need to think too much.

As a result, the trend in the Xuanshu circle suddenly changed, and the aristocratic family insisted that it was the Xuanyong faction's revenge, and their attitude became tougher.The sect and the aristocratic family were suddenly at war, and the mystic circle was full of smoke.

"The one who died in the detention room, there is no direct evidence that the Xuanyong faction did it. I can only say that the Xuanyong faction is the most suspected?" Fang Xia said, holding his chin and looking at Geng Chaolin opposite.

Fang Xia didn't want to leave City F, but because of the killing of Xuanyong Sect's disciples by the Geng family, the Xuanyong Sect's hostility to the Geng family was unprecedentedly high, and F City is the main location of the Xuanyong Sect, and it is still the main battlefield for the sect and the family to compete .In order to ensure his safety, Geng Lijie and Geng Chaolin were sent to F City by Geng Zhongzhi to serve as Fang Xia's bodyguards.After all, Fang Xia bears the title of the heir of the Geng family, and the Geng family has yet to find anyone who can replace Fang Xia in entrusting Fu Jin, so Geng Zhongzhi naturally does not want Fang Xia to have any surprises.

Of course, with Fu Jin following, the possibility of Fang Xia's accident is not high. Geng Zhongzhi is mainly afraid that Fang Xia will cause some trouble and let him clean it up.The Geng family is already messed up enough, he doesn't need Fang Xia to add to the chaos in his busy schedule.

Yesterday evening, Geng Lijie and Geng Chaolin arrived in City F, and took Fang Xia to change hotels.Now, they are sitting in the tea restaurant on the top floor of Xinchang Hotel having afternoon tea.

The tea restaurant on the top floor, sitting by the window, has a wide view, and having afternoon tea with lovers is a romantic enjoyment, but only if there are no two dazzling light bulbs opposite.

"There is indeed no evidence that can directly prove that it was the Xuanyong faction who did it. It's just that the aristocratic family needs this excuse to make them look reasonable." Geng Chaolin explained to Fang Xia, but Yu Guang subconsciously drifted away. Fu Jin who was beside Fang Xia.

Although he had received the news that Fu Jin was able to transform into a real body before coming here, and he had also done some psychological training for himself, but now sitting opposite Fu Jin and seeing his physical appearance, Geng Chaolin still couldn't help being a little afraid and nervous.They are different from Fang Xia, who is a half-way monk. They are familiar with the difference between ghosts, and they know how terrifying a real ghost is. Even if Fu Jin seems to be completely harmless, their cognition will still clearly tell them that the other party How dangerous.

Geng Chaolin's eyes did not dare to stay on Fu Jin, he retracted his eyes and glanced at Geng Lijie beside him.Geng Lijie still had the usual impatient face, but he sat upright, obviously nervous.Seeing Geng Lijie like this, Geng Chaolin relaxed a little, and continued to explain to Fang Xia the situation between the aristocratic family and the sect.

"There have always been many incidents of people in the Xuanshu circle murdering each other, but none of them became the fuse of the fight between the sect and the family. It was because the timing was not ripe, or the victim was not enough. This time the sect summoned many capable people. When someone joins the sect, the sect has confidence, and the victim is a disciple of the Xuanyong sect, and the person who killed the disciple of the Xuanyong sect was also a member of the four major families, which satisfies the conditions for a conflict to erupt. "Geng Chaolin said, "The top of the Xuanshu circle has always been people from aristocratic families. No matter how united the people of this sect are, they cannot be shaken. They are very clear, so they are also very smart. This time they concentrated on attacking our Geng family. Our Geng family If the family falls, it will deal a big blow to the family camp and open a gap for the entire family camp."

"Sects and aristocratic families are fighting for the interests of the collective. Who is killed and who is dead? In fact, not many people care about the truth."

Fang Xia curled his lips, he was not interested in these twists and turns of fighting between you and me, he just felt dizzy when he heard it.but--

"I heard from Gu Yin that someone is behind the scenes to promote the struggle between sects and aristocratic families. Maybe the outbreak of this conflict was also artificially promoted."

While talking, Fang Xia picked up the cake on the plate with a fork, took a bite, felt that the taste was very good, and immediately stuffed the small piece of cake into his mouth three times.

"Gu Yin? The heir of the Gu family?" Geng Chaolin was stunned for a moment, then frowned. If someone else said it, then forget it, but it is the heir of the Gu family. Most likely, he would say such a thing after discovering something, "Thank you for reminding me, I'll go back and talk to the owner."

"No need to thank you, can you stop following me in the name of protection?" Fang Xia put the small silver fork on the empty plate and pushed it aside.

"This is the order of the Patriarch." Geng Lijie said, "If you are willing to leave City F, we don't have to follow you."

Fang Xia snorted softly, indifferent to Geng Lijie's suggestion.

How could he leave F city at this juncture?

At the foot of Mount Taihe, where his master died, the owner of the monkey paw, Min Xiao, appeared in City F. Although according to Min Xiao, the monkey paw seemed to be brought to Mount Taihe by his accomplices, it was really dangerous. The murderer who killed his master may be Min Xiao's accomplice.But compared to finding the unidentified accomplice, it is obviously more reliable to follow the clue of Min Xiao.

Moreover, he already knew Min Xiao's line through Su Wen, and through the Su family, he knew that Wang Tonglin of the Xuanyong Sect might also be related to Min Xiao's side.And Wang Tonglin is much easier to find than Min Xiao and Su Wen who are missing.Of course, under the current situation, Fang Xia couldn't go directly to the Xuanyong faction to find someone.But with so many clues in F City, it is impossible for Fang Xia to leave here anyway.

Geng Lijie wanted to say something, but Fu Jin suddenly made a movement - he picked up the small plate of cake in front of him, put it in front of Fang Xia, and let Fang Xia eat it in a low voice.

Geng Lijie was shocked, and for a moment he forgot what he was going to say, he could only stare at Fang Xia and Fu Jin whispered a few words, and then ate Fu Jin's plate of cake.

Geng Chaolin was also amazed. They knew that Fu Jin had a special attitude towards Fang Xia, but this kind of giving up his own food to Fang Xia—although Fu Jin didn't need to eat, this kind of behavior still made people feel unspeakable. weirdness.

Geng Lijie and Geng Chaolin fell into shock, couldn't help themselves, there was no sound for a while, Fang Xia didn't care about them, ate the cake in two or three, threw away the silver fork, and asked them: "When will Geng Zhongzhi arrive?"

"About five o'clock in the evening..." Geng Chaolin recovered.

"There is still more than an hour." Fang Xia glanced at the time on the phone, then got up, "I'll go to the room to rest for a while."

Watching Fang Xia and Fu Jin walk away side by side, Geng Lijie and Geng Chaolin looked at each other.

Geng Lijie was silent for a while, moved the corners of his mouth, and asked, "Do you think their relationship is a bit strange?"

Geng Chaolin nodded, "Yes."

Geng Lijie: "But I can't tell what's wrong."

Geng Chaolin then nodded, "En."

Geng Lijie: "Can you say something useful?"

Geng Chaolin: "I can't tell."

Geng Lijie: "..."

Geng Zhongzhi came to F City to investigate the cause of the death of the Geng family member who died in the detention room.Others don't need to care about the truth, but Geng Zhongzhi can't. He is the head of the Geng family. Now that a member of the family died unexpectedly, he has to give a clear explanation to the family members.

When Geng Zhongzhi arrived in City F, he would go to the detention room of the local police station to see what happened. Fang Xia waited for him to follow him to see the situation, hoping to help find out the truth.Of course, his starting point is not the same as that of Geng Zhongzhi. He does not have the sense of responsibility as the heir of the Geng family. It is just that the death of the Geng family and the disciples of the Xuanyong sect may be the work of the person behind the scenes who promoted the conflict between the aristocratic family and the sect. It might be Min Xiao's companion—the one who was proficient in puppetry and brought the monkey's paw to Mount Taihe.

Fang Xia didn't want to miss any clues that might have a relationship with his master.

Geng Zhongzhi arrived at the hotel where Fang Xia and the others were staying before five o'clock in the evening.Fang Xia proposed to go to the police station with him, but Geng Zhongzhi did not object.

Geng Chongzhi asked Geng Lijie and Geng Chaolin to stay in the hotel, took Fang Xia and Fu Jin downstairs, and got into a car waiting at the hotel entrance.

The car was an ordinary private car, rented from a car rental company in City F, and the driver was Wang Ke who came with Geng Zhongzhi.

Geng Zhongzhi sat in the passenger cab, and Fang Xia followed Fu Jin into the rear seat before noticing that the driver was an acquaintance.

Wang Ke saw Fang Xia's unexpected expression in the rearview mirror, and turned to explain to him: "Old Madam Geng asked me to follow along to see the situation."

Fang Xia suddenly realized.

That's right, if something happened to the Geng family, Geng Wenqiu would definitely not sit idly by.

After Wang Ke finished speaking, his eyes turned to the position beside Fang Xia, and he asked tentatively, "Mr. Fu Jin?"

Fu Jin looked up at him and nodded slightly as a greeting.

Wang Ke said hello to Fu Jin nervously, then turned to start the car and drove towards the police station.

There were two people waiting at the gate of the police station, both of whom were acquaintances of Fang Xia.

One is Chen Ming, the captain of the investigation team of the State Bureau of Special Criminal Cases, who is responsible for investigating criminal cases in the Xuanshu circle. Fang Xia met him in City C because of the Wu Changsong incident.

The State Bureau of Special Criminal Cases intervened in the case when the disciple of Xuanyong Sect was killed, so Fang Xia was not surprised to see Chen Ming appearing here. He was surprised to be standing beside Chen Ming, leaning lazily on the police station Tell the man on the outside wall.

That man was none other than Ding Ming, Fang Xia's second senior brother who left Queshan Temple after Ma Guangping's funeral and lost contact.

——Why did his second senior brother appear here?

The author has something to say:

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Fang Xia shook Ding Ming vigorously: why are you here!

Ding Ming: Learn from you and change careers.Your senior brother, I am now a civil servant.