Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 173 Investigation (4400 votes plus additional update)
Coming out of Qilin Hall, Lingguang Guard Leader Xue Dingnan said to his men, "Let's go to the scene and take a look."

"Yes." The Lingguang Guards responded and followed their leader on horseback to the outside of the Suzaku Gate, arriving at the Suzaku Street which was in a mess and filled with ashes and smoke.

The fifth dimension used his immersive magical power to take out colored sand from a deerskin bag and threw handfuls of it onto the street.

Blurred figures appeared on the street. As more and more colored sand appeared, the figures became clearer and clearer.

It was the scene last night when Pan Yunu saw lotus flowers blooming with every step she took in front of the Vermillion Bird Gate.

Most of the people were not present yesterday, so they were able to feast their eyes on the show now. Although there was no sound and the picture was not high-definition, everyone was still excited watching it.

Ren Yuan was no exception. He instantly understood why Donghun Hou would hold Concubine Pan's ankles whenever he had time, rubbing, kneading, pinching, smelling, and even kissing and biting them...

"Ahem..." Nangong coughed, calling the men back to their senses and asked, "Are you here to see the feet?"

"What are you here for?" The Fifth Dimension said awkwardly, "Oh, yes, to investigate."

"Oh, right." At this time, Pan Yunu disappeared out of thin air, and the scene suddenly dimmed. Master Xue Wei hurriedly said seriously: "The capital is protected by the Jinling formation. Within the city gate, neither the shrinking technique nor the divine foot skill can be used. How did Pan Yunu teleport away?"

"The Jinling Great Array has been perfected over several dynasties and has been running for more than two hundred years. It has formed 'rules'. Even a demigod is bound by it in the array." Nangong explained softly to Ren Yuan and the others.

"Could it be that Pan Yunu has become a god?" Deputy Guard Lord Ji Buli exclaimed.

"How is that possible?" Lord Xue shook his head and said, "Is it so easy to become a god?"

"Illusion." The Fifth Dimension suddenly realized, "She wasn't there at all!"

"Is it so realistic that it can fool tens of thousands of people?" Although he is an expert in this field, everyone still couldn't believe it and said, "Even if it can fool others, it can't fool the emperor and the two princes."

"Fifth brother, can you do it?" asked another deputy guard leader Yuchi Bei.

"I can't do it." The Fifth Dimension shook his head, "But if I can be promoted to a demigod, I can do it."

After a pause, he continued, "Or you can use a divine weapon."

"As far as I know, there is no such artifact in this dynasty. But it is rumored that there was a Fengyue mirror in the previous dynasty, which was the favorite of Donghun Hou. Xiao Baojuan liked to use it to record the scenes of himself and his concubines enjoying themselves." Master Xue Wei said slowly.

"No doubt, that's it!" Everyone suddenly realized, but shook their heads and said, "No, if it was an illusion, how could the lotus turn into flames and burn down Suzaku Street?"

"The fire was not caused by the Golden Lotus, but someone else set it at the same time." Ren Yuan, who had been very quiet, finally spoke up: "I saw it very clearly just now. There were several places where the Golden Lotus did not fall, but they caught fire first."

"It seems to be true. I saw it too." After his reminder, everyone nodded.

"Look at this place, the fire started before Jinlian arrived!" A similar situation appeared on the screen at this time and was seen by everyone.

"This means that there is an accomplice cooperating with her." Xue Weizhu said in a deep voice: "Who could it be?"

"Thunder Fireball." A Yao suddenly said.

"Yes, I think so too." Ren Yuan pointed at the explosions and fires and said, "We have encountered a Ming Gui master who has this kind of magical power. They look exactly the same." "Ming Gui?" The Lingguang Guards were surprised and said, "Didn't Donghun Hou have a grudge against them? Why did they join forces again?"

"There's nothing strange about it. With their knowledge of the tomb of Donghun Hou, it's obvious that there is someone who is familiar with the secrets of the royal family of the previous dynasty." Yuchi Bei said in a deep voice: "Besides, with the intelligence of Donghun Hou and his wife, it's not surprising that they were played around by others."

"Well, we need to investigate this line carefully. Ming ghosts are not real ghosts after all." Xue Weizhu's expression brightened up, and he praised Ren Yuan and the others, "Well done, Fifth Brother and Nangong deserve our support."

After that, he ordered in a deep voice: "Okay, now that we have finished reading what we need to read, go look for clues separately. A woman like Pan Yunu will definitely leave a deep impression on people!"

"Yes!" All the officers responded in a deep voice, and then led their ghostwriters and generals to various places in Jiankang County.

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The capital was divided into two counties. Jiankang County was under the charge of Lingguang Guard, and Moling County in the south was under the charge of Zhiming Guard...

So that afternoon, Diwuwei divided his thirty ghostwriters and seventy big men into thirty groups and thoroughly investigated the one-third of Jiankang County under their jurisdiction.

It was not until dark that the teams returned to Qilin City one after another.

The barracks of Lingguangwei were located in the northeast corner of Qilin City, and served the dual purpose of guarding the Gouchen Yamen and supporting the city's defense.

Nangong summarized the results reported by each group, eliminated most of the invalid information, compiled a concise intelligence summary, and submitted it to the Fifth Dimension.

After reading it, Diwu Wei handed it to Zuan and his men, and Ren Yuan also took a look.

He originally thought that the Fifth Dimension looked serious and that they would not get much. Unexpectedly, on the contrary, almost all the groups reported that they had found witnesses who had seen Pan Yunu.

Zuan used his magical powers to make the witness draw a portrait. Who else could it be but Pan Yunu?
Many witnesses even drew a picture of a fat man wearing a bamboo hat. Ren Yuan identified it and said, "This figure is exactly the same as Donghunhou."

"It's him." A Yao said with certainty.

"Why do you say that?" asked the Fifth Dimension.

"Intuition..." A Yao replied.

"Okay." Diwuwei touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "Let's assume that this fat man is Donghun Hou. What does that mean?"

"It shows that the person we couldn't find outside the capital recently is revisiting his hometown with his concubine, and he has almost walked through the streets and alleys of Jiankang City." Zu An spat and said, "What's going on?"

"If you think about it carefully, it fits the character of Donghun Hou quite well." Another deputy leader, Yan Fei, said with a relaxed look, a carefree demeanor, and a stylish manner, "Didn't they say that when Xiao Baojuan was in power, he would leave the palace incognito for more than 20 days a month?"

"That's not true," Nangong shook his head and said, "Didn't they say that he would commit crimes, murder and robbery when he left the palace? He didn't want to be seen, and anyone who met him would be killed. So the officials in the capital had to keep an eye on him. Whenever they saw him leaving the palace, they would immediately run to warn the people and let them take shelter in advance? He has been wandering around the capital for such a long time, but he didn't make any noise. This is not like his style."

"He is scouting the area, looking for his enemy." But Ren Yuan said softly: "Now that your identity is different, the way you do things will naturally change."

"Well, what Yuan said makes sense." The Fifth Dimension gave an order in a deep voice: "Arrange people to check all the places that Donghunhou and his wife have been to. All targets that may be assassinated must be strictly guarded. If there is any movement, send a signal for help immediately!"

"Yes!" The subordinates took the order in a deep voice and left.

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