No taboos

Chapter 320 This Revenge Must Be Revenged (Three in One)

Mr. Ma is right.

Xu Yuan suppressed his impulse.

Even if I had returned an hour or two earlier, it wouldn't have been of much help to the case.

Fu Jingyu and his team can also do a good job in searching, autopsy and other aspects.

The big guys in the South City Patrol Office regarded Xu Yuan as their backbone; similarly, Xu Yuan also unknowingly accepted that everyone was "my people."

"My people" were killed, and Xu Yuan was furious at the time.

The "Dragon Transformation Method" actually subtly influenced some of Xu Yuan's temperament.

At this moment, Xu Yuan felt as if his reverse scale had been touched.

But after condensing the magic weapon, Xu Yuan's strength will undoubtedly increase dramatically.

It would be fine if the murderer is of average strength, but if the murderer is very powerful, this step may be crucial.

Xu Yuan thought about it seriously and said to Elder Ma, "Please tell the Fu family that I want the Six-Eyed Dark Moth Pill from Ming Chengxuan."

Comparing the two families, Xu Yuan certainly prefers Young Master Fu's family.

So this "hint" was specifically given to the Fu family.

It should be called "explicit".

The transaction of condensed magic objects cannot be fake. It cannot be a commodity that Xu Yuan or the other buyer clearly does not need, but everyone discusses and makes the deal.

If both parties do not have this need, it is fake.

Or perhaps, the goods are clearly not worth the price, but they have agreed to buy and sell them to each other.

This is also to create false transactions in order to complete the "ritual".

But Xu Yuan negotiated with the two companies in this way, and both parties had needs and the price was fair.

This is a normal "transaction".

The Fu family was very helpful and immediately notified the Song family that they didn't have to work so hard - the relationship between the two families was already close, and now a marriage was even more likely.

Although the Song family felt it was a pity, they decided not to compete with the Fu family.

The Fu family managed to buy the "Six-Eyed Dark Moth" ghost pill, and Xu Yuan used business methods to bless the gold nugget, and completed the transaction under the witness of Old Yan.

Xu Yuan obtained the "Six-Eyed Dark Moth" ghost pill.

The Fu family got the gold nugget.

Then, under the witness of Ma Tianshou, the second transaction was completed.

In this second transaction, Xu Yuan took the initiative.

The Fu family is eager to enshrine a life cultivator.

So in this transaction, Xu Yuan specifically asked for the nugget of gold, and the Fu family certainly could not refuse - the deal was successfully concluded.

The "treasure" gold nugget that returned to Xu Yuan's hands began to slowly change.

Xu Yuan felt that his knowledge of business law was constantly converging into the nugget of gold.

Xu Yuan couldn't wait for the magic weapon to take shape.

"Old man, I'm going back first."

Ma Tianshou nodded and said, "Go ahead. If you need support from the Southern Office, feel free to send someone to deliver a message."

"Okay, we won't be polite to the old man."

This "we" also includes Fu Jingyu and Song Lu. No one else has the right to "be rude to the old man."

Xu Yuan got on his horse, and Fu Jingyu's fifth uncle, Ma Tianshou, Old Yan, and Xiang Qinghuai saw him off together.

Uncle Wu said to Xu Yuan, "Xiao Xu, you have official business to attend to, so we can't keep you here any longer.

Next time you come to Luocheng, remember to stay at my house. From now on, we will be a family."

Although this agreement has little binding force on Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan would not have such a close relationship with the Fu family like other life cultivators who were kept at home by big families.

But after all, they are life-cultivators who are worshipped, and to some extent, they are really a family.

When one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer.

Not to mention the relationship with Young Master Fu.

Xu Yuan nodded and said, "Fifth Uncle is right."

The fifth uncle then told Xu Yuan the address of the Fu family's house in Luocheng.

Xu Yuan was stunned. This location was not far from "Longjiao City".

The result of Mr. Yan’s algorithm…so this is what it means?
However, Xu Yuan felt that this explanation was a bit far-fetched.

"Algorithm" is not the same as fortune-telling at a street stall.

Just say a few ambiguous words, and then it all depends on the fortune teller's words. No matter how he says it or how he goes around it, it can be explained.

The algorithm will give a clear answer.

Xu Yuan thought of another possibility: Mr. Yan actually made a mistake in the calculation.

It’s not a problem with Mr. Yan’s ability, but because Mr. Yan is being disturbed.

The origins of many of the seven major schools of thought come from evil spirits.

The same is probably true for algorithms.

As long as it is related to evil spirits, it will be affected by "no taboos".

Xu Yuan bowed to everyone and said goodbye. He took Zhou Leizi and Lang Xiaoba with him and squeezed his legs against the horse's belly. "Gee!"

Three horses galloped away.

After leaving the city, he slapped the calligraphy copy on the horse's legs to increase the speed.

……

The lady and her guards lay in ambush outside the South City Patrol Office for most of the day. Finally, from various signs, they deduced that:
Xu Yuan is not in Champa!
The morale of Madam's small team dropped visibly.

Last night, Duan He's body was put back together and deliberately placed in a conspicuous place.

To ensure that they are discovered early in the morning.

The purpose is to use this case to lure Xu Yuan out.

As long as he leads the team to handle the case, the lady will find an opportunity to take him down.

After all the hard work, the goal is not there at all!

Madam didn't expect such a big mistake to happen - you can't ask me to act out every single thing, right?

My "algorithm" is too tricky to be used often.

The lady was feeling depressed. She spread out the five slender fingers of her left hand. Something, more than a foot long, thin and sharp, like a small sword and a hairpin, kept flipping and moving deftly at her fingertips.

On the wider end, two bells the size of soybeans were hung on a thin silver chain.

From time to time, there are clear and crisp sounds.

There were two other similar hairpins inserted in the lady's bun.

The guards stood aside, waiting for the lady to give instructions on the next course of action.

"No night travel today," the lady said, "We can only wait one more day tomorrow. If that boy still doesn't show up, we'll go to Xiaoxi Temple Market again."

At this moment, they saw through the window on the second floor of the inn that three horses rushed into the street and headed straight for the South City Patrol Room.

"My lord is back!"

The captains cheered!
Lao Qin came out with a dozen captains and helped the adults stop the horses.

Xu Yuan turned over and got off the horse, twisting his waist and feeling extremely smooth.

It landed steadily on the ground.

After practicing "Dragon Appearance Secret", Xu Yuan's control over his own strength, flexibility, balance and other aspects reached a whole new level.

When he twisted his body and dismounted, it was as if a dragon was twisting and tumbling in the air.

"Go in and talk."

"Yes!"

Xu Yuan sat down in the main hall and called out the name: "Inspector Fu, have you found anything?"

Fu Jingyu is serious about his work, so Xu Yuan feels most at ease when he reports to him.

Fu Jingyu stepped forward and spread out a map of the city:

"Yesterday, after finishing his shift, Duan He returned home with Tao Qingwu and Lin Hua. They separated when they reached Shuijing Lane.

So Duan He was killed within this range."

Fu Jingyu circled an area with a red circle.

"Besides, we've already done an autopsy."

"There are many doubts."

"Duan He's body was cut into sixteen pieces—each piece bore traces of being eaten by a different evil spirit."

"We believe the body was dismembered and then thrown into different places."

"But for some reason, the body parts were put back together and placed behind his door."

"And his gate was only ajar, leaving a crack on purpose. So when his neighbor passed by at daybreak, he spotted the body right away. It was like..."

Fu Jingyu paused and said, "It seems like he wanted to be discovered on purpose."

As Fu Jingyu continued his story, the expressions of grief and anger on the faces of the surrounding captains grew more and more intense.

Duan He's death was so tragic.

The body was dismembered and thrown to the evil spirits to eat.

Then, it was put back together again, and deliberately allowed to be discovered. What's the meaning? Is this a provocation to the Extermination Bureau?!

Yesterday, during the day, we were all together, joking with each other, trying to get a colleague to treat us, and comparing whose moves were the most impressive...

As a result, Yin and Yang were separated forever overnight.

If the corpse had changed mysteriously last night, the truth behind Duan He's death would have been buried forever.

Xu Yuan asked, "Have you found out the fatal injury?"

"There was a wound on the neck, which should have been fatal. But because of the evil spirit gnawing at it, all we could tell was that a sharp weapon had cut through the major blood vessels in the neck, but we couldn't tell what the murder weapon was.

The one who did it could be a martial artist, or a pill artist, or a craftsman."

Xu Yuan nodded silently.

Mao Dabin couldn't help but say, "Sir, Duan He died tragically. His mother is in Luocheng, and he's her only son. We must avenge him!"

The captains could no longer hold back and shouted passionately, "Revenge!"

"Revenge!"

Xu Yuan frowned, pressed his hands together, and everyone quieted down.

Xu Yuan said word by word: "Blood debt must be paid with blood!"

Xu Yuan pointed to the area circled by Fu Jingyu on the map and asked, "Did you find anything?"

Fu Jingyu shook his head: "No."

Either the traces of the attack had been destroyed by the evil spirits in the night after one night, or the person who did it was very experienced and his strength was far superior to Duan He.

Xu Yuan thought about it and felt that putting the body back together and placing it in a conspicuous place was indeed suspicious - but why would the murderer do that?

Xu Yuan was thinking and was about to go to the red line area to take another look before it got dark, when suddenly there was a noise outside.

"Are you going to leave or not? If not, don't blame us for being rude!"

The voice belonged to Zhou Leizi, who had a hot temper.

"We are not here to cause trouble. We have important clues..."

Xu Yuan immediately stood up and walked out.

At the gate, Zhou Leizi glared with his sword drawn, pointing it at the group of people below the stairs.

Shen Qingpeng stood below, bowing repeatedly: "We would never dare to deceive you, my Lords. Lord Xu has returned, and we really have important clues to report."

Xu Yuan said coldly: "Let them in."

"You are Lord Xu..." Shen Qingpeng grabbed a life-saving straw and rushed in quickly.

Behind him, more than a dozen men also rushed in.

Xu Yuan frowned: "Only three people are allowed in."

Zhou Leizi blocked the way with his sword, and Shen Qingpeng quickly pointed to two people to follow him in.

When they reached the main hall, Shen Qingpeng fell to his knees with a thud and kowtowed loudly: "Sir, help me!"

Xu Yuan interrupted him without hesitation: "I asked you to come in because you said you had a clue."

Shen Qingpeng nodded repeatedly: "I have a clue, and I am willing to tell you, as long as you are willing to save my life."

Without waiting for Xu Yuan to say anything, Shen Qingpeng quickly told his story and said, "In addition to that clue, I am willing to offer all my wealth. I only ask you to speak to... your elders and save my life."

Xu Yuan said coldly, "If I'm unwilling to intercede, you won't tell me that clue, right?" Shen Qingpeng kowtowed again, refusing to get up. "Please save me, sir! I will definitely change my ways and become a fire master who obeys orders from now on in the Sanniang Society."

Xu Yuan had a sullen face and said nothing.

Except for Fu Jingyu and Song Lu, everyone around them had murderous looks in their eyes!
Qin Ze even spat directly and cursed: "Who do you think you are? How dare you negotiate with the Quhui Division?"

Shen Qingpeng was very frightened and lowered his head, not daring to raise it.

But he feared death even more.

After a long while, Xu Yuan slowly said, "I can promise you."

Shen Qingpeng was ecstatic: "Thank you, sir."

Qin Ze and Di Youzhi felt humiliated: "Sir..."

Xu Yuan raised his hand to stop them: "No need to say more, brother Duan He's revenge must be avenged!"

Everyone felt ashamed and moved.

They all knew that their master was inherently arrogant, and even a superior like He Youxing could not make him compromise.

But in order to help Duan He get revenge, the lord endured the threat from the villain in front of him!
It's all my fault for being so incompetent that I can't find any clues...

Xu Yuan said to Shen Qingpeng, "Come with me."

Xu Yuan took Shen Qingpeng to Aunt Wang's door and asked him to wait outside.

Xu Yuan went in and talked to Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang loved children and agreed to help perform a play without hesitation.

Then Xu Yuan shouted to the outside of the door: "Come in."

Shen Qingpeng, like a servant, hunched over, lifted his front with both hands, walked in quickly with small steps, and knelt on the ground: "Disciple pays homage to the Grandmaster."

Aunt Wang gave me a medicinal pill and a cultivation method: "Eat it, and then practice according to this method, and your life will be safe.

But you've already damaged your foundation, so don't even dream of anything worthwhile in this life."

Shen Qingpeng felt both relieved and melancholy.

Finally alive.

But the sixth-rate person I have been pursuing for more than ten years...flowers in the mirror, the moon in the water, all in vain.

Xu Yuan said: "Now tell me your clue."

Shen Qingpeng's expression straightened as he said, "I've been waiting for you outside the yamen these past few days. My men are quite capable, and yesterday they noticed that besides us, there was another group outside the yamen, secretly monitoring the South City Patrol Office."

"One of my men secretly followed one of them and discovered that they were staying in the westernmost guest rooms on the second floor of Rongxing Inn."

"I suspect that the death of that captain was most likely caused by these people."

"Besides, they haven't left today and are still in the inn!"

Xu Yuan nodded, it was indeed an important clue.

"Wait in the government office. I will verify the authenticity of your information."

But after Xu Yuan came out, he took Fu Jingyu and others and passed by the entrance of Xingyun Inn but did not go in. Instead, he went to the area marked by the red circle.

The lady and the guards were upstairs in the inn and saw everything.

"Ma'am, he's coming out."

The lady gave a smug smile.

……

Xu Yuan carefully inspected the area, especially the section from the entrance of Shuijing Lane to Duan He's house.

"The murderer is very experienced." Xu Yuan said: "Even if it was destroyed by the evil spirits in the night, it is impossible to be so clean."

"It means the murderer didn't leave any trace at all."

Xu Yuan's judgment is consistent with that of Fu Jingyu and others.

"Duan He has a clean background and won't provoke such a powerful enemy."

"So... the murderer's purpose is definitely not as simple as just killing Duan He."

Xu Yuan looked at the sky and found that there was still time.

"Go to Xieliu Lane."

Everyone was puzzled: Why would they go to such a brothel while working on a case?
Is your Excellency still in this mood now?
Xu Yuan went straight to Baiyue Pavilion.

By the lotus pond, I met the fox sisters again.

The sisters were very happy during the two days that Xu Yuan was away from the city.

However, happy days always pass by quickly, and this disaster star comes back so soon!
Xu Yuan said with a sullen face: "I'm not looking for you. Where's the white fox?"

The sisters were delighted: "Let's go and report it."

No one wanted to stay with Xu Yuan, so the two little foxes ran away together.

Soon, the white fox came out.

Xu Yuan got straight to the point: "I want to see the owner of Yin Yang Zhai."

The white fox smiled sweetly and said, "Yin Yang Zhai? I've never heard of this place..."

Xu Yuan pressed forward, looking ready to fight: "One of my lieutenants died, and his body was eaten by an evil spirit!
If the murderer cannot be found, then all the evil spirits in the city are the murderer.

There are three foxes hiding in your Baiyue Pavilion. The operation to capture the murderer starts from your Baiyue Pavilion!"

White Fox said coldly, "Lord Xu, you have such great authority! Do you really think I'm a weak woman who can be bullied?"

"I don't have much authority, nor do I think I can easily control a thousand-year-old fox! But from me down, there are eighty-four of us in the South City Patrol Office, and we are determined to fight to the death!
From now on, we will come to Baiyue Pavilion every day to check on you. Even if we can't kill you, we will never let you do business in peace!"

"You——" The white fox was furious.

After a while, she said sullenly, "If the Yin-Yang Anaconda knew I had revealed its secrets, it would not let me go."

"No one knows about our secret relationship, and I won't tell it either. How would it know that you were the one who leaked the secret?"

The white fox gnashed its silver teeth and said, "This news is worth three thousand taels of silver."

Xu Yuan nodded without hesitation: "I'll give it to you!"

"Southwest corner of the city wall, Senluo Forest."

Xu Yuan stood up and left: "I'll have someone send the silver over later."

After Xu Yuan left, Bai Hu's eyes turned and he muttered to himself, "This kid... he's not in a good mood. It's just the death of a lieutenant. Is it necessary to be so angry?

Or did this guy see something?"

……

The name of Senluolin sounds scary, but in reality there are very few evil spirits in the forest.

The woods were eerie and dark, and in times like these, such places were the favorite hiding places for evil spirits.

Xu Yuan quickly figured it out: because there was a real big evil spirit living here.

Other evil spirits dare not set foot on this land.

Xu Yuan arrived outside Senluo Forest and told his men, "Wait for me outside."

Xu Yuan entered the forest alone and reached the center. He shouted, "Master of Yin Yang Zhai, I'm here to pay. Please bring out the remaining two treasures."

The woods were quiet.

But in reality, it was almost dark, and the power of the evil spirits began to grow stronger.

The moment Xu Yuan walked into the forest, the Yin-Yang Anaconda discovered him.

But the Yin-Yang Anaconda didn't want to pay attention to him.

There's no reason, I just don't like this guy.

No matter who it is, he rushed into his store and insisted on buying three of his "treasures".

The price is still very low...

The boss would never like such a guest.

Xu Yuan was not polite either: "I came within the agreed time, you can't give me the things, you are breaking the contract!

If you breach the contract, you must be responsible!"

The Yin-Yang Anaconda still didn't move.

Xu Yuan found that the hard approach didn't work, so he tried the soft approach: "I know you are here, come out and I will ask you some questions. It's not in vain, I will pay you.

If you answer my question, I can give up those two treasures."

The four eyes of the Yin-Yang Anaconda lit up and it swam out of the cave quickly.

There is a cave in the ground where Senluolin is located next to the city wall.

A peerlessly handsome man's head emerged from the Yin-Yang Anaconda.

It actually does not live in the forest, but in the city walls.

The interior of this section of the city wall has been hollowed out by it.

"You are an official, and your words must be kept."

"It counts!" Xu Yuan answered without hesitation, but he thought to himself: Don't you know that the word "official" means two things?

"What are you asking? How much is the reward?"

Xu Yuan took out the bone that was burned by the seal worker.

Xu Yuan couldn't tell how valuable this thing was.

However, the level of printing craftsmanship is not high, so it should not be considered precious.

If the Yin-Yang Anaconda doesn't agree, then we'll have to add some more - mainly because Lord Xu doesn't have much to offer right now.

Unexpectedly, when the Yin-Yang Anaconda saw the "curse points" on it, it nodded and said, "Ask."

Xu Yuan secretly thought that this was not good, this official might lose...

"What strange people have come to the city these days?"

The Yin-Yang Anaconda rolled its eyes at him and said, "I'm an evil spirit, and you're asking me about human matters?"

Xu Yuan had no choice but to ask again, "Before dark yesterday, a murder occurred near Shuijing Lane. Did any of your evil men see it?"

The Yin-Yang Anaconda said, "Wait."

It retreated into its hole.

Xu Yuan was waiting in the woods. Soon it was dark. The night wind suddenly blew in the forest, and the sound was extremely terrifying, as if countless little ghosts were crying.

Xu Yuan stood there steadily, showing no fear at all.

After waiting for an hour, the Yin-Yang Anaconda came back.

It is forbidden to travel at night today. After dark, the Yin-Yang Boa looked obviously ferocious, with bloodshot eyes and four long curved fangs growing out of its mouth. When it looked at Xu Yuan, saliva dripped unconsciously.

"The one who did it was a craftsman."

"After killing someone, he went to Rongxing Inn."

When Xu Yuan heard the name "Rongxing Inn", his heart moved.

"But he came out again not long after, picked up the body parts and put them back together."

"Then I returned to the inn and stayed there until this morning."

"We don't know what happened during the day."

Xu Yuan threw the dry bones over, but the Yin Yang Anaconda grabbed them in its mouth and growled, "Get out of here!"

"If you dare to covet my treasure again, I will eat you alive!"

Xu Yuan turned and left.

This evil spirit is at least of the fifth-rate level, and its strength will increase dramatically when it is forbidden to travel at night.

A good man does not suffer from immediate losses!
As for those two treasures of yours... who said they were yours? They were clearly my lost heirlooms from my maternal ancestors!

Xu Yuan and his men, cloaked in the darkness, killed several restless little evil spirits along the way and returned safely to the South City Patrol Office.

On the way, Xu Yuan quietly instructed Lang Xiaoba to go to the Shanhe Division and deliver a note to Miao Yu.

……

"Let Shen Qingpeng come over." Lord Xu gave the order as soon as he entered the door.

After a while, Shen Qingpeng was brought up.

Xu Yuan said: "I have something for you to do. If you are willing, I can return all your property to you."

Shen Qingpeng was overjoyed, but then he thought: With such a high price, what he was going to do would be very dangerous...

But his family wealth is enough to reach hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!

It's so sad that the person is gone but the money is still there.

But if you have no money, you will not be happy.

Lord Xu secretly fiddled with the "Eight Directions Injury" fate.

Shen Qingpeng's greed, which had already taken the upper hand, could no longer be restrained: "I... am willing to serve you, sir!"

(End of this chapter)