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Chapter 58 Fishing in troubled waters

The smile on Yang Kui's face disappeared visibly and he clenched his fists involuntarily.

Lu Zhan's smile also disappeared visibly. Damn it... It was so difficult to release the overflowing resources. At least he could wait until he finished the jungle battle in Lanxiefang before starting a team fight.

Even though he felt a little resentful in his heart, Lu Zhan knew full well that the Demon Suppression Division and the officials in Jinling were in big trouble.

Yang Kui also understood the seriousness of the matter, and asked with wide eyes, "What's going on?"

The colleague said, "The princess had just arrived in Jinling and stayed at Tongfu Inn. She suddenly disappeared at noon. There was a demonic aura in the room. The initial judgment was that it was related to a demon. The chief director ordered that Lu Guanqi from Jiangning be seconded to investigate the case. The others should search carefully in their respective areas. This is the princess's portrait."

Based on my experience of watching police and gangster movies, it is normal to second people from various branches to form an investigation team when encountering a large-scale case... It seems that I left an indelible impression on Director Chu last time, Lu Zhan thought silently.

Yang Kui acted decisively and immediately struck the gongs and drums in the courtyard of the Demon Suppression Bureau.

This gong and drum is made of special materials, and the sound can be heard very widely. When it is struck with true Qi, the whole of Jiangning can hear it. It is rarely used in the company at ordinary times.

Soon the demon-suppressing masters gathered in the office. Some of them had their clothes disheveled and red lip marks on their necks. It seemed that they had come here halfway through having some fun during the break.

"News came from the headquarters that Princess Changyi is missing and is suspected to have been abducted by a monster. Guanqi went to the Jinling headquarters to participate in the investigation. Everyone else should go out to search. Even the rat holes should be checked out by me!" Yang Kui looked very bad.

The Demon Suppression Bureau is not actually very good at investigating cases. Normally when they encounter monsters they just rush in. But today's case is of great importance.

Any case involving royal relatives would become troublesome, not to mention that Princess Changyi's father was the Prince of Pingnan, who held military power and great authority.

If the whole matter cannot be investigated, I am afraid that all the officials in Jinling, big and small, will be angered.

Although the Demon Suppression Division is under the charge of the Grand Master, the monster abducted the princess right under the nose of the Demon Suppression Division. This is dereliction of duty. If the princess cannot be found, the Jinling Demon Suppression Division cannot escape blame.

Lu Zhan whispered, "Boss, let Chun go with me."

Although Xie Chunyan is not very smart, he is well-informed because he hangs out in brothels for many years and likes to make friends everywhere. He knows a lot of gossip and secrets. Now that Princess Changyi is missing, all kinds of information about her are extremely important.

Yang Kui thought for a moment and said, "Xie Chunyan will go to Jinling with Guanqi! If there is any news, please communicate in time. It is not a good idea to look for a needle in a haystack. We still have to look for clues."

...

The situation was urgent, so the two gave up riding and headed towards the crime scene.

On the way, Xie Chunyan told the story about King Pingnan.

The King of Pingnan is the uncle of the current emperor and the elder brother of the Grand Master. His original title was King of Heng. Later, when southern Xinjiang was in rebellion, he led his troops to suppress it in one fell swoop and was given the title of King of Pingnan.

The King of Pingnan has two sons and one daughter. Princess Changyi is the youngest and most favored daughter. She studies under a great scholar at Luyun Academy. She is twenty-three years old and in the middle stage of the Mortal Realm. In addition to the secret realm, she came to Jinling for another reason because of Lin Hongwen.

"She and Lin Hongwen are childhood sweethearts, and she has admired Lin Hongwen for many years." The wind whistled in his ears, and Xie Chunyan said loudly: "But Princess Changyi is not good-looking, and Lin Hongwen doesn't like Princess Changyi. This time he chased her to Jinling and stayed at Tongfu Inn. In addition to the princess, there are many disciples of the immortal sect in the inn."

"How do you know who she loves?" Lu Zhan was surprised. He knew that Xie Chunyan might know some gossip, but he didn't expect that he even knew such a thing.

Xie Chunyan said proudly: "My cousin is studying at Luyun Academy, and we often communicate."

Lu Zhan: “…”

Even if you know why the other party came, this matter is not simple.

According to the common behavior logic of wild monsters, if they kidnap people, they are either lustful like the Yellow Robe Monster, or they eat people for spiritual practice.

But Princess Changyi is not Baihuaxiu. Secondly, the princess must be accompanied by many guards when traveling, and there are also many disciples from immortal sects in Tongfu Inn. The fact that the other party was able to kidnap the princess quietly shows that they are very powerful.

Since you are so powerful, why not choose the more beautiful and better cultivator in Tongfu Inn? There is no need to take the risk and offend the royal family.

The other party's purpose is too strong. It should not be a wild monster, but a domesticated one. The domesticated monster can be compared to the cow spirit, working for the superiors... or it may not be a monster at all, but someone is using the evil spirit to hide the truth.

The matter of Cuiping Mountain has not been clarified yet, and now Princess Changyi has been kidnapped. It is too coincidental.

After half a cup of tea, the two arrived at the crime scene. This time they went too fast and Lu Zhan felt a little dizzy. He hurriedly ate a plum to calm himself down before walking into the inn where Princess Chang Yi was staying.

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When the two stepped in, they saw the demon-suppressing masters from the headquarters investigating the scene, among them was the familiar face Zhuge Chen.

"Brother Lu." Zhuge Chen greeted Lu Zhan when he saw him coming over: "I hope you are well. I haven't thanked you for saving my life last time."

"It's okay." Lu Zhan asked, "What's the situation now?"

Zhuge Chen said, "The situation is a bit complicated. Tongfu Inn is the territory of Xiuyinfang, and many disciples of the immortal sect live there. They claimed that they were having lunch at noon today when they suddenly sensed the evil spirit. It took no more than thirty breaths from the time they sensed it to the time they went upstairs to check. When they went upstairs, they found the maid unconscious and the princess missing. But except in the room, there was no evil spirit left around the inn."

"Both the evil spirit and the evil energy can be contained by special instruments, such as the evil spirit-suppressing bag we often use. So I suspect that someone first kidnapped the princess and then deliberately released the evil spirit... Otherwise, it doesn't make sense that there would be evil spirit in the room but no trace outside."

As expected, someone was acting in a targeted manner... Lu Zhan thought for a moment, "What did the Jinling prefect say?"

"The prefect said that the other party used demonic energy, which means it is still related to demons. The Demon Suppression Department must take care of it."

This is reasonable. For such a big case, who would dare to take the blame alone? The more people who take the blame, the better, so that the responsibility can be shared.

Seeing that the two had almost finished their conversation, Xie Chunyan asked, "Could it be related to the secret realm? As far as I know, the secret realm will be opened on June 15th. The other party kidnapped Princess Changyi in order to disrupt Jinling and fish in troubled waters?"

I am glad that Chun Ge has started to use his brain, although his idea is not quite right... Lu Zhan said, "It is unlikely. Although this secret realm is rare, it is not worth offending the royal family."

If someone really wants to take advantage of this kind of thing, it will be useless even if they get all the magic weapons in the secret realm. The class problem cannot be made up for by two magic weapons.

"Oh..." Xie Chunyan scratched his head: "I heard that Confucianism has a magic that can call out names. If you write a name on a piece of paper, the paper can find the person."

"There are indeed Confucian disciples upstairs." Zhuge Chen said, "I tried, but it didn't work."

"Go and ask around. If it was a human effort, the other party must be familiar with the inn and at least know which room the princess lives in. This will make it easier for them to succeed. Especially the princess's personal maid, she must be interrogated carefully." There are many rooms in Tongfu Inn and there are many people and eyes. If it was really a human effort, there would be many suspects. Lu Zhan decided to use the hypnosis technique to interrogate her and see if he could get any useful information.

As expected of my savior, his thinking is as clear as mine... Zhuge Chen said: "The maids were poisoned. I have already detoxified them, but they have not yet woken up. They are all on the second floor. However, the disciples of the immortal sect are arrogant. Although they cooperate, their attitude is very bad..."

"Understood." Most of the immortal sect disciples are arrogant and proud. Although they will cooperate with the Demon Suppression Bureau, it does not mean that they don't have a sense of superiority.