Chapter 332: Locating the Demon Dao
Chapter 332: Locating the Demon Dao
At the front of the alley, the people from Lihuatang who returned like a tide did not bring back any new spies.
Facing Zhao Duan's questioning, the Thousand-Faced God shuddered and groveled, saying, "We didn't find him. He should have gone out."
It's so late, where could he go? Zhao Duan frowned.
Qian Kerou suddenly asked, "Sir, is it possible that he was taken away by a demon? Just like the middle-aged man codenamed Ballast Stone that you met during the day."
This speculation caused everyone's expression to change.
If the guess is true, then what is the purpose of the evil national master transferring the rebels away?
Get informed? Have a meeting?
still is……
Take action again?
Zheng Laojiu, who is experienced and once served as a golden guard in the imperial court thirty years ago, sorted out the papers in his hands with the help of moonlight.
The paper recorded the clues they had obtained from the people they had arrested that night through torture.
Zheng Laojiu continuously cross-connected these clues on paper and drew a social network.
He was trying to restore the interpersonal network of the rebel faction in the capital.
In his previous life, Zhao Duan had heard of the theory of six degrees of separation, which states that the distance between you and any stranger will not exceed six people...
Although the spy network had many barriers designed by Zhuang Xiaocheng, these people were ultimately connected to each other.
In Zhao Duan's opinion, the spy network designed by Zhuang Xiaocheng was still a bit crude.
Therefore, although not everyone has been arrested yet, the paper network has almost been built.
"My Lord, something is wrong."
Zheng Laojiu stepped forward, handed over the mesh paper with lines in his hand, and said in a serious tone:
"According to the situation we have now, although we haven't figured it out yet, we should be able to find the whereabouts of that demon. Since he has dismissed the rebel's agent, it doesn't make sense that the entire rebel party has no relevant news at all...
Especially, we interrogated so many people, and none of them knew the situation. Most people didn’t even know about Ballast Stone’s death. Only some of the middle-level people who were directly in contact with him realized that something was wrong…”
Zhao Duan frowned and stared at him: "Old Zheng, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."
Zheng Laojiu said seriously: "Sir, I suspect that this demon is not with the rebels at all, nor is he hiding where the rebels are."
As Lihuatang's confidants, they knew that the reason why their master's roundup operation tonight was hastily launched ahead of schedule was because of the appearance of the demon.
Zhao Duan's idea is indeed like this:
Since the demon Taoist has come into contact with the "ballast stone" and belongs to the same camp as Zhuang Xiaocheng, it is very likely that he will settle down in the place arranged by the rebels at this moment.
At the very least, as long as we catch the rebels who know the situation, we can follow the clues and find where the evil Taoist is staying.
To be arrested.
But it was almost late at night, and they had arrested so many people but still had no idea where the demon was.
This is enough to show that Zhao Duan’s initial speculation might have been wrong in direction.
"Sir, what Lao Zheng said makes sense. Could it be that this evil Taoist priest went into hiding after killing Ballast Stone and has not yet contacted other rebels? It's too early for us to act?" Hou Renming agreed.
Qian Kerou bit her lip and said:
"Maybe we haven't arrested enough people. I suggest you keep arresting. We'll eventually find clues."
Gongshu Tianyuan, who walked out of the carriage, also looked disappointed.
Although he came here mainly to help Brother Zhao, as a disciple of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, he also wanted to slay demons and get rid of the national master.
——Mr. Zhao never lets anyone work for nothing. This time, by looking for Gongshu Tianyuan, he was also implicitly giving him a credit.
But now, it seems to be in trouble.
Everyone was talking at once, and Zhao Duan hesitated for a moment, frowning and wondering whether his previous guess was correct.
If the judgment is wrong, tonight's crackdown will instead alert the enemy.
"There is another possibility."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind everyone.
Zhao Duan turned his head and looked back, only to see a girl in prison uniform wiping her tears with her sleeves inside the carriage.
Yun Xi's eyes were red as she knelt in the carriage, facing the gazes one after another. Her eyes were cold and her tone was unusually calm:
"The Beijing branch of the Kuangfu Society not only has these people under your control, but also another single line that is completely separated from the entire intelligence network and is only communicated by the branch leader or his deputy, 'Baldengshi'.
If the demon you mentioned kills Ballast Stone, maybe he can get this separate intelligence line from him... If I were him, I would obviously prefer to hide over there. After all, no one knows if there is a traitor in the intelligence network."
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, and looked at Yunxi with a strange look:
"Do you know that dark line?"
After Yunxi's faith collapsed, her IQ seemed to have improved. She easily understood what he meant and said seriously:
"You suspect that Zhuang Xiaocheng's abandonment of me means that I don't have much information?"
The girl shook her head and retorted:
"First, I followed Zhuang Xiaocheng. Although he didn't let me know a lot of key information, I still had the opportunity to learn some of it while he wasn't paying attention. Don't get me wrong, this was purely out of curiosity."
"Secondly, he abandoned me because he was thousands of miles away and used magic to rescue people. If he took one more person with him, the mana consumed would increase several times. It doesn't mean that I have no value.
Humph, do you really think that Zhuang Xiaocheng chooses his disciples casually? I am one of the best among the younger generation in the society. "
At this moment, Yunxi seemed to have completed some kind of transformation.
Or in other words: blackening.
Her slightly round face was extremely cold and her eyes were a little crazy, which made Bluebird subconsciously stay away from her.
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed. He laughed happily, like a devil who tempted people to fall.
His original intention of bringing Yunxi out today was to crush her soul, but he didn't expect that in addition to achieving his goal, he would also gain something unexpected.
"Then why should I believe you?"
Zhao Duan walked over and lifted the kneeling girl's chin with his fingers, asking her to raise her little face and look at him from above.
The two faces were very close to each other, looking into each other's eyes. The girl did not avoid or evade, but deep in her pupils there was a lasting sadness and silence.
Yun Xi did not resist at all. She said calmly, "You can ask that fat guy to torture me with the fox spirit."
She laughed at herself: "It's just death anyway. I'm already dead anyway."
She poked her swollen chest with her hand.
th.
No...how can you, a little girl, curse at others...Gongshu Tianyuan was unhappy.
Zhao Duan restrained his smile and asked, "Where is that single line?"
"The Bafang Theater, the actor Wu Ling."
Yun Xi said calmly: "Most of the spies of the Kuangfu Society in the capital are mortals. Because they are inconspicuous enough, there are very few masters. This Wu Ling is the only one, a magician of the Divine Chapter of Xishendao."
Zhao Duan took two steps back, pushed the girl roughly into the car, turned around without any hesitation and said:
"Divide the troops into two groups! Brother Gongshu, please suppress Qianmian and lead the Jinyi officers to continue to close the net and arrest people according to the clues we have already obtained. Kerou, the other police officers, follow me and head to the Bafang Theater immediately!"
The Bafang Theater is quite far away, and the clues given by Yunxi are just a reference, so he chose a safer method.
The two teams advance together to maximize the success rate.
Gongshu Tianyuan was stunned for a moment and said:
"Brother Zhao, there's no problem on my side. With so many people, I have the confidence to defeat that demon even if I encounter him. But do you have enough manpower? A magician and a bewitching demon with strange means, if..."
Zhao Duan wanted to say that it was enough, but then he remembered the law that underestimating the enemy will lead to death.
After thinking for a while, he called out three Jinyi soldiers, gave them the address of Kong Hanlin and the other three tonight, and asked them to go and get someone.
As the police chief, he already knew the operational arrangements of the imperial court tonight. Ma Yan would patrol three places.
……
……
The residence of the deputy general of Qianniu Guard is in the west of the city.
Taking into account the ranking of hatred values, there are two gangs lying in ambush near this general's house tonight.
After Ma Yan left Kong's house, he hesitated for only a moment before rushing towards the closer Deputy General Qianniu.
Although the deputy general of the Imperial Guards has advanced martial arts skills, he is far superior to the mortal Kong Hanlin, and it is much more difficult to bewitch him.
But Ma Yan never dared to underestimate the power of the national teacher.
However, when he hurried over, before he got close, he saw the fire in the distance ahead.
The deputy general's residence caught fire!
Ma Yan's heart sank suddenly, and his fluttering cloak almost formed a straight line in the darkness.
"The Governor!"
"Master, you are here!"
When Ma Yan landed in the mansion, he found that the entire courtyard had obviously been damaged by violence, with traces of fighting everywhere.
The servants in the house were putting out the fire, while the officers who were supposed to be lying in ambush outside gathered in the courtyard, and some of them were even injured.
"What's going on?" Ma Yan looked grim. He saw the deputy general of Qianniu Guard lying on the ground in the crowd, tied up with ropes and covered in blood.
This sturdy man, wearing light armor, had disheveled hair, blood all over his body, veins bulging on his neck, and was roaring and screaming like a wild beast, seemingly losing his mind.
Haitang, who was guarding here, came over. The bag of throwing knives on her waist was half empty, as if she had just been through a tough battle.
The female detective said bitterly:
“We first saw a man enter the house, and then we followed your instructions and waited, ready to follow him, but we didn’t hear any movement until we heard screams and flames in the house, and then we rushed in.
I saw Deputy General Qianniu was like a madman, swinging a big sword everywhere, and several servants were hacked to death by him. The fire was caused by the lantern that ignited the house.
We didn't dare to kill him, so we could only work together to find a way to control him, and that's how it turned out."
If they didn't care about life or death, the Jinyi present could easily kill the mad deputy general.
But in order to capture him alive, everyone obviously paid a heavy price in terms of injuries.
Ma Yan said in a deep voice: "Where is the man who bewitched me?"
Another police officer came out and pointed at the door of the burning house and a blackened body on the stairs, and said:
"He was the first one to be hacked to death."
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ps: Yun Xi: I was originally a rich lady, but was deceived by Lao Deng and fell into a scam. I am reborn today, cast a vote, and listen to my revenge plan...
(End of this chapter)