Chapter 397: Diverting trouble to the west and fishing in troubled waters

A huge display screen rose up behind the podium in the conference room, showing a huge map of the mountains and rivers of Kyushu.

Once the Ministry of Internal Affairs agents verify and confirm the sighting location, they will immediately mark it on the map after reporting it. After clicking on the mark, you can view the sighting report of that location at any time.

Very intuitive and clear at a glance.

Numerous eyewitness reports pieced together the whereabouts of the impostor. After leaving Liberty City, he traveled west with Fairy Qiaoyu, passed through many Qin cities, entered the territory of the Quanrong, traveled on the grassland for a long time, and then turned towards India.

The southwestern region of the Quanrong and Tianzhu are already under the sphere of influence of the Western Religion. Fortunately, the Chamber of Commerce has always had trade exchanges with the Western Religion, so there is no shortage of caravan spies.

The last sighting record was located in the border area of India, which was also the location with the latest sighting in time.

Judging from the testimony of the Chamber of Commerce employees, the impostor and Fairy Yuqiao did travel together and had a very close relationship.

A few days after seeing the impostor, many witnesses also encountered six female practitioners traveling together. These six people seemed to have been tracking all the way, and their purpose should be to capture Fairy Yuqiao and bring her back to heaven.

But now three years have passed, and it seems that not only did the Sixth Fairy fail to get her sister back, but she also got herself involved.

Taibai, Longji and Nezha also observed the entire internal investigation meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. They felt that the efficiency was extremely high and the work was done in a very methodical manner. Within two hours, they had sorted out the complex information clearly.

The interrupted clues also reappeared, providing guidance for the next step of action.

Long Ji could not wait to point to the last sighting location and said to Wen Rui, "Why has no one seen Sister Yuqiao since here? Could it be that the villain who abducted her committed the crime here? Let's go check it out!"

"Our trade route ends here. No more caravans continue to travel west, and naturally there will be no more sightings reports further west."

Wen Rui only took a glance and replied calmly: "As to whether the real intention was exposed at that moment and the attack was carried out, it is still unclear. It is also possible that this is still a trick of the suspect, or a scheme to shift the blame to someone else."

Long Ji questioned, "Didn't you say that your Chamber of Commerce connects the three realms and you want to expand your business to the Heavenly Palace?"

Taibai Jinxing was also puzzled and said, "You and the Western Church are obviously doing a booming business. Last time I went to Lingshan, I saw the Buddhist beads worn by the Western Church disciples in Lingshan with 'Made by Jinling' engraved on them."

"The reason is very simple. Further west is the territory of the Ogre Kingdom, which is within the sphere of influence of the Western Church. Our Chamber of Commerce also does business with the monster tribe, but not with Ogres. Otherwise, wouldn't it be like delivering takeout food? The risk is too great."

The fat fox answered on behalf of Wen Rui: "Besides, more than 95% of the goods we provide to the demon tribe are livestock blood food. The man-eating demons are not short of blood food. When they want to eat meat, they capture humans from the surrounding areas. Human flesh is much cheaper than the animal meat we sell to them. A two-legged sheep is one-third of the price of a sheep. Since there is no profit, there is no need for us to maintain the trade route."

Nezha, who had been distracted by playing games and had not paid much attention to the investigation, was drawn to the news. He leaned over and asked, "Didn't the Western Church say that the people in Xiniuhezhou, where their ancestral home is located, are simple and honest, all living beings are peaceful and kind, and the environment is clean and sanitary? How come the ogres gathered together and established a country?"

Nezha's two brothers are both disciples of Bodhisattva. In the past, when Jinzha and Muzha went to visit their relatives in heaven, they often praised Western religion to Li Jing and Nezha, saying that the country under the rule of Western religion is actually a Buddhist country on earth and a pure land of bliss.

The heartless Nezha didn't care about this and never thought of joining the Western religion, but after being influenced by it for a long time, he also developed a great liking for it. That's why he asked this question.

Wen Rui sneered mercilessly, "Western religions have always liked to brag about themselves, often saying things that sound grandiose, but in reality they are just playing around with petty tricks. Just listen to their boasting. I'm afraid that even if Xi Niu Hezhou develops for another two thousand years, it won't even be considered a bacillus feeding animal."

"The most impoverished and barren Xiniu Hezhou is home to unruly people. Perhaps in another two thousand years, the Western Church will not be able to protect the orthodoxy of Xiniu Hezhou. No matter which religion or sect takes over, it will not be able to govern those anthropomorphic beings."

After complaining about the Western Church, Wen Rui said seriously, "The last sighting site is west of the 800-li Lion Camel Ridge. The Lion Camel Ridge is the second largest demon settlement in the mortal world. There are more than 50,000 demons. The demons have established their own country and named it the Lion Camel Country."

"What?" Princess Longji was furious. "God knows where there are demons in the mortal world. As the commander-in-chief of the heavenly army, why don't you lead 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to suppress them?"

Wen Rui rolled his eyes and said, "Do you really not know or are you playing dumb? My main responsibility as the temporary Marshal of the Heavenly Army is to change the uniforms of the entire army within 30 years, that's all."

He glared at Taibai Jinxing and continued, "The only reason I was able to take on this crappy mission to find someone was because of that old dog Taibai Jinxing. If I really dispatched troops to attack the Lion Country, the Jade Emperor would have to order them back before they even leave the South Heaven Gate."

Taibai Jinxing said awkwardly: "In the past, the land and mountain gods in the lower world also reported the chaos in that area to the Heavenly Court, but that place was the sphere of influence of the Western religion, and the Jade Emperor rejected the request to send troops because he was afraid of the consequences."

Princess Longji said, "Then inform Lingshan and ask Tathagata to send the Eighteen Arhats to subdue the demon. Will Tathagata just sit there and watch the demons establish a country and harm the human race in the Buddha land at the foot of Lingshan?"

"Hehe, he really just sat there and did nothing. Not only did he do nothing, he was also their biggest protector. Without his protection, how could those monsters still be so active? Judging from the situation, they can probably continue to be active for a few hundred years."

Wen Rui sneered and said, "The Demon King Peng, one of the leading demon kings in Lion Camel Ridge, is his uncle. With this relationship, no one among the gods and Buddhas in the sky dares to easily use military force against Lion Camel Country to exterminate those man-eating evil demons."

Nezha and Princess Longji both had expressions of disbelief and surprise on their faces, but when they saw Taibai Jinxing's nonchalant reaction, they had to believe that such a sensational thing was probably true.

"Didn't the saints say that the human race should flourish?" Princess Longji asked in confusion, "The Lion Country devours the human race so much, and no gods or Buddhas dare to intervene. If it grows stronger in the future, won't all the people in the mortal world be devoured? How can it flourish?"

Wen Rui rolled his eyes and said, "How about that, Your Highness, please submit a petition to the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, and use this case to propose sending troops to attack the Lion Country. If the Jade Emperor issues an order, this Marshal will gather the troops and attack directly, sweeping away all the tens of thousands of monsters in the Lion Country."

As early as the establishment of the Demon Production Alliance, Wen Rui was dissatisfied with the demons of the Lion Country, but his strength was limited at the time, and the other party's backing was too strong, so he could not afford to do anything.

Involved in this fairy disappearance case, the suspect is likely using sleight of hand to deliberately divert the investigation, or even has the sinister intention of sowing discord between the Heavenly Court and Western religions.

But what does this have to do with Wen Rui? He never wanted to have peace between Heaven and the West, and was afraid that the two sides would come to a fight.

It is a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters and use the soldiers of Heaven to completely wipe out the largest anti-demon production alliance among the demons in the mortal world.

(End of this chapter)

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