Encounter Taotie by chance at the beginning and practice longevity skills

The originally noisy atmosphere on the second floor of Jiutian Restaurant instantly became depressing and tense due to the sudden fainting of four monks. The entire air seemed to freeze, as if time had stopped passing. The sounds of drinking, talking, and the clinking of chopsticks against dishes all stopped abruptly, leaving only a sudden silence.

The wind outside the window gently swayed the open wooden windows, and the flames of candles in the corridor outside the door danced, casting jumping shadows, which seemed to add a weird color.

The originally smiling faces on the four monks' faces now turned pale and distorted. They fell down at the dining table, with wine glasses and dishes scattered everywhere. The wine slowly flowed out of the cup and made a spine-chilling gurgling sound when it came into contact with the stone slabs on the ground.

At this time, the four people patrolling the Law Enforcement Palace came up with heavy steps. When they saw the four people lying down on the wine table, the middle-aged man in the lead stepped forward to check the breath of the four people. The soul has dissipated, and the dead can no longer die.

The first impression this middle-aged man gives people is that he is steady and calm. He is tall and tall, about the same height as Lei Ze. He is wearing black law enforcement uniform and looks noble yet majestic. The aura released by this man was probably from the foundation-building stage, and it was obviously stronger than the guard he met at the city gate before.

The middle-aged man first ordered his two men to go down and seal off the scene, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting. Then he asked one of his men to go downstairs and asked everyone on the first floor to stay where they were. Then he looked at Lei Ze again. The middle-aged man said to Lei Ze:

"I, Li Yutang, am the deacon of the outer gate of the Yunlei Sect Law Enforcement Hall. I am currently the captain of the first patrol team in this city. This fellow Taoist, do you know these four people?"

Lei Ze told the story exactly what happened after he entered the restaurant. Li Yutang looked at the dead mouse, and then at the four dead people. He seemed to have doubts in his heart, and then turned to the waiter and said:

"Xiao Er, tell me what happened."

"Okay, sir." The waiter replied respectfully, "That's it. I was originally a commoner and didn't have the qualifications to speak, so I asked my second uncle to go to Nancheng to find a job serving tea and water. , this is much more than what I earned from working in my original village and town..."

Before the waiter finished speaking, Li Yutang's face darkened and he said to the waiter:

"I asked you to talk about these four people, but I didn't ask you to introduce yourself."

The waiter trembled with fright and said quickly: "That's it, sir, these four people are regular customers of Jiutian Restaurant. They come here almost every two to three months. The male monks often come here." Come on, these two ladies just came with them recently, and these two friars started coming to our restaurant for dinner two years ago."

The waiter swallowed and continued, "Today, these four people came a little earlier than this guest, and they ordered food normally. Then I went to ask the chef downstairs to cook, and then I waited downstairs. The food was served, and then the guest arrived, and what happened next was exactly as the guest said."

"So..." As soon as Li Yutang said these two words, he heard one of his men running up to the second floor and said to Li Yutang:

"Captain, the cook downstairs is also dead. The method of death is basically the same as that of these four people. The details need to be confirmed by relevant people."

The waiter's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and he seemed to have not expected the chef's death. On the other hand, Li Yutang and Lei Ze seemed much calmer. Because both of them were foundation-building monks, their spiritual consciousness had already detected the chef's collapse.

"Then show your IDs. If you have just entered the city and don't have a residence permit, please show your entry documents." Li Yutang said to the two of them.

Looking at the documents handed over by the two, even the steady and composed Li Yutang couldn't help but show a strange expression, "Zhang San, Li Si?"

Li Yutang said to Lei Ze, "Is your name Zhang San?"

Lei Ze returned: "Yes, I am Zhang San. My father's surname is Zhang. I am the third eldest child in the family, so I am called Zhang San."

Li Yutang said to the waiter again: "You are the fourth child in the family, your name is Li Si?"

The waiter replied, "Yes. Mr. Guan."

"Zhang San, Li Si, you two and the maid below follow me back to the Law Enforcement Hall. There are too many doubts about this matter. Zhao Ming, go tell the two people downstairs to release the formation and prohibit non-related personnel from entering this place. You go back first Ask the coroner (forensic doctor) in the Law Enforcement Hall to carry the body back and examine the body and cause of death. Then check to see if these four people have any enemies in the city."

Li Yutang said to everyone.

After finishing speaking, before Lei Ze and Li Si could speak, they heard the subordinate who had just come up to report the death of the chef say: "I understand, captain." With that said, he quickly went downstairs.

"You two, please understand our work and come with me. Let's talk first. Don't have any plans to take action. There are golden elixir monks in this city. If a battle breaks out, you should know it. Well, fighting is prohibited in the city, and if you fight with someone from the Law Enforcement Hall, your crime will be increased by one level. It can range from imprisonment to death on the spot."

After Li Yutang finished speaking, he looked at Lei Ze and gave Lei Ze a slightly awe-inspiring look.

Lei Ze knew that this was for him, and he should have seen that he was in the foundation building stage. And maybe my behavior seemed very strange to Captain Li. He was already in the foundation building stage and pretended to be in the Qi refining stage when he went to the tavern to eat. He happened to encounter a rare restaurant poisoner in the tavern, and he also brought The mice were killed and no poison was eaten. I don’t blame people for doubting me.

Even Lei Ze himself felt that what happened was a bit strange. Apart from himself, the person from the Law Enforcement Hall came too quickly. Is it really such a coincidence? Not necessarily, and when I entered this tavern, I kept staring at the kitchen with my consciousness until my food was served.

At present, my consciousness is about [-] feet, so it is not a problem to explore the entire tavern. I didn't find anything strange here.

Just as Lei Ze was thinking, he was brought back to reality by the waiter's words. The waiter said to Li Yutang respectfully. "Master, how dare you, this villain? I will follow you now."

"Let's go, general, don't smell it in front of the food, it's poisonous." After hearing Lei Ze's words, the general jumped on Lei Ze's shoulder. "Sir, this is my pet. Can you take it to the Law Enforcement Hall?"

"It doesn't matter." Li Yutang said.

.............

A quarter of an hour later, the interrogation hall No. [-] of the Law Enforcement Hall was dimly lit, and the candlelight on the wall flickered, casting a gloomy atmosphere over the entire hall. The walls here are made of thick black stones, and there seems to be a formation on them to isolate spiritual consciousness and protection. There are two chairs and a table inside.

Li Yutang sat on the chair in front of the table, and Lei Ze sat on the chair opposite. They were not restrained, and seemed to be just asking simple questions.

"Zhang San, you are in the foundation building stage, why are you pretending to be in the Qi refining stage? And I see that your aura is strong, you should have been fasting for a long time. Why do you still go to a restaurant to eat? And why do you use mice to test poison when you eat? , do you know there is poison in this dish?" Li Yutang asked righteously.

"Sir, I am wronged. I am going out and I have to keep everything in mind to avoid being plotted by others. And I also like the smoke of fireworks in this world, so I went to the tavern to eat. I used mice to test the poison. It is true. I'm being cautious, don't you think this is just like someone poisoning me in a restaurant? And what I did didn't violate the city's laws."

After hearing this, Li Yutang thought it was reasonable, and according to the investigation by his men, Zhang San had just entered the city today. He had no relationship with these four people before and had no motive to kill.

At present, we still have to wait for Wu Zuo to find out what kind of poison he was hit before we can make further inferences.

"Dang-dang-dang" the knock on the door behind Li Yutang interrupted his thoughts. The door opened a crack, and the voice of Li Yutang's subordinate Zhao Ming came:

"Captain, the autopsy report of Wu Zuo is out, please take a look."