Red Dust Daqian

It was already past noon, but Zhou Sen, who loved to sleep in, had not yet gotten up. Xiangcao and Zhao Tiechui had already finished their breakfast. The government had already sent two groups of yamen runners to invite Zhou Sen.

With such a big case to solve, Zhou Sen was still sleeping in. Her strong sense of responsibility made Vanilla unable to bear it. She rushed into Zhou Sen's bedroom and shouted angrily at Zhou Sen: "Zhang Mumu, get up quickly. It's already noon. The government has sent people to ask you several times." Zhou Sen replied sleepily: "Senior sister, I explained the magic to you yesterday and talked about it very late. Let me sleep a little longer." Vanilla retorted: "It's not that late. Don't make excuses to sleep in. If you don't get up, I will lift your quilt." Zhou Sen closed his eyes and smiled evilly: "Senior sister, lift it up, I sleep naked anyway." "You are a rogue. Dare to act like a hooligan to your senior sister!" Vanilla grabbed Zhou Sen's ear angrily. Zhou Sen shouted roguely: "1, 2, 3, I'm lifting the quilt." While shouting, he lifted the quilt and stood on the bed in pajamas. Thinking that Zhou Sen was naked, Xiangcao didn't dare to look up. She turned around quickly, covered her blushing face and ran out, shouting, "Zhang Mumu, shameless, just wait for me."

Zhou Sen put on his Taoist robe and went to the government office with Xiangcao, Zhao Tiechui and others. As soon as he entered the gate of the county government office, Zhou Sen felt overwhelmed when he saw the scene in the yard. The incense table had been set up in the yard, and candles, talisman paper, peach wood sword, sandalwood and other related instruments for performing rituals were prepared. County Magistrate Shangguan Wuhou, County Magistrate Cui Qi and others hurriedly came up and exchanged a few words with Zhou Sen and others. Then the county magistrate said to Zhou Sen directly: "Master Zhang, the incense table is ready. Do you think it is okay to open the altar and cast a spell to capture the monster?" Zhou Sen said calmly: "There is no rush. Can you first bring me all the case files of the dog and wolf monster kidnapping case?" The county magistrate Cui Qi stopped the county magistrate from sending someone to get the case files and interrupted him: "Master, do you need the case files to cast a spell to capture the monster? It seems that it is not necessary. Master, just cast the spell here. If you see any other spellcasting tools are missing, I can send someone to buy them." Zhou Sen rolled up his sleeves, raised his voice, and replied in a pretentious manner: "Casting a spell requires the right time, right place, and right people. It requires a favorable time and a suitable place, and you need to know where the monster comes from, which cave or lair it comes from, or which immortal's mount it is, what characteristics and hobbies it has, etc. Only in this way can you cast a targeted spell. If you don't know anything, how can you catch the evil dog and wolf monsters? If you cast a spell casually and catch them randomly, wouldn't the world be in chaos?" After listening to Zhou Sen's explanation, the county magistrate Shangguan Wuhou felt that he was indeed a master, and he finally found the right person this time. He quickly ordered the chief clerk to bring all the case files. Zhou Sen thought he should find a quiet room to take a good look at the case files, so he asked the county magistrate for a study.

Zhou Sen and Xiangcao sat down in the study. They made some tea and waited for the chief clerk Yan Xue to bring all the case files. They wanted to take a good look at them to see if they could find any clues.

After a while, the chief clerk brought two books to Zhou Sen. Zhou Sen took the books and flipped through them, then asked the chief clerk while looking at them: "These two books are the case files, right? When will the rest of the files be brought?" The chief clerk Yan Xue replied awkwardly: "Master Zhang, these are the files of all the cases, and they are all brought to you." Zhou Sen felt incredible. If the two books were the same size as the printed text in the 21st century, they would be worth seeing. But these were written in brush calligraphy, how much content could be recorded? Zhou Sen asked in confusion: "This is the file of all the missing cases. There are more than ten missing cases, and this is the only content recorded. Where is the crime scene investigation record? Where is the visit record? Where is the victim's record? Where is the victim's detailed information?" The chief clerk Yan Xue smiled bitterly and said: "Master Zhang, they are all recorded in it. This is a case of evil spirits, and there are not many traces left. Moreover, those ordinary information and records can only help solve ordinary mortal cases. It has no effect on this dog and wolf demon case, so the case handlers did not record it in detail." Yan Xue finished speaking, and finally bowed to Zhou Sen and said: "I hope Master Zhang will cast a spell as soon as possible to exorcise the demons." Zhou Sen felt that the county government was really fooling his ancestors when he heard Yan Xue's words. In his heart, he greeted all the ancestors of the county government.

Zhou Sen pretended to be calm and politely asked the chief clerk to leave first.

Zhou Sen was even more overwhelmed. He had originally used his identity as a Taoist priest to intervene in the case, and then thoroughly investigated the case through the case files. He was quite confident at first, with 21st century scientific knowledge and having watched so many police dramas and documentaries. Coming to this backward ancient society, it was not easy to find clues, identify the real murderer, and solve the case by unraveling the files. As a result, there were not many records at all, and it took less than half an hour to read the files of more than a dozen cases. He could not get any useful information at all. It was simply impossible for Zhou Sen to start.

Zhou Sen was somewhat desperate. He asked Xiangcao to lean closer to his ear, and then whispered to her, "Sister, these officials are too foolish. They completely rely on Taoist magic. They didn't record any useful information at all. The case can't be investigated further. Why don't we take the 500 taels and find a chance to leave." Xiangcao said to Zhou Sen sternly, "Mumu, we are not swindlers. Have you forgotten the justice in your heart? Didn't you meet the parents of the lost children yesterday? You see how pitiful they are. How can you bear to just leave like this?" Zhou Sen felt that Xiangcao seemed a little angry, and hurriedly replied: "I can't bear it. I really wanted to help them solve the case, but I didn't expect them to be so superstitious that it was a demon. The most important thing is that they didn't check it seriously at all, and didn't leave any useful information. If there is no new case, we will have no way to start." Xiangcao encouraged Zhou Sen and said: "Mumu, you try it. Since they didn't check it seriously, if you check it seriously, there may be clues. Don't give up before you even start. I believe you can do it. You told me so much knowledge yesterday that I don't know. I believe you are much better than those officials and constables. Come on, you can do it." At this moment, Zhou Sen heard Zhiling Maria's encouragement. He couldn't bear to disappoint Xiangcao. Zhou Sen could only bite the bullet and agree.

Zhou Sen calmed down and sorted out his thoughts. Then he said to Xiangcao: "Sister, let's sort out the existing files first, and then visit the victims' families door to door. If there are records of missing people, we will also go to the scene to investigate and see if it is possible to find some clues." Xiangcao gave Zhou Sen a big smile and nodded in affirmation.