Abduct a shadow guard to investigate the case

The Martial Arts League is an alliance organization that leads the righteous way of the rivers and lakes, maintains the security of the rivers and lakes, promotes the development of the martial arts, and coordinates cross-sect affairs.In recent years, in response to the KitKat cases in the Jianghu, the Wulin League has established a special independent investigation agency - Qingji Pavilion, recruiting people with decent backgrounds and outstanding abilities in the Jianghu, and appointed them as investigators.Qingji Pavilion accepts investigation cases with real-name applications from various factions in the world. After confirming the acceptance, it will send investigators to conduct independent investigations.

Shen Yao revealed his real identity this time, which really surprised everyone.

Gao Zhan soon came to the punishment hall, led Shen Yao into the inner hall, checked Shen Yao's token for himself, and after confirming the authenticity of the token, he clasped his fists at Shen Yao, "It's true that a hero has been born as a boy since ancient times. Gao should have thought of it a long time ago. With such observation and analysis ability, Mr. Shen will definitely not be an ordinary person, it is really disrespectful and disrespectful!"

"Where is there," Shen Yao said, "I came to the villa this time because I received the real-name application of Vice-Hall Master Shi to investigate another incident, but I didn't expect that Vice-Hall Master Shi was killed before I arrived. It is necessary to conduct a secret investigation, so I discussed with Vice Hall Master Shi and decided to pretend to be a distant relative, if it is inappropriate, I ask the Hall Master and everyone to forgive me."

"Mr. Shen speaks seriously," Gao Zhan said, "Wulin League leads the righteous way of martial arts. We respect it very much. Of course, we also respect the investigation method of Qingji Pavilion. It's a pity that the owner of the village is in seclusion and cannot be recommended for the time being."

Shen Yao said, "It's okay, it's just that I need to take Xuan Qi away for questioning, can Master Gao be lenient."

"Of course." Gao Zhan readily agreed.

Shen Yao wanted to find Xuan Qi, but Gao Zhan asked, "I wonder if Mr. Shen can reveal what case Vice Hall Master Shi asked you to investigate? Is it related to his murder?"

Shen Yao said sternly, "To be honest, Vice Hall Master Shi saw a strange corpse in the mountain river half a month ago, and thought it was very similar to the demon soldier refined by the Demon Cult a few years ago, but he was The corpse was not recovered, and because the owner of the village was unable to report to him, so he asked for help from the Wulin League."

"There is such a thing!" Gao Zhan was very shocked, and said, "Could it be that the Demon Cult is going back to the Central Plains again?"

"Only based on one corpse, one cannot jump to conclusions." Shen Yao said, "The timing of Master Shi's murder is really strange, and further investigation is needed on this matter."

"Could the murderer be the devil's sect spies who sneaked into the village?" Gao Zhan asked.

"It's hard to say," Shen Yao said, "Master Gao can also make everyone more vigilant in the near future, and Shen will also speed up the investigation. I hope the matter can be revealed as soon as possible."

Gao Zhan nodded and said, "If that's the case, then there will be Mr. Lao Shen."

"It's Shen's business." Shen Yao said, he was thinking of Xuan Qi in his heart, and after finishing the topic, he quickly walked back to the front hall. Seeing that Xuan Qi was still kneeling, he walked over and grabbed his wrist, regardless of that. The man was still a little dazed, so he pulled him up and walked out of the execution hall.

Gao Zhan also came out from the inner hall, signaling to let him go.

When passing by Li Shouwei, Shen Yao shot a murderous look in his eyes, Li Shouwei was so frightened that he took half a step back and almost fell down.

Shen Yao pulled Xuan Qi back to the wooden house.

Xuan Qi followed Shen Yao, his head was a little dazed, the sun was shining brightly on the road, and the real temperature was reflected on his body, the birds were singing in his ears, and the fragrance of flowers in his nose, as if the gloomy torture hall just now was just a dark night dream, Shen Yao pulled him back daytime.

When Xuan Qi came back to his senses, he realized that his wrist was still in Shen Yao's hand.

He hurriedly turned his wrist to withdraw from Shen Yao's hand, Shen Yao felt his movement, first purposely tightened his hand, and then quickly let go, allowing Xuan Qi to withdraw.

Shen Yao stopped and looked at Xuan Qi, and saw a look of awe, gratitude, and guilt in the man's eyes.

He smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Xuan Qi said, "Mr. Shen exposed his secret investigation identity for me, Xuan Qi is really guilty." As he said that, his eyelashes trembled slightly, his appearance was honest and cute.

Shen Yao suddenly wanted to reach out and rub Xuan Qi's head, but he held back and said, "Now I know guilt? Why were you so forthright when you pleaded guilty just now? I think you just don't believe that I can prove your innocence. "

"..." Xuan Qi's eyes dimmed, and he said, "Xuan Qi is just a lowly shadow guard, and he dare not cause trouble to Mr. Shen, and it's just a few whips, it's not difficult for Xuan Qi."

"Alas," Shen Yao finally couldn't help but reached out and rubbed Xuan Qi's hair, and as expected, he saw the man's body stiffen, showing a surprised expression, "He looks stupid, but he has a thoughtful heart to save people , is completely disregarding oneself.”

Xuan Qi glanced at Shen Yao, in his eyes there was gratitude for being understood, but also a trace of grievance for being complained.

Shen Yao felt that although the shadow guard in front of him was taciturn, his eyes became more understandable.

"I was planning to reveal my identity. After all, I have reached a bottleneck in the investigation, so you don't have to think about it at all." Shen Yao comforted him.

"Then how will Xuan Qi cooperate with the young master's investigation?" Xuan Qi asked.

"You, the injury hasn't healed yet, don't run around for now, if necessary, I will ask you for help." Shen Yao said.

"Xuan Qi's injury is fine. I have suffered more serious injuries before, and it will not affect the performance of the mission." Xuan Qi said hastily.

"..." Shen Yao felt that Xuan Qi seemed to have grasped the wrong point. He was about to say something more, when suddenly a black shadow flashed in front of his eyes.

At that moment, Shen Yao felt that Xuan Qi's breath was suddenly cold, and he protected himself behind him.

However, that black shadow just knelt down on one knee respectfully, and said to Shen Yao, "Mr. Shen, my subordinates are ordered by the shadow master to ask you to go to the back mountain."

Black clothes and black hair, with a dull expression, turned out to be a shadow guard too.

"Okay, you lead the way." Shen Yao said.

The visitor stood up, Xuan Qi followed behind Shen Yao, the man turned his head and said, "The shadow master only let Mr. Shen go alone, you step back."

Xuan Qi's face tightened, and Shen Yao said, "It's okay, it's your shadow master who came to see me, don't disobey your orders, go back to the wooden house first."

Shen Yao walked forward, looking back, Xuan Qi was still standing there looking at him, seeing himself turning his head, he quickly looked away, Shen Yao smiled and waved to him, suddenly felt that something in his heart softened.

The Tibetan name is the back mountain of the villa.

Following the shadow guard who led the way, Shen Yao walked along the lush mountain road for a while, and his sight suddenly widened, and a circular flat land with a small area appeared in front of him. Shimen, Xue Feng, the master of Shadow Hall, is standing in front of Shimen.

Seeing Shen Yao coming, Xue Feng took a few steps to meet him, and said, "Mr. Shen, Xue has been waiting here for a long time."

Shen Yao asked, "Master Xue asked Shen Yao to come here, is there something going on?"

Xue Feng waved the shadow guard leading the way to retreat, and then said to Shen Yao, "Xue learned that Mr. Shen is the investigator of the Wulin League, and Shi Bozhong's death may be related to the Demon Cult, so, Xue thought, there is something important. You have to tell the young master, and I want to ask the young master to see if he can help with the investigation."

"What's the matter?" Seeing Xue Feng's hesitant and dignified expression, Shen Yao expected this to be unusual.

Xue Feng suddenly lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, Master Lu disappeared during retreat!"

"...!" Shen Yao's eyes widened.

"Shortly after lunch time today, I was dealing with official business in the shadow hall. Suddenly, the shadow guard came to report, saying that the owner did not open the door for two consecutive meals without ordering. I rushed to the scene and told the door not to open In response, he opened the stone door and found that the dinner from the previous day had fallen on the ground at the door of the stone room, and the owner had disappeared."

As Xue Feng said, he brought Shen Yao to the stone gate under the cliff, and took out a carved stone plaque from his arms. The pattern looked exactly like the stone gate carving, and he inserted the stone plaque into a depression on the gate. The stone tablet was stuck in tightly, Xue Feng pushed in, and heard a "click" sound from the stone door, then he took out the stone tablet, pushed the door with his hand, and the stone door was opened.

"When the owner retreated, he was the only one in the stone room, and there were four shadow guards outside the door every day. The three meals a day were also delivered by the shadow guards. Generally, if the owner did not order in advance, the shadow guards will come when the meal time comes. Knock on the door to deliver food, and the owner will open the door to pick up the food. The next time the food is delivered, the last bowl and chopsticks will be taken away. The stone door can be closed from the inside and the outside, and the owner can open it from the inside. The outside can only be opened through this stone tablet. And the stone tablet was given to me by the owner before the retreat, and I have kept it by my side and never left." Xue Feng explained to him while leading Shen Yao into the interior.

Shen Yao entered the door and saw that there was a space about two feet square inside, with a high roof above the head, and dozens of small holes were cut on the roof, and the light came in finely and densely.There are simple objects around the stone chamber, and there is a huge white jade disc base in the middle, with a layer of faint white smoke hanging over it.

As soon as he entered the stone room, Shen Yao felt a chill all over his body. Seeing the white jade base, he asked, "Is this ice jade? No wonder it's so cold in the stone room."

Xue Fengdao, "Exactly, what Lu Zhuang master trains is pure yang internal force, supplemented by cold ice jade, the practice can get twice the result with half the effort, so every few years, he will practice in seclusion for a period of time."

Shen Yao folded his arms and rubbed his hands, then asked, "The dinner fell on the floor, which means that the owner of the villa was probably taken away during dinner yesterday. Didn't the shadow guards who were guarding at that time find anything unusual?"

"I have urgently interrogated the four shadow guards who were on duty yesterday, and the four started talking nonsense."

"Nonsense?" Shen Yao asked.

"Yes, the shadow guard who delivered the food said that last night the owner opened the door normally to receive the food, and there was nothing unusual about it. What's special is that he saw colorful lights in the sky."

"Colored light?"

"He said that it was like a large flashing rainbow across the sky. When he came back to his senses, the owner had already closed the door and entered the house. The other three shadow guards who were guarding around were all hiding in the trees near the door. , also said that they saw colorful light. At that time, several people exchanged a few words, only felt that they saw a natural wonder, and didn't think much about it."

"Last night, I wish I hadn't noticed such a strange scene in the sky." Shen Yao said.

"Hmph, I'm afraid it's the negligence of the four guards and the collusion of the confession! I have ordered the four to be severely tortured. No matter how hard the four talk, they can't die so easily!" Xue Feng said.

"Then did Hall Master Xue ask any new clues?" Shen Yao asked, and he couldn't help frowning when he heard the words "torture".

"Not yet."

"..., who knows about the disappearance of the owner?"

"It has been more than an hour since I discovered it. Because the matter is so important, I can't judge whether I should make it public, so I blocked the news for the time being, and the interrogation was also conducted in secret. At present, only three elite and reliable shadow guards have been dispatched. I looked around for the owner of the villa, but I haven't found anything yet."

"This incident seems to be done by someone who is very familiar with the owner's retreat. If the owner was robbed last night, then the other party may have had enough time to transport him out of the villa." Shen Yao touched Chin, looked at Xue Feng and asked, "Are you the only one in the whole villa who has this stone sign that opens the door?"

"Yes," Xue Feng nodded, and then said in shock, "Don't you doubt me?"

"Master Xue, don't be nervous," Shen Yao raised the corners of his mouth, "Since the master handed over the only stone tablet to you, it can be seen that he has great trust in you. And if it was you who did it, you probably wouldn't take me out of it Come here."

Xue Feng's expression was slightly relieved, and he heard Shen Yao say, "The shadow guards trained by the shadow hall, for such a big matter as the owner's disappearance, don't say whether the four of them have the courage to collude and lie, I'm afraid it's impossible to even think of this idea. Hall Master Xue should be clearer than me on this point."

"Hmph!" Xue Feng snorted coldly, noncommittal.

"Listening to what you said about the strange scene that the four shadow guards saw, there is another possibility." Shen Yao thought for a while.

"what?"

"For example, being caught by some kind of drug that makes people hallucinate instantly and lose short-term memory."

"Xue has never heard of a drug with such an effect." Xue Feng frowned.

"Oh," Shen Yao said, "the world is so big, there are countless things you and I don't know, so don't jump to conclusions. After the incident, have you carefully checked the inside and outside of the stone room?"

"Checked, but found nothing special."

Shen Yao nodded his chin with his hands, and looked around the stone room. There were no traces of fighting, and no other exits for people to enter and exit.He walked near the ice jade, lowered his body, and couldn't help shivering from the cold feeling. He waved the cold smoke away, looked around the jade plate carefully, and suddenly pointed to a side near the door and said, "here What is it?"