Abduct a shadow guard to investigate the case

With the wind blowing under Shen Yao's feet, he went straight to the warehouse of the medicine hall.

As soon as he reached the door of the warehouse, he heard someone calling him by himself.

"Shen Yao——" Dan Muda jumped out of nowhere, reaching out to hug his shoulder.

Shen Yao dodged his hand with a short body, and stretched out his hand to block the way, "Hey, where did you come from?"

"I should ask you, right? I heard that you went down the mountain a few days ago, when did you come back?" Dan Muda kept talking, the lapis lazuli earring on his left ear dangling, "I'm about to I came to the warehouse to get some medicinal materials to refine Gu, so I ran into you by such a coincidence. By the way, did you find any new clues when you went down the mountain?"

"Well, it's a bit." Shen Yao said perfunctorily.

"What is it? Tell me quickly." Dan Muda hurriedly said.

"Cough cough," Shen Yao stretched out his hand to cover his mouth and coughed, Dan Muda's eyes widened, Shen Yao raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "No comment."

Shen Yao and Dan Muda entered the warehouse while teasing.

He explained his purpose to the medicine servant on duty, and the medicine servant brought him some brochures.

"Mr. Shen, this is the inventory manual for the past year."

"Okay, thank you." Shen Yao took the booklet, quickly searched the import and export records of several medicinal materials according to the catalog, and flipped through the manuals one by one.

He glanced at ten lines, and quickly slid his fingers across the text. When he turned to a page of the latest manual and saw a record, he was stunned, and the next moment, his eyes were attracted by the crease at the corner of the page. , probably because it was folded more severely before, so even if the page has been flattened, the crease is still faintly visible.

"Why did I forget this!" Shen Yao patted his head, and went to get the previous few manuals, paying attention to the corners of the pages while flipping through them.

"Qing Yan", Shen Yao called the medicine servant on duty, and asked, "I have read the inventory records for the past year, and the stalactite medicine was out of stock in October last year, why did it not come back until February this year?" A total of 20 catties purchased? After [-] days of purchase, there was an 'accidental loss' written here, and [-] catties were lost in one fell swoop?"

"You don't know that, do you?" Dan Muda, who said he was going to get the medicinal materials, suddenly appeared from the side again, startling Shen Yao. "The stalactites are mostly produced in Shiheung and Jiangling generations, and they are also of ornamental value. Since last year, some wind has blown in the market, and there has been a wave of stalactite frying. Willing to sell to drug dealers, resulting in a shortage of medicinal materials in various places.”

"Yes, that's right, I heard that's the case." Qingyan echoed, "In February of this year, the villa finally got a batch of goods from a well-connected medicinal material dealer. This 'unexpected loss'..." He scratched his head Scratching his face, he said, "The most common reasons are damp, fire and other reasons, which cause the loss of medicinal materials for no reason. I didn't remember this..."

He turned the page and looked at the back, "Oh, this was recorded by Liu Zhao."

Shen Yao asked calmly, "Did you find this kind of 'accidental loss', just write it down like this and you're done?"

"Of course not," Qing Yan said, "For this amount of loss, the person who recorded that day will write a special instruction sheet, which must be verified and signed."

"Above?" Shen Yao asked.

"Well, it's usually Director Dong. When Deputy Hall Master Shi was still there, if he couldn't find Director Dong, he would ask him to sign. By the way, there will be a routine inventory at the end of the month. We have just reviewed these lists, and I will go find them. Look for it." After finishing speaking, Qingyan went to the bookshelf to search.

Shen Yao asked Dan Muda beside him, "Does this stalactite have a good effect on protecting the heart and lungs?"

"Stalactite warms the lungs, cures five fatigues and seven injuries, smooths the blood vessels, and has little effect on the heart. It mainly depends on how the medicine is formulated." Dan Muda replied casually, and suddenly he remembered something, and he went to Shen In Yao's ear, he said, "It can also strengthen the yang and invigorate the kidney."

Shen Yao pushed Dan Muda away, and some unspeakable thoughts seemed to pop out of his mind, he quickly suppressed his thoughts, and asked Dan Muda, "Why don't you go about your own business?"

"I think your side is more fun." Dan Muda said.

"..."

"I found it," Qingyan's voice came from the bookshelf, "The reason for the loss of this batch is damp, and the person who signed it is Deputy Hall Master Shi."

……

The study room of the internal affairs department of the pharmacy.

Dong Qiqiu leaned on the armchair behind the desk, holding the book in one hand, and read it intently.

Hearing Shen Yao's knock on the door, he hurriedly put down his book and got up to greet him, "Young Master Shen, I haven't seen you for a few days, how are you doing?" While talking, he asked Shen Yao to sit down opposite the coffee table, and poured a cup of tea for each of them. The fresh fragrance immediately filled the surroundings.

"Very good," Shen Yao said, "I came here today to ask Director Dong something."

"Is it related to Brother Shi?" Dong Qiqiu frowned slightly.

"Exactly," Shen Yao nodded, and went straight to the point, "To be honest, I found the record of a medicine in the warehouse of the medicine hall to be a bit strange during the investigation of the case today." Then, he took out the record and wrote it down. The list of "accidental loss" of stalactites was passed to Dong Qiqiu, "I wonder if Director Dong knows about this loss?"

Dong Qiqiu looked at it carefully, and said, "Just judging from the list, there is no problem with the writing method, and Brother Shi signed it, which means that he has verified and reviewed it." He put the list in front of his eyes again, and suddenly Confused, "Hey, this signature..."

"What's wrong?" Shen Yao asked.

Dong Qiqiu pointed to the words "Shi Bozhong" and said, "At first glance, it looks like Brother Shi's handwriting, but if you look closely, these turning points are a bit deliberate, and it seems that someone forged his signature!"

Shen Yao took Shan Zidao, sighed and said, "It seems that it is indeed the case. I also discovered this problem just now, and I compared the previous signature of Vice Hall Master Shi. There is indeed a big problem with this Liu Zhao .”

Dong Qiqiu asked, "How do you say that?"

Shen Yaodao, "Vice Hall Master Shi previously secretly reported to the Martial Arts League that a corpse resembling a 'magic soldier' ​​was found in the Luan Qingshan River."

"Demon soldiers?" Dong Qiqiu was startled.

"Well, it's the person who refined the lethal medicine that the Demon Sect used to refine. Vice-Hall Master Shi suspects that the Demon Sect has made a comeback, and also suspects that the secret volume of refining the secret medicine that was seized during the siege of the Demon Sect in the villa two years ago was designed to be stolen. , someone is playing tricks behind the scenes. I went down the mountain a few days ago to do some investigation, and found that the Wutang spy who stole and destroyed the secret volume was terminally ill at the time. Before the incident, he seemed to have received a sum of money to resettle his family Therefore, I suspect that someone bribed this person back then, and the real secret volume has been obtained by the mastermind behind the scenes. In addition, I got another clue that one of the medicinal materials used to refine the secret medicine of the Demon Cult is 'Stone Bell' Milk', and the stalactites used as medicinal materials have been out of stock nationwide in the past year, and the villa finally got a batch of goods in February this year. It is a coincidence that this batch of stalactites "accidentally lost" [-] catties."

"So, you suspect that Liu Zhao is guarding himself?"

"That's right, Liu Zhao asked for leave and went down the mountain on the second day I arrived at the mountain villa, just to avoid my questioning. If the so-called devil sect spy in Wutang was terminally ill, he might have gone to the pharmacy to see a doctor, Liu Zhao Zhao will have the opportunity to know the news, and at the same time, he can guard against himself. I asked the pharmacy servant in the warehouse. Vice-Hall Master Shi usually does not participate in the monthly routine inventory. Others see his signature. The record is consistent with the inventory, so generally people would not doubt it, but Liu Zhao did not expect that Vice Hall Master Shi wanted to test the medicine for a medicine man, and when he went to the warehouse to find the medicinal material 'stalactite', he found him. The prison guards themselves and steals."

"How do you know that brother Shi found out about this?" Dong Qiqiu asked.

"You have a good relationship with Vice Hall Master Shi. I wonder if he has a habit of folding the book corner when reading?" Shen Yao asked.

"This..." Dong Qiqiu thought for a while, and said, "It seems that this is indeed the case."

"I got a clue. The medicine Vice-Hall Master Shi wanted to take at that time was to nourish the heart and lungs, and the stalactites have this effect. The stalactites in the villa have been used up at the end of April. It is strange to want to come to Vice-Hall Master Shi. So I went to look through the inventory records, and I found an obvious crease in the corner of the page that recorded 'accidental loss of twenty catties', and then I checked the inventory records of several herbs needed for the secret medicine. It’s normal, but there are creases to varying degrees at the corners of several pages. If you’re not mistaken, some of you should have read the secret volume that was seized in the villa back then, so it’s normal for Vice Hall Master Shi to remember a few herbs. Because of the abnormal consumption, I thought of checking the inventory, and finally found this counterfeit list, so I became suspicious of Liu Zhao."

"So..." Dong Qiqiu said these two words with some difficulty.

Shen Yao nodded.

Dong Qiqiu slammed the table down and said in a deep voice, "Where is Liu Zhao now?"

"I've been missing since I went down the mountain," Shen Yao shook his head, "I've also asked Shadow Hall to search for him in the past few days, but I haven't found any trace of him."

Dong Qiqiu slowly clenched his hands on the table, and said, "Even if we dig three feet into the ground, we must dig him out to comfort Brother Shi's spirit in heaven."

"Well, I will also inform the Villa of the investigation result as soon as possible and report it to the Wulin League, and ask my fellow Wulin to look for it together." Shen Yao thought for a while and asked, "About Liu Zhao, does Director Dong know anything about him? We've already found our home."

Dong Qiqiu shook his head and said, "This person has been in the villa for many years, he is usually taciturn, and seems to follow the rules. I really didn't expect that the city mansion is so deep, stealing secret scrolls, refining magic weapons, and practicing magic skills. If it is not eliminated, it will become a serious problem in the martial arts world in the future."

Shen Yao nodded, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea slowly.

At this moment, a man dressed as a medicine servant hurried in, looked back and forth between Shen Yao and Dong Qiqiu, and finally ran to Dong Qiqiu's side, and whispered a few words into his ear .

Dong Qiqiu frowned, waved the medicine servant away, hesitated for a moment, and said to Shen Yao, "Mr. Shen, Hall Master Jun and the others went to the Shadow Hall cottage."

……

Shen Yao's figure was like the wind, and he rushed all the way to the Shadow Hall thatched cottage.From a distance, I saw the people in the medicine hall headed by Jun Moye standing in the small courtyard of the thatched cottage, and two black figures stood guard at the entrance of the thatched cottage, full of vigilance, forming a confrontation with them, these two figures were Xuan San And Xuan Qi.

"Two dogs, dare to block the way?!" A man beside Jun Moye yelled, and rushed towards the door while talking.

Xuan Qi's expression was stern, he took a step forward and stretched out his hand to stop him, the man suddenly struck at him, Xuan Qi's clothes flashed, avoiding the frontal blow, the man jumped up, and kicked his lower abdomen with flying legs, Xuan Qi slanted He backed up, turned suddenly, jumped up from the side of the man, and slapped the man's shoulder. The palm was so strong that the man couldn't react in time. He was hit by the blow, and he staggered back two steps after landing. He was supported by people from the medicine hall.

"We are ordered to guard this place. No one can enter without the order of the shadow hall or the owner!" Xuan Qi put his hand across his chest, and several hidden weapons appeared between his fingers. The knife, full of murderous aura.

"Presumptuous! The owner should be retreating at this time, but Yingtang is hiding here. What is the intention of Yingtang? Are you a lowly slave trying to rebel?" Jun Mozai shouted.

All of a sudden, the crowd became noisy——

"We want to see the owner!"

"Hand over the owner!"

"Kill them both and break in!"

……

"Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient—" A voice came from behind everyone, when everyone turned their heads, a figure flipped in the air, passed the crowd, and landed beside Xuan Qi.

"Shen Yao?" Jun Mozai said after seeing the person coming.

"It's right here!" Shen Yao clasped his fists at the crowd, he was very close to Xuan Qi, and he could hear the man deliberately suppressing his exhausted breathing.

"Everyone, please listen to me. Shen Yao guarantees with the reputation of the Wulin League that the owner of the villa is safe and sound, but it is temporarily inconvenient to see guests. Please go back first. I can't think of a few days before the owner of the village will summon everyone in person." Let fewer people know Lu Zangming's crazy and silly appearance, so as to avoid the chaos in the villa, it is the consensus reached between him and Hall Master Xue.

"So, you already know that the owner is here?" Jun Mo stepped forward and said, "Mr. Shen, what happened to the owner? If it was an injury or illness, shouldn't we let us go immediately?" Does the medicine hall know?"

"Yes, yes!" Everyone echoed.

"Hall Master Jun is here, why don't you let someone come to announce you?" Another voice sounded from outside the thatched hut.

Everyone turned their heads again, and saw Xue Feng standing outside the courtyard with several shadow guards. He stood with his hands behind his back, and he was dressed in black behind him, which made people shudder.

"Hmph," Jun Mozai sneered, walked towards him from the crowd, and said, "Even you are here, it seems that this thatched hut really hides an ulterior secret."

The eyes of the two collided, and a battle seemed imminent.

"If there is a fight later, you stay by my side and don't go far away." Shen Yao whispered to Xuan Qi.

Xuan Qi looked at him strangely, and Shen Yao blinked his right eye at him.

"..." Xuan Qi turned his eyes back to the gate of the courtyard, his expression tense.

"Is it enough to make a fuss?!" A deep and powerful male voice came from inside the thatched hut, without anger and prestige, it was deafening.

Everyone was shocked, and they all looked at the door of the thatched cottage.

The door opened from the inside, and a gorgeous dark purple brocade dress appeared at the door. A tall figure stepped out of the door and walked into the courtyard.

"The owner?"

"The owner..."

"Master!"

Everyone shouted out in various tones.

Xuan Qi and all the shadow guards present knelt on one knee and saluted the man.

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