Chapter 436 Foreshadowing
Why didn’t you tell us earlier when you saw it? You had to wait for us to ask!
Hearing the young monk's answer, the four big guys felt a surge of spiritual energy in their bodies at the same time, and they tried hard not to slap the two little guys below.
"Tell me if you see it!"
Zhu Xian covered his forehead and wanted to chop someone.
"That person was standing next to Brother Liu's body."
"Who is it!"
"I don't know. He was wearing a black robe and a red mask!"
With a snap, the armrests of two chairs were crushed, one was Zhu Xian's and the other was Zhao Yushu's.
Zhu Xian's was crushed earlier, when he heard the word black robe, while Zhao Yushu's was broken when he heard the word red mask.
Among all the people present, if there is no spy from the underworld, only Zhao Yushu knows what the red mask represents. The other person who knows the truth is now missing.
"What did you two think of?"
Protector Wang frowned and looked at Zhu Xian and Zhao Yushu.
"The underworld."
The two said in unison.
Zhu Xian thought of the black robe that he had never caught, and Zhao Yushu thought of the person who had appeared on Yunmeng Fairy Island.
Why did this person suddenly appear in Yang He's yard?
What is his relationship with the leader?
The leader is now in seclusion in the Holy Red Lotus Temple. The Red Lotus Formation is always running, proving that he has never left. Then who is this red masked person?
It can't be Yang He, right?
Just kidding, this guy showed up five years ago, and Yang He was only that old back then.
Zhao Yushu felt that his mind was in a mess. The timing of the appearance of this red mask was too coincidental. According to the information obtained from the big monster, he should be familiar with the Zhou sisters. As a result, he did not appear when the Zhou sisters were killed, and he did not appear when he captured the big monster. But he appeared in Yang He's yard after Yang He disappeared.
He was able to hide his existence silently from two top masters in Honglian's hometown, but he deliberately showed up in front of the two young monks, as if he wanted to use these two people to announce his existence to everyone.
What is his purpose?
"Search the city!"
Zhu Xian stood up and said, "The leader has set up a large formation, so he can't get out. He ordered all the monks and three thousand Hengjiang Archers to start from the north city and move forward inch by inch. I don't believe he can hide!"
After the interrogation, Zhao Yushu stopped Zhu Xian who was about to leave.
"what's up?"
"I want to see the body."
What Zhao Yushu wanted to see, of course, was the body of the poor Brother Liu from the Second Heaven. He was not a professional coroner, but people of this era also had no awareness of concealing evidence. When the old helmsman died, it was easy for him to come up with the evidence that the murderer was shorter than himself, thus dispelling Yang He's hostility towards him.
Maybe we can tell something from this corpse.
Zhu Xian agreed to this not-too-excessive request directly. Yang He had disappeared since the morning and it had been less than a day since then. Theoretically, it was not a big deal, but it was a big deal for a person from the underworld to kill people in a branch office.
No matter what his relationship with Yang He was, it was enough to make Zhu Xian, who was extremely cunning but also decisive, take decisive action.
Zhu Huo brought Zhao Yushu to a room under the government office that was used to store corpses. He pointed to a corpse that looked like a skeleton and said, "That's him."
Zhao Yushu walked over, took a careful look around, and his brows furrowed more and more.
"Where is the wound?"
Zhu Huo was stunned. He was not a coroner and was not responsible for specific matters. Today he was just running errands for his father. When Zhao Yushu said that, he realized something and hurriedly called the coroner who was performing the autopsy over.
"Your Excellency, no wound was found."
"Then how did he die?"
"Uh, he was drained of his blood and died."
"Where do you draw from?"
"From, from..."
The coroner was not a monk, so he broke out in a sweat and kept hesitating for a long time without being able to speak.
Zhu Huo suddenly became furious. If he hadn't lost his position, he would have kicked the coroner twice.
"Red Fire."
Zhao Yushu touched his chin and said, "Do you still remember your mother saying that the Zhou sisters took her to see someone before?"
"what?"
"That's the one who took a pill and turned from a mortal into a monk."
Zhu Huo was stunned: "I remember, what's wrong?"
"Please go back and ask your mother if she still remembers who this person is. If we can find him, even if it's his corpse, maybe we can get the answer."
Zhu Huo was shocked when he recalled what Zhao Yushu had described about the fate of the hunters from Jiufeng Mountain when his mother told him about this matter that day.
"You, you mean?"
"It's just a guess. Go ask. I'll be waiting for you upstairs. Coroner, there's nothing for you to do now. Go back. Remember to put the body in a well-ventilated place next time."
Zhao Yushu walked out of the government office when it was already late at night.
There were a few sparse clouds in the sky, blocking the bright moonlight, leaving only four or five stars shining in the gaps between the clouds.
It was like four eyes, one on the left and one on the right, wearing a silver and red mask respectively, looking down at him condescendingly.
What do you want to do?
After waiting for nearly an hour, Zhu Xian and Zhu Huo came together.
"Master Zhu."
"I heard Huo'er say that you were looking for the man my wife had met that day. It was my negligence that I completely forgot to check his whereabouts. Now that I have your help, I will go find him immediately."
Zhao Yushu immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Zhu."
Zhu Xian waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this. Although I don't know that person, there were other people present. After many twists and turns, I did find this person. However, this person died a long time ago."
As expected, the hunter from Jiufeng Mountain was drained of his blood and died in just two nights. It is strange that this person is still alive.
However, Zhu Xian's mobility was really strong. Even if Zhu Huo flew back, it would only take about an hour. In the middle of the night, Zhu Xian could find all the relevant personnel.
"Master Zhu, have you seen this man's body?"
"I haven't had time to see him yet. I heard from his neighbors that he had a sudden illness and died in a emaciated state, somewhat similar to the man today. But it's better to see it with your own eyes. Since he has no relatives, he has been placed in a charity cemetery after his death, waiting for a unified prayer and burial. Coincidentally, it hasn't been his turn yet, and the charity cemetery is at the foot of the West City."
"Then, without further ado."
"Don't worry, it's hard for us to explain it clearly, let's call Protector Jiang."
The older you are, the wiser you get. Zhu Xian’s current position is just that of an acting garrison commander, so he is extremely cautious in every move he makes.
Although Dharma Protector Jiang is old, he is quite mobile and he decisively went to the charity cemetery with the two of them. If it weren't for the fact that the branch must have at least one Dharma Protector to look after it, Dharma Protector Wang would have also wanted to come along.
"Mr. Liu, if the two died in the same way, what does that mean?"
Protector Jiang was a little nervous. The Red Lotus Cult had finally gained a foothold, but now it seemed that trouble was about to break out again.
"This means that the people from the underworld have infiltrated the Red Lotus Cult, and their status is even higher than that of the Zhou sisters."
Protector Jiang and Zhu Xian were suddenly shocked. There were only six people who met Zhao Yushu's description. Two of them were standing here, one was in the branch, and the missing Yang He was one. The remaining two were in the holy temple.