Chapter 1350 Today’s Piaomiao Pavilion Is Really Like a Sieve
The search was very noisy and careful, and in some places it was like demolishing a house.
The villagers were on the verge of crying. Some people wanted to speak a few words, but were stopped by someone who had seen the world.
The villagers were terrified and helpless, with men, women, old and young crowded together like lambs waiting to be slaughtered...
The movement in the village was obviously abnormal. After waiting for so long and there was no movement, I was afraid that something had happened.
Yuan Se, who was standing on the top of the mountain, took a deep breath, suddenly dodged away, and landed in the village from the sky.
Seeing Yuan Se's reaction, Mu Lianze and Chang Sun Mi from the other two hills also stepped out one after another, and both of them also came to the village in person.
The people in the village didn't know who these three people were, but they saw that the group of people who came to cause trouble were like mice seeing cats when they saw them. It was obvious that they were very frightened, and even ordinary people could see it at a glance. It looked like a big shot was coming.
Sansheng looked around at the situation in the village, and Yuan Se asked, "Where is Huo Kong?"
"At the suspicious target's residence." Someone replied and led the Three Saints there.
The road in the village was not easy to walk, but the Three Saints walked straight to the school.
As soon as they entered the courtyard of the thatched cottage, in addition to the search personnel, they also saw an old man with yellow hair kneeling on the ground and crawling on the ground, sniffing with his mouth and nose on the ground.
Seeing the arrival of the Three Saints, everyone wanted to salute, and even the yellow-haired old man wanted to get up. Huo Kong raised his hand to stop him, "You all do your own thing!"
Everyone had no choice but to continue doing their own business, while Huo Kong went over to greet them personally, bowed his hands to the three of them, and focused on his master Yuan Se, "Master!"
Yuan Se looked around and asked, "What's going on?"
Huo Kong looked a little heavy, "Based on some signs compiled from various aspects, Piao Miao Pavilion's earlier target was correct, and the target was indeed here. The salesmen in the village used to run around selling goods, and occasionally returned to the village. After the fall of the Zhao Dynasty, Not long after that, I came back here and said that my legs and feet were inconvenient and it was not suitable to travel around to make a living."
"This salesman should be Zhuge Chi, and this should be Zhuge Chi's hiding place that he planned in advance with a guilty conscience."
"And the teacher here who has close contacts with the salesman should be the former Emperor of Zhao, Hai Wuji. He is hiding here and uses the name of teacher to hide his identity."
"The teacher has always existed in this village and is known to all the villagers. Hai Wuji was busy with government affairs and could not have been here all the time. The previous teacher may have been real. And judging from some of the villagers' stories, the later teacher's His temperament seems to have changed, and he is no longer close to everyone. Judging from the time, the temperament of the teacher also changed after the fall of Zhao. Therefore, it can be inferred that the previous teacher was real, and the later teacher was fake. From Hai Wuji’s replacement.”
Mu Lianze snorted, "These idiots really know how to play, and they will do anything they can. They even have their substitutes prepared in this ravine."
Yuan Se stared at Huo Kong with a smile, "Now I have analyzed these questions clearly, why did you go there earlier?"
Huo Kong hurriedly raised his hands and said: "The disciples were not in charge of the Piaomiao Pavilion before. Things happened frequently after the disciples took over. We haven't had time to sort out the matter in the future."
These words were suspected of shifting the responsibility to his predecessor, but he was not wrong. He was not to blame for this matter. There were so many things in the world, how could he take care of everything in the short term.
Seeing that Yuan Se didn't say anything anymore, Huo Kong added: "Based on the situation here, Zhuge Chi knew that he had done something forbidden, and he had already made careful preparations for his retreat. The layout was very exquisite. It would not be like this. , it was indeed difficult for people before to detect any abnormalities."
Yuan Se: "What do you mean when you tell me these things? Where are the people? Where are they?"
Huo Kong looked around and said, "We are still searching, but looking at the situation in front of us, most of the people have already run away before we take action. According to some villagers' opinions, it is still unclear whether they ran away yesterday or today. , I wonder if it was the village salesman who was arrested before who tipped off the news. The final result has yet to be confirmed."
"Run away!" Changsun Mi sneered twice, with a cold and stern look in his eyes.
Yuan Se's usual smiling face lost the smile and looked around coldly.
Mu Lianze suddenly raised his chin towards the yellow-haired old man kneeling and crawling on the ground, "What is he doing?"
Huo Kong said: "This is the trace tracking expert in Piao Miao Pavilion. According to his judgment, the person probably ran away yesterday. His ability to detect smells is extraordinary. The smell left here does not feel to him to be left today." . Due to time, the target's smell has evaporated to the point that it is difficult to distinguish it from the air. Only the smell of the mud under the target's feet is not easy to evaporate. There are still traces to follow, and he is sniffing to find it. "
"He has sniffed the whole village before, and finally concluded that the place with the strongest smell is still here. He suspects that this is still the place where the target last appeared, and is making final confirmation."
While he was talking, the yellow-haired old man suddenly got up and walked to the ditch next to the peach tree. He squatted down again and stared at the ditch without knowing what he was looking at. He also picked a branch and paddled into the water twice.
As if they had discovered something, they all walked over after looking at each other.
Nearby, Huo Kong asked, "Old Huang, how are you doing?"
The yellow-haired old man looked back and saw the three saints there, and he quickly stood up and saluted.
Yuan Se smiled and waved, "Don't be nervous, business is important. You look like you are a hard-working person, not bad. Looking at you, do you notice something?"
The yellow-haired old man was a little nervous at first, but when he talked about what he was good at, he immediately stopped being nervous. He immediately turned sideways and pointed at the ditch, "Three saints, please take a look."
A few people took a look into the ditch, but saw nothing. They only saw a few pairs of footprints that seemed to have been stepped on in the mud under the water in the ditch.
Yuan Se asked again: "How do you explain it?"
The yellow-haired old man said: "The goal should be to get into the water from here, and use the cover of the canal to lead to the small river outside the village, and use the water to escape."
"My subordinate just made a test by leaving traces on the bottom of the water. Judging from the sedimentation speed of the siltation driven by the water flow to cover the footprints, the water flow here may be fast or slow, but this is a small tributary. There should be no rain here in the past two days. It’s raining, so the water flow shouldn’t be too fast.”
"Therefore, based on the footprints left by the target, it can be inferred that the target did not leave today, but left yesterday."
"If you left yesterday, why did you leave secretly through the canal?"
"Based on various signs, we can draw the final conclusion: the target left after being discovered. The target escaped here after learning that he was being targeted."
Yuan Se nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, he is indeed a master of tracking and a talent. So, depending on your opinion, it was someone within us who tipped off the information, or he ran away after he sensed something unusual."
Internal tip? As soon as these words came out, Huo Kong was secretly frightened.
The old man with yellow hair said: "This cannot be determined, but you can check whether there were any unusual people coming and going in the village yesterday. The target did not leave until he was targeted. If someone tipped him off, it means that the tipper did not know his whereabouts before. It can be said that the two parties have not established contact information before, and the person who tipped off the information must directly send someone to contact him. As long as this can be ruled out, the possibility of internal tipping off the information is also ruled out."
Mu Lianze and Changsun Mi both nodded slightly after hearing this.
Yuan Se showed a look of great admiration, "Yes, yes, he is indeed a master of tracking. After one person has withstood the search of so many useless things, the matter is already clear in your hands. He is a talent, very good! You are now in Piao Miao Pavilion." Position?"
The yellow-haired old man cupped his hands and said: "Go back to the Holy Lord and listen to me in the Secret Investigation Department."
"Are you willing to accept him?" Yuan Se was a little stunned, which meant that he didn't hold any position. No wonder he hadn't heard of him before. He turned back to look at Huo Kong, "I think he is qualified to be the deacon of the Secret Investigation Department."
Huo Kong slightly leaned forward and said, "Yes, we'll make arrangements when we get back."
Mu Lianze and Chang Sunmi didn't have any objections to this, and the yellow-haired old man's ability impressed them both.
The yellow-haired old man was surprised and overjoyed when he heard that Yuan Se could not help but say that he had struggled all his life in personnel conflicts and in a blink of an eye he became the deacon in charge of the Piaomiao Pavilion. How could he not be overjoyed and excitedly said: "Thank you, Holy Lord, for your favor!" "
"Hey, those who are capable should be reused." Yuan Se waved his hand and patted his shoulder in a kind manner, indicating that he should leave first.
After staring at the footprints in the water for a while, Yuan Se turned back to look at Huo Kong, "Why are you still standing here? I just made it very clear. I even listed the troubleshooting methods for you. I will teach you how to check. You? I think you are worse than Ding Wei. If there is a traitor, find it out for me!"
"Yes!" Huo Kong sweated and left.
He was finally found out, but he ran away? The Three Saints were not in a good mood. They all knew that they had alerted the enemy. The sky was so vast that it would be difficult to find him again.
The search outside is still continuing, and it is impossible to give up easily.
The Three Saints entered the teaching school and wandered around.
Not long after, Huo Kong came in with a somewhat unsightly look on his face. He walked to the side of the three of them and cupped his hands, "Master, according to the investigation, people from outside the village did enter yesterday. A couple who were doing repair work to make a living. With a two or three-year-old child. According to the villagers, when the couple appeared, the salesman from the village was still there, and the teacher was still teaching in the school. One thing can be confirmed, the target disappeared after the couple arrived. Yes, the specific time period of disappearance cannot be determined.”
Yuan Se raised his brows and stared at him, an unusually cold light flashing in his eyes.
Huo Kong's heartstrings tightened. He also knew that after finding out this, he could basically infer based on Huang Mao's words, that is, there was indeed a traitor inside the Piaomiao Pavilion to tip off the target!
Someone inside the Piaomiao Pavilion helped the Yuanying monk escape. What does this mean? You are helping the Nascent Soul cultivator escape. What do you want to do?
It shudders to think about it.
Mu Lianze smiled, "It's really interesting. Yesterday, a couple who made a living by tinkering appeared to tip off the news, and today a salesman appeared again. Today's Piaomiao Pavilion is really like a sieve, with air leaking everywhere, so there is no secret at all! "
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