Chapter 41 41 Missing

Chapter 41 41. Disappearance

When Li Yuan and Wen Xiaoqiao arrived at Zhongshi, sixty men with sabers had already lined up in an open space at the entrance of Zhongshi and were waiting.

The central city is quite special. If the entire Black Market Island is compared to a castle, then this central city is a city within a city.

Surrounded by maze-like warehouses and high fortress walls, the whole building has a gray tone.

The only place to reach the entrance is a narrow alley, and this is the place where Li Yuan heard the woman crying when he arrived just now, that is, the place where live goods are sold.

From the alley to the entrance, the terrain suddenly becomes clearer.

This open space is where the swordsman is at this time.

There are rows of houses next to the open space. These houses are used for night shift workers and temporary residence of some sellers.

Li Yuan quickly glanced at his surroundings and then looked at the sixty handymen with swords.

The handymen are strong and strong, hold their heads high and their chests are almost always "4~5".

"Little Master Li! Sister Wen!" the handymen shouted in unison.

After shouting, their eyes turned to the two of them.

And many people in the black market are also looking at this place.

Li Yuan glanced sideways at Wen Xiaoqiao. There was a bit of excitement in the girl's eyes.

Wen Xiaoqiao said sweetly: "Master Li, half of these people are for you and half for me. How about dividing them up first?"

Li Yuan said softly: "Miss Wen, have you ever thought about why this spot in Zhongshi is vacant?"

Wen Xiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, and then as if being pulled back, his face became solemn and gloomy.

Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "Let's not separate for now. We need to unite now and figure out the situation together first."

Wen Xiaoqiao said with a smile: "Master Li is still sensible and listens to Master Li."

Li Yuan said speechlessly: "If you call me Mr. Li again, I will call you Mr. Wen."

Wen Xiaoqiao said: "How can that be done? Your name was chosen by Master Li, and you are a top-level martial artist."

"Master Wen."

"You are an advanced warrior."

"Master Wen."

"you"

"Master Wen."

"Okay. Li Yuan." Wen Xiaoqiao has never seen such a man. Calling "Little Master Li" is so majestic. In addition, he is a first-class warrior, which is unique.

"That's right." Li Yuan smiled gently. He must have a good relationship with his colleagues, otherwise inexplicable things will happen.

The two dismissed the handymen and asked them to patrol separately, and then the two entered the guard house next to them.

As soon as he entered the room, Wen Xiaoqiao asked in a normal voice: "Do you think the first two disciples on duty here are dead? So, this extra vacancy is our turn?"

"Just ask someone to come in and ask. Maybe he passed the assessment and was promoted to an outer disciple." Li Yuan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the voice that fit his body shape. The damn sense of disobedience finally disappeared.

"Well" Wen Xiaoqiao popped out like a bullet, opened the door, looked at the handymen outside, and said sweetly, "Here are two people who are familiar with the situation."

This voice, combined with this figure, makes people shudder.

Soon, two handymen with swords ran over, respectfully called "Sister Wen" and entered the house.

Wen Xiaoqiao sat down on the big chair, raised her "elephant legs" on the table with a bang, and said sweetly: "Tell me where the people who were here before went?"

Li Yuan sat silently on the side, trying to make himself inconspicuous.

In fact, he was really satisfied with his partner's high profile.

The handyman looked a little secretive, and it took a long time before he finally said bravely: "I'm missing."

"Missing?" Wen Xiaoqiao raised his voice, "Is that life or death?"

The handyman said: "I have been missing for more than ten days. No one is alive or dead, and no body is found."

Wen Xiaoqiao asked again: "Where did they last appear?"

The handyman said: "It was in this room that evening, the two adults were still on duty here, and then one of them stayed on duty at night, and then disappeared.

Another adult didn't believe in evil, so he led people to guard the house, but nothing happened.

But a few days later, the second adult also disappeared."

Wen Xiaoqiao asked again: "Has anyone been sent down to investigate?"

The handyman said: "I checked. Nothing happened, so I treated him as missing."

"Will you leave by yourself?" Wen Xiaoqiao thought for a while and continued to ask.

The handyman said: "My family is all here. I guess I didn't leave on my own."

Wen Xiaoqiao's little eyes showed a thoughtful look, and she asked again: "Has anything strange happened in Zhongshi recently?"

The handyman thought for a moment, scratched his head, and said, "It's nothing strange. There are a lot of live things in Zhongshi. Some people cry during the day, and some cry at night. Usually if we call twice, there will be no sound."

Wen Xiaoqiao frowned, with a thoughtful look on her fat face. Suddenly she turned her head and looked at Li Yuandao: "Would you like to go take a look?"

Li Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Suddenly I feel a little unwell. Miss Wen, just go."

He was also speechless.

What a mess

I encountered this kind of disappearance case just after I took office.

He just wants to fish

Even if you think about it with your toes, you will know: it is impossible for people to disappear for no reason. Either there is some conspiracy, or

The strange villa in the deep mountains and old forests suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel his scalp numb and goose bumps.

"Not feeling well?" Wen Xiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and followed the handyman away.

Li Yuan sat alone in this room, and the more he sat, the more chill he felt down his spine.

His eyes scanned the house warily.

The screen blocks the nave of the house and separates the front and rear parts.

The latter part is for the disciples on duty to rest.

The former part is for monitoring the outside.

The duty area is very simple, with a table by the window, a stack of registration books, a weapon rack against the wall, and some easy-to-preserve food, such as melon seeds and walnuts.

He stood up again, walked around the screen, and looked at the back hall.

There was a bed and a bookshelf in the back hall, on which were some files.

He went forward and flipped through them. The files recorded the recent circulation of goods in Zhongshi.

It was thought that they would be kept for a period of time and then transferred to a larger archive.

He just flipped through them briefly and stopped reading.

Then he looked at the bed.

The bed and quilt were neatly folded, and it seemed that they had been changed because they knew that there were new disciples on duty.

The air was strangely quiet, and the sounds outside the room seemed to be lighter and fainter, and some rustling sounds were not real.

Li Yuan came to the bedside and wanted to bend over to take a look under the bed, but for some reason he didn't do it. Instead, he turned around and walked around the screen and quickly left the room.

It was snowing outside the room, and Li Yuan felt more and more inexplicably cold, as if there were rotten dead hands crawling gently on his back.

This feeling was somewhat similar to the escape in the forest before.

I don't know if it was the memory of fear that was awakened, or a dangerous omen of the body after experiencing similar events before.

Li Yuan's pupils shrank slightly, carrying a bow and holding a knife, walking back and forth, while looking at the people coming and going from time to time.

The handyman was responsible for registering the entry and exit of these people.

After a while, Li Yuan saw a bullock cart dragging a large iron cage from a distance.

The iron cage was covered with a thick black cloth.

The black cloth was covered with white snow, which looked like a white canvas mixed with dirty mud.

After the handyman came forward and pulled it open, the woman and child inside were revealed, obviously the so-called live goods.

Li Yuan slightly turned his head away, not looking at these

The servant looked around the cage, as if he was checking something. After checking, he quickly returned to the guardhouse. Before passing through the gate, he respectfully said "Little Master Li" to Li Yuan, and then went in to register.

These chores were all done by servants. The outer disciples of the Blood Knife Sect were actually here to provide a person. If there was a fight, they could also command the servants.