Chapter 34: Unexpected Gains

Shopkeeper Qian said this with great anger and grief, and it sounded like he wanted to kill Zhou Heng right now to avenge Zhao Yuan.

Zhou Heng was slightly stunned when he heard this.

Damn, is the number one suspect so arrogant?

However, before Zhou Heng could respond.

Meng Xing shouted in a deep voice: "Qian Buduo, stop talking nonsense, you are also a suspect!"

Shopkeeper Qian lowered his head and stopped talking.

Zhou Heng looked at Meng Xing in astonishment, wondering: "Shopkeeper Qian has also become a suspect?"

Qian Buduo was also brought here as a suspect?

I didn't say what I was thinking.

"Hmph! I really don't know how you detectives solve cases!" Shopkeeper Qian looked at Meng Xing with disdain and said, "I am an honest man. Zhao Yuan and I are classmates. How could I kill him? You actually suspect me?"

"Be honest!" A young detective next to him kicked Shopkeeper Qian and snorted, "How can you talk to our Mengtou? Do you know the rules?"

"Xiao Wang, take this guy in first. Miss Li is already inside." Meng Xing also looked like a cold-faced detective and said coldly, "If he talks nonsense again, give him a taste of his own medicine!"

"Yes!" The young detective nodded, and then dragged Shopkeeper Qian directly into Wuxiang Martial Arts Hall.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Mr. Zhou." When Meng Xing looked at Zhou Heng, he put on another gentle expression and said, "Please follow me, Mr., someone is already waiting at the crime scene."

The speed of his face change made Zhou Heng stunned.

I wondered if this guy had learned Sichuan Opera?

What a unique way to change faces!

However, why are these police chiefs and constables so kind to me?

It's weird!

Is it really because I'm too handsome?

...

The crime scene refers to the bedroom where Zhao Yuan was killed.

Except that Zhao Yuan's body has been removed, everything here remains the same.

Including the bloody words -

Murderer Zhou Heng!

When Zhou Heng and Meng Xing arrived at the crime scene, they found that Qian Zhanggui and the constable called Xiao Wang were already here.

In addition, there was a young woman.

She looked to be in her twenties, wearing a light yellow skirt, with fluffy hair, a pretty face, and a cold look. She stood alone in the corner of this bedroom, silent, with a very low sense of presence.

When Shopkeeper Qian saw Zhou Heng coming, he sneered, "Zhou Heng, open your eyes and see clearly what is written there!? If it wasn't you who killed someone, who else could it be?"

"Shut up!" Meng Xing glared at him, and then said to Zhou Heng, "Mr. Zhou, you can just look around here, and leave the rest to us."

"..." Zhou Heng frowned slightly when he heard this, and he didn't understand what Meng Xing wanted to do. Just letting the suspect look around the crime scene, can he determine the real murderer?

It's not very realistic.

Of course, he would not miss this opportunity to observe the crime scene carefully.

If it was really a ghost, there should be ghost energy left here.

——Since he first came into contact with ghost energy at Cheng Jiangjian's place, Zhou Heng has a certain degree of perception of ghost energy, but it is limited to ghost energy left on normal people or objects.

But with his insight level of +1, after looking through this bedroom completely, he didn't find any place that could be seen, and there was no trace of ghosts at all.

Could it be that it was not a ghost?

Or is this ghost good at hiding and avoiding ghost energy residue?

Zhou Heng was confused and was about to end his observation when he suddenly met the young woman standing in the corner and saw her clear eyes like a spring.

"I'm fine."

At this moment, the woman suddenly spoke, turned her eyes, raised her hand and pointed at Shopkeeper Qian, saying: "Captain Meng, let's control this man first. When he looked at this bedroom just now, his expression was problematic and he is a major suspect."

"What!?" Shopkeeper Qian was stunned and said in astonishment: "This, this is impossible, I am innocent, I am innocent, you, you are slandering me!"

"Catch him!" Meng Xing ordered directly.

"Yes!" Constable Xiao Wang nodded.

At the same time, three constables rushed in from outside and were subdued by Shopkeeper Qian in an instant.

"What do you want to do!?" Shopkeeper Qian was shocked and shouted: "You can't do this!"

"Take him away! Put him in the cellar first and wait for your punishment!" Meng Xing said in a deep voice.

Shopkeeper Qian was taken away by Xiao Wang and four other detectives, and the bedroom became quiet again.

"..." Zhou Heng had some guesses in his mind, but more of them were doubts. He looked at Meng Xing, "What's going on, Captain Meng."

"It's like this. Come, let me introduce you." Meng Xing walked to the girl standing in the corner and said to Zhou Heng, "Mr. Zhou, this is Miss Li Jingxin.

"She can judge a person's psychological activities by observing his facial expressions. Just now, she saw that Shopkeeper Qian's expression was wrong, so she determined that he might have a problem. "

"Can it be like this?" Zhou Heng was stunned when he heard this. This was too magical. "So there is nothing wrong with my expression just now?"

"No." Li Jingxin was frugal with words and said lightly, "Your eyes are looking for clues. There is no panic, no fear, and no surprise. "

"In that case, I will send Mr. Zhou back first." Meng Xing smiled.

"That's not necessary." Zhou Heng shook his head and said, "I can go back by myself."

He always felt that Meng Xing was too attentive, even a little too attentive, especially after seeing Meng Xing's attitude towards Manager Qian just now, the contrast was even more obvious.

"How can this be possible?" Meng Xing said, "I'm really sorry to bother you to come here this time. If I don't send you back in person, I will feel uneasy. Please."

"...Okay, thank you." Zhou Heng had to agree.

He felt that the development of this matter was very strange, but he couldn't tell where it was.

...

On the carriage on the way back.

Zhou Heng, who seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and his face became very bad.

"What's wrong, Master Zhou?" Meng Xing asked in confusion.

"Nothing, I just had a nightmare." Zhou Heng shook his head and said, "Captain Meng, please stop at the gold shop in front. I can go back by myself."

"Mr. Zhou is going to exchange gold?" Meng Xing was surprised. He had heard that Mr. Zhou was quite shy.

"Well, it has some special uses." Zhou Heng nodded with a bitter look.

Just now, he was bored on the way, so he was comprehending the Taoist method of "Palm Thunder" in his mind, in case of emergency.

Although he didn't feel the ghost energy at the crime scene just now, and the shopkeeper Qian was also arrested, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart, so it was safer to learn this Taoist method.

The progress was very fast, and he learned this Taoist method soon.

Palm Thunder seems to be a Taoist method specifically for ghosts. Even if it is just a beginner, it can cause great damage to ghosts. When it is practiced to perfection, it has the effect of killing ghosts.

But then he discovered a very terrifying situation.

The Taoist method of Palm Thunder actually requires money!

Whether it is practicing or actually performing this Taoist method, gold is needed as a spiritual guide for casting spells.

One or two gold each time.

This is simply deadly!!

"If you need gold, I have some here." Meng Xing suddenly took out a cloth bag from his arms and opened it. There was a gold cake inside. He handed it to Zhou Heng and said with a smile: "Use it first."

? ? ?

Zhou Heng looked at Meng Xing in a daze, then looked at the gold cake, and said in astonishment: "Captain Meng, what do you want to do?"

"The young master is valued by the mansion lord, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future. I just want to take advantage of this time to make friends with the young master, and I have no other thoughts." Meng Xing did not hide it, and directly explained his thoughts, "Please accept it, young master."

"..."

Zhou Heng was silent for a while after hearing this, and he hesitated for a while, but still nodded and accepted it, saying: "Thank you."

Money, it's really a good thing.

...

Fucheng Yamen.

The mansion lord Wu Zongshan was handling government affairs in the study, and suddenly there was a knock on the door outside.

"Come in." He said calmly.

Then the door opened.

Meng Xing walked in, bowed his hands respectfully, and said: "Meet the Lord of the Mansion. Regarding the death of Zhao Yuan, the owner of Wuxiang Martial Arts Hall, I have new information to report.

"I followed your suggestion and asked Manager Qian and Zhou Heng to see the crime scene, and asked Miss Li to observe their expressions. Finally, it was determined that Manager Qian was the problem.

"Now he has been detained in the cellar, waiting for your decision."

"Just lock him up first." Wu Zongshan said calmly: "No one is allowed to open the door of the cellar without my order."

"Ah?" Meng Xing was puzzled when he heard this, and said: "What about the meal?"

"It will be delivered once a day at noon." Wu Zongshan said.

"Yes!" Meng Xing bowed his hands and was about to leave.

"Go slowly." Wu Zongshan suddenly said, "What was your attitude when you went to tell Zhou Heng?"

"I will never forget your instructions." Meng Xing said quickly, "I will follow your words and treat Mr. Zhou gently. I will not be negligent in the slightest."

"Okay." Wu Zongshan nodded slightly and said, "Go."

After Meng Xing left.

A beautiful figure suddenly walked out from behind the screen in the study. She was wearing a light yellow skirt and fluffy hair. It was Li Jingxin who was the "observer" before.

"Father, why do you want me to force the conclusion that the shopkeeper Qian has a problem?" Li Jingxin frowned and said, "In fact, I didn't find anything unusual in his expression."

"For the entire Huangtong Prefecture." Wu Zongshan sighed slightly, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "Jingxin, are you satisfied with this answer? Go back and have a rest early."

"...Well, father should also have a rest early." Li Jingxin nodded and said goodbye.

At this time, Wu Zongshan was the only one left in the study.

He took a deep breath.

Turning around and coming to the bookshelf, he twisted a mechanism, and suddenly a secret compartment opened.

Inside was a stack of apricot-yellow paper, a brush, and a box of cinnabar.

On the outermost piece of apricot-yellow paper was a text written in cinnabar.

"The traces of suspected ghosts appeared in Huangtong Prefecture City. They are roughly seventh-grade in strength. Their special abilities involve hiding their tracks and blocking the area. Please ask the Zhoutian Patrol Department to send the Star Envoy to come and kill the ghosts."

Below this paragraph of text, there is a blank area.

At this time, there is a bright silver light like starlight, slowly outlining a word on this apricot-yellow paper - good!

When Wu Zongshan saw this word, he felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

...

In the cellar of Wuxiang Martial Arts Hall.

It was dark and cold, and there was no one around.

Shopkeeper Qian sat in a corner, his expression very calm, without the slightest regret. After seeing the moonlight shining through the gap at the entrance of the cellar, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of smile.

"Wu Zongshan, do you think you can hold me back like this? In fact, all this is within my expectations. I knew you would suspect me, so I took advantage of the situation and let you lock me up.

"Now you think I can't get out here, and the outside is the safest situation. You can safely ask for help from the people of the Zhoutian Patrol Division and wait for them to kill me.

"It's a pity that you know too little about ghosts. Now I have completely entered the "control" stage. How can this small cellar hold me?

"Although my control over this body has not yet reached the "possession" stage, swallowing Yang Qi will be a lot of waste, but now that things have come to this, I can't care so much.

"I must leave before the people of the Zhoutian Patrol Division arrive!

"Zhou Heng, delicious Yang Qi, I'm coming, hahaha! "

The current Qian is no longer the Qian Buduo of the past.

After he muttered to himself, the smile on his face turned cold, and then his body shook slightly, and the whole person softened instantly, and then became flat.

In the end, it turned into a shadow that seemed to have no shape!

This shadow moved up along the wall of the cellar, easily passed through the gap at the entrance of the cellar, and escaped.

At this time, the three young constables guarding the cellar were taking a nap.

Constable Xiao Wang was among them.

The shadow suddenly pounced and immediately enveloped Constable Xiao Wang.

In just a few breaths, the shadow swallowed and absorbed it, and then continued to wander on the ground and left here.

The whole process was silent, and the other two constables didn't even notice that Xiao Wang had been killed.

Still taking a nap.

...

Outside the suburbs of Huangtong Mansion In a wasteland.

Zhou Heng held half of the gold cake in the palm of his right hand, which was exactly one tael.

His left hand was pinching the seal.

Thunder seal!

At the same time, he mobilized his internal energy and poured it into the palm of his right hand.

He began to catalyze the half of the gold cake in his palm according to the way of moving the energy of the palm thunder.

This is the preparation process of Taoism.

Normally, it may take only a few breaths.

But because Zhou Heng's internal energy was weak and it was the first time to practice this Taoism, he was not familiar with the way of moving the energy, so this preparation process took a long time.

After half an hour, a few arcs as thin as hair appeared on the half of the gold cake.

After another half an hour, the gold cake finally turned into golden liquid and gathered into a small ball as big as a quail egg, with dense electric light wrapped around the surface.

Palm thunder!

It's done!

It's finally done!

"Hahaha! It's finally done! "

Zhou Heng couldn't help laughing. He was very excited when he saw the golden ball of lightning in his hand.

This feeling of controlling lightning is really cool!

At the same time, under the hazy moonlight, a group of erratic shadows came over and approached Zhou Heng, ready to pounce and devour him.

"Such pure yang energy, such rich yang energy! No wonder I was attracted here. Such yang energy is probably second only to the Yang Soul. It's great, it's really great!

"Although swallowing him in my current state will waste some yang energy, it is also very likely to allow me to break through the current level, which is equivalent to the sixth level of human beings!

"Great opportunity, great opportunity! My delicious meal, here I come!"

The shopkeeper Qian, who turned into a shadow, was ecstatic and looked forward to a better future.

But at this moment--

Zhou Heng suddenly raised his right hand and threw the palm thunder in his hand.

"Nine Heavens Mysterious Brake, turned into thunder! The magnificent power of heaven, led by gold! "

Zhou Heng shamelessly added a spell to his palm thunder, because he felt that this was the first Taoist method he performed, and he had to have a sense of ritual.

Boom!

The palm thunder exploded, making a deafening roar. The dazzling golden lightning illuminated the surrounding area of ​​more than ten feet as bright as day, and the hot breath swept around like a storm.

The shadow didn't even have time to move before it was torn into pieces by the sudden thunder and lightning. After barely reuniting, it immediately fled.

From beginning to end, Zhou Heng didn't notice the existence of this shadow.

"You successfully performed the Taoist method "Palm Thunder" [Eighth Grade], proficiency +5."

The system prompt sounded in Zhou Heng's mind.

Such a proficiency increase made him slightly relieved. Fortunately, it was not that the proficiency could only increase a little after performing it once, which was barely good news.

But then, another system prompt sounded.

"Congratulations! Defeat the invincible enemy Feng You, lucky bag [silver] +3. "

What!?

Zhou Heng was stunned, what happened??

This is a 4600-word chapter. I originally wanted to divide it into two chapters, but two chapters feel disconnected, so I'll put it in one chapter. In addition, it's almost 100,000 words. I've set up a book club, everyone is welcome to chat and play~ Group number: 1031664369