Chapter 247 Tragedy

"Sir, everything has been checked, no problem!"

Zhang Dongping and several outer disciples divided the work and walked towards the live goods area.

There are only three or four rows of houses and a hundred rooms. Minus the dead women, there are only dozens of houses to check.

Soon, they quickly checked all the rooms.

The outer cold-proof insulation layer is solid and strong, and the people inside are also fatter.

"Yeah."

Han Yi nodded, motioned them to disperse, and turned back to the guard post.

Why should I do this kind of hard work of inspection by myself?

It's not an important matter. When you are a leader, you should know how to delegate power and let your subordinates share your worries...

He raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly felt that the thick black academic studies he had read in his previous life suddenly came in handy in another world.

.......

.......

In the distance of the sky, a white line suddenly appeared. The white first turned into pink and then into yellow and red. Soon, the clouds were dyed with a light golden color. Accompanied by the sound of roosters crowing, it was the time when the morning light was born and the morning sun gradually appeared.

"Ah, comfortable..."

After a night without any incident, Han Yi drank the last sip of hot tea, got up lazily and stretched his body, and there was a crackling sound of bones moving all over his body.

"Well... go home and rest."

He checked all the registration books and waited for Cai Yu to come and take over.

Dong Dong Dong!

Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came, as if someone was running fast.

"Who is it? You are so anxious so early in the morning..."

Han Yi squinted his eyes and looked towards the gate.

Immediately, a half-grown boy in a light blue gown came into his sight. He had a common spike hair, which was to tie up his long hair to form a pastoral broom shape. He looked like a very energetic boy.

However, Han Yi felt that the face looked familiar when he looked from a distance.

"Brother Han, it's not good, it's not good!"

The voice came before the person arrived, a crisp but anxious voice sounded.

Han Yi heard this, and then looked carefully, it was none other than Aqiu, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Aqiu, who used to depend on Xiaohe for his life, lived a life of relying on the weather and not having enough food all day long. To put it bluntly, he was a beggar and begged for food.

But Aqiu, although he was not born well, he was very loyal. When his friends needed help, he would help them without saying a word.

Before, Aqiu got to know Han Yi just to treat Xiaohe's illness.

Han Yi also admired this boy and helped him a lot, such as teaching him some self-defense skills, arranging for him to go to school, and buying a lot of medicine to treat Xiaohe.

Of course, in return, Aqiu also passed on a lot of secret information to Han Yi through their channels of the lower nine classes. This was also Han Yi's purpose. He wanted to make up for his lack of intelligence sources in this way.

A while ago, Aqiu's advance report allowed Han Yi to be one step ahead and discover the various small actions of the "Gu Shen Cult" sect and deal with them in time.

Although he failed to save Xiaohe's life, he also indirectly avenged Xiaohe.

"Aqiu, what's wrong?"

Han Yi looked at Aqiu who was running out of breath and asked in confusion.

Since he came to this black market to defend, Aqiu also found a house nearby to live in. With Han Yi's face and his own means, he conquered the ruffians, beggars and other lower third-rate people in several nearby blocks, and also monopolized some businesses such as pouring night incense and cleaning up garbage. Not to mention being rich, he is comparable to the general middle class.

It can be said that he has jumped from a little beggar who was beaten and starved to a role like a small leader, completing the class transition in one go.

Han Yi assigned Aqiu only one task, that is, to send someone to inform him in time of what happened in the city every day, which is equivalent to the role of a newspaper, so that he can be well-informed.

On weekdays, Aqiu would just find a little brother to come and tell Han Yi about the big and small things happening in and outside the city.

And today, Aqiu actually came in person.......

"Liu...Liu...Liu..."

Aqiu's face was frighteningly pale, without a trace of blood.

"What's wrong? Take a breath first!"

When Han Yi saw this performance, a sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

He reached out and patted Aqiu's back hard.

Aqiu's breathing was smooth, but his originally thin cheeks, which had only become slightly rounder and plumper after so many days of good food and drink, were still trembling violently at this time.

"Liu family, Liu family, it's all over!!!"

Han Yi was stunned and suddenly asked back: "Liu family, which Liu family?"

"It's the Liu family in Changlefang, the Liu family of "Liu's Rice Shop" that you told me to pay special attention to!" A Qiu took a long breath and said the whole sentence.

'Liu family, Liu's Rice Shop?!'

Han Yi's mind was shaking wildly.

Liu's Rice Shop was a rice shop in Changlefang. His rice was reasonably priced and rich in flavor, so the business was getting better and better day by day, and soon, it went from one shop to two shops, and then from two shops to a large rice shop.

Why did Han Yi know the story of Liu's Rice Shop before it became rich so clearly? Because he had been working part-time and earning extra money under the name of Liu's Rice Shop.

He could earn dozens of taels of silver every month. Although it was not much, it was a steady stream of money, and he didn't have to do any work. He just got it for free.

In addition, the shopkeeper of the rice shop, Liu Fangxi, was a good person. Although he had a lot of tricks, he was a kind person.

The half jar of red blood spirit rice that Han Yi had not finished eating was given to him by Liu Fangxi, so he had a good impression of Liu Fangxi.

Therefore, he didn't want to eat and drink so much for free, and just take money without working every day. Therefore, Han Yi asked A Qiu to find a few idle people to watch over the rice shop.

As long as someone came to cause trouble, he would come to notify them as soon as possible, and then quickly go to solve it.

Han Yi didn't think about it any more. He immediately handed the checked booklet to Zhang Dongping. After giving him a few instructions, he got up and rushed to Changlefang with Aqiu.

There was nothing to say along the way. The two ran quickly along the road.

Aqiu was more or less a warrior. He gritted his teeth and tried his best to keep up with Han Yi's pace.

Soon, they arrived at the door of Liu's Rice Shop.

The front door of Liu's Rice Shop was on the most prosperous street in Changlefang. There were many shops, wine shops, inns, restaurants and the like around it. There were occasionally large temple fairs here, which were very lively.

At this time, there were few people on this prosperous street. Many people walked by with their heads down.

Han Yi was also shocked by the scene in front of him.

In front of the door of the rice shop, on the open space on the right side of the street, dozens of corpses were lying neatly at this time!

From old to young, from male to female, they were all covered with white cloth.

They were all from the Liu family!

They were wearing the custom-made robes of the Liu family. Liu Fangxi was lying in the middle of the first row.

Han Yi walked over and lifted the white cloth to take a look.

Several police officers wanted to stop him, but when they saw the robe of the inner disciple of the Chiyan Sect on him, they immediately withdrew their hands.

He curled up, his face was ashen, and his expression was extremely hideous and fearful, as if he had suffered great pain in front of him.

"This is..."

Han Yi untied Liu Fangxi's robe a little, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Liu Fangxi's whole body was completely shriveled and shrunken, like a mummy. The skin and flesh on his chest and stomach collapsed, as if the internal organs, blood and body fluids had disappeared.

Most importantly, he also saw dense and tiny holes on these shrinking and wrinkled skins, as if countless things had drilled in and out of Liu Fangxi's body!

"This kind of death..."

Han Yi immediately thought of Xiao He's death. At that time, Xiao He's body seemed to be in the same situation.

At that time, he and A Qiu thought that Xiao He just got some strange disease and there was no cure.

Later, Han Yi found out through various clues that this strange disease might be caused by the Gu Shen Cult that suddenly appeared in Changningfang.

In addition, later, the Gu Shen Cult went to Changningfang to make trouble and forced many shop owners to extort money.

They clashed with Han Yi who went to collect the silver in Liu's shop.

So, under the new hatred and old grudges, Han Yi followed the clues and destroyed the Gu Shen Cult's base in Changningfang in one fell swoop.

Although the Gu Shen Cult claimed to have a martial arts master to support it, in the end, no one appeared. Han Yi also thought that it was just a tiger skin and bluffing.

Since then, there have been no more strange diseases in the city, and the Valley God Cult, after losing this stronghold, seemed to be scared and disappeared.

Han Yi thought that this matter was over, but who would have thought that he would see the same situation as Xiao He again...

His fingertips gently touched Liu Fangxi's wrinkled skin, and there was a strange cold feeling that penetrated into his bones.

"Brother, Xiao He died like this at that time..."

A Qiu followed behind Han Yi, clenched his fists, and there was mist in his eyes, obviously remembering the previous hatred.

Although he and Xiao He were not related by blood, they grew up together, depended on each other, and had a deep relationship.

The scene in front of him made him feel even more sad.

"Ah..."

Han Yi sighed. The red blood spirit rice at home was almost finished a few days ago. He originally wanted to see if he could find a relationship to buy some more when he came to collect the silver at the end of the month.

But who knew that before he came over, Liu Fangxi was gone...

"Are there any clues?"

He stopped a constable who was walking in and out of the courtyard gate and asked.

The constable was wearing a black and red uniform, thin and with a mustache. Although he didn't know his name, he looked familiar.

Han Yi knew that this man should be patrolling and maintaining order in Yuqingfang all year round, so he looked familiar. It was probably because such a big murder happened that he was temporarily transferred here.

"Brother Han?" Han Yi didn't know him, but the constable knew Han Yi. He seemed to be an outer disciple of the Chiyan Sect.

He whispered: "Brother Han, there is no clue. There are 24 people in the Liu family, men and women, old and young, big and small, all died cleanly... The key is that the way they died is exactly the same!"

"How did they die?"

"On the surface, it looks like something blocked their trachea and they couldn't breathe, so they suffocated to death. But it's possible for one person, but so many people died like this?! I don't think it's man-made. I'm afraid it's something..."

The constable lowered his voice and prepared to continue.

"What kind of monsters and demons? This is man-made!"

"I just got a piece of news from the prefectural city. The prefectural city just wiped out a group of bandits blocking the road, but there were a few evil ways and gangsters who survived by chance. They fled to our Anyan City and acted recklessly and did evil. It's really hateful!"

"Don't worry, fellow villagers. I, Wang Feiyi, have mobilized a large number of troops and will strangle these evil people soon, and bring peace to the people of Anyan City!"

The man was none other than the eldest son of the Wang family, Wang Feiyi. He was the chief clerk in the county government and usually helped his father, County Magistrate Wang, to handle various affairs.

As soon as he heard about such a big case in the city this morning, he rushed there to calm people down.

As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, many people in the crowd cheered and applauded.

"I said that the Liu family is so rich and has no defense. They must have been targeted!"

"Yes, yes, it's a pity. Old Liu is a good person. Such a kind person is gone... Oh..."

"If you ask me, he just doesn't want to spend money. He should find a few more guards to watch over the courtyard and recruit high-ranking guards. How could this happen..."

"Yes, yes..."

Since it is a man-made disaster, it's easy to say. Anyan City is so big, there are so many soldiers and masters, and a group of gangsters are still disabled. No matter how you look at it, it should be easy to solve.

The onlookers on the roadside immediately calmed down and talked about it.

"I say, where is the guard hired by the Liu family, the fast sword Yan San?" Han Yi poked the constable next to him and asked in a low voice.

He knew that in addition to him, the Liu family also hired an additional master as a sacrifice, and this fast sword Yan San was the strongest one among them.

It is said that this person's fast sword is extremely fast, and he can stab dozens of swords in the blink of an eye. He is also a warrior in the blood refining period, but he is a little older.

"Lying over there?"

The constable pursed his lips and pointed in a direction.

Han Yi walked over, squatted down, lifted the white cloth, and checked it.

This Yan San was still dead like Liu Fangxi, his body shrank and withered, and his blood and essence seemed to be sucked dry by some mysterious power.

But the expression on his face was not like Liu Fangxi's, which was only hideous and fearful. In addition to these two emotions, there was another expression...