Chapter 42: Unraveling the Mystery

Chen An and Li Yin were still lying on the ground. After a noise in Li Yan's room, there was no sound. After a while, they only felt a chill on their bodies, but they returned to normal after a moment, but they still did not dare to get up.

Ji Junshi sneaked into Qingshan Pass again. He went straight to the military camp. The purpose of his trip was to find the person who talked to Chen An at the gate of the military camp yesterday afternoon, and the other soldier who was on duty at the north gate and told Li Yin that "Lord Li had left the city more than two hours ago." Of course, it was easy to know where these two soldiers were in the camp. Chen An and Li Yin were old men in the army, and they knew these two soldiers. Just now, when he asked in detail, Chen An and Li Yin had already told him everything they knew about the two soldiers.

Soon, Division 3 arrived in front of the military camp. It was already midnight. The gate of the military camp was closed. Patrol teams walked in from time to time. But in Division 3's eyes, it was as if nothing happened. He could come and go as he pleased in the camp of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, not to mention the military camp of tens of thousands of people in the city. Soon, a figure shot out of the military camp. If someone could see clearly, they could see that this person was holding a person in one hand, as if he had no weight. The figure floated out of the military camp.

Feng Chuang woke up slowly and felt cold all over. He opened his eyes, but was stunned, thinking that he was sleepwalking. He was now lying in what seemed to be a dense forest. When he opened his eyes, there was a little moonlight sprinkled between the leaves of the trees above. He turned his head quickly. It was pitch black all around and he couldn't see clearly. He clearly remembered that he had routine team training after dinner today, and then turned off the lights and went to bed early. He was obviously sleeping in the tent, so how did he end up in the forest outside the city?

He sat up and shook his head to wake himself up. "This must be a dream." When he opened his eyes again, the scenery in front of him was still the same. Even a brave warrior like him couldn't help but get scared. He pinched his thigh quickly. It hurt. This was not a dream.

"You don't have to be sure. This is not a dream. What you have to do now is to answer my questions honestly. That's enough." A gloomy voice sounded in the darkness.

Feng Chuang felt a chill on the back of his neck. He looked back and saw a slender man in a black robe standing in the darkness not far away.

"Who are you?" Feng Chuang asked with a trembling voice.

"It's not you who's asking, it's me who's asking, understand? Remember, if you lie when I ask you questions, the consequences will be unpleasant." The voice was cold and emotionless.

"Yesterday afternoon, when you were on duty, did Li Yan, the disciple of the Third Army Division, come out of the military camp?"

Feng Chuang was stunned. He didn't expect that this person would bring him here to ask this question. He hesitated for a moment, but he didn't dare not answer. "Oh, yes, he came out not long after entering the military camp."

There was a crisp "click" sound, followed by a shrill scream that penetrated the darkness of the forest, startling the birds and making them fly up. The man in black robe had already come to Feng Chuang at some point, and broke one of his fingers with one hand.

Then, in this continuous low questioning, shrill screams were heard from time to time, and there were also bitter begging for mercy from time to time.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Master Ji hit Feng Chuang on the forehead, who was already unrecognizable and had almost no intact parts on his body. Feng Chuang fell down softly, bleeding from all seven orifices, but with a relieved smile on his face, as if death was the happiest thing for him.

Master Ji used many inhuman methods in this half a quarter of an hour, but his question was repeatedly "Has Master Ji's disciple Li Yan ever walked out of the barracks?"

After half a quarter of an hour, he confirmed that "Li Yan did not come out of the barracks."

Next, he leaned over and woke up another soldier. Not long after, the shrill screams rang out again. In the dark night in the mountains, even the frightened birds around had long disappeared, and only the night and the screams like evil spirits kept echoing.

After another half a quarter of an hour, Master Ji hit the soldier on the forehead again, and the screams stopped abruptly.

The surrounding trees are towering, and the military division commander stood there. "Li Yan really left the city, and he left from the north gate; but another guard said he did not leave the gate. Haha, Hong Linying, you have a good trick. There are only two exits in the camp. Since Li Yan did not leave from the camp gate, but Li Yan appeared at the north gate, did you use the tiger talisman to let Li Yan leave from the military baggage area?

Once you leave the city from the south gate or the north gate, you can only return from these two gates. You can return from where you left, unless he sneaks into the city from the north gate again, but this possibility is almost zero. Li Yan left the city yesterday. Now there is no doubt.

He went out alone, not on horseback, and in a hurry, so it can be inferred that he avoided Hong Linying. Considering how careful that kid was to secretly practice handwriting without telling me, and how he was the one who allowed Hong Linying to use the tiger talisman, he must be a man who would not let others control his life. I don't know how he got rid of Hong Linying. Humph, it seems that Hong Linying was also tricked by him.

It can be judged that he will not sneak back again, because that would only increase his chances of being caught. The so-called trick of "darkness under the lamp" also depends on the timing. How can he not know how to advance and retreat with such a mind?

In this way, there is basically no need to check the city. I originally wanted to capture Liu Chengyong and Li Yan's fellow villager for questioning, but now it seems that there is no need, as Li Yan is hiding somewhere outside the city. "

If Li Yan and Hong Linying were here, they would be shocked. What they had planned for several months was almost complete in just one night by the calm Ji Junshi.

Ji Junshi's approach was also very particular. Although he suspected Liu Chengyong, Li Shan, and Li Yu in his conclusion, he directly found the key people who witnessed Li Yan. After getting the answer he wanted, he continued to reason. The truth of the matter emerged little by little, and the other conclusions were solved, saving the time of finding and interrogating one by one. However, this also saved the lives of Liu Chengyong, Li Shan, and Li Yu. If it weren't for the calm Ji Junshi, he might have found anyone he suspected, and the fate of the people he found was basically certain. He would not leave them alive.

"Then the next step is where the kid went, Lijia Village in Daqingshan? Hehe." In the darkest time before dawn, the dark face of Ji Junshi had already merged into the night, but the exposed white teeth were particularly eye-catching.

He was about to break through the air, but then he stopped. He concentrated for a while and said to himself, "No, although Lijia Village may be in a dark situation, this kind of gambling is too hasty. This is not something that the kid can do. Among these conclusions, there are two things that may reveal the boy's traces. One is why Li Yan has recently purchased a large number of farm tools and clothes? Second, what is the significance of Li Yan's recent large-scale planting of those flowers and plants? "

He just stood there motionless, time passed little by little, slowly the eastern sky had become brighter, and the mountains and forests began to become a little green.

Finally, the figure of Ji Junshi moved and shook his head. "Those farm tools and clothes seem to be really useless. This should be a way for him to soothe himself. After all, Li Yan grew up in a mountain village and still has a primitive dependence and possessiveness on farm tools and things in the city. It's just that these flowers and plants look a little strange. It may be a use for him to escape. The specific details still need to be checked back. "Thinking of this, he stood up and went to the military advisor's residence.

At this time, the military camp in the city was in an uproar. Two soldiers disappeared overnight. Were they enemy spies? Their identities were discovered and they sneaked away in the middle of the night; or there were enemy personnel in the city who abducted the two soldiers. For a time, the military camp was extremely tense, and each camp was wary of each other. Among these people, one person felt that this matter might be related to Li Yan, that is Liu Chengyong. Among the two missing people, one was acting on orders like himself, and the other was also the person guarding the city that day, but he didn't dare to say anything, he just felt extremely nervous. He guessed that it might be the work of the third military advisor, otherwise with this military The camp was heavily guarded, and it was not something that could be plundered by a few martial arts masters, and this was done silently. Thinking of the mysterious methods used by General Ji when he was fighting the enemy outside the city, he became more and more certain.

Hong Linying was sitting in the central army tent. After receiving the news early in the morning, he rushed over.

Looking at the generals in the tent, he said in a deep voice, "Close the South Gate and do not allow anyone to enter or leave. Check the North Gate strictly. Check the inside of the military camp thoroughly. Send two battalions from each camp to check each household in the city. Tell the outside world that you suspect that there may be enemy spies who may have sneaked into the city. Do not reveal the news of the missing soldiers, understand?"

The generals in the tent stepped forward in unison, "Yes, sir," and walked out in unison. In an instant, only a few counselors and Marshal Hong were left in the tent.

Marshal Hong looked at the counselors and waved his hand, "You can go out too. "

"Yes, Marshal"

After the people left, Marshal Hong stared at the case, lost in thought for a while, "Hey, are you going to do it now? You are really quick. Since you have already suspected it, I will just follow that kid."

In the military advisor's mansion, in the inner valley, the third military advisor had returned here. Looking at the two people who were still crawling and kneeling there, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He walked slowly to the two people, silently looking at the two people lying on the ground. After a moment, he waved his robe sleeves and said, "You two, go out. "

Chen An and Li Yin had been kneeling for a whole night. Even with their physical bodies, they were already in a state of confusion. When they heard the voice, they were startled and then sobered up a little. They kowtowed quickly, then slowly stood up with difficulty, and then they supported each other and limped out.

What they didn't know was that they had just walked through the gates of hell. It was just that Master Ji saw them like this, and now he was concerned about other things, so he let them go temporarily.

Master Ji didn't care about how the two of them went back. He looked at the various flowers and plants that had been planted not far in front of the stone house and couldn't help but observe them carefully. Then he walked carefully along the path between the two, stopping and starting, and crouched down from time to time to observe carefully.

In this way, the sun slowly rose in the early morning. At this time, Ji Junshi was squatting in front of a flower. This flower was planted on the south side of the valley, close to the foot of the mountain. Compared with the stone house and the flowers and plants, it was extremely remote. He walked patiently one by one. When he came here, he found that this flower was a little taller than the surrounding flowers. This was originally a very common thing. There was no definite conclusion about the height of plants, but the strange thing was that there was a lot of space around the flowers and plants that separated from this flower, but it didn’t seem to be very empty. But if you look closely, this is a little different from other places.

Ji Junshi squatted in front of this flower and observed it first. He found that although this flower was taller, it seemed to be malnourished. This was a bit strange. Generally, tall flowers and plants are lush, but this one has sparse branches and leaves.

Seeing this, he reached out and dug a few times at the root of the flower, and the flower fell down. It seemed that the roots were not very deep. Then he saw that after the main stem of the flower fell over, a piece of silk was exposed underneath. He was immediately inspired and grabbed the silk with his hands full of spiritual power, but there was nothing abnormal in the process of picking it up.

After holding it in his hand, he took a closer look and found that it was a small piece of black silk, which was folded into a square piece.