Even though Yu Huai told him not to worry, Xu Yinian was in a state of confusion when he thought that Tang Fei had quietly annulled the marriage contract and had never told him the truth for so many years, and couldn't help recalling the scenes that happened five years ago.
With something in his mind, Xu Yinian didn't sleep well, and when he left the burial ground the next day, he was a little confused.
The enchantment covering the entire boneyard almost blocks all contact methods. The Northern Night Forest surrounding the boneyard is a natural modern signal barrier. When you come to the detection site set up by the Demon Elimination Bureau at the edge of the forest, your mobile phone can only signal. Yu Huai saw several missed calls, all from Director Song Qi of the Nanhai Sub-bureau. As Xuan Tan's old friend, Bureau Song had been following up on the extermination of the genocide after Xia Yan was arrested. Realizing that there might be progress, Yu Huai called back.
The other party answered quickly, explaining the situation investigated by the Demon Elimination Bureau in a few words. When Yu Huai heard the back, his expression became more solemn, Song Qi said: "I can't tell you clearly on the phone for a while, and I can't contact you during this time, when can I meet?"
"I have someone in my hand, which has something to do with what you said." Yu Huai glanced at Chao Zi who was out of his mind, "I'll bring her here."
Song Qi repeatedly agreed.
The scale of the Nanhai Sub-bureau is second only to the General Bureau of Exorcism. The tall silver-white building is spotless, and thousands of exorcists work here. As soon as he heard that he had captured the patriarch of the fox demon clan, Song Qi deliberately asked them to hide from others and enter the Nanhai sub-bureau through a special channel.
It was the first time Xu Yinian knew that there was such a labyrinth of passages hidden in this majestic and magnificent building. If there wasn't a demon exorcist waiting at the entrance to lead them early in the morning, such a complicated passage would easily make people dizzy and lost in it.
The exorcist who led the way took them outside Song Qi's office and knocked on the door: "Ju Song, you're here."
"Come in." A loud voice came from inside the door.
Yu Huai pushed the door open and entered. Seeing the emaciated fox demon behind him, Song Qi was taken aback, and said to the exorcising master beside him: "Take her down, and be careful. Don't leak any news, and don't let anyone see her."
The exorcising master responded immediately, and escorted Chao Zi into the cubicle of the office. Song Qi signaled Yu Huai to sit down. Noticing that the person accompanying Yu Huai turned out to be Xu Yinian, a trace of surprise flashed across Song Qi's eyes, and then he smiled kindly: "Xiao Xu came with you? Sit down too."
The huge couch is big enough to seat five or six people, Xu Yinian didn't think much, and sat next to Yu Huai. Song Qi glanced at them again, gave a low cough, and started talking about business.
"After the matter of the trial platform was over, I applied to the General Administration for a search. Xia Yan was handed over to the Nanhai Branch."
"After interrogation, Xia Yan explained the situation in more detail, and also provided one of the most valuable clues: five years ago, the fox demon clan participated in the massacre of the ghost clan."
Hearing the key words, Xu Yinian's pupils shrank.
no wonder...
As soon as he heard that they had captured Chao Zi, Song Qi was very anxious and asked Yu Huai directly if he could come to the Nanhai Branch.
"The fox demon family has a big business, and this clue is not trivial. It involves a big family in the demon world, and we jointly conducted a search with the General Administration." Song Qi paused for a while, looked at Yu Huai, "I originally wanted you to participate, but you Into the boneyard, has been unable to contact."
"A total of 87 members of the fox demon family were involved in the incident. Those who stayed outside have all been imprisoned by the Demon Elimination Bureau in the detention center of the trial platform, but their patriarch Chao Zi led some of them into the boneyard a month ago. The bureau couldn't continue the pursuit. I originally wanted to discuss this with you, but I didn't expect you to just catch her."
Hearing this, Yu Huai said affirmatively: "There is no need to hunt down, all the people she brought in died at the intelligence point of the boneyard."
Song Ju hesitated and said, "It's you...?"
"No," Yu Huai shook his head, "As I told you on the phone earlier, Chao Zi led a sneak attack, and Qi Luo appeared halfway and killed those people."
Hearing him mention Qiluo, Song Qi's expression gradually became serious. Yu Huai suddenly said: "There is one thing I want to ask you. How much do you know about Chao Zi's situation?"
The strength of the fox family is linked to the number of fox tails. All the patriarchs in the past have been nine-tailed foxes, and Chao Zi is no exception. The difference is that there are only a handful of fox clans like her who became Nine-Tails in her early thirties, and the Exorcist Bureau has sorted out her personal information in detail.
The fox demon family has a huge family business, but the internal struggle is also extremely fierce. Chao Zi was originally the daughter of the old head of the Fox family. The old head and his wife died tragically due to a struggle for the throne. She spent her girlhood in the boneyard. Eleven years ago, Chao Zi left the boneyard. In the following two years, she used extremely strong means to end the years-long infighting of the fox demon clan and sat on the The position of the head of the family.
"...Five years ago, Chao Zi led some elite members of the family to participate in the ghost massacre." After Song Qi finished speaking, he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, "Only she knows the details related to the massacre. Just right You are here, there is no need to delay, I will immediately make preparations and hurry up to interrogate her."
Yu Huai nodded. At this moment, Xu Yinian's cell phone rang suddenly. He glanced at the caller ID, picked up his phone and walked aside: "Hello?"
"Brother Xu? That's great. I saw you on the communication line. Call to try your luck." Xia Ziheng's slightly hasty voice came from the other end. Before Xu Yinian could speak, Xia Ziheng's tone was uncharacteristically serious , "Do you have time now? There is one thing I must tell you in person."
It was the first time Xu Yinian heard Xia Ziheng speak in such a tone. He glanced at Yu Huai who was discussing with Song Qi, and agreed: "Where shall we meet?"
It was working hours, and there were a few customers sitting scattered in the exquisitely decorated cafe. The smell of caramel and milk mixed with the rich aroma of coffee.
Hearing that he was at the Nanhai branch, Xia Ziheng reported the address of this cafe. Xu Yinian chose a seat by the window, and while waiting for Xia Ziheng, he looked out the window boredly, the wide street was hazy with drizzle, and the slanted raindrops fell on the cold glass window.
The wind chime hanging at the door jingled. Xu Yinian looked up and saw Xia Ziheng walking over. The other party was wearing the uniform of the Demon Elimination Bureau, and because of the rain, he put on a dark windbreaker outside. It's been a while, Xia Ziheng looks more mature.
"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Xia Ziheng smiled at him, showing Xu Yinian's familiar appearance again. He pulled out a chair and sat down opposite, and complained, "I was able to leave after talking to you on the phone, but I didn't expect to be stopped at the last minute. There are so many things to do in the Demon Elimination Bureau."
It stands to reason that this group of graduates will not enter the Demon Elimination Bureau until the end of the year, but Xia Ziheng seems to have already started working. A few months ago, when Ye Qiao was still there, they celebrated passing the graduation examination in the grilled fish shop, and chatted about their future employment plans. At that time, Xia Ziheng was the one who was the least interested in it.
Reminiscent of the changes in the Xia family, Xu Yinian's mood was a bit complicated, but seeing that Xia Ziheng was more adaptable than he imagined, he felt a little more relaxed, and said casually, "Have you entered the demon elimination game yet?"
The female shop assistant stepped forward to take their orders, Xia Ziheng ordered coffee, and Xu Yinian ordered a cup of hot latte.
Xia Ziheng responded: "I entered the General Administration. My family... As you know, my parents haven't been in charge of anything for more than ten years. But after entering the General Administration, the colleagues around me still take care of me."
Seeing that Xu Yinian hesitated to speak, Xia Ziheng said, "Let's not talk about that, I'm looking for you for something else."
It seems that because of his work habits these days, Xia Ziheng sat up straight, and the smile on his face gradually faded. The transparent barrier spread out quietly, Xia Ziheng set up the soundproof array and said softly: "On the day my brother had an accident, he asked someone to send me a message: Five years ago, when the ghost clan was massacred, there is someone more powerful than him in the Demon Elimination Bureau." Big people are pushing the envelope."
Xu Yinian clenched the ceramic cup in his hand, and said incredulously, "You mean, Brother Xia Yan was not the only one who participated in the massacre?"
"For the sake of safety, he asked me not to pursue this matter, but I always feel that he has something to say. Now that I think about it, he gave me the right to choose. If I don't care about anything like before, this matter may come to an end. That's all."
"This person must be very dangerous, so my brother can't give a warning. Anyway, I don't want to be in a state of ignorance, so I chose to investigate."
"Sure enough, my brother left me a secret investigation channel. Through these relationships, I have found the internal information of all people whose positions are higher than my brother's from five years ago to now." Xia Ziheng paused, speaking at full speed , "I checked the information of these people one by one, but unexpectedly, none of them met the conditions for massacring ghosts. Most of them lacked motivation, and the rest either did not match the time when the crime happened, or they had already left Exorcism Bureau."
"I can let your brother remind you that that person must still work in the Demon Elimination Bureau. There are not many demon extermination masters with higher positions than him." Xu Yinian frowned, "Have you checked everything?"
Xia Ziheng nodded: "My thoughts are the same as yours. After repeated investigations and investigations, there is indeed no one who meets the requirements."
"I find it strange that if he lets me choose, it is impossible for him to tell me a piece of useless news and leave an investigation channel. With this in mind, when I checked for the last time, I suddenly thought of the key point-he said Greater 'power', not higher position. He veiled me with the name of that person early on."
Xia Ziheng looked at Xu Yinian. The boy looked at him suspiciously, not understanding the difference between the two.
After a moment of silence, Xia Ziheng said, "Brother Xu, there is a person in the Demon Elimination Bureau who has been hanging around all the time, but he has such a high reputation that even the General Bureau is assigned by him."
Xu Yinian's face changed suddenly, he opened his mouth slightly, wanting to confirm his guess to Xia Ziheng, but he couldn't make a sound. The fingers holding the coffee cup even began to tremble.
Xia Ziheng couldn't bear it, and said in a low voice: "...the person my brother mentioned is your master."