"Sir," Xia Fan frowned and said. He knew that if he didn't say anything at this time, he would never have another chance to say it. "Is the evil spirit in Gaoshan County a little too strange?"
"You mean two ghosts suddenly appeared."
"Exactly! As far as the official knows, this is probably because there are abnormal deaths in Gaoshan County, and there are more than one or two, otherwise there would not be such a powerful evil spirit!" He decided to go to the end, "If we can know this in advance In this situation, if we had prepared in advance, the team leader and Yue Feng would not have lost their lives!"
"I understand your reluctance, but this is the mission of the alchemist. The Privy Council only acts against evil spirits. Now that the evil spirits have been eliminated, the mission has been completed for this office." The officer paused, "Not to mention the abnormal death you mentioned. It's just a guess. Gaoshan County has four villages under its jurisdiction. There is a large wilderness to the west and dense mountains to the east. No matter what accident happens, it is normal. You think that just one county magistrate can have all the situations under control. ?"
Xia Fan hesitated and said, "No."
"That's right, we can't." Yuan Cheng sighed, "Refugees, bandits, pirates, monsters, these things cause tragedies all the time, and we can only take action against the last one. Dealing with evil spirits is inherently full of challenges. Without variables, if you want to be truly foolproof, you can only improve your adaptability and spell strength."
"In other words, does the Privy Council only eliminate evil spirits that have already appeared?"
"Otherwise, what else can we do? Arrangement of refugees and extermination of bandits are matters that the government needs to deal with. Do you still want to insert your hands into the six departments of the imperial court?" The other party's tone was vaguely impatient, "We are almost overtaken by those scholars. It is regarded as a new hidden danger after the foreign dynasty and the anti-smuggling guard. It is better to intervene less in matters that are not under your own control. To take a step back, even if there are those abnormal deaths you mentioned, they should be handled by the local magistrate. Go on. Bar!"
Xia Fan had no choice but to leave the headquarters lobby.
Wei Wushuang and others were waiting for him outside.
"How's it going? Did the chief executive say anything?" As soon as he came out, the fellow villagers came up to him. "I felt so much pressure in front of him. I just said what was on my mind without even trying to hide it. arrive."
Xia Fan shook his head, "This matter ends here."
"Huh..." Wei Wushuang let out a long breath, "Brother Xia, you are thinking too much. If there really is something like what you said, the locals will always tell the truth, right? I think Gaoshan County is quite peaceful. It’s peaceful…”
"What the hell do you know! Peace? So peaceful that two ghosts came out?" Wang Renzhi spat on the ground - Luo Youer was not here, and he seemed too lazy to maintain his image as a young master, "If I weren't lucky, this That’s where the loss was! If nothing else, there is definitely something wrong with Gaoshan County!”
"But weren't you the one who asked the county people at that time? If seven or eight people were really killed in vain, there would be no movement at all in the county?" After a week of getting along, Wei Wushuang has gradually been able to get back and forth with Mr. Wang, " Yuan Gui killed two families, and people were talking about it in the streets, but no one mentioned the recent grievances."
"It's also possible that the thieves on the mountain did it."
"The premise is that someone in the county is missing. Compared to abnormal death, disappearance is a big deal. What's more, we don't know if there are bandits near Gaoshan County."
"You rejected it so quickly, please give me a reason! Those two ghosts couldn't have jumped out of the cracks in the rocks, right?"
"Young Master Wang, your words are too embarrassing for me."
"Shut up if you can't think of anything. Someone has to take responsibility for the risks I took for no reason!"
"Stop arguing!" Xia Fan said angrily.
Fortunately for Wei Wushuang, Wang Renzhi rarely refuted, "I'm not looking for the culprit..."
"What are you going to do?" Shangguan Cai, who had been watching coldly, asked.
Xia Fan remained silent.
After leaving the headquarters lobby, the scene he saw at the door of the Xue Family Courtyard would always pop up in his mind.
There have been six abnormal incidents in three years, and the people of the county are begging not to let the Privy Council intervene in the trouble.
And after he caught up with the money, the other party first showed disgust, until it turned into an expression of disbelief.
What went wrong
As alchemists who eliminate evil spirits, shouldn't they be respected and loved
No... they do have reasons to be disgusted.
Because the alchemist has never really cut off evil spirits.
At least not in Gaoshan County.
And is it really just a coincidence that evil spirits appear so frequently here
After a long time, he replied, "I plan to go to Gaoshan County again."
"Brother Xia..." Wei Wushuang looked worried.
"I'll go with you!" Wang Renzhi suddenly became energetic. "Anyway, I have three days of vacation. If this matter doesn't get to the bottom of the matter, I will write the character "王" backwards! I have a hunch that this matter will become my world-famous one. starting point!"
"Hey... If that's the case, then I'll go too." The fellow countryman scratched his head, "Although I won't be able to make any difference."
"What about you?" Xia Fan looked at Shangguan Cai.
"To be honest, I'm not very interested." She shrugged, "But I still like that little girl - if I can really find out what caused this evil incident, it wouldn't hurt for me to go there."
Seeing that everyone was willing to go, Xia Fan couldn't help but feel a little more confident, "Then without further ado, we'll meet at the gate of the Privy Council Palace in half an hour!"
…
When he returned to his residence, Li was already waiting for him at home.
"I'm sorry for making you come and go alone," Xia Fan said hello and began to pack the package. "I'm going to Gaoshan County again. This time there is no evil threat. Just wait for me here."
"Don't go." Li shook his head.
"...What?" Xia Fan unexpectedly stopped what he was doing - this was the first time he heard such clear dissuasion from the other party.
"Don't pursue this further," she repeated. "It won't do you any good."
"You...do you know something?" Xia Fan said in surprise.
"The Privy Council believes that this matter should be concluded, right?"
"yes."
"I don't know the situation in Gaoshan County, but I know the Privy Council House." Li lowered his ears, "Master once said that everything they do has a reason, and no one is allowed to question it. Although this is not the upper level Yuan, but I don’t think it will make much difference. Since they think this is the end of the matter, you’d better do what they want.”
"But I just want to figure out what's going on."
"So what if you figure it out?" Li seemed a little impatient, "There are only two consequences, either you can't get the answer, or you can't accept the answer. Either way, it's worse than not knowing. —Because you can’t change the status quo.”
Xia Fan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He didn't expect the fox demon to say such words.
"I thought you never cared about authority."
"This is not because -" Li suddenly stopped mid-sentence, "because... it may hinder the rescue of my master."
"I have no intention of going against the Privy Council Office. What did you think of it?" There is a state pastoral office."
"Are you going to report to the police?"
"You don't even have to go by yourself. It's not easy for the Privy Council to get involved. The government won't turn a blind eye to this case, right?" Xia Fan looked directly into the other party's pale golden eyes and said, "Besides, if you haven't even come into contact with the facts, how can you do it?" Do you know if you can change? You should understand this best.
"I?"
He grinned, "If you hadn't chosen to cooperate with me, you wouldn't have discovered that fox demons and alchemists can coexist."
This time Li was silent for a long time. Finally, she sighed helplessly and packed up her things. "I know, but I also want to go together."
"Are you sure? This time the main purpose is to trace the source of evil spirits, and there will be no danger."
"Who knows." Li looked to the west noncommittally and said in a voice that only he could hear, "Evil spirits are never the most terrifying thing..."