Kangyun County.
The mansion of the Black Armored Guard Commander.
In Wei Changqing's study, a black armored guard entered and presented an urgent report.
"It's the magic gate again!"
After Wei Changqing finished browsing the urgent report, the expression on his face was dignified with a hint of helplessness.
At that time, it was obvious that he came to Kangyun County to avoid troubles, but in recent days, troubles came one after another.
"The local Demon Sect warrior who appeared last time has not yet investigated what forces are behind it, and now there is another case of a suspected Demon Sect warrior..."
Although it is annoying, Wei Changqing also knows that this is a dangerous signal.
If it is not resolved well, Kangyun County may be slowly infiltrated by the Demon Gate.
"Let the other guards assist the Fengliu Lane guards to carry out a joint search and arrest... We will lead the guards and send some people to the gate of the city to strictly investigate those who leave the city."
Wei Changqing ordered to his subordinates.
"Yes, Lord Commander."
Subordinates take orders.
…
At this time, Xu Ning and Tao Qingping had just arrived at Nie Xiaowei's natal home.
The inside and outside of the dilapidated small courtyard has been completely occupied by city guards.
Nie Xiaowei's parents and younger brother were gathered together tremblingly at this moment.
When they heard that Nie Xiaowei might be a Demon Sect warrior, their legs went limp.
Although generally speaking, family members are not involved in the killing of demon warriors, but seeing the terrifying aura of these city guards in front of them, they are really afraid that they will never see the light of day again if they are caught in a prison cell.
"Master Captain!"
As soon as Xu Ning arrived, the city guard here took the initiative to salute.
Seeing the important person, Nie Xiaowei's parents and younger brother were even more frightened.
"Have you got any useful clues?"
Xu Ning asked the leading city guard.
The leader of the city guard shook his head: "My lord, we have already interrogated Nie's family members, but we have not gotten any clues from them. They don't know that Nie is a demon warrior, and they don't know that Nie killed someone."
"And, we also searched here, but did not find any evidence involving the magic gate."
After hearing this, Xu Ning glanced at Nie Xiaowei's family and asked, "Are you sure you're not lying?"
"This… "
The city guard felt that there was nothing wrong with it, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he said: "My lord, I will bring them back to Weiyi for interrogation and confirm again."
"No, my lord, we really didn't know that little bitch was a Demon Sect warrior. If we knew, we would definitely report it to you in advance!"
One of the sharp-mouthed women heard that she was going to be interrogated, she burst into tears and quickly explained.
Xu Ning and Tao Qingping frowned at the same time, with displeased expressions.
How can a mother call her daughter that
"grown ups… "
Seemingly seeing the doubts of the two, the leading city guard leaned into his ear: "Nie Shi is not the biological daughter of the two, she is an adopted daughter."
"Keep your mouth clean."
After hearing this, Tao Qingping stepped forward and pointed at the sharp-mouthed woman with cold eyes.
"Yes... yes, my lord..."
The sharp lady suddenly fell silent.
At this moment, Tao Qingping was furious.
No wonder he asked his daughter to be the old man's concubine, it turned out that she wasn't his own at all.
Seeing Mrs. Jianzui's mean look, Tao Qingping could vaguely guess the injustice Nie Xiaowei received at home before.
"Qingping."
Xu Ning walked up to Tao Qingping and motioned him to calm down.
After all, Nie Xiaowei was suspected of being a Demon Sect warrior. If Tao Qingping's gesture of helping to reason was spread, it would be easy to be misunderstood.
Tao Qingping also realized this problem at this moment, turned his head away, and did not look at those people.
"From last night to now, has Nie Xiaowei been back, or had any contact with you?"
Xu Ning looked at the three of them and asked in person.
"No, absolutely not!"
The three quickly explained.
"After she married Shopkeeper Yao, we never saw her again."
The sharp-mouthed woman continued to excuse herself.
Xu Ning carefully observed the expressions of the three of them, and found nothing abnormal for the time being.
"Does Nie Xiaowei have a childhood sweetheart?"
Xu Ning asked again.
The sharp-mouthed woman was taken aback for a moment, she didn't expect Xu Ning to know this.
But she didn't dare to ask more questions, so she could only answer truthfully: "There is one... that person is Yang Yicheng, who lives in the house opposite us..."
"Qingping, let's go take a look."
As he spoke, Xu Ning walked towards the opposite door, followed by Tao Qingping and two city guards.
"Open the door!"
A city guard slammed on the gate vigorously.
The door opened, revealing a haggard middle-aged woman.
Seeing the city guard, she seemed a little shy, but not surprised.
When the city guard entered the opposite door's house just now, there was a lot of battle, and she had already spotted it through the crack of the door.
"Is Yang Yicheng here?"
Xu Ning asked her.
"he is… "
There was also timidity in the middle-aged woman's tone.
"Call him out."
Xu Ning and others walked into the courtyard, but did not enter the house.
The middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
After a while, she walked out with the help of a young man with a pale face and frail figure.
The young man was skinny and had a bookish air.
When he saw the black armor on Xu Ning and Tao Qingping, his expression obviously changed.
Xu Ning was keenly aware of this slight change.
"Are you familiar with Nie Xiaowei?"
Xu Ning cut to the chase.
"Unfamiliar."
Yang Yicheng answered very simply: "How could I get acquainted with other people's wives... um, concubine?"
Xu Ning narrowed his eyes: "Answer me honestly, I don't have the time to deal with your emotions."
This Yang Yicheng seemed to be angry with Nie Xiaowei for marrying her as a concubine, but Xu Ning always felt a little deliberate.
"We were kind of childhood friends..."
Seeing the chill in Xu Ning's tone, Yang Yicheng re-explained: "Later, when I grew up, I really hit it off, but her parents felt that I was not a good person, so they broke contact..."
"Closed contact?"
Xu Ning suddenly smiled, then his smile subsided, and he stared at Yang Yicheng: "Tell me another lie, I will treat you as an accomplice of the Demon Sect and kill you"
Yang Yicheng was stunned for a moment, but didn't react for a while.
"Boy, be honest in front of our captain!"
The old city guard who followed him took a step forward: "The Nie family is involved in the Demon Sect. We are investigating. If you don't cooperate, we can only treat you as an accomplice of the Demon Sect!"
When the middle-aged woman next to her heard it, she immediately panicked: "Yiecheng, you are cooperating with the adults!"
"I'll ask you again, when was the last time you saw Nie Xiaowei?"
Xu Ning asked again.
Yang Yicheng was under the pressure from Xu Ning, and he seemed to be suffering in his heart.
"Two months ago... because of my health, I rarely went out. The last time I saw her was two months ago."
A bead of sweat appeared on Yang Yicheng's forehead.
After hearing this, Xu Ning sneered, stretched out his finger, and touched Yang Yicheng's shoulder.
"what!"
Yang Yicheng suddenly felt a pain like a needle prick near his shoulder, and he almost fainted.
Xu Ning shot at him just now, with all his might.
"Take him away. This man is an accomplice of the Demon Sect. He will be dragged to Caishikou in our alley tomorrow and beheaded!"
After finishing speaking, Xu Ning turned around and left.
The two city guards looked at each other, seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.
From the beginning to the end, they didn't see what was wrong with Yang Yicheng.
Could it be that the captain couldn't find Nie Xiaowei, and wanted to find a scapegoat accomplice to relieve the pressure on the top
But despite doubts in their hearts, they still obeyed the order.
It wasn't just the two of them, Tao Qingping was also puzzled.
He took two quick steps to keep up with Xu Ning.
"My lord, you are wronged!"
At this moment, the middle-aged woman knelt down and begged for mercy.
But the two city guards ignored her at all, and directly held Yang Yicheng and walked out.
Yang Yicheng, who was firmly held by the two city guards, said nothing, with determination in his eyes.
"Xu Ning, you are..."
At this time, Tao Qingping followed Xu Ning's footsteps, obviously disapproving of his actions.
"Why, don't you understand?"
Xu Ning asked Tao Qingping back.
"I don't understand." Tao Qingping shook his head, "Is he really an accomplice of the Demon Sect?"
"no."
Xu Ning replied: "But he lied."
"lie?"
Tao Qingping raised an eyebrow.
"The last time he saw Nie Xiaowei was definitely not two months ago."
Xu Ning's tone was very firm.