Returning from the abyss

Chapter 708
Lu Ning glanced at the computer, but there was no landscape painting like this one. Judging from the date, it was obvious that this plan had only been drawn up for a short time, and it would definitely not be finished.

"I didn't see anything strange." Teng Xuan also looked through the paintings in the room. They were all normal landscapes, and occasionally there were a few figures, ranging from sketches to watercolors to oil paintings. There are also many types of Qianyi Rongxue.

But no problem is the biggest problem.

Although Lu Ning and the others were only here at night these days, Qian Yipeng came back early.According to what he said, this cousin is a bit of a homebody. He usually doesn't leave the house except for eating, bathing and going to the bathroom. He leaves for a whole day, presumably to go outside to gather scenery.Since the attack happened during the day, and Qian Yirong's painting tools were also placed in the room, it means that he has no plan to go out today, so the cleanliness of this room is very suspicious.

"Wen Yue, I've checked everything in this room." Teng Xuan put the things back in place, "There are no suspicious items you mentioned."

"Do you think it's more likely that Qian Yirong himself is a prisoner, or that he and those two uncles are more likely to be knocked out and taken away by the prisoner?" Lu Ning asked.

"Then I don't know, we are not familiar, I have never seen him except he came out to say hello on the first day." Teng Xuan spread his hands.

Lu Ning walked up to the painting that Teng Xuan had just put back in place, and observed the thickness of the painting on the drawing board, but these paintings did not use techniques like pasting on the painting, Qian Yirong didn't need to use this A kind of cover-up means to hide.

Leaving the room, the two returned to the front main house.With the help of everyone, Qian Yipeng has already untied the rope for his parents. Although they can no longer change their postures in the rigor, at least they can separate them from such uncomfortable postures.Lu Ning frowned a little when she saw that the scene was destroyed, but not everyone has the awareness of protecting the scene. She didn't tell her before, so if she missed it, she would miss it.

Yan Zidan took out his mobile phone: "Let me call the police... something like this happened..."

No one objected, so Yan Zidan went to the door with his mobile phone, dialed the alarm number, and Lu Ning followed to the side to listen to the situation.

After the connection, Yan Zidan quickly explained the situation, but the reaction of the policeman on the other side of the line was not surprised, but... a little annoyed?Although his professional quality allowed him to patiently listen to the position reported by Yan Zidan, Lu Ning couldn't tell from the other party's tone how much he attached importance to the murder.

This is not normal. Although Zaoyuanzhuang has become bigger, it is not considered a city-level place after all. There have been murders in such a place. Neither surprise nor attention.

what's the matter?
At this time, Zhou Shilan also ran out with her mobile phone, Yan Zidan just hung up the phone and looked back at her.

"It's Zhang Xinqing calling." Zhou Shilan said as she answered the phone.

"Where are you guys?" Zhang Xinqing asked directly after connecting.

"We just returned to Qian Yipeng's house. His parents were murdered. It's not clear who did it." Zhou Shilan didn't hide anything, and told the whole situation here like a bamboo tube pouring beans.Zhang Xinqing was silent for a moment after hearing this, and said: "I caught a ghost here in the old garden. It said that it was made by the old rich man here with the soul of the servant, and the old rich man gave the servant a new ghost. The surname is Zhao Qiansun Li, King Wu Zheng of Zhou. I remember that Qian Yipeng's family is a local here, right?"

"You suspect that the Qian family was back then..." Zhou Shilan asked in a low voice.

"In short, the Qian family is very suspicious. You don't search the Qian family during the daytime, do you? It's dark under the lights—maybe not all of them participated in it, but there are one or two who know about Bai Li back then and want to continue people."

"We have no evidence so far. The other three members of their family are all missing." Lu Ning glanced back at the main house, "Zhang Xinqing, are you in the old garden now? Has the circus been sent yet?"

"The situation here in Zaoyuanzhuang is not simple. I have to wait and see. You'd better ensure your own safety first, because the poker circus can't appear as a decisive force here."

"What do you mean?" Yan Zidan asked.

"I have some abilities similar to hopefulness. Right now, the place that should be Dadong Road is rolling with waves like a battlefield. It must be very uncomfortable to be in there. I will not rashly intervene in the Baili here. , Baishen's strength is still unknown, and I am the most obvious weakness of the circus, and I cannot risk myself."

"Many of our classmates are in danger now, not just you." Lu Ning said, "Zhang Xinqing, although there are many problems in the circus, you still have a certain ability to protect yourself."

"Yes, it's just Li Wenyue. I found out that besides what you told me, there are more things you didn't explain in this circus. I don't know if you didn't have time to say it, or someone has already conceived the setting behind it."

"...Okay, I understand."

The siren was already sounding outside, Xiaheshao also has its own police station, and soon the police car dared to come over. After a few policemen met, they asked the location directly, and then walked into the house with some tools.

The police were still very efficient in their work. They invited everyone out first, and the two stayed at the scene to check and take pictures, and the two came out to ask everyone to question, in an orderly manner.Of course it was mainly Qian Yipeng, after all he knew the place best, and the rest of the people had also asked questions one by one.

Although the police were already quickly controlling the scene, it took a lot of time to search the entire Qian family.During the period, the hospital was notified to call a car to collect the body and contact the forensic doctor. In such a tense atmosphere, Qian Yipeng's mood was a little more stable.

Finally, an old policeman who looked about 50 or [-] years old came over with a notebook, first comforted Qian Yipeng, and then said, "Are you all here to visit friends?"

"I wanted to come here for a stroll. It happened to be a friend's house and I lived here. I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen." Lu Ning nodded and said, "Excuse me... have you found anything?"

"The scene needs to be investigated again, and we have to wait for the autopsy report to see if the deceased showed any signs of drug coma. In short, we can't give you a result right away. Before that, I hope you leave a contact information to cooperate with us. Heard the news. If you don’t have a place to live, we can arrange a night for you, but I’m afraid you will have to take care of yourself afterwards.”

After finishing speaking, the policeman took out his notebook from his pocket and said to everyone: "Please leave your name and contact information here, and it is best to keep it open, because if we cannot contact you in a murder case, there may be serious problems." It's not a small trouble. Of course, if you really have no suspicions, don't worry."

Everyone left their mobile phone numbers one by one, and then the police contacted the place of accommodation, and began to blockade here. It was not until close to 11:30 that a homestay was finalized, and the address was handed over to Lu Ning and others .

"Everyone can continue to visit here in Zaoyuanzhuang, but please be sure to keep in touch, and try not to go to places like mountains. Thank you for your cooperation."

It seemed that the busyness was still going on. Chen Hang and Qi Mei went out to drive. The homestay was also in the Xiaheshao area, and it only took ten minutes to get there, not far away.

But after tossing around for a while, everyone actually felt tired for a while—they were not idle from morning till night, and because of this incident, I am afraid that this evening will not be very good.

After finding the B&B, they washed up hastily and everyone rested.It's just that many people are not well rested.

Lu Ning opened her eyes early the next day, and she felt a bit of a headache, like some kind of warning sign.She got up to wash her face, then took out her mobile phone to check the situation of Solitaire——

[Announcement: If you fail to complete the solitaire on time with a blank sheet of paper, you will lose the qualification to continue solitaire.The next Solitaire member will continue from the current stage. 】

A blank piece of paper, which is the nickname Yang Cai used.

When it was his turn, he failed to wake up from the hospital after all.Now the solitaire continues to pass, but what about the people who failed to complete the solitaire?Lu Ning still has no way to confirm with the hospital.

Not a great start to the day.Lu Ning thought about it, and found Lu Jiangyang from the address book. The two are friends in the story, and they are the same in reality. Maybe they can ask something.

It took a long time for the phone to connect, and there was a half-awake voice: "Hello... who is it in the middle of the night..."

Lu Ning looked up and saw that the sky had just dawned.

"Lu Jiangyang? Yang Cai failed to finish Solitaire last night. How is his condition? Is it so serious?"

"Good guy... Just this little thing... Didn't he get sick and go to the hospital? What can I do... I won't keep asking him. I can't write if I'm too sick. What a big deal... what--"

Lu Jiangyang yawned.

"Which hospital is he in? Do you know?"

"Let's think about it...it seems...Gengwu Second Hospital, right? Yes, it's there."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome, just don't call me so early... Ha—"

Lu Jiangyang hung up the phone, and Lu Ning went back to the room and took out the computer to start looking for the situation of the Second Hospital of Gengwu City.Generally, if a patient dies in the hospital, they would not speak up about it casually, but Lu Ning has those apps, and there are many people who like to hunt for strange news, and there is always something to be gained by asking.

While Lu Ning was searching for information, people got up one after another.There was the sound of someone passing by outside the door. This homestay is basically a single room, and Lu Ning can only judge who it is from the whisper.Chen Hang, Zhou Shilan, and Tang Haiyao all got up early.

After Lu Ning posted the question on several weird forums, she picked up her mobile phone and called Lu Ping, wanting to know what happened last night.It's just that I called twice and didn't get through.

She got up and left the room, and there were the three people she heard just now standing in the aisle outside, Chen Hang frowned, Tang Haiyao was worried, and Zhou Shilan was a little flustered.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ning asked.

"Li Wenyue? Can you get in touch with Daoist Lu?" Zhou Shilan asked hastily.

"No, that's why I wanted to come out and ask, can't you get in touch with Mr. Jin and Sister Song?" Lu Ning asked.

"I can't get through the phone. I've already called my dad to ask him to try, but... I'm a little scared." Chen Hang shrugged, "If something happens to Mrs. Jin Song..."

"Don't say such inauspicious words." Zhou Shilan interrupted him, "They also found other Taoist priests, at least ten people with them, right? Why can't they deal with it?"

But everyone is just silent. In fact, everyone knows that the Taoist forces and the ghost forces have not really confronted each other, and no one knows which side is stronger in this world.

"Zhou Shilan, call Zhang Xinqing, the circus must have some information."

"Yes! Why didn't I think of it?" Zhou Shilan hurriedly took out her mobile phone and dialed the number. After half a minute, the call was finally connected.

"Hey?"

"Zhang Xinqing, I'm Zhou Shilan. Well... I want to ask you, do you know the outcome of the battle on Dadong Road last night?" Zhou Shilan asked anxiously.

"That war was not easy. I also lost half of the ghosts here, and they are being reborn in the circus." Zhang Xinqing sighed, "These ghosts don't know how to talk properly. I just finished last night's battle report."

"Is... what result?"

"Last night, I didn't even know how many forces joined the battle group. We met a few ghosts who were connected with the luck of the earth veins and could continuously absorb the power of Zaoyuanzhuang. They were probably Baishen's subordinates. These ghosts basically didn't distinguish between enemies and friends. , Seeing what to fight. There are also some ghosts who are not strong in themselves, but they hold very outrageous weapons in their hands. It is completely impossible to imagine how ghosts who are not even sane can get such powerful weapons. A group of Taoists, it should be said that the first group Taoist priests, these people are very united, but it is a pity that there are not enough people. The number of ghosts whose strength does not match their weapons is a bit too much. In addition, Baishen's subordinates rushed in, and quickly dispersed. After that, some Taoist priests came, and these Taoist priests were obviously Some sects parted, and they fought each other secretly, but they were still in a joint state. After that... some Taoist priests who didn't know their origins broke in, and some ghosts rushed out of the cloud. , probably attracted by the warm atmosphere there.”

Just from Zhang Xinqing's words, you can tell that the situation last night was really chaotic.

"What was the outcome of the battle?" Zhou Shilan asked hastily.

"A lot of Taoist priests died, and many ghosts were also wiped out. Most of the ghosts with special weapons were wiped out. Whether Taoist priests or Baishen's subordinates beat them up, it was hard to beat them. My circus troupe also stomped on them. But there were a lot of ghosts, and a few more powerful ones came later, and they retreated collectively when it was almost past four o'clock, and failed to track them. As for the weapons left behind, they were collected by two people who seemed to be of high status. , and the police came to help, the two Taoist priests seemed to be official, and it was difficult for us to meet, so the circus withdrew."

"The first batch of Taoist priests...are all dead?" Zhou Shilan's voice was a little dry.

Before Zhang Xinqing could speak, a loud roar came from behind everyone: "Impossible!"

(End of this chapter)