Hidden moth

Chapter 125: Impending Event

He Kao finally received the materials sent by Elder Jiang, which detailed the situation of the Huiming Shi family. After reading it, he took a deep breath. He finally understood what kind of behemoth he had provoked.

It cannot be said that he provoked the other party, but that the other party provoked him first.

But think about it from another perspective. If Wei Luo hadn't asked for directions on the street and given him important clues, he wouldn't have been able to reach Chen Yuhua's house before Yang Lingxi, and what happened later wouldn't have happened.

By then, the Shi family had already killed Yan Congfei to silence him and sent someone to set up the scene, waiting for Yang Lingxi to return home and report the incident. If it had been any later, He Kao probably wouldn't have been able to find out anything.

At that time, the Shi family realized that it might attract the attention of the clan hall and was ready to call it a day. It was the sudden appearance of Yin Mo that ruined their plan, and then they took the next step of "turning the tables".

Since it was Yin E who came instead of the Zongfa Hall, and their original purpose was to find out Yin E's identity, they gave up the idea of stopping... As a result, the letter was not sent, but a Sanhu was sent.

The materials provided by Old Man Jiang were very detailed and rich in content. They introduced the history and members of the Huiming Shi family, and even gave a brief biography of each Shi family sorcerer, and even had relevant introductions to members who had not yet joined.

In addition, all the information that could be investigated was provided, including what industries the Shi family had in the secular world, how they were controlled, and who was running them.

He Kao only realized at this moment that the high-end garden-style hotel where the group of people with the bald head were staying was also owned by the Huimingshi family.

There are more than a hundred sorcerers who have close ties with the Huiming Shi family, such as indirect marriage alliances, transactions and business cooperation in the past decade.

It's not that all of these people have problems; some may simply be entrusting the Shi family with crafting magical instruments or purchasing spiritual materials. However, some of them are undoubtedly peripheral forces influenced or indirectly controlled by the Shi family.

He Kao actually saw Wan Zhongle's name in this material. A few years ago, Wan Zhongle, on behalf of Danding Sect, purchased a batch of ancient cultural relics related to painting from the Shi family.

He Kao immediately thought of Zhang Yanfei's experience. Those materials might have been provided to Zhang Yanfei, asking Zhang Yanfei to help them forge the master's paintings and replace the originals.

No one knows what went wrong, but the original copy of the painting "Tan Xian Holding a Cane" is now in the hands of He Kao. Unfortunately, Zhang Yanfei is dead, and no one can explain the inside story.

This material was originally supposed to help He Kao resolve his doubts, but the more he read it, the more confused he became - could it be that the Clan Clan Hall or Old Man Jiang had already been eyeing the Shi family?

Otherwise, such detailed materials were sent right after I finished speaking, clearly someone had already been secretly investigating and compiling them. However, this material also has omissions, or key information is incomplete, with at least two points omitted.

First, He Kao did not see Yan Congfei's name.

Yan Congfei is a third-level sorcerer of the Guanshen Sect. On the surface, he has no relationship with the Huiming Shi family, but facts have proved that he obeys or is controlled by the power of the Shi family.

Either Yan Congfei surrendered voluntarily, or the Shi family had some evidence against him... I wonder how many people are like him?

Secondly, He Kao did not see any introduction to "bitter tea seeds", nor did he find any records of "cats dislike dogs".

The cat hates the dog, who is the "cleaner" who cleans the scene for the Shi family. He Kao got his work phone and the power-on password, and also found their "work group".

This shows that it is a gang that specializes in doing dirty work. The gang leader is called Kuchazi. In addition, there are thirteen cleaners including Maohan and Gouyan.

But there is no relevant record in this material.

He Kao carefully examined it for a long time and determined that this was a normal file record. The only abnormality was that the content was too detailed. It did not record any crimes committed by the Shi family, nor did it prove any substantive issues.

After reading it, He Kao realized that the guy he shot that day was Hu Shulue, the son-in-law of the Shi family... Well, later he even got his ID card and "handed it over" to the police.

Kang Rulin, the current elder of the clan, was unexpectedly also the son-in-law of the Huiming Shi family and the cousin of the head of the clan, Shi Zhizhai. It was rumored that two elders of the clan had already rushed to Nanhua City, including this elder Kang.

If it is discovered that the Huiming Shi family is the murderer behind Yan Congfei's death, can Elder Kang continue the investigation, or can the clan law hall still take action?

The clan law hall didn't have any evidence of the Shi family's open violation of the ban, at least not in this document, but He Kao had it! So Jiang Daozhen not only sent the documents, but also assigned He Kao a task.

He asked He Kao to compile the evidence he had obtained into a document that was as detailed and clear as possible, and hand it over to the four elders of the clan hall who were in charge of the investigation under the identity of Yin E.

How to deliver it? Of course, I couldn't ask Elder Jiang to deliver it, as that would expose Elder Jiang's relationship with him, nor could I deliver it directly to his door... But it was easy, I could just use local express delivery or express delivery.

The addresses of the elders were not a secret, and it was entirely possible for Yin Mo to find out.

He Kao did not leave the group that day and participated in the entire sightseeing project in Sawa Country. In the evening, he checked into another hotel according to the itinerary. He worked overtime at night and took out his work computer to organize the evidence materials.

While working, he sighed that even after traveling abroad, he still couldn't escape the fate of overtime. Yesterday he worked overtime as a scumbag, and today he worked overtime to write materials.

In the afternoon of the next day, the four elders in Nanhua and Qiyuan received a document almost at the same time.

Kang Rulin and Ye Fenghuang both stayed at the Kanglin Hotel, the same hotel where He Kao broke into and stole the ID card that night. Why does the hotel's name sound so familiar? Actually, its name is related to Kang Rulin.

This is the Shi family's property. When it was almost completed, Kang Rulin became the elder of the clan hall. The Shi family named it "Rulin Garden" and planned to give it to Kang Rulin as a gift.

Rulinyuan acquired land for construction in the name of a garden-style hotel, and could set aside a portion of the area for external business. Using this as a cover, it could actually be used as Kang Rulin's private garden.

But Kang Rulin confiscated it, and he didn't want to be so extravagant and ostentatious. The key point was that it was too conspicuous. At that time, it was already on the edge of Nanhua City, and now it is included in the city area.

Later, the Shi family transformed it into a garden-style hotel and named it Kanglin Hotel. Kang Rulin ignored this, but since he and Elder Ye came to Nanhua for business, it was natural for him to stay here.

The materials were specially delivered by the hotel service staff after they were received. At that time, Kang Rulin was sitting in a pavilion, asking some questions.

After receiving the materials and unpacking them, he just glanced at them and told the people around him: "You guys step aside first, and bring me a computer!" The materials prepared by He Kao included not only paper text and graphics, but also electronic versions in a USB flash drive, including surveillance and drone footage.

Kang Rulin was halfway through reading when his hair seemed to be steaming white! He picked up the phone and was about to call someone when he suddenly looked up and saw Ye Fenghuang blocking the other side of the table.

Wild Phoenix: "Did you receive the materials too?"

Kang Rulin's voice was a little hoarse, and he nodded: "Yes, I just received a document. Do you have it too?"

Wild Phoenix: "Not only me, but Elder Gu and the Second Elder over at Qiyuan have also received a copy. Let me check to see if the content is the same as yours."

As she spoke, she tossed over a file bag. Kang Rulin opened it and glanced at it. There was no need to insert the USB drive. He immediately nodded in confirmation and said, "It's the same! Who sent it?"

Wild Phoenix: "Same-city express delivery services are everywhere, delivering packages, takeout, flowers, pancakes, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, tea eggs... They're all there. Does Elder Kang want to investigate? Is this even important?"

Kang Rulin sighed: "That's not what I meant. I meant - this person calls himself Yin Moth!"

Wild Phoenix sneered, "Yeah, they actually call themselves the Hidden Moth. I never thought that the Hidden Moth would tamper with the surveillance and even use a drone. They are indeed a flying moth.

Either it was really Yin Mo's doing, or someone was impersonating Yin Mo, but I still say the same thing - does it matter? First, tell me, where is Hu Shulue? "

It was a bit unfortunate for the two elders that the Nanhua police had cooperated with the Huiming police to summon Shi Haowu and eight others. The incident happened yesterday morning in Huiming City.

Although Hu Shulue was shot twice and did not die on the spot, he eventually died. Shi Haowu panicked and drove back to Huiming with the body... Not long after they arrived home, they were taken away by the police.

In normal minor cases, non-direct suspects would simply be questioned and their statements recorded. However, this case was so serious that the police could detain them for at least 48 hours under the pretext of cooperating with the investigation.

With seven of the eight detained, Hu Shulue certainly couldn't be taken away. Several people claimed they didn't know where Hu Shulue had gone. They claimed they had gone to Nanhua yesterday and that Hu Shulue was still there, but for some reason they couldn't contact him.

The police immediately issued a letter of cooperation to investigate Hu Shulue's whereabouts.

When the police asked them where their ID cards were, they replied that they had been stolen at the hotel the previous day. The thief hadn't stolen anything else, only their ID cards. Whether the police believed it or not, it was just bizarre.

Of course, He Kao couldn't have hidden himself from all the surveillance cameras when he sneaked into the Kanglin Hotel; he simply used a disguise. Yesterday afternoon, police came to the hotel to investigate and verify the situation, only to discover that a "thief" had indeed been there.

At that time, Kang Rulin and Ye Fenghuang had already arrived in Nanhua, so of course the matter could not be hidden from the two elders.

Although the police did not publicize the bizarre incident that occurred at the gate of Nanhua Public Security Bureau to the media, the two elders also found out about it... They also heard that seven people from the Shi family were taken away by the police and another was missing.

The Shi family told the police that Hu Shulue could not be contacted, but within the magic sect, there was a different story. Otherwise, how could a high-level magician just disappear like that?

They claimed that Hu Shulue had improperly manipulated a magical instrument during a ritual, destroying it and causing his own death. Due to the tragic scene, his body was cremated.

This is what the two elders heard.

When Ye Fenghuang asked about it, Kang Rulin replied with a bitter face, "I don't know either. Shi Zhizhai only told me that Hu Shulue accidentally damaged his weapon while refining it and died from the backlash."

Wild Phoenix: "This kind of thing hasn't happened in the Shu Sect for nearly thirty years. Do you believe it?"

If the magic weapon is not refined carefully, the destructive power of the weapon may be extremely great, and the sorcerer may be killed. This happened frequently in ancient times.

However, in modern times, the art of refining weapons has also introduced the concepts of refinement, programming, and controllability, and at least the level of risk control has been greatly improved.

Of course, there are cases of equipment refining failure, but the resulting casualties are rare, and most of them are just minor injuries. As for serious injuries or even disability, there are only one or two cases every ten years.

As for accidents involving the death of weapon refiners, they have not occurred in at least the past thirty years.

Kang Rulin looked at the materials on the table and shook his head. "Of course I don't believe it. I'm investigating the inside story, but I didn't expect the truth to be like this!"

Wild Phoenix: "Where is Shi Zhizhai, what is he doing?"

Kang Rulin: "I guess he's trying to get him out from the police... I've already ordered him to appear here before dinner tonight. Then Elder Ye will interrogate him in person."

Wild Phoenix: "Let me ask him, what are you doing?"

Kang Rulin sighed and said, "You are well aware of my relationship with the Huiming Shi family, so I should have stayed away. Now that something like this has happened to the Shi family, I will resign from my position as the elder of the clan law hall and ask my nephew Zhou Yueming to take over. I should be investigated as well."

Wild Phoenix: "You wish! Do you think you are working in a company or a government official? Being an elder in the clan law hall is neither a position nor an official title. Can you resign just like that?

You don't say anything in normal times, but just want to walk away when something goes wrong. How can you get away with that?
"If you don't investigate the Huiming Shi family, who will? Who knows the situation better than you? If you are personally involved in this, please confess. We will investigate the Shi family first and then deal with you, or you can deal with yourself as well!"

Kang Rulin sighed again: "I have nothing to do with this matter, but the fact that they dared to do this must be related to me. Since my junior brother said so, when Shi Zhizhai comes, please give me a chance to question him alone, and you can listen in secret."

Wild Phoenix: "Okay! But from now on, please don't contact anyone else on your own, Brother Kang. I have to keep an eye on you at all times."

Also, have the Shi family continue to hire lawyers and use their connections to rescue them. If the police can't solve this case, let the clan law hall handle it after they're released."

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PS: Sorry, I was delayed by something. There will be another update in the afternoon.

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