As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 80 He is not the murderer (Available now!)

It was still a little cold in the early morning in Rolling Stone Castle. White mist was puffing out from the mouth and nose of the wilderness boy, and a hissing sound like a bellows came from his chest.

Long Jianhuan was dumbfounded.

Xu Yan seemed to be stunned for a moment and subconsciously wanted to hide.

"return--"

Long Jianhuan blurted out, "I saw you!"

Xu Yan moved over awkwardly: "Captain Long, good morning!"

"Xu Yan?"

Li Xinglan's round face, like a red apple, peeked out from behind Long Jianhuan's shoulder, her eyes filled with curiosity, "Why are you here at the patrol team, breathless? Sister Long just said she was going to look for you and have a feast at the team!"

“Hey, are the benefits so good?”

Xu Yan panted as he said, "I just went to the market and bought some ingredients, no, materials, very ordinary materials."

"What market?" Long Jianhuan narrowed his eyes.

"Vegetables, vegetable market."

Xu Yan stammered, "Many fresh ingredients in the market can be used to maintain the seal card. I, I just had a flash of inspiration last night and suddenly thought of an ancient formula. The adhesive and lubricant I made should be able to help the 'Scorching Sun Lion' become more stable and smoother."

"The vegetable market isn't far from here, right?"

Li Xinglan was suspicious. "Why do you seem to have been running for a full half hour?"

"Well, some ingredients were hard to find, so I went to a few more markets."

"Then why don't you take a car?"

"I, I forgot to bring money."

"How are you going to buy materials if you forget to bring money?"

"..."

"Forget it, come in first."

Long Jianhuan led Xu Yan into the patrol team.

Like any good law-abiding citizen, Xu Yan felt three parts curious, three parts nervous, and three parts afraid of official agencies.

His eyes were like lightning, sweeping across the team members' desks and the surrounding whiteboards covered with words and notes.

His ears acted like radars, collecting the conversations of the patrolmen and not missing any details.

Things are really chaotic in Rolling Stone Castle recently. Three serious cases happened last night alone.

Two of them were vendettas between local gangs, and one was when the Wilderness Gang attempted to invade Rolling Stone Castle. They were ambushed and severely beaten back by local gangs led by the Rolling Stone Club.

Three cases revolving around the same name.

John Carter, the "big boss" who maintains the underground order of Rolling Stone Castle, is the most loyal friend of the patrol, the major shareholder of the Rolling Stone Club, and is said to have deep friendships with many influential figures in the safe zone.

"What are you looking at?"

Long Jianhuan's voice sounded behind him, "Go in."

She nodded towards her office.

Then he pointed to Li Xinglan, whose face was filled with curiosity, and said, "Get out."

Li Xinglan muttered softly and moved out step by step.

Long Jianhuan closed the door and locked it.

"Didn't I tell you that I've been very busy these past two days, so the card will take care of itself?"

She nodded her chin at the bulging package behind Xu Yan and asked, "Are these materials valuable?"

"No, it's not worth much."

Xu Yan scanned Long Jianhuan's office in half a second and replied, "But it's very fresh, so timeliness is very important. It's best to grind it on the spot, mix it immediately, and maintain it right away. If you delay it for a few hours or even minutes, the effect will be greatly reduced.

"I know that Rolling Stone Castle has been in turmoil lately, and Captain Long must be incredibly busy. Also, I thought you might be in danger and need the 'Lion of the Blazing Sun' to be in top condition, so I decided to deliver it to your door. Just treat it as an advertisement and see if I can get more business from the patrol team.

"Look, I even brought my stuff."

He pulled out a homemade foldable multi-purpose toolbox from his backpack.

Once opened, there are four floors full of various card making and maintenance tools.

At the same time, there was also a unique fragrance that penetrated into the heart.

Under Long Jianhuan's slightly surprised gaze, he took out the extraordinary materials he had just purchased one by one.

On Long Jianhuan's desk, various files, notes and investigation materials are piled up like mountains.

Xu Yan was so busy placing a large amount of extraordinary materials on the table that he didn't seem to notice that some of the materials were gradually pushed to the edge of the desk and finally fell to the ground with a "crash".

"Oh, sorry, Captain Long, I'll clean it up."

His face flushed red as he hurriedly cleaned up his things. His eyes quickly swept across the documents scattered on the ground. From the chaotic information, he once again locked onto the five words "Rolling Stone Club" and saw the big question mark that Long Jianhuan had written behind it with a red pen.

"Let me do it!"

Long Jianhuan took the information away calmly.

Use your body to block Xu Yan's sight, preventing him from seeing more details.

At the same time, he quickly clamped a strand of hair between the documents.

Xu Yan didn't seem to notice her little movements, his attention was focused on the extraordinary materials.

After taking out everything from the package, he breathed a sigh of satisfaction and reached out naturally.

Long Jianhuan hesitated for a moment, then slowly pulled out the "Lion of the Fiery Sun" from the card reader and put it into Xu Yan's hand.

"Hey, the 'Scorching Sun Lion' has entered a semi-activated state. Was Captain Long going to capture someone just now?"

Xu Yan felt a little embarrassed, "Did I disturb your work?"

"No."

Long Jianhuan said stiffly, "I have a bad cold today, so I won't be working."

"Hey?"

Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, "Captain Long has a cold?"

"If I hadn't caught a cold and completely blocked my nose, how could I not smell the fragrance of the extraordinary material?"

Long Jianhuan knocked on the table. "Tell me, which vegetable market, and what kind of chicken, duck, fish, or meat, could emit such a strong aroma?"

Xu Yan was speechless.

He looked like he was a thief with a guilty conscience.

Li Xinglan came to the rescue in time.

"Deputy Captain Long, the captain wants you to come over for a moment."

She was knocking on the door outside.

Long Jianhuan glared at Xu Yan, unlocked the door.

"what's the situation?"

If there weren't dozens of armed patrolmen behind him, Li Xinglan would have turned into an octopus and stuck to Long Jianhuan.

"If you want to know, go in and ask yourself."

Long Jianhuan smiled and leaned close to Li Xinglan's ear, "However, if you step into my office, there are still more than ten minutes of investigation reports to be written, and I'll leave it to you to write, okay?"

"No, thanks. I'll go buy breakfast for Xu Yan!"

Li Xinglan's face turned pale and he ran away faster than a rabbit.

"Captain, are you looking for me?"

Jiang Yuan’s office is an extra-large doghouse.

Cigarette butts filled the ashtray and tea leaves were about to overflow from the trash can.

Various tool books, report materials, messy evidence bags and weapon parts were piled up into mountains that could collapse at any time.

In the corner, a bulky steam fax machine chugs along, spewing out messages at the slowest of snails. It occasionally jams, requiring a sharp kick.

"Two things."

Jiang Yuan didn't even look up. "First, we've figured out that kid's shopping list. They're all extraordinary materials from the deep wilderness. They're not seriously polluted or banned, but they're quite rare. An average card maker might not need them in their lifetime, so they're hard to find. He went to three stores to get all the materials."

"that's it?"

Long Jianhuan couldn't help but ask, "He didn't buy any psychiatric drugs?"

"for example?"

Jiang Yuan raised his head from the pile of documents.

"For example...never mind, he didn't buy a single box of medicine anyway?"

"No, why do you ask?"

"Nothing much, so how much did he spend?"

Jiang Yuan said a number.

"so much?"

Long Jianhuan was startled.

"And that's not all. By the time he bought the third store, he was running out of money, so he had to reveal his true identity. The Starry Sky store is quite famous these days, and they wanted to establish a long-term supply relationship, so they let him buy on credit."

Jiang Yuan paused, "It seems that he really needs this batch of materials."

"indeed."

The corners of Long Jianhuan's mouth curled up slightly.

"The second thing is, the death report from Dawn City has just been faxed over."

Jiang Yuan shook the still warm report in his hand, "Silver Tongue Riley's exact time of death was 5:10 AM.

"The crime scene was in a slum, crowded with people and eyes. Before we arrived, the crime scene had been completely destroyed. We collected footprints, fingerprints, hair, and even blood samples from at least twenty people.

"It is still unclear which sample is the real murderer's.

"However, the sample you later provided was not among them."

Long Jianhuan's breathing paused.

"Sure?"

"It's confirmed that the owner of your sample never set foot at the crime scene. I've specially commissioned a psychic expert from Dawn City to conduct a soul-level examination, confirming that Silver Tongue Riley had absolutely no contact with the owner of this sample before his death."

Jiang Yuan spread his hands. "It seems that no matter who you collected this sample from, he couldn't be the real murderer of Silver Tongue Riley. According to your deduction, it couldn't be the gravedigger either. Unfortunately, you found the wrong person."

"It's a pity indeed."

Long Jianhuan couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Yuan looked at her strangely.

"Don't worry, Captain, I won't be discouraged. The gravedigger is a tough opponent and it's not that easy to catch him."

Long Jianhuan saluted and walked back to his office with light steps.

Locking the door again, she bit her lips lightly, not revealing any emotion.

He first sorted out the documents on the table and found that the hair he had just clipped in was still there, and its position and curved shape had not changed. Then he rested his elbows on the table, leaned in front of Xu Yan, and stared at him without saying a word.

"Captain Long, what happened?"

Xu Yan seemed to feel uneasy when she stared at him.

"What do you say?"

Long Jianhuan smiled.

"H-how would I know?"

Xu Yan's face turned pale.

Long Jianhuan held up three fingers and said, "Confess the truth before I count to three."

"Hand in, what do you want to tell me?"

"one……"

"Okay, let me tell you, these materials aren't from the market. They're contraband from the midnight market. But I've carefully selected them, and they're definitely free of contamination from the past. They're the best for maintaining seal cards!"

"how much did you spend?"

"Not much, very cheap."

"two……"

"I've spent all my money and still owe the store a little, but it doesn't matter. The Starry Sky Store is doing great business right now, and Uncle Tong is taking good care of me. He gives me a commission on every card I open, so I'll be able to pay it off soon."

"Why do you do this? Tell me all at once. Don't make me count to three."

"Because Captain Long took great care of me, first saving my life and then teaching me the Mimicry Breathing Technique. I don't know how to thank you enough!"

"besides."

"Because I have ambitions to turn the Star Shop into the largest second-hand spiritual card shop in Rolling Stone Castle, I want to cling to Captain Long's thighs and ask the patrol team to be our backer!"

"besides."

"No, this is all the truth, all from my heart!"

"three!"

"'Crazy Cat' Chris sent someone to tell me that Captain Long went to the northern garbage dump."

Only then did Long Jianhuan let out a satisfied hum.

He looked Xu Yan up and down for a full half minute.

"If you hadn't gone to the garbage dump, I wouldn't have known you were so capable."

She said, "It's really a waste of your talent to have you be a mere card-making apprentice."

Xu Yan's face flushed.

Deep in his eyes, there was a past that was too painful to look back on.

"Captain Long, if I had to say, I have no desire to wander the depths of the wilderness, struggling to survive, caught between the cracks of old monsters and the echoes of the Scourge, mastering so many confusing skills and turning myself into a cold-blooded hunter."

Xu Yan said quietly, "I would rather stay in an inconspicuous spiritual card shop, be a small card-making apprentice, and bring convenience and happiness to the people around me to the best of my ability. This is the real me - do you believe it?"

Long Jianhuan was slightly moved.

"I believe."

She nodded first, then shook her head. "Unfortunately, in this cruel world, a peaceful life is always short-lived. Especially for someone as gifted as you, being content with the status of a card-making apprentice is a waste and won't last long."

"I understand, that's why I'm so grateful to Captain Long for everything he's done."

Xu Yan returned the carefully polished "Lion of the Fiery Sun" to Long Jianhuan.

Perhaps it is the rare and extraordinary material, perhaps it is the miraculous technique, or perhaps it is his heartfelt sincerity.

Long Jianhuan felt that today's card was particularly dazzling, and the golden light seemed to bloom in her heart.

"Don't be so quick to thank me. Neither 'quasi-citizenship' nor a work permit in Dawn City are easy to obtain. As for finding a top-tier master to teach you the art of guiding and meditation, that's even a distant prospect!"

Long Jianhuan explained, "The reason I didn't tell you in advance was because I didn't want you to get your hopes up too high and end up being disappointed."

"I know."

Xu Yan smiled, "I'm not thanking Captain Long for my own affairs, but for 'Crazy Cat' Chris and the others."

"Ok?"

Long Jianhuan raised his eyebrows.

"Chris told me what you said before you left."

Xu Yan said, "Except for Captain Long, no other important figure from the safe zone has ever respected us wilderness refugees so much, apologized to us, and made a solemn promise to us.

"Just based on these words, Captain Long, I am willing to fight alongside you, go through fire and water for you, and even die for you!"

(End of this chapter)