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"Only I know the exact location; even the master didn't tell the first wife and the others."

Bai Jie added that she was afraid the evil spirits would discard them after knowing their approximate location, deeming them no longer useful.

Lin Tian nodded.

"Okay. Put your clothes on. Let's go."

Bai Jie and Lou Xiao'e were stunned for a moment, then nodded frantically.

Less than two minutes after Lin Tian and his two companions left Lou Mansion, hurried footsteps came from the end of the alley.

"Faster! Faster!"

Director Zhao took the lead, running breathlessly, the sweat on his forehead glistening in the morning light.

He was followed by Qin Ming and twenty-seven or twenty-eight police officers. The group rushed towards the Lou family's gate like a gust of wind.

"Gunshots were just heard from the direction of Lou Bancheng's house. Something unexpected may have happened."

Qin Ming was equally anxious, running until the soles of his shoes were smoking.

They knew in their hearts that if the Lou family hadn't taken the blame, they would all have had to take off their police uniforms.

On the surface, it's said that the two thugs, Brother Long and Brother Hu, are taking the blame, but in reality, it's a veiled reference to the Lou family.

After all, those two people used to be employees of the Lou family.

Once this relationship is confirmed, the reports from above will be easier to write: capitalists colluding with thugs to rob and murder, they deserve their fate.

But now gunshots are coming from the Lou family...

Please, please don't let anything happen.

"Bang!"

Qin Ming ran to the door and kicked it open.

The door slammed against the wall with a loud bang, and dust fell from the door frame. Rushing inside, I immediately saw the corpse lying in the center of the hall.

"Oh no, it's Lou Bancheng."

Qin Ming strode forward, squatted down, reached out and touched the corpse's neck, then touched the blood on the ground.

The blood was still warm, and the body hadn't stiffened.

"The blood is warm; the person was just murdered. The killer is definitely not far away; after them!"

"yes!"

Wang Gang led most of the police officers and chased after them through the open back door. Their footsteps quickly disappeared into the depths of the alley.

The remaining officers began searching the small villa.

They searched every corner, upstairs and downstairs, turning everything upside down.

Director Zhao stood in the center of the hall, his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly.

Looking at the corpse on the ground, at the clean cut, it was made by an axe, exactly the same as the previous victims.

Why did Lou Bancheng die?

Director Zhao muttered to himself, as if asking Qin Ming, or perhaps himself, "Looking at this wound, it's clearly from an axe, and like many of the victims' wounds, so there's only one truth..."

"It's that person."

He couldn't very well say it was an evil spirit; who knows if the evil spirit had left or not?

Qin Ming stood up, walked to his side, and asked in a low voice, "Chief, what should we do?"

Director Zhao did not answer immediately.

He stared at Lou Bancheng's corpse, his mind racing.

Why did the evil spirit kill Lou Bancheng?

Could he have been involved in the plot to murder the Lin family?

But that doesn't make sense.

How could he possibly harm the Lin family?

unless……

A thought flashed through Director Zhao's mind, but he quickly suppressed it.

Now is not the time to think about this.

He took a deep breath and said in a low voice:

"The thugs Brother Long and Brother Hu are enemy agents. They killed Lou Bancheng, robbed the Lou family's treasure, and then fled the scene. We are doing our best to track them down."

Qin Ming paused for a moment, then nodded: "Understood."

These were the words they had already chosen.

Brother Long and Brother Hu took the blame, and the Lou family made a veiled reference to them.

Now that Lou Bancheng is dead, this crime has been confirmed.

The capitalists colluded with enemy agents, but were killed and their treasures were stolen.

perfect.

As for the truth?

Who cares?

"Fall back."

Director Zhao took one last look at Lou Bancheng's body, then turned and walked towards the door.

Qin Ming followed behind him, and when they reached the door, he couldn't help but look back, shudder, and quickly left.

……

At the same time.

West Mountain.

It is about 30 li away from the city of Sijiu.

The mountain is covered with dense trees, and there is a temple halfway up the mountain.

A flash of light and shadow.

Lin Tian appeared out of thin air at the temple entrance with Bai Jie and Lou Xiao'e.

Bai Jie's legs went weak and she almost fell.

She leaned against the door frame, panting heavily, her face ashen white.

Just now, I appeared out of thin air in another place, and in the blink of an eye, I'm back here.

so horrible.

She had lived for over forty years and had never experienced anything like this before.

Is this the terrifying power of evil spirits?

Lou Xiao'e was even more devastated, collapsing to the ground, trembling like a leaf, and crying silently.

Only because

Just now, in another place, she saw a familiar corpse, on an eight-immortal table, where her husband, Xu Damao, lay.

Lin Tian turned around and looked at them. He carried the axe on his shoulder, the blade still bearing traces of Lou Bancheng's undried blood.

"Madam, you'd better be telling the truth."

Bai Jie trembled all over.

Lin Tian paused, his gaze sweeping over the mother and daughter's faces: "You wouldn't want yourself and your daughter to get hurt, would you?"

Bai Jie nodded quickly, "Uncle Lin Tian, ​​I'm sure I'm telling the truth. We've come this far, how could I dare to lie to you?"

She pointed inside the temple and spoke rapidly: "The mechanism is under the Buddha's base; that's the entrance."

Lin Tian looked at her wide eyes filled with fear, at the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, and at her slightly trembling lips.

It doesn't sound like he's lying.

He nodded, then carried the axe into the temple.

Bai Jie and Lou Xiao'e exchanged a glance, then helped each other inside.

The temple is not large.

Inside the main hall, a three-meter-tall Buddha statue sits in the center, with the altar in front of it completely empty.

These days, there aren't even enough people to eat, so who cares about Buddha?

The Buddha once cut off his own flesh to feed eagles; he should understand their hardships.

Lin Tian walked up to the Buddha statue and looked it over.

This is a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, sitting cross-legged, with one hand forming a mudra and the other hand resting on his knee.

The base is a lotus pedestal, about half a meter high, carved from bluestone.

"Where is the headquarters?" Lin Tian asked.

Bai Jie quickly stepped forward and began to explore around the lotus platform.

Her hand groped around on the stone wall, finally stopping at a recessed area behind the Buddha statue.

"This is it!"

She pressed down hard.

A soft "click" sounded.

Directly in front of the lotus platform, a stone slab slowly sank down, revealing a dark passage.

The steps lead downwards, and you can't see the bottom at a glance.

A damp, musty smell wafted out from inside.

Lin Tian peeked inside.

"Is this the secret room?"

Bai Jie nodded: "Yes. Lou Bancheng had it dug up. It's full of gold and silver treasures. Back then, he only donated the visible treasures; the real treasures are all hidden here."

Lin Tian looked at her without saying a word.

Bai Jie felt uneasy under his gaze and quickly raised her hand: "I swear, everything I said is true. If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning."

Besides, the treasure is right here. You can see for yourself whether I'm telling the truth or not once you go inside. I have no reason to lie to you.

Lin Tian looked away and agreed.

He had killed forty or fifty beasts, so he figured she wouldn't dare lie to him.

Lin Tian shouldered the axe and walked towards the tunnel. After taking two steps, he stopped and looked back at the mother and daughter.

"You all wait outside."

Bai Jie and Lou Xiao'e nodded repeatedly.

Lin Tian turned around and walked into the darkness of the secret room, his footsteps gradually fading away in the tunnel.

Bai Jie and Lou Xiao'e stood in front of the Buddha statue, looking at the dark cave entrance and listening to the increasingly faint footsteps, not daring to breathe.

After a long while, Lou Xiao'e asked softly:

"Mom... will he... will he let us go?"

Bai Jie did not answer.

He just stared intently at the hole, his eyes filled with complex emotions, and a hint of...calculation.

……