Chapter 76: Night visit to the slaughterhouse, hidden secrets Two small flag officers sent by General Han secretly investigated the slaughterhouse last night. At this moment, there is no trace of him. From today on, Linjiang Division will take full charge of this matter and make sure to find out the whereabouts of the two small flags. And General Han, the flag bearer, is preparing to act tonight. No matter what happens in the city tonight, he asks Lin Yan to guard Linjiangfang. Lin Yan took a look and understood. In the eyes of General Han, the biggest thing at this moment is Zhao Yuan, the deputy commander of the Outer South Yamen. It seems that everything is ready, and General Han will close the net tonight. Thinking of this, Lin Yan called Feng Hui again. "Xiao Hui, have you contacted them about the list you are responsible for?" "Replying to Master Wu." Feng Hui said solemnly, "We have met them one by one this morning."

"What about the slaughterhouse?" "It's business as usual." Feng Hui said: "Our secret agents work under the 'Si City' in charge of that area, and they can know about any movement." Lin Yan asked: "No movement last night?" Feng Hui was slightly confused when he heard this, and then shook his head and said, "According to the intelligence, there is nothing unusual." "There's something wrong with this guy. Tonight, secretly tie him up and take him back to Linjiang Division. Don't alert anyone." Lin Yan looked serious and said, "Leave it to Chief Yang, and I will interrogate him when I come back." Feng Hui was a little surprised. Soon, Lin Yan spoke in a deep voice. "He told you there was nothing unusual, but two flags directly under the Outer South Division went into the slaughterhouse last night and have not come out yet." "These two flag bearers are subordinates that General Han values ​​very much. They act cautiously and will definitely leave traces for this secret agent, and then inform the Linjiang Division." "General Han has given orders that I will personally go in to investigate tonight and return within three hours." Having said this, Lin Yan paused. Although he has already reached the realm of refining essence, he is considered to be a master in this realm and is not weak. But he was a humble and cautious person after all, and he put safety first, so he said: "If I don't come back after three hours, report it to the Wai Nan Division immediately!" - into the night. Moon stars are rare. Outside the slaughterhouse.

Lin Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought to himself, "At this moment, the slaughterhouse has been almost cleaned up. Everyone has gone home, leaving only three or two guards." "But in three hours, people will bring poultry and livestock here, waiting to be slaughtered and rushed to the market this morning." "We can't delay. We have to search as quickly as possible to find clues." Thinking this, he flipped over the wall and entered the slaughterhouse. As soon as you enter the slaughterhouse, the strong smell of blood hits you in the face, as if it's everywhere. There are three slaughterhouses in the southern area of ​​the outer city, which has a total of twelve districts. The slaughterhouse in Linjiangfang is the largest and covers a large area. The meat slaughtered here and transported out is not only supplied to Linjiangfang, but also sent to Qingshanfang, Zhudingfang and Yangyuanfang. In addition, Linjiangfang is the outermost district in the southern region, where foreign merchants settle down and there are many restaurants and inns, so the most meat is consumed in Linjiangfang. The poultry and livestock in the slaughterhouse are not all raised by the local people. In the adjacent Qingshanfang, there is a large area responsible for raising large numbers of poultry and livestock. "Rumor has it that because there is so much slaughter in the slaughterhouse, over time, evil spirits will inevitably be born." "So when it was first built, it was the eighth temple lord of Liuzun Temple who personally selected the site, determined the scale, established the Feng Shui layout, and determined the orientation." “Therefore, there are some places in the slaughterhouse that only the senior management can enter.” "Although I was a butcher in the slaughterhouse for the past two and a half years, there were many places I had never been to." "Now it seems that these so-called areas that cannot be entered rashly contain strange things." Lin Yan thought so in his heart, bypassed some of the places he was most familiar with, and went straight to the so-called "forbidden area". He walked very fast, his figure as quick as the wind, and moved forward swiftly. But in the next moment, he suddenly stopped, dodged to the side and hid behind a pillar. He glanced outside and his brows suddenly frowned. I saw a middle-aged man sitting in the corner. Lin Yan recognized this man. He was usually responsible for guarding the slaughterhouse at night. But at this moment, the middle-aged man closed his eyes and leaned against the corner. After taking a look, Lin Yan realized that there was something wrong with this person. He didn't seem to be asleep, but rather seemed to have fainted. Suppressing his doubts, Lin Yan walked out from the darkness, ready to pass the middle-aged man and go inside. But at this moment, a figure suddenly flashed out from the shadow on the left, and rushed towards him at an extremely fast speed. This person didn't seem to expect that there was someone else here. He immediately took action, stretched out his rough and withered palm, and chopped towards Lin Yan's neck. Bang! Lin Yan pressed down on the opponent's wrist and threw him out. The man fell to the ground, splashing dust, then he turned over and jumped up, ready to draw the knife at his waist.

But as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw a blade across the tip of his nose. "If you had no intention to kill me, I would have chopped off your head with this blow." Lin Yan said calmly: "I ask, you answer." But after the man saw Lin Yan's current appearance, a look of shock suddenly appeared in his eyes. "Fifth Master?" "..." Lin Yan frowned slightly, and the blade fell lightly, tearing the black scarf covering the other person's face. Under the black scarf was an old yet resolute face. The commander-in-chief of the city defense army, Zhaozhou! The atmosphere fell silent for a moment. After a moment, Lin Yan sheathed his knife and asked, "Why are you here to visit the slaughterhouse at night?" "Are you here to investigate the slaughterhouse as well?" A look of astonishment appeared on Zhaozhou's old face. He struggled to get up and gasped, "Come to think of it, you were able to kill Liang, the flag bearer, with a knife, and confront Zhao, the deputy commander, and beheaded a member of the Liu family in the street just to save the life of an old man on the street. People like you would not get involved in such a business..." "It seems that the commander-in-chief found some clues about this slaughterhouse before me?" Lin Yan raised his eyebrows and said this. The commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou nodded slightly, and then asked curiously, "Why doesn't Fifth Master doubt me?" "Why did the commander-in-chief just want to make the person faint instead of killing him?" Lin Yan spoke calmly, "Yesterday, I drew my sword and everyone thought it was a fight for prestige and power! Why did the commander-in-chief think it was because of human life?" "Is not it?" Zhaozhou asked in a serious tone. Lin Yan laughed. The main reason why he was able to sheath his sword earlier was that he was born in Linjiangfang and knew something about the old man guarding the city. Having defended the city for decades, made outstanding contributions and received high praise, he could have enjoyed his old age in the inner city like other veterans, even in wealth and luxury. But this great commander still led the troops to climb the city walls every dangerous and urgent night, facing the darkness despite his old age. Moreover, a few nights ago, when facing the evil spirits attacking the city, he gave Lin Yan the branch of Liu Zun's body and the Haoyang Talisman that he used to save his life. It’s just because this old man believes that the new flag-bearer of Linjiang Division is still not very skilled. Moreover, whenever Lord Lu and General Han mentioned Zhaozhou, the commander-in-chief of the Outer South City Defense, their words were full of respect. Lin Yan believed in the other party, and also believed in the vision of himself, Mr. Lu, and General Han.

With the words "human life" from the commander-in-chief's mouth just now, Lin Yan became even more certain that they were not mistaken. Bang! At this moment, someone suddenly climbed over the wall from the other side with great agility. When he found that there were people here, he drew his sword immediately, but when he saw the faces of the two people clearly, he was shocked. "Grand Commander? Fifth Master?" Unexpectedly, the person who came was Meng Lu. Logically speaking, Meng Lu should be gathered with his soldiers at this moment, relying on Lu Gong's talisman to avoid the strangeness of the life-buying money. "Why are you here too?" Lin Yan asked with a frown. Meng Lu came forward with a serious look and explained. "The old craftsman named Lu was sneaking around in the evening, and he had a portrait of the Fifth Master in his hand." “So we followed him and found that he had gone into the slaughterhouse and has not come out since.” "I checked and found no trace of them. It was getting late, so I thought about climbing over these three walls and going outside the slaughterhouse. I would go back first... I didn't expect that the Fifth Master and the Commander-in-Chief were also here." Captain Meng Lu couldn't help but whisper, "It seems a bit too coincidental that the three of us are all here together?" Lin Yan said nothing and looked at the commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou beside him. The commander-in-chief also told the truth that the reason he came here was related to Liang Hu. After Liang Hu's death, all businesses involved, even the Liu family's business, were affected. As a result, the Wainan Yamen was involved in many cases. The business of this slaughterhouse has the shadow of Deputy Commander Zhao Yuan behind it. "Wang Yuan, the city lieutenant of the Outer South Yamen, is my sworn brother. The clues he secretly found in the past two days point to the slaughterhouse." The commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou looked solemn and said, "Because it involves Deputy Commander Zhao and even the Liu family, Wang Chengwei was very cautious and did not easily send people to investigate the case." "He currently cannot fully trust the staff of the Wai Nan Yamen." "You can only ask me to spy on the slaughterhouse through a secret letter." The city commander, Wang Yuan, was in charge of the military power in the area directly south of the outer city. The day patrolmen, night patrolmen, city defenders, reserve troops, etc., all nominally obeyed his orders. But generally speaking, the city captain would not interfere in the internal affairs of the city's defense forces. Asking the commander-in-chief to come and investigate tonight is more of a request for help than an order. "How did Fifth Master get here?" Meng Lu asked. "Two small flags entered the slaughterhouse last night and never came out." Lin Yan said in a serious tone.

"I'm afraid it's more disastrous than safe." The commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou sighed. "Captain Meng, lead the way. I want to see what secrets are hidden in this slaughterhouse!" Lin Yan said in a cold tone. (End of this chapter)