Chengdu Prefecture imitated the capital Chang'an and the eastern capital Luoyang, and established two cities in the east and west.

The surrounding areas of Dongshi are mostly homes of dignitaries and wealthy merchants. Most of the dealers are luxury goods and expensive objects, such as horses, silk, porcelain, and tea. Wu Qi and Chen Gao set up in Dongshi to sell bamboo utensils, and they also like the rich people here and have the spare time to buy gadgets.

The west city is near the Xicheng Gate, surrounded by civilian residences, and the trading items are mainly daily necessities such as clothing, candles, cakes, oils, etc. In addition, the northern medicinal materials and leather, the southern smoked fish and beeswax, and various strange goods from the surrounding vassal states and tribes are also usually sold in the west market.

The East City is almost all big merchants, with their own horse teams and transported independently.

The West City is the base camp of the horse gang. The horse gang has a large number of personnel and undertakes the transportation of various goods. Its footprints are spread across the southwest areas such as Jiannan Road, Qianzhou Road, Longyou Road, Shannan West Road, etc.

In addition, the horse gang abides by the laws and regulations in the city, and fiercely protects food outside the city, follows the rules, and dares to fight for life. Both black and white give a little thin face.

The assassination of the boss Wang Meng made the government both alert and headache. If such a large group of brave men in the horse gang appeared, it would be a hidden danger.

Fan Gang, the judicial officer of Chengdu Prefecture, was in a hurry and asked for a letter from Zhu Xincheng to promulgate the letter and asked monks of the three religions to participate in the case. This is why.

After receiving the announcement, Fan Gang asked Xu Shujing to solve the case within half a month, stabilize the mood of the horse gang and cut off the undercurrent.

...

Xu Shujing did not hide anything from Wu Qi and Shuran, and frankly confessed the concerns of the government behind the horse gang.

"I am quite familiar with the demon clan, but I am not good at searching for the soul."

He looked at Wu Qi with relief: "Do you have an idea?"

"I think the focus of this matter is not on the soul and evil spirit, but on people."

Wu Qi said slowly: "According to the autopsy of Master Shu Ran, Wang Meng was 'soul-locked and soul-trained' as early as three months ago. He was assassinated in Shu County only half a month ago. Then for at least two months, Wang Meng was walking with a vicious soul."

"In the past two months, even if Wang Meng stayed in seclusion, as the boss of the horse gang, it was impossible for him to completely cut off the external connection. If you look at the people he contacted during this period, there might be clues."

Xu Shujing opened his own pen book and turned to a certain page: "Wang Meng rarely went out before being assassinated, saying that he was checking the accounts of the horse gang in the past two years. Only two people were in contact with him, his wife Lin, and Tietou, the second leader of the horse gang."

"Search one by one."

Wu Qi smiled and said, "But I have a little suggestion..."

...

Lin married Wang Meng when he was a horse gang soldier. He was the wife of the gang. Wang Meng made a name for himself step by step, and she had no gang sister-in-law's show. In this way, she usually took care of housework at home and rarely showed up.

"I have met Lord Xu, Master, and Taoist Master." Lin bowed.

According to the official record, Lin is 38 years younger than the dead Wang Meng. But she looks well-maintained, with her eyebrows and eyes as dark as her lips and teeth, and she has more generous and considerate attitude as a woman.

"I have to bother you again." Xu Shujing bowed: "Please forgive me."

"It should be, the vassal hopes that the murderer can be found as soon as possible."

Wu Qi quietly observed Lin.

Lin wore mourning clothes, with a wide and thick squid garment without any edges on the side, and was draped on his chest, making him look petite.

She was born with elegant facial features, and a lingering sorrow lingered between her eyebrows, revealing a sense of loneliness that she struggled to support.

Fortunately, the brothers, mainly second-in-command Tietou, spared no effort to support him, which allowed him to make drastic changes.

However, blessings do not come in both directions, and misfortunes do not come in one single way.

Wang Meng suffered from a strange disease, with blisters on his waist and abdomen, which was itchy and painful. No matter how hard the blisters were to be cured, they gradually turned into malignant sores.

The doctor said that this was a fire dragon plague, and herpes spread horizontally, just like a belt, and finally the waist was closed. After the water was soaked and ulcerated, the deeper it became, and the deeper it would eventually cause people to penetrate the intestines and die.

Wang Meng searched for famous doctors all over the world, used all kinds of methods of applying ointment and taking medicine, steaming, acupuncture, grinding and bleeding. The fire dragon was plagued with it and it became more and more intense.

Finally, he learned "Three Chapters of Body Refining" from an old Miao doctor, saying that it was the technique left by Miao monks, which could eliminate many stubborn diseases.

After Wang Meng practiced, his evil acne was really curbed.

After practicing, Wang Mengren also became strange. His body was cold and hard, his skin was gray, and his face looked dead. He always wore a coat, long-sleeved and long trousers, and never took off no matter how hot the weather was.

Wang Meng became increasingly taciturn and silent, often locked himself in the house, drowsy and cold, and lived in separate rooms with Lin, but his methods became increasingly ruthless when facing opponents in the gang.

"There's another thing."
Chapter completed!