Meng Qi took a deep look at him before withdrawing his gaze and continuing to read the dossier. He said as if nothing had happened, "The Sect of Mistress Su is directly inherited from the Fairy of the Ninth Heaven and possesses the Fragment of the Immortal World. Naturally, it's far beyond the imagination of outsiders like me. It's also beyond the imagination of non-core Exterior experts like you.
"You're right, chief," Liu Shengming said with a smile.
"Before the Grand Formation of Luoyang was fully activated after the news of the Emperor's sudden death came, was there any movement on the way from here to the palace? Did any strangers appear?" Mengqi asked Liu Shengming while reading the records carefully.
Liu Shengming shook his head and said, "It was a normal situation at that time. The Grand Formation of Luoyang was only operating at the lowest level, so we didn't sense anything unusual. Besides, it was a spring thunderstorm that night and the rain was fine. There were few pedestrians on the road and the sky was covered by dark clouds. The people around didn't find any clues and no one saw the abnormality in the sky. Now all the arresters are searching nearby."
In an emergency, Sima Shi would definitely fly to the palace. If there was an ambush, he would definitely be in the sky. So Liu Shengming mentioned the abnormality in the sky.
"What a pity …" Mengqi sighed in a low voice. If there were satellites in orbit and various kinds of surveillance, it would be much easier to save the surveillance video for a long time without the Grand Formation of Luoyang being fully activated. He could just directly access the video of the corresponding area and time period.
But he gave up the idea after thinking about it. Because the Exterior level could deceive the satellites and the surveillance, unless there was a specific target. This meant that the level of the Exterior was not low, and the full operation would consume a lot of energy. So it was not much different from the Grand Formation of Luoyang being fully activated. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
He could only explore step by step and integrate similar ideas to reduce the consumption and improve slowly. This was a long-term effort, not something that could be achieved in a short time.
The spark of inspiration from the conflict between the two systems disappeared quickly. Mengqi asked questions while reading. He finished reading the files in the evening without missing any detail.
At this time, the Political Affairs Hall had appointed him as the temporary chief of detectives of the School of Six-Fans. The emperor's younger brother, Zhao Heng, issued the imperial edict. But because it was only temporary, he didn't have the title of Political Advisor or the title of Marquis.
Closing the files, Mengqi turned to look at Liu Shengming and said calmly, "It's late now. Come with me to the palace tomorrow to ask Concubine Mei."
"Do I have to ask Concubine Mei?" Liu Shengming was surprised.
Mengqi looked at him with a faint smile. "You are an experienced Super Arrester and have dealt with countless cases. How can you not see that the key to Chief Sima's disappearance is the sudden death of the Emperor and we have to investigate this matter again?"
Liu Shengming's surprised expression quickly faded away. He smiled apologetically and said, "I'm not as knowledgeable as you, chief of detectives. Please explain it to me."
"If Chief Sima left on his own, why did he do it right after the news of the Emperor's sudden death came?" Mengqi stood up and paced back and forth. "If it's involuntary and he was' kidnapped ', then the timing of the ambush must be precise. If it's too late, the Grand Formation of Luoyang will be fully activated and it's impossible to set up a trap. If it's too early, things will change at any time and there will be too many unforeseen changes. It's easy to give himself away. Only those who know that Chief Sima will leave Zhu Yi Tower for the palace at that time can succeed without anyone knowing."
"Either they knew in advance that the Emperor would die suddenly that night, or they blocked the news for a period of time and only informed Chief Sima after everything was set up."
"No matter what the reason is, voluntary or passive, it's inseparable from the Emperor's seemingly normal sudden death. This is the starting point of the investigation."
Not to mention the Yin and Yang Separation Handkerchief, treasures like the Map of Mountains and Rivers had to absorb the power of the user in advance to blend into the void and heaven and earth without being discovered. There was a limit to how long it could be maintained. Even a Dharmakaya of a Man Fairy could not keep it in that state for more than half a day.
"Starting point …" Liu Shengming recalled the three words and immediately smiled. "Chief Sima is wise. I'll definitely get something in the palace tomorrow."
He said goodbye and left, leaving Mengqi standing alone in Zhu Yi Tower. The night wind blew through the window and the room was quiet.
The new chief of detectives, Su Meng, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. Suddenly, he whispered, "Damn it, why am I so absorbed in thinking about the case? Why did the Emperor die suddenly and where did Chief Sima go? None of it has anything to do with me!"
"But I still can't help but do it. I always want to find out the truth, destroy the conspiracy, and slap the mastermind's face … I love my job. I just became the chief of detectives and now I want to solve a big case?"
After complaining for a while, Mengqi's thoughts returned to the right track. This had something to do with him. The mysterious disappearance of the chief of detectives of the School of Six-Fans was likely to involve a lot of things. Maybe there was a big conspiracy behind it. If he ignored it, the situation in Luoyang might deteriorate. In that case, the whole Su family would be involved, and Su Ziyue and Zhao Laowu would not be spared. If the ones who benefited from it were his enemies, it would be a great threat to him if he allowed them to grow stronger.
After all, he was the nemesis of the demons!
Mengqi walked to the window and looked at the garden. It was already late at night. The hustle and bustle of the day were gone, and there were more teams of detectives patrolling back and forth.
Compared to the afternoon, people were much calmer. After knowing the news of the new chief of detectives, they breathed a long sigh of relief. The School of Six-Fans was still a monster of power. It was a famous organization with great power.
But the disappearance of Chief Sima still lingered in their hearts, and they felt quite threatened. Even the chief of detectives of the Great Guru Level could not escape, let alone themselves.
After watching for a while, Mengqi left the window and lit the copper candle. He pulled the screen aside and constantly changed the angle and position. It was quite hard and attentive.
After setting up the screen, Mengqi walked to the table and knelt down. He straightened his back and picked up the file he had just read and read it again.
Not long after, a team of detectives under the leadership of the Purple Ribbon patrolled nearby. Their morale was low, and they were in a panic, afraid of any sudden changes.
At this moment, they saw a dim candlelight leaking out from a room on the second floor of the Zhu Yi Tower, and a black figure was reflected on the paper window. He was sitting upright on his knees, holding a book in his hand. He was reading it leisurely, as if he was not worried about the possible enemies or any sudden changes that he could not resist at all.
He was so calm, as if everything was under his control and not worth worrying about.
This kind of feeling unknowingly influenced the detectives on patrol and comforted their fearful hearts.
"Look, the chief of detectives is reading at night. He is so relaxed. Nothing big will happen," someone whispered.
"Yeah, the chief of detectives definitely knows more than us. If he is not worried, why should we be anxious?" another detective echoed.
As the teams of detectives passed by, a sense of peace spread to every corner of the headquarters of the Sect of Six-Fans. The morale gradually recovered, and the patrols became more meticulous.
Mengqi, who was trying to be calm, roughly browsed through the pile of files that he had finished reading. It contained the conversations between the chief of detectives and the detectives of different levels half a month before the incident. They were all the memories of the people involved, but there was nothing worth paying attention to. He could not find the reason for his disappearance.
Mengqi grabbed another pile of files. The first one was the report of the Secret-seeking Secret Agent at the border between the North Zhou Dynasty and the Great Jin Dynasty. It was only two thin pages.
"The southern invasion of the grassland made many sects and aristocratic families temporarily hide in the cities of various states, causing chaos in the small and medium-sized cities and villages. Many low-level warriors and people seek peace of mind from the Path of Gods. Three new sects emerged in the local area, one was the Wuji Goddess, one was the White Lotus Maitreya, and the last one was the Red Sun Savior Lady. Their respective doctrines were …"
As he read, Mengqi's thoughts focused on this part of the files. They were the reports of the detectives and Secret-seeking Secret Agents of various yamen. They were the descriptions of the current situation of the middle and lower classes.
"The local government took in the refugees, set up the Righteous Scholars, and helped the yamen to maintain stability …"
"… There are many wild sacrifices in the countryside. Usually, there is an altar in every twenty or thirty households. The worshippers are the Golden Mother Goddess, the Supreme Mother Empress, the Wuji Saint Ancestor, the Grand Mother Goddess …"
"What I saw in the countryside is very worrying. They serve the wild gods and address them with vulgar and intimate terms, such as the Grand Mother Goddess, the Lifeless Father, the Old Grandmother …"
The Grand Mother Goddess, the Lifeless Father, the Old Grandmother … Mengqi's mouth twitched, and he almost laughed out loud. The people's appellation was so simple!
As he flipped through the secret reports one by one, Meng Qi found that the local arresters and yamen runners turned a blind eye to this kind of thing. They didn't crack down on this kind of thing at all. In fact, most of them even shielded it, which made it impossible for many undercover detectives to investigate further.
"The problem is a bit serious …" Mengqi became more and more absorbed in reading. Soon, he came to the second last one. This was a detailed report. It was what a Secret-seeking Secret Agent saw and heard after joining the Sect of the First Mother, a new sect.
"… I just joined the sect and could not get in touch with the upper class. The first thing I was arranged to do was to listen to the teachings of the Savior Tutor and communicate with the other sect members …"
"A sect member said that he had a bad disease and was in pain all year round. He had to take medicine constantly, and his family could not bear the burden. Fortunately, he met the Savior Tutor and joined the Sect of the First Mother. After chanting the scriptures and praying devoutly for a month, the pain disappeared, so he served the First Mother wholeheartedly … There are many similar cases. I don't know whether it is true or not, but the people who spoke were very devout …"
"The Savior Tutor always mentioned that death is inevitable, and the destruction of heaven and earth is inevitable. Only by devoutly worshiping the First Mother can one return to the Holy Land of Bliss after death and achieve transcendence and no longer suffer …"
"From today onwards, it is considered that we can chant the scriptures and pray. I don't know what will happen …"
"… My body is warm and comfortable, and my old injuries seem to have healed a lot …"
This was a report pieced together by the reports, and there was no follow-up.
As long as one chanted the scriptures and prayed, they would get a response? Mengqi frowned. Who among the gods today could do this?
Their own divine power was limited, and they could only show their divine power by bestowing power to priests and shamans, and let them "shepherd" the believers on their behalf. This one directly responded to the prayers and gave treatment, which was incredible.
Mengqi continued to turn the page and saw the last piece of paper. On it were small red words that were unusually eye-catching. It seemed to be a summary of this dossier.
"Analyzing the doctrines, we found that most of them have something in common. They all claim to be the First Mother, the Supreme God, the beginning of all things, the home of all things, and the merciful one who saves the suffering."
"The names of the gods are mostly female, with 'Mother' being the most common. The male image is quite vague, and they use the famous Buddha of Buddhism and Taoism as a cover."
…
"To sum up, most of the suspected aliases of the Ajati Matriarch are tributaries of the Luo Sect to deceive the good. They preach on a large scale and penetrate into the middle and lower classes of people and martial artists. I'm afraid they will become a big problem."
"The Purple Ribbon Arrester Zu Cunshen."
The Ajati Matriarch … Mengqi silently recited these four words. He had a similar guess while reading. If it was her, it was indeed possible, as long as … Well, this Purple Ribbon Arrester was quite good at extracting the core content from the complicated information, and summarizing and deducing, it was quite impressive!
Moreover, similar dossiers should have summarized and extracted the content at the top, so that Sima Shi could roughly understand the content and the degree of importance at a glance, and then choose which one to read first.
Now the summary content was at the bottom, which meant that Sima Shi had just finished reading this dossier and had not had time to restore it, so the order was just reversed!
"Only the Six Fan School can really pay attention to the details of the middle and lower classes. The sects and aristocratic families are a little bit superior …" Mengqi sighed, and immediately ordered the Gold-stamped Arrester who was on duty outside to invite Zu Cunshen to come.
After a while, the tall but elegant Zu Cunshen was led into the Zhu Yi Tower.
"Chief Arrester," Zu Cunshen seemed to have guessed what Mengqi wanted to ask, and subconsciously glanced at the dossier.
"Sit down," Mengqi pointed to the chair next to him.
Zu Cunshen walked there, with only a small part of his buttocks touching the surface of the chair. He straightened his back and respectfully waited for the chief arrester to ask questions.
"When was this dossier sent to chief Sima?" Mengqi raised the thing in his hand.
Zu Cunshen did not think about it, and said directly,
"The day chief Sima disappeared."
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