A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 404 Too dangerous
Duan Rong and Zhu Peng were eating stewed fish in the cool room. Seeing that the casserole was almost empty, they were both a little tipsy.

Zhu Peng stretched out his legs and almost kicked over an empty wine jar. He smiled and said, "Brother Duan, I didn't expect that you are not only good at investigating cases, but also have such a good alcohol tolerance. From childhood to adulthood, I have never been better than anyone in drinking. Today, I admit defeat!"

Duan Rong burped and said with a smile: "Drinking capacity is something that is innate..."

Duan Rong was halfway through his speech when he suddenly frowned and turned his head abruptly to look behind him.

The moment he turned his head, he saw a figure suddenly leap over the high wall from the dark night, and then leapt towards this side like a wild cat.

When Zhu Peng saw Duan Rong suddenly turn his head, he was naturally surprised. He looked in the direction Duan Rong was looking and immediately saw a black shadow rushing towards him.

Zhu Peng jumped up and shouted, "Where did you come from, you thief, to cause trouble here?!"

He was about to rush out of the room, but Duan Rong was still sitting there, saying calmly, "Okay, it's Zhu Cheng."

"Zhu Cheng?!"

At this time, the black shadow had approached, and under the light, it was indeed Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Peng immediately jumped up and cursed: "What's wrong with you? It's the middle of the night, and you didn't go through the door, but jumped over the wall to come in."

Zhu Cheng glanced at him sideways, stepped to the door of the summer house, looked at him and Duan Rong, and said, "Something happened!"

Zhu Peng looked at Zhu Cheng's solemn expression, and something in his heart moved. He hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Zhu Cheng said: "You two come with me, I will tell you on the way!"

As Zhu Cheng spoke, he moved his body and jumped out again.

Zhu Peng turned his head and glanced at Duan Rong. Duan Rong said, "Why are you looking at me? Why don't you follow me?"

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he flashed out and chased after Zhu Cheng like a gust of wind and thunder.

"I wipe!"

Zhu Peng immediately moved and chased after them, but he saw that the two of them had already jumped over the wall almost at the same time.

"Wait for me, both of you!"

Since Zhou Wei poisoned those craftsmen, his identity had been exposed. Zhu Cheng, who was in the Dali Temple, had already sent people to various city gates to block Zhou Wei from leaving the city.

He immediately set off to Zhou Wei's residence. Zhu Peng's residence was right between the Dali Temple and Zhou Wei's residence, so he came over and called Duan Rong and Zhu Peng so that they would have a helper if anything happened.

When Zhu Peng climbed over the high wall, he saw no human figure in the dark night.

"These two beasts?!"

Zhu Cheng was extremely anxious at the moment, so how could he have time to wait for him?
Zhu Peng had no choice but to choose a random direction and chase after him.

Zhou Wei's residence was in a rather remote house in another neighborhood.

At this time, it was already late at night and all around was quiet. Only the dim light from the main room shone through the half-open door, casting a long and narrow strip of mottled light and shadow in the yard.

Suddenly, two dark shadows fell into the yard almost at the same time.

A black shadow, as fast as a wild cat.

As for the other figure, it seemed slow but was actually fast, floating like a falling leaf and landing silently.

It was Duan Rong and Zhu Cheng who had come all the way under the cover of darkness.

Although it was dark at night with only a dim light coming from the main hall, the two men were experienced and could see at a glance that there was a person standing next to a big tree not far from the main hall door.

The figure stood beside the big tree, motionless.

Zhu Cheng drew out the knife from his waist with a "swish", and the cold light flashed in the night.

He stepped forward, looked cautiously at the figure beside the tree, and shouted, "Who is it? Come out!"

Duan Rong sighed behind him and said, "He's already dead!"

"Is it a dead person?!" Zhu Cheng was shocked. Although it was dark at night, he could still see that the person was standing next to the tree. How could he be dead?

Duan Rong suddenly felt the inner energy in his palm surge slightly, and he gently tapped the door of the main room through the air. With a creaking sound, the door of the main room, which had only a crack opened, suddenly opened wide.

A large patch of dim light shone out, illuminating the big tree not far away.

I saw Zhou Wei standing next to the big tree!

A more prepared version is that he was pierced through the throat by a flying knife and nailed to the tree.

He was wearing common civilian clothes, with a bag hanging at his feet. It was obvious that he was shot while trying to escape.

The dim light shone on Zhou Wei's face. His eyes were wide open, filled with resentment and unwillingness.

Zhu Cheng's heart tightened.

Zhou Wei also died. This was the worst outcome he could think of.

Zhou Wei’s death may very well mean that the clues are gone.

Zhu Cheng leaped to Zhou Wei's side and immediately gave the body a quick inspection. He saw a large hole in Zhou Wei's throat caused by the flying knife.

Zhu Cheng glanced around and saw that his knife was still at his waist. He hadn't even pulled out the knife, and it was obvious that he hadn't reacted yet, and was killed by the knife.

Zhou Wei is also a strong man in the second level of the True Qi Realm! And he is alert!

Who on earth could kill him with just one encounter?
The blood from the wound has not yet drained out, and under the dim light, one can still see the blood flowing.

Zhou Wei's death should have occurred within half an hour.

At this time, Duan Rong also came over. He stretched out his hand and pulled out the flying knife that had pierced Zhou Wei's throat and was stuck in the tree. Under the light, he saw that it was just a javelin dart made of black iron.

When the javelin was pulled out, Zhou Wei's body swayed, but his body was already slightly stiff, so he did not fall down immediately.

Zhu Cheng immediately helped the corpse lie down and began to search the body, but he only found a few silver bills.

Duan Rong looked at the shuttle dart in his hand, his eyes moved slightly, and he said inwardly: "Read the weapon spirit!"

Then, a set of data appeared before my eyes.

Object: Black Iron Spear Dart
Spirit Level: Level 6

Devouring requirements: Host's mental strength level 6 (satisfied)

Devouring Effect: Ruyi Three-fold Hand, Level 3

Duan Rong looked at the data floating in front of him in the dark night, his eyes flickering. "Ruyi Three-fold Hand? It's a hidden weapon technique of the True Qi Realm."

"Swallow!"

As Duan Rong uttered these two words in his mind, the data panel in front of him slowly disappeared into the night.

At this time, Zhu Cheng had finished searching the bag at Zhou Wei's feet, and he raised his head.

No useful clues were found either on Zhou Wei's body or in the bag.

Duan Rong handed the black iron shuttle dart in his hand to Zhu Cheng and said, "He has been lurking beside you for many years. A secret agent like him is always ready to be exposed and retreat, and will hardly leave any clues."

Zhu Cheng sighed. He knew that Duan Rong was right, but he was unwilling to be fooled like this.

He looked at the black iron dart in his hand, his eyes suddenly fixed, and asked, "Can this dart find any clues?"

Duan Rong said: "You can check, but the hope is not great." If clues could be found, the other party would not have stayed.

Zhu Cheng nodded and placed the javelin dart on Zhou Wei's body.

Zhu Cheng stood up and looked towards the door of the main hall. Zhou Wei's residence should also be searched to see if there were any clues. Zhou Wei's body should also be handed over to the coroner for further detailed investigation.

He turned his head to look at Duan Rong, clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Duan, to guard the scene here. I will go to the Dali Temple to get a team of people here to check this yard and see if there are any clues."

Duan Rong nodded and said, "Go ahead. I'm here for you."

"Thank you!" Zhu Cheng said, and then he moved his body and jumped out of the yard. Duan Rong's spiritual sense had already scanned the inside and outside of the house. At this time, seeing Zhu Cheng retreat, he went to the main room, moved a master's chair to the door of the main room, and half-collapsed in the master's chair, ready to take a nap.

In the past few years since he came to this world, his nerves have become bigger and bigger. When he first came to this world, he vomited all over the place after killing someone for the first time, but now he can sleep soundly even with the corpse next to him.

To be honest, over the years, he has killed countless people with his hands.

In about an incense stick's time, the people from the Dali Temple had surrounded the place.

I heard a man yelling at the door: "Can't you wait for me? It's the middle of the night. Do you know how long I've been around here?"

From the tone he sounded quite dissatisfied, it was when he heard the sound of horses and men that he finally came looking for Zhu Peng.

Zhu Cheng said, "We have to make decisions in an emergency! Besides, how can Brother Duan keep up? You have been left behind. You should look for the reasons within yourself."

"you……"

As they were talking, they walked into the yard.

Duan Rong stretched and stood up.

When Zhu Peng saw Duan Rong, he said, "Brother Duan, you are so rude. I treated you with good food and wine. But you didn't even leave a mark for me to follow you."

Duan Rong smiled and said, "I left a mark!"

Zhu Peng asked, "What mark did you leave?"

Duan Rong said, "I ate too much. I farted all the way. Didn't you smell it?"

Zhu Cheng patted Zhu Peng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This is where you are wrong. Brother Duan farted so hard, but you didn't smell it? This is really wrong!"

"I don't want to bother with you two!" Zhu Peng shrank his shoulders, shook off Zhu Cheng's shoulders, ran to the coroner under the tree, and went to see Zhou Wei's body.

The people from the Dali Temple had already started searching inside and outside the yard. Duan Rong took a few glances and realized that they were indeed very sophisticated and were all professionals.

Zhu Cheng began to search the house, and Duan Rong followed him around the room. After all, he was transferred here to assist in the investigation, so he had to pretend to do something.

The people from the Dali Temple were obviously very careful in handling the case. Two hours had passed and it was already daybreak. There were still many figures busy inside and outside the house.

Duan Rong yawned, he was just pretending to yawn, he had already stayed up all night and he really didn't want to stay up any longer, so he said goodbye to Zhu Cheng and prepared to go back to the inn to sleep.

When Zhu Peng saw Duan Rong was about to leave, he also said he wanted to leave. He was just there to watch the fun and had no idea how to investigate a case. His duty was actually to dispatch troops to assist Zhu Cheng when necessary.

Zhu Cheng waved his hands and didn't want to pay attention to him.

Zhu Peng walked out of the door and found that Duan Rong had already disappeared. Zhu Peng grinned and muttered, "Is this guy a ghost? He disappeared in a flash."

As Zhu Peng spoke, he yawned and walked towards the alley entrance.

Duan Rong had some breakfast on the street.

Honestly speaking, the wontons and buns from Shenyun Mansion are really amazing. Although they are a bit expensive, the taste is amazing.

Duan Rong wiped his mouth, his stomach felt warm. He walked slowly towards the post station. It would be so comfortable to have a good sleep.

He had just reached the inn when he suddenly realized that there were quite a few people at the entrance of the inn. They seemed to have been waiting for most of the night, and they were either squatting or sitting there, leaning against each other, and fell asleep, looking exhausted.

Duan Rong walked to the gate of the inn, and saw the soldier at the door dozing off, leaning on his spear.

Duan Rong pushed open the door of the inn and woke up the soldier.

"Master Duan, you're back!" the soldier shouted when he saw Duan Rong.

Duan Rong hummed, turned his head to look at the group of people at the entrance of the inn, and asked, "What do they do?"

Before the soldier could answer, a loud shout broke out from the crowd: "Quick! Duan Leishen is back! Quick!"

Duan Rong was stunned when he heard this.

"Duan Lei Shen!?"

He reacted almost instantly and realized that it was his.

Those people had already gathered around him, some handed him visiting cards, some gave him gifts, and quite a few girls were the most enthusiastic and unrestrained, rushing over to hug him, but their expressions were mostly hard to describe.

Duan Rong immediately closed the door of the inn, and through the wooden fence, he chuckled and said, "You got the wrong person!"

But someone answered, "You are Duan Leishen. We have already found out that you are the only one living in this inn with the surname Duan. I just heard the soldier calling you Lord Duan!"

The crowd cheered and shoved even more after hearing what the man said.

"Stop them!"

Duan Rong shouted loudly and rushed out to his room.

There was only one soldier guarding the door, how could he stop so many people?

Some people with sharp eyes saw Duan Rong rush into the room. A group of people rushed in and broke the bolt, but found that the room was already empty.

Duan Rong had already packed his things and jumped out of the window.

His figure flashed and he passed two alleys before he stopped.

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he felt a little scared.

Too dangerous! ?
It's too dangerous!

If they were really surrounded by that group of people, who knows what would happen? Especially the woman running in the front, who was fat and ugly, and had a thick layer of makeup on her face. Just thinking about that made Duan Rong shudder.

Ugh!
It seems that we can’t go back to the post station!
But you have to find a place to sleep.

Duan Rong's eyes moved. In his current situation, the inn was not safe either, so he decided to go to Zhu Peng's place.

Duan Rong, carrying a bag, had just walked to the gate of Zhu Peng's mansion when he saw Zhu Peng staggering towards him from the other end of the alley.

He had just finished breakfast and was about to go back home to sleep when he suddenly saw Duan Rong coming over.

As soon as he saw Duan Rong carrying his bag, he laughed, put his arm around Duan Rong's shoulders and said, "What's the matter? Can't you stay at the inn anymore? I heard about it when I was having breakfast in the teahouse. They all call you Duan Leishen? And the storyteller made you look like a man with three heads and six arms."

Duan Rong's face was immediately filled with black lines when he heard this. It was the first time he experienced the same thing: people are afraid of being famous, just like pigs are afraid of getting fat.

Zhu Peng said casually, "It's okay. We can't stay in the post house anymore. We can sleep together from now on."

Duan Rong immediately pushed him away and said, "Who wants to sleep with you? Your house is so big, find me a room."

Zhu Peng said: "It's just a joke, why are you so anxious? There is a nice courtyard in the mansion. I will take you there. It is quiet and clean."

"That's pretty much it!"

Duan Rong took a nap in the villa of Zhu Peng's mansion. After waking up, they had lunch together. It was not until the afternoon that they lazily went to the Dali Temple.

They thought Zhu Cheng was still busy, so they went over to take his place so that Zhu Cheng could have a rest.

The two chatted as they walked to the entrance of the Dali Temple. They saw the pockmarked man sorting out documents beside the stone steps at the entrance. It was obvious that the matters scheduled for the Dali Temple had not been completed until this hour.

The pockmarked man put away the document and held it in his arms. Just then he saw Duan Rong and Zhu Peng approaching from a distance. He bowed and turned around, then walked up the stone steps, ready to return to the Dali Temple.

Duan Rong was originally chatting and laughing with Zhu Peng, but when he looked at the pockmarked man's back, he suddenly frowned.

The more I look at this back view and walking posture, the more familiar they seem!
Duan Rong's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He remembered!
That was the figure that devoured the black iron shuttle dart spirit that shot and killed Zhou Wei last night!

Exactly the same, even the walking posture is exactly the same!
Duan Rong urged his mind, and his spiritual awareness suddenly enveloped and penetrated the dantian of the pockmarked face man who was crossing the threshold of the Dali Temple in front of him.

I saw the ball of true Qi lingering in the Dantian of the pockmarked man. Judging from its strength, it was exactly the third level of the true Qi realm!

"Sure enough, it is the third level of the True Qi Realm!"

"He was the one who shot Zhou Wei!"

(End of this chapter)