Tianjin, starting with unorthodox methods to achieve immortality

When Chen Mo finished dealing with the girl and returned to the large burial mound, he saw three people standing in front of the corpse from afar.

One old man and two young men.

Only when you get closer can you see clearly that it is an old man with two apprentices, a man and a woman.

The old man was in his early sixties, wearing a drab gray Taoist robe, with his hair tied in a loose bun and secured with a wooden hairpin.

With a thin face and a few strands of gray beard under his chin, he looked somewhat like a hermit.

The male apprentice was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with broad shoulders and a thick waist; when he stood there, he looked like half a wall.

The younger female apprentice, with her hair in a ponytail, stood quietly beside the old man, carrying a cloth bag in her hand.

The two exchanged a few silent glances.

Chen Mo glanced at the three people, then at the corpse on the ground, his expression unchanged.

He didn't recognize these people; he guessed they were just passing by to watch the commotion, even though the Taoist priest's attire didn't seem to suit local tastes.

He didn't bother to reply and turned to leave.

When he turned around, he saw Yue Shan walking over from the side of the grave mound, with Zhou Ling and two other team members beside him.

Yue Shan looked unwell, with stubble on his chin and dark circles under his eyes.

"Hey, Captain Yue, what a coincidence," Chen Mo greeted him.

Yue Shan ignored him, walked straight to the corpse, squatted down, and scanned it up and down with his eyes.

"You little rascal, I still remember the first time I met you, you were already killing someone." His tone was a mix of hatred and helplessness. "Even now that you're in the investigation department, you still can't change this habit."

Chen Mo's face showed an innocent expression as he spread his hands, "Captain Yue, what are you saying?"

"I just got here too, okay? Look at all these people here, what gives you the right to bite me?"

As long as you're not caught red-handed, just say no when asked.

He turned to look at the old Taoist priest opposite him, his tone tinged with grievance: "Why wasn't it that old man who killed him?"

The moment the words left his mouth, the male apprentice's face flushed red, and the veins on his neck bulged. "Don't make false accusations!"

The female disciple also became anxious, pointing at the corpse on the ground and saying, "My master is the abbot of Qingfeng Temple, a righteous person. How could she use such insidious methods to harm people?"

"Watch your mouth!"

The old Taoist priest didn't speak, but frowned slightly and raised his hand to stop his two disciples, signaling them to calm down.

"Young friend, we just left the city with Captain Yue..."

Yue Shan glanced at the old Taoist priest, then at Chen Mo, his face expressionless.

"Abbot Wang was invited by me to investigate a missing person case." Yue Shan barely suppressed the urge to punch him. "Do you suspect Abbot Wang of committing the murder? Or do you suspect I did?"

"Forehead......"

Having failed to shift the blame, Chen Mo scratched his head, somewhat speechless. "Captain Yue, don't get so angry. Is something difficult going on? Tell me and I'll help you brainstorm some ideas."

Yue Shan took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress the anger that was about to erupt.

"These beggars might be involved in several local missing persons cases. I was just about to arrest them when they died."

"You still haven't found a middleman? Wouldn't you be furious in that situation?"

"You're looking for a middleman? Just say so, I know who it is..."

.....

The alley in the south of the city was as narrow as a crack, with old brick walls on both sides. Liu Sanzhi's shop was hidden at the deepest part of the alley. A faded cloth banner hung at the door, embroidered with a yin-yang fish. A small piece was missing from the position of the fish's eyes, making it look like two holes from a distance.

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