Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

Chapter 201 Investigation, Bizarreness, The World's Irregularities.

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"Disciple, mount a swift horse and follow, we'll go ahead first."

Yi Chen cracked a smile, and just as he was about to soar into the sky gripping the collar of Prefectural Governor Li's neck, a cat's meow resounded, and a strangely-shaped black cat suddenly appeared on Yi Chen's left shoulder.

Miao Zi looked disdainfully at Prefectural Governor Li, wrapped his paws around Yi Chen's neck, then meowed in a complaining manner, urging Yi Chen to hurry up.

Yi Chen gave his precious feline a speechless glance, knowing this rebellious creature longed for the expansive allure of Fengyun County—that being a cat there just won't do, the place had to be a major city teeming with dynamic felines…

Nevertheless, Yi Chen felt Miao Zi had made an excellent point.

The lure of a big city was its abundance of beautiful women.

A streak of white light dashed across the sky, and in less than an hour, Yi Chen gently touched down at the government office of Ping'an County.

Despite the deep of night, the lights were still blazing in the Ping'an County government office.

A group of constables were clustered together, immersed in discussing the case.

Yi Chen was not the least bit surprised by this.

Such was the commotion when a person of the Heavenly Dragon lineage went missing~

"This is Yi Taoist from Hidden Dragon Temple, everything you do now must be in cooperation with the Taoist. If you don't, don't blame me for being rude."

Because Yi Chen had shielded him from the celestial winds with Extreme Origin, Prefectural Governor Li's appearance was still not too sorry a sight. He issued commands with authority to everyone in the office, no longer the groveling figure he was in Yi Chen's presence.

The constables agreed with a resounding chorus of assent.

Yi Chen quickly settled into his role and began to take full control of the matter.

"Yuan Fang, recount the entire case from beginning to end," Yi Chen said to a middle-aged man with a long narrow scar on his face.

This person was the head constable of Ping'an County, a detail Yi Chen had already gathered from Prefectural Governor Li.

Two heads are better than one.

Yi Chen still wanted to hear about the original investigative direction of the Ping'an County office.

"Reporting to the Taoist, this incident took place three days ago." Yuan Fang smiled wryly at Yi Chen, gave a cupped fist salute, and then began to recount the sequence of events to him.

After listening for the time it takes to drink a pot of tea, combined with what Prefectural Governor Li had said, Yi Chen also roughly understood the general outline of the case.

Prefectural Governor Li had only been in office in Ping'an County for three years, having only one beloved son, Li Hua, who was the apple of his eye.

Young Master Li had always had a fascination for learning foreign languages and held exotic affections specifically for foreign women, hence he spent his days at Heavenly Fragrance House, Ping'an County's largest social establishment, particularly drawn by their latest influx of new teas.

So entranced was he by the place, he didn't think of home.

Prefectural Governor Li, quite terrified of his wife, could only helplessly watch under his mother's doting, unable to do anything.

He would have liked to discipline, but was shot down in three sentences by his spouse.

"Haven't we striven all these years, and didn't generations of our family amass wealth, if not to indulge and enjoy life?"

"Hua'er has been pampered from childhood, excelling neither in letters nor martial arts, cherishing only spreading his seed. Why don't you, as his father, wholeheartedly support him?"

"With Hua'er's talent and demeanor, being born into our family is a stroke of luck, indulging in pleasure is his greatest virtue. I fear instead he might want to start taking things seriously, my dear husband."

The lady's reasoning was so solid, he found himself unable to refute.

Luckily, although Li Ye was wayward, he had some self-awareness and didn't cause trouble intentionally. Indulging silently in debauchery, spending generously on services, his magnanimity was known, and he would happily invite others to Heavenly Fragrance House for tea, swiftly earning a reputation as a person of virtue in the countryside…

"Young Master Li is indeed capable," Yi Chen sighed lightly, "Since Young Master Li bore no grudges with anyone, what about those who had contact with him at Heavenly Fragrance House that day?"

Once again Yuan Fang smiled wryly, "We checked, we checked everyone. We turned their ancestral histories upside down and found nothing unusual."

"Young Master Li has always been careful, even taking four guards with him to the latrine. However, after he entered, he never came out again."

"We dug three feet into the ground around the latrine and found nothing out of the ordinary, absolutely nothing."

"Has the Prefectural Governor recently offended anyone, or received any extortion notes?" Yi Chen inquired further.

"Nothing, absolutely nothing. The Prefectural Governor hasn't had conflicts with anyone lately and is known to love the people and be as pure as water." Yuan Fang turned respectfully towards the direction of Prefectural Governor Li's residence, his face etched with loyalty.

Yi Chen now understood how Yuan Fang had secured his position as the head constable.

Three years as the clean Prefectural Governor, a hundred thousand taels of silvery thaw.

Too damn pure indeed.

"Take me to see Heavenly Fragrance House, where Young Master Li disappeared."

"Also, gather those foreign women who accompanied Young Master Li that night. I want to examine them in detail," Yi Chen frowned.

The general can hardly be strong if the troops are weak. Yuan Fang's abilities couldn't be said to be absent, only sparse, with his talents seemingly allocated elsewhere.

He could only proceed to investigate Heavenly Fragrance House for now.

A large group made their way to Heavenly Fragrance House in an impressive procession.

Contrary to Yi Chen's expectations, despite the Prefectural Governor's son's unexplained disappearance, Heavenly Fragrance House was still open for business, bustling as usual.

Yuan Fang walked half a step behind Yi Chen, matching his pace; noticing Yi Chen's expression, he silently pointed up to the sky.

"The background of the government town?" Yi Chen suddenly understood.

Yuan Fang's face was a blank slate, feigning incomprehension.

Looking past the ability to handle affairs, for a moment, Yi Chen felt as if he saw his dear disciple…

Soon they entered Heavenly Fragrance House and arrived at the latrine where Young Master Li had disappeared.

What greeted them was a great pit that had been dug up, revealing an undeniable stench.

With the site so terribly disturbed, Yi Chen could only heave a sigh of resignation.

"Bring over the foreign women who interacted with Young Master Li that night," he said.

Yuan Fang considerately handed him a cup of warm tea and promptly instructed his subordinates to fulfill the command.

Before long, they arrived.

Upon seeing a group of ten blond-haired, blue-eyed foreign women, a mouthful of tea sprayed out from Yi Chen's mouth.

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