Ye Tianlang shook his head and laughed. "Lin Fan, in fact, after the case of Shangguan's rebellion, the imperial court had issued an edict that you should replace Guo Luohu as the deputy of the general department. But I refused. I didn't replace him. He was disabled because of his duty, so I couldn't bear to replace him. Lin Fan, if it were you, I believe you wouldn't replace him either."
Lin Fan said, "Of course."
Ye Tianlang said, "It's good that you understand me."
Lin Fan said, "I understand."
Ye Tianlang said, "But now I regret it."
Lin Fan said, "What do you regret?"
Ye Tianlang said, "I shouldn't neglect my duty for personal reasons. I don't understand what His Majesty means."
Lin Fan said, "What does His Majesty mean?"
Ye Tianlang said, "He replaced Guo Luohu with you, not because he lost an arm, but because you are more qualified for this position …"
Lin Fan shook his head and smiled. "Your Excellency, you think too much. How can I be compared with Guo Luohu?"
Ye Tianlang grabbed Lin Fan's hand and said, "Lin Fan, I've changed my mind. Replace Guo Luohu. You take his place."
The smile on Lin Fan's face disappeared. He pulled his hand back and stood up angrily. He pointed at Ye Tianlang and said, "Ye Tianlang, what do you think I am?
A pawn? "
Ye Tianlang looked ashamed. "Lin Fan, you think too much. I don't mean that."
Lin Fan snorted. "Ye Tianlang, let me tell you, I don't blame you for not replacing Guo Luohu. On the contrary, I respect you. I thought you were a sentimental person, but now it seems that you are not. You completely treat us as pawns. There is only profit in your eyes, no justice, and no friendship …"
In the face of Lin Fan's accusation, Ye Tianlang suddenly stood up. His shame turned into anger, and his finger trembled as he pointed at Lin Fan. "Lin Fan, don't, don't fail to appreciate my kindness."
"Save some face for yourself." Lin Fan coldly said, then turned and left.
Seeing Lin Fan leave resolutely, Ye Tianlang fell to the ground with a dejected look.
He was able to become the head of Jingye Bureau, not only because of his powerful martial arts talent and profound cultivation strength, but also because of his superb insight. From Lin Fan's performance in the meeting, he could see that Lin Fan had already grasped the clues to solve the case, but he just didn't want to share it with everyone. Because of this, he avoided the topic when he spoke, even ignoring his own image and wantonly exaggerating the talent and appearance of a prostitute.
Perhaps others would think that he was talking nonsense, but he definitely couldn't hide it from Ye Tianlang's eyes.
Therefore, after the meeting, he wanted Lin Fan to stay, treated him with great hospitality, and gave him the position of deputy. His purpose was to get clues from Lin Fan.
Even if Lin Fan refused to say it, as long as he encouraged him to solve the case within ten days, he could still keep his position as the head of Jingye Bureau.
But now, he made a fool of himself.
Lin Fan left with Gong Ziyu and the other three, leaving Dragon City and returning to Qingzhou.
Ye Tianlang was selfish. He could abuse his position for personal gain, but Lin Fan wouldn't. For the sake of Xue Jiaying, he had to solve the case as soon as possible.
After returning to Qingzhou, Lin Fan investigated the case without stopping. He went to the prison where the victims of the case were isolated and chose one of the victims for close contact.
The chosen one was a scholar. After losing his mind, he almost killed his old mother. Fortunately, it didn't lead to a big disaster. After being isolated, he sometimes resisted, and his mind became even more unstable. He was crazy and talked nonsense.
Seeing Lin Fan approaching him, the scholar's face became fierce. He pounced on Lin Fan and reached out to strangle Lin Fan's neck. He wanted to strangle Lin Fan to death.
Lin Fan didn't resist, and let him strangle him. If he could be strangled to death by an ordinary person, he would rather die.
In the end, the scholar's hands were so tired that they were numb, but he couldn't even leave a red mark on Lin Fan's neck.
He subconsciously let go of Lin Fan's neck and stared at Lin Fan with wide eyes. His face showed a crazy smile. "Haha, so it's a stone man. Eh?
That's not right. How can this stone man move? "
"Let me give you something fun." Lin Fan said as he took out a jade bottle and poured out the ghost demon. He placed it in front of the scholar.
The scholar's face was full of excitement and he reached out to receive it.
Lin Fan placed the hedgehog-shaped ghost demon in the scholar's palm and said, "Senior ghost demon, the person in front of you is the one who is being controlled by the mysterious energy. Try to sense him and give me an answer …"
Hearing this, the demon kept sniffing and sniffing the scholar's hand.
The scholar didn't know the danger and played with the ghost demon in his hand. "Hehe, fun, fun …"
The dignified Ghost Demon was actually being toyed with by a weak and powerless Elementary Scholar. The Ghost Demon was not ashamed at all, and the spikes on its body pierced directly into the Elementary Scholar's palm.
Along with the Elementary Scholar's cry of pain, a drop of blood appeared on his palm. The Ghost Demon sucked the drop of blood into his mouth and carefully sensed it. He said, "Not a ghost, not a demon, but … a demon …"
"Demon?" Lin Fan's face changed.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm not sure." The ghost demon laughed. "Do you think I'm omnipotent?"
"Tsk, don't you have any decency?" Lin Fan rolled his eyes.
"I'm eighty percent sure. I've encountered demons before and they can emit demonic energy. Demonic energy is as powerful as the demon language. It can travel thousands of miles and is pervasive. Demonic energy can deceive people's minds and change their personality. Based on this case, I'm sure this is demonic energy …" The ghost demon said.
"Devil's Breath is like the Yin Qi of Yin Ghosts and the Demon Qi of demons," the Ghost Demon said. "The difference is that Yin Qi and Demon Qi are condensed and restrained. When they want to attack, they need to use the power of magic. On the other hand, Devil's Breath is released frivolously. It can be released outside the body and even thousands of miles away without external force …"
"Demonic, demonic energy." Lin Fan murmured.
"How do you get rid of demonic energy?"
"Demonic energy is different from demon energy. After demon energy leaves the demon, it will be separated from the body. After demonic energy leaves the demon, it will still be connected to the body. Demons can use demonic energy to transmit information and control it." The ghost demon said. "So as long as the demon is killed, the demonic energy will disappear?"
Lin Fan said, "Can you find the demon?"
"Yes."
The ghost demon said. "But this demonic energy is erupting all over the country. There must be more than one demon. These demons are all extremely powerful. If you go find them, you'll be courting death."
"Cut the crap." Lin Fan said. "Tell me, how do I find those demons?"
The ghost demon said, "Then I'll be harming you.
Haha. "
Lin Fan also laughed. "Haha, are you missing the smell of urine again?"
The ghost demon's laughter stopped abruptly. "Okay, I won't laugh. I'll tell you. To be honest, I can sense this demonic energy. But now that it's erupting all over the country, I really don't know where to start. I can only walk around and try my luck."
"Evil creature, you just want to be free. I won't give it to you." Lin Fan stuffed the ghost demon back into the jade bottle and closed the lid.