Chapter 90: What Kind of Temper Is This

"Senior Brother, are you awake?"

It was unknown how much time had passed when Fang Ziyi slowly opened his eyes, and Su Ruoning, who was nursing him nearby, immediately revealed an expression of pleasant surprise. Although this young County Magistrate was usually quite annoying, his medical skills were truly beyond reproach.

Her Senior Brother had been so severely injured that she had already prepared herself to report the worst news to her father, yet this young County Magistrate had managed to pull him back from the brink. Tsk tsk, if he stopped being a County Magistrate in the future, opening a medical clinic would be enough to support himself.

"Where am I, and how long have I been asleep?" Opening his eyes to an unfamiliar environment, the first reaction for a Silver Badge Constable like Fang Ziyi was to be cautious and defensive. The strange surroundings made him feel very insecure.

"Senior Brother, this is the County Government Office. We were saved by County Magistrate Shen, and your injuries were also treated with his help! You haven't been unconscious for long, only an hour or two!"

"Only an hour or two?" Upon hearing that this was the County Government Office, Fang Ziyi finally set his mind at ease. While carefully sensing his current condition, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

Only he himself knew how severe his injuries had been; he had not expected them to be seven or eight parts healed so quickly. This County Magistrate truly had formidable methods!

"Help me up!" With Su Ruoning's assistance, Fang Ziyi struggled to stand. Since the man had saved him, he naturally had to go and express his gratitude. Moreover, there were some matters that it seemed he indeed needed this County Magistrate's help with.

Supported by Su Ruoning, Fang Ziyi walked tremblingly to Shen Yu's side. Just as he was about to speak, he caught sight of the map of Sanshui County spread out on the table, especially the circled areas, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

"Magistrate Shen, this map is...!"

"Constable Fang, you're awake?" Glancing at the approaching Fang Ziyi, Shen Yu did not hide anything at all and said generously, "Constable Fang, are you not clear about the locations on this map?"

"This, Magistrate Shen, what do you mean? I don't quite understand!"

"Constable Fang, you're being boring now!" Squinting at the other party, Shen Yu said indifferently, "This morning, the steward of the previous County Magistrate found me and gave me a small box containing a Bliss Flower!"

"Bliss Flower? Are you sure it's a Bliss Flower?"

"Indeed, it is exactly a Bliss Flower! Constable Fang, didn't you come here this time for this very matter?" Seeing Fang Ziyi's expression, Shen Yu knew his guess was correct.

Sighing softly, Shen Yu then said, "It's a pity that before this steward could say anything more, he was silenced! So I suspect that the previous County Magistrate must have discovered something, and it was related to this Bliss Flower, which is why the previous County Magistrate was murdered to keep him quiet!"

"However, the conditions for growing a Bliss Flower are very harsh, and it requires human lives to fill them!" As he spoke, Shen Yu pointed at the map and said, "Tonight, I marked all the places where people have gone missing in Sanshui County over these years on the map!"

"Then, by weaving these places together, the points formed should be fairly accurate! After all, if they are too far away, transporting so many people might lead to exposure! Therefore, the place where they are hiding must be not far from where these cases occurred!"

"Impressive, truly impressive. Is County Magistrate Shen really not interested in joining our Capture Gate?"

Looking at Shen Yu, Fang Ziyi's admiration grew deeper. If only he had the authority to offer the man a higher position; otherwise, he would have cast aside his old face to drag him into the Capture Gate.

"Magistrate Shen, let's speak plainly. Indeed, I came here this time for the Bliss Flower! Magistrate Shen may not know that a drug called Drunken Heart Pill has recently appeared on the market, and this drug is refined primarily using the Bliss Flower!"

"Taking this drug makes one feel as if they have fallen into a beautiful dream, where one can realize everything and control everything in the dream, forget troubles, wash away worries, and float as if entering a fairyland!"

"Anyone who has used this drug becomes addicted. Even if they have to exhaust their family fortune, they will fight to obtain one!" Having said this, Fang Ziyi glanced at Shen Yu, "Magistrate Shen, would you care to guess the value of this drug?"

However, before Shen Yu could guess, Fang Ziyi had already spoken, "One Bliss Flower can produce several Drunken Heart Pills, and a single Drunken Heart Pill is worth at least a thousand gold. Just from what we know, at least hundreds to thousands of Drunken Heart Pills flow into the market every year!"

"A thousand gold?" Honestly, this number truly shocked Shen Yu. In this World, one gold can be exchanged for nearly a hundred taels of silver. A thousand gold per pill, and thousands of pills—wouldn't that be worth millions of taels of gold, and every year at that? What a massive amount of wealth!

Wealth moves the heart; with such a huge fortune placed before them, there are plenty of people willing to take the risk. What is face, what is conscience? Before such temptation, they are basically fragile.

"No, Constable Fang, for the Capture Gate to dispatch a Silver Badge Constable to investigate, I'm afraid it's not as simple as just selling Drunken Heart Pills. As far as this official knows, the Bliss Flower has the effect of confusing people's minds!"

"This..." Looking deeply at Shen Yu, Fang Ziyi said somewhat helplessly, "Magistrate Shen, there are some things I am not at liberty to disclose! However, Magistrate Shen once said that as long as there are those in Sanshui County harming the people, you will definitely intervene. I wonder if this time..."

"Of course I will intervene. This matter, this official is taking charge of!" With a cold snort, Shen Yu had already developed the intent to kill. One must know that the cultivation of the Bliss Flower is extremely harsh; it is not as if planting a Seed in a person's heart will definitely sprout. Usually, it takes several seeds to sprout one plant.

With hundreds to thousands of Drunken Heart Pills flowing into the market every year, by this calculation, just to cultivate these Bliss Flowers, no fewer than a thousand people die every year. This is the reason they deserve to die!

If it were before, Shen Yu might have weighed the situation, as it was unknown how many experts that much money could hire. But now, heh heh, a Grandmaster Realm expert is available to look into it!

"Good! Magistrate Shen is truly a good official who acts for the people!" Pointing at the map, Fang Ziyi continued, "Magistrate Shen, the general location you drew is correct, but it's not here, it's here: the Luoxi Valley of Qiancui Mountain!"

"Here?" Staring at the map, Shen Yu nodded. That was it. Qiancui Mountain is adjacent to the Dachuan River, so people snatched via water routes could be sent here nearby. Plus, this place is relatively remote and rarely visited, making it a truly good place to hide.

"So that's how it is. I will set off immediately and destroy this place!" At this moment, Shen Yu's eyes were glowing. Knowing where it was made things easy; he would just go directly and hack them to pieces. By then, it would be another huge sign-in reward.

Thinking of this, Shen Yu felt that troops should move swiftly, so he had to leave immediately. What if they all ran away? Then he would have worked for nothing.

Seeing that Shen Yu seemed eager to try, Fang Ziyi hurriedly said, "Wait, Magistrate Shen. Now that this place has been discovered by me, and I have been saved by you, Magistrate Shen, I think they will definitely abandon that place. Going there now might be a futile effort!"

"They definitely couldn't have cleaned everything up in such a short time. Going now is just the right time to catch them off guard!" Clapping his hands together, Shen Yu rolled up the map and immediately activated his Wind God Leg to rush out.

He wanted to reach that place at the fastest speed possible. Any later, and the people might be gone.

"Magistrate Shen, Magistrate Shen, come back!"

"Senior Brother, don't be anxious. At most, he just won't find any evidence and will have made a wasted trip!"

"How can I not be anxious? I'm not worried about him failing to find evidence; I'm worried about him being surrounded and killed! What kind of temper does this County Magistrate have? How can he just leave like that!"

"I have scouted that place; there are countless experts and traps everywhere. If I hadn't run fast, I would have been left behind long ago. Although Magistrate Shen is strong, his strength is limited. Going so rashly will definitely lead to trouble!"

Having said this, Fang Ziyi could no longer care about his own injuries and shouted to Su Ruoning, "Quick, send a message to the Capture Gate for reinforcements, I'm going to chase after him!"

"Senior Brother, your injuries haven't healed yet! Senior Brother, Senior Brother! What kind of temper is this? You have the nerve to talk about others!"