I become a god in another world

Chapter 103

The first time the Baozhi County ghost case was committed was in a temple outside the county. Logically speaking, the strength of the resurrected ghosts during this period is the weakest, and it is also easiest for people to spy out the initial clues of the ghosts' murderous rules - this This is also the experience Zhao Fusheng gained after reading the previous case files of the Demon Suppression Department.

But the temple was ten miles away from the county seat, and it was already getting late. Even if we prepared a carriage for the trip, it would already be dark by the time we arrived, and many details could not be seen clearly.

There were also many victims in the city, and I had time to rush over to see some of the situation.

The evil spirit would continue to kill people. Zhao Fusheng was mentally prepared to stay here for a while, so he was not in a hurry to visit the temple first.

She decided on the route, and Zheng He nodded in agreement:

"I will accompany you, sir."

Fierce ghosts are not human beings. They will leave immediately after causing harm to the entire family. Until the law of ferocious ghosts is understood, the Sun family is theoretically safe - but it cannot be considered absolutely safe.

After all, ghosts have killed many people nowadays, but no one knows what the law is yet, so they can only verify it carefully.

But the Sun family is a big family after all, and it used to be Zheng He's supplier.

After the incident, other merchants and squires came to beg for help every day, which made Zheng He very annoyed. He also went to Sun's house once, but found nothing strange for the time being.

"it is good."

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

"Sir, please wait a moment. I'll change some clothes -" Zheng He didn't finish his words when suddenly there was a noise outside.

Someone was arguing about something, and not long after, an old voice was heard shouting:

"Master Zheng, Master Zheng——"

As soon as Zheng He heard the call, his cold face showed a violent look:

"Whoever yells again will have his tongue cut out."

Zhao Fusheng frowned and said:

"Who is here?"

Although she was asking a question, she knew exactly who was coming.

Although the situation in each county is different, human beings are all born with the fear of death.

Whenever there is a disturbance in Wan'an County, the first people to get the news and rush to inquire about it are the magistrate of Pang County and the wealthy gentry who stayed behind.

The ghost case in Baozhi County was so big that even the wealthy Sun family was massacred by ghosts. The rest of the wealthy families probably couldn't sit still and came to inquire for the news.

As expected, Zheng He said:

"They are rich country squires in the county. They have a few bad money and they yell and drink all day long. They treat this Demon Suppressor as their home. They can come and leave whenever they want -"

He must have been under pressure recently and was very dissatisfied with these people, but he just endured it for the sake of money.

Today's defeat at the hands of Zhao Fusheng and the fear that the evil ghost under his control was about to revive made him lose control. His eyes flashed red and he clenched his fists:

"Sir, I'll come as soon as I go."

Zhao Fusheng stretched out his hand to stop him:

"Bring them in, you go change your clothes and wait for me in the carriage."

Her words were already superfluous.

Zheng He was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that he had already admitted defeat. He, the commander of Baozhi County, was actually in name only at this moment——

No, maybe it deserves to be called true to its name.

He used to be called "Zheng Fu Ling", but actually it was because the imperial court had promised to transfer him to the state capital to serve as the deputy general of the state capital, so he was called "Fu Ling Zheng".

Now that Zhao Fusheng defeated him and became the nominal master of Baozhi County, if he didn't find any way to transfer him, he would really become a 'deputy order' and work as an assistant to Zhao Fusheng.

The situation is better than people.

Anyway, now he is no match for Zhao Fusheng, so if she wants to make the decision, it is up to her.

Zheng He thought happily in his misery: Baozhi County is in a mess at this time anyway. She took over the ghost trouble and will also bear the pressure of the squires. He is too lazy to care so much.

Thinking of this, he immediately nodded:

"Listen to the adults."

He turned away.

The rest of the envoys left the government office hall at Zhao Fusheng's signal. After a while, a large group of people came in from outside.

Baozhi County was previously well-known as a large county. There was a well-known person like Zheng Fuling in the county, which attracted many large households.

Compared with Wan'an County, where a few squires come every time something goes wrong, Baozhi County has countless wealthy squires.

When Zhao Fusheng heard the noise, he turned around and saw that the courtyard was crowded with people. He looked in a daze and saw that there were at least hundreds of people, crowding the outer courtyard so densely that there was almost no room for anyone to stay.

The courtyard door was wide open, and through the open courtyard door, we could see that there were still many people outside who had not squeezed in, and kept shouting "Master Zheng".

"There are so many rich people in Baozhi County!"

When Zhao Fusheng saw these people, he suddenly seemed to hear the sound of money banging in his ears.

There are many poor people in Wan'an County.

All of them were skinny, with numb expressions and lewd eyes.

In comparison, these people in Baozhi County are potbellied, dressed in silk clothes, and are very particular.

It's just that these wealthy squires have been suffering from ghost troubles recently. They must not be able to eat or sleep well. The bags under their eyes are bigger than fish bubbles, the circles under their eyes are dark, their lips are chapped, and everyone has big boils on the tips of their noses and corners of their lips. It weakened their sense of pampering.

"Our Wan'an County was not weak two years ago."

When Fan Bisheng heard this, he replied.

After finishing speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly added:

"But with adults here, things will be better in the future."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said:

"I can't deal with so many people. Just let them choose a few representatives and talk to me."

The purpose of these people's coming was nothing more than to cause trouble. Zhao Fusheng didn't have time to comfort them one by one. If he continued to explain, he would have his own envoys to get things done for her.

The envoy from Baozhi County went out to convey Zhao Fusheng's words, and the outside world suddenly became excited.

"Master Zheng!"

"Zheng Qingtian!"

The shouting is endless.

Fan Wujiu was indignant:

"Obviously it's your lord who's going to handle the ghost case, why is it his name is Zheng Qingtian——"

"Whatever, it's just a title."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and shook his head, and Fan Wujiu muttered:

"Sir, your temper is too good -"

The messenger outside said:

"There are too many of you. My lord cannot see so many of you. Just choose a few representatives and follow me into the Yamen."

When everyone heard this, they were stunned.

But the ghost controller has a weird temper, and everyone is afraid that the commander will become impatient after waiting for a long time, and then he will throw away his hands and leave.

Therefore, the group of people made a quick decision and quickly selected three people as representatives of the merchants and gentry of Baozhi County, and entered the hall together with the magistrate of Baozhi County.

"Master Zheng——"

As soon as these people entered the lobby, they howled, but saw that Zheng He was nowhere to be seen in the lobby.

The hall was gorgeous and quiet, with envoys from Baozhi County standing on both sides of the hall.

In the middle of the lobby, there was a woman sitting, with two tall twin brothers standing on her left and right.

"This--"

The squire who came in was stunned when he saw this scene.

"Where is Mr. Zheng?"

Everyone came in just to see the commander who controlled the ghost, but they didn't expect that Zheng He was not seen after they finally selected the representative and entered the room.

Could it be that he was deceived?

Several people's hearts trembled, and when they were feeling uneasy, an envoy from Baozhi County came and said:

"This is a distinguished guest invited by our Lord——"

"I am the commander of Wan'an County, and I came to Baozhi County to handle this case."

Zhao Fusheng said with a smile.

"Wan'an County?"

As soon as Zhao Fusheng announced his family status, one of the representatives was the first to speak out:

"But, but Mr. Zhao?"

Zhao Fusheng was a little surprised and turned to look at him:

"You know me?"

This man was about seventy years old and was wearing a blue silk suit. Compared with the slightly chubby figures of the other three, he looked thin.

He had a goatee and a gentle look on his face. Unfortunately, he had several blood scabs on his lips, and blood would ooze out whenever he spoke.

When Zhao Fusheng saw his appearance, he immediately guessed his identity:

"Yu Weide's old friend?"

"Exactly!"

As soon as the old man heard her calling the name 'Yu Weide', he immediately breathed a sigh of relief:

"It seems that it is Mr. Zhao from Wan'an County!"

After he finished speaking, he quickly adjusted the collar and sleeves of his clothes and made a long bow:

"Old Xu Yachen, I have long heard about Mr. Zhao's reputation for handling ghost cases. Brother Yu mentioned that after you regained control of Wan'an County, you quickly solved three ghost cases in a row and suppressed the chaos with thunderous means—— "

"What three piles."

Fan Bisheng interrupted the old man's words:

"Before you set off, my lord, I solved another ghost case. There are already four cases."

"Four piles?"

Xu Yachen's eyes widened, and his saliva flew out in surprise.

The other people whispered, all with expressions of disbelief.

Those who control ghosts do not judge their strength based on their age, but judge the ferocity of the ghost based on the Yin Qi on their body.

Compared with Zheng He, who has a ghostly and terrifying face, Zhao Fusheng is very young, has a smile on his face, and has nothing to do with Yin Qi, as if he is not affected by the ghosts at all.

If this was not in the Demon Suppression Hall of Baozhi County, and there were many commanders of Baozhi County present, it would not have been possible for everyone to accompany her to misbehave, and several people would have doubted her identity.

Everyone obviously didn't believe it, and Zhao Fusheng didn't explain much.

The four of them looked at each other several times, and they all signaled Xu Yachen to speak first.

Although the Ghost Controller has a moody temper and is difficult to deal with, Xu Yachen is the easiest to talk to when it comes to his relationship with Wade.

"I heard from my old friend, sir, you——"

"Stop talking about unnecessary gossip. I have some important things to do later. Let me tell you your demands directly." Zhao Fusheng waved his hand and refused to be polite to him.

Xu Yachen was stunned for a moment, and then looked around for help. Under the urging of several people, he bit his cheek and bravely said:

"I wonder why you left Wan'an County and came to Baozhi County?"

After he asked this question, seeing that Zhao Fusheng didn't say anything, he hesitated and said:

"Sir, do you know that there is a case in Baozhi County now——"

This time Zhao Fusheng was no longer silent. She nodded and said bluntly:

"I know, I'm here just for this ghost case."

"what?"

What she said was beyond everyone's expectation.

The commander's attitude towards the ghost case can be seen from Zheng He's behavior.

Originally, the commander-in-chief of Baozhi County ignored this ghost case. Xu Yachen and others did not expect Zhao Fusheng, the commander-in-chief of Wan'an County, to pay attention to this case, but they did not expect that she would take the initiative to raise it. This ghost case is about to be solved.

"Is this case the reason, sir?" Xu Yachen couldn't believe his ears. He was deeply afraid that he was hearing hallucinations. When he spoke, he turned his head left and right and looked around.

Zhao Fusheng nodded:

"I'm here for this case."

"Is this true, my lord?"

It wasn't that Xu Yachen wanted to ask nonsense again and again, it was because they had been pushed around by Zheng He for half a month.

The ghost case in Baozhi County has been unsolved for a long time, and everyone is facing the threat of evil spirits. At this time, the commander of the neighboring county offered to help with the case. It almost sounded like Zheng He randomly found someone to coax them. Just a way to be happy. "How about this."

Zhao Fusheng did not explain much and said to these four people:

"You don't believe me even if I tell you. I'm going to Sun's house later to inspect the scene. Since you are the elected representatives of the squires, you will go with me on this ghost case."

Her words made the four of them tremble with fear, and when they were about to refuse, Zhao Fusheng said bluntly:

"This time I'm handling a ghost case. You four are not allowed to leave. Just stay with me and see how I handle the case."

"Wan'an County is in need of talents right now. You should also take a look at my abilities. Once this case is settled later, you might as well return to Wan'an County with me."

"..."

When the Fan brothers saw her forcing the squire to move, their eyes twitched.

Several squire representatives turned blue when they heard this and quickly refused:

"Then how can you cause trouble to the adults?"

You must know that handling ghost cases is full of dangers.

They often interact with people from the Demon Suppression Division, and know that the commander is usually accustomed to bringing several envoys with him when handling cases.

This is a dangerous job with a mortality rate of up to 90%.

Zhao Fusheng said that he wanted to let them handle the case together to see her ability. Maybe he wanted to use them as cannon fodder.

"This can't be done, it can't be done."

"I'm too old to be of much help to you—"

Another old man in official robes was also frightened and quickly begged for mercy:

"My lord, please forgive me. I am in charge of the affairs of Baozhi County. I really don't have the skills to do my job well."

"Then what do you want!"

Zhao Fusheng, who was still smiling before, suddenly turned gloomy:

"I said I was going to handle a ghost case, but you didn't believe me. I invited you to handle the case together, and you were pushed back one by one. Could it be that you were trying to trick me?"

"Don't dare, dare not."

Several people waved their hands again and again.

Xu Yachen had an idea and quickly took the initiative:

"I am too old to handle the case. I am afraid of holding you back, but you took the trouble to come from Wan'an County. Regardless of whether this ghost case is solved or not, this situation makes us extremely grateful. I am willing to donate a piece of gold. thousand--"

After he finished speaking, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Zhao Fusheng frowning at him. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly stretched out his hand with his fingers spread wide:

"Five thousand taels, I'll take care of the wind and wash away the dust for you!"

With him taking the lead, the others' eyes suddenly lit up and they spoke one after another:

"I also have five thousand taels——"

Before the four people came in and said anything else, they had already donated 20,000 taels of gold.

Zhao Fusheng, who had a gloomy face before, listened to people donate money, clapped his hands and smiled:

"This is a good saying. If you have money, give money, and if you have strength, give strength."

She turned to look at Fan Bisei:

"Brother Fan, write down their names and ask them to write a receipt later. Once the case is over, go and move the money."

Fan Bisei nodded.

Zhao Fusheng did not expect that this trip to Baozhi County would be quite fruitful. In addition to receiving a special life-buying money, he also unexpectedly received 20,000 taels of gold, which was a large amount of money.

She waved her hand:

"If there's nothing else, let's go our separate ways. I'm going out before it gets dark."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the hall. Magistrate Baozhi opened the way and went out from the back door on the other side.

As soon as she left, the few squire representatives and county magistrates who were left behind looked at each other and gave a wry smile.

Someone asked:

"Brother Xu, is this really the Commander-in-Chief of Wan'an County?"

"When my brother wrote the letter, he did say that the newly appointed commander of Wan'an County is a woman. However, the commander has been bound by the book of souls since ancient times. How can it be so easy to leave the place?"

Xu Yachen smiled bitterly.

Another person sighed:

"It seems the money was wasted."

"..."

Several people were silent for a moment, all falling into anxiety.

They are representatives of squires and wealthy households. They are among the best in Baozhi County in terms of financial resources and reputation.

Although five thousand taels of gold is not a small amount, it is not unaffordable.

What scares them is that if the ghost case is not solved for one day, and the evil ghost does not leave for one day, they may all be in danger.

If everyone in the family dies, what's the use of leaving behind millions of wealth?

The squire representatives had sad faces, but Zhao Fusheng didn't care what they were thinking. As soon as she walked out of the side door of the Demon Suppression Division, she saw a carriage parked outside. Zheng He, who had changed his clothes, was sitting in the carriage. There is also Gu Jiansheng, who is hiding his face.

Gu Jiansheng was the envoy sent by Baozhi County to Wan'an County this time. He had also gotten along with Zhao Fusheng. Zheng He brought him here not only to please Zhao Fusheng, but also to take this opportunity to talk to Gu Jiansheng. , asked him about his experience in Wan'an County.

Zhao Fusheng just pretended not to know and climbed onto the carriage.

Baozhi County is rich and powerful, and Zheng Hebei's carriage is much larger than the carriage in Wan'an County. The interior space of the carriage is enough to accommodate more than ten people, and the seat cushions are soft and comfortable.

As soon as she sat down she asked:

"I heard from Gu Jiansheng that the first place where ghost disasters occurred was a temple outside the city. I heard that the first person to report the crime lived in Changgui Fang, the county?"

Zheng He had already asked Gu Jiansheng about his trip, and knew that Gu Jiansheng was injured at the hands of Zhao Fusheng, and that she came to Baozhi County to handle a ghost case.

Although Zheng He was puzzled by the explanation, when he heard Zhao Fusheng's question, he still replied:

"good."

There is no way to escape this ghost case anyway, and no matter what purpose Zhao Fusheng has in handling this ghost case, it will always be good for him.

Recently, the squires in the county have been pressuring him very hard. Some of them had served as officials in the court earlier and had already tried to pass the news to Kyoto. Zheng He was having an extremely headache about this. Zhao Fusheng was willing to help, and he was relieved.

He was originally afraid of this ghost case, but he did not neglect the clues that should be investigated. Hearing the words, he said:

"This temple is called Kongyun Temple. It was originally a Ganye Temple. There were only a few old monks in the temple. Five or six years ago, some homeless refugees entered the temple after being tonsured and gradually gained some popularity. "

"Kongyun Temple is not far from the county. Some poor scholars from nearby villages who are waiting to take the exam next year live in the temple."

Zheng He mentioned the first of the recent ghost cases, which was much more detailed than Gu Jiansheng:

"The person who went to worship Buddha in Chang Kwai Fong was a family named Hu. Hu's mother was seriously ill at the beginning of the year. He and his mother-in-law heard that the Bodhisattva of Kongyun Temple was very spiritual, so they went to worship Buddha and pray for incense. After that, his mother gradually became ill. Heal, so on this trip, the family bought incense candles and paper money to fulfill their vows."

Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the temple, they saw everyone in the temple being killed. Mother Hu, who had just been ill for a short time, was so frightened that she rolled her eyes and fainted.

Hu Sheng, who was so frightened that he almost lost his mind, rushed to the Demon Suppression Department to report the incident, shouting that there was a ghost. He was caught on the spot by the people from the Demon Suppression Division and beaten up.

"I don't know whether he is dead or alive."

When Zheng He said this, Zhao Fusheng frowned.

He and Gu Jiansheng were not stupid. Seeing that Zhao Fusheng looked unhappy, they hurriedly added:

"Although the Hu family says that Hu Sheng cannot speak and his mother is seriously ill, his mother-in-law is still there. If you want to ask questions, you can have her taken to the Demon Suppression Division."

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

"Have you been to the site of Kongyun Temple?" she asked.

When Zheng He heard this, his expression froze for a moment.

But he was deeply influenced by evil ghosts. His face was stiff and he could not see any embarrassment. He only said:

"I've been to Sun's house."

Zhao Fusheng sneered and asked:

"What's the situation like in the Sun family?"

"People from the Sun family -" Zheng He paused as he said this, as if thinking about what to say.

"Everyone in the Sun family died miserably. Their stomachs were disemboweled and everyone's intestines and organs were taken out..."

"everyone--"

Although Fan Bisheng lived to be eighteen or nineteen in such a world, the hair on his head still stood up when he heard about the death situation in Sun Mansion.

"From seventy-year-olds to infants, they all died in the same way."

To commit such a major crime overnight, no one except Li Gui could do it.

When Zheng He rushed to the Sun family, the bloody smell of the Sun family almost aroused his ghost, inducing him to become violent in his heart. It took a lot of money to stabilize the ghost again.

"However, apart from the dead people, nothing in the Sun family was lost. Many of the damaged utensils were knocked over by these people while escaping."

In other words, Zheng He investigated the ghost case and found not many clues.

"Appeared in the middle of the night, and the killing method was disembowelment." Zhao Fusheng concluded:

"Killing the whole family every night, that is to say, each killing by the ghost is measured by 'household'."

When she said this, she turned around and asked again:

"The Sun Mansion has a large population. So many people died overnight. Even if the ghost kills people, there should be a sequence. If the person in front dies, the people behind will definitely scream for help when they find out. Did the neighbors next door hear it? cry?"

"There are 86 people in total!" Zheng He obviously knew much more about the Sun family than Kongyun Temple, so he opened his mouth and answered:

"I didn't hear any movement next door, and I slept until dawn. In the morning, the servants in the family smelled the smell of blood, looked towards the source, and found that the Sun family's blood was overflowing along the door, and they discovered that something happened to the Sun family. "

"Can ordinary ghost realms do this?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

Although she now has a certain degree of strength and has solved several ghost cases, her exposure to ghosts has been relatively short after all, and many of her experience in handling cases can be seen from the records in the previous files of the Demon Suppression Department.

In terms of understanding of Li Gui, she is far inferior to Zheng He.

At this time, she opened her mouth to ask. Zheng He hesitated for a moment and then shook his head:

"It can't be done."

He explained:

"The Sun Mansion is not a small place." The Sun family is well-known in Baozhi County and is a well-known large family.

The late Mr. Sun had been an official in the court earlier, and his ancestors had accumulated wealth for several generations.

The house where the family lives is said to have been renovated from a prince's old residence hundreds of years ago and covers a very large area.

"The ghost domain can completely cover the Sun family and completely block the sounds and smells. At least, at least this evil ghost is above the evil level."

This is Zheng He's conservative estimate.

"After killing so many people in a short period of time, the evil spirit is so strong, it is possible to advance to a higher level." Zheng He added.

Zhao Fusheng glanced at him.

From Zheng He's additional explanation, it seems that although this person is greedy for life and fearful of death and ruthless, he is cautious, slippery, and quite aware of current affairs. After giving in, he tries to be considerate in his words and actions, and he also has a good understanding of the characteristics of evil ghosts. He is considered to be quite capable. , no wonder there was such a big ghost disaster in Baozhi County, the current situation in the county is relatively stable.

"Based on your judgment, what level do you think this evil ghost has reached?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

Zheng He's green and yellow face showed a rare look of hesitation. He didn't understand Zhao Fusheng's intention in asking this question.

But he didn't dare not answer Zhao Fusheng's words, so he thought for a long time before saying:

"If it were my judgment, I think it has reached the level of disaster." After saying that, he quickly added:

"But this is just my personal judgment. Whether it is accurate or not depends on adults later."

This man is really slippery.

Zheng He spoke impeccably, as if he was neither seeking credit nor seeking fault.

Zhao Fusheng pondered for a moment and said:

"If you say that, then I think you are indeed wrong."

Fierce ghosts advance by killing people. If you use too many laws, it is indeed possible to advance. But if the ghosts in this world advance so quickly, then there will be no place for humans in this world.

She shook her head:

"Li Gui has indeed been promoted, but I think it was only promoted to the evil level."

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