I become a god in another world

Chapter 121

Zheng He fell into a strange state.

When he said this, he was afraid of death, but also felt that he had been prepared for it. His whole expression seemed particularly contradictory.

"End of this year?"

Zhao Fusheng asked.

Zheng He nodded:

"Yes."

"Will Li Gui recover before that time?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

"It's not just the ghosts who have revived." Zheng He said:

"You are also the commander, so you should know the court's rules for handling cases, right?"

After saying that, he turned to look at the Fan brothers.

When Fan Bisheng heard this, his eyes flashed twice, and Zheng He felt that he was a little guilty for some reason.

"know."

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

Zheng He said:

“We need to handle three cases every year.”

Zhao Fusheng thought this person was very interesting.

She had only been in Baozhi County for two days. When she first met Zheng He, he was sinister and stern, like a walking ghost. The moment they met, he would attack her if they disagreed with her.

Later, he realized that he could not win the battle, so he became very aware of current affairs and was able to bend and stretch.

His ability in handling ghost cases is not obvious, but he is very smart and fulfills his duty of assistance perfectly.

Including suppressing the ordinary people who were used as bait last night and cleaning up the aftermath afterwards, they all did a good job.

This man is sinister and cruel, he is afraid of death and cannot be said to be very moral, but now when death is mentioned, he seems particularly calm.

"I can't handle this year's case——"

He shook his head:

"If you fail to complete the task, it is equivalent to violating the contract with the ghost, and you will die."

In other words, even if he does not die from the resurrection of the evil ghost who controls the envoy, he will still die from the ghost minions seeking his life.

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

The Fan brothers waited quietly without making a sound. Zheng He paused for a moment and was about to say something more when Zhao Fusheng asked:

"What are your plans next?"

Zheng He swallowed the words that came to his lips. His expression was stiff and cold, but his thoughts were not slow to react. He said after hearing the words:

"Of course I will keep Baozhi County's secrets-"

Zhao Fusheng's name is in the book of souls, but she has a way to escape the control of the devil. This is a big taboo for the court, and she probably doesn't want anyone to know.

"I will find a way to suppress your visit to Baozhi County -"

"lie."

Zhao Fusheng chuckled and interrupted his words:

"If you don't want to suppress this, you can't."

"As soon as we take the lead, you will report it to the court and wait for someone to take over your mess."

"..."

The smile on Zheng He's face gradually faded, and the marks on his face became darker.

Zhao Fusheng didn't take it seriously and said softly:

"Keep an eye on the Hongquan Troupe for me. I have a way to help you solve your dilemma."

"what?"

When Zheng He heard this, he raised his head.

Those faintly gray pupils shrank violently, and the face that was originally as stiff as a ghost revealed a trace of human eagerness.

"What do you mean, sir?"

"I can help you solve the ghost cases in Baozhi County, and I can also suppress the problem of your ghost's resurgence."

Zhao Fusheng looked at him with a smile:

"As for whether you will report the double ghost case to the court, that is your choice. After you figure it out, just send someone to Wan'an County to find me."

"..."

Zheng He's heart and lungs had long been eaten up by the evil spirit, but when he heard Zhao Fusheng's words, his chest still rose and fell as violently as when he had all his internal organs.

"grown ups--"

He wanted to ask again, but Zhao Fusheng stopped talking to him and turned around to get on the carriage:

"It's getting late, get ready to leave."

"By the way, don't repair the damage to Ding'an Building, just keep it as it is now."

Zhao Fusheng's voice came from the carriage:

"Unless I have other orders later."

"……Yes."

Zheng He responded subconsciously.

The driver of the carriage raised his long whip, and the horses galloped away. The wheels turned. The two carriages had already gone far away. Zheng He seemed to have remembered something and took two steps forward to catch up:

"Is what the Lord said true?"

He thought he would definitely die this year, but Zhao Fusheng's words undoubtedly gave him a glimmer of hope.

It's convenient to handle ghost cases.

Zhao Fusheng's solution to the double ghost case this time has proven her ability to handle cases, but it is not an easy task to suppress the problem of the ghost's resurgence.

Even the generals in the imperial court were unable to solve such troubles. How could Zhao Fusheng dare to say that she could solve it?

Could it be that he was deceiving himself?

Zheng Hezheng looked gloomy and uncertain. Gu Jiansheng, who had a bandage on his face, looked at the carriage that Zhao Fusheng was leaving. After holding back for a long time, he bravely said to Zheng He:

"Deputy Commander, if you want to defect to Mr. Zhao, why not send me to Wan'an County to be a hostage——"

"roll!"

Zheng He yelled at him.

……

On the other side, Zhao Fusheng and the Fan brothers, who were on their way back, both looked happy.

Fan Wujiu smiled so hard that he lost sight of his teeth:

"I didn't expect that this time we would be able to return safely from a ghost case."

Not only was he not dead, but he was also missing arms and legs.

"When I saw Zhao Dayou and his wife last night, I was so scared that I lost my wits..."

Fan Bisheng was also very excited.

But when he heard his brother's unruly words and mentioned Zhao Fusheng's parents, he still gave Fan Wujiu a warning look, and then said:

"This is what adults do."

Speaking of this case, Fan Bisheng was convinced of Zhao Fusheng.

He has seen many cases in the Demon Suppression Department, and has also seen Zhao Qiming handle ghost cases with his own eyes. The process was extremely thrilling, and once the case was completed, Zhao Qiming would obviously lose control.

The death of a large number of colleagues is nothing new.

The Zhao couple showed up last night with an extremely fierce aura, which even affected many weak-minded ordinary people to lose their temper. The two brothers were also frightened, but such a ghost case was transformed by Zhao Fusheng in a moment. Intangible.

The most important thing is that there were so many people at the scene, but no one died.

This is incredible!

She didn't know what kind of skills she used to solve the ghost case. This method made Er Fan both fearful and respectful.

And she didn't lose control, she was still the same as before, as if she had never used the power of the ghost at all.

The two came with a pessimistic view, but they didn't expect to return safely.

Counting it all together, Zhao Fusheng has brought envoys to handle cases twice, but both times he has kept his companions safe - this is an extraordinary event. Fan Bishi's slightly gloomy face gradually showed a hint of relaxation. He glanced at Zhao Fusheng secretly, and his eyes seemed brighter than before.

Zhao Fusheng was equally happy.

She gained a lot from this trip to Baozhi County. In addition to increasing her merit points and successfully becoming a god, she also got a coin from the mouth of Li Gui, the envoy of Zheng He.

Not only that, she also lured the ghost carriage to Baozhi County, reducing the crisis of the ghost disaster in Wan'an County, and temporarily handed the thunder into Zheng He's hands, but Zheng He was still unaware of it.

She thought of her cart full of gold and felt even happier.

Seeing her relaxed expression, Fan Bisheng seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking, and said quickly:

"Congratulations, sir. During this trip to Baozhi County, Xu Yachen and others, including Lord Zheng, have pledged a total of 34,000 taels of gold."

When Zhao Fusheng heard this number, the smile on his face suddenly deepened.

Fan Bisheng also laughed:

"But because these people didn't have enough gold stored in their hands, they collected a total of nine thousand taels first..."

When he said this, Zhao Fusheng's smile froze:

"Are these people making fraudulent donations?"

"Fraudulent donation?" Fan Bisheng was stunned for a moment, and Zhao Fusheng said:

"You just want to shout a slogan, but you can't actually pay for it?"

"Then don't you dare lie to the adults!"

Fan Bisheng shook his head halfway, then thought about the people's hearts, and said quickly:

“It’s not ruled out that there are those who fish in troubled waters, but most of them don’t dare.”

"The main reason is that Baozhi County is only so big. These nine thousand taels of gold are probably most of the county's inventory. They will be sent to Wan'an County one after another."

Zhao Fusheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"In addition to money, six families asked about moving to Wan'an County last night. They also asked about the shop in front of Zhen Mo Si. They were willing to pay two thousand taels of silver a year for rent."

Zhao Fusheng roughly calculated the number in his mind and nodded:

"Now that we have money, we must first get all the manpower needed for the Demon Suppression Office and renovate and organize the shop."

The money was originally donated to her by the gentry and wealthy businessmen. According to the unwritten rules in the past, it should have been included in her private property.

However, since Zhao Fusheng took over the Demon Suppression Division, he did not like luxurious ostentation, nor was he good at menswear or dressing up. Based on Fan Bisheng's observation of her, her only hobby seemed to be solving ghost cases.

He remembered what Zhao Fusheng said that day after he regained consciousness after controlling the ghost: To eat the emperor's salary is to be loyal to the emperor... As a commander or an envoy, you should protect the people of a place... handle ghost cases, ensure the safety of the people, and support justice...

At that time, I thought she was having a seizure, but now it seems that what she said was true? !

"……Yes."

Fan Bisheng responded hesitantly, and finally said:

"But this amount of money is not a small amount. In previous years, according to the rules, the imperial court should allocate money to repair the Demon Suppression Division -"

"Where does the money allocated by the imperial court come from every year?"

Zhao Fusheng asked curiously.

"Government warehouse." Fan Bisheng explained:

"Generally, the local government will collect taxes. If the Demon Suppressing Division needs it, the imperial court will give priority to it."

In other words, under certain circumstances, the local county government office can also be regarded as the private treasury of the Demon Suppression Division.

"However, the tax paid to the court every year cannot be less, so if the Demon Suppression Division needs money and uses the treasury, then the local government can just levy an additional tax."

When Fan Bisheng said this, Zhao Fusheng said:

"Doesn't that mean we have to exploit the people back?"

"……Yes."

Fan Bidi nodded.

"Forget it." Zhao Fusheng was a little interested when he heard about Ku Yin at first, but later he shook his head when he heard about the origin of the money:

"We don't have many people in Wan'an County now. If we add more money, all the people will run away. Then what's the point of me being a mere commander?"

Zhao Fusheng said:

"The imperial court has now given up on Wan'an County. To a certain extent, Wan'an County is my territory. I will use the gold to rectify the government office first, but I will keep good accounts. If I have the opportunity to go to the Imperial Capital in the future, I will find someone. Paying bills.”

Fan Bisheng nodded: "I'll do it when I get back."

"I'll take a rest, don't disturb me."

She faced the ghost carriage last night, and although she seemed to have spent the night peacefully, she was actually very nervous and exhausted.

Er Fan responded, and Zhao Fusheng closed his eyes to rest.

As time passed, the carriage left the territory of Baozhi County and set foot on the territory of Wan'an County.

The moment we entered Wan'an County, a thin layer of clouds appeared in the sky, blocking the sun.

The sun was shining brightly before, but after a while, the sunshine gave off a gray feeling.

It was already afternoon when the group returned to Wan'an County.

There is a layer of looming haze hanging over the county. It is obviously only August and the sky is still early, but the whole county has a tense feeling of a storm approaching and black clouds pressing down on the city.

Fan Bisheng's relaxed expression gave him a slight shiver as soon as he returned to the territory of Wan'an County, and his whole heart tensed subconsciously.

He was about to turn back to talk to his brother when he saw that Zhao Fusheng, who had been napping against the wall of the carriage before, had sat up straight and looked out of the car with a serious expression.

"grown ups--"

Fan Bi was stunned for a moment, then called out.

Zhao Fusheng sighed softly:

"It seems that something happened in Wan'an County after we left."

She felt a faint hint of evil spirit.

Where the haze is shrouded, there is a gloomy atmosphere unique to ghosts, which makes people feel depressed and melancholy.

It's as if the fear and uneasiness in my heart are magnified a thousand times, and there is always an unknown fire that wants to be vented.

Fan Bisheng also felt something was wrong.

When the carriage drove into the dilapidated city gate, the driver subconsciously pulled down his collar and shivered from the cold.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, and the wheels made a "clang" sound when rolling on the ground. The sound suddenly sounded a bit harsh.

After a while, the soldiers guarding the city came out from nowhere and shouted:

"you……"

When he shouted, he shrank his head and hugged his shoulders, his face was blue and black from the cold, and his demeanor was sluggish and lacked the energy of a soldier. After he finished shouting, he seemed to see the vehicle clearly and saw the Demon Suppression Department logo hanging above, and then he knelt down in fear. Go down.

The carriage did not stop and drove all the way into the city.

After the vehicle left, the soldier seemed to have remembered something, and quickly climbed into the grass pavilion next to him. There was a big bell hanging inside, and he rang the bell hard.

'clang--'

The ringing of the bell quickly broke the silence in the county, and instantly spread throughout the entire county that was almost eerily quiet.

This is a unique communication method in Wan'an County, which means something big has happened.

In the county government office, Magistrate Pang, who looked anxious, was restless.

Zhao Fusheng had only been away for two days, and he seemed to have aged ten years again, with his back hunched over.

When the bell sounded into the government office, he was shocked and called the master:

"Did I have tinnitus? I just seemed to hear -"

"The bell." The master also suppressed his excitement and said firmly:

"It's a bell!"

"Your Excellency placed an ancient bell at the city gate that day, saying that it communicates by sound. One sound proves that something big has happened, and three sounds proves that there is danger."

Master said:

"Now the bell rings, proving that something has happened."

And what's important in Wan'an County now? For the people in the entire county, the most important thing is Master Zhao of the Demon Suppression Division.

Everyone's safety depends on Zhao Fusheng.

Now that the bell is ringing, the master feels a little impossible, but also has some hope:

"Could it be that Mr. Zhao has returned after finishing the case in Baozhi County?"

"Master Zhao is back!"

Pang Zhixian stood up quickly, all the sadness on his face wiped away.

It was not only Magistrate Pang who heard the bell, but also squire Yu Weide and others. When everyone heard the sound of the message, they all guessed Zhao Fusheng's return.

"Quick, quick, quick, I'm going to the Demon-Suppressing Division——"

The same conversation occurred in the homes of many squires and wealthy businessmen. The originally quiet dead city suddenly seemed to be energized by the news of Zhao Fusheng's return.

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