I become a god in another world

Chapter 140

Zhang Chuanshi's words immediately caused all the spectators to scatter.

The two people in the middle also wanted to escape. Fan Bisheng was already very angry when Pang Zhixian and others saw the group of handymen he hired arguing and slacking off today. He was deeply afraid that Zhao Fusheng thought he was incompetent and wanted to make trouble with them. People establish authority.

Seeing that these two people wanted to run away, he immediately shouted: "You two, stop!"

The two of them were not too old, about twenty-five or sixty-six. As soon as Fan Bisheng stopped him, they immediately showed a cowardly look, not at all the cruelty they had during the previous quarrel.

The clothes of the two men were torn apart, and they seemed to have rolled on the ground a few times, covered with dust. Seeing Fan Bisheng's face looking ugly, he shouted bravely:

"grown ups."

"come over."

Fan Bi died and drank.

The two looked at each other. At this time, they both lost their previous fierceness. Instead, they felt a little regretful and deeply afraid of being punished.

They stepped forward tremblingly, and Zhao Fusheng asked:

"What are your names and why are you arguing here?"

Compared with Fan Bisei's ferocious demeanor, her gentle demeanor made the two people who were trembling with fear feel a little at ease. One of the people in a gray short coat stepped forward and said:

"Sir, my surname is Gou. I am the fourth in my family. I was hired by the eldest man of the Shoufu Yamen to repair the gate. I am my cousin with Zhuang Laoqi."

When he said this, he looked back at the other man.

"My lord said that the gate of the Demon Suppressing Division needs to be rebuilt. That's what we are busy with today. After working for a while, I made a joke with Zhuang Laoqi. Unexpectedly, he was so angry that he turned around and slapped me with a shovel. shovel--"

Speaking of this, he felt a little aggrieved:

"Your Majesty, please make the decision and allow me to beat him back."

Before taking the post in Wan'an County, Magistrate Pang had served in other counties and had dealt with many villagers in the county. He had heard many such trivial conflicts.

After dealing with them for many times, he knew that these people were poor, ignorant, and sometimes ignorant. They would take action if they disagreed with them. After losing their minds, they were easily beaten to bloody scalps, and small things could turn into big things.

It would be fine if it was just a single conflict, but as Wu Shaochun said, banditry was very serious at this time, and many villages formed clans and clung to each other.

If one person is bullied, the whole village will be mobilized. A small conflict may lead to a big disaster.

It is very likely that it will turn into a fight between the two villages, and the government will not dare to deal with this kind of conflict.

At this time, when he heard that Gou Si mentioned the conflict with Zhuang Lao Qi, started fighting just as a joke, and started making trouble at the door of the Zhenmo Division, the old magistrate's eyes revealed his naked views towards these two people. : Diaomin!

If they weren't on the Demon Suppressing Division's territory now, Magistrate Pang would probably have people drag them down and hit them with ten big boards each.

Fan Bisheng was also a little angry when he heard such a trivial matter:

"You made a lot of noise over such a trivial matter. Others stopped working and came around to watch. You even disturbed the adults——"

There was a cruel look in his eyes, and when he was about to say more, Zhuang Laoqi shouted:

"It's unjust, it's unjust, my lord."

Zhao Fusheng heard this interestingly, and before Fan Bisheng could get angry, she asked first:

"Why are you unjustly accused? Isn't what Gou Laosi said true? You didn't hit him with a shovel?"

"I took pictures -"

Zhuang Laoqi didn't dare to lie in front of everyone and responded quickly.

"Since you did take the photo, how can you be wronged if you hit the person first? Could it be that he was not joking with you, but deliberately annoyed you and provoked you to take action?"

"He was joking with me -" Zhuang Laoqi said.

When he said this, Magistrate Pang said coldly:

"He is your cousin, and he works with you. If he makes a joke with you, you will hit him. For a troublesome person like you, wouldn't it scare you if someone says hello to you while walking on the road? , do you still dare to stab someone with a knife?"

"That's something I don't dare to do. I don't dare."

Zhuang Laoqi waved his hand quickly.

"Then he was indeed joking with you. You also hit someone. I don't think it was unfair. You caused trouble and gathered people to make trouble, so why not-"

Zhao Fusheng smiled and was about to tell Zhuang Laoqi's punishment. When he heard something was wrong, he quickly said:

"Your Majesty, it is clear that this injustice was just a joke."

"What?" Zhao Fusheng asked curiously:

"What kind of joke did he make? He deserves a slap from you."

"My old cousin took a bamboo branch and poked me in the back. It scared me badly." Zhuang Laoqi said quickly.

It's obvious that he has a rigid mind, and he can't even explain the conflict with Gou Laosi clearly.

The magistrate of Pang County was impatient to listen to the sophistry of these unscrupulous people. Hearing the words, he said:

"Sir, in my opinion, these unscrupulous people are the most cunning and cunning. Just give him a slap and send him home. Don't waste your time by messing around with him."

His words frightened Zhuang Laoqi, and even Gou Laosi, who had complained earlier, was frightened.

After all, the two were distant relatives, and they had a quarrel with each other, but if they were really beaten by the government, Zhuang Laoqi would definitely be in bed for several months.

If you are destined to be disabled, or if you are unlucky, you may lose your life.

"grown ups……"

Gou Laosi quickly wanted to ask for mercy:

"I was just joking with Zhuang Laoqi, we were wrong -"

"I was wrong too, sir, spare my life——"

Zhuang Laoqi also hurriedly begged for mercy.

Fan Bisheng didn't want to listen to what the two said, so he looked at Zhao Fusheng:

"Sir, I think Magistrate Pang is right."

But Zhao Fusheng felt something was wrong.

It wasn't that she thought Magistrate Pang's punishment was harsh, but when Zhuang Laoqi mentioned that Gou Laosi was joking with him and "scared him out", everyone present felt that he was just talking nonsense just to avoid punishment.

But Zhao Fusheng could see that when Zhuang Laoqi mentioned the 'joke', his expression changed.

Such panic cannot be faked.

Zhao Fusheng immediately changed his mind and asked him:

"He was just joking, how did he scare you into being like this?"

"This...he..."

Zhuang Laoqi was at a loss for words. He glanced at his cousin and couldn't explain why. His eyes were wandering and he didn't dare to look at Zhao Fusheng.

"I think he is just talking nonsense and trying to deceive you."

Zhang Chuanshi jumped out, pointed at Zhuang Laoqi and cursed.

"no no."

When Zhuang Laoqi heard this, he was shocked and waved his hands quickly.

The movement here attracted many handymen who were busy working around to take a peek. Many people stopped what they were doing and stared at this place with their ears upright or covertly.

Zhuang Laoqi was also a little anxious, looking around with a look of annoyance on his face.

Gou Laosi also regretted it endlessly.

Obviously neither of them thought that just a simple joke would have such serious consequences after finally alerting the adults of the Suppression Division. Magistrate Pang was impatient to talk to these unruly people, and suggested that these people be taken back to the government office and beaten ten times per person, so as to prevent the handymen behind them from following their example and causing trouble.

"The others continue to work, you two will follow me into the government office."

Zhao Fusheng thought for a while and summoned the two of them into the Demon Suppression Division.

Fan Bisheng shouted at the other handymen to continue working, and the onlookers caused by a small conflict quickly disappeared with the intervention of a few people.

Everyone returned to the lobby of the Demon Suppressing Division. Zhuang Laoqi and Gou Laosi fell to their knees on the ground, feeling uneasy and not knowing what outcome was waiting for them.

"Tell me the joke from beginning to end."

Zhao Fusheng sat back on the main seat and gave an order.

Zhuang Laoqi was restless at the moment and did not dare to say a word. Although Gou Laosi was also scared, now that he had seen that Zhao Fusheng was the backbone of this group of adults, the disaster that was coming today might be the only one. Relief can only be achieved by letting this adult speak.

Thinking of this, he suppressed his fear and replied:

"Sir, Zhuang Laoqi and I are cousins, and his grandfather is my uncle. So this time we learned that the county was recruiting handymen, so we came to Wan'an County to work together."

He first talked about the relationship between the two, and after that he was afraid that Zhao Fusheng would find him verbose. He was about to explain a few more sentences, but saw Zhao Fusheng nodded, indicating that he would continue.

This adult was very patient and seemed to have a good temper. Gou Laosi was convinced, and his original fear suddenly disappeared.

"The adults outside today——"

He was referring to the leader of the handymen hired by Fan Bisheng, "Let us knock down the wall outside the government house and rebuild it. While we were working, I picked up a stick. It looked very straight, and I wanted to show Zhuang Laoqi. ——”

While Gou Laosi was talking, Zhao Fusheng's eyes kept falling on Zhuang Laoqi.

With several experiences in handling ghost cases and dealing with ghosts, Zhao Fusheng at this time can already be regarded as an experienced commander.

She smelled an unusual smell from Zhuang Laoqi's body, and her intuition told her that there might be a case hidden behind Zhuang Laoqi.

Regarding the ghost case, she brought the cautious side of her temperament to the extreme. When Gou Laosi said this, she asked:

"What kind of stick?"

"Just, it's just a bamboo pole. I don't know where it came from. It's very thin, but very straight. It's so long -"

Gou Laosi looked confused when he heard this question, but when Zhao Fusheng asked, he still gestured honestly:

"When Zhuang Laoqi hit me with a shovel just now, it broke into two pieces."

When Zhao Fusheng heard this, he winked at Fan Wujiu.

Fan Wujiu immediately went out, and after a while he turned back and found a bamboo stick broken into two pieces in his hand.

"That's it."

When Gou Laosi saw the bamboo stick in Fan Wujiu's hand, he quickly stood up. Fan Wujiu shouted:

"Kneel down and be honest!"

He quickly knelt back to his original position, but looked at Zhao Fusheng eagerly.

Fan Wujiu handed the bamboo stick to Zhao Fusheng's hand, and Zhao Fusheng touched it. The thing was about the thickness of a little finger, and it was broken into two pieces. Each piece was about a foot long. When unbroken, it could be seen that it was more than a meter long.

The bamboo stick was cold to the touch and was stained with mud. It had no evil aura. It didn't look like a vicious thing born with a ghost, but just an ordinary object.

The problem is either with Gou Laosi or Zhuang Laoqi.

How could an ordinary bamboo stick frighten him to such an extent that he dared to have a quarrel with his cousin at the door of the Demon Suppression Division, and even went as far as to beat him up?

"What's wrong with this bamboo stick? Why do you, Zhuang Laoqi, hit someone just after being poked?"

Zhao Fusheng tried to poke Zhang Chuanshi next to him with a bamboo stick. He twisted his back and seemed a little itchy, but he did not dare to dodge, so he could only shout:

"Sir, spare my life."

"What's so good about this?"

Zhao Fusheng hit him twice with a stick. The old man usually stayed away and pretended to be old, but now when he was beaten, he was as nimble as a monkey and jumped to one side quickly.

"It doesn't look like it hurts much if it pokes someone. Why are you so angry?"

She looked at Zhuang Laoqi out of the corner of her eye. He became more and more uneasy. He even kept moving his knees. There were sweat stains on his forehead. When he heard Zhao Fusheng's question, he said:

"I just don't want someone to stab me in the back with a bamboo branch——"

"Okay, you arrogant old man Zhuang, if you don't tell the truth, I will charge you with deceiving me and put you in jail!" Zhao Fusheng threatened him.

"Sir, spare my life!" When Zhuang Laoqi heard that he was about to go to jail, he was shocked and said quickly:

"I am, I am. There has always been a saying in our village that the blind bear will disguise itself as a human being after becoming a spirit. He will stand behind you, pat your shoulder and back with something, and bite off the person's head as soon as you turn your head - —”

In desperation, he thought of an excuse, but as soon as he finished speaking, Gou Laosi said:

"There are legends, but this kind of story is more like coaxing a child. There is no way it could scare you like this."

"you shut up!"

When Zhuang Laoqi heard what his cousin said, he immediately became anxious. He exerted force on his thighs, sat up and glared at his cousin.

What happened today was caused by this cousin's joke. At this moment, he was trying to discredit himself. Zhuang Laoqi was a little angry: "How do you know that this story can't scare me?"

Seeing that the two cousins ​​were about to argue again, Magistrate Pang was speechless.

When Zhao Fusheng saw this, he vaguely sensed that the problem might lie in Zhuang Laoqi's hometown.

She drank:

"quiet!"

When the two cousins ​​who were arguing earlier heard her shouting, they immediately realized where this place was, and immediately knelt back to where they were, crouching down and not daring to say a word.

"Zhuang Laoqi, which village are you from?"

Such an ordinary question made Zhuang Laoqi restless, sweating profusely and not daring to say a word.

"Old cousin, I have a question for you -"

When Gou Laosi saw him like this, he couldn't help but feel a little weird. He stretched out his hand and elbowed him. He came to his senses and said quickly:

"I beg your honour, please ask me again -"

Zhao Fusheng's eyes flashed:

"Which village are you from?"

Zhuang Laoqi swallowed his saliva and said:

"Sir, I am from Zhuangjia Village in Wulitian."

"Wulidian?" Zhao Fusheng turned to look at Pangzhi County. Pangzhixian said hurriedly: "Wulidian is not far from our Wan'an County, about twenty miles away. The local village chief's surname is Zhou. There are seven villages under it.”

After the Guiling case, Magistrate Pang was full of confidence in revitalizing Wan'an County. He had been diligent in government affairs recently and had detailed information on the villages and towns under Wan'an County and their officials. He answered Zhao Fusheng's questions immediately.

As soon as Pang Zhixian finished speaking, he saw Zhao Fusheng's slightly surprised and approving eyes. He suddenly felt elated and became more and more motivated. He even felt a little more pleasing to Zhuang Laoqi and Gou Si who were looking for trouble today. .

Zhuang Laoqi nodded quickly.

In fact, for villagers like him, the biggest official whose name is familiar to him is the village chief. Who knows who the chief of Wulitun is?

But he was not stupid. Seeing that Magistrate Pang was well-dressed and the people around him treated him with respect, he guessed that he must be a gentleman.

Anyway, as long as you nod what the master said, there will be nothing wrong. After nodding, he said:

"Yes, yes, I heard that his surname is Zhou."

"..."

When Zhao Fusheng saw him like this, he knew that he was just perfunctory.

But her target was not the chief of Wulitun, but Zhuangjia Village and Zhuang Laoqi in front of her.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng got straight to the point:

"Zhuang Laoqi, has anything strange happened in your village recently?"