I become a god in another world

Chapter 143

However, Zhao Fusheng had already had a preconceived impression of Mrs. Zhuang Si after asking her a few words before. Although it was not surprising to hear the news of her death, he still felt a bit of pity.

But it was about a ghost case, so she quickly suppressed her private emotions and asked Zhuang Laoqi:

"Your cousin was married only seven or eight years ago. She must be still very young now. Why did she die suddenly?"

Zhuang Laoqi's eyes wandered, and Zhao Fusheng grabbed the ghost's arm and shook it as if in warning.

The ghost's hand opened and shrank, frightening Zhuang Laoqi. He hurriedly poured beans out of a bamboo tube and said:

"She, she drowned."

"You're so good, how could you drown?" Zhao Fusheng asked strangely.

On the side, Gou Laosi was also shocked when he heard that Mrs. Zhuang Si was dead.

He should have a good impression of Mrs. Zhuang Si, and they were related by relatives, but he acted as if he had never heard of the death of Mrs. Zhuang Si before. This shows that the death of Mrs. Zhuang Si was disgraceful. .

"You have been secretive about this matter from the beginning. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Was your cousin killed by someone, and then the evil ghost revived?"

"no."

Zhuang Laoqi was obviously a little uneasy. He didn't want to answer this question, but the ghost arm was too intimidating to him, and the pain on his hind legs reminded him that today's matter could not be solved.

He was relieved and looked around:

"My lord, could you ask the others to stand down?"

It was a matter of honor for the Fourth Lady of Zhuang. Zhao Fusheng thought for a while and signaled the handymen who were not handling the case to leave the lobby, but Zhang Chuanshi, the magistrate of Pang County and the Demon Division, and others stayed.

Zhang Chuanshi wanted to run away. He didn't want to deal with ghost cases. The more detailed clues he heard about these cases, the greater the possibility of being caught by Zhao Fusheng to handle the case.

It's a pity that Zhao Fusheng didn't say anything. He didn't dare to leave, so he had to stay with a sad face.

"The irrelevant people have already gone out. The rest are people who may be involved in ghost cases and cannot leave."

Zhao Fusheng said calmly.

She has her own rules for doing things, and she will not blindly let Zhuang Laoqi lead her.

Zhuang Laoqi actually didn't expect what he said to be useful, but Zhao Fusheng's actions gave him a step forward, which made the tight string in his heart loosen. He immediately lost the resistance and answered honestly:

"Sir, my cousin, she, she stole someone."

"How is this possible?"

Before Zhao Fusheng could speak, Gou Laosi, who could clearly hear it, lost his composure and exclaimed.

At this time, the whole hall was filled with big shots that the two villagers could not afford to offend. Gou Laosi screamed in desperation, which showed that he was very distrustful of this matter.

"it is true!"

Zhuang Laoqi emphasized in a low voice.

Such an answer was unexpected by Zhang Chuanshi and others. Magistrate Pang began to hear that the fourth lady of Zhuang was virtuous and beautiful, and felt sad to hear that she died.

Now I heard Zhuang Laoqi say that such a woman had an adulterer outside, and she was immediately stunned.

Having said the most embarrassing things, Zhuang Laoqi simply said:

"We didn't believe it at first and thought Kuai Mancai was talking nonsense. The village chief didn't believe it at first and called my uncle. When he heard this, he became furious."

"Ugh."

When Zhuang Laoqi said this, he sighed:

"Don't say you don't believe it, old cousin. Even today, I still can't believe it."

After saying that, he held his head in pain:

"My uncle thought at the time that the people in Kuai Liang Village were talking nonsense. If Kuai Wu was caught committing adultery with the villagers, he would be beaten to death. How could it be that my cousin had an adulterer?"

The Fourth Lady of Zhuang was famous even before she got married. In addition to her outstanding appearance, her conduct was far more famous than her appearance.

In those days in the Zhuang Village, even the pickiest old lady would raise a big finger when mentioning the Fourth Lady of Zhuang.

"But she really had an adulterer. The man was a stranger who went to Kuai Liang Village to collect medicinal herbs."

When Pang Zhixian heard this, he seemed to remember something and added:

"Kuailiang Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side. There is a herb behind the mountains called Baisu (I just named it randomly, don't take it seriously). It can cure insomnia, dreaminess, palpitations and ghosts in bed. It has miraculous effects after taking it. .”

"This medicine is very well-known, and many outsiders buy it. When there is no ghost fog in Wan'an County, people in Kuailiang Village can pay taxes on such herbs."

Pang Zhixian was indeed proficient in the county's general affairs. With his addition, Zhao Fusheng knew more about Kuai Liang Village.

"Yes, yes." Zhuang Laoqi nodded:

"The old man is right. Bai Su is very famous, but it is caused by miasma. Moreover, the mountain behind Kuai Liang Village is very steep. Only the locals are familiar with it."

In addition, this is also the basis for the survival of Kuai Liang Village. The village is very strict about preventing people from picking. It is an organized guard and only allows people from its own village to go into the mountains to pick. Therefore, the output is not much and the price is very high.

Every year in May and June, when the perilla picking season comes, many outsiders come here after hearing the news.

These people temporarily stayed in the homes of people in Kuailiang Village. After the people in Kuailiang Village picked and dried the perilla, they took it away at a high price.

During their stay, these foreigners pay or help with food and accommodation, and the villagers are also very hospitable and willing to receive these gods of wealth.

This kind of thing has been going on for several years, but the worst happened this year.

"In June this year, a wave of foreigners came and hooked up with my cousin."

Zhuang Laoqi said this angrily:

"The matter was not revealed at first, but it was reported by Kuai Huaide from Kuai Liang Village. Mancai said that when his uncle Liu heard what Kuai Huaide said, he still didn't believe it, so he had Kuai Huaide beaten and tied up. I said I was going to make amends to my cousin."

But the final result was not as Kuai Liushu expected.

Uncle Liu was afraid that there would be too many people during the day, which would ruin the reputation of Lady Zhuang Si, so he planned to tie up Kuai Huaide and come to plead guilty at night.

Unexpectedly, by coincidence, the adulterer seemed to have heard the news during the day and mysteriously disappeared from the village.

In this way, no one suspected that there was a rift between the two, but once the man ran away, everyone felt that something was wrong.

Later, Kuai Sanniang broke into Kuai Wu's house and searched, and unexpectedly found some things given by the adulterer from the suitcase of Zhuang Si Niang, and even a man's sweat towel.

Now the adultery was confirmed.

The adulterer escaped, leaving Lady Zhuang alone to take the blame.

Perhaps Kuai Liang Village has been too harmonious over the years, and the relationship between people is too close, and no one can tolerate this kind of betrayal.

Uncle Liu turned his original pity into anger.

Seeing that Zhuang and Kuai villages were close neighbors and had two marriages in recent years, so Uncle Kuai did not make the matter public, fearing that the situation would escalate and turn into a bloody fight between the two villages.

Therefore, I prepared to deal with the Fourth Lady Zhuang in private.

After everyone in the village discussed it, they decided to immerse Mrs. Zhuang Si in a pig cage.

Originally, things had progressed to this point, but something unexpected happened. After the fourth lady Zhuang was drowned, she seemed to die with her eyes open.

The body floated in the water and did not sink even after being tied with stones. Finally, the villagers fished her out and tried to burn her body, but her body turned into blood mist and disappeared without a trace.

After her body disappeared, strange things happened in Kuai Liang Village.

"When Man Cai came to ask for help, he said that there was heavy fog in Kuai Liang Village and it was dark. It was in darkness for the next few days."

This has undoubtedly greatly affected the normal life of the villagers.

They were unable to go out to work, and what was more serious was that they found themselves unable to leave Kuai Liang Village. Some people started to get scared and came out of the village to ask for help.

"Obviously I went out with a torch, walked around in a big circle, and either disappeared, or walked for a day and returned to the village."

As a result, people in the village were naturally panicked.

The scariest thing was not only that, but that the village was so dark that it was so dark that even a lighted lamp could not dispel the darkness.

In the dark, Kuai Liang Village is so big. At some point, the villagers smelled the faint smell of blood, as if someone had killed a pig and blood was spilled all over the floor.

Uncle Liu was worried that something might happen, so he started to ask the villagers to roll their names and gathered the villagers together.

"In critical moments, what he did can be regarded as having some knowledge." Zhao Fusheng nodded.

The villagers had no ability to deal with ghosts. The village suddenly fell into darkness. When they could not clearly see the surrounding environment, a strong smell of blood suddenly appeared. Even a fool knew that something big must have happened.

As a well-known village elder in the village, Uncle Six asked everyone to name him under such circumstances. It was considered a dead horse and a living horse doctor. He had no choice but to come up with the only method.

"My lord is right." Zhuang Laoqi nodded.

But when he said this, he didn't mean it at all. It was just an instinctive reaction to flatter someone.

There was fear in his eyes:

"I heard from Man Cai that during the roll call, it was discovered that many villagers were missing. I don't know whether they found out that they escaped from Kuai Liang Village after dark and did not come back, or that something big happened -"

And the roll call also brought about a terrible consequence.

"These people who were named encountered bizarre and strange things. It seemed like they often heard someone shouting their names from behind, and it seemed like someone stood behind them and poked their backs with something."

When he said this, his voice was trembling.

After Zhuang Laoqi was beaten, his speech had always had a vibrato, but the vibrato at this time was different from the previous vibrato due to pain.

It was as if there was a fear growing from the bottom of his heart and spreading to his limbs.

"The people who had their backs poked soon said they were going home, as if they were going to receive a guest, and soon these people would disappear."

When he said this, Zhao Fusheng and others finally understood why Gou Laosi was joking with him, stabbing him with a bamboo stick, and turning his face when he called his name. It turned out to be because of ghost trouble.

Now that things have come to light, many things have become clear.

But these things had been held in Zhuang Laoqi's heart for a long time. The longer he hid it, the more frightened he became. Now he finally said it out. No one asked him again, and he couldn't stop:

"When Mancai came to Zhuangjia Village to ask for help, he said these words. In front of the village chief, he suddenly turned around."

Speaking of this matter, Zhuang Laoqi looked horrified:

"He said someone seemed to poke him in the back. He was a little scared before, and suddenly he showed a weird smile——"

‘Gudong. ’

Zhuang Laoqi swallowed hard:

"He seemed to be smiling contentedly, saying that someone at home was waiting for him, and he wanted to rush back to Kuai Liang Village, so he said no more."

As soon as Kuai Mancai finished speaking, he turned around and left without hesitation.

His behavior was weird and rude, and he even seemed to have forgotten to say hello to the village chief.

But the moment he turned around, big drops of blood poured down his arm.

"At that time, his arms were drooping, and blood flowed down his sleeves, flowing from his wrists to his palms, dripping all over the floor. He stepped on several bloody footprints, but he didn't seem to feel anything."

Because Kuai Mancai came with the news of the death of Mrs. Zhuang Si, and it was related to the honor of Zhuang's daughter, he was very worried, so he called Zhuang Lao Qi's uncle's family with great fanfare.

Unexpectedly, everyone was calling, and Kuai Mancai suddenly said that he wanted to leave. The village chief was very angry at that time.

When he first heard Kuai Mancai talk about Zhuang's reputation being dirty, he was shocked. Now he wondered if Kuai Mancai had gone crazy and deliberately came to Zhuangjia Village to talk nonsense.

As soon as Kuai Mancai was about to leave, everyone wanted to stop him and seek justice from him.

Whoever thought he didn't stop him saw blood dripping from Kuai Mancai's hands.

Then, in front of everyone, Kuai Mancai was bleeding from all his orifices, and a big hole suddenly opened in his back vest.

"Blood spurted out from his vest. The village chief was sitting in the main seat at the time, and it spurted all over his body. He was so frightened that he fainted on the spot."

Zhuang Laoqi was shaking as he spoke.

He mentioned the scene at that time without using gorgeous adjectives, but the look of horror on his face and the trembling in his voice were enough to give everyone present a rough idea of ​​the terrifying scene at that time.

"Our village chief fell ill that day, and his son quickly went to the village to see a doctor. The family borrowed half a penny from Er Mazi in the town and bought two slices of ginseng to prolong his father's life."

Magistrate Pang and others in the room felt chills in their hearts when they heard this.

Zhao Fusheng looked normal and asked Zhuang Laoqi:

"Were you present when Kuai Mancai died?"

She looked calm as if she was not discussing a ghost case, but just chatting about everyday things.

Zhuang Laoqi was originally hairy when he mentioned this strange incident, but now he was affected by her attitude and became more or less calm:

"I was there too."

He explained:

"Everyone knows what my cousin's character was like before she got married."

Mrs. Zhuang Si's life has not been very good in the past few years, and she has no face to go back to her parents' home. But after all, it is a matter of reputation. If the people of Kuai Village are allowed to slander her reputation like this, it may affect the reputation of the entire Zhuang Village in the future. of.

"So my uncle was very angry when he heard about this. He suspected that Kuai Liang Village was bullying us, so he dragged a few of us juniors together."

Who would have thought that I had witnessed such a horrific scene with my own eyes.

'Well. ’ Zhao Fusheng made a nasal sound, and then asked:

"Did you see a ghost then?"

"No."

Zhuang Laoqi still had fear on his face. Hearing this, he trembled and shook his head.

"Then how are you sure this is haunted?" As soon as Zhao Fusheng finished asking, Zhang Chuanshi nodded:

"You didn't see any ghosts in this case, so how do you know it's haunted?"

Based on what Zhuang Lao Qi has said so far, it makes sense to say that this case was a man-made disaster.

"Perhaps Kuai Liang Village killed your cousin. The people in Zhuangjia Village were dissatisfied, so they killed Kuai Mancai who came to report the news. The two villages started fighting and told the public that it was haunted."

"Those who don't dare, those who don't dare-"

Zhuang Laoqi waved his hand quickly.

When he heard the word 'kill', he was so anxious that he wanted to stand up. His movements were a little too hasty, which hurt the injured area and made him grin.

It was clear that this person's eagerness was not a fake, and Zhao Fusheng knew better, so he asked again:

"Then how are you sure this is haunted?"

"Because after Kuai Mancai died, our village chief was so frightened that he lay in bed. He almost died at that time, and he only woke up after being strangled to death."

Zhuang Laoqi said anxiously:

"His sons took on debts and bought old ginseng to relieve their qi, so they saved their lives." He swallowed:

"The day before he was trying to die, but he got out of bed the next day, saying that someone was calling him and wanted to go to Kuai Liang Village."