I become a god in another world

Chapter 208 Shaochun’s potential
Chapter 208
Cao Dazong put his index finger into his mouth and licked it, then leaned over the carriage and painted with his saliva:

"His house is very close to the one next door."

He drew wiring diagrams for the Guo family and their neighbors.

In front of the main entrance of the Guo family is a house built by a neighbor. The houses are very close to each other. Cao Dazong said:

"I visited and the distance between the two families was less than half a foot at most."

"Half feet?" That means the distance between the Guo family and their neighbors is less than one and a half meters.

"Yes, his neighbor's house is directly opposite the Guo family's gate, which blocks the light from his house. It is said that there was a fight between the two families in the early years when the neighbor was repairing the house."

In the countryside, if the main entrance of a house is blocked by someone else's house, it is like the wealth and prosperity have been blocked by someone else. This is a very serious matter.

Although the Guo family were honest people, they couldn't bear it at first, and serious verbal conflicts broke out between the two parties.

Cao Dazong pointed to the painting on the ground:

"It's just that the neighbor's family gave birth to four or five sons, all of whom are tall and round. It is said that they are related to bandits in the mountains. In comparison, the Guo family is small and their lives are getting worse and worse. Faced with such evil things, they can only endure it in the end." With this bad breath, this house dispute will be over.”

"In other words, there is a rift between the two parties. The neighbor has a bad relationship with him and will not give false testimony on his behalf." Zhao Fusheng heard the implication of Cao Dazong's words.

Cao Dazong nodded:
"Your Excellency is wise."

"..."

This old man is really good at flattering. After a while, he has already said "Your Majesty is wise" several times.

Wu Shaochun rolled his eyes, and Cao Dazong showed an embarrassed and cringing smile.

"I also asked my neighbor afterward. His neighbor's surname was Zhang. Only his parents were at home at the time. They said they had not heard any fighting next door a few days before the incident."

The two families were so close that it was impossible to hide any news going on in each other's homes.

There is a grudge between the two parties, and it is impossible for the neighbor to cover up the Guo family's ugliness. In other words, the neighbor's testimony is credible.

There have been no cases in the Guo family. Within a few days, Guo Wei's wife and father disappeared mysteriously. There was no tunnel leading to the outside world at home, and officials were monitoring them around the clock. So where did the Guo family's wife and daughter-in-law go?
While Zhao Fusheng was frowning and thinking, Wu Shaochun said out of nowhere:
"Sir, is it haunted?"

"what?!"

When Cao Dazong heard this, he trembled with fright.

The driver who was driving the carriage had been silently driving the carriage, just quietly listening to the conversation in the carriage without making a sound. At this time, when he heard the word 'ghost case', he almost fell off the carriage.

"Ghost case? Impossible! It's just an ordinary disappearance case——"

For ordinary people, it would be easier for the Guo family to have a disagreement between the father-in-law and his daughter-in-law, which would lead to a fatal incident, than a ghost case.

After all, if it is a murder case, Guo Wei's father and wife will die, but if a ghost case occurs, Fengmen Village will be implicated...

Zhao Fusheng glanced at the anxious Cao Dazong:
"We don't rule out the possibility of ghosts causing trouble, but I haven't arrived at Fengmen Village yet. It's too early to say these things at this time. Whether it's humans or ghosts causing trouble, we'll know when we see it."

If someone is pretending to be a ghost, she is here to solve the bandit problem;

And if there are really evil spirits running rampant, then it happens to be the matter of the Demon Suppression Department, and her trip is not in vain.

After finishing speaking, she asked the driver:
"According to your estimate, how long will it take for us to reach Changtiao Town? How far will it take to reach Fengmen Village?"

"Your Majesty, we will set off in less than three hours and drive all the way. We will arrive at Changtiao Town in about mid-afternoon." The driver of the carriage replied tremblingly:

"It is impossible to drive from Changtiao Town to Fengmen Village. The road there is not good, so we can only drive half way and half walk. It will take at least two hours to go there and back."

Cao Dazong advised:

"Sir, it's already dark when we arrive in town."

After winter, the days are short and the nights come quickly. "The court has a curfew, and it is difficult to travel at night. Why don't you wash up first when you get to the town? Master Kong will definitely pick up the wind and wash away the dust for you. After you have a rest for the night, Depart early the next morning and head to Fengmen Village——"

Zhao Fusheng raised his hand and interrupted Cao Dazong:
"We will not enter the town, but go directly to Fengmen Village."

The case of the Guo family has become confusing after the ins and outs of it were told by Cao Dazong.

It was impossible for the official to conceal Guo Wei in front of him, but Zhao Fusheng had not yet arrived at Changtiao Town and had not seen Guo Wei, so he did not completely cut off this speculation.

But assuming that everything Cao Dazong said is true, then the disappearance of Guo Wei's father and wife seems very bizarre.

The driver who was driving the carriage was a little scared when he heard what she said, but he did not have the courage to refute, so he could only respond in a frustrated tone:
"Yes."

Zhao Fusheng turned to look at Cao Dazong, who was crying:
"When Guo Wei came to refuse to be a government intermediary, you said that the reason he mentioned was that his wife was missing."

"Yes, yes, sir. I went to his house and asked about his father, and he found out that his father was also missing." Cao Dazong felt uneasy, but when Zhao Fusheng asked, he was afraid that she would think that he was too old to be useful. Then he mustered up his energy and answered.

"That is to say, he didn't know that his father had disappeared beforehand, and he was particularly neglectful of his father." Zhao Fusheng connected the known clues in his mind again and again, and raised questions at the same time in order to obtain more information:
"Kong Youde suspected that he was lying and sent officers to search Guo's house. During the search, it was discovered that his wife was indeed missing, and his father was also missing."

Zhao Fusheng multitasks:
"After searching his home, no trace of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was found. After interrogating the neighbor Zhang family, we learned that there was no sound of a fight or fight between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law in the days before the incident."

"Yes, it is."

She summarized it comprehensively, and Cao Dazong had nothing to add, so he nodded.

"The Guo family is poor. According to you, they can't even eat. Guo Wei is a coward and Guo's wife is introverted——"

Cao Dazong nodded again.

Zhao Fusheng carefully savored these adjectives used by Cao Dazong when he mentioned the Guo family. Although he didn't say half a word that the Guo family was "not good", it still revealed the embarrassment of the Guo family.

"The Guo family should be thin and short, right?" Zhao Fusheng speculated.

"Your Excellency, you are aware of Qiu——" Cao Dazong was about to praise him, but before he could finish his words, he saw Wu Shaochun beside him and said quickly:
"Your Excellency is truly wise and mighty."

Wu Shaochun did not roll his eyes at him this time, but after listening to the conversation between the two parties, he made a guess:

"Guo's wife was short and weak, and Guo's father was old and frail. But Guo Wei himself, who was still short and frail, was still an adult. Is it possible that this family had a lot of grievances on weekdays, and he killed his father and his wife in a fit of rage? , where the body was finally hidden?”

He had dealt with people in Huanggang Village, and he didn't have a good impression of the people in Fengmen Village.

There have been many bandits in these two villages. Most of the villagers are vicious. They kill people, set fires, and rob their homes. Killing their fathers and wives sounds unbelievable, but it is not impossible for evil people.

When Wu Shaochun said this, Zhao Fusheng turned his eyes to Cao Dazong.

When the old man heard what Wu Shaochun said, he pursed his lips in disapproval, but his body agreed sincerely:
"My lord is right -"

When Zhao Fusheng saw this, he knew that Wu Shaochun's guess was incorrect.

However, Wu Shaochun's performance surprised her.

The original decision to admit him into the Demon Suppression Division was purely a decision made by Wu Shaochun in desperation after his life was in danger after the ghost case in Kotou Village.

But Wu Shaochun performed very well afterwards.

As an ordinary person who has not controlled ghosts, he has experienced ghost disasters and managed to save a small life, but he did not shrink from it.

The Kuai Liang Village ghost case was his first time involved in handling a case. Although he did not perform brilliantly, he was very calm throughout the whole process of participating in the case and did not hinder Zhao Fusheng, which already made Zhao Fusheng very satisfied.

And he is not afraid of participating in the ghost case, but is quite positive. Although his guess is not accurate at this time, he can think positively, which is really promising. Zhao Fusheng was already considering branding him as a keeper first and giving him some protection.

"It seems Shaochun guessed wrong." Zhao Fusheng said with a smile.

Wu Shaochun was stunned for a moment.

But he was not stupid. After hearing what Zhao Fusheng said, he subconsciously turned to look at Cao Dazong.

Cao Dazong was a little embarrassed. He hunched his shoulders and shrank his head, sitting on his heels, clasping his hands together and inserting them between his thighs, smiling.

His performance made Wu Shaochun's face turn red:

"Sir, I——"

"You make a good point."

Zhao Fusheng's smile remained unchanged, "Everything is possible, no guesswork can be allowed."

She saw Wu Shaochun's potential and intended to teach him:
"Although this case is not necessarily related to ghosts at present, our Demon Suppression Department is mainly focused on handling ghost cases. We must not be negligent in the process of handling ghost cases. A slight negligence may cost our own life. ”

After she said this, Wu Shaochun's embarrassment immediately disappeared and he nodded repeatedly.

"After the evil ghost wakes up, he becomes the greatest evil in the world."

Ghosts have no reason or emotion, and kill based on instinct.

If you are kind-hearted and soft-hearted, have a weak temperament, and use human thinking to replace evil spirits, then you will really be impatient.

"And the most taboo thing about a ghost case is talking about it."

Zhao Fusheng said:
"Human thinking has its limitations after all. The more possibilities we put forward by brainstorming, the fewer mistakes will be made."

In this way, the chance of survival during the case handling process will be much greater.

"On the contrary, if everyone only agrees, then there is no difference between three or five people handling the case and one person handling the case. At most, there will only be a few more errand boys. If there are too many such orders, there will be no future in front of you."

After Zhao Fusheng said these words, Wu Shaochun understood that she was indeed praising him sincerely, and couldn't help but show excitement on his face.

Kuai Manzhou on the side listened to what she said, paused playing with his fingers, and looked up at her with a thoughtful expression.

"So what Shaochun said is really good." Zhao Fusheng is not shy about giving encouragement to people he likes.

After she finished speaking, she added:
"After finishing the affairs in Fengmen Village and returning to the Demon Suppression Department, if Shaochun considers handling more ghost cases in the future, I can first brand you as a door god——"

Before Zhao Fusheng had time to ask Wu Shaochun if he was willing, Wu Shaochun stood up excitedly:
"Thank you sir, that's great!"

His joy was beyond words, and he obviously really wanted to solve the ghost case well.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and motioned for him to sit down and talk later.

Wu Shaochun sat down happily.

Cao Dazong was a little curious. He didn't know what this 'door god mark' was, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he had to stay where he was.

After this episode, Wu Shaochun was praised, his mood became even higher, and his self-confidence was obviously much higher. Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, he boldly asked:
"Sir, what do you think of the Guo family—"

……

Everyone talked all the way, and a few hours passed by unknowingly.

The sky was getting dark, and the carriage arrived at Changtiao Town before evening. However, it did not enter the town. Instead, it followed Zhao Fusheng's original instructions and drove directly to Fengmen Village.

Before passing through Changtiao Town, Cao Dazong saw the people entering the town, took out the envoys he sent, and asked them to report a message to Kong Youde in the town.

As the sky darkened, the atmosphere in the car gradually became silent.

During the Han Dynasty, there was a curfew custom of not traveling at night.

This rule is extremely strict from the formulation to the implementation. Whether it is a state capital or a township, for hundreds of years, the people of the Han Dynasty have long been accustomed to not going out at night.

Zhao Fusheng guessed that this was because the court wanted to prevent people from encountering ghosts when traveling at night.

The people don't know what's going on, they only know that it violates the rules.

Cao Dazong and the handyman driving the car were very scared. As it got darker, they both started to tremble.

Zhao Fusheng turned around and told Wu Shaochun:

"Shaochun, please light the lantern and hang it in front of the car."

Changtiao Town is not wealthy, and most of the villages and towns under its rule suffer from banditry. Many houses are empty, and many houses have collapsed and are uninhabited.

After it got dark, I looked around and saw weeds all around. Many fields were barren. No lights could be seen while the carriage was bumping along. The surroundings were dark and quiet. Occasionally, I could see some graves, which looked very scary.

As soon as she finished speaking, Cao Dazong and the driver who drove the carriage heaved a sigh of relief.

As soon as Wu Shaochun agreed, the lights came on and the car became brighter for an instant, and the fear of the two ordinary people suddenly eased a lot.

"correct."

The conversation about the Guo family came to an end. Zhao Fusheng looked at Cao Dazong:
"You said you were 56 this year."

"Yes, it was full on July 13 this year." Cao Dazong moved his legs, which were numb from sitting cross-legged, and rubbed his waist without any trace.

This carriage trip was a long one, so Zhao Fusheng asked him to sit on the ground midway and did not let him continue to sit on his knees.

"You are a native of Changtiao Town, are you familiar with Fengmen Village?"

Zhao Fusheng asked.

"Cooked."

Cao Dazong laughed immediately after hearing this:

"To be honest with you, my father and I both work as errands in Changtiao Town. There is nothing much to do on weekdays. We have to go to the countryside to pay taxes every year."

He spent a long time with Zhao Fusheng and had a general understanding of her temperament. He felt that this adult was gentle and not harsh and difficult to get along with. At this time, he should speak more naturally and casually.

"Sometimes we don't collect everything in one trip, and we have to make several trips. I have followed my father since I was a child, and I am familiar with places like Fengmen Village."

It was precisely because he was familiar with Fengmen Village that he came to the county to report information about Guo Wei this time.

Zhao Fusheng nodded and said:

"I heard from Magistrate Pang that a ghost case occurred in Fengmen Village 43 years ago. Have you heard about this?"

After she finished speaking, she stared at Cao Dazong with a smile.

These few questions from Zhao Fusheng immediately made Wu Shaochun taste them.

She first asked Cao Dazong his age, and then asked him if he was familiar with Fengmen Village. After receiving affirmative answers from Cao Dazong to these two questions, she then asked about the ghost case decades ago. How could Cao Dazong dare not answer?