I become a god in another world

Chapter 209 Encountering Bandits on the Road
Chapter 209
Wu Shaochun was born in the countryside, and worked with people in Huanggang Village. He saw the darkness of human nature and understood the complex principles of human nature.

Villagers in the countryside change their temper when mentioning ghosts, thinking that powerful ghosts are bad luck. Most of them keep silent about things related to ghosts, as if there will be no harm if they don't talk about it, but if they talk about it, disaster will be imminent.

Zhao Fusheng first used words to trap Cao Dazong. Now if the old thing comes up again, he would not dare not to talk about it.

"..."

As expected, Cao Dazong showed a troubled expression, his eyes evasive:
"This this……"

"Is there anything difficult to answer?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at him calmly.

Her tone was gentle, but her eyes were cold and slightly oppressive.

At this time, she was no longer an easy-to-talk 'adult'. When asking questions, she spread her legs slightly, rested her elbows on her knees, leaned her upper body forward, and her long hair was tied into a ponytail, hanging down on one side of her face.

Zhao Fusheng's figure was elongated under the bright yellow light, covering Cao Dazong who was sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The identity of the head of the Demon Suppressing Commander's Department brought with it natural pressure, and the overwhelming feeling came over him, and Cao Dazong couldn't stand it any longer.

"It seems, I seem to have heard -"

"What does it look like?" Zhao Fusheng interrupted Cao Dazong's hesitant words and said in a deep voice:
"If there is, there is, if not, there is not. This ghost case actually happened 43 years ago. You are 56 this year. You said it yourself. You go to the countryside with your father all the time to pay taxes. The ghost case in Fengmen Village happened like this. One year, you are only twelve or thirteen years old——"

When Zhao Fusheng said this, his tone paused for a moment, and then he said:

"At this age, wouldn't you say you're still not sensible?"

Cao Dazong felt that this gentleman had wiped away the easy-to-talk impression he had left on him before, and his aura became a bit sharp. He unconsciously knelt down again and replied bravely:

"My lord, I did hear about the ghost disaster that happened in Fengmen Village 43 years ago, but maybe I'm old and didn't think about it for a while..."

"Do you remember now?" Zhao Fusheng asked with a smile.

"I remember, I remember." Cao Dazong kept nodding.

Zhao Fusheng laughed:
"Then just tell me what comes to mind."

"Yes." Cao Dazong said with a sad face:

"Actually, I don't know where this ghost came from, but I suddenly heard that it was haunted later, and I even invited the county magistrate to catch the ghost, and many people died."

Cao Dazong's words did not provide any additional clues to the Red Shoe Ghost Case 43 years ago. Zhao Fusheng frowned and listened to him again:
"Those people were buried in mass graves behind Fengmen Village, and people still burn incense to worship them."

"Is there a mass grave behind Fengmen Village?" Zhao Fusheng perked up and remembered what was recorded in the sheepskin files. Li Neng, who used ghost incense to attract ghosts, finally led the ghost into the grave.

The file does not specify where the tomb is.

At this time, Cao Dazong took the initiative to mention the mass graves and burned incense to worship. Zhao Fusheng speculated whether the evil ghosts of those years were sealed in these mass graves.

"There is a mass grave, halfway up the mountain not far from their village. Some of the children who died young, killed snakes and insects, etc. are thrown there. Occasionally, you can see the bodies of dead people, who are said to be heroes in the mountains. After beating the passing merchants to death, he also threw them into the pit."

Cao Dazong said.

"Have you ever heard anyone say about the ghost case 43 years ago?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

"No, no." Upon hearing this, Cao Dazong shook his head and waved his hands desperately:

"I just heard that people died suddenly. I don't know where the ghost came from." After he finished speaking, he added:
"I didn't even know it was haunted at first, but for some reason, I reported it to the town government, saying that a lot of people were missing in the village. My father and the others were worried back then, fearing that they would be sent to Fengmen Village to investigate the case——"

At that time, no matter whether it was a man-made disaster or a ghost disaster, ordinary police officers could not afford to provoke it, and it made people panic for a while.

"Fortunately, in the end, people from the city came and said that a powerful ghost appeared in the village. Finally, they said that several important people died, and the incident finally subsided."

When the ghost case was mentioned, Cao Dazong looked a little ugly and patted his withered chest.

From what the old man said, it sounded like he didn't know much.

Zhao Fusheng was a little disappointed, but he was not discouraged:
"Were there any women who died mysteriously in the village during that time?" After she asked, she immediately realized that the question she asked was too broad. Even if Cao Dazong still had some memories, she probably wouldn't be able to find any clues when she asked this question. .

So Zhao Fusheng paused and asked again:

"She is about fifteen to twenty-five years old. She may be a newlywed. She wore red shoes before she died——"

The ghost case 43 years ago was not handled by her.

It had been a long time since the incident, and she only relied on a few written records. With the only clues, she could barely describe some of the identity-related information about Su Ligui's life. It was already very difficult.

Somehow, Zhao Fusheng suddenly thought of Po Meng, and she added another sentence in a strange way:
"It's also possible that the bride is not a local and was trafficked——"

"Fusheng, how do you know?"

Kuai Manzhou didn't know when he was lying on Zhao Fusheng's lap. At this moment, he pulled her sleeve and asked in a crisp voice.

Cao Dazong gave the little girl a strange look.

Before he left, Magistrate Pang warned him that the people traveling this time were all important figures from the Demon Suppression Division, and asked him to obey the instructions of Zhao Fusheng and Kuai Manzhou. He also personally told them not to mess with the little girl.

Cao Dazong really couldn't see the horror in Kuai Manzhou, but with the innate human intuition, he could sense the danger in this child.

The carriage traveled at night, and there was no one around.

Encountering ghosts was the next best thing. In fact, what Cao Dazong and the guards were worried about was encountering bandits who robbed the road. These people were more terrifying than ghosts.

Li Gui kills people randomly, but the swords in the hands of these mountain kings are full of human blood.

But the three people who went to town on the Demon Division remained calm and composed.

Wu Shaochun is young and strong, and seems to have extraordinary skills; Zhao Fusheng is also a big shot in the Demon Suppression Division. There are rumors in the county that she may not be a human, but a 'ghost'. It doesn't matter if she is not afraid, but a Huangmao who is only six or seven years old Why is the little girl so calm?
The little girl didn't say anything after getting in the car, and kept leaning against Zhao Fusheng. She rarely spoke at this moment, and Cao Dazong was extremely curious.

"The Red Shoes Ghost Case occurred in Fengmen Village 43 years ago."

Zhao Fusheng saw that Kuai Manzhou was interested in this matter, so he simply told her the causes and consequences of the Red Shoes Ghost Case.

At that time, the little girl was curious about why she cared about '43 years ago' in the Demon Suppression Department, but Wu Shaochun didn't know the cause and effect of this old case, so she simply told the story that Po Meng had a daughter who disappeared 43 years ago. Things were also said together.

"But how do you know, sir, that this fierce ghost was a woman, between 15 and 25 years old, and a newlywed?" Wu Shaochun also asked.

In fact, he could guess some of the reasons, but they were not as specific as what Zhao Fusheng said.

He was interested in handling ghost cases, and Zhao Fusheng had promised him that he wanted to do a good job in the Demon Suppression Division. At this time, he found an opportunity to ask questions, and he also wanted to learn from Zhao Fusheng's experience so that he could increase his experience in handling cases in the future. Some way out.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and explained to him:

"In the case of the Red Shoe Ghost, the way the ghost kills people is that a red shoe will suddenly appear on one of the feet of the person marked by the ghost, and then the person wearing the red shoe will die mysteriously."

Moreover, the method of death was strange and bizarre. After death, no bones were left, only a footprint about ten inches in size was left.

According to the file records, the victims Qi Daniu’s family and the accompanying order were of different ages and genders, but the footprints they left behind after they put on ghost shoes and died were the same - "Although the evil ghost did not appear, from these We can also use the clues to figure out the ghost's identity from the side, and it must have been a woman with ten inches of feet when she was alive." Wu Shaochun nodded repeatedly, remembering her analysis and reasoning methods in his heart.

When Cao Dazong heard about the ghost case, he felt very scared. However, apart from his fear, perhaps it was Zhao Fusheng's calm and calm demeanor that influenced him.

She narrated a spooky ghost-related murder case, and the analysis was so penetrating that it actually had a strange magic power that made people listen carefully.

"As for guessing that this woman is a newlywed, is it because of her red shoes?" Wu Shaochun drew inferences and based on the existing evidence, he also guessed the reason why Zhao Fusheng specifically mentioned 'newlywed'.

Zhao Fusheng nodded:
"Generally, it is not a wedding or a newlywed, and women are reluctant to wear wedding clothes."

Ordinary people in the Han Dynasty lived a miserable life, but the most miserable ones were many girls like Lady Zhuang.

The most beautiful moment in their lives may be on their wedding day, which disappears in the blink of an eye like bright fireworks.

Many people buy a wedding dress and only wear it on the wedding day. Afterward, they put it into the bottom of the box and can only touch it from time to time.

"Your Excellency is right." Wu Shaochun nodded and expressed his own opinion:
"Only when the evil ghost wakes up after dying on the wedding day, the ghost will wear red shoes." After he finished speaking, his thoughts were active and he said again:

"Since it's a newlywed, the bride should be young." In this way, Wu Shaochun understood Zhao Fusheng's point about Li Gui's age during his lifetime.

And she thinks broadly.

Since the bride is not very old, there are two ways to die suddenly at this age.

One died from a sudden illness and the other died from an accident.

Zhao Fusheng considered the possibility of the former. At the same time, because of her careful thinking, she thought of the time when Mrs. Meng's daughter disappeared. The two timelines coincided with each other, so she combined the two events.

Therefore, when mentioning the identity of the ghost in the Red Shoe Ghost Case, another possibility of 'a trafficked woman' was added.

"The possibility of being 'abducted' is not high, and combining the two is quite far-fetched." Zhao Fusheng saw that Wu Shaochun was interested in the process of handling the case, so he simply explained in more detail:
"But whether this is related or not, we need to make a bold assumption and find clues to rule it out later."

After speaking, she said again:

"What we are dealing with is a ghost case, which has a chance of death. Don't ignore any clues. Maybe the chance of survival and clues are hidden in this one-in-10,000 chance. Don't be too troublesome or do nothing."

She said calmly.

Wu Shaochun knew the importance of what she said, and was moved by Zhao Fusheng's willingness to teach him, so he nodded cautiously.

He was encouraged and began to think:
"Sir, I told you that in the ghost case files from 43 years ago, we only saw a red shoe. Could it be because the woman was killed before she died and the body was decomposed?"

As soon as Wu Shaochun finished speaking, a gust of night wind suddenly blew - "Huh." '

The copper lamp hanging outside the carriage was blown uncontrollably and hit the door of the carriage, making a "clang" sound, which scared the driver and Cao Dazong to tremble.

"It's possible." Zhao Fusheng replied patiently, "But I don't think the possibility is very high -"

Wu Shaochun was about to ask 'why' when he suddenly heard something flying in the night wind, and then hit the wall of the carriage with a 'bang'.

The handyman driving the carriage screamed in fright. Inside the carriage, Cao Dazong was leaning against the wall of the carriage. Someone in the distance shouted loudly:
"Stop! Stop!"

"Oh woo! Oh woo! Oh woo!"

Someone screamed loudly not far away, and the sound carried far into the night. A chilling air spread, followed by a messy stampede sound coming from far and near.

"What happened?"

The smile on Zhao Fusheng's face faded, his eyes turned cold, and he asked in a deep voice.

The driver driving the carriage trembled:

"Sir, maybe, maybe there are bandits blocking the way!"

"Bandits?"

Zhao Fusheng frowned and said without hesitation:
"Just rush over!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the driver who drove the carriage cried:

"I'm afraid not--"

After saying that, the sound of countless rocks smashing against cars kept ringing out.

The sound of running footsteps in the distance was rapid, and someone shouted excitedly:
"Stop the car. If you don't stop, someone will kill you!"

Amidst the shouting, someone in front of the vehicle was seen pushing something towards the carriage.

There were people chasing behind and to the left and right, and the sound of banging was endless. A lot of sand and gravel fell into the carriage along the gaps and doors and windows of the carriage.

"It's over, it's over -" Cao Dazong's face turned pale and he collapsed on the carriage:
"It's over now!"

His eyes fell on Zhao Fusheng and Kuai Manzhou, showing fear:
"How can this be good?"

The gangsters are lawless.

If it was just a carriage today and there was no money on board, he, Wu Shaochun and the driver driver might have a chance to survive if they showed their identity as the imperial court.

But if there is a woman and a child in the car, it’s hard to say what the consequences will be.

In order to silence them, the gangsters were even more afraid that the information would leak out, and they might kill someone.

Cao Dazong was so frightened that his face was green and his legs were shaking.

Zhao Fusheng's face darkened and he shouted:
"Manzhou."

"whee."

The little girl's laughter rang in Cao Dazong's ears.

The old man was speechless: How could he still laugh at this time?
But the next moment, he discovered that the child who was clinging to Zhao Fusheng before was missing.

The light in the carriage instantly became much darker.

Cao Dazong vaguely seemed to smell a sweet smell, it was like blood but not blood, like flowers but not flowers, it was extremely weird.

At the same time, he seemed to hear a strange sound in his ears, like the sound of water droplets passing through the cracks in the stone.

The sky is full of stars today. It doesn't look like it's raining. Where did the water droplets come from?
The husband looked up unexpectedly, and saw a horrifying scene that he would never forget.

At some point, a large pool of black-red blood suddenly appeared on the roof of the carriage - as if someone had killed and bled on the roof of the carriage, and the blood seeped into the interior along the wooden boards of the carriage.

"Sir, where is-" He was about to speak, but then he saw that the blood was not only dripping, but strangely seeping up the roof wall of the car, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"Ahhhhh!" Cao Dazong let out the sharpest and most piercing scream in his life:

"Ghost!"