I become a god in another world

Chapter 275 Two Ghost Cases
Chapter 275

Others didn't know what was happening at first.

After all, the stone trough was not short, it was as high as a person's knees, and it was very wide. The upper body of the male corpse was lying on it. From the direction of the door, it looked like his head was hanging into the stone trough.

At that time, the other villagers thought that Wang Hun was just making a fuss and were still discussing the identity of the male corpse.

It was not until someone took a few steps forward and saw that the man's body was headless that everyone started to panic.

"Then we entered the house and found the rest of the Yang family in several rooms. There were nine people in total, all dead and without their heads. Including, including Yang Tiehan's daughter-in-law Ding's newborn baby, who was still in swaddling clothes—"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room fell silent.

Meng Po was the oldest and had a softer heart. When she heard that all nine members of the Yang family had died, including a baby who was less than a month old, she showed pity and sympathy on her face.

Although County Magistrate Pang was also afraid, he was the head of the county after all. In addition to assisting Zhao Fusheng in managing internal affairs, all matters big and small in the county were under his management.

He had investigated cases and dealt with criminals in his life.

Some people were as evil as ghosts, and he had seen some brutal crime scenes.

The reason why he felt a chill in his heart at this moment was purely because he remembered one thing -

County Magistrate Pang turned to look at Zhao Fusheng, but saw that Zhao Fusheng's expression remained unchanged. He asked Wang Hun:
"Are you sure it's Yang Tiehan's family?"

When Wang Hun heard her ask this, he hesitated and turned to look at County Magistrate Pang.

The old magistrate opened his mouth and cursed:
"My Lord is asking questions, why are you looking at me?"

"Yes, it should be." Wang Hun nodded hesitantly.

"What do you mean by should? If it is, it is. If it is not, it is not." County Magistrate Pang shouted with a sullen face.

Zhao Fusheng shook his head and spoke for Wang Hun:
"It's okay. He was frightened when he saw this scene."

Moreover, she was in a very high position, and Wang Hun felt pressured in front of her. A casual question from her was enough to shake his original firm belief.

"Just tell me what you know. After I ask you questions, it's up to me to make the final decision."

Zhao Fusheng's words immediately made Wang Hun feel as if a huge burden had been lifted from his body.

He was also afraid of saying something wrong and being held responsible, which would then be unfortunate.

It would be great if Zhao Fusheng was willing to bear the consequences now.

"Yes." He responded, and his whole demeanor instantly became much more relaxed.

"We must first eliminate the human factor." Zhao Fusheng said calmly:

"How do you know for sure that the deceased are the nine members of the Yang family?"

With her previous assurance, Wang Hun became more confident and analyzed:
"First, there are nine headless bodies in the Yang family, including four men, four women, and a baby. Whether it's the number of people or the identities of the men, women, and children, they all match the situation of Yang Tiehan's family mentioned by the villagers."

"And we can roughly judge this from the clothes they were wearing and the age of the bodies."

Zhao Fusheng nodded slightly:
"Yes, and the half-month-old baby is also a proof."

After initially confirming the identities of the Yang family, Zhao Fusheng asked:
"There wasn't a lot of blood at the scene, right?"

Her words surprised Wang Hun, and then he nodded:

"My lord knows things like a god."

Liu Yizhen's eyes fell on Wang Hun's feet, and he guessed why Zhao Fusheng said this.

"The necks of the nine Yang family members were cut neatly. The strange thing is that there was no blood or flesh residue splattered everywhere. It seems like - it seems like -"

Wang Hun felt uncomfortable when he said this, and shrank his neck:
"It doesn't look like it was sawed - it doesn't look like it was chopped either. I feel like it was, like it was pinched off by someone -" His face wrinkled, as if he felt disgusted and scared, with some confusion mixed in:
"I looked at the wounds around it, and they seemed to have scabs over, like an old wound. Only the flesh near the bone in the middle was fresh, with a little blood flowing out." After saying that, he added:
"But the blood is not much, and it is dark brown and semi-coagulated—"

If what Wang Hun said was true, the necks of the nine dead members of the Yang family had been sawed off for the most part, with only a little bit of support left, so they should have died long ago.

When Liu Yizhen raised this question, Wang Hun said:
"But the villagers said at the time that the Yang family's next-door neighbor saw them in the evening the day before."

In other words, the day before the accident, the Yang family was still alive and living a normal life.

"So, I think this case should be reported to the Demon Suppression Department—"

In the Han Dynasty, whether in prefectures, counties or towns, whenever there was a case, it was reported to the government office as much as possible.

If the crime can be treated as that of a bandit, the people from the Demon Suppression Division should not be dispatched - this is to protect the ghost riders and reduce the risk of the resurrection of evil spirits. It has become an unwritten rule of the Han Dynasty.

But after Zhao Fusheng took control of Wan'an County, he changed the previous rules and ordered the county government to report any ghost cases. In addition, the death of Yang Tiehan's family in Liutu Village was obviously an abnormal incident. According to the county government rules, Wang Hun should first report it to County Magistrate Pang, who would then report it to the Demon Suppression Division.

It happened that the Xu Mansion was open for business today, and Magistrate Pang and Zhao Fusheng were both here. When Wang Hun entered the Xu family's gate, he saw Zhao Fusheng first, so he skipped Magistrate Pang and reported the matter to her first.

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

Liu Yizhen looked at her:

"What happened in Liutu Village sounds unusual. It should be the work of a fierce ghost."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a slight knock on the door outside the room.

"Come in."

Zhao Fusheng replied.

The door creaked open and the Fan brothers stood at the door.

They should have heard the case that Wang Hun mentioned earlier, but they did not rush in to interrupt the conversation until Wang Hun finished speaking.

"grown ups."

Fan Bisi walked into the room and said:

"This case reminds me of an old case from a year ago."

After he finished speaking, Zhao Fusheng said:
"I also remembered that case."

Liu Yizhen looked puzzled.

Although he had lived in Wan'an County for a long time and was a member of the Demon Suppression Division, he had always lived in Confucius Temple before that and rarely stepped out of Beggar's Alley. He didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the Demon Suppression Division and didn't know about the old case of the Demon Suppression Division from a year ago.

Meng Po, Zhang Chuanshi and others were also unaware of this matter.

Zhao Fusheng explained:
"Half a year ago, when I first took over the Demon Suppression Division, I also wanted to handle a ghost case, so I asked Brother Fan about the case in the county."

At that time, Fan Bisi mentioned three ghost cases.

The first ghost case was the ghost carriage. There were not many clues in this case at the time, but because three people mentioned it at the time, Zhao Fusheng was marked by the ghost carriage. Now that he has dealt with it before, he will not mention it for now.

The ghost car was very powerful. Among the people present, County Magistrate Pang and Wang Hun were just ordinary people and were not suitable to hear it, so Zhao Fusheng just passed it over as a ghost case.

"And the second ghost case mentioned is the headless corpse."

Magistrate Pang's face was solemn, and he also said:

"It happened in Changsheng Town. The family that died at that time was named Li."

Although he is old, he is familiar with the affairs of the county.

He was naturally aware that the case in Changsheng Town at that time was suspected to be related to ghosts.

However, when the case was reported, Zhao Qiming was already on the verge of resurrection by the evil spirit and his death was approaching. He was powerless in the face of such a case, and eventually the case was left unresolved.

County Magistrate Pang was also very worried at the time, fearing that Changsheng Town would be slaughtered by evil spirits and become a dead town.

Without the protection of the Demon Suppression Division, no one would dare to collect the bodies. Fortunately, after the death of the Li family, no one died in the town. As time went on, the county government registered the case as the work of a bandit and put it aside.

Now that the case has reappeared, it is very likely that it was done by the same ghost who was responsible for the death of the Li family in Changsheng Town.

Fan Bidi nodded:
"The person who reported the case in Changsheng Town also said that the deceased Li family member was headless, and the neck was cut neatly, like the stem of a melon that had been pinched off."

When he said this, Wang Hun remembered the scene he saw at Yang Tiehan's house. He shuddered and touched his neck again.

"you--"

Zhao Fusheng glanced at him.

The officer's face turned pale, perhaps because he had just seen the scene of the ghost disaster, and he looked a little listless.

There is still no clue about the headless case in Liutu Village. If it was done by a ghost, we don’t know how the ghost’s law marks people. We only know that the killing method is to cut off the heads of the marked people step by step.

She thought for a moment and asked Wang Hun:

"After the incident, did you touch anything belonging to the Yang family?"

Liu Yizhen and others understood what she meant. They turned to look at each other with vigilance in their eyes.

Wang Hun is not a fool.

He immediately felt dizzy and his eyes went dark. His body swayed twice, his knees weakened, and he fell to the ground with a thump.
"Sir, help me—"

"Fusheng, do you think he has been marked by an evil spirit?" Liu Yizhen turned around and asked, supporting the coffin with his hands.

“I wouldn’t completely rule it out.”

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

"In Changsheng Town and Liutu Village, the Li and Yang families died in the same way. There was nothing strange beforehand. According to the neighbors, the victims were fine as usual."

Nothing happened the night before his death until the body was discovered on the day of the incident.

"These two cases are temporarily classified as ghost cases, and they are suspected to be caused by the same evil spirit." Zhao Fusheng said:

"We currently don't know the origins of the ghosts, nor do we know the rules for marking evil spirits. We only know the cause of death of these people."

She shook her head:
"We don't even know how the evil spirit killed people, let alone why the Li and Yang families provoked the evil spirit."

Wang Hun accidentally entered the Yang family's home and was in the same room with the victims of the massacre. It is possible that he was also marked.

At this point, Zhao Fusheng turned to ask County Magistrate Pang:

"The case in Changsheng Town happened almost a year ago. What happened to the person who reported the case at that time? Is there any follow-up?"

"..."

County Magistrate Pang broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.

"I, I'll go back and find out."

This is a dereliction of duty on his part.

For events related to ghost cases, it is best to record the cause and effect so that they can be traced back and leave useful clues for later generations.

If this ghost case is not solved, when we encounter the same ghost disaster in the future, we will be able to find the root cause, and we will have more chances of survival and will not be in a passive position.

But this is an ideal situation.

In reality, the relationship between the Demon Suppression Division of the Han Dynasty and local government was chaotic, with everyone passing the buck.

After a ghost case happens, everyone blames each other and tries not to get involved if possible, as saving their own lives is the most important thing.

County Magistrate Pang had the same idea at the time.

Firstly, Zhao Qiming was in an unstable state at the time and was not easy to deal with; secondly, after Zhao Qiming's death, the Demon Suppression Division fell into a desperate situation and Wan'an County could hardly protect itself.

At that time, County Magistrate Pang thought that his death was approaching, so how could he have the mind to handle government affairs?

The reason why there was no major chaos in the county was entirely because of the outbreak of the ghost case in the south of the city, which scared the people so much that they dared not travel, and there were fewer fights and brawls.

Regardless of whether County Magistrate Pang had his own reasons, after spending some time with Zhao Fusheng, he knew her character very well and also understood that he had failed in his duty, so he immediately stood up and confessed:

"I was negligent in this matter. Please give me a chance to make amends—"

"Ah."

Zhao Fusheng responded calmly, and then continued:

"It's understandable that I was negligent about what happened earlier." When she said this, County Magistrate Pang breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could say anything, Zhao Fusheng changed the subject with a slightly cold expression:

"But we must not be careless about anything related to the ghost case in the future. The county government has its own business to do, and the Demon Suppression Bureau also needs to do anything that requires the Demon Suppression Bureau to track down."

She emphasized:

"I remind you again, don't think everything is fine just because you can control ghosts."

Dealing with ghosts is extremely dangerous in itself.

Ghost riders are at risk of the resurrection of evil spirits and are not absolutely safe from death.

"We cannot back down when handling cases, but the prerequisite is to do a good job of investigation and planning, and not rush in rashly unless it is absolutely necessary."

County Magistrate Pang sensed the warning in her words, and felt both frightened and ashamed.

The matter of Changsheng Town was actually a piece of cake and could be solved with a little inquiry, but he did not pay enough attention to it at first and missed the important task.

Fortunately, although Zhao Fusheng reprimanded him, he did not blame him, but just gave him a reminder.

County Magistrate Pang was also encouraged by this and replied:

"I'll remember this and I won't do it again next time."

"Yeah." Zhao Fusheng nodded, his expression slightly relieved.

"Sir, then I--" Wang Hun, who was kneeling beside him, spoke timidly. He touched his neck while speaking, fearing that he might touch a wound or something.

"Let me ask you, have you ever touched the bodies or belongings of the Yang family?" When Zhao Fusheng turned his head to Wang Hun, the coldness on his face had completely disappeared.

Wang Hun was so frightened that he couldn't even speak clearly.

"Think it over carefully and don't be anxious." Zhao Fusheng comforted him gently.

Compared to her harshness when she spoke to County Magistrate Pang before, her expression was much gentler when she talked to the officer, which calmed the originally frightened officer a little.

"I, I didn't dare touch the body."

After all, he was a government official, and he knew very well that when it came to ghost cases, it was best not to touch the bodies of people killed by the evil ghosts until they were completely exorcised.

Therefore, the nine members of the Yang family are still lying prone in their original positions.

Not only did Wang Hun not touch it himself, but before leaving he also ordered the villagers not to touch it casually to avoid trouble.

"You did very well."

Zhao Fusheng nodded, a look of approval on his face.

Although all members of the Yang family are dead, if the crime scene has not been completely destroyed, perhaps they will still be able to find some clues.

"But, but I..." Wang Hun was praised and forced out an ugly smile:

“I touched something.”