I become a god in another world

Chapter 64

Everyone was vying to pick up the guests, and when they were so noisy that Wu Liyou rushed back quickly. Seeing other people scrambling to take the guests away, he quickly stepped forward and pushed the others:
"My house is already lighting a fire."

While speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed, and Zhao Fusheng looked in the direction of his finger. Sure enough, he saw a house in the distance with lights on.

"Don't rush there yet, I'm going to visit Wu Liren's house first."

As soon as they heard the name 'Wu Liren', the villagers who had approached him enthusiastically before suddenly shrank and all took half a step back.

"Sir, this Wuli family is not auspicious -"

Someone hesitated and said:
"His family has been missing since early August and they are still missing. There are dozens of people there. Where did they go overnight?"

"It must be haunted!"

Someone spoke up.

"It must be a ghost."

Everyone was discussing:
"Perhaps Wu Liren and I did some immoral things in the county back then, and provoked evil spirits to seek their lives."

……

Everyone was talking to each other, and Wu Dajing also advised:
"Sir, why don't you go tomorrow? Look, it's getting dark now -"

"Yes."

Zhang Chuanshi originally looked down upon this old country man. After hearing this, he quickly helped him speak:

"It's all in the dark and you can't see clearly. It's better to go tomorrow."

He is most afraid of solving ghost cases and wishes he could delay the case again and again. It would be better if the case is put to rest and the ghost case has no clues.

After spending two days in this remote place, the ideal outcome would be for him and Zhao Fusheng to find nothing and go back safely.

"No."

Zhao Fusheng flatly rejected it.

She turned her head and looked at Zhang Chuanshi, and she could clearly see what the old man was thinking.

"We are here to handle ghost cases. We can't hide."

What she said made Zhang Chuanshi feel hairy in his heart, and he retorted after hearing the words:
"It may not be a ghost case. Until now, there is no trace of ghost."

Zhao Fusheng was almost amused by his optimism and did not say anything after hearing this. On the contrary, Zhang Chuanshi was made to feel hairy all over when she smiled like this.

"I'm going to Wu Liren's house now. One of you can lead the way for me." Zhao Fusheng shook his head and said.

As soon as they heard that they were going to Wu Li's house, the enthusiastic villagers who had gathered around them immediately backed away one after another, and many even hurriedly tried to hide in the house.

Even Wu Dajing, who was walking along the way, had twinkling eyes.

Zhao Fusheng frowned.

This is to handle a case in Goutou Village. Although Li Gui is hiding, the law of killing has been revealed.

According to her basic understanding of the ghost killing rules from reading the files these days, she can conclude that once a ghost becomes a climate, it will kill the relevant people who trigger the rules first.

The people in Goutou Village were related to each other, and from her previous conversation with Wu Dajing, she knew that these people had probably been 'selected' by the ghosts long ago and became people under the laws of the ghosts.

If this ghost case is not dealt with, the entire Kotou Village will die at the hands of the ghost.

"I'm not being alarmist. Now that I'm here, I can conclude that it's a ghost case."

she said seriously.

When the people around heard this, they all whispered to each other:
"It's really a ghost case."

"I knew there was a ghost."

"Wu Datong may have done something evil outside, which caused the ghost to seek his life. No wonder Wu Liren's family disappeared. Maybe they were eaten by ghosts."

……

Everyone was talking a lot, even with a bit of schadenfreude, and there was no sense of danger that a catastrophe was about to happen.

"Don't think that this ghost only harms the Wu Li family. Ghosts don't understand that every injustice has its own owner. If I don't handle this ghost case, something big will happen to Goutou Village sooner or later."

"I don't think it's anything big..."

A man bravely muttered something, and before Zhao Fusheng could turn his head, he quickly shrank and hid in the crowd.

Zhang Chuanshi was extremely satisfied with this situation, but there was a look of anger on his face:
"You are so bold and unruly. You dare to speak like this to an adult." After saying that, he said to Zhao Fusheng in a flattering manner:
"Sir, I will teach him a lesson for you."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head and stopped pretending to be loyal.

"The evil ghost has appeared now," she said.

"Where is the ghost?" someone asked.

"The ghost is hiding among us." Zhao Fusheng replied.

"Where?" When everyone heard this, they were surprised at first, then looked around and saw that they were all acquaintances, and gradually felt relieved:

"Are you kidding us, sir?"

After this commotion, everyone wanted to disperse in a hurry, fearing that Zhao Fusheng would forcibly catch him and be forced to go to Wu Li's home.

"Stop! Stop." Zhang Chuanshi shouted pretending to be unhappy.

Wu Dajing also felt a little embarrassed and shouted:

"You guys stop, don't leave yet."

Zhao Fusheng felt absurd in his heart.

She has a keen mind and is very good at dancing. She knows very well what method to use when dealing with people.

The villagers are selfish, cowardly, short-sighted and indifferent. It is of no use to talk to such people. Instead, they suppress them with force and use force to drive them.

"..." It's a pity that she is not integrated enough with this era. Even though she knows what kind of method can save worry and effort, she still hesitates for a moment.

But she was not an ordinary person after all. As soon as her mind changed, another idea came to her mind.

"Let's do this. I want to handle a ghost case. While I'm handling the case, whoever listens to my instructions and informs me of the news will have their family's taxes reduced based on their merit and contribution after they turn around."

The previous conversation with Wu Dajing gave her a certain understanding of the burden of the people in this era. As soon as Zhao Fusheng finished speaking, the people who had been backing away suddenly stopped.

"I have no control over the imperial court's taxes, but I can promise the taxes of the Demon Suppressing Division."

According to Wu Dajing, he paid nearly 30 taels of silver in taxes a year, and the tax revenue from the Demon Suppressing Division alone accounted for two-thirds.

When such a condition was announced, not only the other villagers were moved, but even Wu Dajing became anxious.

"Are you serious about what your lord said?"

Their family earns 30 taels of silver a year, and they work for the court and government almost all year round. If they can save a sum of tax, it will be a huge blessing for the family.

"I'm not joking." Zhao Fusheng nodded.

Talk to these people about ghost cases and they are unmoved;
For the villagers in the countryside, they don’t know the horror of evil ghosts, especially since this ghost case has disappeared. Not even Zhao Fusheng’s hell can trap them. These people cannot sense the existence of evil ghosts, and it is useless to talk to them. useless.

But when it comes to taxes and future life, everyone immediately refuses to leave.

"If you can provide clues to the ghost case, it will be useful and I will reduce taxes even more."

Wu Dajing was surprised and happy.

Recalling her unrivaled authority in the Demon Suppression Division, not only the town officials treated her with great respect, but even the county lords were obedient and gentle in front of her.

He immediately believed Zhao Fusheng's promise, but he didn't know what he thought of, his face turned blue and white again, and he regretted:
"Oops."

"I told you so much when I came here——" His face fell, and he said sadly:
"I don't know if these things count."

"It will be worth half a year's tax to you." Zhao Fusheng said solemnly.Her eyes fell on Wu Dajing. The village elder didn't know that the evil ghost was probably not far away from him. He had nosebleeds and scratches before, probably because of the evil ghost.

During this period, he mentioned Wu Datong's eldest son several times, which triggered the law of ghosts. The tax exemption for this half year was the reward he deserved.

"I'll take you to Wu Liren's home!"

When Wu Dajing heard this, he was overjoyed and said decisively immediately.

He is quite prestigious in the village. When everyone saw his statement, they all rushed to follow him, fearing that they would be left behind.

"I will also take the adults there. Wu Li's house is not far from my home. I know many things."

"My father and I grew up together with Wu Datong, and we also know about his family."

……

The people who had previously avoided it as soon as they heard "Wu Liren" were now scrambling to lead the way, fearing that they would never get another chance if they fell behind.

"In that case, let's go together." As soon as Zhao Fusheng finished speaking, someone said to please:
"I'll go home and get a torch to light the way for you."

"Go quickly, go quickly." Wu Dajing urged.

After saying that, he turned to look at Zhao Fusheng:

"If you have any questions, sir, just ask me."

Zhang Chuanshi was pushed aside and looked at this scene with hatred, fear and anger in his heart, and his whole spirit became much depressed.

"Since the case is related to the disappearance of Wu Liren's family, let's start with Wu Liren." Zhao Fusheng said.

"Sir, what do you want to know about Wu Liren? He is 41 years old, married a wife, raised an eight-bedroom concubine, and gave birth to 27 sons -" Someone spoke first.

Zhao Fusheng had heard Wu Dajing mention this news before, and now she heard someone mention it again. She was about to speak, but she heard an old man retort:

"What's 41? He just turned 41 at the end of last month and is eating the food of [-]."

This age difference is not a big deal, but Zhao Fusheng keenly captured the time difference:

"you--"

She immediately spoke out to interrupt everyone's chattering, and pointed her finger at the old man who was speaking.

The old man was a little panicked when she pointed at him, and instinctively wanted to shrink back into the crowd, but someone behind him nudged him. He remembered Zhao Fusheng's identity again, and bravely stood up:
"grown ups……"

This man was about fifty years old, wearing a gray-blue shorts that was fully patched, and his feet were bare.

"This is Wu Jiu's father..."

Wu Dajing squeezed to Zhao Fusheng's side and explained to her in a low voice.

Zhao Fusheng immediately remembered who 'Wu Jiu' was.

It was precisely because Wu Lifu and Wu Jiu were quarreling endlessly, and both sides wanted to seek comment from the village chief, that the disappearance of Wu Liren's family was exposed in the village.

She nodded and waved to the old man:
"You said Wu Liren is not 41 years old, but 40 years old. Come and tell me."

Seeing her gentle tone, Wu Jiu's father endured his uneasiness, pushed aside other villagers, stepped forward, and offered her his hand:
"Yes, everyone may have remembered it wrong."

He said:
"Some of us here keep track of their age. Wu Liren was born on July 206, 7, Dahan. I remember this clearly."

The information provided by Wu Jiu's father was very important, and it immediately solved Zhao Fusheng's doubts.

According to Wu Dajing's original words, Wu Datong's eldest son was born to a woman of unknown origin on July 41, 7 years ago.

He remembered this date very clearly because Wu Dajing's mother passed away on September 9, shortly after Wu Datong's eldest son was born.

After giving birth to his son, Wu Datong secretly left Kotou Village and went to Wan'an County, where he became a clerk in Zhang Xiongwu's shop and made great achievements in his hands and received his reward.

Since the two incidents happened at the same time 40 years ago, Zhao Fusheng naturally linked Wu Datongli's contribution to the case at Liu's Ancestral Hall 40 years ago.

However, the dates of the two cases did not match, and she had always been doubtful. She also wondered whether her speculation was wrong.

At this time, she suddenly realized when she heard Wu Jiu's father mention Wu Liren's birth date.

This news is important.

She turned to look at Zhang Chuanshi:

"Reduce the Wu Jiu family's taxes for three months this year, and ask Fan Bi to do it immediately after returning home."

Zhang Chuanshi was surprised and happy after hearing this.

What was shocking was that Zhao Fusheng was still determined to solve the ghost case, but what was joyful was the message revealed in her words: When he returned, he told Fan Bi to die to do the work!
In other words, in this ghost case, she may protect herself so that she will not die at the hands of the ghost.

He was dubious and agreed loudly:
"Yes!"

Wu Jiu's father was overjoyed when he heard Zhao Fusheng's promise:
"Thank you sir!"

"Tell me more about Wu Liren's birthday. Are you sure he was born on July 7?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

Father Wu Jiu was extremely excited after receiving her promise. He nodded firmly after hearing this:

"dare!"

He said:
"To tell you the truth, I was a mountain goods dealer in the early years. Our village was poor and many salesmen did not come here. In the early years, we made appointments with people from several nearby villages to go to the city to sell some mountain goods."

Father Wu Jiu pointed to the Kotoushan Mountain behind him:

"That year, I went to the city with my mother-in-law, and by chance I met Wu Datong. He said that he was working in a paper shop, and his current owner is very prestigious."

Wu Datong was unhappy in the village in his early years.

He lost his father when he was young and his family was poor. Many children who grew up with him in the village looked down on him, which developed his character of extreme low self-esteem and extreme arrogance.

Decades later, the former partners met in the city. Wu Datong was with the right boss, and he was very proud and majestic. How could he not show off?
"I didn't believe it at first when he was bragging." When Father Wu Jiu was talking, someone came back with a torch from a distance.

The crowd couldn't bear to see him receive a reward, so they all anxiously urged Zhao Fusheng to go to Wu Li's house.

"Talk while you walk."

Zhao Fusheng said hello, Wu Jiu's father nodded and said:

"Our village has known since the early days that Wu Datong is unreliable. He likes to be in the limelight. He can't tell the truth from lies. Everyone thinks he is a blind person."

After hearing this, several village old men in the crowd nodded in agreement, and Wu Dajing also answered.

"When he saw that I didn't believe it, he insisted on dragging me to see it. However, he said that his boss had a weird temper, so he asked me to hide in the dark and take a look through the crack in the door."

Father Wu Jiu seemed to recall the scene back then, and felt a little scared in his heart. He couldn't help but scratch his cheek, and scratched out several marks on the dark face. In the firelight, it seemed as if there were scabs flying up.

But at this moment, everyone was focused on tax reduction and exemption and the establishment of military families. No one except Zhao Fusheng noticed this scene.

"I had nothing to do at the time, so I followed him. His shop was not only a paper seller, but also some weird lanterns."

"The business is quite big, but I don't know why, but it looks a little rough -"

Father Wu Jiu smiled sheepishly:
"The room was so dark. When I was young, I was not afraid of anything. I was really scared at that time."

After he entered the house, Wu Datong took him and hid him in a side room.

"Have you met his boss?"

"I see." He nodded:

"An old man with white hair, wearing dark clothes with large cuffs, folded his hands and almost wiped the floor. It looked like he was dragging a coffin board in front of him."

He gestured, and Zhao Fusheng's heart moved.

The language of the villagers was simple and their adjectives were not very rich, but what Father Wu Jiu said unintentionally reminded Zhao Fusheng of his negligence in the case of the headless ghost in the ancestral hall in the south of the city.

The old man with white hair and black clothes reminded her of the paper man Zhang she had met once.