Chapter 25: The Ghost King Returns
"Hey, hey, hey......"
With the sound of heavy trumpets, I saw two teams of green-skinned imps carrying ten strange-looking torture instruments to the Zhihui Cliff, and then swinging them one by one in front of the canine-headed ghosts as they did just now.
Fan Tianjiu noticed that these torturers looked like wooden horses, but there were iron cones on the horseback. Some of them look like meat cases, but there are jagged teeth on the board.
What's more, the torture instrument looks like an iron pot, but there are some charred minced meat hanging from the bottom of the pot.
As soon as these terrifying torture instruments were raised, everyone suddenly gasped when they looked at them.
At this time, I saw Lai Junchen walking leisurely in front of these torture instruments, and smiled at the dog-headed ghost and said:
"Huh...... Strong man, these ten torture instruments are named separately-
Skinning case, five punishments, playing the lute, deboning chains, intestine ropes, sticking to the official, cooking pots, one zhang red, car cracks, and riding a wooden donkey.
Because these ten torture instruments are all torture tools developed by the Qing court in order to maintain the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, brutalize the rebellious masses, and deter the world. Therefore, it is also called the 'Ten Tortures of the Manchu Qing Dynasty'......"
Speaking of this, I saw Lai Junchen sigh and sigh with emotion:
"Alas...... Although Lai often boasts that he is proficient in the way of torture, when he sees the ten great tortures of the Manchu Dynasty, he can only sigh that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and there are people in the country who come out......"
Although Lai Junchen's words were filled with emotion, everyone felt creepy when they heard it.
Especially the dog-headed ghost, it looked at the terrifying torture instrument in front of it, and its eyes had long lost the resolute color just now, on the contrary, I saw that its expression was frightened, and it was trembling up and down and couldn't speak.
"Huh...... To tell the truth, this is the top ten tortures of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and I am not familiar with it. I urgently need someone to help me explore its subtleties.
If you want to come to the strong man Gaoyi, you will never mind helping to fulfill this trivial matter......"
Speaking of this, I saw Lai Junchen walk up to the dog-headed ghost and smile respectfully at him:
โ...... As the so-called name is not right, it is not good. Since you want to help someone to explore the subtleties of these ten tortures and the ten tortures of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, you should take a name.
Lai thinks that it is better to call it 'Manchu and Han Quanxi'?"
"Woo, woo......"
Hearing Junchen's words, the dog-headed ghost was already trembling with fright, and he couldn't speak.
"Hehe, it seems that the strong man is tired, so let's get here first today......"
Seeing the frightened and paralyzed appearance of the dog-headed ghost, Lai Junchen nodded with satisfaction, stood up and ordered loudly:
"Skin, deboning! Let's help the strong man to rest in the ghost boat first.
Whether it is to confess obediently and then eat the prison meal of Yin Cao, or to taste Lai's 'Manchu and Han full banquet', please ask the strong man to figure it out in the cabin tonight......"
"Ordered โโ!"
As the two boned ghost heads responded, I saw two green-skinned ghosts come forward to set up the dog-headed ghost that had already been scared into a puddle of mud, and then walked down the Zhihui cliff and escorted it into the Bone Bound Soul Boat.
"Hehe, the director is really thunderous, I'm really afraid that you will punish it here, in that case, these young subordinates of the lowly position will really be frightened......"
Yin Gang breathed a sigh of relief, pushed the wheelchair to Lai Junchen's side, smiled and patted his ass.
"Hehe, the brigade committee has a good reputation...... As the saying goes, the soldiers who surrender without a fight are also the good ones.
In fact, the most powerful instrument of torture is the intimidation and deterrence before the execution. If you really start to do it, you will fall behind......"
Lai Junchen smiled modestly, then looked up at the people around him, leaned down and whispered to Yin Gang:
โ...... Brigade Committee, can you take a step to speak?"
"Hmm. โ
Yin Gang nodded when he heard this, and then pushed the wheelchair away from everyone, and followed Lai Junchen to the top of the Zhihui Cliff.
Then, I saw Lai Junchen look back behind him, and found that no one was following, so he whispered to Yin Gang:
"Brigade Committee...... This time I came to your school, in addition to interrogating the ghost prisoner and getting a confession, there is also a task-
That is to convey to you an important piece of information that our Punishment Division has obtained......"
Speaking of this, I saw Lai Junchen frowning, and whispered to Yin Gang:
โ...... There is intelligence that the 'God Puppet Ghost King' Lei Shiheng, who disappeared more than ten years ago, has appeared. โ
"What โโ?!"
When Yin Gang heard this, he was immediately shocked, and looked at Lai Junchen in disbelief and said in surprise:
"When, when did this happen?!Is the news reliable?!"
"Should be reliable ......"
Hearing this, Lai Junchen nodded slightly, frowned, and said:
โ...... According to the intelligence, three days ago, at the foot of the Lost Soul Ridge, twenty miles away from the Xudu, there was a murder case of robbing and killing a Yin Yang ghost merchant.
The large caravan of three hundred ghost merchants was wiped out almost instantly, and all of them were scattered, leaving no trace of the attack on the scene, and the goods carried by the ghost merchants were also looted.
Such a vicious murder occurred at the foot of the dignified Netherworld Capital, which almost immediately aroused the wrath of the Xudu.
So Yudu ordered the shogunate to send elite guards to surround the entire Lost Soul Ridge, searching the mountains inch by inch, vowing to catch the murderer.
Finally, after a day and a night of searching, the Yin soldiers found a ghost servant in a small cave who had been hired by the ghost merchants to transport goods. At that time, the ghost servant escaped because he was lazy and hid in the cave to sleep......"
Speaking of this, Lai Junchen lowered his head and whispered to Yin Gang:
โ...... According to the ghost servant's description, the attacker was a seven-foot-tall man with red eyes and fangs. And he was full of anger, holding a pitch-black eyebrow-high iron rod, three points like a human and seven points like a ghost.
Brigade Committee, are you familiar with this appearance?"
"That's right, he's Lei Shiheng! I will never forget his terrifying appearance after his puppet was transformed......"
Yin Gang nodded heavily when he heard this. At the same time, he couldn't help but look at the empty trouser legs under his crotch, thought for a while, and wondered:
โ...... Come to the director, since the tragedy, Na Lei Shiheng has disappeared for more than ten years, how could he suddenly appear in the underworld this time?
And according to my memory, Na Lei Shi Heng was eroded by the evil spirit of the god mourning rod and turned into a god puppet, and he has long lost his sanity, and his spirit has become crazy and confused.
How could he attack a ghost caravan? And clean the site so clean, it all makes no sense......
"Hmm...... There is a speculation about this......"
Lai Junchen pondered for a long time and said to Yin Gang:
โ...... Yin Brigade Committee, the reason why Lei Shiheng became like this was because he was unwilling to give up the position of the Impermanent Ghost King to others.
Therefore, Lai speculated that although Na Lei Shiheng was delirious and could not distinguish anything in this world, he may still have a trace of obsession in his heart.
And the only thing that can make him obsessed is probably only the four words 'Impermanence Ghost King'.
Now that the Impermanence Ghost King Competition, which has been stagnant for more than ten years, was re-held, and it happened that Lei Shiheng appeared at this time...... Brigade Committee Yin, do you really think the two have nothing to do with each other?"
Yin Gang's brows jumped when he heard this, and he suddenly realized:
โ...... Difficult, could it be that NVC is here for this ghost king competition?!!
Noโโ! this situation is too dangerous! I have to report it to the Yama Society immediately and request that this tournament be cancelled!"
Speaking of this, Yin Gang immediately pushed the wheelchair and wanted to leave.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he was pulled back by Lai Junchen.
"Hehe, the Yin Brigade Committee is a little restless, and I heard a certain ......"
Lai Junchen appeased Yin Gang, then turned his head to look at the dark valley of the Ghost King's Mausoleum under the Zhihui Cliff and asked Yin Gang:
"Yin Brigade Committee, your school had a bloody case due to the Ghost King Contest more than ten years ago, but now that the Ghost King Contest has reopened, the Yama Club still chooses the venue for the competition in your school, does the Brigade Committee know why?"
Yin Gang was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know why Lai Junchen asked this, so he had to say sneeringly:
"This ...... If you don't know your subordinates, please come to the director for advice. โ
"Hehe, Captain Yin, come and see ......"
Lai Junchen smiled slightly, pointed to the valley of the Ghost King's Mausoleum under the mountain and said to Yin Gang:
โ...... Yin Brigade Committee, your school is located in a deep valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and adjacent to water on one side, which is like a pocket. Compared to other impermanence ghost schools located on the plains, your school is really an easy place to defend and difficult to attack.
If we set up the right arrangements to lure the murderers into the valley and then close the door and beat the dogs, the murderers will be like fish in a net, and it will be difficult for them to fly with their wings......"
"Well, what does the director mean to use our school's Impermanence Contest as bait to lure Na Lei Shi here and capture him......?"
Thinking of this, Yin Gang couldn't help but secretly gasp, raised his eyes to look at Junchen, and said tentatively:
"Come to the director, forgive my subordinates for taking the liberty of asking, is such a dangerous plan the meaning of the Yama Society, or the meaning of the Underworld Society?"
"It's the meaning of Xuduโโ!"
Lai Junchen snorted coldly, then saw him sigh, and then said:
"Alas~ In less than half a year, two sensational murders occurred in the capital city, so that the entire netherworld is now in some turmoil.
Although it was not explicitly stated, the members of the executive committee of the Central Committee of the Xudu are also worried about this matter every time, and often urge the two associations to solve the case as soon as possible.
Moreover, if we can use a plan to arrest the murderer in one fell swoop and take back the Dingqian God Weeping Stick in his hand, then the leaders at all levels in Xudu will definitely take a look at us, and when the time comes, it will be easy to promote the cadres and rise to the top. โ
"Oh, I see......!
When Yin Gang heard this, he suddenly realized.
"Hehe, Yin Brigade Committee, what do we mean......
Speaking of this, I saw Lai Junchen smile slightly, and said in a low voice to Yin Gang:
"Brigade Committee Yin, do you know that the red-clothed old Dharma King of the Underworld Law Society is about to retire and return to the Yang, and Yu Du has decided to promote one of the two directors under the jurisdiction of the Underworld Law Society to be promoted to the new Law King.
If he is not talented and rises to the position of the Dharma King, then the post of Director of the Punishment Department will be vacant.
At that time, Lai Mou thinks that only people like you, who have been trained for a long time and become old, can take on the important task of punishing evil and promoting good...... Brigade Committee Yin, do you understand what it means to come to so-and-so?"
Yin Gang was stunned when he heard this, looked up at Lai Junchen and hesitated, and finally sighed and said:
"Alas...... The subordinates understand that the subordinates will handle this matter well. โ
"Hahahaโโ! very good! Very good! The Yin Brigade Committee is really a reasonable person!
In this case, you don't have to report to the Yama Society, all the resources needed to trap the god puppet ghost king Lei Shiheng will be borne by my Evil Law Society's Punishment Division!"
Speaking of this, Lai Junchen, who was in a good mood, patted his belly, looked at Yin Gang and said with a smile:
"Oops~ The Brigade Committee~ I've been busy for a long time, and I'm really a little hungry, I don't know if the Yin Brigade Committee has water and rice here to give Lai's teeth sacrifice?"
"Oh, my subordinates have arranged a dinner at the Xilai Restaurant on Nai He Street, come to the director, please ...... here."
After speaking, Yin Gang turned his wheelchair and led Lai Junchen down the Zhihui Cliff.
"Closed the team! Closed the team! Tonight, the Yin brigade will hold a banquet, and everyone will go to Xilai Restaurant for dinner!"
As a black impermanence shouted, the crowd gathered on the Zhihui Cliff gradually dispersed.
"Oh mom~ The leaders are finished talking, and Lao Tzu is almost hungry...... Anzi! Wake up! Don't sleep! Get up and eat!"
Fan Tianjiu, who had been sitting on the ground for a long time, immediately jumped up as soon as he heard the shout, and then kicked Si Bi'an, who was already snoring like thunder next to him, to wake up his fat body, and to raise his feet to follow Yin Gang.
"Fan Tianjiuโโ! you wait first!"
But as soon as he took two steps, Fan Tianjiu was stopped by Ji Xuelan.
I saw Ji Xuelan take a jade step to his side, looked at him and said softly:
"Fan Tianjiu, what are you going to do now?"
"What are you doing? Of course it's going to the banquet with Boss Yin! What's wrong?"
Fan Tianjiu replied in confusion when he heard this.
"You can eat at the table, but you can't drink...... After a while, come to the West Incense Room of Jizowang Temple to look for me, I have something to do with you. โ
Ji Xuelan whispered to Fan Tianjiu.
"What's the matter with me? Can you say no now?"
Fan Tianjiu looked at Ji Xuelan and wondered.
"No, it's something we can only talk about when we meet alone, and it's a good thing......
Hee-hee, remember! After the end of the party, don't tell anyone that you are coming alone! Don't be late!"
After speaking, Ji Xuelan changed her coldness from the past, smiled at Fan Tianjiu delicately and mysteriously, and then turned around and followed the team down the Zhihui Cliff.
"Hmm...... The moon is dark and the wind is high, lonely men and widows, living in the same room, and it is a good thing that cannot be said to outsiders......"
Fan Tianjiu frowned and touched for a moment, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized, jumped up and shouted in surprise:
"Hahaโโ! Lao Tzu is developedโโ!"
"Hmm, Brother Jiu! Hair, what's wrong?
At this time, Si Bi'an, who was spread on Fan Tianjiu's back and had not fully woken up from his sleep, was startled by Fan Tianjiu, and muttered with sleepy eyes.
"Hair, send your grandmother to grab it! It's all fat like this, and you still want to eat! Get downโโ! don't delay Lao Tzu picking flowers!"
After speaking, Fan Tianjiu threw Si Bi'an on his back to the ground with a snap, then turned around, spread his legs and happily chased after Ji Xuelan's shadow at the bottom of the mountain......