Chapter 208

Cao Dazong put his index finger in his mouth and licked it, then leaned over and painted in the carriage with saliva:

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

He drew a wiring diagram of Guo's family and his neighbors.

In front of the main gate of the Guo family is the house built by the neighbor's family, and the house is very close, Cao Dazong said:

"I've visited, and the distance between the two is less than half a foot at most."

"Banzhang?" That is, the distance between the Guo family and the neighbors is only less than one meter and a half.

"Yes, his neighbor's house is facing the gate of Guo's house, blocking the light of his house, and it is said that the two families fought when the neighbor repaired the house in the early years."

In the countryside, when the main entrance of a house is blocked by someone's house, it is as if the wealth and prosperity are blocked by someone at the same time, which is a very serious matter.

Although the Guo family is an honest person, it was unbearable at the beginning, and there was a serious verbal conflict between the two sides.

Cao Dazong pointed to the painting on the ground:

"It's just that the neighbor gave birth to four or five sons, each of whom has a big waist and a round waist, and it is said that he has something to do with the bandits in the mountains.

"In other words, there is a gap between the two sides, and the neighbor's family is at odds with him, and he will not commit perjury for him." Zhao Fusheng heard the meaning of Cao Dazong's words.

Cao Dazong nodded:

"Your Excellency is wise."

“……”

This old man is really a good sycophant, and after a while, he has already said several words of 'adult wisdom'.

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

"Afterwards, I also asked my neighbor's house, his neighbor's surname was Zhang, and only his old parents were at home at the time, saying that he had not heard the fight next door a few days before the incident."

The two families are so close that they can't hide any movements in each other's homes.

The two sides have a grudge in front of them, and it is impossible for the neighbor to cover up the ugliness of the Guo family, that is to say, the neighbor's testimony is credible.

There has been no case in the Guo family, but within a few days, Guo Wei's wife and father have disappeared mysteriously, there is no authentic communication at home to the outside world, and the official has been monitoring for twelve hours, so where did the Guo family's daughter-in-law go?

Zhao Fusheng was frowning and thinking about it, Wu Shaochun said with a ghostly voice:

"My lord, is it haunted?"

"What?!"

When Cao Dazong heard this, he trembled with fright.

The errand officer who drove the car had been silently driving the carriage, but he listened quietly to the conversation in the car without making a sound, and when he heard the word 'ghost case', he almost fell off the car.

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

For ordinary people, it is easier than having a ghost case if the Guo family is a discordant daughter-in-law, and then a human life is caused.

After all, if it is a homicide, death will also kill Guo Wei's son and wife, but if there is a ghost case, Fengmen Village will be involved......

Zhao Fusheng glanced at the restless Cao Dazong:

"I don't rule out the possibility of ghosts, but I haven't arrived in Fengmen Village yet, it's too early to say these words at this time, whether it's people or ghosts, you can see it at a glance."

If someone pretends to be a ghost, she is here to solve the trouble;

And if there are really powerful ghosts rampant, then it happens that this is the business of the Demon Suppression Division, and her trip is not in vain.

After speaking, she asked the errand officer who drove the car:

"By your estimation, how long will it be before we get to Nagajo? How far do you have to get to Fengmen Village? ”

"If you go back to your lordship, we will set off at three o'clock in time, and we will be able to reach Changtiao Town in about the middle of the hour." The chariot officer replied tremblingly:

"Changtiao Town can't drive from Fengmen Village, the road there is rotten and it's not easy to walk, you can only half car and half walk, and it takes at least two hours to go back and forth."

Cao Dazong persuaded:

"My lord, it's getting late when we get to town."

After winter, the day time is short, and the night comes quickly, "There is a curfew in the imperial court, and it is not easy to travel at night, it is better to wash up after arriving in the town, Master Kong will definitely pick up the wind and wash the dust for the adults, after the adults rest for a night, they will set off early the next morning and go to Fengmen Village——"

Zhao Fusheng raised his hand and interrupted Cao Dazong's words:

"We don't go into the town, we go directly to Fengmen Village."

After the Guo family's case was told by Cao Dazong's mouth, it had already shown a state of confusion.

It is impossible for the official to hide it for Guo Wei in front of him, but Zhao Fusheng has not yet arrived in Changtiao Town, nor has he seen Guo Wei, so he has not completely cut off this speculation.

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

The messenger who drove the car was a little frightened when he heard her words, but he didn't have the courage to refute, so he had to respond in a depressed tone:

"Yes."

Zhao Fusheng turned his head to look at Cao Dazong who was crying and mourning:

"When Guo Wei came to excuse himself as an intermediary for the government, you said that the reason he said was that his wife was missing."

"Yes, yes, my lord, I went to his house and asked about his father, and he found out that his father was also missing." Cao Dazong was apprehensive, but when he saw Zhao Fusheng asking, he was afraid that she would think that she was too old to be useful, so he responded with a strong spirit.

"In other words, he didn't know that his father had disappeared beforehand, and he ignored his father." Zhao Fusheng repeatedly connected the currently known clues in his mind, and at the same time asked questions in order to get more information:

"Kong Youde suspected that he was lying, and sent a messenger to search Guo's house, and during the search, it was discovered that his wife was indeed missing, as well as his father."

Zhao Fusheng is single-minded:

"After searching his house, no trace of Weng's daughter-in-law was found, and through interrogation of the neighbor Zhang's family, I learned that the Weng and daughter-in-law had not quarreled and fought a few days before the crime."

"Yes, yes."

She summed it up comprehensively, and Cao Dazong had nothing to add, so he had to nod.

"The Guo family is poor, according to what you said, they can't even eat, Guo Wei is cowardly, and Guo's wife is introverted-"

Cao Dazong nodded again.

Zhao Fusheng savored these adjectives when Cao Dazong mentioned the Guo family, although he didn't say that the Guo family was 'bad' in half a word, but it revealed the embarrassment of the Guo family everywhere.

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

"My lord Ming Chaqiu-" Cao Dazong was about to boast, but before he finished speaking, he saw Wu Shaochun on the side, and hurriedly said:

"Your Excellency is really wise and powerful."

Wu Shaochun didn't roll his eyes this time, but after listening to the conversation between the two sides, he made a guess:

"Guo's wife is thin and weak, Guo's father is old and frail, but Guo Wei himself, and then he is short and thin, and he is always an adult, is it possible that this family has a lot of grievances on weekdays, and he killed his father and wife in a fit of anger, and finally hid his body at home?"

He had dealt with the people of Huanggang Village, and he did not have a good impression of the people of Fengmen Village.

There are many bandits in these two villages, most of the villagers have a fierce temperament, and it is not a problem to kill people and set fire to their homes and rob houses, killing their fathers and wives sounds incredible, but it is not impossible for the wicked.

When Wu Shaochun said this, Zhao Fusheng's gaze turned to Cao Dazong.

When the old man heard Wu Shaochun's words, he was a little disapproving, but his body echoed very sincerely:

"This lord is right—"

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

However, Wu Shaochun's performance surprised her.

Originally, accepting him into the Demon Suppression Division was purely a choice made by Wu Shaochun when his life was in danger after the ghost case in Kotou Village at that time.

But after that, Wu Shaochun performed quite well.

As an ordinary person who has not controlled ghosts, he has experienced ghost disasters again, and finally picked up a small life, but he did not flinch because of this.

The ghost case in Kuailiang Village was the first time he participated in the case, although he did not have a brilliant performance, but in the whole process of participating in the case, he was very calm and did not drag Zhao Fusheng behind, which already made Zhao Fusheng very satisfied.

And he is not afraid of participating in the ghost case, but is quite active, although the guess is not accurate at this time, but he can think positively, which is really promising.

Zhao Fusheng was already thinking about branding him as a door god first and adding support to him.

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

Wu Shaochun was stunned for a moment.

But he was not stupid, after hearing Zhao Fusheng's words, he subconsciously turned his head to look at Cao Dazong.

Cao Dazong was a little embarrassed, shrugged his shoulders and shrunk his head, sat on his heels with his buttocks, put his hands together, stuck them in the middle of his thighs, and smiled.

His performance made Wu Shaochun's face turn red at once:

"My lord, I-"

"You're saying it well."

Zhao Fusheng's smile remained unchanged, "Everything is possible, and no speculation can be let go." ”

She saw Wu Shaochun's potential, and she also intended to teach him:

"Although this case is not necessarily related to ghosts at present, our Demon Suppression Division is originally focused on handling ghost cases, and we must not be negligent in the process of handling ghost cases.

After she said this, the embarrassment in Wu Shaochun's heart suddenly disappeared, and he nodded again and again.

"After the revival of the ghost, it is the greatest evil in the world."

Ghosts have no reason or emotion, and they kill people by instinct.

If you are soft-hearted and weak-tempered, and substitute human thinking for ghosts, then you are really impatient.

"And it's the most taboo thing to do ghost cases."

赵福生 says:

"After all, human thinking has limitations, and the more possibilities that people put forward when they brainstorm, the fewer cases of leakage."

In this way, the chance of survival in the process of handling the case is much greater.

"On the contrary, if everyone only knows how to agree, then there is no difference between three or five people handling the case and one person handling the case, at most it is a few more errand boys, there are too many such orders, and there is no future in front of them."

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

After listening to her, Kuai Manzhou played with his fingers, looked up at her, and showed a thoughtful look.

"So Shaochun said it really well." Zhao Fusheng is not hesitant to give encouragement to those who are pleasing to the eye.

After she finished speaking, she added:

"After the matter of the closed door village is completed, I will return to the Demon Suppression Division, if Shaochun thinks about handling more ghost cases in the future, I can make a door god brand for you first-"

Before Zhao Fusheng could ask Wu Shaochun if he was willing, he saw Wu Shaochun stand up excitedly:

"Thank you, sir, that's great!"

His joy was beyond words, and it was obvious that he really intended to handle the ghost case well.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and motioned for him to sit down if he had something to say.

Wu Shaochun sat down happily.

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

With this little episode, Wu Shaochun was praised, his interest was even higher, and his self-confidence was obviously much fuller, and at this time, taking advantage of the good atmosphere, he boldly asked:

"My lord, what do you think of this Guo family-"

……

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

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

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

As the sky darkened, the atmosphere inside the car gradually fell silent.

The Han Dynasty had a curfew custom of not traveling at night.

This rule is extremely strict from formulation to enforcement, 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 should be the reason why the imperial court wanted to prevent the people from traveling at night and hitting ghosts.

The people don't know what to do, they only know that this is a violation of the law.

Cao Dazong and the handyman in the car were very scared, and the darker it became, the two of them began to tremble.

Zhao Fusheng turned his head and instructed Wu Shaochun:

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

The town was not wealthy, and most of the villages and towns under its rule suffered from banditry, many houses were empty, and many houses collapsed and were uninhabited.

When it gets dark, there are weeds all around, many fields are barren, there is no light in the bumpy carriages, it is dark and quiet all around, and occasionally you can see some graves, which looks very scary.

As soon as her voice fell, Cao Dazong and the messenger who was driving the car suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as Wu Shaochun agreed, the lights turned on, and the car instantly brightened, and the fear of the two ordinary people was suddenly alleviated a lot.

"That's right."

The conversation about the Guo family came to an end for the time being, and Zhao Fusheng looked at Cao Dazong:

"You said you're 56 years old."

"Yes, it will be the thirteenth of July this year." Cao Dazong moved his legs, which were sitting numbly, and rubbed his waist without a trace.

This carriage traveled a long way, and Zhao Fusheng let him sit on the ground halfway through, and did not let him continue to kneel and sit.

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

Zhao Fusheng asked.

"Cooked."

Cao Dazong laughed when he heard this:

"Don't hide it from adults, my father and Lao Tzu are both on errands in Changtiao Town, and there is nothing to do on weekdays, and going to the countryside to collect taxes is something that must be done every year."

He got along with Zhao Fusheng for a long time, and he also had a general understanding of her temperament and personality, and felt that this adult had a gentle temper and was not a harsh and difficult person, so he spoke naturally and casually at this time.

"Sometimes one trip can't be collected, and I have to run several times, I have followed my father since I was a child, and I am familiar with these places in Fengmen Village."

It is precisely because he is familiar with Fengmen Village that he came to the county to report the news about Guo Wei's matters related to Guo Wei this time.

Zhao Fusheng nodded and said:

"I heard Pang Zhixian mention that there was a ghost case in Fengmen Village 43 years ago, have you heard of this?"

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

Zhao Fusheng's questions made Wu Shaochun taste the flavor of it.

She first asked Cao Dazong about his age, and then asked him if he was familiar with Fengmen Village, after these two questions were answered by Cao Dazong's affirmative, and then asked about the ghost case decades ago, how could Cao Dazong dare not answer?