The hills are continuous, the mountains are located in the Tiantong City on the plain of the rivers and rivers, and the lively streets are ghostly, and the ghosts are bustling under the dispersion.

Xiao Shizhu and they shuttled among them, but the crowding made Xiao Shizhu and the others unable to walk like flying.

There are rows of houses on both sides of the road, including tea shops, wine shops, foot shops, and butcher shops. The shop is full of silk and satin, jewelry, spices, and a variety of daily necessities.

Aside from the laziness of the local city god, Tongcheng is still prosperous and lively on this day, and the development of all walks of life is also very good. Although it is not a big ghost town such as Yuque City, it is prosperous and rich.

"Qinglan, you go to the car and look for the fungus people. But before he had gone far, Xiao Shizhu whispered to Qinglan, who was not leaving an inch beside him: "Let the fungus people send a message to Lu Wu directly, and let Lu Wu quickly send someone to thoroughly investigate the Tiantong City City God, and urge him to finish handling the case of the father and son of the school hall director, and then thoroughly investigate this City God." Although it is not a big thing to say that this kind of cover-up is not a big deal, the curator's son has reached the point of hatred and fear, which has a lot to do with the protection and inaction of the city god, and it is necessary to investigate and secretly visit this city god. ”。

Xiao Shizhu tried his best to control the volume of his voice, and kept not letting Liuyun, who was leading the way three feet in front of him, hear the conversation between him and Qinglan.

Moreover, Xiao Shizhu didn't quite believe that the city god was a ghost who didn't hide some dirty things on his body.

It always doesn't hurt to look it up.

Qinglan nodded and said, "When I got to the store that the little ghost said, I went to the car to contact the fungus man." ”。

"Yes. Xiao Shizhu didn't think about it, nodded in agreement and asked, "By the way, you have gone to the academy, why didn't you bring Abe out." ”。

Xiao Shizhu only remembered this now, and the son of the curator, who was busy dealing with the bullying before, forgot about Abe's matter.

"He wasn't in the school, and his colleagues in the school said that the students were on vacation today, and so were the teachers, so Abe, who had nothing to do, went out early and asked me to go to him later. Qinglan looked at Liuyun, who turned around and beckoned to them, changed the topic and asked curiously: "Shopkeeper, I think you seem to appreciate this kid very much." ”。

There are ghosts coming and going on this road, Qinglan still calls Xiao Shizhu the shopkeeper, and she doesn't dare to reveal Xiao Shizhu's identity.

However, Qinglan, who has been following Xiao Shizhu all the year round, can also see Xiao Shizhu's appreciation for that little ghost Liuyun.

"It's okay, she's stubborn, but she's also brave. Xiao Shizhu did not deny it, nodded and said: "It's a brave little ghost, I'd rather be beaten than surrender, I still have bones." ”。

"I plan to take her back and make a reading companion for Poria so that she can continue to read and study without being bullied. After a pause, Xiao Shizhu told Qinglan what he thought in his heart: "And I hope that Poria will learn more from her to be tenacious." ”。

Speaking of which, Xiao Shizhu is a knowing daughter like a father, Xiao Poria is really a good life too much, and Xiao Shizhu, Ghost Mother and Lai Yueqi are petted, and many times they will be lazy, some things can't be persevered, and they can't do it from beginning to end.

Fortunately, Xiao Fuling is still young, and it is not too late to make amends, it is still too late.

Qinglan smiled hesitantly, didn't say much, and didn't interject to comment.

He often follows Xiao Shizhu closely, and naturally knows that Xiao Poria, the little master, has these problems.

However, these Xiao Poria problems can't be commented on by Qinglan, so they can only smile.

At this moment, Liuyun had already led them to the door of the charcoal-grilled meat shop.

Although the shop faces the street, it is not large, and from the open door to the store, you can see the main hall of the store, which has only six neatly arranged tables.

Outside the door, under the two hanging tricks fluttering in the wind, an iron furnace two feet long and one foot wide was erected. They are divided into two layers. The upper layer is a long trough-shaped furnace body, and its bottom has several strips of perforated holes that resemble a grate. The lower layer is a shallow disc four-legged base, and the furnace body also has four hooves placed on the bearing plate.

The coals in the oven are red, and strings of cleaned meat are being baked slowly on the upper layer, with the high temperature of the coals.

In the sizzling sound, the gradually golden meat slowly drips oil.

The guy in charge of the barbecue patiently brushed the layers of sauce onto the meat and spread it evenly. Immediately, the smell of fire and smoke overflowed with the aroma of meat, and Xiao Shizhu's index finger moved.

He asked the guards to park the car, and took Qinglan and Liuyun into the store first, standing in front of the counter in the depths of the store.

"Master Su, you can order whatever you want to eat, I'll treat you. Liuyun said, and took out his money bag from his sleeve, which had been sewn and repaired in many places.

It contains the small money she earned from doing odd jobs for the embroidery house in the city in the past, as well as the money and scholarships subsidized in the school. It seems that there are quite a few, and the whole money bag is bulging.

This small shop is of good quality and low price, even if Xiao Shizhu orders all the dishes on the wooden menu hanging on the wall behind the counter, Liuyun can still afford it.

"I'll please. Xiao Shizhu had already taken out a piece of silver, put it on the counter, and said to the smiling shopkeeper behind the counter: "Shopkeeper, please give us a copy of the specialties in your store, and then a pot of tea, and some pastries and fruits." ”。

"Okay. Without waiting for Liuyun, who hurriedly opened the money bag, rushed to pay the bill, the shopkeeper accepted Xiao Shizhu's silver in response, and continued to say with a smile: "Guest officer, you do it first, and we will settle the bill when you are full of food and drink, and refund more and make up for less." ”。

Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, someone from the hall came over and took Xiao Shizhu and them to the table in the corner where no one was sitting.

Then the trotter hurriedly took the white rag on his shoulder, and carefully wiped the table over and over again.

It seems that the service attitude of this store is also good.

"Master Su, I said that I invited you, and you are rushing to pay again. Liuyun showed a little displeasure on his face, and pouted and complained to Xiao Shizhu, who was sitting opposite.

She wanted to be grateful to Xiao Shizhu, but now she couldn't do it, so she was naturally a little displeased.

"Another day. Xiao Shizhu smiled, turned his head to look at the guards who had just parked the car and walked in, and said to Liuyun: "My friend has a lot of food, so I can't take advantage of you." If you have a chance another day, you can just invite us to have a cup of tea, don't mind. ”。

Xiao Shizhu had just finished speaking, and the guards had already walked to his side, leaned over and bent down, and Xiao Shizhu whispered in his ear: "I turned around the shopkeeper, there is no danger around here, I'll go to the backyard to have a look." ”。

Xiao Shizhu bowed his head slightly and agreed to the guard's request.

The guard got up, walked towards the counter, and said to the shopkeeper, "I am in a hurry, can I borrow your toilet?"

"Backyard please. The shopkeeper said without hesitation. The guard nodded in acknowledgment and walked towards the small door behind the counter that led to the backyard.

"Sit down, eat first. At this time, Xiao Shizhu also let Liuyun, who was still standing, sit down and asked, "Is there a teacher named Ah Pang in your school......?"

Tiantong City Chenghuang Yamen underground.

The underground darkness is boundless dozens of feet above the ground, and the dungeon where a road enters and exits is built deep underground.

In the dim dungeon, there is no sunlight all year round, only in the wall lamps outside the cells, the bean-sized lights make the passage outside the cells have a little light.

In the infinite darkness, this little light seemed so faint.

The damp and strong musty smell, as well as the foul smell, also lingered in the prison all year round.

As for the cells here, they are not only small and short, but the ghosts cannot fight with their waists straight, but can only squat half-squatting.

In this kind of place, the director of the Tiantong City School Museum and his son never dreamed that they would be locked up one day.

Now, the father and son are locked up in this place, huddled in a small cell, their faces full of despair, their hearts full of loss and helplessness.

There was no furniture in the cell, only cold, damp, hard floors.

In front of everyone's eyes, and the evidence is ironclad, even if the curator and Chenghuang are often embarrassed, Chenghuang does not dare to protect him as always, so he has to respond to Xiao Shizhu's request and throw him and his son into prison.

Not only was it damp in this prison, but there was also no air circulation, and the ghost was locked up in it and couldn't bear it. And the silence is maddening, oppressive and lonely.

And the boundless darkness always makes the ghosts in it not know the time, but it is even more depressing.

The curator's father and son didn't speak, so they squatted in the prison and didn't say a word.

I don't know how long it took before the sound of footsteps in the distance broke the silence in the dungeon.

The curator listened intently and heard the footsteps coming towards them.

In the silence of the environment, suddenly hearing a sound, it will always make people's hearts feel terrified and overwhelmed, and the curator is no exception.

He stared intently in the direction from which the footsteps were coming from and his heart slowly rose to his throat.

The footsteps soon came to a halt in front of the cell where the curator's father and son were being held. Along with it, there was a lone lamp that broke through the darkness.

Although the bean-sized lamp was not bright, it also illuminated the ghost holding the lamp behind the lamp.

Seeing the ghost, the curator in the solid prison door settled down, and he was no longer nervous, and the vigilance in his eyes dissipated, replaced by a displeased look.

"The curator is not happy. By the glimmer of the oil lamp in his hand, the ghost with the lamp stood outside the door, glanced at the curator inside the prison door, and said with a smile.

The whole ghost who came was the judge next to the local city god.

"You call me a brother and sister on weekdays, and I try my best to help you and Chenghuang with anything, and today you actually locked me up. The curator inside the cell door snorted angrily and said angrily.

Echoes echoed around the cell.

And his son still hung his head and said nothing, his face full of loss and despair.

The judge across the cell door on the other side looked apologetic, smiled awkwardly, and said good things to the angry curator: "Okay, okay, you don't know the situation at that time." In front of everyone's eyes, Lord Chenghuang and I can only imprison you first, calm the anger of the people, and protect me and Lord Chenghuang. Otherwise, we are afraid that it will be impossible for us to catch you in the future. ”。

With that, he reached out and touched his waist and took a bunch of keys.

The clatter of metal shattered the dead silence in the dungeon once again.

Seeing that the judge took out the key, the curator hurriedly put away his displeased expression, and asked urgently: "What, you want to let me go?"

"It's not you, it's you and your son. This is also what Lord Chenghuang means. The judge rummaged through the many keys under the lamplight, and at the same time said: "While the document written by Chenghuang has not yet been issued, and has also made an example for those ghost people, you can deceive and hide the documents from you, and it doesn't matter if you are released." Moreover, Lord Chenghuang has already entrusted someone to send a message to the relationship between the Yuque Palace, and checked the details of this Su Gongzi. The reply was that the ghost was not an official, so he didn't have to pay attention to his words. Let you and your son go, and there's no problem. ”。

When the words were spoken, the judge had already found the key, and by the light of the light he had found the keyhole in the cell door, and inserted the key into it.

There was a 'click' and the key twisted, and the large solid lock on the cell door was opened.

The door opened, and the curator in the prison crawled out in a panic, stood up straight outside the cell, and quickly moved his joints, which had been bending for too long.

And his son followed, but he didn't say a word, just stood by the cell door.

Xiao Shizhu may have scared this little ghost, and he won't be able to slow it down for a while.

"Let us go, is it really safe?" The curator who moved his joints asked a little worriedly to the judge standing aside: "That Su Gongzi doesn't seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp, and you won't be known by him if you deceive your superiors and subordinates, right?"

"No, Curator can rest assured. Lord Chenghuang has privately contacted a few of the former Haoqiang children, asking them to kill this Su Gongzi quietly. The judge slowly shook his head twice, his eyes full of murderous intent, and his gaze suddenly became cold.

"In this way, even if you are reinstated, no one will dare to meddle in your affairs anymore. After a pause, the bold judge continued to say to the curator: "Besides, this Su Gongzi is not a big man, nor is he an official, as long as those powerful children do not leak and leave no traces, you and I and Lord Chenghuang will still be the heaven of this city in the future." ”。

"How much does it cost?" said the curator, who was relieved when he heard this.

To deceive the superior and the subordinate is to hire someone to commit murder, but hiring someone is not just about taking care of one meal. There have always been many powerful children in the Nine Shadows Kingdom, who are willing to collect money to commit murder on behalf of others.

Quite a few were caught, but some were thrown at large.

And what Tiantong City Chenghuang plans to hire are these powerful children who are still at large.

It seems that this is not the first time that the curator has done this kind of thing knows, so he must give enough money to these powerful children before they will start to eradicate the target.