The next morning, the sky was bright and rainy.

They got up and washed up.

Chen Tang instructed: "Go to the city and have breakfast." ”

Everyone has no opinion, anyway, this village is not far from the county seat, and it is only more than two quarters of an hour away.

At this time, Wang Mo came and called Chen Tang: "Brother Chen, I also want to enter the city." ”

Chen Tang asked: "When you see the county magistrate, how will you say anything?"

Wang Mo hesitated slightly, and said in a low voice: "This is exactly where my worries lie, and this matter should not be publicized." ”

When it comes to the chastity of his wife, it's really hard to talk about. He deliberately came to tell Chen Tang that he also hoped that Chen Tang would keep his mouth shut.

Chen Tang said: "Let's just say that the demons are haunted." ”

The word "trouble" has a broad meaning and can be used in a variety of interpretations. When Wang Mo heard this, he said gratefully: "In this way, thank you Brother Chen." ”

Wang Mo's family has an ox cart, carrying two demon corpses of a pig and a donkey, and then covering them with oilcloth. As for Wang Mo, Chen Tang invited him to ride in the carriage together, just taking the opportunity to find out about the situation in Nanfu County.

At this time, Wang Mo naturally had to answer all questions, knew everything, and said: "The surname of Nanfu County is Huang, the name is 'Yuan', and the word 'Daozhi' is from Liangzhou in the north. He has a ruthless personality, strict rule, and is unpopular. ”

Chen Tang said "oh": "How is it unpopular? There are a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes?"

Wang Mo shook his head: "That's not it...... How so?"

As he spoke, his face looked thoughtful, as if he was thinking about how to describe it. After a while, he slapped his thigh: "Yes, it's just doing nothing and doing nothing." ”

I also thought that my wife was ruined by demons and reported to the official, but the county government was not in pain, and she always looked like she was doing business. The problem is that things dragged on for a long time, and there was no action at all.

After a pause, he said: "I also heard that there are many missing people in the city, and they have been unresolved, and I have not heard any news of solving the case." ”

Missing persons?

Chen Tang immediately linked it to the demonic aspect. In fact, this kind of thing is not only in Nanfu County, but also in many other places. For example, the last time I passed by Yishan County, wasn't there a "Niangniang" who made trouble and imprisoned many people to replenish Jingyang?

As for Nanfu County's attitude, inaction may also be incapable of dealing with it. Those who catch up quickly and serve the government and the like, usually oppress the people and go perversely, and it is really difficult for them to deal with demons and evil spirits. The donkey and fat pig that was killed last night, although their strength is not strong, but this comparison of strength and weakness also varies from person to person.

Chen Tang went all the way south, absorbing a lot of official qi and yin qi one after another, and his combat power increased by leaps and bounds, which made it easy to kill. In the past, when I first practiced the "Sutra of Good Cultivation", in the face of these two demons joining forces, I am afraid that I will not be able to catch it, and I will not be able to defeat it.

Wang Mo continued: "But I heard that this Huang County Order will be transferred away soon. But I don't know who the new county magistrate will be and when he will take office. ”

Before that, he had been looking forward to the new official taking office, with a new atmosphere, so that he could send someone to solve Lu Langjun. I had no choice but to wait, and I didn't see anyone coming for a long time.

According to the system, there are different ways for the old and new teams to take over. The main one is the normal handover, and if the new official does not go for a day, the old official will not go for a day.

Of course, there is also a certain limit in time, and it is impossible to drag it on for too long.

Chen Tang asked: "Is this Huang County Order dismissed, or has the term expired and moved to another place?"

Wang Mo said angrily: "I heard that it is a high move, and I want to go to Fucheng and be promoted to a higher rank." God is really eyeless, such an incompetent person, but he can rise step by step. ”

I could tell that he was very angry.

The affairs of officialdom are already a quagmire, ups and downs, and they cannot be speculated on by common sense. In this regard, Chen Tang was noncommittal and did not bother to pay attention to it.

After walking for a while, you will come to the south gate of Nanfu County.

"Yu!"

The rouge horse suddenly stopped, and Ah Lai, who was driving the car, shouted: "Childe, there is someone in front of you who is blocking the way, and it seems that he is a madman." ”

Chen Tang raised his eyebrows, stretched out an oil-paper umbrella, and got out of the car to look. I saw an old man in the middle of the official road like a log, and he was drenched wet despite the wind and rain. He was old, gray-haired, thin, and his eyes were wide open, and he looked at the approaching carriage with intent, but he did not dodge.

"Uncle Bai, Uncle Bai, why did you come out to get rainy? The climate is cold, if you suffer from the wind cold, it will be terrible. ”

Wang Mo also got out of the car, but he knew the old man, and hurriedly walked over, holding an umbrella to protect the other party from the rain.

The old man looked at him, his eyes seeped, and he suddenly asked, "Have you seen my Jiayan'er?" He is a showman, and he is preparing to take the Juzi test......

Wang Mo was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Bai, I'm Wang Mo, don't you remember me?"

"I'm going to find Yan'er, where are you, Yan'er, come back for the exam......"

The old man's expression was sluggish, and he muttered in his mouth, walking towards the outside of the road, slowly walking away, the wind and rain kept falling on him, and he looked extremely desolate.

"Uncle White......

Wang Mo screamed, but there was no response, so he had to let out a long sigh.

Chen Tang asked, "What's going on?"

Wang Mo smiled bitterly: "His name is Bai Pingbo, and he has a son, Bai Chong, who is a classmate of mine. I went to his house for dinner, but more than half a year ago, for some reason, Bai Chong disappeared and disappeared. Then the two old couples have been looking for their son. I heard that a while ago, Bai Chong's mother fell into the ditch in order to find her son, and fell to her death. Then Bai Pingbo was even more stimulated and became like this. ”

Chen Tang frowned: "The person is gone, didn't report to the official?"

"I reported it, but is it useful?"

Wang Mo said indignantly.

Chen Tang sighed: "Bai Chong is a classmate with you, he should also be a showman." ”

"Yes, and the talent is better than mine, and the age is also young, and there is a good hope for the lift. Unexpectedly, such a disaster happened, and a good home collapsed. ”

Wang Mo said empathetically: "Hey, I can't protect myself for a while, and I can't help. Now seeing Uncle Bai's appearance, it is really sad. ”

His family is in trouble, and he is too busy to take care of himself, so of course he can't come to help.

Chen Tang listened, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go to the city first." ”

The two returned to the carriage and remained silent.

Soon, the carriage arrived under the city gates.

Nanfu County is an ancient city, the city wall is mottled, and the vicissitudes of history are revealed everywhere. Above the city gate, on the banner, three big characters are engraved: Nanfu County!

The gates of the city were wide open, and there were no guards and inspections, and they were unimpeded.

After entering the city, Ah Lai asked, "Childe, are we going directly to the county office?"

Chen Tang said: "Not bad. ”

"Good. ”

Ah Lai drove the car, ready to say hello to the path, and went to the Yamen.

"Uncle, okay, alms, I haven't eaten for a few days......"

A little beggar, about eight or nine years old, suddenly stopped in front of the carriage, unkempt and dirty, with a broken bowl in his hand.

Chen Tang got out of the car, and the little beggar immediately ran to him to beg for money: "Son, do well, good people will be rewarded." ”

Chen Tang glanced at him, took out a coin, and put it in a broken bowl: "Take it to eat." ”

The little beggar was overjoyed, grabbed the money, and smiled: "Thank you, ugly son, listen to your accent, from out of town?"

Chen Tang nodded.

The little beggar blinked, and suddenly whispered: "Kind foreign son, you better leave quickly, there are man-eating monsters in this city." ”

Chen Tang was stunned and just wanted to ask, but the little beggar ran away.

"Brother Chen, what did he say?"

Wang Mo got out of the car and asked.

Chen Tang shook his head: "I didn't say anything, let's go, hurry up and do something, I haven't eaten breakfast yet." ”

The carriage continued on its way, turning two streets.

When he first entered the city, Chen Tang wanted to observe the customs and customs in the city, so he frequently looked around. The streets are deserted, and pedestrians are rare. Whether it is the size of the street or the houses on both sides, they all look old, even a little dilapidated.

This Nanfu County is slightly inferior to the Uprising County County. The area occupied should be not small, as for the number of people, it is difficult to estimate, and you need to check the household records to know.

Anyway, the atmosphere of the whole city gave Chen Tang the feeling of decay, dull and bleak, and lifeless.

After walking for a while, I arrived outside the county office. At this time, the county government has been opened, and two officials stand at the door.

After parking the car, Bao, who had been instructed, hurriedly walked up.

"Stop, what kind of person are you, you dare to trespass on the yamen?"

A gatekeeper shouted majestically.

Ah Bao didn't care about him, and directly said about killing demons.

When the official heard this, one immediately went in to make a report.

Soon, there was a sound of Dengdeng, and a team of officials with knives and sticks rushed out and surrounded Chen Tang and his party.