Chapter 365: Lao Tzu’s Heroic Son Gou Xiong (Guaranteed)
Xiaowangzhuang is not peaceful under the darkness of night. The village is illuminated by torches, and everyone has various emotions in their hearts.
Angry, fear, fear, sadness...
At the crime scene, Zhou Qing was caught in doubt.
Before this incident, everything was normal for Zhuangzi and the villagers, and nothing weird happened.
The footprints of the bear are limited to this small space, and the evil bear has disappeared.
Some of the clothes were torn in advance, but they were swallowed together with the clothes.
When many factors are added together, it gives people a strange feeling, very strange.
It is strange that this matter could be reported to Qin Du Guan, and the matter itself is also strange.
Zhou Qing looked at the crime scene. Apart from a few sunken bear footprints, it was still very messy.
Compared with the normal ground, it looked like someone had rolled and struggled on the ground, but there was nothing else left.
Although it was most likely caused by a bear demon, there was no so-called demonic energy left.
In his perception, there is no evil spirit, no dead energy, no remaining souls, and no ghosts here.
After the incident, it took him a long time to get here. Even if it was handed over to other people from the Ghosts and Gods Department, it would not be much faster than him.
Because this case had just been reported to Qin Du Guan.
If the traces hadn't been there, no one would have thought that a murder had occurred here.
Others looked at Zhou Qing with curiosity in their eyes and did not disturb his thinking.
After a while, Zhou Qing looked at Wang Genzheng and asked:
"Captain Wang, if something like this happens on the border, how will the army handle it?"
"Send a large number of manpower to search the surrounding areas centered on the scene. If the murderer can be found, he will be killed directly."
Wang Genzheng replied: "If you can't find it, there is a high probability that it was done by the barbarians, and you can only take revenge on the battlefield."
"I heard that the way of practice of the barbarians is different from ours. I don't know. What are the specific differences?”
“I know a little bit,” Wang Genzheng said:
< br>“The barbarians also have warriors and monks, but the practice of any type of cultivator there is related to the monsters and beasts.”
“They can use the power of monsters and beasts, and we and the barbarians When soldiers are fighting, they are often seen entering a beast-like state, very ferocious.”
"Some barbarian soldiers will even transform into beasts in the most extreme cases, becoming half human and half beast."
"The corpses of the barbarian soldiers obtained are all tattooed with some special patterns. According to the people above, there is something barbaric in it. The power of the tribe is engraved with the blood of beasts and the secret patterns of the barbarians.”
“I don’t know much about the barbarians from the outside.” , similar to the human race, in fact the bloodline is also similar.
But some people have studied that compared with the human race, the blood of the barbarians has something else. It is these things that make them different from the human race, so they are the barbarians and the enemies of the human race.
After listening to Wang Genzheng's explanation, Zhou Qing nodded, "It does sound different."
What Wang Genzheng said must be true. There is no need to fake this kind of information.
But it is not comprehensive and may not be 100% correct, that is for sure.
What he said is probably only something that can be understood at his level.
Zhou Qing asked again: "Why did Captain Wang retire from the army?"
Wang Genzheng is older now, but it has been 20 or 30 years since he retired from the army. When he first retired, he was still in his prime.
Wang Genzheng sighed, "There is nothing that can't be said."
"In a battle with the barbarians, my team was severely defeated, and my comrades suffered heavy casualties. I survived. He came down, but he was also traumatized and had to retreat."
Hearing this, Zhou Qing was silent for a while and praised:
"You are all heroes."
The trauma caused by the battlefield is obviously extremely huge, not only the physical injuries, but also the spiritual damage.
"Guarding the land and defending the country is a duty that must be fulfilled. We cannot be called heroes." Wang Genzheng shook his head and asked:
"Master Zhou, what should we do next?"
< br>"I won't bother Captain Wang anymore." Zhou Qing looked around.
"Captain Wang, let's do our own thing. I will walk around Xiaowangzhuang alone to see if I can find anything. It will take some effort, so I won't waste Captain Wang's time."
"I also need to think about it alone."
Wang Genzheng pondered for a moment and nodded, "Well, Mr. Zhou is a monk and has a keen sense. If there are any doubts, he will definitely find them."< br>
“If something happens, Mr. Zhou can ask someone from Zhuangzi to notify me.”
“Okay.”
Zhou Qing chose a direction at random and was about to leave, but Before leaving, he stopped and asked a question.
"Where are the remaining flesh and blood of the victim, Captain Wang?"
"Their home, Xiaocao's family is..."
Wang Genzheng pointed a direction to Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing nodded, looked at Wang Genzheng, suddenly laughed, and stretched out his hand to the veteran, shaking hands.
“Thank you hero for your cooperation.”
Wang Genzheng was stunned. There was no such etiquette in this world, but he could also see what Zhou Qing meant, and without hesitation, he reached out and shook hands.
“I just hope that the monster that harms people can be found quickly.”
“I will try my best.”
Zhou Qing turned around, carrying a torch, and strode Leave.
Wang Genzheng also held a torch, hiding in the night.
Night vision is possible in the viscera realm, but holding a torch at this time not only provides lighting, but also tells others your identity.
Otherwise, the monster has just harmed someone, and it always feels like something dirty will pop out of the darkness at any time, which is really scary.
Zhou Qing walked unhappily, and his mental power expanded, limiting it to the most accurate range of his perception. He would not miss anything and probed carefully.
"Prairie barbarians...veterans..."
To be honest, Zhou Qing was a little suspicious of Wang Genzheng.
If everything was normal in this village before, there was nothing strange, and there was no external disaster, then it would be obvious who is the most capable person to commit murder here.
Among Wang Genzheng’s words just now, Zhou Qing memorized one sentence.
The prairie barbarians can be as ferocious as beasts, and can even transform directly into beasts.
It would not be surprising if a veteran of the frontier army obtained such means.
In fact, among the prairie barbarians, Zhou Qing heard Lu Qingmo say that Zhou Qing also knew the information Captain Wang said, and even knew more about higher-level information than he did.
He asked like that with the intention of giving it a try. Now it seems that Wang Genzheng is very candid.
Of course, it’s just a slight suspicion, not a confirmation.
Wang Genzheng made great contributions to Xiaowangzhuang. People here respect him and obey him.
Outsiders also have a high opinion of him, so the possibility of him committing crimes is objectively very small.
Zhou Qing was just suspicious. After all, he came to investigate the case and of course he had to doubt anyone.
If you still believe everyone in the investigation, then there is no need to continue the investigation, right?
During the handshake just now, Zhou Qing did not find any abnormal power in Wang Genzheng's body. It was all normal, so this suspicion was somewhat weakened. Along the way, Zhou Qing didn't find anything unusual in Zhuangzi.
Finally he came to the outside of a small farmyard with a weak candlelight. This was the home of the two victims.
There were faint sounds of crying inside, intermittent and very sad.
Standing outside, Zhou Qing had a panoramic view of the entire courtyard. His yin and yang eyes were activated instinctively, but he found no trace of souls around him. Everything belonged to the Yang world.
"Have you completely returned to the underworld..." Zhou Qing murmured.
In this case, it will not work to learn the truth of the matter by asking the wandering souls.
The Taoist practice in this world cannot bring back the souls that have been returned to the netherworld, at least Zhou Qing can't do it now.
If you want a person's soul to stay after death, you can only pull the soul out of the body immediately when he dies, and use Taoist magic to make it stay in the world.
Either don't let the soul leave in the first place, otherwise there will be nothing you can do if it leaves.
Becoming a ghost on your own initiative is another situation.
It is said that when an earthquake occurs, cracks will appear between the Netherworld and the human world, and ghosts will descend from the Netherworld to the human world. That is another situation. The principle and truth are unknown.
Anyway, it is difficult for the human world to interfere with the Yin world that does not exist. The Yang world returns to the Yang world, and the Yin world returns to the Yin world. They are two parallel lines that occasionally intersect under special circumstances.
Maybe masters in the underworld realm have that ability, but Zhou Qing is not in the underworld realm.
Zhou Qing walked into the yard and the door was open.
His appearance also attracted the attention of the people in the yard. There were four people inside.
Two adults, a man and a woman, who should be over fifty years old judging from their vitality, and already look older in appearance, and two children about ten years old.
The four of them were very sad, their eyes were red, and they cried more than once.
“I came from the Ghosts and Gods Division of Zhongtian City.” Zhou Qing said:
"Let's deal with this matter and find the murderer."
After he finished speaking, the woman stumbled up to him, knelt down and cried non-stop.
"Sir, you must help us and avenge my daughter. I kowtow to you..."
The woman begged again and again and wanted to kowtow, so Zhou Qing hurriedly kowtowed. She helped her up and comforted her to reassure her.
“That’s why I’m here. No matter what it is made of or where it comes from, I will never let it go. This is my responsibility.”
The victim's father also came over, supported the woman, comforted her, and asked her to take care of the child first.
“This is the Master of the Department of Ghosts and Gods.”
“My surname is Zhou.”
“Sir Zhou, if you have anything to do, we will cooperate with you. Find out the murderer."
Zhou Qing heard that his speech was relatively clear and his temperament was somewhat elegant. He was probably literate.
"Old man, I just talked with Captain Wang. He said that the village has been normal recently. Your family and Miss Xiaocao have not had any conflicts with anyone, right?"
"That's it... ..."
The man was about to answer, but was interrupted by the woman's words with a crying sound.
"Why not! Recently, the boy named Wang has been pestering Xiaocao and the others, and even touched and touched them. Xiaocao and the others have cried several times!"
When Zhou Qing heard this, He asked: "Entanglement? What's going on? Who is that boy named Wang?"
"Who else could it be, Wang Dingman!"
Zhou Qing knew this name.
In the mission information given to him by the Ghosts and Gods Division, there was this name. He was Wang Genzheng's son and a warrior.
Wang Genzheng also mentioned the matter between Wang Dingman and the victim just now, but he did not use the word entanglement.
“Please tell me carefully what’s going on.”
The man looked sad and said:
"Wang Dingman fell in love with Xiaocao and wanted to marry her, but Xiaocao didn't agree, and the boy was a bit naughty, so he kept pestering Xiaocao, some At that time, he took the initiative to pull Xiaocao regardless of the difference between men and women."
"Actually, Wang Dingman is already married, and we don't agree with this matter."
The woman next to her said again. He spoke, his voice full of disgust.
"Wang Dingman, because he is the son of Captain Wang, he never does good deeds. He hates people and dogs. He hangs out with a group of hooligans all day long and goes about causing chaos in the city."
"Back in Zhuangzi, he bullied people everywhere. How many times did Captain Wang wipe his butt? His face was completely embarrassed by that unfilial son!"
Zhou Qing nodded slightly, and now he understood why Wang Genzheng didn't need to pester him. This word is so embarrassing.
Wang Dingman is a typical playboy, and he knows this.
In the mission information given by the Ghosts and Gods Division, all the warriors in Xiaowangzhuang including their families were introduced. Wang Genzheng's family was naturally among the top priority.
Captain Wang is a really good man, respected by people from all over the country.
If anything happened to any family in Xiaowangzhuang or encountered any difficulties, he would stand up and help. He would help wherever he could, without hesitation of money.
I will also use my identity to go to the government to get some benefits for Xiaowangzhuang, so that the lives of the people here will gradually get better.
Every child in Zhuangzi can go to him to learn martial arts, and he can teach everyone.
Whoever talks about Wang Genzheng without calling him Captain Wang respectfully or giving a thumbs up.
That's why Zhou Qing only had slight doubts about him. It was because his reputation was too good.
But compared with Wang Genzheng's good reputation, his son Wang Dingman has a bad reputation.
Obviously he has a heroic father, but this son was obviously raised crookedly.
It is clearly recorded in the information from the Ghosts and Gods Division that Wang Dingman has close contacts with some dudes from some families in Zhongtian City, and they often do bad things.
You don’t need to say much to understand what a dandy with background and strength will do.
For this son, Wang Genzheng was heartbroken.
Whenever Wang Dingman got into trouble, Captain Wang would put aside his old face and apologize in a low voice.
After Zhou Qing saw the information before coming to Xiaowangzhuang, this is where he felt sorry for Wang Genzheng.
The typical heroic son of Lao Tzu, Gou Xiong, with such a son, it can be said that Wang Genzheng’s wisdom was ruined.
Zhou Qing asked: "Did Wang Dingman pester your daughter yesterday?"
"He was not in Xiaowangzhuang yesterday."
"Not here?"
"Yes, Wang Dingman seems to have been away from Xiao Wang for four or five days."
"Where have he been?"
"Someone saw him and The friends in the city left on horseback. I don’t know where they went. I haven’t seen anyone today.”
I have been away for four or five days...
Zhou Qing pondered and asked the couple some more questions, mainly about the affairs between sisters Xiaocao and Wang Dingman.
After that, Zhou Qing took out the tranquilizing incense made by An Lang, put two sticks on the deceased, and then left here.
Zhou Qing thought for a while and continued walking around the village. Occasionally when he met people, he would grab them, identify himself, and ask some questions.
The Xiaocao sisters in the eyes of others, Wang Dingman in the eyes of others, what Zhuangzi is like in the eyes of others...
(End of this chapter)