Xu Chong knelt down and slapped Zhang Youde twice, forcing him to wake up.

"Aren't you afraid of violating the imperial taboos when Zhou Ze uses this method to control you?"

The cost of this kind of enslavement method is too low. Apart from selecting targets, it only involves paying lip service. If the court lets it go, won't it be afraid of shaking its foundation?

"Taboo...taboo? Hahahaha."

Zhang Youde was stunned and suddenly laughed when he heard this question: "What kind of taboo is this? No matter how many people you officials enslave, won't you still be enslaved by the court? Can you turn the world upside down?"

"..."

Xu Chong was silent.

"I know you are right. Even if it succeeds, I will probably die."

Zhang Youde moved his body with great effort to make himself lie down more comfortably: "But I'm not willing to do it. I'll do it myself, but I don't want Shunyi to be like me, living in confusion all his life and being the lowest level ant."<

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"...It seems that Zhou Ze has a lot of things that he hasn't told you."

Xu Chong stood up and looked up at the bright moon, "If you can become a Jinshi in high school, you will have the opportunity to be knighted and noble. With Shunyi's talent and learning, you don't need to do anything."

"What?!"

Zhang Youde's eyes suddenly widened.

"This is what the county academic edict personally told me. It's up to you to believe it or not."

"I..."

Zhang Youde doesn’t want to believe it, but he has to believe it.

Because in his impression, apart from the county magistrate Wu Wenjing, Wang Hezhi was the only person Zhou Ze feared.

Why would a powerful registrar be afraid of a mere teacher?

The answer is obvious.

"Shunyi is my good friend after all."

Xu Chong said, turned around and walked away slowly, "You...don't make it difficult for me."

Don’t make it difficult for me?

Zhang Youde murmured and repeated, and when he came to his senses, he suddenly laughed.

"Hahahahaha..."

"Okay, don't make it difficult for me!"

"With such a hero, what can't I let go of?"

Zhang Youde shouted to Xu Chong's back: "Over there, the dog, please look after me..."

………

Xu Chong quickly returned to his previous position, standing at the street corner and waiting quietly.

About two-quarters of an hour passed, and government officials gradually began to walk out of the alleys.

"Your Majesty, we haven't found anything in Hongshi Hutong."

"The same goes for Crescent Moon Alley."

"Old Tree Lane..."

After everyone finished reporting, Xu Chong nodded and said: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work. There is still the last part of Heishuiwu. Everyone, keep your spirits up. When the person is caught, I will show my merits for you."

Following Xu Chong's order, the large group of people began to rush towards Heishui Pier.

What follows is a very normal manhunt.

Since there is no decent road in Heishuiwu, no one discovered Zhang Youde who had been dead for a long time until the early morning.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Youde’s body is far away from his ancestral home.

………

County government.

The lights are bright and the figures are charming.

Although it was Wu, the people on Tuesday pretended to be calm, but Xu Chong still caught a hint of shock on their faces.

Just wait, it will be your turn soon.

Xu Chong sentenced the two of them to death in his heart, and said with a cold face: "Your Majesty, the county magistrate, I led the people to hunt down late at night, and finally killed the suspect, but why didn't the so-called evil book be found?"

"..."

Wu Wenjing and Zhou Ze looked at each other, both of them had ugly expressions.

This was originally a trap, so how could there be any evil book?

The question is...shoot to death?

How could a group of ordinary people kill Zhang Youde, who was awakened to the second level?

Even if Zhang Youde is injured, at least there will be no problem in escaping.

"Sir Xu, your duty is only to arrest."

Zhou Ze took a step forward, his eyes flashed coldly, and said: "As for the details of the case, I won't bother you."

Xu Chong took a deep look at Zhou Ze and walked to Dianshi Yamen with a flick of his sleeves.

After he left, Zhou Ze immediately looked at the government servant aside: "I want to know the complete story!"

"This..."

The yamen officer only hesitated for a moment, then honestly told the story from beginning to end.

Including Xu Chong's division of troops into the alley and the large-scale manhunt in Heishuiwu.

Wu Tuesday did not believe it easily. Instead, he separated all the government officials and asked them individually. In the end, they got almost the same answer.

"Xu Chong is really brave to ask us for the exercises without saying anything about it!"

In the county government office, Zhou Ze had a gloomy face.

"This is just a small matter, it would be the same for anyone else."

Wu Wenjing shook his head and frowned: "The question now is, who killed Zhang Youde."

"Who else could it be?"

Zhou Ze sneered, "It only took one blow to cut off Zhang Youde's heart, making him unable to resist. The murderer must have been at least fifth level enlightened."

"Do you suspect it's Wang Hezhi?"

Wu Wenjing pondered for a moment and said: "What was the mistake that allowed him to see your plan?"

"The only one who knows about this is you and me, Zhang Youde. There is no doubt that Zhang Youde must have exposed his feet to his precious son."

Zhou Ze said without hesitation, "Old Ghost Wang is extremely cunning. Based on some clues, it is not surprising that he was blamed on Zhang Youde."

"It seems that this is the only explanation."

Wu Wen nodded and suddenly lowered his voice and asked: "Do you think he has any evidence against you and me?"

"You can rest assured about this. I checked Zhang Youde's pupils. They were excited, anxious, and greedy, but not panicked. It was obvious that he was killed instantly, and he did not see the face of the murderer."

After Zhou Ze finished speaking, he paused and then said: "And even if Zhang Youde reveals something, the person is already dead, and there is no basis for it, and you and I are not afraid at all."

"That's good."

Wu Wenjing let go of his hanging heart, and immediately said with a sinister look on his face: "This old guy, if the prince had not been with him, how could he have been kept here till now?"

"We'll talk about this later. The most important thing now is, what to do with Xu Youan's black money?"

Zhou Ze was also in a bad mood, but he was more concerned about interests, "Without Zhang Youde as a martial slave, we can only take action personally."

"No, absolutely not!"

Wu Wenjing rejected the proposal without even thinking, "At least not now, we will have to wait until we have a big plan before we can consider it."

"..."

Zhou Ze wanted to fall out, but he knew that Wu Wenjing was right to be concerned.

This year is the year of inspection in Daqing. Even those high-ranking officials in Beijing who cannot imagine how powerful they are may end up confiscating their homes and annihilating their clans if they are not careful.

Let alone small characters like them?

The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment.

At this moment, someone came to report: "Your Excellency, Mr. Wang from the county school wants to see you."

Wang Hezhi?

What is he doing here at this hour?

Wu Wenjing's expression suddenly changed and he stood up.
To be continued...