Chapter 307: Being an official must make decisions for ghosts
Qin Shaoyou knew that Zhu Xiucai was flattering, but there was one point in Zhu Xiucai's words that he agreed with.
The ghost sealed in the drum is probably really calling the grievance officer.
Because from the beginning to the end, apart from the sound of drums, this ghost did nothing else and did no harm to anyone.
Although the drum sound it makes makes people irritated and uncomfortable, it does not cause substantial harm to people. It is more like using this method to attract attention.
Thinking of this, Qin Shaoyou said to the human skin ghost drum: "I am the chief flag officer of Mianyuan County Town Demon Division. If you have any grievances, just tell them and I will make the decision for you."
Cui Youyou was stunned when he heard this.
In his impression, Qin Shaoyou has always been a ruthless person who kills demons and ghosts without mercy. Why did he change his gender today and decide for ghosts?
Full of confusion, he leaned into Qin Shaoyou's ear and asked in a low voice: "Do you really want to avenge the ghost?"
Qin Shaoyou nodded and said: "Although it is a ghost now, when it was alive, it was still one of my subjects in Daxia. Now it comes to the gate of the Demon Suppression Department to beat drums and complain, how can I ignore it?
Although the duty of our Demon Suppression Department is to suppress demons and ghosts, when we encounter ghosts who have grievances and have not harmed anyone, we should help them seek justice.
What's more, this man who skinned people to make drums and sealed their souls in the drums was definitely not a kind person. Moreover, he must have some conspiracy to place the human-skinned ghost drum at the gate of the county government office.
Therefore, redressing the injustice of this ghost is not only punishing evil and promoting good, protecting the environment and the people, but also helping ourselves."
When Zhu Xiucai, Monk Ma and others heard this, they all nodded, thinking that Qin Shaoyou was right.
Monk Ma even clasped his hands together, chanted the Buddha's name, and then sighed: "Sir, you are really..."
Zhu Xiucai was the first to say: "Do you have wisdom? Are you destined to be a Buddha? Monk, monk, I just praised you today for finally changing your words. Why did you change it back again?"
Having been robbed of his words, Monk Ma was stunned, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
In fact, neither Zhu Xiucai nor Ma Monk knew that Qin Shaoyou had another reason that he didn't say.
Qin Shaoyou can now collect the gratitude of demons and ghosts for food.
If he can help the ghosts inside the human-skinned ghost drum and redress their grievances, he will not only get new recipes and ingredients when killing the real culprit behind the scenes, but he can also collect the gratitude of the ghosts and ghosts, which can be used to make fresh ghost dew.
It's really like killing two birds with one stone and achieving multiple things with one stone.
After Cui Yougui thought for a moment, he nodded in agreement: "You are right, this case should indeed be investigated thoroughly."
It's just that the ghost in the drum didn't know whether he didn't hear Qin Shaoyou's words or didn't believe Qin Shaoyou. He didn't tell his grievances and just kept beating the drum.
Qin Shaoyou frowned, waiting to repeat what he just said.
Cui Youyou shook his head and said, "It's useless. This ghost is sealed in a drum and has no way to communicate with you. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to communicate by beating the drum."
Qin Shaoyou immediately asked: "So Brother Cui, is there any way to call this ghost out of the drum?"
Cui Yougui acted coquettishly as a habit, and he held his head high and said proudly: "You asked the right person. It is really difficult for other Taoists to call out the ghosts in the human skin. But for
As far as I'm concerned, it's a trivial matter. I just need to put down the altar and cast a few spells to make this ghost in the drum break free and come out to see you."
"As expected of Senior Brother Cui, he is truly amazing."
Qin Shaoyou gave a compliment and then made arrangements: "Senior Brother Cui, take a look at what is needed to set up the altar and tell Zhu Xiucai to prepare it immediately."
Then he turned around and called: "Monk, come and carry this human-skinned ghost drum back to the Yamen of the Demon Subduing Department."
At the same time, he did not forget to say hello to An Mutong: "Fifth brother-in-law, this drum involves evil laws and evil spirits, so I took it away and took over the case."
An Mutong nodded in agreement and had no objection.
Although this drum is an injustice drum at the county government office, it involves human skin, injustice ghosts and evil practices, so it should naturally be under the control of the Demon Suppression Department.
The fifth sister told Qin Shaoyou to pay attention to safety and to protect himself.
An Mutong also gave a few instructions, and then asked Qin Shaoyou to send someone to the county government office to inform the county government after there was progress in the case.
"No problem." Qin Shaoyou agreed, glanced at the on-duty officials hiding behind the county government office, and waved to them: "Come here, I have something to ask you."
Several government officials walked out tremblingly, and before Qin Shaoyou could speak, they hurriedly proved their innocence:
"Sir, this matter has nothing to do with us!"
"Yes, sir, we didn't know that this was a human-skinned ghost drum, let alone that there was a ghost sealed inside it. If we had known, there would be nothing we could do to keep it here..."
"Yes, if we had known, we would have burned it down long ago."
"Don't be nervous. I know this drum has nothing to do with you. I just want to ask you, when was this drum placed here?"
Qin Shaoyou is now very skilled in the use of [Skillful Tongue].
There was nothing special about what he said to others, but after hearing it, several government officials really felt less nervous.
They only thought that this was some kind of secret technique of the Demon Suppression Department. Although they were curious, they did not dare to ask more questions.
Everyone answered the questions honestly.
"This grievance drum has been placed outside the county government office for a long time. But a few months ago, when the official of the Demon Suppression Department was exterminating the demons of the Black Lotus Sect, it was broken by a stray arrow. Afterwards, we found someone to repair it.
It was repaired not long ago and put back in front of the county government office."
"Oh?" Qin Shaoyou raised his eyebrows slightly, "Has this drum ever sounded on its own before to express grievances?"
Several government officials shook their heads in unison: "No."
It seems that there is something wrong with the person who repaired the drum... Qin Shaoyou made a guess and asked again: "Who is the person who repaired the drum that was wronged?"
A government official immediately replied: "It's a drum maker from the Song Dynasty in the west of the city."
"Do you know the specific address of his home?"
"I know." The Yamen officer responded first, and then asked: "Sir, do you want to recruit Song drummers to come for interrogation?"
Qin Shaoyou noticed something unusual about the yamen servant and said, "Why, what's the problem?"
"The drummer of Song Dynasty is dead."
Qin Shaoyou was stunned by the yamen officer's answer, and quickly asked: "Dead? When?"
"Just a few days after he made peace with his grievances," the yamen officer replied.
"What was the cause of death?"
"I heard he is ill."
"Sick? What disease?"
"this……"
The yamen servant was speechless and could not answer.
Qin Shaoyou did not make things difficult for him. He turned around and called out the night watchmen retained by Mianyuan County for questioning, but they did not know the result.
I can't blame them too much.
After all, before tonight, there had never been any abnormality in the drumming of grievances, and they were just ordinary night watchmen with the highest cultivation level of the eighth level. It was normal to see that there was nothing wrong with the drum.
So although Qin Shaoyou was disappointed, he did not blame them. He just arranged for them to go to the drummer's house to investigate and find out how and why the drummer died.
The remaining night watchmen also knew that Qin Shaoyou was giving them a chance to prove themselves, and immediately took orders to go to Song Drum Carpenter's house.
Qin Shaoyou asked the government officials a few more questions before letting them go back to the county government office.
After saying goodbye to An Mutong and Fifth Sister, Qin Shaoyou returned to the Demon Suppression Division.
At this moment, an altar has been set up in the courtyard of the Demon Suppression Division.
The human-skin ghost drum was placed right in front of the altar. Cui Youhan was making secrets with his left hand and holding a sword in his right hand. He was walking around the altar and the human-skin ghost drum.
There are even more words to say.
As Cui Youhen cast the spell, the "dong dong" sound from the human skin ghost drum gradually became more and more rapid.
Vaguely, Qin Shaoyou and the others also heard a shrill roar, mixed in with the drumbeats, which made people's hair stand on end and shudder.
And above the eardrum, a grimace whose face could not be seen clearly appeared.
It is struggling hard and rushing wildly, trying to break through the tympanic membrane and break out of the human-skin ghost drum.
While Qin Shaoyou was waiting for Cui Yougui to call out the ghost in the drum, a paper crane flew through the night and flew into the Mianyuan County Town Demon Division.
It was Liao Yaosuo and the others who were sent to keep an eye on the wedding team, who sent back the news.