Chapter 21: Tigers Eat Children, Great Kindness and Righteousness
Xin'an County Ghosts and Gods Division Yamen, class room.
"What's going on with you three? I asked you to go to the countryside to investigate demons and hurt people, but you are so awesome that you actually started fighting with the villagers? Who can handle cases like you?"
Huang Mei, the deputy director of the Department of Ghosts and Gods, slapped the table angrily, pointing at the heads of the three people in front of him and scolding them, spittle flying everywhere.
The three people were clearly Chu Chen, Zhang Xiucai and Huang Fugui.
"Ah~ How did you handle the case? How do we, the Ghosts and Gods Division, explain it to Magistrate Xu?"
Huang Mei, the vice-captain, walked back and forth, scolding as he walked, and getting angry all the time.
Chu Chen and Zhang Xiucai lowered their heads and said nothing, turning a blind eye.
Even though Deputy Huang Mei may scold him harshly on the surface, his protective intentions are very obvious.
However, Huang Fugui was quite unconvinced and retorted: "Uncle...we..."
"Shut up! There is no uncle here, only the deputy director, the squad leader!" Huang Mei shouted harshly.
Huang Fugui pursed his lips and corrected his title: "Deputy Governor, it was the villagers who took the initiative to attack us. We can't be beaten in vain. Ordinary people can forget it. They are unarmed and pose no threat. Those militiamen and villagers are different. They have internal training.
The evil spirit of the dragon and tiger, if we don’t fight back, won’t we suffer a loss?”
"Are you still reasonable?"
When Huang Mei heard this, he became even more angry and tried to teach Huang Fugui a lesson.
Chu Chen took action to stop him.
"Huang Duguan, calm down your anger. The decision to fight back against the villagers was made by me. The situation is really urgent. The militiaman Xiang Yong thought that Fugui had killed Tie Jian and wanted to attack us. So we fought back. It was really self-defense.
They have cultivated the evil energy of dragons and tigers within themselves, and they are also practitioners, not considered common people."
When Huang Mei saw that it was Chu Chen, a disciple of Taoist Master Xu Ping, he lowered his raised hand and said displeasedly:
"Hmph! Things are not just what you say! The county government said that our Ghosts and Gods Department bullied and injured the people and murdered officials. This is not a small crime. You three should not be confused."
Murdering a court official is tantamount to rebellion.
Although Deng Tiejian was not an official of the imperial court, he was still a serious official, a high-ranking officer, and his benefactor was a military general.
If one thing goes wrong, things will get into trouble.
After a lesson, the anger in Huang Mei's heart was almost vented, and his thoughts gradually cleared up, and he asked in a deep voice:
"Then what happened to Deng Tiejian? Did you really kill him?"
When asked about this, Chu Chen, Zhang Xiucai and Huang Fugui all fell into memories and looked a little strange.
Zhang Xiucai looked innocent:
"You may not believe it, but it's so bizarre. We chased and killed the tiger demon all night last night, and the tiger demon was seriously injured and escaped. In desperation, we went back. What happened? When we returned to Guangyuan
Township, we found that Deng Tiejian was dead. The wounds on his body seemed to have been caused by us. In addition, he also had rich rags and blood on his body. Huang Du Guan, do you think this is strange?"
Deputy Huangmei frowned.
"Could it be that the three of you were under the spell of psychedelic magic? You thought Deng Tiejian was a tiger monster and killed him? If so, things will be in trouble. If you have yellow mud in your crotch, it's either shit or shit!"
"What a naughty mother! Why did this happen to you young children?"
After Huang Mei cursed for a while, he completely calmed down and his tone softened:
"Okay, I understand the matter. We are here to help, so you don't have to worry too much. You can rest peacefully in the squad room."
There was a "bang" on the iron door, the iron lock was locked, and he walked away.
Chu Chen, Zhang Xiucai, and Huang Fugui looked at each other in shock.
Huang Fugui touched it naively.
"Two brothers, was it really us who killed Deng Tiejian?"
Zhang Xiucai sighed, looking depressed:
"I'm afraid it's almost the same. I felt the breath of the painting scroll spirit soldier on the wound on his corpse. That's the unique painting ink I developed, and you can't buy it elsewhere!"
"Ah~"
Huang Fugui seemed to hear a thunderbolt from the blue, and said miserably: "Then... what should we do now? Will we be fine?"
Zhang Xiucai was born in a Confucian school and was quite familiar with the laws of Dachang. He grimaced and sighed:
"It is a serious crime to murder an official of the imperial court. Even if it is proved to be an accidental attack, the death penalty can be avoided, but the death penalty cannot be escaped. Not to mention other punishments, at least the Ghosts and Gods Division will not be able to stay. The imperial court will let us pack up and leave."
Huang Fugui cried sadly: "Ah~ it's so serious! Then I'm miserable. Just a few days after I left the village, I came back in despair. I'm embarrassed and embarrassed."
"What are you doing? It's just a loss of face. I don't know if I can keep my reputation as a scholar. I hope County Magistrate Xu will understand clearly and not wrongly accuse good people. We are also killing monsters for the people, so we can't let our hearts be cold..."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiucai let out a long sigh and secretly looked forward to it.
Huang Fugui also sighed.
There was a gloomy atmosphere in the cell.
Only Chu Chen looked as usual, looking like an outsider.
"Brother Chu, why do you act like nothing is wrong?"
Zhang Xiucai and Huang Fugui looked at each other, a little surprised.
If they are proven guilty of "manslaughter of court officials", they will not be able to escape unscathed even if they have a great background. How can you be so calm, brother?
Chu Chen smiled and said:
"There is no doubt that what we were chasing last night was a demon. There is no doubt about it."
Huang Fugui and Zhang Xiucai shook their heads.
Looking around, the two men spoke in low voices.
"Brother Chu, there is no point in refusing to admit it. The evidence is too obvious. We were the ones who killed Deng Tiejian!"
Chu Chen nodded, agreeing very much with what they said:
"Well, it's true that we killed Deng Tiejian!"
This time, it was Huang Fugui's turn, and Zhang Xiucai was stunned.
What's the meaning?
Huang Fugui's eyes lit up, he patted his thigh and said, "Brother Chu, you mean... the tiger demon is Deng Tiejian, and Deng Tiejian is the tiger demon?"
"No, no, no, this is impossible!"
Zhang Xiucai shook his head repeatedly: "Tiger poison cannot eat its seeds, how could he kill his own son? It doesn't make sense!"
After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiucai continued:
"To say the least, Deng Tiejian is a tiger demon. If he killed his son, then he wouldn't have to report it to our county's Department of Ghosts and Gods. He would fabricate lies. With his status and his son's bad record in the past, if he killed his son, he would kill him.
It’s okay, there’s no need to make the matter a big deal.”
"If you think about it carefully, Brother Chu, your guess is full of holes. Magistrate Xu and the general of the Qingzhou Army would have to be kicked in the head by a donkey to believe it."
After listening to Zhang Xiucai's analysis, Huang Fugui's joy disappeared without a trace.
"The scholar is right. How could Deng Tiejian kill his own son? It's too bizarre."
The two shook their heads, their interest suddenly waned, and they stopped talking.
Chu Chen smiled and didn't say much.
Things are indeed quite strange.
If it weren't for Youxinmiao, he wouldn't have dared to make such a judgment.
When he guessed that Deng Tiejian was the black tiger demon, a new spell was created in the Heart Temple.
[Spell: Blowing hair into a tiger]
[Source: Jiu Lao Immortal Mansion, Mr. Jiu Hou’s Collection]
[On the Yin day, take a handful of tiger hair, cover the deceased with a piece of paper at noon, cut it into a paper tiger, paste both sides of the tiger's hand withered on it, put the remaining hair on the paper tiger's place, sacrifice it under the Liujia altar, and step on it
With the word "Yin Wu", use the Tiger Mantra with both hands, take a breath of Eastern Qi, recite the Tiger Mantra seven times, and burn the talisman together. At the end of forty-two days, burn the paper tiger in front of you, swallow it with sacrificial water for one hour, and leave the tiger hairs.
, each one turns into a tiger. If you want to pick out the character for tiger, take a breath and put it into your sleeve.]
[Spirit: Tiger Talisman]
【Tiger Transformation Curse...】
Whenever you witness meritorious deeds and do good deeds, the secrets of Taoism and Taoism will appear in your heart temple.
A fierce tiger eats its seeds, which is a sign of great kindness and righteousness.