It is not uncommon in this world, but happens all the time.
Especially those monks who control the power of witchcraft, every move has shocking power, and they can kill people with just a thought.
Common people have no power to resist these people, and they may even die in the aftermath of unknown battles.
But——
Killing can only be done with a nod of the head!
There is no greater evil than killing people, but relying on their strength and background to oppress, torture, ravage, trample, and destroy others' dignity for a long time, leaving them with unbearable memories for the rest of their lives.
It is not only the pain in the body, but also the spiritual world is suffering from endless pain.
The lines of cold fonts on the dossier simply cannot reflect the pain that the victims experienced.
That's true.
Tie Tang still didn't dare to look anymore.
He kicked the file beside him at shoulder level: "Have you seen these?"
The Li brothers looked at each other, and then Li Qingze stood up.
"Your Majesty, we heard about some cases back then, but when it came to specific incidents... they were just hearsay and we didn't do any in-depth research."
"I originally thought that using people to make elixirs was an extremely evil thing in the world. I never thought that a mountain could be as high as a mountain.
The evil of human nature cannot be defended by ghosts and gods!"
Li Qingze and Li Qingyuan felt the anger in Tie Tang's words and quickly picked up a few files and started reading.
There was silence in the warehouse at first, then there was an angry curse, and then there was a loud curse, and then it turned silent again, with the faint sound of sobbing.
It won’t take long.
Tie Tang and the others read all the files. The eyes of the Li brothers were all red, and the fierce men were in tears.
"Sir, this beast is not worthy of being a human being. It would be easy to kill him. He needs to be allowed to go to the execution hall to 'enjoy'."
Tie Tang was also shocked by what he saw, and his hands and feet were trembling.
Ninety percent of the victims are ordinary people, not only the locals of Qingshui City, but also several surrounding cities, who also suffered harm.
Most of these people were women, and most of them were guilty of sexual assault, torture, and imprisonment. There were also some people who were seduced and tortured to death.
The Gou family ranks among the top aristocratic families in Qingshui City. Not to mention ordinary ordinary people, even some middle and lower-class aristocratic families do not dare to provoke them easily.
As you can imagine.
Those women suffered so much that they had no means to fight against Gou Zhen, so they could only suffer in vain.
After committing a crime, Gou Zhen used coercion and inducement to prevent the victim and his family members from speaking out.
Occasionally, there are some people who would rather die than surrender, but before they can think of any way to deal with it, they are forcibly silenced and their bodies are even destroyed.
No one is seen alive, no body is seen dead.
These people died in vain. No one dares to care about them, and not many people even know about them.
A total of 79 cases were filed, with a total of 249 victims and family members. It was really a series of crimes and crimes.
These two hundred people are inconspicuous in Qingshui County or even in Qingshui City.
Their suffering cannot bring much trouble to this city, and they cannot compete with the children of Gou Zhen and other aristocratic families. This is the tragedy of this era.
Ordinary people who have not cultivated themselves will be in purgatory for twenty years, and they may have already died or become old.
But the culprit in the past is still at large, immortal, and eternally young.
The contrast between mortals and witches was like the turbulent torrent of the times, rolling and beating on Tie Tang's cheeks, once again giving him endless shock.
Tie Tang sorted out all the files, took the two of them out of the supervisory county residence, and went to the county government office to summon the Meihuatang internal guard who had been to Zhoufeng City.
"You are in Zhoufeng City, do you know what Gou Zhen's cultivation level is now?"
Plum Blossom Internal Guards are good at being eyeliners and secret agents. They are all elves, vigilant and observant beings.
But their strength is not high, and relatively speaking they can be said to be the weakest among the agents.
Hearing Tie Tang's question, he just kept shaking his head: "Sir, my strength is so low that it is really difficult to see through that person's cultivation strength."
Tie Tang didn't care, called the man away, and asked about the Li brothers again.
"From what you said before, Gou Zhen was already a great witch of the soul twenty years ago. Is it possible to enter the secret realm of the witch now?"
Li Qingze thought for a while and immediately rejected: "Sir, he relied on the Gou family's background to forcefully reach the realm of the Yuanshen Great Witch.
If you want to break through to the secret realm of the magic witch again...it may not be possible to give him two or three pills of the divine realm.
What's more, although the Gou family has considerable financial resources, it is not a one-person family, and it is impossible to let him spend it randomly.
In my opinion.
Twenty years have passed, and Gou Zhen’s cultivation can be maintained without declining, which is considered to be hard work.”
Tie Tang nodded, knowing that the possibility of what he said was not small.
This kind of primordial witch who relies on the resources of aristocratic families to forcibly accumulate them is the mainstream existence in aristocratic families.
The potential of these people has been exhausted. Once their mood fluctuates, or they do not practice for a long time, it is not uncommon for their cultivation to decline instead of rising.
"Okay, you two brothers, please order a hundred brothers from the Shenwu Hall, dress up as passers-by and trade, and go to Fenglei Mansion to wait for orders."
Fenglei Mansion is the residence of the teleportation array judge of Qingshui City. Although Zhoufeng City is under Qingshui County, it is far away from Qingshui City, so you need to rely on the formation to get there quickly.
Li Qingyuan rolled his eyes and immediately knew what Tie Tang was going to do.
"Sir, with our strength... I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture that man."
"I have my own plan." Tie Tang left quickly after saying that.
The two brothers didn't think too much, quickly gathered people, disguised themselves, and led them secretly to the designated location.
At the same time.
Tie Tang returned to Tie Mansion, and everyone was still drinking and having fun, wondering what the tragedy in the world was.
With a quick glance, he selected a few people.
"Great monk, Tie Long, Tie Hu, come here and discuss something."
Tianwen and the others didn't know why, but they still followed Tie Tang to the relatively quiet courtyard nearby.
"What's going on? It's so mysterious?"
"I encountered a trouble here. There is a very vicious gangster. I need you to help me go and catch him."
Tian Wen curled his lips: "Okay, once you become an official, you will be able to summon people."
"I am not bothering Master because the formation matter has not been completely settled yet."
"Okay, let's talk about this. These are all trivial matters. Can you tell me where that person is?" Tian Wen was just joking.
He just happened to feel a sense of cowardice from Li Geng and Feng Bingyao, so he had to find an opportunity to let it out.
As for Tie Long, Tie Hu kept nodding his head without saying a word of objection.
Tie Tang said slowly: "That man was originally a death row prisoner, so he should have died twenty years ago.
I have just read about his crimes, which deserve to be regarded as the most evil in the world.
In the past twenty years... I'm afraid he has also been domineering in Zhoufeng City and harmed countless people.
The three of you go to Fenglei Mansion, follow Li Captou and others to Zhoufeng City, and first capture this person quietly and return.
Then let Capt. Li and others collect evidence and summon witnesses on the spot. Tie Hu will stay there to assist one or two. Great Monk, you and Tie Long will bring that person back to see me.
Don't be too public about this matter. The man's name is Gou Zhen and he is from the Gou family. Too much publicity may lead to changes."
Tian Wen was shocked when he heard this: "You can still live after being sentenced to death? It seems that he is quite powerful. What kind of cultivation level does that person have?"
"Twenty years ago, there was the great witch of the soul, but it was built with resources. With the power of the three of you...even if he entered the secret realm of the witch, he wouldn't be able to stop you, right?"
"Who do I think...that's it? Just watch my methods." Tian Wen turned around and left without even thinking about it.
He is a majestic true disciple of the Great Leiyin Temple, the pinnacle of Buddhism, and now he is also a great witch of the soul, and is about to break into the secret realm of the witchcraft.
Capturing a character like this is as simple as eating and drinking. Even if the opponent has made further progress in cultivation in the past twenty years, Tianwen will not panic at all.
Tie Tang gave instructions: "The two of you follow, the main purpose is to prevent the man from escaping. If the great monk takes action, he should be able to capture him easily."
"Don't worry, sir, this matter is not difficult." Tie Long assured him, patting his chest, and led Tie Hu to quickly follow Tian Wen's footsteps.
Tie Tang didn't think much more, his arrangements were already in place.
Tie Long and Tie Hu are both magical wizards, and they can easily control each other one on one. In addition, Tian Wen, who is the top, has taken action, which has already given him enough face.
However, Tianwen and the others quickly arrived at Fenglei Mansion and saw Li Qingyuan and Li Qingze brothers ready to go.
Coupled with the nearly one hundred Shenwutang agents, all of whom were muscular and masculine, their posture was up.
"Let's go!"
Tian Wen was impatient, so with a wave of his hand, hundreds of people began to step into the teleportation array in batches.
With the intense colorful light flashing, Tianwen and others began to gradually appear in Zhoufeng City.
At this time, Li Qingyuan quickly ordered to control other officials in Fenglei Mansion to prevent them from going out to report the news.
Then Li Qingze walked up to Tianwen and the others: "Master, I have heard of your name for a long time. Master Tie asked you to come. This matter should be caught in a jar."
Tianwen waved his hand: "Stop talking nonsense and get the person quickly. I have to go back to have a drink, but Tietou said, you guys have to collect evidence and call witnesses here."
"I know this, but there is one more thing about this matter. My brother and I need to go to that person's house first to confirm whether it is a hook shock, and then notify the three of us to take action."
When Tianwen heard this, he was surprised: "No one is sure?"
He doesn't know the inside story of what happened, and has no concrete idea of how bad Gou Zhen is and how evil he is.
Even Tie Long and Tie Hu didn't take it to heart when they heard that the other party was just a soul wizard.
Li Qingze quickly explained: "This matter is very serious. Master, please wait here for a while. The two of us will go and come back."
"Go quickly, go quickly." Tianwen urged again and again.
Li Qingze and Li Qingyuan left the Fenglei Mansion Office and quickly found the Gou Mansion in Zhoufeng City according to what the Meihua Internal Guard said.
Looking at the handwriting that looked like an iron painting and a silver hook, the two of them were more certain about their guesses.
After all, there are really not many families with the surname Gou in Qingshui County.
The two of them waited for a stick of incense in the street near the door, trying their luck to see if they could bump into the real owner.
However, at this time, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the night is getting darker, and the number of pedestrians on the road is gradually decreasing. It is undoubtedly difficult to bump into Gouzhen.
"Let's go into the house and have a look!"
"Listen to my brother."
The two brothers, Li Qingze and Li Qingyuan, are both in the Spiritual Wisdom Realm. They are one step away from the Heavenly Heart Realm. They have not yet become Yuanshen, so they cannot be considered great witches.
It's impossible for them to capture Gou Zhen, but it's not difficult to sneak into a mansion.
However, not long after the two of them entered the house, they felt their whole bodies shake, and a huge coercion descended on them, and a strong and tall figure appeared in front of them.
"What kind of thieves dare to come into my place and cause trouble? They don't know how to live or die!"
The man didn't even think about it. He pressed down with his palm, and his soul appeared. It was so powerful that it squeezed the air in the courtyard.
Li Qingze looked up and recognized this person at a glance.
It’s just Gou Zhen!
"You are indeed not dead yet..."
Gou Zhen was shocked. Hearing these words, he subconsciously felt something bad. Instead of relaxing, he increased his strength and wanted to kill the two of them completely here.
Bang!
Li Qingyuan flew forward and joined forces with Li Qingze to hit the Li family's unique skill, Qijuequan.
Qijuequan has seven levels of punching power. Each deeper level causes more damage. The boxing technique gradually gathers multiple different punching powers, making it powerful and powerful, with seven layers of punch seals.
The two of them worked together to increase their power, with more than a dozen fist seals crisscrossing each other, with different strengths, either feminine, masculine, silk-winding, or wood-breaking.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of explosions erupted in the void, grass blades flew around, lights lit up quickly, and the sounds of flying and moving came one after another.
The Li brothers fell back again and again, blood spurting out from their mouths, and were easily injured by a slap from the hook.
"Witch?"
"At least it's the Ancient Witch Realm. Oops, it was a miscalculation."
Neither Li Qingze nor Li Qingyuan expected that their cultivation strength, which they thought was just a trick from a family villain, would develop horribly in the past twenty years.
"Brother, you go first!" Seeing Gou Zhen attack again, Li Qingyuan pushed Li Qingze away with all his strength, and once again hit Qijue Fist alone, trying to stop the opponent.
Gou Zhen smiled coldly, with a gloomy look on his face: "I don't care who you are, but you are here, so don't even think about leaving, just die!!"
Boom!
There seemed to be thunder flashing in the sky, Gou shook his body quickly, and his magic power spurted out, transforming into seven white-haired evil tigers, dividing them from several directions, surrounding the two brothers.
"I was careless, I didn't expect that we would die here..." Li Qingze smiled bitterly, but still underestimated Gou Zhen's strength.
Oh no~
The white-haired evil tiger pounced, its claws like knives, scraped across Li Qingyuan's throat, bringing out a gurgling stream of hot blood.
Phew~
Li Qingyuan knelt on the ground, unable to move for a moment. The gap in cultivation strength was too big, and his qualifications were not outstanding. It was impossible to cross several major realms and compete with Gou Zhen, who was already in the mysterious realm of the witch.
"Qingyuan!" Li Qingze was shocked and angry. He wanted to run to Li Qingyuan, but was also stopped by the evil tiger.
After a few parries, he was already covered in blood, not much better than Li Qingyuan.
"What cat or dog dares to come to me to cause trouble? You actually know my identity, so I won't let you stay.
You two, have a good time on the road to hell!"
Gouzhen held his right hand in the air, and streams of black and gray air flew up from under the two of them, quickly wrapping them into a gray cocoon.
"Death!"
At this moment.
Suddenly a golden light flashed in the courtyard, as bright as day, rendering the entire world a bright golden color.
"You are quite capable. It seems that Tietou asked me to do the right thing."
"Take my finger, Powerful King Kong!"
A golden finger emerged from the void, as thick as a sea bowl, more than three feet long, like a golden dragon.
The fingertips are lingering with Buddha's light, like the hands of Arhat, and like the fingers of Vajra Dharma.
"Buddhist monk?"
Gou Zhen didn't even think about it. He twisted his waist and made hundreds of ghastly fist seals one after another.
Bang!
Infinite divine light exploded in the void, illuminating the sky above Zhoufeng City like the sunset.
——
"Senior, have you ever estimated the requirements for the formation?"
"Well, the meteorite iron required to make the star banner is relatively difficult to find, and if you want to make it well, you need to invite a master who is good at refining it.
There will be another fee added in this aspect, what do you think?"
Tie Tang pondered for a moment: "According to what you said before, if the total price is within 120,000 yuan, it is acceptable."
Fang Lexian was beside him, making plans, and was reassured by the words.
"If you have this budget, it should be enough. Even if you end up overspending, it will still be within 10,000 yuan. I will try my best to reduce it for you."
"Okay, please excuse me, brother and seniors, I'm going to convene all the major families to discuss the formation and money matters."
"It's okay for you to go, I'm here."
Tie Tang stopped thinking about it and informed Li Qingwan, He Changsheng, Qiu Zhengyang and others overnight.
But when it came to Lu Zhengqing, he seemed a little hesitant.
The real pillar of the Lu family is about to die, which is obviously not a good thing for everyone in the Lu family.
He didn't know whether Lu Zhengqing knew about this, so he could only come to the county magistrate's office and planned to explore Lu Zhengqing's story.
However, when he saw Lu Zhengqing and told him about the formation, the latter also showed joy and did not seem too uncomfortable.
"Brother Lu, please invite all the major families for me, and we will finalize this matter this time."
"What's so difficult about this? I'll send someone to inform you right away. After dawn, I'll ask them to wait at the Welcome Hall."
"Thank you, Brother Lu. By the way, I have something else I want to ask you about. I wonder if Brother Lu still remembers it."
"Sir, please tell me. Lu knows everything he knows."
"This person's name is Gou Zhen, does Brother Lu still remember him?"
"Hook shock..."
For a while, Lu Zhengqing really didn't remember who he was.
Tie Tang added: "Twenty years ago."
"Oh, I remember, Gou Zhen has been punished for a long time, why do you suddenly mention him?"
"I accidentally saw this person's file. I was shocked and wanted to know more."
"That's it...this man is indeed a heinous person. Back then, I felt that his sentence of beheading was considered light..."
Lu Zhengqing told him everything he knew back then, and Tie Tang asked him carefully about everyone involved in handling the case.
Including information about victims, family members, and various officials involved in interrogations, arrests, cases, and executions.
The two of them talked at night in the palace, until the sky gradually turned white and the morning light first appeared.
There was a burst of chaotic footsteps, and they ran straight in from outside the county government office. Soon, after being informed by the government officials, they found Tie Tang and Lu Zhengqing.
Before anyone came in, Tie Tang noticed something was wrong.
It was none other than the two brothers Tie Long and Tie Hu.
Their clothes were messy and stained with dew, broken leaves, and mud, as if they had lived in the mountains for ten days and a half.
"My lord......"
"Where is the great monk?" Tie Tang didn't see Tian asked, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Tiehu looked ashamed and said sarcastically: "We were going to let the villain get away. The master said he was too embarrassed to see you, so he went back to his house and hid."