Chapter 82 Kaifeng Weird Things

Zhan Zhao, courtesy name Xiong Fei, was born in Changzhou Prefecture. He was known as the Southern Hero in the Jianghu. He was granted the title of "Yu Mao", a fourth-rank sword-bearing guard of the front of the army, and was currently serving in Kaifeng Prefecture.

The data lists Zhan Zhao's life in detail, coming from countless parallel worlds, with little difference, and the three words "good man" are written all over it.

Similar to the preference of the [Mechanical Angel] for purity, the [Ghost Rider] has no resistance to this kind of good person with a shining soul, just like a human seeing a cat on the street, a smile can't help but appear on his face and eyes.

If this nice guy is young and good-looking, she would want to get close to him even more. He even has a nickname called "Cat Guardian".

【Cat mint?】Theseus introduces an analogy.

Tarona shook his head: "It's air cleaner."

People are born with original sin, and there is no solution to original sin. [Devil Rider] can fairly ignore it. But the seven sins are rampant in the world, and the factors of sin are filled in the air, and they can be spread everywhere without the wind.

[Evil Spirit Rider] judges sins, burns sins, sins are unforgivable, they deserve only to go to hell.

The moment she landed on earth, the hellfire surging in Gabriel's body began to scream. All the time, she was thinking about burning away the sin that made her nauseous.

She is not only a demon knight, but also the ruler of hell.

Ah, she had already begun to imagine the wonderful scene of those sinful souls wailing and struggling in the fire of hell.

Until Zhan Zhao appeared.

He was like an air freshener so powerful that it deserved a ten-star rating. The sinful smell that permeated the air suddenly dissipated, and what flooded into the nose was the fresh scent of grass.

There are still beautiful things in the world, but there is too much fuel for sin, and the hellfire fueled by hatred is constantly churning and trying to set them on fire.

"What a nice cat."

The new ruler of hell praised generously in the most cheerful tone.

She stood up from the clouds, the black windbreaker woven with hellish moonlight was rustling in the wind, and the blood-red lining inside was flipping like waves. The close-fitting and minimalist black combat uniform was very convenient for her to move, and the ends of the eight-centimeter high heels were polished to be very sharp, and even the hardest bones could be easily cut in half with just a slight scratch.

The residual light of the setting sun shone on her, making her, who was not a mortal, look like a god or bodhisattva who came down to earth to save the suffering. Her deep red eyes were like melted gilt mixed with slowly solidifying molten lava.

If a sinner looked into these eyes, he would feel as if he were in a sea of ​​fire and hell, and his entire soul would be burned to ashes.

There is no place for sin to hide, and no sin to be forgiven.

A woman as beautiful as a sea of ​​flames leaped down from the clouds. As the last ray of light in the sky disappeared, flames that burned the sky fell from the sky.

All sinners will go to hell!

…

The evil of human beings is always endless and getting worse. Zhan Zhao is a good person, so he cannot understand why there are always people who do evil things that are despised by all people.

Can we really abandon our conscience just for money and power?

The kidnapping case of innocent girls that angered the government was solved under the leadership of Zhan Zhao. He also led the arrest of the thieves. The small black and white characters on the files were shocking to him and he can still remember them vividly.

So when Mr. Bao gave him another important task, he took it upon himself and rushed to Jingzhou at full speed.

Han Sheng, the governor of Jingzhou, was Bao Zheng's former classmate. A month ago, he wrote to Kaifeng Prefecture, detailing a kidnapping case that was no less serious than the one Bao Zheng had solved.

However, the leader was extremely cunning and suspected to be a martial arts expert. Four attempts to capture him failed all four times, and he came and went without a trace.

After some distress, Han Sheng thought of Zhan Zhao.

The Southern Hero Zhan Zhao is known for his integrity and martial arts skills, and he has few rivals today. He has also just handled a major human trafficking case and has a wealth of experience, making him the perfect choice.

Zhan Zhao did not shirk his responsibility and came to Jingzhou with Bao Gong's letter.

But there was a small accident on the way, and there was another person who came -

The White Jade Hall of the Golden-haired Rat.

It was just a coincidence that the two of them bumped into each other.

Zhan Zhao was secretly borrowed by Han Sheng from Kaifeng Prefecture to handle the case. Only a few people knew about this. Moreover, he was dressed in disguise and even the giant sword was wrapped in cloth strips, so there was no possibility of his identity being discovered.

However, it was just such a coincidence that on a rainy night, the two met in a cave. Unexpectedly, both of them were in disguise and could not recognize each other for a while. They started fighting and found out that it was the flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple.

Bai Yuting was asked by someone to come to Jingzhou to look for someone.

Master Bai Wu had many friends, and it was not uncommon for him to make friends regardless of age. The youngest son of one of them came to Jingzhou to do business last month and has not been heard from since. The friend asked several people to inquire about the situation and finally suspected that his youngest son was probably abducted by kidnappers.

This kidnapper still has some ability. He asked so many people to investigate, but they still couldn't find out the truth.

Just when he was crying out to the sky, the leisurely Bai Yuting passed by his county on horseback. Thinking of paying a visit to his friend, he shamelessly asked Bai Yuting for help.

Not to mention that Master Bai Wu is a chivalrous and courageous man, this friend has come to him for help, so how could he not help?

"What I hate most in my life is kidnappers!"

Bai Yutang rode his horse towards Jingzhou, holding a knife.

Borrow one and get one free, and Prefecture Han made a profit. The old man with a long beard was smiling happily. At first glance, he did not look like the governor of a prefecture, but more like an old man playing chess in the shade of a tree at the entrance of the village.

After reading the files, Zhan Zhao frowned slightly. This group of thieves was indeed more cunning than the one he had just investigated.

The cat and the mouse worked together to study it for a long time, but they still couldn't figure out how this group of thieves disappeared with so many good girls from good families right under the noses of the government.

Master Bai Wu decided to go to unofficial places to inquire about the news.

For example, casinos, black markets, and brothels.

Zhan Zhao also went to the first two places, but as he was shy in the latter place, he hid outside and waited for Bai Yuting to come out after finding out.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round.

The Fifth Master was generous, and although he was still wearing makeup to hide his very romantic and handsome face, he had friends from all walks of life and was very familiar with these places, which had their own set of rules. His level of speaking was only high, and his acting skills were not bad, so people could not find any inconsistency, and naturally some gossip that was only circulated underground leaked out.

When he came out of the last place, Bai Yuting's face looked visibly uglier.

"Brother Bai, what's wrong?"

Zhan Zhao asked softly.

Bai Yutang calmed down and said, "My friend's little son was definitely kidnapped."

That boy is a conspicuous person. His father asked him to come to Jingzhou to do business. He didn't succeed in business, but he did become familiar with brothels.

I had just given a brief account of the incident and seven or eight girls said they had seen him. The brothel owner even explained clearly when he came last and who was with him.

Bai Yutang went over it in his mind. Well, none of those people following that brat matched. None of them were his friend's associates.

No wonder his friend kept saying that his son was kind and innocent, that's right! Those kidnappers were targeting such foolish and wealthy dudes!

After hearing this, Zhan Zhao looked serious: "Are you targeting young people from other places?"

The file that Lord Han showed them clearly recorded the missing persons investigated in recent days, including their names, where they lived, what they did, and where they came from.

The most common people are those who come from other places, either to do business, to visit friends and relatives, or to travel. There are both men and women, and they are all young people with good looks.

From the time they entered the city to the time they disappeared, it was no more than ten days. This shows how many spies these thieves had and how sophisticated their methods were. They did not fail at all and did not reveal any traces.

Also, because they mostly targeted outsiders, few locals reported missing persons. Although there was some information in these mixed groups that the government could not find, it did not affect their interests. There was really no one who went out of their way to investigate this aspect, so the news was cut off here.

After returning home, the two informed Governor Han of all the information they had gathered over the past few days. The old man ordered someone to fetch the files again, apparently intending to work late into the night to see if they could find some clues from the gaps between the words.

At this point in the investigation, it seems that the only option left is to take a risk.

Bai Yutang pondered for a moment and said, "Cat, how about luring the snake out of its hole?"

Zhan Zhao understood immediately. He looked at himself, then at Bai Yutang, and asked, "You're coming?"

Bai Yutang snorted and acted arrogantly: "What else? You look so cute, let alone luring the snake out of its hole, if you don't scare it, you will lose."

Zhan Zhao chuckled and said, "Then Master Lao Wu will take the risk."

Bai Yutang rolled his eyes at him, and the two of them went to the study side by side. Bai Yuting told Han Zhizhou the idea that had just occurred to him.

Han Sheng thought about it again and again and finally agreed.

He told the two men to be careful and to think of another plan if this one failed.

He had the audacity to borrow the person from Bao Zheng, so he couldn't let anything go wrong here, otherwise how could he be worthy of his former classmates who had placed their trust in him?

Bai Yuting looked at the prefect Han who was talking to him and Zhan Zhao, and he felt more and more that this old man was like the boss who played chess at the entrance of the village, and he felt very soft-hearted.

…

On the second day, a young merchant from Suzhou came to Jingzhou Prefecture. He was very handsome and made the young ladies on the street blush.

The merchant's surname was Cheng. It was said that he was a concubine's son. Although his mother was a concubine, she was very favored by him. So the master let him lead a team to Jingzhou to do business alone. There were more than a dozen large carts, all loaded with top-quality Su satin, and the last cart was loaded with several boxes of pearls.

Mr. Cheng was a man of great rhetoric and was very knowledgeable about the ways of the world. After sending out several boxes of satin and pearls, his goods were sold out in just a few days, and he also made many connections through this process.

He was in high spirits for the moment. He threw a big hand and hosted a banquet in a restaurant and also invited guests to listen to music on a pleasure boat. His high-profile behavior was heard throughout Jingzhou Prefecture.

Until two days before the return journey, there were a few unfamiliar faces around Mr. Cheng, who seemed to be his new friends.

His new friend introduced him to a new trade route. If it succeeded, he could sell his goods to the Western Regions.

Master Cheng thought about it for a moment, and his face immediately flushed, as if he had already seen the day when he would defeat his brothers and become the head of the family.

That night, he invited several friends to the largest brothel in Jingzhou Prefecture and they drank until they were drunk.

After the banquet, Master Cheng was extremely drunk and had to be helped back home by his friends.

However, the next day, Master Cheng's servants anxiously knocked on the injustice drum at the gate of the government office, crying and shouting that their master was missing.

The young master they had lost was now "unconscious" curled up in a vegetable basket half the height of a person, and was being carried out of the city by a seemingly simple and honest farming couple.

The guards at the city gate recognized them. They were honest farmers who would not raise the price to customers when selling vegetables in the city. They would even smile when they were cheated, and it was a great thing for them to earn a few coins.

The prefect of Jingzhou was a good official. The officers and soldiers of Jingzhou followed his example and never oppressed the people. They would even help these simple farmers push their carts when needed.

Just like that, this simple peasant carried away a good girl right under the noses of the officers and soldiers.

Bai Yuting, who was curled up in a vegetable basket and pretending to be unconscious, looked extremely bad. He listened to the conversation outside and endured for a while before suppressing the anger that surged in his heart.

No wonder, no wonder!

It turns out that this group of kidnappers all look like this. Those who come up to talk and establish relationships are the accomplices. They are the real kidnappers!

Who would have thought? Who would have thought!

It's really a preconceived notion. I'm used to seeing those muscular, thick-shouldered and fat-chested people, but this is the first time I've seen this type!

Thinking back to what he heard at night, Bai Yutang's already ugly expression became even more unsightly.

Not only are they buying and selling people, they are also extorting money.

Valuable goods like his will be sold, even at the cost of extortion, and valuable goods will be shipped out and sold at the last moment before the last bit of value is squeezed out.

His friend's little son has not been sold yet.

And the most important point is——

There were quite a few people in the yard, and they were all very familiar with each other. I was afraid that...

Zhan Zhao held his breath and followed behind at a close distance, his eyes very cold, and it was obvious that he had the same idea as Bai Yutang.

This time, the thieves are most likely a whole village.

Neither the couple driving the donkey cart nor the people who gathered in the yard talking last night knew any martial arts.

If Bai Yutang had not been brought here by those people, if they had not skillfully paid those people a reward and then decided on the next victim in an extremely calm tone...

Zhan Zhao couldn't believe that they were thieves who kidnapped girls from decent families.

They were no different from the hardworking farmers in the countryside. They looked kind, their carts were full of vegetables, and their clothes were patched coarse cloth...

No, they are.

However, besides being farmers, they are also thieves.

Can human evil ever reach its worst state?

Nan Xia was an expert in martial arts, especially in lightness skills. The couple driving the car had no idea that there was someone following them.

The road gradually became bumpy. Bai Yutang swore that he had never experienced such a bumpy ride in his life. When had he, Master Bai Wu, ever suffered such hardship?

It's all these damn thieves!

After about half an hour of shaking, the donkey cart finally stopped. Bai Yutang breathed a sigh of relief. He heard some movement above his head and pretended to be unconscious very conscientiously.

The man who was talking to this couple had a heavy accent and Bai Yutang did not understand what they were saying. The man was carrying him on his shoulders and walking very fast. He must be a burly man with some martial arts skills.

Walking down...

Bai Yuting smelled a faint moldy odor, and considering that the man was going downstairs... it was a cellar.

He had just heard the voice of a child.

These people never avoid children when doing anything, so it is conceivable that his guess is correct. I hope the cat was not frightened.

Walk forward thirteen steps, turn left, walk thirteen steps again, turn right, and walk another eight steps... bang, it's the sound of a door opening, the door is very heavy.

He was let down, surrounded by no less than twenty people.

Bang! That’s the sound of a door closing.

After a moment, the footsteps disappeared.

Bai Yutang opened his eyes.

Sure enough, it was a cellar.

The cellar, which was supposed to be used to store food, has now become a prison cell.

The breathing sounds that reached my ears were very steady and light; they were all asleep, and there were no other sounds in the cellar.

It's a drug.

The drug those guys put in his wine last night was a sleeping pill. It didn't smell like ordinary stuff, as if it was specially prepared by someone.

Bai Yutang stood up silently. He walked to the prison door and looked outside. There were five cells in total, with men and women kept separately, and children were also kept alone.

The Fifth Master pondered for a moment, then turned to look at the young man who was sleeping in the same cell with him, curled up in the straw like a dead pig.

After a while, he covered his forehead and sighed.

It would be worse to give birth to a piece of barbecued pork than to give birth to a son like this.