Chapter 157: Invasion
Tu Lanxun was amazed and asked a few more questions. The toothless ghost finally told him that the people of the tree-worshipping tribe did not respect the system of monohusband and wife, but respected the strong.
——Regardless of gender, as long as you can manage and support them, you can have as many spouses as you want.
"You will definitely be able to handle it. You are the chieftain of this vast land, and you are so young and strong. There are many guys in our tribe who are half as good as you. The rooms in your home are no longer enough for couples to live in, so we have to build another village house." The toothless ghost said very seriously.
Tu Lanxun stared at him for a long moment before remembering that the Toothless Ghost was the son of the former Tree-Baishi leader, but not necessarily the current one. He had a youthful face and called the current tribe members "little ones."
He simply died young, but he may have been dead for many years.
As she thought about this, Tu Lanxun felt a brush against her head. It was the Toothless Ghost sweeping her hair with a branch. He lifted a few strands and said, "You're so young, and you're losing so much hair. Are you overworking your brain? You'll go bald in the future."
Tu Lanxun glared back.
"Alright." The toothless ghost wrapped his hair around the branches, tangling the two branches together in mid-air. He finally stopped chatting and turned around, holding two branches made of treated mud. He first showed them to everyone like a magic trick, then said, "Whoever the tree points at will catch fire."
After saying that, the toothless ghost blew a breath at the two branches. Before the "whoosh" sound ended, the two mud-covered branches actually caught fire. The toothless ghost placed them flat on the palm of his hand. The two things began to rotate automatically, and then slowly pointed at the second in command in the crowd.
The second brother's expression became very ugly, and then he glared at Tu Lanxun and others, but before he could do anything, a circle of flames suddenly appeared behind the ghost. It did not burn him, but he was the only one in the crowd who suffered such treatment.
"The big tree identified this man as a traitor. He was in contact with the foreign enemy and lured everyone to the disguised cliff. He used the blood of his friends to achieve his glory." The accent of the toothless ghost seemed a little weird in the silence. The surrounding tree-worshiping ghosts showed expressions of conviction and contempt, completely forgetting that their group had just betrayed the Kingdom of Heaven Group, with which they had no friendship.
The bandit leader frowned and said, "If you say so, then so?"
When the second brother of the ghost bandit heard this, he immediately howled even louder: "If you say so, then so?"
Originally, the leader was just questioning rationally, but he didn't expect the second brother to be so emotional, as if he was covering up his guilt. This tilted the balance in the hearts of the ghost bandits two degrees to the opposite side.
The toothless ghost glanced at Tu Lanxun, implying that he must not forget the "treatment" he was promised. Then he explained to the ghost bandits in a condescending manner: "We are the tree-worshiping tribe."
Tu Lanxun:?
Is this an explanation?
The bandits all shouted, "We haven't heard of it!"
The ghost bandit leader also looked bewildered, but another pale-faced, gentle ghost beside him nodded leisurely: "I've heard of the Southern Province Tree Clan. I've always wanted to visit and ask for their advice, but I never had the chance before or after my death."
The ghost bandit leader suddenly looked over and asked, "Old Three?"
Someone immediately changed their attitude: "Since Third Brother has heard of the Tree Clan, they are somewhat trustworthy."
This scholar ghost is the third brother among the ghost bandits. Just by looking at his appearance, you can tell that he is a strategist or military advisor. The effectiveness of his words is almost the same as that of the second brother, but the second brother's supporters are mostly rough and reckless men, while the third brother's followers are all ghosts who value cultural level.
Seeing the disagreements among the bandits, Tu Lanxun finally spoke up: "Everyone, since you're on my turf, why don't you listen to me? I was the one who led the investigation into this second brother's suspicion, and I will take full responsibility for it. You must be tired from the long journey, so why don't you come into the store, have some cold beer, some fried chicken with peanuts, and rest up before making any plans?"
The ghosts have never known hunger or fullness all year round, only a lingering thirst in their souls. When they heard about ice beer and fried chicken, the ghosts immediately swallowed their saliva, and even their hateful gazes faded a little.
"Then what about our second brother? If you let him go, we will go to your store to drink and eat chicken, and consider you as our friend from now on!" A tattooed, bear-shaped, short and strong man who had previously spoken out for the ghost bandit's second brother shouted.
Tu Lanxun replied: "No, you can't put it down yet!"
Tattooed Bear was about to glare and lose his temper when Tu Lanxun said, "But you can invite him in and have him eat and drink well like you all, but he needs to be under special supervision. Once everyone has rested, someone will come to interrogate him."
Tattooed Bear and the other rough guys behind him were furious: "Why are you interrogating Second Brother?"
Tu Lanxun didn't answer. With a wave of her hand, the eyes and ears of the second brother of the Ghost Bandit were covered with silver bands of light, as Bai Chao's soul core unleashed its power. She continued, "The interrogation team will consist of three groups: myself and a friend, responsible for questioning the second brother; our friends from the Tree Tribe will serve as a third-party observer and support; and finally, two representatives from you, who will be the ones most familiar with the second brother, to verify the accuracy of his statements and ensure he is not insulted or harmed during the interrogation. I request that your leader serve as one of the representatives, and you can choose the other one yourself. If you wish, you can."
This was said in a logical way, and even people like Tattooed Bear wouldn't get angry if it stopped. In their eyes, interrogation was just a whip dipped in pepper spray, a tiger bench, a finger shackle, and so on.
But what did Tu Lanxun say? A three-party joint interrogation? Fried chicken and cold beer, with their own people watching over them to prevent them from getting hurt? What kind of treatment is this?
The approval process for going to heaven must be more difficult than this!
Tattooed Bear was speechless now, so he nodded muffledly, "Okay!"
The bandit leader's expression grew subtle. Tattooed Bear was truly clueless, having actually made the decision on behalf of the leader. It was frustrating. But his mind wasn't on Tattooed Bear at the moment; he was thinking about the whole process of the convenience store siege.
The second brother had brought back the news about the convenience store, and he'd instigated the robbery. Even though the owner was being polite, she was definitely not someone to be trifled with. If they tried to force their way out without cooperating, they'd probably suffer heavy losses...
A trace of regret lingered in the mind of the ghost bandit leader.
On second thought, the second brother has always been reckless and straightforward, and it's not uncommon for him to be hot-headed. He doesn't believe that he would cooperate with outsiders.
"Okay." The ghost bandit leader nodded, ignoring the second ghost bandit brother who was screaming beside him, and said to Tu Lanxun: "Then put him away alone for the time being, but you are not allowed to tie him up or beat him. He must have food and water, and we will also send someone to look after him, so that you don't..."
Tu Lanxun felt that the other party was taking advantage of him and was being naive. He raised his eyebrows and said, "No. I will give you a place to stay. You will be provided with enough food and drink, and you will be guaranteed to be comfortable. If you send someone to watch over him, we will send one too. But I have a condition."
Before proving that the second brother of the ghost bandits was a traitor, any action similar to imprisonment would be considered a disgrace to the group, and would thus be a loss to the leader of the ghost bandits, which he and they would absolutely not accept.
But as long as they gently support their brother's face, they don't care too much whether the second brother who has been suspected twice is really facing an interrogation. Anyway, they can tell themselves that the innocent will be cleared.
"You say!" The ghost bandit leader was indeed very receptive.
Tu Lanxun smiled slightly: "I have a generator, and I would like to ask you to help me try it out." She pointed to the Jetta trunk outside the glass door, and the back seats were full, with piles of large cardboard boxes.
This time when she came back, she took advantage of the chaos and stole the large machine that Wenchong had promised to buy from the storage room of the Tourism Administration. It was also the masterpiece of the Capital Research Institute this year. Lucheng approved two sets of it. One set has been approved by the municipal government for use at any time, and the other set is kept by Wenchong as a backup.
There is a reason why two sets cannot be used at the same time. This machine is good in every way except that it consumes too much energy. If the Lucheng government operates two sets at the same time, I am afraid that the necks of all the ghosts in the government will be broken by fatigue.
Because this thing is 100% environmentally friendly and renewable new energy: ghost energy.
A living person becomes dead...it can also be considered a form of rebirth.
This second set is simply reserved for the development zone. There isn't much here in Tu Lanxun, except for a lot of ghosts, especially the ghost bandits, who are strong and tough men with rough personalities.
If you don’t use the high-power human battery that is delivered to your door, you will go to waste.
When they heard that it was just physical labor, the bandits burst into laughter and agreed: "We can work as long as we are fed!"
Tu Lanxun curled up the corners of her mouth in her heart again. This was great. Now she had turned the atmosphere from a "collective robbery" to "the boss hiring a long-term worker."
Then he looked at N, who automatically put his arm around the second brother's shoulders and carried him upstairs like a smart honey. This was the meaning of house arrest. The ghost bandits thought about it and decided to send the third brother to follow and supervise his safety.
When passing by the cashier counter, Tu Lanxun grabbed three large portions of fried chicken legs and an iced cola and stuffed them into the third brother's pockets: "They're fresh out of the pan, take them up and eat them."
The third brother smiled politely, his eyes elegant and sharp: "Thank you, boss."
The three of them went upstairs. The bandits were so crowded inside the shop that there wasn't enough room, so Liu Maosheng trotted over and set up a canopy outside. Unwilling to be restrained, most of the bandits sat out on the street, each holding a crispy, juicy fried chicken leg and a cold beer. Bai Chao and Xianyu Qingyun watched from inside the buildings on either side of the street.
The computer ghost shoved the fried chicken drumstick clip into Tu Lanxun's hand and sat down naturally: "The weather outside has changed."
The situation has changed. The wild ghosts recruited by the Kingdom of Heaven Group almost cover half of the city. They may not have the intention of rebelling, but they are more disobedient to management for the time being. Because of the rebound of the Fourth Treaty, they have caused countless troubles to the lives and safety of citizens.
Tu Lanxun could no longer contact Wen Chong, and she had a vague idea in her mind.
- We must clean up the development zone at all costs before the Tourism Bureau settles the situation. If the ghosts that flock to the city need a place to go, there is no other choice but to develop the zone.
This is not only for the sake of everyone's fate, but also the most important opportunity for her to paint the blue xun and the ghosts of the development zone.
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