Chapter 214: Questioning
But the pair of eyes in those deep-set eye sockets still glowed fiercely.
The moment the cloth gagged his mouth was removed, Qi He started to curse: "You corrupt official, you despise human life so much, you treat the lives of the people like grass, you don't care about the lives of the people, you really don't deserve to be the parent official."
"If we don't give the bride to the water ghost tonight, the water ghost will start a disaster, and the people in the whole village will probably suffer a devastating disaster!"
A catastrophe?
Those who were already terrified by this matter turned pale, trembled, and collapsed to the ground.
"grown ups……"
Some people started crying and were ready to plead with Ding Gaochang for mercy.
Seeing this, Qi He's mouth was full of mockery.
So what if you are the county magistrate? So what if you treat him as an ant? When the ant bites you, it still hurts excruciatingly.
Ding Gaochang ignored the people's crying and begging, and only looked at Qi He: "You mean, only by giving the water ghost a wife can this water ghost stop harming people?"
"Of course." Qi He raised his chin. "And this water ghost doesn't just marry once, he needs to marry once every three years, only then can the resentment of this water ghost be resolved and there will be peace around from now on."
"oh?"
Ding Gaochang laughed: "Then tell me, why do you want to marry a water ghost instead of giving him children or gold and silver? Did the water ghost tell you?"
"This..." Qi He really didn't expect Ding Gaochang to suddenly ask this, and was suddenly speechless.
"Then I'll ask you again, how do you know which birth date is the bride that the water ghost wants to marry? There are people born on the same day and time, so how can you be sure that it must be this one and not that one?"
"Did the water ghost tell you that?"
"If the girl's height, weight, or appearance is not what the water ghost likes, what should the water ghost do if he wants to cancel the engagement?"
"Also, if this water ghost is different from ordinary people and doesn't like young girls, but has the habit of being a homosexual, wouldn't you be making things worse?"
"This..." Qi He was stunned.
He had planned everything, but he had never expected that Ding Gaochang would ask such a question.
"This was probably calculated by a real person..." a villager said timidly.
"Yes." Qi He nodded like he had found a life-saving straw: "That's right, I calculated all this, there is absolutely no mistake."
"Even gods have their moments of napping, let alone a mortal like you? You can't always predict accurately."
Ding Gaochang narrowed his eyes and said, "Your calculation is just a guess after all, and it is not what the water ghost really thinks. If you are wrong, the water ghost will be furious, and won't it cause even greater trouble?"
"In my opinion, you'd better go ask the water ghost to confirm what he wants. It's not too late to prepare something."
"There is some truth in what I said."
After hearing this, many villagers nodded.
"Yes, the county magistrate is right. There will always be mistakes in calculations. We should confirm it. If it is really the water ghost who wants it, it will not be too late for us to offer it to him."
"I also think that if we rashly send the bride to the door, if the water ghost is not happy, wouldn't it be even more powerful? By then, not to mention the life of the girl, I'm afraid even we won't be able to escape."
"That's what happened..."
The villagers talked about it a lot, and most of them felt that what Ding Gaochang said made a lot of sense.
"It seems that you all think the same as I do."
Ding Gaochang glanced at Qi He and said, "If that's the case, please go and ask the water ghost what it wants. I can also ask people to prepare it."
Ask, how? Qi He rolled his eyes.
This was originally untrue, so where could he ask? But Qi He naturally didn't dare to show it, and only frowned and said, "This matter..."
"This matter is urgent, so don't refuse. Go ask him now so that he can give us a reply as soon as possible." Ding Gaochang said, and called people over: "You guys, take him to question him quickly."
Qi He swallowed the rest of his sentence "He needs to plan carefully" before he could finish it. It made his throat hurt. Then he was stunned when he heard Ding Gaochang say that he would take him for questioning.
When he was picked up by several constables and dragged forward, he was very panicked.
Where should I take him and who should I ask?
Water ghost?
Isn’t this a joke?
Qi He had no time to think too much, as he had already been taken on a small boat by Shen Quan and others. With the oars rowed, the boat headed towards the center of the lake.
"What are you doing?" Qi He was shocked when he saw Shen Quan and Shi Bao picking up a bamboo cage and tying the thick hemp rope to it. "What are you going to do?"
"Didn't you listen to what the adults said just now?"
Shen Quan blinked his eyes and said, "Master, go and ask the water ghost what it wants. If you ask, this matter can be concluded sooner and everyone can report to the authorities."
"Then what are you doing with these bamboo cages?" Qi He asked in a trembling voice.
"Of course I'm sending you down to see the water ghost." Shen Quan pretended to be surprised: "Doesn't this water ghost live in Cuiwei Lake? When you go down, you can ask him carefully."
"But don't worry, the master is concerned about your safety, so he asked us to tie the hemp rope more tightly. As long as you pull the rope, we will pull you up immediately to prevent the water ghost from dragging you into the lake in anger."
"By the way, we have also specially found a few people who are familiar with swimming. If the bamboo cage is broken or the rope is cut, they can guarantee that you can be fished out. So, you can go without worry."
Qi He was so shocked that his eyeballs almost fell out of their sockets.
What kind of method is this? Is this asking him to ask the water ghost?
This was clearly an attempt to drown him! Qi He subconsciously wanted to escape, but he was on a boat in the lake and he couldn't swim, so there was nowhere to escape.
While he was panicking, Shen Quan and Shi Bao had quickly stuffed Qi He into the bamboo cage, closed the lid, and kicked the cage into the lake.
The bamboo cage sank suddenly, and even a small string of bubbles gurgled out on the surface of the lake.
Seeing that the depth was about right, several people tightened the hemp ropes in their hands to prevent him from sinking to the bottom.
"Master, when you get down there, you must ask the water ghost what he wants. Is it gold, silver, jewels, real estate, or a beautiful bride?"
"By the way, you can also ask this water ghost how old he is and what he likes, so that we can cater to his preferences..."
Shen Quan shouted a few times, and seeing that the time was almost right, he called upon Shi Bao and others nearby to help him pull the bamboo cage up.
(End of this chapter)
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