I am the county magistrate in Liaozhai

What about ghosts that are said to be afraid of the sun?Or is Zhu Sheng gifted and different from ordinary ghosts?

And most of all, why did he see the hell? !Or can everyone see it?Cheng Jin looked at the eyes of the people around him, and it was obvious that only Heishan showed him a rather subtle smile.

Cheng Jin suddenly remembered the weak and ruthless words that Heishan said in front of his bed late that night, could it be referring to this?

"Master Cheng, what's the matter?"

Cheng Jin realized that he was blocking the way, he took two steps slightly to the side, and the wrestlers carried Zhu Sheng's body to the morgue behind the government office.And Zhu Sheng, a ghost with bewildered eyes, didn't follow the corpse to leave, but stayed where he was, crying instinctively in the direction of Zhu's mother.

Of course, the kind without tears.

Cheng Jin suddenly remembered the ghost story Grandma Lou told him, saying that people become ghosts after death, and ghosts have no substance, so they don't cry easily.It is only when they are extremely sad that they shed tears of soul power.

The rumors of Devil May Cry Beads are quite rare, even in the black market in the underworld, there is a price but no market.

Cheng Jin glanced back at the bewildered Zhu Sheng again, and took Zhu's mother to the county government office.Zhu Sheng seemed to have died abnormally. Zhu's mother reported to the Yamen, and Cheng Jin was supposed to open the court for trial.

However, "Master Qiao can't help but feel that there are no yamen slaves." Anyway, Tangxi County doesn't follow any rules, so Cheng Jin directly leads people to take the "fast track", and all he needs to do is to express his grievances to his mother.

Mother Zhu cried for a while, her health was not very good, she forced herself to finish speaking, and passed out.Cheng Jin hurriedly asked Ah Cong to help Zhu's mother to go down to rest, and his eyes fell on another person in the hall.

"You are Liu Sheng?"

Liu Sheng was surprised, and thought to himself that the county magistrate is not only young and abnormal, but can he be counted?Or is there something about him that reveals his identity?

He was surprised in his heart, but he spoke happily: "Responding to my lord's words, Xiaosheng Liu Huanshan, a person from Chu, met Brother Zhu a few days ago, and it is also the body of Brother Zhu..."

Speaking of this, Liu Sheng had tears in his eyes, and his expression was more self-blame than sad.

It was Cheng Jin's first time as a county magistrate to decide a case. He used to read a lot of detective novels, but when he suddenly encountered a murder case, he was still inexperienced, so he could only say in a calm voice, "Go ahead."

Only then did Liu Sheng wipe away his tears and continue to express his feelings.

But it turns out that Liu Sheng came from Chu to study, and he heard that Jinhua Fucheng was holding an autumn exam, so he changed his way and went happily.He is also a scholar, and he will not take part in the autumn exam this year, but the time has not yet come. His teacher said that his theory is out of touch with reality, so he travels around to study, hoping to be on the list next year.

Here in Jinhua, the style of learning is very strong. After Liu Sheng arrived, he went to visit the local Confucianism. It was at this time that he met Zhu Sheng.

The two hit it off right away, and then Zhu Sheng failed the exam, and his mood was inevitably depressed, so Liu Sheng proposed an outing to relax.

Autumn sunset at Maple Bridge is beautiful and unique, and there is a bamboo teahouse one mile away, which is very elegant. Many past students left poems here. First of all, after a night of drinking, Zhu Sheng's mood really improved a lot.

After visiting several places around Jinhua, Liu Sheng bid farewell to Zhu Sheng and continued his unfinished study tour.

Unexpectedly, on a rainy night, Zhu Sheng appeared with a pale face at the door of the inn where he was staying.

When Liu Sheng said this, he took out a small bag from the secret pocket in his cuff, and unfolded it was a small handful of dark dry tea: "Look, my lord, this is the tea made from the water mangcao. Take water mang grass The dead ghost is called the Shuimang ghost. This ghost cannot be reincarnated and can only be reincarnated by looking for a substitute. Brother Zhu just drank the tea made from this tea, and he became like that. At that time, Brother Zhu had not After death, I handed this object and an emerald ring to Xiaosheng, and Xiaosheng took the emerald ring to inquire around, and because of the special format, he found out that it belonged to the daughter of the Tu family, a wealthy family in South Village."

Cheng Jin took a look at the water mang grass and put it aside: "How do you know it's water mang grass?"

Liu Sheng was near the Taohua River in Chudi, where water mangosteen was overgrown. There were people who were poisoned and died of it all the year round. His father died of the poison of water mangosteen.

"My father couldn't cure him back then, and Xiaosheng has been worrying about it all these years, so I have repeatedly inquired about the water mang grass." When Liu Sheng said this, the guilt on his face could no longer be restrained, "My lord, the water mang grass is not There is no cure. After the death of his father, Xiaosheng once found out that if he knew the name of the poisonous water mang ghost before he died, he only asked for the pants he wore before his life, and boiled water to take it. be healed."

Cheng Jin: ...Pants boiled in water and served? !Is that what he meant?If he remembers correctly, women in this dynasty only wear skirts, only obscene trousers... Are you sure this method can really cure the poison?

Speaking of this, Liu Sheng began to cry faintly: "When Xiaosheng heard the news, he hurried to the South Village, but after the Tu family's parents knew the details, they resolutely refused to give it. Xiao Changchang knelt down and begged them for help. However, Xiaosheng is under house arrest in the Unicom village. When the time passes, brother Zhu has...already..."

Liu Sheng covered his face and wept, tears streaming down his cheeks.

Cheng Jin thought it would be strange if his parents could give it to him. He glanced at the Shuimang tea on the table and said in a solemn voice, "Your speech is strange and confusing. The story is good, but if it's as you said, it will kill you. It was the dead daughter of the Tu family who gave birth, and the county government is in charge of affairs in the world, do you think my lord can catch ghosts?"

Liu Sheng: ...the county magistrate has a bit of a poisonous mouth.

"My lord, Brother Zhu shouldn't have died, if it wasn't for the Nancun Tu family's bullying..."

Cheng Jin: "The yamen handles the case and speaks with evidence. Do you have evidence that the Tu family poisoned it?"

Liu Sheng murmured: "...No."

"I have! Xiaosheng has! My lord, let me know!" At this moment, a voice full of anger came from outside the hall. Cheng Jin took a closer look, and it was the confused Zhu Sheng ghost who floated in.

He first saw Liu Sheng who was weeping, and suppressed his voice, "Brother Liu, don't cry, this matter is because Xiao Sheng is delusional, and it has nothing to do with you. It was the parents of the Tu family who knew that Tu Sanniang died because of the water mang grass. Deliberately scheming against others on the road is a petty life, but don't worry, I will never let that Tu Sanniang have a better life in the underworld!"

But it's a pity that Liu Sheng couldn't hear these remarks, but Cheng Jin and Hei Shan in the hall heard them all.

Zhu Sheng knew that Liu Sheng couldn't hear him, but he still insisted on finishing the sentence. After he finished speaking, he bowed respectfully to Cheng Jin, and then said, "My lord, Xiaosheng has proof that the parents of the Tu family who hired witches have a round face." The servant was hired with fifty gold, and the witch lived in Guigu, and it is said that she was also transformed by the Shuimang ghost. She made a lot of money by finding substitutes for people, and dozens of people died because of it. Please also learn from me ah!"

Cheng Jin: ...

This case is really complicated and weird.

"How is it? People's hearts are dark and selfish. Some people do not hesitate to hurt others for the sake of their relatives. They just want their dead daughter to rest in peace. Do you still want to take care of this case?"

At this time, Liu Sheng and Zhu Shenggui were no longer in the hall, and Hei Shan was sitting on the chair next to him, although his eyes had not turned into light golden pupils, they seemed to draw people down like whirlpools.

Cheng Jin couldn't say how he felt, but some old memories were brought up, which was not a pleasant thing. Even recalling it now made him feel a little bad.

"Is this the 'darkness' you speak of?"

Montenegro looked over, already noncommittal.

Cheng Jin suddenly smiled: "Why don't you care about it? It just so happens that I can also go to meet the city god in the underworld."

Heishan choked: "...You seem to accept the 'Damn' very calmly."

Be it monsters or ghosts, when ordinary people meet, they will have nightmares at night, and if it is more serious, they will become unstable.Mortals are born with a sense of fear of ghosts and monsters.

But this kind of fear, Montenegro can't see it in Cheng Jin.

Is it natural, or...

Cheng Jin didn't answer this question directly: "Otherwise? If my lord yells, will Zhu Sheng's ghost disappear?"

What's more, he came through time travel, which is also a resurrection of the dead.In a sense, it is also a walking ghost.

"Besides, didn't you say that people's hearts are scary? Xiaosheng isn't even afraid of people, so how could he be afraid of ghosts?"

Montenegro felt that his mouth was stupid and he couldn't speak well, so he left angrily.Not long after he left the county government, Mr. Hei was still unwilling. He found a book store in Fucheng and "borrowed" a lot of books.

A rough translation of the title of the book is probably something like "The Art of Language", "A Book Teach You to Speak the Lotus Flower", "Speaking Mysteries Quickly", "How Important It Is to Be able to Speak".

On the other side, Cheng Jin had already changed into casual clothes and set off for the Temple of the City God. He didn't bring anyone with him, but the Jinhua cat followed him shamelessly, and took advantage of his small size to grab his shoulders.

"My clothes are very expensive. If you scratch them, you will pay twice as much."

Mao Mao flicked its tail unconvinced: "If you pay, you will pay, who do you look down on! Besides, I haven't disliked you for being haunted by Yin Qi."

Yin Qi?That's probably a wishing ghost.

Cheng Jin was a little impatient with the Jinhua cat, and said, "You said last time that you want to repay the favor?"

Maomao immediately cheered up: "That's right, you are full of Yin Qi, do you need me to catch ghosts for you?"

Cheng Jin glanced sideways at the palm-sized kitten, and said in his heart that he was really angry. He tore off the cat cake and put it on a tree by the side of the road: "Well, it seems that for your sincerity, you can help me Go and inquire about the Tu family in Xianan Village."

"Just want to ask for news?" Mao Mao felt cheated.

Cheng Jin smiled and nodded: "This is not an easy matter."

After hearing that it was not easy, Mao Mao immediately agreed, waving the little meat pad: "Scholar, just wait!" After saying that, he left.

It can be regarded as gone, Cheng Jin straightened his clothes, looked up at the plaque of Chenghuang Temple, and walked in.

Tangxi's Town God's Temple is very effective, so the temple is also very magnificent. This may be the only tourist project in Tangxi. Even if you come in the afternoon, there are quite a lot of pilgrims.

I don't know if it was a coincidence, as soon as Cheng Jin stepped into the temple, Miao Zhu walked over to him with a smile.