Chapter 21 Meritorious Service
Chapter 21 Meritorious Service
After Fu Shaoping washed up, he slept for most of the hour. When he was about to go out, Zhou Paner wanted to follow him, but was rejected by Fu Shaoping. Now the outside world is in a panic, and the old and young at home need someone to protect them.
The originally bustling Qingniu Town became unprecedentedly quiet.
The carriage made a crisp "da da da" sound as it drove along the street.
Had a good nap.
Fu Shaoping suddenly felt a lot more refreshed.
My mind is also working very fast.
He suddenly thought of a doubt:
"Sir, what is the reason why these orcs suddenly attacked and massacred Da Kui Village?"
"The specific reason was not detailed above."
Old Zhan shook his head.
The Dawu Dynasty would destroy every alien beastman they found.
The orc who committed the crime in Da Kui Village should have had no time to hide, so why did he cause such a commotion?
unless
Fu Shaoping said hurriedly:
"Sir, are the bodies of the villagers in Dagui Village still there? What was their cause of death?"
Mention this.
Old James was quite impressed.
Some people are still terrified and say:
"The bodies were hollowed out, with their internal organs spilling out onto the ground. But I heard that the hearts of every corpse seemed to have disappeared."
The words paused.
Old Zhan thought of something and his eyes suddenly widened:
"Shaoping, are you saying that the orcs slaughtered Da Kui Village in order to devour their hearts in order to break through?"
Fu Shaoping nodded.
This orc had been hiding well before, and only this possibility would make him take the risk to commit a crime.
It is estimated that this orc is hiding in some unknown place and trying to break through.
There was not a single person in sight along the way.
The carriage was moving at a very fast speed.
In the afternoon, we arrived at Huangxi Village.
Huangxi Village was also quiet, with only the security team patrolling. This security team was organized by the villagers themselves. When they saw the carriage coming from afar, they immediately ran to the stone wall at the entrance to the village and warned:
"Who is it? What's the matter?"
The car curtain opens.
Fu Shaoping jumped down.
When the security team saw that it was an acquaintance, they moved their sticks away and saluted quickly.
Fu Shaoping said:
"Is there anything unusual in the village?"
"Reporting to the Lord, everything is normal."
Fu Shaoping nodded slightly. Old Zhan had difficulty walking, so Fu Shaoping asked him to stay in the carriage. He asked the security team to lead the way and checked every house.
When we arrived at the small fenced courtyard at the end of the village.
Don't wait for them to enter.
An old woman rushed out, her eyes lit up immediately when she saw Fu Shaoping, and she cried:
"Sir, my son went out fishing early in the morning and hasn't come back yet. Sir, can you send someone to check on him?"
Fu Shaoping glanced at the fishing nets drying in the yard.
The captain of the security team quickly whispered:
"Sir, Uncle Dazhuang makes a living by fishing. He usually goes to the Changliu River, but we have just checked and did not find his fishing boat. He should have gone upstream."
"Come on, let's go take a look."
Fu Shaoping's heart moved.
The group arrived at the bank of Changliu River.
There was no sign of any ship on the river.
Fu Shaoping said:
"When does Da Zhuang usually come back from fishing?"
"My Lord, as usual, he would have been home by now."
The captain of the security team turned pale. Could it be that Uncle Dazhuang had met with an accident?
Fu Shaoping was thinking about what to say when he saw a fishing boat slowly sailing out from far upstream.
The captain of the security team took a closer look and recognized at once that it was Da Zhuang who had not returned yet.
Fu Shaoping glanced at Changliuhe and asked the security team captain to call Dazhuang back for questioning.
The captain of the security team waved his hand quickly:
"Uncle Dazhuang, hurry up, the Zhenwuwei is waiting."
Fishing boats docked.
Da Zhuang, a middle-aged man with a worried look on his face, carried an empty basket ashore and saluted Fu Shaoping in fear. He muttered to himself that he had done nothing wrong and didn't know why he was caught and questioned.
Fu Shaoping did not ask questions on the shore, but returned to the village and brought the man directly into the house.
Bang.
The door is closed.
Da Zhuang was so frightened that his legs trembled, and he immediately knelt down and confessed without waiting for interrogation:
"My Lord, when I was selling fish yesterday, I deliberately took a half-dead fish and sold it as a live fish. Other than that, I didn't do anything illegal. Please understand!"
He was afraid that he would be taken to the Hundred Households Prison.
Fu Shaoping was somewhat amused and knew that the other party had misunderstood him, so he said:
"I came to you to ask you a few questions. Don't panic. I saw that you came back with an empty basket today? Is it usually so difficult to catch fish in this Changliu River?"
Hearing that they were not going to punish him, Da Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief. When he mentioned the matter of returning with an empty basket, Da Zhuang immediately started the conversation:
"Sir, even if I have bad luck on weekdays and cannot catch big fish, I always bring back 10 or 15 kilograms of small fish and shrimps whenever I go out on the boat. But today, I saw a ghost. Not only can I not catch any fish downstream of our Huangxi Village, but I even rowed my boat to the middle of Changliu River and still couldn't see a single fish. I have never been so unlucky since I learned to fish at the age of ten!"
This statement came out.
Fu Shaoping's palms immediately began to sweat.
There was a huge wave of emotion in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
He just told the captain of the security team to tell every household to stay at home and not to come out even if the sky fell.
Then he left Huangxi Village as usual.
After getting on the carriage.
He then realized that his back was already wet with sweat.
Seeing his strange expression, Old Zhan swallowed his words immediately. After the two of them came out of Huangxi Village and were about to reach the town, Fu Shaoping said:
"Sir, send out the smoke bomb quickly. The orcs are hiding in the riverbed of Huangxi Village, downstream of Changliu River!"
"what?!"
Old Zhan was stunned for a moment, but did not ask any more questions and immediately fired the smoke bomb.
The smoke bomb rose into the air, exploding a cloud of brilliant red smoke.
At this moment, Old Zhan said:
"Shaoping, is your information true?"
"Sir, does this orc have a fish head and a human body?"
"exactly"
"That's right. After committing the crime in Dagui Village, the orc took advantage of his position and sneaked into the Changliu River. It rained, and the rain washed away his traces, so no one could find any clues. He should be in seclusion in the Changliu River right now. Because of his aura, all the fish downstream ran away."
The skill of speaking.
A fast horse came galloping from the direction of the Hundred Households Office.
"Shut up!"
A vigorous and powerful voice sounded in his ears. Fu Shaoping lifted the curtain of the car and saw a warrior in a flying fish suit sitting upright on a fine horse. The flying fish on the suit was not made of copper or silver thread, but gold thread, which was the symbol of the general flag's identity.
But I don’t know which of the two general flags this person is.
As far as he knows.
There are two general flags in the Hundred Households Office. One of them, General Flag Chen, is in charge of the hunting team, while the other is in charge of the Intelligence Hall.
No matter which one it is.
The chief flag bearers of the hundred households are all powerful men in the Earth Element Realm!
Fu Shaoping quickly lowered his head.
(End of this chapter)