80s Taoism

When night fell, owls honked in the mountains and forests, making the mountains and forests around Wuxi Reservoir sink in silence.

"No, no, no, my eyelids are twitching more and more. Brother Xiong, whether you go or not, I don't care about you. The two of us just give them a warning, and every time we come down, there is no oil at all. Let me work for them, don't even think about it. Yusheng and the others never regard the two of us as their own. When there are good things, we never have our share." Wu Guoan actually found excuses for himself to escape.

Xiong Zhanglin was very hesitant, "Guo'an, why don't you hold on and wait until dawn tomorrow? Maybe Yusheng will send someone to replace us? If they kill these buffaloes tomorrow, isn't it too bad for us to run away at this time? You know Yusheng, who is cruel and cruel. We betrayed him this time. If we fall into his hands in the future, we will lose our skin if we don't die."

"Brother Xiong, trust me. My premonitions have always been very accurate. No matter how powerful Yusheng is, he's still in our lump. He's nothing outside. I'll go to Guangdong right away, what can Yusheng do to me?" Wu Guoan has made up his mind to go.

Xiong Zhanglin was somewhat reluctant to part with these buffaloes, "Who doesn't want to go out? But where can we go if we don't have the travel expenses? How about we wait for the money from this transaction to get in hand, and then let's go to Guangdong together. I also know that this kind of transaction will definitely not last long."

Wu Guoan shook his head, "I'm worried that if I don't leave now, I won't be able to leave."

Xiong Zhanglin hesitated for a moment, but also made up his mind.

The two of them ran straight away, and after a little hesitation, they really ran away.

"Long Army, it seems that we have to start early." Zhu Kaixun also laughed dumbfounded.

Luo Changjun smiled helplessly, "The plan can't keep up with the changes, Lao Zhu, aren't your bones rusted?"

"Look, it doesn't matter who is rusty, County Magistrate Luo!" Zhu Kaixun stretched his muscles.

But before the two could rush out, Wu Guoan and Xiong Zhanglin fell to the ground, as if they were immediately crushed by a huge boulder, unable to get up.

"I knew there was a disaster, right? If I knew it was daytime, I should have run away." Wu Guoan said with a mournful face.

Xiong Zhanglin cursed loudly, "I'll go to your eighth generation of ancestors! Damn, if you don't release grandpa today, grandpa will kill you if he turns into a ghost!"

Ding dong!

A pine ball flew over and hit Xiong Zhanglin on the head, causing Xiong Zhanglin to cry out in pain.

"Ouch! Who is it?"

The reason why Xiong Zhanglin yelled loudly just now was because he thought he had run into an evil spirit, and as long as he cursed, he could scare the evil spirit away. But it was obvious that he was physically attacked just now, which is not the usual method of evil spirits. Instead, it looks like a human being.

"Zhizhi! Zhizhi!" The little chubby monkey climbed down the tree slowly, pointed at Xiong Zhanglin and yelled loudly.

Wu Guoan struggled desperately, but couldn't move at all. This situation is really weird, because Wu Guoan doesn't have anything on him, it's empty. But Wu Guoan just lay on the ground and couldn't get up.

"Brother Xiong, I'm afraid we were oppressed by ghosts." Wu Guoan said in mourning.

"What should I do? I can hardly get out of my anger." Xiong Zhanglin was also feeling cold.

Luo Changjun and Zhu Kaixun were dumbfounded, and they both looked at Zhang Jiaohua with surprise in their eyes.

"Beautiful, how did you do it?" Luo Changjun asked.

"That's right, did you cast some spell? Do spells really exist in this world?" All this completely broke Zhu Kaixun's world view.

"I just used a little trick." Zhang Jiaohua smiled faintly.

"Let's look at these two people first," Luo Changjun said.

Several pairs of feet suddenly appeared in front of Wu Guoan and Xiong Zhanglin who were struggling.

"Hey, where are you two from?" Luo Changjun asked loudly.

"Who are you? Why did you plot against the two of us? The two of us are villagers from Badong Village, and we came to fish in the reservoir." Xiong Zhanglin said hastily.

"Then why don't you say that you are here to fish for cattle?" Zhang Jiaohua giggled.

"We are here to fish, and the buffaloes in the reservoir have nothing to do with us. When we came here to fish, we saw more than a dozen buffaloes here, and we didn't know where they came from. Are you looking for the buffaloes? In fact, the two of us wanted to take advantage of them, but we didn't take any action. Since the buffaloes are yours, you just take them away." Wu Guoan said hastily.

"How many days have you been fishing here? Do you eat and drink here for fishing?" Luo Changjun asked.

"I, we came here today. I tell you that we happened to see a lot of cattle here. We didn't see who drove them here." Xiong Zhanglin kept denying it.

"I saw you lying on the ground and was about to rescue you. Since you didn't cooperate, forget it. You can continue to wait for others to rescue you. Beggar, what if it is a little heavier?" Luo Changjun looked at the two lying on the ground.

"It should be crushed." Zhang Jiaohua understood, and let Jin Hu and the others continue to put more effort on it.

"Help, help! Don't press anymore, or you will die." Wu Guoan said in mourning.

Xiong Zhanglin also quickly said, "I will confess! I am willing to confess!"

"Oh, I should have said it earlier. Look at you, I have to do this to be honest. How can I be ashamed to say that you are like this?" Luo Changjun laughed.

The pressure on Wu Guoan and Xiong Zhanglin suddenly decreased a lot, but no matter how hard they struggled, they couldn't break free.

"I'll give each of you a chance. Whoever speaks first will be released first." Luo Changjun is not at all worried that Wu Guoan and Xiong Zhanglin will hold on. If they were so determined, they would not have escaped midway.

"I'll say it first, I'll say it first." Wu Guoan had no intention of resisting at all.

"Then you." Luo Changjun smiled, leaned over secretly and asked in Wu Guoan's ear, "Can this guy not hear you?"

Luo Changjun raised his chin slightly towards Xiong Zhanglin.

Zhang Jiaohua smiled, moved his mouth a few times, didn't seem to be reciting any spells, and said after a while, "It's done."

"Come on, let's have a good talk." Luo Changjun pulled Wu Guoan up, found a more spacious place and sat down.

"Are you the police from Xintian County?" Wu Guoan asked.

"That's right. You've made a big mistake this time. Everyone in the province knows about it." Luo Changjun said.

"Comrade Public Security, we were both forced. Both were bullies in our village who forced us to follow them to steal cattle. Brother Xiong and I, uh, this is Xiong Zhanglin, my name is Wu Guoan, both of us were forced. They didn't trust us very much, so every time they got money, they would go out to eat, drink and have fun. We were never part of the two of us. We were forced by them to let them watch these cows here." Wu Guoan immediately washed himself clean.

"Whether you two are guilty or not is not up to you. Whether you will be sent to jail or not depends on how clearly you confess. Do you understand? I will ask him later. If what you say is different from what he said, then you are against the government." Luo Changjun warned.

"Comrade Public Security, don't worry, I will definitely confess the truth." Wu Guoan looked scared, but he was actually very cunning.

"Okay, now I ask you what, what do you answer." Luo Changjun said.

Wu Guoan nodded quickly.

"Who is your leader? Who are your members?" Luo Changjun asked.

"Our leader is Huang Yusheng. Huang Yusheng is the well-known leader of the water old man (rogue) in Shijihe County. There are also Chen Fugen... a few, all of whom are under Huang Yusheng's cadres. Xiong Zhanglin and I don't even..." Wu Guoan never forgot to shirk himself completely.

"Isn't that old Hu?" Luo Changjun asked.

"Old Hu is too, but he's similar to us. He's just playing outside." Wu Guoan said.

"Then your role is limited. If that's the case, this meritorious service is still not enough. Huang Yusheng, if you don't tell me, we have already grasped it. You should deal with it lightly, I'm afraid it won't work. Do you know how many cattle have been lost in Xintian County alone? All of them should be counted on your head. The amount is huge, and it destroys agricultural production. Now it is a period of severe crackdown. It is a top-wind crime. The case of stealing cattle will definitely be severely punished. A few will be shot. You and Xiong Zhanglin are ours. It was captured on the spot. In this way, once Huang Yusheng and the others say that you two did this, you two will be the ones who will be shot." Luo Changjun knew that although Wu Guoan was flustered, he was selective in what he confessed.

"Report to the government, I'm not telling lies." Wu Guoan panicked.

"You didn't tell a lie, but you didn't finish. Forget it, I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. You don't even think about it, why did we find this place? Didn't we know that we were able to find this place?" Luo Changjun had worked in criminal investigation after all, and he was relatively proficient in interrogation work.

Wu Guoan hurriedly continued to confess, and sure enough, he concealed some information, obviously leaving a way out for himself.

After Wu Guoan finished his confession, Xiong Zhanglin was tried in the same way. On the contrary, Xiong Zhanglin was more straightforward than Wu Guoan, knowing that at this juncture, a dead fellow Taoist will not die a poor man, and no loyalty in the world will be as beneficial as throwing the pot away. He told Wu Guoan exactly what he had confessed but not confessed.

"Unfortunately, the two of them don't seem to know much about the situation in Xintian. There is no way to investigate all the cattle robbers in Xintian County from them." Luo Changjun felt a little regretful.

"It's almost there. It's good to be able to make it like this. You guys, it's a loss to quit the police. Of course, you are also a good tea county magistrate." Zhu Kaixun felt quite satisfied.