Chapter 13: The obstacles of knowledge and views, a horrific means of enslavement!
The inner hall of the county government.
"Did Xu Chong take the initiative to push you back?"
Wu Wenjing frowned, somewhat puzzled.
Zhou Ze nodded and said with a disdainful smile: "I was still thinking of an excuse to get out of this, but he brought it up first. It seems that he really wants to steal the martial arts skills."
“Not really…”
Wu Wenjing pondered, "Can a person really change so much in just a month?"
"What's so rare?"
Zhou Ze laughed at himself: "When I first entered the government, I was even worse than him. If it weren't for my mentor helping me, I would have taken the risk a long time ago."
"Well, that's true."
Wu Wenjing lowered his head and slowly clenched his right hand into a fist: "Once you realize the importance of martial arts, who would be willing to wait another three years?"
"Yeah, who would be willing to do that?"
Zhou Ze was also a little disappointed, but then his heart became excited: "Now, we just need to wait for good news."
"Don't forget to deal with it cleanly afterwards. I have a big job in the outer office soon, and I don't want to lose my head when I retire."
Wu Wenjing warned.
"Don't worry, I've already thought of how to write the memorial."
Zhou Ze smiled grimly: "Zhang Youde secretly hid the forbidden law and held the Dianshi Xu Chong hostage in an attempt to escape. However, Dianshi Xu Chong hated evil and was determined to die without being coerced. In the end, he and Zhang Youde died together in the line of duty."
"Well, the Dianshi's pension is quite a lot. If I remember correctly, Lord Zhou's beloved daughter is engaged to Dianshi Xu?"
Wu Wenjing stroked his long beard.
The two looked at each other and laughed heartily.
…
"How long will it take to search every household like this? Will the people be able to sleep?"
After searching several houses, Xu Chong put on a stern face and started shouting: "Hey you, you, take a few people to Hongshi Hutong, you, take a few people to Yueya Lane, and you..."
After a series of arrangements, Xu Chong became a lonely man.
"Well, sir, what about you?"
A confused yamen runner asked.
It's really blind...
Xu Chong's face darkened, and he said sternly: "When you work under me, do more and ask less questions. Do you understand? Go now!"
"Yes Yes Yes."
The yamen runners gathered in groups of three or five and quickly disappeared into the alleys and lanes.
When there was no one around, Xu Chong stepped forward and flew towards the southwest.
Southwestern Heishuiwu is the poorest area in the entire Canglong County.
Most of those living there are illegal immigrants who don’t even have a registered craftsman status. Some of them are homeless in their old age, some lost their parents at a young age, or some have lost limbs.
If Zhou Ze continues to investigate, it will soon be their turn.
The reason why Xu Chong went straight here without thinking was because Zhang Shunyi's family moved out from here, and the original body even revisited the place with them.
If Zhang Youde wanted to hide, the poor environment and numb people in Heishuiwu could buy him the most time.
Comparing his memories, the ghost-like Xu Chong quickly found Zhang Youde's ancestral home.
A half-collapsed tile-roofed house.
"To be able to make a fortune from such a place, Zhang Youde must be really extraordinary."
Xu Chong covered his nose, stopped walking and didn't approach, and began to call out in a low voice: "Uncle Youde?"
"Uncle Youde, I'm Xu Chong, my classmate from Shunyi!"
"Uncle Youde, are you here?"
Perhaps Xu Chong's tone was too sincere, and after a while, a weak voice was heard.
"Nephew Xu?"
It was indeed Zhang Youde’s voice!
Xu Chong was greatly encouraged and said quickly: "Don't be afraid, Uncle Youde, I'm not here to arrest you, I've already sent the bailiffs away!"
"I trust you."
A figure wrapped in black walked out from behind the broken wall. It was Zhang Youde himself: "I believe you won't arrest me, but I... am here to arrest you!"
whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Youde exerted force on his feet, rushed forward suddenly, and at the same time stretched out his left hand forward as if to grab.
It was indeed just as Zhao Liu had inquired about, the speed was very fast.
Unfortunately, Xu Chong is faster.
When Zhang Youde's left hand just approached, Xu Chong's right hand arrived first and grabbed Zhang Youde's wrist first, followed by an over-the-shoulder throw, throwing him hard to the ground.
Boom.
With a muffled sound, blood gushed out of Zhang Youde's mouth and nose, and he was seriously injured instantly.
Xu Chong originally attacked in anger, and with the help of inertia, he was able to exert power close to the third level with his second level of enlightenment.
Fortunately, it was grass and not bluestone, otherwise Zhang Youde would have been killed on the spot.
"You just said arrest me, didn't you?"
Xu Chong put one foot on Zhang Youde's chest, his face livid: "So, this whole thing was a setup from beginning to end?"
When Zhang Youde just spoke, he was still secretly happy in his heart, thinking that he had made the right bet.
Because he felt that Zhang Youde had no relationship with Wu and Zhou.
Unexpectedly, the opposite was true.
Judging from his speed and strength alone, Zhang Youde should be at the second level of enlightenment, but he is injured and his strength has dropped to the first level.
In order to lure him into the trap, he even pretended to have some injuries!
Damn it!
“…”
Zhang Youde's eyes were dull and his mind was blank. He didn't hear clearly what Xu Chong was saying.
Isn’t it said that Xu Chong is just an ordinary person?
This strength, this speed, is it something an ordinary person can have?
"answer me!"
Xu Chong exerted a little force with his feet, causing Zhang Youde to spit out blood again.
"My dear...my dear nephew, please spare my life. Your uncle has been blinded by greed and deceived by a villain!"
Under the stimulation of death, Zhang Youde finally came to his senses and started to make friends: "For Shunyi's sake, let me go! As long as you let me go, I will tell you everything!"
"Let you go? When you decided to arrest me, did you ever think of letting me go?"
Xu Chong stepped harder and said in a cold voice, "In fact, I can guess without you telling me that the ones who asked you to arrest me were Wu Wenjing and Zhou Ze, right? They were after the dirty money left by Xu Youan, right?"
"You...you...know all this?"
Zhang Youde's face suddenly turned gloomy.
"I guessed this was possible before I came here, but I didn't expect it to be you. Ha, if you are so afraid of death, why do you still work for them?"
Xu Chong looked down at Zhang Youde and said sarcastically, "Do you think they will let you live after this is done?"
"Survive? Hahaha!"
Zhang Youde suddenly struggled, his eyes turned from gray to blazing: "Zhou Ze promised me that as long as I help him find Xu Youan's black money, he will give me the third level of awakening skills, and also recommend me to serve as an official in the government!"
"As long as I become an official household, I will never forget many things!"
"Hahaha, now that I've become an official, I'm a warrior all the time!"
"Please let me go, let me go, I am not an official yet, I am not an official yet!"
“…”
Zhang Youde laughed and cried at the same time.
This neurotic look made Xu Chong feel cold in his heart.
At this point he already fully understood how Zhou Ze controlled Zhang Youde.
Zhang Youde is a commoner. Covered by the obstacles of knowledge and perception, even if he comes into contact with martial arts, he will forget it completely the next day.
Zhou Ze took advantage of this and enslaved Zhang Youde at will.
When it is needed, he mentions martial arts, and Zhang Youde regains his memory and becomes a warrior.
After use, he left it to dry overnight. At dawn the next day, Zhang Youde lost his memory and turned back into the owner of a bookstore.
And Zhang Youde was even willing to be enslaved.
I would rather pay the price of freedom or even life to fight for that slim hope.
What life and death talisman, what Three Corpses Brain Pill, they are simply weak compared to this, right?
