Chapter 36 This is called professionalism
"Let's go, old village chief. Please lead the way." Zhao Yushu gave an order, and the old village chief was forced to go out of the courtyard first. Zhao Yushu followed closely behind, leaving a bunch of family members behind. Zhou Zhunzi was at the end to hold back the team.
"Village chief, your eldest grandson has gone to work in the fields. The elder in your family must be getting old," Zhao Yushu said casually with his hands behind his back.
"I am fifty-six this year, and my eldest son is almost forty."
Good man, you have a baby when you reach the legal age for marriage. However, ordinary people in ancient times aged really fast. In the past, 56 years old still looked young, except for programmers of course.
"Have you ever split up?"
"They separated as soon as they got married, and they didn't live far away."
"Oh, your grandson has gone to work, but your eldest daughter-in-law is still sitting at your house every day."
The village chief stopped and looked back in panic, then met Zhao Yushu's clear eyes.
"She, she, occasionally comes home to help with housework"
"I'm just asking casually, don't be nervous, village chief."
Zhao Yushu's mouth curled up and said, "Old man, I'm the one who argues with people online every day. How can I not get the truth out of an ordinary citizen like you who never left the village in ancient times?"
Now Zhao Yushu was almost certain that the unlucky child who invited him for tea would go to this village as his first stop after being kidnapped.
Even if the village chief was not a direct accomplice, he must have been an insider.
It was just past noon, and the villagers were resting at home, so people quickly arrived at the threshing ground one after another.
A group of villagers looked at the gloomy village chief and were about to ask something, but Zhao Yushu patted the village chief on the shoulder and said, "I am a scholar and I don't like killing people."
The village chief shuddered and immediately shouted: "Shut up, don't talk, listen to the adults' orders."
Zhao Yushu called Zhou Zhun over and whispered, "What did you think of when you asked the village chief whether he would include the baby?"
Zhou Zhun also whispered: "If I don't ask, and there are more people, the village chief can say that babies were not counted before. If there are outsiders mixed in, it will be difficult to identify them."
Zhao Yushu nodded: "With such a commotion, if there are outsiders, they will definitely not dare to show up. How can we find them?"
Zhou Zhun glanced at Zhao Yushu and said, "Sir, you are a monk. I will leave the others here. You can go around the village. Which mortal can escape your discerning eyes?"
"What if the other party is not a mortal?"
Zhou Zhun smiled awkwardly: "Then you are the only one who can do it. We can't beat the monks."
Damn it! I'm only at the first level, I can't beat you
However, seeing how nervous the village chief is, he is most likely not a monk, otherwise he would just kill us. Why should he be afraid?
"In that case, you will preside over this meeting here. Just in case, you must make sure that no outsiders sneak in."
"Don't worry, sir. I have my own way."
As the time was about to come, Zhao Yushu took a leap and his body turned into a shadow and disappeared, immediately frightening all the villagers into silence.
As soon as Zhao Yushu left, Zhou Zhun immediately resumed his duties as a constable in Dongdu. Standing on the threshing floor, he shouted, "Listen carefully, Dongdu Prefecture is hunting down a wanted criminal. I will only say this once. Anyone who dares not do as I say will be sent to Dongdu Prison at the very least, or beheaded on the spot at the worst. Do you understand?"
A group of villagers were so scared that they immediately retreated. No one knew who stepped on whom. There were cries and curses everywhere in the crowd. The scene was in chaos.
"Shut up, everyone! Get down on your knees and bow your heads!"
So professional things need to be done by professionals. If Zhao Yushu were here, he would never let the villagers kneel down to him. Then he would have to spend more energy and time to restore order.
As for Zhou Zhun, all he needs to do is kneel down.
There were a group of people kneeling on the ground. Zhou Zhun walked up to a villager, grabbed him and brought him to the front.
The captured peasant woman screamed in fear
"Shut up! I will chop off anyone who dares to raise his head! You, tell me your name!"
The peasant woman cried and wailed: "I am Zhang Erhua."
"Who's home? Tell me now!"
"Please spare my life, my wife has a mother-in-law, a husband, and a pair of children at home."
Commander Zhou threw Zhang Erhua to the ground and said, "Zhang Erhua's family, come here immediately and kneel here. No one else is allowed to raise their heads!"
Soon, a man came over with his mother and two children, and knelt down beside Zhang Erhua.
Zhou Zhun took a look, walked into the crowd again, and pulled out another person.
This happened several times, and nearly half of the villagers were pulled out.
The village chief felt a chill in his heart. If this continued, the person hiding in the crowd would be caught soon. As for the others, how long could that immortal hide?
Subconsciously, the village chief raised his head to take a look in the direction of the village, but as soon as he raised his head, a pair of eyes were staring at him closely.
Zhou Zhun drew out the sword from his waist and smashed it with the sheath on the village chief's back with a bang, knocking him to the ground and wailing: "What do you want to see?"
The village chief kept shaking his head, not daring to say anything. Zhou Zhun looked at the crowd in front of him and immediately noticed that the two men unconsciously raised their heads after the village chief wailed: "You two, come out!"
The village chief's son was brought up, and Zhou Zhun circled around the two of them: "I don't want your father to suffer, so point out the person to me. You know who I'm talking about."
Beating the village chief was a test. When no one dared to resist after he beat the village chief, Zhou Zhun knew that if the person the divine detective was looking for was hiding here, it would be difficult for him, a mortal master, to be a match, otherwise he would have taken action long ago.
As for the monks, he was not worried. The teachers in the academy had been watching for a long time, and some monks had already discovered
Actually, Zhou Zhun was obviously wrong. The detective asked him to find someone, and he thought he was catching a criminal. Zhao Yushu was being mysterious, and he thought Zhao Yushu was a great master. In fact, Zhao Yushu was also a rookie. If they really fought, he might not be able to defeat Zhou Zhun.
I have to say that they were really lucky, otherwise if there was an expert in the field left here, they would both be doomed.
Zhao Yushu was betting that since the unlucky guy had been tied up here, this place was not a temporary location, but a small base.
If you want to avoid being found out, the best option is to kill the whole village.
Since everyone is still alive, it means this base has not been abandoned.
I thought the person in charge of the base would be a local villager, but the village chief lied about the number of people, revealing that someone else was in charge, and he did not withdraw.
But this guess made Zhao Yushu feel a little disappointed. The unlucky guy was obviously a big shot. The big shot was kidnapped, but there was still such a big flaw. It proved that there might not be any further clues in this place. It might even be that this base was left by the real robbers deliberately to mislead him.
The people in this stronghold probably don't even know what they have done.
Zhao Yushu stood on a roof and closed his eyes
Zhou Zhun said that he could catch someone by just turning around. This was pure flattery, but it might not be impossible.
When you close your eyes, the effect of your ears will immediately come into play. From near to far, the sound of wind blowing through leaves, the sound of chickens crowing and dogs barking, and even the sound of spring insects chirping will gradually become clear in your ears.
Soon, the sound of breathing was faintly heard.
Zhao Yushu opened his eyes and jumped down from the roof
The two sons of the village chief were trembling and didn't speak. Zhou Zhun didn't urge them, but asked softly, "What's your name?"
"Wang Dazhuang"
"What about you?"
"Wang Erzhuang"
"Okay, very good. Where are Wang Dazhuang's family members? Come over here."
A young man subconsciously raised his head. Zhou Zhun walked over, looked back at Wang Dazhuang, whose eyes were almost spitting fire, and slowly drew his sword.
The daughter-in-law of the village head beside the boy screamed and hugged her son and burst into tears.
Zhou Zhun held his sword horizontally, resting it on the back of the boy's neck: "Wang Dazhuang, I'll count to three, one"