Chapter 381: What's shameful about being a Connection Hire?

A flash of barely concealed joy flickered in the depths of Zhang Chengze's eyes.

Although he didn't want to see his father suffer, if possible he would still rather see the Du family father and son die.

Not to mention him, I'm afraid even his whole family, even his father, dislikes the Du family father and son; his father would plead for them only because of his second aunt, and he doesn't want to make his father sad.

If possible.

He still hopes the County Magistrate will govern by law and chop off the Du family father and son's dog heads.

As for his second aunt's sorrow?

All we can say is that she deserves it.

Who let them do things worse than pigs and dogs?

"However, if you catch them and they don't take the Mountain God Token and disappear, they don't have to be executed!"

Wei Yuan noticed the fleeting joy in Zhang Chengze's eyes, secretly guessed that the theft of the Mountain God Token was real, though the thief was more complicated; although Zhang Chengze wished the thief dead, he had too many scruples to say it outright, and said with a smiling eyes:

"Although the death penalty can be avoided, living punishment is hard to escape; we have other punishments here, as for how to punish, we'll discuss it with your father!"

Zhang Chengze's face showed nothing but barely concealed disappointment; hearing Wei Yuan's words, he knew killing the Du family father and son was nearly impossible, and suggested: "County Magistrate, if possible, I hope you can imprison them for life and never release them!"

"I'll consider it!"

Zhang Chengze opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the words never left his lips; he clearly knew he didn't even have the right to speak, let alone offer Wei Yuan advice.

The fact that they're willing to say so much to him is only out of respect for his father.

The back gate of the Zhang family.

"Still fighting?"

When Zhang Chengze led Wei Yuan and his group over, he saw Du Guan and Du Wenxuan father and son still fighting.

"Chengze, it's just a coincidence you came; they had only just rested..."

A Zhang family member gave a hehe laugh, hadn't finished speaking when his gaze suddenly noticed the group following Zhang Chengze, Wei Yuan included, and the words on his lips were swallowed back.

He knew that the person following Zhang Chengze was likely the suddenly arriving County Magistrate; he wanted to greet Wei Yuan, but seeing Wei Yuan's cold expression gave him a feeling of falling into an ice cellar, chilling him to the bone, and he had no courage to greet Wei Yuan.

"Hunter Zhang, you said the people who stole your family's Mountain God Token are them?"

Wei Yuan looked up at the Zhang family back gate, where Du Guan and his son were fighting in a chaotic mess, and his face turned cold.

"Just now."

Seeing the Du family father and son, although Zhang Chengze didn't speak, he knew that the person he said stole his father's Mountain God Token was likely them.

Until seeing the Du family father and son, although Zhang Chengze didn't speak, he knew that the person he said stole his father's Mountain God Token was likely them.

He knew he had definitely been deceived.

It wasn't that he knew the Du family father and son; knowing they were incapable of theft, with his status they weren't even qualified to see him, so how could he know them?

He would know it wasn't the Du family father and son who stole Zhang Deben's Mountain God Token, because if they had stolen it they would certainly have fled.

Even if the Mountain God Token prevented them from leaving Lion Ridge, even if captured they'd be bound; how could they be allowed to fight at the back gate?

These two showed no sign of fleeing!

Even a person with water in their brain couldn't do this.

Having just stolen someone's property and not yet fled, they started fighting at the back gate—something even a three‑year‑old couldn't do so foolishly.

Zhang Chengze raised a thumb, exaggerating: "County Magistrate, you truly are a divine calculator; these two beasts are exactly the ones who stole my father's Mountain God Token!"

"What gall!"

Wei Yuan's face darkened; he hadn't expected that at this point Zhang Chengze, this clueless fool, would still be trying to deceive him, and a flash of icy killing intent appeared in the depths of his eyes.

Just as Wei Yuan was about to order the constables nearby to seize Zhang Chengze.

"Really impressive skill!"

Tang Gaoan suddenly spoke, ignoring Wei Yuan's puzzled look, turned to Yu Die and said enthusiastically: "Captain Yu, this is your doing; what kind of magic did you use to trap these two?"

Wei Yuan was startled: "Magic?"

Yu Die smiled: "Senior Tang, why don't you guess?"

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"Shall I guess?"

Seeing Yu Die's evasiveness, Tang Anzhi wasn't angry; while carefully examining the Du family father and son in the backyard, he explained to Wei Yuan on Zhang Chengze's behalf:

"County Magistrate Wei, this young man probably isn't deceiving you; perhaps they stole the Mountain God Token of the newly appointed Lion Ridge Mountain God, they didn't leave but are fighting at Young Master Zhang's back gate because they've been bewitched and don't realize they're in the Zhang family back gate."

"How could that be..."

Wei Yuan was about to rebut, but upon carefully looking at the Du family father and son fighting as if no one else were present, he immediately noticed something odd.

Not to mention these people who just arrived, even the onlookers chatting away, the Du family father and son seemed not to hear and kept fighting wildly.

Wei Yuan's face twitched slightly, and he exclaimed in astonishment: "There really is something strange!"

"Is it a ghost wall?"

Not long after, Tang Anzhi examined them thoroughly, determined what spell had afflicted the Du family father and son; his face and eyes showed barely concealed shock, his gaze toward Yu Die flickered with a hint of unease, and he exclaimed in astonishment:

"Captain Yu, I know you're a Captain of the Demon Suppression Bureau and certainly capable, but I never imagined you'd mastered this to such a degree."

Ghost Wall is merely a minor heretical trick, lacking power and requiring special conditions to cast.

Who would have thought you could break the Ghost Wall's limits, use it in broad daylight, and even make those afflicted unable to hear outside sounds!

"That's because, Captain Yu, if you didn't have some skill, how could you become a Captain of the Demon Suppression Bureau?"

Wei Yuan echoed in agreement.

"County Magistrate Wei, Senior Tang, you think too highly of me; I became a Captain of the Demon Suppression Bureau thanks to my background, not my own ability."

Yu Die self‑mockingly laughed, unafraid of others knowing she was a Connection Hire; this had been true since she became a Captain of the Demon Suppression Bureau—anyone who saw her, even if they didn't know her, knew she was a Connection Hire, and she said:

"Ghost Wall? I've never studied it, how could I have cultivated to this level?"

(End of chapter)