Zhang Jingxu's heart moved, and she looked around and found that the scribes in the middle courtyard were all very far away, and it was basically impossible to overhear the conversation here.

He nodded slightly, lowered his voice, and asked slowly: "Tell me carefully, which matter involves the safety of the people?"

Li San did not hesitate and continued to lower his voice: "Thirty miles outside the city, there is Sunjiazhuang. This village is very small. There are only a few dozen households in the whole village. The total population does not exceed two hundred people."

Zhang Jingxu nodded again: "Keep talking, I will listen."

Li San took a breath, and his voice became lower and lower, as if he was afraid that others would hear what he said next: "This Sunjiazhuang, which has only two hundred people, has been dying since five days ago, and for five consecutive days, there have been new deaths every day.

The situation is certainly unusual, and there may be evil spirits harming people..."

When Li San said this, he paused for a moment and then said: "However, after inspection by the county government, it was determined that these people all died normally, that is to say, they were not harmed."

Zhang Jingxu said lightly, "Hmm", with a hint of questioning: "Then what have you discovered? Have you found any abnormal problems?"

After asking this question, Li San shook his head and said loudly: "No, we found nothing unusual. The brothers asked the whole village, and all the people said that there is no problem in the village."

But soon, this boy came forward and said in a very low voice: "Uncle, we actually noticed something, which my nephew thought was very abnormal. However, we did not report it or make any publicity.

The brothers suppressed this matter secretly, originally intending to use this secret in exchange for some benefits..."

Zhang Jingxu was very pleased. She patted Li San on the shoulder and said, "In that case, tell me what abnormalities you noticed and whether you can confirm that there are evil spirits in this village..."

Zhang Jingxu felt ecstatic in his heart, and he vaguely felt that this was the core of the matter.

Zhang Jingxu did not interrupt, and remained silent to express that she wanted to continue listening.

Li San carefully looked around, then lowered his voice and reported, "Uncle, that Sun Village is very special. Their whole village has been doing tofu-making for generations. Therefore, the whole village has always been poor."

"What is it?" Zhang Jingxu finally asked.

Zhang Jingxu sighed softly, and said with emotion: "The salt vendor drinks light soup, and the woman weaving mats sleeps on the bare bed. Because she knows that the work she does is hard, she is more reluctant than ordinary people to give up."

...To put it bluntly, they are all poor and troublesome."

Zhang Jingxu laughed again, nodded and said: "In that case, let's make an appointment in the future. Today, the Japanese chief will treat the government officials to a drink first. It is true that we rough guys are not suitable to make troubles with the scribes..."

Li San did not hesitate and spoke hurriedly again: "You are our leader, and all the brothers are counting on you. If there is anything that can be done, we must report it to you first."

But Zhang Jingxu laughed loudly, as if his voice had become louder on purpose, and he deliberately stood in the county government courtyard and issued an invitation, saying: "Would any of you want to have a drink with me? Today, I, Lao Zhang, are specially making something..."

The most important thing is that all five people who ate tofu died!

Li San said hurriedly: "That was before, this is now. We will follow you on errands from now on. Brothers are willing to work to the death."

We were talking about investigating the case just now, and Li San has already reported the secret. Shouldn't you be taking everyone on errands in a hurry? Why do you suddenly invite everyone to have a drink?

He didn't ask the government officials who they were going to use the secret to find in exchange for benefits. Instead, he first showed his magnanimity and lack of accountability, and said warmly: "In the past, you had no one to protect you, and your life was very tight. So, I want to use the secret to find out."

It’s not an exaggeration to exchange benefits.”

The government officials were confused and looked at each other blankly.

The scribes once again handed over their hands and said from a distance: "Zhang Captou, please don't say that. The main reason is that we feel it is not appropriate to go."

While being careful to flatter, he did not forget the topic, and then added: "As the uncle said, the same situation is true in Sunjiazhuang, which makes tofu. Because their ancestors have worked hard to grind tofu for generations, the whole village is reluctant to take a bite of tofu. This habit has even become

Without inheritance, it evolved into village rules over decades or hundreds of years."

At this time, Li San seemed to finally talk about the secret. The boy took a deep breath and said in the lowest voice: "But when we investigated the case, we discovered that the five dead people had

A little unusual..."

Zhang Jingxu stopped talking, turned to look at the government officials, and said logically: "Let's go by ourselves. I'm not familiar with the city. You guys are responsible for leading the way and choosing the best restaurant. Today

All the expenses were borne by me."

In a village where tofu has been made for generations, every generation is reluctant to take a bite of their own tofu. It has been passed down for decades and hundreds of years, and has even evolved into village rules.

Zhang Jingxu finally spoke at the right time and asked with a smile: "Then are you willing to tell me this secret?"

Zhang Jingxu continued to remain silent, indicating that she should continue listening.

Whenever she is thinking, Zhang Jingxu habitually likes to touch her chin.

Li San's voice became even deeper: "We actually found the remains of tofu in the mouths of these five dead people. In other words, they all ate tofu before they died."

He pondered for a long time, and suddenly waved to the government officials present, and the words he said made everyone stunned: "Come on, let's go have a drink. I am taking up my new post today, so I should treat everyone to a meal."

Zhang Jingxu suddenly felt happy.

Isn't this the strangest anomaly?

…

So Li San continued: "Uncle, you should also know that village rules are the clan law of a village. As long as you are not a rebellious person, you will definitely not violate the village rules, right?"

However, under the dual constraints of village regulations and the difficulty of grinding tofu, some people actually break the common sense and start to be willing to eat tofu...

Li San nodded quickly and said: "Uncle is indeed very knowledgeable. This job of grinding tofu is indeed hard work. He gets up early and works hard all day long, but he makes very little money. That's why the entire Sunjiazhuang has been poor for generations..."

The boy paused for a moment, and then continued: "The poorer a person is, the more reluctant he is to eat and drink, especially his own profession, which he cherishes and reluctance to give up more than others. For example, a woman who weaves is familiar with weaving.

It was very difficult, so she was reluctant to use cloth to make new clothes for herself. Even if the clothes were in tatters, she would mend them and continue to wear them."

Zhang Jingxu pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "There are three hardships in life. Forging iron, punting boats, and grinding tofu. Since ancient times, grinding tofu has been painful and tiring, but you don't make much money. Poverty is normal."

He expressed these philosophical sentiments, and Li San and others fell to the ground in admiration and said: "Uncle is really amazing. This statement is really fresh and appropriate."

Although he extended the invitation, the officialdom was full of people. The scribes thought about it for a moment, and then they all bowed their hands from a distance and said politely: "Today is the day when Zhang Baotou takes up his new post. You should discuss this with your subordinates."

Let's get acquainted with each other first, so we won't make do with it, and we will treat Zhang Captou to a special banquet later."

The government officials were still confused and confused, but they did not dare to question, so they had no choice but to obey and lead the way.

However, everyone secretly speculated in their hearts that Zhang Captou was definitely not inviting him to drink, but had some hidden intentions.

It is unusual for a superior to invite his subordinates to dinner.

Therefore, there must be a special plan.
Chapter completed!