Thinking about the trouble with his four subordinates, Fan Dong felt a chill run down his spine!
They vanished without a trace!
This bizarre situation occurred less than an hour after Fan Dong left.
Could it be that ghosts are causing trouble in broad daylight?
With this thought, Fan Dong raised his head, looked at Hong Zhi in front of him, and timidly said.
“Your Honor, do you think… could it be those ghostly things causing trouble!”
As the nephew of the chief constable, Fan Wei, Fan Dong had some understanding of those ghostly things.
Upon hearing this, Fan Wei's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he sternly shouted at Fan Dong, who was kneeling on the ground.
“Nonsense!”
“How could those ghostly things possibly appear in broad daylight.”
“You scoundrel, all you know is to seek pleasure; have you forgotten all the things I taught you?”
Hong Zhi sat above, silently watching Fan Dong and Fan Wei.
Finally, losing patience, Hong Zhi spoke calmly.
“Alright.”
With Hong Zhi's words, the hall immediately fell silent.
Fan Wei, who was just full of anger, acted as if nothing had happened.
Hong Zhi slightly raised his head, glanced at Fan Wei, and knew that he was putting on an act for him.
Fan Dong was his nephew, and he naturally wanted to protect Fan Dong as much as possible from severe punishment.
In the next moment, Hong Zhi directly made a decision regarding Fan Dong's punishment.
“Fan Dong, you neglected your duty, so your salary will be temporarily reduced by half a year as a warning to others!”
Fan Wei, as the chief constable of the government office, had been diligent and conscientious for so many years, so Hong Zhi did not really intend to severely punish Fan Dong.
Hearing that he would only be fined for half a year, Fan Dong was overjoyed, and he quickly stood up and repeatedly bowed to Hong Zhi.
“Yes, this subordinate accepts the punishment, Your Honor is wise and divine!”
This trivial punishment had no impact on Fan Dong at all.
Which proper official relies on that pitiful salary to live on?
That little bit of the court's salary is not enough for him to enjoy himself in the Fragrant Moon Tower for a few days.
Fan Dong wears the skin of the government official outside, relying on his uncle Fan Wei's identity as the chief constable of the government office.
To put it exaggeratedly, the people who want to give Fan Dong silver can line up from the gate of the government office to outside the city.
“Have you examined the cause of Wu Wei's death and found out what caused it!”
“Your Honor, I… I… I.”
Hong Zhi's question made Fan Dong feel weak, stammering and unable to speak.
Because, with Fan Dong's experience, he couldn't see the cause of death of this unlucky ghost, Wu Wei.
“This subordinate simply checked Wu Wei's meridians and only confirmed that Wu Wei had lost his vitality.”
“As for the others, this subordinate has not had time to investigate in detail.”
“This subordinate was thinking of carrying Wu Wei back to the morgue for a detailed investigation.”
Fan Dong's incompetent answer made Hong Zhi's old face stiff, and he looked at Fan Wei with dissatisfaction, as if questioning Fan Wei.
Look at the kind of person you brought!
Immediately, Hong Zhi was no longer in the mood to question Fan Dong and waved his hand casually.
“Alright, there's nothing for you here, go down!”
After Fan Dong stumbled and scurried away, Hong Zhi looked at Fan Wei.
“The four constables disappeared mysteriously in Water Gate Alley. Have you been there?”
“Do you have any unusual feeling!”
“Unusual feeling?” Fan Wei immediately understood Hong Zhi's meaning and answered without hesitation: “Reporting to Your Honor, no.”
“This subordinate went to Water Gate Alley to check as soon as possible and did not find any Yin energy from those ghostly things.”
It seemed that what Fan Dong had just said made the prefect, Hong Zhi, suspect those ghostly things.
However, the ghostly things that appeared in broad daylight were probably the legendary Calamity-level anomalies!
Hong Zhi and Fan Dong's eyes met, as if they had simultaneously thought of this terrible result.
However, after thinking for a moment, Hong Zhi felt that this idea was very absurd.
If it was really the legendary Calamity-level anomaly, then with its terrifying Yin energy, it would have been detected by those people from the Blackbird Guard.
Not only did Hong Zhi understand it this way, but even Fan Wei felt that it could not be the legendary Calamity-level anomaly.
At this moment, a flash of light flashed in Fan Wei's eyes, and he thought of some things about this Wu Wei.
“Your Honor, this subordinate investigated some things about this Wu Wei when he came here.”
“This subordinate found that this Wu Wei seems to have some connection with the leader of the Tianhai Gang!”
“Oh?”
Seeing this, Hong Zhi signaled Fan Wei to continue.
“A few years ago, Wu Wei married a beautiful and charming wife. A few months ago, the old leader of the Tianhai Gang held a grand birthday banquet for his one hundredth birthday.”
“This subordinate also accompanied you, Your Honor, and this Wu Wei also attended the old leader's birthday banquet as the representative of the Wu Family Martial Arts Hall.”
“This Wu Wei usually likes to show off and brought his beautiful wife with him.”
“Then, the old leader's son, Hua Yunfei, the leader of the Tianhai Gang, has a small hobby.”
“That is, he likes other people's wives…”
“So, this subordinate suspects…”
Speaking of this, Fan Wei looked at Hong Zhi with a knowing look, suspecting that Wu Wei's death was related to this leader of the Tianhai Gang.
“Tianhai Gang?”
Hong Zhi felt a little embarrassed when he thought of the old guy from the Tianhai Gang, Hua Tianhai.
“Forget it, you don't have to worry about Hua Tianhai's side. This official will send someone to notify him to come over.”
“Now, you personally take people to Water Gate Alley to find the four constables and Wu Wei's body.”
“If there are any abnormal situations in Water Gate Alley, immediately come back and inform this official!”
Without confirming that it was that kind of ghostly thing, Hong Zhi would not alarm those people from the Blackbird Guard.
“Yes, Your Honor!”
After Fan Wei left the hall, he did not stop for a moment and left the government office with a dozen constables, heading straight for Water Gate Alley in the east of the city.
Water Gate Alley, Wu Family Mansion!
At this time, white lanterns were hung inside and outside the Wu Family Mansion.
Not far outside the Wu Family Mansion, a dozen men in constable uniforms appeared.
The leader was Fan Wei, the chief constable of the government office!
Fan Wei walked while looking around the Wu Family Mansion, and found nothing unusual.
A veteran constable behind Fan Wei seemed to be very familiar with Fan Wei.
After seeing the Wu Family Mansion, the veteran constable felt a little puzzled and asked in confusion.
“Old Fan, isn't this Wu Wei's mansion, the owner of the Wu Family Martial Arts Hall?”
“Didn't you send that kid Fan Dong here today? Why are we coming here again?”
Hearing this, Fan Wei's pace began to slow down, and then he said that the four constables and Wu Wei's body had disappeared.
