The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 36 Psychological Barriers
After being told by the officials that the man they had tied up was a victim, the villagers were skeptical.

They asked all at once:

"How can there be a victim alive while the perpetrator is dead?"

"Yes, sir, he might be a hidden master. We shouldn't be careless!"

"Yes, yes, you've been misjudged! Those five people died in a very gruesome way."

The officials did not want to get too entangled with the villagers.

He only said:

"Let your village chief report to the county government! It's a fact that the prisoners we were escorting were abducted at the post station and seriously injured. We request that the county magistrate investigate the cause of death of these five men."

The quickest way to conduct an interrogation is actually to question the victim.

Zuo Wenxuan's external injuries looked truly horrific, especially since he was still unconscious.

The officials then invited the village's old doctor to give him first aid.

The old doctor's diagnosis was that the patient had lost blood and was extremely frightened, but was not in immediate danger of death.

He then used silver needles to wake Zuo Wenxuan.

He opened his eyes and recognized the officials who had rescued him, then clung to their legs and wouldn't let go.

"It's the Thieves' Guild! The Thieves' Guild has kidnapped me! Official, save me! Official, save me!"

The officials said, "Five thieves have died. Do you know who did it?"

"What? Dead! All dead? How did they die?! I don't believe it. Their methods were so ruthless, who could kill them so easily!"

Before seeing the five bodies with his own eyes, Zuo Wenxuan couldn't believe the news.

The officials had no choice but to take him to the crime scene at the ancestral hall.

Zuo Wenxuan ignored the open wounds on his body and the profuse sweat on his head that he had been sweating profusely as he walked.

When he saw the five people's gruesome deaths with his own eyes, he first clutched his chest in disbelief.

He even went up and checked the pulses of each of them.

Only after sensing with his fingertips that the other person's body was already cold and stiff did he throw his head back and laugh:
"Heaven has eyes! Heaven has eyes! These wicked villains deserve to die a horrible death!"

He laughed and cried at the same time, then squatted on the ground, hugging himself and trembling.
He was so close, so very close, he was almost killed by that swordsman eunuch.
When Lu woke up, she held the right hand of her twins and cried out in anguish, her heart breaking.

It really is:
The child's injury is a mother's pain.

Heartbreaking pain, beyond words.

The twins, who are still in a coma, are in a rather bad state.

The patient had a persistent high fever and experienced intermittent convulsions.

As soon as it opens its eyes, it starts crying and screaming, and it scratches at anyone it sees.

They wouldn't stop until they fainted from exhaustion.

After several such attempts, the doctors who were called in all shook their heads: "Severe shock reactions require the presence of family members to reassure them."

It's actually a psychological problem related to acute stress disorder.

It cannot be cured with current medical methods.

The doctor's advice was to stay with her and let her recover slowly.

Not even a prescription was left behind.

After the doctor left, Madam Lü held her two children tightly in her arms, refusing to let go no matter who tried to persuade her.

The group returned to the inn after 3:00 PM.

The officials and the clansmen all asked about the reason why this family of four was kidnapped.

Zuo Wenxuan's official answer is as follows:
"They're just seeking revenge for killing three of their inner disciples last time. They only think that because I'm a surviving member of the direct line, the person who killed them is protecting me."

As he spoke, he kept glancing at Zuo Wenkang.

Zuo Wenkang was so angry at his attempt to evade the main issue and shift the blame that he laughed in exasperation.

"Cousin, this is strange. That night, my father-in-law's friend ruined the thieves' plan to rob everyone. Or is it strange that my wife asked this friend to help find your family today?"

I'd also like to ask my brother.

Why do the martial arts sects repeatedly make things difficult for us exiles?

What can the Zuo family possibly plot now?

Hearing their exchange, everyone began to whisper among themselves.

Yes!

The fact that these people could abduct people without making a sound shows that they were fully capable of killing them all.

Why kidnap people instead of killing them?
Zuo Wenxuan was speechless at the question, and then his eyes rolled back and he fainted on the spot.

However, this time no one sympathized with him.

Even the officials were too lazy to find him a doctor.

Gan Minglan hugs Fatty, giving him her usual advice on studying:
“Son, you must learn martial arts from your mother next year. Let’s start with the basics from childhood! Don’t be a helpless lamb to the slaughter.”

Fatty's little brain was filled with big questions:
"But Daddy said that Uncle Xuantang is a genius, umm, he means number one! He's really awesome."

“Your uncle encountered a group of wicked thieves. Even if he had the talent of a top scholar, no one would reason with him.”

"Mom, does being a villain give you the right to be unreasonable?"

"That's right. They only care about fists. If your fist is bigger and harder than theirs, they'll listen to your reasoning."

Fatty looked at his chubby, round hands.

He clenched his fists and bumped them together: "My fists are hard too."

Gan Minglan reached out and pressed down on his little hollow, "Mmm, it's so hard you can't even find the bone."

The leader surnamed Huang was quite satisfied with the efficiency with which the underworld figures had found the person.

The fact that Zuo Wenxuan's family survived to reach the border town is far more valuable than those who died along the way.

With a heavy heart, he handed over the promised one hundred taels of silver to Gan Minglan.

Seeing his wife raise her eyebrows, Zuo Wenkang knew that the money had most likely ended up in her hands.

But he was not in a good mood at the moment.

He sought out the leader surnamed Huang to inquire:
"The thieves have repeatedly harassed us, and now five of our men have died. They certainly won't let this go. I wonder how much you know about their sect, sir? Do you have any ideas on how to resolve this?"

The leader surnamed Huang sighed:

"Rumors in the martial arts world say that the number of people in the Eight Heavenly Gates is immeasurable, among which the inner disciples of the Thieves' Gate are the most numerous."

The other seven sects are: Gu Sect, Mechanism Sect, Thousand Sect, Orchid Sect, Divine Adjustment Sect, Illusion Sect, and Life-Taking Sect.

They don't usually confront the government directly, but these two actions by the thieves' gang were indeed unusual.

The solution doesn't lie with us; only when the customer who assigned them the task cancels their order will their task be considered complete.

Zuo Wenkang's head throbbed more and more as he listened; this ruler of Bei was utterly incompetent!

They've actually allowed these underworld organizations to operate outside the law!

He couldn't help but question, "Why doesn't the imperial court send troops to suppress these martial arts sects that are committing evil deeds?"

The leader surnamed Huang smiled bitterly:

"Where are we going to exterminate them? The Soul-Snatching Sect raises top-tier martial artists who can take on a hundred men single-handedly; the Gu Sect originated in Miao territory, a place said to be mountainous, with long rivers and rampant miasma; and the Mechanism Sect is within the Mo family, scattered among the common people."

Both leaders were on the verge of tears.

The course of this task is becoming increasingly bizarre.

Not only will you lose money, but you could also lose your life if you're not careful.

The leader, surnamed Mao, asked eagerly:
"Your father-in-law's friends in the underworld are indeed quite capable. I wonder if they could give us some warnings next time?"

Zuo Wenkang: "."

You actually want to entrust the safety of more than 300 people to my wife who is just three months pregnant?
That's just wishful thinking!
(End of this chapter)