Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 247 A lot of crimes
Shang Lu had just arrived and didn't know as much about the situation in the bandit Cao's office as Chen Li did.

And he hasn't officially taken office yet, so he has no say in the deployment arrangements.

He simply waved his hand, called Shen Tu over, and instructed:
"Go to the account office to get the money for the medicine, then go home and rest for a few days. When your injuries are healed, come back to the office to report. Chen Zecao and I will report your bravery to the county governor and county lieutenant and ask for a reward."

Strictly speaking, Shentu was injured because he was not cautious enough and was too impulsive.

But after all, he was injured while following Shang Lu on a mission, so Shang Lu had to settle him down.

This is also done for other people in the thief Cao's office to see.

Shang Lu let them know that working with "Cao the Demon Suppressor" would not only bring them benefits and merits, but also allow them to have no worries.

Shen Tu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately saluted with his hands crossed: "Thank you, Shang Zecao, thank you, Chen Zecao."

Then, under the gaze of everyone, he happily ran to the accounting office to claim the money for medicine.

After sending Shen Tu away, Shang Lu called a clerk and asked him to bring Zhao Qi's confession.

Shang Lu did not go to his own yamen, but started looking through the documents in the office.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

Zhao Qi confessed to quite a few crimes.

After a quick look, there were about a dozen items.

Among these, cases of stealing other people's luck are considered minor.

There are also many cases where people were cursed with evil spirits to make others sick, kill them, or even wipe out their entire family...such as Zhao Peng's family.

According to Zhao Qi's confession, he harmed Zhao Peng because Zhao Peng was unwilling to lend him money when he needed money to turn his life around.

When Zhao Qi harmed Zhao Peng, he had already become a follower of the three-legged one-horned demon and acquired the evil skills taught by it.

Although Zhao Qi at that time had not yet learned the little ghost's fortune-making technique and was unable to command the little ghost to help him change the points on the dice.

But you can steal other people's luck and use it to enhance your own fortune.

Zhao Qi believed that with his fortune on the rise, he could turn things around, win back the money he had lost, or even make a fortune.

But he just lacked the capital, so he found Zhao Peng and promised to return the money doubled after he won. However, Zhao Peng did not know what was good for him. Not only did he refuse to lend him money, he also advised him not to gamble again.

This is simply going to ruin his fortune and wealth!

So Zhao Qi took the opportunity of helping Zhao Peng's family repair the roof to hide broken tiles and a broken saw, and set up a method of warding off evil.

Sure enough, not long after, Zhao Peng was killed by bandits on his way to do business.

When Zhao Qi heard the news, he immediately took out a forged suicide note and tried to seize Zhao Peng's property.

But he was driven out by Qin's family.

Zhao Qi was so angry that he decided to go all out. He cursed Qin and Erya to death and stole the luck of Qin's family.

Qin only knew that not long after she and Erya drove Zhao Qi away, they both mysteriously contracted a serious illness and died suddenly.

But she didn't know that her family was also badly harmed by Zhao Qi.

Ever since the luck was stolen, nothing any of Qin's family did has been successful.

In less than half a year, his family fortune was completely lost and his health was getting worse day by day.

Because of this, when Qin's mother and daughter died suddenly and Zhao Qi took over the family property, Qin's family members did not come over to question or stop them.

After selling all his properties, Zhao Qi continued to gamble.

But the result was not what he wanted.

At first, he did win a few games.

But he soon suffered a series of losses and lost all the money he got from selling Zhao Peng's property.

At first, Zhao Qi thought that the casino was more lucky than him, but later he found out that the casino was cheating.

No matter how lucky he is, he can't win.

Zhao Qi was furious and exposed the casino's tricks on the spot, and then, not surprisingly, he was beaten up.

After recovering from his injury, Zhao Qi continued to steal other people's luck while borrowing money everywhere.

He would use witchcraft to curse anyone who didn't lend him money, and he vowed to destroy that person's family and kill them!
At the same time, Zhao Qi also sacrificed a three-legged, one-horned demon in exchange for more abilities.

Fortunately, Zhao Qi has been captured now, and he has confessed the details of the witchcraft he set up. As long as they are cracked one by one as soon as possible, those whose luck he has stolen and who have been cursed by him will recover quickly.

As Shang Lu continued to read the confession, he discovered that in addition to stealing people's luck and cursing people, Zhao Qi had actually lured and killed several people in order to offer a blood sacrifice to the three-legged, unicorn-horned demon, and used their flesh and blood, especially their hearts, as sacrifices.

Zhao Qi was very smart and the people he lured and killed were all beggars.

Even if these people suddenly disappeared, it would not attract the attention of others, let alone lead to investigation by the government.

And Zhao Qi, through human sacrifice, gained many benefits from the three-legged, one-horned demon, including more magic spells to ward off evil, and the ability to control little ghosts.

After learning how to control the little ghost, Zhao Qi thought he had the ability to defeat the cheating in the gambling house, so he went to gamble again.

He did defeat the cheating tricks in the gambling house.

But the result was that he was beaten up again and kicked out of the gambling house.

If Shang Lu had not accepted the complaint from Qin's mother and daughter and launched an investigation into him, he would most likely have killed people as sacrifices in order to obtain more evil skills from the three-legged unicorn demon and seek revenge on the gambling house.

Through this confession, Shang Lu saw how Zhao Qi was lured by the three-legged unicorn demon because of his gambling addiction and fell deeper and deeper into it step by step.

That three-legged, one-horned demon is very good at taking advantage of people's desires.

If Zhao Qi had not been caught, even if he did not become an evil demon in the future, he would most likely become a demon or monster and harm more innocent people.

But there was one thing that made Shang Lu very curious.

Just as Chen Li finished his deployment, Shang Lu asked, "Chen Zecao, can Zhao Qi tell us how he met that three-legged, one-horned demon?"

Chen Li nodded and said, "Zhao Qi said that he went to temples to pray for blessings because he always lost in gambling.

During this process, he accidentally heard a stranger say that there was a very powerful temple in Feiwu Mountain in Feiwu County, so he went there to worship.

When he arrived at the temple, it was already late, so he stayed there for the night.

As a result, that night, he heard the voice of the 'god', who taught him the method of stealing qi."

This is important news.

Even if the three-legged, one-horned demon didn't occupy the temple and hide inside the statue, pretending to be a god, it would definitely be nearby.

Shang Lu immediately called a thief and ordered him to rush to Zhao Qi's house, tell Wang Chao the news, and ask Wang Chao to pass the message to the great wizard Zhongli.

Please take orders from the thief and pass on the message immediately.

Shang Lu chatted with Chen Li for a few more words and learned that several unsolved cases in the thief Cao's office were done by Zhao Qi.

The arrest of Zhao Qi allowed the Cao Office to complete a number of backlog cases.

When it comes to the end-of-year assessment, you don’t have to worry about being reprimanded or punished.

After chatting for a few words, Shang Lu followed Chen Li to the cell to check on Zhao Qi who was being tortured.

Zhao Qi, covered in bruises, was tortured on the rack. Sometimes he cried for mercy, sometimes he roared and cursed, as if he had schizophrenia.

Shang Lu walked around the cell and made some suggestions.

In particular, the jailers were reminded to guard not only against the tricksters who might break in from outside, but also against Zhao Qi.

"This man sacrificed blood to the demons, maybe he has learned some weird skills, we must be on guard!"

(End of this chapter)