Day and night tour

Chapter 30 Story
"Apocalypse?"

"Crime?"

"It's just a stone idol without any spirituality and full of evil. I'll let you take a good look at its true face!"

Zhou Xuan's harsh words rang out with great force.

He swung his arms and exerted all his strength, smashing with one hoe after another. The small crack expanded into a big one, and blood flowed along the crack. The laborers around him retreated one after another. Some of the timid ones even knelt on the ground with their hands clasped together, begging Buddha not to blame them.

Liu Tianen was also stunned.

He used to admire Zhou Xuan very much, admiring him for his good brain and excellent vision, but now, he admires Zhou Xuan... even more!

I admire that kind of wild spirit.

“People who do big things must have this kind of energy.”

He wanted to slide down, pointed at Zhou Xuan and shouted: "Brother Zhou, I'm here to help you!"

The words came to his lips, but he couldn't say anything. He just sighed: "Alas, I am not a person who can do big things after all."

Passionate blood can't save a coward...

Boom, boom, boom,
After continuous blows, the blade of a good hoe was bent.

Zhou Xuan changed another one and continued to smash.

Finally, a palm-sized hole was smashed into the Buddha's belly, and the blood flowed more freely, like a cut pipe.

"The hole isn't big enough! You can't even see what's inside..."

Zhou Xuan had a grim expression and smashed the hoe a few more times.

The inside of the Buddha statue is hollow, so once a small hole is drilled through it, it will be much easier to expand the hole.

It was not until Zhou Xuan smashed the hole in the Buddha's belly to the size of two human heads that finally, the first wave of things rushed out with the blood.

The object was grayish white with brown, and it turned out to be a bloody human skull!

The surrounding laborers were dumbfounded.
How could there be a skull in Buddha’s stomach?

"Look carefully, is this a Buddha statue or a filthy den of filth and dirt?"

Zhou Xuan used the hoe to pound the ground several times.

The belly hole expanded very quickly, and more than a dozen human skulls were rushed out at the same time, flowing onto the ground and colliding with each other, making dull "bang bang" sounds.

Every sound arouses the courage in the workers' hearts.

"Boss Zhou is right, this is not Buddha... Smash him."

"Smash it."

The laborers picked up their hoes and chiseled at the stone idol.

……

The skulls scattered all over the ground made the atmosphere of the temple extremely gloomy, but none of the people who were sweating all over were afraid anymore.

If you dare to hit a bleeding Buddha statue with a hoe, why would you be afraid of a dead person’s skull?

Even though these skulls had been stained with blood for a long time and had developed a very strong evil aura, they were no more than grasshoppers running around in the grass and could be crushed to pieces with just one step.

Zhou Xuan had finished his work at this time. He returned to the edge of the pit and stood side by side with Liu Tianen, staring down at the bustling temple.

"I thought you were going to smash it from beginning to end?" Liu Tianen said.

Zhou Xuan shook his head.

He was courageous, but not as strong as the laborers. As long as the laborers were motivated by him and dared to swing their hoes at the Buddha statue, he could retire after accomplishing his mission.

Leave professional matters to professionals.

"Director Liu, are these skulls enough for you to close the case?"

"Enough, enough." Liu Tianen muttered in his heart, this is not enough, it is simply making big news.

A belly full of heads, how many lives are these?

Such a big case was solved successfully, so the performance is bound to rise rapidly.

In the future investigation bureau, what kind of card will I, Old Liu, have? I will walk sideways!
The director always comes into the house to make me a cup of tea before going to work!
“I don’t think it’s enough.”

Zhou Xuan patted Liu Tianen on the shoulder and said, "If you still want performance, keep digging. There are still gains down there, as long as you don't mind the trouble."

The human heads in the Buddha's belly came from the villagers who underwent blood sacrifice.

But there are still some "food" eaten by the big-bellied monks, and there are always some mutilated limbs, buried under the underground temple.

The dead cannot be brought back to life, but after the corpse sees the light of day again, it is considered a good thing to find a place to bury it properly.

"I'm not afraid of big things, I'm just afraid that the bonus won't be big enough... Thank you, Brother Zhou." Liu Tianen's "thank you" mixed with his joy came from the heart, and was full of respect for capable people.

"Heh, Mr. Dai's case has been settled. Can we leave now?"

"That's natural."

"Now that Director Liu has spoken, I won't bother you any more. Goodbye!" Zhou Xuan walked towards the stage.

Liu Tianen followed closely behind: "I'll take you there."

……

On the stage, Xu Li was holding a small silk bag in her hand and humming a cheerful tune.

She was happy the whole afternoon, and the whole troupe was talking about it like crazy. First, they were discussing how the young master had made Liu Tianen obedient, and then they said that the young master had single-handedly found out the truth about Mr. Dai's mysterious death.

When the troupe thought that the matter was almost over, someone came to report that the young master had dug up a major murder case that occurred decades ago in Huilang River.

Every time Xu Li heard that Zhou Xuan had done something great, he was happy from the bottom of his heart.

"I've told you guys a long time ago that Xiao Xuan is not an ordinary person, he's very smart. You guys just believe everything you hear and say that Xiao Xuan is a ghost who took the blame. So what? Yesterday he worshipped his ancestors and the ancestors recognized him! If it weren't for Xiao Xuan today, I think the Zhou family would have been hurt at least a lot in this mess."

When Xu Li was teaching the troupe, her face was filled with an auntie's smile.

"Hey, Xiao Xuan is back. Look, look, Director Liu, such a high-ranking official, is arm in arm with Xiao Xuan, like a close friend..."

Everyone in the troupe watched with envy, but they were still puzzled in their hearts - this young man used to be a jerk and a fool, why is he treating people like this now?
However, fourth senior brother Yu Jia felt very uncomfortable as he watched Zhou Xuan and Liu Tianen chatting and laughing.

Yu Jia started learning opera in elementary school and studied it for four or five years. He was indeed not cut out for it, but the old owner thought he was smart and eloquent, so he introduced him to a pimp to teach him the trade.

This was the right path for him to take. He had quick wits, knew how to get along with people, and was good at flattering everyone. Even the most difficult customers could be dealt with satisfactorily by him.

By now, he had grown strong and made a name for himself in the huge Pingshui Prefecture. Among the Baiyun gentlemen, four or five were familiar with him and would invite him to gatherings every now and then.

He had been on a fast track to success, but he was such a successful and proud person with connections, but today, when he was helping the opera troupe to settle a matter, he was completely outshined by Zhou Xuan, that playboy. He felt really upset.

"Why should he?"

Yu Jia sighed, lowered his head and slowly rubbed his face to get rid of the anxiety in his heart. When he looked up, Zhou Xuan was already standing in front of him.

"Young Master." Yu Jia stood up and bowed to Zhou Xuan.

Among the five senior brothers, Yu Jia is the only one who calls Zhou Xuan "Young Master".

This does not mean that he respects Zhou Xuan. The senior brothers and the Zhou family are almost equivalent to relatives. Using titles among relatives only shows that the relationship is not there, or that they look down on each other and deliberately maintain a distance.

"Fourth senior brother..." Zhou Xuan had just opened his mouth when Xu Li came over and stuffed the cloth bag in his hand into his hand with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, what is this?"

"Money. When my apprentice asked me for money for transportation and medicine, I realized that you didn't have any money. I prepared some for you. I will ask the boss to set up your cash box again in a few days."

"Then sister-in-law, please don't forget it."

"I'll never forget you, Xiao Xuan. You're amazing. Your sister-in-law is happy to see how successful you are. OK, you guys can chat. I'm going to pack up for the masters."

Xu Li knew that Zhou Xuan had something serious to discuss with Yu Jia, so he tactfully left.

Putting away the money bag, Zhou Xuan said to Yu Jia: "Fourth Senior Brother, I have something to ask you to do."

"About what?"

"Gentleman Dai."

"Hasn't his case been investigated?"

"Um, how should I say..."

Zhou Xuan didn't know where to start, so he pointed at Liu Tianen's back and said, "When Chief Liu solves a case, he always emphasizes 'chasing the murderer second, and giving the confession first', right?"

"Yes." Yu Jia agreed.

"I admire his thinking. I think the same way. Chasing the murderer comes second, and giving an account comes first."

"I don't quite understand." Yu Jia didn't quite understand.

"Mr. Dai's case seemed to be thoroughly investigated by me, but in fact, it was a story I made up."

"Story?" Yu Jia couldn't believe his ears.

"Stories are good things. When you believe them, they become facts. This story I made up is my explanation to Director Liu."

"You caught Director Liu with your made-up story?"

Yu Jia didn't expect Zhou Xuan to be so bold that he dared to make up a story in front of Liu Tianen, and he made it so convincing that he fooled Liu Tianen.

"The best stories are those that are true but contain falsehood. Only when there is truth and falsehood, and the falsehood is mixed with the truth, can the story fool people. Therefore, most of the crime-solving process I wrote is true, except for one thing that is false."

(End of this chapter)