Excessive ferocity due to caution

Three days later.

The roar of the electric drill broke the deathly silence, shattering the tranquility of Guxuan Town.

Cheng Kong, who was in the police station office, frowned, went straight to the window, and opened it.

His brows furrowed instantly into a deep frown.

The land opposite the traffic police station is being demolished.

Besides the demolition team, there were also many people wearing black robes with special patterns standing by to supervise.

Cheng Kong would never forget that robe!

That's a symbol of church personnel!

Damn!

Why did church members appear in Valley Suspension Town without me receiving any news?

Why is there construction going on across from the police station, but I know nothing about it?

Have those people at the engineering bureau forgotten the rules?

Cheng Kong's blood rushed to his head, and he called Liang Tao, the director of the Supervision Bureau.

"Liang Tao!"

"Are you just a freeloader?"

"You listened to me telling you to keep an eye on the church people, didn't you?"

"Damn it, quickly call the security team, come with me to check out the other side!"

Liang Tao responded and hung up the phone, a strange glint in his eyes.

Then, he called on the members of the security team, took their weapons, and followed Cheng Kong to the opposite side of the police station.

Many civilians gathered around, watching.

Because the church members are here, vigorously spreading their doctrines.

They were haughty and elegant, but their tone was deliberately nauseating.

But some people just like this approach.

If Cheng Kong hadn't witnessed firsthand just how filthy and hypocritical the church truly was... he would have genuinely believed what these missionaries were saying!

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of my way!"

Cheng Kongsheng, his voice sharp and stern, pushed aside the people surrounding them and shouted at the missionaries who were holding scriptures and loudly proclaiming the doctrine of suffering:

"Where did you come from?"

"Who the hell gave you permission to proselytize here?"

"Furthermore, who gave you the authority to break ground and build a church in Guxuan Town?"

"Did the engineering bureau agree?"

Upon seeing a large group of police officers approaching, the other civilians who were watching unconsciously made way for them.

The missionary standing on the boulder did not come down.

He didn't close the scripture in his hand.

He looked down at Cheng Kongdao with a disdainful gaze:

"Officer, I'm sorry... I don't recall that there's a law in Guxuan Town that prohibits proselytizing."

"As for building a church here... well, we've certainly gotten permission from the town's engineering bureau."

"Here, show this officer the document stamped by the Engineering Bureau."

An instructor approached Cheng Kong with a document and handed it to him.

Cheng Kong stared at the bright red seal on the document with disbelief in his eyes.

It is indeed the seal of the Engineering Bureau.

But... why is there a faint smell of blood?

"Look closely, Sheriff. We're following all legal and proper procedures!"

The missionary on the stone platform sneered.

Cheng Kong felt something was very wrong, so he quickly turned his back, took out his phone, and called the engineering bureau.

beep--

No one heard.

The feeling of unease in my heart grew stronger.

"Since you're so worried, why don't you go and see for yourself, my sheriff?"

On the boulder, the missionary displayed extraordinary audacity. His sneer, disdain, and subtle mockery in his tone made Cheng Kong want to beat this bastard to death!

But he can't do that.

Because too many people were watching.

He represents the laws of Guxuan Town!

The reason why Guxuan Town has been able to maintain its legal system even after being infected by the supernatural over the years is largely due to the exemplary conduct of the police station.

If they all start breaking and trampling on the laws they themselves set, what will the rest of the population think?

What will they do?

Cheng Kong took a deep breath and instructed his subordinate, Li Baizhe:

"Keep a close eye on them!"

"Don't let them make any rash moves before I get back!"

He immediately returned to the police station and drove to the engineering department.

These two are not far apart.

About ten minutes later, Cheng Kong had already arrived at the Engineering Bureau.

Because no new projects have been carried out in Guxuan Town for many, many years, the engineering bureau was relocated to a less populated area.

Even from a distance, Cheng Kong could smell the strong stench of blood.

There was no one around.

The engineering bureau's large iron gate was broken open, with a large chunk missing, and the gatekeeper's body had already been cut in two!

The intestines are perforated and the stomach is rotten.

It lay sprawled to one side.

Cheng Kong hurriedly entered the interior, and along the way, there were gruesome corpses everywhere, tortured and killed in various ways, their deaths horribly gruesome...

They arrived at the director's office.

Cheng Kong was shocked to see that the director of the engineering bureau, who had always been on good terms with him, was already dead in his office.

One of his hands was curled up, his fingers broken and fractured, as if he had been desperately clutching something before he died...

Not far from him, on the blood-soaked ground, the seal lay quietly.

The telephone on the table was also smashed to pieces.

Cheng Kong felt dizzy and his lips trembled.

He finally understood why the document the instructor handed him had a bloody smell...

The church came to the engineering bureau for a signature beforehand, but the bureau chief did not agree and wanted to call Cheng Kong to confirm. And so... tragedy struck.

The church members actually carried out a bloody massacre against the engineering bureau!

Cheng Kong's eyes were bloodshot, and blood was almost flowing from the corners of his eyes.

These sons of bitches... they really have no intention of letting Guxuan Town go!

This time, they are preparing to turn the entire Valley Suspension Town into the church's experimental field!

Recalling the horrific torment he had suffered, past memories flashed through his mind like slides, and Cheng Kong clenched his fists tightly...

With a cold expression, he walked to the desk.

The murder weapon was found there.

A saw.

It wasn't sharp, so the top of the saw blade was covered in a lot of flesh and blood.

It harbors a lot of resentment, so it can cause serious harm to ghosts.

This saw was clearly possessed by the church.

Once he gets his hands on the saw and takes it back to the police station, they'll soon be able to contact the newspaper and the data center to inform the entire town about the church's massacre of the engineering bureau.

The truth may awaken those fools who have been misled by the church.

perhaps.

Cheng Kong took a deep breath.

He reached out and picked up the saw.

Just then, a slight 'click' sounded from outside the door.

Cheng Kong suddenly turned around.

A teacher dressed in church robes actually took a picture of Cheng Kong at that moment with a camera!

"stop!"

Cheng Kong roared and hurriedly chased after him with a saw. The instructor retreated while filming, until Cheng Kong caught up with him. The instructor took a punch to the center of Cheng Kong's body and then calmly retreated!

This guy's strength is not as good as mine, but it's not far off!

Upon seeing the camera in its hand, Cheng Kong had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation. At this moment, he only thought that this person was someone left behind by the church to silence him, and he wanted to capture it.

But soon, he lost track of them.

This guy has a church treasure on him and runs incredibly fast.

Cheng Kong only then realized what was happening and hurriedly took out his phone to call Liang Tao, the director of the Supervision Bureau.

"Liang Tao!"

"Those damned church members massacred the engineering bureau; arrest them immediately!"

"I'll be right back at the police station with the evidence!"

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, Liang Tao's words left Cheng Kong stunned on the spot.

"Cheng Kong, what are you saying?"

"Didn't you kill the people from the engineering bureau?"

"Driven by your own selfish motives, fearing that the kind-hearted church would expose your despicable acts of controlling Valley Suspension Town through the police for years, you threatened the director of the Engineering Bureau to prevent the church from proselytizing in Valley Suspension Town... However, you didn't expect that the director was upright and honest. Having endured your tyranny for so many years, he finally saw the light of the church descend upon the town shrouded in darkness. He decided to fight to the death, leading the resistance against you, the mastermind behind it all, and bringing the light of hope to the people of Valley Suspension Town!"

Upon hearing what the other party said, Cheng Kong's mind went completely blank.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that he... had been tricked!

His subordinate actually betrayed him!

This... idiot pig!

"You stupid dog, do you really think that just because you helped the church, they'll give you what you want, stick a little red flower on your face, and tell everyone you're a great hero of the church?"

"Don't be fucking stupid!"

"What they promised you today, what they gave you, they can take back tomorrow!"

"Once you've lost your usefulness, they'll treat you the same way they treated me!"

A cold laugh came from the other end of the phone:

"They are targeting you only because you are an enemy of the church."

"But I... am different from you!"

"I'm a hero of the church!"

"Soon, photos and reports of you taking a saw and massacring everyone in the Engineering Bureau will appear in the Valley Suspension Town newspaper and on the news feeds of all the residents' phones."

"Enjoy your last moments, Cheng Kong."

After saying that, Liang Tao hung up the phone.

Cheng Kong trembled all over and cursed wildly into his phone!

After venting for a long time, he felt weak and powerless all over, and suddenly sat down on the ground, feeling dizzy.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered what Zhao Yi had said to him a few days ago—

"Be careful when walking at night. There might be some dogs in Guxuan Town that have been kneeling for too long and can't stand up anymore. As soon as they see a chain, they'll start barking and biting..."

boom!

Cheng Kong slammed his fist into the ground.

Oh shit!

I really got bitten by a dog!

drip-

My phone suddenly rang.

Cheng Kong subconsciously opened it to take a look.

A news article was pushed to the top.

The title reads:

[Sheriff Cheng Kong actually used a saw to massacre the entire construction bureau; the reason behind it is chilling!]

Attached diagram.

"Fuck you!"

Seeing the distorted facts and the bloodless murder revealed in every word, Cheng Kong finally stopped and cursed!

In this world... there are such shameless people!

After his anger subsided, he felt cold in his hands and feet.

Because as soon as he refreshed the page, he saw that the comments section of the news was filled with slander and rumors spread by various online trolls, who pinned unfounded accusations on him!

"Report him! He raped a minor!"

"What's a little girl? My nephew saw him raping a lizard in the countryside last time!"

"My God... I never imagined Cheng Kong would be this kind of person!"

"It's terrifying. For so many years, he's been pretending to be a gentleman, hypocritically abiding by the rules, but I never imagined he'd been doing all sorts of despicable things behind the scenes..."

"..."

Upon seeing these messages, Cheng Kong collapsed to the ground.

He knew he was completely finished.

From this moment on, his power and his influence will be completely stripped away by the church!

He will become a rat that everyone hates.

And all of this... won't take very long at all.

The small town he had diligently protected for so many years ended up becoming his final resting place!

He let out a long sigh.

I realized I had underestimated the Church's capabilities.

They underestimated their shamelessness.

They underestimated their thuggishness.

They underestimated their despicable nature.

beep--

Just as Cheng Kong was sighing and wiping away his tears, lamenting the hardships of the people's lives, his cell phone rang.

It was Zhao Yi calling.

Cheng Kong quickly answered the call, and Zhao Yi's voice came from the other end.

Upon hearing this voice, Cheng Kong suddenly felt much more at ease.

"Bitened by a dog?"

Cheng Kong smiled wryly:

"This is a big problem."

"There was a traitor in the police department. Now that the police department is gone, we've lost our initiative."

"And... I'm really not reconciled!"

"The power of Guxuan Town is something I've built up bit by bit over the years, but I never expected... to lose so quickly."

Zhao Yi said:

"Come to the ghost hotel... bring a bottle of wine."

"Don't tell me you can't even get your hands on alcohol now."

Cheng Kong sighed.

"We can still get our hands on some alcohol..."

...

Two hours later.

Cheng Kong appeared at the Ghost Hotel with alcohol in his hands.

The lobby on the first floor has already been cleared out by Zhao Yi.

It looks much cleaner and tidier.

Cheng Kong entered the room with the wine and saw Umbrella Ghost carrying two side dishes from the kitchen at the back.

"You're so carefree. Even with things so urgent, you still look so relaxed."

Zhao Yi gestured for him to sit down.

The umbrella-wielding ghost, Su Qingyao, washed two cups and two pairs of chopsticks for the two of them.

So the two of them started eating and drinking.

Do you know why you lost?

Zhao Yi tapped the bowl with his chopsticks.

Cheng Kong had no appetite and shook his head.

Zhao Yi replied:

"Because you're not lowly enough."

Cheng Kong was stunned.

"Are you indirectly insulting me here?"

Zhao Yi shook her chopsticks slightly and continued eating.

What is the church in your eyes?

Cheng Kong replied without hesitation:

"rogue!"

"Bandits!"

"Dirty rat!"

Zhao Yi smiled and said:

"Since you understand this so clearly, how could you still have such a foolish idea?"

Cheng Kong scratched his head:

"What a foolish idea!"

Zhao Yi said calmly:

"Reason with thugs, discuss rules with bandits, and try to be noble with rats."

Cheng Kong said speechlessly:

"When did I even have such a thought?"

Zhao asked in return:

"Then why don't you just kill them?"

"Or do you want to condemn them first?"

"Isn't killing them and then convicting them the same thing?"

Cheng Kong:

"Then wouldn't I be just like them?"

Zhao Yi shrugged:

"See? This is why you lost."

"When a criminal commits murder, it's considered killing. But when you kill a criminal, isn't that also killing?"

"Just because it's still killing, does that make you a criminal?"

Cheng Kong was speechless.

Zhao Yi continued:

"What matters is not the process or the means."

"It's the motivation."

"If your goal is to protect the people here and your own freedom, then what does it matter if the process is a little despicable and base?"

"You pride yourself on your noble methods, but what was the result?"

"Didn't we still lose so decisively?"

"And everything you want to protect will be destroyed because of your ignorance."

Cheng Kong sighed silently.

After a long while, he looked up, his eyes sparkling.

"In your opinion, what should I do next?"

PS: Send 4000 first, then write another 4000, while it's still hot!

If I don't finish writing the remaining 4000 words today, I won't go to sleep. I might post it at any time. If you guys feel sleepy, just go to sleep.

This idiot is lazy like a dog, lying in bed all day while the wind and rain are at night. Today I'm going to teach him a lesson and stop spoiling him with his bad habits!