nashuaworldcup Chapter 1096 The Golden Toad Has Already Harmed Many People
Chapter 1096 The Golden Toad Has Already Harmed Many People
The bailiffs brought the man before Magistrate Zhang.
The man's name was Hu San, a villager from Meihua Village in Jiangzhou. His entire family had been killed by a monster...
Actually, not all of his family members died, just like the Wan family. Later, he reported it to the authorities, who then settled his family. He thought the authorities would send soldiers to capture the monster, but the authorities covered up all the bad things the monster had done, claiming it was a plague. The matter was eventually dropped, and his family members all died.
Hu San survived by a hair's breadth.
The monster not only harmed his family, but also killed other villagers.
Later... the government said there was a plague in the village.
The whole village thought the person who was murdered had died of the plague. He tried to explain, but no one believed him, and even Hu San was ostracized.
He said there were monsters, but no one believed him. They treated him like a madman, and he had no way to appeal to the authorities. He had nowhere to turn for help.
Hu San had been investigating this matter for two years, and everyone thought he was crazy. Until recently, he heard that someone had died and was horrified by the way the person died. He would never forget that scene because it was exactly the same as the death of his family members.
However, this time the Jiangzhou government went even further, burning the people who were still alive and claiming that the family had contracted the plague and that more people would die if they were infected. This frightened everyone so much that no one dared to approach them. But he knew there was something fishy going on. It wasn't the plague, but rather that toad with tentacles that had come out to harm people again.
He fled to Yuzhou City and heard everyone talking about the Wan family. Now the whole city of Yuzhou was talking about the Wan family. He heard that the Wan family members' eyeballs had all fallen out, which reminded him of his four-year-old son, whose eyeballs had also been eaten by a monster.
Until the government posted a notice with a picture of a golden toad, complete with tentacles...
It looks exactly like that golden toad from back then that ate people's eyeballs.
The Yuzhou government is hunting down this golden toad; he will never forget how it killed his son and wife until his death.
Hu San became very emotional when he thought of his deceased relatives.
Finally, he said, "I know it's not a plague, but a monster that looks like a toad with tentacles that gouge out people's eyes and eat them. It's terrifying."
He pointed to the drawing on the table, "This is the toad that eats people's eyeballs. The person who drew this picture must have seen this thing before. Could it be that it came to Yuzhou to harm people?"
He knelt before Zhang Qian, who was dressed in official robes, and pleaded, "I heard people on the street talking about how the Wan family in Yuzhou City was harmed by the monster in the painting. You must have seen this man-eating toad with your own eyes! Your Honor, you must catch this monster! I've heard that Prefect Zhang of Yuzhou is an honest official. I beg you to do justice for me!"
Zhang Qian was also furious after hearing the man's words. "How come no one reported such a big thing to the court? How could Prefect Wu hide such an important matter? The golden toad appeared in Jiangzhou two years ago. How many innocent people died because of it?"
The man's eyes were filled with hatred: "The officials in Jiangzhou are all corrupt and collude with each other. They bury people quietly when they die, and even if someone is still alive, they will drag them to death before burying them, or bury them alive. Go and see the back mountain of the Living Buddha Temple in Jiangzhou. It has long been a burial ground for thousands of people. In the past two years, as far as I know, countless people have died because of the monster and were treated as the plague. It is all because the officials deliberately covered up the truth. There are no officials who will stand up for us ordinary people."
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "With the emperor far away, they naturally dare to deceive their superiors and cover up their mistakes, with officials helping each other."
Hu San saw a dignified and beautiful woman sitting steadily in the head seat. Her every move exuded authority. A glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. "Miss, do you believe what I say?"
“I believe you.” She said in a deep voice, “The Emperor is currently busy with the war in the Northwest and has no time to deal with the affairs of Jiangzhou, but that does not mean that the Prefect of Jiangzhou can continue to act recklessly. The bad guys will soon receive the punishment they deserve.”
According to Hu San's account, the Jiangzhou prefect must have known about the Golden Toad for a long time. So many people died, yet he never reported it to the court, nor did he try to get rid of it. Instead, he kept it a secret. What kind of open or secret plot is this?
Hu San knelt on the ground, almost weeping with joy, “Finally, someone believes I’m not crazy! There really are monsters harming people. They’ve harmed so many people. My child had his eyes eaten by one and died right in front of me. I chased after it but couldn’t catch it. Heaven has eyes! Everyone says Prefect Zhang is an incorruptible official. Please, Prefect Zhang, do justice for us!”
Zhang Qian thought that such a big matter probably needed to be decided by the Empress.
He bowed to Jiang Fenghua, saying, "Prefect Wu Yirong of Jiangzhou is of the same rank as me, and Jiangzhou is adjacent to Yuzhou, but I am indeed not qualified to investigate matters in Jiangzhou, I'm afraid..."
Jiang Fenghua said, "Now that a mass incident has occurred in Yuzhou, resulting in deaths, and Prefect Zhang followed the clues to uncover the secret of the Golden Toad in Jiangzhou, this does not constitute overstepping his bounds."
The golden toad appeared in Jiangzhou several years ago and caused harm to people, which means that it has been hiding somewhere in Jiangzhou all these years, but it has now appeared in the Feng family.
Did the other party intend to transport the golden toad to Shengjing through the Feng family, or did they want to directly harm the Feng family? She even linked the appearance of the golden toad to the descendants of the Baili family in Yinchuan Kingdom. That person, like them, had lived two lives. It's impossible for the golden toad to have lived two lives!
The current members of the Bai family are unaware of the rebirth technique, making it difficult for her to connect the Bai family with the Yinchuan Kingdom.
The only suspicious person she could think of was Baili Chuan. Whether Xiao Chuanyun was actually Baili Chuan or not, she had already asked Xiao Yu to secretly send Xiao Shang to Shengjing.
The fact that Xiao Yu did not send any message indicates that he has arrived safely in Shengjing.
Xiao Shang and Xiao Chuanyun are not the same person. The previous Xiao Chuanyun was timid and weak, only able to be bullied by others, and had no power or influence.
If he is Baili Chuan, then where did Baili Chuan go after Xiao Shang arrived?
Jiang Fenghua instructed Zhang Qian to settle Hu San first. The drawing of the golden toad was posted in the Yuzhou government office, and this matter would probably reach the ears of the Jiangzhou prefect.
If the snake doesn't come out of its hole, they'll stir up trouble and see if Wu Yirong will make any moves next.
Bai Yuhan finally saw Jiang Fenghua. "Your Majesty, Yuhan is so glad to see you."