Chapter 245: Monster
"Little guy, why do they bully you?"
Chen Tangce immediately stepped forward and asked.
The little beggar looked up at him, and his eyes flashed with a sense of alertness.
Chen Tang smiled: "Don't you remember me?"
The little beggar wiped his face and suddenly said, "It turned out to be you. You once gave me a winning money."
Chen Tang turned over and dismounted, but just took a step forward, the little beggar subconsciously took a few steps back, as if he was not used to contacting strangers, and seemed to be inconsistent.
"Don't be nervous, I have no malice."
Chen Tang said: "You are hungry, I'll take you to eat."
The little beggar kept his pace: "Don't think of cheating on me."
Chen Tang laughed, reached out to take out a cash coin, and threw it in his hand: "What are you going to cheat on?"
The little beggar replied: "I heard that some monsters are born to like eating children's bodies."
"Look at me like a monster?"
Chen Tang laughed silently.
The little beggar looked up and down, then shook his head.
"That's right, let's go, I'll treat you. Whether to eat or not, you can make your own choice."
Chen Tang led his horse out of the streets.
The little beggar behind him hesitated for a while, but he still followed.
When he arrived at the street outside, Chen Tang did not look for restaurants or the like, but instead looked for a noodle stall nearby. Although there was not much food here, it was down-to-earth and would not scare the little beggar.
The owner of the stall knew Chou'er and stared at him.
Chen Tangyang threw out the money: "Boss, come two bowls of braised noodles, add eggs, and add meat."
When he had money to collect, the noodle stall owner immediately smiled and quickly greeted him. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart, wondering why the little guy met a noble man and invited him to eat.
It didn't take long before two large bowls of noodles were cooked and served hot. On the noodles, there was a large piece of meat, fried eggs, and sprinkled with chopped green onions, which looked quite attractive.
Chou'er was already hungry. When he saw that the meeting came, he couldn't help it. He didn't care about the hotness. He immediately picked up the chopsticks and started to eat it with big mouthfuls.
Chen Tang didn't say anything, and waited for him to eat a bowl of noodles voraciously, then pushed another bowl over: "It's not enough."
Chou'er's eyes suddenly turned red, she thought for a while and whispered: "I want to save this bowl until the evening."
Chen Tang smiled: "It's cold tonight."
“It’s delicious even if it’s cold.”
Chou'er stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.
Chen Tang sighed: "You eat your fill first, and I'll invite you to eat fresh ones tonight."
Chou'er hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't bear to give up the delicious food in front of him, and continued to eat it in big mouthfuls. Two big bowls of noodles fell into his stomach, and he finally burped.
"Young Master, who are you and why do you treat me to eat?"
Chen Tang said: "I want to ask you something."
Chou'er hurriedly said, "Master, please ask."
Chen Tang took him and found a quiet place to sit down, then asked, "I entered the city that day, and you told me that there were people-eating monsters in the city. How did you know?"
Upon hearing this, Chou'er shrank his thin body with some fear: "I've seen it."
Chen Tang's eyes flashed: "Have you seen it?"
"That was a year ago. One night, I had no place to sleep, so I lay in the corner of the street. I was sleeping in a daze in the middle of the night. I was awakened by the sound, and I saw a terrifying monster crawling over the roof. The moonlight shone out its shadow and landed on the street, long and almost covering the entire street..."
Chou'er told the story and recalled the situation at that time, he was still scared: "I was so scared that I didn't dare to move. When the monster left, I quickly ran away and hid. Later I heard that someone in the city was missing, so I thought, they might have been eaten by the monster."
Chen Tang was thinking about time. At that time, it was Huang Daozhi who was in charge. Logically speaking, there was a disciple of a noble family here, and the idiots would definitely avoid it. After all, his subordinates were with Mr. Huang and other slaves. Bai Chong and other scholars disappeared, and Wang Mo's wife was bullied. It was all done by Mr. Huang and his group, and Huang Daozhi himself could not escape.
Of course, the true inside story of some things has become difficult to examine with the destruction of Huang Daozhi and his gang.
So, is the monster Chou'er saw that night one of Mr. Huang and others?
He asked now: "Did you see clearly the monster?"
Chou'er shook his head: "No, but I saw from the shadow on the ground that this monster is quite stature and has many hands and feet."
Chen Tang frowned: This is different from Master Huang and others. They are either donkeys or fat pigs, or weasels, their true colors are revealed, all of which are four hooves. In this way, there are other monsters. But I don’t know if they were passing by by chance or what happened.
According to the current situation, monsters and monsters will not linger in the ground under normal circumstances. They will easily reveal flaws and be encircled and suppressed under normal circumstances.
Huang Daozhi's transformation into an official seems a bit shocking. Who would have thought that the official sitting in the yamen court, which was hanging high under the "glass of a mirror" was actually a demon?
When he entered the city and handed over to the other party, Chen Tang was also surprised because he could not feel the existence of the demonic energy. At first, he thought that Huang Daozhi was just a mediocre official, and he pretended to be deaf and dumb in the face of accidents under his jurisdiction. Or, he had some ulterior motives and allowed the monsters to cause trouble...
It was not until later, after several contacts that Chen Tang further clarified the truth of the matter. Yan Huandan happened to arrive and asked him to take action and kill this agent.
Before this, Chen Tang knew that there were living dead people in the underworld who served as officials in the court. When he arrived in Nanfu County, he found that there were demons as officials. It was really bizarre and incredible.
There are evil spirits and demons in the officialdom, so it is even more unsurprising that all kinds of ghosts and monsters in the folk are causing trouble.
Listening to Chou'er's description, Chen Tang naturally wanted to associate the monster's behavior with several murders that have occurred in the city recently. However, Chou'er was just a beggar who wandered on the streets. He had no idea about many things and could not provide other valuable information.
After asking, Chen Tang took out two cash coins and stuffed them to her: "This is for you to have dinner. You have to take it away, don't be seen by others and snatched it away."
Chou'er held the money tightly and bowed deeply to Chen Tang: "Thank you, young master, you are a good person."
A good person card was sent by a child. Chen Tang couldn't help but touch his chin and said, "Be careful. If you have anything to do, you can go to the yamen to find me."
Chou'er was stunned and asked, "Young Master, are you working as a servant in the yamen?"
Chen Tang nodded: "That's right."
Chou'er blinked: "I understand..."
He turned around and spread his calves and ran away. This little guy had an instinctive sense of fear of the yamen.
Chen Tang turned over and rode a rouge horse, and stopped stopping, and returned to the county government.
Chapter completed!