"No need for a welcome. I'd rather nothing had happened and I didn't have to come here," Xiang Heping said with a wry smile.
Sitting down on the sofa, Xu Zhengyang smiled and said, "It's nothing, no need to worry about it."
Xiang Heping thought, "This is nothing? Goodness, just a gunfight with over a dozen deaths is a major case that would cause a national sensation, let alone one that happened right in front of someone like you. This is serious." He said, "Xu Zhengyang, let's handle this officially. You'd better cooperate. Do you know any of the people who died outside? Also, think again, who did you have a grudge against? Who might have been retaliating?"
"Director Xiang, let's hand this case over to the city or the province." Xu Zhengyang shook his head and smiled. "There's no hatred involved. Among the dead and injured outside, there were foreign men. It shouldn't be related to any personal grudges I have. Rather, it's because... terrorists carried out a targeted and planned terrorist attack."
"Huh?" Xiang Heping was taken aback. Terrorists?
Although the name was certainly familiar, it was far too distant for Xiang Heping, the county public security bureau chief. Even the leaders of the municipal bureau and the Hedong Provincial Public Security Department probably had no experience with terrorist attacks. After all, such incidents had never occurred in Hedong Province.
Xiang Heping was filled with doubt and shock. Before he could come to his senses and ask anything, Pang Zhong, the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Zhong Shan, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, and several police officers stepped in.
This is a major case!
More than a dozen lives, more than a dozen guns, and even three submachine guns... plus the fact that the target of the attack was the villa where Xu Zhengyang lived.
Even the provincial public security bureau is now on high alert.
During his conversation with Pang Zhong and Zhong Shan, Xu Zhengyang used the same words to deflect attention. Meanwhile, the personnel outside investigating the scene had reached a preliminary conclusion. Three of the newcomers were clearly foreign men, while the identities of four others were uncertain, possibly belonging to ethnic minorities… The cause of death for the deceased was a shootout, and there were also three suicides.
No signs of survivors escaping have been found so far.
In addition, three vans carrying the deceased were also found in a distant village. Other departments are currently being contacted to verify the origin of the vehicles.
Xu Zhengyang smiled and said, "The terrorist attack is related to the separatist organization of Guliya. Let's investigate along this line."
"Oh." Pang Zhong and Zhong Shan both nodded with serious expressions.
They believed Xu Zhengyang's words.
Anyone who knows his identity, or even has a vague idea, will understand that Xu Zhengyang's words are axioms, requiring no proof.
The family members quickly received the news and rushed back.
After seeing the police off and comforting his family, Xu Zhengyang went up the back mountain alone.
He likes to think about things quietly by himself.
Whether to kill or not is a question Xu Zhengyang needs to consider now.
As a provincial governor, Xu Zhengyang was no longer as reckless and impulsive as he had been in the past. In fact, he felt no pity for these fools who had been manipulated or brainwashed, and he would not hesitate to kill them if they deserved it; their existence was nothing but a scourge.
But if we were to pursue the matter to the end and kill them, it could bring unpredictable consequences.
Because behind terrorists, there are often countries supporting them.
As for Xu Zhengyang now... his tentacles and jurisdiction are not enough; furthermore, even within the area under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Heavenly Court, unless Xu Zhengyang personally takes action, there are many things that the ghost messengers and gods like Li Haidong simply cannot do.
Personally involved?
The weapons that humans have created are no joke.
Moreover, even if the Heavenly Laws can accommodate Xu Zhengyang in many matters, if Xu Zhengyang really does something more unpredictable, then the Heavenly Laws will definitely stop him.
Xu Zhengyang, who was familiar with the Heavenly Court's historical records, knew all too well the biggest taboos among these heavenly rules.
Oh shit!
Xu Zhengyang thought fiercely: I must prevent this from happening again in the future. Otherwise, what if one day someone comes from afar with a rocket launcher, or even a missile or something like that...
The consequences would be unimaginable!
Volume Six, Chapter 334: Domestic and Foreign Affairs, Worried About Everything
The terrorist attack angered the God of the State, and the consequences were severe.
Su Peng, the captain of the thirty-five City God Temple ghost messengers, suggested to Chief Judge Li Haidong that the number of ghost messengers be increased in each City God Temple, and that a large number of ghost messengers be assigned to protect the family of the State God. In addition to carrying out their duties within the jurisdiction of each City God Temple, some ghost messengers should also be assigned to patrol outside the city.
After careful consideration, Li Haidong reported the matter to Xu Zhengyang and received approval.
From then on, the City God's offices at all levels began to expand their ghost messenger teams on a large scale. According to the established staffing, an ordinary City God's office could have thirty-three ghost messengers, while in a major metropolis like the capital, the staffing could have more than one hundred ghost messengers.
It's impossible to reach full staffing levels in a short time, because each new ghost officer needs to be personally reviewed and approved by Chief Judge Li Haidong before being granted ghost officer authority. This is something that cannot be taken lightly. As for the standards, they are entirely decided by Li Haidong and Su Peng through discussion, without needing to be reported to the Prefecture God.
Occasionally, Chen Chaojiang would also participate in these discussions and reviews.
According to the newly established regulations for ghost messengers, each City God's Palace will select three to five ghost messengers to patrol the surrounding cities, using the City God's Palace's jurisdiction as the center. Although the ghost messengers lose all their powers after revealing the City God's Palace's jurisdiction, their main task is to monitor certain special situations.
For example: violent gangs or branches of organized crime that may originate from the location of the City God Temple; theft and robbery gangs committing crimes on the move; ethnic separatist organizations and terrorists lurking in other cities, etc.
Although the ghost messengers have no authority to act outside the jurisdiction of the City God's Palace, they can report to the City God's Palace, where the Chief Judge Li Haidong will decide what to do next—whether Li Haidong will personally take action, or whether he will inform Xu Zhengyang or Chen Chaojiang, who will then contact the relevant departments in the human world to handle these matters.
In short, there must be a way to solve this problem.
As the ghost messengers of the City God's Palace expanded, Xu Zhengyang also began to travel frequently these days. Although he couldn't go too far because of his son, he could still check out some urban areas around Fuhe City and establish City God's Palaces.
Moreover, the current perverted son is pampered and loved by his mother, grandmother, and a whole family in his physical body. Even if he gets tired of playing and wants to pretend to sleep and travel with his spirit, there is a beautiful ghost messenger aunt by his side to accompany and protect him.
It's strange, but this little guy is obedient to Xu Zhengyang out of fear; while in front of Ouyang Ying, he is obedient and ingratiating.
This made Xu Zhengyang even more reassured.
The current situation is that in all the cities across the country where Xu Zhengyang has established a City God Temple, as well as the surrounding areas, ghost messengers roam everywhere, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, exuding a murderous aura.
Especially in the Jingniang Lake tourist scenic area within the jurisdiction of Fuhe City, there is danger lurking everywhere, and everyone is on high alert.
The sole purpose is to severely crack down on extremists and terrorists in ethnic separatist organizations. There are no lofty goals; everything is just to ensure the safety of the State God and his family.
The results were quite noticeable; in the areas under strict patrol, many extremely dangerous individuals were indeed discovered.
So, no matter how many hundreds or even thousands of miles away they are from Fuhe City, and no matter whether they have heard of Xu Zhengyang or the place name Fuhe City, the result is the same... no mercy!
In any case, as far as the City God's government is concerned, under the arrangement of the gods, the ghost messengers will never mistakenly kill an innocent person!
We will not let a single bad person get away with it!
All of these things were arranged by Li Haidong. At first, he reported to Xu Zhengyang, but later Xu Zhengyang simply told him that he didn't need to report these things and could handle them entirely on his own.
Only after Xu Zhengyang realized how many people had been killed did he become slightly surprised by Li Haidong's ruthlessness and decisiveness. When did this old man become so bloodthirsty? This was completely different from his usual cautious style. Xu Zhengyang didn't dare to directly question Li Haidong, but instead used his divine sense to examine Li Haidong's attitude and thoughts on handling these events, and then he suddenly understood.
As the saying goes, experience is the best teacher, and Li Haidong is known for his thoroughness in considering things.
Under normal circumstances, such a large-scale massacre would inevitably cause widespread panic and draw intense attention from all sides. The problem is that the targets of this massacre were people who lived like rats in the shadows, completely detached from normal social life. Killing them was like killing a mudfish hiding in the mud on a calm surface of water—it wouldn't even cause a ripple.
Some shrewd individuals, however, appear no different from normal people. If one were to kill them rashly, it would inevitably attract the attention of ordinary people.
But... there are too many people who die in accidents in this society, aren't there?
This process eliminates those who have little to no impact, further neutralizes them through normal social phenomena, and leaves behind those who were arrested by national security agencies before the ghost messengers could act.
And so we have the current outcome: people are not panicked; on the contrary, the world is more peaceful and cleaner than ever before.
After the national security department arrested some criminals and interrogated them, they obtained detailed information about the identities and hiding places of other criminals. However, when they went to make arrests, they were shocked to find that they were all dead. Upon further investigation, more people were found to be dead or missing.
It was a very strange phenomenon. When it was reported to higher authorities, their response was that there was no need to investigate further.
This situation was entirely expected.
Back when that group of extremists attacked Xu Zhengyang's family residence and were all killed, after the higher-ups learned of this important news, several of them couldn't help but sigh and shake their heads in private. They muttered to themselves with a hint of sympathy, "Weren't you bastards courting death? Why did you have to provoke that jinx, Xu Zhengyang?"
If it weren't for that little devil at home, Xu Zhengyang would definitely be living a very comfortable life now. He and his wife would be driving around the country, having fun and enjoying themselves, and doing their work on the side. How wonderful would that be?
pity……
Take a look.
The sofa in the room, which had just been overturned, was riddled with holes. Grandma Yuan Suqin was laughing so hard she couldn't stop. Li Bingjie had intended to scold the child, but seeing the innocent and frightened expression on the little guy's face, her maternal love overcame her, and she lovingly picked up her son to check if he had any bumps or bruises.
The nanny, Xiao Zhou, and the girl, Qing Ling, secretly suppressed their laughter and went outside.
Xu Zhengyang stood at the doorway, his face ashen, glaring at the little guy who was nestled in his mother's arms, giving him a sly, defiant grin. He gritted his teeth and said, "You little brat, I'm going to tie you up later!"
"How dare you!" Yuan Suqin glared and shouted, then hurriedly looked at her grandson with worry, ran over and touched the little guy's forehead, "Oh dear, my good grandson, don't be afraid, Grandma's voice was too loud, it scared Xiaoxiaotian, don't be afraid..."
The little guy pouted, looking aggrieved.
Xu Zhengyang turned and stormed out, thinking to himself, "It would be good if this little brat could be scared by an adult's loud voice."
As soon as I walked down the stairs, I saw my father, Xu Neng, walking in with a big smile and carrying a briefcase. Outside the door was a delivery truck from the furniture store.
Seeing Xu Zhengyang's ashen face, Xu Neng guessed what had happened and comforted him with a smile, "Did you break anything? It's nothing, it's nothing. Look at you, always with that long face, you'll regret it if you scare the child! Well, the coffee table and wardrobe have been bought new. This time I didn't care about the brand, I only looked at the quality. Heh, they're all hardwood..."
“Since ancient times, doting mothers have spoiled their sons! You should just keep indulging him.” Xu Zhengyang muttered helplessly, then walked out.
The scorching sun beat down outside.
Fortunately, there were some tall trees planted in the yard, and the winding path leading to the back mountain was lined with towering trees, providing a bit of shade.
After walking up the stone path for a while, Xu Zhengyang sat down on a stone bench beside him and sighed: "The old saying goes that wealth doesn't last three generations, and it's mostly true... The reason why true wealthy families can prosper for so long is primarily due to the education and upbringing of their children. Those children, with their good family environments and education, are not like the rich second-generation kids that everyone despises in today's society; those who are labeled as rich second-generation kids are mostly not from wealthy families, and their parents are basically nouveau riche of this generation who don't pay much attention to their children's education, but only spoil them, which leads to the highly ironic label of rich second-generation kids being attached to them."
Everyone understands the principle, but putting it into practice is very difficult.
For example, nowadays, because of the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren, the older generation dotes on and protects them, leaving the father with no choice but to accept it.
Moreover, this kid was born a freak; after a hundred days, he was able to stand up and walk unsteadily.
Xu Zhengyang put the collar and bracelet, which he had already refined with divine power, on the child. With his mental power inside, these simple artifacts really bound the little guy's consciousness to his body, preventing his consciousness from wandering freely.
Moreover, this thing has one advantage: what ordinary people see as just a set of precious jade artifacts is actually an invisible divine artifact that will grow larger as the little guy grows.
With his biggest worry finally under control, Xu Zhengyang felt he could finally put his mind at ease.
Unexpectedly, since this little guy's consciousness could no longer leave his body, his physical body was developing at an even faster pace!
From the day he learned to walk, he smashed the bedside lamp with his fist; the next day, he ran headfirst into the closet and played hide-and-seek with his mother; the third day, he overturned the coffee table in the living room; the fourth day, he unplugged the TV and then tentatively stuck his little hand inside, staging a trembling dance. The whole family was terrified…
These days, the furniture in the house has suffered terribly. It seems that the little guy has an irreconcilable hatred for furniture. He will not stop until he destroys two or three pieces of furniture every day.
Those are all top-quality furniture pieces that cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan!
There are grandparents who, after getting used to their grandson's extraordinary behavior, are not angry but amused by his destructive acts. They think, "It's just smashing a few pieces of furniture... no big deal. Grandpa and Grandma don't earn much money, but your dad has plenty. Smash it, as long as you're happy, grandson."
Xu Zhengyang took a deep drag on his cigarette and thought helplessly, "No matter how much money I have, it can't withstand his mischief. He's still young now, but what if he grows up and has to tear the house down?"
Moreover, this isn't about money; it's about what kind of character this child will have when he grows up.
Because of this, he even had to resort to the "spare the rod and spoil the child" policy that night, secretly dragging his son's spirit into the state god's mansion behind his wife's back and giving him a severe beating...
It's useless.
Xu Zhengyang was very troubled.
Just as he was anxiously thinking about these things, Ouyang Ying appeared lightly beside the stone steps.
Wearing a light green long dress with gold thread, and with the blessing of divine power, Ouyang Ying appeared even more ethereal and beautiful, like a true fairy.
"Brother, are you worried again?" Ouyang Ying said with a smile.