Hearing this, Zhou Guangxu swallowed. He naturally knew what the other party meant by "being punished". He heard that this was a method created by the demon girl "Tui'er" next to him, which was to use the first-level "Hemp Thorn" The rope was made to tie the person to the pillar, and then he was fed a special elixir. I heard that it only stung and itched at the beginning, but then it hurt like peeling off the skin layer by layer, but he used a magic weapon to protect him. The soul will not be made stupid by the pain, but it cannot faint, so it can only suffer life and death, and a "punishment" lasts for more than an hour. Although Zhou Guangxu has never been punished, he feels pain all over his body just listening to these rumors.
He also heard that the witch had more ways to torture people, and even though she had never survived the torture, he didn't dare to ask about this. Who didn't know that Zhou Guangren's favorite was the witch Cui'er. The tribesmen from the outer branch were talking nonsense, but Zhou Guangxu watched with his own eyes as Zhou Guangren pulled out their tongues and eyes, chopped off their arms and legs, and finally went to unknown places. To the outside world, they only said that they would be called back to the tribe to work, and no one dared to do more. Suspect something.
But then again, Zhou Guangren is ruthless, but except for the matter involving Cui'er, he is quite reasonable in other matters. In addition, he has the means. After ascending to the position of the head of the family, he will soon The Zhou family has stabilized internally and externally, and they do not hesitate to promote and reward those who are talented and capable in the clan. This can be called "clear rewards and punishments" to another degree. This is why most of the Zhou family are willing to support him. , after all, the world is in chaos now, and a ruthless but capable head of the family is more popular than a good old man who is obedient.
"Yes." Zhou Guangxu responded, licked his lips, raised his head and asked, "Brother, that thief was able to escape several times. I think... is there a shadow of those families behind her?"
No matter what cultivating force there is, there are bound to be enemies whose interests are at odds with theirs, and the Zhou family is no exception. The Wang family in Bi Ru Shang Yongshan is a person with a grudge. Zhou Guangren has also offended many people after he took office. If these people take action It is perfectly normal to cause trouble for the Zhou family.
"Yes." Zhou Guangren glanced at Zhou Guangxu approvingly: "This is inevitable. You can go find Uncle Eight later and ask him to send someone to check."
"Eighth Uncle" refers to Zhou Shiquan. His lineage is closely related to Zhou Guangren's lineage, and he is personally capable. Therefore, he has always been responsible for the Zhou family's inquiring about external information, and what Zhou Guangren just said The investigation does not mean to find out which company did it - there are only a few companies that have the ability and motivation. If you directly investigate them, you can basically find someone who is inseparable, or in other words, several companies are doing evil things to each other. This was a normal operation, it was just a matter of whether he could catch the handle. Zhou Guangren just wanted to see if he could find anything. Even if he only caught some small fish and shrimps, he might be able to eat a few taels of meat.
Catching the other person's approving eyes, Zhou Guangxu felt excited. It seemed that he had been recognized by his elder brother again. He couldn't help but straighten his back and said loudly: "Yes!" Then he bowed again, turned around and left.
Watching Zhou Guangxu closing the door as he went out, Zhou Guangren leaned back on the chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the case, with a thoughtful look on his face. At this moment, the shadow behind him suddenly Stretching out a pair of slender hands, he gently placed his temples and massaged him with a little force.
Zhou Guangren was not surprised at all by the appearance of the Master of Slender Hands. The only one who could appear in this position was undoubtedly Cui'er, and now Cui'er's hiding skills were becoming more and more refined. If she really wanted to hide, at least a monk of the same level as the Zhou family would No one can find it.
After closing his eyes slightly and enjoying it for a while, Zhou Guangren suddenly opened his eyes and reached out to pull Tweety out of the shadow: "Tweety, go and bring that woman back."
He put one hand around Cui'er's waist and let her lean into his arms, and gently stroked the top of her head with one hand. He slightly squinted his eyes and looked at the empty space in front of him: "I will let someone set up a trap to lure her out. People from other families, including Uncle Ba and the others, You can handle it, get up today, familiarize yourself with the terrain first, and then do whatever it takes to make sure she lives."
"Okay~"
Cui'er responded softly, her eyes only staring at Zhou Guangren's side face. What fascinated her most was the way the other person looked serious.
Feeling Cui Er's gaze, Zhou Guangren curled up the corner of his mouth, lowered his head and kissed her tenderly for a while, but without going too deep, he patted her waist and hips for a while and asked her to get up: "Go, be careful, and help me put the nine Grandpa called me and said that I wanted to see him for something."
The "Ninth Grandpa" he refers to is Zhou Wuyi, who ranks ninth in the "W" generation of the Zhou family. He has always been a staunch supporter of Zhou Guangren and one of the elders of the Zhou family. Currently, the Zhou family's finances are still in a state of decline. He is mainly responsible for smuggling matters.
In front of Zhou Guangren, Cui'er has always been well-behaved. Although she still wanted to be gentle for a while, she also knew that business was important, so she stood up obediently, nodded and smiled sweetly at him, took two steps under her feet, and disappeared with a sway. .
Seeing her leaving, Zhou Guangren leaned back on the chair, crossed his arms and closed his eyes, thinking while waiting for Zhou Wuyi's arrival.
"The head of the family."
After a while, Zhou Wuyi's voice came from outside the door. He has a rather old-fashioned temperament and attaches great importance to things such as respect, eldership, and concubine. Since Zhou Guangren came to power, he has always called Zhou Guangren the "head of the family", or It is said that it was precisely because of Zhou Guangren's status as the eldest son of his direct lineage that he fully supported Zhou Guangren in the dispute over the family head.
"Grandpa Ninth."
Zhou Guangren knew his character, so he stood up and opened the door to welcome him in. While gesturing for him to sit down, he went straight to the point: "Grandpa Jiu, the previous encirclement and suppression failed. I am going to set up another trap to capture that woman."
"Failed again?" Zhou Wuyi frowned immediately, stroking his beard with one hand and asked, "Have you got an idea? What are you going to do?"
"Well, I plan to stop all smuggling until the end of the new year and do it all after the new year." Zhou Guangren sat back on the chair, "Then the scale will be larger, the twists and turns will be more complicated, and we will send more people. There must be shadows of those families behind the woman, so I'm not afraid that I can't lure her out. I'll leave the rest to Cui'er, she will bring the person back."
"Hmm..." Zhou Wuyi twirled his beard and pondered for a moment. This method is very simple, but most likely it will be effective. After all, judging from the woman's behavior, she hates the Zhou family very much. There are still a few months until the end of the year. My Zhou family has been silent for such a long time, and when it does move it is very aggressive, so the chance of successfully luring the other party out is very high.
He nodded: "Do you want to spread the news?"
"No need." Zhou Guangren waved his hand: "Just operate normally. I just want to take this opportunity to see if I can find out the secrets of those companies."
"I understand." Zhou Wuyi nodded in agreement, then suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Master, the clan has been in a tight situation for a long time. There are some complaints in every house. This year we have made a lot of money. The clan has made a lot of money." It’s quite comfortable. I think it’s better to give them some monthly salary? At least they’ll have a good year.”
Zhou Guangren frowned. He knew that Zhou Wuyi was usually the most prim and serious. When he mentioned this matter today, I'm afraid there were a lot of complaints from the rooms below. Thinking of this, although his face didn't look good, he still nodded. Nodding: "Okay, Grandpa Jiu can arrange this."
