Chapter 7, Night Parade of One Hundred Demons

However, in the current situation, such words cannot be spoken. Sun Pangzi glanced at the ground and said, "Reporting to the government, isn't it inappropriate for us to comment on this? It is evident that something happened up there. It has burned down. I am not saying this lightly; government, you can see for yourself, is there anything burned inside this monitoring number? Even if everything has been burned to ashes, there should still be some remnants, right?"

After Sun Pangzi and the others squatted down, the prison guards began a thorough search of the entire cell. However, they only focused on the beds, and no one thought that there would be a hidden compartment in the wall of the cell. After the search yielded no results, they started to search Sun Pangzi and the others.

Sun Fatty groggily got out of bed and, along with Ximen Lian and the others, squatted on the floor, holding their heads. The equipment of the three from Ximen Lian was stored in a hidden compartment, and they had no extra items on them. However, Sun Fatty was different. Although most of his gear was also entrusted to Ximen Lian for safekeeping in the hidden compartment, he carried a few close-combat weapons with him. At the very least, Sun Fatty had a handgun and a short sword concealed on his person.

If it were any other time, Xiong Wanyi would have already started mocking Sun Pangzi. However, at this moment, Xiong Wanyi was not in the mood for that. After exchanging glances with Ximen Lian and Lao Mo, it was Lao Mo who spoke first: "Gui Sha, just now, the shot you fired, Great Sage, hit Gui Sha."

However, Sun Fatty stood up as if no one was around, raising his hands and allowing them to search him thoroughly. To the astonishment of the three from the Ximen family, after searching him from top to bottom, they found nothing except for the prison uniform on Sun Fatty. Subsequently, the three of them from the Ximen family were also searched, and like Sun Fatty, nothing was discovered.

The prison warden widened his eyes and said, "Am I being unreasonable?"

Sun Fatty managed to silence the prison guard with just a few words. After staring at Sun Fatty for a while, the guard suddenly snorted, pointed at the top of Sun Fatty's head, and said: "Don't get too proud just yet. Every cell is under surveillance. I will pull up the footage shortly. If that gunshot just now is indeed related to you, you won't be able to escape an increased sentence, at least two years, with no upper limit..." If that gunshot just now is indeed related to you, you won't be able to escape an increased sentence, at least two years, with no upper limit..."

"Was that a firecracker just now? Who said such nonsense?" The prison guard felt a bit embarrassed in front of the inmate and sought a way to save face.

Seeing Sun Fatty still wearing a confused expression, Ximen Lian explained: "Gui Sha is one of the night-walking ghosts, also known as the road-opening ghost. There is an old saying in the ghost-catching sorcerer's circle: 'In the night, countless ghosts walk, and Gui Sha is the first to walk.' The night-walking ghosts have a characteristic: when they appear in a place, they do so for a continuous one hundred days, with one additional ghost appearing each day in sequence. Today is Gui Sha, and tomorrow another Luo Tuo will appear. You may not know about the night-walking ghosts, but when this name reached Japan, the Japanese gave it a new name: Hyakki Yagyō. The night-walking ghosts have a characteristic: when they appear in a place, they do so for a continuous one hundred days, with one additional ghost appearing each day in sequence. Today is Gui Sha, and tomorrow another Luo Tuo will appear. You may not know about the night-walking ghosts, but when this name reached Japan, the Japanese gave it a new name: Hyakki Yagyō. You have heard of this, right?"

Ximen shook his head and said: "Ghosts are not the same. The last one you encountered was a newly dead ghost, not long after its death. However, the youngest of the night-walking ghosts is at least a hundred years old, and the malevolence they carry is something that new ghosts cannot compare to. Yet, night-walking ghosts have not appeared for over fifty years, so why would one show up in this prison now"

Upon hearing Sun Fatty's words, the warden seemed to understand something. His complexion began to shift from red to pale. After glancing around a few times, he said to Sun Fatty: "Are you saying that there really is what you are looking for in this prison? How about it? Did that shot just now hit anything? Why can't I see anything?"

Sun Fatty cast a half-smiling glance at the prison warden and said, "You need not inquire about the specifics; knowing too much can be detrimental. However, there are a few matters I need your assistance with. First, I require the latest floor plan of this prison. Remember, it must be the most current version, with every detail clearly marked, even if a door has been opened somewhere. Additionally, I need to arrange for more personnel to come in over the next few days, and this time, I want my people included among the prison guards..."

"I have played this game before," Sun Fatty blinked his eyes and said to Ximen Lian, "No matter how powerful it is, it’s just over a hundred ghosts, right? I’m not saying anything, but back when Yang Xiao was at Qilin, I scared away an entire building full of ghosts. As long as the bullets keep coming, it will only take a couple of hours at most"

Once the guards left, the expression on the warden's face changed instantly. He grimaced and said to Sun Pangzi, "Sun Ju, the gun just went off by accident, right? I told you it shouldn't be placed in your hands..."

What is going on with www.hetushu.com? The prison guard pointed to a spot on the ground that had been scorched by fire and said: "How could there be burn marks on the ground? What have you all been doing?" The location he pointed to was exactly where that figure had stood earlier. The scorched marks were left when the figure triggered the formation.

As the voice fell, the iron gate of the monitoring room had already been opened. A dozen prison guards rushed in, and the one at the forefront entered, brandishing a handgun and shouting loudly: "Everyone put your hands on your heads and squat down! Anyone who dares to move will be shot dead"

After the warden left in trepidation, Fat Sun turned his face to look at Ximen Lian and the other two, saying: "Alright, now let's talk. What was that thing that just took a bullet from me? It survived a shot from the polling bureau, which is not typical for an ordinary ghost"

"Put your mind at ease, it's nothing serious," Sun Fatty said as he patted the warden's shoulder, continuing, "It will be sorted out in three to five days. I'm not joking, remember these two things: I want to see the blueprints by tomorrow morning, and once my people arrive, I will tell you what the next steps should be"

The prison guard's face flushed, and he walked out with a downcast expression. The warden glanced at Fat Sun and was about to leave with the guards when Fat Sun suddenly took a step forward and said loudly, "Report to the higher authorities, I have something to report." Seeing that Fat Sun had something to say, the guards all stopped in their tracks. Fat Sun, noticing this, said again, "Report to the higher authorities, I can't speak with so many people around."

The more Sun Fatty spoke, the more uneasy he felt inside. Seizing the opportunity while Deputy Director Sun was taking a breath, he quickly interjected, "Sun, what exactly happened? If you don't clarify, I won't feel at ease. How about this: I will immediately file a report to temporarily transfer the prisoners to another prison, leaving Xiaobei Prison to you. You can do whatever you want with them. As long as I can bring the prisoners back when everything is settled, that will be fine."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone at the prison gate remarked, "What kind of crime is serious enough to warrant sending them to solitary confinement?" At that moment, the warden walked in from outside, glanced at Fatty Sun and the others, and addressed the guard who had just spoken, saying, "That sound just now was someone outside the prison setting off firecrackers; it has nothing to do with the prison itself. I have already confirmed this, the alarm has been lifted, and you should carry on with your normal duties and do what you need to do."

Although Sun Fatty's pistol was equipped with a silencer, the limitations of the palm thunder gun type, combined with the unique environment of the prison, meant that the gunfire could still be heard from a considerable distance. Almost simultaneously with the disappearance of the figure, a flurry of hurried footsteps sounded outside the cell: "Who fired the gun! Where was the gun fired..."

"What are you mumbling about!" The prison guard shouted loudly at Ximen Lian after seeing him. Sun Pangzi stood in front of him, chuckled, and said, "Report to the government! We also want to know what just happened. I had just fallen asleep when someone started shooting outside. If it's to carry out a death sentence, shouldn't we at least be informed beforehand, even if we don't get a full meal? Shooting while people are asleep, isn't that a bit too humane?"

The prison guard had not finished speaking when another guard approached from behind and whispered a few words in his ear. The expression on this guard's face changed immediately. The man next to Sun Fatty, Ximen Lian, could read lips. He pretended to scratch his head and said in a very low voice: "There are no surveillance cameras installed in this cell..."

Seeing no results, the leading prison guard felt somewhat dissatisfied. He personally searched through Sun Fatty and a few others again, and then rummaged through the cell for quite a while. Just when he was about to give up, this guard discovered something unusual at the door.

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Sun Fatty: "In my entire life, I have never had an accidental discharge while handling a gun"

Seeing Sun Fatty's cheeky grin, the prison guard's anger flared up. He stepped forward, grabbed Sun Fatty by the collar, and said fiercely: "So you think you can talk a lot, huh? Starting today, you will be in solitary confinement! Let's see if you still have anything to say after half a month!" With that, he turned to his colleague and ordered: "Take this fatty to solitary!"

The chief supervisor then dismissed all the prison guards, leaving one person in the cell. When the guards came out, they were still puzzled, wondering: "When did the boss become so bold, daring to leave someone alone in the cell? Isn't he afraid of a rebellion from these inmates..."

At this moment, the three of them, Ximen, Lian, and Ge, glanced at Sun, the chubby man, either intentionally or unintentionally. Their hearts were racing, as they knew that even if a handgun was discovered, it would merely reveal their identities and would not pose a significant problem. However, if this undercover operation were to fail completely, it could lead to the involvement of the polling bureau, which would complicate matters significantly