I'm Ximen Qing, living in a ghost story!

Officer Zhou felt very unlucky.

The reason was that they had heard that the county magistrate's daughter was coming to attend this ridiculous poetry gathering, and that magistrate was known for doting on his daughter.

What if they get interested and the county magistrate comes along too?

That's why I spent money to work here as a gatekeeper. If I get a tip from the county magistrate, I'll rise to the top in one step!

After all, Guobei County is a large county with four head constables, and he was eager to advance!

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the county magistrate's daughter did not come, causing his plans to fall through.

And to make matters worse, it involved a murder case.

What if the murderer gets really angry and starts fighting them with knives?

He's not like Officer Xu next door, who has formidable external martial arts skills and is invincible with his monument-breaking technique.

He's just a spoiled brat from a wealthy family.

Moreover, I heard that the murderer was the young master of the Zhu family, a prominent family in the county, so it was impossible to beat him.

Sigh! It's tough!

He has an eight-year-old mother to support and eighty-year-old children to raise!

Two taels of silver a month? What's the point of risking your life like that?!

Although he was inwardly complaining, Zhou, the head constable, couldn't back down in the face of his men and the eager expectations of the crowd of onlookers.

He gripped the ox-tail knife, pointed it at the disheveled young man opposite him, and shouted, "Zhu... Zhu..."

Then, he quickly turned his head and whispered to those around him, "What was his name again?"

"Zhu Xiaolian!"

"Oh! Young Master Zhu Xiaolian! This constable sees you as a kind person, and I can understand your momentary rage leading to murder! But resisting the officials is a grave matter! Don't ruin your life!"

Before Constable Zhou could finish speaking, Zhu Xiaolian on the other end started cursing: "Go to hell! Who killed anyone! That Zhang guy died on his own, I didn't kill him!"

"You son of a bitch!" Chief Constable Zhou was also furious. He had seen arrogant people before, but he had never seen anyone so arrogant.

If you didn't kill anyone, where did the blood on your face and body come from?

At this moment, Zhu Xiaolian looked like a blood-soaked gourd, his body covered in red and white stains, and the smell of blood was overwhelming.

Zhang Erlang, who was lying on the ground next to him, had no head left, as if it had exploded directly from his neck.

"Boss, I think this young master Zhu is going to resist arrest. Should we go up and pin him down?"

Several constables nearby were eager to try.

Chief Constable Zhou was so frightened that he quickly waved his hand and shouted sternly, "Nonsense! If you hurt Young Master Zhu, both of us will lose our heads!"

Before he could make a decision, someone else came running up shouting, "Something terrible has happened!! Someone's dead in the woods behind the mountain!"

「Huh?」!!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ

Zhou, the head constable, was jolted awake, and his vision blurred.

Goodness, did you not check the almanac before going out today?

How did I manage to make it all the way here!

Ximen Qing arrived amidst the commotion and immediately spotted the bloodied and mangled body of Zhu Xiaolian. He shouted, "Old Zhu!? You're still alive? I thought you'd gotten your head cracked open by Zhang Er for your loose tongue!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Zhu Xiaolian looked at Ximen Qing and instinctively retorted, "Him? Do you think he'd kill me? If anyone's going to kill someone, it'll be me killing him!"

At this point, Zhu Xiaolian paused, then quickly waved his hand, saying, "Brother, you don't also think I killed them, do you?"

Ximen Qing shrugged. In his memory, although Zhu Xiaolian was proficient in eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring, he still wouldn't dare to bully men and women, or commit murder and robbery.

However, the other party's blood-covered, disheveled appearance was hardly convincing.

"You didn't kill him, just explain yourself!" Ximen Qing shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Nonsense! I told them, but they don't believe me!" Zhu Xiaolian cursed.

It turned out that he had just been drinking and composing poetry with Zhang Erlang, which had attracted a crowd of onlookers.

Zhang Erlang found a gunman who was inferior to Zhu Xiaolian, and in his anger and embarrassment, the two started by hurling insults and then began to fight.

During the scuffle, Zhang Erlang's face grew redder and redder until finally, he exploded, spraying Zhu Xiaolian with blood.

"ha?"

Ximen Qing became interested upon hearing Zhu Xiaolian's words.

After looking at the headless corpse, he was already 90% convinced.

With Zhu Xiaolian's weak and frail physique, could he possibly blow Zhang Erlang's head off? He simply didn't believe it.

"Officer, things have come to this point, you should go to the county office to report to the authorities. This is my friend, I can comfort him on his behalf."

As Ximen Qing spoke, he was eager to try.

Having just survived a ghostly attack, and with his cheat ability activated, he was in a state of excitement.

Now that another supernatural event has occurred, they are naturally extremely eager, hoping to get another Soul Point.

"Excellent! Sir, you are truly a model of public service and righteousness! Please!"

Chief Constable Zhou was eager to shirk responsibility, so there was no reason for him to disagree. He quickly and politely stepped aside, watching Ximen Qing walk towards Zhu Xiaolian.

Just then, the group that had come down from the mountain arrived carrying Qing'er's supposedly dead body. Upon learning what had happened, they hurriedly stamped their feet and exclaimed to Constable Zhou, "Oh dear! This is terrible! That man is also a murderer! He's the one who killed this Qing'er! Since these two are brothers, they're two murderers; this is a gang crime! Wow! This is terrifying to think about!"

「Ah?!」ヽ(ຶ▮ຶ)ﾉ!!!

Looking at Ximen Qing and Zhu Xiaolian, who had already reunited, Zhou, the head constable, felt that he had used up all the surprises he had ever had in his life.

Destroy it, hurry up and do it!

"Quickly! Go and fetch the county magistrate!"

Only then did someone in the crowd recognize Ximen Qing, saying, "Now that you mention it, I remember that person seems to be the only son of the Ximen family. I've heard he's a lecherous devil who frequents brothels since he was a child. I haven't seen him much these past few months, so I don't recognize him at all!"

"Ximen Qing? Could he be the one who's supposedly engaged to the county magistrate?"

"Yeah, yeah!"

"Hiss... That county magistrate's daughter is truly blessed. This Mr. Ximen actually managed to make Miss Qing'er suffer a stroke on the spot, hehehe..."

The distant noise did not affect Ximen Qing and Zhu Xiaolian.

The two unfortunate brothers stood head to head, staring at the headless corpse on the ground.

"Brother Ximen, have you noticed anything?"

"The cut is uneven; it doesn't look like it was cut with a knife!"

"Oh? Can this exonerate me?" Zhu Xiaolian asked excitedly.

"No." Ximen Qing shook his head.

Zhu Xiaolian was speechless for a moment, and the two looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Forget it, Brother Ximen, you should leave first. You don't need to get involved in this. One should take responsibility for one's own actions. I refuse to believe that I, Old Zhu, can be convicted without having killed anyone!"

Zhu Xiaolian waved his hand magnanimously.

"Don't worry, Brother Zhu, I, Ximen Qing, am not the kind of person to abandon a friend! I'll go to the county office with you!"

Ximen Qing's heroic spirit soared to the heavens!

Zhu Xiaolian's face was full of emotion.

True friendship is revealed in times of trouble! What a great brother! He's actually going to jail with me!

A moment later.

County government reinforcements arrived, a large group of constables, arresting officers, and archers shouting: "Ximen Qing! Zhu Xiaolian! Your acts of murder are appalling! Surrender now!"

Zhu Xiaolian suddenly looked to his side.

Ximen Qing flashed a smile, revealing a set of white teeth, and shrugged, "Brother Zhu, would you believe me if I said I was innocent too?"

Damn! So you're one of them too...

Give me back the feeling I was just experiencing!