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Chapter 192 The Truth Comes Out (Please Subscribe)

Night falls.

Songjiabao.

Hundreds of people, like quails, stood obediently in front of a residential building, their expressions filled with fear.

There were more than twenty armed guards around.

A closer look reveals that not only those within the encirclement, but even the guards surrounding them, are filled with fear and unease.

Captain Guan is dead.

He died in this ordinary residential building.

I heard that he died a gruesome death, so it's highly likely that he was murdered.

Captain Guan is a member of the Guan family, and the implications of that are self-evident. If that Awakened One knew that his own brother had died here under mysterious circumstances...

What will happen?

Even if that person were to have the entire Songjiabao family buried alive with him, no one would dare say anything, right?

On the third floor, in a room, there were two corpses, a man and a woman. The bodies were already decomposed, and the stench was so strong that it would make one want to vomit bile.

Cheng Lei stared at the male corpse's face, his own face turning deathly pale.

Although the body was already decomposed, he could still recognize it at a glance as Guan Dexi.

Two or three days ago, his subordinates brought him documents to sign, saying that they couldn't find Captain Guan. He then asked around and learned that after Guan Dexi returned, he went to the residential area and didn't allow anyone to follow him, so he didn't take it to heart.

It's normal that the other person might be doing something relaxing.

But when the second day passed and the third day came and Guan Dexi was still nowhere to be seen, he gradually felt something was wrong and began to send people to search the fortress.

Just then, news came from a residential building that they smelled the stench of a corpse. He immediately brought people to check it out, and what they saw made them feel dizzy.

Guan Dexi is dead?

Moreover, he died inexplicably.

Just like the scene before us: a lone man and a lone woman in a room, and yet both of them are dead.

Who could be the killer?

Why did he do that?

"team leader."

Just then, a man wearing square-rimmed glasses and white gloves walked over, pointed to the woman's body on the ground, and said, "She should have died at the hands of Captain Guan, because there were Captain Guan's fingerprints on her neck. As for Captain Guan, he was probably killed by a third party."

Before killing Captain Guan, the murderer must have interrogated him. This can be inferred from Captain Guan's shattered calf and severed fingers. In the end, the murderer must have gotten the answers he wanted before killing him to silence him.

Furthermore, all of Captain Guan's belongings have disappeared. Judging from the few traces on the table, the murderer must have placed the items on the table first and then taken them all away. It must be said, they were very cautious.

"So, the killer came for money?" Cheng Lei's pupils shrank.

However, he always felt that something was not quite right.

"Based on the situation at the scene, that's the case, but other possibilities cannot be ruled out."

The man said cautiously.

The people nearby were filled with both anger and fear upon hearing this.

What's infuriating is, why did this murderer have to target Guan Dexi of all people?

Fear naturally resides in Anshan City; if the person there knew that his younger brother had died such a gruesome death, he would be furious beyond measure.

"Ta-da!"

A series of footsteps sounded.

"Captain," another guard walked in, holding several sheets of paper in his hand, and said with a strange expression, "The information on this household has been investigated. Take a look."

Cheng Lei took the file.

Instantly, his pupils dilated.

Head of household: Yang Mu.

Younger brother: Yang Xiaochun

Wife: Chang Juan

He recognized those three names; it was as if he had heard them somewhere before.

Yes!

Isn't this Yang Xiaochun one of the guards? I heard that he witnessed a group of people killing bandits, and coveted their mounts, so he called a few men to rob them, but after leaving, he never came back.

The memories in Cheng Lei's mind surfaced like a slideshow.

The person who told him this news was Wang Xin. He said that a woman had told him about it. This woman?

He suddenly looked at the corpse on the ground, and a thought flashed through his mind.

"It's her!"

"Captain, what's wrong?"

"Did you find anything?"

Upon seeing this, the people around him excitedly asked.

Now that things have come to this, only by finding the culprit can we quell that person's anger.

If the captain knew, that would be even better.

Cheng Lei frowned, seemingly not hearing what the people around him were saying.

Although the identities of these people have been clarified, what does this have to do with Guan Dexi? Why is he here?

"Could it be?"

A guess suddenly occurred to him.

After being rejected, would Wang Xin turn around and go to Guan Dexi?

Given the other party's profit-driven nature, it's possible.

"Call Wang Xin over here."

He gave the order.

"Yes."

The man with the file ran out, and a moment later he ran back in, looking bewildered, and said, "Captain, Wang Xin... he's already left the guard team."

"What?"

Cheng Lei was taken aback.

"When did this happen?"

Just two or three days ago.

"Do you know where he lives? Find him and bring him here."

"Yes."

The man left again.

"Captain, have you discovered something?"

Someone nearby couldn't help but ask.

It's not clear yet.

Cheng Lei shook his head.

He felt that the situation before him was confusing and unpredictable.

The atmosphere inside the room was somber.

Until a series of hurried footsteps approached from afar.

Cheng Lei hurriedly turned his head and looked towards the door. He thought that the people he had sent out earlier had received news, but no, it was another group of people who appeared at the door.

"cousin."

Cheng Lei quickly went over.

The leader was rather short and slightly overweight; he was none other than Song Hailong, the lord of Song Family Fortress.

At this moment, Song Hailong's eyes also showed panic as he asked, "Cousin, is the dead person really...?"

"Um."

Cheng Lei nodded helplessly.

Song Hailong's face turned pale. He slowly walked into the house, stood in front of a corpse, and suddenly froze. Then, his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Who is it! Who on earth is it?!"

His teeth were clenched so hard they were clicking.

It was more fear than anger that made up the majority of the feeling.

He could imagine that if he brought this corpse to Guan Dehua, the latter would probably want to tear him apart.

"Useless, a bunch of useless trash!"

Song Hailong turned around, looked at the crowd around him, and roared, "What are you all doing? How could you let the murderer kill someone in the fortress? And it was Guan Dexi? Today! Today you must find the murderer, or none of you will go back!"

Everyone inside the room lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.

Find the killer? Where are we even supposed to look?

Nobody's a fool. After killing someone, no one would stay here obediently. The murderer would probably have already escaped long ago.

The world is so vast, where could they possibly find it?

"I'm so angry, you bunch of useless trash!"

Song Hailong kept cursing.

Cheng Lei frowned, feeling anxious and uneasy.

He couldn't understand why Guan Dexi would be here.

He had a feeling that if he could figure out this problem, he might be able to solve the whole mystery.

Just then, footsteps sounded again from outside the door.

The atmosphere in the room immediately fell silent.

"Team, Fortress, Fortress Lord!"

The newcomer was taken aback when he saw Song Hailong.

Just as Song Hailong was about to explode in anger, Cheng Lei shook his head at him and then asked, "How is it? Did you find him?"

The man swallowed hard, shook his head, and said, "We went to Wang Xin's house, but there was no one there. We heard from the neighbors that he hasn't shown up for two or three days."

"What?"

Cheng Lei was taken aback.

"He hasn't shown up for two or three days? He also left the guard post for two or three days, so where did he go?"

The man looked completely bewildered.

"wrong."

Cheng Lei suddenly realized something, "How come I don't remember who handled the paperwork for Wang Xin leaving the guard team?"

The moment he asked the question, he already had the answer in his heart.

"Yes, Captain Guan."

The man glanced at the corpse on the ground and said, "It was Captain Guan who handled the paperwork."

Cheng Lei's eyes widened.

"Cousin, do you know something?" Song Hailong asked hurriedly upon seeing this.

The surrounding crowd also showed anticipation in their eyes.

Cheng Lei took a deep breath.

"Cousin, I probably already know the whole story."

"Oh? Cousin, tell me quickly!"

Song Hailong said anxiously, "If we can't find the murderer, how can I go to Anshan City to explain myself? Not only me, but you will also be implicated."

"Cousin, I understand."

As Cheng Lei spoke, he glanced at the people around him and said, "You all go out first."

"Didn't you hear me? Get out!"

Song Hailong roared.

Everyone was so frightened that they ran out in a flash.

Inside the house, only the two of them remained, along with two corpses on the floor.

"cousin."

Cheng Lei glanced at the woman's corpse and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Wang Xin didn't leave the village; he died, just like this woman, at the hands of Guan Dexi."

"???"

Song Hailong was completely bewildered.

"Cousin, don't worry, you'll understand once I finish speaking."

Cheng Lei recounted the entire incident in its entirety.

The more Song Hailong listened, the more alarmed he became.

"Cousin, have you noticed that these dead people all have one thing in common?"

"What do they have in common?"

Song Hailong asked, his mouth agape.

"Without exception, they all knew about the bandits."

A cold glint flashed in Cheng Lei's eyes.

"After learning about the bandits, Yang Mu and Yang Xiaochun went to Chen Family Village, but their whereabouts are unknown. They are presumably dead."

Chang Juan and Wang Xin also died after learning about the bandits; their killer was Guan Dexi.

If Guan Dexi hadn't died, I think he might have killed Yang Mu and Yang Xiaochun as well. But Guan Dexi is dead, so who killed him?

(End of this chapter)