I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Hearing this, you can feel an overwhelming sense of arrogance emanating from it.

The two men poked their heads out of the cellar. Lin Yi carefully observed them and found that it was just an ordinary family, and the family was quite well-off.

The man inside was still crying and complaining: "I get up early and work late to buy tofu, and other men take advantage of you in my house. You used to say that he forced you and you had no choice but to comply. I thought you were afraid of his power, but now his father is no longer a prefect. What are you still thinking about him for?"

What did I do to offend you?

Upon hearing these words, Lin Yi's gaze immediately sharpened.

He initially thought he had just stumbled upon a victim complaining, but there was a crucial piece of information in those words that revealed the information about the Minotaur.

He had a penchant for married women, and his father was a prefect. Among those who met all the criteria, only Wang Liang was the only one!

The owner of this house had an affair with Wang Liang through his wife, and there was a secret passage in his cellar.

This secret passage may not have been dug by the male owner; it was very likely dug by Wang Liang.

Lin Yi then recalled the day Mr. Liu suddenly passed away. Wang Liang had just returned from outside, saying he was saying goodbye to his lover.

At the time, Lin Yi couldn't think too much about it, but now, the clues are gradually becoming clearer.

"Deceased by virtue and lacking morality, now I understand!"

At that moment, Lin Yi felt a deep sympathy for the aggrieved party.

Wang Liang not only entered his cellar and opened a secret passage, but also entered his cellar and opened a secret passage.

Tragic, absolutely tragic.

"Big brother?"

Seeing Lin Yi deep in thought, Xiao Se couldn't help but ask, "What did you discover?"

Lin Yi sighed, "I've found that sometimes what you think is right isn't actually right."

"???"

Xiao Se was completely bewildered and didn't understand what was wrong with Lin Yi. He seemed to be suddenly a little depressed and couldn't think of a reason for it, but he still comforted him, saying, "There are so many unpredictable things in the world. No one can guarantee that they are always doing the right thing. Isn't it enough to just stick to your own principles?"

Lin Yi glanced at Xiao Se sideways and said, "You can even comfort your older brother now? Don't worry, I know exactly what's going on. I'm just sighing."

He somewhat regretted not killing Wang Liang with one blow back then. If he had killed him, perhaps the hundreds of people in that hellish painting wouldn't have had to die.

Xiao Se wasn't wrong; no one can guarantee that the decisions they make are always right.

At the time, he thought Wang Liang's behavior was hateful, but he hadn't forced anyone. Since it was consensual, while Wang Liang was wrong, he didn't deserve to die. That's why he negotiated with He Dong to avoid killing.

Little did anyone know, he was using one bad deed to cover up an even bigger one.

At this point, even Lin Yi had to admit he was convinced.

He misjudged Wang Liang after all. Wang Liang was very cunning. He created a persona for himself: a womanizer who was cowardly, made many small mistakes but never committed any major ones, giving people the impression that although he was lustful, he was not a big threat.

Only now, after emerging from that cellar, did he realize that beneath that simple, honest face lay the heart of a ruthless wolf.

At this moment, not only Lin Yi guessed the creator of the Hellish Ukiyo-e, but Xiao Se also guessed it. However, she was not as certain as Lin Yi. After all, Wang Liang was just the mistress of this house's lover, and it was not necessarily true that the tofu seller or the woman who had an affair was innocent.

"Brother, should we arrest them and interrogate them?"

Lin Yi thought for a moment and then nodded.

The investigation must be rigorous. Even if he had a flash of inspiration and had already gotten the answer from the names Wang Liang and Wu De, he still had to ask around to find out.

The two men walked out of the cellar together. Just then, the victim also pushed open the door and came out. He was already in pain, and when he came out and saw two more men crawling out of the cellar, he immediately felt his blood pressure rise and the world spin. He was so angry that he collapsed.

"Oh no, could this be a brain hemorrhage?!"

Lin Yi quickly went over and put a talisman on him to stabilize his condition before helping him into the house.

The woman inside looked aggrieved when she suddenly saw two strangers supporting her husband.

One of them was masked, while the other was handsome, making people feel happy just by looking at him.

Could these two also be...?

The woman immediately feigned weakness and fear, fleeing towards the bed while crying out in a sweet voice, "Don't come any closer!"

Lin Yi: "..."

Xiao Se: "..."

Why are you so skilled?

Chapter 198 Time to Go Home

Lin Yi and Xiao Se certainly wouldn't have any designs on a flirtatious woman. Although the woman was indeed voluptuous, Xiao Se wasn't interested in that; she only found her ugly.

It must be deformed to have grown that big!

I need to be as well-proportioned as her...

stop.

Xiao Se suddenly realized that he was actually comparing himself to a woman in these matters, and he couldn't help but feel a little shy, and his expression became much more serious.

"Don't panic, and stop pretending. From now on, you answer whatever we ask. If you don't comply, you'll be beaten!"

Upon hearing that she would be beaten, the woman's eyes immediately became watery, and she lay limply on the bed, saying, "Please, gentlemen, have mercy on me."

Xiao Se: "..."

This person must have some serious illness.

"Sit up and answer, what's your name?"

Lin Yi didn't waste any words with her and asked directly. While speaking, he secretly used the Tiger Roar technique to intimidate the mind.

The woman was indeed frightened. She put away her wanton demeanor, sat up, and said, "My name is Zhang Baishi, and my nickname is Rulan."

"You know Wang Liang, right?"

The question was rather direct, and Bai Rulan didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

"Say!"

"I know, I know."

Bai Rulan was so harshly reprimanded that she quickly replied.

Lin Yi didn't ask about some minor details. If it were a modern interrogation, he would have asked her when she got together with Wang Liang and how many times they had sex.

However, considering that people in this era were rather taboo about such matters, and since it wasn't particularly important anyway, Lin Yi skipped it, so it wouldn't affect the overall situation.

"Is the cellar in the yard yours?"

"Yes."

Who dug the tunnel inside?

"What tunnel? I don't know!"

Bai Rulan looked completely innocent, but Lin Yi's sharp eyes wouldn't be fooled by her lies.

Clearly, she knew.

"Was it Wang Liang who dug it, or your husband?"

"That definitely wasn't Wang Liang. He always comes here secretly; how could he dare to dig any secret passage?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel sorry for Bai Rulan's husband.

Even at this point, Bai Rulan was still thinking about protecting her lover, leaving her husband to bear the consequences.

"Let me ask you again, do you usually stay at home, or do you go out for walks?"

"Of course I'll stay at home. I'm a respectable woman, why would I go around showing my face in public?"

Bai Rulan didn't even blush when she said those words.

"Then, did you see anyone going in or out of the cellar?"

"I didn't notice that."

Lin Yi snorted coldly; he had asked almost everything he needed to ask.

The tunnel was dug by Wang Liang, and this woman was his accomplice.

There was a smell of food in the cellar; the people weren't killed all at once, but were brought in one after another.

The disappearance of over a hundred people at once is a major event, since Xingsha is a place where there are usually no refugees unless something serious happens.

These past few years have been blessed with favorable weather and no famine. The disappearance of hundreds of people must have alerted the Jingye Division.

Therefore, those dead must have been transported in batches and lived in cellars and caves for a period of time.

Even though the traces at the scene had been cleaned up, Lin Yi still smelled something different.

The busy male homeowner may not know what's going on at home because there's an inside man working for him.

But if neither of the two people in the family knew about the cellar, that would be truly suspicious.

"At the end of the secret passage in your cellar, more than a hundred people died. Do you think you can get away with it by saying you know nothing? Fine, since you're unwilling to confess, then we'll assume you killed them all. Go to the yamen later and await your fate!"

Upon hearing Lin Yi's words, Bai Rulan's expression changed drastically.

Although the two men were not wearing official uniforms, their demeanor suggested they were government officials, so Bai Rulan did not doubt their identities and immediately cried out her innocence: "Sir, how is this possible? How could a weak woman like me kill so many people!"

"Whether you are a weak woman or not, we don't know. Maybe you look delicate, but you have actually cultivated some evil skills. Otherwise, how could you have killed so many people?"

"I didn't kill this person!"

Bai Rulan is now truly panicked. Killing one person is a capital offense; killing a hundred people would be punishable by a thousand cuts!

She absolutely cannot admit to this crime.

"How could you not be the one who killed him? Tell me, who else could it be besides you?"

Lin Yi returned the question to Bai Rulan: "If you don't reveal who the murderer is, then the murderer can only be you."

"Yes……"

Bai Rulan had barely opened her mouth when her eyes began to bulge out. Lin Yi and Xiao Se had both witnessed this scene before. Sure enough, Bai Rulan died on the spot in an instant.

"It seems that the same person was the same killer in that case as before."

Xiao Se also guessed that if Bai Rulan wanted to reveal the murderer's name, she might be in trouble, but there was nothing she could do. She had become the murderer's accomplice and had been cursed, so she couldn't break the curse.