Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 77: Take Action Tonight!

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Take Action Tonight!

Inside the county government office.

Four young disciples of the Fan Yin Sect gathered around a stinking corpse.

They had just taken a stroll around the cemetery and located several sites where murders had previously occurred. After observing signs of struggle, they decided to return to the county government office.

"The wound is not deep, but the angle is tricky, a strike to kill. However, the curvature does not resemble a throat cut by a knife. Judging by his appearance, he was probably around the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refinement during his lifetime."

"This one in black clothes had a slightly higher realm, but not much higher. However, the marks on his neck are a bit deeper... It seems he was killed by a knife slashing his throat."

"However, just from this, it’s not enough to determine the depth of the perpetrator’s realm, but definitely no higher than Foundation Establishment. Judging from the bruises on their fists, both had similar strength and probably died after a fierce fight."

"As for this one at the ninth level of Body Refining, there are no signs of resistance."

Covering her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, she seemed somewhat disdainful, but no one would have guessed that the one examining the corpses wasn’t one of the male cultivators, but the only woman among them.

Admiration silently grew within, truly worthy of being a cultivator from the State City, many things that they couldn’t understand were seen through by her in a glance.

However, County Magistrate Sun only stood by without saying much, not because he was particularly loyal, but because he needed to maintain silence for the sake of his own future. Currently, only he knew that Jiang Feng was the murderer, and he was waiting for the kid to marry and take over the Yan Family.

The handle he held would then be useful.

Although these disciples of the Fan Yin Sect seemed profound and unfathomable, they were still strangers to him. Even if he prepared bribes, they would just leave for the State City in a few days, rendering his efforts useless.

Indeed, this was the experience he had gained over two years of salary.

"Junior sister is impressive, among us you delve deepest into the Sword Dao; in the future, we three brothers will depend on junior sister for a meal."

She preferred to hear praise from the eldest brother, but Wu Daoxu was not of that nature; he just furrowed his brows.

Although they were young, they had some experience with murder cases. Even the youngest sister, Wen Juan, had been off the mountain for over three years.

To be honest, Wen Juan wasn’t really interested in solving cases or upholding secular peace. What interested her was her eldest brother who had found her and brought her back to the mountain.

Even though it might sound harsh, but the majority of people only work driven by interests, including their current pursuit of the murderer, part of it because their leader was taken with Miss Yan, but mostly for another reason.

The reward.

"The method is ruthless, the combat experience rich, it seems like the work of a habitual offender, every wound is fatal... Junior brother, I think we need to carefully consider the real murderer, it doesn’t seem like that young man."

Wu Daoxu was comparatively steadier by nature. Although he liked Lady Yan, he still believed one should strive openly and honestly, not by stooping to low tricks.

Moreover, from his observations, although Jiang Feng was a cultivator, he was too young; it was hard to believe such a youth could possess extensive experience in murder.

Including Wen Juan and the third junior brother, they all nodded in agreement; further investigation was indeed necessary. However, the second brother was a bit hasty. He glanced at the door, saw the county government staff had left the room and were only at the door, so he stopped masking his voice.

"Big brother, you can’t handle the case like this."

"What do you mean by that?"

Wu Daoxu naturally didn’t think there was anything inappropriate. After all, he had grown up under his master’s guidance and had a relatively normal moral sense.

But this second junior brother, Wu Anwen, was different. Having grown up in the streets, scraping by, until he was thirteen or fourteen before being found and brought up the mountain by their master.

Although they share the same master, the early experiences have relatively solidified Wu Anwen’s worldview, and the differences in personality and temperament are quite apparent, else he wouldn’t have failed his Foundation Establishment, causing severe damage to his vital energy.

His eyes darted around, thinking about how to prevent his senior brother from seizing love by force, but his words were splendid and magnificent.

"Think about it, we had asked the County Magistrate about the local cultivators when we first came here."

"There are only a few cultivators in the entire county, several of them from the Yan Family, and they seem to be relatives of Immortal Yan. With their family background, they definitely wouldn’t do such a thing, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Then there is the brothel..." sensing the surprised looks of everyone, he quickly corrected himself: "The County Magistrate said there are sect members stationed there, I just went to see which sect it was."

There was still some doubt in their eyes, however, Lao San’s eyebrows raised, after all, Lao San Li Ming was only twenty-four and always followed closely behind the second elder, it would be strange if he didn’t pick up bad habits.

"It was the same when we went to the border before, there were also sect members specifically stationed, but their realms weren’t too high, alas, I didn’t have a chance to go in and see, probably just so-so."

"How can you be sure, maybe this small place is hiding some experts."

Wu Daoxu just shook his head, seemingly not quite agreeable to this view, but the second elder asserted confidently: "How could it be, with cultivators around and they kill under their watch, yet they remain indifferent? Think about it, it must mean their cultivation is not sufficient to manage it."

What he said indeed made some sense.

Rolling his eyes, although his own senior brother was talented, he truly did not concern himself with worldly affairs, after all, he had grown up in the superior environment of the sect.

Thus, Wu Anwen cleared his throat and continued: "Those from the sect would not possibly do such a thing, right?"

Everyone continued to nod their heads.

"Alright, then the remaining cultivators are just those few in the county government, it couldn’t be them, right?"

Although somewhat hesitant, they still nodded their heads, after all, they were getting official grain and had promising futures, it couldn’t be them.

"Then who else?"

Even Wu Daoxu couldn’t find fault with this, despite the second elder’s somewhat unsound motives, his mind was indeed sharp.

Though it was just nonsense, it indeed made some sense when pulled apart, using simple elimination could determine that Miss Yan’s fiancé was the most suspicious.

Seemingly feeling that the timing was still not ripe, Wu Anwen lowered his voice with another phrase.

"First, let’s take that lad to State City, whether it’s him or not, this guy is the most suspicious now, take him there and first collect a reward."

"If it’s him, even better, if not, it can scare off the real culprit. After some time when the real culprit appears, we can make another trip and collect another reward."

"Boss, that’s five Spirit Stones."

Licking his lips, at such a time, the others definitely couldn’t make decisions, while Wu Daoxu’s frown deepened, though the reasons were legitimate and it was because of suspicion that they made the arrest, he still felt it was somewhat hasty.

Seeing his senior brother still acting indecisively, Wu Anwen couldn’t hold back any longer, and delivered a strong argument!

"Could it be that you want to see Miss Yan staying every day beside the suspect? She told me she goes there every day, do you really want to stand by and do nothing if Miss Yan is in danger?"

"...Act tonight!"