The 72nd Damned, Die! (Part 2)

  The dark night is the realm of darkness, where things that cannot be resolved under the light are given a chance to resolve. The evil spirits and ghosts reveal their ferocious fangs in this quiet night, waiting for the blood flowers to bloom like a brilliant explosion.

  At this time, Ximen Qing's breath was inwardly gathered, and he transformed into a ghostly figure, silently and quietly arriving at the Hao residence.

  Hao Chui's mansion was exceptionally grand, three times larger than the mansion of Sun Hou in Qinghe County. Hao Chui and Sun Hou held the same official position, but his mansion was three times larger and even more magnificent, dazzling to behold, and it was clear that a huge amount of money had been spent on its construction. It can be seen that relying on Yang Jia's identity, Hao Chui is so domineering in Yuncheng, claiming to be the king and tyrant, accumulating wealth and resources!

  The defense inside the Hao Mansion was extremely strict, and Hao Chui had even assigned infantrymen as his personal guards to patrol and guard, with each patrol taking place every half incense stick of time. It can be seen that this defense is very strict, almost comparable to that of the imperial palace.

  But this didn't faze Ximen Qing at all.

  Ximen Qing hid his body shape and strolled freely in the Hao Mansion, and within less than half a stick of incense time, he had figured out all the situations in the Hao Mansion. Even where Hao Jian's several minor wives lived was crystal clear to him.

  Firstly, Ximen Qing's target is Hao Jian!

  Following the clues he had obtained by feeling his way, Ximen Qing soon arrived at the room where Hao Jian was staying.

  In the room, on a large bed with intricate carvings of red wood, Hao Jian was lying on top of a charming woman, exerting himself in some movements not suitable for minors. Hao Jian was neither short nor thin, and logically, his little brother should have developed normally. Unfortunately, Hao Jian's little brother was pitifully small, almost as if it were deformed after birth, although it hadn't reached the level of being just one finger long during calm times, but its length was only slightly longer than a thumb.

  With this length, he still dares to be so exaggerated and arrogant, it's really admirable that he has perseverance!

  But if I had to say who's the most difficult, it would be the woman under Hao Jian. This charming woman is obviously not pleased, her eyebrows are full of discontent, but she still has to exaggerate and shout loudly, constantly using exaggerated actions to cooperate with Hao Jian, pretending to be so excited.

  It's not easy being a woman, and it's even harder being a woman like her.

  The more the charming woman shouted, the more excited Hao Jian became, and he also shouted loudly, as if he had gone mad, his shouting continued one after another, it seemed that this battle tonight would exhaust all his energy.

  "Shout! Shout loudly!" Hao Jian yelled repeatedly, his eyes turning completely red.

  At this moment, on the dimly lit bed, a silver light suddenly flashed by, like thunder rumbling, although silent, but the light flickered.

  When the light disappeared, Hao Jian's voice also stopped abruptly, and the movements on his body continued for a few more times due to inertia, finally landing his entire body on top of the woman.

  The woman was taken aback and pushed Hao Jian's shoulder, saying: "Husband, what's wrong with you? Are you tired? Why don't we take a rest?"

  At the same time, he secretly resented and muttered to himself that he must find Xiao Hei tomorrow and have a good time, and couldn't be as boring as it was now.

  However, Hao Jian did not move at all and did not even respond with a word.

  The woman asked again: "Husband, what's wrong with you?" After finishing speaking, she used force to push Hao Jian, and her heart became even more displeased.

  Just as she was about to turn over, Hao Jian had already flipped over and lay flat on the bed, like a soft-shelled shrimp, still motionless. It wasn't until then that the woman noticed Hao Jian's eyes were lifeless, his mouth slightly agape, and at the same time, she also saw a thin thread of blood on Hao Jian's neck!

  "Ah!" The woman was so frightened that she backed away continuously and leaned against the wall, covering her mouth with both hands in terror. After a while, she trembled and placed her hand under Hao Jian's nose. As soon as she did, the woman lost five of her six senses, her limbs went into chaos, and after being stunned for a moment, a loud and shrill scream erupted.

  "It's murder..."

  Right after that, in Hao Fu's other courtyard, Hao Cui's beautiful wife also shouted "Murder!" loudly, and for a moment the two voices echoed each other, ringing out through the entire Hao Manor, just like a competition to see who could shout the loudest and most frantically.

  Then the entire Hao Mansion was in an uproar, all the guards and servants were flustered and rushed to action.

  As for Ximen Qing, the murderer, he has now returned to the prison in Yuncheng, without anyone knowing or realizing it.

  The next day, the entire Yuan Cheng County was in chaos. All infantry and cavalry were mobilized to seal off all roads leading into and out of the county, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving. A thorough search of the city was conducted, and anyone who was deemed suspicious was immediately arrested, regardless of their status.

  At one time, the whole county of Yuncheng fell into panic.

  The common people stayed at home and didn't dare to go out, afraid of being affected by the misfortune. However, they were secretly delighted and applauded in their hearts.

  Hao Jian and Hao Cui are dead, this is absolutely the best news for the people of Yuancheng this year, more practical than any amnesty or rent reduction.

  At this time, all the officials of Yuan Cheng County gathered in the government office, each with a worried and gloomy face, as if they had lost their wives.

  Zhu Tong and Lei Heng stood in a corner, completely unflappable. They had long hated Hao Chui and Hao Jian, and now that they were dead, the two men naturally felt elated. Moreover, as military officers, their only concern was capturing people, and investigating cases was not their responsibility, so they didn't have to worry about it either; they just came to the county yamen to get a share of the spoils.

  The county lieutenant, the chief clerk, the county captain, the recorder, and the assistant historian were worried and walked back and forth, praying to Buddha and gods, with beads of sweat on their foreheads.

  At this time, the county lieutenant suddenly said: "Everyone, calm down, we can't be in such disarray. We must think of a practical plan to catch the murderer, otherwise, if this matter is reported to the higher authorities and Yang Daren finds out, our lives will be over! Although Yang Daren has four grandsons, he loves Hao Jian the most. Now that Hao Jian is dead, who can withstand Yang Daren's anger? Moreover, Hao County Magistrate is also dead, which is a court-appointed official!"

  As soon as the county lieutenant finished speaking, the entire county government office fell silent. Everyone was terrified and didn't dare to speak or act rashly again. Now that the county magistrate is dead, they naturally have to listen to the county lieutenant.

  The host nodded and said: "Old Sun, you are the county magistrate, now everyone listens to you, what do you say we should do?"

  The county lieutenant also nodded repeatedly and said: "That's right!"

  "Alright, since it's like this, then I won't be polite anymore."

  Immediately, he ordered County Constable Zhou Xing: "Zhou Xing, you are the county constable. Now, immediately lead people out to search and investigate every household. As long as they are suspects, arrest them all and throw them into prison. It's better to wrongly arrest one hundred than to let one go!"

  Zhou Xing nodded, his right hand tightly grasping the long knife hanging at his waist. Just as he was about to act, he turned around and said, "Sun County Magistrate, this prison cell is too small, it can't even hold them all, what's good about that?"

  Sun Yun furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, and said: "First, lock up the prison tightly, if it can't be managed, then lock it in the Hao Mansion. However, someone must be sent to strictly guard it, and nothing in the Hao Mansion is allowed to be damaged!"

  "Good!" Zhou Xing responded, then called out to Zhu Tong and Lei Heng in one corner: "Zhu Tong, Lei Heng, follow me!"

  The three of them quickly walked out of the county government office.

  Then Sun Yun continued to assign tasks, letting Peng Jun, the chief clerk, write a document and send it quickly to Dongping Prefecture. After that, he let the recorder and historian go with Lang Zhong to investigate the cause of Hao Jian's death. As for him, he sat in the county government office, waiting for the result...

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