Chapter 1029: A trap to force Liu Dashan to come

The night was like ink.

The entire world fell into silence, with only the cold moonlight shining down, providing a bit of light.

Beside a grave, Zhao Da and Wu Guang held torches. The firelight dispelled the surrounding darkness, and the characters on the tombstone were revealed.

Wu Guang brought his torch closer, studied it for a long time, and fell into deep thought.

Beside him, Zhao Da couldn't help but urge, "What is written on the tombstone? Is it the grave of the tea merchant Li's youngest son?"

Wu Guang's old face flushed. "I am a bandit leader; I don't know how to read. You take a look."

Zhao Da: "..."

"If you don't know how to read, why were you looking so intently?"

Saying this, Zhao Da stepped forward and took a look.

"That's right, this is the grave of tea merchant Li's youngest son. Start digging."

In the wilderness, a cold wind blew, as if it wanted to seep into their bones, making one's hair stand on end.

Wu Guang looked around and couldn't help but shiver.

"Are we really digging?"

Zhao Da was stunned, then scolded, "What? A dignified bandit leader, a man who once smashed a Great Chu General with a hammer on the battlefield, is afraid of digging up a grave?"

"Who's afraid?"

"I used to use skulls as wine cups every day!"

Hearing this, Wu Guang picked up a shovel, spat on his hands, and started digging.

Zhao Da's mouth twitched, and he also began digging.

As the two dug laboriously, soon, a pitch-black coffin was revealed.

Zhao Da stared at the black coffin before him, his expression cold. "I want to see just how filthy this orphanage really is!"

Saying this, Zhao Da stepped forward and pried open the coffin.

As the coffin opened, a foul stench of decay instantly assailed them.

The torch moved closer, illuminating everything inside the coffin. Two severely decomposed bodies came into view.

Zhao Da carefully stepped into the coffin, enduring the stench to examine them closely.

Wu Guang was shocked. "Brother Zhao, aren't you afraid?"

Zhao Da looked at Wu Guang and said in a deep voice, "I used to be afraid, but ever since I followed the Young Master and saw the horror of the human heart, I'm not afraid anymore."

After finishing, Zhao Da picked up the bones from the throat area.

He took a deep breath and said, "There are no other fatal wounds on the body, but the throat bones show signs of fracture. Before death, the legs were bent, and there are fractures on the arms."

"Preliminary judgment: they were strangled to death!"

Zhao Da's expression was solemn as he said in a very low voice, "The Young Master was right."

Wu Guang's expression also changed.

Clearly, he also thought of Gao Yang's words, and he cursed, "This Liu Dashan is truly worse than a beast!"

Zhao Da took a deep breath. "There is too little evidence now. Let's head to Huang'an County, thirty miles away. There is a grain merchant there who has a close relationship with Liu Dashan. Three months ago, his youngest son unfortunately drowned, and he also performed a ghost marriage."

After speaking, Zhao Da climbed out of the coffin and prepared to set off.

But Wu Guang didn't move; instead, he stared at Zhao Da. "Thirty miles is too far, and it will be hard to find conclusive evidence. But I have a plan that can bring the truth to light."

Zhao Da was stunned. "What plan?"

Wu Guang looked at the large blade in his hand and grinned hideously. "Storm the Li residence, put the blade to tea merchant Li's neck, and force the truth out of him."

"Hmm?"

Zhao Da's eyes suddenly widened. ===== CHAPTER 1031 =====