Chapter 223: The Incident

Zhang Yun was waiting for news in great anxiety. Hearing footsteps at the doorway, he hurriedly turned his head to look, fully expecting that the subordinates he had previously sent out to search for clues had brought back important information.

However, the people who appeared at the doorway were a different group.

"Cousin." After seeing clearly who had arrived, Zhang Yun hurried forward to greet them.

The person in the lead was slightly short in stature and a bit plump; it was none other than Zhou Chengsong, the master of Zhou Family Fort.

As soon as Zhou Chengsong saw Zhang Yun, he hurriedly asked, "Cousin, the person who died, is it really...?"

His voice trembled slightly, as if he dared not confirm this fact.

"Yes." Zhang Yun nodded helplessly, his expression grave.

Zhou Chengsong's face turned deathly pale in an instant. He walked slowly into the room and came before a corpse. He froze abruptly, and then his body began to tremble violently and uncontrollably.

"Who! Who on earth did this!" He roared through gritted teeth, his teeth clicking together.

At this moment, it was not so much that he was angry, but rather that fear occupied the greater part of his heart.

He could fully imagine that if he were to bring this corpse before Wang Deye, the other party would likely tear him limb from limb on the spot.

"Useless trash, you are all a bunch of useless trash!"

Zhou Chengsong turned around abruptly and cursed angrily at the people beside him, his eyes bloodshot from rage.

"What are you all doing? To actually let the murderer kill so wantonly in the fort, and the one killed was Wang Dezhi at that?

Do you not know who Wang Dezhi is?

Today! You must find the murderer for me today, otherwise, none of you will think about leaving here alive!"

Hearing this, the people in the room lowered their heads one after another, not daring to even breathe loudly.

They knew in their hearts that the Fort Master was angry to the extreme at this moment; whoever dared to provoke him now would definitely not have a good end.

Find the murderer? Easier said than done! No one was a fool; after the murderer finished killing, they had likely already fled without a trace.

This world was so vast, with places to hide everywhere; where were they supposed to look?

"I'm so furious, you bunch of useless things." Zhou Chengsong continued to curse incessantly, as if only this could slightly alleviate the anger and fear in his heart.

Zhang Yun's brows furrowed even tighter, his heart also anxious and uneasy to the extreme.

He still could not understand why Wang Dezhi would appear here.

He had a strong premonition that as long as he could figure out this key question, he might be able to unravel the mystery of the entire incident.

And just at this moment, another burst of footsteps came from outside the door.

The atmosphere in the room instantly solidified, and everyone looked toward the doorway nervously.

"Cap, Fort, Fort Master!" The person who arrived saw Zhou Chengsong and immediately opened their mouth wide in surprise.

Just as Zhou Chengsong was about to lose his temper, Zhang Yun shook his head slightly at him, then immediately asked anxiously, "How is it? Did you find him?"

The man swallowed nervously, shook his head helplessly, and said, "We went to Yao Wen's home and found that there was no one inside at all. We learned from the neighbors that he seems not to have shown his face for two or three days."

"What?" Zhang Yun was greatly shocked.

"Not shown his face for two or three days? Isn't that the same amount of time since he left the Guard Team? Then where did he go after leaving the Guard Team?"

The man looked blank; clearly, he also had no clue about this.

"That's not right." Zhang Yun suddenly seemed to realize some key point, "Why don't I remember Yao Wen leaving the Guard Team? Who exactly processed his paperwork?"

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

"It was, Captain Wang." The person looked at the corpse of Wang Dezhi on the ground and said in a low voice, "It was Captain Wang who processed his paperwork."

Zhang Yun's eyes widened instantly, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

"Cousin, did you figure out some important clue?" Zhou Chengsong, who was to the side, saw Zhang Yun's reaction and hurriedly pressed him.

The eyes of the people around also revealed looks of anticipation, as if they had grasped the last straw.

Zhang Yun took a deep breath, trying hard to calm his emotions.

"Cousin, I may have already roughly sorted out the ins and outs of this matter."

"Oh? Cousin, tell me quickly!" Zhou Chengsong was extremely anxious, "If we can't find the murderer, I really have no way to go to Yongan City to report back! By then, it won't just be me; I'm afraid you will also be implicated."

"Cousin, I understand the severity of the matter." Zhang Yun said, looked at the people around, and said in a deep voice, "You all go out first."

"Did you not hear what the Captain said? All of you, get out!" Zhou Chengsong roared loudly.

The crowd was so scared that they hurriedly ran out in a flash.

Inside the room, only the two of them remained, along with the two corpses on the ground emitting a foul, rotting stench.

"Cousin." Zhang Yun glanced at the female corpse and said slowly, "If I haven't guessed wrong, Yao Wen did not leave the Zhai, but like this woman, both died at the hands of Wang Dezhi."

"???" Zhou Chengsong looked blank, clearly feeling very confused by Zhang Yun's words.

"Cousin, don't be anxious yet. Once I explain the sequence of events to you in detail, you will understand."

Zhang Yun then recounted the sequence of events he knew to Zhou Chengsong from beginning to end.

The more Zhou Chengsong heard, the more alarmed he became, and the expression on his face grew increasingly grave.

"Cousin, have you noticed that these few people who died actually all have one common trait?"

"What common trait?" Zhou Chengsong opened his mouth wide and asked impatiently.

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

A cold glint flashed in Zhang Yun's eyes, and he said with a stern expression, "Su Jie and Su Chungui, after learning about the horse bandits, went to Chenjiazhai and then went missing; they must have already met with foul play.

Liao Qi and Yao Wen, these two, also died after learning about the horse bandit affair, and the person who killed them was precisely Wang Dezhi.

If Wang Dezhi hadn't died, I would even suspect that Su Jie and Su Chungui were also killed by him.

But, Wang Dezhi is now dead, so then, who is the person who killed him?"