The wailing sound lasted for a full half an hour, until finally it went silent.
Zhang Heng didn't stop; he picked up the kitchen knife and, without hesitation, slit the throats of the young man's four guards in a swift, decisive move!
Because Zhang Heng had already noticed that many figures were appearing around them, but were deterred by the tragic wails and didn't dare to approach.
"Daughter, did you see that? This little bastard was killed by your father with his own hands!"
"Father is coming to join you!"
After saying this, a glint of decision flashed in Zhang Heng's eyes then he gathered all his strength into his right hand and struck his chest decisively.
The terrifying power instantly shattered his heart, and Zhang Heng fell dead immediately.
In the city, there was an extremely majestic-looking mansion, with walls made of huge bluestone bricks stacked together.
On both sides of the gate, there were two stone lions symmetrically placed, looking majestic and solemn, showing the stains of time.
This was the Qingyun County Government Office!
This was the location of the government office in Qingyun County.
At this time, the sky was already getting dark, but the government office was brightly lit inside, filled with moving shadows.
Inside the government office, in a spacious and bright room, there were a dozen people sitting. In the main seat sat a man who looked around forty or fifty years old.
This was Chen Shi, the Chief Constable of Qingyun County, the county's publicly recognized strongest Martial Artist, at Bone Refining Realm Perfection!
In the room, the other dozen people were the chief constables of the county office, responsible for leading government officials in various areas of the county.
Among the constables was someone Lu Xuan recognized, who was Liang Cheng.
They all appeared serious and solemn, reporting to Chen Shi on the happenings in the county every day.
At this moment, a government official hurried in, panic-stricken, and spoke anxiously to Chen Shi: "It's not good, Chief Constable, there's been a murder in the county!"
Chen Shi looked up to see the official with a terrified expression, seemingly very frightened.
A murder?
Isn't this a normal occurrence?
How could these officials, being government officials, react so poorly when encountering a murder?
Although somewhat displeased, Chen Shi calmly looked at the rushing official and asked, "Where did the murder happen?"
"In the east of the city, not far from our county office!"
"The victims are Huang Xuanjie from the Huang Family, along with his four guards!"
A stone stirs up a thousand waves!
When the official finished speaking, Chen Shi and the other dozen constables in the room all stared intently at the official.
Chen Shi even stood up, doubting his own ears: "What did you say, Huang Xuanjie of the Huang Family is dead?"
The Huang Family!
There was only one Huang Family in the entire county, the abode of the Commissioner, the second most powerful after Lord County Magistrate in the county.
Huang Xuanjie was supposed to be the nephew of the Commissioner, and yet he had died, which meant huge trouble!
Especially Chen Shi, whose face changed dramatically, clearly finding it very tricky.
Because he knew the real identity of Huang Xuanjie, while the Huang Family announced him as the nephew of the Commissioner.
But the truth was, Huang Xuanjie was the biological son of the Commissioner, the son he had with his sister-in-law.
The Chief Constable felt a headache thinking about this, not because he feared the Commissioner causing him trouble, but because he feared the Commissioner going mad, implicating the innocent.
However, while Chief Constable Chen Shi felt a headache, someone else didn't think so.
Liang Cheng, on hearing the news, first froze, then a feeling of joy arose from his heart!
"What! There's such a good thing, it's good that he died, that beast should have died long ago, I long since..."
Chen Shi furrowed his brows, glanced at the gloating Liang Cheng, and reprimanded: "Liang Cheng, shut your mouth!"
Although that Huang Xuanjie indeed deserved to die, Liang Cheng saying this could easily get him targeted by the Commissioner.
Faced with Chief Constable Chen Shi's reprimand, Liang Cheng had no choice but to shrug helplessly: "Mr. Chen, what are you afraid of, that bastard deserved to die."
Chen Shi was a close friend of his father, so Liang Cheng dared to speak so recklessly.
Liang Cheng had long disliked Huang Xuanjie; on every patrol, he would see him wantonly oppressing the common people.
If it weren't for that beast being surrounded by many guards, always having strength in numbers, Liang Cheng would have arrested him long ago.
"Alright, everyone, you all may leave now. I will handle this case personally, Liang Cheng, come with me to the scene."
With the current situation, Chen Shi had no choice but to dismiss the constables and decide to handle the murder case personally.
Upon receiving the news of Huang Xuanjie's death, the Huang Family arrived even sooner than the county office people.
In the Huang Family group, there was no sign of the Huang Family Patriarch, the Commissioner, because he was in seclusion these days.
Huang Xuanjie's biological mother fainted upon hearing the news.
The leader of the Huang Family group was the head steward, an elderly man looking about sixty years old.
He had a look of utter terror on his face, staring at the mixture of red and white mush on the ground.
The Huang Family head steward couldn't help but tremble, already imagining the scene when the master of the house emerged from seclusion.
"Young master!"
"It's all over, everything's over, this damn bastard, take him away and chop him into pieces, feed him to the dogs!"
The Huang Family head steward raged with impotent anger, pointing at Zhang Heng's body in the distance and yelling.
Just as the Huang Family was about to move Zhang Heng's body, the county government officials arrived as well.
The leader was Chief Constable Chen Shi, with Liang Cheng and a dozen other officials following him.
In an instant, dozens of slowly burning torches gathered, illuminating the surrounding darkness as bright as day.
Seeing the Huang Family about to move Zhang Heng's body, Liang Cheng stepped forward and kicked the nearest Huang Family member.
"Humph!"
"Let's see who dares! This is a matter for the government office, all idlers leave!"
"Scoundrel, you dare oppose the Huang Family!"
Swish!
A sound of wind-breaking came, and the Huang Family head steward suddenly lunged, shooting towards Liang Cheng, wanting to attack the unsuspecting Liang Cheng.
At this moment, a large hand stretched out from behind Liang Cheng, tightly gripping the Huang Family head steward's hand.
Chen Shi came up from behind, coldly looking at the Huang head steward: "Next time, you won't be spared!"
Seeing how the Huang Family head steward was only one step away from him, Liang Cheng suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
Dammit, this old thing dared to ambush me.
Son of a bitch! The old bastard has no honor!
"You old fart..."
Just as Liang Cheng was about to curse at the Huang Family head steward, Chen Shi pulled him back.
"Alright, all idle people leave now. Liang Cheng, take the others and bring all the bodies on the ground back to the government office!"
With Chief Constable Chen Shi's orders, the Huang Family people dared not act again, allowing the government people to take the bodies away.
After all, Chief Constable Chen Shi's name was known by everyone in the county, the strongest in the county at Bone Refining Realm Perfection.
Liang Cheng recognized the body of Zhang Heng, and his heart skipped a beat.
It's that crazy guy!
Unexpectedly, he really avenged his blood feud.
No, I need to think of a way to settle this matter first, to avoid it implicating me and Xuan.