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Chapter 159 Interrogation overnight
Chapter 159 Interrogation overnight
“Perhaps the Yan family of Jiangxi was wiped out fifty years ago. This girl may have obtained the secret of the Zombie Fist from somewhere, then she doesn’t need to abide by the Yan family’s rule of not using living people to practice.” Lin Fei immediately understood and picked up where Jiang Zhilan left off.
"You're the one who's all dead! Your whole family is all dead! Our Yan family..." The girl started cursing, but she stopped mid-sentence, realizing something was wrong. "You filthy scoundrel, trying to trick me into talking? No way!"
The Yan family of Jiangxi Prefecture suddenly disappeared fifty years ago. Even the records of Tianmen Prefecture do not mention why the Yan family vanished overnight or where they went.
Therefore, Jiang Zhilan and Lin Fei tried to get some information out of this little girl.
However, although this young girl clearly lacked experience in the ways of the world, she was also very clever. She realized she had let something slip halfway through her sentence and immediately shut up.
"Let's take her back first!" Jiang Zhilan sighed. "This case doesn't seem to be that simple. We'll talk about it after we get back and interrogate the witnesses."
As Jiang Zhilan spoke, she walked over to the side of Constable Wang, who was still lying on the ground, took out a pill, and haphazardly stuffed it into his mouth. Constable Wang choked and coughed several times before getting up from the ground in a daze.
"Huh? How did I fall asleep?"
"Sir, are you two alright? Were you attacked by thugs?"
"Huh? Where did this girl come from? Is that the legendary demon-binding rope tied to her hands? Could this girl be the murderer?"
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As soon as Constable Wang woke up, he bombarded him with questions, but Jiang Zhilan clearly had no interest in explaining anything to him. She simply said coldly, "Return to the county office. I, the constable, will interrogate those witnesses related to the murder case tonight!"
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"What, an interrogation in the middle of the night?" After returning to the county office, it was around midnight. Magistrate Sun was groggily woken up from his bed by Constable Wang. Hearing that Jiang Zhilan and the others wanted to interrogate him in the middle of the night, he immediately put on a bitter face: "You two gentlemen have too much energy, don't you? Can't we wait until tomorrow to talk about it?"
"Hehe, I've heard that among martial artists, those who reach a high level can go without sleep for days and nights, or even without food for months, achieving a state of abstinence like immortals. That's quite common. Sir, you'd better get ready quickly, lest the two gentlemen get angry and we'll all be in deep trouble!" Head Constable Wang rubbed his hands together, laughing heartily.
He had spent the entire night running around with Lin Fei and the other man, and was exhausted, having been badly frightened at the mortuary. Now, seeing that the county magistrate was suffering the same fate as him, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction, realizing he wasn't the only one to suffer.
"Enough, enough!" Magistrate Sun waved his hand helplessly. "I'll get up now. Go and notify all the yamen runners to bring all the relevant witnesses to the county office! Solve this case as soon as possible so we can send these two living devils away!"
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In the main hall of the county government, Lin Fei and the girl named "Yan Yan" sat there staring at each other.
Jiang Zhilan entrusted the task of watching over the girl to Lin Fei, which seemed like she was deliberately teasing him. Yan Yan watched Lin Fei warily, her eyes never leaving him, as if she really thought of him as a scoundrel.
Being stared at like that, Lin Fei was naturally very annoyed. All he wanted was for Magistrate Sun to arrive quickly so he could begin the interrogation immediately.
It must be said that the title of head constable of Tianmen Prefecture was quite intimidating to a low-ranking official like Magistrate Sun. Although it was already past midnight, Magistrate Sun quickly dressed in his official robes and hurried over.
"My lords, I have already sent men to summon the relevant witnesses. Please wait a moment," Magistrate Sun said respectfully.
Before long, the constables from the county government brought all the relevant personnel to the county government office.
Lin Fei had absolutely no experience in handling cases, so the matter of the trial was entirely entrusted to Jiang Zhilan, the experienced head constable.
Where does Butcher Sun usually go?
"Was there anything unusual about Old Zhao in the days before his death?"
Where does Scholar Wang usually like to go? Who does he often hang out with?
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Jiang Zhilan, as expected of a seasoned and top-notch constable, answered questions with great eloquence.
However, to Lin Fei's disappointment, he did not receive a satisfactory answer to Jiang Zhilan's question.
All the victims were locals from Qinghe County. Neighbors didn't know much about their daily habits, but they did know a little.
In the days leading up to their deaths, these victims did not appear to have done anything unusual or seen anyone suspicious.
Qinghe County is a small county town, unlike Jiangxia Prefecture, where the county magistrate is located. The people in the county town are all familiar faces, and there are not many strangers around.
Furthermore, with so many murders occurring in succession, if there were truly strangers who had contact with these victims before their deaths, even if Magistrate Sun were an incompetent drunkard, he should have noticed it long ago.
In fact, no unfamiliar faces had come to Qinghe County recently, and the victims had not had any contact with any suspicious persons before their deaths.
"Could it really be the work of ghosts and monsters?" Magistrate Sun muttered to himself. "Then this county really has bad feng shui. We'll have to invite some monks and Taoist priests to perform rituals!"
“Where are you talking about ghosts and monsters committing crimes?” Magistrate Sun’s voice wasn’t loud, but Jiang Zhilan heard him clearly. She glared at him, annoyed. “As the magistrate, your job is to investigate the case. Don’t spout this nonsense!”
"Yes, yes, yes, Your Excellency is right. I misspoke." Magistrate Sun gave an awkward laugh, but his expression showed a hint of disapproval.
Lin Fei also laughed and said, "Even if it really is the work of ghosts and monsters, it won't do any good even if you invite some monks and Taoist priests to perform rituals."
He himself came from a Taoist background, so he knew all too well the true nature of those so-called demons and monsters. They were nothing more than strange beings who had obtained the opportunity to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for cultivation. Compared with human cultivators, apart from the different methods of cultivation, there was no essential difference between them.
Those so-called monks and Taoist priests who perform rituals are nothing more than ignorant and foolish people. If there were any demons causing trouble, those charlatans would probably lose their lives.
"Could this case really be destined to remain unsolved?" Lin Fei and Jiang Zhilan exchanged a glance, seemingly at a loss for what to do.
Just when the two felt helpless, Yan Yan, who was bound by the Demon-Binding Rope, spoke up.