nownovels Chapter 36 Horrifying
Chapter 36 Horrifying
Hearing the noise outside the door, Chen Luo immediately woke up from his sleepy state, picked up the wood-chopping knife under his pillow, and silently approached the door.
The knocking continued, three long and two short knocks. He activated his vertical pupils and peered through the crack in the door.
In the darkness of the night, half of the road was clearly visible thanks to the night's light.
Chen Luo was relieved and unlocked the door.
After opening the door, Lu Qun looked a little nervous. Upon seeing him, she immediately looked him up and down, noticed the small splint on his left arm, and frowned. "A Luo, how badly are you injured?"
"Come in and talk."
Chen Luo pulled him into the house, closed the door, and then looked at Lu Qun, "How is it outside now?"
Lu Qun looked worried, as if he had many questions to ask, but first whispered, "A Liang asked me to tell you that not long after you left, people from the Mountain Guard came to him, asked if any suspicious people had crossed the border, and took away the registration forms."
"Not long after I left?" Chen Luo's heart tightened.
"That's right. The discovery of the bodies of Lin Zhou and Long Zicheng, both disciples of the Jingyi Martial Arts Academy with extraordinary backgrounds, has attracted great attention."
Lu Qun stared at Chen Luo, "A Luo, did you kill these two people?"
"Yes."
Chen Luo completely trusted Lu Qun and told him everything that happened that day without hiding anything from him.
At the same time, he secretly lamented his bad luck, which was as bad as ever.
The back mountain is a remote place, and the body should have been cleaned up by wild animals before it was discovered. At that time, the cause of death would be difficult to determine, and it would be difficult to implicate oneself.
Who knew that his body would be discovered shortly after he left, probably by the Mountain Guards during their patrol.
Now that the body has been discovered, the knife wounds will naturally lead to the conclusion that it was a homicide.
The only fortunate thing was that Zhou Xiaoliang was there to cover for him in the Mountain Guard Command.
Zhou Xiaoliang is meticulous. Although he can get nervous in small situations, he becomes calm and composed in critical moments. Chen Luo feels at ease with him around.
"You did well! Those two deserved to die." Lu Qun, upon learning what had happened, flashed anger in his eyes, then exclaimed in surprise, "But A Luo, it's one thing to kill Chicken Crest Red, but to be able to handle those two as well? I heard that one of them was at the fifth level of internal energy and the other at the fourth level..."
"I was lucky," Chen Luo interrupted him, pressing, "Do you know what their background is?"
"Long Zicheng is the son of a wealthy family in the East City, and his family is currently conducting a large-scale investigation into the murderer."
It turned out that the man's name was Long Zicheng. He was from a wealthy family, which was fine, Chen Luo nodded. "What about Linzhou?"
When Linzhou was mentioned, Lu Qun's expression immediately became serious. "Linzhou... his father seems to be an Inner Realm Martial Arts Master at Qingyun Martial Arts School."
"..."
Chen Luo asked expressionlessly, "Why is the son of Master Jing from Qingyun Martial Arts School at Jingyi Martial Arts Academy?"
"I don't know about that." Lu Qun shook his head and solemnly reminded him, "A Luo, this person has a very powerful background. You must be extremely careful and make sure no one knows that you killed him."
"I understand," Chen Luo said with a wry smile.
He had anticipated that Linzhou might have some connections, but he hadn't expected it to be so troublesome; even the head of Qingyun Martial Arts School had come.
He couldn't help but curse inwardly. How could a master of the Qingyun Martial Arts Academy, a big shot, raise such a scoundrel?
"Oh, right, there's one more thing."
Chen Luo temporarily suppressed his annoyance and frowned, saying, "I've made quite a name for myself at the martial arts academy these past few months, and Lin Zhou seems to have inquired about me before. The person behind him might suspect me because of this. Please try to find out who he asked and who else knows about this."
"Okay, if no one knows about this..." Lu Qun hesitated for a moment, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "I'll find a way to shut up the person who leaked your information."
"No need." Chen Luo understood his unspoken meaning and immediately objected, "This will drag you into it and easily alert the enemy. Just act cautiously."
"I'll listen to you." Lu Qun was silent for a while, then nodded.
"And actually, I don't think it can be kept secret for long."
Chen Luo thought of something and smiled bitterly, "When I was cleaning up the bodies, I also threw that red rooster by the stream. Now that the two bodies have been discovered so quickly, the red rooster will naturally be discovered as well. And since I am the only snake catcher in the county, once they investigate in this direction, it will be easy for them to find out the connection between Linzhou and me."
Lu Qun was taken aback. "A Luo, you didn't dispose of the rooster's comb carcass?"
"I didn't have the time or the strength at the time, so I only took the snake gall and snakeberry."
Chen Luo noticed Lu Qun's unusual expression and realized something was wrong. "What's wrong?"
Lu Qun looked somewhat confused. "A Liang never mentioned cockscomb red to me. He only asked me to tell you that the patrol guards discovered the bodies of two people from Linzhou. Everyone, including A Liang, seems to have no idea about cockscomb red. When I heard you mention cockscomb snakes just now, I subconsciously thought you had disposed of the bodies."
"That's impossible."
Chen Luo said decisively, "Back then, time was of the essence, and the crested red snake corpse was enormous. I simply didn't have the time or the strength to destroy it. If they could find the two people from Linzhou, they would also have found the crested red snake that was right next to them."
"You're right," Lu Qun said, puzzled. "But why is there no news at all about the cockscomb red?"
Chen Luo pondered for a moment, "Perhaps they discovered that the valuable gallbladder and glands of the cockscomb red snake had been removed, so they deliberately concealed it, hoping to lure me into selling the snake gallbladder."
"That's even more impossible." Lu Qun shook his head. "Back then, A Liang was one of the first to know the news. Even if they could hide it from others, they couldn't possibly have hidden it from A Liang. If even A Liang didn't know, then it's even less likely that the others would know about the existence of Cockscomb Red."
Chen Luo frowned. "Are you sure?"
"Confirmed," Lu Qun said with certainty.
"This isn't right..." Chen Luo murmured.
At that time, the cockscomb red was only ten zhang away from Linzhou's body. If the bodies of the two people in Linzhou were discovered, it would be impossible that they would not know about the existence of the cockscomb red.
Is there some kind of wild beast that only eats snake carcasses and not human carcasses?
That's impossible.
Because the body in Linzhou was discovered very quickly, and the cockscomb red carcass was so large, it was impossible for it to have been eaten clean by wild animals in a short period of time.
Even if they managed to eat it all, traces of snake blood and skin would still be left at the scene, making it impossible for them to go completely unnoticed.
But if that's the case, why didn't anyone discover the cockscomb-covered carcass?
Chen Luo felt increasingly uneasy. After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly recalled his suspicions about the Huan beast's corpse from that day.
The remains of the Huan beast may have been disposed of by human hands.
Could this also be man-made?
In other words, did someone destroy the evidence and cover up the existence of the cockscomb red in a very short time after he left?
When wild animals devour a corpse, they inevitably leave no trace. However, if someone deliberately destroys the body, it is possible to do so without leaving a single trace.
just.
If someone could destroy the body and cover up the crime in such a short time, then they would need to act immediately within a very short time after the person left, or even the instant after the person left.
Thinking of this, Chen Luo was startled.
Was there a fourth person in the woods behind the mountain back then?!