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The tall and strong man suddenly flew up into the air, flew three or four meters, and fell on his back. His whole body twitched, and his body twisted like an earthworm, but he couldn't get up.
boom!
Almost at the same time, another voice was heard.
The short man was like a painting, his whole body uncontrollably clinging to the wall.
He immediately fell to the ground, his face twisted and he gasped.
Chen Mu turned his head and looked. At some point, a figure in black clothes with a long sword at his waist appeared not far behind him.
"Captain Lu?!"
Chapter 8 Suspicion
"Mr. Chen?" Captain Lu looked at Chen Mu calmly.
"It's me." Chen Mu got up from the ground and bowed to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Captain Lu, for saving me."
"It's just a piece of cake." Captain Lu glanced at the two people on the ground.
The two men who were lying on the ground groaning noticed the look in Captain Lu's eyes and suddenly trembled all over, and their voices became much quieter.
He seemed to be extremely afraid of this captain named Lu.
"Could you please come to the county government office, Mr. Chen? I need your assistance with something." Captain Lu said politely.
"No problem." Chen Mu agreed without hesitation.
"Please!" Captain Lu held his knife in his right hand and stepped aside to make way.
Chen Mu brushed off the dirt on his body and walked towards the entrance of the alley.
As he passed by the short man, he stomped hard on his left hand with his right foot.
what……
The man was caught off guard and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
Captain Lu's expression suddenly turned strange.
Noticing Captain Lu's gaze, Chen Mu smiled shyly, then used his right foot to crush it twice.
Captain Lu's mouth twitched suddenly.
Walking out of the alley, the two walked side by side.
Chen Mu suddenly asked, "Captain Lu, do you know the identities of these two people?"
"I don't know him." Captain Lu answered subconsciously.
Then he looked at Chen Mu in surprise. What? You want to retaliate?
"Being blocked for no reason, you must know which immortal you offended, right?" Chen Mu sighed and said, "It's mainly for future safety. If you can't afford to offend, you can always avoid it."
"I really don't know them." Captain Lu hesitated for a moment and said, "But judging from their clothes, they seem to be from the Miaohua Studio in the East Market."
East Market? Miaohuafang?
That Yan painter? !
I was just selling a painting, but someone came to break my hand.
He really wanted to retaliate directly.
But he was just a poor scholar who made a living by selling paintings.
The other party has been entrenched in Anlefang for many years and can command gangsters. If I go to take revenge myself, isn't that like hitting a rock with an egg?
Chen Mu said unwillingly, "I can't go to the East Market anymore."
Captain Lu glanced at Chen Mu and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
The two were not related, and he didn't know the specific details, so it was difficult for him to help directly.
He could only remain silent and take Chen Mu straight to the county government office.
……
Qingshan County Government Office
Chen Mu stood alone in the lobby of the county government office, looking around.
The lobby is spacious, with two rows of wooden racks on both sides, on which wooden sticks, gongs, umbrellas, ceremonial weapons, etc. are neatly arranged.
In the depths is the lobby desk, which is fully equipped with documents, signature slips, pen holders, and inkstones.
In the corner of the desk there was a palm-sized bronze mirror covered with rust.
"Is the ancient county government so unreliable? They called me here and just let me stand here by myself?" Chen Mu muttered.
Ever since he arrived at the county government office, he had been left alone in this deserted lobby.
Captain Lu disappeared into the back hall and no one knew when he would return.
"I don't have any criminal record in my previous life. I haven't done anything out of the ordinary, so it's likely that nothing will happen." Chen Mu was still calm.
"It's a pity that the portrait skills I just obtained seem a little difficult to realize." With nothing to do at the moment, Chen Mu silently thought about how to treat Master Yan.
It is not difficult to guess why the other party plotted against him.
It's nothing more than attacking peers and safeguarding one's own interests.
The method is simple and crude, but very practical.
"I can't go to Anlefang until I figure out a way to break the impasse." Chen Mu thought regretfully.
I just found a way to make money, but I didn’t expect that I would be forced to close it after only one day.
"Fortunately, I earned ten taels of silver from the Wang family, so I don't have to worry about food and drink for the time being."
But if you want to learn martial arts and experience the unique scenery of this world with ten taels of silver, that is obviously not enough.
……
The back hall of the county government office.
Du Huai, the county lieutenant of Qingshan County, sat at the top with trepidation.
"Captain Du, that man has been standing under the bronze mirror for half an hour. He should have nothing to do with evil spirits." Captain Lu said.
A middle-aged Taoist priest next to him shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. If you can hide from my Qingfeng Temple Wuxin Bell, you may be able to escape the Exorcism Mirror."
If Chen Mu were here, he would find that this middle-aged Taoist priest was none other than Cheng Yi from Qingfeng Temple.
County Lieutenant Du immediately stood up and headed towards the back door, ready to run away at any time. Then he looked at Captain Lu nervously and asked, "Did he really commit the murder of the Wang family?"
To be able to dodge the Wuxin Bell and deceive the Evil-Repelling Mirror, it must be a very ferocious evil spirit that has such abilities!
"According to the investigation, Chen Mu's whereabouts were clear after he left the Wang family, and he never went out again after returning home. It is unlikely to be him." Captain Lu hesitated for a moment and then told the results of the investigation truthfully.
"If he sneaks out of the house in the middle of the night, no one will notice." Sincerity said lightly.
Captain Lu looked at Cheng Yi and said, "It seems that the other party has some conflicts with Miao Huafang. Someone was following them yesterday."
"That's good." County Magistrate Du breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in his chair.
"What's up with that headless portrait?" Cheng Yi frowned and said, "It's headless in the painting, so the person's head is gone. It doesn't look normal no matter how you look at it."
County Captain Du, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly became nervous again.
"Maybe someone is trying to be mysterious." Captain Lu narrowed his eyes and said.
"Human? Impossible! The Wang family massacre must have been done by an evil spirit!" County Lieutenant Du glared at Constable Lu and said.
It is easy to deal with family annihilation and evil spirits causing chaos under your rule.
If it was man-made, and he, as a county lieutenant, failed to catch the criminal, he would suffer in the year-end evaluation!
The Wang family massacre must have been done by evil spirits!
"Whether he is a human or not, this Chen Mu is a big suspect." Cheng Yi said lightly.
"It seems that we can't let Chen Mu go." County Lieutenant Du thought thoughtfully.
"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first." He glanced at Captain Lu sincerely and said calmly.
"Okay, Captain Lu, please help me send Taoist Chengyi off." County Lieutenant Du said with a smile.
……
In the lobby, Chen Mu, who was waiting bored, stared at the bronze mirror.
The bronze mirror is round, with flame-shaped patterns carved around it, covered with green rust, and placed on a small wooden frame. I don't know which dynasty it is from.
Just as he was thinking about it, two figures came out from the back hall.
"Master Chengyi?" Chen Mu looked at the middle-aged Taoist priest in surprise.
"No matter how well you hide, you will be exposed sooner or later!" Cheng Yi glanced at Chen Mu coldly.
After saying this, he ignored Chen Mu who looked confused, turned around and quickly left the lobby.
When did I offend this Taoist priest? Chen Mu was puzzled.
What's the matter with the bad temper?
After a while, Captain Lu returned to the lobby with a painting in his hand.
He came to Chen Mu, unfolded the scroll and said, "Mr. Chen, did you draw this?"
Chen Mu looked at it carefully and suddenly his scalp went numb.
The meticulous, three-dimensional portrait was exactly the one he painted for the master of the Wang family.
But the strange thing is that the head in the portrait disappeared, as if it was wiped out out of thin air.
"I drew it, but it was a full-body portrait with a head." Chen Mu instinctively felt that he was in trouble.
"Last night, the Wang family was wiped out, and all of their direct blood relatives died. Just like in this portrait, the heads disappeared!"
Chen Mu's scalp tightened.
broken!
This is doubting yourself!