Woman in the Room

Chapter 15: Woman in the Room

"Who told you to move things around here? Where are the Iron Scale Gang members?" Guo Feng shouted.

"Stop shouting. All the Iron Scale Gang members are dead."

Chen Baisha, the leader of the Giant Shark Gang, appeared, his face grim. He carried Zhao Tiecheng's corpse, which he had found in the room, and walked out.

"It's that Lu Chen again. He's committed multiple murders and didn't even escape immediately. Instead, he killed again here!"

Chen Baisha casually threw Zhao Tiecheng's body to the ground with a dull thud, gritting his teeth.

"What?" Guo Feng's face turned from shock to anger.

Their yamen was actively hunting for Lu Chen, searching everywhere for him.

And Lu Chen dared to kill again?

Not only that, but he wiped out an entire gang!

This showed he completely disregarded their yamen!

"Where is Lu Chen?"

Zhao Hu, the owner of the Rising Sun Martial Hall, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, roared in urgency as he charged towards them.

His only son had been killed by Lu Chen.

He had spent the entire afternoon searching for Lu Chen like a madman.

He wished he could hack Lu Chen into a thousand pieces and scatter his remains to the winds, just to appease his son's spirit in the afterlife.

"Lu Chen actually killed everyone from the Iron Scale Gang for a group of commoners..."

Chen Baisha's face was dark, his gaze like a venomous snake as he looked at the terrified commoners. "He killed again for a group of commoners?"

Zhao Hu's face contorted, his eyes turning red. He suddenly fixed his gaze on the group of commoners, a malicious glint appearing in his eyes.

"Good, very good. This Lu Chen truly impresses me!"

Zhao Hu suddenly let out a sinister laugh and lunged forward, grabbing a commoner. He grinned menacingly, "Tell me, where is Lu Chen?"

"I don't know! I don't know Lu Chen. I just saw many people moving things around here, so I followed. The Iron Scale Gang owes me half a year's wages. I just want my wages back..." the commoner stammered fearfully.

"You don't know Lu Chen?"

A fierce light flashed in Zhao Hu's eyes as he struck out with his palm.

With a bang, the commoner's head instantly exploded like a shattered watermelon.

Red and white splattered everywhere.

"Zhao Hu!"

Guo Feng's face changed, and he shouted sternly.

How could they maintain their authority if someone dared to kill right in front of the yamen?

"Constable Guo, my own son was murdered. Are you going to interfere even if I kill a lowly commoner?" Zhao Hu said chillingly, turning back. "Besides, I have a way to lure that Lu Chen out."

"You have a way to lure Lu Chen out?" Guo Feng's pupils contracted.

Even Chen Baisha, the leader of the Giant Shark Gang, his eyes flashed as he looked over.

"Yes," Zhao Hu grinned sinisterly. "But this method requires Constable Guo's consent..."

His lips moved, and he suddenly used a secret sound transmission technique, sending his voice into Guo Feng and Chen Baisha's minds.

Guo Feng's expression changed again. "You..."

Even Chen Baisha couldn't help but click his tongue, astonished by Zhao Hu's audacity.

"Constable Guo, you can take the credit. Lu Chen will bear the blame. As for me, I only want to avenge my son. Are these conditions not acceptable?" Zhao Hu snorted coldly.

Guo Feng took a deep breath, his mind in turmoil.

It was as if countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

"Fine, let's do it!"

Guo Feng nodded and suddenly waved his hand, shouting, "Arrest these people!" The constables, receiving the order, quickly rushed out.

The members of the Giant Shark Gang and the Rising Sun Martial Hall, with sinister smiles, surrounded the area, preventing anyone from escaping.

The place descended into chaos once more.

The next morning.

A piece of news swept through the city, shocking everyone.

Last night, unrest broke out in the slums of the South City.

Lu Chen reappeared, killing the leader of the Iron Scale Gang and inciting countless poor people to rebel and attack the gang's headquarters, resulting in the deaths of over a hundred members.

Fortunately, Constable Guo of the yamen arrived in time to avert disaster and suppress the rioters.

Over a thousand rioters have now been captured.

The yamen's prison is completely full.

The yamen is now issuing a city-wide notice, demanding that the bandit leader Lu Chen surrender himself and confess within a day. Otherwise, these rioters will face severe consequences, all because of Lu Chen.

The news caused an uproar throughout the city.

"Didn't they say Lu Chen was possessed by demons? How is he inciting people to rebel now?"

"Who knows what's going on?"

"Lu Chen is incredibly bold. He killed so many people yesterday, and tonight he wiped out the Iron Scale Gang... He clearly doesn't respect the yamen at all..."

"All crows are black under the sky. What good are the people in the yamen anyway? They say they've arrested over a thousand rioters, but I bet most of them are innocent."

"They must be innocent. I recognized some of the rioters; they're just the poor folks from the South City. I believe they're hardworking, but I'd never believe they'd rebel."

"The yamen is just trying to force Lu Chen to appear..."

Many people saw through the yamen's true intentions.

In Panshi City, if you were to ask what the biggest tumor was, no one would dare claim to be first besides the yamen.

The yamen faces south; if you have justice but no money, don't come in.

Since ancient times, how many yamen have truly done good deeds?

This Panshi City yamen is the tumor of tumors, having harmed countless people.

County Magistrate Lin Mingyuan is even known as 'Lin the Three Feet,' meaning he's scraped the land three feet lower.

You can imagine how ruthless the magistrate's methods are.

Now, finally, someone dares to stand up and resist in this rotten world. Even if the yamen calls him a bandit leader or says he's possessed by demons, the people don't believe it.

Even if he were a bandit leader, he'd surely be a hero from the storybooks, a hero who wouldn't harm ordinary people! Constable Guo would never have imagined that the news of his mass arrest of the poor would not only fail to incite the city's hatred towards Lu Chen but would instead intensify the residents' disgust towards the yamen.

At this very moment.

Deep within the yamen.

In a secluded room.

Several naked women with vacant eyes lay on a bed, their breaths long gone.

On one side, the magistrate's son, Lin Yun, straightened his clothes. He looked energetic, his face flushed, as if he had taken a potent tonic, and walked out of the room.

"Find an alley and dump them there. Be clean about it."

Lin Yun said calmly.

"Yes, Young Master!"

A servant replied respectfully. "What's the news from outside?"

Lin Yun suddenly called out to another person, asking.

"Reporting, Young Master. Constable Guo has arrested over a thousand poor people to lure out Lu Chen."

The person responded.

Lin Yun's expression flickered slightly. "Arrested over a thousand poor people? Is this Guo Feng crazy?"

After a moment, as if he had thought of something, he smiled thoughtfully. "Good, the more chaos in the city, the better. I like chaos."

"Young Master, someone is looking for you outside."

Suddenly, a servant rushed over, holding a dark red token. "He told me to give this to you."

Lin Yun took the token, his eyes flashing. "Where is he? Bring him here quickly!"

"Junior Brother Lin..." As soon as he spoke, a light laugh echoed.

Two figures, a man and a woman, appeared in the courtyard without warning. The man had handsome features and wore a black robe, while the woman was stunningly beautiful, dressed in a white skirt, and looked towards Lin Yun with a smile.

"Senior Brother Zhang, Senior Sister Mei..."

Lin Yun's eyes lit up, and he quickly went to greet them.

"Why are you here?"

"Master was worried you couldn't complete the task here alone, so he sent us to help."

Senior Brother Zhang smiled. "However, on our way, we heard some news. Your Panshi City is in turmoil, and a fellow named Lu Chen is causing trouble throughout the city, even claiming to be possessed by demons. It's quite interesting."

"I only just heard about this Lu Chen as well. He committed a murder case just yesterday."

Lin Yun chuckled. "Junior Brother Lin, the unrest in the city is not necessarily a bad opportunity for us."

Senior Brother Zhang suddenly smiled and transmitted his voice, "Master needs a large amount of blood sacrifice, and this is the perfect time to capture them. We can just blame everything on that Lu Chen. He's already burdened with many sins, so adding one more won't matter. As long as we silence him, even the Town Suppression Bureau won't be able to find anything!"

"To be honest, Senior Brother, that's exactly what I was thinking,"

Lin Yun smiled and transmitted his voice, "However, this person has a few little secrets on him. It might be best to figure out what those secrets are first."

"Oh?"

Senior Brother Zhang and Senior Sister Mei's eyes flashed.