Luoshui County, county town.
Inside the County Office.
"How is it?" Cao Bin sat in the high-backed chair.
Before him, a man dressed in a constable's uniform cupped his hands toward him.
"Cao Tou, it was only yesterday that Xu Yunfeng's skeletal remains were found."
"The coroner at the County Office said he had been dead too long! And the corpse had been gnawed clean by jackals and wild beasts. Now only some skeletal remains and clothes with bloodstains are left, so they can no longer determine exactly what caused Xu Yunfeng and the others to die."
Hearing this, Cao Bin pondered for a moment.
Then he said, "What about the corpses of Hong Chengtao and the others?"
The constable said, "They were found too! Much the same! They should all have died at the hands of one person."
Then he added, "Cao Tou, according to this subordinate's investigation, that day Xu Yunfeng, as well as Hong Chengtao and the others, followed Jiang Ning out of the city all the way. After leaving the city, none of them returned."
"They actually failed!" Cao Bin immediately lowered his head, furrowed his brows, and muttered to himself.
During this process, the constable before him did not speak again, quietly waiting for Cao Bin's reaction.
Immediately after, Cao Bin raised his head again. "What about Jiang Ning? Is there any news of him returning to the city?"
The constable shook his head. "This subordinate does not know either. The men guarding the city gates belong to the City Guard Department; this subordinate's face carries no weight with them! Besides, they don't recognize Jiang Ning either!"
"Forget it!" Hearing this, Cao Bin immediately shook his head. "Even if it wasn't him, it's connected to him!"
Hearing this, the constable took up the words.
"Cao