Urgent Dispatch of Corpses

The sun was high in the sky, and the temperature soared.

Around the decomposing corpse in the sunlight, the ordinary members of the Blood Eagle Gang couldn't help but sweat on their foreheads.

Zhang Lin was rummaging through Luo Heng's belongings, trying to find more clues, and had come across an account book.

Seeing this, the person who knew Luo Heng well and had just investigated his home reluctantly and nervously admitted that he knew Luo Heng had personally paid to cover Du En's debts.

"Oh? Those Corpse Buriers are so bold now?"

"Alright, it seems... Sir, do you think it might have been them? Especially that Du En, he's so arrogant and uncooperative. I've seen him from afar..."

As he spoke, he couldn't continue.

Because Zhang Lin's gaze was so strange, he was almost amused to the point of laughter!

"Do you think I'm an idiot?"

"No, I wouldn't dare!"

"Then how dare you spout such nonsense to me!"

Zhang Lin couldn't hold back and smashed the thick account book in his hand onto the man's head, leaving him bleeding.

Thump!

The man immediately knelt and kowtowed, "Sir! Hall Master! I know I was wrong! I shouldn't have concealed anything from you, and I shouldn't have tried to shift the blame just now!"

"Hmph! Your attitude in admitting your mistake is quite good, so I'll fine you twenty Spirit Stones!"

Zhang Lin said, extending his hand.

Although the man was in so much pain he could barely breathe, he still tremblingly took out the Spirit Stones, accepting his fault and the punishment.

Zhang Lin then scanned the others who had been investigating nearby.

The implication was clear.

Pay the fine!

They dared not disobey, feeling as if their parents had died, and each took out Spirit Stones.

Having seized a sum of Spirit Stones for himself, Zhang Lin's expression immediately softened.

Meanwhile, he continued to ponder the identity of the culprit.

"Could it be that Du En?"

Having been prompted, he was actually a little suspicious. He flipped through Luo Heng's account book, found the relevant entries, and then, speechlessly, closed it.

"Although it's only a few days until the deadline for this good-for-nothing Luo Heng to pay those laborers, this Du En has only been here for less than two months!"

It couldn't be him!

His Cultivation Level was completely mismatched!

Besides, he knew how much Corpse Buriers earned. To buy that killing Earth Bullet Technique would cost twenty-five Low-grade Spirit Stones!

Du En had only received one month's wages, three Low-grade Spirit Stones. How could he afford it? It's not like some kind person would just give it to him for free, right?

Therefore.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

It definitely wasn't Du En. Of course, these Corpse Buriers dared not pay protection fees, so he would definitely deal with them later.

As for now... As expected, the culprit could only be the Iron Hand Gang!

This good-for-nothing Luo Heng, not being home in the middle of the night, coming here inexplicably, could have been lured here, or perhaps some other situation.

He might even be a mole?!

Thinking of this, Zhang Lin couldn't help but gasp, becoming cautious and wary, fearing this was a targeted and ambitious scheme!

"This is possible. Otherwise, how could this Luo Heng fellow be forced to pay out of his own pocket by a rookie in the early stage who's only been here for less than two months?"

He couldn't possibly be that useless, right?

There must be a trick!

With that thought, Zhang Lin's brow furrowed. "Hmph! This matter isn't over! The murderer won't get away!"

Then, while the others' attention was on him, his tone suddenly shifted. "As for Luo Heng, this good-for-nothing is disgracing our Blood Eagle Gang. Hurry up and drag him away, bury him quickly, so he doesn't continue to embarrass us!"

Having said that, without waiting for anyone else's reaction, he put on an act and left in a hurry, fearing he might fall into a trap or be ambushed.

Could it be that he was going to report to the Gang Leader?!

The gang members were shocked and dared not hesitate. They quickly obeyed the order, lest they be burdened with something that could crush them later.

Luo Heng's corpse was thus transferred to the Corpse Transporters.

With the overseer absent, the Corpse Transporters naturally expedited the delivery of the corpse requested by the Blood Eagle Gang, not daring to delay, lest they invite trouble.

Loaded, whipped, the Green-skinned Water Buffalo, a draft animal with a trace of Demonic Beast bloodline, pulled the heavy flatbed cart steadily towards the burial grounds.

Yaa~ Yaa~

Passing through the forest path, the birds and beasts gathered there were startled, squawking and flapping their wings, taking flight in a whole flock.

"Hm?"

The six people burying corpses in the wasteland naturally stopped and turned to look.

Is something happening?

An attack by Demonic Beasts?

It was broad daylight, and this wasteland where corpses were buried was a place birds and beasts avoided. The only breathing creatures were the six of them. Even Ning Caize, the most experienced, had never heard of any Demonic Beasts appearing at this time.

So, what was going on?

Holding their shovels, everyone grew a little nervous and silently looked towards Du En.

He had a plan.

"They sent it over so quickly. It seems my killing Luo Heng wasn't suspected. This way... they probably think the Iron Hand Gang did it?"

Looking at the circling carrion birds in the sky, Du En made this judgment in his heart.

"Du En! Come here for a moment!"

A Corpse Transporter, also wearing thick clothes but unlike the corpse-buriers, didn't have his head completely wrapped, appeared from the path and waved from a distance.

If he could, he wouldn't want to get close to this cursed wasteland!

It wasn't just the Corpse Transporters; even the supervisors who were supposed to be stationed here to oversee Du En and the others' work were absent, with no one willing to take the position.

Anyway, the overseers had other means to roughly monitor the daily corpse burial completion rate without having to come here.

Therefore, the supervisor position had been vacant for a long time.

As long as Du En and the other six corpse-buriers finished their work, they were relatively lenient in other aspects, which was the only upside to this menial job.

"I'll go take a look."

Du En said to the others, then picked up his shovel and walked towards the Corpse Transporter.

As he got closer, he saw a corpse transport cart parked in the shaded path, being eyed enviously from afar by a group of Strange Owls and Grey Jackals.

The cart was quite large, capable of holding over twenty corpses if piled high. Its overall color was dark, stained by blood and bodily fluids, impossible to clean, and it emitted a faint, aged stench.

Luo Heng's body was casually thrown on the cart, with blood seeping out and dripping continuously along the seams of the wood.

"Luo Heng? What's going on?"

Du En pretended to be clueless and asked.

"Why ask so many questions? Anyway, can he be buried today?"

"Fine, it's only one extra body, I can barely accept it."

According to the rules, the corpse-buriers' work only involved the batch of corpses transported in the morning. Thus, this added task was an extra burden and depended on Du En's mood.

The person responsible for delivering the body feared that Du En would refuse to accept it, forcing him to take it back.

Fortunately, he didn't.

"Then it's up to you!"

The man helped drag the body off the cart, then led the buffalo and turned, leaving in a hurry as if his backside was on fire.

Du En was not surprised. He stood before Luo Heng's body and, after the other person had left, lowered his head to examine it, ensuring no one had tampered with the body.

After all, he was the one who killed him, so he was very familiar with it.

Only then did he dare to reach out, pull open the incision in the abdomen, and abruptly pull out the intestines and stomach.

Gurgle~

Gastric fluids, intestinal fluids, and blood, mixed with digested and undigested contents, gushed out from the opening.

A familiar small bag was mixed within.

"It really was there. But then again, hiding something inside the body is indeed a relatively good method."

Du En picked it up, wiped it casually, and stuffed it into his pocket. Then, without looking up, he said, "Wei Ming, come help me."

"Coming right up!"