This time, the guards arrived much faster. Less than three minutes after Jiang Yue and the others sent out the warning, more than a dozen ferocious guards reached the scene. A few minutes later, Officer Lie Chi hurried over with his retinue.
Since the alarm had come from Jiang Yue's group, the guards naturally went to them first to investigate.
According to Jiang Yue's group, the situation was straightforward. They had been exhausted from working all day and had fallen fast asleep. They also had a good habit: the three of them always assigned one person to keep watch, taking turns in shifts.
Jin Tong had been on watch. He heard some strange noises, apparently coming from underground, and thought he heard someone scream.
Following up on this lead, Lie Chi immediately sent guards with the Ground Traveling Technique underground to investigate.
At least ten minutes had passed between Xiao Qi stabbing A Mang in the back and A Mang's scream, and the guards arriving and Lie Chi sending them to investigate.
Qing Zhe had long since cleaned up the original crime scene underground. He had gotten rid of the blood and dealt with the poison, too. But the time had been too short to erase every trace.
The guards soon found signs of disturbance. The ground below had indeed been loosened, clearly showing that someone had recently been active there. The disturbance wasn't great, but something had definitely happened.
The guards who had investigated reported their findings to Lie Chi.
After hearing the report, Lie Chi frowned. "So you heard something and raised the alarm. Your attackers hadn't had a chance to strike you?"
That clearly wasn't an intentional way of keeping apart and avoiding disturbing each other.
Their companions were either dead or unconscious. If he still acted