Luo Yong had died at around one in the morning that day, in his own home.
His residence was located in the suburbs, with practically no neighbors nearby. In fact, the local Mud people had always seen him as an "outsider." Coupled with his eccentric personality, he never took the initiative to socialize with those around him.
Still, he had considerable assets. Though the courtyard was small, it had guards, bodyguards, and servants.
The courtyard's security was not particularly thorough. There were only two cameras, one in front and one in back, and no dogs in the house. However, local neighbors rumored that Luo Yong was an onmyoji who knew some strange arts, so people generally did not dare approach the courtyard.
Luo Yong was seventy years old. When he died, his eyes were wide open and his face twisted, as though he had encountered something utterly terrifying.
Yet the guards, bodyguards, and servants living in the house knew nothing of his death. Even his wife, separated from him by only a wall, had heard nothing unusual. It had to be said that this was quite strange.
His wife was the one who discovered him when she got up in the middle of the night. Seeing that his room was dark, she went over to turn on the corridor light and found that he was already dead.
Even stranger, both of Luo Yong's feet were covered in mud and water, as though he had gone somewhere before he died.
Tests by the Mud Country police revealed that the soil came from a mountain over a hundred li away.
That was simply unbelievable, because the cameras had recorded no cars coming or going. The police even suspected that someone had deliberately staged the scene.
In short, no matter how one looked