"Come with me and take a look."
The entire household of a provincial assistant governor had been wiped out. It was a shocking case that rocked Peace Prefecture, and Li Xuancang intended to investigate personally.
As the two made their way toward the Pei Residence, Li Xuancang asked, "Are there any leads?"
Nangong Zhan answered, "According to the information sent by the Battle Soldiers, the perpetrators had already left by the time they arrived. They found nothing else."
Li Xuancang's expression turned grave as he soon arrived at the Pei Residence.
What met his eyes was a scene of utter cruelty.
Many women lay with their clothing in disarray, their deaths miserable. Before dying, they had suffered humiliation at the hands of the bandits.
"My lord, we did not find the bodies of Lord Pei or his family. Could the bandits have taken them away?"
The Battle Soldiers had already searched the Pei Residence thoroughly, yet they had found no bodies belonging to Pei Hongwen and the others.
Li Xuancang swept his cold gaze across the residence.
"Collect the bodies first!"
The dead deserved respect. Li Xuancang ordered that the bodies be collected first.
"What a headache!"
Unrest was breaking out across the city one after another. Li Xuancang could not split himself in two and attend to every side.
"Investigate carefully. Report to me at once if there is any progress."
Li Xuancang turned and left. This incident had also set alarm bells ringing in his heart, and he did not dare remain away from the military camp for too long.
His family was in the camp, along with the severely injured Du Tianfeng. Nothing could go wrong.
Pei Hongwen and the others remained hidden in the secret chamber, not daring to emerge.
Only when dawn broke did they