An hour ago.
"Speak quickly! Where is our Commander-in-Chief? Otherwise, I'll chop off your head with one stroke!" Old Li was furious, his tone extremely vicious.
With a knife held to his neck, Chou ZhengGu said in terror, "I really don't know! I only know that he was beaten and fled by two grandmasters, and then the two grandmasters went after Wu Tiande!"
"Chou ZhengGu! You actually betrayed those two grandmasters! What is your punishment?!" Director Cao roared, his face contorted with rage.
Upon hearing this, Old Wang pressed his knife against Director Cao's neck and sneered, "Oh! You damned eunuch! You're about to die, and you're still so stubborn! Aren't you afraid of death?"
"How dare you! You actually held a knife to my neck, Steward Cao! What is your punishment?!" Director Cao roared, his face filled with shock and anger.
"Hahaha! This is the funniest joke I've ever heard! What crime should we be charged with, Lord Cao, for plotting to assassinate our Director Cao?" Old Wang sneered, mocking him.
Xia Wu sneered and immediately attacked. Holding his sword with both hands, he slashed down with a fierce blow, severing Director Cao's left hand. Then, he slammed the sword down, smashing the arm into a bloody pulp. His attack was extremely ruthless!
"Tell me or not! I'm not going to waste my breath on you!" Xia Wu said decisively and coldly.
"Ah!! You... you damned bastard! You actually crippled my hand!!" Director Cao screamed in pain, his voice filled with venom.
"Looks like you're ignoring what I said!" Xia Wu's face darkened as he picked up his greatsword, ready to strike again and sever his other arm.
"I'll talk! I'll talk! Please don't cut off my other arm!!" Director Cao said hurriedly, covered in cold sweat.
At this moment, Li Changfeng and his companion rushed frantically toward the direction of the distress call. After a short while, they arrived at the scene and found the ground covered in blood. They quickly went out to investigate.
When Li Changfeng discovered the bodies of Old Li, Old Wang, and Xia Wu, he was shocked and furious, shouting, "Damn it! Who! Who killed them?!"
Upon seeing this, Li Feng frowned and quickly examined the corpses on the ground. He said gravely, "It seems that Director Cao's body is not here!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng quickly checked and found no trace of Director Cao's body. There was only a patch of unidentified meat paste stuck to the ground, vaguely resembling an arm.
Three people died at the scene: Chou ZhengGu, Sha Anran, and Ning Caiying. Their deaths were all different, so they were not killed by the same person!
Suddenly, Li Feng shouted, "Commander! Brother Xia Wu is still breathing! Come quickly and check on him!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng rushed over without a word and immediately discovered that Xia Wu was still alive. Xia Wu pulled out something and handed it to Li Changfeng, saying with difficulty, "This... this is my... my biggest secret... You... are the person I admire most. I'm entrusting... to you with him, and... and... they... are... sacrifices..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xia Wu breathed his last. He had a fatal sword wound in his chest that had pierced his heart meridian and was beyond saving. It was truly remarkable that he had managed to hold on until now. It seemed that the distress signal he had just sent was also his.
Li Changfeng, his face filled with grief, gently stroked Xia Wu's eyes. "Brother Xia Wu, don't worry! I will definitely help you find the real culprit! I will avenge you!!"
Li Feng, equally grief-stricken, slowly said, "Lord Commander! I wonder if you just heard Brother Xia Wu's last words before he died!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng sighed, "It seems he said they were offering... but he didn't finish his sentence before he breathed his last."
At this moment, several more centurions and members of the Brocade-Clad Guard slowly arrived. They were overjoyed to see that Li Changfeng was alright and hurried over, saying, "Greetings, Commander! We're so glad you're alright. We've been looking for you!"
Li Changfeng raised his hand and sighed, "Alas! I appreciate your kindness, but these brothers were killed while trying to support me!"
Upon hearing this, the centurions were immediately Leng Zhi. They quickly checked the scene and, upon seeing that Xia Wu and the others had been killed, Leng Zhi's usually stern face twitched. He cried out in grief, "Xia Wu!! Who killed you! I will tear him to pieces!!"
Although Zuo Kangcheng and his four companions were not close to these people, they had at least spent some time together and were equally grieving.
Seeing their tragic deaths, Zhou Deyuan gritted his teeth and resolutely said:
"Lord Commander! Leave their deaths to me! Investigating cases is my specialty! Please hand them over to me, and I will get to the bottom of this! I know I'm timid and lazy, but please give me a chance to do something for my brothers!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng frowned and asked doubtfully, "Are you really capable?"
Zhou Deyuan has always been cowardly and timid, and Li Changfeng has no confidence in him at all, so he is a little worried.
"I hereby pledge my life! I, Zhou Deyuan, guarantee with my life that I will find the real culprit! Please grant my request, Commander!" Zhou Deyuan, no longer the coward he once was, said resolutely.
Li Changfeng gave him a deep look, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I'm entrusting them to you. I hope you won't let me down!"
Zhou Deyuan bowed respectfully, "Thank you for your kindness, Commander! I will certainly live up to your expectations!"