"Wasn't the County Office responsible for those people's funeral arrangements?"
Hearing Mo Chong's answer, the others were startled once again.
Mo Chong smiled. "The County Office is indeed responsible, but it is hardly a well-funded office. The magistrate has to look after everyone in this city and attend to other matters as well. It is only right that I relieve him of a little burden over such a small matter."
"Master Mo, you truly are a man of great virtue."
"But is there a particular reason you have brought up these cases?"
As expected of someone who had weathered life's storms for half his lifetime, Mo Chong soon sensed the deeper meaning behind Yang Qing and his companions' words.
Yang Qing knew he had to explain certain things clearly now.
Since they were going to confront that Fierce Beast, which came and went without a trace, he had to make sure Master Mo understood the situation.
After all, there were many people living in such a large manor.
"Master Mo, we brought up those three cases because we have a suspicion."
"Oh? Please, let me hear it."
When Mo Chong saw Yang Qing's expression suddenly turn earnest and grave, a rare flicker of curiosity stirred in his heart.
"We made inquiries about those three cases. And when we first entered the city, we happened to arrive just as the third case occurred. Our group made a point of examining the scene."
At this point, Yang Qing paused and looked up at Mo Chong. Only after seeing that his expression had not changed in the slightest did he continue.
"We asked about the strange circumstances of these three cases and saw certain signs on the victims' bodies. That led us to a bold conjecture."
Yang Qing continued, "We suspect that the