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"": "There was another man in the courtyard, around fifty years old, short, with his hands behind his back and his face tense.
The man's gaze shifted from the Carp Wraith's body to Luo Bin and Zhang Yunxi.
"My name is Wei Dong. I'm the Town Chief of Qushui Town. You two are no ordinary men." He still looked shaken.
Luo Bin's eyelid twitched. "The Town Chief?"
Wei Dong coughed twice before saying, "Normally, someone rather special should be meeting you two-at least, it shouldn't be a town chief like me. I understand your doubts, young man. But Qushui Town hasn't been peaceful these past few years. We've had several town chiefs, and quite a few people died under each of them. In the end, nobody wanted to take the post here, so I've stayed on ever since."
Yes, that was precisely what Luo Bin had questioned.
Logically speaking, there was something deeply strange about this.
Only then did he understand why Zhang Yunxi had said someone would be waiting for them.
It was because they had killed the Carp Wraith.
That was effectively a pledge of allegiance to those in town who knew what was going on.
The Town Chief was no ordinary person.
This wasn't Cabinet Mountain, so it was unlikely that the Town Chief would be involved in this affair.
But Wei Dong's explanation made sense, dispelling Luo Bin's doubts.
"Tell us exactly what happened. Leave nothing out," Zhang Yunxi said.
Wei Dong took a deep breath before beginning his account.
"Qushui Town used to be prosperous. We had rafting and canyons that drew plenty of visitors who spent money here. Everyone lived well."
"About ten years ago, I think, a sudden flood submerged the town. After the water receded and we finished