Wang Residence, first floor.
The patrolling soldiers who had heard the sounds of fighting soon rushed into Wang Shoucai's office. As soon as they turned on the lights and looked up, they saw blood and fragments of flesh covering half the wall.
Severed limbs and shattered bones littered the floor as well. The smell of blood was overpowering, and the scene was horrific.
Clearly, a murder had just taken place here.
The platoon leader on night duty took only a brief look at the scene before shouting at the top of his lungs, "Quick, sound the alarm! Order the patrol in the back garden outside the window to seal off the surrounding area and search it. The victim just died, so the killer can't have gone far, and most likely fled through the garden. Hurry!"
At his command, several soldiers ran off as fast as they could.
Before long, dazzling red lights flashed at more than a dozen conspicuous spots above the fourth floor of Wang Residence. This was the signal for danger within the residence, but it was also the first time it had been used since the Wang Family took over the place.
Inside the office, the platoon leader crouched on the floor with some curiosity and closely examined the "external features" of the severed limbs-things like scraps of clothing stuck to them, shoes, and personal accessories. They only seemed familiar, though; he could not immediately identify the deceased.
Soon, however, a soldier shouted from outside the office window, "Platoon leader, the dead man is Shopkeeper Qiu! I found his head!"
"Shopkeeper Qiu?" The platoon leader looked up, puzzled. "Wasn't he busy greeting and seeing off guests in the hall just now? Why was he here?"
Wang Residence, a fifth-floor suite.
The Zhou family's eldest son, Zhou