In the cellar.
Without warning, the black fleshworm exploded on its own. Smoke and dust rose and slowly spread, while the line of tiny writing floated up, broke apart into countless characters, and reassembled into a concise final message.
"If I meet a violent death, the culprit must be the corpse driver-Song Yi. Some time ago, Song Yi approached me and ordered me to add two sick sheep to the breeding-stallion convoy. I did not know why, but out of greed for money and fear of Song Yi, I could only agree. After returning to the Southern Border, I heard that an epidemic had broken out in Qingliang Prefecture. I immediately realized how far-reaching this matter was and secretly returned to my hometown to escape disaster, but I still could not find peace. If I am murdered, it must have something to do with Song Yi. As far as I know, he has recently been hiding and operating in Ge Pao Township. If anyone from Qingliang Prefecture investigates this place and finds me dead, they can follow this lead to find Song Yi. But I beg you, please spare my wife and children. They had nothing to do with this. I brought this disaster upon us in a moment of blind greed."
Everyone gathered around Zhang Changshou's final message, feeling both pleasantly surprised and helpless.
They were pleased that the trail they had just lost had been picked up again. What frustrated them was that Zhang Changshou had been silenced, and digging into his death had unearthed a corpse driver none of them knew anything about, making the matter even more bewildering.
"A man really needs to know his limits. A few fucking coins he didn't even understand, and his whole family ended up medium rare. What... what was the