Chapter 491: Dismembering


    On the way there, I told Li Mazi and Chief Liu my assumption.


    What if Zhu Fengchun is dead when wearrive? asked Li Mazi.


    He can only me himself. We went to his house,but he scolded usandaskedus to leave!cursedChief Liu.


    However, he still showed his care forZhu Fengchun. I saw the responsibility of a policeman on his face.


    If hes dead, well need to findclues from the threeotherdead bodies. But if hes not dead yet


    I paused, my voice growing colder. Hes the murderer!


    I hadnt seen the real face of the shadow thus far, butconsideringthesword, I guessed he wasan otherworldlyspirit.


    Ghosts didnt have weapons. Onlyotherworldlyspirits hadthem, and most of the time, the weapons were the otherworldly items they were hiding in.It was the same principle behindLu Bus spirit usingthe Sky Piercer.


    A spirit could live together with humans under some special conditions. Since Zhu Fengchun had survived until then, it was possible that he had some agreement with thespirit. They could have the same nature, or it was simply because of the benefits the other party could provide.


    Thatwaswhy I had assumed that Zhu Fengchun wasnt a good man. To avoid being noticed, I asked Chief Liu to stop the car before we entered the vige. Then, I asked them to keep at a distance while I ran alone to Zhu Fengchuns,climbingover his wall.


    I wanted to check the situation inside the house from the fence wall.However,my hands felt stickyas soon as I touched the wall.


    I turned on my phonesshlight;the fence wall was covered in blood. I was certain that it had just happenedas there wasnt anything on the wall on ourst visit.


    I had a really bad premonition. I hurried anddirectlyjumped into the yard,kickingZhu Fengchuns door openandswitchingon the lights.


    Then, I saw Zhu Fengchuns bed soaked with red blood. The wall next to the bed and the floor were covered with pieces of flesh, including human internal organs.


    I immediately felt my stomachtwitch andcouldnt help but retch.


    Li Mazi and Chief Liu also entered the ce.Their faces changed dramatically whentheysaw the interior of the room, and they almostmovedin unison to squat downand puke.


    After a long time passed, Li Mazi wiped his mouth and said with apale face,LittleBrother Zhang, this is so freaking scary! Should we


    He didnt finish his sentence, but the point he was trying to makewas clear. This murderous otherworldly item wasnt something we could handle.


    Chief Liu wasalso scared senseless. Should weclosethe case?Suspect Zhu Fengchun feared the punishment for his crime, and he killed himself in his house bysetting off the gas


    Enough! I rudely interrupted Chief Liu.


    With a red face, I pointed at his nose andscolded him. Havent you realized it yet? When that shadow kills people, it doesnt care about who the victim is. We came here to check and itter chased us all the way to the Police Bureau. Whatabout the others? More people will be killed in this little city if we dont deal with this evil thing!


    After venting all of my anger, I sat downand continued with a weak voice,You guys shouldnt get involved. Im going to solve this by myself! That things really intimidating. You dont need to take risks.


    Nonsense! Since whenhave Iditched you? Li Mazi stepped in andpattedmy shoulder.No matter what, Im your brother. Youhaven''tmarried YinXinyue yet, soI have tokeep you safe.


    I was surprised.I didnt know what to tell him at themoment.


    Li Mazi grinned. If you want to deal with it, your brother will join you!


    Im sorry, the recent shock left me on edge. If you arent afraid of it,why shouldI, someonewith the national emblem on his chest,be afraid?Chief Liu produced his pistol, cursing through his gritted teeth,Lets go!


    I looked at them while shing a silly smile.


    Chief Liu called the police andrequested his men to check thecrime scene and pick up thedismemberedcorpse.Then, weprepared to go back and sleep. We would go to the ce where they had buried the three other victims afterwe woke up.


    However,we noticed a person hiding in a cornerwhen we left Zhu Fengchunshouse. He ran away when he sawus.


    His footsteps wereclearly audible. Apparently, he was a living person!


    Li Mazi and I had been able tosurvive untilnowthanks to our reaction speed. We immediately started to chase after the man,knockinghim down in a minute.


    Little Quail, why are you here in the middle of thenight?


    Chief Liuced the pistol back in his holster when he sawthe other mansface. He exined to us that the man was one of thelocals. He was a little thief, which had earned him the nicknameLittle Quail.Little Quailwasnt really that badof a person.


    Little Quailhesitated for a long time before stammering, II went out to pee and saw brother Zhu ashe was leaving the house. I thought about going to his house to steal something sinceno one was home. You see,I lost a bet andowesome money.


    I was bewildered by this revtion.Zhu Fengchun had gone out!In that case,to whom did the minced flesh in his roombelong?


    After answeringus,Little Quailtook the chance and ran awaysince nobody was holding him. It seemed he was scared of being taken to the station.


    Chief Liu didnt care about himashe was stillout of sorts.What do you think? Whatreallyhappened?


    Li Mazi gulped his saliva, turning to take another nce at Zhu Fengchuns house. Hecouldnt utter a word as he also wasfrightened.


    The blood on thefence wall and the bedroom was still fresh. The person whohad been turned intominced meat inside the house had just been killed. I thought for a moment and decided that we should arrest Zhu Fengchun first. I wanted to see how hewould exinhimself! Not minding being noticed anymore, I asked Chief Liu to drive the car andchaseafter the other party. Unexpectedly, the road in this vigewas halfway done, and it turned into a muddy path after crossing thesmallbridgeoutside the vige.


    Chief Liucarelesslydrove the car into a ditch. The car leaned to one side and almost flipped. When I got out of the car and was about to push it, Iheard a rattlingnoise in thecornfieldon one side of the path.


    They had already harvested the corn ears, andall the corn nts hadwithered and dried upafter a rainy autumn. I could see through the cornfield easily, anda person with his back to us was moving throughit.


    I subconsciously screamed,Zhu Fengchun! Freeze!


    Except for him, who would y around at midnight in this ce?


    The running person halted for a moment. Then, he dashed even faster. Luckily for us, the ce was somewhat empty, so we could catch up with him easily. That personturned out to beLittle Quail!


    Chief Liu wasin his forties, and he was exhausted after running.He panted as hescolded,Damn you,Little Quail, do you want to be jailed or what?


    No, no, no, no! Chief Liu, what do you want, Sir?


    While he ranted, I noticed howLittle Quailinadvertently touched his butt.


    My heart sank as Iscreamed,Watch out!


    Li Mazi, who was about to pass by him, became vignt as he heard me screaming. Chief Liu also pulled himself together.Little Quaillooked at mein puzzlement.


    Who are you? Ishouted with a cold tone while I moved closer toLittle Quail. Oneof my hands was alreadygrabbing the spirit talismanI kept in my pocket.


    I knew something was wrong at firstnce.We immediately drove to this ce after we left Zhu Fengchunshouse.Little Quailcouldnt have possibly outrun us to hide in this cornfield. It was really strange.


    Moreover, I had noticed that his clothes were different from whathe was wearingthest moment we had seenhim.There was something fishy about him!


    Chief Liu reactedimmediately. He movedcloserand ced the muzzle of his pistol onLittle Quails forehead. Heasked him,Who the heck are you?


    Little Quailwas flustered because of the pistol ced against his head. Heknelt and poundedhis head onto the ground. Chief Liu, I didnt kill him. I didnt kill anybody


    I then recognized that he had a walletin hisback pocket, which was apparentlyloaded withcash. I opened the wallet and saw Zhu Fengchuns ID.It seemedLittle Quailhad stolen his wallet.


    He kept pounding his head on the snowy ground as heaskedus to forgive him. The fear in his eyeswasreal. Moreover, he was shivering hard while imploring.


    LittleBrother Zhang, do youthink this kids pretending? Li Mazipouted his lips, showing open disdain for Little Quail.


    I refrained from responding, onlytakinga deep breath. Then, I turned tocheckLittle Quail. His three Yang mes seemed to be burning hard inside his body, meaning that he wasall right. I exhaled, then shot Li Mazi and Chief Liu a look to calm them down. IredatLittle Quandasked. Youd better tell the truth, or youll be charged withmurder! Understand?


    Yes,Sir, I understand


    Little Quailnodded, then stammered as he shared the story with us.