Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Dirty Souls

“If you can leave, then leave,” said Mu Yi indifferently .

“You’re going against your promise!” said the second young master .

“Is that so? I said I wouldn’t kill you . That doesn’t mean other people won’t kill you,” said Mu Yi shaking his head .

Xue Wu looked at the second young master . Concealing the case had become impossible . He couldn’t let the second young master leave . Mu Yi had said he wouldn’t kill him but someone else could kill him . However, Xue Wu didn’t have time to act . The second young master’s eyes widened .

“Aren’t you dead? You’re a ghost! Don’t come closer!” the second young master shouted .

The crowd had really thought the old woman had gone insane . She hadn’t been talking nonsense it seemed . The second young master looked terrified . He was firmly holding the knife . He kept stabbing the air in front of him .

“Master, that’s…” said Xue Wu in a low voice .

“Just watch,” said Mu Yi .

“I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!” shouted the second young master unceasingly .

His eyes continued to widen . Finally, his eyes became so big that they popped . He fell to the ground and screamed in pain . Xue Wu and the others’ hearts sped up and their hair bristled .

What they saw after that was extremely frightening . The second young master stood up but it didn’t seem as if he was controlling his body . He looked like a puppet . It seemed as if something or someone was holding him by the neck .

The second young master put his hands on his neck and pulled . It was as if he wanted to get rid of something but the crowd couldn’t see anything . His breathing became extremely quick . His face turned red and blood kept flowing from his eye sockets . It was horrible to look at .

Finally, the second young master’s body shook violently . His hands loosened and he let go of his neck . His arms fell to his sides and he collapsed .

“You got your revenge . You can leave now,” said Mu Yi .

He looked like was talking to nothing . Zhao Quan and the old man were shaking . They were terrified . Even though Xue Wu looked less scared, his face was pale . Cui Xiang had fainted .

“Granddads, please go inside and have a look . I think her eyes must be closed by now,” said Mu Yi .

“What? We?” Zhao Quan said .

He didn’t understand why Mu Yi was sending them .

“Of course you! Could it be that you want to leave with him?” said Mu Yi .

He glanced at the second young master’s body that was lying on the ground . Zhao Quan and the old man’s bodies stiffened . They glanced at each other and walked towards the room . At least, Mu Yi allowed them to go together . The two old men entered the room .

“She closed her eyes . She closed her eyes,” they shouted .

“So, do you still want to take me to the yamen?” asked Mu Yi .

“You’re joking . I already feel ridiculous in front of you, Master . I’m like a buffoon,” said Xue Wu .

He wasn’t stupid . He knew Mu Yi could easily destroy him . Mu Yi hadn’t even killed the people here himself . Nobody would know what methods he used to kill people . Xue Wu was a senior official . He had this job to eat . He didn’t need to risk his life or his colleagues’ for such things .

“What about you?” said Mu Yi looking at Zhao Quan and the old man .

“We?” asked Zhao Quan .

“Actually, not only you, but everyone in the village,” said Mu Yi nodding .

“Please tell us what you mean, Master,” said Zhao Quan respectfully .

“If I am not mistaken, there must be many chaste and pure women in the village, right?” said Mu Yi straightforwardly .

Zhao Quan glanced at the other old man but only hesitated for a moment .

“To tell you the truth, there are quite a few chaste women in the village . There’s even a temple of virtue and principles . We even burn incense for them,” Zhao Quan said .

“Temple of virtue and principles . How many slatterns are inside?” said Mu Yi .

“Master, you should speak cautiously . All the women inside are considered pure, honest and innocent . They never had sex outside of marriage . They didn’t remarry after their husbands’ death . If you say such things in public, you will offend the government,” Zhao Quan said with a fearful expression .

“Offend the government? That old biddy has a chastity arch in her honor . Do you think she was qualified?” said Mu Yi disdainfully .

He pointed at the corpse on the ground . When the old men heard Mu Yi, they didn’t say anything else . He was right . There was nothing to contradict . There were many scandals that had come out .

If nobody was interested in that, it didn’t matter . Tf someone did some research and found out about it… When the two thought of that, they worried . Zhao Quan bowed before Mu Yi .

“Please tell us what to do, Master,” he said .

“Go and prepare some sacrificial material . In the evening, I’ll come and perform a ritual to purify everything,” said Mu Yi straightforwardly .

“Alright, we’re going to prepare things,” they said .

The two old men didn’t believe Mu Yi . They just thought he was trying to get money from them . They just wanted to give him the money and see him off . They wanted the village to be peaceful again .

After the two old men left, Xue Wu didn’t feel relieved . In the room, there were three people . Cui Xiang was unconscious so he was alone with Mu Yi . Plus, he was scared of him . Mu Yi didn’t care about Xue Wu’s state of mind .

“Are you satisfied, Officer Xue?” asked Mu Yi .

“I feel enlightened,” said Xue Wu after remaining silent for a few seconds .

“Do you think I am purposely making a mystery of a simple thing as well?” asked Mu Yi .

“I wouldn’t dare!” said Xue Wu shaking his head .

“You can leave, Officer Xue . I’m sure that you know what to say when you go back, right?” said Mu Yi .

“The old woman of the Ka Clan had an illegitimate son who killed her daughter-in-law, then an accident happened . The housekeeper died and I killed her because she went insane,” said Xue Wu .

He knew he couldn’t mention Mu Yi .

“Alright, I trust you, Officer Xue . I’ll let you take care of the situation here,” said Mu Yi nodding .

Mu Yi left . After he was gone, Xue Wu sat down . Even though all this hadn’t taken a long time, it had felt like ages . The pressure was terrible when facing Mu Yi . It was worse than when he faced the county magistrate .

After resting for a short while, he looked at Cui Xiang . She was still unconscious . He called people to clean up the mess and take the corpses away . When the two investigators grabbed the second young master’s body, Xue Wu suddenly saw two black handprints on his neck .

They looked like a woman’s slender hands . When Xue Wu recalled how the man had struggled not to die, he shuddered . He had traveled a lot but he didn’t believe in ghosts . He was convinced that everything that happened before was because Mu Yi was extremely strong . He was convinced that Mu Yi had resorted to martial arts .

Strange things did happen in the world but usually they had a rational explanation . But the two black handprints on his neck were extremely strange… Had a ghost killed the second young master? Or Mu Yi?

“Wake up,” Xue Wu said .

He walked over to Cui Xiang and kicked her . Cui Xiang quickly came back to her senses . She still looked terrified . When she saw Xue Wu, she stood up and hugged his legs .

“Uncle! Please save me, I didn’t injure the lady, please believe me!” she said .

“Stop crying,” said Xue Wu frowning and breaking free from her grasp .

“Now, I need to ask you some questions and you must tell me the truth, okay?” Xue Wu said .

“Yes, yes, uncle, don’t worry, I’ll tell you everything, I promise!” said Cui Xiang nodding hastily .

“Did you personally see the one who hounded the young lady to death?” asked Xue Wu .

“Yes . When it happened, I wanted to call someone but the second young master prevented me from calling anyone . He said if I called someone, he’d sell me to a brothel,” said Cui Xiang crying .

“Did you see what happened after she committed suicide by bitting off her tongue?” asked Xue Wu .

“Yes, yes I did,” said Cui Xiang shaking .

She looked even more scared when she recalled it .

“The young lady’s eyes were open or closed after?” asked Xue Wu .

“Open,” said Cui Xiang without hesitating .

“Are you sure?” asked Xue Wu .

“I am sure . Her eyes were open . She was even looking at me . I was scared,” said Cui Xiang .

She wanted to hug Xue Wu’s legs again but he walked away . He went into the room again . Cui Xiang hesitated but didn’t follow him . After a short time, Xue Wu came back out .

“Everybody can forget everything you heard or saw here . Alright?” Xue Wu said .