"Since you are from the Ming family, why don't you tell Mr. Yang directly who did the Xu family's murder?"
Zhao Sanfeng's tone was cold, and his eyes staring at Ming Xiu were filled with suspicion.
Because of yesterday's situation, Mingxiu seemed to be the only one who could easily enter the prison and had a grudge against the Xu family.
Seeing the suspicion on his face, Mingxiu immediately said with a serious face:
"Zhao, I know what you are thinking!"
"But... I did not take action against the Xu family! In fact, the entire Ming family has no desire to take action against the Xu family."
After saying this, he turned around again, saluted Yang Dong and said:
"Mr. Yang doesn't know that as early as three years ago, the Xu family was nothing but an empty shell."
"Because the Xu family has neglected to discipline some of the playboys in the family over the years, the family's business has been deteriorating."
Yang Dong frowned slightly and asked:
"So this is why your Ming family can take this opportunity to occupy the market that originally belonged to the Xu family?"
Ming Xiu was slightly startled, then shook his head slightly.
"Mr. Yang's words are wrong. Although the decline of the Xu family is indeed partly caused by the Ming family. But has Gong Yang ever thought that the Xu family has been in the south of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years, and how can a mere Ming family be able to shake it? ?”
Speaking of this, there was also a look of doubt on his face.
"Actually... the lower-level officials also have doubts about this matter, and the Xu family doesn't know what they did, which led to joint sanctions from the other three families."
"We, the Ming family, are just accomplices at best."
"To truly clean up the Xu family, it was far from enough with the strength of the Ming family at that time."
Hearing this, Yang Dong showed a thoughtful expression on his face.
It seems that the decline of the Xu family was not caused by the Ming family. In this way, it is logical.
After all, with the false size, it would be difficult to shake if they only relied on the Ming family.
As the saying goes, a hundred-footed insect is dead but not stiff. This is the truth.
It's just that... then, there is another problem. Those are the other three major families. Why are they targeting the Xu family?
And what is the connection between this incident and the destruction of the Xu family?
Yu Xiaoyu stood aside and couldn't help but ask:
"In that case, according to you, the Xu family has already declined. Then why do you want to kill them all?"
As soon as these words came out, Ming Xiu's face was immediately filled with panic.
"My lord Mingjian, although I, Mingxiu, belong to the Ming family, I can swear to God that the Xu family's extermination was not our Ming family's fault. And... the current Ming family has no motive to exterminate the Xu family."
Yang Dong pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Indeed, if it is as described by Ming Xiu, there is really no need for the Ming family to target the Xu family.
But in this case, why was the Xu family still wiped out?
Yang Dong felt that there seemed to be something fishy about this matter, so he said:
"In your government office, has Wu Zuo examined the bodies of the Xu family?"
When Ming Xiu heard this, he immediately waved to the yamen servants in a very dog-like manner.
"Where are you? When Mr. Yang asks, you must answer honestly!"
Soon, a man in green clothes walked up to Yang Dong from the crowd. He first bowed and then said:
"Mr. Yang, this subordinate is the widower of Wuzhou. I also led people to examine the corpses of the Xu family yesterday."
"Then what did you find?"
"This matter... is indeed strange."
Wu Zuo frowned, and a flash of thought flashed across his wrinkled cheeks.
"I have been working as a government official since I was sixteen years old, and my son inherited his father's business and became a widower."
"Over the years, we have handled countless murder cases. But the circumstances of the deaths of the Xu family are extremely bizarre."
"With today's weather, it will take at least seven days for the body to decompose."
"But the Xu family's corpses began to rot on a large scale in just half a day."
Having said this, Wu Zuo's cheeks were filled with doubts, but he still continued:
"And their bodies are all without exception. They are all thin and look like they have been hungry for a long time."
"But the problem is, I was at the scene when the Xu family surrendered. I remember very clearly that each of them was so full of fat that they were completely different from the condition of the corpses!"
Yang Dong also frowned slightly when he heard Wu Zuo's description.
"Is it possible that someone deliberately swapped the body?"
Wu Zuo shook his head decisively and said confidently:
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang. I dare to pat my chest and guarantee that these corpses are indeed those of the Xu family!"
"Although the corpse is severely decomposed, you can still see some features."
When Yang Dong heard this, his brows furrowed even more deeply.
"That's all, take me to the dungeon and see for yourself!"
…
Wuzhou Dungeon,
The people imprisoned here are famous evildoers in Wuzhou.
Throughout the dungeon, all kinds of pungent smells were intertwined. Just smelling it would make you sick.
But these are nothing to Yang Dong. After all, he had seen many similar scenes in Luozhou and Youzhou.
Soon, under the guidance of Zuo Zuo, they came to a morgue.
In the morgue, the stench of corpses filled the nostrils.
Neither Ming Xiu nor Zhao Sanfeng had ever been here in person.
After smelling this smell, their faces suddenly changed, and they ran to the corner and talked eloquently...
Yang Dong, however, focused his attention on the corpse here.
He winked at one of his spies, and the spy from the West Factory immediately began to examine the corpses with an expressionless face.
After about a stick of incense had passed, he returned and walked to Yang Dong, cupped his hands and said:
"Mr. Yang, these corpses have been inspected by my subordinates."
"Did you find anything?"
Yang Dong asked calmly.
"Everything is indeed as the old man from Wuzhou said. These bodies were not swapped, and the time of death was determined to be yesterday."
"It's just...the degree of decomposition of this corpse is far beyond normal. My subordinates suspect that their bodies have been tampered with."
"In addition, my subordinates also found some injuries on their necks."
Xichang Wuzuo said, pointed to the neck of one of the corpses, and said:
"This kind of injury seems to be caused by a hidden weapon. It's just...the double-shot sleeve arrow, which I have never seen before."
Yang Dong looked around and saw two dark red blood holes on the neck of a corpse.
But then, his expression froze slightly.
Wait, why does this wound look so familiar?
It's like... just like being bitten by a vampire in later movies...
The difference is that these corpses have not been resurrected.
There won't really be any vampires this week, right?
A ridiculous idea suddenly appeared in Yang Dong's mind, and he subconsciously asked:
"Is it possible that this wound was bitten by something?"
