Chapter 90 - 89 - : Clearing Suspicion, The County Town Situation (Subscribe Please)
The gates slowly opened.
Four burly Government Officials stood at the entrance, glaring angrily. Nearly as tall as a man, the clubs in their hands were poised as if to beat dogs, aimed directly at the restless crowd that also sought entry.
Jiang Shu quickly entered and stopped two steps away from Registrar Zhao, pretending to be unaware as he asked softly, "May I ask, Registrar, why is the city sealed off today?"
"Jiang Shu, it seems you’ve had a good harvest in the mountains this time. After just a few days, you’ve managed this much, while some people spend half a month and can’t find a single Mutant Beast," Registrar Zhao said, looking Jiang Shu up and down without immediately answering, as if he had asked casually.
His body carried a strong, musky scent of wild beasts. It was unknown what the package on his back contained, but in his hand, he carried a Mutant Beast.
Clearly, he had just returned from the mountains. However, returning from the mountains didn’t mean he’d been in the mountains all along. Yao Wenbai’s death hadn’t just happened yesterday or today!
Within Pingling County, for every Martial Artist below the Bone Forging Realm, he had routine questions or set phrases to ask. Unfortunately, most of these Martial Artists had alibis. They were either drinking elsewhere with others or attending to their shops. Only a few with no significant background and no alibi of their own were temporarily being held in the government office, awaiting further questioning.
"Registrar Zhao, you must be joking," Jiang Shu said with a wry smile, showing some small wounds on his arm. "I got these injuries killing this little thing. Besides, I was in the mountains for nearly a month, not just a few days."
"By the way, you mentioned going to the government office. Did something happen?" he asked, then looked toward Registrar Zhao, a perfectly puzzled expression on his face.
Acting. Who couldn’t do it?
"There was an incident at Skylark Square. Two girls were tied to their beds, and we are still investigating," Registrar Zhao said, still vague as he walked toward the government office, his eyes constantly slanting to watch Jiang Shu’s every move.
Unfortunately, up to now, all of Jiang Shu’s behavior was perfectly normal. There was no tension, no exaggerated reactions. Just a frown of confusion that seemed genuine, just like the other Martial Artists he had questioned.