Shangguan Yan'er, who pretended not to hear anything, slowly stood up.
At this moment, her gaze towards Xu Shan was filled with admiration.
No wonder the Yuhang Town Garrison, from top to bottom, protected this fellow; he truly had real skill.
By merely investigating the scene, he was able to piece together and reconstruct the killer's modus operandi.
Right now...
The most awkward person was Liu Feng, who was standing restlessly.
Everything he had said just moments ago had now turned into invisible slaps, hitting his right cheek, then his left!
Everyone, out of respect for his status, refrained from further sarcastic remarks, but their mocking smiles made him feel utterly humiliated.
At the same time, he also resented Xu Shan, the instigator.
"Xiao Qi Xu..."
"From your perspective, can you provide a profile of the killer?"
As Shangguan Yan'er said this, she took a pen and paper from the Baihu Qing Niao who was accompanying her, appearing to be all ears.
This made Xu Shan feel quite pleased!
Therefore, acting like a big shot, he strolled around in front of Liu Feng with one hand behind his back for several turns before speaking.
"The killer's appearance should be very handsome, skilled at charming secluded women."
"Proficient in poisoning techniques, and their realm must be at least Congenital Realm."
"Otherwise, they couldn't have pulled off such a clean job."
"Left-handed, the weapon...a sharp blade with a serrated edge."
After saying all this, Xu Shan said no more!
"Ji Qianhu, the Yuhang Town Garrison is truly a place of hidden talents!"
"Shangguan Qian Shi, you flatter us. As long as we don't get labeled as 'good-for-nothings,' our Yuhang Town Garrison will be satisfied."
After Ji Gang finished speaking with profound meaning, Liu Feng, who had been brought back to be whipped, once again felt so awkward he wanted to scratch his feet.
On the way back to the Zhenfu Division...
Qing Niao, who had been silent the whole way, spoke up, "Qian Shi, I always feel that Xu Shan is hiding something."
"I have the same feeling. He should have already locked onto a suspect."
"Send someone to keep an eye on him!"
"Yes."
Liu Feng overheard their entire conversation.
When they returned to their temporary lodging, Liu Feng summoned two of his subordinates.
"Go, before Qing Niao does, give that Xu fellow a lesson he'll never forget."
"Make him spit out the suspect he's locked onto."
"Remember, change into plain clothes, and don't bring anything that can identify you."
"Lest you give them a handle!"
"Understood!"
The two accompanying Xiao Qi both possessed strength at the fifth or sixth rank of the Post-celestial Realm.
In Liu Feng's view, dealing with that Xu Shan was as easy as pie, wasn't it?
"Dare to make me lose face?"
"I'll cripple you!"
...
Having not returned home for several days due to pursuing Hua Jieyu, Xu Shan headed towards his own home after reporting back to the office.
Still without a mount, he could only walk!
"Hmm?"
After crossing the main road and turning into an alley, Xu Shan keenly sensed that two figures had been following him the whole way.
After advancing to the seventh rank of the Post-celestial Realm, his perception abilities far surpassed what they were before.
"You want to play? I'll play along nicely!"
As his words fell, Xu Shan's figure instantly vanished at the alley's fork.
'Pat-a-tap.'
The two Xiao Qi sent by Liu Feng rushed over quickly.
After looking left and right, they looked at each other and said, "Where is he?"
Upon hearing his colleague Zhang Chong's words, Wang Shun said with a cold face, "Let's split up and search. Can a mere Xiao Qi's movement technique compare to ours?"
"Good."
With that, the two, one left and one right, chased separately into the depths of the alley.
Zhang Chong, being new, was unfamiliar with the Hangzhou road conditions, let alone the alleys.
As he turned into a dead end, he suddenly felt a figure appear behind him.
"Looking for me?"
'Swish!'
Upon hearing the voice, Zhang Chong spun around abruptly.
He saw Xu Shan standing there with a cold smile.
"You suicidal dog!"
'Clang.'
Before his words even finished, Zhang Chong, with his movement technique fully activated, raised his fist, as big as a sandbag, and smashed it towards Xu Shan not far away.
In his opinion, his strength at the fifth rank of the Post-celestial Realm was completely sufficient to handle the opponent.
'Crack!'
But the next second, Xu Shan, who hadn't moved an inch, directly gripped his fist with a single palm.
"Hmm? You..."
'Snap.'
Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Xu Shan, putting all his strength into it, snapped Zhang Chong's wrist bone backward.
"Ah!"
"Not reserved at all."
'Thud.'
Xu Shan, who took the opportunity to dislocate the opponent's jaw, landed another punch on his side face.
Immediately after, Zhang Chong, unable to bear the heavy impact, crashed heavily against the wall like a kite with a broken string.
As he rolled to the ground, even his wails became weak.
The screams from this side attracted Wang Shun's attention.
When he arrived at the scene, he only saw his colleague lying on the ground, his face covered in blood.
"Zhang Chong..."
"How are you?"
As Wang Shun helped the other party up, Zhang Chong, unable to speak, laboriously raised his right arm and pointed straight ahead.
Wang Shun, realizing something, instinctively turned his head.
He saw Xu Shan, displaying the art of Swift Flight, rushing towards him with lightning speed.
'Bang!'
"Ow!"
Wang Shun, who was sent flying several meters away, let out a mournful scream.
But before he could recover from the pain, Xu Shan, appearing as elusive as a ghost, materialized before his eyes.
"You...I, we are from the capital..."
'Slap!'
'Crack!'
An unreasonable punch directly shattered the opponent's jaw.
For a moment, Wang Shun could only howl, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Xu Shan, having met both of them, naturally knew their identities!
But since they came in plain clothes to ambush him...
Then he would turn the tables on them.
"Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) are handling a case; we are requisitioning your carriage."
Xu Shan, holding both of them, stopped a cargo carriage on the road.
After delivering them to Zhao Prison, Xu Shan dragged them in by their hair, one in each hand.
"What the hell, Shan Ge, what's going on?"
Now, in the Zhao Prison of the Yuhang Town Garrison, who didn't recognize 'Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) Thug' Xu Shan?
Seeing him drag in two blood-soaked individuals with the same method, they skillfully opened the dungeon gate for him.
"Two petty thieves dared to block my path and rob me on the street?"
"Shouldn't I teach them how to behave?"
Hearing this, the strongman who was leading him into the dungeon couldn't help but laugh and say, "These two brats are really audacious."
"Lighting a lamp in an outhouse—looking for shit (death), aren't they?"
'Wuwu...'
Zhang Chong and Wang Shun, who still had a trace of consciousness, tried to speak their identities with incoherent sounds.
Bloody saliva flowed profusely, but they just couldn't utter a complete sentence.
"Shan Ye!"
"Shan Ye, new goods again?"
"What's the word this time? Can you let us little ones have some fun?"
As soon as Xu Shan dragged them into the dungeon, many old inmates laughed and teased him.
"One per cell!"
"Tonight, have fun!"
"Don't kill them, or I won't be able to report back."
Hearing this, the prisoners erupted in a thunderous roar of cheers.
"Don't worry, Shan Ye, we'll definitely leave them a breath."
"Shan Ye is mighty!"
'Hehehe.'
"Pin him down, I'll go first..."