There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 643
Chapter 643: Chapter 556 They’re all crazy!_2 Chapter 643: Chapter 556 They’re all crazy!_2 Xu Shuo raised an eyebrow, “You spent last night with Mr.
Wang?”
The village chief looked at him oddly, “Yes, and because of that I had the chance to see you and the bride perform a scene straight out of ‘Flying Immortals from Beyond the Heavens’.”
Xu Shuo didn’t mind the chief’s teasing, and continued to ask, “After your contact with him last night, do you know what his purpose was?”
“He didn’t specify, but he said he wanted to go to North Mountain…”
At this point, the village chief paused.
The chief’s goal the previous night had been different; he had followed Wang Tiezhu’s steps down from North Mountain, whereas Mr.
Wang had headed towards North Mountain from the village.
In the dead of night, apart from Wang Tiezhu’s house, what else was there on North Mountain?
—The graveyard of Osmanthus Village!
Suddenly, the village chief had an epiphany!
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Because of the bride the previous night, their trip to North Mountain was aborted.
But since Mr.
Wang tried every means to go to North Mountain last night, naturally, he would continue to look for opportunities to head there today.
Like right now.
“Chief!
Chief!”
Suddenly, a panicked voice rang out from the end of the street.
The person was running with faltering steps, tumbling and crawling as he shouted all the way, startling the curious neighbors to peek out from their homes to see what was happening.
During the Ghost Festival in July, Osmanthus Village would temporarily cease agricultural activities, and families rarely left their homes.
Thus, quite a crowd emerged to see the commotion.
In the courtyard.
Hearing the shouts, the village chief stood stunned for a moment, then leaned on his cane and walked out.
The person running from afar.
Was actually the Zhang Family servant whom the chief had instructed to check on the graveyard.
The servant looked panic-stricken.
When he reached the front of the courtyard, he slid and sprawled at the chief’s feet, then began to tremble as he spoke, “Chief…
chief, that place…”
“Come inside and speak.”
The village chief interrupted him expressionlessly, then turned and walked into the courtyard.
On both sides of the alley, the villagers who were poised to eavesdrop shrank back their heads, sheepishly retreating into their homes to murmur among themselves.
After entering the courtyard.
When the servant saw Xu Shuo sitting by the stone table, he got another fright, looking entirely perturbed.
Sitting on a stone stool beside him, the village chief said indifferently, “Don’t be nervous, you’re safe here.
Tell me carefully about everything you saw in the graveyard.”
Perhaps reassured by the chief’s calm composure, the villager gradually calmed down.
He stood timidly to one side, speaking in a low voice, “I followed your instructions, chief, not entering but just looking from outside.
“Then, I saw Dagang and Youcai walking around inside the graveyard.
“I didn’t know what was happening, so I thought about going over to ask what they were doing, but Elder Wang came out from nowhere, grabbed me, and told me not to go in.”
“We hadn’t talked much outside when Dagang and Youcai suddenly charged at us!”
As he said this, fear once again played across the villager’s face.
He wrapped his arms around himself, hugging his body tightly, bending over in a defensive posture as he said with a trembling voice, “Dagang and Youcai transformed into terrifying monsters, they tried to bite me to death!
I barely escaped with my life!”
The village chief frowned at him, then asked, “What about Elder Wang?”
At these words, the villager seemed to awaken from a dream, muttering, “Right…
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where did Elder Wang go?”
He looked stunned, his eyes void of consciousness as he stared ahead, suddenly furrowing his brow as if caught in deep vexation and a troubled expression crossing his face.
Then, he tightly pulled on his own hair, a pained and conflicted expression on his face, veins on his forehead bulging, the blood draining from his skin!
This villager…
seemed to be acting increasingly strangely.
And even as he had begun to speak nonsense, the village chief had already lifted his cane without a sound.
But Xu Shuo’s movements were even faster!
The dark green Bamboo Joint Cane was swiftly in his grasp; the young man who had been sitting quietly by the stone table moved like lightning, suddenly springing up and striking at the empty air in front of him!
Pur-choosh!
The tip of the cane instantly pierced the villager’s throat!
The villager who had been standing close and talking just moments before was already eerily near them, even extending sharp claws in their direction!
Xu Shuo calmly pulled out the cane, cold blood spraying out, but he had already sidestepped to avoid it as anticipated.
So a spray of red splattered across the stone table.
The village chief sitting beside him was dumbfounded.
It wasn’t until the villager with a pierced throat collapsed to the ground that he suddenly came to his senses, filled with a sense of dread.
This creature’s movement technique was so bizarre!
It could confuse the senses!
If it weren’t for Wang Tiezhu being by his side, and had his aged body been a step slower in reacting, he might have already been hit!
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“How did you discover him?” the village chief asked with lingering fear.
“Just a little trick,” Xu Shuo replied, taking out a brocade handkerchief and wiping the end of the Bamboo Joint Cane—although there was not a trace of blood, it somehow still felt dirty.
It was at this moment that Xu Shuo turned his head to glance at the entrance to the courtyard.
The village chief seemed to sense something too and abruptly turned to look, only to see a panicked figure flash past the street, followed by the sound of footsteps growing fainter and fainter.
The village chief sighed, “This is troublesome.”
Xu Shuo didn’t say anything.
The village chief glanced at him and then said, “Someone from the village must have seen you kill someone.
The villagers of Osmanthus Village already had complaints against you; before they had no evidence to constrain you, but if you really killed someone, that’s different.”
Xu Shuo’s expression remained calm as he tossed the clean handkerchief aside: “So what?”
The village chief’s spirit lifted: “When we go to the cemetery to investigate the murderer, I’ll continue to help you smooth things over!”
Hearing this, Xu Shuo couldn’t help but smile ambiguously, as if he had encountered something amusing.
He looked at the village chief and said leisurely, “You think too highly of yourself.”
The village chief frowned, “What do you mean?
If a child doesn’t agree, then just say so, why scold an old person?”
Xu Shuo sat down leisurely on the stone bench again.
He didn’t put the cane away, instead, he placed it on the table and then propped up his chin, curving his mouth into a smile.
“Then you can try,” he said teasingly.
“So you’re agreeing?” the village chief asked.
“Hmm-hmm,” Xu Shuo hummed.
…
The village chief admitted it.
He coveted Wang Tiezhu’s strength!
So, even if this affair would wrong all of Osmanthus Village and incite the villagers to outcry, he had to take it on!
After all, it was just a script; after tonight, they wouldn’t need to worry about how their decisions and actions tonight would affect the future.
Leave after the deed, fame and skills hidden deep!
That was the motto of all script players!
But…
When a cacophony of footsteps could be heard at the end of the street, along with angry, frenzied shouts and the exhausted denunciations of the villagers.
It was as if a fierce flood was about to strike!
And when he stepped out of the courtyard,
Seeing the messy and congested steps kicking up a storm of dust, seeing the angry mob armed with hoes, axes, firewood knives, pots, pans, and ladles—
The village chief knew.
He couldn’t cover it up anymore!!
The rationality of this group of villagers was truly gone!
Without hesitation, the village chief made a decision!
He said with a tragic look, “Tiezhu, you go with peace of mind; I’ll continue to stay in the enemy’s camp to gather precious intelligence for you.
You, hurry on!
Leave the rest to me!”
A smile instantly blossomed across Xu Shuo’s face.
Radiant and warm, his expression showed that indeed, something amusing had happened, and he had just witnessed a good drama.
He said in jest, “Didn’t you say you would cover for me?”
How come you’re surrendering before it even began?
Where did the momentum you had earlier go?
Village chief, you need to brace yourself!
The village chief’s face, swollen from the blows, twitched at the corner of his mouth: “If you don’t leave now, you won’t have the chance later.
In about two minutes, they’ll be storming in here with weapons to punish you.
Anyway, I’m certain to play along with you.”
Xu Shuo lazily stood up and picked up the cane that had been resting on the stone table.
Seeing this, the village chief’s eyebrows jumped, “You’re not really planning to take on a hundred, are you?
Kid, please don’t act rashly; there are really hundreds of people outside, all of them mad!”
“Had no such plans,” Xu Shuo replied with a smile.
He put his cane away, but suddenly reached out and snatched the village chief’s walking stick.
The village chief watched him blankly,
Until the walking stick, its patina brought out through wear, split in two in the other man’s hands and was mercilessly tossed into the pool of blood.
The village chief got it in a second.
He immediately let out an “ouch” and tumbled off the stone bench, his face contorted in pain, seemingly more than just a simple back sprain.
When it comes to acting, us players are professionals!
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