Hearing that Du Guangzhong and the others had no clue, Chu Xiu was also very surprised.
Du Guangzhong and the other veteran constables were far from Tang Ya and the others in terms of strength, but they were the best in the entire Jianghu in terms of analyzing traces and solving cases.
But now that so many people had gone there, they didn't even know who the killer was. This was simply a joke.
Chu Xiu thought about it and said in a deep voice, "Go get Ghost Hand King and the others, let's go take a look."
It had to be said that Chu Xiu was still a little incompetent as an inspector in some aspects.
Apart from killing people, he hadn't learned any of the special skills of the Guanzhong Torture Room.
Du Guangzhong and the others couldn't find any clues, so it would probably be the same if he went. Getting Ghost Hand King and the others here, there was strength in numbers, and they might be able to find something.
After getting everyone here, Chu Xiu and the others immediately went to Wen City.
In the past, the number one family in Wen City was the Gao Family. It was the Gao Family that was the first to arrive late at the Phoenix's Cry Restaurant. They were severely injured by Chu Xiu on the spot, and were later annihilated by the Luo Family.
After the Gao Family died, no one in Wen City could replace the position of the Gao Family. Therefore, the few small forces fought each other, and until now, there was no clear leader.
This Liu Family was a small force in Wen City. They had an Inner Strong Realm martial artist and more than ten Xiantian Realm martial artists. They weren't too strong, but they weren't too weak compared to the other small families.
After stepping into Wen City, Chu Xiu felt that many of the martial artists in Wen City had a look of horror on their faces, as if they had seen a ghost. When they arrived at the Liu Family, there were no martial artists that came to watch the show. Only a few constables from the Guanzhong Torture Room were waiting. Qin Fang and Liu Chengli had gone to the other families in Wen City to inquire about the news.
Chu Xiu also noticed that there were a few martial artists from the Luo Family standing there with pale faces.
One of them Chu Xiu had seen before. It was Luo Shuangquan, the youngest son of the Luo Family's Old Ancestor.
Seeing Chu Xiu arrive, Luo Shuangquan immediately went up to greet him, "Greetings, Official Chu."
Chu Xiu asked in surprise, "Why are people from your Luo Clan here?"
Luo Shuangquan smiled bitterly. "After the Gao Family was destroyed by our Luo Family, Wen City was without a master for a while. The Gao Family's business was handed over to our Luo Family by Official Chu, so our Luo Family decided to leave some people in Wen City to manage the business. This Liu Family is actually one of our Luo Family's vassals. They used to work for our Gao Family, so I naturally had to come and take a look at what happened. In the end, I don't know who did it. Killing is killing, but it ended up like this. Many of the merchants who came to Wen City ran away. My Luo Family's business in Wen City directly halved. "
Before, Chu Xiu had felt that something was wrong. Those low-level martial artists loved to watch a good show. Even if there were martial artists from the Guanzhong Torture Room blocking the way, there would still be many people watching. Why was it so quiet here today?
Chu Xiu asked Du Guangzhong, "Old Du, what's going on?"
Du Guangzhong smiled bitterly. "Official Chu, it's better if you personally take a look. I don't even know how to describe it."
Chu Xiu furrowed his brows and led his people into the Liu Family. As soon as he opened the door, Chu Xiu smelled a thick stench of blood. And when he entered the Liu Family's meeting hall, Chu Xiu felt as if he had stepped into hell!
At this time, the entire meeting hall was filled with the corpses of the Liu Family members.
The heads of these corpses were hung from the roof beams with hemp ropes. The most terrifying thing was that these corpses were all skinned from the neck down. Their stomachs were cut open, and their hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, and kidneys were all plucked out. In the center of the corpses' foreheads, there was a small hole made by a sharp weapon. Their brains were also sucked out. The scene was terrifying to the extreme. It really was like hell.
Du Guangzhong said with a pale face, "The Liu Family's annihilation was discovered by the local martial artists of Wen City. No one noticed anything strange with the Liu Family overnight. In the end, in the morning of the second day, someone smelled blood from the Liu Family's mansion and forced their way in. In the end, they saw this scene. Many people in Wen City have already seen this scene."
Chu Xiu nodded. No wonder the martial artists in Wen City looked like they had seen a ghost. Even some merchants were scared away.
It was not that their ability to accept things was low, but this scene was truly like hell. It was incomparably terrifying.
At this time, apart from Chu Xiu, only Yan Bu Gui and Tang Ya could maintain a normal expression. The methods these two used to kill people were sometimes no less brutal than this scene.
It was just that when they killed people, they usually only killed one person. It would not be as spectacular as this hall full of corpses.
Chu Xiu frowned and said, "Tell me about the situation."
Du Guangzhong nodded. "After the local constables of Wen City informed us, Old Liu, Old Qin, and I directly brought people to check the corpses.
These corpses have already been destroyed beyond recognition. It is impossible to tell the cause of death. But the only thing we can be sure of is that they all died of internal injuries. Apart from the wounds after they were skinned and cut open, we did not find any other wounds.
And the strangest thing is that we did not find any damage in the meridians of these corpses. This is also a suspicious point. Could it be that the opponent's Gang Qi could pass through the meridians and directly destroy their internal organs?
And then there is their current appearance. Half of their bodies were skinned for some unknown reason. All the organs of the corpses were missing. And the holes on their heads were specially made to extract human brains.
Apart from these, there are no other clues. There is not even the slightest trace of a fight.
The only thing we can be sure of is that the opponent is very strong. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to silently destroy the Liu family.
And there should be quite a number of people. From the knife marks that cut open the abdomen, we can see that the opponent only used ordinary sharp daggers. But from the details, we found that the strength of the people who cut open the abdomen was different. The shape and subtle habits were also different. So there should be many people who cut open the abdomen, at least more than ten people.
That is all for the time being. We have not found anything else. "
Chu Xiu nodded. It was already not easy for Du Guangzhong to find this out. If it was Chu Xiu himself, he could only see that the opponent was very strong. He probably could not find anything else.
After leading the people out of this hell-like meeting hall, Chu Xiu could not help but pinch his chin and ponder.
Killing a family in revenge was not something new. If it was just a revenge, Chu Xiu would not even care.
But the problem was that this matter did not look like a revenge, but more like some kind of ritual.
If it was a revenge, whether it was a thousand cuts or a car being split in half, all they wanted was a quick death.
But now, these Liu family warriors were skinned and their organs and brains were extracted. Obviously, there was another purpose.
However, Chu Xiu really did not think of what would need these things in the human body.
In the past, the rising star of the Longhu List, 'Heart Hunter' Tong Kaitai, who was ranked above Chu Xiu, was said to like to cut out the heart of people after killing and swallow it. It was said that he could obtain a part of the power of Qi and blood of the other party.
Of course, this kind of thing was just a rumor. Anyway, in the eyes of most people, the power of Qi and blood of a warrior was condensed in the meridians of the whole body. What was the use of just digging out the heart? And when the person died, the power of Qi and blood would directly dissipate, leaving not much in the heart. So for Tong Kaitai's method, most people thought that it was just a perverted hobby of the other party.
Glancing at Luo Shuangquan, who was still a little pale, Chu Xiu rubbed his head. This was really a troublesome matter.
When such a thing happened to his subordinates, as the Patrol, Chu Xiu had to take care of it.
Moreover, it was not a big deal for these people to kill people, but they had to make it so horrifying, scaring away many merchants who came and went. It not only affected the Luo family's business, but also his own income.
Chu Xiu said to Du Guangzhong, "Ask Qin Fang and Liu Chengli to investigate the strangers who entered Jianzhou Prefecture during this time, especially in large numbers."
After that, Chu Xiu said to Luo Shuangquan, "Go back and pass a message to your clan's Patriarch. Get him to mobilize the other martial arts factions in the Jianzhou Prefecture to pay more attention and cooperate with the Guanzhong Discipline Hall's investigation."
Luo Shuangquan nodded repeatedly.
If it were any other place, this kind of thing would be Guanzhong Torture Room's work, and the local martial arts forces would not bother to intervene.
But when it was Chu Xiu who had the final say in Jianzhou Prefecture, other martial arts forces would have to cooperate with him if he asked them to.
Especially since this matter had affected the Luo family's business, the Luo family had to try their best to cooperate with Guanzhong Torture Room to dig out the murderer and settle this matter as soon as possible.
Chu Xiu turned his head and said to Ghost Hand King and the others, "You have been in Jianghu for so long, have you ever heard of such a thing?"
Yan Bugui was expressionless, Tang Ya shrugged, Fire Slave and Wolf King also shook their heads. Only Ghost Hand King opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he held it back.
Chu Xiu frowned and said, "Ghost Hand King, what do you know?"
Ghost Hand King smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just hearsay, and this matter is a little sensitive. I'm afraid that if I say it out, it will mislead everyone."
Hearing Ghost Hand King's words, Luo Shuangquan cupped his hands and said, "Official Chu, you go ahead. I will inform the Old Ancestor to start the search in Jianzhou Prefecture."
After saying that, Luo Shuangquan directly left with the Luo family.
Although he was also a little curious about what Ghost Hand King wanted to say, he also knew that some things should not be asked, and some things should not be listened to. Otherwise, the consequences would be very miserable.
Chu Xiu sent everyone away, leaving only Du Guangzhong, Tang Ya, and a few other trusted subordinates of the Blue Dragon Society. He entered a study room of the Liu family and asked Ghost Hand King, "Tell me, what exactly is going on?"
Ghost Hand King swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "I have heard some similar things in my early years. The hidden story is related to the Kunlun Devil Cult in the past!"
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