Sword from Songshan

Chapter 61 Anyone who walks ten steps outside will die
"Chief Escort! Chief Escort!"

It was almost midnight and Lin Zhennan and Mrs. Wang had already gone to bed when suddenly someone knocked loudly at the door.

"who is it!"

Lin Zhennan had drunk some wine and was feeling sleepy, so he yelled in displeasure.

"What's going on? It's like a ghost is rushing us! Can't we wait until tomorrow?"

"Someone's dead! Someone's dead again!"

"Ok?"

Lin Zhennan, who was about to yell, was suddenly startled. He quickly got out of bed, put on his coat and went to open the door.

I saw Chen Qi standing there, his face full of fear.

"Captain Escort, you finally came out!"

"Didn't I already know about Bai Er's situation? Why are you reporting it again?!"

"Not Bai Er!"

Chen Qi quickly waved his hands, swallowed his saliva and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"This time it's Escort Leader Zheng!"

"Captain Zheng? He's dead too..."

Lin Zhennan frowned, pondered for a moment, and then asked a question.

"Where is the body?"

"stable."

"go!"

Lin Zhennan didn't dare to delay, he tightened his coat and walked out.

Mrs. Wang, who was lying on the bed, heard the two people talking and realized that someone had died again. Her face became gloomy.

A moment later, Lin Zhennan followed Chen Qi to the stable, only to see Zheng Biaotou's body lying there. Just like Bai Er, there was no scar at all, no blood coming out of his orifices, and no bruises or swelling on his body.

Lin Zhennan squatted down and checked carefully, even pinching the bones all over his body. As expected, there was no injury, not even a broken finger.

If that’s the case, how did this person die?

If it was an epidemic like the Black Death, there should be some black spots and red dots on the body.

It would have been fine if Bai Er had died suddenly, but now Zheng Biaotou has also died, and in exactly the same way. There is something very strange about this.

"Put the body in place first, and notify everyone to cheer up tonight!"

Lin Zhennan couldn't figure out what was going on, so he could only give the order for now.

Chen Qi took the order and hurried to convey it everywhere.

Lin Zhennan returned to his bedroom with a worried look on his face, and chatted with Mrs. Wang for a while before going to bed.

The rest of the night passed without incident until dawn.

"Chief escort!"

Just as the couple got up, a bodyguard named Ji came hurriedly.

"Did someone die again?"

Lin Zhennan frowned and asked.

Ji Biaotou looked solemn and nodded.

"take me."

Lin Zhennan sighed helplessly, without even bothering to wash up, changed his clothes and quickly walked out of the room.

Then, under the guidance of Ji Biaotou, they went straight to the kitchen.

I saw five corpses lined up under the stove!

In addition to the escort leader named Shi, there were also the porter Chen Qi, the cook Master Hua, the accountant Mr. Dong, and the servant Lin Fu.

The five people died in the same way as Bai Er and Zheng Biaotou last night, with no scars at all.

The five bodies were already stiff. They must have died last night. No one came to the kitchen late at night, so no one found them.

Apart from the cook, Master Hua, there was no reason for the other four to come to the kitchen in the middle of the night.

Moreover, the five bodies were lined up in a row, which was definitely not the way they were when they died. It was obvious that someone had placed them there on purpose.

In other words, someone killed the five of them!
Come to think of it, seven people died in the same way, how could it be a natural death?

"hateful!"

After the inspection, Lin Zhennan's face was filled with anger.

Who on earth could have done such a cruel thing to the Fuwei Escort Agency?

Running an escort business is bound to offend some gangsters. Even if someone wants revenge, they would just go after the escorts, but why do they not let go of even the cooks, servants, and accountants?

Does this mean that they want to massacre all members of the Fuwei Escort Agency?

"Captain Escort! Please come to the front and take a look!"

Just as he was getting angry, a escort named Cui came in a hurry. Something happened again. Could it be that another body was found somewhere?

Lin Zhennan's face was as gloomy as water, and the group hurried forward.

"You bastard, you are such a coward, come out if you have the guts, let's have a real fight! If I'm afraid of you, I'm not a human being!"

At the gate, Mrs. Wang was holding a golden knife and shouting curses at everyone.

Mrs. Wang had a very hot temper since she was young. When she was a girl, she would often draw her sword to hurt people. She was very skilled in the Luoyang Golden Sword Sect and was very powerful. Everyone gave her some points because of her father, Wang Yuanba, the Invincible Golden Sword Master.

My son is already this grown up, but he still has a hot temper.

Lin Zhennan hurried over and took a look at his wife first, then saw two flagpoles and two silk banners lying on the ground. They were the big flags in front of the Fuwei Escort Agency. Half of the flagpoles were knocked to the ground.

Looking closer, I saw that the flagpole had a smooth break, obviously having been chopped off by a sharp weapon.

"Too deceiving!"

If it was done during the day, it would be impossible for no one to see it.

In other words, after the murderer killed five people in Fuwei Escort Agency last night, he cut off the escort flag at the door.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhennan's face was filled with resentment.

The Fuwei Escort Agency has been passed down for three generations, and has never suffered such bullying!
“Captain Cui! Captain Ji! Just chop off the remaining two halves of the flagpole! Humph, it won’t be that easy to take down the Fuwei Escort Agency!”

"Yes!"

The two escort leaders responded, fetched their knives, and started chopping down the flagpole while cursing at the thieves.

Mrs. Wang cut the dart flag from the flagpole with a knife, crumpled it into a ball and held it in her hand, still walking into the gate with anger.

Lin Zhennan looked around and then returned to the escort agency.

In the reception room, Lin Zhennan and many other escort leaders gathered to discuss how to resolve the matter.

"A scoundrel who hides his head but shows his tail! We at Fuwei Escort Agency are not afraid of him. If you have the guts, fight him face to face!"

Lin Pingzhi's face was filled with indignation, and his knuckles gripping the hilt of the sword turned slightly white.

"Young Escort Chief is right! Fight the thief!"

"Yes! There are so many of us, how can we be afraid of him?"

The escort leaders in the hall were all furious and shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Fight? Fight with whom?"

Lin Zhennan sat on it and sighed helplessly.

Seven people were killed in just one night, but until now they haven't even seen their opponents, let alone who they are, so how can they fight to the death?

"What should we do? Are we just going to sit there and wait for death?"

Mrs. Wang stuck her golden knife to the ground and gnashed her teeth in anger.

Lin Zhennan frowned and was silent for a while.

In the corner of the living room, Lu Nanxing stood there, watching everything quietly without saying a word.

"Report to the official!"

After a while, Lin Zhennan suddenly spoke with a serious expression.

"Although it will ruin the reputation of the escort agency, we can't care about that in the current situation."

"Yes, yes! Report to the police!"

"Let the government catch that thief!"

Everyone echoed and agreed.

Yes, although reporting to the police would damage the reputation of Fuwei Escort Agency, the reputation of Fuwei Escort Agency is nothing compared to their lives.

Without further ado, Lin Zhennan immediately asked the usually calm escort leaders Cui and Ji to go to the Fuzhou government office to report the case!
The two escort leaders took the order and hurried out of the gate on horseback.

The escort agency has its feet on both the black and white sides. In addition to dealing with various gangs in the underworld, it naturally has to make deals with the government as well.

Once the Fuwei Escort Agency reports the case, the government office should send someone immediately.

But who would have thought that after several hours, it was already past noon, and not only the officers and soldiers, but even the two escort leaders Cui and Ji had not returned.

Feeling anxious, Lin Zhennan sent two more people to look for her, but the result was the same. There was no news of the two men after they left.

"Chief escort!"

It was not until night fell that a leader of the escort team suddenly came to report.

"Go out and have a look!"

What happened again? Lin Zhennan was shocked and hurried out.

Madam Wang, Lin Pingzhi, and Lu Nanxing, who had been by his side, also followed.

When they walked to the front door, they saw six big words written in blood on the ground.

Anyone who walks ten steps outside will die!

About ten steps away from the door, there was a blood line about an inch wide.

(End of this chapter)