The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 37: Wise (Please read, collect, and vote for the monthly recommendation)
The long sword made a sharp sound, and the nine afterimages merged into a bright white light.

With a "buzz" sound, he slashed the man and the sword together, covering a distance of three feet.

The sword flashed like a sword, and the air exploded like the roar of a dragon or a tiger.

Su Mu's strength was exhausted and he fell to one knee on the ground.

A few steps behind him, a head with disheveled hair rolled down the neck.

Blood flowed like a waterfall.

The blood was as black as ink and emitted a foul odor.

At this moment, suddenly a chaotic sound of footsteps came from the alley.

Zhao Ji rushed into the streets with seven or eight constables.

When he saw the corpses all over the ground, his face suddenly changed.

"Su Mu! What's going on?!"

Zhao Ji shouted.

Before Su Mu could answer, he had already seen the pool of inky black blood on the ground. A look of fear immediately appeared on his face, and he even subconsciously took a step back.

But he reacted immediately and pretended to be calm and asked, "What happened here? Why are there demons?"

"demon?"

Su Mu was stunned for a moment. His impression of demons was still the five-meter-tall monster that night. Although the murderer just now had some strength, he was far inferior to the demon that night.

Is this murderer also a demon?

"Captain Zhao, Li Fugui and I were patrolling the streets, and we spotted a man with suspicious behavior, so we chased him here, but we didn't expect him to suddenly attack us."

Su Mu propped himself up with his knife, stood up shakily, and said, "We were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties. Li Fugui and the other four all died in the line of duty. I risked my life to kill the murderer..."

"You said you killed a demon?"

Zhao Ji interrupted Su Mu rudely.

"This is not my achievement alone. It was the combined efforts of the five of us. I was just lucky enough to survive."

Su Mu said.

"Nonsense! I don't know what your level is. Can you five kill the demon?"

Zhao Ji sneered, "How do you know that it wasn't you who colluded with the demons and killed Li Fugui and the others, and then you stabbed him in the back and killed him!"

Zhao Ji pointed at the headless corpse with an expression that said, "Don't try to fool me."

Su Mu was stunned by his words.

"In broad daylight, I colluded with demons to kill the constable. What did I want?"

Su Mu said speechlessly, "You need to have some brains before you can frame someone."

Zhao Ji also realized that this accusation was somewhat nonsense.

"I will investigate it thoroughly. If it is really you who did it, I will definitely bring you to justice."

Zhao Ji tried to save his dignity.

"Then I hope that Captain Zhao can find out the truth as soon as possible."

Su Mu curled his lips.

Zhao Ji ordered people to seal off the scene, and then sent someone to find a coroner.

As for Su Mu, he was driven aside as a suspect.

He was also happy to have some free time, so he sat down in the corner and quietly recovered his strength.

Looking at the corpses of Li Fugui and others not far away, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

There were still a few living beings the moment before, and the next moment they all turned into corpses.

In this world, even the police cannot guarantee their own safety.

Only strength!

If I hadn't made some progress in tempering my skin and mastered the Fu Bo sword technique, I would definitely be one of the five corpses on the ground.

Practice makes perfect.

The coroner performed the autopsy very quickly, and by the time Su Mu had recovered most of his strength, they had finished their work.

Li Fugui and three others died at the hands of the murderer, and there were no knife wounds on their bodies.

The wounds on the murderer's body were all caused by a long knife. This was exactly the same as what Su Mu said.

"Is it possible that he colluded with the demons and killed four constables together, and then they fought among themselves?"

Zhao Ji continued to ask the coroner.

The coroner was also an old man from the South City Division. He even had fellow apprentices working in the inner city, so he was naturally not afraid of Zhao Ji.

He rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Captain Zhao, if you have any knowledge, you will know that this is impossible.

Demons have no reason at all. Although this person is infected with a lighter demon aura, he will never cooperate with humans. In their eyes, humans are just food. "

He was almost pointing at Zhao Ji and scolding him for being unlearned.

Although Zhao Ji was a little annoyed, he could only smile awkwardly when he thought of his fellow apprentices who were working in the inner city.

"Young man, I want to thank you on behalf of the people of South City. If you hadn't killed him, once he turned into a real demon, he would have brought great harm to the people of South City."

Before the coroner left, he bowed to Su Mu and said.

Su Mu felt a little warm in his heart. After all, the world and people's hearts were not completely bad. There were still reasonable people.

He also bowed to the other party.

"Take the bodies of Li Fugui and the others back for burial. Burn this murderer on the spot. Don't leave any traces behind!"

Zhao Ji ordered loudly, somewhat annoyed.

After saying this, he prepared to go back and report to Sima.

Suddenly Su Mu grabbed him.

"what are you doing?"

Zhao Ji said angrily, "Let go!"

"Captain Zhao, this demon must be the murderer of the previous massacres. Does the reward offered by the South City Division still count?"

Su Mu asked directly, regardless of his emotions.

"Humph, if it's yours, it won't run away. If it's not yours, it's useless even if you beg for it."

Zhao Ji shook off Su Mu's arm and strode away.

"You're right, it's mine, and no one can deny it."

Su Mu muttered to himself and dragged his tired body towards home.

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Nanchengsi Yamen, the back yamen.

"Hmm? Is the murderer a person infected with the demonic energy? Or did Su Mu kill him?"

He Yuxing said with a frown.

Zhao Jigong was so confused that he quickly said, "Yes, the coroner has examined the bodies, and the cause of death of Li Fugui and the others is exactly the same as that of the victims in those tragic cases of family extermination.

Although the murderer was infected with the demonic energy, he had not completely turned into a demon and was not very powerful, so Su Mu got the upper hand. "

"So many people saw it, I can't go back on my word."

He Yuxing tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers and pondered.

The appearance of the demon was a big deal, but since he was already dead, it didn't matter. Stopping the demon's chaos was his political achievement.

But this Su Mu had rejected his recruitment before. He is not one of us. What's the point of promoting him?
"In this way, I will keep my promise."

He Yuxing thought for a while, then slowly said, "Give him the three hundred taels of silver, and give him the position of squad leader. Not only that, but you must also give it to him with great fanfare, so that all the detectives know that I will definitely do what I say."

"Sima—wise!"

Zhao Ji hesitated.

"Since he is already the squad leader, he should be responsible for the security of an area alone. Let him be in charge of Guangfufang."

He Yuxing continued.

Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, then an expression of sincere admiration appeared on his face, and he said sincerely, "Sima is wise!"

Guangfufang is the most chaotic neighborhood in South City, where refugees gather and conflicts occur day and night. There has even been a demon rebellion there before.

In the past few years, several foremen of Guangfufang died in office.

Su Mu is a young man without any foundation. When he goes to Guangfufang, can those gangs obey him?
I'm afraid that within a few days, he will be lying dead on the street!

Sima is good at killing with a borrowed knife!
(End of this chapter)