Ten Thousand Sword Masters

Upon arriving at Yang Changping's office, Zhang Jianyun immediately noticed a stranger dressed in the uniform of a constable.

"You two are here." Seeing Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei arrive, Yang Changping gestured for them to sit down.

"There's a strange case right now, and I plan to send you to handle it. Let Constable Huang from the yamen explain the details to you," Yang Changping said, pointing to Constable Huang who was sitting upright in his seat.

Upon hearing this, Constable Huang cupped his hands in greeting to Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei: "My lords, I am Constable Huang Zhong from the yamen. I have been dispatched by Mayor Cao to request assistance from the Nine Star Guard."

"Officer Huang, you're too kind. My Nine Star Guard and the Yamen are both institutions of the dynasty, and we are of equal rank. It's only right that we help each other. You can just tell them the details of the case directly," Yang Changping said with a smile.

"Then I'll go straight to the two gentlemen and tell them about the case. Sigh..." Huang Zhong sighed, then continued, "How unfortunate is Constable Jiang Gulin! He just arranged a marriage for his daughter, and... sigh!"

"Officer Jiang? What happened to him?" Zhang Jianyun asked hurriedly, as Jiang Gulin was someone he knew.

"This morning, Constable Jiang's daughter was found dead in her room. The coroner went to examine her body and found that her heart was missing, but her body was intact. It must have been some strange thing that took her heart from afar. Waaah~" Huang Zhong said, crying sadly. It was clear that he had a good relationship with Jiang Gulin.

boom!

Upon hearing this, Liu Fei slammed his hand on the table beside him in anger. "Taking someone's heart from a distance, that's truly inhumane! Don't let me catch this monster; if I do, I'll tear him to pieces!"

"Every anomaly is inhumane," Yang Changping said coldly, his voice filled with anger.

"My lords, I beg you, find the murderer and avenge Constable Jiang!"

Pfft!

As Huang Zhong spoke, he suddenly stood up and knelt down before Zhang and Liu.

"Officer Huang, please get up quickly. We will find the killer as soon as possible." Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei hurriedly helped Huang Zhong up.

Subsequently, led by Huang Zhong, Zhang and Liu headed towards Jiang Gulin's residence.

On the way, Zhang Jianyun also learned from Huang Zhong that Jiang Gulin lost his wife early in life and lived with his daughter, whom he always cherished.

Jiang Gulin's residence was in Yunli Lane on Shuixiu Street. The group walked through Zhuque Street to Shuixiu Street, and after walking for a while, they arrived at the outside of Jiang Gulin's residence in Yunli Lane.

At this time, some constables had already sealed off the house, preventing unauthorized personnel from entering.

"Officer Huang, you've arrived."

Upon seeing Huang Zhong arrive, a young constable hurriedly came over to greet him, while bowing to Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei, who were dressed in nine-deer robes: "Greetings, my lords."

"Where's Brother Jiang?" Huang Zhong asked.

"Brother Jiang just went inside, saying he wanted to spend more time with his child," the young constable said.

"My lords, shall we go now?" Huang Zhong asked Zhang and Liu.

"Let's go," Liu Fei said, and went inside first.

Pushing open the door, you enter a small courtyard, somewhat narrow, but filled with flowers and plants, brimming with life.

After passing through the living room, we arrived at a room.

"This is the room of Constable Jiang's daughter. The body is inside," Huang Zhong said, pushing open the door.

"what!"

However, as soon as the door was pushed open, all three of them exclaimed at the same time.

"Brother Jiang, why can't you understand this?" Huang Zhong exclaimed, rushing over to hug Jiang Gulin.

It turned out that Jiang Gulin was hanging himself at that moment.

Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei rushed over and quickly took Jiang Gulin's body down. Then, Liu Fei pressed Jiang Gulin's philtrum, while Zhang Jianyun gently massaged Jiang Gulin's chest.

A short while later, Jiang Gulin coughed and then slowly opened his eyes.

"Brother Jiang, how could you be so foolish?" Huang Zhong knelt beside Jiang Gulin's body and burst into tears.

Jiang Gulin remained silent, but tears kept sliding down his cheeks.

Seeing that Jiang Gulin had regained consciousness, Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei slowly got up. Looking at the two middle-aged men with tears streaming down their faces, they didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Brother Jiang, you haven't avenged Tingting yet, why are you trying to kill yourself?"

Huang Zhong asked sadly.

Jiang Gulin coughed a few times. "It's been confirmed that it was done by a strange entity. What can I do in the face of a strange entity? I might as well go down and keep Tingting company."

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong quickly stopped crying, then stood up and grabbed Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei with both hands. "Brother Jiang, I've invited two leaders from the Nine Star Guard. They'll definitely be able to avenge Tingting."

Following Huang Zhong's gaze, Jiang Gulin looked up and gazed at Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei.

"Brother Jiang, please accept my condolences. We've known each other for many years. Your daughter's matter is my matter. Don't worry, I will catch the murderer." Liu Fei said solemnly.

"Don't worry, Officer Jiang, Liu Fei and I will do our utmost to capture that monster as soon as possible and avenge Tingting," Zhang Jianyun said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing Zhang and Liu's words, Jiang Gulin's eyes widened slightly. "Th-thank you~"

"Brother Jiang, the future is still long. I don't think Tingting would want to see you go down and stay with her like this. For Tingting's sake, you need to live a better life." Huang Zhong said forcefully, while bending down to help Jiang Gulin up.

Jiang Gulin got up and went to his daughter's body, which was now covered with a layer of white silk.

Zhang Jianyun and Liu Fei also walked up to the body. After exchanging a glance, Liu Fei spoke up: "Brother Jiang, could you lift the white cloth so we can see the body?"

Jiang Gulin remained silent for a while, then closed his eyes and nodded.

Zhang and Liu then walked over, slowly lifted the white cloth, and examined the body.

"You saw the strange illustrations, do you remember any of the weird creatures that like to eat human hearts?" Liu Fei asked Zhang Jianyun.

Zhang Jianyun thought for a moment, then shook his head.

Upon examining the body, it appeared no different from any other dead person from the outside, with no visible injuries.

After covering the room with white silk again, Zhang and Liu began to inspect it.

After checking, the two found no trace of anyone entering or leaving.

Things were getting complicated. Zhang and Liu exchanged a glance, both feeling that it was a bit tricky.

"My lords, may I request permission to join you in the search for the murderer?" Jiang Gulin suddenly asked.

Liu Fei initially wanted to refuse outright, since outsiders were never allowed to participate in the Nine Star Guard's operations. However, considering Jiang Gulin's suicidal thoughts, Liu Fei retracted his words and instead said, "Well, I'm afraid you'll have to talk to Boss Yang about this, Brother Jiang."

"Alright, I'll go find Pavilion Master Yang now." Jiang Gulin said, striding out of the room.

Seeing this, Huang Zhong hurriedly chased after him, worried that Jiang Gulin might attempt suicide again after being rejected by Yang Changping.

"I hope Boss Yang won't refuse him. If he does, I'm afraid Jiang Gulin really doesn't want to live anymore," Liu Fei said.

Just as Zhang and Liu were sighing, the young constable who had been guarding the door rushed in.

"It's terrible, Your Excellencies! News just came from the yamen that Zhao Tiancai's new wife has also died. Like Tingting, her heart is missing, but her appearance is intact."

"Damn it, it's a series of cases." Liu Fei cursed and headed towards the Zhao residence, with Zhang Jianyun quickly following.