Uncle Nine: You were supposed to drive corpses, so you summoned the Monkey King!

Uncle Nine walked at the very front, his feet barely touching the ground.

Master Simu followed behind, carrying a large bronze sword, while Lin Chen walked at a leisurely pace.

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, carrying a large bag of magical artifacts, were running at the very back, panting heavily.

The townspeople had already been alarmed.

Heads popped out from the steamed bun shops and teahouses on both sides of the road, pointing and whispering at Uncle Nine and his group.

"Have you heard? Master Ren is dead."

"I heard he died a horrible death, covered in blood."

"Is Uncle Nine going to collect the body?"

Uncle Nine ignored him and quickened his pace.

Soon, the imposing gate of the Ren residence came into view.

The once-prosperous Ren family now had its gates wide open, surrounded by townspeople eager to watch the spectacle.

Several uniformed security guards with long guns blocked the crowd at the entrance.

"Get out of here! Everyone disperse! It's a security team investigating a case, what's so interesting about that!"

A cross-eyed security guard waved his rifle butt to disperse the crowd.

Seeing Uncle Nine leading his men over, the cross-eyed man quickly made way for him.

"Uncle Jiu, you've finally arrived! The captain's throwing a tantrum inside."

Uncle Nine didn't say a word and stepped through the gate, with Lin Chen following him inside.

The main hall of the Ren residence was spacious, but the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

Ren Fa lay on a straw mat in the middle of the hall, covered with a white cloth.

Ren Tingting, dressed in mourning clothes, knelt beside the corpse, her eyes red and swollen from crying, tears streaming down her face. Standing next to her was a fat man with glasses and a middle parting in his hair.

It was security captain Awei.

Awei, dressed in a tight-fitting uniform with a belt cinching his large belly, was reprimanding his men.

"You bunch of good-for-nothings! A grown man was murdered in his own home, and you didn't even see a ghost?"

"What use is it for my aunt's husband to support you all!"

While cursing, Awei glanced at Ren Tingting, who was kneeling on the ground.

Anyone with eyes could tell from his earnest performance that he was trying to please his cousin.

Hearing footsteps, Awei turned around.

Upon seeing Uncle Nine walk in, Ah Wei's face immediately fell.

"Hey! Who let you in?"

Ah Wei pointed his baton at Uncle Nine, looking impatient.

"This is a murder scene. All bystanders, please stand back!"

Uncle Nine ignored him and walked to the corpse.

"Tingting, please accept my condolences."

Uncle Nine reached out to remove the white cloth covering Ren Fa.

"What are you doing!"

Ah Wei stepped forward and stopped Uncle Nine's hand.

"Lin Jiu, don't think you can just move corpses around like that just because you're a bit famous in town."

"This case is now under my jurisdiction. Can you take responsibility for disturbing the crime scene?"

Master Four Eyes couldn't stand it any longer.

"You fatso, what are you pretending to be, acting all high and mighty?"

"We're here to investigate the cause of death, not to look at the body and then at your round face!"

After being rebuked by Master Si Mu, Awei immediately flew into a rage.

"You! You dare to insult me?"

"Guards! Arrest these charlatans who are obstructing official business!"

The security guards looked at each other, and none of them moved.

Uncle Nine held immense prestige in the town, and no one dared to touch him lightly.

Lin Chen stepped forward and shoved Awei aside.

"Captain Awei, Master Ren's death is suspicious. You won't let us see the body. Could you be the murderer?"

Lin Chen slapped a huge accusation directly on him.

Awei was startled and quickly waved his hand.

"You're talking nonsense! He's my cousin's husband, how could I possibly kill him!"

Lin Chen sneered.

"Since it's not you, then get out of the way."

Awei was intimidated by Lin Chen's aura and subconsciously took a half step back.

Uncle Nine lifted the white cloth, and the people around him peered out.

Ren Fa died a horrible death; his once prosperous face turned bluish, his eyes bulged out, and he died with his eyes wide open.

The most frightening thing was his neck, where there were two deep, bloody holes in the location of the carotid artery. The skin and flesh around the wounds had turned black, and the blood flowing out was dark purple.

Uncle Nine leaned closer and smelled the wound; it had a strong stench of decay.

Uncle Nine and Master Four Eyes exchanged a glance.

Master Simu nodded and whispered.

"It was that old man who did it; the corpse poison has already reached his heart."

Uncle Nine stood up and looked at Ah Wei.

"Captain Awei, Master Ren was bitten to death by a zombie."

"This corpse has been infected with corpse poison. If it is not burned quickly, it will rise up and harm people tonight."

When Awei heard this, it was as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"A zombie? Lin Jiu, have you lost your mind?"

"What era are we living in? Why are you still using this kind of feudal superstition to fool people?"

Awei walked to the body and pointed to the bloody hole in Ren Fa's neck.

"He was clearly stabbed to death with a very sharp weapon."

"Like the nine-toothed rake!"

Master Four Eyes rolled his eyes.

"Your nine-toothed rake only has two teeth?"

Awei choked for a moment, then his eyes darted around.

"That's a hairpin! Or a fingernail!"

Ah Wei suddenly turned around and stared intently at Uncle Nine.

"Lin Jiu, why are your nails so long?"

Everyone followed Awei's gaze.

To make drawing talismans easier, Uncle Nine did indeed grow a nail that was an inch long on his right little finger.

Awei shouted excitedly.

"The truth has come out!"

"You're the murderer, Lin Jiu!"

No one spoke in the hall.

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai stared with their mouths agape.

Even Ren Tingting, who had been crying, stopped crying and looked at Awei with a look of astonishment.

"Cousin, what nonsense are you talking about? How could Uncle Nine be the murderer?"

Although Ren Tingting was spoiled, she wasn't mentally impaired.

Uncle Jiu had no grudge against the Ren family, so why would he come to kill someone in the middle of the night?

Ah Wei felt like he was Bao Zheng reincarnated, and walked up to Uncle Jiu triumphantly, pointing at Uncle Jiu's chest.

"Cousin, you're too naive. You don't know how treacherous this world is."

"Lin Jiu knows martial arts and is very strong, so he is fully capable of committing the crime."

"And in order to swindle money from our family, he deliberately made up some nonsense about zombies killing people."

"This is clearly murder for money!"

Awei's logic is utterly ridiculous.

Master Four Eyes couldn't listen any longer and grabbed the bronze sword on his back.

"I'll chop your pig brain off!"

Lin Chen reacted quickly and grabbed the wrist of the Four-Eyes Taoist.

"Master, don't be impulsive."

Lin Chen lowered his voice.

This is the Ren family mansion, and the area outside is full of townspeople. If Uncle Jiu were to draw his sword and chop up the security captain, he would be out of a job in Ren Family Town.

Moreover, Lin Chen knew that Uncle Nine must have his own plans.

Sure enough, Uncle Nine stopped the furious Four Eyes.

He looked at Awei coldly.

"Captain Wei, you say I'm the murderer, what evidence do you have?"

Awei exhaled through his nostrils.

"Evidence? Your long fingernails are evidence!"

"Guards! Cuff this murderer and take him to the yamen jail!"

Several security guards, holding handcuffs, hesitated and dared not step forward.

"Don't you want to quit?!"

Awei roared.

Several team members then reluctantly walked over and brandished the handcuffs.

"Uncle Jiu, I'm sorry to offend you."

Uncle Nine did not resist and cooperated by extending his hands, which were then handcuffed to his wrists.

Qiu Sheng panicked and rushed forward to snatch the person away.

"What right do you have to arrest my master!"

Uncle Nine glared at Qiu Sheng.

"Get out of the way! Stop fooling around!"

Qiu Sheng retreated, feeling wronged and resentful.

Uncle Nine turned to look at Lin Chen and Simu.

"Junior brother, Lin Chen, you two take Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai back first."

"The innocent will clear themselves; I'll just go to the yamen (government office)."

As Uncle Nine spoke, his eyes glanced intentionally or unintentionally at Ren Fa's corpse on the ground.

Lin Chen immediately understood: Old Master Ren had run away, but he would definitely come back tonight to leech off Ren Tingting.

Ren Fa has been poisoned by corpse poison; he will surely rise from the dead tonight.

If Ren Fa's body is left in the Ren residence, Ren Tingting will be in danger.

Uncle Jiu was trying to take advantage of the situation and get Ren Fa's body to the yamen so he could watch over it himself.

By the way, let's use Ren Tingting as bait to see if we can lure out Old Master Ren.

"Don't worry, Uncle-Master, we will take good care of the mortuary."