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Chapter 291 The murderer
Upon hearing this, Bi Fan only felt that something was not good. If the old man refused to say it, wouldn't all their troubles have been in vain?
At that moment, his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking of a solution. After a moment, he pretended to sigh with regret: "That's it, alas, it's a pity. I also want to find a medicinal material shop to purchase some on a large scale."
"Old man, I don't know if it's convenient for you to tell me the location of the owner of the medicine shop. I'll go find him to discuss it. I also came with a mission for this purchase. If I can't purchase a certain amount, I'm afraid I will have to buy more.
It only takes a few towns!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Shi'an looked exhausted from the long days of travel and coughed twice.
This couldn't help but make the old man feel a little moved, and he sighed: "But it's okay, but the owner of the medicine shop is afraid that he doesn't want to see you. Alas, what happened back then was too tragic."
He was busy striking while the iron was hot: "Old man, what accident happened?"
The old man sighed and said sadly: "The only son of the owner of the medicine shop was killed and changed beyond recognition! It's really hard to accept!"
"Killed by someone?" Both of them were shocked. Bi Fan asked: "By whom? Why was he killed?"
"The murderer's name is Xu Lie. He is a cultivator. He is the kind of person who has more valiant fighting power than ordinary people. As for why, everyone guesses that Xu Lie had a problem with the owner of the medicine store, so he committed such a cruel act. Xu Lie is so cruel.
Ah, the scene is very miserable and bloody!”
These words made the two of them look more solemn. The partner they were looking for turned out to be a murderer?
Bi Fan paused for a moment and asked softly: "Old man, did anyone see Xu Lie murder with his own eyes?"
The old man shook his head: "No, the situation at that time was very complicated. But in that case, no one except Xu Lie had the ability and motive to kill this person!"
Zheng Shi'an asked in a calm voice: "Old man, can you tell me about the situation that day?"
"It's a long story. I heard it from others. Well, it must have been a few months." The old man sat on the bamboo chair and began to slowly recall.
"That day, Lao Wu from the village went up the mountain to cut firewood as usual. He planned to collect herbs and exchange them for some money at the herbal medicine shop. As a result, he accidentally fell down while digging a Zhuxuan grass on the edge of the cliff."
"Originally I was about to fall to death, but I didn't expect to be caught by a big tree after falling. I was lucky enough to have a lot of luck. Apart from a little injury to my leg, there was nothing else. Lao Wu just walked along the tree.
I walked toward the place where the tree roots grew and found a cave."
"I heard that the cave was very dark. Fortunately, he carried the fire seal with him, lit it and walked for an hour or two, and then walked out of the cave directly."
At this point, the old man paused for a moment, and Bi Fan continued to ask in a lowered voice: "Then what?"
"Later, Lao Wu was looking for his way back down the mountain and didn't know where he was. Suddenly he saw someone not far away, sitting on the ground in a trance. He walked over and saw that it was Xu Lie."
Seeing that the key figures appeared, Zheng Shi'an hurriedly asked: "What happened next?"
A sharp look appeared in the old man's eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "Later, Old Wu saw a teenager lying next to him who had died and whose face was painted to pieces."
"Old Wu was stunned at the time, and Xu Lie seemed surprised to see him appear. It seemed that he didn't expect anyone to appear there. He was busy preparing to explain, but he still had the murder weapon in his hand and forgot to throw it away!"
"The murder weapon?" Bi Fan was startled: "Is it the knife that killed the young man and disfigured his face?"
"Yes!" The old man looked indignant: "At that time, Old Wu asked Xu Lie why he did such a thing. Although he had a problem with the owner of the medicine store, the child was innocent after all!"
"Then did Xu Lie have any excuse?"
"Of course, he insisted that he did not kill the person, and that the body was not the son of the owner of the medicine shop. The murderer was actually someone else, and everything at the scene was deliberately arranged to frame the blame on him."
Lao Wu didn't believe it, so he carried the child's body down with him. Unfortunately, he couldn't stop Xu Lie from running away, so he could only watch helplessly as he escaped.
"Later, word spread in the village that Xu Lie killed someone and ran away. Although there was no direct evidence, the location of the cave was very secretive, and the murder weapon was in his hand. Only he had the ability and motivation to do it, not him.
It is also difficult to find the second suspect."
"Later, the owner of the medicine shop found out that his son had been innocently killed. Perhaps it was because of him that he died tragically, and he has been sick ever since. Now the medicine shop has closed, and he no longer wants to do business!"
Bi Fan sighed, not knowing what to say.
With his current status as a medicine dealer, it is naturally impossible for him to speak for Xu Lie.
It's just that this case is full of doubts. Whether it's from an outsider's perspective or a rational analysis, Xu Lie can only be considered a major suspect.
Zheng Shi'an on the side also remained silent. After the two of them chatted casually with the old man for a while, they found out the location of the medicine shop owner's residence and left with the purchased medicines.
Back at the inn, Xiao Lian also transformed into a human form and sat on a chair to drink tea. Zheng Shi'an seemed to be feeling a little emotional and said: "Brother, is Xu Lie's murder charge considered true?"
Bi Fan sighed and nodded: "At least in the eyes of the villagers in Qingshan Town, there is nothing to argue with."
"It's just that I always feel like there's something wrong with this case. There are too many doubts."
Bi Fan nodded: "There is something wrong, but we are afraid that we have to find the person involved to understand what happened a few months ago."
After saying that, he looked at the candlelight in front of him and sighed. The reason why Xu Lie refused to be welcomed by the villagers was clear, but it also raised more questions.
Did Xu Lie really kill someone? If so, why was he valued by Elder Xuan of the Dan Alliance? If not, what exactly happened in the first place?
Just as he was frowning, Xiao Lian suddenly said calmly: "This matter may have something to do with Su Xingchen."
The two of them were suddenly shocked: "Xu Xingchen?"
Xiao Lian nodded: "Judging from his aura and condition, he should have just recovered not long ago. Although the power of the soul is strong, his aura is unstable and his strength has not been fully restored. His body shape and face are also very different from before.
"
"This is a common method used by the undead tribe, to devour other people's consciousness and souls by seizing their bodies, thereby occupying their bodies. If this matter has anything to do with him, then maybe Xu Lie was wrongly accused. The murderer at that time,
It’s the stars.”
Hearing this, Bi Fan and Zheng Shi'an both widened their eyes, feeling that there was some possibility, but there was no sufficient evidence to prove it.
The only thing that is certain is that Xiu Xingchen did suddenly appear not long ago, and he is powerful and his origin is a mystery.
Before this, they had never heard of such a person in the Providence Space. Combined with Xu Lie's words to defend himself, it seemed to be consistent.