South City District, Six Gates!
When Su Chen arrived at the Six Gates, he found the entrance unusually quiet!
„Usually at this time, people are checking in, why is it so quiet today?”
Su Chen looked around, saw no other colleagues, and frowned slightly. He continued inside, knowing something must have happened.
Stepping inside!
„Su Chen! You’re here! Something big happened. Last night, three of our patrol brothers were killed! Their bodies are laid out in the main hall!”
A constable, about his age, saw Su Chen and immediately stepped forward.
The young man was named Lin Dong, and he partnered with Su Chen.
„You say three patrol brothers were killed!”
Su Chen’s expression slightly changed. Although their Six Gates were affiliated with the yamen locally, they were one of the three major power institutions of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Killing someone from the Six Gates was tantamount to declaring war on the Six Gates.
„Let’s go take a look!” Su Chen said.
„What, take a look!”
Lin Dong’s eyes showed surprise. Su Chen had always avoided such matters. He partnered with Su Chen because, like him, he wanted to stay far away from these kinds of things.
Hearing Su Chen say this, how could he not be surprised?
„Yes, let’s go take a look. Colleagues were killed, we have a duty to see!”
Su Chen nodded.
He didn't need to imitate the original owner's mindset in everything. The Six Gates was a good stepping stone, and he intended to gain a certain status within it. How could he always retreat?
What's more, Constable Wang Zhan of the South City District had been killed by him last night. The South City District was now leaderless, presenting a complete opportunity for him. He had previously thought of just aiming for a squad leader position, but now with someone killing Six Gates constables, this might be his chance.
„Let’s go!”
Su Chen didn’t linger and walked towards the main hall.
At this moment!
In the main hall.
Three bodies were laid out on three straw mats. Many people had gathered in the hall. The South City District Six Gates had one Constable Head, four squad leaders below him, and over a dozen constables under each squad leader!
Inside the hall, two people wearing squad leader robes were talking with grave expressions. A coroner was examining the bodies on the straw mats. After Su Chen entered, his gaze fell on the three bodies, and his pupils suddenly contracted slightly.
Because the throats of these three bodies were cut with sharp blades, and their expressions were ones of shock, as if they didn't know what had happened. From this, it was clear they were killed by a single sword strike.
„Killed in one strike, without leaving any reaction! A swordsman!”
Su Chen, having obtained Jing Wuming’s Left-Handed Sword, recognized this type of wound immediately. He stood quietly aside, pondering. The deaths of these three by the sword did not seem beneficial to him!
Feng Xifan was a sword master, and his trump card was the Left-Handed Sword. If he were to use it, he might be linked to this incident. Although, according to the original owner's memories, the strongest person in Tienan County was at the peak of Bone Refining, who could guarantee there weren't hidden experts? And the original owner's memories might not be the complete truth.
What's more!
He didn't believe that people from the Xuanjing Platform would appear here for no reason. Even for a trial, this wouldn't be the chosen location!
„Perhaps the attack on the constables this time is also related to the Xuanjing Platform’s presence here?”
„Now it depends on what information Feng Xifan uncovers!”
Feng Xifan was not following Su Chen, but was investigating Ceng Qingwan, hoping to get some clues.
„Squad Leader Lu, Squad Leader Chen!”
At this moment, the coroner said to the two squad leaders, „Judging by the wounds, they were killed with a single sword strike in an instant. The attacker was very fast; they didn’t even have time to draw their swords! This was a sword master. Based on the force traces, the attacker should be a peak Muscle Preparation realm sword master! Only Constable Head Wang could deal with someone like this!”
Upon hearing this, many in the hall changed their expressions. Most of them were usually at the Skin Refining realm, and the two squad leaders were only at the early Muscle Preparation realm! A peak Muscle Preparation sword master would kill them all in one strike if they met.
„I didn’t expect this coroner could distinguish the attacker’s strength from the force of the sword strike!” Su Chen thought with some admiration!
After obtaining Jing Wuming’s Left-Handed Sword, Su Chen’s body underwent some slight modifications. His current strength had reached the peak of Skin Refining, and after a bit more training, he could enter the Muscle Preparation realm!
„Someone has already been sent to notify Constable Head Wang. We will wait for Constable Head Wang here. You all go back to your duties and be careful when patrolling!”
One of the squad leaders, Squad Leader Lu, said to some constables in the hall.
„Wait for Constable Head Wang? That guy was dealt with by me last night. Feng Xifan has already disposed of the body. Waiting for him, we’ll be waiting until the sun sets!”
Su Chen and Lin Dong also withdrew and headed towards their respective squad rooms. Their squad leader was not Squad Leader Chen or Squad Leader Lu, but a female squad leader named Luan Xue.
„Well, isn’t this Su Chen? I heard your wife! She’s quite something!”
At this moment, a discordant voice appeared behind him!
Behind them were three people. The leader was thin, with sunken cheeks, looking like a sickly old ghost. He was currently looking at Su Chen with a mocking gaze. From this, it was clear that this was the one who spoke.
„Zhao Jiu, what are you saying?”
Lin Dong, who was beside Su Chen, immediately said, his face changing.
„Saying what? Am I wrong? The other day, we were drinking with Constable Head Wang, and we all heard it! Su Chen, how much would you charge me to spend a night with you tonight?”
The constable called Zhao Jiu looked at Su Chen, appearing rich and provocative.
Zhao Jiu was in the same squad as Su Chen. The original owner was somewhat cowardly and was often bullied by this Zhao Jiu.
„This might be an opportunity!” Su Chen thought.
He had always appeared cowardly and needed a push to change his behavior. He had been thinking about how to change his timid personality!
„You're giving me an opportunity, so consider yourself unlucky. Maybe it can help the original owner get revenge too!”
Su Chen walked towards the other man and looked at him, saying, „What did you just say?”
„Hmm, you didn’t hear me? Then I’ll say it again…”
However, before he could finish speaking, Su Chen’s eyes suddenly turned blood red. He raised his right hand, grabbed the other man’s head, and applied sudden force. At that moment, his right knee quickly lifted!
Bang!
Zhao Jiu’s contorted face collided with his knee. Crack, the sound of a broken nose echoed.
Zhao Jiu’s strength was at the middle Skin Refining realm, while Su Chen's previous strength was at the early Skin Refining realm!
Of course, the difference within the Skin Refining realm wasn't that significant. It could only be said that a martial artist was stronger than an ordinary person. Early Skin Refining could contend with five or six ordinary people, but reaching the late or peak Skin Refining stage represented a huge difference.
Now Su Chen’s strength had increased. Even if it hadn't, Zhao Jiu wouldn't have reacted to the sudden attack.
Ah!
Zhao Jiu let out a scream, his head spinning. Su Chen, however, didn't stop. After landing the first blow, he fiercely punched the other man’s head, causing his body to fall to the ground.
Su Chen then seemed to go mad, continuously stomping on the other man’s head with his foot.
„For talking nonsense! For talking nonsense!”
With each stomp, blood flowed from Zhao Jiu’s mouth.
„This!”
This scene terrified everyone.
The two men who followed Zhao Jiu saw this and didn’t dare to come forward to help him.
„Su Chen, stop! You’ll kill him if you keep hitting him!”
At this moment, Lin Dong, who was beside Su Chen, rushed to hold back the erupting Su Chen. But Su Chen’s eyes were red, and his ferocity exploded outwards. Lin Dong felt as if he couldn’t hold him back.
„Why aren’t you helping!”
Lin Dong shouted to the other constables who were appearing.
Someone came forward to help Lin Dong. Su Chen, who was being held back, was still violent but was gradually regaining control.
„Next time, if I ever hear you slander my wife again, I’ll smash your head! Smash your head!”
Su Chen roared! His body was then dragged away.
„An honest person’s anger is terrifying. Never provoke Su Chen again!”
At this moment, other constables who saw this couldn’t help but say.
Su Chen felt a thrill inside. Hitting someone was definitely more satisfying than being hit. Of course, that was only part of it, because a prompt appeared in his mind!
[For violently beating colleague Zhao Jiu within the Six Gates, you have obtained a Black Iron grade Item Chest!]