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If there were still living people here, Xiaoyao might have stayed, but since all he saw were dead bodies, it was none of his business!

Xiaoyao's thoughts were idealistic, but reality was disappointing. As soon as he took a few steps forward, a group of people rushed over—apparently they were law enforcement officers.

When Xiaoyao thought these officers should be examining the scene rather than watching him, he realized that instead, they had surrounded him!

"Brothers in law enforcement, what are you doing" Xiaoyao asked dumbfoundedly.

"What! You killed someone and want to run away How dare you ask us what we're doing!!" one of the officers said.

…" Xiaoyao was speechless for a while. This matter had nothing to do with him, but they immediately blamed him; he found it very frustrating.

"What are you guys doing Why are you surrounding him!" At this point, another officer came over, seeming to be the leader of these officers.

Xiaoyao nodded his head. He felt that this officer was reasonable and had a bit of intelligence, so he said, "That's right, spread out quickly and let me pass! Why are you surrounding me!"

The officer in charge was taken aback for a moment before saying, "Let him go Do we look like we’re here to take it easy! I told them to arrest you! Don't misunderstand!!"

…" Xiaoyao fell silent. It turned out that the situation was still the same; he had to find his own way out.

Punching them all down and leaving gracefully...

This wasn't realistic, as Xiaoyao's identity had already been exposed—escaping would only make him seem guilty of trying to evade justice. Although Xiaoyao didn’t mind, there was no need to provoke such trouble. His current goal was to experience the江湖of ** (a fictional world), and experiencing it would certainly expand his knowledge and experiences.

Of course, Xiaoyao had limits to this approach; if things developed into an undesirable situation, he’d simply leave. He had ways of doing so, especially after this incident when fewer people would be watching, making it easier.

Before then, though, he could do something—proving his innocence and thus extricating himself from the predicament.

"Don't act yet!" Xiaoyao stopped those officers in their tracks, speaking calmly: "You apprehended me without questioning. Isn’t that too frivolous I’m just a passerby."

“A passerby Everyone here is dead except for you; therefore, even if you’re not the killer, you’re an accomplice." One of the officers said coldly.

“Oh, by your logic then… there aren't just one but multiple accomplices!” Xiaoyao looked at that officer and spoke softly.

"Who else Confess quickly or face the consequences!" The previous officer in charge immediately pressed him.

Xiaoyao raised his hand, pointing to the officer in charge. He said, "It’s you all!!"

“Kid, do you want trouble” The officers were instantly infuriated; Xiaoyao was surrounded yet dared to point at their leader and speak nonsense.

"You're causing trouble! You guys said that since everyone here is dead except me, I must be an accomplice. So what about you Did all of you also die" Xiaoyao asked with a smile.

“Nonsense! We’re alive and well. Don’t curse us until you see the coffin!" One of them said viciously, showing that he didn't understand Xiaoyao's point.

"Idiot, what he means is that since we're also alive, we too are accomplices!!" The officer in charge smacked him on the head.

Xiaoyao looked at the officer with a glance as if saying, "You actually have some brains!"

"We’re different from you! We’re law enforcers! We came here based on information we received!" The beaten officer said.

“I’m a passerby! I just happened to come through this area!” Xiaoyao also stated.

“But it could be that you are lying. You killed them out of greed for their wealth, and don’t think being a passerby will hide your guilt!!" The officer challenged Xiaoyao's statement.

Xiaoyao smiled and replied, "Then you might also be lying; you’re not here to investigate the case. These actions are likely done by yourselves and now you're covering it up! You were motivated by greed for their wealth just like me!"

“What nonsense is this How could we possibly do such a thing!” The officer retorted.

"Why not From the time these bodies have been killed, which doesn’t exceed half an hour, and your arrival here right after with so many people, it makes you very suspicious!" Xiaoyao said with a smile.

“…”

“We received a secret report saying that someone had attacked a merchant convoy here, and it was difficult to handle. We were told to be prepared and bring enough men! Don’t ask me how we got this information; even if I knew, I wouldn’t tell you, let alone I don't know! Also, how did you figure out they just died half an hour ago” The officer in charge looked at Xiaoyao, his eyes narrowing as if he had caught on to something.

"That's right, how did you know If you were just a passerby and newly arrived here, how could you possibly know their time of death You only knew because these people are those whom you killed yourself." The constable who got beaten seemed pleased with himself, believing that he had cleverly found the weak spot of Free-and-Easy.

"You don't necessarily have to see someone get murdered before knowing the time. Don't you have a coroner I studied medicine; just by looking at them, I can tell!" Free-and-Easy said, as it wasn’t hard for him, being a medical practitioner.

"So you actually studied medicine too! That’s great, but that still doesn't clear your suspicion," the constable chief replied.

"I really don’t want to say how dumb you are, but you keep proving it yourself! Tell me, how did they die You should be able to tell just by looking!" Free-and-Easy said.

"They..." The constables seemed hesitant, as if they were unsure of their conclusion.

"All of them died from a single stab wound; the attacker must be an expert. Do I look like one Do I have any knives on me" Free-and-Easy asked.

"You could hide yourself and throw away your knife!" another constable said.

"Alright then! There's one more thing I should tell you: although they all died from a single stab wound, each killed by the same sword technique, their killers weren’t just one person. Even if I were as powerful as can be, I couldn't split myself!" Free-and-Easy said, raising an important issue.

"What More than one person... That's impossible! How did you figure that out" The constable chief was surprised; he had just examined the bodies and couldn’t tell they were done by multiple people.

"Though the sword technique was the same, and they tried to use equal force and similar techniques, it wasn't done by one person. Their speed and strength showed minor differences. If you find a master, they would know!" Free-and-Easy explained.

"Then how did you figure that out" The constable chief was quite doubtful.

"What’s difficult about it I studied them," Free-and-Easy answered without elaborating on what he meant by 'studied.'

"So do you know what this sword technique is then" the constable chief asked, since with his knowledge, he couldn’t recognize such a technique. This wasn't an attempt to test Free-and-Easy.

"Five Tigers Severing Gate Sword Technique, Qin Family's secret art!" Free-and-Easy said.

"What!" The constable chief was shocked at the answer; it surprised him and made him feel fear as he thought that now things would become troublesome.

The Qin Family was a great clan, one of the Ten Great Families in the world. Though not the strongest—falling short of the Fang Clan or the Nan Gong Clan—it could easily scare constables to wet their pants if they dared provoke them.

If this matter involved the Qin Family, the officials wouldn’t want to get involved; even if they knew what the Qin Family had done, they didn't dare investigate. Now it was just a suspicion anyway—just a suspicion.

"It could be that someone else learned it. If you can figure out such things, then you should know," The constable chief wanted to avoid pinning any blame on the Qin Clan and instead wanted to get Free-and-Easy.

"Very funny, if I can recognize the technique, does that mean I can perform it too Can recognizing that you are male make me give birth to you" Free-and-Easy said sarcastically.

“…”

"I know you're scared of the Qin Family. But let me tell you, this matter might not be connected with them either. Their methods were secretive but also left some clues for others to think about the Qin Family; it could just be a frame-up!" Free-and-Easy said.

“So that’s how it is! That would be good,” The constable chief was relieved, glad they didn’t have to deal with the Qin Family. They could even curry favor by dealing with whoever set up this frame-up on them.

"But don't get too excited, nor try to please anyone else. I advise you not to meddle in this matter," Free-and-Easy said again, ruining their mood.

“Why” The constable chief didn’t understand.

"Simple: we can't be sure if the Qin Family did it or not yet. If they did, that's even better. Even though there might still be involvement of the Qin Family, as long as the attack was open and clear, it wouldn’t cause any problems for them to kill these people and take their goods; any disputes would be their own business, nothing to do with you!" Free-and-Easy explained.

“What if it’s not the Qin Family” The constable chief asked again.

"That means someone wants to frame-up the Qin Clan. And who could do such a thing What kind of person would that be" Free-and-Easy asked back.

“Who could it be” The constable chief was clueless.

"It must be someone on par with the Qin Family, or at least near their level. Do you want to get involved in their disputes" Free-and-Easy looked at him and asked.

“No, no way! It’s better for us commoners not to meddle in such affairs of immortals; getting entangled would be courting death!” The constable chief immediately shook his head. Though he wasn't too bright, he knew how to keep himself safe from dangers.

“Then don’t court your own death,” Free-and-Easy said.

"Alright then, let's wrap this up and leave!" the constable chief quickly said, planning to pack up. But at that moment, Free-and-Easy spoke out once more to stop them! (To be continued)tanding this. It doesn't know, it just enjoys the leisurely praise, at least, that's what it thinks."You are a foodie!""Haha...""Hmm, foodie foodie...""Chew chew..."When idly passing the time, I amuse...