Chapter Six Investigation

Soon, there was a slight commotion outside the door, and a constable entered with a night watchman.
The night watchman had a fearful expression, and he greeted the magistrate and the exorcist before standing still without daring to make any movements, waiting for questioning.
"Last night, Chen Er saw with his own eyes that you and Quan Yuzhe left the corpse sewing shop and headed straight for the outskirts of the city."
Governor Zhao coldly looked at Fang Jun and pressed, "The evidence is here, do you still have anything to say?"
Fang Jun squinted his eyes and looked at the night watchman.
He clearly remembered that there was no one on the road ahead, but the night watchman claimed to have seen him.
Fang Jun said, "You said you saw me leaving the city with Quan Yuzhe, but did you see my face clearly?"
"How dare you, am I allowing you to speak?"
Judge Zhao scolded coldly, and the night watchman glanced at him.
The judge then glanced at the demon slayer and said coldly, "Tell the truth."
The night watchman, Chen Ergong, respectfully said, "No... this humble one did not see Mr. Fang's face directly, only caught a glimpse of his profile from the back."
Magistrate Zhao continued, "Then, in your opinion, how much does the silhouette you saw resemble Fang Jun?"
Chen Er raised her head slightly and timidly glanced at Fang Jun, then said, "To my lord...they are...somewhat similar."
Fang Jun breathed a sigh of relief, but Governor Zhao persisted, "Nonsense, it's clearly you causing trouble, stirring up fear among the people outside the city. Seize Fang Jun and bring him to the yamen. I don't believe that even under severe torture, you can still maintain your stubbornness."
Fang Jun's face turned cold, and he quickly yielded to force. This is the style of Governor Zhao, using him as a sacrifice to appease the people's hearts.
With Governor Zhao's command, immediately four constables are about to apprehend someone.
"Wait a minute!"
The exorcist suddenly spoke, and Magistrate Zhao immediately stopped the constables, respectfully saying, "Master Jin."
"Magistrate Zhao, torturing a confession is not very effective in solving the case. Even if the case remains unsolved, the guilty party will continue to die," he said.
"Yes, yes, yes, what Jin Shangshi said is true, but now..."
The demon slayer named Jin, with an indifferent expression, glanced at Fang Jun, and with a clang, drew a wooden knife from his waist, placing the shiny blade against Fang Jun's neck.
"From beginning to end, tell it carefully, and if there is even half a fake word, execution without mercy."
Just as Fang Jun's relaxed nerves were suddenly raised again.
He secretly thought that the demon exterminator was indeed ruthless, always ready to kill on the street, while Governor Zhao at least knew how to put on a show with severe torture and interrogation.
For the first time, I experienced the feeling of a knife against my neck, feeling the chilling sensation of the blade so close.
Fang Jun's heart felt a slight chill, as he couldn't tell whether the other person was intentionally applying pressure or looking for an excuse to chop him.
But Fang Jun couldn't afford to be careless. He calmed down and began to narrate, starting from leaving the house last night, passing by the corpse-sewing shop, and then encountering the ghoul and escaping with Quan Yuzhe.
Fang Jun repeated every word without missing a single one.
During this time, Jin Shang narrowed his eyes and stared at Fang Jun without blinking, as if he could see through his thoughts. He couldn't escape the scrutiny of the other person's eyes even if he felt slightly guilty.
Until he finished speaking, Jin Shang re-sheathed his sword and said calmly, "You may leave, but you must not take a step out of the city's boundaries until you find Quan Yuzhe."
"Yes!"
Fang Jun responded with a nod and turned around to leave.
With the sight of Fang Jun leaving quickly, Governor Zhao turned to Jin Bao and asked cautiously, "Master Jin, just... let him go like this?"
"My knife tells me that Fang Jun did not lie."
Jinbao walked up to the body of the female disciple and crouched down, carefully examining the wounds on her body.
……
Huh huh huh!
What an incredible woman!
On the way back, Fang Jun took a while to recover from the pressure emitted by the demon slayer.
It is difficult for ordinary people to lie in the face of the pressure released by the other party.
Walking on the road, Fang Jun is burdened with heavy thoughts. After parting with Quan Yuzhe that night, he disappeared outside the city.
No matter how you think about it, Fang Jun can't figure out how Yuze's ending can turn out well, most likely something unexpected has happened.
As for whether this unexpected event is caused by ghosts, people, or other reasons.
Jun Fang had a growing sense of unease, faintly feeling that a storm was approaching as he moved further away from the city.
Upon returning home, Jun Fang immediately reported his safe arrival to his family, and then he stayed in his room contemplating the techniques of bone-shaving hands and brute bull knife technique.
Although the demon beast illustrated book directly enhances the realm, he still has to practice it firsthand in the end.
By evening, Fang Jun had mastered two martial arts completely.
The wind howled as night fell.
Fang Jun carried a butcher knife and found the Beifu's residence. He threw two taels of silver, scared him with a menacing manner, and finally extracted some useful information.
Then, he left the city directly.
全玉泽这件事虽然确实与他无关，可是难保以后除魔使不会在找他麻烦。
思来想去，方俊觉得还是应该主动一些，试着寻找一些全玉泽的相关线索。
As for whether or not he can find Quanyuze, Fang Jun is planning to wander out of the city.
At the same time, he also has an idea: while he's at it, he wants to try his luck and see if he can collect some demonic energy.
This thing is the foundation of his practice, but the current way he has gained seems a bit narrow.
Located between Anyang City and Taiping City, Licheng is a hub where the two city's merchant caravans come and go day and night, so the city gates are also open at night.
Fang Jun, wearing black night clothes, stood on two official roads for a while.
There were two roads in front of him, one leading to the dock by water and the other leading to Anyang City on land.
According to the gatekeeper, Quan Yuzhe and that person seemed to have gone towards the wharf after leaving the city.
Passing through the jungle, dark and desolate mountains and wild ridges, they appeared like a sleeping dragon in the dark night, with the moonlight casting an eerie and tranquil atmosphere.
Fang Jun proceeded along the main road, walking slowly and paying constant attention to the traces around him.
Creak creak!!!
Occasionally, he could see nocturnal caravans, hunters, the sound of horse hooves, and wind chimes moving back and forth in the moonlight.
"The last batch of goods tonight, hurry up and deliver them to the dock. The girls of Chunfeng Building are still waiting for me in bed!"
"Finish work early and go home. Another dead body surfaced at the dock yesterday. It is said to be a scholarly candidate rushing for the exam."
"Damn it, another one?"
"Who said it wasn't? We've been getting bodies every few days and still can't trace the source. Those body snatchers have been getting lucky lately, business is booming."
A conversation between a group of cargo workers echoed through the dark night.
方俊沿着码头方向的道路走下去，走了半天没找个所以然来。
正当方俊打算放弃寻找时，忽然前方烛光摇曳。
隐约有人声在黑色中飘来，竟是一个村子浮现在眼前。
"Village?"
Fang Jun became immediately alert.
The village in front of him, every household was brightly lit.
Moreover, there was a bustle of voices in the village, like a busy trading market.
This is clearly abnormal. Even in this ancient society, only the lively places like theaters and brothels show some hustle and bustle.
Not to mention the village, where most people go to sleep early at night.
No, that's not right!
Curiosity killed the cat, and Fang Jun didn't hesitate, turning around to leave.
Suddenly, the Monster Demon Encyclopedia appeared automatically, exerting a strong suction force.
Fang Jun watched as a grey mist rose from the village and in the blink of an eye, it rushed into the Monster Demon Encyclopedia.
Another trace of demonic aura appeared.
Fang Jun stopped in his tracks and looked solemnly towards the village.
After waiting for a while and seeing no sign of demonic aura, Fang Jun decided not to approach the village and turned to leave.
"Sir, please wait for a moment!"