Luoshui County, county town.
Within the county government.
"How goes it?" Cao Bin sat on a Taishi Chair.
In front of him, a man dressed as a constable gave a formal salute.
"Mr. Cao, because only yesterday did we find Xu Yunfeng's skeletal remains."
"The county government's coroner said it's been too long since death! Moreover, the body was picked clean by jackals and beasts of prey. Now only dry bones and clothes stained with blood remain; it's impossible to determine the exact cause of Xu Yunfeng and the others' deaths."
Upon hearing this, Cao Bin pondered for a moment.
Then he said, "What about the bodies of Hong Chengtao and the others?"
The constable replied, "They've been found too! Pretty much the same! Likely all killed by the same person."
Then he added, "Mr. Cao, according to my investigation, Xu Yunfeng and Hong Chengtao followed Jiang Ning out of the city that day, and after leaving the city, none returned."