**Chapter 23: The Murderer is Flower Picker Cao Jun**

**Chapter 23: The Murderer is Flower Picker Cao Jun**

At noon the next day, in the fish farm.

No one had discovered the deaths of Luo Chang and the others. After all, it was normal for them to have fun all night and sleep until noon the next day.

However, since Luo Chang and the others hadn't gotten up for a long time, someone from the Dragon King Gang went over to check.

As a result, they found corpses all over the place, and the house was filled with a foul odor.

This was an unprecedented murder case.

Even the government officials in Tonghe County were alarmed, and the entire courtyard was temporarily closed.

"Who, who killed my son?"

Luo Xie, the elder of the Dragon King Gang, was furious. When he saw his son, who had died tragically, he was filled with so much hatred that he desperately wanted to find the murderer and cut him into pieces.

Even though Luo Chang behaved very badly in life and often caused trouble, he was still his only son and the last supporting branch of his family in old age.

Now he had died for no reason.

The anger in Luo Xie's heart could be imagined.

"If I guess correctly, the person who killed your son should be the flower picker, Cao Jun."

At this time, Feng Hao, the county lieutenant of Tonghe County, walked over, exuding confidence as he strode forward, filled with a powerful momentum.

All the members of the Dragon King Gang around him lowered their heads, not daring to look him in the eye, filled with awe.

They were naturally arrogant toward the fishermen and often dominated them.

But facing a figure like Feng Hao, they knew better than to offend him.

Otherwise, the Dragon King Gang could face immense trouble.

Originally, an ordinary murder case would not provoke Feng Hao's involvement.

But this matter was completely different since it concerned flower picker Cao Jun.

After all, he had always been the target of Feng Hao's investigations, but he hadn't anticipated finding traces of him here.

"Cao Jun, the flower picker?"

"Master Feng, how do you know that the murderer is Cao Jun?"

Hearing this, Luo Xie, the elder of the Dragon King Gang, was immediately shocked. He had heard of this wanted criminal.

It was said that this man had been wreaking havoc in the world for decades, and it was unknown how many female relatives of aristocratic families had fallen victim to him.

The imperial court had once issued a wanted poster for Cao Jun, mandating his capture and execution.

They had even set a dragnet to catch him.

It was a pity that after all these years, Cao Jun remained unscathed.

The imperial court had been unable to deal with him, so one could imagine how ferocious and powerful he truly was.

"It's very simple. Your son and this group of people died because of the infamous three centipede and five toad smoke."

"This is Cao Jun's unique poisonous smoke, derived from Cao's Poison Classic."

"No one else can produce it except for Cao Jun."

"After inhaling the poisonous smoke, they died almost instantly, unable to even call for help."

Feng Hao stated plainly.

"But why would such a notorious figure come to kill my son?"

Luo Xie, the elder of the Dragon King Gang, was completely baffled.

After all, his son was just an ordinary person; it was inconceivable that he could have offended someone of such high standing.

"There's no real reason for it; it was just a random misfortune."

"The thing Cao Jun hates most in life, besides government officials, is flower-picking thieves."

"It is said that your son has a bad reputation and likes to rob civilian girls?"

Feng Hao said calmly.

"Rumors are just rumors."

"But this guy is a flower picker. Why would he hate flower pickers?"

Luo Xie, the elder of the Dragon King Gang, was aware of the truth but would never admit it. After all, with his son dead, he did not want their family's reputation to take another hit.

"Whether it's a rumor or fact, Cao Jun is indeed targeting your son."

"As a flower picker, isn't it natural for him to hate fellow flower pickers?"

"For people like Cao Jun, their peers are their greatest annoyance."

"If there are flower pickers everywhere, wouldn't it be easier for him to target the woman he likes?"

"So once Cao Jun discovers other flower-picking thieves, he will definitely kill them."

"Over the years, countless flower-picking thieves have perished at the hands of Cao Jun."

Feng Hao sneered.

Although Cao Jun was indeed a menace, in a way he also assisted the imperial court by eliminating many flower-picking thieves and providing revenge for some victims.

Of course, this was not originally Cao Jun's intention.

"This..."

Hearing this, Luo Xie, the elder of the Dragon King Gang, fell silent.

If this was true, then he had indeed brought upon himself an unreasonable disaster.

"Originally, I thought that Cao Jun had been ambushed and seriously injured. He must have hidden in Yunmeng Lake, bound to perish."

"I never expected this old ghost to be so lucky that he survived."

"He even came out to commit crimes." 

Feng Hao said helplessly.

He had intended to take credit for capturing Cao Jun; even if he couldn't kill him, he could bring back his body.

In this way, he could earn merit.

Who would have imagined that not only had the other party survived, but he had also resurfaced to commit crimes?

This was undoubtedly a provocation to the imperial court; Cao Jun was openly declaring that even if he was besieged, he was still alive and well.

It could only be said that a flower picker who had survived for decades was indeed quite capable and not so easily killed.

"If you want revenge, go after Cao Jun."

"But given the nature of that guy, he probably doesn't even know where he's gone."

Feng Hao said in a serious tone.

He looked at the house again and found no clues.

It could only be said that the man was too cautious; once he committed a crime, he would disappear without a trace.

There was no chance for them to track down this old ghost.

"Revenge? How can we take revenge?"

"That's Cao Jun; who among us can kill him?"

Hearing this, Luo Xie, the elder of the Dragon King Gang, felt desperate, and his body trembled.

If he were an ordinary person, he might entertain thoughts of revenge, even desiring to wipe out the opponent's whole family.

But that was Cao Jun, the flower picker, renowned for his notorious reputation.

Countless heroes had fallen at his hands.

If they truly found Cao Jun, it was likely they would perish at his hand instantly.

And the man wouldn't care less about them.

Among the numerous enemies Cao Jun had, they ranked very low.

Instead of seeking revenge from Cao Jun, it would be wiser to avoid him altogether.

This was the brutal reality of their world.

On the surface, as the elder of the Dragon King Gang, he could intimidate the common people and held a high position of power.

But facing truly powerful individuals, he was merely an ant.

Should he encounter someone like Cao Jun, he would likely die without a burial place.

In his despair, he felt he couldn't even think about revenge and could only resign himself to his misfortune.

He deeply regretted it.

If he had known that Cao Jun was so ruthless and specialized in killing flower-picking thieves, he would never have allowed his son to behave like this.

But now it was too late for regrets.

"Then let us pray that we can find this Cao Jun again."

Feng Hao shook his head; there was nothing more he could do.

He did not know how many similar victims he had encountered.

He had long become accustomed to it.

In this era, the detection rate did not exceed 20%.

Especially when warriors committed crimes; they killed people and swiftly fled to other locations, avoiding capture.

As a county government official, how could he follow them to other places to handle cases?

Many times, they could only abandon the case, treating it as the victim's own misfortune.

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