Chapter 43 Demonic Fox

Trailing behind him were Captain Ban and a group of county constables, their expressions a mixture of grim determination and unease.

Yun Yunyang clasped his hands together in a polite greeting to Lu Zizai. As his eyes swept past the official, they fell on the group of constables carrying several stretchers covered with white cloth.

"Lord Lu," Yunyang began, his voice steady but laced with curiosity, "what are those?"

Lu Zizai exhaled heavily, the lines of worry etched deeply into his face. "These are the bodies of individuals who have died under mysterious circumstances recently in the county."

Yunyang frowned. "Mysterious deaths? If it concerns the county, surely it falls under your jurisdiction, Lord Lu. Why bring this matter to my family?"