Chapter 1: Beauty is short-lived, night search for the truth
【Basic attribute point +1. 】
System Panel——
【Lai Yang】
[Qi and Blood 165] (The maximum Qi and Blood of ordinary people does not exceed 100)
[Strength 135]
【Defense 101】
[Agility 110]
【Spirit 181】
[Mana 0]
【Lifespan 80】
It has been three months since Lai Yang traveled to this world.
His system cheat code will increase his basic attribute points by a fixed amount every day, and there is a chance that special attribute points will be increased.
Qi, blood, strength, defense, and agility are the basic attributes, while spirit, mana, and lifespan are special attributes.
When he crawled out of a dead person's grave and fainted in the mountains, he was rescued by a peasant girl named Liu Zhaodi. Since then, he has been living in her house.
Liu Zhaodi sold tofu in the town. She was beautiful and was known as the Tofu Xishi.
When Lai Yang has nothing to do, he helps with fishing for a living.
The two help each other and rely on each other.
A single man and a single woman, living under the same roof.
As time went by, they developed feelings for each other.
By accident, Lai Yang saw Liu Zhaodi bathing.
Lai Yang apologized and wanted to leave, but Liu Zhaodi reached out and held him back, making him hesitate to speak.
The window paper between the two people's relationship was completely torn.
The man has feelings, the woman has intentions, and everything happens so naturally and smoothly.
That night, Lai Yang felt that there were two more things called "duty" and "responsibility" on his shoulders, but his heart was more filled with fulfillment and happiness.
Lai Yang originally thought that he and Liu Zhaodi could live and work in peace in the small town and stay together for the rest of their lives.
Until one day, when he came back from hunting in the mountains and saw Liu Zhaodi's cold body, everything changed.
The blood on Liu Zhaodi's forehead, the bruises on her body, and the torn clothes all seemed extremely suspicious.
Lai Yang reported the matter to the authorities, but the government hastily closed the case without even conducting an investigation, and classified Liu Zhaodi's death as suicide by jumping into a well.
Lai Yang sat in front of Liu Zhaodi's grave, staring blankly for the whole day.
He, who had never drunk alcohol before, drank a large pot of wine for the first time.
"Zhao Di, I will definitely find the murderer who murdered you and kill him to avenge you. I promise you."
Lai Yang put down the jar of wine in his hand, stood up and left. His back was stretched very long in the setting sun.
Afterwards, Lai Yang found the place where Liu Zhaodi sold tofu every day and asked around for information about Liu Zhaodi's daily life.
However, after some inquiries, he found that other people nearby seemed to be very secretive about Liu Zhaodi's affairs.
This situation made Lai Yang feel that there was something fishy about Liu Zhaodi's death.
Lai Yang didn't believe that Liu Zhaodi would commit suicide. There must be some special reason that forced her to death.
Lai Yang looked at Zhu the butcher who was selling meat opposite the tofu stall.
As for what kind of people Liu Zhaodi usually meets, Zhu the butcher who runs a butcher shop opposite her must know exactly.
Just now when Lai Yang was asking him questions, he always acted impatient and even waved the knife in his hand to drive Lai Yang away, as if he was afraid of something.
Night falls.
There were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road, and Butcher Zhu packed up his stall and went home as usual.
Butcher Zhu returned home, subconsciously reached out to close the door, and lit a candle in the house.
He didn't realize that there was already someone in the room waiting for him quietly.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, let's talk."
The sudden voice startled Butcher Zhu. He turned around and saw a man appear in his house.
Seeing that Lai Yang was the only one there, Zhu the Butcher suddenly became angry after being frightened, and cursed him without any hesitation: "You damn thing, you want to scare me to death, you dare to break into my house without permission, believe it or not, I will report you to the police and arrest you, get out of here right now!"
"I just want to know how Zhaodi died. Just tell me and I'll leave right away."
Lai Yang stared at Butcher Zhu with cold eyes. The latter felt frightened and subconsciously took a step back.
Butcher Zhu was a strong man with broad shoulders and a big waist. His arms were thicker than Lai Yang's thighs.
"How could I be scared by the kid in front of me?" Butcher Zhu looked grim. He turned around and picked up a butcher knife, his eyes wide open, and threatened fiercely, "Are you going to get out of here or not? If you don't, I'll chop you to death. You broke into my house at night, and even if I chop you to death, your death would be in vain."
Seeing that reason didn't work, Lai Yang had no choice but to step forward, snatch the knife from Zhu the Butcher, and put it to his neck.
In an instant, Butcher Zhu was so frightened that his legs went limp and he knelt on the ground begging for mercy.
"No, no, no, little brother, don't be impulsive, don't kill me, don't kill me, I will give you whatever you want, I will give you everything."
Butcher Zhu never expected that the seemingly frail boy in front of him was actually a warrior.
How could a common butcher like him defeat a warrior? He immediately gave in.
"Speak, tell me everything you know." Lai Yang looked at Zhu the Butcher kneeling on the ground expressionlessly and said coldly.
"I, I can't say it. I can't afford to offend those people. Please let me go." Butcher Zhu had a sad face.
"Do you think I'm easier to mess with than them?" A hint of murderous intent flashed in Lai Yang's eyes. He brought the butcher knife closer to Zhu the Butcher's neck, scaring him so much that his face turned pale instantly.
"No, no, no, I'm telling you, I'm telling you everything, please don't kill me."
"If I find out you're lying to me, I'll give up all this fat on you."
"I dare not."
Butcher Zhu took a deep breath, as if recalling something, and then with a trace of pity and sympathy in his eyes, he spoke tremblingly: "That day, I saw the two guards around Master Zhao forcibly drag Zhaodi away, and then she never came back. It was not until yesterday that I heard that she committed suicide by jumping into a well."
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I really don't dare to tell you. Mr. Zhao is not someone that a commoner like me can offend. Mr. Zhao has connections with people in the county government. I'm afraid. If he finds out that I told you about this, my life will be in danger."
Lai Yang closed his eyes slightly, and everything became clear.
Why was Zhaodi's death classified as suicide, and why did the county government hastily close the case without even conducting an investigation?
It turns out that the person behind the scenes is Mr. Zhao.
Mr. Zhao and the government were in cahoots with each other.
In order to prevent his son from being convicted by the county government, Mr. Zhao must have bribed the people in advance, so the county magistrate didn't care whether Zhaodi was murdered or committed suicide.
"You'd better keep this matter to yourself. Heaven and earth know it, you know it, and I know it. As long as you don't spread it out, it won't implicate you."
Lai Yang put the butcher knife in his hand on the table and said softly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I had no choice."
Seeing that the other party had no intention of attacking him, Butcher Zhu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat off his face, and advised earnestly: "Little brother, you are Zhaodi's man, right? I often hear Zhaodi talk about you, and I think it is necessary to advise you that although you are very powerful, Mr. Zhao's family is large and powerful, and his power is not something you and I can deal with. You must not make a mistake and risk your life. It's not worth it."
Lai Yang did not respond. He put a little bit of silver on the butcher knife and his figure gradually disappeared into the night.
After Lai Yang left, Butcher Zhu dared to stand up slowly. He looked at the knife and silver coins on the table, feeling complicated.
"well…"
(End of this chapter)
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