Without exception, there were no warning signs before the incidents occurred, and even on the night of the incident, the family did not hear any noise.
He would wake up in the morning to find his wife or daughter dead, naked, in bed.
The cause of death was a wound to the chest from a sharp weapon.
The dead bodies all had their eyes open, which looked quite eerie.
His mouth was stuffed with something, which was obviously found randomly in the room.
It's obvious that the victim was conscious before being murdered, and was subjected to inhuman torture before being killed by the killer with a single stab.
As more and more people came to report the crime, Zhao Minggeng's expression grew increasingly grim.
This murderer is too audacious, killing one every day. Does he intend to wipe out all the women in Davar?
He personally went to the scene to investigate and questioned the families of the victims.
Before their deaths, the deceased had all bought things from peddlers who roamed the streets.
Flower patterns, handkerchiefs, maltose, and the like.
Another point is that these women all bargained with the peddler.
This is clearly a major discovery.
Then they asked about the peddler's main facial features. Two families said they didn't know what the peddler looked like.
Only the victim's mother said she had seen what the peddler looked like.
Zhao Qingbei, a child who is good at drawing, was put to good use.
His sketching skills were excellent; he managed to draw an almost perfect replica of the victim Ning's face based on the rather inaccurate description provided by Ning's family.
That made the mother extremely excited.
"It's him, it's him. When we were inspecting the goods, his eyes were always fixed on my daughter."
I even glared at him back then.
"If I had known he would come to harm my daughter in the middle of the night, I should have given him a good beating with a stick."
The victim's mother cried her heart out again.
To make it easier to arrest people, Zhao Qingyi drew several more identical portraits.
Thus, a city-wide manhunt began.
Not only were portraits posted at each of the four city gates, but they were also distributed to the townships and towns under its jurisdiction.
The people in the city were living in constant fear.
What Zhao Minggeng couldn't understand was why the other person didn't hear the murder of someone in their family, even though that person was right next to the bed.
Is he faking it or is he really sleeping like a pig?
So Zhao Minggeng found the best doctor to examine the pulses of the victims' families.
It was eventually determined that these individuals had inhaled sleeping powder to varying degrees.
That's how the killer could do things so effortlessly.
Finding the killer requires a few steps. The pursuit is, of course, an essential part.
Then came the task of finding the source of the sleeping potion.
The investigation lasted for several days, but still yielded no results.
On this day, in order to find the real culprit more quickly, Zhao Minggeng did not hesitate to exhaust his own youngest son to death, and people from surrounding counties and towns sent people to deliver his portrait.
Just when Zhao Minggeng thought the murderer was terrified and might flee, a fourth murder occurred.
This time, it wasn't a peddler they encountered; the young woman had simply gone out to empty some swill.
The technique used was the same as the previous three.
Zhao Minggeng deduced that the peddler from before might have disguised himself or was still hiding in Dawar City.
A thorough search was launched in Dawar, and whistleblowing was encouraged.
Anyone who catches the murderer will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver.
Just as Zhao Minggeng was having the reward notice posted outside the yamen, he received a letter.
The handwriting on the envelope was completely unfamiliar.
For safety reasons, Zhao Minggeng did not take it personally, but went back to his room to find Zhao Qingyan and asked for a pair of disposable gloves and a mask.
After reading the letter, Zhao Minggeng's face turned green with anger.
He cursed the bastard and then called his whole family over.
"Third brother, why did you call us all here?" Huang asked.
Zhao Minggeng briefly recounted the contents of the challenge letter he had received.
Basically, the plan is to sneak into the county government office tonight, with Zhao Qingyan as the target.
Zhao Qingyan's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Heh, this is truly a fool who doesn't know his own mortality."
After discussing it as a family, they learned how the perpetrator had committed the crime.
It's simply a matter of administering the drug first, and then taking action.
The methods of administering the drugs included using colorless and odorless sedatives, or putting the drugs in wells and water tanks.
Since that person is so determined, they are sure to succeed.
That family should be careful; at worst, they can stop using the well and the water they already have in the kitchen.
I wake up a little startled at night.
The damp cloth is ready, and the pills to resist the sleeping gas are prepared.
In the dead of night, Zhao Qingyan heard faint noises in her room.
Zhao Qingyan gave a cold laugh and pretended that someone was sleeping in the bed.
He tiptoed to his feet, climbed out of the window, and then used his light-footed skill to reach the rooftop.
A dark figure was seen prying off the roof tiles.
"Damn it, this is really bad luck. Why is there still dirt under the roof?"
Clearly, this person was unaware that the roof of the county government office had already been modified.
It's not the kind of place you can just jump in by lifting a few tiles.
Zhao Qingyan tiptoed behind the other person and heard him cursing.
Zhao Qingyan took out a leather whip and lashed it across the waist of the man in black.
She didn't strike straight up and down, because that would easily tear the roof apart. Zhao Qingyan's strength and speed were far superior to the man in black.
Hearing the whistling sound, the woman in black tried to dodge, but she hadn't expected Zhao Qingyan's whip to lash out from the side.
The other person did move aside, but as he moved, the whip struck the man in black directly on the thigh.
A scream pierced the sky.
The man in black also fell from the rooftop due to the force of the whip.
Upon hearing the commotion, Zhao Minggeng and the others immediately jumped out of the house.
Holding a weapon in his hand, he subdued the man in black the moment he saw him fall from above.
Zhao Minggeng was extremely angry. While restraining the man, he stepped on his knee.
Her legs were already torn and bleeding from Zhao Qingyan's whip, and were not far from being shattered.
As a result, Zhao Minggeng's kick completely ended his career.
Even if the man in black wanted to use a sleeping potion to escape, he wouldn't have a chance.
What's even more infuriating is that Zhao Minggeng and the others had wet cloths covering their faces.
Not only that, but her hands and neck were also completely covered up.
Seeing that escape was hopeless and the drugging attempt failed, the man in black became so angry that he vomited blood and fainted.
Zhao Qingyan jumped off the roof.
He kicked the unconscious guy on the ground, then crushed one of his hands with his foot.
The same thing happened to Huang's side; they broke off the other hand as well.
Zhao Qingyang was the most ruthless, directly targeting the man in black's groin.
With one kick, I heard the clear sound of an egg breaking.
Zhao Qingyan frowned; she felt sorry for the man in black.
It really hurt. Did everyone who didn't faint wake up from the pain?
Zhao Minggeng lifted the man off the ground and walked towards the front yard.
Zhao Qingyan jumped onto the roof, put the tiles that the men in black had just pried off back in their original positions, and then went back to her room to sleep.
The man in black was stubborn; he refused to utter a word even after being beaten all night.
"Hehe, I respect you as a man, you've been beaten for so long without uttering a sound."
Do you really think that if you don't say anything, there's nothing we can do about you?
I just received a challenge letter during the day, and tonight you went to my daughter's roof and tried to do something indecent.
That's enough to prove that you are the villain who recently raped and murdered several women.
His crimes were heinous and he must be punished with castration.
Come on, let's help this mute man first and remove the root of his sins.
Then, little by little, he would peel away their skin and dismember them, only then could he avenge the women he had murdered.
The man in black only felt pain in his genitals, but he couldn't be sure if his testicles were actually broken.
Now, seeing the constables grabbing knives and trying to pull down his pants, he panicked.
"No, no, I'll talk, I'll talk."
After listening to what the young man had to say, Zhao Minggeng
"Hehe, so it's a misunderstanding? Where is your brother?"
The man in black remained silent. Zhao Minggeng called out loudly.
"Since you refuse to tell the truth, I will not force you."
Continue the torture that wasn't administered earlier.
As soon as Zhao Minggeng finished speaking, the constable who had been holding the knife grinned and tried to step forward again.
The man in black closed his eyes and shouted, "I'll talk, I'll talk. My older brother is going to the Chen family at No. 10 Taoyuan Lane tonight."
Zhao Minggeng was so angry he almost died. He snatched the knife from the bailiff next to him and slashed it cleanly.
The man in black was in so much pain that he didn't even have time to scream before he passed out.
Zhao Minggeng quickly led his men straight to the Chen family's house at No. 10 Taoyuan Lane.
Upon arriving at the Chen family's residence, Zhao Minggeng immediately surrounded the house and then climbed over the courtyard wall to enter the courtyard.
They opened the gate from the inside and let the constables in.
Then they went straight to the main house of the Chen family.
The Chen family's house is a traditional courtyard house with three main rooms and two rooms each in the east and west wing rooms.
According to custom, if there is a girl in the family, she should sleep in the west wing.
The constables knocked on the windows of each room at the same time, but there was no response from inside.
The bailiffs broke down the door and entered.
Once inside, they quickly lit a tinderbox to check and found that the Chen family members were all sleeping like dead pigs.
I touched their necks; they were still alive.
If they can't be woken up, then we have to resort to drastic measures. In the middle of the night, we poured a bucket of cold water over them, and they woke up completely.
Once they woke up, things were much easier. They were asked to count their family members, and they found that everyone was there, not a single one was missing.
Zhao Minggeng felt something was wrong, and suddenly realized what it was, so he quickly led his men towards the yamen (government office).
Since that bastard dared to issue a challenge, he can't possibly not show up. Maybe that villain is just using a diversionary tactic.
Zhao Minggeng guessed correctly; the men in black tonight were just a decoy.
He was used to test the magistrate's abilities.
It doesn't matter if the man in black is arrested; he doesn't care.
Anyway, they weren't exactly good brothers.
The hoodlum he picked up along the way was fed a few good meals and then he really treated him like family.
If the man in black is not discovered, the county magistrate is nothing to fear; but if he is discovered, the county magistrate will likely interrogate him for a long time.
Moreover, there's also interference from the Chen family.
If time is wasted, what's so great about the county magistrate? His own daughter will still suffer at his hands.
This cunning villain, who schemes everything, is called Ren San, and because he always does inhuman things, he is also known as a scumbag.
This scumbag went to the Chen family not for the woman, but for their money.
Mr. Cheng had previously engaged in business outside the area.
He settled in Davar after the age of forty, married and had children. Although he did not do any business, he lived a good life.
When the Chen family's daughter went out, she wore a gold hairpin in her hair. It was accidentally seen by a scoundrel, who immediately recognized that the hairpin was a product of the Fuguilou.
Fu Gui Lou was extremely popular twenty years ago, especially for its hairpins and jewelry.
It's not just the price of the materials themselves that makes it valuable, but also its exquisite craftsmanship.
The items at Fu Gui Lou are not something you can just buy whenever you want; you have to pre-order them, especially since each piece of jewelry at Fu Gui Lou is one of a kind.
The reason why the scumbag recognized the items from Fuguilou was because every piece of jewelry from Fuguilou had a special mark from Fuguilou in a conspicuous place.
And so, they set their sights on the Chen family.
He had originally planned to take away the Chen family's valuables and then do *that* to the Chen family's daughter, but when he lifted the blanket, he almost knocked over by the scumbag's breath.
The woman from the Chen family has body odor.
This is the smell that scumbags fear most in their lives.
As he was immersed in his terrifying memories, he sensed movement outside and quickly jumped onto the roof to run away.
Despite the crowd surrounding him, he managed to escape the eyes of the yamen runners thanks to his small stature and familiarity with the area.
After leaving the Chen family's residence, he headed straight for the county government office, cursing the man in black as he ran.
"What a coward, he gave me away so quickly."
"If I don't get my fill tonight, I'll skin you alive and tear your tendons out."
When the scoundrel arrived at the county government office, he used a large tree he had previously surveyed to tie a rope to it and swung himself into it.
As is customary, sleeping gas is blown into each room.
After blowing out the sleeping powder, he went straight to Zhao Qingyan's room.
The reason he knew so much about where Zhao Qingyan's house was was because he had been staking out the roof of the neighboring house for several days before he could find out.
This guy is definitely a freak in the world of sex. He stakes out all sorts of places to do bad things, just to satisfy his perverted fetishes.
Zhao Qingyan caught a thief tonight and felt that things should be fine after that. After returning to her room, she went straight into her spatial dimension.
Before going to sleep, I always feel that catching people at night is too easy. Could it be that it's a gang crime?
With this in mind, Zhao Qingyan gave herself a mental suggestion before going to sleep: to listen for any sounds outside.
Sure enough, Zhao Qingyan heard the scumbag tapping on the window the moment she did. She got up to listen to the commotion outside.
Clearly, the space amplifies outside sounds, allowing Zhao Qingyan to pinpoint the scumbag's location by listening to his breathing and footsteps.
Upon hearing a "thud," Zhao Qingyan flashed out of the space and saw the dark figure lying on her bed. With a swift movement, she broke the scumbag's lumbar spine.
The scumbag instantly lost consciousness, and only then did Zhao Qingyan light the candles.
He dragged the scumbag off his bed, opened the door, and threw him into the yard with a "thud."
Then open all the doors and windows in the bedroom; you have to let the smell dissipate.
Just as I was about to take a picture of the door to the room where my grandparents and younger brothers were staying, the door opened, and little Zhao Qingbei's giggles came out.
"Sis, I knew you were the best."
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