Chapter 77 Case closed
As night falls, the stars twinkle with faint light, casting shadows on the streets of Taohua Town.

Nowadays, almost no one dares to go out at night, for fear that their faces will be replaced.

On this dim street, a carriage passed by quietly, and the wheels made a slight friction sound on the cobblestone road, as if it was the whisper of a devil, which made everyone a little scared. But when they looked at the acquaintances around them, there were so many people, and the timidity in their hearts dissipated a little.

The people sitting in the carriage were all from Xujia Village. They came here to attend Xu's father's wedding and now that they had finished drinking, they planned to go back.

A mysterious figure was hiding under the carriage. He was curled up in the narrow space, breathing rapidly, his heart beating as violently as a drumstick.

At the gate of the county town, footsteps were heard, followed by the anxious voices of the officers, who surrounded the carriage with torches in their hands.

Lu Yuan got down from the carriage.

The villagers on the carriage had their eyes wide open, as alert as cheetahs, always ready to face possible danger.

The people of Xujia Village were pacing around the carriage, and suddenly someone stopped and looked carefully under the carriage. They felt something was wrong there, as if something dangerous was hidden. An elderly villager stretched out his shaking hand and gently pushed the bottom of the carriage open, only to see a shadow flash by and then disappear into the darkness.

The villagers showed expressions of horror on their faces, they knew that the people of Rakshasa Cult were hiding here, they were brutal and cruel, they were everyone's nightmare.

One of the villagers from Xujia Village immediately ran to Lu Yuan cautiously and told him his guess.

Lu Yuan was deliberately escorting the people from Xujia Village out of the county.

When Lu Yuan was picking up the people from Xujia Village and bringing them to the county town, he told them that if they sensed someone unfamiliar, they could tell him secretly. If they could successfully identify them as members of the Rakshasa Cult, they would receive ten taels of silver.

Although Lu Yuan is stingy, his credibility is still very good. As long as he promises something, he will give it.

The villagers were so happy to learn that they could earn extra money by attending the wedding banquet.

There is nothing more frightening in this world than poverty.

This is ten taels of silver, and you can also eat and drink for free.

So at Xu's father's wedding banquet, no one drank too much. They just packed up some wine and meat dishes, planning to take them home and eat with their family later.

Because the Rakshasa Cult currently mainly kills women, no woman came to Taohua Town this time.

Lu Yuan arranged a horse-drawn carriage to pick up the villagers.

They didn't have to pay for the meal, and it was a favor. In the future, when they held a wedding banquet, Xu's father would have to drink and give gifts. After all, they were cooperating with the investigation and risked being murdered by the murderer to attend the wedding banquet.

They had agreed in advance that no matter where they went, they had to go together as a group of three. It would be disastrous if one of the two people was replaced.

So three people are the safest.

The remnants of the Rakshasa Cult must be eager to leave the city now.

With such a large group of people planning to leave the city, they would definitely not miss the opportunity to blend in with the crowd.

Lu Yuan knew that the people of Rakshasa Sect were never easy to deal with. They were good at hiding their whereabouts and waiting for the right opportunity to act.

When he heard that someone was hiding under the carriage, Lu Yuan had his men surround the carriage.

The man under the carriage hid in the darkness, his body trembling slightly. His eyes revealed a kind of helplessness and fear, as if he might be discovered at any time.

Lu Yuan's guards looked around the carriage vigilantly. The people under the carriage finally couldn't hold back and flew out, fighting with Lu Yuan's guards. The scene soon became chaotic.

Father Lu watched this scene and calmly gave orders, asking the yamen runners to continue to stay where they were and not to relax at all. Under the city wall, a seemingly ordinary yamen runner was carefully checking. People around him thought he was diligent and methodical, but Father Lu found that his steps were slowly approaching the city wall, as if he was going to use Qinggong to leave at any time.

However, Father Lu saw the flaw. He smiled slightly and thought to himself: The people of Luosha Sect are indeed a group of masters who can make fakes look real.

At the signal from his father, Lu Yuan walked straight towards the bailiff, his eyes as sharp as a knife.

The bailiff's expression changed. Looking at Lu Yuan who was walking straight towards him, he knew he was exposed and was about to leave by force.

But he was subdued by Lu Yuan and Yu Yi.

Lu Yuan looked at him coldly, without any mercy. In this world, only the strong can be invincible. The people of Luosha Sect can't escape his control after all. Now that their conspiracy has been exposed, it will be time for them to pay the price.

The result was naturally that he was caught by Lu Yuan himself.

The Rakshasa sect members were very smart and did not mingle among the villagers.

He knew that these villagers were very familiar with each other, and that the inspection for leaving the city was also strict.

Unfortunately, he was eventually caught by Lu Yuan and his father.

The man was sent back to the prison in the yamen by Lu's father, and Xuan Jiuqing went there to interrogate him personally.

Lu Yuan didn't know whether he got any information from the questions later, as his father refused to tell Lu Yuan, citing government secrets.

Lu Yuan was very proud of the arrest process. No one from Xujia Village was injured or killed, and they were all escorted home safely.

Xu Qiuyue couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Father Lu actually had some real skills.

This bizarre face-changing murder case shocked the residents of Taohua Town.

Within just a few days, almost everyone in Taohua Town knew about the existence of Rakshasa Cult.

At first, this brutal murder case made everyone panic and at a loss after the second death appeared. The whole county was under martial law, which caused many inconveniences and everyone was very frightened. But in this chaotic moment, Father Lu showed his true ability.

Facing the difficulties, Father Lu did not panic. Instead, he calmly formulated a response plan, organized the town's yamen runners, and worked together with Lu Yuan to finally capture the two remnants of the Rakshasa Cult.

Under the leadership of Mr. Lu, the officers of Taohua Town united as one and worked closely together to quickly resolve the case, and Mr. Lu quickly found out the true identity of the deceased.

The deceased's true identity was a maidservant in the princess's mansion. She had a humble status, spoke little, and had few friends.

Upon hearing this news, Princess Nanyang became even more nervous.

However, Xu Chunhua's whereabouts have never been found.

The other victim was the daughter of an outsider.

The murderer's target has basically been determined.

Girls aged sixteen or seventeen are the murderer's first choice.

In this second murder case, the murderer was much more restrained and not as ostentatious as before. After killing the person, he even buried the body.

Originally, Lu's father and the magistrate of Meihua County wanted to continue investigating the case, but their higher-ups ordered it to be closed quickly, saying that the murderer had been caught.

(End of this chapter)