《Life Borrowing for Birthdays》17

Chapter Seventeen: The Death of the Town Chief The flames from the Shen family mansion illuminated half the sky of Blackwater Town. The town chief, along with dozens of officers carrying torches, rushed to the outside of the Shen residence. However, faced with the eerie blue flames and the piles of white bones scattered on the ground, no one dared to step through the main gate. The town chief was an incredibly greedy and corrupt official. For years, he had accepted bribes from the Shen family, helping them cover up countless crimes. He looked at the Shen mansion, now reduced to ruins, his heart filled with shock and anger: "Who did this? This is outright rebellion! Investigate! Turn Blackwater Town upside down if you have to, but find the culprit!" Just then, a tall, slender figure slowly walked out from the sea of flames. The officers were so terrified they stumbled backward, and the town chief himself fell to the ground in fear. A'mu stopped in front of the town chief. The dark aura in his eyes gradually receded, revealing clear but incredibly cold eyes. "Town Chief, eighteen years ago, the Shen family buried the villagers of Yunwu Village alive. You accepted three thousand taels of silver and ruled it as a fall from a cliff. Is this true?" The town chief's face turned ashen, and he quickly waved his hands. "N-no... it wasn't me... Old Master Shen forced me!" A'mu gave him no further chance to argue. With a casual flick of his wrist, a blood-stained token was embedded in the town chief's throat... To be continued...