Creation Color Master

Chapter 177 The End of the Cui Family

All 185 members of the Cui family were killed by the shadow guard's butcher knife. The entire Cui Mansion was filled with blood and the bloody smell lingered for a long time.

After the shadow guard left, the people responsible for covering the rear began to appear.

They are people from the underworld, generally engaged in occupations related to the dead, and more people also call them corpse carriers.

They would carry the bodies to a mass grave outside the city.

There is a deep pit in the north of Guangling City, which is the location of the mass grave. If you come to the bottom of the pit, you will find a large number of corpses piled up here, some of which have rotted into mud, some have dried and decayed, and some have turned into bones.

This place is filled with blood and death, cold winds, and resentment. It has become a place of death.

At this time, a lame old man and a skinny boy slowly came to the deep pit. The old man was holding a pile of heads in his hands, and the boy was carrying a corpse that had turned into meat paste. They threw them into the deep pit cleanly.

The grandfather and grandson were the slowest, but fortunately they successfully cleaned up the last corpse.

Just after the grandfather and grandson left, resentment suddenly erupted in the deep pit, the wind howled, and the deathly aura rolled. The corpse that had turned into meat paste began to continuously absorb various spiritualities around it, gradually condensing into a ghost body.

If the Cui family were still alive, they would definitely recognize that this was their ancestor.

The ghost seemed to have limited intelligence. Although there was endless hatred in its eyes, it stood still for a long time, as if thinking hard.

Finally, the ghost seemed to sense something and slowly walked towards the depths of the pit.

The bright moon was hanging high above the deep pit, and no one knew that new life had been welcomed into the mass grave. Everything was happening silently.

Cui Mingjie, who was working as the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple far away in the imperial capital, was naturally also discovered. The shadow guards arrested him immediately. After Tang Tiansheng learned about this, he couldn't bear it and gave a cup of poisoned wine to end Cui Mingjie's life.

It can be said that Cui Mingjie is the most pitiful. He is the biggest victim in the Cui family case, but he is the first person to lose his life.

On the other side, Chu Mo and others were still waiting in the dungeon, waiting for the shadow guards to release them.

Chu Mo waited and waited, but instead of the Shadow Guard, he waited for Bai Feng and Shadow Ghost.

After opening the cell door, Chu Mo and others could finally leave this dark place.

At this moment, countless people in the prison gathered in front of their respective cell doors, looking at the key in Bai Feng's hand with longing. Chu Mo saw the light and hope of survival in their eyes.

Just when Chu Mo was about to give the order, Yao Guangxiao stopped him and said, "My lord, you can't do that. Although most of the people here are innocent and wrongly accused, there are also some evildoers among them. If we release them all, they will go unpunished and endanger the country."

Chu Mo looked at Yao Guangxiao. After spending time with him, he had a good understanding of Yao Guangxiao's personality. He then said directly, "Since you have raised the issue, you must have thought of a solution. Tell me, how should we solve it now?"

Yao Guangxiao clasped his hands together and said, "When I was collecting evidence against the Cui family in prison, I received help from a man. This man was originally the magistrate of this place, but was ostracized by the Cui family and thrown into prison. This man is familiar with the situation in the dungeon, so this matter can be handed over to him."

Chu Mo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Everything is up to you, but you must not wrongly accuse a good person, and you must not let a bad person go. Come and join us after you finish dealing with things here."

Yao Guangxiao nodded, took the key to the dungeon and left.

The conversation between Chu Mo and others was naturally heard by the people imprisoned around them. Some had hope on their faces, their hands trembling with excitement, and some even cried with joy; others had resentment in their eyes and kept cursing in the cell.

Chu Mo ignored everyone and walked out of the dungeon with a swagger.

At this time, the City Lord's Mansion was empty and seemed particularly deserted.

Originally, the Cui family controlled the City Lord's Mansion, but since the arrival of the shadow guard, no one in the Cui family was spared, which also had the effect of making a warning to the enemy. Those officials, both big and small, who were in cahoots with the Cui family, had already fled, fearing that they would lose their lives by accident.

In just one night, no one in the Cui family was left alive, and about 70% of the officials in Guangling City fled. It is feared that even basic operations will be a problem tomorrow.

Chu Mo thought for a moment, took out the token representing the Shadow Guard Supervisor, handed it to Wei Zheng and said, "Xuancheng, this is for you. With this token, you can summon all the remaining officials in the city. For the vacant positions, promote some reliable people first. You must ensure the normal operation of Guangling City. Ziyi, go and help as well."

"I believe the governor will handle this matter properly, and the new official should arrive soon."

"You must complete this matter as soon as possible. We don't have much time left."

Wei Zheng and Tian Yiheng accepted the order, took the token and turned to leave.

After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Chu Mo walked on the empty street. Only Yang Jiye was left by his side. Bai Feng and Ying Gui were secretly taken back.

In the early morning, the light from the east shone on the palaces, illuminating the entire imperial capital.

In the private room of a tavern in the outer city of the imperial capital, a young man with a refined and heroic look was twirling his wine glass out of boredom.

A woman dressed elegantly was sitting beside him, looking at the boy cautiously and pitifully.

The woman was Dong Yushi. Ever since she rashly offended Chu Mo, she had been extremely uneasy and had been writing letters to report to the Fourth Prince.

Unfortunately, she hadn't received any reply yet, which made Dong Yushi even more flustered. Today was the day they had agreed to meet to report on the situation at Qingqufang, so she came early.

Unexpectedly, before he could even start reporting, he was scolded by Tang Chengji, who angrily accused him of writing letters constantly, which almost attracted the attention of other princes, so the letters were destroyed before they were even seen.

After understanding the cause and effect of the incident and learning about Chu Mo's situation, Tang Chengji was deeply shocked.

Growing up in the palace, he had encountered shadows and ghosts many times. Naturally, he was aware of their loyalty and their methods.

The fact that he is favored by both the secret guards and the shadow guards and recognized by his father shows how extraordinary he is.

At this moment, Tang Chengji did not have the slightest resentment towards Chu Mo in his heart. Instead, he had a strong interest in him and even wanted to win him over.

Knowing that Chu Mo would return to the imperial capital in a while, the Fourth Prince began to have ideas. After all, Chu Mo's identity would be of great help to him. As long as he could subdue Chu Mo, it would be like leaving a hidden chess piece among the secret guards and shadow guards.

Therefore, the fourth prince Tang Chengji needs to make some careful arrangements to prepare for conquering Chu Mo.

Just as the Fourth Prince Tang Chengji was drinking and having fun with Dong Yushi, a piece of news came out in the palace that caused an uproar.

With the help of the Ministry of Personnel, the news soon spread to various states in Xiayang, and the Cui family, which had the merit of following the dragon, had become a permanent history.

Everything they had done, every piece of evidence of their crimes, every tragedy they had committed, etc., were made known to the world, causing an uproar.

It was also reported that there was a new Inspector among the Shadow Guards, and that the Cui family case was secretly handled by this person. It took only half a month after he took office for him to bring down the Cui family, which had been a family of loyal followers. This shows the means of this Inspector.

At the same time, officials know that after today, there will be another sharp blade hanging over their heads, a blade that can kill people at any time.

However, as people dig deeper, they still don't know who this inspector is and his identity is very mysterious.

In fact, Chu Mo was able to overthrow the Cui family due to a certain amount of luck. The main reason was that the Cui family underestimated the enemy and did not take Chu Mo seriously at all.

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