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"Haoyu...a spy?"

Gu Xiu was wary inside, but he tried his best to remain calm on the surface. Zheng Tuo beside him did not notice anything unusual and simply nodded.

"Yes, he is suspected to be a spy from Haoyu who committed murder in the city, but that kid is very cunning and refuses to admit it."

Gu Xiu asked in surprise, "Since he's a spy for Haoyu, shouldn't he be brought back and severely tortured?"

"It's not that simple. That kid insisted that he would not leave unless the murderer was found at the scene, saying that we would destroy the scene."

"We can't use force?"

"What you're saying is unacceptable. In Wuwei City, we never use torture to extract confessions. We always rely on facts and evidence."

Gu Xiu was surprised. Having seen the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads, he really couldn't believe that Wuwei City had such rules. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Even if he is a spy for Haoyu, he still follows the rules so well?"

"That's definitely not the case. The main point is that the claim that he's a spy for Haoyu is just speculation at the moment. There's some evidence, but it's not enough to prove it."

Is the evidence insufficient?

Gu Xiu nodded: "The Haoyu spy, are you referring to the person who came to the Three Realms Sea from Haoyu?"

When he asked this question, Gu Xiu was somewhat apprehensive.

After all, he wasn't the only one from Haoyu to come to the Three Realms Sea of ​​Sin. Gu Xiu originally thought that because of the accident, the chances of him encountering people from Haoyu were very small, but now he couldn't help but start to speculate.

The so-called Haoyu spy.

Who is it?

Unexpectedly, before he even saw the person, Zheng Tuo had already dispelled his doubts:

"What are you thinking? There's only one way for those Haoyu fools to come to the Three Enclosures Sea of ​​Sin: they choose to become immortals. It's practically impossible for us to deal with such people. At least a deputy city lord level is needed to make contact. With our strength, are we going to throw our lives away?"

"Then why is Haoyu a spy?" Gu Xiu asked, puzzled.

Zheng Tuo replied, "Aren't those who are loyal to Haoyu, even want to block the passage to Haoyu, and want to speak up for Haoyu, Haoyu's spies?"

Is that so?

Gu Xiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least it meant that the Haoyu spy he mentioned was not one of his own people. It even seemed that the Sanyuan Niehai side might not know that their group had already arrived in Haoyu.

As they spoke, the two had already crossed the main street and arrived at the entrance of a small, dark alley near the Fourth Ring Road.

Before anyone even went inside, they could hear someone shouting from inside.

"Li Changgong, put down the hostage and come back with us for investigation. You should understand that Wuwei City has always been fair and just. If you are truly innocent, we will give you justice. But your current extreme actions will only harm yourself!"

"I won't leave. If I leave, I'll never come back. You'll pin the blame on me and frame me for murder!"

"A frame-up? You were the only one there, and all the doors and windows were locked. Who else could it be? If you accuse us of a frame-up, then you should at least prove your innocence!"

"But I definitely didn't kill anyone!"

"If you insist on this, when the Wuwei Camp arrives, you should know better than I what the outcome will be!"

"You are turning black into white!"

Hearing such a conversation, Gu Xiu was somewhat surprised. He walked further into the alley and, when he reached the depths of the alley, he saw several constables who wore the same small hats and blue robes as him, with red cloth back armor and blue silk belts around their waists.

They were clearly colleagues.

One of the constables, dressed similarly to Zheng Tuo, was trying to persuade Gu Xiu to surrender in the courtyard. His expression was impatient, like a volcano about to erupt. He also noticed Gu Xiu and Zheng Tuo entering, his gaze lingering on Gu Xiu as he asked:

"Are you the new cultivator from the spiritual energy path?"

After Gu Xiu nodded, the other party immediately shouted into the courtyard, "Li Changgong, we specially assigned a cultivator specializing in spiritual energy paths for you. Now let our people go in to trace the source. When the truth is revealed, it will naturally come to light!"

After saying that, the other party turned to Gu Xiu and said, "Since you're here, hurry up. Someone died inside, and the murderer took a hostage. Use the method of tracing the source to track down the real culprit and make him die willingly."

Gu Xiu did not answer, but simply looked into the courtyard.

Before them stood an extremely simple courtyard, in which grew a black iron tree that only grew in the Three Enclosures of Evil Sea. Looking through the courtyard gate, one could see that the door to the main hall was ajar, and inside, a young man covered in blood was holding a short sword and holding a young man dressed in white with an excessively handsome face hostage.

Looking further inside, one could vaguely see a face down, gray-haired corpse in the main hall.

"Spiritual energy path?" The blood-covered youth had obviously noticed Gu Xiu as well, and asked hesitantly, "Can your spiritual energy path really determine who the murderer is based on the scene of the crime?"

This question was directed at Gu Xiu.

The other party was very wary. When questioning him, he hid behind the hostage, only looking at Gu Xiu with one eye, full of scrutiny.

Gu Xiu glanced at Zheng Tuo, and after seeing the other nod, he replied, "Any contact will leave a trace. As long as we examine the scene and identify the murder weapon, there are indeed many ways to use spiritual energy paths to find out who came into contact with the murder weapon."

"Did you hear that, Li Changgong? Step back immediately and let our men investigate the scene. Since you keep saying you're innocent, let him see for himself. If it really wasn't you, we naturally won't do anything to you," the constable who was communicating with the other party said immediately.

"You..." The other party seemed to hesitate, but in the end did not object. Instead, he took a few steps back with the hostage: "Come in and give me justice!"

Gu Xiu immediately stepped forward, but after taking only two steps, the other party shouted again, "Leave your weapon outside!"

Gu Xiu glanced at the standard-issue sword at his waist and took it off without hesitation.

The other party clearly didn't know what kind of methods a spiritual cultivator could use. Gu Xiu put down his weapon and didn't say anything more, but simply opened the door a little wider.

Just as Gu Xiu was about to take a step, he heard a voice behind him that was barely audible: "New guy, don't waste time. Go in and find a way to subdue that bastard. Be careful not to let him hurt the hostages!"

This is what the constable who was negotiating with the people inside just said.

Gu Xiu remained silent and did not respond, but walked step by step into the room under everyone's gaze.

The other party didn't do anything particularly aggressive; they simply began to recount what had happened:

“I came here last night at the invitation of Mr. Liu. He gave me a box of pastries, and after I finished eating, I fainted. When I woke up, Mr. Liu was already dead. It had nothing to do with me, but they insist that I killed him.”

"I've already fainted, how could I possibly kill anyone? But they won't listen to me. Aren't you a cultivator of the spiritual energy path? Please help me take a look."

Gu Xiu nodded and walked slowly to the front of the main hall. Seeing that the other party did not stop him, he stepped inside.

As soon as he entered, Gu Xiu smelled a strong stench of blood. Looking toward the center of the main hall, he saw a figure in a blue robe lying on the ground with a wound on his back. The ground was covered in blood and several footprints.

Not far from the body, there was a bloodstained dagger lying on the ground.

Looking around again, the room was small, with the doors and windows tightly closed. The only open door was the one in front of him, but there was a footprint on it and a broken bolt behind it, with cracks and burrs, clearly indicating that it had been forcibly broken by brute force.

Look.

It seemed that the person who came in kicked it away.

"Help...help me! Help me...!" Gu Xiu was still observing when the young man in white, who was being held hostage, couldn't help but cry for help. His eyes were red, clearly from crying.

However, before the young man in white could finish speaking, the short sword stuck in his throat suddenly retracted, and then the young man behind him gritted his teeth and said, "Don't just stand there, quickly help me prove my innocence!"

this distance.

If Gu Xiu wanted to, he could kill the other party instantly without harming the hostage.

But he did not do so.

He obediently walked towards the dagger, but his eyes were still scanning the room.

Although it's called the main hall, it's more like a study. Near one of the windows, there's a square wooden table with its writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone intact. On one side of the table, there's an empty food plate. Further inside, there are several bookshelves, one of which has its door closed and locked.

The body lay in the center, not far from the desk. Blood splattered on the ground. With Gu Xiu's keen eye, he could tell at a glance that the body did not seem to have been moved and that the victim must have been stabbed in the heart from behind after falling to the ground.

Kill with one knife!

You can roughly tell from the splattered bloodstains, but strangely, there seems to be a break in the bloodstains on the left side of the body, although several bloody footprints make the break less obvious.

Gu Xiu was still observing when the knife-wielding assailant impatiently urged, "Have you seen enough? Hurry up and make your move to clear my name!"

Gu Xiu nodded and immediately bent down to pick up the dagger.

The thugs immediately became hopeful.

Just then, a fleeting afterimage flashed, and the constable who had been outside trying to persuade the prisoners to surrender suddenly appeared inside the house.