I fulfilled the female supporting role's wish and I succeeded

In the dim room, the smell of blood had not yet completely dissipated, and a suffocating sense of oppression filled the air.

Several oil lamps flickered with dim light, stretching everyone's shadows long and distorting them, as if there was an unknown danger lurking.

Qiu Tuo scratched his head and said in a gruff voice, "What kind of expert must be able to kill someone so quickly? Even a skilled fighter like Zhang Qingshi was left powerless to fight back. His head was gone in an instant!"

He looked around, a hint of fear in his eyes. "Could it be...could it be some kind of evil magic as the rumors say? I heard that over at the First Grade Tomb, there are some weird things that can kill people without them even noticing!"

Li Xiangyi shook his head slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips. He slowly walked over to Zhang Qingshi's body, squatted down, and carefully examined the wound. He said, "Witchcraft? I don't think so. If it was witchcraft, why bother taking just the head? Wouldn't it be more shocking to do it right in front of Zhang Qinghu? In my opinion, this 'witchcraft' was quite 'considerate'. At least it didn't let Zhang Qinghu witness the bloody scene."

Everyone was stunned by Li Xiangyi's words, and then they realized that if it was indeed a sorcery, they could kill people in front of Zhang Qinghu, which would have a better intimidating effect.

"Then...then what is going on?" Qiu Tuo was even more confused.

Li Xiangyi stood up, dusted off his hands, and said, "It's too early to say that now. The most urgent thing is to see if there are any other entrances or mechanisms in this room. Maybe we can find some clues."

He signaled to everyone with his eyes, and everyone immediately dispersed and began to carefully search every corner of the room.

Inside the room, everyone was carefully searching every corner, hoping to find some clues. In the dim light, every subtle sound seemed exceptionally clear, making people's hearts tense.

Li Xiangyi walked over to Fang Duobing and asked softly, "Fang Xiaobao, did you find anything when you checked on the Lion and Tiger last night?"

Fang Duobing frowned slightly, shook his head, and said, "It's strange. I followed them out of the banquet hall and followed them all the way back to their room. But halfway there, in the blink of an eye, they disappeared. I thought they had noticed me following them and deliberately shook me off."

He paused, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. "I originally suspected that the seven headless corpses were related to the lion and tiger duo, but I didn't expect Zhang Qingshi to become a headless corpse as well. This... this is too coincidental, right?"

Qiao Wanwan, standing nearby, overheard their conversation and came over. She whispered, "How can there be so many coincidences in this world? In my opinion, there must be something fishy going on here."

"You two have to be careful, especially you, Fang Xiaobao. This is a den of thieves. Don't try to show up here without any reason. It would be a waste if we were exposed for these people." She looked at Fang Duobing with a hint of worry in her eyes.

Fang Duobing was called "Fang Xiaobao" by Qiao Wanwan, and a trace of unnaturalness flashed across his face, but he nodded and said, "Don't worry, Sister Luo, I won't worry."

Li Xiangyi looked at the two of them, smiled slightly, and said nothing, continuing to observe every detail of the room.

"Come and see! There's a vent here!" Suddenly, a rough voice broke the silence in the room. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a large man pointing at a damaged vent in the corner with an excited look on his face.

"This vent was destroyed from the outside!" Qiu Tuo walked over and took a closer look. "Judging from the marks, it must have been forcibly pried open with a sharp weapon. The murderer most likely sneaked into the room from here, killed Zhang Qingshi, and then escaped with his head!"

Everyone gathered around, looking at the narrow ventilation hole and talking about it.

"There's no way an adult could fit through such a small vent!"

"Yeah, unless... unless it's a child!"

"Child? Could it be... the child who had a conflict with Zhang Qingshi at the banquet?"

The crowd suddenly exploded, and everyone's eyes became sharp, as if trying to find the suspicious child from the crowd.

Li Xiangyi heard the discussion and turned to look at Fang Duobing and asked, "Fang Xiaobao, what child?"

Fang Duobing recalled for a moment and said, "Oh, you mean that kid? He joined the party later. I saw him clearly from outside. He wasn't very old, but he was ruthless and quick, and... and he seemed to have very high martial arts skills. Even Zhang Qinghu almost suffered a loss."

A hint of doubt flashed across Li Xiangyi's eyes. How could a child possess such skills? What secrets were hidden behind this?

"Little bastard! Stop right there! Did you kill my brother?" Zhang Qinghu's eyes were red as he rushed towards a thin figure in the crowd like an angry lion. He stepped forward to stop the child and asked viciously.

The child looked only about ten years old. Facing Zhang Qinghu's questioning, his face showed no fear at all. Instead, he showed a hint of disdain. He said coldly, "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me?"

"You!" Zhang Qinghu was furious and raised his fist to hit the child.

"Stop!" At this moment, a commanding voice rang out. Master Wei strode over and stood in front of the child. He was a burly man with a stern face and an unquestionable majesty in his eyes.

"Zhang Qinghu, calm down! The murderer is someone else!" said Master Wei in a deep voice.

"Master, why are you protecting this little bastard? He killed my brother, and I want to avenge my brother!" Zhang Qinghu said gritting his teeth, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the force.

"I say again, he is not the murderer! Don't let hatred cloud your mind!" Master Wei's voice became even more severe. He stared at Zhang Qinghu closely, as if he wanted to see through him.

Li Xiangyi, Fang Duobing and Qiao Wanwan also followed behind the crowd. Looking at the scene in front of them, they were all full of doubts.

"Everyone!" Manor Master Wei looked around at everyone and spoke loudly. His voice was resounding, echoing throughout the empty hall. "I just received a secret letter saying that a detective from Baichuan Court has infiltrated our ranks! This person is lurking among us, waiting for an opportunity to strike. His goal is to divide our strength and make us fight each other!"