"Can’t find him."

"Gang Leader, we can’t find Hou Mo anywhere!"

"Could it really be Hou Mo who killed Master Tai? And then he fled to escape punishment..."

"Gang Leader, we found a suspicious pool of blood in the backyard firewood room! Also some torn pieces of clothing."

Information kept coming in, but the situation was still unclear.

Bloodstains...

Fa Hongbao looked at Qiu Xiaoping, seeking her instructions.

As for Lady Tai, she was taken back to her room to rest, overwhelmed by grief.

"Let’s go and take a look."

Qiu Xiaoping was actually not very interested; the death of a hall master from an unfamiliar gang was not really a matter of concern to her.

However, since Fang Yu had a seemingly decent relationship with the Forest Snake Gang, she had to at least pretend to be responsible for the investigation.

Qin Er quietly followed behind, her brain working rapidly. She wanted to make a good impression in front of Qiu Xiaoping; otherwise, she might be kicked out before officially joining the Rebel Army.

With the Blue Blood Disease and the prison matter, without the Rebel Army to rely on, she was surely doomed.

"Quickly... I must quickly prove my value to Minister Qiu!"

Qin Er clenched her fist secretly.

By this time, the group had already arrived at the backyard firewood room.

The entrance was guarded by subordinates. Seeing the Gang Leader approaching, they stepped aside.

Qin Er followed Fa Hongbao and the others, and soon discovered that inside the firewood room, there was only a wild ink-like splatter of blood on the wall.

The bloodstain clearly indicated a massive loss of blood, and the situation at the time was extremely dire.

"Killed instantly, a significant disparity in strength."

Qiu Xiaoping assessed the scene and made a judgment.

However, there was something slightly off about the scene.

But she couldn’t pinpoint what caused this sense of inconsistency.

After all, she was from the Rebel Army, a top enforcer in resisting tyranny, not specifically here to solve cases.

"So... someone killed Hou Mo, who was responsible for patrolling here? And then killed Tai Xuelin? Why? Do they have a common enemy?"

Fa Hongbao began to analyze.

Unfortunately, his analysis was chaotic, and he couldn’t make sense of the situation.

Qin Er snapped into focus, knowing this was her opportunity.

If she could offer strategic advice to Minister Qiu and demonstrate her usefulness, she might be able to stay with the Rebel Army and secure a reliable support system.

But...

Aside from the striking wall bloodstains, there was nothing else noteworthy inside the firewood room. How could anyone conduct further investigation?

No, that’s not right! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Qin Er suddenly clapped both cheeks with her hands.

She needed to consider previous conditions to make deductions, not just focus on the immediate situation!

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Er slowly spoke.

"Lord Qiu, and Fa Gang Leader, there are currently two deceased, so logically, the murderer may have killed Master Tai at the entrance first, then sneaked quietly into the mansion to kill Hou Mo. But it could also be the other way around... the killer might have killed Hou Mo first, then Master Tai."

She spoke slowly, thinking and organizing the information and logic as she spoke, and continued.

"Given the locations of the deaths, it makes more sense to kill from the entrance to the mansion..."

Before Qin Er could finish, Fa Hongbao slapped his thigh.

"So that’s it! The murderer killed Tai Xuelin first, then possibly got injured, and dodged surveillance to hide in the firewood room to recuperate, but accidentally encountered Hou Mo hiding here for some unknown reason, thus killing Hou Mo too, and the murderer has since fled far away."

This deduction was entirely following Qin Er’s line of thought.

But the Gang Leader is the Gang Leader; his words drew gasps and exclamations of amazement from those around.

"Gang Leader is wise!"

"Gang Leader has keen insight!"

"So that means, since the guy was injured by Master Tai’s assault, even if he silenced a witness, he shouldn’t have gone far!"

"Gang Leader, please give the order to immediately investigate the whereabouts of the culprit!"

Everyone looked to Fa Hongbao for orders, and Fa Hongbao had no objections.

He was initially baffled by Tai Xuelin’s death; having someone to lead the case was a hundred times preferable, and it maintained the Gang Leader’s prestige, a win-win situation.

However, just as Fa Hongbao was about to issue orders, he noticed Qiu Xiaoping frowning slightly, and in the next moment, that girl named Qin Er spoke again.

"That’s not right! We’ve all seen Master Tai’s death, as if he was ambushed; there were no signs of a fierce struggle on the scene."

"This indicates a significant disparity in power between the two...of unspeakable magnitude."

Qin Er looked at Qiu Xiaoping at this point.

"Lord Qiu, if it were someone as powerful as you, could you silently assassinate a master like Master Tai, preventing him from making any sound, countering or resisting, and suddenly kill him?"

Qin Er didn’t know how strong Qiu Xiaoping was, but since this person was the Minister of the Autumn Division of the Rebel Army, her strength was unfathomably high, naturally using her as a benchmark.

Seeing the attention from the surrounding people, Qiu Xiaoping frowned slightly.

This girl, is she ignorant or just lacks the ability to assess situations?

Saying this makes it sound like I killed Tai Xuelin.

However, Qiu Xiaoping, being experienced in the world, smiled slightly at everyone and said.

"It’s difficult. I don’t know Master Tai; approaching him suddenly would make him vigilant. Even if I had the strength to quickly kill him, it would surely cause a commotion, and the scene would be chaotic. After all, your gang’s hall master is ranked highly in Thunder City in terms of strength. But if I could get close enough, it might be possible to silently kill him, although the entrance of the Tai Mansion and the surrounding area is wide open, with no place to hide."