<h4>Chapter 1067: Chapter 1074: Who Is the Real Culprit? (1)</h4>


    "You’ll find out when we get there," Du Kang teased, keeping Ling Chen in suspense.


    Leaving the hotel, the two took a taxi to the east side of Changlong Town. Ten minutester, they arrived at a residential area. Before getting out of the car, Ling Chen’s attention was drawn to the police tape not far off. Strange! Why would there be a police line here? Could something have happened?


    Getting out of the car, Ling Chen focused his gaze and saw that the police tape cordoned off a bungalow. Additionally, a seal was affixed to the front door of the house.


    Outside the police line, several local residents stood pointing and talking among themselves. Because they were rtively far away, Ling Chen couldn’t make out what they were saying.


    "This morning at the hotel, I went through some newspapers from the past few days. There was a murder case here, but they couldn’t find the killer or the body. ording to nearby residents, the people living here were a married couple, around their forties or fifties."


    Hearing Du Kang’s words, Ling Chen immediately understood why he had been brought here. Based on information mentioned in the newspapers, this was likely the former residence of Su Zhengyang and his wife, and more specifically, the site where they had been killed.


    After the onlookers had dispersed, Ling Chen looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he immediately lifted the police tape and entered, taking Du Kang with him.


    At the door, Ling Chen tore open the seal on the house and pushed open the tightly shut room. As the door opened, a strong smell of blood hit him in the face. Ling Chen rubbed his nose, getting ustomed to the scent in the room, before slowly observing theyout.


    The decor in the house was very simple, with few appliances: a table, a few chairs, and a bed—just some basic furniture with nothing extravagant. Su Zhengyang, as the former Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, certainly wasn’t short of money. Moreover, Ling Chen had witnessed the financial strength of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion multiple times. With Su Zhengyang’s status, he could live anywhere but chose such a modest dwelling.


    This house had two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. The floors in the living room and bedrooms were stained with blood, as were the walls, all of which stood out quite strikingly.


    Looking at these conspicuous bloodstains, Ling Chen couldn’t help but frown. Judging from the distribution and quantity of the stains, there must have been more than two or three people involved in the fight. Regardless of who murdered Su Zhengyang and his wife, it was certain they were attacked by multiple assants.


    While Ling Chen was focusing on the bloodstains, Du Kang was examining other aspects. The floor, the walls—cracks were everywhere, as if they had exploded.


    "Elder Du, this is..." Ling Chen asked in surprise.


    Du Kang nodded and said, "These are the damages caused by the explosive force of their inner strength during the confrontation."


    "Wow! That’s amazing," Ling Chen said, unable to resist touching the cracks on the wall, wanting to feel the terrifying power of a master from the Heavenly List.


    "Don’t touch!" Noticing Ling Chen’s action, Du Kang’s expression changed, and he hurriedly stopped him.


    Unfortunately, his warning came a moment toote as Ling Chen’s hand was already on the wall. As his fingertips touched, a ’crack’ was heard, and the cracks quickly spread. In no time, the entire wall was covered in them.


    Watching the cracks extend toward the ceiling, Ling Chen was momentarily stunned, unable to react.


    "Run!" Du Kang whispered urgently, immediately grabbing Ling Chen by the arm, crashing through the nearby window, and charging outside.


    As the twonded, a loud ’boom’ echoed from behind. The entire house copsed into rubble, raising a cloud of dust.


    Ling Chen got up from the ground, looking with lingering fear at the ruins behind him, his face still a bit pale. If it hadn’t been for Du Kang’s timely reaction and getting them out of the house, they would have been buried under the stones.


    Du Kang patted the dust off himself and said helplessly, "I told you not to touch it."


    Ling Chen sheepishly rubbed his head, puzzledly asking, "Elder Du, what just happened?"


    "Did you think the inner strength of a master from the Heavenly List is so easily dispelled?" Du Kang paused and said casually, "Never mind! Exining won’t help you; you won’t understand until you’ve reached that level. The house has copsed, so there’s no point staying here. Let’s go."


    Ling Chen nodded, following Du Kang’s steps, preparing to return to the hotel. After walking a short distance, Ling Chen suddenly stopped and said, "Elder Du, I think we should head to the police station."


    "To the police station?" Du Kang turned back, asking perplexedly, "Why go to the police station? The house has copsed. Do you want to turn yourself in?"


    "Elder Du, I’m not that unreasonable." Ling Chen said, pointing to an intersection not far away, where there was a surveince camera. "I noticed there are several surveince cameras around here. Since the police are already involved in investigating this case, they must have collected the surveince footage. We might as well go and look at the footage. We might find some clues."


    Du Kang thought for a moment, then slightly nodded and said, "That’s a good suggestion. However, the people at the police station aren’t going to show us the footage for no reason. Are you nning to use some trick?"


    "There’s no need for that," Ling Chen smiled confidently. "Elder Du, leave this to me."


    On the way, Ling Chen made a few phone calls. By the time he and Du Kang arrived at the Changlong Town police station, a middle-aged man in uniform was already waiting at the door.


    Seeing Ling Chen and Du Kang getting out of the car, the man hurried up to them, a smile on his face, and said, "Mr. Ling, Mr. Du, good day. I’m Ding Wei, the chief of the Changlong police station. I’ve been notified by my superiors and will fully cooperate with both of you."


    Ling Chen nodded and said, "Thank you, Chief Ding."


    "Not at all, not at all. Please, both of you,e in." With Ding Wei’s warm hospitality, Ling Chen and Du Kang went straight to the chief’s office. After sitting down, Ding Wei personally brought tea and fruit, showing great politeness.


    Beforeing, Ling Chen had called Tang Yuan. Being a member of Lonely Wolf, Tang Yuan had certain privileges. With his help, things were much easier.


    "Chief Ding, I’ll get straight to the point. We’re here about the recent murder case in the town," Ling Chen said directly, "I want to know how much information you have."


    "The murder case Mr. Ling mentioned is one I am personally overseeing. However, it’s quite strange. By the time we arrived, all we found wererge amounts of blood at the scene; the bodies had been taken away."


    "I’m not concerned about that. What I’m concerned about is the killer. You must have collected surveince footage from around the crime scene. Have you discovered anything?"