Another half month has passed.
The case has been closed.
The killer was a wandering vagrant who saw Shao Quanhua getting off a carriage, looking quite wealthy, and approached him to demand money.
Shao refused, and was subsequently slain, having his throat and head cut.
Shortly afterward, the vagrant was swiftly executed at the public market.
Everything settled down.
Zhang Rongfang had initially worried about being discovered, but unfortunately, until the case closed, he was never suspected.
Not even the constables from the yamen had questioned him.
Everything was brushed off casually.
Late February.
Huaxin County experienced flooding, with the water level of the nearby Duxi River rising wildly, submerging many bridge surfaces.
Some streets could only be navigated using small boats.
Outside the city, within the mountain forest.
Zhang Rongfang wore tight-fitting black clothes, with his face covered except for his eyes, and a black hood on his head.
