In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 103 Total Destruction

There are still people in the backyard!

Zhang He glared fiercely at the backyard. He had noticed earlier that many of the Zhu family's maids had run to the backyard. Furthermore, there wasn't a single woman in the living room, which meant that the women were probably all hiding in the backyard!

"The backyard should be where the female members of the Zhu family live."

Xu Zhiwen asked, "What do you plan to do with these women?"

Upon hearing Xu Zhiwen's words, Zhang He's fierce glint subsided somewhat. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. I intend to kill them all!"

Zhang He knew very well that if word got out about what he had done today, he would definitely not be able to stay in Taiping County. Moreover, many of the maids in the backyard had seen his face, so he had no choice but to kill them.

"very good!"

Xu Zhiwen nodded: "Then take your men in and kill them!"

After saying that, Xu Zhiwen added, "Remember! You can kill, but you absolutely cannot do anything else!"

"I know."

Zhang He nodded and led a dozen or so brothers in armor into the backyard. Before long, screams of agony came from the backyard. All the women hiding there had been killed by Zhang He.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhang He returned to the living room with his men.

Xu Zhiwen immediately said, "The person should be here soon! Let's leave as soon as possible!"

As they spoke, Xu Zhiwen and Li Hu took the lead and walked out of the Zhu family's house, with Zhang He quickly following behind with his men.

After getting a little distance from the Zhu family, Xu Zhiwen looked at Zhang He, who was covered in blood, and said, "You should know who I am, right?"

Zhang He stopped in his tracks, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Should I address you as 'esteemed person' or 'county magistrate'?"

If Zhang He still couldn't guess by this point that the man in black was the important person in the county who had contacted him, then he would be the biggest idiot of all.

Several days ago, Zhang He learned the identity of the benefactor who contacted him: the magistrate of Taiping County. It was precisely because of Xu Zhiwen's status as magistrate that Zhang He was willing to take the risk of doing this important thing.

However… Zhang He couldn’t help but feel a little worried. Now that the matter was done, would the magistrate abandon him after using him?

"You can call me whatever you want."

Xu Zhiwen said, "There is something I need you to do now! Take some men and drive those vagrants who are causing chaos in the city out of the city. After you have done this, you can come to Fuhu Boxing Gym to find me."

After saying that, Xu Zhiwen and Li Hu left quickly.

Zhang He breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, he was quite afraid that Xu Zhiwen would go back on his word and kill him to silence him after using him. After all, Xu Zhiwen and the others were two seventh-rank martial artists. It might be difficult for them to kill his team of about a hundred people, but killing him alone should not be too difficult.

Fortunately, Magistrate Xu Zhiwen was a man of his word and had no intention of betraying his trust.

"Bros!"

Zhang He turned to his brothers behind him: "Let's go! Let's finish this last thing together, and then... embrace our new identities and new lives!"

When Zhang He led his men to stop the refugees who had broken into the city, Yuan Jiang, the head constable of Taiping County, also led several constables into the Zhu family's gate.

It's easy to tell from the name Yuan Jiang that he belongs to the Yuan family of Taiping County. Even an important position like head constable is held by a member of the Yuan family, which shows how powerful the three major families of Taiping County are in their infiltration of the government.

Upon entering the Zhu family's residence, Yuan Jiang saw a corpse lying in a pool of blood.

"It's Master Liu."

One of the constables behind Yuan Jiang recognized the corpse as Liu Changtian, one of the wealthy men in Taiping County.

"Go in and have a look."

Yuan Jiang ignored Liu Yuanwai's identity, frowned, and led his team into the living room.

Upon entering the living room, the overwhelming stench of blood made Yuan Jiang frown.

"vomit!"

The constables behind Yuan Jiang gagged, almost vomiting up their dinner. The entire living room was littered with corpses, blood and bodies everywhere they looked. The corpses, seemingly dying with their eyes wide open, seemed to be telling the constables about their endless resentment.

"Zhu Ming, Zhu Fuxiang, Yuan Qing, Fang Yong..."

Yuan Jiang, his face ashen, meticulously examined the corpses on the ground. His expression grew increasingly grim. Not a single member of the Zhu family had survived, nor even members of the Fang and Yuan families!

"How's the situation?"

At that moment, a voice came from behind Yuan Jiang and the others.

Yuan Ju, the head of the Yuan family, led several martial artists from the clan in and immediately asked a question.

Following Yuan Ju, Fang Tang, the head of the Fang family, also arrived. Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, his face was ashen.

"No one survived!"

Yuan Jiang said in a deep voice, "Neither the Zhu family nor the guests who came were left alive."

"How brave!"

Yuan Ju gritted his teeth and walked to Yuan Qing's corpse, angrily saying, "They even dared to kill members of my Yuan family! These thieves are truly audacious!"

Yuan Ju's anger was understandable, because the dead Yuan Qing was none other than one of his sons. As the head of a large family, he certainly had many sons, but no matter how many sons he had, it would still hurt to lose one of them!

What angered Yuan Ju even more than his son's death was that someone from Taiping County dared to challenge the Yuan family's authority!

"Yong'er..."

Fang Tang also stood beside Fang Yong's corpse, his eyes burning with rage. Fang Yong was one of his sons, and he certainly had reason to be angry that his son had been killed!

Of course, besides anger, Fang Tang was also shocked!

The three major families of Taiping County have been rooted in Taiping County for over a hundred years. For countless years, no one has dared to challenge their authority. But now... not only has someone challenged them, but they have also slaughtered the entire Fang family!

This sent a chill down Fang Tang's spine. If the thieves had chosen the Fang family instead of the Zhu family today... would the Fang family also face the fate of being slaughtered?

"None of the women in the backyard survived either."

At this moment, Yuan Jiang went into the backyard to check and returned, saying, "The thieves who broke into the Zhu family clearly came with the intention of wiping out the entire family. All the women and maids of the Zhu family in the backyard have been killed!"

"check!"

Yuan Ju said with a livid face, "We must find out who did it, and I will make them pay with their blood!"

"Yes!"

Yuan Jiang solemnly clasped his hands in a fist salute. The matter of the Zhu family being slaughtered must be thoroughly investigated. If it is not investigated, the Yuan and Fang families will likely have no peace of mind.

It's a very simple logic: if these audacious thieves dared to slaughter the Zhu family, they might not hesitate to slaughter the Yuan and Fang families as well.