The village chief was panicked and immediately retorted.
"No, it wasn't me. It was you who killed him."
"Ha...then tell me, what grudges do I have with Old Man Li? Why should I kill him?"
With one sentence, the shocked village chief suddenly opened his mouth, but if there was any grudge, he really didn't know anything about it.
The murderer was not these people, he knew it very well.
But under the current situation, it is difficult to get off the tiger's back, and the only choice is to blame this group of people for the murder.
Otherwise, not only Liu Nang would be ruined, but he might also suffer the same fate.
"You killed Old Li Tou because you wanted his money."
"Hahaha... Village chief, are you kidding me? Look carefully, how poor is this old man Li?"
The smile that Long Lin showed was extremely ironic.
"If I really want to make money, then the person I want to choose should be you, right? After all, you are the village chief, so your family has a lot of money, right?"
After hearing what Long Lin said, the village chief was shocked and angry.
What makes him angry is how could he say such a sentence? Old Li Tou did have some money before, but he had already squandered it all.
I'm afraid I can't even find a few taels of silver in that house now.
Surprisingly, his family does have a lot of money. If these people really find it, how can they explain it?
With the skills of these people, they are just some villagers and cannot stop the other party from doing anything.
"You're talking nonsense, how can I have any money?"
"Even if Old Li Tou died with a long sword, you are the one with the long sword, and only you can kill someone."
Long Lin was really about to laugh out loud.
However, he can actually understand that the village is backward and has never read a book and does not have much knowledge.
He had already seen clearly the Ghost King's use of the sword just now.
This is the difference between masters and ordinary people. This is the first time he has seen what it means to kill someone without blood.
When the long sword passes by, not even a drop of blood will stick to it. With such a sharp long sword and such fast speed, one is truly a martial artist.
"Oh? The person with the long sword is the murderer? What's the motive? What's the motive for killing? Old Man Li entertained us last night and used an unused room for us to rest. Why should I kill him?"
For something as big as murder, there must be a motive, and the village chief knew this very well.
There was a reason why Liu Nang killed Lao Li Tou, and he really had a motive.
One is to prevent Old Li Tou from leaking the matter, and the other is to make these people retreat in the face of difficulties.
But judging from the current situation, these people have no fear at all. Instead, they are holding on to this matter, as if they want to get to the bottom of it.
"You killed someone, how could I possibly know what your motive was?"
Long Lin smiled, but the village chief was speechless.
"Village chief, let me ask you, how many people does this old man Li have in his family?"
As soon as this question was asked, the village chief was immediately shocked, but as we all know, he couldn't hide this matter even if he wanted to.
"Old Li Tou had a wife who passed away a few years ago."
"Apart from my wife? Who else is at home?"
Long Lin squinted his eyes and stared at the village chief.
"And... there are three sons."
Long Lin smiled and nodded.
"Very good, village chief. Now that Old Man Li has been killed and such a big thing has happened, where are his three sons? Where are they?"
"They...they...are missing."
There was a drop of cold sweat on the village chief's forehead, and his face was full of horror.
"Missing? Someone is missing in the village. As the village chief, why don't you go and look for it? Where did they go when they went out? Why did they disappear?"
"I don't know. Who knows where those three boys went? They never came back after they went out. How could I know."
Long Lin's eyes narrowed again.
"You don't know? When did this happen? When did the three of them disappear? Have you asked Old Man Li to ask? As a father, can he still not know where his sons have gone?"
"I asked, but even Old Li Tou didn't know where they went."
Upon hearing this, Long Lin was really angry, but there was still a strong anger in his heart.
"I'm afraid it's not that you don't know, but that you know it very well in your heart and have never asked Old Man Li about this matter."
"It was you. You were afraid that Old Man Li would ask about his son, so you took action and killed Old Man Li at home."
"It was you who killed Old Uncle Li's three sons, and then killed Old Uncle Li at home and murdered him."
Long Lin placed all the blame for the murder on the village chief.
After hearing this, the village chief became anxious on the spot, killing people to pay for their lives. This was a big deal, and not everyone in the village knew about going out to make money.
With so many people watching, after Long Lin said this, someone must have made such a conjecture.
"No, I don't know. I didn't kill the person. I have never killed anyone."
In panic, the village chief quickly denied it, even his voice changed a bit.
"Not you? Then tell me who killed the person. This murderer must be chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs."
Long Lin gritted his teeth and said the last few words particularly fiercely.
Being so frightened, the village chief blurted out a few words in panic.
"It's not me, it's him."
Long Lin's fierce expression immediately faded away and was replaced by a smile.
"Tell me, who is it? You know that someone has killed someone, but you still dare to cover up the murderer. Don't you know that hiding the murderer is also a crime?"
"As the village chief, it's a crime plus one. For this matter, you can wait to be sent to the army directly."
When the village chief heard this, he immediately took several steps back.
Consigned to the army? At his age and in his current body, he would probably die if he walked even halfway.
He still had a lot of money, but he hadn't had time to spend it yet. Why would he want to be sent to the army? He immediately panicked.
"No, I don't know. It was obviously you who killed someone, how would I know."
"The county magistrate will be arriving soon. When the county magistrate arrives, he will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."
Long Lin's eyes narrowed.
"Village Chief, are you sure you haven't told that person yet? Do you want me to give you a heads up?"
"Who is the man I locked up? What is his name? What does he do in this village on a daily basis?"
As soon as Long Lin mentioned this person, the village chief's expression changed drastically on the spot.
After arriving at the scene, too many things happened. He was so tired of dealing with it that he had long forgotten about Liu Nang being imprisoned.
At this moment, the village chief was even more frightened when he thought of Liu Nang.
"His name is Liu Nang, and he is my son-in-law."
Long Lin's eyes widened on the spot. Unexpectedly, it was his son-in-law?
