"Are you saying he directly lunged out from this woodpile?" Tan Huacong looked at the location of the woodpile, then looked at the distance between it and the courtyard wall.
He seemed to be thinking about something, then asked Chen Ping'an again, "Did you climb in from that spot?"
"Huh? At that time, I was a bit nervous and flustered, so I don't remember very clearly," Chen Ping'an pondered for a moment.
"Let me think?" In fact, Chen Ping'an had already planned which part of the courtyard wall he would climb over.
His current contemplation was merely to make the story seem more believable.
"It should be at this spot!" Chen Ping'an paced two steps by the courtyard wall, then pointed to a spot with certainty.
"Here?"
"Yes," Chen Ping'an nodded.
Tan Huacong walked to the courtyard wall Chen Ping'an pointed to, and again looked at the woodpile's position.
He estimated the distance between the two, found no issues, nodded, and motioned for Chen Ping'an to continue.
"He lunged out from here at that time, and I was startled, completely stunned.
To be honest, Head Tan, though I've been a Yamen Runner for a long time, I've truly never encountered a situation like this.
His build was tall, and he moved with decisiveness; that Aura truly scared me.
At that moment, my mind went blank; seeing him approach menacingly, my first reaction was to directly squat down."
"Squat down?" Tan Huacong looked at Chen Ping'an with a strange expression.
A formidable enemy was approaching, clearly intending to take his life, and his first reaction at that moment was to squat down?
However...
For a young man who had not yet entered the martial Dao, facing danger, such a reaction seemed to align with realistic circumstances.
"Yes, squat down," Chen Ping'an revealed a hint of embarrassment.
"At the time, I didn't know what to do.
I just followed my instincts and directly squatted down.
It's a miracle I'm still alive.
Thinking back now, my reaction seems to have saved my life.
When I squatted down, he seemed to have directly lunged into the wall.
Afterward, I don't know what happened, but the opponent also fell down.
When he fell, my mind cleared up a bit.
I immediately got up and wanted to run towards the courtyard gate.
But the opponent got up faster than I expected.
Before I reached the courtyard gate, he flew up and kicked me.
I had no choice; my chest took a direct kick from him.
That force directly knocked me to the ground."
Chen Ping'an pulled up his clothes, revealing his chest for Tan Huacong to see.
Tan Huacong, using the torchlight, looked and found that Chen Ping'an's chest indeed had a large bruise, clearly from a kick.
"You're saying, you, an ordinary person, took a direct kick from Za Mao Yu?" Tan Huacong looked at Chen Ping'an in disbelief.
"Yes," Chen Ping'an nodded.
"You took his kick and only suffered this little injury? And you can still stand now?"
"I don't know either," Chen Ping'an shook his head in confusion.
"Anyway, at the time, I just felt extreme pain in my chest.
But I don't know how a surge of strength appeared out of nowhere, allowing me to directly stand up.
Just as I stood up, his fist was already coming.
This punch was originally aimed at my head, but because I suddenly stood up, it still hit my chest."
Tan Huacong looked at the small bruise next to Chen Ping'an's large bruise and nodded.
"I took a punch from him and was extremely scared at the time.
I didn't think much; I just ran backward.
I ran back, and he chased.
But I don't know what happened; after only a few steps, he actually fell down directly.
At that time, I don't know where I got the courage, but there happened to be a stone by my foot.
Seeing him fall, I picked up the stone and rushed straight over, smashing it towards his neck.
I smashed him the first time, and he still tried to resist, trying to kick me with one foot.
I didn't think twice; I used the stone to directly smash.
I smashed his kicking foot and then his neck.
Afterward, his resistance grew weaker and weaker, but I didn't dare to stop.
I was just afraid that if I stopped, I would be the one to die."
Chen Ping'an's face flashed with fear.
"By the time I reacted, it was already like this."
"Hmm," Tan Huacong nodded steadily.
He pondered Chen Ping'an's words.
He listened, and generally, there were no major issues.
However, there were two points of doubt.
One was that considering Za Mao Yu's martial Dao Cultivation, Chen Ping'an's injuries from being kicked and punched seemed a bit light.
The other was the two times Za Mao Yu fell during the process.
Chen Ping'an looked at Tan Huacong, his face full of lingering fear.
However, beneath the expression of fear, he felt a subtle tension.
The story he had just told Tan Huacong was half true and half false, a mix of both.
This included the scene in the courtyard, which had been fabricated and concealed by him, largely matching the battle process he described.
Unless it was the most professional and meticulous on-site investigation, no problems would be found.
However, despite this, Chen Ping'an still couldn't hide his nervousness before receiving Tan Huacong's approval.
But he hid this emotion very well.
Sometimes, it must be said, he truly had some potential as an actor.
"I have to say, your luck is truly good!" Tan Huacong pondered for a long time before exclaiming.
"If anything had gone wrong at any step, the one lying here might have been you."
"Yes," Chen Ping'an also said with a look of relief.
"Perhaps the old man's spirit in heaven is protecting me."
As Chen Ping'an said this, Tan Huacong also remembered Chen Tian'an.
"Hmm, alright.
I understand.
I never thought that Qing Yu Gang's Za Mao Yu, a Qi Blood Second Realm martial Dao expert, would coincidentally die by your hand like this."
Tan Huacong temporarily suppressed the two doubts he had heard.
Perhaps, Za Mao Yu's injuries from trying to break through were more severe than they had imagined, so severe that even normal movement might have been difficult.
This could also explain the significant reduction in the power of his punches and kicks, as well as his falling after only a few steps.
It made sense; being wanted by the Zhenfu Division, he had money but nowhere to buy medicinal herbs and food.
Without enough food and medicine, his injuries would likely only worsen.
It was perfectly normal for Za Mao Yu to go to Chen Ping'an's house to steal food that night.
Of course, these were also Tan Huacong's reasonable conjectures, not necessarily the truth.
However, for Tan Huacong, as long as it was confirmed that the person who died in the courtyard was Za Mao Yu himself, that was sufficient.
The process itself was not truly important.
"Head Tan, what about the reward for me...?"
"Hmm, I will record it and report it.
Don't worry," Tan Huacong nodded.
"However, it's very late now, and even if it's recorded now, it can't be reported immediately.
Why don't you go back first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."
"Head Tan, why don't I go back to the Zhenfu Division with you to record everything?
That way, while recording, if there are any process details, Head Tan can ask me for clarification in a timely manner."
Involving the identity of a formal Yamen Runner, Chen Ping'an was a bit uneasy and immediately suggested.
Tan Huacong glanced at Chen Ping'an, understanding his thoughts.
After all, it concerned a moderate Credit , and anyone would be uneasy about it.
"In that case, let's go back together then," Tan Huacong agreed.
"Okay, thank you, Head Tan," Chen Ping'an's face showed a smile.
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