Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord

Chapter 2339: Chapter 2339: Business Without Investment

At the spot where the little tree had been uprooted by the wind, there was a small pit revealing a heap of deep white human bones.

One of the government officials extended his hand, trembling as he pointed at the pile of bones, stuttering, "Brother, you... you see what that is?"

"Oh my, those are human bones. Quickly... go report to the arrest officer."

The government official was so frightened his legs went weak, nearly collapsing to the ground. His face turned pale as he staggered outside, shouting while running, "Arrest officer... arrest officer... something terrible has happened!"

Xiao Taohong, dressed in red, stood on the wall, her small figure displaying a sinister smile, "Now it’s done, I’ve finally completed the task given by the master. Hehehe..."

After the strange laughter, she vanished into thin air.

The officials had searched through the tavern for so long but found nothing, leaving the arrest officer feeling extremely frustrated. Just as he was about to call everyone to return, he saw two government officials running out frantically.

The arrest officer turned to look and asked, "What’s the matter with you?"

The two officials were out of breath, "Arrest officer, something terrible has happened, we found human bones inside."

"Human bones?" The arrest officer’s eyes shot toward the shopkeeper.

Upon hearing those words, the shopkeeper’s mind went blank, his face turning ashen, thinking that things were truly bad now.

"Yes, human bones, right in the courtyard." Remembering the strange gust of wind earlier, the two officials felt their hair stand on end. Outside, the wind was eerily calm; that gust must have been caused by something unclean.

The arrest officer, being astute, immediately ordered some people to detain the shopkeeper and his staff, then led everyone to the courtyard.

Apart from a dozen or so trees, the courtyard was filled with vivid red flowers, growing extraordinarily lush.

Because of the windstorm earlier, many petals had been blown off.

"Arrest officer, come quickly, it’s right here." An official walked over to the small tree that had fallen in the wind and shouted loudly.

The arrest officer directed a few people to go over and dig around the soil next to the small tree, uncovering piles of dense human bones within.

Oh my god! So many bones, one can imagine how many people this tavern has harmed!

At this moment, another official found beneath the blooming flowers, dense human remains — no wonder these flowers grew so well, having such good fertilizer.

"Arrest officer, there are human remains over here too."

The arrest officer’s face was extremely grim; damn, the shopkeeper of Chuner Tower really was a murderer.

A woman with several little kids followed them in, and upon seeing the remains dug up by the officials, she began to wail, "Wuwuwu... my poor husband, you died so terribly!"

The arrest officer immediately had the shopkeeper brought over for questioning.

Seeing the matter exposed, the shopkeeper was crestfallen. Under persistent questioning from the arrest officer, the shopkeeper confessed to why he had committed the murders.

It turned out, over a dozen years ago, the shopkeeper was still a poor man, always wanting to open a shop but lacking capital, pondering what to do.

One night, he had a dispute with an enemy, unintentionally killing the man. Shocked and scared, not knowing how to handle the corpse — it was winter, and there happened to be a fire burning at home. In a panic, he cooked the enemy.

The next day, before the shopkeeper got up, his wife saw so much roast meat at home and thought he had bought it to start a business. She took the meat and went to open shop, enjoying a surge in business — everyone praised the roast meat for its exceptional taste.

After waking up, the shopkeeper learned of this, feeling both terrified and delighted; it was great, he had disposed of the body and made a profit — truly a business without capital.