"Call the authorities! Hurry, call the authorities!"
"The peddler's head is smashed in! Mrs. Shi's brains are splattered everywhere! It was Shi Guan'er! Shi Guan'er is a murderer!"
The crowd roared and scattered in an instant.
Mr. Shi steadied his trembling legs, forcing his voice to come out loud and clear.
"It wasn't Shi Guan'er! It was those two vile creatures, Chen Wanyue and Liang Jishan! They were after our money and tried to kill us! My son was just avenging his mother!"
"No, that's not right! My son didn't kill anyone! I... I didn't do anything! He was just... sleeping with his wife."
No one believed his nonsensical ravings. After all, they all had eyes and could see the state of the room.
Everyone else was covered head to toe in blood. Only Shi Guan'er was completely unscathed. If he wasn't the killer, then who was?
Late into the night, lights flickered on in all the nearby homes.
