In the courtyard, Chen Ping'an's mind was racing.
'The fact that Hairy Fish died at my hands must never be revealed. I can't withstand any deep investigation right now!'
'But if I want to get the medium merit from the Nanquan Alley Town Patrol Office, I have to report Hairy Fish's death!'
'Anyone who can kill or capture him on the spot will be credited with a medium merit... Kill or capture! Hairy Fish is already dead, so capture is impossible! Kill, kill...'
'But I can't reveal that I was the one who killed Hairy Fish! This... it's a dead end. There's no solution! Hmm! Wait...'
'What if I say I happened to find a barely-breathing Hairy Fish, then seized the opportunity to sneak attack and kill him? Would that be more plausible?'
As Chen Ping'an thought this, he glanced at Hairy Fish's mangled neck and couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter smile.
