His voice was frigid and even trembling at times, “Mr Qin, you’ve never been to Valley County before. Valley County is a newly established county. Ever since it’s formal recognition as a county, we’ve… had our very own infamous murder mansion.”

Emotions couldn’t be faked. As a native of Valley County, Lu Ping couldn’t help but gasp slightly when he first brought up the murder mansion. Even his hands that were holding onto the steering wheel trembled slightly.

“Other places might have similar stories of murder mansions that turn out to be no more than rumours, but Valley County’s murder mansion… is a hundred percent real. I dare say that almost the entire county has personally witnessed and even experienced it for themselves… Ever since we were young, we’ve all grown up with this horrible legend…” His voice trembled with unspeakable fear.

Chen Nian could sense the great emotions that were stirring in Lu Ping’s heart, and he thus volunteered, “Let me do it instead.” His expressions turned grave as he flipped open the folder in his hands, “Eastrise Neighbourhood was known to be a mass grave from the 50’s to the 80’s. Then, the neighbourhood was used by the state-run Valley Agricultural Cooperative, which was shortly thereafter repurposed into the Valley Leather Chemical Plant. From the mid-80’s, riding the success of the leather chemical plant, the state began to construct dormitories and residences in the vicinity. This was the rise of the Eastrise Neighbourhood.”

Qin Ye nodded softly. The 80’s were when state-run plants and facilities abounded. Back then,...