Chapter 398 Bold Assumption
The person speaking was a man in his fifties, with a Chinese character face that was calm and self-defeating, and beside him stood an old man with white beard and hair.
The old man was wearing a brocade robe, but there were two puddings tied at the hem, and he was carrying seven cloth bags of different sizes on his back.
He also saw the battle between Malu and Qin Ruhai just now, and praised, "What a set of Songxi Quick Swords. It seems that Master Chongyun has accepted another good disciple."
"Well, I'm not from the Songxi Sword Sect." Malu said.
"Huh?" The old man seemed a little surprised, but he didn't say much and cupped his hands at Guozi's face.
“Shi Jian Yuan, I’ll leave it to you.”
“That’s easy to say, Commander Hong, walk slowly.” Shi Wenjiao kept sending Commander Hong to the door, and then turned around again Come back and say to Malu and Gu Qingyi.
“I’ve kept you two waiting for a long time. I wonder why you are here this time?”
“Oh, we are here to collect the reward.” Malu said as he put his hand The package was handed over.
The disciple who received them before stepped forward to take the package and said at the same time.
"You two don't need to be anxious. Senior Brother has already taken people to investigate the small temple you mentioned. Once it is confirmed that Yan Wuji is dead, we will pay the reward to you. I am righteous. The academy has always kept its word...Ah!"
The disciple's voice stopped abruptly, because he had just untied the package and saw a hideous-looking human head inside!
The disciple was so frightened that he couldn't hold the head firmly in his hand, causing the bag to fall to the ground, roll around, and then roll back in front of Malu.
Ma Lu stretched out his foot to step on the head, then bent down and picked it up again.
But when he raised his head, the disciples from the Zhengqi Academy had already picked up their Zhuangyuan pens and surrounded him and Gu Qingyi, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"Don't get me wrong, I just want to get the reward as soon as possible." Ma Lu said as he raised the head again, this time specifically facing Shi Wenjiao.
Shi Wenjiao's heart moved and he summoned a disciple, "You have fought against that devil, go and have a look."
The disciple took the order and stepped forward and looked at it carefully. stand up.
This head has been buried in the ground for 7 days. It has swelled a lot, and corpse fluid is oozing out. It has changed a lot from when it was alive.
But the disciple still recognized him and reported back to Shi Wenjiao, "Shi Jian Yuan, it is indeed the devil."
Shi Wenjiao had already heard Gu Qingyi tell what happened in the temple that night. , and interrogated Yan Wuji's wife, comparing everything with what the former said.
In fact, I already believed it 70-80%, and sending people to investigate again was just out of caution. But now that I saw Yan Wuji’s head on his neck, there was no longer any doubt.
He directly ordered people to bring six banknotes, all in denominations of one thousand taels, and handed them to Ma Lu, "This is the reward of 6,000 taels that my Zhengqi Academy had previously offered. Thank you both for your help. Martial arts can eliminate this evil."
Ma Lu took the banknote, with a flash of joy in his eyes. Yan Wuji's head was more valuable than he thought.
Six thousand taels of silver, after splitting it with Gu Qingyi, we still have three thousand taels, and we can buy more than two hundred kilograms of secret medicine at Baicaotang.
It’s just that there is still a long way to go before filling up the collection bag, Malu is also muttering now.
He took other people's cultivation resources back to cook and eat. Naturally, the speed at which he spent money was scary. He didn't know where he could go to get more money.
After leaving the courtyard, Ma Lu thought about it and gave three of the banknotes he had just received to Gu Qingyi, but Gu Qingyi did not take them.
“If you hadn’t taken action that night, I would have died at the hands of Yan Wuji, and all of this bounty should belong to you.”
When Ma Lu heard this, he pressed the three thousand taels of silver notes into Gu Qingyi's hand.
"Take it, don't be polite to me, you killed the person, you must have a share of the money, and since you are away from home, there will be many places to spend money in the future."
Hearing this, Gu Qingyi no longer refused, happily accepted the banknote, and then asked Ma Lu. "Brother Ma, are you short of money recently?"
"Yes." Malu blinked.
"Then there is an opportunity to make a lot of money right now."
"What opportunity?"
"I told you before, the big case that happened in the city recently, the Beggar Gang It has been announced to the world that if anyone can find the lotus bowl, he will receive a heavy reward from the Beggar Clan."
Gu Qingyi was very excited, but after finishing speaking, he saw that Ma Lu was not interested, "Why, you. Not interested in this case?”
“How much money can a bunch of beggars have in their hands?”
"Brother Ma, don't underestimate the beggar gang. They are the largest gang in the world. They have branches in every state, with hundreds of thousands of gang members spread all over the world, and they are not limited to beggars.
"Many Local wealthy businessmen and squires have also joined the Beggar Gang. With the money and influence of these people, the Beggar Gang has developed rapidly in recent years. In fact, it can even be said to be the richest gang in the world.
“If someone can get the lotus bowl back, even if they ask for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, they will not blink an eye.”
“Huh?” Malu finally became interested this time, "Is the Beggar Clan so rich?"
"Well, I am recuperating in Yuchang County these days. I also went out to inquire about some information and found out about the industries in the county. At least half of them are related to the beggar gang.”
"The other half belongs to the Tianlong Sect. Oh, by the way, do you know the Tianlong Sect? They are the enemy of the Beggar Clan. Many people suspect that the theft of the Beggar Clan's lotus bowl was done by people from the Tianlong Sect."< br>
“The atmosphere between Tianlongmen and the Beggar Clan has been very tense these two days. The Beggars Clan wanted to find Li Tianlong to testify, but Li Tianlong did not show up. Well, we can also find out the whereabouts of the lotus bowl. Let’s start with Tianlongmen.”
“No, I think we should start with the deceased old leader of the Beggar Clan.” Ma Lu said surprisingly.
"Eh? Why." Gu Qingyi was startled.
Ma Lu definitely cannot say that after the battle just now, he feels that his strength needs to be strengthened. In addition, he has long been interested in Deng Youtai's martial arts and plans to open a new card pack.
So he made an excuse and said, "Now that Yuchang County is full of martial arts people, there must be many eyes staring at Tianlongmen. Now if we also go to investigate Tianlongmen, even if we really find out something, It’s definitely a step too late, so it’s better to find another way.”
“Well, what you said makes sense,” Gu Qingyi pondered for a moment, “But what does this matter have to do with Gang Leader Deng? He did it half a month ago. He's dead."
"It's hard to say," Ma Lu continued, "I heard that Deng Youtai died of illness, but Gang Leader Deng is a martial arts master. Although he is over seventy years old, his body has always been strong. How could he suddenly get sick and lose his life? There might be a hidden secret behind this matter.
"Well, that lotus bowl was a keepsake of past gang leaders of the Beggar Clan, and Gang Leader Deng had always carried it with him during his lifetime. It was very possible that he carried it with him. When he was killed, he left clues on the bowl, which is why the lotus bowl was stolen. "
"Your statement is very novel..." Gu Qingyi stroked his fake beard, "The person who stole the lotus bowl didn't want anyone to find out the true cause of Gang Leader Deng's death, but would this This is too far-fetched. Do you know who wants to harm Gang Leader Deng? ”
"No, but when we investigate the case, we should make bold assumptions and be careful to verify."
Ma Lu looked up at the sky and saw that the sun had set, and said, "I plan to visit the tomb of Gang Leader Deng after dark. Circle, you..."
"I'll go with you too."
"Uh," Malu wanted to refuse, but then he thought about it and realized that he really needed a guard. So he changed his words again.
"Okay, let's check first. If this road doesn't work, it's not too late to look for other clues."
(End of this chapter)