Chapter 400: Wu Family Intelligence

"Wu Chenggang?" A look of confusion appeared on Lin Feng's face.

"Wu Chenggang is the previous Head of the Family of the Wu Family, and he is also the father of the current Wu Family Head of the Family, Wu Lianyun."

Xiao Jian said with a chuckle, paused for a moment, and then continued: "Wu Chenggang was like a brilliant new star; he took first place at the Martial Arts Assembly back then, and thus instantly became a prominent figure in our Minle City. In the ten years that followed, under Wu Chenggang's leadership, the Wu Family developed and grew step by step, rising rapidly to become the largest and most powerful prestigious family in our Minle City."

"Because Wu Chenggang's reputation was so great, many Martial Artists came out of admiration to follow him, so the number of Martial Artists in the Wu Family is not small."

Lin Feng was even more curious and asked with a smile: "What is this Martial Arts Assembly all about?"

"This is a tradition of our Minle City. Every three years, our Minle City holds a Martial Arts Assembly. Whether they are local Martial Artists or Martial Artists from out of town, anyone can participate."

"The rewards for the Martial Arts Assembly are very generous, and as long as one can achieve good results at the Martial Arts Assembly, one is bound to have a bright future."

"Of course, the one hosting the Martial Arts Assembly is our Minle City Dragon Soul Branch, so another purpose of the Martial Arts Assembly is to select Martial Artists with decent strength to let them join Dragon Soul and inject fresh blood into our Dragon Soul Branch."

Xiao Jian explained it in great detail, and Lin Feng understood as soon as he heard it.

"According to what you say, that Wu Chenggang's strength should be very high, right?" Lin Feng asked.

"Of course it's very high, but I can't be sure exactly to what degree, after all, Wu Chenggang hasn't made a move in many years. I think he is at least a Martial Venerable Peak, and there is a high possibility he has already reached the Martial King realm," Xiao Jian said.

Although a Martial King is not much in front of Lin Feng, they are already very formidable in front of ordinary Martial Artists.

One must know that the General Captains of the Dragon Soul Branches in major cities are only experts at the Martial Venerable realm; the significance of a Martial King can be imagined.

Lin Feng nodded slowly, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

Xiao Jian asked: "Mr. Lin, why are you so interested in the Wu Family?"

Lin Feng did not explain, only saying: "Just asking casually, don't mind it."

Suddenly remembering something, Lin Feng asked: "More than a year ago, a murder case occurred in your Minle City. The victim was a woman named Tong Yanhong. General Captain Xiao, you should know about this case, right?"

Hearing Lin Feng suddenly bring up this case, the expression on Xiao Jian's face suddenly became somewhat awkward.

But he still bit the bullet and said: "I know about this case. At first, it was handled by the Police Department, but the Police Department was unable to solve the case for a long time, and this case seemed to have traces of Martial Artists involved, so in the end, the case was transferred to us at Dragon Soul."

"But we were also unable to solve the case successfully, because the clues at the crime scene were truly too few; one could say they were pitifully scarce."

"Until now, this case has not been solved and remains a cold case."

Lin Feng said: "Then you don't have even the slightest suspicion in your heart?"

"I dare not speak without evidence," Xiao Jian said with a bitter smile.

"I'm telling you to speak, so speak. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility, you don't need to worry," Lin Feng said.

Xiao Jian still did not answer immediately. After hemming and hawing for quite a while, he finally said with a bitter smile: "Alright, since Mr. Lin has put it this way, then I will respectfully comply."

"I do indeed have some suspicions in my heart... The victim, Tong Yanhong, once worked at the Wu Family; she was a maid for the Wu Family. Moreover, Tong Yanhong had a physical relationship with the Wu Family Head of the Family, Wu Lianyun, and even gave birth to an illegitimate daughter for him."

"And Tong Yanhong died only after leaving the Wu Family, so I am wondering if it could be that Wu Lianyun's wife, Xie Min, sent someone to murder Tong Yanhong."

"Xie Min is Wu Lianyun's legitimate wife. With Wu Lianyun having an affair with another woman, she would certainly be dissatisfied, so I think Xie Min had a motive for the crime. But because of insufficient evidence, I simply couldn't continue the investigation."

Xiao Jian stopped there, but fearing Lin Feng might be dissatisfied, he added: "Mr. Lin, because of reasons regarding strength and technical levels, it is very normal for cold cases to appear, so please understand."

"It is indeed very normal for cold cases to appear, but every cold case that occurs is equivalent to a slap in the face to the Police Department and Dragon Soul," Lin Feng said.

Xiao Jian lowered his head in shame, not daring to make a sound.

Lin Feng kept Xiaoxue in his heart, so he said: "General Captain Xiao, I'm full. Let's stop here for tonight; I have things to do, so I'll be leaving first."

Having said that, Lin Feng stood up directly.

Hua Yuerong immediately followed, grabbed Lin Feng's hand, and left with him.

Watching Lin Feng's departing figure, Xiao Jian couldn't help but sigh.

A young Divine Dragon Guard asked cautiously: "General Captain Xiao, is Mr. Lin angry?"

"Angry is not quite the word, but he is definitely dissatisfied with us," Xiao Jian said helplessly.

Afterwards, Xiao Jian said to the Divine Dragon Guards present: "Mr. Lin did not come to Minle City to conduct a surprise inspection, so everyone can rest easy. But as long as Mr. Lin is still in Minle City, we should all be careful and not let any problems arise. Mr. Lin is not a desk clerk; if he gets angry, he won't follow any procedures at all—he will definitely start a massacre."

These Divine Dragon Guards nodded repeatedly, and not a single one dared to treat Xiao Jian's words as wind passing by their ears.

After Lin Feng and Hua Yuerong went downstairs and walked out of the restaurant, he said to her: "I won't see you off; you should go back on your own."

"Junior Brother, do you have any arrangements for tonight?" Hua Yuerong asked.

"I am going to the Wu Family," Lin Feng said.

Hua Yuerong said: "Junior Brother, you are being too concerned about that girl named Tong Xiaoxue. If I didn't know she was Wu Lianyun's illegitimate daughter, I would definitely suspect that Tong Xiaoxue was born by you."

Lin Feng sighed and explained: "Tong Yanhong's death is extremely suspicious. If it is as Xiao Jian said, that she was assassinated by people sent by the Wu Family's Head of the Family's wife, Xie Min, then wouldn't I be sending Xiaoxue into the tiger's den by sending her to the Wu Family? If anything happens to Xiaoxue, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

"So I can't wait. I must go to the Wu Family now to take a look. Senior Sister, don't worry about this matter; I will handle it myself."

After dropping these words, Lin Feng raised his hand to hail a taxi.

Hua Yuerong wanted to say something more, but Lin Feng had already gotten into the car and left.

More than ten minutes later, the taxi was about to arrive at the Wu Family Mansion.

The surroundings of the Wu Family Mansion are patrolled by professional bodyguards, and there are even Martial Artists, so Lin Feng did not let the taxi driver drive the car too close.