Chapter 67: A Dismal Ending

"Who is it?!"

He Bo was furious, his aura erupting outward.

In an instant, it startled all the people living nearby awake.

They dared not even poke their heads out to peek, only hiding in their own homes, shivering incessantly, praying that disaster would not befall them.

And He Bo had no time to care about these miserable people; he only wanted to catch the murderer now!

Although the Green Clothes Gang leader's life was worthless, and he himself had been thinking of slaughtering him to replace him, that was something he had to do himself!

In this shanty area, in that Qingya Garden, there was no one—there could be no one—who could overstep him, no one!

Feeling as though his face had been slapped swollen and his prestige was being challenged, He Bo naturally acted with extremely high efficiency; he sent out several transmission spells, the light of his magic power streaking across the night sky, and before long, he had summoned all the subordinate overseers inside and outside the Corpse Affairs who chose to pledge loyalty to him.

Upon listening to the reports and learning that the upper and middle echelons of the Green Clothes Gang had been wiped out in a bloodbath, his skin couldn't help but twitch; he could only bear with it and listen to those trivial clues that seemed numerous but were actually just various trifles.

"Investigate! Investigate for me! See who exactly did this!"

But how could he know!

Originally, this would have been a matter that caused a huge uproar and disturbed people's late-night rest, but very quickly, the tragic state of the Green Clothes Gang leader's home was discovered by them.

Could it really wait?

Wary of Ren Li, or rather, his status and background, He Bo temporarily set this matter aside.

Scared!

Impossible!

That Forest Shadow Leopard had been wounded repeatedly and only survived because of good luck; it was impossible for it to penetrate this deep now and kill someone here.

But he never expected that the result would turn out like this, becoming an opportunity for that stinking lowly worm to mend his foundation and achieve a breakthrough!

Tsk!

Annoying!

He Bo had not yet received a report on this side; discovering that after his subordinates were sent in, apart from a few ripples at the beginning, everything quickly became silent, he couldn't help but knit his brows tightly.

In that case, who else in this shanty area could kill the Green Clothes Gang leader, who was at the late stage of Qi Refining?

He Bo spoke coldly, and the overseers dared not defy or provoke him at this moment; they naturally responded and moved, quickly scattering to gather their own men and find the members of the Green Clothes Gang to conduct a search in all directions.

As for the Green Clothes Gang being wiped out tonight, could it have anything to do with Du En?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

He was just a Qi Refining mid-stage cultivator who had only just broken through after luckily mending his foundation; how could he possibly wipe out the Green Clothes Gang and kill dozens of mid-to-late stage Qi Refining cultivators!

If it were Ren Li, it might be possible, but Ren Li had absolutely no need to do this; when he passed by Qingya Garden at nightfall, he clearly looked like his magic power was depleted, and he was still recovering at this moment!

Therefore, through the various clues gathered, He Bo finally reached a conclusion.

An overseer asked daringly.

However, this did not prevent his burning rage.

Originally, he thought that since Ren Li held a high position, he would at least look at a guy like Du En—who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth and didn't understand the difference between high and low—with mutual disgust, if not teach him a lesson or two.

Seeing that they were able to return, He Bo breathed a sigh of relief.

The reporting overseer, observing his expression, couldn't help but feel some regret.

As the actual controllers of the shanty area, if they didn't want to do something, then the overseers directly under their control and the gangs they remotely managed would not do anything either.

"Evil cultivator..."

He Bo couldn't help but feel a bit depressed.

Hearing this word, which was not unexpected, the overseers' legs couldn't help but go soft, cold sweat feeling exceptionally chilly in the night wind, and they all inwardly called themselves lucky and fortunate.

Although there was some turmoil at present, several managers, including himself, were currently putting pressure on their colleagues.

In an instant, the gang members and subordinates who had just gathered almost ran away completely.

But to tell the truth, He Bo himself was actually a target of silent exclusion by other managers in this incident.

Thinking and filtering through it carefully, he didn't feel that anyone would specifically drag the Green Clothes Gang leader to the main road and kill him within sight of Qingya Garden just to demonstrate against him.

In other words, there was simply no one inside Qingya Garden at the moment who had sufficient motive to do so!

"... Something's not right, it's too not right."

Thus, it was easy to follow the vine to find the melon and summarize the general situation to be presented.

Naturally, this included the matter of Du En.

It really was an evil cultivator!

Fortunately, they were lucky and hadn't encountered or touched it; otherwise, they would either be dead already or would die next!

An evil cultivator capable of wiping out the Green Clothes Gang could naturally wipe them out too!

"My Lord, this... is it not time for you all to take action and clean up the chaos caused by the evil cultivator?"

The recent intruding demonic beasts?

He Bo felt inexplicably uneasy, but his actions under the heat of his rage had already startled the Qingya Garden side, and now all the managers were watching this area.

And on He Bo's side, he finally waited for the subordinates who had finished searching for various clues and situations to return and report.

It was mainly about the small conflicts the gang leader and hall masters had recently had with certain people, or who they had bullied, which were the daily behaviors of the bully gangs.

This corpse-burier was at the very end of the Corpse Affairs and was within the sector directly under He Bo's jurisdiction; as an external affairs overseer, how could he know the specific details? Furthermore, he was frightened by that pile of corpses, so when he was first approached, he didn't dare to ask more and just understood it perfunctorily, letting it go.

However, now he could only wait for Ren Li to leave before he could properly clean it up...

At this moment, he began to calm down, first discovering that there was not a single trace of magic power at this crime scene.

You've already eaten enough; this time, for the Jue Shi Gang's territory, you should just get out of the way!

It could be said that He Bo was actually under pressure, wanting to see if he could take another bite.

Feeling that faint, seemingly mocking gaze, he could only stand stiffly in place, waiting for the situation to develop and waiting for his subordinates to return.

Naturally, he was filled with anger toward that bunch of arrogant evil cultivators.

"What on earth are these guys doing?"

Even though it was he who had previously let the Green Clothes Gang annex the two other gangs to become the ultimate beneficiary, it could be said that the Green Clothes Gang being targeted now was a matter of course.

After He Bo finished saying this, he flicked his large sleeves and turned to leave.

Otherwise, the loss of face would truly be immense!

And as the wait grew quieter, he became increasingly uneasy.

"Yes, because he is the foreman of the corpse-buriers, I didn't ask too closely about the matter of the gang member surnamed Liu being killed..."

As for the others, although they ostracized him, they wouldn't go so far as to have a falling out right now.

Could He Bo's majestic orders be more important than one's own life?

"Alright, no need to pay attention to him for now."

Consequently, this group of people felt their scalps tingle and complained bitterly in their hearts; they dared not search arrogantly anymore and switched to quietly probing instead, lest they attract attention and bring disaster upon themselves.

"... Have someone come to haul them away, and tell Du En to hurry up and bury the corpses; that is all."

If only I had asked more clearly just now.

Because the Green Clothes Gang had previously, under his remote control, brazenly devoured the Blood Eagle and Iron Hand gangs controlled by other stewards, this naturally caused the other stewards to mind and be dissatisfied.

He felt that something was not right.

Starting with the Green Clothes Gang, following the Green Clothes Gang leader's diligent and meticulous daily records, they began to systematically investigate the recent performance of each hall master, then combed through the recent status of the gang members, and conducted interrogations whenever they discovered anything unusual.

Then, it could only be evil cultivators...

Thinking of this, they all fell into silence.

Although the supervisors he gathered were all at the Great Perfection or late stage of Qi Refining, even the Green Clothes Gang leader, who had grown plump and sturdy from taking his cut, was killed like a chicken, dying in a place very close to Qingya Garden!

Therefore, if they were to encounter the murderer, could they really escape unscathed?

The other stewards, at this moment, were sorting through the logic and whispering to each other, all realizing that recently, there was simply no one who would do anything to He Bo's side.

Hearing the news from Du En's side, He Bo's brows could not help but knit tightly, and his mood became even worse.

He Bo's brows knit tighter and tighter, and a guess he did not want to see began to surface.

"Du En has broken through to the middle stage of Qi Refining?"

If the mining steward were rational and sensible, he should have secretly approached him for cooperation.

Because if those evil cultivators really wanted to hide, he alone would not be able to find them; he could only report it to those above first and see if they would take action.

But, even if that were the case, there was nothing to be done!

Evil cultivators!

Just like that, under the gaze of the stewards who thought they had figured out the situation and had sneers appearing in their eyes, He Bo, swallowing a bellyful of anger, appeared to return to Qingya Garden in a crestfallen manner.

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