Chapter 152: Evil guest at midnight

The old housekeeper's efficiency was not slow, and he soon found out the ins and outs.

Bai Xiaohe's husband died suddenly the day before yesterday; this originally had nothing to do with anything, but his mother thought there was a problem.

The neighbors also felt that how could a perfectly fine young man suddenly be gone.

Under some instigation, his mother reported it to the government that day.

At first, the government didn't care, so they arranged for a coroner to examine the corpse.

The result was extraordinary.

He died of arsenic poisoning.

They immediately caught Bai Xiaohe for torture, and the final confession was that she colluded with Yang Wenju and was directed by Yang Wenju to poison her husband.

Chu Danqing heard the whole process; if there wasn't the torture part, it would be very reasonable.

During the period of sealing the mansion, Chu Danqing also asked people in the Yang Mansion kitchen, and they all said that Bai Xiaohe hadn't seen Yang Wenju a few times at all.

"Brother Chu, Mr. Yang wouldn't really commit adultery with that Bai Xiaohe, right?" Wei Chu Yi asked not very confidently.

Chu Danqing was about to answer, but saw Da Bao tiptoeing to the window.

He and Wei Chu Yi were staying in an inn, and it was already eight o'clock in the evening, and it had long been dark.

He saw a person wearing night clothes open the window nimbly, and then turned into the room.

The comer was sneaky and certainly had bad intentions.

Da Bao was stuck in the blind spot of vision, right in the dead angle of the other party's vision.

"I haven't slept yet, and you turned in; that's too bold." Chu Danqing said.

This person sneered and said: "A strong dragon doesn't suppress a local snake; your background might be unusual, but this is Linyuan City."

"I advise you, if you have anything to do, do it quickly, and get out after you're done."

"Don't get involved in Yang Wenju's affairs, otherwise, if you offend someone you shouldn't offend, even falling leaves returning to their roots will be difficult."

Chu Danqing originally thought the other party was here for money; after all, he didn't look like he was short of money, and whether it was robbery or theft, it could be understood.

But he never expected that it would be for Yang Wenju's affairs.

Then this meant that the so-called adultery was just a trumped-up charge, and the other party had a deeper reason for it.

Up to now, as long as there was no interference from higher-level power and authority, Yang Wenju had no possibility of turning over.

But they still felt it wasn't secure enough and sent someone to threaten again.

Chu Danqing could guess that those threatened were definitely not just him alone.

"I want to know more about who directed you behind the scenes." Chu Danqing said.

Da Bao extended its palm, grabbed the other party's crown directly from behind, and its sharp claws hung down, covering the other party's vision.

This person couldn't help but swallow his saliva, not daring to act rashly.

The sharp claws just embedded in his skin made him feel the sharpness; the other party could easily crush his skull.

Seeing this, Wei Chu Yi cleverly tore off the black cloth covering the other party's face, exposing his true appearance.

"It's you, Chen Gou of the Qinglong Society!" Wei Chu Yi recognized the other party immediately.

This person was a small leader of the Qinglong Society, and he was the one who managed that street of theirs.

His style of conduct was naturally overbearing, and quite a few people wished they could peel his skin and eat his flesh.

It was just that because of his status and unusual martial arts, no one could afford to offend him.

Seeing his identity exposed, Chen Gou immediately said: "This lord, in Linyuan City, the Qinglong Society is afraid of no one except the government officials."

"Today, just pretend I didn't come, and I'll come to your door tomorrow to apologize."

Chu Danqing said with a smile: "How do you know I'm not a government official?"

When these words were said, Chen Gou's face changed greatly.

Actually, when he saw Chu Danqing's appearance and temperament, he had some preparation in this regard.

But he hadn't heard of any government official who was about to step down.

If they didn't step down, where would the new official get a radish pit to live in.

However, he couldn't figure out whether Chu Danqing was telling the truth or not.

"Since you are an official in the city, it must be my small mouth that offended you." Chen Gou couldn't prove that Chu Danqing was telling the truth, but he also couldn't prove that Chu Danqing was lying.

"You came to take office, and there must be a share for you in this."

"You intervened in Yang Wenju's affairs, not only smashing your own money bag, but also smashing the money bags of other officials."

"You haven't taken office yet; just turn a blind eye to this matter, and you can get a helping hand from other officials in the future."

Chen Gou seemed to say a lot, but didn't reveal much useful information; in fact, he was still threatening, just relatively tactful.

"I believe whatever I say; you are too naive as a leader." Chu Danqing couldn't help but smile.

There was another secret to Yang Wenju's matter.

Either Bai Xiaohe's husband discovered some secrets and implicated Yang Wenju, or Yang Wenju really found something sufficient to threaten the upper echelons of Linyuan City.

"So what? You are a government official, and naturally you need us."

"You are not a government official, and who would believe what you say?" Chen Gou was not stupid and left himself some leeway.

As a small leader of a gang, he had his own way of survival.

"Makes sense." Chu Danqing acknowledged his words: "But that's not something you should consider."

"You tell me everything you know, and I'll spare your life; you can escape tonight yourself."

Chen Gou didn't say a word when he heard this.

It wasn't that he was very loyal, but because he didn't know much, and secondly, his wife and children were still there.

One person could escape, but dragging his family along, he certainly couldn't walk out of the city.

"Give me a hint, and I'll let you leave the inn safely." Chu Danqing sighed, indicating he wouldn't make things difficult.

Chen Gou heard this and, after a moment of thought, said: "I only know that at the end of the Hai hour on every fifth day of the month, three ships will dock, and they leave at the end of the Chou hour."

"I really don't know any more; I was only arranged to be on duty once, and I don't know what was being transported inside."

"Yang Wenju's imprisonment and Ge Da's death might be related to this."

"As for letting me come to warn you, my lord, this matter was ordered by the superiors; I just said the script they gave me." Chen Gou's information also had some careful thoughts.

The monthly shipping on the fifth didn't just involve their Qinglong Society's water transport, but also the participation of government personnel.

Only a few core personnel knew, and the vast majority of personnel were used as warnings on the periphery.

If Chu Danqing really killed his way over, he certainly wouldn't be able to survive.

"Nothing else?" Chu Danqing continued to ask.

Chen Gou shook his head: "Nothing else."

He had already said what he should say, and he couldn't say the rest.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be just him who died, but his whole family.

"Fine, go back the way you came." After Chu Danqing finished speaking, Da Bao withdrew the hand it was pinching on Chen Gou's head.

This made Chen Gou breathe a sigh of relief, and he immediately arched his hand: "Since the words have been delivered, I will take my leave first."

After speaking, he left along the window.

After he left the inn, Chu Danqing summoned several Ghost Grudge Infants.

"Wait for him to go back and report, then handle it cleanly." After Chu Danqing finished speaking, the Ghost Grudge Infants immediately followed Chen Gou.

Breaking the promise? Of course not.

If Chen Gou had told everything, Chu Danqing certainly wouldn't have killed him.

But he only gave Chu Danqing a hint, so Chu Danqing let him leave the inn safely according to the agreement.

After leaving the inn, Chu Danqing fulfilled his promise.

He had already touched his room to threaten him; if he didn't have three points of ability, the other party might have killed him and robbed him.

Then Chu Danqing certainly couldn't let him go like this; let's see if he could follow the vine to find a higher-level figure.

Chu Danqing wasn't afraid that doing so would startle the snake; with such a large power as the Qinglong Society, where could he run to?

After about three hours, the Ghost Grudge Infants finally returned.

They chattered and described it to Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing didn't understand infant language, so he borrowed Da Bai, who was also an infant, to translate.

With the translation and body language, Chu Danqing quickly figured out what the Ghost Grudge Infants meant.

Roughly, everything had been handled, and the crime could be fixed directly in court tomorrow.

Secondly, it was to retrieve the sea chart from Yang Wenju as soon as possible.

"Smuggling, sea chart." Chu Danqing narrowed his eyes; besides smuggling, what else could ships that couldn't be seen at night do?

Not to mention Chen Gou also mentioned the money bag.

【Branch Mission: Overturn the case in court within seven days and restore the innocence of Yang Wenju and Bai Xiaohe】

【Trial Difficulty: A-rank (Heroic)】

【Trial Reward: Paradise Points × 10,000, Attribute Points +4】

【Trial Failure: Paradise Points -20,000, Random Attribute -1】

Thoughts emerged, and the Paradise mission followed, and it was A-rank.

Chu Danqing subconsciously wanted to click accept, but looked again and felt it was very troublesome.

Overturn the case in court, and restore their innocence???

He could do fighting and killing, but this kind of overturning the case was indeed difficult.

The difficulty lay in the word "court"; otherwise, whether it was overturning the case or restoring innocence, it wouldn't reach A-rank.

This matter involved the interests of the upper echelons of Linyuan City; what he had to face was not a corrupt official who bent the law for personal gain, but an entire interest group.

Not only did he need sufficient military force to guarantee himself, but he also needed sufficient power and a relationship network to act as execution.

Summoning Guo Ming to use military force to speed-run might not be able to complete it; this mission didn't look like a military force type no matter how you looked at it.

Clearly, Paradise had considered that Chu Danqing possessed Guo Ming, a military force beyond the reserve tier, and had made corresponding restrictions.

And after completion, the branch mission's supplement to the trial mission would certainly allow Chu Danqing's assessment to have substantial progress.

For example, clues to the Nine Cauldrons Diagram.

"I still believe in that saying, 'virtue attracts many helpers, lack of virtue leads to few helpers'." Chu Danqing thought in his heart and chose to accept.

Military force couldn't solve it directly but could solve it indirectly; military force deterrence would never go out of style.

"After being threatened and lured, the people in the Yang Mansion will definitely overturn their testimony."

"As an outsider, it's very difficult for me to make them tell the truth."

"Even if I really persuaded them, I couldn't guarantee their safety."

"I can only start from other levels to break the situation." Chu Danqing said, and Wei Chu Yi on the side looked at the candlelight thoughtfully when he heard these four sentences.

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