Chapter 55: Can't Blame Me

Before I transmigrated, even to kill a chicken, he would ask the enthusiastic stall owner for help.

After transmigrating, however, he killed people—one kill turned out to be three.

A sense of guilt arose.

"This can't be blamed on me!"

Jiang Cheng clenched his fists.

"They forced me. I don't want to kill anyone, nor do I want to provoke others, but those three kept provoking me. One time would be enough, yet they came at me again and again. If I let them go this time, who knows what they'll do later; they might even target Grandma."

Thinking of this, the guilt in his heart lessened by more than half.

Thinking further, among the street vendors, countless were extorted by those three; perhaps one of their robberies was the final straw that broke those people's backs.

Killing them, after all, is also saving more people.

Indeed, not only them, but the other thugs, especially Jiang Xiong's group, deserve death! The short staff in Jiang Cheng's hand no longer trembled, and his eyes regained their previous composure.

Noticing someone standing at the doorway, he turned around.

Guo Ye felt a thud in his heart and was so frightened that he knelt on the ground.

"Sir, spare me! Sir, please spare me!"

Jiang Cheng was startled, then thought again, gave no explanation, and said coldly: "Get up."

"Yes, yes, Sir."

Guo Ye struggled to stand.

It was as if he had walked through the Gate of the Ghost World.

"You should feel fortunate that you chose to leave then; otherwise, there would be a few more corpses lying on the ground now."

"Yes, yes."

Guo Ye hurriedly nodded.

"Search them and see what they have on them."

His purpose this time was Revenge.

If he could get some money from these people, that would be good.

"Yes, Sir."

Guo Ye obeyed well; after all, it's just feeling a few corpses, nothing much.

He even wanted to kick Liu Yang a few times, resenting that the other had dragged him into this and almost cost his life.

After searching the three bodies thoroughly, Guo Ye placed a pile of junk and nearly three hundred yuan on the table.

"Sir, everything they had is here."

Jiang Cheng looked at the money on the table and frowned.

Just this little amount?

Right, earlier outside, he heard the three say that a man surnamed Jiang had extorted a sum from them, supposedly a thousand.

So the previous money was already handed over? Guo Ye, seeing this, glanced inside the room and whispered: "Sir, I suspect there's still some money in here, just don't know where it's hidden; we'll have to look slowly."

"Hmm."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

But it's already been some time since he came out.

If he delays further, the Old Man might worry, and they might not be able to find it.

As for the next few days when they come looking, who knows whether during his absence those people in front of him might first search and take it? "Fine, three hundred is three hundred; after all, I now have a stable source of income."

Jiang Cheng quickly made a decision.

"These three corpses, you bury them somewhere; the items in the house will be your reward."

Guo Ye was startled.

"Sir, you mean all the things in this house go to us? Including any money they might have hidden?"

"Hmm, but the condition is that you must finish handling the matter for me."

"Sir, rest assured, we will definitely get the job done!"

A smile finally appeared on Guo Ye's face.

It wasn't a wasted effort.

Even if we can't find money, the pots, pans, clothes, and bedding in this house can be sold for cash.

Jiang Cheng tossed the staff from his hand, picked up the money on the table, and, by candlelight, checked his own clothes, confirming no bloodstains.

It was fortunate it was a staff; if it had been a knife or dagger, it would have been hard to avoid, and a careless slip could have been discovered by the Old Man, which would be disastrous.

The two of them, one ahead and one behind, left the house.

Guo Ye hunched his body standing aside, forcing a smile.

"What happened tonight, you better keep your mouth tight and not tell anyone else."

"Definitely, definitely!" "Also, robbing others for quick money is not the right path; you should take care of yourselves."

After speaking, Jiang Cheng gave him a look and walked toward the distance.

"Huh…"

Guo Ye finally exhaled, his legs weak, nearly falling.

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

The two underlings only now ran over.

"You guys!"

Seeing the two, Guo Ye's heart was already set on killing them.

"Boss, are you okay? What just happened, I heard…"

A subordinate saw a person lying at the doorway, motionless, and his voice abruptly stopped in fright.

Looking further inside, there were two more people lying down, one of whom was Liu Yang.

A terrifying thought surfaced.

"Boss, them?"

The two pale‑faced men glanced at each other.

Did they faint? Or are they dead? "Dead."

Guo Ye inhaled deeply, "That's right, exactly as you thought."

The two subordinates' heads buzzed nonstop.

"Stop standing around, hurry and drag the bodies inside; tomorrow we'll find a place to bury them," Guo Ye urged.

"Is it necessary to go through all this trouble? Just toss them into the house; when the bodies stink, someone will naturally deal with them," a subordinate muttered.

Burying corpses isn't easy work, let alone there are three bodies.

The next moment, Guo Ye stared at him intently, making the latter's heart race.

"Boss, is it that person who made us do this?" another subordinate, whose mind was a bit sharper, guessed the truth.

"Otherwise? Do you really think I'm so idle I enjoy meddling?"

Guo Ye cursed.

The two shivered briefly.

Obviously, that person is truly ruthless; if they don't obey, perhaps Liu Yang and the other two will meet the same fate.

"But it's not without benefits."

A moment later, Guo Ye said, "Everything inside this house is ours now; that person left in a hurry, only searched those three people, leaving the house untouched."

"?"

The two subordinates exchanged glances, both delighted.

"Boss, what if—what if we find a few thousand coins, would it all be ours?" the left‑hand subordinate said with a goofy grin.

If so, we'll make a big profit tonight.

"You really dare to think that."

Guo Ye glanced at him, "Do we have that much money?"

The person who asked was stunned, then shook his head.

"Then that's settled, we have none, so why would Liu have any? If we can pull out a thousand, we'll thank the heavens. Alright, stop the nonsense and begin."

Well, that's that, we don't have any, what right does the Liu guy have to have it? If we could scrounge up a thousand bucks, we'd be thankful. Alright, no more talk, let's start.

Jiang Cheng walked on the road back.

His mood gradually calmed.

Living in these times, one must be ruthless.

As the saying goes, "If people don't offend me, I won't offend them; if they offend me, I cut the weeds at the roots!" As for whether tonight's matter will spread, he didn't care.

Jiang Xiong and his few men had the Wild Wolf Gang covering them behind the scenes; openly moving against them would bring disaster, and the Martial Arts Hall wouldn't side with him. But these three thugs, what if he acted openly against them? Could Jiang Xiong's men demand retribution for them?

Jiang Xiong's men, behind the scenes they have the Wild Wolf Gang backing them; if we openly act against them, we'll invite disaster, and the Martial Arts Hall won't side with us either—but these three thugs, what if we openly act against them? Could it be that Jiang Xiong's men are going to demand an explanation for them?

Of course, the best plan was still to send Jiang Xiong and his men down together; these guys should have died long ago.

But to be safe, they'd have to wait until the Double Staff's proficiency was higher, and since those men often gathered, eliminating them wouldn't be as easy as this time.

A slip that reveals one's identity would be disastrous.

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