Chapter 25: The Sorrowful Chen Mingxuan

"Tsk tsk, this Lv Xianba is truly wealthy; I'm afraid some large clans in Shaoxing can't compare."

Yin Qi was shocked.

The total value of the items in this box was at least over one hundred thousand silver dollars.

In Shaoxing Prefecture, families like the Yin family, who turned from scholarly families to business, were ultimately a minority. Their main income still came from fields and tea mountains, etc. How much could this earn every year?

It's just that these land deeds couldn't be taken out, otherwise, it would be very easy to trace them back to him.

Gold and jewelry shouldn't be sold either, as their origin was not legitimate.

The only things that could be used openly were the thirty-five thousand taels of silver notes, but that should be enough for running the newspaper.

Hiding the things, Yin Qi lay on the bed and went to sleep.

……

At the same time, the Chen family.

Chen family head Chen Mingxuan frowned and turned to ask, "It's already the Chou hour (1 AM), why hasn't Rui'er come back yet?"

The steward beside him hurriedly said, "Master, should we send someone to the Caohe Gang to see?"

"Hmm, send someone reliable."

Chen Mingxuan nodded, his expression somewhat solemn, "I have had a feeling of unease all night tonight, and my right eyelid has been twitching. I'm just afraid Rui'er might have angered that reckless Lv Xianba."

He only had this one son, who although somewhat of a playboy, was better than Yin Qi.

Therefore, usually, he let Chen Rui handle some unimportant matters.

For example, communicating with Lv Xianba.

After all, the Chen family would still have to be handed over to him in the future.

"Yes, Master!"

Steward Li nodded and turned to leave.

Chen Mingxuan looked at the pitch-black night outside the door and whispered to himself, "I hope nothing happens."

In order to plan to deal with the Yin family, he had paid too much, not only acting like a grandson in front of Father William, sending gifts and land to the other party, but even sending his most beloved daughter to that old foreign devil.

It was precisely because of this that Father William would fully support him, allowing him to fear no pressure from the government.

Now that he had united with the Caohe Gang, with the combination of black and white paths, was he still afraid that the Yin family wouldn't die?

Speaking of which, he and Yin Chengtao were schoolmates, but because of cheating in the provincial examination, he was reported by Yin Chengtao, and in the end, not only was his fame revoked, but he almost went to jail. It was his father who spent most of the family fortune to save him.

Because of this, he formed a deadly feud with Yin Chengtao.

Over the years, he had never forgotten the hatred, but because he had no fame, he really had no way to deal with Yin Chengtao, until the British Father William came to Shaoxing last year, which gave him hope for revenge.

If he destroyed the Yin family, he could not only avenge himself, but after annexing the Yin family's industries, he would become the richest man in Shanyin Prefecture.

Even if placed in the Jiang-Zhe region, he could be ranked.

Chen Mingxuan was imagining the future, not realizing time passing, until a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside.

Soon, the steward ran in first, panting, his face ugly.

Following closely was a sturdy young man carrying Chen Rui in.

This sturdy young man was the steward's son, and also Chen Rui's attendant, Li Sheng.

Chen Mingxuan didn't discover that Chen Rui was already dead, only assuming the other party was dead drunk, which hadn't happened before.

He frowned and snorted coldly, "I let him go to the Caohe Gang to discuss business with Lv Xianba, and he could still get drunk like this, humph!"

Steward Li had a pained expression, wanting to speak but stopping.

Li Sheng silently placed Chen Rui's corpse on the ground. Chen Mingxuan was originally a bit surprised, blaming Li Sheng for being rude, but soon his pupils constricted, and he saw the deep blade mark on Chen Rui's brow.

"Rui'er!"

Chen Mingxuan's breathing stopped, feeling the world spinning, and it took a long time before he wailed.

He hurriedly stepped forward, looking at Chen Rui's corpse, shocked and angry, filled with grief and indignation. He turned to look at Li Sheng and shouted sternly, "What exactly happened, who killed my son?"

Li Sheng lowered his head, "Master, when I arrived at the Caohe Gang, it was littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river. I found the Young Master's corpse among them and carried it back. By the way, Lv Xianba is also dead, his hands were severed, and he died very miserably."

Chen Rui's corpse appearing at the Caohe Gang, once this matter spread, the Yin family would definitely know that the one supporting the Caohe Gang behind the scenes was the Chen family, so he chose to carry Chen Rui's corpse back.

Chen Mingxuan's pupils constricted; the Caohe Gang had been wiped out!

The first thing he thought of was the Yin family.

But in the end, he shook his head, because Yin Chengtao prided himself on being upright and couldn't possibly do such a thing.

Moreover, if Yin Chengtao had this means, he would have cleaned up the Caohe Gang long ago and wouldn't have waited until now.

But if it wasn't the Yin family, who else could it be?

"Let's go, I want to see it myself."

……

Soon, Chen Mingxuan arrived at the Caohe Gang.

When he saw the corpses all over the ground, even though he had seen big storms and waves, he couldn't help but constrict his pupils.

In this small courtyard, nearly fifty people had died.

Lv Xianba was the most miserable, both arms were severed.

"Who is it?"

Li Sheng suddenly shouted at the room, blocking in front of Chen Mingxuan.

Following that, four guards stepped forward one after another.

"Don't, don't, I'm coming out!"

Saying this, a person walked out of the room.

If Yin Qi were here, he would find that this person was exactly the one who found the wooden box earlier.

After splitting the money in the accounting office, everyone dispersed to flee for their lives, but only he was driven by greed and secretly returned, preparing to pack up the valuable things in Lv Xianba's room and take them away.

But he happened to be blocked by Chen Mingxuan and his party.

Chen Mingxuan looked at the bulging package behind him and asked sternly, "Who are you, and what is going on here, who killed your Gang Leader?"

This gang member hurriedly said, "This Master, the small one is Zhang Wu, originally a disciple of the Caohe Gang. Tonight, a very powerful black-clad blade guest killed his way here, and our Gang Leader and these people were all killed by him..."

Saying this, he detailed the events of the night.

Chen Mingxuan was shocked, angry, and confused; Chen Rui seemed to have been caught in the crossfire.

As for the Yin family, he had completely stopped suspecting them.

A young blade guest, and so bloodthirsty, the Yin family didn't have such a person at all.

Although he didn't suspect the Yin family, he secretly transferred this hatred to the Yin family, because if it weren't for the Yin family, how could he have let Chen Rui come to the Caohe Gang?

"Yin Chengtao!"

Chen Mingxuan gritted his teeth, his eyes revealing bone-deep hatred, almost going crazy.

He looked up at Zhang Wu and said coldly, "Kill him!"

After saying this, he turned and left!

"Don't, ah..."

The miserable scream stopped abruptly.

……

Returned to the Chen family.

Chen Mingxuan said coldly, "Li Zhen, send people to find out the news with all their might, see if there has been a powerful blade expert in the city recently, and keep an eye on those pawnshops to see if anyone is mortgaging valuable jewelry in large quantities. Or, if anyone has suddenly become rich and is using silver notes in large quantities."

Although he had recorded the hatred on the Yin family, he still had to find the murderer.

Steward Li nodded hurriedly, "Yes, Master."

Chen Mingxuan continued, "Also, recruit experts for me, just at the level of Master Chen of the Yin family."

Although Lv Xianba was dead, the other party was only one part of his plan.

In order to deal with the Yin family, he had planned for nearly a year; how could it be aborted just because of Lv Xianba's death?

When the plan succeeded, he needed experts to contain Master Chen so that he could wipe out the Yin family in one fell swoop and cut the weeds and dig up the roots. He didn't want to leave any future trouble; after all, the Yin family still had some connections.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 26 =====