Chapter 90

Feng Gui didn't dare move or speak at this moment, his whole body trembling like a sieve.

Wu Chengyu no longer paid attention to him, executed his Lightness Skill and leapt out of the back alley, then appeared back and forth three times, each time appearing with two people grasped in his hands; in just a few breaths, the seven suspicious people discovered earlier were all caught and brought here.

Everyone was unable to move, lying crookedly in the back alley.

Wu Chengyu turned his head to look at Feng Gui, whose body was now covered in rat blood: "Come, say some things I want to hear."

Feng Gui could no longer support himself, knelt on the ground kowtowing and begging: "Young Master Wu, I never dare again, please spare me."

Wu Chengyu was very impatient; begging for mercy at this moment was the most meaningless thing.

"You betrayed the family; I can kill you right now, or I can hand you over to the family to be dealt with according to clan rules.

However, if you confess properly, even if your wife and daughter leave Wu Family Slope, I can guarantee them a mouthful of rice to eat.

But if you further consume my patience, the Wu family's methods for punishing family slaves may not fail to implicate them."

Wu Chengyu's tone grew colder the more he spoke; Feng Gui only felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and finally recovered a bit of reason.

"It's people from the Wujiang Association; I went to a gambling house they ran in Wujiang before, fell into their trap, owed silver, and they also threatened my wife and daughter."

"Really? I don't believe it." Wu Chengyu's gaze grew even colder.

"The family has long had regulations for similar matters; even if a family disciple is of an outside surname, if they are set up and threatened into doing improper things while outside, they should agree at the time — a good man doesn't suffer immediate losses.

As long as you promptly report the full story back to the family, the family will at most give you a light punishment as a warning, and will protect your family at the first moment.

So I am very dissatisfied with your answer; you tell me what I should do."

As soon as the words fell, Wu Chengyu raised his right index finger, eyes full of killing intent; Feng Gui instantly lost his soul, just about to beg for mercy, when he saw Wu Chengyu's right hand lightly point, a faintly visible white light flashed past, and among those caught, one immediately had his head burst open.

The rest, though unable to move, still trembled involuntarily; two of them immediately wet their crotches.

Where would they have thought that because Feng Gui didn't tell the truth, Wu Chengyu would kill someone else.

Wu Chengyu retracted his index finger, blew on it at his mouth and said: "When I'm dissatisfied I kill; maybe it's you, maybe it's them, depends on my mood — I don't even know who the next one is; you like to gamble, want to bet on whether the next one is you?"

Feng Gui saw the dead man's brains scattered like tofu pudding, and finally no longer dared to hide anything.

"I'll speak, I'll speak; I originally owed money outside, so I stole the family's hot pot recipe; who knew the recipe wasn't complete, the taste made from it simply wouldn't work. They used that as leverage to blackmail me."

Actively betraying for profit and being set up and threatened are completely different concepts; in this era clan concepts are extremely strong, those who actively betray the family, the family absolutely does not hesitate to use the harshest family rules to punish — this is also the root of the family's continuation.

Most importantly, Feng Gui doesn't even bear the surname Wu; his future ending can already be predicted.

As for the hot pot base recipe, after Wu Chengyu handed it to Wu Zhengliang he no longer managed it; it was Wu Zhengliang who divided the recipe into two parts, the core part prepared inside the family, ten days' worth at a time, sent to the restaurant then secondarily processed and sold.

Outside surname disciples like Feng Gui fundamentally have no opportunity to come into contact with it.

Wu Chengyu couldn't be bothered to deal with Feng Gui further; he turned his gaze to the first guy who brought rats, lightly pointed a finger, and unsealed his Mute Point.

"Speak then; why would the Wujiang Association suddenly provoke our Wu family."

The Wujiang Association is a merchant guild in Gusu; they say they do business, but actually they're half-black half-white, more like a gang.

It's just that the Wujiang Association previously never dared provoke the Wu family; the Wu family has been in Gusu for over a hundred years, connections intricate and deep-rooted — not only is the family martial and willing to fight to the death, they also have quite a few connections on the official side.

Small fry like the Wujiang Association fundamentally wouldn't be put in the Wu family's eyes.

While asking, Wu Chengyu waved his right index finger back and forth before that person's eyes; with a precedent set, that person immediately confessed truthfully.

"It's not that our Wujiang Association dared provoke the Wu family; it's really an order from above.

Last month a Noble Person came from the Hangzhou side; as soon as he arrived he subdued our Wujiang Association.

Yesterday it was also that Noble Person who gave the order, saying to give the Wu family a bit of a lesson; we didn't dare fight the Wu family, so we came up with this scheme.

Wu Family Grandpa, spare our lives; we really were forced by others."

"A Noble Person from Hangzhou; what all do you know, tell me."

"I truly don't know; only heard it's a high official's family member from Hangzhou, took a fancy to this piece of land in Gusu, wants to control Gusu; as for what his surname and name actually are, what his origins are, this lowly person's position is low and words carry no weight, fundamentally can't get close enough to find out."

Wu Chengyu knew this guy probably couldn't be asked for anything new; the remaining matters temporarily didn't need him to act.

Killing is simple, but who is behind it, and what conspiracy — Wu Chengyu has no energy to investigate these; today's events still need to be reported to Wu Zhengliang as soon as possible.

That so-called Noble Person suddenly finding trouble with the Wu family, maybe has already contacted the Wu family but couldn't get what he wanted, so Wu Zhengliang most likely knows about it.

Wu Chengyu called Wu Jinshui over, called a few more family disciples; all the living were tied up, the dead also had someone to collect corpses.

However Wu Chengyu specially instructed Feng Gui to clean the back alley clean; before death he must do a few more meaningful things.

After the evening market ended, Wu Chengyu didn't return home immediately; not long after, Wu Zhengliang arrived with a few Wu family disciples, first listened to Wu Chengyu recount the whole story, then separately interrogated Feng Gui.

"Chengyu, tonight thanks to you; otherwise our family's Wumei Tower would have to close down." Wu Zhengliang wore a bitter smile.

"Looks like Fourth Uncle already knows the whole story; just don't know who this so-called Noble Person actually is?

If Fourth Uncle finds it difficult, your nephew can handle it; as long as Fourth Uncle helps me find that Noble Person's whereabouts."

"Haha, I know your current Martial Arts; but family matters aren't that simple with just fighting and killing.

This Noble Person is merely a clansman nephew of the Shi family in Hangzhou; the Shi family now sees great power in their grasp, these people attached to Shi Miyuan naturally rise with the tide, now just wanting to establish a property in Suzhou.

Before he took a fancy to the iron mine operated by Second House, wanted to exchange; Second House your Second Uncle refused, so he wanted to give us a bit of a lesson.

Only he couldn't distinguish which properties are Second House's, so he mistakenly hit the wrong target."

Wu Chengyu didn't expect Shi Miyuan had just risen to power, would only become Prime Minister next year, yet now already couldn't hold back; speaking of bringing disaster to the country and harm to the people, this future Minister Shi absolutely doesn't fall short compared to traitorous ministers of past dynasties.

"You needn't mind this matter further; today's incident is merely our Third House being unprepared.

A strong dragon doesn't suppress a local snake; my Wu family has operated in Gusu for generations, also has its own confidence; he also doesn't dare truly tear face; in the end it's nothing but interest exchange.

Today delayed your time; you should still go home early and accompany your Little Wife."

Wu Chengyu's mouth corners twitched; if you didn't mention those three words 'Little Wife', I'd still acknowledge you as my Fourth Uncle; I'm so wronged.

(Chapter End)