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Chapter 99 The Treasure Stealing Group Surrenders

"Tell me the truth, what do you know?"

Ruo Jin took out the Wugong Sword and put it against the neck of the leader of the treasure-stealing group. The cold blade of the Wugong Sword stimulated the nerves of the treasure-stealing group. The treasure-stealing group shivered and a smile uglier than crying appeared on his face. He said pitifully.

"My lord, my name is Zhang San, and you have put me in jail before."

"Zhang San? Are you the unlucky guy who was pushed out by the Iron Bull Treasure Stealing Group to take the blame?"

Ruojin looked carefully at the face of the treasure-stealing group in front of him. He still had a vague impression of this face. When he and Ye Lan went out to catch the treasure-stealing group, Zhang San, a newcomer in the treasure-stealing group, was knocked unconscious by other members of Tieniu's treasure-stealing group. When he was awakened by Ruojin, there were still a lot of worthless stolen goods from rich people's homes around him.

At that time, because of Zhang San's good cooperation and attitude of admitting mistakes, and because it was Zhang San's first day in joining the treasure-stealing group and he hadn't done anything and was just a scapegoat, Zhang San was released after being imprisoned for three months. Unexpectedly, the newcomer in the treasure-stealing group has now become the boss of a small group.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm glad that you still remember me."

"You killed him?"

Before Zhang San could feel happy, Ruo Jin's tone suddenly turned cold, and the rock element had begun to spread on the Wugong Sword. Looking at the golden light flashing on the Wugong Sword, Zhang San swallowed and shook his head like a rattle.

"No, no, no, sir, I didn't do it. It was done by the Fatui. It has nothing to do with me. I have changed my ways a long time ago."

"Fools?"

Ruojin raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhiyi. Zhiyi nodded slightly to indicate that this was a possibility. Ruojin shook his hand, and the sword disappeared from Zhang San's neck.

Zhang San heaved a long sigh of relief when he realized that the giant sword around his neck had disappeared. Sure enough, this guy was easier to talk to. If he had just met the blue devil, he would have needed to think carefully about whether or not to tell him what he knew.

"Tell us everything you know. If it's none of your business, we won't do anything to you."

Ruo Jin signaled the Qianyan Army around to put away their weapons. With him around, he didn't believe that those treasure-stealing groups could cause any trouble. If they really had the guts, he wouldn't mind sending them to Ye Lan to have her "interrogate" them.

"Sir, here's what happened. Three days ago, my brothers and I accepted a commission to fertilize crops at Qingce Manor. After completing the commission and getting paid, we originally planned to go to Liyue Harbor for a drink."

"As a result, we met a Fatui on the way back to Liyue Harbor. When the Fatui saw us, he told us to either die or go to Qingce Manor to find a family with the Hundred Unrestricted Taboos and bring it to him. He also threatened us not to report to the General Affairs Department about the Qianyan Army."

"But who am I, Zhang San? I have been educated by Yan Fei's legal expert. Isn't it illegal to break into a private house? So I just refused."

At this point, Zhang San raised his head with a hint of pride on his face. The younger brothers kneeling on the ground around him also looked at Zhang San with admiration, taking in the whole scene. Ruo Jin held his forehead and complained, "You know that trespassing is illegal, don't you know that stealing is also illegal? But it's okay this way. It's much safer for a group of idiots to follow a idiot than a group of idiots to follow a smart person."

"So, you won?"

Seeing Zhang San's arrogant look, Zhiyi touched his chin and asked curiously.

"Ahem, no, we lost the fight..."

Zhang San, who was quite proud just now, immediately became depressed. Now Zhiyi and Ruojin also raised their foreheads with their hands. What kind of people are these? Zhiyi felt that the world seemed to be changing too fast. Has the treasure-stealing group in Liyue become so weird during the years when he was away studying?

"But we believe that as long as we are given time, we can definitely defeat him!" "It's hard to say with just a few of you."

After taking a look at Zhang San's few ugly little brothers, the captain of the Qianyan Army at the side bluntly criticized Zhang San and his men, saying that the Fatui were all professionally trained, and they, the Qianyan Army, had to be extremely alert when dealing with the Fatui. These treasure-stealing groups were looking for death by picking a fight with the Fatui.

"Humph, we are not stupid. Although we are no match for him now, if we wait for 70 years, I don't believe that a group of us old men can't beat him, an old man."

"What do you call this? This is called 70 years in the east, 70 years in the west. Don't bully the young who are poor, and don't bully the middle-aged who are poor!"

Zhang San shook his hair, with a smile on his face that indicated that revenge would eventually be achieved. The younger brothers around him also echoed Zhang San's words. One younger brother who looked like he had an injured arm even threatened that he would snatch the Fatui's walking stick and throw it into the stove to burn it.

"Okay, your time for fantasizing is over. Now let's continue talking about the Fatui looking for you."

Seeing that the topic was getting more and more off track, Ruo Jin had no choice but to bring the topic back. Regarding Zhang San's plan, Ruo Jin could only say that even if Zhang San and the others could live to that age, it was still a question whether the Fatui people could live to that age.

If the Fatui's thing that uses vitality to exchange for power becomes popular on a large scale, the life span of the Fatui will be greatly reduced. By then, let alone Mo Qi's old age and poverty, the Fatui may not exist when Mo Qi is middle-aged and poor.

"Yes, yes, yes, keep talking. After the fools gave us a beating, they not only didn't give us medical expenses, but threatened us that he would wait for us there in three days, and if we didn't get the Scroll of No Taboos, he would kill all of us."

"But that guy was too harsh. Today is the third day, and our injuries are almost healed. But for the sake of our lives, we just changed into the clothes of the treasure-stealing group and prepared to come and take a look, and we heard that someone died in Qingce Village."

"Then we turned ourselves in. We really were new here, and the deaths were none of our business."

Zhang San knelt on the ground with a sad face. Several Qianyan soldiers who were listening to Zhang San's story all had strange expressions on their faces. Zhang San was too unlucky, Ruo Jin couldn't help but ask a question.

"We haven't found you yet, why do you want to turn yourself in? This matter has nothing to do with you."

"Sir, to convict the evil treasure-stealing gang, we need evidence. But once the crime of colluding with the Fatui is established, we only need a list of names. I never want to see that blue devil again in my life."

Zhang San smiled bitterly. The treasure-stealing gang would at most be locked up in jail for a while, but since they colluded with the Fatui and caused a loss of life, it was very likely that they would skip the stage of conviction and be directly sentenced to mysterious disappearance.

He finally became the leader of several people, and he didn't want to die like this, especially at the hands of the blue demon who tied him with strange blue silk threads.

"You are quite self-aware. If we find out this, you will definitely suffer."

Staring at Zhang San, Ruo Jin felt that this guy might not be as stupid as he imagined. Could this be the so-called great wisdom but appearing foolish? Ruo Jin shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

"Zhiyi, I'm going to trouble you here. The Fatui that Zhang San mentioned will be waiting for him on the road today. I'm going to go meet that guy."

After saying that, Ruo Jin said hello to Hu Tao and left Qingce Manor. Zhiyi also followed the Qianyan Army and Zhang San and others to Liyue Harbor. When they arrived at the prison, Zhang San asked Zhiyi if he could give him a pen and a piece of paper, as he wanted to write a letter back to his explorer friend in Mondstadt.

Zhiyi naturally chose to meet Zhang San's request, but in order to prevent Zhang San from secretly passing information to others, Zhiyi was about to watch Zhang San finish writing the letter, only to see Zhang San write neatly at the beginning of the letter: My friend Bennett.

(End of this chapter)