Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 449: Tearing Off the Zou Family's Fig Leaf
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!!"

Early in the morning, the streets were filled with soldiers and constables from the government office.

"Brother, what's going on?"

Several people were squatting by a wonton stall on the street eating wontons. Looking at the yamen runners searching the street in front of him, Li Xizi asked the eldest brother beside him.

"Hehe, the Zou family is in trouble. Last night, the Zou family's casino was robbed, and the butler Wang was chopped into three pieces."

Li Xizi's elder brother, Shang Zhong, explained to the others with a smile.

Speaking of this, Shang Zhong's mood seemed to become cheerful all of a sudden, and he took two big bites of wontons in succession.

The others were also shocked when they heard this.

He quickly asked Shang Zhong: "Brother, who did this? You are so brave!"

"You ask me, who should I ask?"

Shang Zhong waved his hand, but then changed the subject: "But this person must be a swordsman. From the traces at the scene, it is not difficult to judge that the murderer is extremely skilled in martial arts and swordsmanship. The guards in the casino and even Manager Wang himself are all masters, but they were killed with just one sword in front of this person."

Shang Zhong had a solemn look on his face. Manager Wang was one of the best fighters, but he was killed in one move. The man who did this must be a famous fighter in the martial arts world.

But it happened to be at this time that all the masters in the world came to Chang'an City to participate in the sword review. It was very difficult to find out who did it when there were all kinds of people there.

"Boss, this case has nothing to do with us. I think someone just didn't like the Zou family and stabbed them."

Li Xizi said while eating the wontons in his hand.

The other people also nodded. Ever since the bad guy Gu Yucheng failed to inform on the Zou family and ended up with his family destroyed, the bad guys have become cold-hearted.

So over the years, most of the bad guys have gradually disappeared, or even no news about them has been heard from.

Although no one said it explicitly, everyone knew that these disappeared and retired people would never come back.

They are also one of the few bad people in Chang'an City.

"Ok!"

Shang Dian nodded: "Everyone should be more careful recently. If you can avoid going out at night, then don't go out."

After saying this, Shang Zhong thought of something: "This person is ruthless and he is not a good person. If you meet him, don't have any luck and run away immediately."

"Don't worry, we naturally understand." Li Xizi nodded, but it was not difficult to tell from his eyes that this boy did not take the last sentence to heart.

At the same time, the Zou family would never let go of such a big thing.

Not only did they put pressure on the court, but they also offered rewards. As long as anyone could find the murderer, even if they only provided information, they would receive 500 taels of silver. If the bandit leader could be caught, the Zou family was willing to give out 30,000 taels of gold as a reward.

Thirty thousand taels of gold!
As soon as this number came out, the whole city of Chang'an was in an uproar.

Thirty thousand taels of gold!!
If you can get this, why would you need a bicycle? It's money that an ordinary person could never spend in eight lifetimes.

At this point, many people in the underworld started to become interested and started to ask around.

Even Huang Chao was quite surprised to hear the news, but after a brief moment of surprise, a hint of coldness appeared on Huang Chao's face.

"These beasts, they can come up with so much money just because a housekeeper died. When I enter Chang'an one day, I will definitely slaughter the entire Zou family."

Deng Wenzhu smiled knowingly at this. Yes, out of ten buckets of money and grain in the world, nine are occupied by the rich and powerful.

Even the money these wealthy and powerful spend on raising a dog can make a village prosperous and peaceful for ten years.

He really deserves to be killed. It would be best if he were to kill him and exterminate his entire clan while holding up the family tree.

"Sir, that kid named Xiao is still quiet. Could it be..."

When mentioning Xiao Ran, Huang Chao frowned, which was rare: "This man is cunning, he will definitely not end like this, you should be more vigilant recently, when I finish the things at hand, I will definitely make this kid lose his reputation."

After saying that, Huang Chao turned around and asked, "How's that kid?"

"Mr. Shen Xuan is very cooperative and knows how to deal with things. We serve him good food and wine every day, and he lives a very comfortable life."

When Deng Wenzhu talked about Shen Xuanjun, his eyes were full of contempt, and it was obvious that he had no good feelings towards this guy.

"Serve him well, but keep a close eye on him. I will need him when the time comes."

After Huang Chao finished speaking, he frowned again and turned his head to look at the corner suspiciously.

"what happened?"

Deng Wenzhu followed Huang Chao's gaze and found that there was nothing in the corner.

"Have you felt anything is wrong recently?"

Huang Chao stared at the corner of the wall for a long time before finally looking away.
Deng Wenzhu frowned and thought about it carefully, but couldn't figure out anything wrong.

If there is one thing I can say, it is that this inn is a bit cold, especially at night, it always feels a bit damp and cold.

"Well, maybe I've been too nervous lately."

Huang Chao shook his head, trying not to think too much about it.

After a busy whole day, the streets were filled with officials from the yamen, making people panic.

When night fell, people closed the doors and windows and locked the gates. The huge city of Chang'an gradually began to become quiet.

But in the middle of the night, a scream suddenly came from the western dock.

The locals in Chang'an all know that the wharf is also the property of the Zou family.

Inside are all the Zou family’s goods.

Immediately afterwards, a huge fire suddenly set the dock on fire.

The firelight illuminated the sky above Chang'an City.

This time, before the imperial guards from Chang'an City arrived, many people had already heard the news and moved.

"Old Sun, why are you planning to wade into this muddy water?"

A black shadow stepped on the beams and ran straight to the dock. On the way, he saw several familiar figures and greeted them. "Hey, I just came to take a look. I'm not going to compete with you for the 30,000 gold!"

The other party responded with a grin.

"Hey, Mr. Kui is here to watch the fun too."

"Haha, I'm old and can't sleep, so I go out and walk around."

Suddenly, more and more figures appeared on the beams. These martial arts masters were able to fly over eaves and walls, and their martial arts skills were better than each other.

If someone falls behind, he will inevitably be ridiculed by others.

As for the few people walking on the ground, they were even more despised by everyone. They couldn't even do the light work, so they might as well not come out and embarrass themselves.

In just a cup of tea, everyone had rushed to the dock.

Among them there are even some masters who have been featured in sword reviews.

After all, the figure of thirty thousand taels of gold is still very tempting.

But there are also many people in the underworld who are not here for the 30,000 gold.

Although the Zou family rarely gets involved in the underworld, people have all heard of them to some extent.

Everyone knows that the Zou family is not a good family, so let’s see who dares to touch the tiger’s whiskers of the Zou family.

As more and more people from the underworld showed up, everyone tacitly watched from afar and no one rushed in rashly.

After all, to survive in the underworld, you don't rely on fighting and killing, it's all about the human relationships and worldly wisdom.

No matter how dirty things are behind the scenes, when it comes to public behavior, the moral principles of the underworld must come first.

However, as the fire grew bigger, the sounds of fighting inside stopped.

When everyone saw this, they looked at each other, and then someone couldn't help but walked in.

Soon after, one person followed another and everyone started to walk into the dock one after another.

The dock was littered with beheaded bodies.

Just like in a casino, everyone is killed with one sword.

"What a fast sword technique, what a sharp sword!!"

Someone picked up a broken sword from the ground and felt a chill in his heart.

Sword techniques are different from knife techniques. They require dexterity and few people use swords to cut people.

But if the swordsmanship reaches a certain level and the force penetrates the sword body, then the power of the sword in the hand must be no weaker than that of a knife.

The fact that he could cut the broadsword in half with one strike of the sword shows how amazing his swordsmanship is.

"This sword is worthy of being included in the sword review!"

The person who spoke was an old man. Some people recognized him. He was an elder in the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, Tang Jingde. He was also a master who was once shortlisted for the top list of sword ratings and a highly respected senior.

When this person spoke, everyone was shocked. Someone asked, "Excuse me, senior, which group can this Jian Feng join?"

Tang Jingde reached out and felt the sword mark on the box next to him, then turned back and said, "Group B, at least in the top 20."

Everyone looked at each other and was about to say something when Tang Jingde changed the subject: "But, this person's swordsmanship is not at full strength, or rather, he still has some reservations. Otherwise, his strength would be enough to enter Group A. As for how much he has reserved, I don't know."

"Group A?"

There was a lot of discussion among the crowd.

There are four groups in sword review, A, B, C, and D.

Group D is composed of third-rate experts in the martial arts world.

Group C is second-rate.

Group B is already considered to be top-notch experts.

If you get a sword rating of Group B, you will be a master who can call yourself a master.

Wherever you go, people in the world will respect you when they see you.

But if we talk about Group A, they are the top masters in the world, and there are no more than twelve of them.

Therefore, people in the world jokingly call it the Twelve Jias of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Those who can be rated as Group A are among the top masters.

A master from Group A was challenging the Zou family. How did the Zou family offend him?
"Someone come quickly!!"

At this moment, someone in front suddenly shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, everyone ran over.

The door of the warehouse was open, and the heads of the Zou family guards and the warehouse manager were neatly placed on the ground.

At one side, a piece of white cloth was hung next to the warehouse, on which a line of large characters were written in human blood.

"The running dogs of the Zou family, who robbed children, sold organs and were evil monks, should be killed by everyone!"

While everyone was looking at the bloody words on the white cloth, a faint noise was heard in the warehouse.

"who!!"

When everyone heard the noise, they immediately became alert. Looking up, they saw many young children walking out of the dark warehouse one after another. They were all in tattered clothes and had blank expressions.

Looking at the words written on the white cloth next to them, everyone was suddenly in an uproar.

There is no doubt that this incident has torn off the fig leaf of the Zou family and exposed the dirty and shameful side of the Zou family.

(End of this chapter)