Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 123 Sentencing Oneself

Golden Sword Martial Arts School? !
Chu Tianshu glanced at everyone with a subtle expression.

The two men and three women had good hearing. Upon hearing the voice on the phone, they all held their breath and moved closer, their faces showing surprise and suspicion.

Qi Lianyong remained calm and only mouthed something to the man with the severed finger.

"Normal answer".

It's unclear whether the man with the severed finger understood the lip movements, but he certainly understood the threat in his voice.

"You've heard of that martial arts school in Guangling, right?"

The man with the severed finger managed to say, "Why did you bring that up?"

“Jin Dao Martial Arts School had an old campus. After they moved away, that area was converted into a cultural center.”

The eldest brother said, "Besides the showroom, there's also a warehouse there, filled with half-antique items."

"Just deliver the goods there, and someone will let you in. Just say it's goods, and don't mention anything else."

"Also, find a place on the road as soon as possible to fully charge your phone and avoid losing contact."

He hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking.

The man with the severed finger looked hesitantly at everyone, unsure of what to do next.

Chu Tianshu flicked his finger, and the silver needle was sealed back into place.

"It used to be the old campus."

The short-haired girl seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but she still had some doubts. "But this is our old campus after all. Could this person have some connection with our school?"

Qi Lianyong chuckled: "Even if you don't trust the teachers' character, you should trust their work arrangements."

“I attend classes every day, occasionally go out to do auxiliary defense missions, and take a few days off.”

"Who has the time to become a tomb raiding boss who travels all over the country, searching for ancient tombs?"

The short-haired girl was a little embarrassed, gave an awkward laugh, and lowered her head to touch the cat in her hand.

"but……"

Qi Lianyong then changed the subject, "Even among the current teachers and students, the suspicion is not high. It's hard to say whether this person might have other identities or connections with the school."

"Unfortunately, we know the names and addresses of the people we arrested, but we don't know where their boss lives."

Chu Tianshu was also looking at the four prisoners.

He arrested three of the four people.

Of the core members of this gang, only the ringleader remains at large.

Chu Tianshu twitched his index finger, feeling a little unsatisfied and wanting more.

He suddenly noticed that the man with a mole on his forehead seemed to have an eyelid twitching.

"You have something to say?"

Chu Tianshu reached out and pulled out a needle.

The man with the mole took a breath and his first words were...

“My full name is Yao Liben, and I can help you.”

Chu Tianshu said calmly, "Why would you be so proactive?"

"I see now, you're not planning to kill us outright, but rather to double-cross us."

Yao Liben frankly stated, "If we were sent to be tried according to the law, I wouldn't have died."

"In the underworld, money brings dignity. When I entered this line of work, I wanted to experience the awe-inspiring life of the wealthy, not to become a death row inmate."

"So I painstakingly studied the criminal law, recording each crime I had committed and the corresponding sentences, to prevent myself from being caught one day."

“Over the years, I haven’t been involved in any murder cases. During interrogations, I can provide factual evidence. I have a clear conscience. In terms of sentencing, the most I can get is life imprisonment.”

Yao Liben's eyes lit up.

"If I can help design a plan to bring the boss to justice, it will be considered a meritorious service, and I may be able to apply for a reduced sentence."

The man with the severed finger stared in disbelief, his eyes fixed on his companion.

Chu Tianshu was speechless for a moment.

He could tell that the man seemed to be telling the truth.

When they interrogated the strong man earlier, they mainly asked about the residences of the lower-ranking members, the strength of the man with the severed finger, and Yao Liben.

I really didn't have time to ask about the specific crimes these people committed.

Anyway, that burly man has more than one life on his hands.

Surprisingly, there really is a tomb raider here who can use legal statutes to determine his own sentence.

"You're quite the perpetrator."

Chu Tianshu grabbed him and pulled him out, then shook him so that he stood in front of her.

These vans are quite large, and the back seats can be folded down to store goods.

But the four prisoners had to huddle together. Yao Liben was pulled out, and although he was still stiff and stood there blankly, he felt much more comfortable.

"According to your companions' testimonies, your boss is a mysterious and unfathomable person. Apart from knowing that his surname is Li, that he is good at kung fu, has a wide network of connections, and knows how to rob tombs, we know nothing else."

Chu Tianshu asked, "What methods do you have to help us capture him?"

Yao Liben breathed a sigh of relief: "His profound and unfathomable nature is nothing more than a pretense to establish authority and better control his associates."

"The reason he knows the details of our shipments and income is simple: he withholds a batch of high-quality goods each time and goes to find big buyers at other times."

“We can naturally learn the details of our shipments from the major buyers and compare them with the accounts we submit.”

"If we were just casually stealing something along the way, and hadn't yet completed the smuggling and handed it over to that big buyer, then he wouldn't know what we stole."

Qi Lianyong listened from the side and nodded secretly.

The leader probably didn't know that this group of people had passed by the Golden Knife Martial Arts School before and even caught a cat.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so calm as to arrange for his men to go to the old campus of the Golden Knife Martial Arts School.

“Such methods are all designed to enhance his image of authority. The true foundation of his authority comes from his ability to accurately locate tombs and his knowledge of mechanisms. When encountering supernatural or ghostly things in the tombs, he can also demonstrate his best skills and lead everyone to charge through.”

Yao Liben said, "But most of these advantages of his are useless when facing outsiders."

"To catch him, all we need to do is get him hooked and show up in your ambush. That will be half the battle won."

Chu Tianshu said, "Get to the point!"

"The key point is that he panicked."

Yao Liben said confidently, "We've encountered unexpected situations before that caused us to be delayed on the road."

“On those occasions, he would ignore us midway through, and only after we reached the coast and reported to him would he suddenly appear, take us to the coast, and find other buyers.”

"The reason he called so quickly this time to arrange the specifics is that he was eager to get rid of this batch of goods."

"Based on my observations during my recent meetings with him, he is likely eyeing something he really wants and urgently needs to sell his current item to purchase it."

“I can fabricate a story about a previous buyer who happened to run into us on the way and was planning to take advantage of the cold weather to cheat us.”

Yao Liben said seriously, "When you're in a hurry, everything goes wrong. As long as I can act convincingly enough, I can get Ah Xuan to help me too."

"There's a high chance that the leader will rush to the old campus to take charge."

Chu Tianshu asked with concern, "Will he make it in time? If he's too far away, he won't be able to get there quickly enough. If he gets too anxious, he might just give up."

Yao Liben hesitated and said, "This... it's a gamble. If I were to judge, the chances of success are still quite high."

When working with others, they have access to far more details than outsiders like Chu Tianshu, making it easier for them to make judgments.

Neither the Dislocating Bone Technique nor Chu Tianshu's True Word Silver Needle Interrogation could achieve such a thorough level of investigation.

When a person is in excruciating pain and delirium, they are at best a dull, lifeless question-and-answer machine.

A prisoner like Yao Liben, who can exercise his initiative, is far more useful.

Is this the temptation of a reduced sentence?
"it is good!"

Chu Tianshu turned his head with a smile, "Master Qi, we were going to Golden Knife Martial Arts School anyway."

"Let's trust his plan for now and set up this scheme along the way, what do you think?"

Qi Lianyong pondered for a moment.

"Meow meow!"

The white-browed cat suddenly spoke, raising its right paw high and wriggling in the short-haired girl's arms.

Its eyes, like black grapes, gleamed in the sunlight and snow, and it was eager to agree to the suggestion.

"Meow!!"

"Ok."

Qi Lianyong said, "I'll make a call later to let the martial arts school know."

"And what about Yao Liben? When we asked your accomplices before, all we knew was that your boss was skilled in palm and finger techniques. Do you have any more details to add?"

Yao Liben pondered for a moment.

"In some ancient tombs, when the yin energy surges, even gunpowder cannot be ignited, and gas masks cannot withstand the bone-chilling cold and dizziness. One can only rely on one's skills and magical artifacts to endure it."

"But Boss Li was able to thrive in that situation."

“Even those heavily armored tomb guardians can have a hole punched in them with a single blow from his hand.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Tianshu immediately had a guess in his mind.

Could it be a palm and finger technique cultivated using poisonous sand?
Among the variations of Iron Palm are Poisonous Palm and Black Palm, which are very difficult to practice and can easily lead to hand deformities and lung diseases.

However, if one practices diligently and properly, and can master the skills, the body's resistance to toxins will greatly increase, and it will also improve the strength of the heart and lungs.

Qi Lianyong also offered a guess at this point.

"To be so at ease in an ancient tomb, could he be a master of internal energy cultivation?"

(End of this chapter)