I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Who knows? There's no harm in asking!"

Qin Ge found it strange. Yi Han and the others clearly came for Yu Xiangmin's matter, but when they arrived in Jiangcheng, instead of doing their proper business, they started to interrogate and cause trouble. Is this something adults would do?

The Shadow Martial Hall headquarters is also strange. It's unlikely that Han Beichen didn't know about the existence of people like Chao Wu and Yi Han, so why did they keep them around?

Qin Ge really couldn't figure out what value these spineless, troublemaking bastards had.

"Think of another way, see if you can turn those people Yi Han brought with you, especially those two Heavenly Realm experts!"

"Keep them in Jiangcheng, let them join our branch, and expand our strength."

"You guys are too weak. Every little thing that happens makes me have to step in. I'm going to be worked to death by you guys sooner or later!"

"But remember one thing: I don't want spineless cowards!"

"Okay!" Chang Siyao readily agreed, but before the words even left his mouth, he started to have a problem.

Isn't it contradictory to want others to submit without being spineless?

This is not a good situation.

If those two experts at the Heavenly Realm could be recruited into the Jiangcheng branch, it would indeed greatly enhance the overall strength of the branch, since Chang Siyao himself is only at the Heavenly Realm.

The leader is really smart; there's no way to train someone as quickly as just snatching them away!

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Look up, what we just talked about wasn't important, was it?

Qin Ge continued, "Vice Hall Master Chang, you've been the vice hall master of our branch for a long time. You must have heard of the Xuan'an Bureau, right?"

What are your thoughts on Professor Yu's situation?

He returned to Jiangcheng for this very reason; for him, this was the important matter.

"I know, but not much." Chang Siyao glanced at Shen Yulan. "I discussed this matter with Vice Hall Master Shen, but we hadn't come to a conclusion when Yi Han and the others arrived."

"Master, are we going to get involved in this matter?"

"But we haven't received any official notification that we're in charge of this!"

"At first, we thought that the people from headquarters came with orders to have our branch take charge of this matter. But after seeing how Yi Han and the others acted, we realized that wasn't the case."

"Master, the Xuan'an Bureau should have already sent people to investigate, but no one is paying any attention to us. Why bother?"

Qin Ge said seriously, "I have some connection with Professor Yu. He is a professor at Donghai University, and I am a student at Donghai University. I have to call him teacher."

"Besides, Professor Yu is a respectable person; shouldn't we interfere?"

"Of course I should manage it!" Chang Siyao said with an awkward smile. "If there's anything you need me to do, please just tell me, Master, and I'll do my best!"

He thought of something and glanced at Shen Yulan again. "Hall Master, Vice Hall Master Shen and I have the same guess. Do you think it's possible that it was done by assassins from the Moyi Hall?"

"Professor Yu is protected by the Xuan'an Bureau, so killing him won't be easy, and the Moyi Hall should have that kind of strength."

"I just don't know who the employer is, or what their purpose is."

"It can't be the Black Robe Gang!" Qin Ge said with absolute certainty. "The Xuan'an Bureau is investigating them, we'll investigate ours. We must find a way to bring the culprit to justice!"

Before he left Haicheng, he talked to Xiao Xinghe about this. Moyitang did have a bad reputation. As long as the money was right, they would take almost any job, but they were not completely without principles.

They wouldn't kill someone like Yu Xiangmin, not because they still had a conscience, but because they didn't want to bring about their own destruction.

Shen Yulan asked, "Where should we begin our investigation?"

"The murderer has likely already left Jiangcheng. The scene is remote and no survivors were left; there are practically no clues whatsoever!"

"I think the headquarters didn't let us take over, and the people from Xuan'an Bureau didn't ask us for help either, because they felt that we couldn't play a very big role."

"When the assassin appeared, did the Xuan'an Bureau send out a distress call? Did they leave any usable information? If the Xuan'an Bureau doesn't share this with us, it's too difficult for us to investigate blindly like this!"

Qin Ge suddenly said, "Then let's find a way to make the killer reveal themselves!"

"What do you mean?" Shen Yulan and Chang Siyao asked almost simultaneously.

Qin Ge continued, "I think Professor Yu died because of the paper he published, or more precisely, because of the formula for treating ALS."

"If that's the case, then it's very likely that the killer's goal wasn't to kill, but to get the formula. Maybe they originally planned to kidnap Professor Yu, but they didn't know that an accident happened at the scene, which led to Professor Yu's tragic death."

"Think about it, would killing Professor Yu really make a lot of sense?"

"According to normal human thinking, Professor Yu couldn't possibly have left such an important formula unrecorded and just kept it in his head, could he?"

"The person is dead, the formula remains, and the murderer hasn't been found; nothing has changed."

"However, there's an even worse possibility: the killer might have gotten the formula from Professor Yu before eliminating him!"

Shen Yulan's expression remained confused. "So, what do you want to do?"

"You must have an idea, stop keeping me in suspense!"

Chang Siyao looked around, then pointed to himself and tentatively asked, "Should I excuse myself for a moment?"

"No need." Qin Ge smiled enigmatically. "What if another miraculous medicine appeared in this world, a formula comparable to the treatment for ALS? What do you think would happen?"

"For example, a drug that can cure cancer!"

"The same old trick!" Shen Yulan suddenly realized. "If the murderer killed because they coveted the formula, then they might reappear because of another formula."

"We can lure them into a trap, then catch them like turtles in a jar!"

As she spoke, she shook her head again, "But where are we going to get such a miraculous medicine? Does such a medicine really exist in this world?"

"Given Professor Yu's case, the murderer will definitely be extremely cautious. They wouldn't fall for it if they didn't have something real."

"You need bait to catch fish. It's unrealistic to think you can lure them out by fabricating fake news or selling counterfeit goods."

Qin Ge asked with a smile, "Who said I was going to make counterfeit goods to fool people?"

Shen Yulan and Chang Siyao looked at each other, wondering what he meant. Could it be that he really had a cure for cancer?

They were all unaware that Professor Yu's formula for treating ALS was actually created by Qin Ge.

Qin Ge had even more astonishing recipes in his mind, but unfortunately, he couldn't gather all the ingredients in this world.

However, treating cancer is still something he can try. Even if he can't develop a cure, he can still use spiritual energy to create a convincing illusion. As long as he can catch fish, that's all that matters.

Just then, a man came in to report, "Master, two men surnamed Sun have arrived. They say they want to see you."

"Bring them in!" Qin Ge stood up. "Wait a minute, I'll go myself!"