Starting with Xingyi Quan, it swept across the chaotic world.

On the other side, at the Liu residence.

Inside the study, Liu Shouzhou, the current head of the Liu family, lay on a pearwood chair. He was around sixty years old with gray hair. A servant fanned him with a palm leaf fan, while the steward of the Liu family reported the news of Zhou Quan's death.

"Sir, here is the list you requested." The steward handed over a slip of paper.

Liu Shouzhou took the slip of paper and scanned each name on it with his eyes.

The names on this list are those who had conflicts with Zhou Quan in the past.

Of course, the elderly, the infirm, and the disabled are not included.

"I have quite a few enemies." Liu Shouzhou looked at the names above, somewhat surprised but not too astonished.

After all, Zhou Quan was a gang member who was used to causing trouble, so it would be unreasonable for him to have few enemies.

"Who do you think is worthy of suspicion?" After a long while, Master Liu finally asked the steward for his opinion.

The steward took the note, thought for a moment, and then spoke:

"The members of the Fierce Tiger Gang are undoubtedly the most suspicious, as are some people who have been oppressed for a long time. They cannot be ruled out as being driven by a fit of rage. Besides them, there is one other person."

The steward paused, then pointed to a name on the table:

"This person practiced martial arts at the Baihe Martial Arts School in the outer city. His uncle ran a shop and was eaten and beaten by Zhou Quan and his gang. The uncle and nephew had a close relationship, so the motive is consistent. Moreover, this person was in Ping'anfang at the time of the incident."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shouzhou frowned deeply:

"A martial arts school disciple?"

When Liu Shouzhou heard about the dispute over the shops, he immediately recalled the shops in that area.

He bought the shop because he wanted to expand his business.

He usually left such trivial matters to his stewards and servants, but he never expected that it would involve a martial arts school disciple.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Liu Shouzhou said in a deep voice.

He wouldn't care at all if it were just an ordinary young boy.

However, it's a different story when it involves a martial arts school disciple.

The steward's expression changed, and he quickly apologized:

"Please calm down, sir. I warned Zhou Quan before, but Zhou Quan brought back news that Lu Li is useless and has no hope of ever passing the martial arts test. Moreover, Lu Li fell into the water and became seriously ill some time ago. Zhou Quan is certain that Lu Li is not cut out for it, so..."

The steward observed the master's expression and continued:

"I've also had someone verify it. Lu Li has inferior aptitude, and he's been in the martial arts school for over four months. Let alone breaking through the barriers, he hasn't even accumulated enough qi and blood..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shouzhou's angry expression softened considerably.

It seems that Zhou Quan isn't a complete fool; he's not so stupid as to keep causing trouble for him.

"Forget it, let's put the shops in that area on hold for now and talk about it again later," Liu Shouzhou said after careful consideration.

He knew the rules of the martial arts school; it would take about six months to see the true skill level.

He wasn't in a hurry to buy the shops, and he didn't even care much about the shops in Ping'anfang. It was just that the manager was in a hurry to get things done.

Of course, if he had known at the time that people in that area had joined martial arts schools, he certainly wouldn't have bought the shops there.

At least not for the time being.

After all, anyone who joins a martial arts school has the opportunity to become a martial artist.

The steward, having more or less guessed Liu Shouzhou's thoughts, exclaimed in surprise:

"Sir, do you really think that lad has a chance to get in?"

Liu Shouzhou tapped his fingers on the armrest of the pear wood chair and said calmly:

"It's just a matter of waiting two more months."

"Don't forget, our dynasty's founding emperor, Gaozu, was nothing more than a beggar at his lowest point. Who could have imagined that he would overcome all obstacles and establish his rule over the entire country?"

When talking about Emperor Taizu Gao, Liu Shouzhou's slightly cloudy eyes lit up.

This is what a man should do!

As for Lu Li? The probability of him knocking on the gate is small, but not impossible.

Most importantly, Liu Shouzhou did not want to gamble.

bet?

What a joke! That's something you only do when you're barefoot and have no other way out. My family is so powerful, I'd have to be crazy to gamble with you.

It's just a matter of waiting two more months until the dust settles and Lu Li is indeed kicked out of the martial arts school. Then, to the Liu family, he'll be nothing more than an ant that can be manipulated at will.

Liu Shouzhou shook his head, no longer dwelling on Lu Li, and continued to inquire about the other suspects on the list.

He did all this to find out whether the killer's target was Zhou Quan or his Liu family.

Unfortunately, after reviewing the list, it turned out that the names on it were only related to Zhou Quan, and none of these people's wealth or power posed any threat to the Liu family.

"Could it be those old guys in the inner city?" Liu Shouzhou narrowed his eyes and looked out the window.

Those old fogies in the inner city are not to be trifled with.

Liu Shouzhou looked solemn. Logically speaking, those old guys would never stoop to doing such a thing, but what if it was a warning to him?

"Go and investigate those families in the outer city who have conflicts with us. Make sure you don't alert them; caution is paramount!"

Liu Shouzhou finally made a decision.

As for the government, he had no intention of reporting it to the authorities.

Those people were arrogant and domineering when nothing was found out, but once something was actually found out, they all became timid and hesitant, and couldn't be relied on at all.

……

Outside the outer city of Lin'an, in a hidden room.

The core members of the Wild Wolf Gang all gathered here to discuss matters.

Some members were pale, clearly injured.

Some of them looked around, not on guard, but reminiscing about the past.

In the past, they would never have crowded together in this small, enclosed room.

"Damn it, Zhang Tie of the Fierce Tiger Gang, this is going too far!"

Seeing his injured underling, the burly man in black robes, sitting in the main seat, spoke up angrily.

This man was Zhou Yue, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang.

He spoke up not only because the Fierce Tiger Gang had been frantically encroaching on their territory recently, but also because if he didn't speak up, the people in this house might fall apart!

He scanned the crowd, and to reassure the troops, he spoke again:

"However... they won't be able to keep up this for long, my older brother will be back in a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him was shocked.

The reason why Zhou Yue was able to become the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang was not only because he was a ruthless martial arts master, but also because of his brother!

A former master of internal strength!

If Brother Zhou comes back, the Fierce Tiger Gang will be nothing but chickens and dogs in front of him!

"Brothers, hold on, hold on until Brother Zhou comes back!" Zhou Yue said again.

This time, it received a positive response from everyone.

Seeing that the morale of the troops had been somewhat stabilized, Zhou Yue breathed a sigh of relief, then asked again:

"Monkey, how's your investigation into Quan Di's matter going?"

The "Quan Di" he mentioned was Zhou Quan, his younger brother.

The three Zhou brothers founded the Wild Wolf Gang, each ruthless and vicious, but unexpectedly, the youngest of them, the third brother, died the first.

The monkey was the one who drank with Zhou Quan that day and discussed their escape route.

He spoke in a trembling voice:

"Brother Quan's house was burned down, and he was also... The authorities hastily closed the case... I suspect it was the Fierce Tiger Gang who did it, after all, he was your brother."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yue snorted coldly: "Giving the constable so much money every year, and in the end it's all for nothing!"

"As for the Fierce Tiger Gang? Ha... It couldn't have been them. If it were, they would have cut off my brother's head and hung it in front of the door as a show of force!"

"Investigate! Keep investigating! Whoever killed my brother, I'll make their entire family pay!"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone nodded and accepted the order.