Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Gu Chen looked around at the crowd.

"Gentlemen, Huang Jinyu did indeed die from a sharp weapon, but it wasn't necessarily a knife wound; a sword wound could also have been," Gu Chen said calmly.

"And the murderer who killed him was someone above the True Yuan Realm, and I'm not the only one here who fits that description." Gu Chen looked at Liu Chen and Yu Chi Feng of the Qingyun Sword Sect: "Their cultivation levels also match. It's impossible that they were also the murderers of Huang Jinyu."

Upon hearing this...

Liu Chen sneered, "Gu Chen, it's no use trying to smear us. During the time you killed Huang Jinyu, my uncle, a group of Qingyun Sword Sect disciples, and I were outside the whole time. There are many people who can testify for us. We didn't chase you into the alley at all. Your slander won't work!"

"We came in because we heard the commotion that Huang Jinyu was dead. Now you have nothing to say, right?"

Beside Huang Jinyu's corpse, Liu Xun stared coldly at Gu Chen: "My master only had this one son. Even if he offended you in some way, you could have told us. We could have made him apologize or compensate you. Why did you have to kill him outright?"

"Just because you're an officer of the Night's Watch doesn't mean you can act with impunity!"

"We'll take our junior brother's body and leave, so that our master can seek justice for his son."

He finished speaking.

He then left in grief and anger with a group of mining gang disciples, carrying away Huang Jinyu's corpse.

Seeing this, the people around also left one after another.

Ye Xuemei also left with the disciples of Cold Wind Valley.

When leaving.

She gave Gu Chen a deep look.

She couldn't understand why Gu Chen wanted to kill Huang Jinyu.

She couldn't think of a reason, but much of the evidence at the scene pointed to Gu Chen.

If Gu Chen cannot find the real culprit and clear himself of suspicion, things could get very complicated.

Although the Mining Gang is only a second-rate force in the Divine Dynasty, it is backed by the Body Sect, one of the four major sects of the Transcendent Realm.

Transcendent forces are those with terrestrial deities presiding over them.

In terms of ranking, the Body Sect is a higher-ranking force than the Night Watch.

Gu Chen used his position as a member of the Night Watch to kill the young leader of a faction under the Body Sect.

If no reasonable explanation is given.

The Body Sect will not give up so easily.

Even if Gu Chen wanted to use his master Shangguan Wuqing's status to resolve this matter, it would be very difficult.

Those physical practitioners are a bunch of simple-minded, physically strong people.

They are rigid and inflexible.

Furthermore, they dislike the official forces of institutions like the Divine Dynasty.

The Divine Dynasty is powerful, and they can choose not to cause trouble within its territory.

However, this does not mean that people in these institutions of the Divine Dynasty can kill their subordinates at will.

If a reasonable reason cannot be given.

The Body Sect might make Gu Chen pay for the murder with his life.

After all the people from all factions left.

Only the Night Watch remained.

"Sir, what do we do now?" Liang Xiaoyun asked Gu Chen, "The mining gang is convinced that you killed their young leader, Huang Jinyu!"

They naturally didn't believe that Gu Chen was the one who killed them.

After all, Gu Chen had no grudge against Huang Jinyu and had no reason to kill him.

However, people often only believe what they see and what they find reasonable to be the truth after being guided by others to reason.

They are unwilling to listen to others' explanations.

Self-proof is often very difficult.

Unless you can provide an alibi.

Just like Liu Chen and his martial uncle Yuchi Feng tonight.

Having an alibi immediately proved their innocence.

Now all the clues point to Gu Chen as the murderer, which is very disadvantageous to him.

"Go back," Gu Chen said calmly.

"Go back?" Liang Xiaoyun, Lin Fei, and the others were taken aback.

Are they no longer going to investigate the real mastermind behind the murder of that golden feather?

And what about those evil spirits? Aren't we going to chase them away?

Go back now.

What should we do if the mining gang comes looking for us?

What will they tell people in return?

Could it be that the evil spirit has already been killed by their director? Was Huang Jinyu really killed by their director?

After their director killed the evil spirit, Huang Jinyu came and stumbled upon some kind of "secret" of their director, so he killed Huang Jinyu as well!

A ridiculous conspiracy theory popped into their minds.

They overturned it immediately!

Impossible, impossible, their director couldn't possibly be that kind of person.

There couldn't possibly be any secrets; he couldn't possibly have killed Golden Feather.

"Yes, let's go back," Gu Chen said calmly.

"This matter needs to be investigated, but I can handle it by myself. You all should go back now." Gu Chen said to the Night Watch members, "Too many people will only alert the enemy. Tonight's incident was clearly a setup, a deliberate attempt to frame me."

Gu Chen snorted coldly: "You dare to scheme against me? Once I find you, you'll know what cruelty really means."

If someone else were in this situation...

It's probably all over.

They have no way of proving their innocence.

Everything was arranged too coincidentally.

There wasn't a single spare moment.

Let all the evidence point to him.

But the person behind the scenes overlooked one thing.

He has the advantage of the copper bowl.

He doesn't need to prove himself at all.

All he needs to do next is to find out the real mastermind behind it all.

If the mining gang comes over, he'll have an explanation.

This person dared to plot against him behind the scenes.

Gu Chen will definitely make him suffer a terrible death.

Upon hearing this, Liang Xiaoyun and the others had no choice but to return home.

Gu Chen wouldn't let them help, so even if they wanted to, they couldn't.

However, she recalled Gu Chen's terrifying tracking ability when he helped the six major forces in Jiuwan City hunt down and eliminate pirates.

He then thought that perhaps Gu Chen alone could catch the real mastermind behind this matter.

We don't need their help.

The group left the alley.

Gu Chen returned to his residence.

Take out the copper bowl directly.

He put in the silver and communicated with the copper bowl, saying, "I want to exchange for information about the mastermind behind tonight's killing of Golden Feather, and who was behind this, luring me into this mess."

The copper bowl indicated that exchanging this information would cost one thousand taels of silver.

Gu Chen put the required amount of silver into it.

The copper bowl immediately provided a hint:

[Tonight, it was Yamamoto Okamura who killed Huang Jinyu. Tonight's events were a trap set by him and Liu Xun, the senior disciple of the mining gang, solely to deal with you. The evil spirit that was attracted here was also raised by Liu Xun.]

Gu Chen was startled.

Yamamoto Okamura, a person from an island nation!

It's surprising that people from island nations were involved in this.

The man from that island nation was surnamed Yamamoto. Could he be in cahoots with the Yamamoto family members he killed on Iron Reef Island?

He was sent by the Yamamoto family to avenge him.

And then there's Liu Xun, the senior brother of the mining gang who was just crying his heart out next to Huang Jinyu's corpse!

How did he end up getting involved with people from island nations?

interesting.

This guy is really awesome.

They're putting on an act in front of him!

"Isn't Liu Xun Huang Jinyu's senior brother? Why would he collude with outsiders to kill Huang Jinyu and set a trap for me? He also keeps evil spirits. What is his true identity?" Gu Chen continued to exchange information with the copper bowl.

The copper bowl indicates that exchanging this information requires 500 taels of silver.

Gu Chen put in the silver, and the copper bowl gave a hint;

[Liu Xun's true identity is that of a spy planted in the Mining Gang by the evil cult "Drowning Cult," with the sole purpose of secretly controlling the gang. He has been infiltrating the Mining Gang for many years, aiming to succeed as its leader. Huang Jinyu is his biggest obstacle, and he has long wanted to kill Huang Jinyu. Now, Yamamoto Okamura of the Yamamoto family in Japan has found him and told him that your existence might lead back to them. He previously sold special minerals that the Divine Dynasty prohibited from being sold to Japan to the Yamamoto family on several occasions. Because of your master Shangguan Wuqing, they dare not kill you directly, so they devised this plan to deal with you.]

Follow the prompts.

Gu Chen finally understood.

interesting.

Cults, undercover agents, the Yamamoto family of Japan, and the trafficking of mineral resources that are explicitly prohibited by the Chinese government.

What happened tonight.

He actually followed the clues and found a group of big fish.

He was just worried about not having a chance to make a contribution!

This is where the opportunity comes from.

Gu Chen continued exchanging information with the copper bowl: "A few months ago, the smuggling case that the Yuehai County Night Watchman's Office investigated, was the mastermind behind it Liu Xun and the Yamamoto family from the island nation?"

months ago.

The smuggling case that occurred.

When he arrived to take office, Luo Tianxing had asked him to secretly help with the investigation.

However, when I inquired about the copper bowl, I was surprised to find that it cost ten thousand taels of silver.

He didn't have enough silver on him, so he didn't exchange it.

Now that he has money, he wants to exchange it to see if Liu Xun is the mastermind behind it all.

If so, then the Zhuang case can also be solved.

That can be attributed to him in due course.

A series of credits fell on him.

He was no longer afraid of being targeted by the new Night Watch Chief from the desolate state.

Even based on these achievements.

He was able to get approval for the two fourth-grade martial arts techniques that he had previously applied for but had not been approved.

The copper bowl indicates that exchanging this information now requires one thousand taels of silver.

"Reduced by ten times!" Gu Chen was stunned.

He remembered that when he wanted to exchange it, the copper bowl was listed as costing 10,000 taels.

Could it be that his connection to this matter deepened, and this matter threatened his safety, thus leading to a tenfold reduction?

This is a good thing, as it directly saved him nine thousand taels of silver.

Gu Chen put the silver into it.

The copper bowl immediately provided a hint:

Yes, the mastermind behind that smuggling case was Liu Xun. He not only smuggled minerals, but also bought a lot of scarce military supplies from Japan at low prices from the Divine Dynasty and smuggled them over. The ship belonged to the Yamamoto family. After it was discovered, the Yamamoto family's assassins detonated the explosives in the hull, sinking all the supplies on board into the sea. Everyone on board died, so the Night Watch couldn't find any clues.

Gu Chen understood.

Now that we know everything, things will be much easier.

Tomorrow I'll go directly to Yuehai County and call his fourth senior brother over.

Then we can close the net.

Gu Chen continued to exchange information with the copper bowl.

Evidence regarding Liu Xun's smuggling of military supplies and special minerals to the island nation, as well as information on the Yamamoto family's strongholds in Yuehai County.

Master all of these.

That's fine, then his senior brother can lead people to remove them one by one.

This information was rather complicated, and in the end, it cost him more than five thousand taels of silver.

He learned many details of Liu Xun's dealings with the Yamamoto family. Tomorrow, he and his senior brother will lead a group to investigate, which will surely leave him with no room for denial.

There is also a lot of information about the Yamamoto family's strongholds.

Now, they can just wait for the Night Watch's punishment.

Gu Chen thought for a moment and asked the copper bowl, "Are Liu Chen and the group from the Qingyun Sword Sect involved in this matter?"

Today at the scene, Liu Chen was very aggressive.

I don't know if it's related to this matter.

Let me redeem one and see.

The copper bowl indicated that exchanging this information would cost one hundred taels of silver.

Gu Chen put the silver in.

The copper bowl immediately provided feedback:

No, Liu Chen and the rest of the Qingyun Sword Sect were completely unaware of this matter. They simply disliked you and wished you dead. Seeing you trapped in a self-incriminating scheme, they took advantage of your misfortune.

Feedback upon seeing the copper bowl.

Gu Chen understood. It seemed that Liu Chen and the others really hated him. They were targeting him even though they were just bystanders. He had thought that this matter was related to Liu Chen and the others.

Pity.

Otherwise, I could take this opportunity to teach him a lesson.