Chapter 1601: Misfortune Never Comes Alone! (1/2)

Edited by RED

After that, he called Ma Hua Long. They possessed the relic together, so according to the rules of the Golden Tower Pawnshop, they could go inside only when they were the two of them. Shan Ben Ye couldn’t decide everything alone.

But Ma Hua Long didn’t pick up the phone. Shan Ben Ye seemed worried. He tried two more times, and Shan Ben Ye began to panic. It was the first time something like this had happened, and he wasn’t the only one involved since he had a partner. Shan Ben Ye even wondered if Ma Hua Long wasn’t doing it on purpose.

Shan Ben Ye also wondered if Ma Hua Long had plotted against him to keep the treasure for himself. What if he had really kept the treasure for himself? How would Shan Ben Ye be able to explain it to his teacher?

When Lin Feng heard the much older man shout and call him teacher, he felt very uncomfortable. Shan Ben Ye was a mobster. He was usually very aggressive and cruel but he was still calling Lin Feng teacher.

“Teacher, I’ll take you to Ma Hua Long right now. He’s also a member of the Mountain Pass Organization. It’s because we… stole the ancient relic of Huaxia together… And now he’s not picking up the phone. I’m afraid that he may be trying to steal and keep the treasure for himself,” Shan Ben Ye said hastily.

When Lin Feng heard that, he was worried. He quickly followed Wang Yuan out of the villa. As for Jack, he just kicked him away. He didn’t mind killing him now that he was useless.

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As expected, Shan Ben Ye had power and influence. He brought out over ten SUVs and all the cultivators of Sakura Palace gathered in the cars. They all drove towards Ma Hua Long’s base.

Shan Ben Ye had the most evil plan in mind. Out of his love for swordsmanship, he had decided to completely cut ties with Ma Hua Long.

But when they arrived, there was nobody. His house was empty, and everything was upside down. When Shan Ben Ye saw that, he shouted out, “I’m sure he stole the relic and ran away!”

Everybody got back in the cars and drove towards the Golden Tower Pawnshop. Shan Ben Ye called Cherry on the way, but her phone was turned off. Cherry was at the heart of the story and her phone being turned off made Shan Ben Ye worry even more.

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When the cars arrived in front of Golden Tower Pawnshop, they saw a lot of police cars. A few corpses in white body bags were laying on the ground.

After getting out of the car, Lin Feng and Wang Yuan understood that something had happened. A dozen guards were dead.

What had been stolen was precisely what Shan Ben Ye and Ma Hua Long had brought together: the double clay puppet!

Ma Hua Long had decided to keep the item for himself ever since they had tried to break it in two and failed. After they left the item at the storage, he had contacted Cherry in private and paid her a huge sum of money to help him.

Cherry had given him access to the safe. He had killed all the guards, stolen the relic, and fled.

When Shan Ben Ye showed up, the manager of Golden Tower Pawnshop saw him. He immediately brought the group of police officers to Shan Ben Ye and they surrounded him. The manager shouted angryly, “His friend stole the item and killed our guards! It was his friend!”

The manager’s logic was flawed. He was a weirdo. If Shan Ben Ye had cooperated with Ma Hua Long to steal the item, why would he have come back to the crime scene?

But the police officers still had to check. Since some people said Shan Ben Ye was Ma Hua Long’s partner, they had to keep him. However, Lin Feng and Wang Yuan couldn’t let that happen.

But they were in M Country and those police officers were locals, so Lin Feng and Wang Yuan couldn’t fight them, or the mystery of the relic would be exposed and a diplomatic incident might arise.

“Teacher, you have to trust me. It has nothing to do with me! Ma Hua Long plotted against me…” shouted Shan Ben Ye as the police officers took him to the car.

Shan Ben Ye was a cultivator; he could easily crush these people to mush, but he also understood that if he did, it might trigger a calamity. Besides, he really was innocent!

Shan Ben Ye couldn’t get Sakura Palace involved. At the same time, he was convinced he was going to be released soon since he was innocent.

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Wang Yuan and Lin Feng were terribly annoyed. They didn’t have the relic, and the only one who could lead them to the relic had been arrested. What a waste of time!