Chapter 129: Giving The Seized Items To Hei Wan (1/2)

But just as Lin Mu had stepped out of the room, the voice of senior Xukong was heard in his head.

”Didn't you want to give them the things you have taken from the mayor's office?” Xukong questioned.

Lin Mu suddenly realized that he had forgotten about this in the situation and knew that he should do this before going. He thus turned around in that second, and the people inside the room witnessed this. Hei Bao had a confused expression as he saw him suddenly return.

”Did you need anything else?” Hei Wan questioned.

”Ah, yes. I forgot to give some things to you people.” Lin Mu answered.

Hei Wan tilted her head in a questioning manner, as she then saw Lin Mu withdrew multiple items from his spatial treasure and placed them on the ground and the table.

There were scrolls, registers, ledgers, documents, and some random items in it. Though a shocked expression appeared on her face when she saw the golden shining bars in Lin Mu's hand.

But that wasn't the end of it as Lin Mu kept on withdrawing one golden bar after the other until finally, a small pile of around forty gold bars was formed on the table.

~Gasp~

”This… this…” Hei Bao stuttered upon seeing the pile of gold on the table.

”Where did you get this? Wait, is this all from the town head's office?” Hei Wan questioned upon identifying some of the missing things from the office.

Lin Mu nodded in response as he spoke.

”Yes, I got all of these from the town head's office. I thought they would have clues, and it didn't seem right to trust anyone else at that time, so I just kept them with me.”

Hei Wan nodded as she understood his reasoning. Until now, they were not completely sure about the identities of the culprits, thus knew that it would be best to remain cautious.

”That's fine, you did well.” Hei Wan replied as she kept on looking at the items.

Lin Mu then extended his hand toward the gold and picked up one of the bars. He pointed at the engraving on it and showed it to Hei Wan.

”Do you know what this is?” Lin Mu questioned, feeling a bit uneasy.

Hei Wan looked at it and instantly recognized the markings on the gold bars.

”Yes, I know. These are the gold bars which are issued by the kingdom to various towns and cities for their financial needs.” Hei Wan answered.

The moment Lin Mu heard her answer, the suspicions within his mind were confirmed as he gritted his teeth and clenched his other hand. Faint traces of anger appeared in his eyes as his aura changed slightly.

Both Hei Wan and Hei Bao noticed this change and knew that something had gone wrong. Hei Wan particularly felt the faint killing intent she had felt from Lin Mu before, emanating again.

”Wha-what's wrong?” Hei Wan asked with concern.

Lin Mu took a deep breath and silently chanted the calming heart sutra to suppress the rage that was rising from within him. He knew that this was not the right time, and he needed to be clear headed at this time.

A few seconds later the calming heart sutra showed its effects and Lin Mu returned to his normal self. He took a deep breath and looked at Hei Wan.

”This gold is for the use of the town, right? So that the people can take benefit from it when they have problems. But the town head never did that here. The people have always suffered in the winters.” Lin Mu answered in one breath.

Hei Wan understood his words and knew what he was meaning.

”I can swear on my lord, I'll get to the end of this and ensure that justice is done.” Hei Wan replied in an assuring tone.

Lin Mu simply nodded and just left the room. He thought that he shouldn't spend any more time here as it would just keep on bothering him. He could also see that Hei Wan was speaking from her heart and decided to trust her to deal with it.

Lin Mu didn't know what he would do if the matter was left up to him. He feared that he may end up doing something that he would perhaps come to regret later. Thus he decided that it would be better for him to just focus on his cultivation.