Chapter 1569 Planning the New Village (1/2)

The fact that the King had passed on there had caused some commotion. After all, his grandfather used to be a famous person in that land.

People were not fixated on him; instead, they were watching the trade he left behind. The old King had left behind many things. The recent King had been his only descendant. Hence, there was a lot of inheritance that passed to him.

Now, the ownership of that inheritance was the key to the attention it was getting from many people.

”Actually, the trouble has only just begun. Over the past few days, there was not that much trouble,” Zhong Da Pao said.

”Why?” Li Du asked, surprised.

”That's because the news of the King's passing had yet to go out. That man was a little crazy. He would often go missing for some time. Hence, initially, nobody found his disappearance unusual.”

”Besides, Tu Qin had come out to help him settle some things. He had concealed the death notice of the King. He took the bodyguards and moved a large amount of liquid funds and then they all smuggled themselves to China.”

”Tu Qin is very tight-lipped. He managed to keep this a hush-hush. However, the bodyguards were all split up. Some followed Tu Qin to China, some had family around here and so chose not to leave. In the end, one bodyguard who stayed was a blabbermouth. He told people about how the King was killed.”

Li Du asked, ”What exactly did he tell?”

He wanted to know who the bodyguard had presented as responsible. Did he emphasize that Tu Qin killed him, or that it was Zhong Da Pao who urged him to?

Zhong Da Pao laughed. ”What do you think? It was all about Tu Qin. The bodyguard revealed the news because he wanted to extort the fellow.”

Liu Zi added, ”That bodyguard was focused on threatening Tu Qin. Tu Qin had said that he would give the guy some money, but he was extremely cunning. He dragged it on for some time and then ran off with the liquid assets. The bodyguard was beyond angry. Would he say anything good about Tu Qin?”

Li Du heaved a sigh of relief. ”That's good. Then it has nothing much to do with us.”

Zhong Da Pao waved a hand and said, ”We can't shake off this case entirely. However, I'm not afraid. That punk from the Suo family wanted to harm me and thought I wouldn't retaliate? Ha, besides, we are not the ones who killed him. We only egged Tu Qin on with a few words.”

Hearing how convicted Zhong Da Pao was, Li Du began to relax. He said, ”That's good. Master Liu, how the situation with you? Everything is done so soon?”

Liu Zi laughed loudly. ”Soon? Hey, I, Master Liu, have been here for a few days. It's just a small problem, just scratching the surface. Not a big issue.”

Zhong Da Pao kicked him and said, ”In front of whom are you calling yourself Master Liu? You're out of line. Before Master Li, you are just Liu Zi, you understand?”

Liu Zi quickly rubbed his hands and said, ”Understood, Master Pao. I, Liu Zi, understand now.”

Da Mao hissed, ”D*mn, are you bootlicking now?”

Zhong Da Pao laughed sheepishly. ”Master Mao, you are a master too. This time around at the auction, you have to work well together with Master Li. If we can make a tidy profit…”

Li Du got his meaning now and understood why he had been so polite.

Hence, he reassured Zhong Da Pao. ”This time around, our profit split is fifty-fifty. However, about this issue with the King, I will not interfere. You guys have to think of a way to remove me from the equation.”

Hearing that, Zhong Da Pao was elated. ”Really, Master Li?”

Li Du looked at him seriously and said, ”Remember, I don't want to be embroiled in this. You figure out how you want to deal with this. If someone makes me their target, you can forget about working with me in the future!”

Zhong Da Pao immediately patted his chest and said, ”Master Li, rest assured, this issue is a personal matter between Zhong Somebody and the rascal from the Suo family. Master Li, you have never appeared in this situation.”