Chapter 154: Like It or Not, the World Changes (2/2)
”Let's go!” Junior Leopard and Dong Chen exchanged a glance. Without even turning their heads, they left the back alley and returned to the restaurant.
They naturally had no desire to drink after encountering such a thing. After downing a few more cups of wine, they went back to the camp with their brothers.
Fortunately, this group of personal guards had drunk a fair amount of wine this evening and the three of them had left only for a short moment. The guards thought they had gone to the washroom, so they did not alert anyone to their disappearance.
An hour later, four figures appeared in the alley where Teacher Hu died.
”Hurry up and come! He's here. Looks like something's gone wrong!”
The four people were all dressed in black, wearing black masks that hid their appearances. All of them had good cultivations. Seeing Teacher Hu's body, they quickly gathered around him.
”What's wrong? Old Fourth, is it him?”
”It's him, but he's completely dead!” the masked man called Old Fourth said helplessly. ”Someone took the thing away. Looks like he was robbed!”
”Robbed?” The one who asked the question earlier sneered. ”Who'll commit robbery in such a desolate place? Not to mention nobody comes here in the evening. Even if there's someone, what can the robber get from his victim?”
”Then you mean...”
”The thing was definitely stolen, but not due to robbery. Look around and see if you can find any clues. Old Third, bring the body back and tell His Excellency to be careful and take preventive measures. It's likely the thing has ended up in Li Yuan's hands!”
”Li Yuan? How could that be?” The Old Fourth said in surprise. ”Has he noticed what we've been doing?”
”No, no, it should be a coincidence. Damn it! Didn't we see Li Yuan's personal guards drinking when we passed by earlier? Teacher Hu was running from that direction. I guess the personal guards noticed him as he was passing the back alley of the restaurant. They tracked him down to the dead end and took the thing. Worried about others' suspicion, they made things look like a robbery!”
”Then what should we do now?” asked Old Third.
”Go back now. Bring the body back first and inform His Excellency. He'll naturally tell you his orders.”
”Yes!” Old Third dared not delay matters. He quickly picked up the body without worrying about getting bloodstains and rushed to Guard County Manor.
”Brother, what about us?”
”Let's look around and see if we can find any clues or if we can see who robbed it. There were so many personal guards in the restaurant; they can't all be involved. We should see if we can mend the current situation!”
”Yes!” the other two black-clothed men answered. The three of them shattered the night sky, running towards Admiral Manor.
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”You guys were only out for some drinks; how could you get involved in such a thing?” In the study room of Admiral Manor, Li Yuan was pacing about with his hands behind him in apparent anger. He was holding a letter, the one from Teacher Hu. Qi Fei was standing on the side, not daring to stay another word. His expression was full of remorse.
”We were just curious. We thought that Teacher Hu stole something from his superior and was running away. We wanted to capture him and see if we can get hold of Wan An's Achilles' heel. We didn't expect Teacher Hu would reveal such a shocking matter. We were really shocked too!”
”Who else knows about this?”
”Only me!”
”Only you? Humph. With your personality, would you follow Teacher Hu alone?” said Li Yuan, smiling coldly.
”I'm really the only one. Though Zhou Bao and Dong Chen were with me, I didn't let them read the letter!”
”Just because they didn't read this letter, do you think they'll be safe? I believe you, but will others?” Li Yuan's face was full of sarcasm. ”It's the three of you who caused this problem. If they found out, you all can't escape this! No one cares who read or didn't read this letter. Tell the two to keep this a secret. If this leaks out, not even I can keep you alive!”
”Yes!” Qi Fei saluted and left the study room.
Seeing Qi Fei closing the door behind him, Li Yuan looked at the letter in his hand. He slammed the table and sighed deeply. ”Alas. Whether we like it or not, the world changes.”
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