Judging from the value alone, the value of this batch of goods wasn't high. However, the Wu Family couldn't afford to lose face. Hence, they issued a task within the Wu Family. Just the reward alone accounted for 70% of the value of this batch of goods. In addition to the food and clothing expenses of these disciples who went to carry out the task, the Wu Family had to pay more than the value of this batch of goods.
"Zhonghe Prefecture? That place belongs to Qianzhou. It will take at least 10 days. Is this considered to be walking in Jianghu? Hehe, it feels quite fresh. Jin Nanqing is the ugliest among the inner core disciples. However, in terms of craftiness, he is definitely one of the best. I have to be careful along the way. Don't be betrayed by him!! "Junior Leopard thought to himself.
Junior Leopard secretly thought in his heart. This Jin Nanqing was also an important figure among the inner core disciples, and he could be considered to have met him a few times. When they met, everyone was very intimate, but no one knew what he was really thinking in his heart.
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Recently, Wu Yuntian's temper was very bad.
No matter who it was, after being robbed of a large batch of goods, he would be very bad tempered. And if there was a secret in this batch of goods that he couldn't reveal, then his temper would be mixed with a little fear.
"Damn it. Which bastard did it? You have investigated for so long. Do you have any news?!"
Wu Yuntian roared angrily. His saliva flew everywhere. The table in front of him had already been smashed by him. From another aspect, it also showed his outstanding palm skills.
"I'm useless. I deserve to die. Until now, there is still no clue. However, there is one thing that I am sure of!"
The leader of the five or six Wu's disciples kneeling on the ground said carefully.
"Sure of what?!"
"This matter has nothing to do with the few leaders of Dong Ling. When it happened, they were drinking in Prunus Tower!"
"I know. They were inviting me!" Wu Yuntian roared. "Apart from this, what else did you find out?!"
"No, no, nothing else!"
The leader who was kneeling on the ground shook his hands and wiped the sweat on his forehead.
He thought, "Of course I know that they were drinking with you. Isn't it because we can't find out?!"
"How about, Butler, we report to the authorities?!"
"Huala —!" With a loud sound, Wu Yuntian kicked the table in front of him that had already been smashed into pieces. The broken pieces of the table flew in all directions, falling onto the bodies of the people lying on the ground like raindrops.
"Bastards, do you think the government doesn't know about this? If I report to the authorities now, do I want everyone in Zhonghe Prefecture to see me make a fool of myself?! Useless things, get lost, all of you get lost — "
The few of them did not dare to say anything more. They scrambled out of the hall and disappeared like a wisp of smoke.
"It's really a waste to raise this group of useless things. At the critical moment, there's no one who can help!" Wu Yuntian was enraged when he saw the few of them running away in such a sorry state. He raised his hand and wanted to slam the table. Only then did he realize that the table had already been destroyed by him. He could only slap his thigh with a face full of hatred.
"Head butler! Head butler!"
Not long after, they saw another person rushing in from outside the door.
"What are you panicking for? What are you panicking for? I'm not dead yet!" When Wu Yuntian saw the person panicking, his face instantly darkened and he shouted sternly.
"No, no, it's, it's —!" That person said breathlessly. After speaking for a long time, he still could not say anything.
"What is it?!"
"Disciple Jin Nanqing, under the orders of the Family Head, is here to listen to Head Butler Wu's instructions!"
Without waiting for that person to reply, Jin Nanqing's clear voice came from outside the door.
When Wu Yuntian heard this voice, his expression immediately turned from cloudy to sunny. He warmly welcomed, "So it's Nephew Jin. What a rare guest, rare guest. Why didn't you inform me before coming here?!"
"Head Butler Wu is too serious. This time, I'm mainly under the orders of the Family Head to listen to Head Butler's instructions. The situation is urgent. If there's anything I can't do, please forgive me!"
Along with the voice, Jin Nanqing, Junior Leopard and the others had already walked in.
After meeting with this Wu Yuntian, naturally it was inevitable for them to exchange pleasantries and introduce each other.
When he heard that Junior Leopard was Xu Yong's disciple, Wu Yuntian's attitude towards him was much warmer. However, in this warmth, Junior Leopard felt that he was even more on guard.
"Hehe, even though this place is the Wu's branch, in fact, it is already Wu Yuntian's independent kingdom. Looks like this Wu Yuntian doesn't want us to interfere in this matter!"
During the feast, Junior Leopard observed Jin Nanqing and Wu Yuntian's harmonious atmosphere, but he saw the estrangement and wariness behind.
"Where there are people, there will be Jianghu!"
Junior Leopard sighed in his heart. During the feast, he did not care about anything else and only drank.
After three rounds of drinking, he was carried back while he was tipsy.
When he woke up the next day, it was already late in the morning.
"Little junior, you finally woke up. I thought you would sleep until the afternoon!"
Seeing that Junior Leopard had woken up, Jin Nanqing couldn't help but tease him.
After nearly a month of getting along, he realized that this little junior was quite tactful, or rather, quite honest. Just like his master, he was an honest person. Along the way, Jin Nanqing indeed followed his lead. Whatever he was told to do, he would do it. Whatever he was told to do, he would never do it. He was very worry-free. Hence, Jin Nanqing also had the intention to befriend him deliberately.
"Senior, I didn't embarrass myself last night, did I?" Junior Leopard asked with a somewhat anxious expression.
"No, no, you just drank a little too much. Junior, you are a drunkard. Once you drink too much, you will fall asleep. There is nothing to be ashamed of. Quickly get up and wash your face. We will go to Black Shakou in the afternoon!"
"Yes!" Junior Leopard quickly turned over and got off the bed.
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"Senior, are there any clues about this matter?" On the way, Junior Leopard couldn't help but ask Jin Nanqing. Zhonghe Prefecture City was still a distance away from Black Shakou. Even if they were to ride a horse, it would still take two to three days.
"Bullsh * t clues. That Wu Yuntian is an idiot. After investigating for so many days, there is no clue at all!"
Jin Nanqing said unhappily. "Last night, he was still chattering with me. He said that if there is any need, he can just tell me. Today, when the sun rose, he changed his mind. Damn, does he think that I don't know what he is thinking? Isn't he afraid that if the matter is solved by us, he will lose face? He didn't think that if this matter is not solved, he will lose even more face! "
"Maybe he wants to solve it himself!" Junior Leopard said.
"If he could solve it himself, we wouldn't have come!" Jin Nanqing said. "Forget it, let's not talk about them. Let's go to Black Shakou first. On the way, we have to pay attention to whether there are any suspicious people!"
After leaving Zhonghe Prefecture City and walking for a while, this group of people gradually deviated from the official road and walked onto a small mountain path.
In this group of people, the oldest was only 17 or 18 years old and the youngest was Junior Leopard. He was only 12 or 13 years old. Originally, he didn't have any worries. After complaining for a while, he was attracted by the surrounding scenery.
There were many mountains in Qianzhou. The terrain was undulating and the scenery was not bad. This group of teenagers walked around and looked around. The journey was not lonely.
Now that the world was at peace and Qianzhou was the hinterland of the Great Jin, the public security was still very good. Even if there were bandits on the road, seeing this group of teenagers riding on tall horses and carrying weapons, they could naturally tell that they were from a well-known family in the martial arts world. They were not people to be trifled with and would not come out to get themselves into trouble. Therefore, from the prefecture city to Black Shakou, the journey was peaceful and there was no danger. Instead, they did a few things to help the injustice and earned the title of "Young Master".
"In front of us is Black Shakou. After Black Shakou, that batch of goods was robbed here. We have checked. In the vicinity of Black Shakou, there are a total of seven groups of bandits. Four of them don't have this kind of strength. The three groups that have this kind of strength have a good relationship with Wu Yuntian. One of them even invited Wu Yuntian to have a meal at the Apricot Flower House in the prefecture city. There is nothing suspicious!"
"Then, there are only two groups of bandits that are suspicious?!" Zhou Zhengming continued.
"We have also checked those two groups of bandits. One of them is Beard Ma. His saber technique is not bad and he has one to two hundred people under him. His strength is not small. However, after the incident, they disassociated themselves from this through a middleman and expressed that they did not do it. The other group is led by Black Three Lady. It is the same. When the incident happened, a middleman brought the news. After the Family Head and the Elders analyzed, they also thought that the possibility of them doing it was not high!"
"Why?!" Zhou Zhengming asked inexplicably.
"This batch of goods was ordered by Guard Ding of Zhonghe Prefecture. This group of people are bandits who make a living in Zhonghe Prefecture. The person they can't offend the most is Guard Ding. Unless they don't want to make a living here, otherwise, they definitely won't have this idea. Besides, the various influences in the Greenwood Underworld are intertwined. There are me in you and you in me. The news has always been not tight. If it was really done by them, the news would have leaked out long ago. How could it be like now, watertight!" Jin Nanqing analyzed calmly. In fact, what he said was what the Elders of the Wu's had analyzed. He just repeated the judgment he got from the Wu's higher-ups.
"Then how should we check?" Zhou Zhengming asked. He was obviously the second person in this team. "Should we start from the sales channel?!"
"If it was, we wouldn't have come to Black Shakou!" Jin Nanqing said in a low voice. "After the incident, the family had already started to closely monitor all kinds of sales channels. However, they didn't find anything. This means that the goods haven't been sold yet."
"That batch of goods are all top-notch weapons and the quantity is not small. If they aren't sold, they need a place to store them. When the incident happened, although Wu Yuntian didn't report it to the authorities, the authorities were also secretly monitoring it. After all, this batch of goods was Guard Ding's and was to be distributed to the officers and soldiers of Zhonghe Prefecture. However, they didn't find any suspicious people entering or leaving Zhonghe Prefecture or the nearby cities!"
"Since they haven't been sold out and transported away, could it be that this batch of goods is still near Black Shakou?!" Junior Leopard asked.
"The possibility is very high. However, this Black Shakou has a radius of hundreds of miles. If we want to find it, it will be very difficult!" Jin Nanqing looked at the surrounding sand, frowned and said softly.
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