Four days later, three days before New Year's Eve.
Middle Border City, Central Commercial Street.
Central Commercial Street was the most prosperous area of Middle Border City. Here, you could buy everything that could be bought in Heavenly Realm. From antiques and literature for commoners, to Heavenly Masters' Heavenly Arts, pills, and weapons, as long as you had the money, you could get anything.
In the best section of Central Commercial Street, there was a huge pavilion that was five stories high and twenty feet wide. The pillars outside the pavilion were all made of high-quality sandalwood. Even from far away, one could smell the refreshing fragrance.
The aroma attracted the attention of countless people, and on the fifth floor of the shop hung a huge signboard. On top of the signboard, were the words "Tian Shan Silk Shop" written in gold.
Tianshan Silk Shop was the property of Middle Border City's Han Family. It was no exaggeration to say that three-quarters of Middle Border City's silk came from here, and the proportion of high-end silk reached 90%! Not only in Middle Border City, but also in the other four major cities of Heavenly Realm, people often came here to buy silk.
There was always an endless stream of people in front of Tianshan Silk Shop's door. The first to fourth floors were where silk was sold, and they were arranged according to quality from top to bottom. But there was another important reason why Tianshan Silk Shop was so popular, and that was whether the silk was good or bad, the quality was definitely better than other silk shops.
Now it was the end of the year, and there were only three days left until New Year's Eve. Even commoners had to buy some new clothes for the New Year. Although they couldn't afford the good ones, they could still afford the silk on the first floor. At this moment, there were more people than before.
The servants on the first floor were constantly receiving customers in the lobby, and the shopkeeper on the first floor was also busy everywhere. Compared with the three floors above, the first floor was very noisy. Occasionally, customers who went to the second, third, and fourth floors would show a contemptuous look at the situation on the first floor.
Of course, this was normal. The customers on the second floor looked down on the customers on the first floor, just like the customers on the third floor looked down on the customers on the second floor. When they walked past the second floor, they couldn't wait to raise their heads to the sky.
However, just as the first floor was extremely busy, and all the workers were extremely busy, a group of men in black suddenly rushed into the lobby without any warning!
Everyone was stunned as they stared blankly at the black-clothed men. Without another word, the black-clothed men drew their sabers and attacked!
After all, the people on the second floor were the lowest class of commoners. None of them were Celestial Masters, and none of them could afford to hire a Celestial Master. These people were obviously not ordinary people. The people on the first floor were unable to fight back at all. For a moment, screams could be heard everywhere, and chaos ensued!
"Who are you? This is the Tianshan Silk Store! Are you crazy?! "The shopkeeper on the first floor roared at the group of men in black.
However, his angry roar did not stop these people at all. Instead, it made these people notice his existence. One of them came in front of him without hesitation and swung his sword down!
Bang!
The shopkeeper's head was separated from his body, and both his head and body crashed to the ground!
Seeing this scene, even the servants in the hall panicked. They no longer had any thoughts of resisting, and they screamed and fled! However, these men in black seemed determined to kill. They didn't even let those who tried to escape go. Some of them even blocked the door. None of those who tried to escape would be spared!
In less than half an hour, more than two hundred people on the first floor were all dead. Everyone was lying in a pool of blood, without exception.
These people were all dead. Every one of them had an extremely deep wound on their body, and some of them had even been cut in half. Fresh blood pooled on the ground, soaking the huge hall on the first floor.
At this moment, the sound of hurried horse hooves could be heard on the street outside the door. Judging from the sound, there were definitely many people. The black-clothed man guarding the door frowned and looked outside.
Sure enough, at the end of the Central Commercial Street, a group of people was galloping over on horses! Judging from their attire, they were undoubtedly from the City Lord's residence. Seeing this, the black-clothed man immediately turned his head and shouted to the others, "They're here. Retreat!"
The other black-clothed men trembled when they heard this. They immediately gathered together and walked out of the Tianshan Silk Store in unison.
What entered their eyes was an empty street. It was obvious that the people outside had run far away after seeing what had just happened. Of course, even if they couldn't see, the terrifying screams would scare them away. Looking at the empty street, one of the black-clothed men shouted, "Whoever dares to come to the Tianshan Silk Store will be killed without mercy!"
His voice was very loud. It was obvious that he had used the power of Heaven's Origin Stage. It spread far and wide in the street and reached the ears of many people. After saying this, the black-clothed men didn't stay any longer. They directly flashed into an alley and fled quickly.
When the soldiers arrived in front of the Tianshan Silk Store, the black-clothed men had already disappeared. No one knew how far they had run. The leader said to a guard behind him, "They've run away. It's too late to chase them now. Let's inform the City Lord first!"
"Yes!" The guard nodded immediately and rode his horse toward the City Lord's residence.
When the soldiers entered the Tianshan Silk Store and smelled the pungent smell of blood, many of them couldn't help but run to the side and vomit!
There was no other reason. The first floor was simply purgatory on earth!
Because the business on the first floor was so good, there was no empty space on the ground. Every inch of the ground was covered with corpses. Many people's corpses were even stacked on top of each other. It was a horrible sight!
What was even more unacceptable was that severed heads and arms were everywhere. The various organs exposed in the corpses were even more disgusting. Even the soldiers, who had experienced many murder scenes, couldn't stand it.
The leader frowned when he saw this horrible scene. He turned to a soldier beside him and said in a low voice, "Go and inform the Han Family to send people here."
"Yes, sir!" The soldier hurriedly responded and left the place as if he was fleeing.
After a while, when the soldiers went to a higher floor, the nobles who had been hiding dared to show up and came down one after another. They were very glad that the killers didn't have time to go upstairs. They didn't feel anything about the corpses on the first floor at all.
Soon, the news of the accident in the Tianshan Silk Store spread throughout the Middle-border City. People who were going to buy silk clothes there gave up. Compared with clothes, their lives were more important.
However, it was obvious that someone was deliberately targeting the Han Family and wanted to destroy their silk business.
The Han Family acted quickly. After receiving the news, they immediately sent people to the Tianshan Silk Store to deal with it. Not only did they have to deal with themselves, but they also had to compensate the people who died in the Tianshan Silk Store. This was undoubtedly a large sum of money.
However, although the people who went to the Tianshan Silk Store had a high status in the Han Family, they didn't hold any real power. At this moment, all the people who held real power in the Han Family were gathered in the Han Family's meeting hall.
Compared to dealing with the crime scene, they had more important things to do.
He saw that the long table was filled with people. Everyone's face was very heavy, and the middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table had a gloomy face. His eyebrows and eyes were full of killing intent!
This man was the current head of the Han Family, Han Ya's father, Han Zhengshen!
At this moment, his heart was extremely heavy. In the 20 years since his father handed over the family to him, there had never been such a terrible incident! Today's incident was unprecedented, and he smelled the scent of a conspiracy!
"In this meeting, there are two main things to discuss!" Han Zhengshen's voice was low, as if there was a suppressed anger roaring. He said forcefully, "First, how to make up for the loss of our reputation, so that our customers will dare to come to our store again!"
"Second, analyze the possibility of the mastermind behind the scenes, and find out the most suspicious person, so that we can solve the threat as quickly as possible!"
As he spoke, Han Zhengshen looked around at the solemn faces of the people around him and said loudly, "Silk is the foundation of my Han Family. This matter has already broken our bottom line. I hope that everyone will raise their spirits and do their best to work for the Han Family! Now, what do you think? "
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to speak. Because it was a critical moment, these people didn't dare to speak. They were afraid that if they raised a bad opinion, they would be scolded!
When Han Zhengshen saw this, he frowned. Just as he was about to scold them, the person on his right suddenly opened his mouth.
This person was Han Zhengshen's cousin, Han Kang.
"Compensation is a must. This can shut many people's mouths." Han Kang frowned and said in a hoarse voice, "Send some Celestial Masters to the silk store, and there must be Level Two Celestial Masters. This will make the customers more or less relieved. Of course, these can only alleviate the situation, but not cure the root cause. "
When Han Zhengshen heard this, his face finally eased. He looked at Han Kang and asked, "How can we cure the root cause?"
Han Kang looked at Han Zhengshen and frowned. He sighed and shook his head, saying, "Forgive me for being blunt, but only by finding out the enemy and killing them all can we cure the root cause. No other method can restore our reputation."
"…"
Han Zhengshen frowned because he knew that Han Kang was right. There seemed to be many ways to choose from, but in fact, there was only one way to cure the root cause.
However, since the other party dared to make a move, it was obvious that they came prepared. Finding the enemy and killing them was easier said than done.
The meeting hall fell into a dead silence again. Everyone's expression was ugly. They tried to think of a way, but each of them was rejected by themselves.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded outside the meeting hall without warning, startling everyone who was deep in thought!
"There is another way!"
The sudden voice shocked everyone. They looked at the entrance of the meeting hall and found a familiar figure standing there!
Han Zhengshen's eyes lit up. He stood up and said excitedly, "Xiao Ya, you are finally back!"
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