Inside the inn,
Mr. Zhao had just gone out for a walk and then returned to Yang Dong.
Yang Dong stared at Mr. Zhao with a half-smile, and said:
"Master Zhao, what a coincidence, we meet again."
"Haha, yes, what a coincidence!"
Mr. Zhao forced out a smile and put on a smile.
However, Yang Dong did not continue to speak.
Mr. Zhao's smile froze on his face, and it took more than a cup of tea.
It wasn't until he felt that his old face was a little sour that he couldn't help but retract his smile and said tentatively:
"Sorry, little brother, I didn't tell you the truth just now."
"Actually... I am the chief officer of Wuzhou. Of course, these are not important now."
"Actually... I didn't mean to hide it just now, but I didn't want you to get into this muddy water."
Mr. Zhao said half-truthfully.
"Whether it is muddy water or not, we have to make our own judgment."
Yu Xiaoyu pushed the door open and glared at Mr. Zhao fiercely. If Yang Dong hadn't been there, he would have taught this old guy a lesson long ago for not telling the truth.
When Mr. Zhao saw this, he shrank decisively and chose to be an ostrich.
Yang Dong's expression remained calm, he stared at Mr. Zhao and asked:
"I think Mr. Zhao has figured out our identities, right?"
"It's natural!"
Mr. Zhao nodded candidly and continued:
"If that weren't the case, I wouldn't hide it from you on purpose."
Speaking of this, he suddenly let out a long sigh, then looked at Yang Dong and said seriously:
"Little brother, I know that you have an extraordinary status and are a big shot in the capital. But I still want to advise you, don't wade into this muddy water!"
"If you think about it carefully, the Xu family is one of the four major families that has been rooted in Jiangnan for many years. Why is such a giant suddenly dragging his family to the government office to surrender?"
Yang Dong frowned slightly and followed Mr. Zhao's tone and echoed:
"That's right. Is this Xu family crazy?"
"If it were yesterday, I would have the same idea as you."
Mr. Zhao took a deep look at Yang Dong, and then sighed slightly.
"It's a pity that you guessed wrong, and I guessed wrong too. Not only is this Xu family not crazy, but they are trying to survive by docking their tails!"
"It's just that someone wants to drive them away and kill them all!"
As soon as these words came out, Yang Dong was slightly startled.
By now, he was almost 100% sure that there must be a dark hand behind this, secretly controlling everything.
Moreover, the power of this black hand is so huge that even the Xu family, one of the four major families, is far from able to compete with it.
But...do the four states in the south of the Yangtze River really have such a huge force?
The Xu family had been operating in Jiangnan for hundreds of years, and was it so easily wiped out by a group of people?
At this moment, there was a rhythmic knocking outside the inn door.
Mr. Zhao's expression suddenly changed, his body was like a nimble ape, and he suddenly hid behind Yang Dong.
"Mr. Yang, I know that your spies are very skilled in martial arts. I was captured by you, so you can't just die without saving me."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Dong felt angry and funny at the same time.
After a moment, he said helplessly:
"Don't worry, we're one of our own!"
At the same time, a West Factory spy walked into the room.
He first saluted Yang Dong, and then said:
"Mr. Yang, according to the information from our spies, everyone in the Xu family did take the initiative to surrender to the government office yesterday."
"And our people rushed to the scene and identified everyone. No one is missing."
"Because all the brothers know the importance of the Xu family, the leader of Wuzhou personally sits in charge and directs the tracking of the Xu family."
"But there was a master who sneaked into the government office last night."
"Everyone in the Xu family, without exception, was poisoned and died."
"Early this morning, the government issued a wanted order. The chief official of the government, Mr. Zhao, killed a total of seventy-six members of the Xu family. Now he is absconding in fear of crime and his whereabouts are unknown."
As soon as these words came out, before Yang Dong could speak, Mr. Zhao on the side opened his eyes angrily.
"You bastards, a bunch of bastards!"
"It's okay to just disobey me on weekdays, but now I'm putting the blame for the Xu family's annihilation on my head. What a bastard!"
After cursing for a few words, Mr. Zhao suddenly looked at Yang Dong, as if he was looking at his savior.
He stepped forward, hugged Yang Dong's thigh and cried loudly.
"Mr. Yang, I was wronged!"
"You must believe me, I didn't kill the Xu family!"
When Yang Dong heard this, a smile flashed across his eyes. But on the surface, he pretended to be serious and asked:
"Master Zhao, whether you killed the Xu family or not is not up to me."
"But I would like to ask you something. You said you did not kill these people. Do you have any evidence?"
"evidence??"
When Mr. Zhao heard this, his expression froze slightly.
Are you kidding me? I didn't kill anyone. Where is the evidence?
"I...I have no evidence."
When Yang Dong heard this, the expression on his face immediately became more serious, and he asked:
"Since you have no evidence, who do you think killed the Xu family?"
"I……"
Mr. Zhao opened his mouth, hesitated for a long time, but then shook his head helplessly.
"I have no idea!"
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Yang Dong secretly. Seeing that the other person's face was almost black at the moment, he quickly added,
"But... I suspect that the person who killed the Xu family must have something to do with the mastermind behind the scenes!"
"The person behind the scenes is just your guess. Do you have anyone to suspect?"
Yang Dong asked again, but this time, Mr. Zhao shook his head decisively. Now that his identity had been exposed, he simply told Yang Dong everything about what happened between him and the Xu family head yesterday.
…
Wuzhou City,
In a remote courtyard,
A figure wearing a yellow robe was looking at the man in black in front of him with great interest.
"How about those Xu family members last night, maybe they made you feel satisfied?"
The man in black did not speak, but shook his head slightly.
…
Jiangnan, Xuanzhou,
Next to a jade table that is all green,
Four figures were sitting in four directions at the same time.
The first person to speak was still the middle-aged man with a goatee. He glanced at everyone present coldly, with a hint of warning in his tone.
"Everyone in the Xu family is dead..."
"I don't care which one of you did it, but it's a bit too much, right?"
"From the Ming family, you should say something!"
As soon as he said this, everyone else's eyes turned to the fat man holding the Buddhist beads.
The fat man was startled for a moment, then looked angry.
He pointed to his nose and said angrily:
"My Lord Buddha, you actually suspected me??"
