Chapter 53: Encounter with Little Art Again (Vote for me and help me rank!)

  "Hmm..." Old Master Tang narrowed his eyes, with a glint of sharpness in them: "Continue."

  "It's gone." Tang Yuan suddenly became anxious.

  "What's going on?! You scoundrel, you can't even get to the crucial point?! Do you want to die?!" Old Master Tang was furious, and with one kick, he landed a blow on his fat buttocks: "Just because of this small matter, how dare you conclude that Qin Hu's North City Gang is related to the theft case? Tell me again, in detail, what happened! If there's even half a hint of ambiguity, I'll strip your fat skin directly!"

  Tang Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of resignation, knowing he couldn't deceive him any further. He had no choice but to recount the events from start to finish.

  Tang Lao Ye Zi narrowed his eyes and listened, when he heard Jun Mo Xie mention that the Bei Cheng Gang had major suspicions, he interrupted and asked: "Isn't that bastard Jun Mo Xie not having a grudge against the Bei Cheng Gang?"

  "Huh? No! There's no way. If he really had a grudge against the Northern City Gang, with his temperament, they would have been wiped out several times by now. How could they still exist today?" Tang Yuan hastily denied.

  "Since that's the case, then Jun Mo Xie probably didn't intentionally frame me, and with your family's power, it wasn't necessary to push it onto me either. However, I really don't trust that little brat Jun Mo Xie; clearly, he wouldn't be able to come up with such a clever scheme to harm people." Old Master Tang stroked his beard, deep in thought.

  "But... Grandfather, the Xuan Dan is extremely important to our Tang family. At this moment, we are at a critical juncture where it's better to believe in its existence than not." Tang Yuan hastily added, seeing his plan about to fall apart.

  "Not bad! It's better to believe it exists than not, after all. What's more, it's just an underground gang, and even if they make a move, there's nothing to be afraid of! Let's just consider it as getting rid of evil for the people!" Old Master Tang suddenly stood up.

  "Just based on this point, it's a bit far-fetched to directly link the North City Gang to this matter. However, recently, among the several major gangs in the capital, there has been quite some commotion, especially with the North City Gang, which is said to have many evil deeds; and as for the Xuan Dan case, it just so happens that these few gangs were not investigated, so taking the North City Gang to ask questions first isn't a bad idea." Old Master Tang thought to himself in a somewhat aimless manner, actually without much hope in his heart. It's just that there was really no other way, and with this one thread of hope, he had to investigate it.

  "Pass on my orders, all ninth-grade and above officials in the prefecture are to assemble immediately. Tonight, we will launch a surprise attack; remember, no one is to be killed without results, everyone must be taken alive! Interrogation will come later."

  "Yes!" Tang Yuan was overjoyed. Jun San Shao's method really worked, and now Grandpa has a better impression of me haha...

  Xie Jun planned this whole thing, and to be honest, it was all because he couldn't stand the North City Gang. What Xie Jun can't stand, of course, can't be let off easily. But taking action himself would have its own concerns, so he pushed it onto the Tang family instead.

  Tang Yuan accepted this matter only to make his own life more comfortable and not be like a mouse in his own home, with everyone shouting and hitting him.

  Mr. Tang accepted this matter, but he was holding onto a glimmer of hope. Having hope is better than having none, and it also allowed him to wave the banner of "ridding the people of harm". Regardless of the outcome, as long as he could thoroughly list out and publicly announce the crimes committed by the North City Gang after the fact, the Tang family's reputation would inevitably rise to another level. At the very least, there would be a considerable amount of supportive voices among the common folk.

  Besides, the Beicheng gang is just the weakest among the six major gangs and has no upper-level power to support it; if it moves, there will be no worries! Of course, if there's any unexpected gain from this, that would be a pleasant surprise.

  But neither Jun Xie, nor Tang Yuan, nor Old Master Tang knew that this action was a real and solid strike, and it was a sudden attack, catching them off guard. The consequences of everything will be seen tonight.

  Li You Ran's plan to have Qin Hu send gifts to test Jun Xie had just reached Qin Hu's ears, but after Old Man Tang's thunderous action...

  It's estimated that another inexplicable failure is looming, a completely unreasonable and unanticipated blow to the head, all because of two spoiled brats, one who wants to bully someone and the other who wants to extricate himself from an embarrassing situation. These two spoiled sons with ulterior motives coincidentally ruined Li You Ran's well-planned action once again...

  Is this fate?

  You walked slowly on the road, and the facade of Shen Bing Pu was already in front of you. However, at the entrance, a luxurious horse-drawn carriage with embroidered curtains and tassels had stopped. The pattern on the carriage was two crossed swords!

  This is the exclusive family crest of the Dugu Sect, it's a person from the Dugu Sect!

  Jun Xie slightly hesitated, but didn't mind and continued to walk in slowly. If it were someone else, they might have been a bit apprehensive about the Du Gu family, but Jun Xie wouldn't care about the Du Gu family at all!

  "This young master, may I ask what kind of weapon you are looking to buy?" As soon as he entered the store, a middle-aged man came up to greet him. In the capital city, there were many young masters like this one who liked to carry around beautifully decorated swords and knives, but they were all just for show and couldn't actually be used for fighting. Naturally, the practicality of such weapons would have to be greatly discounted.

  "I'm not here to buy ready-made weapons, I just want to ask, do you have any cold iron here? The price is no problem!" Jun Xie smiled and said, with a rich and arrogant attitude.

  That person's eyes lit up, thinking that this man had a heroic aura, could it be that he was actually an expert? He couldn't have misjudged him. He looked at Jun Xie again from head to toe and said: "Young Master is indeed an expert, but our humble shop temporarily doesn't have any of that. That thing is too rare. I wonder if refined steel would do?"

  He smiled and said, "If it's really a hundred folds...it's possible, but is the hundred-fold steel you're talking about truly refined?"

  The middle-aged man's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and he said: "Young master is indeed an expert, I naturally wouldn't dare to deceive you. Although most of our hundred-refined steel only has tens of refinements, the quality of the steel is indeed not bad, and it can be counted among the best in the world."

  "Only dozens of refining... I see, so, Xuan Tie, do you have any?" Jun Xie sighed. This place is really backward, a million years behind Earth? There's no hope for their smelting technology, let's just take a look if there are any special metals! And when it comes to metals, Xuan Tie is the only choice."

  "There isn't... " The middle-aged man wiped the sweat, wondering why this guy was asking about all those rare and hard-to-find things. Suddenly remembering something, he said: "However, just a few days ago, we received a piece of meteoric iron, I don't know if it's to your liking or not?"

  "Fallen iron?!" Jun Xie's eyes lit up: "Take me to see it!"

  Originally, I had asked about Xuan Tie just in case, but now I unexpectedly got news of the Meteorite Iron. Although Xuan Tie is rare, Meteorite Iron is even harder to come by. My luck is still pretty good!

  Following the middle-aged man, Jun Xie walked through the store and headed towards the warehouse in the back. Before they even reached the warehouse, a clear voice came from inside: "...... Alright! I'll take this piece of meteorite."

  The owner of that voice was one of the few people in the world who were most avoided by Jun Mo Xie - Dugu's family, Dugu Xiao Yi!

  How can I run into this chick everywhere, it's really weird!

  He hastily stepped forward and entered the door, not waiting for anyone to speak, and took the lead in opening his mouth: "Haha... Miss Dugu, we really have a good fate, and we actually met here too."

  "Is that you? Jun Mo Xie?" Dugu Xiao Yi turned her head, her eyes sparkling with excitement, and puffed out her chest: "Jun Mo Xie, you're too evil! How can I keep running into you everywhere? It's like you're a ghost following me around! This is getting weird!" Suddenly, she jumped up and leaned in close, asking menacingly: "Jun Mo Xie, are you deliberately following me?"