"Be confident, this isn't a conspiracy, this is murder." Ye Xingchen said coldly, "These people have no family, and no one will investigate their disappearances. They're most likely being sent to international waters to be used as human offerings."
“Damn it…” Gu Manyun said angrily, “The Liang family deserves divine retribution.”
“Relying on divine retribution won’t work; we still have to rely on people.” Ye Xingchen smiled slightly. “My arrival in Jinling is destined to become their nightmare. Just wait and see.”
Soon, Zhang Qiao arrived in his car and took Ye Xingchen to the funeral home.
The police have a forensic station at the funeral home, which is specifically used to store the bodies involved in cases.
Two corpses were pushed out. These two corpses were the Yu brothers. An abnormal bluish-gray patch appeared on their bodies.
"The body died in the early hours of this morning. According to the brief autopsy report, it was a sudden death, but further investigation is needed to determine the specific circumstances," the forensic doctor said.
"Would a person who died suddenly have this abnormal bluish-gray complexion?" Ye Xingchen pointed to the two corpses.
"No...that won't happen." The forensic doctor shook his head.
He is a relatively experienced forensic doctor with more than ten years of experience. People who die suddenly usually suffer from sudden cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which cause blockages and death.
Although these two bodies also fit the characteristics of sudden death, the abnormal bluish-gray color on their bodies must have other causes.
He couldn't say for sure what the specific reason was, and further autopsy investigation was needed.
"Why are the corpses such an abnormal color?" Zhang Qiao looked at the two corpses in front of him with some surprise and uncertainty. "Was it poisoning? Have any tests been done?"
"The tests have already been done. This is the first time I've seen this situation, and we don't know the cause yet." The forensic doctor shook his head.
"It wasn't poisoning. This was a master using internal energy to strike the two deadly individuals from mid-air." Ye Xingchen pointed to the corpses: "Look closely at the Tanzhong acupoint. Isn't the skin somewhat sunken, and there are some abnormal purple marks?"
"It is indeed there; it wasn't there before." The forensic doctor stepped forward to examine it and was taken aback.
"Were the two brothers locked up together?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“They weren’t locked in the same room, but they were extremely close together, and the security footage didn’t show anyone approaching them.” Zhang Qiao frowned. “Brother Ye, are you saying they were killed by a master?”
"Yes, as far as I know, only the Xu family, a martial arts family, can concentrate their energy at their fingertips and transform it into something harmless."
"Jinling, the Xu family?" Zhang Qiao was even more surprised. This martial arts family was no ordinary family; ordinary people had no way of getting in touch with them.
"It seems the Xu family still has some experts." Ye Xingchen smiled as he covered the corpse with a white sheet. "In that case, I will return to the Xu family tonight."
Jinling, located at Beishanzhuang.
This is the manor of the Xu family, a family with a long tradition of martial arts. The Xu family is not very large. Due to their limited aptitude, most of the younger generation no longer practice martial arts. They have gone into business or entered officialdom, resulting in a shortage of successors and a decline in the number of members in the Xu family.
When Ye Xingchen dealt with the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce, he killed four elders of the Xu family by himself, which was already the limit of the Xu family's power in the secular world.
Their descendants are mostly mediocre, except for the current head of the family, Xu Jinhai.
“Third Uncle…” A middle-aged man knelt on the ground, his expression filled with grief and indignation: “All four elders of our Xu family died at the hands of Ye Xingchen.”
"I have been trying to contact you, hoping that you can avenge the elders, but my messages have been ignored. Now that you have finally returned, please do your best to kill Ye Xingchen and avenge the elders of our Xu family."
On a grand armchair, an old monk sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed, entering a meditative state.
He has been sitting here for a whole day, neither eating nor drinking, and ignoring everything happening around him, just like a statue.
The old monk was Xu Jinhai, the head of the Xu family, but he had entered the Dawuxiang Temple to be ordained and practice Buddhism twenty years ago.
Kneeling before him was his nephew, Xu Ping, who was now temporarily assuming the position of family head.
However, Xu Ping felt a pang of sadness. The Xu family was a century-old clan, and they also owned the famous Jubei Manor in Jinling.
To outsiders, the Xu family is a lofty and aloof entity that doesn't interact with ordinary people.
But only Xu himself knows the awkward predicament the Xu family is currently facing.
The third and fourth generations have basically stopped practicing martial arts. Some have gone into business, some have taken civil service exams, and some have even left the Xu family. They no longer even return to the Xu family ancestral hall to pay their respects during festivals.
The reason is that Xu's Void Finger requires a huge amount of internal energy, and by the time one has mastered it, one will be at least forty or fifty years old.
The younger generation is restless and impatient, and most of them love this glamorous world. Who would have the time to sit there and cultivate themselves for ten years without any purpose?
The Xu family appears respectable on the surface, but in reality, it is almost defunct. Otherwise, the elders would not have stooped to work for a gangster leader.
Faced with Xu Ping's tearful plea, Xu Jinhai finally slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were cloudy and murky, like those of a centenarian in his twilight years.
But the sharp glint hidden deep in his eyes could send chills down one's spine.
"Third Uncle, say something! I've been managing the Xu family on your behalf all these years, but the family's situation is getting worse and worse. Now even our four elders have been killed. If this continues, is there any point in the Xu family's existence?" Xu Ping was almost crying.
Indeed, he has been under considerable pressure over the years. Despite his hard work and efforts, he could not change the fact that the Xu family had declined.
More importantly, the elders of the Xu family only cared about cultivation and didn't discipline the younger generation at all, leaving him, the acting head of the family, completely helpless.
"Get up," Xu Jinhai said slowly.
Xu Ping stood up helplessly: "Third Uncle, if this continues, you should find someone else to be the head of the family. I really have no other choice."
“I haven’t left the Great Wuxiang Temple for ten years. I never imagined that the Xu family would have fallen to this state.” Xu Jinhai sighed. “Our Xu family’s Void Finger is difficult to cultivate. In a society where people are restless, it is normal for the younger generation to be unwilling to cultivate.”
"What should we do, Uncle? We have to think of a way. If things continue like this, is there any hope for our Xu family?" Xu Ping smiled bitterly. "I'm even thinking of going into business now. At least that way I won't have to deal with the stressful things in the family."
“A truly prestigious family is one where everyone prospers together and suffers together,” Xu Jinhai said seriously. “Later, gather these younger generations together and I will teach them a lesson one by one, so they will know the pain. Otherwise, they will never know that their achievements today are just a facade of the Xu family.”
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