Chapter 44 What is Ruan Jinqiang hiding?

Yihong Courtyard.

With the selection of the oiran, the excitement in the hall faded away.

In fact, the selection of this courtesan was very boring and ended abruptly.

How could a group of men who only eat fast food to fill their stomachs have the energy to prepare a full banquet?

On the second floor of Yihongyuan, the madam and several waiters were standing there trembling with fear.

Huang Xuan's other three guards were not dead either. They were now responsible for guarding Yihongyuan.

"Master, Master Chu, let's leave here first."

Chu Ning nodded, and instead of hiding the broadsword behind his back, he just held it in his hand.

The destination they returned to was Huang Xuan’s yard in the town.

The bodies of the three people in the box and the man killed by Ruan Jinqiang were all lying in the yard.

Chu Ning walked forward and took a look at the body of the man killed by Ruan Jinqiang. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up and asked, "Brother Ruan, what is going on? Who is this man?"

Ruan Jinqiang glanced at Huang Xuan. Huang Xuan seemed a little absent-minded at the moment, with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Master Chu, to be honest, this woman is Huang Zhongxing's daughter, but Huang Zhongxing doesn't like her. This man is a loyal subordinate of Huang Zhongxing, but he disappeared after the master won the battle for the succession to the head of the family."

There wasn't much surprise on Chu Ning's face, because he had already guessed it.

He hated himself, but the only person who hated Huang Xuan as well could be a member of the Huang family, the one who was competing with Uncle Huang for the position of heir to the Huang family head, Huang Zhongxing.

"Brother Ruan, I want to know more details." Chu Ning said in a deep voice.

For some reason, looking at Chu Ning's eyes at this moment, Ruan Jinqiang actually felt a sense of pressure.

"Brother Chu, the woman's name is Huang Shan. She is the daughter of Uncle Zhongxing. However, she was born to an aunt and is not loved by Uncle Zhongxing. Uncle Zhongxing was sent to the border by his family half a year ago. Uncle Zhongxing will hardly have the chance to leave the border in his lifetime."

Huang Xuan suddenly spoke, but Chu Ning's expression did not change at all. It was normal for the loser in the battle for the head of the family to be sent to a remote place. I was afraid that even so, Uncle Huang would not let Huang Zhongxing go.

"That is to say, Huang Shan is seeking revenge for her father, and the so-called father-daughter feud is just an illusion."

"It looks like this at the moment." Huang Xuan nodded in frustration. He was not on guard against Huang Shan because he knew that Huang Shan and Uncle Zhongxing had a bad relationship. This was known to the entire clan. Uncle Zhongxing would often beat and scold Huang Shan.

"Beating and scolding are fake, loving is real."

Chu Ning knew in his heart that this was a common tactic used by some large families, especially those competing for high positions. This was to leave a way out for their beloved descendants, and also to prevent their truly beloved descendants from becoming a weak point for others to use against them.

"Who is this man then, and what is the origin of Wushuang Sect?"

Compared to Huang Shan, Chu Ning was more concerned about the identity of the man killed by Huang Shan.

But Huang Xuan obviously couldn't give an answer, and he didn't know what Wushuang Gate was, so he could only turn his eyes to Ruan Jinqiang.

"Wushuangmen is a martial arts sect. In the Liang Dynasty, in addition to the eight major families, there are four major martial arts sects, and Wushuangmen is one of them."

"How strong is Wushuang Sect?" Chu Ning asked.

Ruan Jinqiang was silent for a few breaths before he said, "The strength of the four major sects is greater than that of the eight major sects."

Although he had already expected it, Chu Ning still felt a little gloomy after hearing Ruan Jinqiang admit it himself.

"I have sent a pigeon message to the master. The people in Yihong Courtyard have been controlled. The news will not leak out for the time being. The master will handle the follow-up. Mr. Chu does not need to worry too much."

Ruan Jinqiang looked at Chu Ning and said something soothing.

"With Uncle Huang taking action, I have nothing to worry about. Okay, I'll go back to the police station first. When Uncle Huang reports back, Brother Ruan, please let me know as soon as possible."

When Chu Ning heard what Ruan Jinqiang said, a relaxed smile appeared on his face, and he walked towards the gate. However, when he was at the gate, he seemed to have thought of something, so he stopped and asked, "Brother Ruan, the man you killed later was Huang Shan's accomplice, did you find out anything?"

"No, Zhang Xu didn't say anything before I shot him dead."

"Is that so? Then I'll leave this to Brother Ruan."

Without saying anything more, Chu Ning returned to the police station.

After returning to the police station, Chu Ning first went into the bedroom and took out an iron box from the secret compartment. After opening it, there were more than a dozen silver bills inside, a total of two thousand taels.

Chu Ning put the banknotes and the silver in the room, including a bag of copper coins, into his pocket, and then took down the bow and arrow hanging on the wall.

There were some things he had to guard against.

Because Ruan Jinqiang didn't tell him the truth.

He just observed Zhang Xu's body. There was an obvious palm print on Zhang Xu's chest, which meant that this person died from his heart being shattered by the palm force.

Ruan Jinqiang's weapon is a gun.

He didn't use a gun but his palm. There is only one possibility, Zhang Xu was easily taken down by Ruan Jinqiang.

If Zhang Xu committed suicide by taking poison before being captured, it would be understandable. But Ruan Jinqiang chose to kill Zhang Xu after being captured so easily without getting any useful information from him? This is obviously against common sense.

The only explanation is that Ruan Jinqiang did not want himself to know the information he got from Zhang Xu, so he killed Zhang Xu.

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So what kind of information would Ruan Jinqiang not want to be known by himself?

Huang Shan set up a trap for himself and Huang Xuan, and Ruan Jinqiang was hiding something.

After thinking quietly in the yard for a few minutes, Chu Ning made up his mind and climbed over the wall into the yard where his old aunt lived next door.

It was late at night and the old man had already fallen asleep.

But as soon as Chu Ning walked to the door, he heard the old aunt's voice from inside.

"Is it Xiao Ning?"

The old man was a light sleeper, and Chu Ning did not deliberately make his footsteps light, so as not to wake him up.

After a while, the old man opened the door and saw Chu Ning standing at the door with a bow and arrow on his back and a long sword in his hand. He blinked his eyes.

"Aunt, we are leaving town."

"Okay, okay, old aunt, go and pack up your things."

The old man didn't ask the reason, but just nodded, turned and went into the room.

In less than three minutes, the old man came out with a bundle.

"Aunt, everything has been packed. I hope you didn't forget anything. Don't worry, Xiao Ning can carry it."

Chu Ning didn't expect that the old aunt would be so quick. It is said that the elderly are nostalgic, so how could it be such a small bag? It was probably just a few clothes in it.

"Aunt, don't leave anything behind. We may not be back for a while, so don't worry about us when the time comes." Chu Ning said with a smile.

"Silly child, the only one that old aunt misses so much is you, Xiaoning."

"Yeah, Xiao Ning too."

Chu Ning nodded heavily and helped the old man walk towards the door.

When he reached the door, Chu Ning stopped and looked at the closed door with a complicated expression.

Outside the door,

Someone.

(End of this chapter)