Chapter 96 World Three [10]
Jing Ke led the horse over and gestured for his young disciple to mount himself. "It'll only take half an hour. You can go with me. You can describe the situation when I give my testimony."
Going to the government office to cooperate in investigations of this kind of thing will only happen more often in the future, so it's a good idea to accumulate some experience in advance.
Furthermore, the man just now died too easily. Since he was the backup killer after failing once, he should have done his homework in advance, right?
It wasn't a top secret that he had severely injured the Wulin League members; anyone could have heard about it by asking around. Unless this assassin from Luosha Tower was a bit of a fool, he wouldn't have been so foolish as to use such a method to assassinate someone.
Luosha Tower's selection level should not be that poor, so after ruling out the idea that the assassin is mentally ill, the only possibility left is that this is a trap.
Luo Yuezhu had no clear understanding of the strength of the assassins in Luosha Tower, and knew very little about the forces in the martial arts world, so she just thought that her master was too strong and did not think much about it.
If her master had not been protecting her from behind, she would have been hit by a bunch of hidden weapons thrown out, and might have gone down to reunite with her family.
Luo Yuezhu nodded obediently, "Okay, Master."
Then she stepped on the stirrups and jumped onto the horse quite smoothly.
"Captain Liu, please lead the way." Jing Ke said, then mounted his horse and put his arm around his little apprentice.
"Okay, please come this way." Captain Liu said and couldn't help but glance at Luo Yuezhu.
Miss Luo was taken very good care of by this Lady Jing. It was quite rare for him to see such a protective master.
In my impression, it seems that only apprentices who have been raised as one's own children since childhood can enjoy such treatment.
If Miss Luo can calm down and learn martial arts, her future will be limitless.
Captain Liu sighed in his heart, and quickly rushed to the yamen with his men, ready to complete the relevant testimony as soon as possible so as not to delay the meal of the master and the apprentice who were protecting their child.
After seeing Luo Yuezhu being taken away by Jing Ke, an assassin hidden in the crowd couldn't help but sigh, feeling a little sad about the loss of his hidden weapon and badge.
Had his scheme been seen through? Or was Jing Ke simply too protective of his apprentice? Did he treat her like a personal charm?
The killer from Luosha Tower was not very satisfied with the result, but he did not dare to act rashly. Just the release of Jing Ke's internal force was enough to get rid of him.
If he doesn't want to end up like the previous killer, he must plan carefully and prepare a thorough plan.
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Luo Yuezhu was not unfamiliar with the yamen. She had been there once on the day she received the news of her relative's death and stayed there for a very long time.
The bailiffs in the yamen were obviously familiar with Luo Yuezhu. When they saw her following Jing Ke, they specially prepared some tea and snacks for her.
Mr. Luo is a good man who is good at doing business. He can open so many shops in Feng'an City, so naturally his relationship with the government office is not bad.
When people from the yamen visited Mr. Luo's shop, they were generally treated with preferential treatment. Over time, everyone felt grateful for the other party's kindness and took extra care of the Luo family.
Anyway, it’s hard to say whether they would take special care of Luo Yuezhu before, but after Jing Ke supported them, their attitude was still very good.
No one made things difficult for Luo Yuezhu, and naturally no one dared to make things difficult for Jing Ke.
When the clerk who was taking notes saw that it was Luo Yuezhu who came to recount the scene, he did not say a word and completed the task very quickly.
After completing the so-called testimony, Captain Liu drove out all the irrelevant people in the yamen and sat next to Jing Ke with a hint of flattery.
"Miss Jing, the end of the year is approaching, and the exchanges of people between different places have become much more frequent. I wonder if Miss Jing is willing to cooperate with the government office, take up a position here, and help the government office solve some problems in her spare time?" Captain Liu spoke very politely.
Jing Ke raised her eyebrows slightly, "Is your government office short of staff?"
"To be honest, the friction between the Wulin Alliance and the Demon Cult has increased a lot in recent times. The Demon Cult, which was originally headquartered in the northwest, has started sending people to the Central Plains in batches." Captain Liu sighed.
"Lady Jing should be familiar with the location of our Feng'an City. Although it borders Jiangnan, it's not particularly far from the border areas. If the Demon Cult wants to attack the Central Plains martial arts world, Feng'an City would be a perfect place for them to make an example of someone."
Since he needed help from others, Captain Liu did not hide the information and told Jing Ke almost all the news from above.
In fact, the Demon Cult and the Wulin Alliance started fighting since the end of October, but in the early stages it was just limited to you attacking my stronghold and I attacking your stronghold, which was just a small-scale fight.
But after November, the Demon Cult suddenly became stronger and released a large number of its followers, sending them to nearby towns. Once they found the Wulin Alliance or any martial arts people who had close contacts with the Wulin Alliance, they would kill them all.
The Wulin Alliance naturally would not sit idly by and wait for death. They increased the scale of patrols near the headquarters. Although there were casualties, they also eliminated many people from the Demon Sect.
"As long as you're in the martial arts world, no one can completely break away from the Wulin Alliance. The same is true for the martial artists in Feng'an City. However, the Wulin Alliance has limited manpower and has not sent anyone to reinforce us. We can only rely on our efforts."
Captain Liu sighed as he spoke, "The Demon Cult has always been reckless in their actions, and Mr. Luo is no exception... In short, we want Lady Jing to stay in Feng'an City. If anyone from the Demon Cult takes action, we hope Lady Jing will come and lend us a hand."
"This shouldn't be difficult for Miss Jing. I hope you can lend a helping hand and prevent the Demon Cult from acting too recklessly." Captain Liu's tone was sincere, but there was also a hint of moral kidnapping in his voice.
There is a deep blood feud between the Demon Cult and Mr. Luo. Since Jing Ke wants to protect Miss Luo and accepts her as his disciple, he should not be able to turn a blind eye to the people of the Demon Cult.
Jing Ke understood the meaning of Captain Liu's words. From Captain Liu's personal perspective, it was indeed a good idea to ask someone like him who had good martial arts skills to help.
But Jing Ke has never been a good person. Her gentle and understanding side can usually only be felt by certain individuals.
So Jing Ke didn't respond, but just looked at Captain Liu calmly, until he couldn't help swallowing, then he laughed softly.
"You already knew the Demon Cult was coming. Didn't Sihai Pavilion hear about this?" Jing Ke asked. "The Demon Cult is targeting the Wulin Alliance and those on good terms with them. If they're scared, why don't they just retreat to Yangzhou?"
"Isn't this the best solution? The people in the government office don't have to worry about the cult causing trouble, and the people in the city don't have to worry about being involved." Jing Ke asked back.
"Or are those targeted by the Demon Cult, determined to stay here for the sake of so-called face, spreading the disaster that originally belonged only to them onto every citizen of Feng'an City?"
"What they call the code of conduct in the underworld is to let ordinary people pay for them? To sacrifice their own lives for them?" Jing Ke asked back calmly.
Who doesn't know how to use moral kidnapping? Jing Ke had experienced it countless times in her previous world, and she had seen countless people who were better at moral kidnapping than Captain Liu.
Jing Ke didn't even need to be immoral. With just a few words, he could return double the blame placed on him.
"This..." Captain Liu hesitated.
There is some truth to this, but if those people really did that, they would probably have no place in the Central Plains martial arts world.
"Captain Liu, if a powerful wanted criminal comes to Feng'an City to cause trouble, you can come to Luo Mansion to find me. I will bring my little apprentice to deal with the criminal together." Jing Ke said.
After giving the other party a big blow, Jing Ke also gave a little benefit. "But if the demon cult wants to target a specific group of people, then I'm not there to help them. They should learn to take personal responsibility for their own actions."
Jing Ke spoke in a very calm tone, and her facial expression hardly changed, making it impossible to tell what she was really thinking.
Luo Yuezhu did not join in this conversation between 'adults' for the time being, but sat aside and listened carefully, trying to figure out the deeper meaning behind the two people's words.
Captain Liu didn't seem to expect Jing Ke to refuse so directly, but after hearing that the other party was just unwilling to help the Wulin Alliance and did not say that he would not help arrest the wanted criminal, he didn't know what to say.
Captain Liu also knew that someone from the Wulin Alliance was suspected of stealing Jing Ke's treasure. After mentioning it twice, he didn't dare to say it a third time.
"Then let me thank Miss Jing on behalf of the people of Feng'an City. If anyone sneaks into Feng'an City, I will notify Miss Jing as soon as possible." In the end, Captain Liu had to give up the idea of getting help for free.
Since we can't find a master to protect us, we have to think of a solution from other places, or we can ask the Wulin Alliance to send more people to directly defeat the Demon Cult.
The only other option left is to do as Jing Ke said, and let the people in the city who have close ties with the Wulin Alliance leave here first to avoid the limelight.
Both of these methods are very difficult to implement, and it is not known whether they will succeed in the end.
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"Master, will the people from the Demon Cult come to Feng'an City again?" Luo Yuezhu asked while being held in the arms of her master after leaving the government office.
"Maybe, but they should be some not-so-powerful people. The masters of the Demon Cult don't need to kill ordinary people to vent their anger. They should go back to Yangzhou and take action." Jing Ke said, letting the white horse maintain a constant speed and rush to a nearby restaurant.
The so-called testimony wasted half an hour of their time. If they had stayed longer, they would probably have missed lunch.
Luo Yuezhu nodded, moved her lips slightly, and chose to suppress the unspoken question.
The master must have his own reasons for doing this. If you don't understand anything, you should not make random comments and just concentrate on learning martial arts from the master.
In this way, Luo Yuezhu and Jing Ke had lunch at a nearby restaurant. After returning home, they only had half a quarter of an hour to rest before continuing to practice basic sword moves.
The increasingly intense situation between the Demon Cult and the Martial Arts Alliance aroused Jing Ke's curiosity, causing her to go out for a walk from time to time so that she could get what she wanted from the conversations of the crowd.
Considering that the assassins from Luosha Tower might be lying in ambush nearby, Jing Ke did not go too far and each time he went out would not exceed half an hour.
After being out for three consecutive days, Jing Ke finally found out what he needed.
At the end of October, the people from the Wulin Alliance used some unknown means to secretly sneak into the headquarters of the Demon Cult.
Not only was the Demon Cult leader's bedroom burned down, but it also seemed that some very important things were taken away by the people from the Wulin Alliance, causing the Demon Cult leader to lose both his face and his wealth.
The above general information was obtained by Jing Ke through his keen hearing and the small change he gave away.
As for the more detailed details, we have to listen to the personal description of Yin Honglian, one of the parties involved.
Perhaps Jing Ke did not use his sword to kill Yin Honglian directly last time, so when they met face to face, Yin Honglian did not run away. Instead, she politely invited Jing Ke to have tea.
Jing Ke, who needed more sources of information, agreed and the two of them sat in a private room in the teahouse.
"You guessed right. The Wulin Alliance went through so much trouble to rescue Lin Yusu. They even lost ten elite disciples at the Demon Cult headquarters just to save him." Yin Honglian said.
Yin Honglian originally wanted to invite Jing Ke to have some drinks and eat meat, but she refused on the grounds that the distance was too far, so she had to settle for tea.
"Didn't your leader kill Lin Yusu?" Jing Ke asked, "He was an insider of the Wulin Alliance and betrayed your leader once."
"No, but the leader destroyed his tendons and broke his scapula. Lin Yusu has become a cripple. Even if the Wulin Alliance has many elixirs, it can't restore Lin Yusu to his original state."
Yin Honglian took a sip of hot tea and said, "I think what you said makes sense. I also suggested that to the leader. But the leader insisted on making Lin Yusu's life worse than death, so it turned out like this."
Jing Ke nodded. It was not bad news for her that the person chosen by the rules became a waste.
"Do you know any new information about Lin Yusu?" Jing Ke asked.
Yin Honglian smiled and said, "Yes, Lin Yusu is not a very tough guy. After having his two scapulae broken, he revealed some information that was barely of some value."
"What is it?" Jing Ke asked.
"Jing Ke, I'm not sending you the message for free. There should be a give and take." Yin Honglian kept it a secret.
Jing Ke turned the teacup around and said, "Ask."
"I heard that you destroyed a treasure on Lin Yusu's body. Can you tell me about it?" Yin Honglian asked casually, but the look in her eyes couldn't help but become nervous.
Jing Ke didn't react much after hearing this question. "That treasure didn't belong to Lin Yusu in the first place. The most I can do is take it back."
"You didn't destroy the treasure?" Yin Honglian asked.
"It's destroyed. I don't want something that has been worn for several years. I think it's dirty." Jing Ke said, looking at Yin Honglian calmly.
"Why, you seem very curious about the treasure?" Jing Ke asked back.
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