"Although I have guessed the general direction, there are many gentry and landlords in Hekou County, and I cannot be sure who is the mastermind behind it all."
"Since you have a way to get information out of these Beggars' Sect members, that would be ideal."
Zhao Qingzhu smiled. Being able to play a role in the matter made her feel that she was still very valuable.
So the group returned to the city, and Zhao Qingzhu went out to investigate the matter.
She was originally a member of the martial arts world. The Beggars' Clan was also a gang in the martial arts world, and Zhao Qingzhu naturally had her own set of methods for dealing with them, which Zhu Yuntong did not interfere with.
He simply waited for news in the inn, and after about an hour or two, Zhao Qingzhu quickly returned.
Seeing that she was in a good mood, Zhu Yunwen smiled, knowing that things were probably looking up.
As expected, Zhao Qingzhu stepped forward and said to Zhu Yunwen:
"I received some information, and through the means of the martial arts world, I learned that the Beggars' Clan has a branch in Hekou County, which is managed by an elder."
This elder has recently developed a very good relationship with the Sun family in Hekou County. It's rather illogical that a branch elder of the Beggars' Sect would frequently visit the Sun family.
Because I learned that the Sun family was a local gentry family, and the head of the Sun family, Old Master Sun, was an official in the Yuan Dynasty thirty years ago, and it is said that he was a very high-ranking official.
Even after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, during the Ming Dynasty, in the first year of the Hongwu reign, he was entrusted with an important position as the military and political leader of the region, serving as the deputy commander of the Guard Commandery, a third-rank official, because he surrendered and was willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, from the first year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty to the following years, he was considered a high-ranking local official.
Zhu Yunwen frowned and said:
"Looks like he's a big tiger after all."
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