The Dominance of Martial Arts: Starting from the Tiger Roaring Golden Bell

Chapter 41 People

In the early morning, the light is dim.

There was a lot of noise in front of the Washington Palace.

Nie Hongshen accompanied Bai Yunguang into the mansion.

Glancing around at the charred ruins that had just been put out and were emitting black smoke.

He turned around and asked Nie Hongshen, "You didn't find a single body?"

"No, there is not only a corpse here, but also not a single copper coin."

Bai Yunguang pondered for a moment.

"Are there any other members of the Hua family who survived?"

"No, Hua Bo's uncle went to deliver medicine last night, but on his way home, someone slashed his throat with a knife."

"Where are you transporting the medicine?" "Pingshun Street." "To the territory of the Hai Gang?" "Yes."

"Who is in charge of the Hua family now?"

"I!"

A man's voice came from the gate.

The man was wearing a long robe, his eyes were red, and he looked tired, as if he had not slept all night.

He walked in hurriedly and clasped his fists towards Bai Yunguang.

"Master Bai, you have to make the decision for the Hua family!"

Looking at the tears in this person's eyes, Bai Yunguang frowned.

"Who are you?" "Ji Shi, the head treasury manager of the Hua family."

Bai Yunguang suddenly realized that he had heard Hua Songya mention this person before.

He has outstanding abilities, but since he is not a member of the Hua family, he has always been the manager, only responsible for the shop and not the money.

Ji Shi saw Bai Yunguang’s confusion and explained.

"Among all the Hua family shops, mine is the only one that is unscathed.

This morning, I was kindly allowed to take over the position of head of the family temporarily thanks to the kindness of the other big shopkeepers. "

After listening to this, Bai Yunguang said a few polite words and sent the man away.

Then he stared at the black smoke rising in front of him.

"It must have been done by the Jingtao Gang."

Nie Hongshen shook his head.

"We didn't catch them last night."

There was something hidden in his words. It was Bai Yunguang's fault for not sending anyone over last night.

Now saying it was the Jingtao Gang is groundless.

Bai Yunguang heard his dissatisfaction and did not respond.

"Check which martial arts schools the Hua family hired as guards. Ask them to come to the government office to see me."

"Disaster relief?" "Isn't the Fanhai Gang in charge? Let them do it."

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Branch compound.

Xu Huan led a middle-aged man to Qin Zhiming who was practicing martial arts.

"Brother Hu, this is my master, and also the leader of the branch I was in before."

Qin Zhiming retracted his stance and looked at the man.

He was tall and thin, with a horse-like face, and a hint of sadness between his brows.

"Brother Zhong, right? Please take a seat. Ah Xu, go get some good tea."

Zhong Quan quickly waved his hand to refuse and walked to Qin Zhiming's side.

"Can I have a word with you for a moment?"

Qin Zhiming saw that he was very anxious and asked directly.

"Can you help me with something? Talk while we walk?"

Zhong Quan breathed a sigh of relief. "It couldn't be better."

After instructing the staff in the sub-helms, they should patrol the streets, practice martial arts, and do disaster relief.

Then, Qin Zhiming and Zhong Quan left quickly together, followed closely by Xu Huan.

The three of them walked out of the branch gate and found a carriage waiting for them.

Xu Huan sat in the front room with the coachman.

Qin Zhiming and Zhong Quan opened the curtain and got into the carriage.

“Long story short, I steered closer to the dock.

Three months ago, someone rented a warehouse from me, saying it was for storing grain.

The man paid generously, so I didn't ask any further questions.

Yesterday, the earth was overturned and many warehouses and goods collapsed in the branch rudder that I was responsible for.

I need to send people to notify the owners of each warehouse one by one and ask them to come and deal with this matter.

But only the owner of the warehouse went to the inn to find him according to the address he left.

The shopkeeper said that the man checked out ten days ago. But he paid me half a year's rent, so I wanted to help him sort out the collapsed goods.

As a result, when we broke the lock and opened the warehouse this morning, we found that there was no grain inside.”

"what is that?"

Zhong Quan's eyes widened with fear on his face.

"People, dead people in cages, lots of dead people."

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"Master Zhong!" "Master Zhong!"

Zhong Quan led Qin Zhiming to a warehouse with a closed door.

He waved his hand, signaling the thugs standing in front of the warehouse to make way.

After the two of them moved aside, he turned and looked at Qin Zhiming.

"Brother Hu, if I wasn't desperate, I really wouldn't want to drag you into this matter.

If you don't want to care, just turn around and leave now. I won't say anything more.

If we wait until we walk in, you will have to intervene even if you don’t want to.”

Qin Zhiming raised his hand, signaling Xu Huan, who was trying to persuade him, to shut up.

“You are Master Xu Huan, and Xu Huan is my brother.

I'll take care of this matter. Come in.

Xu Huan, don't go in, wait outside."

With a loud crash, Zhong Quan took the torch handed to him by the thug and pushed open the door. A thick stench gushed out, making people dizzy.

Xu Huan and the two thugs stood not far away and watched the two men step into the gate.

The warehouse was dark and spacious, with the windows closed.

With the help of the firelight and the morning light coming in through the gate, Qin Zhiming was able to see clearly the hell before him.

The air was filled with an unbearable stench, a mixture of urine, feces, blood, decay and other odors.

There were piles of iron cages everywhere, covered with bloody scratches.

There were naked and mutilated corpses in the iron cage.

The corpse was extremely skinny, with a bulging belly, turned-out fingernails, and was covered in excrement and blood.

The surface of each corpse was covered with tooth marks, apparently caused by being bitten by wild beasts.

The rotten wounds were covered with a layer of wriggling fat white maggots.

Countless, irritating flies buzzed and circled above the iron cage like dark clouds.

Some of the bodies in the cages no longer looked human, with only the remains of gnawed arms and legs left.

Suddenly, in the darkness, the abdomen of a corpse exploded.

Three or four squeaking mice crawled out.

The mice seemed to be sending signals to their companions.

In an instant, creepy sounds of bursting chests and disgusting squeaking could be heard from the iron cage at the same time.

He glanced at the limbs and internal organs scattered on the ground, and the bloodstains on the door and windows.

There were also many corpses with their bodies and heads stuck in the railings, their hands hanging down, and their expressions grim.

Qin Zhiming judged that these people who starved to death had tried to smash the doors and windows with objects before they died to attract attention from the outside world.

"How many people starved to death here?" "Probably thousands."

"Thousands of people? In three months, no one in your branch has discovered this?"

Zhong Quan let out a long sigh.

“All we saw was a lot of carriages going in and out.

Who would have thought that what was inside was not food, but people?

What's more, I didn't hear anyone shouting for help."

"Brother Zhong, tell me the truth, does what happened here have anything to do with you?"

Qin Zhiming turned around and stared into Zhong Quan's eyes, emphasizing every word.

Zhong Quan patted his chest.

“In the name of Lord Dragon, I really have nothing to do with this matter.

To tell you the truth, when that person gave me the money, I felt something was wrong.

It’s so straightforward. He gives me whatever I want.

As you know, there are always some contraband goods transported at the docks.

I thought he rented the warehouse to hide some contraband.

But who knew that he would hide someone here?"

Qin Zhiming thought for a moment.

"This matter is no longer something you and I can control, but we still have to keep it a secret for now.

We can only investigate first. The more we investigate, the less impact this incident will have on us.

Now, who else knows this except you and me?"

(End of this chapter)