Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 110: Heaven's net is vast and wide, even wings can't escape (400 votes plus more)
Even though Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian were both quite shrewd, they were still caught off guard by the news thrown out by Yang Zhong.

He was actually Gou Chen Si's ghostwriter? !

If they met in real life, they would definitely run away like mice seeing a cat.

"Stop bluffing here." Chen Baxian laughed and said, "Even if our captain is a good boy, he wouldn't dare to rob the tomb of the former emperor."

Yang Zhong ignored him and just looked at Ren Yuan with a smile.

Ren Yuan's mind raced, and he had figured it out. Yang Zhong was indeed sincere in telling him the truth, because although he couldn't afford to offend the notorious Gou Chen Si in real life, it would be easy to kill Yang Zhong on this ship.

If his body is thrown into the Yunmeng Lake, Yang Zhong will never wake up in reality.

Yang Zhong chose to confront him at this time, obviously not wanting to wait until the two sides met face to face. If he couldn't explain clearly, both sides would suffer.

Ren Yuan was right. Yang Zhong would not believe Chen Baxian's lies. Based on what he had learned about the case, this young ship owner was definitely a ruthless man who looked kind but was actually very hard-hearted and was determined to do great things!
You never know, one day, as soon as you get on the boat, you might be hit with a club and thrown into the sea to feed the turtles...

So he assessed the situation and decided it would be better to be open and honest.

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Ren Yuan was also very clear that the other party had already pointed out the three place names of Fangxianxiang, Changxing and Qiantang. This meant that he knew his whereabouts very well. If he continued to beat around the bush and deny it, he would be underestimated by the other party.

"How did you find out about me?" Ren Yuan looked calm and made up his mind.

"Fuck, brother, have you really robbed the imperial tomb?" Chen Baxian almost dropped his jaw in shock.

"No." Yang Zhong explained for Ren Yuan: "The ship owner Gao Yi, in order to save the common people, did not hesitate to fight against the tomb robbers with his life."

"Well, that's what he would do." Chen Baxian smiled and nodded, "My brother is kind-hearted and can't bear to see others suffer."

"As for how I know the ship owner," Yang Zhong explained, "You two may not know that the Gou Chen Si has all kinds of incredible magical powers. For example, our leader can reproduce the scene of that day exactly. And my direct superior can make people only tell the truth in front of him and not lie."

He smiled bitterly and said, "It is because of his abnormal ability that I force myself to remain silent. It is good not to say anything. But it is easier said than done. I am really worried that one day I will accidentally tell the truth and betray you two."

"What does it have to do with me..." Chen Baxian said in a low voice.

"You killed a county magistrate." Yang Zhong said, "The court has issued a warrant for your arrest for treason. I don't care if you're dead or alive. I'm offering a reward of 100 strings of cash."

"Not bad." Chen Baxian nodded and asked, "Then how much is my brother's reward?"

"Ten thousand strings of cash." Yang Zhong said.

"Ah?!" Chen Baxian was immediately unhappy: "I killed a county magistrate after all. He was not the main culprit of the tomb robbery. Why is there such a big difference?"

"The boat owner let Donghun Hou escape, and he has turned into a corpse king." Yang Zhong replied: "For this reason, our leader and a large number of experts from the Gou Chen Division are searching everywhere for his traces."

"This is quite reasonable." Chen Baxian fell silent.

"Ten thousand strings of cash..." Ren Yuan thought, can I pay to cancel this wanted order?

"It's not much money, because the court only pays iron coins." Yang Zhong comforted Ren Yuan and said, "At the current market price, ten thousand strings of iron coins can no longer be exchanged for a thousand strings of copper coins."

"Then I'm not even worth ten strings of cash?" Chen Baxian felt even more uncomfortable.

"Okay, Brother Chen, you don't have to find ways to comfort me." Ren Yuan smiled and bowed to Yang Zhong, saying, "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Ren Yuan. I have no family background. I'm just a commoner." "My name is Chen Baxian. I said I was a descendant of the Chen family of Yingchuan, but they didn't believe it." Chen Baxian also bowed hastily.

"My name is Yang Zhong. If you follow Brother Chen's standards, I am from the Hongnong Yang family. If you follow Brother Ren's standards, then I am just a commoner." Yang Zhong also smiled and introduced himself to the two again.

The three of them looked at each other and laughed out loud.

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Now the three of them no longer have to harbor their own hidden agendas and can speak freely...

"Brother Yang, can I ask how you matched me?" Ren Yuan asked, "I remember that we had thick dust on our faces at the time. Even if we checked the surveillance... uh, replayed the scene, we wouldn't be able to tell what I looked like originally, right?"

"Yes, at that time we only confirmed that you were the key person who released Donghun Hou, but we didn't know who you were or what you looked like." Yang Zhong nodded and said, "Later, our leader went to track down Donghun Hou, so he left me and Zu Duifu behind to track down your identity."

"Your deputy team leader's surname is Zu?" Ren Yuan suddenly whispered, "This surname is not common."

After saying this, he was secretly surprised again, wondering why he was interested in that person's last name...

"He said he was a descendant of the Fanyang Zu family, the sixth-generation grandson of Zu Ti. He should not be an imposter." Yang Zhong replied: "I just said that his magical powers make it impossible for people to lie. At the same time, we caught a yellow fairy in the Hebo Temple in Fangxian Town..."

"He wasn't involved in anything..." Ren Yuan's expression tensed up, and he asked, "You didn't hurt him, did you?"

"Normally, few people would care about the life or death of a yellow fairy, right?" Yang Zhong looked at Ren Yuan with some surprise, only then did he realize that Chen Baxian was not joking when he said he had a kind heart.

"Well, to be honest, all my friends are mountain spirits and ghosts." Ren Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Except you two, of course."

"Don't worry, brother Ren. Our deputy captain may have a foul mouth, but he is a good person. We released him after he gave a confession and even taught him how to paint." Yang Zhong said with a smile.

"Ah?" Ren Yuan was stunned. With Huang Laoer's weasel claws, he could paint?

"Deputy Captain Zu has another magical power, which is that he can use motivation to make people realize all their potential in a short period of time." Yang Zhong smiled bitterly, "Of course, the prerequisite is that there must be that potential. And your friend Huang just happens to have a talent for painting, so he drew a portrait of you, which is 90% similar to you."

"This guy will definitely have a skill in the future." Ren Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't you blame him for betraying you?" Yang Zhong asked curiously.

"I have already told him that if anyone asks me about me, he must answer truthfully." Ren Yuan replied as a matter of course: "If you are incapable of finding me, it doesn't matter if he betrays me; but if you can find me by searching for a needle in a haystack, then it doesn't matter if he would rather die than tell anyone."

"Very clear." Chen Baxian praised him and asked Yang Zhong, "Then how did you know that we came to Qiantang? I don't remember telling anyone."

"Divination." Yang Zhong replied: "The divination power of the Gou Chen Si can not only predict good or bad luck, but also point out the direction."

After a pause, he continued, "Moreover, the fortune teller can communicate with people he has established a connection with through telepathy, even if the two parties are thousands of miles apart."

"Oh my god, what should we do..." Chen Baxian felt desperate after hearing this.

Ren Yuan was also overwhelmed. The methods used by the Gou Chen Division to solve cases were not inferior to, and in some ways even better than, those in his original world.

This time, the net of heaven is so vast that it is impossible to escape even with wings...

(End of this chapter)