Transmigrating into Murong Fu, may you have many children and much happiness.

The next morning.

After washing up, A'Zhu went downstairs and saw Murong Fu and Qiao Feng already sitting opposite each other. In the middle of the table, there were various pickled vegetables in small dishes, a dish of peanuts fried until they were reddish-brown and covered with grains of salt, three bowls of noodles that were Xinyang specialties, and a coarse glazed wine jar on the side of the table, weighing about five catties.

A'Zhu immediately knew that the food on the table was ordered by the young master, and the wine was ordered by Qiao Feng.

"Good morning, young master~ Good morning, Brother Qiao."

"Okay, Ah Zhu, hurry up and eat your noodles. We'll be heading to Deputy Chief Ma's house soon."

A short while later, the three of them set off.

Ma Dayuan's home was a farmhouse about 30 li outside Xinyang City, which wasn't considered far.

Murong Fu and the other two all had horses and arrived at their destination before noon.

After his disciple led the horses over, Murong Fu saw that although it was called a farmhouse, it was actually more like a small manor.

At that time, government control was lax, and expansion was common. Moreover, the Beggars' Sect lacked everything except people, so as a liaison station, it naturally needed to be large.

At the gate, one can see many disciples coming and going, but each one greets Qiao Feng warmly upon seeing him.

"Steve Jobs!"

"Steve Jobs!"

.......

Qiao Feng would respond with a fist salute to each of them, showing that he indeed had a high reputation in the Beggars' Sect.

The three entered a reception hall, where a disciple brought them tea. It wasn't any expensive tea, but it was good for quenching their thirst.

A short while later, Murong Fu heard a commotion outside the door.

Qiao Feng put down his teacup, got up, and walked towards the door.

It turned out that the elders and leaders of the Beggars' Sect had gathered here yesterday after hearing Qiao Feng's summons.

Originally busy with various affairs, I just heard from my disciple that Chief Qiao had arrived with a young man and a young woman, so naturally I had to come and pay my respects.

"Master Steve Jobs!" x3

"Elder Bai, Chief Chen, Chief Quan."

The three bowed, and Qiao Feng returned the bow.

"Come in, have a seat."

After the three entered, they saw Murong Fu leisurely eating melon seeds in the hall.

When Murong Fu saw the three people looking at him, he spat out the melon seed shells from his mouth, smiled, and cupped his hands in return, but he was secretly amused.

Quan Guanqing and Bai Shijing, those two bastards, seem respectable enough, but who knew they were so adept at murdering their brothers and sleeping with their sister-in-law?

Bai Shijing was slightly displeased that the other party hadn't come out to greet them like Qiao Feng had, but seeing that the man was young yet exuded an air of nobility, and not knowing his background, he didn't want to make a rash move. So he asked:

"Boss, who are these two?"

"Elder Bai, let me introduce you. This is Young Master Murong Fu from Gusu, and the lady next to him is his fiancée, A'Zhu."

"My dear brother, these three are the backbone of our Beggars' Sect: Elder Bai Shijing, Leader Quan Guanqing, and Leader Chen Biao."

Upon hearing Qiao Feng speak, Murong Fu stood up, opened his folding fan, and nodded to Bai Shijing and the others with a faint smile.

If it weren't for the piece of sunflower seed shell still on the corner of his mouth, they wouldn't have been sure if the boy who was just eating sunflower seeds and the handsome young man now were really the same person.

Although Bai Shijing and the others were moved by Murong Fu's demeanor, they still subconsciously drew their weapons.

"Murong Fu of Gusu?!"

"An eye for an eye?!"

"Tell me! Did you kill Brother Ma?!"

Although they drew their weapons and shouted slogans with great momentum, everyone still took a half step back while speaking, especially Quan Guanqing, who almost hid his entire body behind Bai Shijing and Chen Biao.

"Brother, it seems your subordinates don't welcome me."

Murong Fu ignored the three men and spoke slowly to Qiao Feng. Qiao Feng, slightly embarrassed, immediately stepped in front of Bai Shijing and used his body to block the weapon pointed at Murong Fu.

"Elder Bai, please calm down."

Qiao Feng knew that many people in the gang suspected that Ma Dayuan was killed by Murong Fu. Their evidence was that Ma Dayuan died from his own signature move, the Throat Locking Grappling Hand, which matched the Murong family's signature move: "Use their own methods against them."

But Qiao Feng knew that this so-called evidence was utterly worthless. When they found Ma Dayuan's body, they only discovered that his throat had been crushed, the method resembling a chokehold. Moreover, having witnessed Murong Fu's character and martial arts skills the previous day, Qiao Feng truly didn't believe Murong Fu was the murderer, so he continued:

"Our Beggars' Sect has always been a loyal and righteous sect. How can we make baseless accusations and wrong innocent people?"

I know there are such suspicions within the gang, but this matter needs to be considered carefully.

Young Master Murong is willing to come, naturally he wants to resolve the conflict, so everyone should not act impulsively.

Put away all weapons!

Qiao Feng's words were all reasonable, and his last sentence was delivered with an authoritative tone. The three naturally did not refute him and put away their weapons.

"Brother, ask whatever you want to ask. Let's get together today to clarify things so we can find the real culprit as soon as possible and comfort Brother Ma's spirit in heaven."

Before Qiao Feng could finish speaking, and before Murong Fu could reply, Quan Guanqing stepped out from behind Bai Shijing and spoke first:

"Chief, if anyone should ask, it should be our Beggars' Sect. After all, our Brother Ma died from a throat-locking grappling technique. Everyone knows your Gusu Murong's 'using their own methods against them.' It's perfectly reasonable for you to prove your innocence!"

Moreover, I have heard many rumors in the martial arts world. Ke Baisui of the Funiu Sect was a kind and generous man who was skilled in using a long whip, but he died a few days ago from his own signature move, "Heavenly Spirit Thousand Shatters".

Sima Wei of the Qingcheng Sect also died because of his own signature move, the "Moon-Breaking Cone".

I investigated this myself a few days ago, and found that only Ke Baisui knows the Heavenly Spirit Thousand Shattering technique; none of his disciples have mastered it.

Although the Broken Moon Cone had a disciples' association, the other disciples who had acquired the skills were all in Chengdu at the time, a hundred miles apart, so it was impossible for them to commit the crime!

What do you, Murong Fu, have to say about all of this?!

As Quan Guanqing spoke, he kept observing Murong Fu's expression. He noticed that the other party seemed completely unconcerned, even nonchalant, and appeared to be secretly chuckling somewhere.

He felt increasingly uneasy, and as he spoke, he moved behind Qiao Feng. After all, Qiao Feng was a peerless martial artist, and he figured that Murong Fu wouldn't dare to cause trouble in front of Qiao Feng.

People might laugh when they're extremely speechless, and Murong Fu was in that state.

How can a person be so shameless?

He knew perfectly well that Bai Shijing and Madam Kang Min were having an affair, which led to the death of Ma Dayuan. Kang Min had also slept with Quan Guanqing several times, asking him to help cover up the evidence, and later she planned to frame Qiao Feng.

Seeing Quan Guanqing's eagerness to investigate, Murong Fu felt that the idea of ​​blaming Ma Dayuan's death on himself might have been proposed by Quan Guanqing.

Ignoring Quan Guanqing, Murong Fu said loudly, "When Vice Chief Ma died, who was nearby and didn't hear any noise?"

Who was the first person to discover the accident?

Bai Shijing continued, "At the time, both the entire leader and I were at this manor. It was his wife who discovered the body and shouted for help before I went there."

"Oh, Brother Ma, it's all my fault, I'm late..."

"Why--

Brother Bai, don't blame yourself. The murderer was able to kill Brother Ma silently; he's definitely not someone you can handle.

Qiao Feng offered words of comfort.

Then footsteps sounded again, and the aroma wafted in before the person arrived.

"I've brought sweet soup and desserts for my late husband's dear brothers and sisters."

It turned out to be a young woman dressed in mourning clothes, whose graceful walk and soft voice evoked pity.