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Chapter 146: 143, No One is Allowed to Leave_1
Chapter 146: 143, No One is Allowed to Leave_1
Chapter 146: Chapter 143, No One is Allowed to Leave_1
Wu Heng paused and looked back at Gomez.
When everyone else had left, he asked, “Do you need something, steward?”
Gomez frowned at him, then asked, “Where were you last night?”
Wu Heng frowned, replying firmly, “At home. You’re not suspecting me, are you?”
“What are your thoughts on this case?” Gomez continued.
“I don’t have much experience in analyzing cases like this, I’m afraid I might mislead the correct investigation direction.” Wu Heng responded candidly.
“Can you communicate with the dead?”
“I can!”
“Good, come with me.”
The two of them entered another room, where a corpse covered in white cloth was placed on a bed nearby.
“Begin!” Gomez urged on.
Wu Heng nodded and summoned [Communicate with the dead].
The corpse jerked upright, staring our way.
Gomez looked at the corpse, asking directly, “Who killed you?”
The corpse answered, “A swarm of rats.”
“Who controlled the swarm of rats?” Gomez continued.
The corpse seemed stunned, “I don’t know.”
“Who do you suspect?”
“Partners of the fugitive or enemies, but no specific targets.”
Being the captain of the guild was not easy.
The more fugitives you catch, the more enemies you make.
Many captains or members apply to relocate periodically for this very reason.
It seemed that Fisher found himself in a similar situation.
He was killed without having a clear target in mind.
Gomez thought for a moment, then continued, “Who did you meet yesterday?”
“Members of my team, a woman at the bar, and Rocky from the Pinned Gang.”
Gang member.
Gomez’s brow furrowed slightly.
“When you were chatting…..”
“Steward, that was the last question,” Wu Heng reminded from the side.
Gomez nodded, thought for a moment, and continued, “What did you discover while battling the swarm of rats?”
“There were lots of rats, soaked with heavy water marks. I think I was poisoned. My senses were impaired and I couldn’t escape.”
Having said that, he fell back flat onto the ground with a thud.
“Steward, we can only ask the corpse five questions maximum,” Wu Heng reminded.
“Hmm,” Gomez nodded, then asked, “What do you think of this?”
After pondering for a bit, Wu Heng said, “From the current standpoint, we can only start from the Pinned Gang. This person named Rocky might know something.”
“Alright, I will entrust this lead to your investigation. Find this Rocky for me.”
“Yes, sir!”
Everyone left the room, and Fisher’s body was again covered with a white cloth and carried away.
At the door, Duke and Mata were waiting.
They first saluted the steward, then approached Wu Heng.
“Captain, how did this Fisher die?” Duke asked.
All the team members had been called over.
They circled around in three rows.
“He was killed by a swarm of rats.” Wu Heng walked down the stairs, explaining as he went.
“A swarm of rats? Where would a swarm of rats come from in the inner city? I think someone must’ve controlled the rats!” Duke followed behind, analyzing as he went.
“That’s what I think too. Let’s go, the Steward has assigned us a task, we have to investigate a gang.” Wu Heng continued walking.
“Oh alright!”
Duke and the others hurriedly followed him.
Heading towards the Outer City Area.
…
Pinned Gang.
In the living room.
But instead of wearing the long dress she usually wore, ‘Wen Mansha’ was fully armored today, her proud chest tightly encased.
Gone was her usual allure, replaced by business-like efficiency.
A new figure appeared by her side.
They were completely covered, sporting a rare metal helmet that concealed their eyes completely, showing nothing.
From their physique, they seemed rather lean.
Meanwhile, the backbone of the gang and some team leaders and members were seated around her.
Someone voiced out, “Madam Wen, the Boss asked us over last night, and he’s not here today. It’s rather difficult to maintain this gang.”
“That’s right, Madam Wen, I asked the brothers who were on night watch last night, and they said the Boss did come back last night. Where could he have gone?”
“Lately, there’s been no income at all. Our brothers are all waiting to take money home to their families.”
One person’s words set off a wave of agreement.
Wen Mansha swept her gaze over the crowd and said, “Rocky left last night, everything with the Pinned Gang will remain the same, and I will be responsible.”
Again, the hall fell into silence.
Several gang leaders glanced at each other, their eyes quickly exchanging messages.
One of them commented, “With the boss gone again, there is not much to say. We should keep things as they were, everyone managing their own people, until the boss comes back.”
Immediately someone echoed, “Let’s go by this plan. I was informed that many from the gang managing the Outer City Area were transferred to assist the Iron Guard Knights in cracking down on the Hammer Party. The city is quite chaotic lately, it’s safer if you stay indoors, sister-in-law.”
“Hmm, let’s leave things like this until the boss returns.”
“Agreed!”
The remaining people were not fools either.
Rocky returned last night and notified everyone of the meeting.
By the morning, he had disappeared without a trace.
If he wasn’t dead, he must have fled because of some big trouble.
With Rocky gone, leaving behind such a beautiful woman, there’s no way she could hold on to the gang.
They might still call her sister-in-law to her face.
But in their hearts, they were all planning on how to divide this gang, or even take this beautiful sister-in-law along with it.
“Since when are the gang’s decisions made by voting? I haven’t left yet, it’s not your turn to make decisions.” Wen Mansha slammed the table and raised her voice.
“Sister-in-law! You better take care of yourself, the gang business is men’s stuff.”
“Sister-in-law, stay healthy, I have something to do, I’ll leave first.”
“We should leave too.”
Several people stood up, leading their people towards the exit.
Wen Mansha jumped to her feet, watching as the people left, but she couldn’t do anything about it.
…
Just as the men were about to leave.
The door was suddenly forced open.
Directly facing them, several figures walked in.
They collided with the underlings who were about to leave.
“This is the Pinned Gang’s territory, if you wish to die, then come storming in!” One of the gangsters blurted out.
Wu Heng’s gaze swept over the group, then he looked at Wen Mansha, who had stood up and was looking towards the door.
He commanded, “Nobody is allowed to leave, this is an investigation from the professional association.”
“Oh, the professional association? When did they get so haughty, coming to local gangs for investigations?” one of the leaders said mockingly.
Wu Heng gave him a look.
“Anyone who leaves will be put on the association’s wanted list, see then how much bounty you’ll be worth.
All of them stopped in their tracks, none dared to take a step further.
If their name was linked to the association, they would become public enemies.
No matter where they went, they would be pursued, their lives would be filled with fleeing.
This threat still held a great deterrent force.
…
In the living room.
Wu Heng took the main seat, facing a group of gang members.
He asked, “Who here is Rocky…?”
All the underlings gasped.
As expected, it involved Rocky.
What did he do to have the entire association after him?
All eyes fell on ‘Wen Mansha’.
Wen Mansha stood up and said, “Rocky’s not here, he left last night.”
“He left? Where did he go?”
“I’m not sure, he left in a hurry.”
“Did he meet anyone last night?” Wu Heng continued to ask.
“Yes, he did meet someone, they talked for a bit and then he left.”
Wu Heng stared at everyone sternly, “Humph! The team leader of the 8th team, Fisher, was killed last night. He visited ‘Rocky’ before his death. What do you know about this?”
All the faces in the room changed.
Killing the team leader of the association, that’s a big offence.
Looks like Rocky didn’t die, he fled overnight.
“Team Leader, this has nothing to do with us, Rocky left overnight, he must have done something.” One of them immediately dissociated himself from Rocky.
Another one chimed in, “Yes, if we were involved, we would have run too.”
Wu Heng surveyed the chaotic scene.
He continued, “Now, who is the leader of the Pinned Gang?”
The crowd went silent all of a sudden, then they turned to look at Wen Mansha, “This is our sister-in-law.”
Wu Heng nodded, “Duke, Mata, take them for separate interrogations, don’t stop anyone who wants to leave, just remember their faces.”
“Understood, sir.” The two began to select people one by one.
Wu Heng then turned to Wen Mansha, “Come with me, I need to ask you some questions.”
A few gang leaders were separated for individual interrogations.
Wen Mansha followed Wu Heng into the inner room.