I Have A Qi Fortune Altar

Chapter 74: Chapter 74 Yanyu Building
 

“I wonder what the second matter Arrest Officer Chen is referring to?”

Zhu Sihai’s gaze was tightly fixed on Chen Yuan.

If it was another difficult task, Zhu Sihai would definitely refuse.

“The second matter is very simple, I need you to help me investigate something…” Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered with an enigmatic meaning.

“What matter?”

Relieved upon hearing that it was an investigation, Zhu Sihai let out a slow breath.

As long as it wasn’t about spending money.

“Check on how many people in North City have died or gone missing in the past two years,” Chen Yuan said in a low voice.

Zhu Sihai frowned:

“Wouldn’t it be better for the government to investigate these matters?”

“That’s not for you to worry about, just help me look into it.”

If the County Government’s household registration could be easily reviewed and understood, Chen Yuan wouldn’t have had the Beihai Gang start the investigation; the County Government official responsible for such duties was the County Governor.

And the County Governor was Wu Qingfeng’s confidant, so how could he possibly let him read it easily?

Moreover, due to the previous incident with the Sanhe Boxing Club, Chen Yuan had some fallings out with Zhao Shuping, and Chen Yuan wasn’t about to embarrass himself now.

It might even end up alerting the enemy.

In fact, ever since the Liu Family massacre, Chen Yuan had already had vague suspicions, but he had never had the time to investigate seriously. And with the guidance of Zhao Nanshan and the Qi Fortune Altar,

Chen Yuan felt that the No-Life Sect might have been secretly killing people all along, only very covertly, unknown to anyone.

When Chen Yuan fought with Chen Ping’an, he had obtained some information from him. The No-Life Sect was not on the run from the Prefecture City, as Li Mingqi had claimed, but had been rooted in Ping’an County all along.

Cien Temple might just be where those No-Life Sect scoundrels were hiding.

Of course, everything at this point was just Chen Yuan’s speculation, with not a shred of evidence.

Li Mingqi wouldn’t turn hostile against Cien Temple just because of Chen Yuan’s baseless guess.

In the temple, there were Gang Condensation experts in residence!

“Alright, I will make sure to instruct my men to carry out Lord Chen’s orders thoroughly,” Zhu Sihai promised.

…

…

The next day, at the County Government.

“How did it go?”

Chen Yuan glanced at Wang Ping and asked.

From yesterday till now, Wang Ping had ridden hard, taking shortcuts and had made the round trip in a very short amount of time.

If he had taken a carriage, it would have taken at least twice as long.

“The Family Head of the Liu Family met with me personally. After receiving the letter, he didn’t say much, so I took my leave…” Wang Ping replied truthfully.

Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered as he nodded:

“No matter, you worked hard on this trip.”

“Working for Brother Yuan is no trouble at all…” Wang Ping chuckled with a grin.

Having such a high status now, Brother Yuan was still willing to support him, and frankly, Wang Ping was very moved inside. However, with his own strength indeed quite minimal, he could only help Brother Yuan with such errand tasks.

“Here’s the reward silver from before, take it, and don’t go giving it to the girls at Yanyu Building again…” Chen Yuan tossed a small cloth bag to Wang Ping.

Wang Ping weighed it with his hand, his face lighting up with joy. Inside, there were at least ten taels of silver!

For a young Government Official like him to receive so much, it was clear that Brother Yuan was looking out for him.

“Brothers spend the silver earned by brothers, sisters spend the silver earned by sisters, that’s only natural,” Wang Ping joked.

“You sure have plenty of crooked arguments,” said Chen Yuan with a laugh.

But life was not so bad for someone like Wang Ping, who had no great ambitions and only wanted to live a stable life. Everyone had their own pursuits.

Chen Yuan wouldn’t force Wang Ping to practice martial arts either.

His talent was indeed quite average, and the upper limit of his life might just be Blood Refining, at most reaching the Bone Refining Level. It was enough to get by within the County City.

“Brother Yuan, after experiencing a battle, why not go relax a bit?”

“How can a man living between heaven and earth…”

“Just relax by listening to some music.”

Chen Yuan’s eyes narrowed, then he stood up and said:

“Alright, let’s go and have a look then.”

After hearing Wang Ping talk so many times about how beautiful Xiao Yue was, Chen Yuan had become quite curious himself. Could she possibly compare to the beauties from his past life’s hard drive?

Chen Yuan didn’t want to have any entanglements with women, but he couldn’t possibly be a eunuch either.

Furthermore, his body was no longer that of a virgin.

Of course, what was most important was that he had heard this name so many times, Chen Yuan suspected that this girl Xiao Yue might possess Qi Fortune.

He had previously guessed that those who carried Qi Fortune would meet him through various coincidences.

“That’s the Yuan I know…” Wang Ping muttered under his breath.

“What did you say?”

“Nothing much, just saying that Miss Xiao Yue is indeed very beautiful, maybe she’ll catch your eye, Brother Yuan.”

Chen Yuan shook his head:

“I don’t like walking on overly trodden paths.”

“What paths?” Wang Ping was taken aback.

…

South City,

Yanyu Building.

This was Chen Yuan’s first visit since crossing over, and he had to admit that compared to other brothels, it was a lot quieter, and there weren’t any women yelling to attract customers on the upper floors.

It seemed like a higher-end establishment.

Of course, correspondingly, the expenses were a lot higher too.

Despite what Wang Ping muttered about Miss Xiao Yue, in truth, he had only been here once himself; after all, his silver didn’t allow it.

“Dad, what brings you here?”

Just as Chen Yuan and Wang Ping reached the entrance of Yanyu Building, Wang Ping suddenly called out.

Chen Yuan sized up the man and indeed, it was Wang Ping’s father, Wang Dafu.

“I… cough cough, I have some business.”

Wang Dafu unconsciously touched his nose.

“Uncle Wang.”

Chen Yuan greeted him.

“Ah, it’s… Arrest Officer Chen.”

Almost instinctively, Wang Dafu was about to call out ‘Little Chen’, but remembering that Chen Yuan had risen in status to become an arrest officer, he didn’t dare to act too familiar.

Putting aside Chen Yuan’s current status, his own son was under Chen Yuan’s command, so how could he afford not to show some respect?

Even though Wang Ping said Chen Yuan hadn’t changed, Wang Dafu, with many years of business experience, knew better than to take someone’s word at face value; otherwise, one might end up dead without knowing how it happened.

He had cautioned Wang Ping about this several times.

“There’s no need to be so formal, Uncle Wang, we’re all family here,”

Chen Yuan said with a smile.

“What are you guys…?” Wang Dafu’s gaze flickered.

“Didn’t you say the girls at Yanyu Building were good, Dad? I’m bringing Brother Yuan to see for himself…” Wang Ping interjected.

Wang Dafu, with a slightly embarrassed expression, said in a low voice:

“Indeed, they are exceptional. You guys go ahead, I’m heading back.”

“Heading back so soon? You didn’t come home last night, did you Dad?”

“I did, I did, just left something here, alright, I’m off now.”

Wang Dafu waved his hand and quickly left.

“Uncle Wang still has his old charm.” Chen Yuan chuckled. It seemed like a case of ‘like father, like son’ with the Wang family.

“Forget it, forget it, let’s go in, Brother Yuan…”

Wang Ping said as he stepped into Yanyu Building.

As soon as Chen Yuan entered, he was greeted by the sound of flute music filling his ears, a melodious tune quite different from that of other pleasure quarters.

Chen Yuan paused, then smiled and said:

“As expected of brothel women, they’re quite skilled at ‘playing the flute’.”

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