The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

Chapter 419: Chapter 349, Kill Someone (First update, revised, the second update got deleted.)_2

“Thank you for your generosity, I will keep it safe.”

After closing the tablet, Wu Heng continued to ask, “Are there any difficulties with the management?”

Even though the tavern was established to gather information, poor management, or only making superficial efforts, would still arouse suspicion from others.

It would be best if, like the Old Barrel Tavern, it was a very popular tavern on its own, and secondly, it dealt with some information-related tasks.

After pondering for a moment, Millicent said, “There’s a gang that has come to collect protection fees twice, and also, the tavern’s menu is limited. It is very hard to find higher-level chefs, and finally, there are some who like to cause trouble after drinking.”

All three issues were not hard to resolve.

But it was not good for him to deal with them directly.

Wu Heng said, “Wait a few days. After some time, I’ll arrange for someone to come and help you.”

“Okay, my lord.” After expressing her thanks again, Millicent continued to ask in a low voice, “Philippa hasn’t caused you any trouble, has she?”

“Don’t worry, she’s doing well. Recently, she even helped the association capture two fugitives, and her merits will be recorded in the files.”

“Then she is not in any danger, is she?”

“There is no danger, you don’t need to worry.”

According to the news from Philippa, the Iron Barrel Pirate Group used the money they obtained last time to fully arm themselves.

Besides equipping the ships with ballistae, they also recruited quite a number of crew members.

They couldn’t compare to the major pirate groups, but they were not forces that ordinary powers could bully either.

Millicent showed a tender smile and bowed again, “Thank you for taking care of her.”

“Hmm, work hard, and you and your daughter will have a better life in the future.”

“Thank you, my lord.”

After explaining everything, Wu Heng also got up and said, “That will be all for the matters. Just keep an eye on things here, and notify me if there is any news. You don’t have to do anything dangerous.”

“Understood!”

Maintaining the image of a plump woman, Wu Heng opened the door and walked straight out.

Millicent escorted him all the way to the tavern’s entrance and saw him off onto a carriage, waving her hand and saying, “Come visit when you have time.”

“Hmm!” Wu Heng let down the curtain, and the carriage left.

The bartender came over.

He asked curiously, “Boss, is that a friend of yours?”

Millicent glanced in the direction where the carriage had disappeared, turned her head to him and said, “Both of you, go wipe down the cellar and keep yourselves busy.”

“Ah? But we do have things to do!”

“Get going!”

Seeing that Millicent was indeed getting angry,

the two dejectedly went down to the cellar to clean.

Millicent returned to the rooms and rearranged the listening devices.

“Association’s contraptions are truly magical.”

…

The carriage creaked and clattered on its way.

It returned to the central district and stopped at the central plaza.

Dressed as a woman, Wu Heng paid the fare before entering the association’s hall, crossed the long corridor, and headed towards Vice-executive Xi Ligui’s office.@@novelbin@@

Seizing a moment when the corridor was empty, he took off the headscarf and changed back to his original appearance.

He knocked on the door lightly and pushed it open to enter.

The elf Vice-executive, with a youthful face, was frowning at the documents in hand.

Looking up and spotting Wu Heng, she appeared somewhat surprised, “What brings you here?”

“I had nothing to do at home, so I came to see you,” he replied.

Xi Ligui glanced at him disapprovingly, “You never come to the association usually, and now that you have a vacation, you start coming here instead.”

Wu Heng smiled and sat down on a nearby sofa, asking, “Any leads?”

“We’ve found some, but nothing that’s favorable for you.” Xi Ligui gathered the documents and tapped them on the desk.

“Could you share some details?”

“Not much to say. First off, we questioned other people from Stag Commerce Association. They said the Steward was arguing loudly with that woman that night, and indeed, they heard a scream in the end, but no one thought it would be trouble,” Xi Ligui explained with a blush.

This matter had already been heard by the Coroner.

It was just mindless screaming, and even the final scream of murder was taken as a sign of enjoyment.

Xi Ligui gave him a glance and continued, “There’s only one person’s footprints at the window, and the shoe pattern doesn’t match any of the three. We suspect that besides the victim, there was a fourth person present. Two of the association’s teams are continuing to investigate other people from the Commerce Guild and those from the tavern. They should bring in new leads tonight.”

A fourth person?

How come the more they investigated, the more people became involved!

And there were no significant breakthroughs.

It wasn’t surprising; after all, the person died just yesterday, and now it was early in the morning, so there definitely wouldn’t be many leads.

Wu Heng chuckled, “Well, thank you all for your hard work.”

“You’re still able to laugh. Aren’t you afraid that without any evidence, this matter will forever be blamed on you?” Wu Heng remarked.

“How could that be!”

“Why not! If they catch the person, the most direct evidence would be against you.”

“The murderer certainly won’t be able to hide for long,” Wu Heng continued, “By the way, I want to discuss something with you.”

“What is it?”

Wu Heng said straightforwardly, “I want you to take a team and search every tavern. I suspect the person framing me is hiding in one of the taverns.”

Xi Ligui frowned, “Do you want to kill us with exhaustion? There are so many taverns, and the association acting too tyrannically will affect our image with the residents.”

“Just the Lighthouse District, the few taverns on the main street. Just say we have found useful leads and are conducting a search. When other Commerce Guilds see how diligently we are working, they will trust us more,” Wu Heng suggested.