69novels Chapter 849 Robin Hood-like Robin Hood: Xiao Nanye, Murder and Arson
Chapter 849 Robin Hood-like Robin Hood: Xiao Nanye, Murder and Arson
Chapter 849 Robin Hood-like Robin Hood-like Robin Hood-like Robin Hood-like Murder and Arsonist Mu Shiyi
"Let me see if that old scoundrel Xu Zhong has embezzled anything."
Xiao Ye No. 1 excitedly took a wrench and gently tapped on the lock of the treasure vault door in front of him, producing a dull sound.
Thirteen layers of light appeared on the door lock.
"Thirteen layers of security? This old thief is quite security-conscious, huh?"
Xiao Ye No. 1 carefully examined the thirteen-layer security core array on the door lock.
Then he reached out with his left hand, his fingertips aimed at the door lock.
"With such a tight schedule, it would only take a day to slowly break through, but those guys outside would be lucky to last half a day."
As Xiao Ye No. 1 spoke, a pattern of frozen flowers appeared on his forehead, and a small ball of blue light lit up at his fingertips.
Freeze it.
The door lock was instantly covered by a thin layer of pancake, and then the door lock, made of a special rare metal, quietly shattered.
Xiao Ye No. 1 picked up a rare metal fragment, examined it carefully, and then kicked the door open.
The scene behind the door wasn't the glittering gold I'd imagined, but rather rows of neat cabinets, like a bank vault.
"Double insurance, that old thief is really cautious!"
Xiao Ye No. 1 casually tapped a safe, and several layers of security core arrays immediately appeared on it.
"Three layers, not too complicated. Luckily, I brought enough tools, but there's no time to break them all apart, so I have to pick and choose."
Two frost hands grew from Xiao Ye No. 1's back, and two large boxes, each as tall as a person, appeared in the frost hands.
The box was opened on both sides, revealing the professional tools inside.
"I'll take another shoe. With my good luck, I'll just casually open a few locks. I have to get a big shipment out of it."
Xiao Ye No. 1 took out a new shoe from his storage ring and tossed it aside.
The shoe landed on the ground, its toe pointing towards a safe.
"Hey, my darlings, I'm here!"
Xiao Ye No. 1 let out a geigei laugh, and the four-layer circular light saw was activated, striking the confidential core magic array.
In less than five minutes, the three-layered protective core array of the safe was broken.
With astonishingly fast hands, Xiao Ye No. 1 picked up his tools and headed to the next safe in a flash.
On the ground, the atmosphere at the gate of Xu Zhong's mansion remained tense.
Xu Zhong's face was ashen. He stared at the warped gate and the crooked signboard, clenched his teeth, and forced out a voice through gritted teeth, "Li Zhong! I think you're just looking to settle a personal score!"
Li Zhong snorted coldly, ripped open his shirt to reveal his muscular body, shouldered the soul-guided cannon, pointed it at Xu Zhong's nose, and cursed, "Xu Zhong, you old dog! I've only had one son in three generations! I cherish him dearly! After going to your brothel, his kidneys were damaged! Killing you, you old dog, wouldn't be enough to vent my anger!"
"My grandson has injured his manhood. If he's crippled, I'll raze your doghouse to the ground today!" An old man with white hair stepped forward.
"Lei Shang! How dare you!" Xu Zhong shouted angrily, almost burning with rage at being called an old dog from one side to the other.
Li Zhong pulled out another soul-guided cannon, sneering, "Do you think I dare?"
The servants behind him raised their soul-guided ray guns in unison, their bodies radiating a bloodthirsty aura.
Xu Zhong's eyes narrowed; Li Zhong had actually brought his own soldiers with him.
His guards were no match for these soldiers.
"Wang Huaiwu! Ma Luo! Get out here for me!" Xu Zhong said angrily.
The captain and vice-captain of the guard team ran out at the same time and knelt down on one knee in front of Xu Zhong.
"master!"
"Tell me what's going on. If you can't explain it properly, neither of you will be alive." Xu Zhong's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Marlowe glanced at Wang Huaiwu and recounted everything that had happened at the pleasure house, adding at the end, "I arrived late and don't know the specific details."
Xu Zhong turned to look at Wang Huaiwu, who trembled in fright and stammered out the whole story, including how their guard team discovered the protection money being collected and how they collected it.
Xu Zhong's patience vanished instantly. He slapped Wang Huaiwu across the face, knocking out several of his teeth. "What I want to know is why these things happened at Xunhuanlou! Not how you collected protection money! I'll settle the protection money score with you later!"
"Master, Master, a few of us brothers got a little interested and played a couple of rounds, but those young masters weren't very skilled and accused us of cheating. We got angry and started arguing!"
"It was those young masters who attacked first; the brothers were just defending themselves! They fought back..."
"You're talking nonsense! You're acting like you're the victims! My son was beaten so badly he can't get out of bed!" Li Zhong jumped in three steps in front of Wang Huaiwu, his body radiating intense soul power.
He is an eight-ring Soul Master, and a true Soul Master, not a Soul Master who uses drugs to increase his cultivation.
Wang Huaiwu was immediately pressed to the ground by Li Zhong's imposing presence. He dared not resist, fearing that Xu Zhong would throw him out as a scapegoat.
"Everything I said is true, Master!!"
Xu Zhong turned to look at Marlowe and asked, "Is that the case? Is there anything wrong?"
Marlowe nodded. "There's nothing seriously wrong. That's exactly what happened when my men rushed over after hearing the news."
"Xu Zhong, you old dog! Did you hear me! Your men are too heavy-handed!" Li Zhong roared and slapped Wang Huaiwu on the head, knocking him unconscious with the power of an eight-ring Soul Douluo.
"General Xu Zhong, in terms of official rank, I am no less than you. You have allowed your evil servants to bully my direct descendants without giving a reasonable explanation or compensation. Today, I will risk my official hat to make you pay the price!" Lei Shang had already taken off his cumbersome outer garment, revealing a tight-fitting outfit.
Xu Zhong calmed down at this moment. If the guards cheated, he didn't believe those bastards would have the guts to cripple so many young masters. As his guards, they were capable of checking identities.
Besides, aren't all those who frequent the pleasure quarters from noble families?
Can we afford to mess with those lackeys?
Xu Zhong suspected that Li Zhonglei and his group did it on purpose, deliberately causing his son and grandson to be injured at the pleasure house, and then coming to cause trouble, just to give the old man a warning!
What a ruthless scheme! He actually resorted to a self-inflicted injury ruse!
But then Xu Zhong realized that every one of these nobles had a large number of wives and concubines.
Take Li Zhong, who was the most scathing critic, for example. He had seven wives. His legal wife did have only one son, but his concubines had several sons. Was he afraid that his bloodline would be wiped out? That he would be childless and have no descendants?
Bah! They're just beasts who come to kick someone when they're down and take advantage of their misfortune!
"I understand now. You have a cruel mind. Even tigers don't eat their cubs, yet you're profiting from our misfortune!" A soul-guided cannon appeared on Xu Zhong's shoulder, and a series of fixed-position soul-guided cannons fell behind him.
"Trying to blackmail me? No way!"
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Upon hearing this, Li Zhong and Lei Shang exchanged a glance, not expecting that old dog Xu Zhong would react so quickly.
However, this does not affect their plans for tonight.
"Hmph, no matter what, my son was injured in your pleasure house. If you don't give me an explanation, I'll bring my men and smash up your mansion!" Li Zhong's body suddenly swelled up, growing to four meters tall, and a bunch of scarlet beast eyes stared at Xu Zhong.
Lei Shang smiled darkly and gestured for his servants behind him to prepare their weapons.
"Xu Zhong, you old scoundrel! We are both ministers of the court. You attacked my son without cause. This is no small matter. To put it bluntly, you have harmed a colleague! This matter must be reported to His Majesty! The trial will be conducted in the Great Sun Hall!"
"General Xu, how could you, a high-ranking general, lay a hand on the son of an imperial censor? Is this some kind of revenge for the criticisms leveled against you in court? Attacking a relative of an imperial censor without cause is a grave crime!"
Xu Zhong was immediately taken aback. How come even the scoundrel censor from the imperial court had arrived at this hour?
Within a short period of fifteen minutes, at least six groups of people had gathered in front of his mansion.
They were all his rivals in the imperial court.
Use tonight's events to launch an attack on him!
"Master, we can't let them gather any longer! In just this short time, two new groups have arrived! They are all your rivals in court!" Xu Jing hurriedly ran to Xu Zhong's side and said.
Li Zhong and Lei Shang exchanged a glance. They had achieved their goal; the news had spread, and anyone nearby who was at odds with Xu Zhong would come here.
Whether they are actually relatives of the victims is no longer important.
The censor surnamed Ma who just spoke is an old bachelor with no children.
As for the emotional and poignant recounting, it was entirely fabricated on the spot.
Xu Zhong glared fiercely at Imperial Censor Ma. "You old bachelor! Where did you get a son from? You're a good-for-nothing who doesn't even have a wife!"
Imperial Censor Ma scoffed and said, "This is the adopted son I took in at dinner tonight. What, is there a problem? You old dog, are you trying to ignore the facts? Where do you think you're placing us all?!"
Li Zhong and Lei Shang immediately chimed in, "Xu Zhong, you old dog, do you really think I wouldn't dare to fire?"
Xu Zhong's face was ashen; it seemed this group wouldn't leave until they tasted something good tonight.
"Five hundred thousand gold soul coins, all of you get out of here!" Xu Zhong roared.
"Only 500,000? Are you trying to fob me off? One million gold soul coins, plus a level seven soul tool!" Imperial Censor Ma said without any politeness.
"Only 500,000? My son is priceless! Two million gold soul coins! Plus a level seven soul tool!" Li Zhong said, picking his nose.
Xu Zhong's face suddenly turned rosy, and a sweet, savory taste spread through his throat.
"No soul tools! Take these gold soul coins and get out of here!"
Half an hour later, Xiao Ye No. 1 quietly left the rooftop carrying two sacks.
Li Zhong and his group also benefited and swaggered away, leaving Xu Zhong behind with a face as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Old dog Xu! If you dare to mess with me again, I'll blow up your house!" Li Zhong, Xu Zhong's mortal enemy, didn't forget to make a threat before leaving.
"Get out!" Xu Zhong's hands were like chicken claws, clearly he was so angry he was practically fuming.
Just as Li Zhong and the others had walked a hundred paces, a deafening sound suddenly came from behind them.
A small mushroom cloud rose in the center of Xu Zhong's residence.
"Holy crap! That really exploded!"
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