Chapter 1309: Investigation

The group of robust men had ‘let go’ of You Tian Gui, and were instead surrounding Gu Qing Shan.

“You’re an evil creature? Oh boy, I’ve never thought that there would be such a handsome evil creature”

「 Little brother, where do you work? Do you need anything? 」

“So you’re an evil creature huh? That’s perfect, evil creatures are always full of malicious ideas—— how about you quit your job and join us?”

“That’s right, we usually collect protection tax on these streets, no one dares go against us at all”

「 He’s right you know. Whenever little brother defects to our Ominous Demon Tower, let this big brother give you a street, you’ll be the top dog of the entire place 」

“Now why would he do that? You don’t need to bother with such a crude matter, just bring your big sister with you and be a guest at this big brother’s place. Big brother will prepare nothing but the best for you to enjoy”

All the robust men were excitedly advertising themselves.

They were all at least two meters tall, so when they surrounded him, they basically blocked out all the light.

Gu Qing Shan stood in their shades, the smile on his face a bit stiff, but still didn’t say a single word.

“Stop stop stop. Don’t go surrounding my younger brother, he’s an upstanding Hitman” Xiao Die loudly called out.

The robust men regretfully stepped back, but were still talking without stopping:

“Ahaha, so he was a Hitman, and here I was wondering why he looked so strong”

「 Then he must be quite an expert at killing, what excellent talents while being so young! 」

「 That’s right. Bring big brother with you during the next job, your big brother will help you maintain peace 」

“Me as well, I’ll come with you, you won’t even need to act”

“That’s right, as a Hitman, you have to pay attention to safety”

“Don’t worry, your brothers will cover for you”

Xiao Die couldn’t stand hearing them any longer and chased them away: “I merely reported the situation to the Tower Master in preparation for conflict, you didn’t all have to come——- and now that everything is fine, just go back!”

She then told You Tian Gui: “And you, don’t make any more visits to me unless there are actually serious issues next time, I can’t stand your Wraith realm visits”

Seeing how big it had gotten, You Tian Gui naturally understood that he had poked a hornet’s nest and immediately nodded: “Yes yes yes, don’t worry Lady Die, definitely”

Xiao Die then pushed the robust men away:

“Alright, time to leave, everyone, leave!”

The robust men turned to Gu Qing Shan, lightly tapping their chest, winking, or giving him a thumbs up without actually leaving.

Gu Qing Shan waved them goodbye.

You Tian Gui also took the chance to leave——– he basically ran away like a comet across the dawn sky, disappearing somewhere.

The small brick house returned to silence.

Gu Qing Shan wiped the sweat off his forehead.

These ominous demons are scary, I didn’t even have a chance to talk.

“Seems like you’re quite loved in the Ominous Demon Tower” Gu Qing Shan said emotionally.

Xiao Die rubbed her temples: “I’ll tell you first, I’m actually just the teacher of their children”

“They’re all married?” Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise.

If all of them are still bothering Xiao Die despite having already married, then I can’t just stand still and do nothing.

Xiao Die appeared a bit troubled but still explained: “That’s not it either. They’re all unique mutated demons, so they can all create offspring if they wished—— however, after I arrived, according to them, they desire to obtain love”

Gu Qing Shan was speechless for a while.

“That is… a bit…” he muttered to himself.

Since it was already morning, Gu Qing Shan also prepared to leave and return to the Hitman Guild.

Xiao Die held him back a bit and told him:

“This matter has basically been resolved, so you’re safe for now. Remember, you have to seize your time and become a Titled Hitman, because that chance is only going to come once, and it’s getting closer”

“What kind of chance is it exactly?” Gu Qing Shan curiously asked.

“I can’t tell you yet, I’ve already signed a covenant of confidentiality, but you’ll find out when that time comes” Xiao Die replied.

Gu Qing Shan sighed and sincerely said: “Alright, I’ll do my best”

Xiao Die continued: “I heard that the Hitman Guild would occasionally host a few extremely large-scaled interworld missions, if you have the opportunity, you should definitely participate, as these kinds of mission make it extremely easy to be promoted”

“Really? Alright, I’ll keep that in mind and check it when I return. If there are any available, I’ll accept it immediately” Gu Qing Shan replied.

“That’s how it should be” Xiao Die nodded, “For now, it’s most likely best to forget about the Wraith realm’s matter and fully focus yourself on becoming a Titled Hitman”

Gu Qing Shan hesitated a bit and didn’t reply.

Forget about the Wraith realm’s matter?

No, it won’t be that easy.

The Wraith realm sent out a group of envoys to meet the City Lord but was wiped out as soon as they left the City Lord’s manor.

This was the same as slapping the Wraith realm’s face right in front of the entire Void City.

You Tian Gui only retreated on the surface because he had no evidence and was under the threat of the ominous demons, but he would definitely not stop there.

He would continue to investigate to catch the culprit.

Having fought the Wraith realm several times, Gu Qing Shan understood their style very well.

—–they make sure to settle any grudges.

And will not give up without achieving their goal.

After this, if the Wraith realm humans are still suspicious of me, they will make sure it’s done in a more secretive and resolute manner to prevent any counter-preparations.

However, since this first stage has been resolved, I do in fact get a bit of time to improve my Hitman rank.

…this matter… I don’t need to tell Xiao Die about it.

She had already helped me as much as she could.

I’ll have to do the rest myself.

With that thought in mind, Gu Qing Shan smiled: “Then, I’ll be going first”

“Hm, take care of yourself, come find me if there are any issues” Xiao Die replied.

…

At another location.

You Tian Gui had left Void City, jumping down from the extremely tall city wall and entered a certain silent forest.

He took out a long stick of incense, lit it, then stuck it in front of a large tree.

He respectfully knelt down in front of the tree and spoke in a muttering voice: “Sir, I ran into a bit of obstruction from the Ominous Demon Tower”

A few moments later.

A voice responded from inside the tree:

[Ominous Demon Tower? Why did they get involved?]

You Tian Gui explained what happened.

The tree fell silent.

A few moments later, the voice spoke again:

[Dragon King of Atrocity Jail? What a loud personality. Do you think this person is the culprit?]

You Tian Gui pondered for a bit, then replied: “My judgment so far told me that all evidence points to him not being the culprit”

The voice asked: [How so?]

You Tian Gui replied: “He’s a rampant and hot-tempered individual, immediately picking a fight at the slightest provocation. At the same time, he’s relying on Lady Die as a backing to act completely fearless”

That voice asked again: [Then, you believe that there is no further need to investigate him?]

You Tian Gui paused slightly, then clenched his teeth: “This subordinate believes that it would be great if he isn’t the culprit; but if he truly was the culprit, he would be a fearful enemy”

[How so?]

“Because such a seemingly simple individual would have been capable of eliminating our entire envoy group in a few seconds, perfectly avoid all suspicions, then not even give me a chance to test him. Such an individual would surely be a great threat to our Wraith realm”

The tree stayed silent for a few moments before the voice spoke up again: [Your hypothesis is very interesting…]

[For now, you do not need to care about this Hitman, perhaps it really isn’t him, follow the other leads first]

“Understood” You Tian Gui replied.

He didn’t continue to ask, instead stood up and slowly retreated until he disappeared.

The forest returned to silence.

A few moments later, the voice asked again:

[Which one is the hidden pawn we put into the Hitman Guild?]

Another voice replied from the void of space: “Sir, the pawn in the Hitman Guild is dead”

[What happened?]

“There is always a risk in assassination jobs. He happened to be countered by his target during a job, so he is now dead”

The voice in the tree became stern: [Tsk, did we not send anyone else? I recall telling you that we must arrange our men in each of Void City’s organizations]

“Sir, Poison Bee had only just died a few days ago, we were still in the process of preparing a replacement and their necessary tools, so we haven’t made it in time”

Since that made sense, the Wraith Lord didn’t really have much to say.

[Tsk, dying not too late or too early, just in time for us to need him that he died—— what about the Bounty Hunter Guild? Do we still have someone there?] he asked.

A moment of silence.

The voice from before answered: “Yes sir, this one is one of our core pieces. His personal strength is considerable, he had also reached the rank of Titled Hunter”

The Wraith Lord sounded pleased: [Hm, very well. Let him test that ‘Dragon King of Atrocity Jail’, if there truly is a problem, kill that individual immediately—— I’ll grant him permission to immediately strip off his identity and return to the Wraith realm]

“Understood”