500: Chapter 20 The Earring Case (Part 2) 500: Chapter 20 The Earring Case (Part 2) Several old members of Wing of Death had troubled expressions, and the legs of a newer member had already started shaking.
Looking over the entire city, few dared to deal with the Daoist Master because of this.
You never knew which of his words were true and which were false, let alone whether he would act on them.
Usually, a hero would manage him, but now Mo Yuankai had retired—who could control him?
Gongsun Ce and Kardesia complemented each other’s efforts, nearly causing the thugs to lose all will to fight, only Budman remained unmoved.
He slammed his giant hammer into the ground and barked, “Cut the crap, I’m here to settle a score!”
Gongsun Ce asked in surprise, “What do you mean?
With an astounding male to female ratio of 19:1 in your organization, even with my extraordinary charm, how could I possibly stir up a fatal attraction?”
Budman burst into laughter, “Are you mad, dog?
I’m talking about the woman behind you!
Last night, three top handymen and a new recruit from our organization disappeared, and the last person the newbie met was that woman.
Whether they are dead or alive, I don’t know, who else can I ask but her?”
The blond gunman stood up under the pressure and spoke placatingly, “Daoist Master, it’s not that Second Brother wants trouble.
Last night I was with Kova in a team.
That lady turned violent…
ah spit, went on a rampage…
ah spit, anyway, she thrashed us badly and many saw it.
Our brother has disappeared; we have to show some reaction, don’t we?”
The blond’s tone turned cold, “…
Otherwise, boss can’t stay in the underworld.”
Three top handymen and a new recruit had disappeared overnight.
Gongsun Ce suddenly remembered the scene when he first met the girl last night—the alley was like a slaughterhouse, full of blood and scattered limbs, and the girl standing alone with a knife…
Gongsun Ce turned around, locking eyes with Qin Qianbai.
“I didn’t kill anyone.”
The girl said flatly and firmly.
Gongsun Ce believed her words.
Not just because of his deductions from last night, but also because he knew the girl’s nature.
He understood that she would never lie in such a situation.
“You’ve heard it yourself, my friend said she didn’t kill anyone!”, Gongsun Ce spoke and then shifted his tone, “But I guess you wouldn’t believe without evidence.
How about we clarify everything here, sort out all the details to avoid any further pursuit from you guys?
How does that sound?”
Budman laughed loudly, “What nonsense are you spouting?
Do you think you’re some detective?”
“A detective is certainly not something I’d claim to be, but I do know a bit about basic deduction.
My brain is probably a bit more Spirit Light than yours,” Gongsun Ce retorted coldly, “So what’s it going to be?
Are you going to frame and coerce into fighting now because your accusations don’t stick?”
Kardesia eagerly produced two fireballs, ready for action.
Budman spat on the ground, knowing he couldn’t win by force, and then clapped Ah Huang on the back, “Tell him what happened!”
Ah Huang, shrinking a little, stepped forward.
He shifted his eyes and spoke loudly, “Last night, after leading our guys for a meal, we were wandering around Thorn District.
We had just finished eating when we met Second Brother right outside the restaurant.
We were a group of six, and this can be corroborated by everyone.”
“What time was that specifically?” asked Gongsun Ce, “What’s your name, Ah Huang?”
Ah Huang ducked, feeling like he was being interrogated, and said crookedly, “I’m called Huang Qi.
It was about 7:30 when we finished eating.
After that, my mates and I strolled through the shopping district and around 8:10, we ran into that woman…”
Qin Qianbai glared coldly, causing Huang Qi to quickly correct himself, “Ah, not that, this young lady!”
“Did you encounter anyone else worth mentioning during that time?” Gongsun Ce asked, seemingly casually.
“No,” said Huang Qi, “Gongsun Ce, you know well what your friend is like, she directly started beating us up…
oops!”
Qin Qianbai casually threw a piece of hardened air used as a shuriken, hitting Huang Qi’s head and making him dizzy.
She said coldly, “You’re lying!”
Huang Qi raised both hands, confessing, “I admit, it was us brothers who accosted her first…
but I swear, as soon as we started talking, she began…”
Budman’s face turned sour, and he squeezed out from between his teeth, “You provoked her first?
Huh?!”
Huang Qi turned green, resembling the rear end of a Biochemical Ape.
“This is really self-inflicted!” Gongsun Ce laughed, “All six of you were taken down by her alone, what happened then?”
“We fought for about ten minutes, all of us fell, Kova was so scared he wet himself and ran away using his superpower.” Huang Qi said dejectedly, “That was the last time we saw him…
After we finally managed to get up, we immediately split up to search for him, but no one found him.
The person behind you was chasing Kova at the time, we could only suspect her.”
After the encounter at eight o’clock, the battle lasted for about ten minutes, which conservatively estimates that it ended close to eight-thirty.
He had met with Qin Qianbai around eight-fifty yesterday, this time could be inferred from the time he got home.
Without personal feelings, there was enough time for her to find and kill the newbie, but…
“You understand after saying all this yourself, she had no motive to kill.
She surely wouldn’t ignore you main guys and kill a timid coward who temporarily ran away, right?”
Budman was relentlessly blunt, not giving Qin Qianbai any face, “Cut the nonsense!
Since when does murder need a reason?
That woman’s state was on the verge of exploding, nothing she did would be surprising!”
Impulsive murder is indeed common, and for a superpower user in poor condition, this is an even more reasonable explanation.
Gongsun Ce didn’t voice these thoughts, but asked a few more questions, “What superpower did the missing Kova have?
Did he have any distinctive features, like noticeable clothing or jewelry?
What did he look like?”
The hooligan with yellow hair flipped through his phone for a while and found a photo with his long-haired buddy.
“This is Kova, his superpower is the Earth Tunneling Skill, he can burrow into the ground and run without a trace.” Huang Qi said, “A feature…
a feature is…
right!
That night, Kova bought a pair of new earrings.
They were unusually shaped, large, and very noticeable.”
Gongsun Ce immediately remembered what he had picked up at the scene last night, but then felt something was not quite right.
He immediately formed an ‘x’ with white material behind his back, signaling Qin Qianbai not to make a fuss.
The girl hesitated and finally held back her words.
Kardesia watched all this, curiously asking, “Um…
what’s the use of these questions?”
“Maybe meaningless, maybe very significant,” Gongsun Ce pondered, then suddenly asked another unrelated question, “You also mentioned that three senior members are missing?
Tell me who they are, I might have seen them.”
This time Budman spoke directly, staring intensely at Gongsun Ce, looking particularly serious.
“Ista, Zong Qi, Hatem, you’ve met them all, they are all veterans,” Budman growled, “This is more important than the newbie!
Do you have any leads?”
Gongsun Ce dug into his memory, he had indeed seen these veteran members, they had clashed several times in the city of the sky.
Gongsun Ce immediately used telekinesis to tap his phone in his pocket, blindly sending a message asking his brother to check the records.
Then he carefully recalled these people’s usual attire, focusing on characteristics like necklaces, nail polish, etc.
Then carefully, he pieced together these features with the scene he saw yesterday.
“…Ista had black nail polish on, Zong Qi had a gold chain on his wrist, Hatem…
a sapphire ring?”
Budman suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Gongsun Ce’s collar.
“Where are they?!” the muscular man bellowed.
Gongsun Ce pushed him away, straightened his collar, and spoke in an almost indifferent tone.
“I can answer this simple question, but please watch your attitude.”
Under the cold gazes of the Wing of Death’s members, the Daoist Master still nonchalantly narrated the harsh reality.
“Unfortunately, your comrades are no longer here.
Because all I saw were their dismembered limbs…”
“In the Thorn District last night,” Gongsun Ce said, “At the place where I met her.”