Chapter 97

Su Peng heard soldiers burst into the small building and rush upstairs. However, the soldiers who rushed upstairs saw Su Peng standing next to the corpse.

"Who are you? Who is on the ground, is it Lu Sanping? What did you do to them?"

A leading soldier asked Su Peng...

...

"General, we went upstairs and found that Lu Sanping had already been killed. There was only one young man there. He claimed to be from the Black Water Army, named Su Peng. Apart from him, there was only Lu Sanping's corpse. This man was still holding a weapon... He denies killing them and wants to see you, General."

A soldier ran down and reported to General Ge Ning downstairs.

"What? Lu Sanping was killed?" The General, a middle-aged man with a beard and armor, was greatly shocked upon hearing this. He quickly walked upstairs.

Upon reaching the upstairs, Ge Ning first saw the person lying in a pool of blood. Another young man was cornered by the soldiers. He didn't pay much attention to this person at first but went forward and turned over the person lying in the blood. It was indeed Lu Sanping, who seemed to have been stabbed in the chest, with blood flowing from the wound.

Ge Ning frowned deeply, turned around, and looked at the young man, saying, "You say you are Su Peng? The Su Peng from the Black Water Army? The one who caused all the trouble recently?"

At this moment, Su Peng had no intention of fighting or escaping. He stood in the corner and nodded, saying, "Yes, it's me, Su Peng. However, the killing incident has been proven to be a misunderstanding... I just arrived, and when I came, I found it like this."

"Who would believe what you say?" Ge Ning rolled his eyes and walked up to Su Peng, saying, "Why did you come here? What happened just now? Tell me everything you know!"

Su Peng, with a clear conscience, recounted the events, omitting the part where Ling Xiaoyu informed him about this place and the person he met downstairs who looked exactly like Lu Sanping and made an appointment with him.

"A person who looks exactly like the quack doctor Lu Sanping left here? Are you trying to deceive this General?" Ge Ning, with bulging eyes, glared at Su Peng as if to intimidate him. Su Peng, with nothing to hide, met his gaze.

After a few seconds of eye contact, General Ge Ning coldly snorted. Despite his rough appearance, he had a keen mind. He noticed that Su Peng's eyes were clear and not lying, so he believed Su Peng's words to a certain extent.

"Men, quickly search the area to see if anyone resembling Lu Sanping has left. If you find him, bring him back immediately. If he resists, kill him without mercy!" Ge Ning shouted, and the soldiers immediately went to search.

"General, wasn't Lu Sanping a distinguished guest invited by the city lord? Why are you trying to capture him?" Su Peng, seeing that the General seemed to trust him, asked about his doubts.

"Distinguished guest? What distinguished guest!" Ge Ning felt aggrieved and shouted, "This quack doctor Lu Sanping has a big reputation in the martial world, but he's just a quack. Yesterday, he prescribed a medicine for the old lord, which seemed to work at first, but this morning, the old lord started coughing up blood and fell into a coma. Other doctors said that Lu Sanping's prescription yesterday stimulated the body's potential but caused severe damage. The old lord probably won't live much longer. The city lord was furious and scolded me, ordering me to capture Lu Sanping. If the old lord dies, I'm supposed to kill this quack doctor to make up for it!"

Su Peng frowned, wondering if Lu Sanping's medical skills were really that bad. According to Xie An, he was a highly skilled person who could perform face transplant surgery in ancient times.

"You, boy, are also quite unlucky. Wherever you go, people seem to die. Regardless of whether you killed Lu Sanping, you must be detained first. I'll release you once I figure out what happened!" Ge Ning glanced at Su Peng and waved his hand, "Take him away, lock him in the county prison!"

...

Two hours later, in the county prison.

Su Peng sat in the prison cell, which was covered with straw on the ground and had a dirt bed with a person's clothes on it. A few bruised and swollen thugs and gang members were smiling at him.

"Sir, do you want us to massage your back?" A thug with a black eye and messy hair asked Su Peng.

"No, don't bother me. I need to think about some things," Su Peng said. Two hours ago, he was locked in the prison. These were his cellmates, who tried to 'educate' him but were beaten up by Su Peng, making him the leader of the cell. However, Su Peng had no interest in being the leader and was thinking about the events of the day.

"I went to find Lu Sanping on a whim, so it's not related to me. It must have been an accident... But who was the person I met downstairs?"

"Although that person claimed not to be Lu Sanping, he looked exactly like the dead man and had excellent medical skills. If the person upstairs killed the city lord's father, the person downstairs might be the real Lu Sanping... Did he kill the person upstairs, and if so, why?"

Su Peng thought to himself.

"I don't have enough information to make a judgment, but he and I agreed to meet at a dilapidated temple in the southeast of Jiangning County in three days. I can ask him then... If I'm still in prison, I'll have to think of a special way to get out."

Just as Su Peng was thinking, he heard a noise from outside the prison, followed by a whistle and the warden's scolding. The prisoners seemed to be excited, as if a woman had arrived.

Su Peng looked up and saw a familiar figure following the warden, who was none other than Ling Xiaoyu.

"Big Brother Su!" Ling Xiaoyu called out.

Hearing her voice, Su Peng stood up and walked to the prison door. The warden, holding a set of keys, opened the door and said, "Su Peng, you can go."

Su Peng rubbed his wrists and walked out. Ling Xiaoyu was wearing a pink dress and holding a sword, which was the blunt sword taken from him by Ge Ning. She handed the sword to Su Peng.

"Xiaoyu, what happened? Did you ask the city lord to release me?"

After receiving the blunt sword, Su Peng asked Ling Xiaoyu.

"Yes... The leader, Ge Ning, has already reported to my uncle, who was very angry... I was afraid he would blame you for my grandfather's condition, so I spoke up to persuade him... Fortunately, my uncle, though angry, remained calm and fair. After hearing the story, he thought you were unlikely to be the murderer, but he has a bad impression of you and said..."

"What did he say about me?" Su Peng asked.

"He said you seem to be a harbinger of death, and wherever you go, people die...," Ling Xiaoyu looked at Su Peng, afraid he would be angry, and said carefully.

"Ha ha, it doesn't matter. One should be like Conan, who has the aura of causing death wherever he goes," Su Peng laughed, and Ling Xiaoyu asked, "Who is Conan?"

"A great swordsman, a killer," Su Peng said casually, then changed the topic, "Did your uncle say anything else?"

"My uncle is very perceptive. He said you are unlikely to be the murderer, but since you are involved, you have a responsibility to assist in the investigation. If there's no result in half a month, you will be punished."

Ling Xiaoyu told Su Peng, who nodded and said, "It seems I'm back to my old job as a detective in Jiangning County... But it's not a big deal."

"What do you plan to do, Big Brother Su?"

"I'll find some friends to gather information and see if there are any leads. Thank you for today, Xiaoyu, but I can't accompany you today. I have a lot to deal with recently."

Su Peng said apologetically, and Ling Xiaoyu nodded, "Big Brother Su, go ahead."

...

After leaving the county prison, Su Peng walked down the street and heard a bell ringing in his ear.

Sighing, Su Peng found an empty alley and logged out of the game.

"Those involved in the Ancient Sword Manor mission, come to the meeting!" As soon as he logged out, Su Peng heard someone shouting at the door.

Su Peng stood up from the game pod and walked to the desk, where Ning Cai and some others were already gathered.

"Everyone, here are two copies of the Ancient Sword Manor's personnel and structure. Check if there are any additions. If not, the plans will be sent to the Dragon Tooth team tomorrow... The specific attack time will be the night after tomorrow."

Ning Cai patted a stack of documents on the table and said to the people around her.

Su Peng walked over, took a copy of the plans and documents, and whistled, "The personnel configuration of the Ancient Sword Manor is quite high... But is it necessary to be so urgent?"

"It can't be delayed. This kind of mission is prone to accidents. The sooner we complete it, the sooner we get the reward," Ning Cai said. Su Peng nodded and suddenly felt someone approaching.

Turning around, he saw the first free agent of the group, Zhao Qiu, who was also taking a copy of the plans and looking at them.

"Zhao Qiu, how is your task going? Have you notified the NPCs in the game?"

Seeing Zhao Qiu come over, Ning Cai looked up and asked.

"All the necessary notifications have been made. I didn't send any messages to the Qingcheng Sect. If they knew, this mission would become a cleanup of their own sect," Zhao Qiu said, looking at the plans in his hand.

"Good, can you gather those NPCs at Qing Shan Fort by the night after tomorrow?"

Zhao Qiu nodded, and Ning Cai confirmed, "Alright, if there are no problems, take a copy of the plans and report the final intelligence tomorrow. The night after tomorrow, we will execute the final plan."

Everyone nodded and left, and Su Peng also took the plans and walked out of the Dark Falcon group's gaming room.

"Su Peng?" At this moment, Su Peng suddenly heard someone calling him from behind. He turned around and saw the first free agent of the group, Zhao Qiu.

"Yes, what's up, Brother Zhao?" Su Peng smiled and stopped to ask.

"Don't call me Brother, I'm only a few years older than you. Call me Zhao Qiu... Your game skills are impressive. In my first few months in the Dark Falcon group, I wasn't as smooth as you."

"Thanks to the experience of the seniors," Su Peng smiled, wondering why Zhao Qiu called him.

"Let's go to the rest room after dinner, have a drink, and chat," Zhao Qiu suggested casually.

"Sure," Su Peng nodded. He also wanted to get to know Zhao Qiu. Zhao Qiu nodded and said, "I'll wait for you in the rest room."

With that, he nodded and left.

"What does he want from me?" Su Peng thought to himself, holding the documents and heading to the dining hall... (To be continued. Search for Piaowen.com for faster updates and better quality!)