I Just Won't Play by the Book - Chapter 129

Chapter 129 Train of Thought Became Clear

The serious attitude of the two big shots when handling the business made Jiang Beiran admire them very much. In a situation where almost everyone in the Sect of Masked Moon could be a suspect, they did not seek the help of their subordinates. Therefore, the pile of names on the table was meticulously organized by them. The name list listed all the potential suspects. Both leaders were really resourceful and hard working. They could definitely be called two “wise masters.”.

After analyzing the list for a while, Jiang Beiran suddenly caught a name.

( Huang Yuanqing ] Jiang Beiran looked at Guan Shi’an and said, “Sect Master Guan, can you tell me more about Sect Master Huang?”

But before Guan Shi’an could say anything, Yin Jianghong answered first, “Let me tell you about that. When your Sect Master Lu flew into rage, six of our demonic cult masters went to stop him. Then, the other righteous Sect Masters immediately came to help your Sect Master Lu.”

“And from the answers of the Sect Masters and the cult masters who participated in the conflict at that time, the other righteous Sect Masters mainly protected your Sect Master Lu. Only Huang Yuanqing attacked all the demonic cult masters with his mystic energy. Some of the demonic cult masters who didn’t join the fight were hurt by him.”

As soon as Yin Jianghong finished speaking, Guan Shi’an said, “But Yuanqing has a good relationship with your Sect Master. I think he is just trying to protect his friend.”

Yin Jianghong clicked her tongue in disdain. “I think you’re just trying to protect him. His actions are obviously trying to drag more people down with him and make the situation even more chaotic!”

“When have I ever protected him? I just said a possibility. Why are you so agitated?” “When did I get agitated? I refuted your words very calmly.”

While the two big shots were arguing, Jiang Beiran’s train of thought suddenly cleared up.

After the incident, there was still one thing that kept bothering him. He clearly had no contact with that Ren Qiuyan at all, but she kept triggering options, and the danger level kept jumping higher and higher.

Now that he thought about it, the reason why any interaction with her would be dangerous was very likely because of her Sect Master, Huang Yuanqing!

From the fact that Huang Yuanqing had specially brought her along to congratulate him at the last banquet, it could be seen that Sect Master Huang must have doted on Ren Qiuyan very much. Otherwise, why would she bring along a disciple during such a private meeting.

Following this train of thought, Jiang Beiran recalled that the first time Ren Qiuyan triggered the option. It happened when Shi Fenglan wanted him to send Ren Qiuyan back to the Sect of Crimson Afterglow

The second time was when Ren Qiuyan wanted to join their “gambling” game.

According to the current situation, if he had agreed to let Ren Qiuyan join, they would become closer. Then, she might have known that he had obtained the Immortal Feather Robe. After that, she would have told Huang Yuanqing intentionally or unintentionally. Assuming that Huang Yuanqing was in cahoots with Yu Yangrong, Yu Yangrong might have gotten this information. If that was the case, he would not attack Jiang Beiran. Instead, he would find another target.

Furthermore, when they were at the banquet, the difficulty of the option that teaching Ren Qiuyan to play Go had increased to earth grade. It was very likely that after he had agreed, Huang Yuanqing would arrange for him for a more dangerous plan. If he wanted to escape or resist, he would have to clash with a mystic emperor realm expert.

The more Jiang Beiran thought about it, the more clues he had. Although there were many imaginary factors, coupled with the situation described by Yin Jianghong, Huang Yuanqing was indeed very suspicious!

When Jiang Beiran came back to his senses, he found that the two big shots had stopped arguing and were looking at him. “Have you thought of something?” asked Yin Jianghong. Jiang Beiran nodded and replied, “I also think that this Sect Master Huang is indeed suspicious.”

Guan Shi’an could not help but frown when he heard this, but he still said calmly, “I don’t know why you think so, little friend.”

Jiang Beiran thought for a moment and said, “I thought that if the other party planned to overturn the entire Fengzhou, then they would not just depend on some middle-level management and the disciples to carry out the plan. The instigation of the higher-ups would be the main driving force to their plan, and this Sect Master Huang fit the role.”

Yin Jianghong slammed the table and said, “Exactly! We will bring him here tomorrow and interrogate him properly.” “Cult Master Yin, you are too impatient. We are just speculating now, and you want to arrest him? Or do you just want to have fun by torturing the members of righteous sects?”

“Guan Shi’an, what do you mean? I am just stating the facts. Do you think there is nothing wrong with Huang Yuanqing?” “I won’t let you arrest him without any concrete evidence.” “You stubborn old man! We can get concrete evidence by capturing him!”

“You’re putting the cart before the horse!”

“Well, how do you think we should find the evidence?”

“We’ll investigate it slowly, of course.”

“Investigate slowly? The righteous sects and demonic cults of Fengzhou will be exterminated by then!”

“Ha! It seems that you are determined to extort a confession from our Sect Master.”

“Your words are laced with sarcasm. Do you think that I am taking the opportunity to suppress your position?”

“Yes! Demonic cults always do this kind of thing!”

As the quarrel became intense, the aura of the two mystic master level experts gradually increased. Although Mu Yao, who was sitting next to Yin Jianghong, wanted to persuade them, she was suppressed by their aura. She could not speak at all.

Soon, the argument between the two mystic master level experts became even more intense, and they gradually deviated from the topic.

“Your righteous sect takes pleasure in killing our demonic cult disciples all day long! Do you admit this matter?!”

“Take pleasure? Your demonic cult’s disciples committed a heinous crime first. Our righteous sect’s disciples have no choice but to kill them for justice.” “I think you’re just an old fool! Have you gone crazy from your closed-door cultivation? Go down the mountain and take a look! See how arrogant and despotic your righteous sect disciples are now! They dare to kill our demonic cult disciples with just a random accusation.”

“I’ve seen as much as you do! Do you want me to tell you how your demonic cult’s disciples ran amok in Fengzhou?”

“Ha! I’m afraid that your subordinates are exaggerated. How long has it been since you’ve gone out to take a look?”.

“Aren’t you the same? I’m afraid you’ve been in closed-door cultivation longer than I have.”

“The number of times I’ve traveled in… forget it, you won’t believe me even if I tell you.” After saying that, Yin Jianghong looked at Jiang Beiran and said, “Beiran, you have the most right to speak about this matter. You can comment on it. Is Fengzhou now a place where righteous sect disciples run amok or where my demonic cult disciples did all kinds of evil deeds?”

“Sigh… no, if you two want to keep quarreling, then go ahead. Why do you have to drag me into this mess?” Jiang Beiran, who was originally in the mode of watching a show, suddenly felt agitated when he was forcefully became a “referee”.

In fact, ever since he heard from Lu Yinlong that the Gathering of Young Heroes was going to continue, Jiang Beiran felt that not only did the two righteous sect and demonic cult magnates resolve the misunderstanding, but they also even came to some sort of deal.

Otherwise, why would they still insist on continuing this competition when they could not get along at all? It was obvious that they wanted to re-establish the relationship between the two sides. Therefore, it didn’t matter if the two magnates loved each other or hated each other. After all, they must have some common interests to maintain, so it wouldn’t affect them even if they quarreled.

“But why do I have to drag myself into more troubles?’ In that instant, Jiang Beiran’s impression of Yin Jianghong instantly dropped by a large margin. It was really too deceptive.

At this moment, Guan Shi’an also nodded and said, “That’s right. As a disciple, you definitely know better than us. Come, don’t have any scruples. Please share your evaluation on the righteous sects and demonic cults.”

“F*ck… Both of you are deceptive.”

Just as Jiang Beiran was thinking about how to change the topic, two options suddenly appeared in front of him.

[ Option 1: Change the topic. Reward for completion: Black Heaven Fist (middle tier black grade)]

[ Option 2: Tell me about the Yellow Gang. Reward for completion: Random basic skill points + 1] “Hmm…?”

The option 2 really made Jiang Beiran stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized something.

Therefore, under the gaze of the two magnates, Jiang Beiran looked at Yin Jianghong and said, “I wonder if Cult Master Yin knows about the Yellow Gang.”

[ Chosen quest completed. Reward: Alchemy +

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“Yellow Gang?” Yin Jianghong thought for a moment and shook his head. “I’m not very sure.”

“This is a gang that has risen in the Rivernorth District in recent years. They bully and dominate the market and commit many evil deeds. There are often righteous sect disciples who go to eliminate them, but many of them disappeared for unknown reason.”

After encountering the Yellow Gang and having conflicts with them, Jiang Beiran naturally wanted to understand this potential threat. So, he did some research on this Yellow Gang. He found that this Yellow Gang was a just bait to fish out the righteous sect disciples.

He originally thought that this was a way for the demonic cult to attack the righteous sect disciples. However, after getting to know the leader of the demonic cult, Yin Jianghong, and the system’s option, he suddenly had a new guess about this Yellow Gang.

After hearing Jiang Beiran’s words, Guan Shi’an stroked his beard and said with satisfaction, “Did you hear that? Your demonic cult went through a lot of trouble to deal with our righteous disciples.”

Seeing Yin Jianghong fall into deep thought, Jiang Beiran said again, “Cult Master Yin, Sect Master Guan, what I actually want to say is the person who established Yellow Gang is probably someone who wants to provoke the war between the righteous sect and the demonic cult.”

Yin Jianghong nodded slowly after listening. “The Yellow Gang… I know. It seems that my prestige as the leader of the demonic cult is not enough.” After listening to Yin Jianghong’s words, Jiang Beiran suddenly felt that Fengzhou was going to be in a big trouble.

Judging from the current situation, Jiang Beiran could basically confirm that Yin Jianghong was obviously interested in cooperating with Guan Shi’an. As the leaders of the righteous sect and demonic cult, the cooperation between Guan Shilan and Yin Jianghong naturally represented the cooperation between the entire righteous sects and demonic cults. Although it sounded ridiculous, it was indeed happening in front of him.

In that case, when Yin Jianghong intended to cooperate with the righteous sect, the existence of the Yellow Gang was very discordant.

At this time, Guan Shi’an stroked his beard with satisfaction and said, “Cult Master Yin, it seems that you really don’t know much about what’s going on down there.”

At this time, Yin Jianghong had no intention to quarrel with Guan Shi’an. After thinking for a moment, he said, “I’ll deal with the Yellow Gang, but what’s more important now is how to deal with Huang Yuanqing.”