Since the Black Shark Gang was destroyed, the imperial court took over the follow-up investigation, and the Jingguo soldiers could not get any useful information at all.

However, the government found out that it was the Chen family from the Qingping Chamber of Commerce who cooperated with the Black Shark Gang in smuggling Tianlei Bang in Qingping City.

The Chen family was also closed down by the government last week and everyone was imprisoned. However, before being interrogated by the Ministry of Punishment, the head of the Chen family, Chen Haiping, committed suicide by taking poison in prison.

As for the rest of the Chen family, they had no idea about the smuggling of Tianleihong. From the housekeeper to the porter, they all followed orders.

After this, the clue to Chen Haiping was broken.

Gu Hao stood outside the Chen Mansion, looked at the gate sealed by the government, and sighed.

He had just come out of it. The Chen family had been ransacked last week. Now it was empty and in a mess. Basically everything that could be moved had been moved away, leaving no useful clues.

As for the records of the Chen family's confiscation, Gu Hao obtained it from Yan Menna. After careful review, he also found no clues.

The Black Shark Gang and the Chen family are having troubles one after another, and the traitors from the Leihuo Sect must have noticed it. It will be even more difficult to investigate from within the Leihuo Sect.

In the alley opposite the Chen Mansion, there was an old man selling fruit at a stall. He saw Gu Hao stopping in front of the Chen family gate and kindly reminded him: "Young hero, are you here to see Mr. Chen in the Chen Mansion?

If so, the old man advises the young hero to leave quickly, otherwise he may be implicated."

Gu Hao looked at the old man. He was sixty or seventy years old, with a wrinkled face and pale beard. He was carrying two baskets on a pole, which were full of citrus.

"Old man, do you know what happened to the Chen family?"

"I don't know what happened to the Chen family recently. They got into trouble. The house was confiscated not long ago. I don't know the specific details of the old man. He is just a fruit seller."

"Old man, have you always been selling fruit here?"

The old man sighed: "Well, the old man has been here for more than ten years. He has watched the Chen family become more prosperous day by day, with an endless stream of customers. Many people will buy some fruits here. Now that the Chen family is gone, the old man's business

It’s getting worse day by day, and I’ll probably have to move somewhere soon.”

The Chen family is a wealthy family in Qingping City. Who would have thought that they would be gone if they didn’t?

"Old man, you have been here for so long, do you ever remember that anyone special entered the Chen Mansion?" Gu Hao asked, since there were no other clues anyway.

"Sir, I'm just an old man selling fruit. I really don't know anything." The old man quickly denied, looking at Gu Hao with a somewhat frightened look.

Gu Hao explained with a smile: "Don't worry, old man, I'm not from the government. If you really don't know, forget it."

After speaking, Gu Hao took out a few pieces of broken silver and put them into the basket.

"This..." The old man looked at the broken silver and hesitated, but finally said: "The old man saw Er Gouzi entering Chen's house last month."

"Er Gouzi?"

"Er Gouzi is a ruffian in our city. He idles around all day and does not do his job. It is said that he is still working with Iron Beard outside the city."

Gu Hao understood why the old man said this. After all, ruffians like Ergou were not qualified to enter the Chen Mansion under normal circumstances. It would indeed be a bit strange to be able to enter.

"Old man, it's freezing cold here. Go home early."

Gu Hao once again threw out a few pieces of broken silver and left. He didn't know Ergouzi, but Tie Beard had some impressions.

When he doesn't have any tasks, Gu Hao spends his days reading, listening to books in the teahouse in the morning, and listening to music in the afternoon.

There was a notice board outside the hook, and some government notices would be posted on it. He remembered that there seemed to be a reward notice posted on it, and there was a picture of a fierce-looking man on it.

Gu Hao came to the notice board and tore off the reward notice. His memory was correct. This ugly man was named Iron Beard.

Iron Beard, a ninth-level martial artist, often haunts the Tianshi Forest outside Qingping City, and is a bandit leader by profession.

Tianshilin is a bamboo forest ten kilometers away from Qingping City.

The next day, early morning,

When Gu Hao arrived at Tianshi Forest, it was still early and the fog had not yet dispersed. A thick milky white fog shrouded the bamboo forest.

Wisps of sunlight penetrate into the forest like sharp swords, flickering in and out of the thick fog, making the bamboo forest look a bit dreamy.

The breeze swept by, and the bamboo forest swayed with the wind, making rhythmic sounds, which was very beautiful.

Before Gu Hao had time to listen, a man's curse came from the bamboo forest: "You stinky girl who doesn't know how to live or die, how dare you come to your grandpa's territory to steal things, grandpa thinks you don't want to live anymore!"

"Big Beard, has anyone ever told you that when you are angry and blush, you look like a monkey's butt, haha~"

The girl's laughter is as clear as a silver bell and full of spiritual energy.

"Damn stinky girl, I'm so angry with you, don't run away if you can!"

"Don't chase after you if you have the ability~"

As soon as he finished speaking, a girl in red suddenly emerged from the bamboo forest.

This girl is eighteen or nineteen years old, with a round oval face and bright eyes. She has a bun and two braids fluttering in the wind.

The girl wears a pink tube top, a red shawl, and a short skirt on the lower body, which is very convenient for movement. There are small pompon balls hanging on the deerskin boots. There is a smile on her face, revealing two cute smile holes, and her whole body is full of aura.

Youthful and lively atmosphere.

The moment Gu Hao saw the girl, he was stunned.

He recognized the girl at a glance, but he didn't know if the girl recognized him.

When the girl saw someone in front of her, she immediately called for help: "Young hero, help me, there is a bearded man who wants to do evil to me."

In fact, the girl didn't look at the man in front of her seriously at all, she was talking and running.

When the girl passed by Gu Hao, she suddenly looked back with a little confusion in her eyes.

Gu Hao did not turn around to look at the girl. All the girl saw was her back.

The girl's Qinggong was pretty good, and she ran past him in just a few breaths.

Then a figure emerged from the bamboo forest again. It was a tall and thick man with a beard and an ugly appearance.

The man's face was red because of his anger. Indeed, as the girl said, it looked like a monkey's butt.

"You bastard, get out of here, or I'll chop you up too!" The bearded man raised his steel knife and executed a devastating Huashan-style split.

If he were a ninth-rate martial artist, he might really be forced back by the bearded man's momentum.

Is Gu Hao a ninth-rate martial artist?

The answer is yes, so Gu Hao just turned sideways slightly, as if making way for the bearded man.

But when the bearded man passed by, he gently stretched out his right leg.

With a "plop" sound, the bearded man lay on the ground in the posture of a dog eating shit. He ran fast, fell hard, and ate a mouth full of dirt.

"Ahem... bah bah bah!"

The bearded man got up in embarrassment and spat out the mud in his mouth.

Then, the bearded man shouted: "You brat, you are so brave, you actually dare to attack your grandpa. As soon as he sees that you are that stinky girl's concubine, grandpa will kill you first!"

Until this moment, Big Beard still did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

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Chapter completed!