Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 153 The Evil Guest at Midnight
The old butler was quite efficient and quickly found out the whole story.

Bai Xiaohe's husband died suddenly the day before yesterday. This was nothing serious, but her mother thought there was something wrong.

The neighbors also wondered how such a healthy young man could suddenly be gone.

After some instigation, his mother reported the matter to the authorities that same day.

At first, the government did not take it seriously and arranged for a coroner to perform an autopsy.

The results were shocking when they came out.

He died of arsenic poisoning.

Bai Xiaohe was immediately arrested and tortured, and her final confession was that she had an affair with Yang Wenju and that she poisoned her husband at Yang Wenju's instruction.

Chu Danqing listened to the whole process and thought that if there was no torture, it would be very reasonable.

During the period when the mansion was sealed, Chu Danqing also asked the people in the kitchen of Yang Mansion, and they all said that Bai Xiaohe had never seen Yang Wenjuan many times.

"Brother Chu, Mr. Yang wouldn't really be committing adultery with that Bai Xiaohe, right?" Wei Chuyi asked unconfidently.

Chu Danqing was about to answer when he saw Dabao tiptoeing to the window.

He and Wei Chuyi found an inn to stay in. It was already eight o'clock in the evening and it had gotten dark.

Then I saw a man in night clothes open the window lightly, then flip over and enter the house.

The person who came here acted suspiciously and definitely had bad intentions.

Dabao was stuck in the blind spot of the opponent's vision.

"I haven't even gone to bed yet. It's too bold of you to come in." Chu Danqing said.

This person sneered and said, "A powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Your origin may be extraordinary, but this is Linyuan City."

"My advice to you is, if you have something to do, do it quickly, and then get out of here."

"Don't get involved in Yang Wenju's affairs, otherwise you'll offend someone you shouldn't offend, and even returning home will be difficult."

Chu Danqing originally thought that the other party was here to rob him of his money. After all, he didn't look like he was short of money, so it was understandable whether he was robbing or stealing.

But he never expected that it would be about Yang Wenjuan.

This means that the so-called adultery is just a false accusation, and the other party has deeper reasons behind it.

So far, as long as there is no interference from higher-level forces and powers, Yang Wenju has no chance of turning things around.

But he felt it was not safe enough, so he sent people to threaten him again.

Chu Danqing could guess that he was not the only one who was threatened.

"What I want to know more is who is behind you," said Chu Danqing.

Dabao stretched out his palm and grabbed the opponent's crown from behind, his sharp claws hanging down, blocking the opponent's vision.

The man couldn't help but swallow his saliva and didn't dare to act rashly.

The sharp claws just embedded in his skin made him feel sharp, and the other party could easily crush his head.

Seeing this, Wei Chuyi cleverly pulled off the black cloth covering the man's face, revealing his true appearance.

"It's you, Chen Gou from the Qinglong Society!" Wei Chuyi immediately recognized the other party.

This man is a small leader of the Qinglong Society and is in charge of their street.

His style of doing things is naturally domineering and overbearing, and many people want to skin him alive and eat his flesh.

But due to his status and outstanding martial arts, no one can afford to offend him.

Chen Gou, realizing his identity had been exposed, immediately said, "Sir, the Qinglong Society is not afraid of anyone in Linyuan City except the officials."

"Just pretend I wasn't here today. I'll come to your house tomorrow to apologize."

Chu Danqing smiled and said, "How do you know I'm not an official?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Gou's face changed drastically.

In fact, when I saw Chu Danqing's appearance and temperament, I was mentally prepared for this.

But he had never heard of any official resigning.

If he doesn't step down, there will be no job for the new master.

However, he couldn't figure out whether what Chu Danqing said was true or not.

"Since you are the master in the city, I am sorry for offending you by speaking too much." Chen Gou could not prove that what Chu Danqing said was true, but he also had no way to prove that what Chu Danqing said was false.

"You came to take office, and you must have played a part in this."

"You interfered in Yang Wenju's affairs, not only damaging your own pocket, but also the pockets of other gentlemen."

"Since you haven't taken office yet, just turn a blind eye to this matter. You can get help from other gentlemen when you get promoted in the future."

Chen Gou seemed to say a lot, but he didn't reveal much useful information. In fact, he was still threatening, but in a more tactful way.

"You believe everything I say. You are too naive to be a leader." Chu Danqing couldn't help but smile.

There is another secret behind Yang Wenju's affairs.

Either Bai Xiaohe's husband discovered some secrets and implicated Yang Wenju, or Yang Wenju really found something that was enough to threaten the top leaders of Linyuan City.

"So what? You are an official, so you can use us."

"You are not an official, so who would believe what you said?" Chen Gou was not stupid and left room for himself.

As a small leader of a gang, he has his own way of survival.

"That makes sense." Chu Danqing agreed with him, "But this is not something you should consider."

"Tell me everything you know, and I'll spare your life. You can escape at night."

Chen Gou remained silent upon hearing this. It wasn't because he was a man of great loyalty, but because he didn't know much, and besides, his wife and children were still around.

You can escape alone, but you definitely can't leave the city with your family.

"Give me some hints and I'll get you out of the inn safely." Chu Danqing sighed, indicating that he was not embarrassed.

After hearing this, Chen Gou thought for a moment and said, "I only know that on the fifth day of every month, at the end of the Hai hour, three ships would dock and leave at the end of the Chou hour."

"I really don't know anything more than that. I was only assigned to guard duty once, and I have no idea what was transported inside."

"Yang Wenju's imprisonment and Ge Da's death may be related to this."

"As for asking me to warn you, sir, this was ordered by the higher-ups. I was just following the words they gave me." The message Chen Gou gave also had a subtle meaning.

The shipping on the fifth day of every month involves not only the Qinglong Society’s canal transport, but also government officials.

Only some core personnel knew about it, and the vast majority of personnel were on the periphery as guards.

If Chu Danqing really went over to kill him, he would definitely not be able to come out alive.

"No more?" Chu Danqing continued to ask.

Chen Gou shook his head: "No more."

He had said what he needed to say, and he could not say the rest.

Otherwise, it would not be just him who died, but his entire family.

"Okay, go back to where you came from." After Chu Danqing finished speaking, Dabao withdrew his hand from Chen Gou's head.

This made Chen Gou breathe a sigh of relief, and he immediately bowed and said, "Since the message has been delivered, I will take my leave first."

After saying that, he left through the window.

After he left the inn, Chu Danqing summoned several ghost babies.

"Wait until he goes back and reports, then we can deal with it cleanly." After Chu Danqing said this, the ghost baby immediately followed Chen Gou.

Broken promise? Of course not.

If Chen Gou told everything, Chu Danqing would definitely not kill him.

But he only gave Chu Danqing a hint, and Chu Danqing let him leave the inn safely as agreed.

After leaving the inn, Chu Danqing fulfilled his promise.

They even sneaked into his house and threatened him. If he didn't have some ability, they would probably kill him and rob him.

Chu Danqing certainly couldn't let him go just like that. He had to see if he could follow the clues to find the person at a higher level.

Chu Danqing was not afraid that doing so would alert the enemy. The Qinglong Society was such a powerful force, where could he run to?
About three hours later, the ghost babies came back.

Everyone was talking at once as they described it to Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing didn't understand baby language very well, so he asked Dabai, who was also a baby, to translate for him.

With the help of translation and body language, Chu Danqing quickly understood what the ghost babies meant.

Probably, everyone has been dealt with, and the court will open tomorrow to sentence him to death.

The second thing is to retrieve the nautical chart from Yang Wenju as soon as possible.

"Smuggling, sea charts." Chu Danqing narrowed his eyes. What else could such a shameful ship do at night except smuggling?
Not to mention that Chen Gou also mentioned the purse.

[Side Quest: Overturn the verdict in court within seven days and clear Yang Wenju and Bai Xiaohe's name]

[Trial Difficulty: A-Level (Heroic)]

[Trial Reward: Paradise Points x 10000, Attribute Points +4]

[Trial Failed: Paradise Points -20000, Random Attribute -1]

Thoughts emerged, and the mission of Paradise followed, and it was A-level.

Chu Danqing subconsciously wanted to accept it, but when he looked at it again, he felt it was very troublesome.

The court overturned the verdict and cleared their name???

It's okay to let him fight and kill, but it's really difficult to do this kind of work to overturn a verdict.

The difficulty lies in the word "court", otherwise it will not reach A level whether it is overturning the verdict or clearing the name.

This matter involves the interests of the top leaders of Linyuan City. What he has to face is not a person who abuses his power for personal gain and breaks the law, but an entire interest group.

Not only does it require sufficient military force to protect itself, but it also requires sufficient power and network of relationships to enforce it.

Summoning Guo Ming to speed through the mission by force may not be possible, as this mission does not look like a force-based one at all.

Obviously, Paradise took into consideration that Chu Danqing had an ally in Guo Ming, whose military strength exceeded the reserve level, and therefore made corresponding restrictions.

After completion, the supplement of the side quests to the trial quests will definitely enable Chu Danqing to make substantial progress in his assessment.

For example, the clues of the Nine Cauldrons Diagram.

"I still believe in that saying, 'The righteous will have many supporters, while the unrighteous will have few.'" Chu Danqing thought to himself and chose to accept it.

Force cannot solve problems directly but it can solve them indirectly, and the use of force to deter others will never be out of date.

"After being coerced and bribed tonight, the people from the Yang Mansion will definitely change their confession."

"As an outsider, it's hard for me to get them to tell the truth."

"Even if we do convince them, we can't guarantee their safety."

"We can only break the deadlock from other levels." Chu Danqing said. Wei Chuyi, who was standing beside him, looked at the candlelight thoughtfully after hearing his four words.

(End of this chapter)