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Xiao Ce pondered for a moment: "They're definitely not friends."

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Frank nodded in agreement: "That's right, Brother Ce, it seems we're on the same page. I think so too..."

"On the contrary, you feel that they are harming us?"

After listening to Frank's words, Xiao Ce nodded in agreement: "That's right, I think so too... Boss Frank, it's actually beneficial for us that these people have run away. After all, once they're out there, they'll have to find various forces, and then they'll stall for time, hold all sorts of meetings, and that delay could take at least a few months, or even half a year..."

"That's enough for us to prepare! Besides, they might become suspicious of each other. They might even disagree on how to deal with us. But right now, they're all dead..."

“Once these people are all dead, they'll come after us desperately... At that point, there might be no turning back... That would be seen as provoking them…”

Frank said to Xiao Ce, "That's right... Brother Ce, so according to what you're saying, it's clear that this wasn't your arrangement?"

After hearing Frank's words, Xiao Ce quickly replied, "That's right, that's exactly it... If I wanted them to die, I would have arranged it in advance, and wouldn't have given them a chance to escape... I just let those who could escape run away..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Frank quickly said, "Then, Brother Ce... what do you think..."

Xiao Ce shook his head: "I don't know either... Let's see what Da Lei's analysis is when he gets here."

Frank nodded.

About two hours later, Da Lei walked over with a not-so-good expression.

Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "Da Lei, how are you? Are you feeling nauseous? You look so pale, why don't you take a break?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Da Lei nodded with a smile: "No need...no need...this is nothing at all...my pale face isn't because I'm disgusted..."

After listening to Da Lei's words, Xiao Ce asked with a puzzled look, "Did you gain anything?"

Da Lei nodded to Xiao Ce, then said, "Indeed, sir, this result is truly hard to accept..."

Xiao Ce looked at Da Lei with slight surprise: "Oh? Hard to accept? Who are these people?"

Da Lei nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "Almost everyone in the entire city of Lingas is here."

Xiao Ce was clearly surprised after hearing Da Lei's words.

"Oh? They have names and surnames? Who are they?"

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "First, there's John Jonard, the acting president of the Western Guild, along with the four presidents of the Lingas City Management Association, and representatives from six of the twelve families. The rest are practically their trusted servants..."

Xiao Ce was utterly astonished after hearing Da Lei's words...

Frank looked surprised and said, "This... Mr. Lei, how did you recognize them? I've seen those corpses before... Even if you could see through the skin, it would be very difficult to tell who was who. Mr. Lei, do you have some kind of technique?"

After listening to Frank's words, Xiao Ce asked Da Lei with great curiosity, "Yes, Da Lei, although I knew in advance that you have some abilities, I am really curious about how you knew."

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Da Lei spoke up from the side, "I don't have any extraordinary abilities... The murderer told me these things..."

Da Lei's cryptic remark surprised Frank, who asked, "Oh? The murderer told you that?"

Xiao Ce asked Da Lei, "Da Lei, speak properly..."

Xiao Ce thought that Da Lei was just making a fuss.

As a result, Da Lei said with a wry smile, "Sir, I'm not making this up... It's true... The murderer told me."

"It was on the back of those human skins that their names were engraved..."

After hearing what Da Lei said, Xiao Ce and Frank listened.

Then it dawned on him: "I see..."

Da Lei continued, "Not only that, those names were even written in the Xiao Kingdom's script..."

Xiao Ce understood what Da Lei meant when he heard Da Lei say that.

"Really?"

Da Lei nodded: "That's right. Moreover, based on my careful examination over the past few days, I've come to a conclusion... that all these hundreds of people died at the hands of one person..."

Hearing Da Lei say this, everyone present was astonished.

Frank looked at Da Lei with astonishment and said, "Mr. Da Lei, are you kidding me? All these people were killed by one person? How is that possible? There are hundreds of people here. Even if they just stood there without resisting, it would take one person a while to kill them... This is against common sense."

Da Lei nodded: "I can be very certain of that... Sir, do you remember the person that Yin Pan'er and the others sent out in the arena?"

Xiao Ce narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded.

Da Lei couldn't possibly be lying to him. So, this matter really is as Da Lei said.

It really was Yin Pan'er who sent people to do it.

But how could Yin Pan'er use such cruel methods?

Frank then said to Xiao Ce, "Brother Ce, do you know who did it?"

Xiao Ce nodded, then said to Frank, "Boss Frank, not bad, I have a general direction now..."

Xiao Ce asked Da Lei, "Da Lei, have you made any other discoveries?"

Da Lei shook his head: "That's all! That's all the information..."

Then, Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "No... speaking of news, there really is another piece of news. It should be considered good news..."

Frank and Xiao Ce looked at Da Lei with curiosity, without interrupting him.

Da Lei continued, "So, although these people fled from Lingasri in a panic, they took a lot of valuables with them. The things they were carrying were neatly piled up in a warehouse at the port, filled with boxes... I tried opening a few of the outer boxes, and they contained some valuable paintings and calligraphy, as well as some antiques that looked extremely valuable. Although I don't know much about these Western things."

"However, the things they're carrying on their escape must be incredibly expensive..."

Frank nodded after listening: "Killing without taking the goods? Brother Ce, are you sure he's not your friend?"

Xiao Ce gave a wry smile and said to Frank, "Boss Frank, didn't you just analyze it? Killing these people would definitely do more harm than good for me... Let's go take a look first!"