Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

The next day, Chu Chen arrived at Chang Wei's house as promised.

Chang Wei's son opened the door for Chu Chen with great enthusiasm, a stark contrast to yesterday.

"Mr. Chang, the budget is ready for today. When can we depart?"

Chu Chen stepped forward and spoke to Chang Wei.

“Young Master Chu, tomorrow I will take my son to scout out the terrain first, and the day after tomorrow I will gather the gang members to begin construction.”

"What about the housing budget?" Chu Chen continued to ask.

"I saw it yesterday. This house won't be cheap to build. It'll probably cost at least 600 taels of silver. Young Master Chu, you'd better think it over."

Looking at Chu Chen's clothes, Chang Wei figured he shouldn't be considered poor, so he offered a reasonable price.

Six hundred taels? Holy crap, that's enough for a villa!

Chu Chen readily agreed and casually gave Chang Wei a deposit of one hundred taels.

After finalizing the arrangements, I took Tiger to the West Market for some shopping and then headed towards Mashan Village.

It wasn't until noon that the two arrived at the road to Mashan Village.

This time, no one followed them. However, an uninvited guest arrived in Mashan Village.

In Wang Defa's home in Mashan Village, two men who looked like government officials were sitting swaggering in the main hall.

Wang Defa waited below with a worried expression.

"Your Excellencies, are you mistaken? Our villagers in Mashan are honest and kind. How could there be a murderer here?"

The older officer glanced at Wang Defa sideways.

"Whether it's true or not isn't up to you to decide."

Wang Defa thought to himself, "This is terrible. How could this Chu kid do such a thing? It shouldn't be like this."

However, we haven't seen Ma San for a long time. Could it be that he was really killed by Chu Wazi?

Good riddance. Who told him to cheat on you?

"Let's go, take us to Chu Chen's house and apprehend the murderer."

Left with no other choice, Wang Defa led the two men toward Chu Chen's house.

"Is Chuwazi home?" Wang Defa asked from the doorway.

"Who is it?" Li Qinglian's voice came from inside.

As the dilapidated door opened, someone said, "It's Uncle Wang. What can I do for you?"

"Um, is Chuwazi home? The two officers would like to ask him a few questions."

Li Qinglian looked behind Wang Defa as he spoke.

Two burly officers with swords at their waists stood behind Wang Defa, looking at him with smiles on their faces.

My heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something had happened to my husband?

"Uncle Wang, Chu Chen went to the city and hasn't returned home yet. Can we wait until he comes back to talk about it?"

After hearing this, Wang Defa looked at the two officers behind him with a troubled expression.

"Sirs, why don't you come to my house for a meal? He's not home."

Before the leading officer could speak, another, younger officer shouted sternly.

"Eat? What food? Chu Chen has killed many people and his crimes are heinous. Since you say you're not home, take this criminal woman away first."

Without even asking what happened, he tried to pull Li Qinglian away.

Upon hearing that Chu Chen had killed multiple people, Li Qinglian, though she roughly understood what had happened, was still quite startled.

She tried her best to remain calm and said, "My husband isn't home, sirs. How about I make you some dishes while you wait?"

"Well, since the young lady has spoken, we can wait a bit," the young officer said with a smile.

The head officer gave him a disdainful look, but helplessly sat down.

Li Qinglian turned and went into the kitchen, her mind racing, wondering what to do.

Under the pretext of borrowing rice, Li Qinglian entered her second uncle's house.

"Second Uncle, two government officials have come to the house. They say that Chu Chen has committed a murder. Please go find Chu Chen quickly and make sure he doesn't come home."

When Chu Dazhuang heard that a murder had been committed, his heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that the pawnshop's business has been exposed?

Without further ado, he instructed Li Qinglian not to be afraid and to try to calm the officials.

They headed towards the village entrance.

At this moment, Chu Chen and Hu Zi were driving a mule cart toward Mashan Village.

Not long after Chu Dazhuang went out, he saw the two of them.

"Chu boy, something bad has happened!" Chu Dazhuang said to Chu Chen in the mule cart.

"Second Uncle, don't worry, what happened?"

Chu Dazhuang recounted the whole story to Chu Chen in one breath, and only then did Chu Chen understand.

"A pawnshop? Or a casino? After a heavy rain, no one should know about the pawnshop. Could it be that someone who killed the casino left evidence, and you have a complete alibi?"

Chu Chen frowned, deep in thought about a solution.

But no matter what, he had to face it, and he felt that things weren't so simple.

So he said to Tiger, "Let's go home!"

"Ah, go home, nephew, if we go home we'll be caught by them!" Chu Dazhuang said anxiously.

"Uh, Second Uncle, we haven't broken the law, what are we afraid of? Does this Great Xia Dynasty have no laws?"

After saying that, he gave Chu Dazhuang a deep look.

Chu Dazhuang immediately understood. It seemed that his nephew must be very confident, otherwise, how could he be so calm?

The three of them hurriedly drove the mule cart back home.

Wang Defa was seen chatting with two officials outside, while Li Qinglian was busy in the kitchen, stalling for time.

Upon seeing Chu Chen return, Wang Defa waved his hand vigorously.

He wondered what was wrong with the kid. Didn't he send Chu Dazhuang to deliver the message? Why did he bring him back?

"Hey, gentlemen, how are you? I heard you're looking for a young man?"

Chu Chen ignored Wang Defa's winking and instead addressed the two officers.

"Are you Chu Chen?" the leading officer asked.

"It's down."

Chu Chen answered without any panic.

"Alright, I am Niu Er, a constable from Qingniu Town. Where were you on the eighth day of this month?"

"Sir, may I ask what brings you here? I have been a law-abiding citizen for over twenty years. Have I made some contribution that you wish to take me back to receive an award for?"

Chu Chen still acted as if he knew nothing about it.

Niu Er was filled with doubt. Could it be that this was not the person in question?

Otherwise, this person is truly a vicious and wicked individual.

However, according to the intelligence gathered, this person was a spendthrift who was completely incapable of even killing a chicken.

"On the eighth day of this month, several people from the Ma Sanhe gambling den in your village were brutally murdered in the mountains. Is this related to you?"

Niu Er asked sharply, his eyes fixed on Chu Chen, as if trying to find a flaw in his face.

"The eighth day? I was hunting wild boar in the back mountains on the eighth day. Everyone in the village can testify to that."

"Yes, on the eighth day, the wild boar was driven back in the middle of the morning, and then we ate here all day. No one from the village left the village."

Wang Defa also spoke from the side.

Hmm, there's an alibi. Could it be that he really didn't kill the person?

Moreover, according to the coroner, apart from Ma San, who was slit in the throat with a single knife, the others were all killed by unknown hidden weapons.

The method was cunning; the murderer must be highly skilled in martial arts, judging from this little chick in front of them.

Niu Er then took a deep look at the official beside him and Li Qinglian in the kitchen, and instantly understood.

The man next to me is the brother-in-law of Wang Fugui, the owner of Sanhe Casino. I guess this man has offended Sanhe Casino and is here for revenge.

At this moment, Niu Er was filled with regret. "Damn it, if you want to take revenge, then take revenge. Why did you have to drag me into it?"