A moment later, the fire in Long's warehouse was put out by several seventh-level magicians.
There is still some residual fire burning at the scene, but it is no longer serious.
Cao Xuan, from Jinyi Qianhu, arrived at the scene early.
The wind is strong today and the air is dry and dry.
He was worried that sparks from the fire would ignite other buildings in the city, causing the fire to spread.
Cao Xuan was shocked and angry.
What he was angry about was that the Iron Flag Gang dared to attack the Long family in the city and set fire to it.
What was surprising was that the Iron Banner Gang had such strength, and could silently capture the Long family's warehouse, while the surrounding city guards and the guards of those wealthy families were completely unaware.
After the fire was put out, Cao Xuan saw the words "Blood Wind Thief" written on the wall.
Due to the fire, the blood on Qiang Shang had long since dried, leaving only a brown trace.
The blood words were burned into shape, making it difficult to distinguish the handwriting.
However, experts from Six Doors dug into the wall on the spot and found that the blood had seeped into the depths of the stone wall, which was similar to the writing left by the Blood Wind Thief when he committed the crime.
There were also city guards and masters from the Six Gates talking quietly around them.
"The Long family is really unlucky. They were beaten by the Iron Banner Gang during the day and suffered heavy losses, including the death of their second son. At night, they were stolen and burned down by the Blood Wind."
"I'm afraid they may have lost their vitality this time. The goods here may not exceed 80,000 taels of magic silver."
"Li Daogui acted so fast. It was only yesterday that news came out that he had recovered from his injury and sneaked back to Xiushui County. Today he took action against the Long family."
"But why are there no corpses? There is not a single corpse at the scene, including the elder of the Long family, Long Shengxie. There is no one alive or dead."
This is what makes Cao Xuan confused.
Those people in the Blood Wind Thieves don't have the habit of killing people and turning them into corpses.
What did the murderer want to cover up by removing the corpse?
At this time, a uniformed guard general came to his side and whispered quietly into his ear.
The general flag was talking about gold and silver, and not even a tael or a penny of silver was left at the warehouse. The personal weapon of Long Shengxie, the elder of the Long family, a seventh-grade rune blood-refining knife was also missing.
The murderer seemed to be seeking money——
The question is, what are the goods in this warehouse that are really valuable? How much cash is there to grab?
Cao Xuan couldn't understand, he shook his head slightly: "Send the order, search the whole city for the Blood Wind Thieves. You can talk to Mr. Li from the Sixth Gate again, and don't make matters here more complicated."
The commander-in-chief of Jin Yiwei left with understanding.
Master Qianhu's intention is clearly that it is better to do less than to do more.
This case can only be settled on the Blood Wind Thief first.
Cao Xuan sighed heavily, thinking that this was a troubled time, with one wave rising after another.
The troubles between the Bloodwind Pirates and the Nishen Banner have not yet been resolved, and another group of murderers of unknown origin have emerged.
Cao Xuan believed that this was a gang crime, otherwise it would have been impossible to kill more than 80 elite members of the Long family silently.
At this time, he glanced sideways at an old man about eight feet tall with white beard and hair thirty feet away.
The old man's appearance is very similar to that of Longheng Longsheng, with a high nose and deep eyes, and a sinister temperament.
Cao Xuan recognized that it was Long Nanshu, the head of the Long family.
Different from the Long Nanshu he had in his past impression, this old man no longer had the high spirits he had before.
At this moment, his majestic body, which was eight feet tall, looked a little stooped, his face was as pale as paper, and his facial muscles were flabby, as if he had aged dozens of years overnight.
However, in Long Nanshu's eyes, in addition to the desolation and sadness, there was also a fierce and ferocious look.
This ferocious force even spilled out, causing the moths, mosquitoes and flies around him that were attracted by the fire to fall to the ground one after another, making no more noise.
Cao Xuan's heart was trembling, and he realized that although the head of the Long family had declined, he still had some power despite his illness and old age.
The dispute over river transportation in Xiushui County is still a battle between dragons and tigers.
Cao Xuan immediately put away his thoughts and walked out without any hesitation.
The top priority of their imperial guards is still the flag of rebellion——
Other than that, nothing else matters.
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At the same time, Chu Xisheng and Chu Yunyun came to the bank of Jinshui River.
This is a tributary of the Shenxiu River, passing through the city from Xiushui County. It is an inland river in the county and is also the water source used by most people in the city.
The two of them came here to deal with some things they brought out from the warehouse.
For example, the blood stains on Chu Xisheng's body, or the big package that Chu Yunyun brought out.
The package was all gold and silver, with about three hundred taels of magic silver and about three hundred taels of 'divine gold'.
This is all the gold and silver that Chu Yunyun plundered from the warehouse. These elite soldiers of the Long family did not carry much cash with them.
However, there were a lot of banknotes. Chu Xisheng counted them and found that there were more than three thousand taels.
Chu Yunyun used her strength to break the seventh-grade rune blood refining knife she brought out into dozens of pieces, and threw the pieces far into the middle of the river.
This knife contains Long Shengxie's essence and blood, which can easily be traced by magicians.
Next, she formed a spiritual secret with both hands and summoned a ball of flame, preparing to burn all the banknotes.
"No." Chu Xisheng stopped him quickly: "There are so many banknotes, it would be a pity to burn them."
"We can't use it, so why don't we burn it?" Chu Yunyun frowned and looked at Chu Xisheng in confusion: "We cannot be greedy in our situation."
The turmoil in today's life-and-death battle was caused by greed.
"I understand." Chu Xisheng smiled slightly: "If we can't use it, it may not be used by others. I won't use it now. I can just find a place to bury it and wait until the Long family is destroyed to take it out and dispose of it."
In ancient times, banknotes were issued by banks and were divided into two types: registered and bearer.
Registered banknotes are more similar to modern passbooks. Only the owner of the banknote can go to the bank in person to verify his identity before he can exchange for money.
Bearer banknotes are much more convenient. As long as the issuing bank has a good reputation, they can be used no matter where they are.
The problem is that these banknotes also have unique markings, which are somewhat similar to modern checks.
Some special procedures are also required before you can withdraw cash from a bank.
So as long as the Long family is away for a day, these banknotes cannot be used.
The Long family can trace their origins through the bank and find their traces.
It is easy to burn the banknotes, but this will only benefit the bank.
Chu Xisheng's idea was to wait until the Long family was destroyed before selling these banknotes at a discount.
Ordinary people can't make banks obediently cough up money, but the same cannot be said for the rich and powerful.
Chu Yunyun understood what Chu Xisheng meant, and she was also reluctant to destroy these banknotes.
She meditated for a moment, then followed the current and dug a deep hole under the stone bridge nearby, and buried the banknotes in it.
Next is the more than three hundred taels of gold and silver.
These silver and gold ingots all have the word "long" imprinted on them.
This is easy. Chu Yunyun kneaded it casually and rolled all the gold and silver into a round ball shape, leaving no trace left.
When you want to use it in the future, you can knock off a little bit and use it as broken silver and gold.
The two of them finished cleaning up their hands and washing away all the smell in the river before returning to Zhengyang Martial Arts Hall.
As soon as Chu Xisheng returned home, she fell asleep and entered the virtual space.
In fact, he was mentally and physically exhausted and could no longer hold on.
There were three life-and-death contests during the day, and another murder and arson attack at night, which almost exhausted all his energy.
However, virtual training not only does not consume energy, but also has an excellent recovery effect.
Practicing swordsmanship in a tired state is also beneficial to sharpening his mind.
But just in the early morning, Chu Xisheng was in a dreamland and saw small fireworks exploding in his eyes.
There were more than twenty flowers in total, which raised his martial arts points to twenty-two in just a moment.
Chu Xisheng was stunned for a while, wondering what the Hu brothers had done to increase his martial arts points so exaggeratedly?
This chapter has been completed!