NABC Chapter 117 - 117: 100, famous and hard to get by command
Chapter 117 - 117: 100, famous and hard to get by command
New Yu Era 1322, May 30th
Ling Cheng Escort Agency had become famous...
At a time when the citizens of Tongling County were terrified due to the emergence of demons, Tong Long, the Chief Escort of Ling Cheng Escort Agency, was murdered right within his own territory in the prefectural city.
Initially, Ling Cheng Escort Agency had locked down the news. The citizens only heard of his death and thought it was the work of demons, but the truth couldn't be concealed forever. The commotion that night was not small, and because Tong Long's concubine, Liu Yuzhu, was still alive, and the escort agency had
Ling Cheng Escort Agency, main hall, roaring voices filled the air, the sect members, faced with the fiery wrath of the great leader, Tong Yun, were utterly silent.
"Great leader, it's not that the brothers are inept, these doings of the Qinglong Association are secretive assassinations, and those they deal with are also characters who cannot appear in the light, plus, there's no trace of them to be followed. We searched for a day, and only found out they have assassinated fifteen people from last month until now.
But those fifteen are all sect members from lower-tier powers, Chairman Fang of the Tongling Chamber of Commerce, Boss Meng from Xinglong Horse Farm, as well as the Jia Family, Wang Family, and Liu Family. We have gone to each of their homes to inquire, and from beginning to end, they've not seen anyone from Qinglong Association, only these shattered Qinglong Tokens left behind, but all were made of bronze, and as for the silver tokens, it seems we are the first!"
Zhang Nanhe spoke with a hint of grievance, having been awake since midnight until now, and still faced with a scolding from the great leader, his mood was naturally not good.
Tong Yun's face immediately turned the color of pig liver, the silver Qinglong Token in his hand nearly distorted by his grip, a clear indication of the fury within him.
With his knowledge, it was obvious to think that if the previous fifteen were all bronze Qinglong Tokens, the first silver Qinglong Token appearing on Tong Long meant that the Qinglong Association was using his Ling Cheng Escort Agency to make a statement or perhaps, they were preparing to debut these silver tokens.
His Ling Cheng Escort Agency was a respected third-tier power and had some reputation in Xingnan Prefecture. Now, however, it had been reduced to a stepping stone for an obscure assassination group. How could he, the great leader, swallow such an insult.
At that moment, an old man with gray hair standing closest to Tong Yun stepped forward slightly.
"Great leader, please be patient. I've also looked into this Qinglong Association. It seems they make use of commoners to pass along their messages, using a different secret word each day. The protocol is to see the token and accept the job, and they don't meet the clients directly, making it indeed very hard to trace any thread of their whereabouts!"
Tong Yun's face slightly softened upon hearing the old man speak.
"Old He, do you have any thoughts?"
He Wuyou, the second strongest expert of Ling Cheng Escort Agency, currently at the Gathering Evil Phase of cultivation, had just lost a close brother and his right-hand man, Tong Yun. For now, he naturally had to save some face for He Wuyou and spoke with a slightly more eased tone, querying his suggestions.
"Since they communicate daily through secret words, and they also make use of ordinary people, unless the Prison Admin Department is willing to help us conduct a massive sweep and search among the people, it's probably impossible to find the whereabouts of the Qinglong Association!"
Tong Yun nodded, his eyes revealing a sinister gleam, and said, "Magistrate Ding is currently up to his neck dealing with the demons' issue, there's no use going to him now."
He Wuyou nodded in agreement, a sinister expression appearing on his face as he spoke softly, "Not being able to find them doesn't mean we can't deal with them. This world has more than just one assassination group. That Third Dragon Head was arrogant enough to leave behind his own name!"