Chapter 209 - 64: Begin_2
"Second Elder." Several guest elders stood in the hall, looking at the elderly man seated in the first armchair on the right, and complained: "It’s been a month already. When will we find them? It’s almost New Year, and there’s no end in sight. Could it be that the Inspector is just toying with us?"
"We’re just buzzing around like flies, with no leads at all. I think the Hong family must have taken their fortune and entered the Upper City. We’ll never find them searching like this."
Another guest elder who often followed the Inspector to investigate everywhere was exhausted and wore a mournful face: "In over a month, we’ve turned Yanghua upside down, even discerning the gender of rat nests. Elder, this is too difficult."
The old man pursed his lips, listened to their complaints, and comforted them: "Be patient. The Inspector is also searching everywhere, even checking the desolate islands outside Huai River, without a moment’s rest. Once it’s fully resolved, I’ll make sure you all get a twenty percent increase in your salary."
Hearing this, they reluctantly accepted and stopped complaining.
It was nearing noon, but few martial artists had returned to the hall, as they were still scouring for clues about the Hong family.
At this time, a gaunt and elderly man in a black robe silently slipped into the Pei Family Garden.
This person was none other than the Ghost Taoist lurking in the shadows.
He moved like an invisible specter, with the courtyard walls posing no obstacle to his feet. With a few leaps, he covered several hundred meters, heading straight for the Pei Family Hall.
About half an incense stick’s time later.
The Ghost Taoist stood in the shadow of a rockery, looking from afar at the crowded Pei Family Hall.