Book 16: Chapter 59
“Brother Wang San is dead?”
Since Tang Ye could not determine how the pale Hong Jiu was feeling, he chose to wait for a while before sharing the information he heard from Song Yanluo. Hong Jiu remained wordless even after Tang Ye finished, only to roar as he charged onto the street, scaring bystanders off. Tang Ye knew that it was impossible to stop Hong Jiu, so waited for the latter to return later at night.
Hong Jiu returned reeking of alcohol, but he looked to be in a stable mood. “Does anyone else know?”
Tang Ye shook his head.
“Hmm… Brother Wang San is Marquis Dubu’s son. The fact that he died on his way to Hangzhou means that someone is trying to cast the blame on Hangzhou.”
That was a take that Tang Ye did not expect. Nobody could have been certain if Marquis Dubu would remain as a recluse and stay silent after learning about the loss of his son. More importantly, regardless of how he was ridiculed or ignored, he ruled Dark Robe Brotherhood and had insisted on holding onto the reins.
Indeed, Dark Robe Brotherhood no longer had any place in the martial world. That did not mean that their centuries-long foundations had ceased to exist, though. Nobody could reliably imagine what sort of stir they would cause and what sort of turmoil Hangzhou would be plunged into if Dark Robe Brotherhood returned to the pugilistic world.
One perplexing question was, why Hangzhou? In spite of how green he still was, Tang Ye could see that the tension building in Hangzhou had unquestionably exceeded the realms of “normal”. It was a stretch to claim that Matriarch Zi’s invitations were the trigger; adding Wang Sanping’s homicide to the equation was akin to blowing air into fish maw. The motive was written on the wall, but again, why Hangzhou?
“So, how are you going to investigate the case?” asked Hong Jiu, voice low.