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Chapter 272: Chapter 128 Zheng Chuan: What, Fifth Brother has found me?_5

Little Knife said, “This has nothing to do with Second Master.”

Chen Jie replied, “Who would believe that?”

Little Knife: “No one needs to believe it; I did all this behind Second Master’s back.”

Chen Jie said, “That means your Second Brother knew about Wang Dafa, didn’t he?”

“No, he didn’t know.”

Chen Jie said, “He knew, and he arranged everything, right? Swapping the iron ore, selling the good iron as scrap to the Zoroastrian Sect, and in exchange, obtaining a high profit, it was all Second Brother’s doing, wasn’t it?”

“In the process, Second Brother bribed Mianshui County mine Manager Qian Shun, and used Wang Dafa’s Tongtai Trading Company to transport this batch of iron to the Zoroastrian Sect, profiting from it.”

“I’ve looked at the ledgers; this business started the year before last, which is precisely when the Baoju, along with the silver and cloth shops on Yongchang Street opened. To kick off so many big business operations, you would need money, right? Second Brother must have traded the iron for money, which financed the development of Yongchang Street, and that’s how he gradually outdid Old Master, isn’t it?”

“How about it, is my analysis correct?”

Chen Jie looked at Little Knife.

Little Knife glanced at Chen Jie and said, “You really are a terrifying fellow.”

Chen Jie replied, “Heh, thanks for the compliment. So shall we go on talking?”

Little Knife shook his head and said, “No, I won’t say another word. You’re trying to trap me with my own words.”

At that, Chen Jie said, “Ah, well, you don’t have to talk, just listen.”

Little Knife grinned and said, “You’re trying to judge by my reactions, right? I won’t give you the chance. I won’t.”

Hmm!

Chen Jie frowned and immediately reached out to stop Little Knife.

Little Knife: “Too late.”

As he spoke, he plunged the knife he held straight into his throat and with a light pull, half his head fell off.

You will not obtain any useful information from me.

At this moment, Chen Jie extended his hand, watching Little Knife so decisively die before him.

A trace of regret showed on his face; what a pity.

You think by dying you can protect Second Brother? Impossible. As long as you existed, it meant Second Brother was involved in this affair.

Thinking this, it was as if everything had become clear.

At this time, Zhou Chu also walked in, looked at the family of four hanging and immediately cursed, “What a beast.”

Then he turned his head and saw the already deceased Little Knife: “He got off too easy.”

He then looked at the table split in half, the smooth edge of the cut: “This cut… what kind of knife is this, so sharp?”

Chen Jie now took the knife Little Knife had used to commit suicide.

Holding it in his hand, he saw that despite having cut so much, the blade hadn’t suffered the slightest damage.

Moreover, the edge of the knife was very thin; describing it as thin as a cicada’s wing wasn’t an exaggeration at all.

Seeing the knife before him, Chen Jie was fond of it.

Zhou Chu then moved closer and said, “This must be the knife.”

Chen Jie said, “Yes, this is it.”

Zhou Chu said, “Autumn Cicada.”

“What?”

Zhou Chu said, “This knife is named Autumn Cicada; it’s a famous blade in Mianshui County, given when Zheng Chuan became an honorary son to my father.”

“This knife is one foot long, thin as a cicada’s wing, extremely sharp. My father obtained it from the hands of the previous Old Guild Leader. No one knows what heavenly materials and earthly treasures were added during the forging to make it so.”

“The name Little Knife comes from this very blade.”

Hearing this, Chen Jie pulled out a gold-plated sheath from Little Knife’s sleeve.

He put Little Knife into the sheath, cherishing it greatly; he needed a short knife for self-protection too.

Zhou Chu also looked enviously and said to Chen Jie, “Jiu Si, one thousand taels, give me this knife.”

Chen Jie looked at him and said, “Stop it, even for ten thousand taels I wouldn’t sell it.”

Zhou Chu felt some regret, and Chen Jie said, “We’re as brothers, if you like it, I’ll give it to you.”

Zhou Chu thought for a bit and said, “Forget it, you’ve offended so many people, better to keep it for your own protection.”

Chen Jie smiled knowingly, then Zhou Chu said, “Jiu Si, should we tell Old Master about what happened here?”

Chen Jie looked at Zhou Chu and fell silent. At this point, everything seemed to be unveiled, yet he always felt something was strange, as if someone had been secretly manipulating everything from behind.

It was as if this was all a trap.

Chen Jie squinted his eyes, wondering if he was the gun they were using to aim at Second Brother.

However, these things were indeed Second Brother’s doing, and Fourth Brother’s death was also related to him.

But it seemed like someone was still controlling the game from behind. Chen Jie wanted to find the person pulling the strings, so he decided to wait.

Just as Chen Jie hesitated about whether to report directly, a voice suddenly came from outside: “Old Wang!”

Immediately following, Chen Jie turned his head and saw Si Xi.

Si Xi was looking surprised at the Eagle Guards standing guard around, then peered through the doorway to see a room full of dead bodies, hanging like cured meat.

He was utterly shocked: “How could this be?”

At the same time, he saw Chen Jie and quickly stepped forward: “Fifth Master, this, this, Little Knife!”

He greeted Chen Jie with a bow and turned his head to see the deceased Little Knife, exclaiming in surprise.

Then, as if panicked, he said, “What, what exactly happened here?”

Listening to this, Chen Jie narrowed his eyes. How convenient, too convenient that Si Xi would come now. With that thought, he looked at Si Xi and said, “Si Xi, what brings you here?”

Hearing this, Si Xi immediately replied, “Fifth Master, I, I came to settle accounts with Old Wang. I’m in charge of Old Master’s shops, which includes Old Wang’s Tongtai Trading Company.”

Chen Jie glanced at Si Xi and said, “Oh, what a coincidence.”

“Old Wang, what exactly is going on here?”