Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 370: Card Pack

No one in the temple answered.

Gu Qingyi felt somewhat disappointed, but just then, a voice came from behind her.

"The Xingtong Escort Agency arranged for someone to keep watch at night."

"Ah, really?" Gu Qingyi exclaimed in surprise as she turned around and saw that the speaker was Ma Lu, "How do you know that?"

"Because they’re an escort agency, they need to ensure the safety of the escort goods, so they would definitely be cautious," Ma Lu said.

"Right," Gu Qingyi realized, then she praised him, "You seem so naïve, not even knowing how to play cards, yet you can be clever at times."

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"......"

Ma Lu didn’t know what to say for a moment.

However, Gu Qingyi had already turned to Shen Zhou, speaking earnestly, "Who is your night watchman? I want to talk to him."

A hint of surprise flashed in Shen Zhou’s eyes, but he pointed to Chen Er beside him, "He takes over the watch in the latter part of the night."

"Did you see He Qisheng go out?" Gu Qingyi asked Chen Er.

Chen Er hesitated, instinctively looking towards Shen Zhou. Gu Qingyi was very alert and immediately spoke up.

"Why are you looking at him when I’m asking you? Shen Zhou is the prime suspect right now. If you can’t provide evidence to prove his innocence, he will be deemed the murderer of Young Hero He."

Having heard this, Chen Er could only nod, "I saw him."

"Oh." Gu Qingyi’s spirits lifted, "Then did you notice the time he left? Did anyone else go out after him?"

"Young Hero He left about forty-five minutes ago, and no one else has left since then," Chen Er said, his eyes flickering, then he added, "I think Young Hero He was harmed by some villain outside."

Gu Qingyi frowned, "An outsider, hmm, that could be possible. Did Young Hero He have any enemies?"

Her last question was directed at the two disciples of the Songxi Sect.

The two exchanged glances. He Qisheng, who had considerable martial talent, belonged to the Songxi Sword Sect. Although not as prominent as top sects like Shaolin or Wudang, it was quite influential in Qingzhou.

He Qisheng was used to being overbearing and had offended many, though these were mostly minor conflicts. For the moment, they couldn’t think of anyone who would have a strong enough motive to kill him.

Besides, considering the remote location and the ongoing rain, it seemed unlikely that someone would travel so far in heavy rain to commit murder, and then wait outside the temple until He Qisheng went out.

Compared to this, they were more inclined to suspect someone from the Xingtong Escort Agency had killed He Qisheng.

After all, inside this ruined temple, Shen Zhou was the only one capable of fighting He Qisheng, and they had had a quarrel earlier.

This was why they were firmly implicating Shen Zhou.

At this moment, Ma Lu suggested, "The murder might not necessarily be for revenge; it could be for robbery. Let’s search He Qisheng’s body."

"There’s no need to behead someone for robbery," Gu Qingyi shook her head. She still preferred to believe her initial judgment that this was an act of vengeance.

Nevertheless, Ma Lu’s suggestion to search the body was not a bad idea, and Gu Qingyi had intended to do just that, but as she reached down to touch the body on the ground, she quickly pulled back her hand.

Though she had heard numerous detective tales, she hadn’t really been on a crime scene or searched a body before, as her father had not allowed it. This was her first time.

The headless body of He Qisheng, having been soaked in the rain, was cold and damp, which made for an unpleasant feeling.

"Catcher Gu," Ma Lu’s voice rose again, "You don’t need to do such rough work. Let me handle it, and you can focus on solving the case and hunting down the murderer."

Gu Qingyi was finding Ma Lu increasingly pleasing to the eye, and upon hearing him speak, she immediately stepped back half a step and said, "Then you do it."

Upon hearing this, Ma Lu couldn’t help but feel overjoyed.

He had been waiting for this statement, or rather, this opportunity.

Because just moments ago, he had finally received the long-awaited golden finger.

The extra function labeled ’33’ had been activated by the corpse before him.

And to truly utilize its effect, Ma Lu needed to make contact with the corpse. Experience tales at novelbuddy

However, the two disciples from the Songxi Sword Sect would certainly not permit an outsider to desecrate their senior’s body.

Ma Lu was no match for them, so he had to find another way and teamed up with Gu Qingyi, acting temporarily as her Watson.

Regardless of where Gu Qingyi’s Iron Cloth Sect Token had come from, no one questioned her identity as the Divine Detective, and they continued to treat her as such.

Therefore, when she agreed to let Ma Lu search the body, the two Songxi Sword Sect disciples frowned, but ultimately, they did not speak out to stop him.

He had guessed correctly! As Ma Lu’s palm touched the corpse, a loading light bar appeared on the Traveler’s Bracelet, showing a character for ’martial.’

Each time Ma Lu touched He Qisheng’s body, that ’martial’ character would light up a bit more. Of course, leaving it untouched would also work—it seems it lights up upon contact, lighting more the longer the contact lasts.

Until it finally lit up completely, a new message popped up.

[Ding! Successful corpse search, congratulations on obtaining a Songxi Fast Sword Card Pack]

Ma Lu couldn’t afford to check what cards the pack contained and continued focusing on searching the body.

He thoroughly searched He Qisheng’s headless body and laid out the found items on the ground.

These included several silver pieces and over thirty copper coins, an invitation card, and two small porcelain bottles—one likely containing elixirs used for martial studies and the other a common healing pill, essential for people of the Jianghu.

A handkerchief, with a mandarin duck embroidered in the lower right corner, suggesting that its original owner must have been a woman, along with some miscellaneous trinkets.

"Is that all?" Gu Qingyi asked.

"That’s all," Ma Lu said, showing his open hands as a sign that he wasn’t hiding anything.

"Impossible!" the tall, skinny disciple exclaimed.

"What’s impossible?"

"Brother He was carrying a gift from our sect leader to the new Gang Leader of the Beggars’ Sect, a two-hundred-year-old ginseng!"

"Ah," Gu Qingyi murmured, "Could he really have guessed right, was it a robbery?"

Old ginseng is very suitable for cultivating inner strength; a two-hundred-year-old ginseng could sell for at least three thousand silver ingots on the market, and it is incredibly hard to find.

If someone knew He Qisheng carried such a valuable item, it wouldn’t be strange for them to commit robbery and murder.

Yet, upon hearing this, a thought flashed through Ma Lu’s mind, because when he had scanned the nearby resources earlier, he hadn’t seen any hundred-year-old ginseng, which is a valuable item.

The most valuable was a 2-star "Kidney-Strengthening Goji Berries," and Ma Lu was certain that He Qisheng was within the scanning range.

In other words, He Qisheng already didn’t have the hundred-year-old ginseng on him before entering the temple, which gave rise to a certain speculation in Ma Lu’s mind.

However, he felt that just for a hundred-year-old ginseng, it seemed somewhat unworthy.

Just then, the middle-aged beautiful woman suddenly spoke up, "I, I… got up in the middle of the night to feed the baby, and it seemed like Escort Head Shen also went out."