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Chapter 469: Evil Spirit
Gu Qingyi thought for a moment, "So someone borrowed a large sum of money in the name of Happy Forest to let that Beggar Gang disciple gamble, and when he lost the bet, he threatened him in the name of Happy Forest to steal the Lotus Bowl. Who could that person be?"

Malu looked at Madam Yin and asked, "Did anyone else who was suspicious come to Happy Forest that day?"

Madam Yin said, "I have a lot of guests here every day. It's impossible for me to remember all the people who come and go, or I don't have much impression of most of them."

"Then can we talk to the dealer in the gambling house?" Ma Lu said, "Since that person can pretend to be someone from Happy Forest, he must be very familiar with this place and must have been here before.

"Besides, he lent money to that Beggar Clan disciple, and he had to follow him afterwards to see if he really went to Happy Forest. He also had to make sure that the Beggar Clan disciple lost all the money he borrowed. It was reasonable for him to be there at the time."

Madam Yin raised her eyebrows and said, "If you are not worried about being misunderstood by the Beggars' Sect, then come in. I will call all the dealers in the gambling house out and let you ask them."

Upon hearing this, Malu and Gu Qingyi followed Madam Yin into the gate of Happy Forest, passed the bathhouse behind the main entrance and came to the yard.

Madam Yin asked the two of them to sit here for a while. After a while, a group of girls came from the opposite corridor.

The girls are all plump and slender, each with her own charm, and all of them are stunningly beautiful.

But at this moment, they were all dressed in tight clothes like Madam Yin, carrying short swords, and their pretty faces were full of nervousness.

Gu Qingyi couldn't help but sigh when he saw them. There was a great battle between the Beggars' Sect and the Tianlong Sect, and no one could stay out of it. It was unknown how many of these girls could survive until dawn.

However, although she was feeling sentimental, she did not forget the important matter. She and Malu then questioned those girls one by one.

As a result, they actually found a clue.

These girls were chosen by Madam Yin to be dealers in Happy Forest because, in addition to being good-looking, they also have sharp eyes and outstanding observation skills.

According to a dealer named Mudan, the Beggar Gang disciple was followed by a man with a red birthmark under his right ear when he came to gamble.

Mudan didn't know the relationship between the two at first because they had never spoken to each other.

However, once the Beggar Gang disciple lost money, he could not help but look at the man, which made Mudan have some impression of the man.

According to a dealer named Qinglian, the man with a red birthmark under his left ear had also come to Happy Forest to gamble before, and had been there for three consecutive days.

Sometimes I watch others gamble, and sometimes I join in the fun myself, but the bets are never big, with some wins and some losses, and nothing too noticeable.

The reason why she noticed this man was because he spoke with a local accent, but Qinglian had never seen him in the county before.

Another detail Qinglian noticed was that there were many calluses on his fingers.

"That man should also be a martial artist, and he has killed people before," Qinglian tilted his head and thought, "Although he didn't bring any weapons, he has a murderous aura, and he has companions."

"companion?"

"That's right." Qinglian was very sure, "They pretended not to know each other and gambled on their own, but they would occasionally make eye contact, and that person, like him, also had evil spirits."

"Hey, now that you mention it, I remember it too." Mudan interrupted.

"That day, there were two people sitting at the same table with the Beggars' Sect disciple who had fierce looks in their eyes, but they were different. They kept avoiding eye contact, but it was a bit too deliberate."

"Ah, isn't there more than one person who set up the trap?" After Gu Qingyi asked, he already had the answer in his mind.

To pretend to be someone from Happy Forest and lend money to the Beggar Gang disciple, and then ensure that the latter loses all the money in Happy Forest, one person is obviously not enough.

This new clue immediately made her excited again. It is always easier to find a group of people than one person, and the characteristics of those guys are also very obvious.

A group of gangsters with fierce looks would be very conspicuous wherever they go.

Malu also thought of this and asked Madam Yin, "Can you help us find this group of people?"

He also had the attitude of giving it a try. After all, he knew the current situation of the Tianlong Sect. Compared with the Beggars' Sect, they were at a disadvantage, so basically all their men were hiding in their own territory, or to be more precise, in a few strongholds.

Unexpectedly, Madam Yin nodded after hearing this and said, "Give me half an hour. As long as this group of people are still in Yuchang County, I can find them."

Half an hour later, a young man dressed as a restaurant waiter came to Happy Forest and reported the whereabouts of the group.

The good news is that they are still in Yuchang County, but the bad news is that the dyeing factory where they are hiding is owned by the Beggars' Sect, and neither the young man nor other disciples of the Tianlong Sect can get in.

Especially at this critical juncture, they can't force their way in.

Malu asked about the location of the dyeing factory, thanked Madam Yin, and left Happy Forest, heading there with Gu Qingyi.

After going out, Gu Qingyi looked up at the sky. The sunset had already begun to set, and it would take at most half an hour before the sun set.

She didn't know if there was still a chance to stop the war between the Beggars' Sect and the Tianlong Sect, but since there were new clues, she had to continue investigating, even if it was just to find out the truth.

The two of them soon arrived outside the dyeing factory. The door of the dyeing factory was closed, and there were no disciples of the Beggar Gang guarding outside, so they couldn't tell how many people were behind the door.

Gu Qingyi was worried that she would be in danger if she rushed in so rashly, and was just thinking about asking Chu Qianyuan for help, but she didn't expect Malu to kick the door open and rush in.

Malu's idea was very simple. This dyeing factory was the property of the Beggars' Gang, and he didn't know what the relationship was between the people hiding inside and the Beggars' Gang. If he went to ask the Beggars' Gang for help now, he might alert the enemy.

The most crucial thing is that there is not enough time. Once the Beggars' Sect and the Tianlong Sect really fight, there will be chaos everywhere and no one can guarantee that these people will stay in the dyeing workshop obediently.

As I said, this is Yuchang County. Both Malu and Gu Qingyi are just outsiders. Their intelligence, network of relationships, and the power they can mobilize are not as good as those of the locals.

So you have to act quickly at this time. Although thinking carefully before acting can avoid danger to a certain extent, it can also easily let the correct answer slip away.

The millipede's big kick on the door caught everyone in the dyeing workshop off guard.

Four big men in the front yard were playing cards. When they saw Malu and Gu Qingyi rushing in, they all looked surprised.

Malu raised his hand and threw out a handful of pebbles, but this time, two people actually dodged them.

This was certainly because Malu himself had never properly practiced concealed weapons, but the two men's physical skills were obviously not weak either.

(End of this chapter)