Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 474 Return of the property to its original owner
Deputy Gang Leader Jiang's face darkened slightly. He was still wondering which disciple was so blind as to jump out at this moment to steal his limelight.

But when he looked carefully, he found that the person coming was a young man he didn't know.

Moreover, the young man did not have a cloth bag on his back, so it was obvious that he was not a disciple of the Beggars' Sect.

Deputy Gang Leader Jiang frowned and said, "May I ask your name? Which sect are you from?"

"My name is Malu, and I have no sect or school."

After Ma Lu said this, Deputy Gang Leader Jiang frowned even more tightly, "You have no sect or faction, so how did you get in? Could it be that you are a spy sent by the Tianlong Sect?"

When he said the second half of the sentence, his tone became gloomy and a little cold.

"He is not a spy from the Tianlong Sect."

Before Malu could speak, a voice spoke first, and the person who spoke also walked out from the crowd. It was Chu Qianyuan.

Malu cupped his hands towards him and said, "Protector Chu."

"Little... Young Master Ma, you must have something important to tell me when you come here at this time."

Deputy Gang Leader Jiang felt unhappy after being rebuked by Chu Qianyuan. Moreover, from what Chu Qianyuan said, the incident of the boy surnamed Ma interrupting him was just forgotten, which made him even more unhappy.

So he interrupted, "If there is anything more important than the upcoming war, why not wait..."

"Yes." Malu interrupted him again, then untied the package on his back and took out a small bowl from it.

He raised the bowl, and the next moment everyone's attention was drawn to the small bowl.

When Deputy Gang Leader Jiang saw the small bowl in Ma Lu's hand, he couldn't help but gasp and said, "Lotus bowl, boy, is that a lotus bowl in your hand?!"

"Yes, Gu Shenfei from the Iron Clothes Sect asked me to return this lotus bowl from your sect to its original owner."

Malu involved Gu Qingyi, not only because he couldn't leave out a good partner when sharing the credit, but the main reason was to continue to take advantage of the Iron Armor Sect's reputation.

Because the person he is going to deal with next is in a high position of power in the Beggars' Sect and has many supporters. In comparison, he is a foreigner with no sect or affiliation and a suspicious background, so naturally what he says will be easily suspected.

If he could be attached to the Iron Gate, it would give him more credibility.

After Malu finished speaking, he took out the Iron Armor Sect's Divine Hunting Order from his arms. This was what he asked Gu Qingyi for before they broke up.

Deputy Gang Leader Jiang took the warrant, checked it carefully in his hand, and had to nod.

"It's true, but aren't there only two detectives, Wen and Yuan, in Qingyang County? Where did this detective Gu come from?"

"Gu Shenfei is the third daughter of the leader of the Iron Clothes Sect, Gongsun," Ma Lu said, "She was ordered by the leader to assist the two Shenfeis Wen and Yuan in investigating the theft of the Lotus Bowl of the Beggars' Sect.

"Among them, the two detectives Wen and Yuan are in the open, attracting the attention of others, while detective Gu is in the dark, taking the opportunity to retrieve the lotus bowl."

"Ah, the daughter of Master Gongsun is also in Yuchang County? Where is she now? Please invite her out to see her!"

Upon hearing that Malu was from the Tieyi Sect, Deputy Sect Leader Jiang's attitude immediately became much more polite, and he even changed his address from "boy" to "young friend".

But Ma Lu said, "Detective Gu, she is busy with an important matter right now and will not come over until later."

"What's important?"

"Detective Gu has found the thieves who stole the lotus bowl. They are now hiding in a dyeing factory in the city. Detective Gu is going to arrest them."

"Ah, is there only one detective Gu? Isn't it too dangerous? Those thieves are backed by the Tianlong Sect." Ma Lu shook his head, "This matter has nothing to do with the Tianlong Sect."

When he mentioned the dyeing workshop, he was also observing the reactions of the people around him. He saw Chu Qianyuan's expression change, and then he turned around and pulled a Beggar Gang disciple over and whispered something to him.

The millipede remained calm upon seeing this.

Deputy Sect Master Jiang was a little surprised. "Young Master Ma said that Tianlong Sect had nothing to do with this matter. This is unlikely. The person who stole the bowl has already admitted that he was instructed by Happy Forest."

"There is someone else who forced him, and he just used the name of Happy Forest to intensify the conflict between your gang and Tianlongmen."

While they were talking, the law enforcement elder had already taken the lotus bowl from Malu and examined it three times over and over again.

Afterwards, he didn't say much, just nodded and said to Ma Lu, "Thank you very much, Captain Gu, for retrieving the Lotus Bowl for the Beggars' Sect. I will reward you handsomely later."

After a pause, he added, "I owe you one."

The first half of the sentence expressed gratitude to Malu and Gu Qingyi on behalf of the Beggars' Sect, while the second half came from his personal gratitude.

The Lotus Bowl was previously in his care, so he naturally could not escape blame for the theft of this Beggars' Sect treasure. Malu was able to retrieve the Lotus Bowl, so he would not become a sinner of the Beggars' Sect.

This favor is indeed not small.

Millipede was not polite when he heard this. With his words, they wouldn't have to worry about food this time, and maybe they could even pick some seeds to take back.

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach people.

Since secret medicine is so expensive, it’s more cost-effective to grow it yourself, and you don’t have to worry about supply shortages.

"Actually, I have something to ask you right now." Malu continued.

"Young Master Ma is speaking."

"I want to know if there have been any tragedies in Yuchang County in the past 20 to 30 years, the kind that killed hundreds of people in one go."

"More than 20 years ago, there was a severe drought in Qingzhou, and more than a hundred people died. I'm afraid it was tens of thousands," the law enforcement elder recalled.

"At that time, the outside of Yuchang County was filled with refugees, and the county magistrate was so frightened that he did not dare to open the city gates."

"I'm not talking about natural disasters, but man-made disasters." Malu said.

"Whenever a natural disaster strikes, it is bound to be accompanied by man-made disasters. The refugees could not survive and had no choice but to become bandits. During that period, there were at least hundreds of gangs of bandits in Qingzhou, burning, killing and looting everywhere.

"The largest village on Wohugang, Shajia Village, is home to a group of mountain people who could not survive and had to run up the mountain to seek a way to survive. Their leader, Sha Dingjun, was an old acquaintance of mine.

"This man has good intentions, but he was forced by the situation to take the mountain people up the mountain. They usually farm in the mountains, and only go down the mountain to rob when there is not enough food.

"Compared to them, the group of bandits who came up the mountain before them were much more vicious. The bandit leader was called Ren Tongtian, and his men called him Taoist Tongtian.

“Although he claims to be a person from the outside world, he actually commits all kinds of evil, including rape and robbery. He also likes to make elixirs with living people. Hundreds of people have died at his hands.

"Finally, Gang Leader Deng couldn't stand it any longer, so he led a group of Beggar Gang masters to attack Wohugang, and fought with the bandits for a whole day and night, only then did they wipe out all the people in the village without leaving a single one alive.

“I also participated in that battle. I don’t know where that Taoist Tongtian came from, but his martial arts skills were truly amazing.

"I almost lost my life at his hands. Fortunately, Gang Leader Deng came to my rescue in time and used my Beggars' Sect's unique skill, the Xiantian Pure Yang Palm, to beat the bandit leader to death."

(End of this chapter)