Martial Arts Song

Chapter 279 Provocation

Chapter 279 Provocation
"what happened?"

Xuan Feng asked in a very low voice.

At the same time, others also tiptoed to Chen Qing's side.

Most of the self-built warehouses on Kangqiao Road have only one floor, and only a few have a second floor.

Because goods can only be stored on the first floor of a flat ground, it is impossible to put them on the second floor, otherwise it will be very difficult to move them in and out.

If there is only one floor, then it is impossible to have only one door. There must be a back door and a skylight to maintain ventilation, otherwise the temperature inside will easily become hot.

Especially in coastal cities like "Huhai", the temperature in summer can reach as high as 38 or 39 degrees or even over 40 degrees!
If it is stuffy without ventilation, the indoor temperature is likely to continue to rise, eventually causing a fire, and there will be no other way to rescue goods or for people to escape.

Therefore, these flat warehouses with only one floor will have one or two skylights on the roof for ventilation, and there will also be a back door for people inside to escape in case of an accident.

Before coming, Chen Qing and Xuan Feng had discussed going up to the roof first and observing the situation inside through the skylight.

But Xuanfeng couldn't understand what kind of situation would make Chen Qing, a master of kung fu who had reached the level of "fine transformation", frown.

Therefore, while asking, he himself came to the skylight and looked inside.

Then, he saw that inside this warehouse, under the dim light, there were baskets after baskets of medicinal herbs of various shapes and colors.

But at this moment, these medicinal herbs were scattered all over the ground.

However, this was not the most eye-catching thing. The most eye-catching thing was that there were two bodies, one lying and one prone, on the ground in a pool of blood.

Seeing this scene, Xuanfeng couldn't help but frown.

"How is this going?!"

No wonder Chen Qing frowned.

The guard in this warehouse is actually dead. If they move out all the medicinal materials at this time, they will probably be accused of murder!
Although the possibility of the "Sanlin" police station finding them through investigation is very slim, it is still somewhat uncomfortable to encounter such a situation.

"These two people should have been killed today. Otherwise, in this weather, their bodies would have stunk the next day."

Chen Qing looked through the skylight at the warehouse below and frowned as he said, "This is a warehouse for medicinal herbs, but now the herbs are scattered all over the floor, but the baskets of herbs are still there. The murderer's purpose is not for the herbs, but seems to be looking for something else."

"...I didn't realize you could investigate cases!"

Xuanfeng couldn't help but look surprised after hearing what Chen Qing said.

But then, he frowned and asked, "What should we do now? Should we still move these herbs?"

This is also the question that Chen Qing is thinking about.

Originally, he just wanted to "borrow" a batch of medicinal herbs to practice martial arts, but he never expected to encounter such a murder case.

He didn't care why the murders happened.

He was only concerned about whether it would attract too much attention if he emptied the medicinal herbs at this time.

"Recently in Sanlin, the Axe Gang and the Sanbei Gang have been fighting each other every night, but there have been many fatalities. The police station is very busy every morning. I don't know if the police station will conduct an in-depth investigation into this murder case..."

Just as Chen Qing was thinking, suddenly——

"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz..."

A roar suddenly came from the intersection of Kangqiao Road.

The sound was so loud that even Chen Qing, who was located at the back of the middle section of the street and did not have any "supernatural powers", could hear it clearly.

He and Xuanfeng looked in the direction of the sound.

Because the two of them were far enough away from the street intersection, they didn't need to stand up; they could still see each other even if they were squatting.

At the intersection of Kangqiao Road, a truck slowly drove into the street, and then drove all the way to a two-story self-built warehouse in the middle of the street before stopping.

"Are there still trucks coming to unload goods in the middle of the night? That's too much work..."

Xuan Feng looked at the incoming truck and muttered softly.

When Chen Qing looked at where the truck was parked, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

The place where the incoming truck was parked was exactly where he had parked his car when he brought Tao Weifeng, the boss of the "Sanbei Gang", over.

In other words, the cargo carried by this truck belongs to Tao Weifeng!

They even brought the goods here to store them in the middle of the night, and this was when the fight between the "Axe Gang" and the "Three Stele Gang" was at its most intense...

Chen Qing felt that the cargo on this truck might not be that simple.

Tao Weifeng, the leader of the "Sanbei Gang", should not be in the mood to do business given the current situation.

After all, his business was built on his status as the leader of the "Sanbei Gang".

Now that the "Sanbei Gang" is facing a life-and-death situation, the other side's top priority should be to think about how to resist the "Axe Gang".

At worst, the idea should be to run away with as much wealth as possible, rather than doing business.

Therefore, the cargo that this truck suddenly pulled in in the middle of the night could not be ordinary cargo.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Chen Qing.

He just took a look at where the truck stopped and then his attention returned here.

"You stay here and keep watch for me. If you see anyone coming, find a way to notify me through the skylight. Since we are here, it doesn't matter if anyone is dead or not. We can't return empty-handed."

After saying this to Xuan Feng, Chen Qing grabbed the skylight, and taking advantage of the fact that the roar of the truck not far away had not stopped yet, he directly used the brute force of a "Jingbian" master to pull off the pin of the skylight, then lifted up the skylight, and jumped into the warehouse from the skylight window which was only as wide as a person's body.

For him, a height of three or four meters was like walking on flat ground.

With a "click", he landed steadily on the warehouse with his feet.

Then he looked around the warehouse.

Looking from the outside is completely different from being inside the warehouse.

He just looked inside through the skylight, but his field of vision was limited and he could only see the middle area.

But after jumping in, he saw the big picture.

This warehouse is rectangular in shape, about 50 to 60 square meters. In addition to the baskets filled with medicinal materials placed in the middle, there are also wooden racks at the base of the walls on both sides, on which are placed many winnowing baskets filled with medicinal materials.

And the winnowing baskets on the wooden racks did not fall to the ground.

This scene further confirmed Chen Qing's previous guess. The two people guarding the warehouse were killed, and the medicinal herbs were scattered all over the ground. The murderer was indeed looking for something.

The winnowing baskets containing the medicinal herbs could be seen at a glance, so they were not overturned. Only the basket in the middle was piled with medicinal herbs, and one could not see inside, so they were spilled all over the floor.

I just don't know if the murderer found what he was looking for...

However, he was too lazy to care.

After jumping in and looking around, he began to move the herbs.

He first looked around, and then, according to his memory, found the herbs that were usually boiled for him in the herbal medicine shop to replenish qi and nourish blood.

Then, he picked up the basket in the middle and poured all the remaining herbs in it onto the ground. Then he started walking around with the empty basket and poured all the qi-replenishing and blood-nourishing herbs he saw into the empty basket.

Five or six minutes later.

He filled the empty basket to the brim.

During this period, he also deliberately avoided the two guards who were killed.

After filling this basket with medicinal herbs, he followed the same method and picked up a basket filled with other medicinal herbs, emptied it out, and continued filling it.

After filling four baskets like this, he heard three long and two short knocks from the skylight on the roof. This was the retreat signal he and Xuanfeng had agreed on.

After hearing the secret signal, he stacked four baskets of medicinal materials two by two and then held them up with both hands.

After that, he came to the end opposite the gate, opened a back door in the corner, and left the warehouse.

Under the night sky, the moonlight is clear.

There is a three or four meter high wall at the back door of the warehouse.

Facing this high wall, Chen Qing, holding two stacked baskets in each hand, no longer concealed his physique as a master of "Jingbian".

I saw him bend his legs, squat slightly, and then kick hard!
There was a "crack" sound, and the floor tiles under his feet shattered instantly.

But at the same time, he jumped high into the air, directly jumped over the three or four meter high wall, and jumped to the next street.

Afterwards, Chen Qing carried four baskets of medicinal herbs and rushed all the way back to the "Sanlin Town" yard where the Chen family lived in the cover of night.

Along the way, neither his running speed nor his hands holding the medicine basket slowed down or wavered at all.

Even after returning home and putting down the four baskets of medicinal herbs, Chen Qing was only slightly out of breath.

Then he began to wash.

When he had almost finished washing up, Xuanfeng ran back panting.

After opening the door and entering the yard, Xuan Feng looked at the four baskets of medicinal herbs placed in the corner by Chen Qing under the moonlight, and Chen Qing who had already washed up. He panted and said, "Is the gap between you... between me... so... so big..."

In response, Chen Qing simply walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him: "Just get used to it."

Xuanfeng wanted to roll his eyes when he heard this, but he was too tired and could only catch his breath.

After a long while, he finally caught his breath and recovered a little.

At this time, Chen Qing looked at him and asked, "You sent a signal just now, is it because someone is coming over from that truck?"

"how do you know?"

Xuanfeng was surprised when he heard this.

Chen Qing did not answer, but continued to ask: "Did you see clearly what was in that truck?"

The medicinal materials in the warehouse belonged to Tao Weifeng, and the truck was parked at the warehouse where Tao Weifeng had come before.

Then, the people in that warehouse must know the people in the warehouse where the medicinal materials are stored, because both parties are Tao Weifeng's people.

Therefore, the only people who would come to the medicinal materials warehouse late at night could be people in the warehouse where the truck was parked.

Chen Qing had already anticipated this.

However, Chen Qing was still a little curious about what was in the truck, so he asked about it.

When Xuan Feng heard his question, he was no longer surprised and nodded seriously, saying, "I see!"

"What are you pulling?"

Chen Qing asked again.

Xuan Feng lowered his voice and replied with only one word: "Gun!"

Ok?
Chen Qing couldn't help but be startled when he heard this answer.

Tao Weifeng actually brought back a batch of guns...

"You are really...looking for death..."

If it was just an ordinary gang fight, bringing back a batch of guns would greatly increase firepower.

But the "Axe Gang" is clearly backed by official instructions.

In this situation, bringing back a batch of guns would be tantamount to seeking death!
Over such a long time, from the time when the "Axe Gang" annexed the gangs in East City from the "Ganghang District" until now, the "Axe Gang" has annexed gangs in six districts!

But during this period, Chen Qing had never heard of the "Axe Gang" using guns when annexing any gang.

Perhaps one of the reasons is that guns are difficult to obtain and not something that ordinary people can get.

But more likely, he speculated that it was because of the official supporters behind the "Axe Gang".

Although the authorities have instructed the "Axe Gang" to unify all gangs in the nine districts of Dongcheng, they certainly do not want to cause too many casualties, because if there are large-scale casualties, it will inevitably cause panic among the people, which will be very detrimental to maintaining stability.

And now, Tao Weifeng, the boss of the "Sanbei Gang", has actually got a batch of guns.

This is undoubtedly a huge provocation to the official stability maintenance!
If guns could be used to swallow up other gangs, with the Axe Gang's current power and control of trading ports like "Gangqiao", would they be unable to get guns?

Thinking of this, Chen Qing couldn't help but shook his head.

It seems that the "Axe Gang"'s annexation of the "Sanlin" local gang will have results in the next two days.

"What a pity, that batch of medicinal materials."

Since Tao Weifeng has fired a gun, the "Sanbei Gang" should be close to its end.

As a result, it will be very difficult to purchase that batch of medicinal materials.

But it’s also a good thing. If the “Axe Gang” is about to swallow up the “Sanbei Gang”, then the assets under Tao Weifeng’s name will also be confiscated.

By then, the murder case and the matter of him moving the medicinal materials would become a mess, and there would be no need to worry about any subsequent troubles.

As for the inability to "purchase goods", it was not a big problem. The four baskets of medicinal materials he brought back were enough for a while.

Thinking of this, Chen Qing looked at the four baskets of medicinal herbs in the yard and said to Xuan Feng, "That warehouse belongs to the local gang leader. I guess he bought those guns to deal with the Axe Gang."

"In the next two days, Sanlin will probably be more chaotic and dangerous than before, but the outcome of the fight between the two gangs will probably be known soon."

"Brother, please follow my mother when she goes shopping for groceries these two days."

Because Yang Ying goes to the market to buy meat and vegetables every day.

It would be fine on normal days, but now, Tao Weifeng's purchase of guns has accelerated the annexation process of the two gangs, so he still has to give orders.

"Is that so? Okay."

After hearing his words, Xuanfeng nodded thoughtfully and then responded.

As he had always been eating food cooked by Yang Ying, he naturally had no objection to this.

"Ah."

Seeing that he agreed, Chen Qing nodded slightly, "Let's do this for now, and go to bed early."

After saying that, he went straight to the four baskets of medicinal herbs, squatted down, picked up the baskets again, and then moved them back to his room.

Seeing this, Xuanfeng didn't say anything else. He walked towards the well and began to wash up before going to bed.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Chen Qing woke up slowly again, as usual, under the influence of his biological clock.

He still looked at the [Spirit, Energy and Spirit] value at the bottom of his left eye first. After confirming the increase in today's value, he got up, washed, dressed, and started today's "spirit training" and "energy training" again.

However, when he finished "practicing the spirit", put on casual clothes and weight belt, and prepared to go to the "Red River" to practice "qi".

When he came to the bustling streets of "Sanlin" from "Sanlin Town", he suddenly discovered that the streets of "Sanlin" today had become different again from what they had been during this period!

(End of this chapter)

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