The Strange Phenomenon of Core Formation
"Second Brother, I followed the route Fellow Daoist Li and the others used to take and investigated the area. I found a cave on a small island that seemed to have been artificially carved, as well as traces of a fight near the beach. I wouldn't have found them if I hadn't searched carefully. It looks like Fellow Daoist Li and the others were killed to silence them, and the goods they were transporting were stolen."
"What? They were killed to silence them?"
The four people present all changed expression at once.
"I knew it! Two months ago, Fellow Daoist Li suddenly stopped contacting us. Even if something had delayed him, he should have gotten in touch. This was definitely the work of the Sifang Business and Huoyun Business. They'd already reached an agreement to join forces against our Caiyun Business. They'd only just agreed to cooperate when the goods Fellow Daoist Li and the others were transporting were stolen. If you call that a coincidence, it's too much of one!" the middle-aged man said with a frown.
"We have no proof. This is all just your speculation. From the day the Sifang Business and Huoyun Business joined forces, they must have started plotting against us. That's nothing strange. What worries me is how they knew Fellow Daoist Li would be transporting goods to Caiyun City. Their timing was so precise, and they even ambushed them halfway there. Hmph, it seems we have a mole in our Caiyun Business. We must root them out," the Gold-robed Elder said coldly, a chilling glint in his eyes.
"We'll certainly root out the mole, but are Fellow Daoist Li and the others supposed to have died for nothing? And what about that shipment? It was worth at