Black Veil Assassins

Several days later, at Black Wind Stronghold.

Although Zhang Fangchang was only the accountant, as one of Black Wind Stronghold's Four Heavenly Kings, he still commanded three forces.

Those three forces handled tribute collection, reconnaissance, and assassination. Baldhead and Bamboo Pole were tribute collectors, responsible for visiting Black Wind Stronghold's various branches to collect their offerings.

But after discussing it, Zhang Fangchang and the others had decided that Mai Yuqiang was likely to head out to sea in search of riches. Worried this might tie into King Guanzizai's prophecy, they had assigned the two men to investigate instead.

Now Baldhead and Bamboo Pole were dead!

Zhang Fangchang himself believed this was where King Guanzizai's prophecy had come true. The problem was that Black Wind Stronghold's chief had other ideas.

As mentioned before, Black Wind Stronghold's chief had once been a mere underling. Only a chance opportunity had brought him this fortune.

At heart, he was suspicious and cautious.

After hearing Zhang Fangchang's report, he believed Baldhead and Bamboo Pole might indeed be dead. But how had they died? Why? Would Black Wind Stronghold be implicated? None of that was clear.

Refusing to investigate would not keep Black Wind Stronghold out of it.

Take the chief himself.

If he killed someone and suspected the victim's family might seek revenge once they learned of it, he would simply kill the entire family.

After all, if you cut the grass without pulling out the roots, it sprang up again in the spring breeze.

Thinking this way, he did not believe hiding like a turtle in its shell would see him safely through the calamity. Perhaps whoever had killed Baldhead and Bamboo Pole was just a youngster. Send a strong enough assassin, and the problem could be solved. Why wait until the enemy had