Ye Chengyun nodded slightly, not paying any attention.
Seeing this, the boss continued:
"I heard their child is suspected of murder and has been arrested. The couple has been busy with that matter these past few days and haven't had time to come and run their stall, so they've been neglecting it here."
"Suspected of murder? You mean Qiu Rui committed murder?" Ye Chengyun frowned.
Upon seeing that the person in front of him could accurately pronounce Qiu Rui's name, the boss was startled and instinctively shut his mouth.
He had initially thought the other party was coming to ask about Qiu Rui's parents, but it turned out they were coming to ask about Qiu Rui.
"You're not planning to stop talking now, are you?" Ye Chengyun stared intently at his boss.
"I..."
After hesitating for a moment, perhaps for the money, or perhaps intimidated by the man's imposing manner, the boss continued:
"I don't know either, I've only heard about it, but since the couple hasn't come yet, I guess it's probably true."
Ye Chengyun did not reply, but only frowned.
Murder? Someone with a promising future in the Martial Arts Association would commit murder?
While it's not entirely impossible, the odds are...
"Do you know who he killed?" Ye Chengyun asked.
"I don't know. Even if I knew, I wouldn't say it might be true." The boss honestly shook his head.
"Do you know when he was arrested?" Ye Chengyun continued to ask.
"This..." The boss hesitated for a moment before saying, "This..."
"I don't know either, but the last time I saw him was the night the incident happened in our market."
"He was called out to play by a young man who didn't look very old."
"I don't know when he was arrested, but I haven't seen him since."
Ye Chengyun nodded, knowing he wouldn't get any more information, and turned to leave.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper quickly asked, "By the way, are you also a registered martial artist with the Martial Arts Association?"
"Hmm, what's wrong?" Ye Chengyun turned around.
"It's nothing, he just asked Qiu Rui to go out that night. He's a registered martial artist with the Martial Arts Association," the shopkeeper said with a smile.
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Yeah, I was right there at the time. I heard him say he was from the Martial Arts Association, and he even bought a grouper."
"Do you know who it is?" Ye Chengyun asked with great interest.
He knew about most of the people in Linhai City who were registered with the Martial Arts Association, though he couldn't say he knew them all.
All you need to do is have someone stake out the location and then get their contact information.
Later, some simple information can still be obtained through communication.
It's just a contact method; not many people would turn down money.
"This..."
The boss scratched his head, deep in thought.
Several days later, he had only heard the name once, and it was far less memorable than the grouper the other party bought.
After a long pause, he said somewhat uncertainly:
"His name seems to be Shen He..."
" Shen He?"
Ye Chengyun frowned, his mind racing through the people he knew, but he didn't...
He suddenly looked at his boss.
Is that Shen Heng?
"Ah, yes, that's right, that's the name!" the boss clapped his hands and laughed.
After saying that, he noticed Ye Chengyun's somewhat strange expression, his smile faded, and he tentatively asked:
"What, is this person special within the Martial Arts Association?"
Ye Chengyun opened his mouth, then closed it again, and said:
"No, I just happened to have seen him before."
"Oh, I see!" The boss breathed a sigh of relief.
Without saying another word, Ye Chengyun turned and walked outside.
The car slowly came to a stop, Ye Chengyun waited for the traffic light to turn green while thinking about Qiu Rui.
It seems Qiu Rui really did commit murder, otherwise Inspector Shen wouldn't have taken him away.
How foolish! To ruin one's promising future for a moment of anger?
This is just too...
Ye Chengyun paused, as if he had suddenly thought of something.
The scene of his conversation with the stall owner just now flashed through his mind.
The owner hesitated behind his stall and said:
"I don't know either, but the last time I saw him was the night the incident happened in our market."
"He was called out by a young man who didn't look very old..."
Ye Chengyun's pupils contracted slightly.
After Qiu Rui was called away, a Calamity Beast incident occurred that very night at the seafood market.
He didn't believe the two incidents were unrelated, but...
If these two incidents are related, then it means...
'Didi--'
The constant urging from the loudspeaker behind him brought Ye Chengyun back to his senses.
His eyes were unfocused, and a lingering fear was evident in his gaze.
Finally, urged on by the vehicles behind, he drove forward again.
Ten minutes later, at the Canglan Saber School.
After waiting for a while, Ye Chengyun met Yu Jingming had returned.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Ye Chengyun got down to business.
"Master Lei Zhijian wants to organize a gathering for those of us who have registered as prospective martial artists before the New Year, so he asked me to invite a few people. What do you think, are you interested?"
"A get-together? Is there something you need?" Yu Jingming asked.
"I don't know, they didn't say, but even if there's nothing else going on, it's always a good thing to attend these kinds of gatherings and meet more people," Ye Chengyun said.
Yu Jingming nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll go then."
"Okay, I'll send you the time and address once I've finalized them," Ye Chengyun said with a smile.
"Um."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while.
Before leaving, Ye Chengyun paused, turned to Yu Jingming, and asked:
"If they organize another patrol team like the ones we used to be, would you still dare to join?"
Yu Jingming said, "But hasn't this already been banned?"
"I know, I meant after the ban is lifted."
"This..."
Yu Jing hesitated for a long time, then seemed to have thought of something and slowly nodded.
If you ever team up with someone again, feel free to call me!
Ye Chengyun looked displeased. He opened his mouth as if to say something, hesitated for a moment, then slowly closed it, turned and left.
Yu Jingming only turned and walked into the building after Ye Chengyun's car left.
He made his way to the backyard.
In the backyard, Father was instructing his younger sister.
"Your talent is no less than your brother's, you're just too lazy. If I don't keep an eye on you, you won't do anything. How can you achieve anything great like that?"
"I didn't expect to achieve anything great..." Yu Chunhe pouted, his gaze passing over his father to Yu Jingming standing at the backyard gate.
Her eyes lit up, and she was about to raise her hand to beckon, but was immediately struck down by a ruler.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and practice your swordsmanship! Also, try to sense the Origin Power before you go to the provincial Supervision Bureau for training after the New Year!"
Yu Chunhe pouted in dissatisfaction, but ultimately dared not disobey his father and began practicing each move.
Yu Jingming didn't go in; he just stood at the door.
Silently watching her younger sister practice her swordsmanship move by move in the backyard.