Era of Magic and Martial Arts

Chapter 27: Things Are Getting Strange But We’re the Good Guys (Double-Length Chapter)


In a person's life, there are bound to be ups and downs, and that's normal.

However, compressing all the ups and downs of a lifetime into one day is a bit of a test for the heart.

The past 24 hours, not even fully over yet, has definitely been the most thrilling and exciting day in Ma Wei's life, surpassing all the thrills and ups and downs of the first half of his life.

Drinking with the big brother, sharing secrets;

In an instant, the big brother became a corpse in his arms;

In the blink of an eye, the heart-wrenching cries made the gang members feel unbearable;

Then, shovel by shovel, he buried the body with his own hands;

After that, with a face full of astonishment, I rose to power, became the big brother?

Heartbeat at 180 throughout, and at the last moment breaks 200, the head buzzing non-stop.

"You're Zhang Tong's most trusted underling. Since he risked his own life to save yours, naturally his position is left for you. Do well and don't let the gang be disappointed."

Bin's words echoed repeatedly in his buzzing mind like a broken record.

In a daze, Ma Wei returned to the low building, the bloodstains on the chaotic living room floor yet to dry, and his mood was as hazy and unreal as the psychedelic lights in a hair salon.

What brought him back to reality from the illusion was a cold laugh on the phone.

"I'm glad to hear you're still alive, but I'm not happy to hear rumors that I'm a lame."

Ma Wei felt a jolt in his heart, his whole body recovering clarity from fear and excitement, he hurriedly explained, "Boss, I couldn't hide this feature, if I lied about this, even Bin wouldn't be fooled."

Feng Mu thought he did a good job concealing his actions last night, yet Ma Wei's concern was understandable; after all, the characteristic of being lame was too conspicuous, and any falsehood in this testimony is easy to uncover.

Most importantly, Feng Mu was in no way a lame.

Feng Mu pondered for a while before saying lightly, "Just this once."

Ma Wei's back was drenched in sweat, he promptly said, "Boss, rest assured, I won't say an extra word about your matters to anyone."

Not waiting for Feng Mu to respond, Ma Wei quickly added, "Boss, the things you asked me to investigate, I've found out, and my status in the gang has risen, I can serve you better in the future."

Feng Mu's eyes brightened slightly, satisfied with the value Ma Wei demonstrated, "Congratulations on your rise."

Ma Wei swallowed hard, "It's all thanks to you, Boss."

Feng Mu nodded, "Tell me, what did you find out?"

Ma Wei organized his words without bothering to explain how he investigated, he directly revealed the results: "Bin's thinking started from the Evil Sacrifice, since the Evil Sacrifice's warehouse is at 47 Academy, then it is most likely not an outsider."

"Teachers are unlikely to commit crimes in their working areas, so it must be the students."

"Another Evil Sacrifice is dangerous, students with good grades would not do it, neither would those with poor grades but come from wealthy, powerful families; at worst, spending some money to find a more covert place would be safer than a school warehouse."

"Therefore, it's most likely students with poor grades, who don't know where they encountered the Evil Sacrifice, treating it as a last straw, taking reckless risks."

"Bin outlined the suspect range along this line of thinking."

"Also, Bin originally thought the murderer wasn't targeting Zheng Hang specifically, just that Wang Wei and Zheng Hang happened to be in the warehouse, got killed together."

"Wang Wei's body remained on site, Zheng Hang disappeared, it just shows Zheng Hang better fits the sacrificial requirements."

Feng Mu listened silently, he had speculated many possibilities but never imagined Ma Bin's suspicion logic to be so plain and simple.

Each word carried malice towards people from the lower strata.

Poverty and weakness are original sins, the most ironic part is he's correct; like an arrow shot onto target paper, one hit the bullseye.

"Even revenge-seeking these days shuns the strong and bullies the weak, huh~" Feng Mu felt countless emotions within.

Suddenly, his expression changed, raising his voice to ask, "You mentioned originally, so has Bin changed his mind now?"

Ma Wei: "Yes."

Feng Mu puzzled: "Why?"

On the other end, Ma Wei was silent for three seconds, "Because Brother Tong died."

Feng Mu was full of question marks, completely unaware of any connection between these two matters, "What do you mean?"

Ma Wei had a strange expression, swiftly explaining: "Because Brother Tong went to the hospital the night before yesterday and killed Wang Wei's mother, and then last night....."

Feng Mu was stunned, then instantly understood.

Imagine Wang Wei is dead, Zheng Hang was sacrificed, Wang Wei's mother is dead, Zhang Tong was killed; if Ma Bin linked the four deceased, what would he think.

He would naturally assume the one who sacrificed Zheng Hang and killed Zhang Tong is the same person, the murderer is avenging Wang Wei.

Ma Wei's voice continued from the headset, "So, Bin now believes the murderer was targeting Zheng Hang from the beginning, the Evil Sacrifice was a desperate risk for revenge, the murderer must have some close link to Wang Wei."

Due to coincidences, Feng Mu inadvertently avenged Wang Wei's mother and daughter consecutively, Feng Mu felt a bit strange inside, in another life, Wang Wei might owe him gratitude and loyalty.

Feng Mu coldly said, "Such an important matter, why didn't you mention it yesterday?"

Ma Wei's facial muscles twisted grotesquely, his aggrieved voice choked with tears, "Yesterday, I thought you were aiming at Brother Tong."

Ma Wei felt bitter inside, but did not dare voice it, only dared roar inwardly: "So Boss, you randomly killed people, picked Brother Tong and me."

Realizing he wrongly blamed Ma Wei, Feng Mu softened his tone slightly, "How did you explain Zhang Tong's death to the gang?"

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