Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning

Chapter 190: Chapter 131 Thief_3

“What?”

The person suddenly looked up at Su Mo, trying to find even a trace of jest in Su Mo’s eyes, but all he could find was severity.

“No… Chief Su, I was wrong, I really was.”

He kept saying, “To kill a man is but to head him, with these four fingers gone, how will I make a living?”

“You have martial arts skills, where can’t you make a living?”

Su Mo squatted in front of him, reached out and pinched one of his fingers, “Get ready.”

While he spoke, he was about to break it.

“I don’t even know who exactly asked me to steal from you!”

These words suddenly blurted out from him.

Su Mo paused for a moment and smiled lightly, “Do you think I would believe that?”

“Every word I’ve said is the truth!”

The man insisted, “We each have our own rules in our lines of work, I make a living on my own and have my own ways. The person who commissioned the job found me through these means, they did not reveal their identity, and I cannot press for it. After all, our line of work is certainly not for the public eye…”

The point was not without reason.

Su Mo nodded his head, “After you’ve stolen the goods, how would you dispose of them?”

“This…”

The man hesitated for a moment and then said, “Three miles west of the river pier there is a Banyan Forest, with three old banyan trees right in the center of the woods. After the theft, I’m to keep all the silver notes and jewels, only the Mandarin Duck List must be dropped into the hole of the middle tree. Afterwards, they will send someone to retrieve it.”

Su Mo’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Since you’re in this business, you would have checked the delivery place in advance to see if it’s genuine. So, is there really a grove with three old banyan trees? And one of those trees really has a hollow?”

“Yes.”

The man nodded.

“Good.”

Su Mo smiled and said, “In that case…”

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and a gust of breeze immediately hit the wall.

The wall shook slightly, but was not intense.

Just as the man was puzzled by what Su Mo was doing, he heard hurried footsteps arriving, and moments later the door was pushed open, and Yang Xiaoyun entered with a spear, her gaze sweeping the room and immediately noticing the small thief.

“Hm?”

Yang Xiaoyun raised her eyebrow, “Is there a thief here?”

Su Mo smiled, pointed his hand casually, and the little thief immediately fainted.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaoyun immediately understood that Su Mo had something to say and promptly closed the door.

Su Mo then recounted the incident just now.

Yang Xiaoyun’s face darkened, “Is there a problem with this shipment?”

The fact that Li Siyun and others had come to request the escort was only known to the four of them; even the staff at the escort agency and the brothers in the Guard Team were unaware of the specifics.

How could someone be so calculating to even send someone to steal?

“It’s too early to draw that conclusion now.”

Su Mo said,

“Sister Xiao Yun, have Xiao Chuan come over later to change into my clothes, carry the Sword Box, and continue your journey back to Luoxia City tomorrow.

“I will disguise myself as this person to investigate and see what the real situation is.

“To determine whether someone is coveting wealth or if there is indeed a significant story behind this Mandarin Duck List.”

“Okay.”

Yang Xiaoyun nodded but did not suggest to accompany Su Mo.

In this situation, if she recklessly followed, it would not be helpful but a burden.

Especially since the lesson from the Heavenly Gate Escort Agency was not far gone; if the shipment they were protecting really had issues and they were unaware of the specific problems, it would be like dancing on the blade.

Especially since this escort was for Yang Yizhi, caution was absolutely necessary.

With this thought, she looked at Su Mo, “You must be very careful yourself.”

“Don’t worry.”

With the discussion settled, Yang Xiaoyun immediately went to call Xiao Chuan.

Su Mo swapped his clothes with Xiao Chuan, then casually stripped the small thief naked and dressed himself.

He also switched the clothes on the ground for those of Xiao Chuan.

“Tomorrow, find someone to accompany him on the journey, to avoid any slip-ups.”

Xiao Chuan nodded his head in agreement right away.

Su Mo then tidied up the items on the ground, packed them back into the box, keeping only the Mandarin Duck List close to his body.

After sending Yang Xiaoyun back to her room, he himself leapt out of the inn.

At this moment, dressed in white, masked, he also felt somewhat like a thief.

Looking out, the world was shrouded in white snow; he suddenly understood why the little thief was wearing white clothes for night-time activities.

In the dark, wearing black was naturally taken for granted.

But in this icy and snowy environment, with the world draped in silver, prancing around in black would stand out like a sore thumb.

He shook his head, stopped thinking too much, and flew straight toward the west of the river pier.

The three-mile distance was covered in a blink under his Divine Transformation.

Upon looking up, he indeed saw a grove of banyan trees.

He did not enter rashly, for there is a common saying in Jianghu that one should not enter a forest lightly.

Of course, this does not mean that if you are walking on the road and come across a forest, you must not enter it at all.

Actually, it means that if you are in pursuit of an enemy and they enter the woods, you must be cautious and not tread lightly inside.

The forest is dense and the visibility poor, the enemy might well be hiding inside, waiting to ambush.

Su Mo wasn’t entering now, also cautious for this reason.

The person behind this, intending to steal the Mandarin Duck List, had unknown motives.

Whether they would indeed complete the exchange as agreed was also doubtful.

Thus, Su Mo was also worried that there might be people ambushed here, not for himself, but for the original thief.

After listening closely for a moment and confirming that there was no one inside the woods, Su Mo then stepped inside.

The forest wasn’t too big and soon he reached the middle.

Indeed, there were three ancient banyan trees, and one in the middle had a hollow large enough for Su Mo to peer inside.

But inside, there was a small, wrapped package.

He picked it up and weighed it slightly, it wasn’t light, and all that could be heard was the sound of silver clashing.

Su Mo was startled and then laughed:

“Well, there’s an unexpected gain.”

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