Chapter 193: Could He Have Hidden His Strength?
Chapter 193: Could He Have Hidden His Strength?
On the way back to the grain store, Jiang Cheng was still in a state of shock.
Fortunately, this time it wasn’t without gains; in fact, the gains were far beyond the ordinary.
Compared to hundreds of thousands of money, being able to connect with the Resistance Army was even more precious.
"I wonder when they will contact me?"
Jiang Cheng was somewhat anticipatory.
Because he now had a lot of money, all of which came from “unknown sources.”
If he wanted to spend it, the Black Market seemed to be the only option.
But if someone from the Resistance Army contacted him, perhaps he could buy things from them. After all, the Resistance Army wouldn’t be short of various secret weapons and resources, just like the Dawn Society.
Arriving at the grain store and going up to the second floor, he saw a woman in tight clothes, seemingly waiting for someone.
Upon seeing Jiang Cheng appear, she immediately approached him.
"Envoy..."
"Go about your business. I need to cultivate. Don’t disturb me unless it’s something important."
Jiang Cheng firmly pushed her away.
What a joke, how could women be more important than cultivation?
Under the woman’s resentful gaze, Jiang Cheng entered the room and locked the door from the inside.
Time passed, and Jiang Cheng was fully immersed in refining Primordial Force.
"Thump, thump, thump."
A series of hurried footsteps echoed from the stairs, followed by the sound of knocking on a nearby door.
"Who is it?"
An impatient voice responded from inside the room.
"It’s me, Envoy."
Su Ming’s voice was urgent: "Something big has happened! Envoy!"
Inside, Autumn Maple got up from the woman’s side, clearly annoyed, put on a piece of clothing, and walked over.
"Speak, what is it? If it’s not as serious as you say, you’ll regret it."
"I’m sorry, truly sorry," Su Ming apologized repeatedly, then said, "I just overheard some news. The Skyward Gang has disbanded."
"What did you say?"
Autumn Maple’s eyes widened upon hearing this news.
"The Skyward Gang has disbanded?"
"Yes, Envoy. I couldn’t believe it myself, so I sent a few people to verify. It’s absolutely true!"
"Not only the gang’s top members, but many others have also left, taking their families with them. It looks like they don’t plan to come back. I’ve sent people to check their hideout, and it’s completely empty."
"How could this happen?"
Autumn Maple was furious.
He was about to make a fortune, but then the gang disbanded. They didn’t disband earlier or later, but precisely at this moment.
"!"
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.
Could someone have secretly informed on them?
Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen?
As for the motive, it was likely for money.
Thinking this, he glanced at the room where Jiang Cheng was and lowered his voice: "What about Sea of Stars? Does he know about this?"
"Probably not. According to Xiao Mei, he went out for less than half an hour and then came back, and has been in his room ever since."
"What! He went out!"
Autumn Maple exclaimed, increasingly convinced that it was he who had informed.
"Yes, right after lunch, he went out for a while, saying he was checking the situation. He came back after half an hour, and there’s something else I heard."
"What is it?"
"I heard from the gang members who stayed behind that, coincidentally during that time, a masked man went to the Skyward Gang’s hideout. He defeated everyone there barehanded, forcing the gang leader to admit defeat and disband the gang. Now, everyone hates that masked man to death. Envoy, do you think that person could be—"
Su Ming hesitated, leaving the question hanging.
"It's possible."
Autumn Maple unconsciously glanced at the room where Jiang Cheng was.
The timing was just too coincidental, making it impossible for him not to suspect.
But the latter had just passed the Second Rank Force Knight test, and in terms of strength, he was no match for Autumn Maple, as the Skyward Gang had two Second Rank Force Knights.
With his abilities, it should be impossible.
"Oh, and after he dealt with those people, they gathered again to discuss taking down several nearby gangs."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, I heard it from those who stayed behind."
"Good, have you gone to find him yet?"
"No, no, I haven't."
Su Ming offered a flattering smile, "As soon as I learned the news, I came straight to you without daring to tell anyone else first."
In his eyes, the leader of the two was naturally the Autumn Maple before him.
Although Jiang Cheng was more polite, in terms of skill, the one before him was undoubtedly stronger.
If the masked person who forced the Skyward Gang to disband was Jiang Cheng, then the Envoy before him must be even more formidable!
Autumn Maple slowly narrowed his eyes.
"By the way, did he have anything in his hands when he returned?"
"No, not that I saw."
Su Ming shook his head.
"Alright, I understand. You can leave now."
After Su Ming left, Autumn Maple took a deep breath and then ran to Jiang Cheng's door, knocking and shouting, "Cang Hai! Cang Hai! Open the door! Something big has happened!"
Inside the room,
Jiang Cheng slowly opened his eyes, furrowing his brows, but then he got up from the bed and went to open the door.
"What's the matter? You're in a panic."
"Cang Hai, the Skyward Gang has disbanded!" Autumn Maple exclaimed, staring intently at Jiang Cheng.
"What?!"
Jiang Cheng exclaimed, his face also showing surprise.
"What did you say? The Skyward Gang has disbanded?"
"Yes, just now, the shop owner came to tell me that the Skyward Gang has announced their disbandment, and their hideout is now empty."
"How could this happen?"
Jiang Cheng was also anxious.
"What about our mission then?"
Seeing this, Autumn Maple, on the contrary, became a little puzzled.
Could that masked person not be him?
"I don't know either. To be honest, this is the first time I've encountered such a situation, and something strange happened within it."
"What's strange?"
Jiang Cheng asked in confusion.
"I heard that a masked person went to the Skyward Gang at noon, defeated those inside, and forced them to disband. Cang Hai, I heard that after you ate, you went to check on the situation, and your timing matched up with that person. Did you meet that masked person?"
Jiang Cheng shook his head.
"I just walked around the area and inquired about the Skyward Gang from the street vendors on both sides."
"Oh? What did you find out?"
"It's similar to what that Su Boss said. I originally wanted to take them out after dinner, but they disbanded instead. We should've acted sooner."
Jiang Cheng sighed.
Although he hadn't heard the voices outside clearly, he could roughly guess what they were about.
Therefore, he also understood Autumn Maple's current intention.
As long as he acted as if nothing had happened, and the other party couldn't produce evidence, even if they suspected, what of it?
"That's true."
Autumn Maple couldn't see through the situation, and upon further thinking about the masked person's abilities, he felt it wasn't something Jiang Cheng could've done.
Unless the latter was hiding his strength.
(End of Chapter)
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