e-booksonline Chapter 20 Gains
Chapter 20 Gains
"You little brat, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!" Xu Donglai's eyes were bloodshot, and even in his dying moments, he remained defiant, cursing Zhao An with a ferocious expression.
"Unfortunately, you're destined to die by my blade, not even becoming a ghost." Zhao An said calmly, his expression nonchalant, before cleanly slicing Xu Donglai's neck with his blade, ending his life.
A ghost emerged from Xu Donglai's body, watching in terror as Zhao An grabbed him and threw him into the Soul Pool.
As a soul, he was unable to speak and could only wail in agony in the Soul Pool, enduring a torment more agonizing than death.
"The gang leader is dead!"
"The gang leader is dead!!"
"..."
Xu Donglai's sudden death completely shattered public morale.
The remaining members of the Python Gang threw down their clubs and ran for their lives, fearing that if they were a step too slow, Zhao An would catch up with them and kill them as well.
They all knew very well that after today, the Python Gang would no longer exist in this outer city!
Zhao An breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of clarity.
From the very first day he transmigrated, troubles involving the Python Gang began to ensue.
First it was Xu San, then being forced to go through those three checkpoints, then Cao Li leading his men to surround and kill them, and finally today's assassination attempt.
He and the Python Gang had a long-standing feud, which had reached a point where it was a matter of life and death.
Today, we have slaughtered the Python Gang and wiped them out, which will put this matter to rest!
From this day forward, his feud with the Python Gang will be wiped clean!
"Brother Zhao?!"
On the other side, after dealing with He Song's body in the courtyard, Li Gou'er and Zhao Chunzi, carrying two short sticks, also ran over in the rain.
Seeing the corpses scattered all over the ground, how could they not know that the fighting was over?
As it turned out, their leader really did wipe out the entire Python Gang all by himself!
When this gets out, it'll probably shock a lot of people.
"You've come at the right time." Zhao An instructed the two men to search the entire headquarters of the Python Gang and carry away everything valuable and useful.
He certainly wouldn't leave these spoils to benefit other people or the government.
They worked until nightfall before finally returning to the courtyard.
The valuables they brought back were not much, just a small box, roughly worth about two hundred taels of silver, less than Zhao An had expected.
But then I thought about it again and it made sense.
These gangsters are all restless individuals, much like Zhao An's predecessor; they are all pleasure-seekers with no concept of saving.
Most of the two hundred taels of silver came from Xu Donglai's purse.
In addition, He Song, the man in black who assassinated him, also had thirty taels of silver on him.
With this sum of money, he suddenly had nearly three hundred taels of silver, which was considered quite a bit of wealth in this outer city.
In the short term, he will no longer have to worry about the money he needs for martial arts training; he will have plenty.
Besides money, he also found two pairs of boxing gloves on He Song and Xu Donglai.
And a martial arts manual.
The booklet was found by looking through the crack in Xu Donglai's bed; it was only because Li Gou'er had sharp eyes that he spotted it, otherwise it might have been lost.
Furthermore, the cover of the booklet is blank, making it appear to be a handwritten copy.
Zhao An flipped through it; the handwriting inside was a bit messy, and he hadn't been learning to write for long, so he couldn't recognize all of them yet.
I managed to make out the general idea by guessing and piecing together the information. I guessed it was the palm technique that Xu Donglai and He Song, these two fellow disciples, learned!
This discovery immediately piqued his interest.
Money is just an external thing, and it can be spent at any time, but once you master these martial arts techniques, they belong to you.
Since learning the Fierce Tiger Saber Technique and experiencing its many wonders, he has become quite interested in all kinds of martial arts techniques in the world, wishing he could try them all and compete with them.
He made up his mind that as soon as the rain stopped, he would go to the clinic to ask Doctor Meng to help him with the translation.
Besides these tangible gains, another major benefit of destroying the Python Gang was the dramatic increase in the number of soul slaves in his soul pool!
After a quick count, not counting those that have already been transformed into karmic fruits and absorbed by Zhao An, there are currently nearly thirty soul bodies in the Soul Pool!
Once the cleansing process is complete, they will all be usable soul slaves.
Among them, He Song and Xu Donglai's soul bodies were of the greatest concern to him.
In their previous lives, they were all martial arts masters, possessing the strongest abilities. As soul slaves, their role and potential are also the greatest.
He pondered how much of an increase in strength these two martial arts master soul slaves could ultimately bring him.
The next day.
After a night of rain, a group of constables and clerks stood in front of the Python Gang's headquarters, looking at the mess in the room, and they all looked at each other in silence.
Suddenly, a bailiff rushed out of the main hall in a slightly flustered manner, his face pale, and said, "Head clerk, they're all dead, not a single one alive!"
"Xu Donglai is dead too?" Chen Song, dressed in a dark brown main robe and wearing a soft-winged hat, asked with a frown.
He also had an iron waist tag hanging from his waist, which indicated his identity as a constable in the yamen.
"If he dies, he'll die in the main hall!" the bailiff hurriedly said.
"Who did this!" Chen Song pinched the hilt of the knife at his waist, somewhat annoyed.
None of the constables and clerks could answer the question.
With the rain so heavy yesterday, it was common knowledge that the patrol officers would spend their time playing cards and drinking in the yamen.
And usually, with rain this heavy, it's common for a few people to die outside.
God knows who killed these people.
"Find out exactly who wiped out the Python Gang. Also, send someone to investigate the Tiger Head Gang!"
After assigning the task, Chen Song returned to the yamen grumbling.
Inside the yamen (government office), in a side room.
The constables and police officers gathered in groups of three or five, playing cards, fighting crickets, drinking and having fun, creating a chaotic and disorderly atmosphere.
"Get to work!" Chen Song was furious when he saw this and chased all the constables and runners out.
"Chen Song, did you lose money again?" Lu Yizheng, also a constable, was sitting on a bench drinking when he saw this and asked with a light laugh.
"What's more worrying than losing money is that we've lost our purse." Chen Song plopped down in a chair, casually took off his official hat, and tossed it aside.
"What do you mean?" Gao Baoding, another constable, also looked over upon hearing this.
"Someone has taken down the Python Gang. They were ruthless. Xu Donglai is dead too!" Chen Song said, drinking a bowl of turbid wine.
Upon hearing this, all the constables frowned.
The Python Gang ran rampant in the streets and alleys, oppressing the poor with impunity, which naturally meant they had bribed their superiors.
Among them, the four constables received a monthly fee from Xu Donglai.
It's no exaggeration to say that the Python Gang was their money bag.
Now that their wallets are gone, how can they not be angry?
"Who did it? Could it be Zhou Hu?" Lu Yixiu asked.
When this happened, the first person he thought of was Fierce Tiger from the Tiger Head Gang.
"It's not clear yet, but we've already sent people to investigate," Chen Song said, shaking his head.
"Don't panic, you three. Even if we lose the Python Gang, the Wolf Gang and the Rat Gang will emerge in the future. We'll just take them in anyway," Zhao Ke said with a smile.
He was the most composed of the constables, seemingly unconcerned about the demise of the Python Gang.
Just then, a constable rushed over.
"Squad leader, we have news!"
"Speak!" Chen Song asked immediately.
"The one who wiped out the Python Gang yesterday was the Tiger Head Gang, or more precisely, it was done by one of the Tiger Head Gang members!" the constable said.
"It's Zhou Hu!"
"No, no, it's a man named Zhao An!" the constable said hastily, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"?" Zhao Ke's previously composed smile froze, and his tone became awkward.
"Who?!"