Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 574: Riding a Thousand Miles Alone

I was anxious. But soon, I recognized that except for the fierce-looking Guan Yu statue, this temple didn’t haveadangerous or suffocating aura.It seemedGuan Yu’s spirit wasn’t hereat thismoment.

If Ye Weiguo wanted to burn down this temple, I guessed therewassomething important here. I searched around and found one memory card and a document inside a clay jar.

The document’s content could be divided into two parts. One was the evidence of Xiao Quan’s team committing treason. The other was the conversations between Ye Weiguo and Xiao Quan, in which Ye Weiguo implicitly mentioned that he wanted Xiao Quan to retreat from this affair to let him take over and continue the business with the foreign forces.

This document could take both of them down. I had to admire Ye Weiguo. He had prepared very well in case he lost to Xiao Quan bypilingtheircriminal records together.

After all, ifhe lost, he’dhavenothing to lose. But tonight, as he had defeated Xiao Quan, he had ordered his subordinates to destroy thistemple!

I put the memory card into mycell phone. It contained only videos, including Xiao Quan meeting with the foreign spies, transactions of money,and sex.

After checking the memory card, I was angry, but I could finally heave a sigh of relief. With these pieces of evidence, I was safe.

After carefullystoringthe document, I was ready to leave the Guan Yu Temple. When I walked past the statue, I inadvertently saw Guan Yu’s eyes from the corner of my eyes. They were open. When I first got here, I had checked the statue. He had his eyes closed at that time!

People believed thataGuan Yu statue shouldn’t ever haveopenedeyes. If it did, it would kill people.Asan otherworldly merchant, I believed in this legend, but I had never expected to encounter such a situation myself.

I wondered if I had the power to fight against Guan Yu. For the time being, I was worried.

However, even after a long time, I hadn’t feltanydanger. Stillfeelingpuzzled, I receiveda call fromYe Weiguo’s subordinate.

“Mr. Zhang, Jiang Shan was slashed in half!” He sounded both worried and excited.

I sat on the ground. It turned out Guan Yu didn’t want to kill me,but Jiang Shan.

If Guan Yu had done hisdeed, he would return here soon. I shouldn’t linger! I got up to leave the temple. When I was at the threshold, I subconsciously turned to check the statue again. His eyes were still open wide!

I suddenly realized that Guan Yu wouldn’t stop until he had killed all the traitors. And,frommy understanding, Xiao Quan was the only traitor still alive…

I had to expose Xiao Quan’s crime before Guan Yucould killhim. Otherwise,there would be no one alive to tell the truth. Even if Ihadthe evidence, Imightbe accused of murder.

I returned to the hospital as fast as possible. Through Ye Weiguo’s subordinate’s connection, I contacted Ye Weiguo’s close friends, who were also high-rank officers, and asked them to spread Xiao Quan’s crime to the superiors at their fastest speed.

Of course, to show my sincerity, I sent them all the videos in the memory card thatshowedXiao Quan committing the crime.

After watching them, they directly contacted the Secretary of the Disciplinary Inspection Commission and submitted Xiao Quan’s crime evidence.

Theguysfrom the Disciplinary Inspection Commission were honestpeople. Afterwatching the videosofXiao Quan contactingforeign spies andcommittingtreason, they all paled in rage. The leader suddenly slammed the tableand roared, “Investigate them! We have to take them one by one!”

“Sir… Mr. Secretary, can you wait for a second?” I hadconsideredtellingthe Secretary about Ye Weiguo’s deaththe momenthewalked intothe room. Due to his high position, I thought I could hide his death for a night atmost. If someone else found out about it before I reported the case, I would be found guilty too.

The best solution now was to find support before the news spread out. The Secretary of the Disciplinary Inspection Commission had power and worked efficiently. He lookedlike a good person,too. He was a good choice for me now.

“What do you want to tell me?”The Secretary asked with an emotionless face.

When he got into the room, he had noticed me, but he didn’t want to cause more commotion at the time.My glance lingered at the people standing next to him. I bit my lower lip and didn’t say anything. He was a little surprised. Then, he dismissed his people with a wave of his hand. After everybodyleft, I coldlysaid, “Ye Weiguoisdead. If I’m notwrong, Xiao Quan’s subordinateshave beenkilled too…”

“What?” He had just sat down and when he heard me, he sprang up againand rolledhis eyes. He shouted, “Repeatwhat you just said!”

I told him about the situation one more time. Moreover, I told him everything from the time they had come to my antique shop until now.

Of course, I didn’t tell him that Jiang Shan had blackmailed me. I told himthat sinceit was the call of my country, I had agreed to helpthemwithout any condition…

While I was talking, the Secretarydidn’tinterrupt me. However, his face strangely changed from time to time. His brows slammed together when I told him about Ye Weiguo and Xiao Quan’s conversation in the hotel’s restroom. However, he had a hint of happiness on his face when he knew that Ye Weiguo had discreetly investigated Xiao Quan.

The Secretary kept silent for quite a long time after I had finished talking. Then, he told me with a warm voice,“Young man, do what you need to do. My people will try their best to cooperate with you.”

“Mr. Secretary, please expose Xiao Quan’s crime to your superior. Otherwise, if he dies, I’llhave to…” I didn’t finish talking. I had inexplicitly told him that I didn’t wholly trust his Disciplinary Investigation Commission.

“Haha!” The Secretary smiled then made a call. He sounded as though he was asking for someone’s opinion. After finishing the call, he saidwithhis chest thrust out,“I’ve asked for my leader’s direction. He gave me these words: Iron-blood attack, close the case ASAP!”

I exhaled in relief. It meant they had the sameideaasme. The Disciplinary Inspection Commission worked fast. They found the various crimes Xiao Quan had committed.When they tookXiao Quan’s oral confession, I was there too. I found that Xiao Quan was a scumbag even worse than what I had imagined. Not only did he commit treason, he even used his position to facilitate corruption,murder,and more...

It was the fastest death sentence I had ever seen. Within twenty-four hours, Xiao Quanwastransferred to the Military Court. As he had created serious damage andwasa big threatto society, the Court condemned him guilty with an immediate death sentence.

After Xiao Quan was sentenced, with the helpofthe Disciplinary Investigation Commission, I brought the ashes of the deceased to Shiwu Lipu Town and presented them in front of Guan Yu.

Ilit candlesandincense. When the smoke started to twirl, I closed my eyes and read thesacredtext of Daoism, and presented their crime to Guan Yu. I also apologizedin their place.

In the end, I respectfully gave Guan Yu three kowtows. Except for my grandpa, no one else had received such honor and respect from me.

It wasn’t that I was afraid of Guan Yu. I admired him for his loyalty and righteousness. Evenwhenhe was in Cao Cao’s base, his heart wasalways with his people!

WhenI got up, I saw that Guan Yu’s eyes were now closed. I felt the suffocating pressure one more time. But it didn’t feel dangerous this time. Strangely, I felt warm.

Guan Yu had returned to protect this land, bringing with him the courage that hadnever worn out after two thousand years.Let alone the fact that I wasn’t his opponent, even if I could defeat him, I wouldn’t do that!

After attending Xiao Quan’s funeral,avan that carried seven or eight famous officialsexperienceda horrible car crash. All the officials inside the car were dead, and among them was Ye Weiguo.

It was theexplanation theDisciplinary Investigation Commission came up with. Although it sounded weird, it was the only solution now…

I thought about leavingafter the murder case was solved. However, I was worried that GuanYu wouldkill people again, so I decided to stay in Shiwu Lipu for a while. Iwould take sometime and travel to see some scenic sights as well.

Another weekhadgone by. Beijing had gradually recovered its calmness. My worries were eased. I bid farewell to the Secretary of Disciplinary Investigation Commission.

Anyway, if Xiao Quan and his team had been loyal to theircountry, would they have hadsuch an ending?

While I waspondering, I thought I saw a horseman riding the Red Hare with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand, galloping away from Guan Yu Temple.

That person wore a long, cyan robe. His long beardflewbackward in the wind. His sharp eyes coldly swept through the land.

I knew Guan Yuncheng would never stop. He was waitingforthe next dishonest and disloyal person to show up!

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