Genius Agent

Chapter 103 Old Meng Appears

"The scene was horrific; there were over a dozen stab wounds, several of which were fatal."

Captain Yang continued, saying that he himself was a gossip lover, and what's more, Su Yuncheng had paid him money, essentially buying news from him.

"Captain Yang, may I go in and take a look?"

Su Yuncheng asked, and Captain Yang glanced around and replied in a low voice, "Be quick."

Thank you.

Su Yuncheng clasped his hands in a fist salute and immediately led the reporter into the shop.

The silk shop wasn't very big, but it was full of goods. Two corpses had been covered up, and there were two shivering people next to them.

One of them was a shop assistant, and the other was the shopkeeper's daughter.

There were also two other customers who ran away after the incident, and the police are looking for them.

"Xiao Wang, go and interview them right away."

"etc."

Captain Yang, who had followed them in, suddenly shouted, looking at Su Yuncheng with a smile: "Editor-in-Chief Su, this is against the rules."

"I understand, Captain Yang, please take care of me."

Su Yuncheng handed over three more silver dollars, and Captain Yang waved his hand with satisfaction, signaling them to hurry up.

Wanting to interview the parties involved, the previous three silver dollars weren't enough, but Su Yuncheng was a straightforward person, and today he earned an extra bit of extra money.

The relationship between Su Yuncheng and Dilang was unknown even to some of the chief inspectors, let alone the captain. Lu Mingxuan only knew the inside story because of his good relationship with Su Yuncheng.

Su Yuncheng didn't intend for everyone to know about this relationship.

Things that can be done with money aren't really problems, especially when it's Tomoo Muto's money that's being spent.

Su Yuncheng felt no pity whatsoever.

"hurry up."

After receiving the money, Captain Yang pretended not to see it, and the patrol officers guarding them all turned their heads away.

Su Yuncheng brought Xiao Wang to the two of them.

The girl was young, and if she hadn't been in a busy area, her fate would have been extremely tragic if she had encountered such a ruthless bandit.

The bandits probably didn't kill her because she was a woman. Some bandits don't kill just anyone, and many won't lay a hand on women.

Except for a few.

"Have you offended anyone recently?"

Su Yuncheng asked quickly, as they had already learned about the shop's situation beforehand; the shopkeeper was the owner, a native of Zhejiang Province.

I've been operating here for three years, and business is pretty good.

No, I don't know.

The waiter hurriedly shook his head. He didn't know Su Yuncheng's identity, but the police hadn't stopped him, and he dared not refuse to answer Su Yuncheng's question.

The girl was still crying, quite frightened, but Su Yuncheng didn't ask her anything.

"What did they take?"

"They took all the money from the money box, killed the shopkeeper and Master Wang, and ran away."

Master Wang is also an employee of the shop. He is a tailor with excellent skills. Some people buy silk from their shop and ask them to make clothes for them.

Many larger silk shops have tailors.

"What about the others?" Su Yuncheng continued to ask.

"That's all, just the money in the cash box." The clerk shook his head.

Su Yuncheng's eyebrows twitched. The shop assistant wasn't lying, but why would these thugs only take the money from the cash box?

It's not even noon yet, and even if the shop has collected some money, there isn't much left in the cash box.

Normally, one should go to the backyard where they live, find more money, or take some fine silk.

They could easily sell these silks for cash.

How much money is in the cash box?

"There are more than ten legal tender, and some silver dollars and francs, a total of more than forty yuan."

Five ruthless thugs entered the store and robbed it of more than forty yuan? They also killed two people.

The man wasn't lying; there was something fishy about this robbery.

The shopkeeper's daughter may or may not know, but it's not the right time to ask.

"Did they kill me first, or just rob me?"

"As soon as they came in, they started attacking the shopkeeper. Some of them even went to attack Master Wang. If I hadn't been tidying up in the corner, I would have been killed by them too."

The man replied tremblingly, he was terrified. He hadn't dared to make a sound, but he had secretly witnessed the ferocity of the group.

"Thanks."

After thinking for a moment, Su Yuncheng didn't ask any more questions. Huang Chuanming could find out about the appearance of the bandits, the weapons they carried, and so on.

"Captain Yang, thank you very much."

After saying goodbye to Captain Yang, Su Yuncheng led Xiao Wang out. This was not an ordinary robbery; there were other issues involved.

It could be a revenge killing, but why would a revenge killing include the tailor? Was it aimed at the tailor?

"Editor-in-Chief Su, please take care."

Captain Yang saw Su Yuncheng out. Su Yuncheng didn't stay in the shop for long; he easily earned those few silver dollars.

He doesn't care how the newspaper reports it.

Although this was his territory, he had no control over the invading bandits. If someone died, he would at most receive some criticism, but it wouldn't affect his position.

Shanghai is so big, and there are so many cases every day. The police are human, not gods, and they can't handle everything.

"Editor-in-Chief".

After Su Yuncheng came out, the number of people outside increased rather than decreased, and many people who had heard about it came to see what was going on.

The police couldn't catch everyone, so they could only surround the shops to prevent anyone from breaking in.

"How is it?"

Su Yuncheng asked Huang Chuanming, but Huang Chuanming's eyes were fixed on the distance, and his emotions suddenly fluctuated.

His emotions included worry and shock.

"Editor-in-chief, I've asked around. There were five thugs in total. Four of them carried knives, and one carried two guns, they said they were Mauser pistols. They looked ferocious. They only stayed in the store for a little over a minute before running out."

"The police arrived after the thugs escaped."

Huang Chuanming looked back and quickly replied, but his worry was growing; he was concerned about the safety of the others.

"Okay, let's go back first."

Su Yuncheng didn't say much. As he left, he glanced at Huang Chuanming and immediately noticed a familiar face.

Mr. Meng.

No wonder Huang Chuanming had such feelings. Why did Mr. Meng come?

Mr. Meng happened to glance in their direction as well, and immediately looked away.

But in that one glance, Su Yuncheng sensed his emotions: anxiety, unease, worry, and even a hint of fear.

Mr. Meng was not worried about Huang Chuanming.

Huang Chuanming is not in danger. They came to cover the news as usual. Who is Mr. Meng worried about?

The answer is obvious: the people in the store.

Is he the shopkeeper or the tailor?

Could it be that the person killed was a member of the Red Party and someone who knew Mr. Meng, which is why he had such feelings?

If that's the case, then everything makes sense.

But the Red Party hasn't offended anyone in normal times. They are genuinely working for the people. Who would go to their door to kill them?

"Editor-in-chief, you go first. I'll ask around and see if I can get any more news out of you."

Huang Chuanming suddenly spoke up. Su Yuncheng glanced at him. Huang Chuanming wanted to stay not for the news, but because he was worried about Mr. Meng.

"Let's go back first, and look for clues again later."

Su Yuncheng didn't let him stay. There were too many people around, and Huang Chuanming's current mood wasn't suitable for him to stay.

Mr. Meng came after receiving the news; he will be fine.

Besides, Su Yuncheng had dreamt about the future and knew how Mr. Meng died. If the dream was reality, then he would be fine now.

That special agency called No. 76 hadn't even been established yet.