Volume 1: Absolutely No Same Parallel Universe Chapter 31: The Corpse That Was Brought Back

  Everyone present nodded silently in agreement, apparently acknowledging Wu Zong's statement.

  "Where did you get this news from?" Wei Zuo asked in a deep voice.

  Wu Zong glanced at Ling Yi, as if seeking his opinion. Ling Yi nodded slightly, and Wu Zong responded with a "got it" expression, smiling ambiguously at Wei Zuo: "If our Furuo Fortress didn't have a powerful intelligence gathering and transmission organization, how would we still be standing in the Jianghu today?"

  I furrowed my brow, Wu Zong's words had triggered my high vigilance. A place like Furong Fortress, which is big and attracts attention, specializes in serving the royal family, and has risen to prominence in the Jianghu in just a few years, it's hard to guarantee that it won't arouse the jealousy of other Jianghu schools. Apart from having this solid outer fortress facility for defense, it's impossible not to have established its own intelligence system. The best defense against any external invasion is to take the initiative to attack. If they were only passively defending within their own circle, Furong Fortress wouldn't be able to survive until today. But this is exactly what I'm worried about. If I escape in the future, this intelligence system will undoubtedly become a net that will leave me with nowhere to hide.

  "Is it Red Eagle Manor or Thousand Silent Gate? If the goods weren't damaged, why was this delivery time shortened? What's going on here?" Wei Zuo couldn't help but get impatient.

  This is indeed, I still remember when Jin Niang told me that from Furong Fortress to the capital, it would take more than four days even with a fast horse. Now, under their current circumstances, they've returned in less than seven days, there must be some reason for this. However, I'm quite puzzled, as Wei Zuo's position or title should be one of the top ones in Furong Fortress, how could he not know about the intelligence system of Furong Fortress? Instead, Wu Zong brought it up, how can his face withstand this?

  As expected, Wu Zonglu was slightly embarrassed and paused for a moment without speaking, turning his head to seek Ling Yi's opinion with his eyes.

  Ling Yi still had an unruffled expression. He glanced at Wei Zuo and then spoke, "Have them bring it up."

  I was taken aback and immediately turned my head towards the direction of the gate, only to see a team of sword-carrying warriors, two by two, carrying in over ten stretchers in succession, then arranging them neatly into three rows, six in each row, for a total of eighteen.

  I caught my breath, and immediately saw that the stretcher was carrying - a corpse. The human-shaped bulge on it was covered with a cloth from head to toe, if it wasn't a corpse, what else could it be?

  The entire hall was silent, with everyone quietly watching the corpses being carried in. After all the stretchers were arranged, Ling Yi gave Wu Zong a nod, and Wu Zong nodded, saying loudly: "These are the bodies of the thieves who came to rob us this time."

  Someone let out a low cry, and Wei Zuo hastily stepped forward, lifting the cloth covering one of the corpses to take a quick look.

  I shuddered, it was the first time I had seen so many corpses, although they were quite far away, but I still felt a chill down my spine. From my angle, I couldn't see very clearly, all I could see was Wei Zuo bowing his head to examine the corpses carefully, his hands forcefully pulling open the clothes on the bodies, I don't know what he saw, he didn't speak for a long time. After a while, he finally straightened up, slightly bowed to Ling Ye, and said in a low voice: "It's the Red Eagle Manor."

  "How can he be so certain?" I was wondering, when Ling Yi suddenly spoke up, "Du Shen Yi, what do you think?"

  Duna Hai immediately stood up from his seat across and walked over to the corpse with its cover lifted, squatting down to examine it carefully.

  I stared intently at Duna Hai, and saw that after a brief examination, he stood up again, one by one, to lift the cloth off all the corpses on the ground, examining each one. When he reached the third row, I finally got a clear look, and saw that he was pulling open the black night clothes on the left shoulder of the corpse, revealing the shoulder. I was taken aback, and immediately remembered what Fei Qingyun had said a few days ago - that the Red Eagle Manor was named after the fact that everyone in the manor had a tattoo of a red eagle on their left shoulder.

  This must be checking the tattoos on their shoulders. I leaned back in my chair, exhaled a breath, and waited for Dunahei to announce the result.

  A moment later, Dunahai's voice came: "I don't think it was done by the Red Eagle Manor."

  I was stunned, and there were actually two results? Hurriedly leaning forward to take a look, I saw that Du Naha's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking.

  "How could it be? They all have a red eagle tattoo on their left shoulder." Wei Za refuted.

  Dunahai shook his head slightly and said thoughtfully, "All the corpses have a red eagle tattoo on their left shoulder without exception, but somehow it feels suspicious."

  "How did you get in?" Wei Zuo asked in confusion.

  Dunahai shook his head and said, "I carefully examined the wounds on these corpses, all of which were fatal knife wounds. It's likely that they were killed by the castle owner and his entourage when they struck back."

  Dunahaiton paused, then continued: "If the Red Eagle Estate is determined to succeed in this robbery, it's impossible that they would send a batch of mediocre people. I'm not being overly humble, but I think that even if the top masters of the Red Eagle Estate were under the sword of the castle lord, they should at least be able to exchange several moves. But since everyone was killed with just one knife or sword, it shows that these people are mid-to-lower level in terms of overall strength and individual combat ability. Therefore, I am extremely suspicious about this."

  Wu Zongzan said, "The divine doctor indeed has good eyesight. This batch of people was indeed making a surprise attack when we were camping, but their martial arts skills are uneven and mixed with dragons and snakes. We didn't spend too much effort and solved them all."

  I was stunned for a moment, what is this? Isn't it robbery, but rather he's tired of living and delivering himself to be slaughtered? I looked at Ling Yi in confusion, but saw that he was calm and collected, his eyes scanning the crowd in the room, his face expressionless. He's indeed able to keep his cool, a few words and all the questions were handed over to his subordinates, letting them discuss it, while he himself quietly controlled the situation from the side. Looking at his composed demeanor, he must have known the outcome long ago, so why not announce it directly? Is this his way of manipulating people?

  I recall in my previous company, our department had a "Queen Bee" who dominated every meeting. She would single-handedly play the roles of host, guest, and audience, singing solo from start to finish. By the end of each meeting, we would still follow her schedule to complete tasks, but I doubt anyone remembered what she actually said. A phrase we often discussed was "how to be a leader," which means fully mobilizing the enthusiasm and participation of subordinates, bringing out the maximum effect of teamwork, and making everyone feel like they are the main character. This is the true role of a leader.

  "What was I thinking? Coming back to my senses, I took a closer look and saw Du Naha frowning: 'In that case, we shouldn't be careless. This group of people is obviously a decoy, the real enemy should be behind them. Why did you all come back ahead of time?'"

  Wu Zong smiled and said, "That's right. At the time, the fortress master raised this doubt. Based on the situation at the time, the real enemy should have been ambushing us when we left Tiancheng Gorge, at the entrance of the valley. According to our pace, the second attack should have been in the afternoon of the second day. So we rushed overnight and arrived at the entrance of the valley before dawn, hiding there, preparing to launch a surprise counterattack. Sure enough, at noon on the second day, another group of people came, this group of people, regardless of their appearance or demeanor, were far superior to those mediocre people from the previous night, although we had the advantage of timing and terrain, it was still a fierce battle..."

  Wu Zong described the situation at that time in a light and casual tone, but I could feel the sword-like sharpness between his words. It must have been extremely perilous back then. Ling Yi came back as if nothing had happened to him.

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  These two days have been overtime until I'm dizzy, the first thing when I got back was to come up and update.

  The draft has been exhausted, and from today on, I will start a double battle of going to work and writing.

  Ugh... exhausted...