Chapter 329: Death Without Proof
Sitting back and waiting to die is not Xu Ning's style.
Although killing Xu Jackal was just an accident, Xu Ning did not regret it, and the reason that prompted him to think of checking the accounts was just because Xu Jackal and Xu Wolf seemed to have unintentional snatching.
Since they will rob Xu Qing and Xu Hong's things, they will naturally bully others.
According to the rules of the Xu family, the items picked up or hunted in the Qilin Mountains, the ore mined, etc., must be handed over, and the family will give a suitable price and add it to the monthly money. Or, you don't have to turn it in, but you must use it by someone from your own clan.
The purpose of this is clear, it is only to prevent someone from selling the family property without permission. Everything has to go through a very dangerous environment, and sometimes you have to fight with monsters, and it would be too hateful if someone didn't work hard.
It seems that this is not the first time that Xu Jackal and Xu Wolf have robbed other people's things, but where have they gone? Did you really hand it over to the Xu family? If it is sold by one or two, it may not be too much of a sin, but with the accumulation of so many things, the severity of the problem will increase.
Therefore, Xu Ning thought of checking the accounts, of course it was not possible to go too far, and he could only look it up in Qingfeng City.
If it was a month ago, Xu Ning's idea would never have been realized, but after what happened to the Shangguan family, the other four major families in Qingfeng City were quite polite to Xu Ning!
The business of the four major families is different, and the number of shops together accounts for more than half of Qingfeng City, so it is not difficult to check from some of their auction houses and weapon shops.
This check. The problem is much stricter than he thought!
One of the main sources of income for the Xu family comes from the making of soul talismans, and some of the soul talismans used to improve the cultivation of the martial vein are mostly finished and semi-finished products, and the price is very high. However, there are also some ores that are directly exported to refine healing charms such as heart purification charms, qi replenishment charms, and blood nourishing charms. Although the price of these charms is not very high, the demand is very large, and the process of making zuΓ² is not simple at all, so most of the Xu family directly sells the ore and lets the charm shop process it themselves.
Therefore, the ore itself is an important source of income for the family.
But Xu Ning found that many of the ore purchased by the charm shop pΓΉ was much lower than the price in the family! In order to be cheap, many people hoard in large quantities. And then make a huge profit from it again!
Besides. Xu Ning also discovered a large number of beast pills, beast cores, crystal jade, and spirit grass medicines, all of which came from the Qilin Mountain Range!
Xu Ning collected these account books completely, and then went to the public accounts in his family to check them and compare them with each other. The numbers are unbelievable!
Every year, the actual income of the Xu family in Qingfeng City is a full two billion gold coins different from the value of the goods on the market!
Mineral mining is completely in the hands of those on the underground black market. The ore is shipped directly. Sold elsewhere in the Eastern Continent Empire. Just think about these things, the wealth lost from the Qilin Mountain Range every year is simply incalculable, and it is going on secretly like this. Sooner or later, the Qilin Mountains will be depleted of resources because they will not be able to recuperate.
Xu Aotian held these account books in his hands, his whole body was trembling, these things happened under his nose, but he didn't know it. If it weren't for Xu Ning, he would have been kept in the dark until he died.
"Xu Wuyan!"
The old man trembled and roared angrily, and pointed at his third son with his hand!
"Poof!" Xu Wuyan hurriedly knelt on the ground, only about a foot away from Xu Ao, who was thrown all over his body in convulsions, his head was next to the ground, and the beads of sweat on his forehead were crackling down.
"You didn't do this!"
"Father, Mingjian, these have nothing to do with me!"
Xu Ning sneered and thought, of course. How could an old fox like you come forward in person!
All the private seals in the account book are concave!
Xu Aotian looked at the private seal on the side, indeed, every stroke was handled by Xu Aotian. He frowned, and looked at Xu Wuyan kneeling on the ground with a distrustful gaze.
"Third uncle, since the last time my grandfather retreated, you have been taking care of the Xu family, do you think there is nothing abnormal at all?" Xu Ning said coldly.
In the dark corner behind him, those guys who were inclined to the flames had already run away in a panic. Seeing that Xu Wuyan is going to be unlucky, the fool will still accompany him!
"A dog is a dog!" Xu Ning thought to himself, no, these people are not as good as dogs, at least dogs are loyal to their owners.
"Xu Ning! Don't fall into the trap! If you want to cure me of my sins, show me the evidence! β
Xu Ning squatted down and patted him on the shoulder with his hand.
"Of course I'll find the evidence, isn't Xu Wa the evidence?! He's just a small talisman, where does he have so much power to transport the resources in his family outside! β
"Then you go and ask!" Xu Wuyan raised his head slightly, glanced at Xu Ning with a vicious look, and a casual sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Not good!" Xu Ning suddenly felt a hint of foreboding, and he rushed over with an arrow and landed beside Xu Wa.
Xu Ao's convulsive body had quieted down, and Xu Ning touched his heart with his hand, which was cold and quiet!
Suddenly turned his head and glared at Xu Wuyan fiercely, his teeth clenched!
"What's going on with Ning'er!" Xu Aotian felt that something was wrong and asked.
"Xu Wa, he's dead!"
"What?!"
Xu Ning returned to Xu Wuyan's face with an iron face, his eyes were facing each other, but he didn't say a word, if there was no one here, they would definitely be just a dead person.
must have taken advantage of the moment when he knelt down just now, and secretly left a fatal blow on Xu Wa's body. The damage Xu Ning caused to Xu Wa just now was not enough to kill him, it was just to abolish his martial veins and become a wasted person.
"Kill people, third uncle, are you still not human?" Xu Ning lowered his voice and roared.
"Little bastard, you're too tender to fight with me! I must crush you to ashes and avenge my two sons! Xu Wuyan knelt on the ground. But his expression was like that of a demon.
In the blink of an eye, there was another corpse, and there was no way to celebrate on the winter solstice, Xu Wuyan ordered people to remove all the things, and the irrelevant people also left, and all the remaining people went to the council hall.
If there is no clear explanation for today's events, I believe everyone can't sleep.
As soon as Xu Wa died, there was no proof of his death, and it would be too troublesome to investigate this matter.
And, once you look it up. It is bound to lead to a lot of people. At that time, the Xu family will be in turmoil, and even time for infighting. Approaching the end of the year, all the people hope to be a ball of harmony.
Things are so tricky!
Xu Wuyan's expression began to revert to the past, even with a hint of smugness.
"Ning'er. What do you think should be done about this? β
Xu Aotian, who was sitting in the center of the hall, seemed to have suddenly aged a lot. Hands on the armrests weakly. The face is decadent.
Xu Ning felt a little distressed.
Of course, he would love to find out, but once he made this request, it was his grandfather who suffered the most.
The old man has his own pride. Since becoming the patriarch, the Xu family has experienced countless ups and downs, and his status has also dropped a lot.
"Grandfather, I think this matter can end here! It's not too late to make amends, and the previous things are over. When he said this, Xu Ning kept looking at Xu Wuyan with cold eyes.
Xu Wuyan didn't feel surprised at all!
Little bastard, you're smart!
"But ......"
"Grandfather, it's just a loss of property right now, if you really want to plug it in, I'm worried that it will lose people's hearts!"
Xu Aotian didn't expect Xu Ning to have such a mind, and he was far-sighted and dedicated to the sake of the family. In a trance, he seemed to see the shadow of Lao Jiu Xu Lie, and his eyes were a little moist.
"Okay, let's finish it at this time, but it's not like I won't check!" Xu Aotian restored the previous strictness.
The group of elders below is actually divided into two factions, one faction is more loyal to support Xu Ning and safeguard the interests of the Xu family, and the other faction is more hidden and supports Xu Wuyan for personal gain.
Xu Wuyan was not idle after being driven to the second residence, but had more time to win over those who also had wolf ambitions, and there were also some scum in the elder group.
"Wait, old patriarch, there's one thing, I think I have to give an explanation today."
A person flashed out of the group of elders, who looked like a lobster, hunched over, thin, with a scorched yellow beard on his chin, and his eyes narrowed into slits, and when he arched his hand, his palm was very large!
I am the king of the realm of martial arts, and the elder Xu is negative.
"Oh, what's the matter?" Xu Aotian was a little unhappy, this Xu Cheng was very tricky and mean, there was no one in the Xu family who was not afraid, and now he was in charge of the cultivation supervision of his children, and almost every day someone sued him, saying that he abused his children.
"Hmph, isn't that obvious? How should the death of Xu Jackal, the son of Xu Wa's brothers, be calculated?! β
"What do you mean?!"
"The account books that Xu Ning found out are indeed very useful, but no matter how much of a crime Xu Ao has committed, now that he is dead, even if he is innocent of death, but his son Xu Jackal was killed by Xu Ning first! Old patriarch, you should be able to distinguish rewards and punishments! Xu Cheng said coldly.
Xu Aotian's face sank suddenly, and he looked at Xu Cheng very dissatisfied.
Sure enough, it's notoriously tricky and mean! Are you old and confused, of course you still remember this incident, you just want to take the opportunity to cover up the past and protect Xu Ning. Now that it has been brought up again, if it is really implemented according to the family rules, Xu Ning will definitely die today!
Who knew that Xu Ning smiled slightly and said: "Elder Xu Cheng is right, I did kill Xu Jackal first, but there was a reason for it, and I didn't expect him to be so unbeaten, and he would be killed in one mouth." β
"Oh, I want to hear it, how did Xu Jackal offend you?!" Xu Cheng asked.
"He didn't offend me, and I was sure that if he knew who I was, he wouldn't have provoked me."
Xu Ning then recounted what happened during the day, when it came to Xu Jackal's misconduct and molestation of Xu Hong, Xu Aotian almost blew up his lungs! (To be continued......)