The one who bought the Ning family's old mansion was the Zhong family, one of the five culprits. The Zhong family has many houses, and the one who lives here is Zhong Quan, the second son of the Zhong family.

Zhong Quan was also in his early thirties, and the main house of the Zhong family was naturally occupied by his eldest brother, so he moved here after he got married.

Close to the Ning family's old mansion, it should be called Zhongfu now, Tong Tong frowned: "After two years, the bloody atmosphere is still so strong. ”

Chen Ran and the others naturally can't feel it, and sometimes the perception ability is too sensitive, which is not a good thing.

The gate of Zhongfu was closed, and everyone walked around outside, and Tong Tong finally shook his head: "It's been too long, I can only feel the smell of blood, but I can't sense specific people." ”

Xu Lai had an idea and came up with a bad idea: "I think it...... Let's just tie people up and see if they confess!"

Chen Ran shook his head: "It won't work, unless the other party takes the initiative to confess, if we coerce and lure and wait for the trial, the other party will definitely bite back." ”

"Then how do you make them take the initiative to confess?" Xu Lai had another idea, "If only Sister Cai could manipulate people's hearts." ”

Mi Cai was embarrassed, she really couldn't manipulate people's hearts.

Chen Ran comforted: "Theoretically, if your mental power ability reaches a certain level, you can control the opponent's divine sense, and it may take until the Night Moon Assassin to do it." ”

Tong Tong proposed: "It is not impossible to let some people take the initiative to confess, as long as you find those who have conflicts with the family......"

"If you want a person to betray the family, then this contradiction must be very big, can this kind of person be found?" said Mi Cai worriedly.

"Let's split up. Chen Ran asked everyone to disperse to see which people had irreconcilable contradictions with the family.

There are definitely not many people who know about the destruction of the Ning family, and they are generally family descendants, so as long as they inquire about the news of these people.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they inquired, they learned something very helpful. And the key figure among them is Zhong Quan, who lives in the old house of the Ning family.

The Zhong family has two sons, the eldest son Zhong Bai is lazy and lazy, and the second son Zhong Quan is a very capable person who helped his father with family affairs at a very young age.

There is one thing that has to be mentioned here, that is, the difference between the nobles of the Xia Empire and the wealthy families of the Yimeng. The nobles of the Xia Empire were proud of their nobility, rarely engaged in business, and made money by exploitation. Most of the wealthy families of the Yimeng were merchants, and some were even given knighthoods by the city lord's mansion, these people had a higher status, but others did not need to be respectful to them.

In the city-states of the Righteous League, there is only one advantage of high status, which is to participate in government affairs. The City Lord's Mansion has major decisions, and anyone with a title can participate in the discussion and vote, unlike the Xia Empire, which is a hall of words. Moreover, the nobles of the Xia Empire will use all kinds of means to escape responsibility.

In the Righteous League, there is almost no such thing, and whoever breaks the law is punished. It's just that the premise of punishment is that there must be enough evidence, which is why Chen Ran is trying to find evidence. If it was in the Xia Empire, there was evidence that did not necessarily lead to a verdict.

Having said that, the lord of the Zhong family intends to let Zhong Quan inherit the title and become the head of the Zhong family. But suddenly one day, Master Zhong was seriously ill, and he died before he had time to make a will.

Zhong Bai naturally inherited the title and family property, and also drove Zhong Quan out. Zhongquan and Zhongbai have never interacted with each other, and there are rumors that Zhongbai killed his father, but there is no evidence, and everyone just talks about it casually.

Often the truth is in the rumors, and the one who participated in the destruction of the Ning family must be Master Zhong, and his two sons should also know about it. Now that Master Zhong is dead, and the two sons have made such a big contradiction, they can take advantage of it.

Everyone went back to the inn first, and Chen Ran planned to visit alone at night.

Ning Yang had already woken up, and he hurriedly asked about the results of the investigation. Mi Cai patiently told the Zhong family about it, and after Ning Yang understood, he was in a hurry to find Zhong Quan in person, but fortunately, everyone stopped him.

"You've endured it for two years, and it's not bad for a few days. Leave this matter to me, and you can stay in the inn with peace of mind. Chen Ran said solemnly.

Ning Yang wanted to say a few words, but Chen Ran's fierce gaze made him close his mouth. When faced with enemies, many people lose their minds. In order to avoid accidents, Chen Ran would not let Ning Yang contact the enemy.

At night, a wisp of black gas wafted out of the inn, and Chen Ran went to Zhongquan's house alone.

The door of the Ning family's old house is still closed, but the lights are shining inside, indicating that the person is inside.

Chen Ran flew in and probed carefully on the roof. There are not many people in the house, and there are not many guards. Outside one of the main rooms, there were four guards who were closely guarded.

It must be Zhongquan who lives inside, Chen Ran quietly went to the roof of the house and lifted a tile to check. A middle-aged man was sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book, and a woman was asleep in bed.

Chen Ran didn't hesitate for a moment, and the black qi passed through the small hole in the roof to Zhong Quan's side, and appeared in human form.

"Zhongquan!" Chen Ran snorted.

Joong-kwan didn't notice it at all, and was startled when he heard the shouting, and almost fell off his chair. He turned his head and glared at Chen Ran, and asked angrily, "Is it the killer sent by my good brother again?"

Chen Ran somewhat understood, no wonder the guards were all guarding Zhong Quan's bedroom, it turned out that Zhong Bai wanted to get rid of his brother all the time.

"I'm not here to kill you, I'm here to help you. Chen Ran said lightly.

"Really?" Zhongquan was silent for a moment, and then suddenly shouted, "There is a killer, come and save me!"

Mrs. Zhong on the bed was awakened, and she curled up in the quilt in horror.

The guards outside the house heard the shouting and immediately rushed inside. They drew their blades and pointed at Chen Ran, and shouted loudly: "Don't hurt my master!"

Because Chen Ran was too close to Zhongquan, the guards didn't dare to step forward.

Chen Ran had already expected the current situation, he grabbed Zhong Quan's arm, and flew out of the house with a puff of smoke.

The guards chased after him as soon as possible, but Chen Ran was long gone.

Mrs. Zhong came out with a robe and said eagerly: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and chase it!"

The guards had no choice but to look around, and at this moment, Chen Ran had already taken Zhongquan to the abandoned temple.

This is the place where Ning Yang used to hide, but it is a secluded place.

Chen Ran let go of Zhong Quan, and Zhong Quan's face was gone. When the time came, he calmed down.

"My good brother, who has spent so much money to kill me, and this time he has found assassins, it seems that I am doomed. After you kill me, remember to tell Zhong Bai that my father and I will not let him go!" Zhong Quan finished speaking sadly and angrily, and then closed his eyes.

But Chen Ran didn't make a move, and Zhong Quan opened his eyes again: "Why don't you kill me yet?"

Chen Ran smiled: "I have already said that I am not here to kill you, but you don't believe it." If you think about it, if I want to kill you, I'll kill you in your room!"

Zhong Quan's face couldn't hide his excitement, he was kind of walked away in the ghost gate. When he calmed down, he became suspicious: "Who are you, and what do you want to do?"

Chen Ran calmly recounted his origins: "I am a bounty hunter, and I was entrusted to investigate the case of the Ning family's extermination two years ago, and your Zhong family is one of the participants, so I want to know the truth of the matter from your mouth and let you testify in court!"

Zhongquan sat down on the ground again in fright, muttering in disbelief: "It's been two years, how can anyone still investigate this matter......"

Chen Ran said coldly: "It should be your father who is involved in this matter, what role you and your brother have played in it, it is best to tell me truthfully." Of course, even if you don't say it, I have a way to know the truth!"

Zhong Quan stared at Chen Ran, and finally seemed to have made up his mind, and said firmly: "I can tell you the truth of the matter, but you also have to help me recapture the Zhong family!"

Sure enough, he is a shrewd person, and it is easiest to discuss things with a shrewd person, as long as the interests of both parties coincide, an agreement can be reached.

Chen Ran smiled: "I can promise you, you can tell me about two years ago now, right?"

Zhong Quan nodded, his life and death were in the hands of Chen Ran, so he couldn't believe it. He decided to take a gamble, betting that the person in front of him could change his fate!