Chapter 263 - 127 Zheng Chuan: He can find out even this?_2

That is to say, this iron mine produces eighty thousand jin of pig iron every year.

Yet when the scrap iron increases, the amount of normal iron decreases—could someone be mixing normal iron into the scrap to sell it?

Perhaps Fourth Brother discovered this and was murdered for it.

But just selling some pig iron for personal gain shouldn’t be enough to kill someone.

No, wait, this is iron we’re talking about!

Who would buy pig iron on such a large scale?

And from what I see in these accounts, this trade has been going on for more than a year. Who needs such a continual supply of pig iron?

Chen Jie pondered and then said to Zhou Chu, "Let’s go, Old Zhou, grab the ledger, we’re heading to North Mountain Iron Mine."

"Alright."

Zhou Chu didn’t know what Chen Jie had discovered but carried the ledger and left the house.

At this moment, the Twelve Eagle Guards followed, and the whole group headed straight to North Mountain Iron Mine.

...

"Eh? Fifth Brother went to the accounting room?"

In Feng Xuan’s Mansion, Feng Xuan squinted his eyes upon hearing this—had he found something?

In Zheng Chuan’s Mansion:

"Second Master, Chen Jiusi just came out of the accounting room; he’s taken the ledger and is hurrying to North Mountain Iron Mine."

At that time, a young man with a scar on his face spoke to Zheng Chuan.

Zheng Chuan looked at the scar-faced youth and said, "The accounting room? Did he find something?"

The scar-faced youth said, "Would it affect you, Second Master? Should I kill him?"

Zheng Chuan looked at the scar-faced youth and said, "How would it affect me, haha, I’m not the one selling pig iron!"

Hearing this, the young man said, "My lord, I should still go to the mining area to check for any slip-ups."

"Mm, alright, go and have a look."

Zheng Chuan nodded, and the young man disappeared outside in a flash.

He was Zheng Chuan’s most loyal subordinate, like a right-hand man, always shadowing Zheng Chuan and never taking the lead.

Because of his low profile, few people noticed him.

His name was Little Knife!

With Chen Jie heading to North Mountain Iron Mine, the news spread swiftly, attracting much attention.

Peng Shizhong, after hearing Peng Fu’s report,

Turned his head and called over the accountant, "What exactly did Fifth Brother see in your room?"

The accountant said, "Nothing much, Fifth Master just asked about the scrap iron situation."

"Scrap iron?"

While Peng Shizhong was puzzled, a member of the Fishing Guild suddenly ran in.

"Hall Master, the Gang Leader has given the order; he summons the Hall Master to go to Darugachi Mansion immediately."

"What!"

Upon hearing this, Peng Shizhong stood up. What could have happened to alarm Lord Darugachi?

At that time, Peng Fu looked worriedly at Peng Shizhong and said, "My lord?"

Peng Shizhong raised his hand and said, "Never mind these, prepare the horses immediately. Peng Fu, come with me."

"Yes, my lord."

Soon, a group rushed straight to Darugachi’s Mansion.

Peng Shizhong quickly arrived and found that not only he was there, but also Nan Batian, Qin Ying, Tang Ziyue, Liu Laoguai, Bai Mosheng, and Gu Qingfeng.

Core members from the two major guilds had pretty much all arrived.

Everyone waited in a side hall, and soon Qimu Ge appeared with an unfriendly expression.

He glanced at the group and said, "Gentlemen, I urgently called you here because something’s happened, something quite bad!"

"Our lord is very angry."

Qimu Ge first emphasized Lord Darugachi’s mood. Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill, wondering what could make Lord Darugachi so angry.

Seeing that everyone’s attitude had turned serious, Qimu Ge said, "Someone has been secretly selling ironware to the Zoroastrian Sect!"

What!

Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes widened. This was a massive issue.

Selling ironware to the Zoroastrian Sect.

What’s the Zoroastrian Sect? It’s the number one Demon Sect in Jianghu, a rebel force!

They’ve been causing uproar in the Northern lands, clashing with the Daqian army multiple times.

Someone dared to sell them ironware; what kind of action was this?

Such acts are tantamount to rebellion—punishable by the execution of nine generations of a family!

At this moment, everyone was secretly shocked, wondering who could do such a thing. It was utterly insane.

Listening to Qimu Ge, they all looked toward him, eager to know what Lord Darugachi had in mind.

Seeing everyone’s reaction, Qimu Ge continued, "About this matter, the lord said we’re only looking for the mastermind. Only the Fishing Guild and Guild Cao have the ability to mine iron in Mianshui County, so it must be someone from your guilds."

"Commander, we truly don’t know anything!"

Everyone complained, but Qimu Ge said, "I understand that you probably didn’t know about it. The Thirteen Grand Protectors wouldn’t wade into such murky waters just for some Silver Coin, but what about the people under you?"

"The lord has given you three days. In three days, whomever you find, bring them here."

"Also, Hua Chi’s Mansion will conduct its own investigation. If we find something and you don’t, and anyone is found to be harboring the culprit, the lord has said they’ll be dealt with together."

"Alright, gentlemen, hand over the person in three days, and the matter will be resolved; you may go now."

With that, Qimu Ge turned and left.

Watching Qimu Ge leave, the men exchanged glances, all understanding the tricky situation.

Qimu Ge’s meaning was clear: Hua Chi’s Mansion would conduct investigations, and they should return and investigate on their own. In the end, the findings would be compared; if Hua Chi’s Mansion found something that they didn’t, then Lord Darugachi would take action against them too, including the guild representatives.

The men exchanged glances, thinking silently, who had colluded with the Zoroastrian Sect?

Secretly selling ironware to the Zoroastrian Sect.

This was a business that brought extermination upon nine generations— who could be so audacious?

As everyone speculated suspiciously, only Peng Shizhong felt a sudden dread in his heart. Combining what Chen Jiusi had discovered while checking the accounts, he felt that the bold individual was right there in White Tiger Hall!

The bigwigs exchanged glances.