Chapter 97 Step by step
In the night in Luoyang City, a black shadow slid across the rooftops like a dragonfly sifting through the water. He was Wu Fan. This time Wu Fan did not let Azhu disguise himself, but instead covered his face with a black cloth because he was about to find the elder and reveal his identity.
He found out the location of the Beggars' sect's main sect from the beggars on the street. The location of the headquarter is not a secret information. Many local martial arts people know that the Beggars' sect is the largest gang in the world, and they always act openly and without any concealment, so the location of the headquarter is also open.
Wu Fan wanted to check at the headquarter first, and then see if he could find out the residences of several elders from there. The headquarter is actually a manor next to Luoyang City, which is larger than Juxian Village. Some of the Beggars' Gang's gatherings are held here on weekdays.
Wu Fan quickly found the manor. He jumped over the wall and entered the garden. There were flowers and plants planted in the garden, and there was a small pavilion in the center. Walking through the pavilion, there was a lobby. At this moment, there were only a few beggars watching the night. Wu Fan quietly walked in along the wall and found that there were several houses behind the lobby. One of them was lit.
Wu Fan walked around the eyes and ears of the night watchman and sneaked under the window of the house like a ghost. He spitted his hands and dug a small hole in the window paper and looked inside. There were two people in the room talking, one sitting on a chair with his arms wrapped around him, and the other paced back and forth.
The man walking with a gray hair and beard, a dark yellow coarse cloth dress, a pair of black cloth pants, and a pair of cloth shoes. He walked around the house twice and said to the person sitting on the chair: "Elder Xi, I have a premonition that this Beggars' Gang's conference will be very 'live'. Quan Guanqing urged several times to re-elect the leader of the Beggars' Gang, and he always proposed that Murong Fu. Although Murong Fu is famous in the world, he has no contact with the Beggars' Gang, so why did Quan Guanqing recommend him?"
Elder Xi, who was sitting on the chair, was also old. He stroked his beard and said, "Quan Guanqing is a very cunning person. He can be considered a wise man in the Beggars' Sect. If you say that you are completely selfless and want to elect Murong Fu for the Beggars' Sect, I don't believe it. They must have any interest. But then again, this Murong Fu is in line with the conditions of being the leader in terms of character, martial arts and prestige in the world. Elder Wu, what do you think of Murong Fu?"
Elder Wu sighed and said, "I don't know much about Murong Fu, but after hearing rumors in the world, I am a good candidate. But he is not even a disciple of the Beggars' Sect at present. How can he be the leader? We can't break the rules of the Beggars' Sect."
Elder Xi shook his head and smiled and said, "This is not difficult. We can first take Murong Fu into the Beggars' Sect and observe carefully. Finally, just like the leader of the Wang Gang tests Wu Fan, let Murong Fu make several great contributions to the Beggars' Sect. Wouldn't it be natural to do that at that time?"
"What you said is indeed a solution. If you don't mention Wu Fan, my heart hurts when you mention him. I can't completely believe that he has done so many things that are worse than beasts. Alas... I think of how righteous Wu Fan was, he was so heroic, and he made great achievements for the Beggars' Sect and did his best for the Song Dynasty. How could he become like this in the blink of an eye?" Elder Wu said regretfully.
Elder Xi also shook his head and said, "Don't talk about you, I can't understand either, but his identity as a Khitan should not be wrong. We have seen the letters written by the leader of the eldest brother to Gang Wang. Because of this letter, it is quite reasonable for him to kill Deputy Gangma. This alone is enough to kill everyone in the Beggars' Sect."
Elder Song sat on the chair beside Elder Xi and said, "If the two men and women, Tan Po, Zhao Qiansun and others were killed by Wu Fan, why didn't he take action in Juxianzhuang and just injured them? I think all those who practice martial arts can understand it. Why did he leave and kill them and leave these words in the world?" As he said that, he looked at Elder Xi's wrapped arm with his eyes.
Elder Xi subconsciously touched his arm and continued, "That day I was in Juxianzhuang. When he grabbed my arm, I could feel that he could beat me to death with one palm, but... he did not kill me. Moreover, according to the disciples who woke up later, when Wu Fan was about to leave, a man in black came to Juxianzhuang. He was very skilled in martial arts. He wanted to kill all the heroes in Juxianzhuang, but was stopped by Wu Fan. This shows that Wu Fan really didn't want to kill people in the Central Plains martial arts that day... By the way, if you look at it this way, would these people be killed by the man in black and then blame Wu Fan?"
Elder Wu stood up and murmured: "There are many disciples of the Beggars' Gang who have already guessed that Wu Fan was framed, but there are a few things that make sense. First, Wu Fan really went to Majiazhuang to kill Mama, but was rescued by Murong Fu. Second, according to Murong Fu's words, Elder Bai Shijing Bai was killed by Wu Fan, and he also burned Majiazhuang. Murong Fu and Wu Fan have no deep hatred, and Mama is in his hands. At that time, we will know it once we ask. Therefore, Murong Fu will not slander him out of thin air in this matter."
Elder Xi frowned and said, "You are right. This is what we can't guess now. Wu Fan did not kill Mrs. Ma in Juxianzhuang, but he ran to Majiazhuang after leaving? Is it really like the rumors in the martial arts world that Wu Fan deliberately lets go of heroes in Juxianzhuang, letting these people think of Wu Fan's grace of mercy, and then do it in a despicable private manner?"
"Oh..." Elder Wu walked a few steps and sighed: "I, Wu Changfeng, can't see the mystery here. In short, Wu Fan is a Khitan Yi tribe. In this way, he is already an enemy of the Beggars' Sect..."
Wu Fan outside the window looked at it carefully and could hear it clearly. His hand couldn't help but touch the phone on his chest. Thinking about the system mission that had just asked him to break the bones of various heroes instead of killing them. This approach now seems to be extremely wise. Because of this action, at least all heroes are not so repulsive to Wu Fan, and some people have begun to feel that Wu Fan was framed.
However, the Majiazhuang incident and his Khitan identity were still hated by the Beggars' Sect and even the Central Plains martial arts world. Now that he wants to clear the charge and turn it over, he must find Mrs. Ma out and let her explain it clearly and expose the Murong's conspiracy. His Khitan identity must also be pushed to Mrs. Ma and his gang.
If this matter is done, even if there are some doubts, his past reputation will basically be restored. He will be left to smooth out the doubts one by one. Only then will he return to the Beggars' Sect as the leader of the gang, and it will be realized.
So, now Mrs. Ma has become the key to his accomplishment. The problem is that he doesn't know where Mrs. Ma is in Luoyang now; and even if she finds Mrs. Ma, can she explain the truth clearly in front of the Beggars' Gang? That would mean that she would be executed by the Beggars' Gang using gang rules. Mrs. Ma must know this, so threatening her with death is useless.
After listening to the conversation between the two elders, Wu Fan learned that the Beggars' Sect held a large gathering in the past two days. Then Murong Fu must have wanted to use this gathering to do some work so as to pave the way for him to become the leader of the Beggars' Sect in the future. It seems that time is tight!
Thinking of this, Wu Fan decided to rush into the room first, reveal his identity, and explain in detail to the two elders what he knew. Now he can fight for an elder to be considered an elder.
Just as Wu Fan was about to enter the room, he suddenly heard a series of footsteps from the bluestone path behind him. The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and it was obviously about to reach this room. Wu Fan's mind turned around and floated to the roof. He tiptoed down, lifted up two pieces of rubble, and looked down from above.
After a while, several people came to find Elder Xi and Elder Wu. These people were pushing a wooden wheelchair car, and Quan Guanqing was sitting in the car.
Quan Guanqing was broken by Wu Fan in Juxian Village. Now he could only move in a wheelchair. If he thought, Ma Ma would definitely be like this. After seeing the two elders, Quan Guanqing first exchanged greetings, and then talked with the two elders about the election of the gang leader. He also warned the two elders that according to his reliable information, Wu Fan had arrived in Luoyang and might destroy the Beggars' Gang Conference. He hoped that this conference would be one day ahead of time and to strengthen his vigilance.
According to the conversations of the three, Wu Fan knew that the Beggars' Gang Conference was supposed to be held in three days, but now it is in advance, which is two days later. Wu Fan thought to himself that Murong Fu already knew that Ah Zhu was rescued and the mysterious senior he was dressed in was fake. However, Wu Fan did not have too much grudges about this. Murong Fu will know about this sooner or later. The key now is how to deal with it.
While thinking, Quan Guanqing said goodbye to the two elders, and with the push of several disciples, he left the room and walked out of the manor. At this time, Wu Fan immediately gave up the idea of entering the room and planned to follow Quan Guanqing all the way. As long as he could keep an eye on Quan Guanqing, he would definitely know Kang Min's whereabouts.
While flying over the roof, Wu Fan followed Quan Guanqing, secretly glad that this boy appeared at this moment, God helped me. Under the guidance of four disciples, Quan Guanqing passed several streets and then walked out of the city. After walking out of the city, he headed eastward and walked into a forest, while Wu Fan floated by big trees and followed closely behind them.
During this period, Quan Guanqing stopped several times and checked the surroundings behind him. However, with his martial arts, he could not find Wu Fan who was following him. After walking through the woods, they walked on a dirt road for a long time, and finally arrived at a courtyard with green bricks and green tiles on the side of the road. The four disciples called the door. After several knocks like a code word, the door opened and the two maids walked out. They walked up to chat with Quan Guanqing for a few words, and then took him into the door...
Soon, Wu Fan followed him, and he pulled the room, still touched the rubble, and looked down. Then in the light in the room, Wu Fan saw a woman half tilted on the bed, Quan Guanqing was sitting beside the bed. The woman on the bed was Mrs. Ma Kang Min!!
Chapter completed!