Song Family.
The patriarch, Song Tian, looked at the numerous letters on the table, his brows knitted into a frown.
Since the reward order was issued, the clues the Song Family received were like mushrooms sprouting after the rain, but most of them were useless.
Even those that seemed valuable turned out to be in vain after investigation, wasting a significant amount of manpower and resources.
"Who exactly is trying to mess with my Song Family?"
Thinking of this, the veins on his forehead bulged, and he clenched his fists tightly.
The perpetrator was so meticulous, it couldn’t have been an ordinary person. Could it be that one of the Song Family’s rivals sent someone to do this?
The goal is to eliminate the Song Family as a competitor before the Elder Council convenes.
From the current point of view, this seems highly probable, because many families, having heard the news, were secretly watching the drama unfold.
"No matter who is behind this, it’s best that I don’t find out. If I do, my Song Family will not rest until you are destroyed!"
He growled lowly.
Just then, the sound of footsteps came from outside the room.
"Is Second Brother back?"
Song Tian quickly got up and walked towards the door.
During this time, the Song Family had obtained a clue.
Someone saw Shen Si from the Jiangnan Sub-district Martial Arts Association appear briefly at the site where Song Gang and others had the incident.
This information was extremely important.
Because Shen Si might have seen the face of the murderer.
As for whether the murderer was Shen Si himself, Song Tian thought this was very unlikely.
First of all, the Song Family and the Jiangnan Sub-district Martial Arts Association had always minded their own business. There was no friendship, but there were also no conflicts.
Secondly, Shen Si’s strength among True Essence Realm Martial Artists was average, while Song Gang was one of the top True Essence Realm Martial Artists. His martial arts and weapons were perfectly matched, and even two Shen Si wouldn’t necessarily be his opponents.
Let’s not forget, there was also John nearby.
After transforming into a werewolf, John’s body size and defense increased dozens or hundreds of times. Even Song Gang, who wielded the Ice Soul Cold Blade, would find it hard to inflict much damage when John was in werewolf form.
If Shen Si attacked Song Gang, it would be suicidal.
Therefore, within less than a minute of receiving the information, Song Tian had excluded Shen Si and the others from suspicion.
"Creak."
The door opened with a light squeak.
Song Wu, who was about to walk in, paused, then sighed and said, "Big Brother, I went to Jiangnan City but found no valuable information."
"What?"
Disappointment flashed across Song Tian’s face, and he said reluctantly, "How could this be? Could it be that Shen Si was not there at the time?"
"He was there."
Song Wu smiled bitterly, "But Shen Si and the others just passed by; they didn’t even encounter those Feng Country people, let alone Third Brother and the others."
"Is that so?"
Song Tian’s face didn’t look good.
This was the clue he had the highest hopes for to identify the killer, but in the end, it was just like the previous clues—leading to nothing but false joy.
Next, he asked, "What was Shen Si’s reaction at the time? Was he lying?"
Song Wu shook his head.
"I paid close attention to his expressions. Everything seemed normal; it didn’t look like he was lying. Of course, it could also be that his acting was so good that even I was fooled."
"Hmm."
Song Tian nodded.
Shen Si couldn’t have been an ordinary person to become the Vice President of the Jiangnan Sub-district Martial Arts Association. He certainly had as much cunning and depth as any of them.
If he was intentionally lying, it wouldn’t be easy for them to notice unless they used certain means.
But even thinking about it made it obvious that it would be difficult to do so. Besides, the President of the Jiangnan Sub-district Martial Arts Association, Shi Tao, had just recently condensed a First-grade Martial Arts True Pill. Unless absolutely necessary, the Song Family didn’t want to offend another power.
"I might be overthinking this."
Song Tian sighed and said, "And then? What did you discuss?"
"I asked Chairman Shen if he had seen any suspicious people. He said he hadn’t. He seemed genuinely sorry for not being able to help and invited me to stay a few days to show me around Jiangnan City. Naturally, I refused. Given the circumstances, how could I even have the mood for that?" Song Wu said bitterly.
Almost the same day they received the news, the Revival Association people also got the news and came directly.
As the elder brother of the current patriarch of the Song Family, he was scolded by them to his face, not daring to refute, and had to placate them in every possible way. Only after paying some price and promising to find the killer within three days could he send them off.
Now, with each passing day, and one day left of the three-day period, they still had no clues. When the Revival Association people come back, how will they explain then?
"From what you said, that Shen Si doesn’t seem like a bad person."
Song Tian murmured.
"Yes, I saw him right away upon arrival. Throughout, he was quite polite to me. Big Brother, once this matter settles, I think we should establish good relations with the Jiangnan Sub-district Martial Arts Association. They should be the most powerful among the various martial arts associations, right?"
"We can discuss that later."
Song Tian shook his head.
At the moment, he was overwhelmed and had no extra energy to think about it.
"Understood."
Song Wu nodded.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.