"Hung up, hung up?"
Song Wu held the phone, his eyes widened, and looked at Song Tian.
He hadn’t had time to ask more details yet.
Also, if it’s true, how should he hand over the bounty to the other party?
million points is not a small amount for the Song family, and it’s even less so for the average person.
But their Song family wouldn’t renege on their word for this bit of immediate benefit.
"Jiangnan Sub-district Martial Arts Association, Chen Fan?" Beside him, Song Tian mumbled to himself.
"Big brother, do you think what this guy said is true?"
Song Wu quickly asked.
If it’s true, that would be great. As long as they catch this guy, all the problems would be easily solved.
But rationality told him that things wouldn’t be so simple. There was something odd about this phone call.
"Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s false, who knows."
Upon hearing this, Song Tian sighed.
"Yeah."
Song Wu nodded.
He also had many questions in his heart.
For instance, if the information is true, why wouldn’t the other party take the bounty of 1 million points? Just for some vanity?
Everyone is an adult, not a fool. How much is face worth? Unless, there’s some unspeakable secret in this.
For instance, the information might also be fake. This person, like the previous ones, wants to use their Song family as a weapon. If it works, it’s great news for them. If not, they have nothing to lose. This possibility seemed the largest to him.
However, this person is somewhat different from the previous ones; he indeed knows some inside information.
The other party is very likely someone from the Jiangnan Sub-district Martial Arts Association, and at a considerable rank.
If that’s the case, he might be worried about them getting a handle on him, hence not willing to reveal his true identity. After all, betraying his own people won’t sound good. If word gets out, not just the entire association, but the entire Yan Country would detest him.
"Alas, if only we could figure out whether Shen Si is deceiving me."
Song Wu frowned.
Before receiving that call, he thought it was nothing.
But after receiving it, the more he thought about it, the more something felt off. Although there was no substantial evidence, he just felt that he’d been deceived, played like a monkey.
To think that he had been so sincere at the time, and praised Shen Si’s character to the people around him on his return.
In the end, the clown turned out to be me?
"Exactly."
Song Tian deeply agreed.
He had originally thought it might be possible that Shen Si was lying, given the timing was too coincidental.
Of course, it might also be a coincidence, passing by the murderer.
But after hearing the person on the phone, the seed of doubt in his heart completely took root and sprouted.
Shen Si and the one called Chen Fan are both from the same Martial Arts Association. If the murderer is Chen, then it’s logical for Shen Si to cover up for him. If he thinks boldly, could it be that Shen Si is also involved in the third brother’s death?
Then he certainly wouldn’t say anything.
So, if there’s evidence proving Shen Si is lying, then the truth is about to surface.
"Big brother, what do you think if I make another trip to Jiangnan City?"
Song Wu asked.
He had an impulse to confront Shen Si.
Of course, he wasn’t a fool and knew that going to him again would probably yield the same answer.
So, to get the truth from him, some underhanded means might be necessary, the most direct being capturing him and extracting a confession through torture.
But then, this kind of thing is hard to pull off.
Shen Si is quite strong himself. Unless the big brother personally steps in, capturing him quickly would be challenging. The key is if he stays in the Jiangnan City headquarters, they truly have no way to take him down. After all, two Celestial Realm Martial Artists are stationed there, even their family’s ancestor would have a hard time.
If they alert them, the Song family would offend another power. More importantly, if it turns out Shen Si wasn’t lying, they’d have worked for nothing and might even leave a handle for the other side.
"What do you plan to do?" Song Tian asked curiously.
"I plan to invite him out for a meal, tamper with the food, then use the Soul-Searching Technique to get the answer." Song Wu thought this idea was good.
It only takes asking him, and he wouldn’t remember what happened during that time.
Of course, if he really is involved in this matter.
Then their Song family would bring people to demand justice.
"You know the Soul-Searching Technique?"
Song Tian looked at him in surprise.
"I don’t, but someone in the family does," Song Wu laughed. "As long as Shen Si falls into our trap, it won’t take long to figure everything out."
Song Tian nodded first, then shook his head, saying, "Difficult, difficult. Think about it, if this matter is really related to Shen Si, then your visit yesterday has already alerted him, making him more vigilant. If you go again, no matter what you say, he won’t come out with you. Moreover, your behavior itself is unusual. Even if he’s not involved, he likely won’t go out with you."
"Seems that’s really the case."
Song Wu held his head in frustration.