Chapter: 5596

He pondered and decided to spend the day finding a place nearby to settle down before coming back to the antique street tomorrow morning to look for Zhang Ermao's tracks.

At night, Long Shengbo sat on his bed, still unable to fall asleep. The reason was that he was too excited and couldn't shake it off.

He couldn't help but take out the thunderbolt and stroke it, muttering to himself: "I was able to obtain such a marvelous artifact; it's truly the blessing of heaven. Twenty years ago, I killed Leaf Longyan and his wife here and achieved great merit. Twenty years later, I received this treasured object again, and now it seems that Jinling is indeed my auspicious land!"

As he was lost in thought, his phone suddenly rang with a call from the English master.

He jumped in surprise, then quickly answered the call with a respectful tone: "English Master..."

The voice on the other end of the line was cold and stern: "Long Shengbo, when did you arrive at Jinling?"

Long Shengbo hastily replied: "I just arrived this morning, English Master."

The English master continued: "You should have already been in Jinling for over fifteen hours by now. Why haven't you taken care of the An family yet?"

Long Shengbo's heart skipped a beat as he opened his mouth to speak: "English Master, I just got here and haven't had time to get familiar with the environment yet..."

The English master pressed him further: "Didn't I already tell you? The An family is all living at Wanyue Mountain Manor in Jinling. You only need to rush there in the dead of night, slaughter them all, and make sure they don't escape. It's that simple! Why do you still need time to get familiar with it?"

Long Shengbo quickly replied: "English Master, I may need a little more time to thoroughly understand the An family's situation before taking action. Otherwise, there might be unexpected variables, making things difficult to handle..."

The English master spoke coldly: "Tonight is a perfect opportunity! The An couple and their three children are all at Wanyue Mountain Manor! It's the best chance for you to take care of them. It's now 2 am. If you leave now, you can still catch up with them before dawn."

Long Shengbo respectfully said: "English Master, I was ordered to investigate the whereabouts of Ye Changqing's son and An Chengqi's children. As of now, I haven't found any clues, and if we were to take action against the An family right now, I'm afraid that little boy would run away in fear, never daring to show up again..."

The English master snickered coldly: "Just kill off An Qi Shan's husband and his three children, and Ye Changqing's son will naturally appear!"

Long Shengbo was astonished and asked: "English Master, I dare ask you, why are you so confident about this?"

The English master spoke coldly: "According to An Qi Shan's established inheritance order for the An family assets, once he and his children meet their demise, the assets would be divided in half, with one half inherited by An Qi Shan's three children and another half inherited by An Chengqi's son. In other words, as soon as they die, that Ye Changqing's son would become the biggest heir to the An family assets, which is a fortune of tens of millions of dollars. Such a big thing would definitely cause a stir worldwide. As long as he is still alive, he would be unable to resist this temptation and would surely show up to claim his inheritance at any time and location. At that point, you can easily eliminate him with little effort!"

As the English master continued speaking, Long Shengbo's heart skipped a beat.

He had already known that his primary task in Jinling was to kill off the An family members, but he hadn't expected to discover two more artifacts upon arriving in Jinling. Now, he still held onto hope of following Zhang Ermao's clues and discovering more artifacts, so he couldn't bring himself to take immediate action against the An family.

He knew that the An family was a top-tier global family ranking third, and once they were killed off, it would surely stir up an international furor. He also knew that if the An family members really died in Hua Xia, the official investigation would be thorough, and officials might send many experts to Jinling to investigate the clues. At that point, his actions in Jinling would be severely restricted.

As it turns out, there's a very high possibility that after killing someone, I'll be pursued by the Hua Xia authorities globally. At that point, I won't have the opportunity to dig deeper into Zhang Ermao's clues...

After all, Zhang Ermao isn't a key figure in the case of Branch and Root. Even if I kill him, I won't find any leads above... This kind of thing can only be done through cunning, not through force...

So, the best solution is for the English master to give me some more time, allowing me to dig deeper into Zhang Ermao's clues until the end, and then settle the An family matter without worrying about anything else!

Just as I was hesitating, unsure of how to ask the English master for an extension, he sternly asked: "Long Shengbo, since I sent you to Jinling, you've been procrastinating nonstop. Now that you're in Jinling, I want you to take care of the An family matter, but you still haven't given me a clear response. Are you harboring some secret thoughts about breaking away from the Qing dynasty?"

I was shocked and my back felt like it had been pierced by countless needles, making my entire back ache. I could only say sincerely: "English master, please don't misunderstand. I'm loyal to the Qing dynasty, how could I have treasonous thoughts... It's just that..."

The English master spoke coldly: "Say it!" JrNovels.com