108: Chapter 108 Tianxing Merchant Guild, Survivors

The next morning, Lin Yuan arrived early at the City Lord's Mansion entrance. The person responsible for coordinating with him was Cao Yabin, the captain of the Third Brigade of the City Lord's Mansion.

Lin Yuan saw from a distance a Middle-aged man dressed as a captain standing at the entrance; this must be Cao Yabin.

"Hello, are you Captain Cao? I am Lin Yuan from Qing University," Lin Yuan spoke politely.

"You are the top student Lin Yuan from Qing University? You... how are you so young?" Captain Cao looked at Lin Yuan and then frowned.

The mission required a strength of Third-Rank Initial Stage. Among the students at Qing University, most students at this Martial Arts Level were in their third year or above, but Lin Yuan's appearance truly did not look like a third-year student; he looked more like a New Student who had just enrolled.

"Heh heh... Captain Cao, are you doubting my ability?" Lin Yuan countered instead of answering.

"No, no, I was just curious about Brother Lin's age. Since you can accept this mission, it proves your strength definitely meets the requirement. How could I possibly doubt you?" Captain Cao quickly explained.

"That's good then. Captain Cao, rest assured, I won't hold you back," Lin Yuan smiled.

"Good, good, good! Brother Lin, I trust you! Let's go, come meet my brothers."

Cao Yabin punched Lin Yuan lightly on the chest, his demeanor very casual.

Lin Yuan actually preferred dealing with straightforward people like this, without so many twists and turns, saying what they meant and not being pretentious.

Afterward, under Cao Yabin's introduction, Lin Yuan met the other two members of the Third Brigade.

After exchanging pleasantries for a few sentences, the four of them got into the City Lord's Mansion vehicle and set off for Xingcheng.

Cao Yabin and Lin Yuan sat in the back seat of the car, occasionally chatting about the case.

"Brother Lin, to be honest, we went to the scene once yesterday. The case is very ordinary, and there were no suspicious points at the scene. The secretary of the guild in charge of material warehousing, along with the warehouse staff, were all killed. But we couldn't find any information about the perpetrator. I wonder if you have any ability in investigating cases?" Captain Cao asked.

"Captain Cao, the case happened the night before last?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Yes, that's right, around eleven at night."

"That means it has only been a little over a day since then. In that case, I do have some methods, but I don't know if Captain Cao can trust me," Lin Yuan said seriously.

"Really? That would be great! Brother Lin, rest assured, I absolutely trust you. I have no leads anyway. Other than listening to you, we have no better options. Just investigate boldly, and leave the rest to us..."

"Uh... alright, I will do my best."

Lin Yuan felt quite speechless. No wonder they posted a mission; it seemed they were looking for someone with investigative abilities...

About an hour later, the vehicle stopped in front of a fifty-story building. On the building facade were four prominent characters: "Tianxing Chamber of Commerce."

Lin Yuan got out of the car and glanced at the magnificent building. It truly lived up to its reputation as Xingcheng's number one chamber of commerce.

A young man in a suit immediately greeted them at the entrance and walked toward Captain Cao Yabin.

"Captain Cao, you're finally here! Have you found any leads? Can the case be solved today? The batch of high-grade fierce beast essence blood our Chamber of Commerce lost this time involved all the usable funds on the books. If it can't be recovered, our Chamber will have to pay a huge breach of contract penalty, and we'll have no choice but to go bankrupt!"

The young man in the suit tightly gripped Captain Cao's hand, looking so pitiful he was almost in tears...

"Young Master Qian, our City Lord's Mansion will definitely do our best to solve the case. Look, this is the top student we invited from Qing University. He is especially skilled in investigation and solving cases. Rest assured," Cao Yabin pointed to Lin Yuan beside him.

Young Master Qian heard this and looked toward Lin Yuan, immediately frowning.

This young man looked quite spirited, but he was too young. How could he have any experience in investigating and solving cases? It seems the City Lord's Mansion is truly out of options...

Although he didn't think highly of Lin Yuan, he still nodded toward him:

"Then I will have to trouble you, Classmate Lin. If the case can be solved, my Tianxing Chamber of Commerce owes you a favor. Whatever request you make, our Tianxing Chamber of Commerce will do everything in its power to fulfill it for you."

Lin Yuan heard this, smiled faintly, and also nodded, saying, "Young Master Qian is too kind. Could you take me to see the location where the incident occurred?"

"Good, please follow me. Let's go take a look at the underground vault."

Young Master Qian immediately led the way with a few subordinates, and the four of them quickly followed.

"Brother Lin, this Young Master Qian is the son of the Tianxing Chamber of Commerce's President. He is young and promising. If you help him solve the case this time, he probably won't treat you poorly," Cao Yabin said in a low voice.

"Mm," Lin Yuan replied softly. In reality, Lin Yuan didn't lack anything. He might as well keep this favor; perhaps it would be useful later...

The group soon arrived at the third underground floor, where there was a very large vault, the warehouse the Tianxing Chamber of Commerce used to store important materials.

Young Master Qian opened the vault door and walked in first, followed by Lin Yuan and the others.

The space inside the vault was enormous, with various rare materials displayed around. However, Lin Yuan's gaze didn't fall on those valuable items at all; instead, he looked toward the empty space.

"As expected, there are a total of eleven soul bodies. They should be that guild secretary and the ten staff members," Lin Yuan thought to himself, then activated the [Spirit Devouring] skill. These eleven soul bodies turned into white streams of air and rushed into Lin Yuan's mouth.

"Young Master Qian, there are so many materials in this warehouse, why was only this batch of fierce beast essence blood lost?" Captain Cao asked in confusion.

"Because all the other goods had already been inventoried. Once these items are stored, they are marked with our Tianxing Chamber of Commerce's special seal, making them impossible to circulate on the market, and their source would be easily traceable by us. But this batch of fierce beast essence blood was stolen before it could be inventoried," Young Master Qian explained.

By this time, Lin Yuan had already swallowed all the soul bodies and checked the memories of the guild secretary. Everything that happened here was now clear in his mind.

Lin Yuan smiled faintly and said to Young Master Qian, "Young Master Qian, I have a general grasp of the situation here. If I'm not mistaken, there should have been one survivor at the scene, right?"

Young Master Qian had initially sneered slightly when he heard the first half of Lin Yuan's sentence, but upon hearing the latter part, his eyes widened in shock.

He had never told anyone, including Captain Cao and the others, that there was a survivor. This Lin Yuan figured it out just by looking at the scene? What kind of miraculous means was this? Was this what Captain Cao meant by being skilled in investigation and solving cases?

This was truly amazing!

"Classmate Lin, I am truly impressed. You possess real skill. What you said is correct; there was indeed one survivor at the time. He fought against the robbers and was seriously injured, and is currently recuperating," Young Master Qian said with immediate admiration.

"Young Master Qian, let's go see this survivor now. Once we see him, the matter will immediately become clear," Lin Yuan said, feigning mystery. Young Master Qian immediately agreed.

"Good, please follow me."

Young Master Qian walked out of the vault first. Captain Cao immediately whispered, "Brother Lin, you are truly divine! Are you confident about what happens next?"

"Captain Cao, just wait and watch the show..." Lin Yuan's lips curled up as he walked out of the vault...