Transmigration with Cheat Codes Chapter 31.2: New Mission and Clues Fragments

Ma Yangqi continued, "After the incident was over, I continued on my journey, delivering the Century Vermillion Fruit to its destination. For a long time afterward, I lived in fear of Young Blood's martial arts skills and dared not venture outside. During that time, the Liu Brothers, one of whom had suffered a severe injury with a leg being chopped off, stayed at the escort agency, and I took care of my brothers."

He sighed deeply, "I thought that this matter was completely over after Old Demon You was killed by the Blood Oath Association. I never expected that I would see it again today, right in my own warehouse."

[System: Listening to Ma Yangqi's description, you have learned about an old secret that may be related to the recent incident at the escort agency.

Task Requirements: Resolve the current crisis at the escort agency and expand the influence of the Hanshan Sect.

Countdown: None.]

Meng Jintang casually glanced at the task requirements and realized that resolving the escort agency's crisis and expanding the sect's influence were interrelated.

In other words, from the perspective of the game, the White Horse Escort Agency was indeed one of the targets for the "Visit Fellow Martial Artists" mission.

Chen Shen was curious and asked, "Isn't the Blood Oath Association also a sinister force? Why would they want to kill the Old Demon You?"

Meng Jintang could guess some of the reasons behind this matter.

The Blood Oath Association, as an officially designated evil faction in the game, was known for its aggressive style. When it came to choosing their targets, they didn't discriminate based on alignment. As long as the price was right, they would take the job.

So, either Old Demon You had a price put on his head and someone hired the Blood Oath Association to eliminate him, or he was approached by the Blood Oath Association for recruitment but refused, leading to his brutal murder.

Ma Yangqi's answer was the second one. Using the excuse of "everyone's title has the word 'blood,' so we should be like a family," the Blood Oath Association, regardless of how far-fetched it may have seemed, sent an offer letter to Old Demon You.

However, Blood Demon You, who had been used to the carefree life of a freelancer, refused to join the big company.

Since the Blood Oath Association couldn't recruit him, they took a drastic step—anyway, they set their sights on him as a performance target. He wasn't counted in the HR department but rather under the operations department.

Yang Zhi also said, "While the Blood Oath Association may have a bad reputation, when they say they killed someone, you can be sure that someone is dead."

Ma Yangqi nodded and said, "With the Prince of Blood deceased and Old Demon You killed, the influence of the Blood Demon Sect's lineage naturally scattered like the wind and clouds. Ah, over the years, I've been living in fear, always afraid that they might still have some successors who would come seeking revenge."

Meng Jintang smiled and said, "Head Escort Ma, didn't you mention that the events of that day were not witnessed by a third party?"

Ma Yangqi replied, "That's true, but if it weren't witnessed by anyone, how would they have known? How would they know that he died at my hands?"

At this point, his voice began to tremble involuntarily.

Meng Jintang smiled and asked, "Head Escort Ma, when you were transporting Vermillion Fruit back then, were they fresh fruits or dried fruits?"

Ma Yangqi replied, "Things like Vermillion Fruit are most potent when fresh. To ensure that their medicinal properties don't diminish, we used cold jade boxes to store them during transportation."

Meng Jintang nodded and said, "In that case, the white-haired mouse that the Prince of Blood had with him must have had an incredibly sharp sense of smell to detect the scent of Vermillion Fruit through the box."

Ma Yangqi suddenly froze in place.

At that time, the Prince of Blood had a white-haired treasure-hunting mouse with him, and he was confident that the information wouldn't leak.

This led him to jump to the conclusion that the other party relied on the white mouse to find the way and then discovered that he had Vermillion Fruit with him. But if it wasn't the case...

Meng Jintang said calmly, "Furthermore, if the his senior brothers were present at the time, why would the Blood Demon Sect delay in coming to trouble Head Escort Ma?"

Ma Yangqi responded, "This is also something I couldn't quite understand."

Meng Jintang analyzed, "When it comes to transporting goods, there are only three key points where information might leak: the shipper, the escort, and the receiver. Head Escort Ma, do you have any suspicions about the shipper or the receiver in this case?"

Mar Yangqi shook his head slowly and said, "The shipper passed the items to the chief head escort and shortly after, he died. As for the receiver, they had no prior knowledge of this matter."

Meng Jintang smiled and said, "White Horse Escort Agency is indeed reputable, but with a large number of people in the agency, it's not unusual to have one or two unscrupulous individuals among them."

Ma Yangqi listened to the young woman in front of him, who spoke with a charming smile. In a different context, he might have genuinely taken her for a cheerful and ordinary young girl.

However, every time he thought about how she had caused Chen Shen to severely injure Liu Hongan without showing any anger on her face, he couldn't help but feel even more apprehensive.

"At the time, the chief head escort directly handed the items to me. I wouldn't dare to leak any secrets beforehand, and I've never told anyone about it afterward. I did encounter Prince of Blood on the way," Ma Yangqi explained.

"If you suggest that the chief head escort had any ill intentions towards me, it's even more impossible. If he had any ill intentions, he could have crushed me with a flick of his finger."

Out of the three points, two were eliminated straight away.

Meng Jintang said, "Head Escort Yang and Head Escort Ma have a close relationship, but they also didn't know that Head Escort Ma had transported Vermillion Fruit in the past, right?"

Yang Zhi nodded.

Ma Yangqi added, "The three of us were just yellow-sashed escorts at the time, and no one had to follow anyone's orders. According to the escort agency's rules, we were not allowed to inquire about each other's confidential matters."

Meng Jintang questioned, "If that's the case, even if the chief head escort had told someone else about the matter, does it necessarily mean that Head Escort Ma would have known?"

Ma Yangqi, upon hearing this, suddenly froze in place.

Before being pointed out by Meng Jintang today, he had indeed never considered this possibility.

Meng Jintang wasn't surprised that the other person had overlooked the key issue. Perhaps it was to distinguish the character from the upcoming "Distant Court" expansion pack.

Most ordinary martial artists in the martial world have relatively straightforward personalities, and since she currently has a low level, to ensure the players' basic gaming experience, complex challenges wouldn't be set in the early stages.

She glanced at Ma Yangqi and revealed a smile hidden beneath her hood.