Dominating the Pugilistic World With My Detective Skills - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Chou Ba’s Appearance

Translator: Henyee Translations

Editor: Henyee Translations

He had no other choice, so Ye Weiming used ‘The Study Of Sword Skills’ on the ‘Sword of the Yue Maiden’. He instantly increased the sword technique, a lackluster one, by three levels. The stats became…

Sword of the Yue Maiden (Lackluster)

A sword skill passed down from the Chunqiu Dynasty. Not very powerful.

Level: 6

Proficiency: 2286/3200

Power +60%, Accuracy +60%

…

As the level of the sword skill increased, it didn’t just impact the stats of Ye Weiming.

Compared to his stats, Ye Weiming felt that he had a deeper and clearer understanding of his sword skill. This wasn’t the first time this feeling had appeared. However, it was the strongest he had ever felt. It was as if there was a resonance in the depth of his soul. It wasn’t a feeling that could be described with words.

Was this because he had never jumped four levels at once before?

There was no point in thinking too much. Ye Weiming shook his head. He started looking for clues in the room.

The ‘post mortem’ technique wasn’t just useful for corpses. At the same time, he could use it to give him hints at the crime scene. Ye Weiming just needed to inspect all the items in the room and the system would automatically give him important hints.

For instance, there were two bloodstained bandages below the bed. There were also two sets of cutleries on the hearth in the kitchen. The toolkit of carpenter Old Man Li was very messy. There was evidence that someone had looked through it and didn’t pack up after that.

At this moment, March had already come back. She brought a few important clues along with her.

First clue: Wang Dalong said that once when Old Man Li was drunk, he said that he was a disciple of the Mount Tai Sect. His monastic name was Jade Xiaozi and his status in the sect wasn’t low either. Based on what he said, he was a generation higher than the current sect leader of the Mount Tai Sect.

But, he left the pugilistic world and returned to live a normal life. It was rumored that he had a sword skill scripture that was powerful enough to let someone rule over the pugilistic world!

Second clue: Wang Dalong also said that Old Man Li was very good friends with Single-eyed Vulture, Chou Ba. After Chou Ba’s entire family was killed, his personality changed entirely. He started befriending bandits and started killing innocent people. Old Man Li felt pity for his friend.

Third clue: Old Man Li had been acting strangely these few days. He would secretly visit the mine behind the mountain every night. He said that he was looking for wood.

Fourth clue: She didn’t hear anything about ‘Soymilk Little White’.

“Combining the information we have, I made a conclusion.” Ye Weiming analyzed the situation carefully. “Chou Ba has recently come to the Dukang Village. He was injured so he came to look for his friend, Old Man Li. Old Man Li didn’t dare to keep him in his house, so he hid Chou Ba in the mine behind the mountain. He would send him food and wound medicine every day.”

“Maybe Old Man Li revealed that he had the sword skill scripture and unknowingly ignited Chou Ba’s greed and killing intent. Thus, he secretly came back to the village and killed Old Man Li. This would explain why there weren’t any signs of fighting in Old Man Li’s house even though he was a martial arts master. He didn’t guard against his good friend at all!”

After listening to Ye Weiming’s analysis, March immediately asked, “How confident are you?”

“80%.” Ye Weiming shrugged. “However, it’s easy to confirm my guess. As long as we go to the mine behind the mountain, we can find the things we need. But, we need to be prepared to fight.”

“What do we need to prepare?”

Ye Weiming’s smile turned evil when he heard this. “Move your ears closer.”

…

The mine near Dukang Village wasn’t huge. After changing into his novice attire, Ye Weiming managed to walk around the mine in less than five minutes.

The sky was turning dark so there weren’t any other players or NPC here. There was only a hole that was around 10 feet above the ground in the mine. A novice wouldn’t be able to get up. Ye Weiming wondered how the hole was made, to begin with.

But, this wasn’t the main point. The important thing was, there were signs of someone having climbed on the wall below the hole. The marks weren’t obvious, so it was easy to ignore them.

Everything was going according to his prediction!

Ye Weiming found the deepest spot in the mine and took out the match, hay, and dry firewood he prepared beforehand. He started making a campfire.

After the flames ignited, he threw a huge bag of fried chili and a huge bag of fresh red chili into the campfire. Thick smoke started rising.

Done!

After he finished his trick, Ye Weiming ran out of the mine. He saw March standing at the entrance of the mine and staring at him intently. He waved his hand and said, “Don’t be anxious. it’s me. However, Chou Ba will be forced to come out soon. Prepare for battle!”

As he spoke, Ye Weiming was already starting to change his clothes.

What?

Did you just say that it’s indecent to change your clothes in front of a lady?

That is impossible!

This is a pure novel. Eternal Justice is a pure game too.

The novice clothes had an interesting setting. They couldn’t be changed. When one was changing into different outfits, the outfits would automatically cover the novice outfit. When one took the other outfits off, the novice outfit would be revealed again.

Hence, there wouldn’t be any situations in which a player would be naked.

After Ye Weiming changed into his Flying Fish Suit, his Twined Palm Hat, and his Long Official Boots, a rough voice sounded from the inside of the mine. The person was cursing, “F**k! Which mean person… cough! Cough! Cough!”

The thick smoke had already spread throughout the entire mine. The unique smell of the chili stimulated a person’s sense of smell and taste. Chou Ba only managed to start his sentence and wasn’t able to finish it. The words at the end of the sentence were replaced by furious coughing.

March, who was standing outside the mine, felt a chill down her spine. She looked at Ye Weiming as though she was looking at a monster.

Although she was prepared for this, when the plan became a reality, the young lady still felt a little uncomfortable.

This is too vicious!

This is ruthless!

You can even think of such a cruel and mean method like this. Are you a devil?

However, when the haphazard footsteps started coming closer to them, March realized that she still didn’t have a good understanding of this person’s evilness.

“Kacha!”

“Ah!” After a scream of agony was heard, she heard someone coughing even more furiously.

The Green Blade Sword was in his hand. Ye Weiming’s eyes were shining with excitement. “Success!”

March: “What success?”

Ye Weiming: “The animal trap is successful.”

March: …

An animal trap, just like the name suggested, was a trap used by hunters to catch wild animals. Such a huge trap seemed too obvious to be used against normal humans. Who would think of using them to deal with martial arts masters?

Ye Weiming would!

He didn’t just dare to think about it. He even did it!

Imagine a cave tunnel that was filled with smoke. It was able to block people’s vision but to a martial arts master, it wasn’t enough to cover their vision entirely. However, the stimulus from the chili was enough to make someone tear and sniff. In such a situation, it would be strange if Chou Ba managed to see the animal trap on the ground.

How did he manage to think of this method?

For a moment, March was in a trance.

“Be careful! He’s here!”

After Ye Weiming’s reminder, the two of them saw a bald and chubby hunk with a single eye staggering out of the mine. There was an animal trap hanging on his right leg. He didn’t have the time to take it off yet. Blood was dripping down from the claws. It was a frightening sight!

Chou Ba (In a weak state)

Level: 25

Blood: 5600/7000

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