Chapter 127 The Scene

After Annan left Rodrick's new residence, he immediately went to the location that required him to investigate.

He originally wanted to go alone, but Roderick called one of his subordinates to drive him there.

Roderick's man looked a bit slovenly. His name was Hank, a man who looked to be in his thirties. He was tall and thin, with no special features.

Annan, who was sitting in Hank's car, smiled and chatted with the nervous man. After a back and forth, he gradually understood the other person's identity.

Hank is a very typical low-level person who does not do well in society. He joined the Nares gang when he was in his twenties, but even now he is just a little conspicuous gangster.

After the shocking accident happened to the Nares family, Hank followed his eldest brother in a daze and basically didn't understand anything and joined Roderick's command.

Originally, this man would probably continue to live in a daze until the accident that happened not long ago occurred.

"So you are the first witness?"

Hearing that Hank was the first person to discover the murder scene, Annan naturally wanted to learn more about it.

"Yes……"

Recalling the horrific scene he had witnessed, Hank's face turned pale uncontrollably, and his hands unconsciously clenched the steering wheel tightly.

The group of people that Hank followed belonged to a low-level class in the Nares Gang. Their main responsibility was to collect protection fees from everywhere, and to guard the warehouse at a certain distribution center for smuggled materials.

The place where the incident occurred was in the warehouse that Hank's group used as their base.

Hank struggled to describe the situation.

"I got up late that day and went to the warehouse in the afternoon, and then...as soon as I opened the warehouse door, I saw...I saw the blood inside..."

Hank shook his head vigorously from side to side and forced himself to continue speaking.

"Brother, they are all dead. They died miserably... Only two of them are alive. They are two brothers with whom I have only the same friendship. They are all crazy..."

Although Hank was the first witness and discoverer, he actually didn't know much.

Although he was a gangster, he was just an ordinary person in the end. He didn't dare to look at the scene at that time.

"Including Hank, the group of gangsters guarding the warehouse, there are actually seven people. Four are dead and two are crazy. Is this the so-called warning?"

If Annan discovered the murder scene, he would probably call the police immediately.

No matter how unreliable the police here are, it would be better to go to them at this time.

However, for various reasons, calling the police would never be the first option for the Nares Gang, or even any option.

Veronica, who received the news at that time, rushed to the scene as soon as possible. She judged that the murder scene was probably related to black magic, so she chose to clean the scene privately and deal with all traces.

Veronica thought that being so blatant to the people here might be a warning to them. If they went to the police so naively, they would not only lose face, but they might also fall into some traps.

Generally speaking, the police and gangs here have a kind of attitude of not infringing upon the river and the well, and can be regarded as peaceful coexistence.

The Nares family has continued to bribe the police and local officials in the past. As long as they don't cause too much trouble, the police will turn a blind eye to what the gangs do.

Although there is only one person left in the Nares family, the exchange of interests is still there. What's more, after Veronica was able to mobilize the property of the Nares family, she specifically went to various local sources. A high-level figure offered an honest bribe to stabilize the situation.

But if the murder case here is exposed, it's hard to say whether the guy who bribed him before will be willing to help.

So, it ended up being a situation where everything was settled privately.

Annan arrived at the murder scene about half an hour later.

This is a medium-sized warehouse area located on the west side of the city, a bit close to the suburbs, and usually doesn't have much traffic.

With this in mind, even if a murder occurs in a corner here, no one will find out as long as it remains silent.

Hank stopped in front of a warehouse with a gray exterior. He took out the key from his arms and opened the door of the warehouse.

"It's very clean."

Annan knew that this place had been completely dealt with long ago. Even if there were clues left here, they would definitely not be found now.

However, even if the murder scene remained as it was, he, a mere magic apprentice, would not be able to find any clues.

"Are there any traces of dark magic? I can't feel it."

Annan came here just to try his luck, maybe his over-the-top inspiration would respond.

Unfortunately not.

He couldn't control inspiration freely, and there was nothing he could do if he didn't feel it.

"Since Veronica said that the people who died here may have been killed by black magic, then that should be the case. As for who did it, it is actually quite obvious."

The core members of the Nares Gang were all blood-related relatives with the same surname. When all these core members died, the gang easily fell apart.

However, precisely because it lost its backbone, the residual value of the Nares Gang was revealed at this time.

The high-ranking members of the gang did die cleanly, but precisely because they died so cleanly, all the things they had mastered were preserved without any loss.

Various tangible and intangible assets are an astonishing amount of wealth for most people, not to mention the middle-level members of the Nares Gang who originally did not control much power.

There are many ambitious guys who want to obtain the wealth of this gang, and they are claiming to be the successors of the Nares Gang, and then fighting with each other for their respective territories and, most importantly, money.

The biggest reason why Roderick will become a thorn in the side of other contenders is because he legitimately inherited all the apparent property of the Nares family through legal procedures.

Many people want to get rid of Roderick, even if he dies, these properties will not fall into the hands of other gang members.

After all, it would be strange not to resent a guy who picked a big peach at such an opportune time.

"It is precisely because they are competing for the gang's wealth that they will spend a lot of money to create a very scary-looking murder scene at this time. They will definitely not be other contenders who want to kill Roderick. Although they are stupid, But it’s not like using black magic to attract the attention of the White Knight, and no one will ask for trouble.”

This is not Annan's analysis, it is a guess and conclusion that Roderick and Veronica discussed previously.

"The only ones who have the ability, the means and the courage to cause trouble to the fragmented Nares gang at this sensitive time are the largest gang still intact in the city, that is, the Coulier Gang."