No one expected that at this critical moment, Li Ran fell ill!
This made Ji Le, who was already uneasy, suddenly anxious. Tears of disappointment flowed down his cheeks. He watched with hazy eyes as Sun Wu and Owl Yi sent Li Ran into the bedroom.
She turned around and went to call for a doctor, but when Sun Wu saw this, he immediately chased her out of the bedroom.
"Madam, don't panic, sir, everything is fine!"
As Sun Wu spoke, the bronze sword in his hand made two scratches on the ground without leaving any trace.
Ji Le didn't want to listen to his words of comfort, but when she accidentally saw the traces Sun Wu made on the ground, she suddenly became nervous and looked up at Sun Wu.
"Excuse me, madam, and go get some food for sir."
Sun Wu bowed with his sword, turned around and immediately turned around and entered the bedroom.
When Sun Wu entered the bedroom again, he saw that Li Ran, who had already passed out, was already standing in the room!
His face was full of awe, and a little bit of chill flashed in his eyes, giving people a very strange feeling.
Even Sun Wu and Owl Yi couldn't help but lower their heads and didn't dare to say more.
"Can people outside keep up?"
After a while, Li Ran asked.
But his voice was as cold as his face.
Sun Wu and Owl Yi looked at each other and then said:
"According to Sir's instructions, there was originally a hidden stake for us outside the courtyard. If that person really sneaked into the house to commit murder, he would have been noticed by the hidden stake. There were few people on the street at this time, and Chu Dang would definitely get the news. I can keep up.”
"It's just sir..."
"You want to ask me why I pretended to be faint?"
Before Sun Wu could finish speaking, Li Ran had already turned around and asked.
Sun Wu looked at the horrifying expression on Li Ran's face and didn't know whether to continue asking, so he nodded subconsciously.
"Hey...if not, how can we paralyze those bad guys?"
"The criminal you brought back today was strangled to death in the woodshed with just a cup of tea. If there were no internal agents inside and outside this courtyard, how could he move so quickly?"
"Doesn't this mean that an evil spirit has infiltrated into this courtyard? Now that the enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear, if I continue to take charge outside, I will inevitably not be noticed by this person. If I want to find their loopholes again, I will Easier said than done?”
It turned out that the moment Li Ran saw the man who died in the woodshed, he realized that there must be a spy sneaking into the other courtyard here.
According to Li Ran's current judgment, most of the murderers who strangled and poisoned the person were hiding near other courtyards.
Now that he already knows that Li Ran is investigating the matter, he must also want to know Li Ran's next move.
So he used a trick and pretended to be unconscious. On the one hand, he could paralyze the thief, and on the other hand, he also wanted the murderer to see this scene so that he could report it to his master.
And this was the reason why when he came out of the woodshed, he immediately asked Ji Le to dismiss the servants who came to protect the other courtyard.
If the guards of the Ji family were guarding the other courtyard and the security was heightened, it would be more difficult for the spies to be exposed.
This is playing hard to get.
Only in this way can the spy himself be exposed. Only in this way can he follow the clues to find the real person behind the scenes.
After Li Ran fell down just now, Sun Wu picked him up with quick eyes and hands. At that time, Li Ran gave him a code on Sun Wu's arm.
It was precisely because of this that Sun Wu told Ji Le to reassure her.
Just because the whole plan was made in a hurry and the requirements were to be completed in one go, there couldn't be any hesitation in it. Therefore, Li Ran naturally could not take into account Ji Le's feelings.
Thinking about it now, Li Ran couldn't help but regret it. After all, this kind of thing was too much for Ji Le.
"Lord!"
At this moment, one of his own private guards came from outside and knelt down in front of Li Ran.
Where did these private warriors come from?
It turned out that after Li Ran returned from defending his country, he mentioned to Sun Wu that "some things should be put on the agenda."
The so-called "some things" actually refer to these private guards and hidden stakes lurking everywhere.
This part of the force was organized secretly by Sun Wu and had not passed through the hands of Ji Clan, so it was naturally very clean.
And this "disease" happened to give these private bravery and hidden dangers a place to use. It can be seen that Li Ran's previous precautions were indeed a wise move.
"how?"
"Reporting to my lord, after the guards of the Ji clan left, one person left the team alone and headed towards Gongsun's mansion."
"Gongsun Mansion? Which Gongsun?"
Now in the city of Zhengyi, there are three senior officials of the Gongsun generation, one is Feng Duan (named Bo Shi), one is Si Hei (named Zixi), and the other is Zichan's residence.
Naturally, it was impossible for Zichan to do such a thing. Besides him, who else could be the "Gongsun"?
"It's at Doctor Boshi's house."
After the guard finished speaking, Li Ran had a gloomy look on his face.
"Sir, could it be that this malaria...this poisoning was really done by someone sent by Toyodan?"
Sun Wu has followed Li Ran for so long and naturally knows that no conclusion can be made without absolute evidence, so now he is just guessing and not very sure.
But who would have expected that Li Ran went against the norm this time and asserted categorically:
"No need to doubt, it is this person!"
"ah?!"
Even though Sun Wu had been prepared for it, he couldn't help but be shocked at this moment.
You must know that Feng Duan is the Shangqing of the State of Zheng, and his status in the court of the State of Zheng is second only to Han Hu, the first minister of the country, and Zichan, the ruling minister.
How could he do such a thing with such a high position and authority?
Then what is his purpose in doing such a thing?
Although he did not personally do this poisoning, the matter was so serious. Now the entire city of Zheng is under lockdown, and the impact on the state of Zheng has been extremely serious. As a minister, why would he put his country in such danger?
"I think there is only one truth to the matter..."
Li Ran looked thoughtful and murmured to himself.
Sun Wu and Owl Yi on the side didn't understand what was going on, and they didn't dare to ask any more questions, so they continued to wait.
After a long time, Li Ran finished thinking, then he turned around and looked at the two of them and said:
"Send someone to monitor Bo Shi's house and make sure to find conclusive evidence of poisoning!"
"In addition... the erect cow must also be monitored."
After Li Ran said his last words, Ji Le just entered the house carrying food.
When she heard the last words Li Ran said, she couldn't help but feel shocked, and she quickly turned her eyes to Li Ran.
"Husband! Brother Meng, he..."
She was about to ask, but unexpectedly, Li Ran came to her first, took the food plate from her hand, and then helped her sit down.
"I'm sorry, ma'am. It happened suddenly and I haven't had time to tell you in detail..."
Li Ran still felt guilty. After all, even if it was a white lie, he shouldn't have done this to Ji Le.
When Ji Le heard this, a smile appeared on his face, he stroked Li Ran's face and said:
"It's okay. As long as you are safe, that's the best."
