Ji Le saw with his own eyes that Li Ran was fine, and his worried heart was relieved.
However, he was very puzzled by what Li Ran had just asked Sun Wu to monitor Brother Meng.
She looked at Li Ran in surprise and asked:
"Does Mr. Meng think that Brother Meng is also involved in this matter?"
After the robbery of Qi's grain truck, Shu Niu has calmed down a lot in recent days, and his whole person seems to have become much calmer.
Moreover, the outbreak of malaria caused such a fuss and distracted everyone's attention. If he hadn't discovered that there was a mole among Ji's guards today, Li Ran would have almost forgotten about him.
But what Ji Le doesn't understand is that even if Shu Niu is still hostile to Li Ran, so much time has passed. Is it possible that Shu Niu is still thinking about dealing with Li Ran?
But this time the illness incident was clearly not directed at Li Ran. Would Shu Niu really be looking for trouble and get involved?
"This matter..."
Li Ran looked troubled and sighed slightly, but in the end he did not choose to tell her his suspicions.
"My husband is just suspicious of this matter, and it is not clear yet."
In fact, he was just doubtful about Shu Niu at the moment. During the whole incident, Shu Niu was quite quiet, and he really couldn't produce direct evidence.
Ji Le heard the sound and nodded thoughtfully.
…
In the past few days, the number of infected patients in Zhengyi City has continued to increase sporadicly.
It's not that the doctors in Zhengyi City are not trying their best, but these sick patients are still appearing, and there is no way to stop them.
But fortunately, those who maliciously poisoned people had been caught once, and after all, they had the effect of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger. Therefore, the malaria epidemic in Zhengyi has finally stabilized. Although sporadic patients have appeared, they have basically no decisive effect on the spread of the disease.
Seeing that the situation was gradually under control, Zichan asked Li Ran if he could now open the four gates and allow people living in the city to travel freely.
After all, the impact of the ban on him personally was really painful to the naked eye.
Just because of the ban in the past half month, many people in Zheng Guo's government and the public have expressed dissatisfaction with his move.
Although this proposal was not made by him, he is the ruling minister after all. It is his duty as a minister to carry out the policies formulated after the imperial meeting.
But when the ban lasts for a long time, there will come a day when both the people and the officials can no longer bear it.
What's more, Zhengyi is the world's commercial and trade hub. A day's ban is equivalent to a waste of money. The half-month-long ban will cause heavy losses to both the people and the merchants in the city.
Therefore, Zichan has been implementing the ban under tremendous pressure. And now, the only person he can rely on the most is Li Ran.
After all, Li Ran knew much better than he did about this malaria incident.
"Doctor, I thought that the ban could not be lifted at this time!"
Li Ran thought about it again and again, and answered with great embarrassment.
"Why?"
When Zichan heard what Li Ran said, his heart felt cold and he couldn't help but feel puzzled. Since there are only a few sporadic patients, why can't the ban be lifted? If this continues, Zheng Yi will definitely be dragged down.
"Since this matter is man-made, if we cannot catch the mastermind behind it or control it, then even if we can deal with the disease, it will be of no use."
"After this incident is over and the rumors subside, those behind the scenes will come out to cause trouble again. Will the doctor still want to use this method again? If it is not handled properly by then, I am afraid there will be a radical change."
If we want to avoid future troubles forever, we must completely control the person behind the scenes.
Of course, Li Ran would not tell Zichan unconfirmed clues, so he didn't mention a word about Feng Duan and Shu Niu today.
Zichan heard the sound and felt it was reasonable.
This matter is inevitable. Once the person behind the scenes is not caught, Zheng Yi will inevitably make the same mistake again in the future, and then he will not be able to use the same means to stop it.
However, he was still vaguely worried. Since this matter was man-made, the person who caused it must have hidden it very deeply. With Li Ran's current power in Zheng Yi, can he really be found out?
"Please rest assured, doctor, since you have intervened in this matter, you will never let this person escape easily!"
Li Ran's idea was straightforward, because this group of people wanted to use the panic of causing malaria in Zhengyi to achieve their own goals.
It is obvious that they will never give up in a short period of time. Therefore, as long as they continue, Li Ran will definitely have a chance to catch them.
…
On the other side, after a long period of ban, the voices against the ban within the Ji clan gradually grew louder.
Even the clan elders who originally stood on Li Ran's side could not help but start to waver at this moment.
Because as a merchant family, their losses were too great.
Not to mention their business dealings with the vassal states, even their own business in Zhengyi City cannot withstand such delay.
"Sect Master, we can't wait like this any longer. If the baby is born alive and dead and the city gate cannot be opened, won't we have to starve to death in this city?!"
"Yes, Sect Master, we can't afford to offend the Qin State. These barbarians are the most unreasonable. Once we offend them, we won't be able to get good things to eat in the future! If we don't do it well, we will attract the Qin State. It is not impossible to send troops to attack."
"Huh! It's all that Li Ran! If he hadn't persisted, how could we have done this!"
At the end of the story, many clan elders put the blame on Li Ran. After all, he was the one who supported Zichan's series of measures from the beginning.
Now that the Ji family is in such a predicament, if Li Ran doesn't take the blame, who will?
When Ji Zeng and Ji Xun heard the voices of these clan elders and saw their indignant and angry expressions, their confidence in Li Ran was immediately shaken.
They were Li Ran's staunch supporters at the beginning. After all, Li Ran had saved their lives, so they naturally had no doubts about Li Ran's plan.
But as time goes by, they have also suffered a lot of losses, and they even have to trade their flesh for blood to support their families. Such losses are not unimportant to them.
Therefore, they did not speak out for Li Ran this time, but stood quietly aside, waiting for Ji Xian's treatment.
"How is the situation in the city now?"
Unexpectedly, Ji Xian did not respond to the "cry" of these clan elders, but instead asked about the situation in the city.
"Reporting to the sect master, most of the patients in the city have been treated, but... there are still a few patients appearing in the past few days, but most of them are not seriously injured."
The clan elder in charge of the medical clinic stood up and bowed in response.
"Father, I heard that my uncle is also tired. Since the illness is no longer serious, let him come back to the house. How can the servants in other courtyards take good care of my uncle?"
"Besides, it's not a problem for my little sister to be out all the time. If something happens to her, my father will be sad too, right?"
Ji Zeng asked tentatively, but who knew that he was forced back by Ji Xian's eyes on the spot.
He had always been on Li Ran's side in this matter. If Li Ran was behind Li Ran's back now, wouldn't all the things Li Ran had done these days be in vain?
Both emotionally and rationally, he couldn't go against Li Ran on this matter, not only for Li Ran's sake, but also for the sake of the entire Ji clan.
After all, before Zichan announces the lifting of the ban, they must keep pace with Zichan. This is a premise that no one can violate.
"Things within the clan will continue as usual. If anyone makes false claims about this matter again, they will be dealt with according to the family law!"
