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"You have taken them to that place, right?"
"Bah!" The leader of the group of people who left the city threw all the money this guy gave him back to him, "I will give it back to you. I don't want any reward or anything else. Don't come to me again in the future!"
The man looked unhappy, "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" The leader glared at him, "Just because I listened to what you said, we were almost killed by the robbers. Fortunately, some kind people showed up and we escaped! I have promised my benefactor to change his mind from now on. Please hurry up and Take your dirty money and don’t appear in front of me again!”
"Robbers? How could you encounter robbers?" he asked in surprise.
"How is it impossible? Are there still a few bandits in the Western Region? Come on, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense to you. I have to go to work."
After saying that, the leader walked away without looking at him.
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"Why are there robbers? I clearly told them in advance not to show up today!"
After hearing the news from this person, Chen Fei became furious.
He looked at Ling Qiuyun, "What do you think is going on?"
Ling Qiuyun frowned, "Are you sure you have informed everyone?"
"Of course, brothers are eager to rush into the city, so why would they cause trouble at this critical moment!"
The reason why Chen Fei keeps in touch with the bandits is because he is the biggest bandit leader himself.
He had planned the previous riot in the Western Territory, but Li Ao ruined everything.
Many brothers have been killed. Chen Fei's biggest wish now is to kill Li Ao to avenge his dead brothers.
"I think your dream is about to come to naught." Ling Qiuyun said slowly.
He was in a very conflicting mood, feeling excited about meeting his opponent but also disappointed and angry when his plan was discovered.
"What's the meaning?"
"Those robbers who suddenly appeared are not yours, so who else could they be?"
"I do not understand what you mean!"
Ling Qiuyun said with some disdain: "Don't you understand? The robbers were deliberately arranged by them. The common people did not see the people in the government, but they saw the bandits who robbed and killed people. Do you think that even if you spread the news that the government caught Ling Yuan? Will those people believe it again after they get out?"
"So they think Ling Yuan's arrest was related to bandits?"
Ling Qiuyun nodded, "I just asked someone to investigate. All the soldiers sent to die were dead, and all the people hiding in the dark were eliminated. What do you think this means?"
"The other party has been prepared for a long time!"
Ling Qiuyun nodded, "Ling Yuan has disappeared, and I don't know what happened there!"
"What do we do now?"
"Don't worry, I have already sent people to the city to inquire about the news. We will make plans when he comes back."
How could Chen Fei sit still? He had been looking forward to it for so long, but in the end it was all in vain?
He couldn't accept it!
Ling Qiuyun originally thought that Magistrate Liu would see Lin Zai as Ling Yuan no matter what, but now it seems that this may not be the case.
He was not at peace in his heart, but Ling Qiuyun didn't want to lose. The more critical the moment, the more he had to stay calm. Otherwise, if he made a wrong step, he might fall into a situation of no return.
Not long after, the person sent to inquire about the news came back. He said that Magistrate Liu had not gone out today, Liu Shaopu had left the city with Yin Tianxing, and Lin Zaize had been staying in Li Mansion.
Ling Qiuyun was greatly disappointed. It seemed that the plan had really failed.
These people are really opponents that cannot be underestimated. They were able to formulate all countermeasures in a short period of time, and finally caught him off guard.
But they can't stay lucky forever.
"If Lin Zai never left Li's house, then who showed up?"
Ling Qiuyun shook his head and pointed to the things on the table, "The place was surrounded very tightly. All the people we arranged in the dark were eliminated. The people we sent later had no way to get close. We had to wait for those people to evacuate. Only then could they arrive at the scene, but apart from the dead soldiers, there was only this mask left inside!"
Chen Fei was furious, "This is Ling Yuan's mask, but why didn't Lin Zai show up? Did someone replace her? Who is that person?"
Ling Qiuyun only likes to deal with smart people. He looked at Chen Fei disdainfully, "No matter who that person is, it doesn't matter anymore!"
Chen Fei clenched his fist and slammed it on the table, "Is this the end of it?"
"What else do you want?" Ling Qiuyun asked coldly.
"Is there really no other way?"
"Yin Tianxing must have met Zheng Zhen. I guess she has already confessed you. The other party will definitely be more vigilant in the near future, so you should not return to the Liu Mansion during this period. Besides, we deliberately let the dead soldiers take the Liu family Ling with them. Card, they will definitely send people to keep an eye on the Liu family. If they catch you, we will suffer even greater losses. Chen Fei, at this critical moment, you must not act rashly!" Ling Qiuyun warned.
"I know, but I'm still not willing to give in!" Chen Fei was indignant.
"So what if you are not willing to give in? Now the balance is no longer on our side!"
"What do we do next?"
The Ninth Prince said that after he leaves, everything will be obeyed by Ling Qiuyun.
"Let your brothers be more honest recently and don't make too much trouble now. If the government really increases its troops to suppress the bandits, you won't have the capital to enter the Western City again!"
"Okay, listen to you!"
"We will also go to that place to hide for a few days."
"Are you going too?" Chen Fei asked in surprise.
Ling Qiuyun nodded, "Yin Tianxing will definitely search secretly outside the city these days. They all think that I am in the Central Plains. If they accidentally discover me, it will arouse unnecessary suspicion."
"good!"
Another thing Ling Qiuyun didn't tell Chen Fei was that he had a close relationship with Cheng Mu. He happened to be away from the Western Region when Cheng Mu's accident happened, and Yin Tianxing was very resourceful, so maybe he would find some clues.
Before, Ling Qiuyun was not sure whether Yin Tianxing was related to Tianji. Although Lin Zai had a close friendship with him, Yin Tianxing was the prince after all. How could she tell him that she was Ling Yuan?
But he was wrong, completely wrong.
He knew Lin Zai, so he knew that she would put herself in danger, but what if Yin Tianxing also knew about it?
He was really too careless, and Ling Qiuyun regretted it, but it was too late to say anything now. Since Yin Tianxing was involved, he must be more cautious.
Moreover, although Cheng Mu really wanted to save himself, what he valued more in his heart was Lin Zai and the others, so he would never allow anyone to hurt the partners he cared about most.
Ling Qiuyun was no longer sure whether Cheng Mu told Yin Tianxing and the others about his cooperation with the Rong people.
He may have said it or he may not have said it, but regardless of whether he said it or not, Cheng Mu could guess that he would continue to struggle with this matter.
Maybe he just wanted to force himself to leave the Western Territory, just like he tried to persuade Cheng Mu.
Why couldn't Cheng Mu understand that no matter what he did, it would be in vain? He could no longer go back.
Ling Qiuyun sneered.
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At night, Lin Zai sat alone in the courtyard.
Yin Tianxun stood behind him all the time. He didn't dare to talk to Ah Zai, and he didn't know how to face Ah Zai.
Because he felt that Miss Sheng'er's death had a lot to do with him.
Ah Zai suddenly coughed a few times, and Yin Tianxing ran over without caring about anything else and put his coat on her body.
Lin Zai slowly turned around and looked at Yin Tianxun blankly.
"Why don't you wear more clothes?"
"I'm not cold!"
"Don't give me back the clothes, and even if you do, I won't take them!" Yin Tianxun said in advance so that she could give up the idea as soon as possible.
"I have no intention of paying you back." Lin Zai replied softly.
She was deeply touched. Whenever she was most sad and needed someone to accompany her, Yin Tianxun could always appear by her side in time.
"You know everything?"
Although it was a question, Yin Tianxun was very sure.
Ah Zai's eyes were swollen. She must have been crying for a long time.
"What do you know?" Lin Zai asked deliberately.
"Miss Sheng'er is gone!"
Yin Tianxun also felt very uncomfortable. In his heart, he had already regarded Lin Sheng as a lifelong friend!
"You know it too?"
Yin Tianxun nodded.
"How did you know?" Lin Zai asked again deliberately.
Yin Tianxun couldn't make up his mind whether he should tell Ah Zai the truth or not.
He didn't want to hide Ah Zai, but he had already promised his third brother.
Lin Zai saw that he was very confused. She didn't want to embarrass Tianxun anymore, so she came to the rescue and said, "The third prince told you, right?"
Yin Tianxun didn't want to follow Ah Zai's words, because that would mean that he had deceived Ah Zai.
After much deliberation, Yin Tianxun finally said only three words: "I'm sorry."
Lin Zai was stunned for a moment, "Why did you say sorry?"
"There are many, many reasons. Anyway, I did something wrong and I regret it. Ah Zai, I really don't want to see you sad."
"Hirran, have you ever doubted me?" Lin Zai suddenly asked.
Yin Tianxun held Ah Zai's hand tightly and said with great determination: "Never!"
Lin Zai was very touched. This fool had long heard that he was Ling Yuan, but he was willing to hide it for himself, completely ignoring his father's orders.
They had not known each other for long, and she really didn't expect that Yin Tianxun could do so many things for her.
In fact, if he had told himself earlier, they would have taken precautions in time and would not have allowed the enemy to take advantage of him.
Tianxun said sorry, probably for this reason.
But she really couldn't resent Tianxun, he was doing it all for herself, not to mention he didn't know anything.
There is another reason why Yin Tianxun feels sorry, that is, he failed to protect Lin Sheng. He knows how important Miss Sheng'er is in Ah Zai's heart, but at that time he was only surprised. If he could help, Miss Sheng'er Maybe he won't die.
He is useless, really useless!
Yin Tianxun looked at Ah Zai distressedly, "Don't hold it back, just cry if you want. I'm here and I will always be there!"
He was so gentle, so gentle that Lin Zai wanted to cry.
There were so many bad emotions accumulated in her heart that she couldn't even cry properly.
But now, she couldn't bear it anymore.
Yin Tianxun hugged Ah Zai gently, "I don't mean anything else. Just relax, I just want to lend you a shoulder!"
"Your clothes will get wet!"
"It doesn't matter. You can do whatever you want in front of me without any worries!"
