Chapter 55 Undercover

The sky is getting darker and the evening wind is slightly chilly.

After the operation during the day, not many people were captured alive and returned to the guardhouse. Except for Qu Xin and a few other killers who were in the thatched house at the time, most of them were on guard duty outside the house. The members of the shadow who were on guard all died under the encirclement and suppression by the Jin Yiwei.

It’s not that Shadow’s killers are very good at martial arts, it’s mainly because the number of them is too different.

After all, the Jin Yiwei is affiliated with the Dashu imperial court. The number of people they can mobilize is definitely not comparable to that of any private organization, not to mention that Shadow itself is a secret organization with not too many members.

After this battle, almost all the local members of Wuchang, the Shadow Base Camp, were wiped out, and it was only a matter of time before the remaining fish that slipped through the net, such as those who were collecting intelligence in other places, were caught. ; Because these people must return to Wuchang regularly to take the medicine to replenish the poison, but now their top line Qu Xin has been dismissed, so as long as these people come back, they will be arrested, and if they don't come back... they will die.

Ran Ling, who played a decisive role in the entire operation to close the net, certainly made a great contribution; compared with his role, Sun, Huang, and Lei, who traveled thousands of miles to Wuchang, seemed to be just Just three high-level baits...

Even Zhuang Baihu patted his chest with Ran Ling, saying that he would be promoted no matter what this time, and at least he should be given a position in Baihu. .

What is a little surprising is that this time, Ran Ling did not refuse. Not only did he readily accept Zhuang Li's praise, he also made it clear that he hoped that the latter could help him keep up with the boss. A few kind words.

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It’s night, in Ran Ling’s room.

Although he had been busy all day, he did not lie down very early.

He sat at the table, with a rare pot of wine on the table, and poured himself a glass of wine.

Tuk-Tuk——

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Ran Ling asked after hearing the sound.

"It's me, Brother Ran." Huang Donglai's voice sounded outside the door, "I saw that the light in your room was still on, so I came to bother you. Is it convenient for us to chat?"

Upon hearing this, Ran Ling thought for a few seconds, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Okay, the door is unlocked, you can come in."

When Huang Donglai opened the door, Ran Ling's face The smile on his face has disappeared, and he still looks as serious as usual.

"Brother Ran, you are so happy tonight." Huang Donglai was not polite to him. He closed the door and sat down at the table talking to himself.

"I'm really in a good mood today." Ran Ling replied, picking up another cup naturally and pouring a glass of wine for Huang Donglai, "Ran wanted to set up a restaurant in the city tomorrow. Let’s have a banquet together, brothers. I didn’t expect you to come now. That’s just right... We brothers, we might as well have a few drinks tonight.”

“Heh... That stuff. It's better to be respectful than to obey." Huang Dong said, and took it from the other party.wine glass.

The two raised their glasses, bowed to each other, and each drank a glass of wine.

As soon as the cup was put down, Ran Ling wanted to get the jug again, but Huang Donglai quickly took over and took the jug before him: "Hey~ Brother Ran, this cup should be served to you by me. Yes, let me do it."

Ran Ling smiled: "Okay, okay."

So, this time Huang Donglai poured two glasses of wine. He raised a glass and said loudly: "Today, the Jin Yiwei defeated the shadow remnants and eliminated harm for the people. Brother Ran has made an indispensable contribution. I come from the east to toast you."

"Please."

Ran Ling was not modest and drank another drink with Huang Donglai.

"Huh..." After finishing this, Ran Ling let out a long sigh of relief from his throat and continued, "Huang Shaoxia said something serious. Ran is just doing his duty, but you and Sun Shaoxia , Mr. Lei... are not members of the public sect, but they still traveled thousands of miles and risked their lives to become enemies of the shadow... This kind of chivalrous heart, Ran Mou sighed to himself, it is my turn to respect you. "

As he spoke, he poured wine again.

Huang Donglai did not refuse, and the two had a third drink.

"Alas..." But after drinking the glass, Ran Ling's expression showed a trace of solemnity, "But... Mr. Huang, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."

Huang Donglai knew that the other party would come like this, and he had been waiting for it for a long time: "Oh? Brother Ran just said it doesn't matter."

Ran Ling looked hesitant and entangled, paused for a moment, Then he said: "Well... Huang Shaoxia, how much have you written down about Gu Qiying's notes on making poison and refining Gu?"

"This..." Huang Donglai also pretended to be a little embarrassed. , thought for a moment and then said, "I'm not going to hide it from you. I just left the notebook in my hand for one night. Although I have done a lot of research on toxicology and other things and can remember it very quickly, Gu Qiying's... Many of the secret recipes are very weird and I can’t understand them, so I only wrote down about 50% of them.”

“Oh…” Ran Ling nodded and asked again, “I don’t know. , have you written down a recipe called 'Red Pus'?"

"Huh?" Huang Donglai's face changed obviously when he heard this, "Where did Brother Ran hear about 'Red Pus'? ?”

His answer actually admitted that he remembered it from a certain perspective.

Seeing this, Ran Ling smiled slightly: "Oh~ Because I have fought against Youying's people many times before, and I have captured and interrogated several people alive, so I know that they Youying Every member of Ying has been poisoned by Gu Qiying, and the 'red pus' is the poison carried by the highest-level members."

"Brother Ran means..." Huang Donglai asked tentatively.

Ran Ling was also unhurried and replied slowly: "If nothing unexpected happens, the Qu Xin we caught today was infected with 'red pus'. If you still remember this method, Son, that will be of great help... We can use this method to remove the poisonZi Lai blackmailed Qu Xin and asked him to gather the remaining shadow members for us as soon as possible..." At this point, he raised his hand and made a "cutting" motion, "... Let's cut the grass and root out the roots. "

"Oh~" Huang Donglai shook his head and continued, "That's what you mean..." He suddenly laughed, "Ah...it's a small matter, I just remember this recipe." "

"Is this true? "When Ran Ling heard the other party clearly say the word "remember", she couldn't help but widen her eyes with excitement.

"Of course. Huang Donglai added, "And I just made the medicine." He paused and said, "Not only has it been made, but it has also been eaten by Qu Xin." "

"What? " Ran Ling was surprised when he heard this. He even wondered if he had heard it wrong.

But before he could fully appreciate the true meaning of this passage, there was another question. Someone pushed the door open and walked into his room.

It was none other than Qu Xin...

At this moment, what Qu Xin was wearing was no longer what he had put on in the afternoon. Prison uniform, but... Feiyu uniform.

"General Ran Qi, we meet again. "When Qu Xin said this, his expression was indifferent and his tone was calm.

But the way he looked at Ran Ling was cold.

"You..." Ran Ling took advantage of the situation and stood up. Standing up, he instinctively reached out and grabbed the sword hanging on the bedside, "Bold Qu Xin! How dare you pretend to be Jin Yiwei! Who released you from prison? "

He didn't expect that an acquaintance of his would immediately answer this question.

"Me. "Zhuang Li said as he also came in from the door.

Behind Zhuang Baihu, there were also Sun Yixie, Lei Buji, and five or six people who were among the best in this guardhouse. The best Jin Yiwei

"Baihu, what are you..." Ran Ling began to feel that something was wrong, and an ominous premonition spread like a swarm of spiders on his back, making him feel uncomfortable. Cold sweat broke out.

“General Ran Qi, let’s get acquainted again. " Qu Xin said, "My dear Qu Xin, ten years ago, I was also a Xiaoqi. After that, I left Jinyiwei and lurked in the shadows for ten years, until just now... I was reinstated to my original position. "

Ran Ling just looked at each other and said nothing, because he was afraid that if he said something wrong and exposed his flaws.

"We are also destined. When I was sent to Shadow, you The Jinyi Guards were also sent here, so none of us met anyone else, and none of us knew that the other party was an undercover agent. Qu Xin continued, "Actually... I still don't know what your real name is." "

When he finished speaking, Huang Donglai also stood up, retreated to the crowd's side unhurriedly, away from "Ran Ling", and continued: "Let me tell you, you two are the best." It's the same whether it's fate or...the poison in the body is the same. "

"Hey~ Mr. Huang, this is wrong. Qu Xin said, "This is not fate, but because...in Gu Qiying's heart, he and I are equally important, so the Gu on us is also of the same level." "

"Master Baihu! Is there any misunderstanding here?" At this moment, Ran Ling, who had been holding back for a long time, finally spoke. His thoughts were very clear. Among the people present, he was the only one who needed to speak. It was Zhuang Li who persuaded, and everyone else was secondary.

But Zhuang Lili ignored him and just stood there expressionless.

It was Qu Xin who responded: "General Ran Qi...hehe...I'd better call you Ran Ling. After all, I don't know what your original name is..." He said leisurely, "Actually, Now that I think about it... your plan was very good.

"When Gu Qiying died, you must have been very anxious, because if you couldn't get rid of the poison within half a year. prescription, you will die.

"But when you get the news that Huang Shaoxia, who has mastered some of Gu Qiying's secret recipes, is coming to Wuchang, you suddenly have hope...

"As everyone knows, this The news is actually the smoke deliberately released by Master Yun and Master Shui. On the surface, these three young heroes are here to assist the Jin Yiwei in exterminating the remaining shadow party, but in fact... their real mission is to use themselves as bait to help I uncovered the inside story of Shadow lurking in Jinyiwei.' "

Ran Ling's expression was tense and his thoughts were spinning rapidly. When he heard this, he interjected: "If this is the case, then why did you lead people to sneak attack them last night? "

"Heh..." Qu Xin smiled, "Did the sneak attack succeed? "

When he said this, Ran Ling remembered Qu Xin's voice shouting "Follow me" in the official post last night...

Ran Ling's words Only later did I realize that this seemingly retarded move was actually intentional.

“That inn is very dangerous. If I don’t do anything, there’s no guarantee that someone will do it without my knowledge. Take action. "After a breath, Qu Xin continued, "And if I leave all the power to my subordinates, it's hard to say what will happen last night... Only if I personally lead the team and select the people can I ensure the maximum possible action. fail. He said and shrugged, "Of course, Mr. Ran Qi, your appearance was not in my prediction, but judging from the results, you did help me." "

"If I were really an undercover agent, I would have brought people to your lair a long time ago. I could clear my name by killing you all. Why should I wait until today? "And Ran Ling changed the topic again.

"Isn't that too obvious? "Qu Xin continued with a smile, "If you really do that, you have to explain how you found the shadow's lair; questions like this are not 'I caught someone and asked them, but That person is dead now. This kind of excuse can be used to excuse him; even if you can get away with such nonsense for a while, you will be suspected by the two adults, Yun Shui, sooner or later..."

He paused again. After a moment, he said again: "What's more, even if you take away the shadow's lair, it won't be able to help you get rid of the poison on yourself; it may even make Huang Shaoxia and the others lose the reason to come to Wuchang. Where will you go then? To get the antidote?

"So, 'Discover the shadow of the old man'It's best to leave things like nesting to others. As for you... you just need to arrange the so-called 'backup' in advance, and then take the three of them to the tea shop stronghold you already know, and pretend that they were accidentally captured. Catch, just throw yourself into a trap.

"Also...last night you hid in their room downstairs, but you didn't rush up as soon as the raid happened. It must have been because you were hesitant at the time...hesitant to do it. Just let Huang Shaoxia and the others be captured, while you run back to the guardhouse, claiming that you found the Shadow's lair by following us, and then bring people to take us away.

"But you figured it out quickly. Well, if you do that, there will be too many variables and things you can’t explain clearly... so I’ll give up. "

When Qu Xin said this, he tilted his head and scratched the back of his neck, and sneered: "Ha... Ran Ling, do you still remember that when we were in that thatched house during the day, I used Did the look of realization say to you, 'It's you'? He paused for half a second, "At that time, you thought I wanted to say 'it was you who made the plan', so you proudly told me your 'back-up plan', but in fact... that's not what I said." What this meant was that I already knew at that time that the undercover was you. "

When Ran Ling heard this, his face was ashen, but he still held on and answered bravely: "What you said so much is nothing more than speculation. You have What evidence? ”

“Want evidence? It's very simple. "At this time, it was Huang Dong's turn to perform, "If you were not from the shadow, you wouldn't have the 'red pus' in your body, right? As for me... I know how to mix the incense that induces this kind of poison. I'm going to mix one now, and we'll find out in a moment. "

This sentence is decisive.

The so-called straw that breaks the camel's back.

"No need..." Ran Ling, In other words, the shadow craftsman who pretended to be Ran Ling finally gave up his excuses when he heard this sentence, "I admit it..." His tone was relieved, "Yes, I am a shadow person. Ten years ago, I killed an unrelated Jin Yiwei who looked similar to me, and then pretended to be his. The organization spent a little money and smoothed the relationship, and then 'transferred' me to this place where no one knew me. Coming. "

"Humph..." Qu Xin snorted immediately and said in a sarcastic tone, "In the past ten years, Youying has been able to establish a foothold in Wuchang and operate smoothly. Mr. Ran, you are the leader. It’s also a great contribution. "

"I am just following orders. "Facing the desperate situation, Ran Ling remained neither humble nor arrogant, and said calmly, "Qu Xin, you have been under the control of Gu these years. You should be able to understand me. When Gu Qiying was still alive, no one could disobey him... But now, he is dead, and all I have done is because I want to be a new person... and be a good person. "

As he spoke, he clasped his fists and raised his hands again, and said to Zhuang Li: "Master Baihu... What Ran Ling has done in these years has been witnessed by you and your brothers. Ran Ling dare not take credit. Now he only Please let me goThe young hero gave me the medicine to cure the poison and saved my life. I will leave on my own after that. I hope you will consider the friendship of these ten years..."

"Ran Ling. "Unexpectedly, Zhuang Li was not moved at all, but interrupted him coldly, "No... you are not Ran Ling, no matter who you are... just killing the royal guards and stealing officials and bullying them are all. There are so many capital crimes that I won’t list them all.

"You said it yourself just now, you were acting under orders, so what you did as Ran Ling was nothing more than part of your order, the need to disguise...

This is what he said about death.

Usually people talk about death, but people... there are many ways to die.

As soon as the words fell, the sword roared.

In the already crowded room, Ran Ling stepped forward, drew his sword and headed towards Na Quxin first.