Chapter 288 Are a few words important?
Yan Ruohai was sitting upright with his sword and golden horse, and he didn't even look at him when he heard it. He rested his hands on his knees and spoke calmly.
"If you want to kill me, go out and report me!"
Zhu Ge's eyes flashed.
"Why did you kill the dean?"
"I don't want the Overwatch Council to be destroyed in his hands."
As he said this, he looked up at Zhu Ge.
"Can you accept Fan Xian becoming the head of the Overwatch Council?"
Zhu Ge was speechless. He naturally couldn't accept it, the kind that came from the heart. But Yan Ruohai... After thinking about it, he asked.
"Why didn't Shadow do anything in the end?"
Yan Ruohai sighed.
"He was just guessing, so he came to test me. I pretended not to know and dodged him."
Zhu Ge did not doubt this. Although Shadow's fighting power was unique in the Supervisory Council, his intelligence was such that it was not difficult to fool him.
"Why are you telling me this?"
Believing his words didn't mean Zhu Ge would let down his guard towards him, he still asked this question with full vigilance.
Yan Ruohai hesitated and spoke.
"Lend me a few men."
Borrowing people? Zhu Ge was a little confused about his intention.
"You have your own men!"
Yan Ruohai's tone was lost.
"I can't believe it."
Zhu Ge thought about it and it made sense. Since he had been targeted, there was no reason for Shadow to let his trusted subordinates go.
"what are you up to?"
Yan Ruohai’s words are concise and to the point.
"Go out of town and pick someone up!"
"Who to pick up?"
Yan Ruohai looked like he didn't want to say more.
"You just need to lend me a few trusted men!"
He didn't want to say more, but Zhu Ge insisted on getting to the bottom of it.
"Who is it?"
What I mean is, if you don’t tell me, I won’t lend it to you, so you can decide for yourself!
Yan Ruohai stared at him for a long time, then looked away and said in a deep voice.
"It's still Li Yunrui who betrayed my son!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ge sighed calmly, his shoulders slumped, and his entire aura softened.
He knew that his old friend would not give up easily on the bad thing done by the eldest princess and would get to the bottom of it.
While feeling tired, he was also somewhat relieved. Fortunately, he had protected his old friend time and again and gained his trust.
Otherwise, if he rescued other people, the consequences would be disastrous.
Exhaling silently, Zhu Ge slowly raised his foot and sat down on the other side of the tea table. He lifted a teacup and placed it next to Yan Ruohai, picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of hot tea, while speaking.
"This matter is just a rumor, Lord Yan."
Yan Ruohai rolled his eyes, not looking at him or the tea.
"A few days ago, Zhuang Mohan's delegation returned to Northern Qi!"
Since this matter concerns the eldest princess, Zhu Ge’s patience is somewhat lacking.
"Tell the important point!"
Yan Ruohai didn't mind and spoke frankly.
"My subordinates have captured the people in the delegation and secretly sent them back to Kyoto. I will go to pick them up."
"Caught on the road?"
"Ok!"
Zhu Ge didn't feel very good.
"what are you up to?"
Yan Ruohai speaks frankly.
"That person can prove the relationship between Zhuang Mohan and Li Yunrui!"
Zhu Ge narrowed his eyes when he heard that.
Yan Ruohai's tone was full of hatred.
"Li Yunrui, she harmed my son. I won't let her go so easily!"
Zhu Ge waited for him to finish speaking, then closed his eyes and turned his head to the other side, shook it slightly, clenched his fists, and wanted to curse.
Why, why force him?!
He will eventually face this difficult choice...
After a long silence, Zhu Ge seemed to have made a decision and his expression returned to normal. He fiddled with his fingers unconsciously and looked at Yan Ruohai and asked.
"Aren't you going to tell the dean about this?"
Yan Ruohai looked back at him and said in a firm tone.
"At this point, do you think I can still trust him? I want to investigate this matter myself!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ge swallowed unconsciously. This decision, old friend... is a good one.
At this moment, Yan Ruohai spoke again, looking directly at Zhu Ge and speaking seriously.
"Zhu Ge! My base is not in Kyoto. Now you are the only one I can trust. It's up to you to choose whether to help me or to harm me!"
Zhu Ge showed hesitation and turned his head to the other side. On the surface, he was struggling over whether to help or not, but in fact, he was already thinking about what to do next.
After a long time, he looked at Yan Ruohai.
"You can have three people at most."
Yan Ruohai thought about it, nodded, and looked at him.
"enough!"
……
Chen Pingping's office.
“Do you have a clear goal?”
Fan Xian asked curiously.
Chen Pingping smiled and was about to speak.
Mei Chengan said directly.
"Do I need to ask? Zhu Ge, how do you plan to deal with Zhu Ge? Do you have a plan?" The first half of the sentence was said to Fan Xian, and the last two questions were asked to Chen Pingping.
When Wang Qinian heard this, his eyes widened and he exclaimed.
"What? Master Zhu? Master Zhu is a traitor?"
Fan Xian looked at his fellow villager with the same puzzlement and asked.
"How can you be so sure it's Zhu Ge?"
Chen Pingping put away his surprised look and smiled.
"Yeah, I'm curious too, why do you think it's Zhu Ge?"
Mei Chengan actually has a reason.
“It’s simple. I felt strange when there was turmoil in the Overwatch Council last time. Those traitors were obviously organized and premeditated.
The person who can organize so many people from different departments must be extremely capable and must hold a pivotal position in the Supervisory Commission.
Otherwise, why would those people listen to him?
However, what happened? After dealing with a bunch of minions, nothing happened.
Such a big thing just passed like this, and no heavyweight figure paid for this action. Is this reasonable?
Obviously unreasonable!
Then there is only one reason, the person behind the rebellion was arranged by you, President Chen, and he is one of your own.
Do you have any doubts about this?"
"Forehead…"
Fan Xian shook his head.
Wang Qinian didn't say anything either.
Chen Pingping looked at him with interest.
"continue."
Mei Chengan nodded and continued.
“In fact, in the Supervisory Council, apart from the president, there are only two people who have such status and prestige, one is Yan Ruohai and the other is Zhu Ge.
When the rebellion ended that day, Zhu Ge arrived at the scene. Judging from his affectionate behavior, it did not seem fake. He really knew nothing about the situation at the time.
Then the result is obvious. Since Yan Ruohai is one of us, then the traitor can only be Zhu Ge."
Fan Xian: "..."
Hiss~ You know what, it really makes sense!
Wang Qinian: “…”
The majestic Lord Zhu is actually a traitor? This...
Chen Pingping: "..."
This kid... If he didn't know this kid's character well, he would have wanted to kill him with a knife. With this IQ, how can Fan Xian suppress others in the future?
Mei Cheng'an saw Chen Pingping squinting again and rolled his eyes in his heart. He should hide his murderous intent better, or it was all revealed!
He looked at Chen Pingping and said unhappily.
"Okay, I've finished answering. Now it's your turn to tell me how you plan to deal with Zhu Ge!"
Fan Xian looked at his fellow villager in surprise. What's with that tone of yours? You don't have to be so arrogant when answering the question.
Wang Qinian, who was equally surprised, looked at Chen Pingping cautiously.
Chen Pingping, who knew it well, quickly suppressed the hint of murderous intent in his heart, and then smiled sheepishly.
“It’s just a subconscious habit, don’t take it to heart. Zhu Ge is a very capable and vigilant person, so it’s not easy to deal with him.
I won’t go into the details of the planning process as it cannot be explained in a few words, so I’ll just give a brief summary.
It's nothing more than four words: startle the snake and lure it out of its hole!"
Mei Chengan, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, couldn't help but correct him.
“These are eight words!”
Fan Xian was speechless. It was already such a time and he was still dwelling on this. He looked at Chen Pingping and asked with interest.
"Tell us more about it. When will we act? How will we scare people? How will we lead them? What do you need us to do?"
Just as he finished speaking, Shadow walked in from outside, glanced at the few people, waved to Mei Chengan, and then spoke to Chen Pingping.
"We've already dealt with Yan Ruohai. He left the city just now. I won't go with you. Let them go with you then. I'm leaving now after I've finished speaking."
After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.
After several people watched Shadow leave, Fan Xian turned and looked at Chen Pingping.
"Where are you going? Has the operation started? Doesn't Shadow go to this kind of occasion? Does he have another mission?"
Faced with this series of questions coming straight at him, Chen Pingping did not feel embarrassed. He looked at him with a smile and slowly answered his last question first.
"Shadow...can't go."
……
There is a bamboo forest three miles outside the north gate of Kyoto.
Yan Ruohai led the three men lent to him by Zhu Ge through the forest and stopped at a path in the woods.
They saw a man on the other side of the road holding a chimney emitting thick white smoke and gesturing at them.
"please wait for a moment!"
After saying that, the man turned and walked towards the mountain stream behind him. Yan Ruohai and his group waited quietly there.
After a while, the man was seen pulling out a person who was resisting but to no avail.
The man came out, blindfolded, gagged, and with his arms tied behind his back with ropes.
Upon seeing this, Yan Ruohai rushed over with a few of his men, and the two sides met at a path in the forest.
After the two sides met, the man kicked the tied man in the knee, making him kneel on the ground, and then took off his blindfold.
The man regained his sight and looked at the leader of the people in front of him who were looking at him carefully, and he kept humming excitedly.
After Yan Ruohai looked him over, he waved at the man, who was his subordinate.
"It's none of your business, you can go now!"
The man nodded at him, then turned and left, soon disappearing into the dense forest.
After taking a look at the man kneeling on the ground, Yan Ruohai turned around and looked at the three people behind him, pointing behind them and gave instructions.
"Go to the village ahead, find a oxcart that's carrying vegetables, and bring the people back!"
Upon hearing this, the three men looked at each other and started to move, but they were not heading towards the village behind them, but straight towards the delegation members who were kneeling on the ground and tied up.
Yan Ruohai looked confused as to what was going on and turned to look at them.
When the three men approached the delegation members, the one in front quickly drew out his sword and cut the man's throat with one horizontal stroke.
Then the other two also drew their swords, and the three of them turned around and pointed their swords at Yan Ruohai.
Before Yan Ruohai could react, the actions of the three men seemed to be a signal. Dozens of people in black clothes and masks, holding swords, suddenly emerged from the bamboo forest in all directions and surrounded him.
In just a blink of an eye, Yan Ruohai was completely surrounded before he could even react. The number of swords pointing at him instantly increased from three to dozens, and the sword lights were shining brightly!
Yan Ruohai was visibly nervous, and kept turning his body to be alert to his surroundings, fearing that someone would suddenly stab him with a sword.
He didn't stop until he saw Zhu Ge's figure emerging from the end of the road.
……
(End of this chapter)
