Forced to be a villain, my righteousness comes first

Chapter 41 Warning
The setting sun was like blood, and the night wind blew past Shili City, dissipating the slightly noisy heat wave.

As the third highest-ranking minister in the city, Ran's mansion is naturally extraordinary, but the gate is not as unattainable as Lan's mansion.

A pair of stone lions stand guard in front, baring their fangs and claws, with a domineering aura. Eight elite guards are on duty next to Zhu Hong's gate. It can only be said that it is the residence of the city guard commander in charge of military affairs.

According to the rules, Li Xing sent a greeting card in advance, inviting Mr. Ran to have a talk today, in order to repay the previous banquet.

But at this moment Mr. Ran happened to be not in the mansion, the housekeeper politely accepted the invitation, rejected Li Xing's red envelope, and repeatedly emphasized that he would repay Mr. Ran.

After thanking him helplessly, Li Xing returned to the inn where he was staying, reserved a table of banquets, and quietly waited for Mr. Ran's arrival.

The banquet is of course not as good as the cards in Wangyue Tower, but an exquisite banquet can barely catch Mr. Ran's eyes.

Li Xing believes that because he and Mr. Ran got along so happily the first two times, he would definitely sell his face and talk about it here.

Time has gradually passed, until the willow shoots are on the moon and the lanterns are on, but I still haven't seen Mr. Ran's presence.

Li Xing guarded a table full of delicacies, and his mood became more and more uneasy as time went by.

Li Xing has repeatedly calculated in his heart many times his encounters and experiences in the recent period, but he can't find the source of his vague uneasiness.

At this moment, he was thinking in his heart that if Mr. Ran broke his appointment today and didn't send him any news tomorrow, he would try to find a way to see if he could break into the city lord's mansion at night tomorrow.You must find Xiao Liu and ask him face to face what happened!
Anyway, Li Xing felt that Xiao Liu must be looking forward to his appearance now, and he had promised Xiao Liu to let him do it.

If Xiao Liu did this, he should never let Xiao Liu down.

Just as Li Xing was thinking wildly, the sound of horseshoes rattling came from outside the inn.

Li Xing got up, went to the window and looked down. It was a team of city guards, and their leader was Mr. Ran whom he wanted to see through.

After Mr. Ran got off his horse, he explained something to the city guards, and then walked into the inn alone.

Not long after, Mr. Ran appeared in front of Li Xing under the leadership of Xiao Er, but his expression didn't look as relaxed as going to a banquet, but rather dignified.

With the opening of the door, the cool wind took the opportunity to enter, blowing the candlelight flickering, and people's shadows wandering.

After Mr. Ran sat down, Li Xing immediately filled a bowl of wine and put it in front of Mr. Ran, but Mr. Ran, who used to be heroic, did not toast immediately. He picked up the wine bowl and looked Li Xing up and down, as if Thinking about something.

The look in Mr. Ran's eyes made Li Xing uneasy, as if he had a bad premonition. Li Xing's hands hidden under the table were tightly clenched into fists, silently waiting for Mr. Ran's trial. He smiled flatteringly, but actually the vigilance in his heart was already full.

"Mr. Li, you have already made an agreement with the Lan family. Last time I heard you said that you were planning to return to Huan'an City, but why are you still wandering around Shili City?"

This attitude doesn't look like a chat between friends, it seems to be more inclined to one, questioning?

Before Li Xing could answer, Mr. Rang continued: "If you are waiting for a carriage, I happen to know a boatman, and I am going to leave for Huan'an tomorrow. If you don't mind, I can arrange for you to board the boat!" You will definitely be able to go to Huan'an City within a month, and your trip will definitely not be delayed!"

Mr. Ran seems to be very eager to let himself go!In the end what happened?
Li Xing felt itchy in his heart. It made him very uncomfortable that he could not grasp the overall situation and see the development of the situation. However, Li Xing also had a premonition that if he insisted on breaking the casserole and asking the bottom line, the answer would definitely not satisfy him.

So he laughed, his thoughts turned sharply, and one reason after another flashed through his mind.

Reasonable, justifiable, and not so deliberate.

Seeing that Li Xing was silent, Mr. Ran's eyes gradually became sharper.

"I'm ashamed to say that I'm actually waiting for my reward from the bounty!"

Mr. Ran should have a certain understanding of his image of being greedy for money. It should be reasonable to say this reason at this moment.

Hearing Li Xing's answer, Mr. Ran's eyes softened slightly, and this happened to fall into Li Xing's eyes.

Li Xing suddenly became filled with righteous indignation, and said while patting the table.

"Mr. Ran, you don't know how bullying the local rewards are. They openly lowered the amount of the client and took kickbacks in private! They cheated me of a lot of rewards! You have to take care of this matter. ?”

Mr. Ran stared into Li Xing's eyes for a moment, then slowly raised his wine glass high, and drank it down in one gulp.

"We can't control this matter!"

The atmosphere eased instantly, and Li Xing also seized this opportunity to sit down hastily, and lifted the jug to pour wine for Mr. Ran.

"Speaking of which, I still have something to ask Mr. Li!"

Mr. Ran held the wine bowl, watched the reflection swaying in the bowl, and listened to the muffled sounds outside the house.

"Don't dare to take it seriously, just ask if you have anything to say, I will know everything and talk about it!"

"Mr. Li has lived in the Lan family for a long time, can you find something wrong in the Lan family?"

Li Xing thought about it, and said what he had observed without any concealment.

"Actually, I also think there is a problem with the Lan family... Their defense seems to be far beyond the norm. Even if there is a threat from the Golden Swallow, I still feel a little too prepared!"

Mr. Ran nodded, noncommittal to Li Xing's description.

"How did you get the information about Yangliu Lane that you provided to Chief Meng?"

"what,"

Li Xing smiled, wanting to ease the still slightly tense atmosphere.

"It's the street gangster I told you about, Little Six. He has many little brothers all over the streets and alleys, and he is familiar with the local situation. He is the one who gave me the information!"

"You Xiaoliu, right?"

Another sudden gust of wind blew the window, and the flickering lights made Mr. Ran's face cloudy and uncertain.

Li Xing stood up, closed the window, and glanced out of the window, only to find that the city guard was still standing there, as if silently watching his room.

"Mr. Li, what is the relationship between You Xiaoliu and you?"

He returned to his seat thoughtfully, seeing that Mr. Ran took the initiative to lead the topic to the direction he cared about, Li Xing suddenly regained his energy.

"He and this subordinate are close friends, and I entrusted me to investigate the information about Jin Yanzi."

"Master Li, can you be sure that You Xiaoliu is only collecting information for you?"

of course……

Li Xing just wanted to blurt out, but the strange look in Mr. Ran's eyes made Li Xing hold back the words.

Seems like he'd love to hear himself say that!

Li Xing paused, pretending to be casual, drank a bowl of wine, and then said leisurely.

"At least in terms of investigating Jin Yanzi's intelligence and finding and confirming the three suspects, yes!"

"So, you don't know about other things?"

In Mr. Ran's words, there was almost a hint.

"whats the matter?"

Li Xing was dumbfounded, a trace of confusion naturally appeared on his face.

It was this confusion that allowed Mr. Ran to get some answers he wanted.

Mr. Ran raised his wine bowl silently, and raised it high towards Li Xing.

"Full drink!"

Li Xing hurriedly picked up the wine bowl again, and drank it down with Mr. Ran.

After drinking the bowl, Mr. Ran stood up amidst Li Xing's surprised expression.

"Thank you Mr. Li for your hospitality. I'm busy with business today, so I won't bother you!"

"But this..."

Li Xing looked down at the dishes on the table, and wanted to leave the table without moving his chopsticks, and stretched out his hand to persuade him to stay.

However, Mr. Ran came to the door and was about to open it and leave, leaving only one sentence.

"Young Master Li, let's go to Huanan as soon as possible!"

Li Xing stood up immediately and asked the question he wanted to ask the most.

"Mr. Ran, stop, my little brother..."

"Young Master Li is good at doing it for himself!"

(End of this chapter)