After the first fool

Chapter 198 Finding Doubts
The more Mo Xiaoran thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong, "Go back to the inn first, and when it gets dark, let's go to the City Lord's Mansion to investigate quietly."

The three of them returned to the inn where they settled down in the town. The shopkeeper and the waiter were lying on the table in the lobby without energy. The stench in the air was really disgusting. Mo Xiaoran covered her mouth and nose, and hurried upstairs. In the past five days, because she was busy with the investigation, she didn't eat much at all, and she was too tired to drink her saliva. Now that the pathogen was in the water, she didn't dare to move rashly.

"You entered the City Lord's Mansion, did you find any other clues?" She was sitting on the wooden chair with a serious look on her face, and looked at Sui Lang. After a month of working together, they were relatively tacit partners, and they had a lot of cases. , were all solved by Sui Lang's help. It can be said that Mo Xiaoran has some trust in him.

Sui Lang thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "The whole city lord's mansion is very quiet, a little unusually quiet, the slave entered the city lord's mansion without being obstructed by anyone, and almost reached the main hall of the front yard unimpeded. Something's wrong, I'm planning to leave, the lady I just met by chance."

"You haven't seen the city lord?" Mo Xiaoran frowned suddenly, "How about this, Xiao Zhu, you stay here tonight, and Sui Lang and I will go and find out the truth."

When Xiao Zhu heard this, she shook her head hastily: "No, this servant will go with Miss."

"We're here to inquire about news, not to swim in mountains and rivers. What are you going to do next?" If there is something wrong with the city lord's mansion, it is definitely dangerous for Xiaozhu to go there. She has boxing skills and is good at melee combat. Self-protection, while following the waves, with high strength in lightness, even if you encounter danger, you can protect yourself and leave safely, but if there is one more Xiaozhu, I am afraid that it will not be beneficial.

"Miss, why don't you go alone?" Sui Lang suggested, if it was a month ago, he would never have said such a thing, but now, after spending a short time with Mo Xiaoran, he is right The more she respected her, the less she dared to put her in danger.

In case something happened to her, how would he explain to the master?

"If you go alone, there will always be places you miss, and I will go too." Mo Xiaoran stubbornly refused to back down, and in the end, Sui Lang could only compromise.

After nightfall, the lights of the entire town are turned off, the residential buildings are pitch black, and the streets are quiet. This place is like a dead city. It stands to reason that a town near the military camp and a place that intersects with the Blue Feather Kingdom should be The bustling city will never be so quiet and quiet.

It was so quiet that it made people feel creepy. After bidding farewell to Xiao Zhu, Mo Xiaoran followed Sui Lang out of the inn. Looking at the cold wind howling street, she felt the hairs all over her body stand on end: "Why do I always feel that this place is transparent?" Is it weird?"

Sui Lang also nodded heavily: "I also feel the same way. This place used to be under the jurisdiction of soldiers under the command of the prince. I was lucky enough to come here once. At that time, the place was very prosperous. After nightfall, the streets are even more crowded. Why is it so quiet now? ?”

"The time you came, did you see the current city lord?" Mo Xiaoran asked softly.

Sui Lang shook his head: "Local officials are generally replaced within three years. If the political performance is good, they will be directly promoted. If the political performance is weak, they will be dismissed and investigated. This is also the rule set by the late emperor. It is to prevent some officials from dominating side."

"Although the method is good, there are loopholes," Mo Xiaoran couldn't help sighing, and the two walked quickly across the quiet bluestone road, and soon arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. The entire City Lord's Mansion was shrouded in the dark moonlight. There is no sense of popularity inside!It's like an empty house.

The red lacquered wooden door at the entrance was tightly closed, and the two stone lions were lifelike, but in this extraordinarily quiet place, it seemed more gloomy and weird.

Mo Xiaoran frowned uncomfortably, looking at the house, "I always have an ominous premonition."

"Master, I've offended you." Sui Lang grabbed her waist with one hand, kicked her feet on the ground, jumped up into the air, and jumped onto the high wall of the City Lord's Mansion. From here, one can clearly see the Every plant and every tree, the front yard was empty, the buildings were scattered high and low, and there was no light at all. Mo Xiaoran glanced around the mansion in a hurry, and finally landed on the room where faint yellow light came out. Stretching out his finger, he pointed: "Go there, there should be someone inside."

Sui Lang immediately took the order, took Mo Xiaoran in his arms, and flew straight towards the room where the light came from. His figure was as fast as a gust of wind, leaped over the courtyard, and finally landed on the long corridor outside the house.

Mo Xiaoran made a booing movement, held her breath, and blended her figure with the night. She had already practiced so well in concealing her whereabouts, her ears were pressed against the closed window, and there was no trace of The sound came out, is there no one?
With her index finger, she poked a small round hole on the paper of the window. She squinted her eyes and looked inside. The arrangement was somewhat similar to a study room. Scrolls, a desk made of rosewood, on which are placed the Four Treasures of the Study. The city lord, who has met once, is sitting on the chair behind the desk, holding a pen, writing something, with a very focused expression.

Mo Xiaoran did not find the second person inside, and lay in ambush outside the study for nearly half an hour before the city lord finished writing the letter in his hand, stuffed the letter into the letter box with a white pigeon, opened the window, and Xiao Ran immediately shrunk her body and pressed her body against the wall, just above her head, the window was wide open, and she could even feel the faint sound of the white dove flying away.

Her heart was beating fast, the city owner was only separated from her by a wall, and the windows were slammed by the cold wind. Mo Xiaoran didn't dare to move at will, for fear of disturbing the city owner, until the shadow of the white pigeon disappeared in the In the night, the city lord stretched out his hand to close the window, and Mo Xiaoran immediately winked at Sui Lang. He nodded heavily, with his feet on the ground, and followed the direction where the white dove was flying. , should be able to intercept this pigeon!

Mo Xiaoran watched over a cup of tea outside the study again, but the city lord just sat inside, flipping through the books, showing no other suspicious behavior.

The corner of Mo Xiaoran's mouth twitched, and behind her, there was the sound of croaking frogs. She knew that it was the signal to follow the waves!The figure moved slowly, moved to the corner of the wall, Sui Lang lifted her collar with one hand, and held a bloody pigeon with the other hand.

In order to prevent the pigeon from making noise, Sui Lang sent it to see the Buddha in advance.

After climbing over the high wall of the City Lord's Mansion, Mo Xiaoran grabbed Sui Lang as soon as her legs landed on the ground, and was about to return to the inn. After all, outside the City Lord's Mansion is not a good place to talk.

She hurried back to the inn, her legs were windy, and she closed the door tightly in the room, and then she looked at the white dove that had long since died in Sui Lang's hand: "give the letter above to I."

Who will the city lord write letters to in the middle of the night?Who should I send it to again?
Sui Lang took out a thinly rolled letter paper from the letter box, opened it, his red lips and white teeth baby face suddenly darkened, and the anger in his eyes was quickly spreading, and he squeezed the hand at the corner of the letter paper. , even more violently.

Mo Xiaoran's heart froze, and she directly snatched the letter from his hand.

"Mighty general, the slaves have followed the general's instructions to poison the well. After ordinary people are poisoned, it takes three days for the poison to die, but some strong people need four days. If the general wants to throw this medicine on the battlefield , neither Dongyao nor Xuanyuan is Lan Yu's opponent!"

"Is this considered collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country?" Mo Xiaoran stared at the letter in her hand dumbfounded. No matter what, she never imagined that the people in the city were infected with the disease. In the final analysis, it was because the city lord joined forces with the people of Lanyu Kingdom?Poisoning a well?But what about the purpose?She read the contents of the letter carefully again, and then, she landed on the word "battlefield".

Could it be that Lanyu Kingdom planned to use Dongyao's people to test the efficacy of the medicine?Using an entire town as a living experimental tool?Calculated, the process and time of the onset of the drug effect, do you want to use it on the battlefield in the future?
Mo Xiaoran's face suddenly sank, "This city lord, actually eats the inside out? Join Lan Yu to test the medicine with his own people?"

The five fingers tightened suddenly, no wonder, the disease in the town developed so rapidly, with such a city lord sitting in the town, the people would have to peel off their skins if they didn't die!

"Miss, what should we do now?" Sui Lang asked softly.

"I have a guess, but I don't know if it's correct." Mo Xiaoran didn't answer his question. Instead, she followed the meaning expressed in the letter and speculated about various possibilities, the most likely of which was Lanyu Kingdom. Staring at the tiger, he wanted to start a battle, because he had the elixir in his hand, but he didn't know whether it could be applied to the battlefield, so he quietly contacted the city lord of the town, wanting him to use the people in the city as medicine guides and medicine boys. , When all the information they need is obtained, they will directly use the medicine on the battlefield, and, definitely in the near future!

This kind of medicine can make the skin of ordinary people fester to death within three days, and some strong and strong people can only last for two more days!No wonder this place became a dead city!There is a sense of despair and desolation everywhere.

"What guess?" Sui Lang asked in a deep voice.

Mo Xiaoran raised her eyebrows slightly: "I'm afraid that Lanyu Kingdom wants to use this medicine on the battlefield. Think about it, why did he suddenly use the people in the town to test the efficacy of the medicine? This can explain that, at least in the near future In the future, there will be a fierce battle, especially after learning that the medicine is extremely powerful, Lanyu Kingdom will definitely not be able to sit still, and will definitely want to use it on the battlefield as soon as possible."

"Miss, what do you mean is that Lan Yuguo wants to take this opportunity to send troops to attack Dongyao?" Wu Shishi told the master, "Miss, it's not safe here, why don't you take Xiaozhu and leave first?" He had to ensure Mo Xiaoran's safety, after all, she is now the master's heart.

Mo Xiaoran shook her head slowly: "No, there are still many people in the town, I can't just leave like this, you forgot, I have the token given by Bai Qingluo in my hand, I can take it out if necessary, the city lord It shouldn't be..."

"clap clap"

Suddenly there was applause outside the house, and the closed door was kicked open rudely, Mo Xiaoran immediately shut up, and Sui Lang directly protected her in front of her, while she pulled Xiao Zhu behind her backhand, the door Standing outside was the city lord who had met her once, and who had private contacts with Lanyu Kingdom in the letter!

Behind him were guards in armor, all of them had ferocious faces, holding torches in their hands, which made their faces even more terrifying, like ghosts and ghosts.

(End of this chapter)