Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 122 Undercover
The sky is getting dark and the evening wind is slightly cold.

After the day's operation, not many people were captured alive and returned to the guard. Except for Qu Xin and a few other killers who were in the thatched cottage at that time, most of the shadow members who were in charge of guarding and guarding outside the house were dead. Under the siege of Jin Yiwei.

It's not that the martial arts of Youying's killers are very good, the main reason is that there is too much difference in the number of them.

After all, Jinyiwei is affiliated to the Dazhu court, and the people they can mobilize are by no means comparable to any non-governmental organization, not to mention that Youying itself is a secret organization with not too many staff.

After this battle, the local members of Wuchang, that is, the members of the Shadow Base Camp, were almost wiped out, and it was only a matter of time before the rest of the people who slipped through the net, such as those who collected intelligence in other places, were caught; They came back to Wuchang to take the medicine to continue the Gu, but now their top line Qu Xin has been defeated, so as long as these people come back, they will be arrested, if they don't come back... they will die.

Ran Ling, who played a decisive role in the entire net collection operation, is a great achievement; compared with his role, Sun, Huang, and Lei, who traveled thousands of miles to Wuchang, seem to be just three high-level decoys...

Even Zhuang Baihu patted Ran Ling on the chest, saying that this time he was going to be promoted no matter what, at least he had to be given the position of Baihu.

What was a little surprising was... this time, Ran Ling didn't refuse any more. He not only accepted Zhuang Li's praise readily, but also made it clear that he hoped that the latter would help him keep up with him with some kind words.

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It's night, in Ran Ling's room.

Although it was a busy day, he didn't lie down very early.

He sat at the table, put a jug of wine on the table, and drank it by himself.

Tuk Tuk-

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

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

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

When Ran Ling heard this, he 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 pushed open the door, the smile on Ran Ling's face had disappeared, and he still looked serious as usual.

"Brother Ran, you're in such a good mood tonight." Huang Donglai didn't show any politeness to him, and after closing the door behind him, he sat down at the table talking to himself.

"I'm really in a good mood today." Ran Ling replied, and picked up another glass naturally, and poured Huang Donglai a glass of wine, "Ran wanted to hold a banquet in a restaurant in the city tomorrow, and invite the brothers to have a drink together What a joy, I didn't expect you to come here at this moment, so it's just... we brothers, why not have a few drinks tonight. "

"Heh... Then Donglai would be more respectful than obedient." Huang Dong said, and took the wine glass handed over by the other party.

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

As soon as the cup was put down, Ran Ling wanted to get the jug again, but Huang Donglai hurried to grab the wine jug before him: "Hey~Brother Ran, I should respect you for this cup, let me come."

Ran Ling smiled: "Okay, okay."

So, this time, Huang Donglai poured two glasses of wine, and after pouring, he raised a glass and said loudly: "Today Jin Yiwei smashed the shadow remnant party and wiped out the evil for the people. Brother Ran has contributed a lot, Donglai toasts you. "

"Please."

"Please."

Ran Ling was not humble either, and drank another drink with Huang Donglai.

"Huh..." After finishing this sentence, Ran Ling let out a long breath from his throat, and continued, "Huang Shaoxia is serious, Ran is just doing his own duty, but you, Sun Shaoxia, Lei Shaoxia... Not a member of the public family, but still able to travel thousands of miles to fight against the shadow... This kind of chivalrous heart, Ran feels inferior to himself, I should respect you."

As he spoke, he poured the wine again.

Huang Donglai did not refuse, and the two drank a third cup.

"Ah..." But after drinking the cup, Ran Ling's expression turned solemn again, "But...Huang Shaoxia, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Huang Donglai knew that the other party would come out like this, and he had been waiting for a long time: "Oh? Brother Ran, but it's okay to say."

Ran Ling put on a hesitant look, paused for a moment, and then said: "Hmm... Huang Shaoxia, how much of Gu Qiying's notes on making poison and refining Gu have you written down?"

"This..." Huang Donglai also pretended to be a little embarrassed, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I won't hide it from you, I just kept that diary in my hand overnight, although I am quite familiar with toxicology and other things. I have researched it, and I can remember it quickly, but many of Gu Qiying's secret recipes are very weird, and I can't quite understand them, so I just memorized about [-]% of them."

"Oh..." Ran Ling nodded, and asked again, "But I don't know, have you written down a prescription called 'red pus'?"

"Huh?" Huang Donglai's face changed obviously when he heard the words, "Where did Brother Ran hear about 'red pus'?"

His answer actually admitted that he remembered from a certain point of view.

Seeing this, Ran Ling smiled again: "Oh~ because I have fought against the people of Youying many times before, and I have also captured and interrogated several people alive, so I know that every member of their Youying has They were all planted with Gu by Gu Qiying, and the 'red pus' is the Gu on the highest-level members."

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

Ran Ling was also unhurried, and replied slowly: "If there is no accident, the Qu Xin we caught today has 'red pus' on his body. If you still remember this recipe, it will help I'm very busy...we can use this recipe to blackmail Qu Xin, and ask him to gather the remaining shadow members for us as soon as possible..." At this point, he raised his hand and made a "cut" The movement, "... Let's cut the weeds and root them out."

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

"Seriously?" Ran Ling couldn't help but widen his eyes excitedly when he heard the other party clearly say the word "remember".

"Of course." Huang Donglai said again, "And I have already made that medicine just now." He paused, "Not only have I made it, but I have given it to Qu Xin to eat."

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

But before he could fully taste the true taste in this passage, another person pushed the door and walked into his room.

It was none other than Qu Xin...

At this moment, what Naquxin was wearing was no longer the prison uniform she put on in the afternoon, but... the flying fish uniform.

"Ran Zongqi, 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 stood up immediately, and instinctively reached out to grab the saber hanging on the bedside, "Boldly Qu Xin! How dare you pretend to be Jin Yiwei! Who released you from the prison?"

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

"Me." Zhuang Li walked in through the door while talking.

And behind Zhuang Baihu, Sun Yixie, Lei Buji, and five or six Jinyiwei who were among the best in this guardhouse followed.

"Baihu, what are you..." Ran Ling began to feel that something was wrong, and an ominous premonition spread across his back like a spider swarm, making him sweat profusely.

"Ran Zongqi, let's get to know each other again." Qu Xin said, "In Xia Quxin, ten years ago, I was also a Xiaoqi. After that, I left Jinyiwei and lurked in the shadows for ten years. Until just now... ...official reinstated."

Ran Ling just looked at the other party and didn't speak, because he was afraid of showing his flaws if he said something wrong.

"We are destined to be together. When I was sent to Shadow, you were also sent to Jinyiwei, so we didn't meet each other, and we didn't know that the other 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 unhurriedly to the side of the crowd, away from "Ran Ling", and continued: "Let me tell you, the two of you are most destined... Gu is the same."

"Hey~ Huang Shaoxia, that's wrong." Qu Xin said, "It's not because of fate, but because... In Gu Qiying's heart, he and I are equally important, so the Gu in our body is also of the same level. .”

"Lord Baihu! Is there some misunderstanding here?" At this moment, Ran Ling, who had been holding back for a long time, finally spoke, and his thoughts were very clear. Among the people present, the only thing he needed to persuade was Zhuang Li. People are secondary.

But Zhuang Li ignored him and just stood there expressionless.

It was Qu Xin who responded: "Ran Zongqi... huh... I'll 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 is very good.

"When Gu Qiying just died, you must have been very anxious, because within half a year if you can't get the prescription to undo the Gu, 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 news is actually the smoke deliberately released by Master Yun and Master Shui—these three young heroes are here to assist Jin Yiwei in eradicating the shadow remnants, but in fact...their real mission is to 'use themselves as Bait, help me find out the insider of Youying lurking in Jinyiwei."

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

"Heh..." Qu Xin laughed, "Then, is the sneak attack done?"

When he said this, Ran Ling remembered that last night in the official post, Qu Xin yelled "Kill me"...

Only now did Ran Ling realize that this seemingly mentally retarded move was actually intentional.

"That posthouse is very dangerous. If I don't do anything, there is no guarantee that someone will make a move without my knowledge." After a breath, Qu Xin continued, "And if I hand over all the power to my subordinates, then It's really hard to say what will happen last night...Only if I lead the team and pick people myself, can I guarantee the failure of the operation to the greatest extent." He said, shrugging, "Of course, your appearance, Mr. It was not in my prediction, but judging from the results, you helped me."

"If I were really an undercover agent, I would have brought someone to take over your lair, and I would be able to clear myself up by killing all of you. Why should I wait until today?" Ran Ling changed the topic again.

"Isn't that too obvious?" Qu Xin continued with a smile, "If you really did that, you have to explain how you found the shadow's lair; 'I caught someone to ask, and that person is dead now' can be prevaricated; even if you can get away with this kind of nonsense for a while, you will be suspected by the two adults Yunshui sooner or later..."

He paused again, and said again: "What's more, even if you take away You Ying's lair, you can't help you get rid of the Gu on yourself; it will even make Huang Shaoxia and the others lose their reason to come to Wuchang. Where else can I get the antidote?

"So, it's best to leave it to someone else to do things like 'discovering the shadow lair'. How about you...just arrange the so-called 'backhands' in advance, and then bring the three of them to the tea that you already know Shop a stronghold, pretend to be caught by accident, just come and throw yourself into the trap.

"Also...you hid in their downstairs room last night, but you didn't rush up when the raid happened. It must be because you were hesitating at that time...hesitating whether to let Huang Shaoxia and the others be captured. , and you ran back to the guardhouse, claiming that you found the shadow's lair by following us, and then brought someone to take us out.

"But you quickly figured it out. If you do that, there will be too many variables and things you can't explain...so let it go."

When Qu Xin said this, he tilted his head and scratched the back of his neck, and said with a sneer, "Heh...Ran Ling, do you still remember that when I was in that thatched cottage during the day, I said something to you with a suddenly enlightened look? 'It's you'?" He paused for half a second, "At that time you thought I wanted to say 'it was your plan', so you proudly told me about your 'backhand', but in fact... That's not what I meant by that sentence, but what I meant - I already knew at that time that the undercover agent was you."

Hearing this, Ran Ling's face was ashen, but he still held on, and responded bravely: "You have said so much, but it is nothing more than conjecture. Do you have any evidence?"

"Evidence? It's very simple." At this time, it was Huang Donglai's turn to perform, "If you weren't from Youying, you wouldn't have the 'red pus' Gu on your body, right? I... know How to match the incense that induces this kind of Gu, I will go to match it now, we will see the difference in a while."

This sentence is decisive.

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

"No need..." Ran Ling, or the ghost ghost who was pretending to be Ran Ling, finally gave up his sophistry when he heard this sentence, "I just admit it..." His tone was relieved, "That's right. , I am a member of Youying. Ten years ago, I killed a Jinyiwei who had no relatives and no reason, and looked similar to myself, and then impersonated him; To this place where no one knows me."

"Hmph..." Qu Xin immediately snorted coldly, and said in a sarcastic tone, "In the past ten years, You Ying has been able to establish a foothold in Wuchang, and its business has been smooth, and you, Ran Zongqi, have contributed a lot."

"I was just following orders." Facing the desperate situation, Ran Ling said calmly, neither humble nor overbearing, "Qu Xin, you have been controlled by Gu all these years, you should understand me, when Gu Qiying was still alive, No one can defy him...but now, he's dead, and I'm doing this because I want to be a man again... a good man."

As he spoke, he clasped his fists together again, and said to Zhuang Li, "Lord Baihu... you and your brothers have seen what Ran Ling has done these years. Ran Ling dare not take credit for it, and now I just ask my lord to ask Huang Shaoxia to give me the cure." The medicine, save my life, I will leave after that, I hope your lord will see it for the sake of the ten years of love..."

"Ran Ling." Unexpectedly, Zhuang Li didn't move at all, but interrupted him coldly, "No...you are not Ran Ling, no matter who you are...just killing Jinyiwei, stealing officials and bullying nobles... Two are capital offenses, and I won't list them all.

"Just now you said that you are following orders, so what you have done as Ran Ling is nothing more than a part of your orders, a need to pretend...

"And now, I am acting according to the law, not to mention that the relationship between you and me may not be true, even if it is, I will not let you go."

This is what he said to death.

Words generally refer to death, but people... have many ways to die.

"Heh... okay." After listening to Zhuang Li's response, Ran Ling gave up the last attempt at words, and then... revealed his true face, "Okay, then I will kill you all, and then slowly Just ask Shaoxia Huang."

When the voice fell, the knife chanted.

In the already crowded room, Ran Ling stepped forward and headed towards Naquxin as soon as he drew his knife.

(End of this chapter)