Are you stupid? I am the villain behind the scenes

If these words had been said ten years earlier, Li Qingchi might have listened to the advice, but now the experiment has reached a critical stage and is nearing completion. The dawn of success is just around the corner. It is almost impossible for him to give up at this juncture.

"Qingchi, you are gambling with the lives of our two families."

Li Qingchi's answer was within Shen Lingtan's expectations.

He knew very well that it was very unlikely to get Li Qingchi to give up the experiment, as his obsession with the experiment had reached a point of near madness.

Li Qingchi said confidently: "But if the bet is right, we will last forever. In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy will be vulnerable. As for..."

Shen Lingtan couldn't help but interrupt him: "You are just dreaming! Where is the absolute strength in the world, and where is there anything that is foolproof?"

Li Qingchi seemed to be possessed and continued, "No, Ling Tan, I have seen it. That person can completely suppress a ninth-level martial artist without lifting a finger. And she said that as long as the experiment is successful, she can gain the same power as her."

That being said, who is this person with super powers that Qing Chi saw?

Even Shen Lingtan was a little suspicious that this person did not actually exist and was imagined by Li Qingchi.

After all, the experiment has made no progress for a long time, so it is not impossible that he imagined such a character to give himself the motivation to persevere.

Having such doubts in my mind, I just asked directly.

When Li Qingchi heard Shen Lingtan's doubts, he almost jumped in anger.

"You don't believe it? She is in my Li family now. She is..." When Li Qingchi was about to say the name, he suddenly stopped talking.

Because he remembered that Ye Xiao asked him to keep her identity secret.

If he told Ling Tan, there was no guarantee that she would not be angry.

When Shen Lingtan heard Li Qingchi suddenly stop talking, he straightened up anxiously and asked, "He is at your house? Who is he?"

Li Qingchi gritted his teeth and said, "Ling Tan, it's not that I won't tell you, but that I can't tell you. Anyway, this person does exist, just believe me this time."

Hearing this, Shen Lingtan immediately unloaded his strength and leaned back against the tree trunk, “I’m tired, Qingchi.”

Li Qingchi understood why Shen Lingtan said this. After all, he was dragged into this storm by himself.

"If you're tired, take a good rest and don't think too much. I'll take care of everything. Even if something goes wrong, I'll be there to stand in front of you."

Shen Lingtan did not respond, and slowly put down the phone, not even knowing when the call was hung up.

After a long time, Shen Lingtan suddenly laughed, and that laughter was filled with endless sadness.

In this situation, how could he possibly rest well without worrying about anything?

At this point, there is no turning back.

Since Li Qingchi refused to give up the experiment, I could only clear the obstacles for him myself.

Before the experiment is completed, find out the culprit behind it.

But how can he find that person?

Clues, clues, are there any clues...

Shen Lingtan slowly raised his head and saw the bright red camellia flowers on the tree trembling slightly in the cold winter wind.

This is the camellia tree that Lan Yi planted herself more than 20 years ago.

Lanyi, Lanyi, what happened after you left Xuanzhou...

Shen Lingtan held onto the tree trunk and slowly stood up.

He suddenly had a guess -

Has Lan Yi ever dealt with that person?

If so, would she tell her children or leave any clues?

The hand that was holding the tree clenched into a fist, and Shen Lingtan decided to ask Yi Mu.

He is the only person he can think of who might know the identity of that person, so he should ask him first.

Although he had a direction, Shen Lingtan got stuck at the first step——

He didn't have Yi Mu's contact information at all.

He was in a desperate situation at the time, and he didn't say where he was going when he left, so he didn't know where to find him.

correct!

Find Bai Sheng, Bai Sheng must have Yi Mu’s phone number.

But Bai Sheng had a falling out with Qing Chi and is now on the run. Will she be willing to give it to him?

Most likely not, and it’s hard to say whether I can contact her.

Shen Lingtan had heard more or less about what had happened in the Li family recently.

Since Bai Sheng doesn't work, we can only ask for help from Commander Moni.

Commander Moni knows Yi Mu, maybe she has Yi Mu's phone number.

Without further ado, Shen Lingtan immediately called Mo Ni.

When the call was connected, Mo Ni's obvious doubtful voice came: "Shen... Patriarch?"

The leaders of all the major forces in Xuanzhou all have contact information with each other, but in Juejing, since Hua Xi is not often in Xuanzhou, Moni is always the one who handles everything, so the only phone number that is saved is Moni's.

The phone number was saved, but it had never been called, which was why Moni was confused.

What day is today? The head of the Shen family actually called her.

After all, he was asking for help, so Shen Lingtan tried to keep his tone gentle: "It's me, Chief Moni, I want to ask you for help with something."

Mo Ni: "Patriarch Shen is too polite, please speak."

Shen Lingtan: "Do you have Yi Mu's phone number? Or another way to contact him?"

"Yi Mu? I don't have one."

Mo Ni was not curious about the reason why Shen Lingtan was looking for Yi Mu. The two were grandfather and grandson, and there was nothing wrong with Shen Lingtan looking for his own grandson.

"Then can you find a way to get his phone number or contact him? I have something urgent to discuss with him. It's very urgent." Shen Lingtan asked, he didn't want to give up.

Moni on the other side was silent for a while, then agreed: "Okay, I'll try. If there is any, I'll send it to you."

How could Mo Ni not understand the meaning of Shen Ling's conversation? He wanted her to ask Hua Xi.

Now the Li family is looking for her, and the Chen family and the Li family are as close as one family. Hua Xi will most likely ignore Shen Lingtan, so she came to her for help.

It would not be good not to help. After all, the Shen family and Juejing have a good relationship, Shen Lingtan has never done anything to hurt Hua Xi, and he emphasized that he had something urgent to do to find Yi Mu, so it would be difficult for her to refuse.

Seeing Mo Ni agreed, Shen Lingtan breathed a sigh of relief, “Sorry for the trouble.”

After hanging up the phone, Shen Lingtan looked at the camellia tree, his eyes full of nostalgia.

He murmured to himself, "Lan Yi, have you seen your mother? I feel sorry for you and your mother. I will go to accompany you when this is over."

Just as he finished speaking, a breeze blew gently, and the branches and leaves of the camellia tree rustled, as if responding to his words.

Moni was very efficient and soon got Yi Mu's phone number from Hua Xi.

Of course, she also told Hua Xi what Shen Lingtan said to her.

In response, Hua Xi reacted calmly and didn't say anything. She just sent Yi Mu's phone number and answered a few of Moni's questions.

As soon as Mo Ni got the number, she forwarded it to Shen Lingtan to save him from waiting anxiously.

……

When Yi Mu's phone rang, he and Hua Chaochao had just returned to the Li family after attending Li Biao's wedding.

I thought it was Xiao Hei, but when I took it out, it turned out to be an unfamiliar number.

There is no need to answer unfamiliar calls.

Yi Mu was about to refuse the call when a slender white hand suddenly appeared in front of him and lightly pressed the answer button.

Yi Mu looked at the owner of the hand with confusion, only to see the other party raise his eyebrows slightly, meaning that he should answer the phone.

Yi Mu didn't put the phone to his ear, but pressed the speakerphone button.

At the moment the button was pressed, Shen Lingtan's impatient voice came from the receiver: "Hello? Is this Yi Mu?"

Yi Mu recognized Shen Lingtan's voice, but still didn't understand why he called him.

A hint of doubt flashed in Yi Mu's eyes, and he subconsciously looked at Hua Chaochao again.

Hua Chaochao blinked: What are you looking at me for? Respond to him.

Yi Mu could only say "hmm".

“I’m your grandpa,” Shen Lingtan said.

Yi Mu responded calmly: "I know."

"Where have you been these days? Have you encountered any difficulties? Don't handle anything by yourself, grandpa can help you."

Although these caring words were not the main purpose of this call, they were also Shen Lingtan's sincere words.

He is her beloved child, her own grandson, how could she not care about him?

Unfortunately, Yi Mu didn't seem to appreciate this concern. He responded indifferently: "Just say it if you have something to say."

Yi Mu was sure that Shen Lingtan was not looking for him simply to express his concern.

Sure enough, he heard Shen Lingtan say next: "I... want to talk to you about your mother."

Mentioning his deceased mother, Yi Mu couldn't help but sneer, "I have nothing to talk to you about."

He did not forget that his mother might have been killed by him and Li Qingchi, even if it was Gu Tu who did it.

He found out clearly that when his mother left the Shen family, she was at the seventh level of martial arts, and Gu Tu was also at the seventh level of martial arts that year, so how could his mother be killed so easily by Gu Tu?

There must be something fishy about this.

As soon as Yi Mu said "I have nothing to discuss with you", he was slapped.

Then Hua Chaochao's voice rang in his mind: "Speak nicely, follow what he says, and answer whatever he asks."

What can Yi Mu do?

Of course, I listened to Hua Chaochao.

Before Shen Lingtan could respond, he asked first, "What do you want to talk about?"

Shen Lingtan on the opposite side seemed stunned for a moment, not understanding why Yi Mu suddenly changed his attitude.

But this also shows that he is willing to talk, which is a good start.

"I want to know, has your mother... ever told you anything about Xuanzhou, or is she hiding from someone, or is someone trying to kill her?"

Yi Mu frowned and said, "I mentioned it."

"She told me not to go to Xuanzhou no matter what."

"who is it?"

They both spoke almost at the same time, followed by a brief silence.

Shen Lingtan was the first to break the silence: “Is that all she said?”