Are you stupid? I am the villain behind the scenes

"Fake? How is that possible?" Li Qingchi looked as if Fu Lan was making up a lie. "This ring has been in my study. No one will touch it."

Fu Lan clenched his fists tightly. The sharp edge of the metal pierced his palm and blood dripped down.

But he seemed to feel no pain, and just looked at Li Qingchi gloomily, "The real ring has a name engraved on it, but this one has nothing on it. You tell me it's not fake?"

Li Qingchi frowned. He had never noticed the engraving on the ring. Could it be real or fake?

Call the person who went to get the ring and ask him what's going on.

The man replied in horror that he had taken the ring from the study and had made no mistake.

There was no second ring to take in the study.

Someone switched the ring.

But who would be so bored to do such a thing?

Li Qingchi felt that this possibility was unlikely, so there was only one possibility left -

The first ring that was brought back from Xuan Palace was a fake one.

Thinking of this, Li Qingchi shot a sharp gaze straight at Ji Xianchen and said in a bad tone:

"Fu Weizhen, are you trying to fool me with fake stuff?"

Ji Xianchen was tall and had a mask on his face, so it was easy to find him in the crowd.

Following Li Qingchi's words, everyone's eyes turned to Ji Xianchen.

Ji Xianchen was called out by name, so he had to step forward and explain, "Chief Li, I made sure the ring I gave to Elder Lu was engraved."

"Chief, there is indeed an engraving on the ring I got." Elder Lu also spoke at the right time to clear himself.

This matter has nothing to do with him. He is just responsible for getting the ring and doesn't want to be involved in this troublesome matter.

At the same time, he was thinking about whether he should escape. After all, staying here meant that his life was in Fu Lan's hands, and that was a really uncomfortable feeling.

Ji Xianchen was actually quite surprised when he heard Fu Lan say that the ring was fake.

What he gave to Elder Lu was the real thing. Given Elder Lu's character, he would not do such a thing as replacing one thing with another. And there was no need for Li Qingchi to do the same. Knowing that Fu Lan was threatening him with a bomb, he had no reason to use a fake ring to anger Fu Lan.

So who replaced the ring?

Not only Ji Xianchen was thinking about this question, but others were also thinking about it.

But these people did not include Hua Chaochao, the instigator. She was now staring at the back of Li Qingchi's head, counting how many white hairs he had.

Li Qingchi probably seldom uses his brain. Although he is the oldest person present, he does not have the most white hair. For example, Fu Lan, who is twenty years younger than him, has twice as many white hairs as he does.

Speaking of Fu Lan, he was not among those who were thinking. He just wanted to find the real ring. Since the ring was lost in the Li family, Li Qingchi had to be responsible, so he said coldly: "One hour, if you can't find it, then we will die together."

He said as he placed his hand on the bomb.

Li Qingchi: ...

Which ghost stole the ring?

Li Qingchi's inner villain roared, but he remained calm on the surface and said through gritted teeth: "Wait, I'll find it for you."

Unable to kill Fu Lan, and instead having to find things for him, Li Qingchi felt extremely frustrated.

In order to save their lives from being killed by the bomb, almost everyone in the Li family was mobilized, searching through boxes and cabinets, leaving no corner unsearched.

Especially Li Qingchi's study, he searched again and again, but still could not find any trace of the ring.

In the end, they even tried a body search, but still found nothing.

Hua Chaochao slipped away halfway through. She didn't want to stand in the sun for an hour like an idiot.

After she left, Hua Xi in the crowd also moved.

She didn't tell Yi Mu where she was going, she just said she would be back soon.

Hua Chaochao was walking slowly on a secluded path. Suddenly, her ears moved slightly, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and then she continued to walk forward as if nothing had happened.

After walking a few steps, a voice came from behind: "Miss Ye."

Hua Chaochao immediately stopped, turned around, adjusted her glasses, and after seeing who the voice belonged to, she smiled brightly, "It turns out to be Miss Bai, long time no see."

It’s been a long time since we last met. The last time Hua Xi saw me with her own face was when she had just lost her memory.

When it comes to details, Hua Chaochao has it all figured out.

"How have you been lately?" Hua Chaochao asked with concern.

Unfortunately, Hua Xi had no intention of reminiscing about the past. She only took a few steps towards Hua Chaochao and asked directly, "Is the Hidden Web Master also involved in the experiment that Chief Li is conducting?"

When Hua Xi met Ye Xiao today, her mind involuntarily revived some suspicious things that she had temporarily forgotten.

After Gu Tu assassinated Li Qingchi that night, she was busy looking for the missing guards. After finally finding them, she was busy thinking of how to rescue Hua Chaochao safely. She had no extra time to think about the doubts left behind that night.

However, today, she thought about it again and again. The Li family and the hidden network master said they were discussing a deal, but no one knew what the content of the deal was.

If it is a good thing, why hide it and not make it public?

In addition, Li Qingchi lied that the missing guards were sent by him to protect the Hidden Web Lord, but it turned out that they were not, and they were captured by him to provide blood. Then he used the Hidden Web Lord as an excuse, which just shows that the relationship between him and the Hidden Web Lord is extraordinary? So good that he can cover for him.

Hua Xi thought that the most likely scenario was that the hidden network master was also involved in the harmful experiment.

Although she thought so, she hoped it was not true.

She had communicated with the Hidden Web Master several times and could feel that he was a kind person.

How could a kind person participate in such a harmful experiment?

Hua Xi really didn't want to believe it, so she wanted to get to the bottom of it.

When Hua Chaochao heard Hua Xi's question, a crack appeared on her usually gentle face. She covered her mouth and took a step back, "Why are you..."

Although she didn't finish her words, her panic was obvious.

Looking at Hua Chaochao's reaction, Hua Xi's heart suddenly sank.

Really...she guessed it right.

"Why..." Hua Xi asked again.

What kind of experiment is it that makes several high-ranking officials willing to carry it out even at the cost of killing people?

Hua Chaochao seemed to realize that she had let the cat out of the bag, and her eyes were a little evasive, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Don't ask me, there's no result unless you can beat me.

Hua Xi had no idea what Hua Chaochao was thinking. She took another step forward, making up for the distance Hua Chaochao had just retreated, and even got closer than before.

She stared into Hua Chaochao's eyes, "You still want to lie to me! Why would Lord Hidden Web do this when you know it is against the will of heaven and earth?"

Hua Xi couldn't help but raise her voice a few notches, sounding quite aggressive.

She didn't know what was wrong with her and why she felt angry. Maybe it was because she had always thought that Yinwangzhu and Ye Xiao were good people, but she found out that they were Li Qingchi's helpers, so she was a little angry.

Hua Chaochao was forced by Hua Xi's momentum and took another small step back, "Miss Bai, calm down first."

"I really don't understand what you are saying, so please don't make things difficult for me." Hua Chaochao pretended to be stupid.

Hua Xi let out a breath, she knew Ye Xiao would not say anything.

Suddenly she remembered what Wu Fei said last night, and a plan came to her mind. She said, "Since you are here to discuss cooperation on behalf of the Hidden Network Master, Li Qingchi will not ignore you."

"What do you mean?" Hua Chaochao expressed the confusion on her face just right.

"I'm sorry."

Immediately after hearing these words, Hua Chaochao felt a blow to his neck and fell down with his eyes closed.

Oh, I feel dizzy.