No.1 Puppet Master

Mo Lin scanned everyone in a circle, walking past each workbench like a leader patrolling.Lan He followed him behind, couldn't help peeking at the craftsmanship of the technicians.

Lan's skills are not passed on to the outside world, even the apprentices who are recruited later have to sign a contract of sale with Lan.The so-called deed of selling one's body means literally, abandoning the previous name and belonging to the Lan family.

This kind of people who join later are all called apprentices.To distinguish between a person with Lan's orthodox bloodline and an apprentice, you only need to look at the hair color.Lan's orthodox blood all have beautiful red hair, and even Lan He, who is a remote collateral line, has soft brown hair.

It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch the production process of Lan's dolls up close.

"Presumptuous! Can't a mere servant take care of his eyes?" Lan Xuan, who also followed Mo Lin all the way, found out that Lan He was peeking at the craftsmanship, and said angrily.

Everyone stopped and focused their eyes on Lan He.

Accidentally caught fire, Lan He scratched his head in embarrassment, not knowing what to say for a while.

In fact, what Lan Xuan said is correct, servants should take good care of their own eyes, not to mention that this is a precision workshop with Lan's skills, how can they casually peep?

But now Lan He's identity is no longer what it used to be. He is a legitimate contender for the Patriarch and has every right to learn Lan's skills.Not only that, his status is already equal to that of Lan Qingzhi, but unfortunately there are only a handful of people who know about it.

Lan He gave Mo Lin a look for help, but the latter stared at him as if watching a show.

Well, he admits it, who told him to look like a servant.

"Sorry, I was just curious..."

"Apology is enough? Do you know the consequences of stealing skills?" Lan Xuan snorted: "Gouging your own eyes to apologize."

"I didn't expect that little brother Lan He would come here with Master Mo Lin." Lan Qing realized Lan He's surprised expression here: "Lan Xuan, is what you said true?" He pretended.

In Lan Qingzhi's view, Lan He is just an insignificant role.Although he stole "Birth" and had a provisional agreement with Mo Lin, he only got a place to participate in the Patriarch's election, and everything still depends on his strength.

"I just saw it with my own eyes." Lan Xuan said.

"I……"

Lan He still wanted to explain something, but was interrupted by the cynical Lan Xuan: "Hmph, with such a low status, do you still want to justify?" He said viciously: "Come on, just drag it down!"

Hearing the order, the guards at the door rushed in and captured Lan He.

"...Wait." Maybe he had seen enough, Mo Lin said suddenly: "Have you heard a word?" He smiled like a gentleman.

Lan Xuan, who didn't know the current relationship between Lan He and Mo Lin, looked puzzled.

"Beating a dog depends on the owner." Mo Lin's tone sounded like an understatement, but for some reason everyone broke out in a cold sweat.He glared at the guards, and they immediately let go of their hands in fright.

"Lord Mo Lin! In case he spreads his skills to the outside world...!" Lan Xuan refused to let go.

"He is also surnamed Lan." Mo Lin rarely explained: "Although the clothes are a bit worn out, he is also one of the candidates for the head of the family."

Seeing the shocked expressions of everyone present, Mo Lin was satisfied with the verdict: "Let's end the farce." He continued to move on as if nothing had happened.

The scene fell silent for a while, and the technicians buried their heads in their work until one person broke the silence.

A technician seemed to have encountered a production problem, so he came to ask Lan Qingzhi for help with a sad face.

With Mo Lin's approval, Lan Qingzhi devoted himself to instructing the inexperienced technician.Lan Xuan who was next to him was not happy, he was clearly the one who queued up first, so he hurried up to listen to the lecture, not forgetting to remind Lan Qingzhi that he still had questions to ask.Lan Qingzhi patiently comforted him while answering questions and solving problems, his tireless appearance made Lan He admire him with admiration.

All of this was seen by Mo Lin. He didn't make a sound. After the inspection, he found a seat and sat down, watching Lan Qingzhi's surroundings with more and more apprentices.

It wasn't until sunset that the situation slowed down a bit.

"Lord Mo Lin, everyone is so enthusiastic that you have been waiting for a long time." Lan Qingzhi walked to Mo Lin after teaching the last apprentice.

"Sir, today's arrangement is very special." Mo Lin said with a smile.

Lan Qingzhi also smiled politely: "I don't know what your lord's words mean?"

"Mr. Lan Huan and Ms. Lan Lan are too direct and clear on the theme of 'pleasing me'. Mr. Lan Qingzhi invited me to visit the Lan Pavilion today because he wanted me to see your personal ability. "Molin bluntly pointed out his purpose: "I appreciate this approach very much, and you don't need to hide it anymore."

"Lord Mo Lin is aware of the details, it is true, I just want to let him know that the Lan family is capable of being the head of the family, and I am the only one."

Mo Lin was noncommittal, and looked out the window: "It's getting late, I'm going back." He winked at Lan He, who sighed helplessly, and knelt down to help Mo Lin tidy up his clothes and put on his coat.

"I invited the number one chef in City A to prepare dishes here, won't your lord enjoy it with me?" Lan Qingzhi invited.

Mo Lin glanced at Lan He, and joked: "No, Mr. Lan He's stomach may not be able to bear such an expensive dinner."

Lan He, who was dragged in for no reason, looked at Mo Lin inexplicably.

...It seems that there is nothing wrong with him, right?No matter how you lie down, you can get shot.

"I want to go back, Mr. Lan He." Mo Lin grabbed Lan He's hand that was in the air, and gently kissed the back of his hand.

Lan Qingzhi watched the two leave with a smile until they completely disappeared from sight. An old man suddenly walked out behind him.

"Qing Zhi, what do you think?" It turned out to be Lan Feng, who had been hiding in the cubicle of the workshop and watching everything that happened silently.

"I'm afraid we underestimated that boy Lan He." Lan Qing said.

"Lord Mo Lin seems to treat him differently from ordinary people."

Hearing this, Lan Qingyi changed his humble demeanor before, put his hands behind his back, sneered, and said viciously: "So what? I won't let him run away again this time. The mere collateral can only crawl on the ground like a dog forever." I'm coming!"

"Elder Lan Feng, I hope you can spare some time tonight. I have a plan to discuss with you..." He showed a ferocious expression.

It is night, the moon and stars are sparse.A huge full moon hangs in the sky, the ancient clock tower is hidden in the hazy mist, the hands turn, and the bell strikes three o'clock in the morning.At this moment, the Lan House was pitch-black, and everyone, even the night guards, were sleeping peacefully. No one knew that there was a masked shadow on the window sill of the guest room where Lan He lived, with a silver sharp knife gleaming in his hand.

He quickly moved to Lan He who was sleeping soundly on the bed, aimed at the neck, and was about to kill him cleanly, but his body froze suddenly, unable to move, and could not even make a sound.

I saw a person sitting on the sofa opposite the shadow.He crossed his legs leisurely, and watched with great interest the black figure that was sweating profusely as he tried to struggle.

The clouds outside the window were surging, and the cold moonlight gradually illuminated his violet eyes. Before the black shadow could see his complete face, he felt suffocated, and the black shadow fell silently into a pool of blood.

When he woke up and found a torn corpse lying beside his bed, Lan He said that he was in an extremely bad mood now.

The pungent smell of blood filled the room, he covered his mouth and jumped out of bed, his stomach churning.Seeing Mo Lin who could still sit and drink tea in such an environment as if nothing had happened, his brows furrowed together.

"Then what the hell?!" Lan He managed to squeeze out a word.

"It's a corpse, Mr. Lanhe." Mo Lin put down the teacup.

"...Of course I know it's a corpse! What's going on?!"

"Probably an uninvited guest who broke into a private house at night. I'm afraid we have to ask Ms. Lan Lan and Mr. Lan Qingzhi about the specific situation."

However, Lan Qingzhi did not spend the night in the main house today, and Lan Lan was the only one who was summoned first.

Lan Lan was taken aback by the corpse in the room, but she calmed down quickly, put on her gloves, and tore off the mask on the corpse's face.

A completely unfamiliar face.

Lan Lan walked up to Mo Lin, knelt down on one knee, cupped her fists and said, "This person does not belong to the Lan family."

"Hmm." Mo Lin was absent-minded.

"Inappropriate defense is my dereliction of duty, please punish me." Because of the lessons learned from the past, Lan Lan chose to plead guilty this time.

"Sit down." Mo Lin shook his head, "We'll discuss it after Mr. Lan Qingzhi comes."

More than ten minutes later, Lan Qingzhi hurried into the room, his slightly disheveled appearance made him look like he was in a hurry just to summon him, and he was completely unaware of the incident.

"What happened?" When he saw the corpse, he couldn't help but take two steps back, he was shocked and retched twice, and it took him a while to recover, and said, "There was an assassin last night?"

"Yes, sir, what do you think?" Mo Lin stared at Lan Qingzhi.

Lan Qingzhi looked at the face of the corpse for a while, and said: "This person does not belong to the Lan family, and he seems to have come all the way for younger brother Lan He. I wonder if younger brother Lan He has any enmity with this person?"

"I don't know him, and I don't have any enemies." Lan He replied, "...except for the direct descendants of the Lan family." He thought for a while and added silently.

Lan Qingzhi understood, and said righteously: "The Lan's main house has always been heavily guarded, and there has never been a similar incident in more than ten years..." He paused: "I don't know if I should say something."

"Sir, please tell me." Mo Lin raised his chin.

"The assassin must be in collusion with the higher-ups, otherwise it would be impossible to break in easily. The guards of the main house did nothing last night, it's really suspicious..." He looked at Lan Lan.

"Are you doubting me?!" Lan Lan said angrily.

Lan Qingzhi smiled but said, "Cousin, why bother to get excited, I haven't made a conclusion yet, could it be that I hit the spot?"

Lan Lan gritted her teeth and said, "What evidence do you have to prove that I colluded with the assassin?"

"There is no evidence yet." Lan Qingzhi pondered for a moment: "Mr. Lan He and us are in a competitive relationship, and the three legitimate sons all have motives, but the most likely to plan the assassination are only cousin Lan Lan and Elder Lan Ruoxian who hold important defense positions .”

"Nonsense!" Lan Lan blushed, reaching out to pull out the leather whip on her waist.

Her actions were discovered by Lan Qingzhi, who took an exaggerated step back and said in a panic: "Couldn't my cousin even want to assassinate me?"

Lan Qingzhi's performance successfully angered the opponent, Lan Lan completely lost his mind, and swung his whip at him.Lan Qingzhi turned around quickly, dodging her attack.

Lan Lan wanted to pursue him, but was stopped by Mo Lin.

"That's enough!" he snapped. "You guys are so boring."

Lan Qingzhi and Lan Lan quickly knelt down.

Mo Lin looked at the two of them back and forth, and suddenly laughed: "...But what Mr. Lan Qingzhi said is reasonable, and Ms. Lan Lan is indeed the most suspicious."

Lan Lan suddenly raised her head with a look of disbelief.

"Prison Miss Lan Lan, and no one has any objections." Mo Lin ordered.