After Waking up Beside the Villain

"Li Lingbi?"

Chu Yunsheng hadn't recognized the figure that rushed out recklessly, but Yu Jingzhi's surprised voice came from his ear.

Speaking of which, since Chu Yunsheng came to this world, apart from the photos, only Bai Chu and Du Qi have actually seen the protagonists in the original plot.And this is the first time he saw Li Lingbi, the protagonist of the book, with his own eyes.

It's just that compared to the original plot of Li Lingbi's arrogant, glamorous, glamorous and high-spirited description, the current Li Lingbi seems to be much haggard, with a hunchbacked figure and a sallow complexion.

If it is just that the establishment of the factory is not smooth, it will never be in this state.

Chu Yunsheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

"When Bai Chu left the Fengxiang class, he cut off contact with Li Lingbi. After Lu Yun went to talk to her, I didn't send anyone to monitor him closely except for some simple observations. Unexpectedly, this Li Lingbi turned out to be like this. "Yu Jingzhi whispered.

Chu Yunsheng had already come to a conclusion, and said, "It's covered in heavy smoke."

Yu Jingzhi's eyes moved slightly, looking at Chu Yunsheng, but there was no surprise on his expression.

Although he is not a doctor, he has seen eight hundred or one thousand heavy smokers. When he saw Li Lingbi's mood, he had doubts in his heart.What's more, although he only took a look at it once or twice when he was investigating the Xuan family, he still knew what Li Lingbi looked like in normal times.

Yu Jingzhi thought for a while, and said: "After Adams died, the Xuan family fell, and Xuan Qinghe disappeared. He was suspected of being killed. On the third day after Xuan Qinghe disappeared, his classmate Gu Qishu went to the Xuan family to ask for help. Here comes Li Lingbi. Gu Qishu is Gu Feng's son, so he shouldn't be so stupid to use opium to control Li Lingbi."

Could Xuan Qinghe be dead?

Chu Yunsheng frowned slightly, but he wasn't too surprised. He even guessed the same implication in Yu Jingzhi's words. He suspected that Gu Qishu had discovered something wrong with Li Lingbi, killed Xuan Qinghe, and captured him.

In the original plot, Li Lingbi knew Gu Qishu because Gu Qishu was Xuan Qinghe's classmate and had frequent contacts.

The reason why Gu Qishu did not choose to co-own Li Lingbi with Xuan Qinghe as in the original plot is also very simple.

The sharing of the four people in the original plot was based on a certain amount of time and feelings, and most importantly, at that time, Li Lingbi had already shown her own uniqueness, and the interests of the four were closely tied to him. Mutual fear, constraints.

Without too many preconditions and common interests, naturally there is nothing else to talk about.

And now, is it a coincidence that Li Lingbi appears here, or is it something else?

Chu Yunsheng sighed secretly, and continued to look at the street below the teahouse.

And during the brief conversation between Chu Yunsheng and Chu Yunsheng, Gao Lan had already reined in his horse to avoid Li Lingbi who ran into him in a panic.

Gao Lan's team was not moving fast at all, not galloping, so they could stop immediately if they wanted to. This is why Chu Yunsheng and the pedestrians around him didn't want to stop Li Lingbi. The reason for saving.

It's just that even if Gao Lan's horse's hoof didn't even touch Li Lingbi, the young man wrapped in a bright red satin gown was still so weak that he staggered and fell in front of the horse.

"alert!"

"Protect the handsome!"

Facing this unexpected visitor, the marching team immediately became vigilant and drew their guns in unison.

A guard rushed over and held Li Lingbi down without saying a word.

Gao Lan quickly reined in his horse and backed away, staring at Li Lingbi coldly, and said condescendingly, "Who are you?"

Just as the itching and desire to scratch his heart and lungs subsided, Li Lingbi's mind was still in a trance, and he had no time to react, so he was grabbed and pressed tightly, so hard that he screamed.

"Hiss—it hurts!"

He swayed and struggled, but was pressed even tighter: "It hurts...let go, let me go..."

One of the guards holding him down knocked Li Lingbi on the head with the butt of his gun: "Be honest! Our commander-in-chief is asking you something!"

"Big, handsome?"

Li Lingbi shook her head, and looked up blankly.

In the gradually clear field of vision, more than a dozen black-holed muzzles pointed towards him, and a tall and stern man in military uniform sat on a tall horse, looking at him sullenly and suspiciously.

The strong smell of gunpowder smoke emanated from the muzzles of each gun. Li Lingbi was startled, blinked vigorously, and finally confirmed that it was not a hallucination.

Suddenly, his chaotic mind became calm and sober: "Commander... Are you Marshal Gao Langao from Jiangbei Province?"

Gao Lan frowned slightly: "You know me? Who sent you here?"

Trying to ignore these guns that were almost poked in his forehead, Li Lingbi stared straight at Gao Lan with a sincere look, and said: "I am not sent by anyone, and there is no power behind me. Don't worry about that, Marshal Gao. The reason why I appeared here is to ask Marshal Gao to save me, and as a reward, I will also do my best to help you take down Haicheng."

As she spoke, Li Lingbi raised her face slightly, her tired eyes lit up, revealing a light of detachment and confidence.

"You... help me take down Haicheng?"

Gao Lan was taken aback for a moment, almost laughing out loud.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at the young man's age, and the stupid act of blatantly speaking about the capture of Haicheng in public and under the gaze of countless passers-by on the street, Gao Lan would not believe this at all. talk.

At the same time, he dispelled some doubts.

I'm afraid no force would choose such a stupid spy or killer. This should be just a rich man who smoked too much and ruined his brain.

Li Lingbi saw Gao Lan's undisguised amusedness and indifference, which didn't surprise him.He knew that he could never win Gao Lan's trust with just a few words, so he was well prepared.

"The commander-in-chief came to Haicheng, have you ever heard of antipyretic pills, Zhixue powder, and those antibiotics that are rumored among high-ranking officials?" Li Lingbi asked in a low voice.

When Gao Lan reached the point of his mouth, he dragged it down and stopped abruptly.

He looked at Li Lingbi suddenly.

Fever pills and the like are known to ordinary people in Haicheng, and they are not a secret, but antibiotics are a relatively new term, and even he took a lot of effort to find out from the foreigners. Be clear about these.

But right now, this person was able to say it, and he looked extremely familiar.

The steed stamped its hooves uncomfortably.

Seeing Gao Lan staring at him thoughtfully and not speaking, Li Lingbi said again: "As long as the commander believes in me, antibiotics are just a starting point. Even the new weapons, artillery ammunition, and mechanical objects that foreigners can't invent at present, can also be used as medicines." It’s all within reach.”

Gao Lan's eyes flashed.

Even the great masters in Peking who have returned from studying abroad dare not say such a thing. What confidence does this young man have to speak out?Is it really unusual, or have you smoked too much and you are really not sober?

"What's your name?"

After a moment of silence, Gao Lan asked.

Li Lingbi smiled, knowing that although Gao Lan still didn't believe his words, she had developed interest in him and had even greater doubts.

In this case, as long as Gao Lan is not stupid, he will definitely keep him, and as long as he stays, with the things in his mind, he will be able to prove his worth sooner or later.

"My name is Li Ling..."

"Ling Bi!"

Before Li Lingbi could speak, she was interrupted by an urgent cry.

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw an elegant young man in a long robe and glasses carrying a small bookcase getting off a rickshaw parked on the side of the street, hurried to this side, saw Li Lingbi being suppressed, The look of worry and anxiety on his face was even worse.

When he got close, the young man didn't wait for the guards to stop him, and he didn't get too close. He stopped a few steps away with great restraint, and said, "But Mr. Gao Langao? I'm Gu Qishu, my father Gu Feng."

Upon hearing the word Gu Feng, Gao Lan's expression changed slightly.

He no longer sat on the horseback as if he was high above the ground, and immediately got off the horse, walked towards Gu Qishu, and smiled: "It turns out that it is Mr. Gu's beloved son, Mr. Qi Shu. Gao often likes to read "Wen Xin". Newspaper, Mr. Qishu has really admired him for a long time."

The two shook hands, and Gu Qishu also smiled: "Gu has been famous for Mr. Gao for a long time, and he wished to meet and make friends. Hearing that Mr. Gao is entering the city today, he wanted to come over to have a look, but unexpectedly met a acquaintance."

Speaking of this, Gu Qishu paused, and glanced at Li Lingbi who was looking at him suspiciously.

Gao Lan understood, and pointed to Li Lingbi: "This one, could it be Mr. Qi Shu's acquaintance?"

Gu Qishu smiled helplessly, nodded and said, "Exactly."

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Gao, my acquaintance is Li Lingbi, who used to be an apprentice in an opera troupe. Later, Xuanjia Xuan Qinghe took a fancy to him and took him into the mansion. Qinghe and I were classmates when we were studying in Japan. We often went to his house, so we also He has a very close personal relationship with Ling Bi. There was an accident in the Xuan family two days ago, Qinghe sent Ling Bi to my residence, and asked me to take care of it for a while."

"But I didn't expect that Ling Bi secretly smoked opium behind my back and Qing He's back."

"This opium is not a good thing. I found out about it, so I wanted to help him quit. But unexpectedly, as soon as I returned to the mansion today, I saw the servants in the mansion chasing them out, but they didn't see it. Gu Gu made Ling Bi addicted to smoking again, broke free from the bondage, and ran out."

"Ling Bi is very addicted to smoking and is not sober anymore. If there is something that offends Mr. Gao, I hope Mr. Gao will forgive him."

Gao Lan is thoughtful and suspicious, but he will not listen to Gu Qishu's one-sided words.

But a heavy smoker who talks nonsense, and a son of a high-ranking official who speaks well, as long as he is a person with normal eyes and a normal mind, they are naturally biased.

"Mr. Qi Shu is serious."

Gao Lan waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's a small matter, it's nothing. It's just that you, an acquaintance, mentioned antibiotics just now..."

The voice gradually lowered, and when Gao Lan said the last three words, he raised his eyes slightly, paying attention to Gu Qishu's expression without any trace.

"antibiotic?"

Gu Qishu was startled, frowned, and said in a low voice: "This kind of thing has stirred up some wind and rain in Haicheng. I think Mr. Gao knows it. It belongs to Mr. Yu in Haicheng. It visited some foreigners and tried to change the outcome of that meeting in Europe."

"But in the end it was all in vain."

"On the contrary, the drug was leaked, causing all parties to covet it. If it weren't for Yu Jing's power and prudence, Haicheng might not be what it is today."

Not finding anything from Gu Qishu's expression, Gao Lan didn't want to hear more about the information he had already known, so he interrupted: "Gao Mou already knows these things. But unlike Gao Mou, Mr. Qi Shu's background In Haicheng, no matter how tightly Yu Jingzhi hides it, there should be some news, who knows who developed this strange medicine?"

Sensing the aggression in Gao Lan's tone, Gu Qishu's eyes darkened, but he sighed and said with a smile: "Mr. Just a middle school teacher, what news can I have?"

"However, I have indeed heard a little bit about the person who developed the antibiotic."

"It is said that Germany's annihilation of the Eastern Intelligence Network a few days ago and the death of Mr. Adams are all related to this person. It is the change of the Xuan family where Qinghe is located, and this person gave the order. According to news from England, it is very likely that It's a doctor next to Yu Jingzhi."

Gao Lan listened carefully to these words, and frowned slightly: "Doctor?"

Gu Qishu nodded: "The specific identity has not been disclosed. Only Mr. Pete from England once said that this doctor was able to develop this drug by stealing the research results of a British university professor when he was studying abroad, but Mr. Pete But he didn’t ask Yu Jingzhi for someone, so he must have his own plan. Now that Mr. Gao has come to Haicheng, he will affect his whole body, so he has to be more careful.”

After receiving some unexpected information, Gao Lan's mood improved a lot. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qi Shu, for your concern. Gao will be careful."

He believed in this information from Gu Qishu, and he knew that Gu Qishu had no need to lie to him. After all, he had already come to Haicheng, and he could get the information as long as he investigated carefully.

And since Gu Qishu gave what he wanted, of course he would not be stingy.

"Since Mr. Qi Shu is here to take this young man back, it's not good for Mr. Gao to stay any longer."

Gao Lan made a choice.

Comparing Li Lingbi's nonsense with white teeth and the real information given by Gu Qishu, the former is more like a daydream and madness.

Moreover, since the antibiotic was developed under the hands of Yu Jingzhi, how could it be known to a big smoker casually?

Gao Lan thought of the interest and vacillation he felt when he faced Li Lingbi's Haikou just now, as well as the looming expectation and trust, he almost suspected that he had also smoked opium and was unconscious.

Thinking of this, Gao Lan turned around and ordered: "You guys, help Mr. Qi Shu send him back!"

"Thank you Mr. Gao."

Gu Qishu knew what Li Lingbi must have said, which made Gao Lan still have doubts, so he sent someone to see him off.

He didn't refuse, and he also knew that Li Lingbi couldn't say too much even if he said it. Moreover, if he hadn't really met someone or had a long-term contact with Li Lingbi, even if he said it, it would be hard to believe it.

At this time, Li Lingbi, who was being detained, finally knew the result of the conversation between the two, and immediately struggled hard.

"Commander! Commander! Don't believe Gu Qishu's nonsense. I have nothing to do with him. He kidnapped me and tied me out of the Xuan family! I didn't want to smoke opium, but he wanted to control me. Get the knowledge in my head, force me to suck it! You save me, handsome! As long as you save me, I will give you all the knowledge!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Lingbi gritted her teeth and shouted loudly.

Gao Lan glanced at Gu Qishu, seeing that he had no other emotions other than embarrassment and helplessness, so he waved his hand: "Shut up."

Li Lingbi's eyes widened, and she finally panicked.

He had many chances to escape, and the reason why he waited until now was to wait for Gao Lan.He overheard the news that Gao Lan entered the city today, and knew that only a big man like Gao Lan could really rescue him.But now Gao Lan didn't believe his words.

"Master! I really know a lot of things! I can tell you how antibiotics were developed, how those foreigners made cannons, I also know the forces outside, and the future direction. I am a person from a hundred years later, I—— No, no, no!"

The sour-smelling cloth ball was forcefully stuffed into his mouth, cutting off all the words.

Li Lingbi's confidence when he saw Gao Lan was shattered in an instant. He struggled in panic and fear, spitting out the cloth ball in his mouth, but he was only firmly held down.

He wants to yell, wants to tell the production method of those things without hesitation, to win the last trace of trust and vitality.

But he couldn't shout, couldn't speak, and even his brain eroded by the smoke began to become confused again, and he couldn't remember the production methods of the various items that were usually very clear.

Seeing Li Lingbi's almost crazy appearance, the last trace of doubt in Gao Lan's heart disappeared.

He glanced at Li Lingbi pityingly and contemptuously, and said: "Maybe he is an addict. I heard that Haicheng, together with those antipyretic pills, also released some drugs for quitting opium? Some people in our army have used them, which is good, Qi." Mr. Shu might as well give it a try."

Hearing this, Li Lingbi raised his head, wanted to explain, wanted to speak, but when he heard the words of the pedestrians not far away, he froze instantly——

"This is so crazy, it's a crime, it must be smoking a lot of opium, it's like this!"

"Looking at the young master from a rich family, he just smoked big cigarettes and went crazy, tsk tsk..."

"Hey, did you hear that? Just now the lunatic yelled that he came from 100 years later, he is really crazy, talking nonsense..."

As if all the strength in her body had been drained, Li Lingbi's eyes were gloomy, and she bowed her head wearily.

At this time, the servants of Gu Qishu's mansion also chased here.

After the two finished their greetings, Gu Qishu didn't stay any longer, and turned around and left with his servants and Li Lingbi who was being escorted by the guards.

"What a farce."

Staring at the backs of Gu Qishu and his group as they drifted away, Gao Lan narrowed his eyes and sneered, no longer paying attention to the only son of the Gu family who went to war for an actor.

He lit a cigar, took a deep breath, and then got back on his horse and continued on.

It's just that as soon as he turned around, he heard some strange noises, raised his head subconsciously, and saw that the windows on the second and third floors of all the shops on the whole street were opened, and gunpoints appeared one by one, densely packed, full of murderous intent .

But there is one window exception.

In the private room on the second floor of Guanglai Teahouse, Yu Jingzhi looked sideways out of the window, with a faint smile on his lips, he said loudly, "Gao Lan, go upstairs and sit down?"