subordinates dare not

As the night grew thicker, the crowds gradually dispersed, and even the open flames of the lanterns dimmed unknowingly.

When Bian Qingyu returned to the market, it was not as it was when he first came, the alleys were empty and the voices were full of people, Bian Qingyu looked around in a daze, and he even sneaked in thinking, sure enough, there is always a banquet in the world.

"Where's your hosta?"

Meng Fuyuan's inquiry brought Bian Qingyu's thoughts back to reality, Bian Qingyu's eyes flickered a few times, and then he said calmly: "When I was fighting with that thief just now, he accidentally threw the wooden box on the ground, and the jade hairpin inside accidentally fell out. , has been smashed to pieces, and I am not in the habit of going to Zanliu, so I returned empty-handed."

Meng Fuyuan nodded, and asked again: "Then what shall we do next, and hang around the market again?"

"I want to go back." Bian Qingyu said suddenly.

Meng Fuyuan was startled by the exhaustion suddenly revealed in the ending of Bianqingyu, but it was fleeting, so Meng Fuyuan couldn't help but savor it carefully.

When they returned to the small bamboo forest, there was laughter and laughter.

Meng Fuyuan first walked to the main hall with Bian Qingyu, seeing the butler arranged by Bian Qingyu also in front of him, Meng Fuyuan set up a soundproof array, and Bian Qingyu will do the rest—

Bian Qingyu warmed his hands with hot tea, not angry and pretentious, "Uncle Wang, where are the young masters I asked you to follow now, whether they are going out, and how long they have been out, please tell me and the owner. , don’t worry, if this is done, I will reward you very much.”

Steward Wang replied respectfully: "First of all, according to the order of the head, the old slave did not find any carrier pigeons staying near the bamboo forest small building."

Bian Qingyu raised his hand to signal the housekeeper to continue.

"Secondly, this old slave noticed that there were three people who went out tonight, namely, Mr. Yang, Mr. Lu, and Mr. Lu. Mr. Yang went out following the owner and the head of the sect, and returned in about half an hour. Come back I brought a few extra books in my hand, which seemed to be medical books." Steward Wang recalled earnestly, "The Mr. Lu on the side of the foot character, who came out of Zhulin Xiaozhu in the middle of the hour, came back just now with empty hands. The other one next to the ear Mr. Lu, who is also the owner of the villa, left the bamboo forest small building, but he has not returned yet."

Meng Fuyuan frowned, "Have you returned yet?"

"Yes." Steward Wang bowed and said, "Because Mr. Lu has been away for a long time and he hasn't returned for a long time, the old slave has been paying special attention to it. I still don't see Mr. Lu."

Meng Fuyuan remained silent for a while, and said to Guanjia Wang after a while, "Thank you."

Bian Qingyu also said on the side: "You step back first."

Steward Wang left, only Meng Fuyuan and Bian Qingyu faced each other, Meng Fuyuan said: "It's really late at four o'clock."

Bian Qingyu said: "Pretend you don't know first, and get a set of words from other shadow guards first."

Meng Fuyuan nodded and said: "That's exactly what I mean."

Fu Ba, Lu Ten, Eleven, Twelve and Fifteen, five of them were happily playing chess in the house, when they were suddenly called away by Meng Fuyuan's men, and could only bid farewell to the black and white chess pieces that were fighting against each other. .

Yang Qi originally ate the newly bought medical books with relish, but he had to temporarily "forget about each other" with him.

Ming Er and Thirteen had already rested, but they had to struggle to get up from their sleep, hurriedly put on their coats and outer robes, and walked hurriedly against the cold wind.

At that time, Bian Qingyu and Meng Fuyuan were sitting on armchairs in the main hall, waiting for the visitors.

Seeing the shadow guards pushing the door one after another, Meng Fuyuan didn't seem to care much, but in fact, his eyes skipped the face below intentionally or unintentionally, and when everyone except Lu Jiu was present, Meng Fuyuan first said loudly: "I'm really sorry for bothering everyone, Just because the head of Bian got the news by accident today, saying that there might be an ambush tomorrow, so he specially told us to be careful. This time we returned to Qiongguang Valley, we also brought a lot of precious medicinal materials. To ensure that this trip is safe, I and Bian After discussing with the head, the route to Qiongguang Valley has also been slightly changed. The head of Bian will go with us at that time. The more detailed route is too cumbersome and it is inconvenient to draw, so we simply don’t draw it. We will let the head of Bian guide us personally. .”

For the owner of Qiongguang Valley, Meng Fuyuan called Bian Qingyu the "deputy owner" of Wuwei Villa.

But to do a full set of plays, the "deputy owner" can't be hidden from the shadow guards. In order to avoid contradicting himself and showing his feet, Meng Fuyuan told the shadow guards long before he went to Wuwei Villa that the "deputy owner" was Bian. The head is pretending.

Not only that, Meng Fuyuan also explained the reason for doing this by the way. The head of Bian went to Qiongguang Valley to seek medical treatment, but he didn't want to go as the head of Bian, so that everyone in the world would know that the head of the Tianshu faction had a Hidden disease, can only take this bad policy.

Therefore, Ming Er and the others were not surprised when they heard that Bian Qingyu was traveling with him.

Meng Fuyuan took out another map from his jacket and handed it to Ming Er, the leader, "This is a rough road map after the revision. The changes are not big. Wuwei Villa is not a man without a chicken, so there is no need to panic. It's just that Don’t take it lightly, after all, it’s never too much to be cautious.”

Ming Er: "Subordinates obey."

Meng Fuyuan then continued to give instructions for tomorrow's arrangements, saying: "Leave at the eclipse tomorrow, and Ming Er will lead the way at the front. Fu Ba remembers to prepare the poisoned silver needles, Lu Jiu—" Having said this, Meng Fuyuan paused, pretending to be surprised "Why isn't Lu Jiu here?"

Fu Ba and Lu Shi, who usually played best with Lu Jiu, were also surprised when they heard this.

Lu Shiyi was stunned, "That's right! I didn't see Brother Jiu when I came here just now!"

Fu Ba was also very puzzled, "Xiao Jiu hasn't come back yet?"

The word "return" made Meng Fuyuan feel that Fu Ba might know something inside, so he asked Fu Ba, "Do you know where Lu Jiu went?"

"He only said he was going to the market, but he didn't say where he was going." Fu Ba frowned, his face was sad, and his eyes were lost in memory, "Before he left tonight, he specifically told me not to go with him. He said he wanted me to 'stay there where it's cooler', and I joked that who would want to go to a cooler place in winter, anyway, no matter what I said, he didn't want me to go out with him."

Meng Fuyuan nodded, thought for a while and asked, "Think about it again, what else did Lu Jiu say?"

Fu Ba thought for a while, and replied: "He also said that the owner of the villa allowed him to have fun today, of course he can't waste this good opportunity, he wants to have fun!"

Meng Fuyuan remained calm, "Is there anything else?"

Fu Ba frowned for a while, then slowly shook his head, "It seems... gone?"

Meng Fuyuan was speechless for a moment, but looked at Fu Ba calmly.

Fu Ba was inexplicably frightened by Meng Fuyuan's look, and couldn't help recalling Lu Jiu's words before he left. After thinking about it, he suddenly said in shock: "Xiao Jiu must have encountered something unexpected, right?!"

As soon as this remark came out, the scene fell into dead silence for a while, Meng Fuyuan was silent, unable to distinguish between emotions and anger, and Bian Qingyu also sat quietly watching the play, until someone suddenly said——

"I'll go find him."

It's Yang Qi.

Meng Fuyuan's eyes slowly swept across Yang Qi's face, and finally looked away, Meng Fuyuan nodded, "Okay."

"Then I'll go too!" Fu Ba stepped forward to plead.

"Ninth brother usually takes good care of me, so I can't just stand by!" Lu Shi said in a loud voice.

Meng Fuyuan agreed, "Okay." He looked around and asked, "Is there anyone else going?"

Seeing a few people with hesitant faces below, it seems that they are still hesitating. Originally, the sudden change of route in the middle of the night was already an accident. Everyone will get up early tomorrow, and they don’t know when they will return when they go out to find someone. The hesitation is also reasonable. Meng Fuyuan understood, and simply gave the rest of the people a step down, so he immediately said: "Yes, three people are enough. For the remaining shadow guards, you go back and study the route carefully, and rest early. Leave Lu Jiu's affairs to them Three people are fine."

"Yes."

Seeing that all the shadow guards also retreated, Bian Qingyu, who had been silent all the time, suddenly asked, "Who do you think the traitor is?"

Meng Fuyuan casually took out a piece of straw paper from under the paperweight, dipped it in the ink that was about to solidify, and instead of answering Bian Qingyu's words, he said, "Just now Steward Wang told me that three people went out."

While talking, Meng Fuyuan wrote on the straw paper—"Yang Qi, Lu Jiu, Lu Shi."

Bian Qingyu turned sideways, his eyes fell on Meng Fuyuan's vigorous handwriting, "That's right."

Meng Fuyuan remained calm, he dipped his brush in the ink, "Now, there is one more person on this list."

Picking up the pen and dropping it, Meng Fuyuan turned his wrist but did not speak, but Bian Qingyu read out the name of that person for him——

"Fu Ba."

After writing the "eight" character, Meng Fuyuan put the brush aside, raised his eyes and happened to meet Shang Bian Qingyu's gaze, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"If Wei Chuge gets the news that I have become a 'fake vice-owner', then the traitor is in the shadow guards accompanying you, otherwise, the traitor will still stay in Wuwei Villa." Bian Qingyu smiled, "But I am confident that Wei Chuge will get news soon, so the Zhuang Master should not guess who these four are? Or, who is the most suspicious?"

Meng Fuyuan asked back: "Who do you suspect the most?"

Bian Qingyu sneered and said, "Put yourself in the shoes of others, and think in another place. If I were a traitor in Wuwei Villa, I would choose Fu Ba's way, because Fu Ba was 'forced' out of Zhulin Xiaozhu among the four. Lu Jiuyi disappeared , he stepped on Lu Jiu first, making Lu Jiu a target of public criticism, and then pretended to be anxious, and took advantage of Lu Jiu's opportunity to send a letter, killing two birds with one stone, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

"Indeed." Meng Fuyuan nodded, and said again, "But Lu Jiu deliberately did the opposite. The most suspicious thing is the least suspicious, and it is not impossible. Of course, this does not mean that Yang Qi and Lu Shi There is no suspicion at all."

Meng Fuyuan paused, and then said: "If I just rely on my feelings, if I am biased, it will affect the accuracy of my judgment. Therefore, I don't have the most suspicious person."

"Me too." Bian Qingyu smiled slightly when he heard the words, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. He said lightly, "It's okay, there will be opportunities to test in the future."

Sending Bian Qingyu away, Meng Fuyuan glanced at the straw paper lying quietly on the table, and after talking with Bian Qingyu in detail, the list of traitors should be locked in these four people, and eight familiar characters silently opened their teeth and claws in front of Meng Fuyuan , cocking his head and posing, Meng Fuyuan stared intently for a moment, suddenly, he felt something was wrong.

It seems that there are some key details that I and Bian Qingyu have ignored, so that they still haven't considered it thoroughly. The consequence of this is that if one link is not comprehensive, all subsequent plans will be disrupted.

So what is it?

Meng Fuyuan twisted the paper and read the name from the beginning to the end. Once it was not enough, he read it again.

What's missing?

Meng Fuyuan recited silently in his heart, "Yang Qi... Lu Jiu... Lu Ten... Fu Ba..." After three rounds of back and forth, Meng Fuyuan closed his eyes, and when the shadow guards gathered just now, familiar faces appeared in front of him. Walking around like a horse watching flowers, those tired, respectful or anxious expressions reappeared again, Meng Fuyuan frowned, and suddenly opened his eyes——

He knows what it is!

It is understandable that Bian Qingyu forgot. He didn't know the inside story, so he didn't take it into consideration.If you ignore it, it is momentary confusion and ill-considered thinking.But as I said just now, if personal emotions are brought in, the judgment will be biased.

For a moment, Meng Fuyuan didn't know why, but suddenly felt palpitations. Maybe he didn't sleep well these days, or maybe he started to play calculations with all his energy. He was too tired. Meng Fuyuan went to dip his ink again, grabbed his wide sleeve with one hand and drew it to his chest, and wrote Going forward, closing the pen and putting it on hold, there are two more words on that list——

"Huo Yi."

Just now, when Meng Fuyuan summoned all the shadow guards to gather in the main hall, "Yan Yuanbai" did not come.