Duan Ling poked painfully this time, but Lan Zhi was embarrassed to hide again. Her face burned a little: when she said that, she knew that she would not be able to escape Duan Ling's teasing, and sure enough, it was true.

Lan Zhi coughed dryly, and replied rigidly: "Xiang Zheng wanted to kill me at that time, but I really couldn't help it, so I dragged the adult, and I hope the adult will forgive ...... sin."

Duan Ling originally wanted to tease her a few words, but his eyes unexpectedly fell on the rope on her wrist, and he immediately noticed that something was wrong. He lifted up his hand and lifted the rope, and saw the thing spread out in all directions and fall to the ground.

Duan Ling's fingertips hooked half of the rope and squinted at Lan Zhi: "Yo, it turns out that Lan Zhi still has a back move." ”

Lan Zhi was silent. How did she know that Duan Ling would come after a few points, so she naturally had to cut the rope first, so that she could find an opportunity to escape. It's good to be caught.

Duan Ling glanced Lan Zhi up and down, saw her right hand clenched into a fist, and without saying much, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her hand in front of him. Lan Zhi sat up with his strength, knowing that she couldn't hide it from him, hesitated for a moment, and obediently let go of her palm.

Duan Ling saw that Lan Zhi had a sharp blade hidden in her hand. He was silent for a moment, and didn't ask Lan Zhi where she got this thing from, and how she hid it to avoid being searched, he just said softly: "There is a chance." ”

The man's voice was not angry, and Lan Zhi couldn't figure out whether he was really praising her or saying the opposite. She bowed her head and said, "I'm causing trouble to my lords." ”

Duan Ling did not answer. Lan Zhi thought about it a lot, this was indeed a compliment, but it was just ...... Duan Ling was not happy because she was "promising".

Duan Ling recalled the account of his subordinates: Xiaozuo bumped into Yuan Qiaoqiao, and then pounced on Lan Zhi, Lan Zhi was disgusted and shattered his Adam's apple. These things happen one after the other, and they are only a few seconds apart. If Lan Zhi's act of smashing the Adam's apple was really instinctive, how could she find the blades scattered on the ground and hide them at the moment after the killing?

――What does this mean?

- Lan Zhi will kill that fine work, not a reckless move, but a decision after thinking. Only by waiting for the opportunity can she make this series of quick reactions.

- Then why did she deliberately kill Nakahara Hosaku?

Duan Ling suddenly remembered the day the two first met. At that time, Lan Zhi pleaded with him, saying that joining the army was her dream and her father's last wish, hoping that he would give her another chance and not kick her out of the barracks. But if joining the army is really so important to her, then why should she take this risk knowing that killing Xiaozuo will cause trouble?

Could it be that the statement of "dream" and "last wish" is that she is lying to him? Or maybe she's not lying, she's just ...... Is it more important for her to kill that fine work?

This girl looks like a rule, but she hides a lot from him. This thought popped up, and Duan Ling felt faintly uneasy in his heart: 15 years later, what purpose did she hold when she appeared in Haotian City again?

Lan Zhi kept her head down, sincerely apologizing, and didn't see Duan Ling's heavy expression. She heard the man say calmly, "Since you know that you are dragging me down, answer me a question." Why did you kill Nakahara Shisaku? His voice, which had always been gentle, was now softer, so it became softer: "It's just the two of us here, and you can tell the truth." Whatever the reason, I will hide it from you and will not punish you. ”

He said it sincerely, but Lan Zhi couldn't see his heart. It was impossible for her to tell the truth about the situation because of such a simple promise, and knowing that Duan Ling would ask such a question, she must not believe her "accidental" explanation, so she secretly found other reasons.

Lan Zhi raised her head and said indignantly: "Xiang Jinxiu forced me to marry that fine work, I was not happy, so I simply killed that fine work and made him uncomfortable!" ”

Her expression and tone were just right, as if she was angry. Duan Ling lowered his eyes for a moment, patted her head and stood up: "From now on, don't be so willful." ”

Duan Ling took Lan Zhi out of the prison and sent her back to the women's barracks, looking calm and reacting the same along the way. Lan Zhi was so calm in her heart, thinking that he believed her words, but she didn't know that Duan Ling's explanation of her "willfulness" still didn't believe it.

Duan Ling couldn't tell why he didn't believe it. Maybe Lan Zhi didn't give him the feeling that she was a wayward person, or maybe he didn't believe that she would kill a life for the sake of a momentary hurry. The uneasiness in his heart was not only not resolved, but also because of Lan Zhi's distrust and dishonesty, and he felt more depressed. The sky was about to dawn, and he didn't go back to the house, but went to Ren Qianhu's mansion.

Ren Qianhu had just gotten up, and when he saw Duan Ling, he was extremely surprised: "Lord Duan, you ...... Is there anything that matters? ”

Duan Ling groaned: "Investigate the details of Lan Zhi's matter, do you already have a candidate?" ”

Ren Qianhu reported a few names, and finally said, "I plan to let a few of them go." ”

They are all reliable people. Duan Ling nodded in agreement, but said, "You will go over to them in a while, let them set off today, go quickly, investigate carefully, and repay as much as possible." ”

Ren Qianhu has followed him for a long time, and it is rare to see him use such words, knowing that he must be attentive and solemn. But I heard Duan Ling say again: "In the competition in the palace of the Shangyuan Festival, you go and help me register." ”

Ren Qianhu was stunned: "Lord Duan, haven't you always kept a low profile and don't participate in the palace competition?" Are you planning to ...... now?"

Duan Ling lowered his eyes, covering the gloom that flashed in his eyes. The man moved his wrist joints and said lazily: "I don't have any plans, I just suddenly look at a person who is not pleasing to the eye, and I want to beat him to death in front of my colleagues...... Nothing more. ”

Duan Ling made proper arrangements, and then left in a leisurely manner, and returned to Huweiwei with peace of mind. But after breakfast, he was not at ease.

His people went to Yongshan once, and it would take a month to go back and forth at the earliest. During this period, will Lan Zhi be in peace? What if something is stabbed? It's good that she can stay in Huweiwei all the time, and he can block one or two for her if something happens, but what if she runs to the city? He is just the deputy envoy of the Tiger Guard, in this vast city, there are dozens of people who can press on his head, how can he take care of him everywhere?

Duan Ling felt that he had lived for twenty-eight years, and he had never been so worried.

――Is there really a weakness? Tut...... Oops.

But after thinking about it, he finally sighed secretly and made a decision: for this month, he has to keep an eye on Lan Zhi. He's going to do something he hasn't done in a long time - tracking.

said that Lan Zhi decided to go to Yongle Restaurant, but did not take immediate action. She didn't know if her actions in the cell were noticed, so she decided to be careful. After a few days, as usual, Lan Zhi relaxed slightly. This day coincided with her resting, and many female soldiers would take advantage of this day to go into the city to play, so Lan Zhi also changed into ordinary clothes and took the opportunity to go out.

But not long after she left Huweiwei, she noticed that someone was following her. Lan Zhi walked a few streets without hurry, and then she got into an alley and jumped to the roof to hide. In just a few moments, two female soldiers appeared, hurried past Lan Zhi, and ran out of the alley.

Lan Zhi saw the figures of the two disappear, jumped off the roof, and left in the other direction. Her expression was the same, but she was secretly alert in her heart: Si Yang suspected her. That day in the cell, Si Yang didn't make any extra movements, leaned over and went directly to touch the Adam's apple of the fine work, Lan Zhi vaguely knew that this person had made a discovery, and now it seems to be really good. These two female soldiers must have followed Si Yang's orders and came to follow her.

- This person is capable, and he lives next to her, and he is still her thousand households, and it seems that she will be really careful in the future.

Throwing off two tails, Lan Zhi is the former Yongle Restaurant.

Yongle Restaurant is located on the 19th Street of Haotian City. This street is not as prosperous as the rest of the streets, but it has its own characteristics. The soldiers of the Woo Yuan Kingdom went out to fight and could bring their captives back to their homeland. They rented and sold the captive women to Qinglou, and these women were very popular because of their low prices. The Qinglou on 19th Street is dedicated to this kind of woman, and at night, many people come to have fun, and it is also very lively.

Such a thriving business has supported a number of short-term workers in Dongli, Central Plains, and White Korea. When Lan Zhi came to Yongle Restaurant, it was noon, and before she entered the door, she saw several tables of Yuyuan people drinking and boxing in the middle of the lobby, and the short-term workers were huddled in the corner to eat, and the scene was also distinct. It's just that the smell of alcohol and sweat are mixed together, and it really doesn't smell good.

Lan Zhi stopped at the door: this place is full of people, a place where dragons and snakes are mixed. She didn't have the slightest clue, how could she find what Nakahara Hosaku had left behind?