Chapter 31 Crisis

Someone has been here!

Although Zhong Min hadn't entered yet, she was absolutely certain that someone else had entered and exited her room before.

Due to her professional habits, she had never been complacent or careless about her situation. She wasn't sure if she would be in danger, but she always arranged some basic protection measures for herself.

For example, every time before going out, she would habitually put an inconspicuous little bamboo leaf on the door grille. In this way, if an unsuspecting outsider opened the door and entered her house, the leaf would fall off and remind her.

Zhong Min frowned secretly, and quickly analyzed in her mind who might have entered her room during this period of time and what the purpose of entering her room was.

However, with just this little clue, she seemed to have no way of judging. After a moment, she gently pushed the door open. She did not move in a hurry, but glanced inside several times from outside the door before slowly walking in.

After a thorough inspection, he found nothing unusual inside the house. It was clear that the person who entered had been extremely careful, leaving no trace. If Zhong Min hadn't habitually guarded the door, he wouldn't have even noticed anyone had entered.

After another round, Zhong Min finally sat down to analyze the situation carefully. Clearly, someone had taken advantage of her absence to go downstairs on an errand. This had lasted only half an hour, and during that time, because of Xiao Mingzheng's presence, Mo Garden was heavily guarded. Clearly, outsiders wouldn't have had easy access. This meant that whoever had been able to gain access to her room at that time must be someone very special.

The problem was that Xiao Mingzheng had gone straight to the first-floor living room to discuss business with the two guests after arriving. She had been waiting outside the entire time and hadn't seen anyone come upstairs. As for the other person in Mo Garden who was most likely to have entered her room, it was Elder Li. However, he had been tending to the woods near the pavilion at that time, so it couldn't have been him.

Moreover, if Mr. Li wanted to sneak in, he wouldn't have to choose this time. If there was something shameful, he could find a reason to send her away when it was just the two of them in Mo Garden.

If he had come into her room legitimately to sort out the books, it would have been impossible. Firstly, he had already told Zhong Min to take care of the books in the room herself. Secondly, Zhong Min had deliberately put the books in front of the first row of bookshelves in a mess. If Mr. Li had come to sort out the books, it was impossible that he would not have put those books away.

Suddenly, all possibilities became impossible. Zhong Min's frown deepened. She couldn't imagine who this person was, or what their purpose was. None of her things had been touched, so it was clear they weren't looking for anything.

But if they weren't going to take anything away, they should at least leave something behind, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be pointless to come all this way? Thinking of this, Zhong Min suddenly stood up again. Her intuition told her that maybe she had missed something.

Her eyes once again scanned the surroundings. Just as her gaze shifted away from the pillow on the cot, Zhong Min suddenly remembered something and shifted her gaze back to the pillow. The outer corner of the pillow seemed a little too flat. If she remembered correctly, she wasn't in the habit of smoothing it out.

Thinking of this, she quickly stepped forward, stretched out her hand to grab the pillow, and gently lifted it up. At the moment the pillow was suspended in the air, a small piece of paper the length of a finger suddenly appeared before her eyes.

As expected! She finally revealed a satisfied smile, quite proud of her own analytical and judgment abilities.

However, when she saw the contents of the note, her satisfied smile froze instantly, replaced by indescribable surprise and confusion.

"See you tonight at midnight at the usual place?" Zhong Min read the words on the note in a low voice. He didn't expect that the words he had worked so hard to learn for so long would be put to practical use here for the first time.

After reading it, without much hesitation, she immediately burned the note to ashes, and began to analyze it quickly again in her mind.

If this little note was not a trap set up by Xiao Mingzheng for her, then it meant that the original owner of her current identity, Li Jiner, really had some problems.

The possibility that Xiao Mingzheng deliberately set up a trap wasn't very high. After all, if it was a trap, it was too low-level, and Xiao's character wouldn't have done such a thing. Therefore, the possibility that Li Jin'er herself had problems was much greater.

Judging from the handwriting on the note, the person who left it was left-handed, indicating that their intentions and purpose were not ordinary. This completely ruled out any involvement with a man or anything like that. Furthermore, the note didn't specify the meeting place, instead listing a familiar location, making it clear that this wasn't the first time they'd met in secret.

Could it be that Li Jin'er is actually a spy from another faction lurking in Prince Mu's mansion?

The thought of this made Zhong Min break out in a cold sweat. If this was true, wouldn't her situation as the fake Li Jin'er be even worse? If Xiao Mingzheng discovered anything unfavorable about her, she would be in big trouble.

No, this damn place is too dangerous. It seems that no matter how difficult it is, she has to find a way to leave quickly. Otherwise, if something really happens, she might not even know how she died.

But what should she do now? The person who secretly left the note was obviously an extremely powerful master, otherwise there is no way he could have sneaked into her room so elusively and left a note under the noses of so many people.

If Li Jin'er really has that special identity, then if she doesn't keep the appointment on time tonight, the person who left the letter will naturally come to find her in the future. If that person finds out that she is not the real Li Jin'er, it will be a big disaster.

Anyway, no matter how she thought about it, this matter was not a good thing for her. And now it seemed that in addition to the security risk Xiao Mingzheng, there was a bigger bomb hidden beside her that might explode suddenly at any time.

Thinking of this, Zhong Min became more and more worried. This place was too dangerous for her. She had to leave as soon as possible and go to a place where no one knew her.

But now, as she has not found a suitable way to escape, all she can do is to be more cautious and pray for God's help.

She didn't have the heart to read books or learn to read anymore. After looking around the house carefully, she decided to add some more protective measures to the house first.