Lin Wu put it down on the table, smelled the fragrance of the food, and his stomach really started to growl.
She didn't act pretentiously and just ate with chopsticks.
As for whether there is any medicine in it, there is no need to worry.
If the city lord wanted to control her actions in some way, he could do it himself without using medicine.
Lin Wu ate while thinking about what to do.
Earlier on the boat, although Lin Wu did not tell Ling Xiu all of her plans, she did not lie either. She really wanted to try for herself how the city lord controlled his assassins.
Only by experiencing it personally can she know what medium the city lord uses to control, how he controls it, and what exactly this thing is.
But there is one thing that is very strange.
Lin Wu had been alert to everything around him in Killer City, but he couldn't figure out when he had been controlled in this way, and he hadn't even noticed it at all.
If Ling Xiu hadn't told her, and she hadn't seen Ling Xiu's embarrassment with her own eyes and then went to verify it, she wouldn't have believed it.
Furthermore, Ling Xiu was right in front of her when she had the sudden attack, not with the city lord.
Therefore, even at a long distance, the city lord can control it.
In this way, when she defected, even if the city lord did not show up, he could have stopped her.
"Then why didn't the city lord take action at that time? Did he really let me go so that he could ask me to come back and help him get rid of Fan in the future? Even if I didn't leave, the city lord could still let me go in exchange for doing it."
"It couldn't be that because Brahma hadn't threatened him at that time, he had already decided to get rid of Brahma."
"so--"
Lin Wu's hand holding the chopsticks suddenly stopped.
The city lord might have encountered some kind of accident at that time, and had no way to control and punish them. They only recovered a little afterwards!
So when she went to find Ling Xiu later, she saw Ling Xiu like that!
What's even more strange is that Ling Xiu was not considered a traitor in the Killer City at that time, because she did not go with them and also acted as if she was going to stop her. So why did the city lord punish her? And right when she was looking for him? ?
Lin Wu thought about it and could only come up with one answer - the city lord let her know on purpose! Even Ren Ke could see that Fan treated her differently. The city lord had been paying attention to Fan for so long, it was impossible for him not to know. So the city lord probably thought that she - the person Fan cared about, was the most suitable person to attack Fan. The city lord hoped that she would come back and be used by him.
But why did the city lord want to kill Fan at that time? Lin Wu put down his chopsticks and pondered.
In general, all this should be because Fan did something she didn't know when she defected, which threatened the city lord. But the city lord was already unable to stop the rebellion at that time, and naturally couldn't touch Fan, so he needed her to take action, deliberately using Xiu to motivate her to come back willingly in the future! Lin Wu is now more curious, what kind of thing did Fan do to make the city lord take the initiative to kill him? Did Fan know that the city lord was weak?
No, if that were the case, Fan could have used this opportunity to threaten the city lord to release him from control. But Fan was still respectful to the city lord on the surface, which meant that the control over him had not been lifted.
Thinking of this, Lin Wu suddenly turned around and looked at the door, remembering what Ling Xiu said that he could not go out at night.
"Can't I go out..." Lin Wu slowly raised the corners of his lips, "But I have already reflected on it, how can I not go to the city lord to admit my mistake? Tsk..."
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The other side.
Ren Ke returned to his residence but did not rest.
After waiting for a long time, footsteps were finally heard outside the door.
Ren Ke immediately went to the door, opened it and looked out, and the next moment his expression froze slightly.
The only young man who strode towards her in the night was Fan.
There was no one else behind him.
"Where's An Sheng?" Ren Ke couldn't help but ask, "Did the city lord really do something to her? Is she still alive?"
Brahma stopped.
He slightly raised his eyelids and looked at Ren Ke quietly. After a while, he spoke, and his words were unclear.
"When did you care about her so much?"
Ren Ke blurted out: "She can only die in my hands! Otherwise, how can I pay for all the anger I have suffered because of her over the years?! And you promised me before that you would let me deal with her personally to get rid of it..."
Suddenly, she paused, strode up to the man, and her cold and beautiful eyes were filled with a threatening look.
"Are you lying to me? Until now, you still care about her and don't want her to die?!"
The man turned his eyes away slightly, not looking directly at Ren Ke, and said calmly: "Of course I won't lie to you. Since An Sheng defected a few years ago, she is no longer mine. You also know that I hate betrayal by people around me. What's more, because of her, I was punished by the city lord to the ice prison and almost died there. How can I care about someone who almost killed me?"
Ren Ke's eyelashes trembled slightly: "Then why, when I came back and told you that the city lord had taken her away, you left me and left immediately, even ignoring my calls?"
The man's gaze then returned to Ren Ke.
After a few seconds, he raised his hand and stroked Ren Ke's face with his cool fingertips, with an illusory intimate touch.
Hearing this, Ren Ke's expression seemed to relax slightly, and he whispered, "Is it really just because of this that you went to the city lord to protect her from being executed for defecting?"
The man hummed, his tone even a little gentle, like an invisible comfort.
But if Ren Ke looked up at this moment, she would see the indifference and lack of warmth in the man's eyes.
Ren Ke closed her eyes to prevent the man from noticing her emotions, but her body was still trembling slightly, revealing a little.
"Then I have another question."
The man's tone finally rose and fell, as if he was joking: "After going out, you have become more petty. Now you dare to question me one after another."
Ren Ke did not stop, he looked up at him and asked, "I never knew that it was An Sheng and you who planned to kill the former deputy city lord. You have so many entanglements and secrets between you, why didn't you tell me?"
The man paused slightly, his expression dimmed, and he was about to withdraw his hand.
Ren Ke grabbed his wrist and stopped him from moving.
This rare move made the man's gaze linger for a few seconds.
He did not move, and let Ren Ke offend him. But his words were so cold that it made people feel like they were falling into an ice cave: "Ren Ke, you are not as obedient as before. You know, I like obedient people."
Ren Ke's eyes were slightly red, but he insisted: "This is the first time I ask you, and also... the last time. Answer me, why? I want a satisfactory answer. Otherwise..."
Fan looked at her, "How about otherwise?"
Ren Ke clenched his hands little by little and said through gritted teeth: "Otherwise I will really kill An Sheng."
The atmosphere around suddenly became heavy.
Ren Keru continued as if she didn't realize it: "Fan, I am more than just obedient. Over the past decade, you have chosen her between me and her every time. I am never as important as her. I am not a stone, I will be sad too! You..."
Ren Ke suddenly choked up.
"You say you only care about me, but there are so many entanglements between you and her. How can you make me believe that you don't care about her anymore and just want her to die?"
"Since she will die sooner or later, and die in my hands, can't I let her know what's wrong with her? You can find someone else to continue your work. You don't just need her!"
The man suddenly pulled his hand away and pushed Ren Ke away.
Ren Ke staggered a few steps. With her physical fitness, she should have been fine, but she still let herself fall to the ground. The dull pain stunned her.
"The city lord wants her, which means she is special and only she can do it." The man looked down at the embarrassed Ren Ke on the ground, his tone as cold as ever, "She can only die in my plan. If you touch her, and my preparations over the past few years will fail, then you don't have to stay. I don't have time to keep a disobedient person around me."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The next moment, the big hand was suddenly grabbed by someone.
The man stopped and looked down after a while, looking at Ren Ke who came over and grabbed him.
Ren Ke closed her eyes tightly, and when she opened her eyes again and looked up at the man, she was very calm. Only the red circles under her eyes revealed her aggrieved mood.
"I understand. I won't be so ignorant anymore. Don't let me go. I am still useful and can still help you." Ren Ke said.
The man looked at her.
After a long time, he leaned over, reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Ren Ke's eyes, and helped her up.
"That's it."
"The past is the past, it's all in the past, don't mention it anymore. The future is what's important, and there will only be you."
Ren Ke hummed softly.
The man continued, "I can't really bring An Sheng back from the city lord, but I have agreed with the city lord that after daybreak, you should go to An Sheng and watch over her. Don't let the city lord have the opportunity to do anything to her, and don't let her do anything for the city lord."
Ren Ke lowered his eyes, "An Sheng won't listen to me."
"She will. In Lingnan, China, wouldn't you have already mastered her weaknesses?" the man said softly.
Ren Ke suddenly looked up at him.
The man came closer, and a kiss landed on Ren Ke's forehead, and then moved to Ren Ke's ear. His hoarse breath made Ren Ke tremble, "I don't care that you lied to me. You don't want me to know her weakness and keep her by your side, I can understand. Then it's up to you, you won't let me down, right?"
Ren Ke clenched his hands.
After a moment, she nodded and said slowly, "Okay."
"You're so good. You deserve a reward." Fan rubbed Ren Ke's head, picked her up and walked into the house.
Ren Ke's body trembled slightly, and he finally closed his eyes, but a bloody smell came out of his mouth.
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