Chapter 94 Maybe Because I’m Afraid of Pain

Is that so?

Is that what he meant?

"Okay, let's talk about business now," said Li Fu.

As soon as he said he wanted to talk about business, Chu Ran ignored the question just now, put away his joking thoughts and became serious.

"The collapse of the pagoda is definitely not accidental."

"Yeah." Chu Ran nodded hurriedly. He thought so too.

It was obvious that the man surnamed Yu was instructed by someone to set a trap for him and let him drag Li Fu into the water. Moreover, the person behind the scenes must be aware of the relationship between him and Li Fu.

Li Fu sneered, his dark eyes filled with coldness, "This move kills two birds with one stone. It can not only let Emperor Chengwen see clearly how rotten Li Dingning is, but also use the opportunity to drag me down with him."

"Who do you think this person could be?"

"What do you think?"

Chu Ran did have some suspicions in his mind, but without any evidence, he did not dare to make any rash conclusions.

"Zhao Zhongyi told me that the assassination of Li Gaoyou on his wedding day was related to Li Jinheng."

Chu Ran immediately said, "So you mean to say that this matter is also related to Li Jinheng?"

"First it was Li Gaoyou, then Li Dingning, and then me. Who among them benefited the most?"

"It's... Li Jinheng."

However, what Chu Ran couldn't understand was that Li Gaoyou and Li Dingning were now the strong candidates for the throne, and Li Fu had been inherited by Qin Yuxiao. He was not even considered a prince now, let alone a chance to take part in the succession. Why did Li Jinheng also want to include Li Fu in his plan?

Chu Ran told Li Fu about his confusion, and Li Fu said, "If I'm right, I'm just a by-product. After all, I'm of royal blood, so I'm not completely without a chance."

"If that's the case, then Li Jinheng is really capable of killing them all."

Even if there is only a slight possibility, we should take them into account as competitors. Isn't this just a way to kill them all?

But in Li Fu's opinion, what Li Jinheng did was not wrong, because if it were him, he would only make things worse.

"Did you know that Emperor Chengwen has recently issued an order to extend Li Jinheng's stay in the capital?"

Chu Ran thought that this should be a signal, proving that Li Jinheng, the son who had always been ignored by Emperor Chengwen, was finally noticed by Emperor Chengwen.

Now, Li Jinheng's time in the capital is just extended, but the specific deadline is not specified. Who knows if Li Jinheng will stay there for a while and not return to his fiefdom.

From this perspective, Li Jinheng is indeed the biggest beneficiary.

"But you don't have to worry too much." Li Fu changed the subject and said to Chu Ran: "This case is mainly Li Dingning's fault. You are just working for Li Dingning. It is mainly a crime of negligence. You may be imprisoned for some time and suffer some hardships, but you will definitely be released in the end."

Chu Ran knew that things were not as simple as Li Fu said, but since Li Fu said so, it meant that he should have plans for the next step.

Although he didn't know what Li Fu's next plan was, his words undoubtedly gave Chu Ran a reassurance, and Chu Ran suddenly felt relieved.

"Don't keep banging your head against the wall."

This is what Li Fu finally wanted to say to Chu Ran.

He would rather Chu Ran confess him, even though it might be troublesome to deal with the matter later, but it was better than Chu Ran putting himself in such a state.

Chu Ran smiled embarrassedly.

Thinking about it now, Chu Ran didn't know how he had so much courage at that time. He actually dared to run directly into the wall. Maybe when people are forced into a desperate situation, they can really do anything.

"So why do you dare to hit the wall?"

The sudden change of topic caught Chu Ran off guard, leaving him no time to think.

Why do you dare to bang your head against the wall?

Chu Ran wondered at a loss, why did he dare to bang his head against the wall?

Is it because you are afraid of pain? You are afraid of suffering, so you think, just hit the wall and die, death will put an end to everything and you don’t have to suffer anymore. But facing death requires even greater courage.

After a long while, Chu Ran looked at Li Fu blankly and said, "I don't know."

After thinking for a while, Chu Ran said, "Maybe it's because I'm afraid of pain."

"Really?" Li Fu laughed.

"Yeah."

Li Fu smiled helplessly again.

But in fact, Chu Ran was still thinking about this question until Li Fu left. But apart from being afraid of pain, what else could it be?

Chu Ran didn’t know.

But he couldn't think about it any further, because if he thought too much, his head would hurt.

The collision was so forceful that Chu Ran almost suffered a concussion. Fortunately, it seems that his brain is still working.

During the time he was imprisoned in Dongchang Prison, Zhao Zhongyi and Xiao Yingzi took turns to visit him, but Zhao Zhongyi came less often because he was old and his legs were not flexible. Even if he wanted to visit Chu Ran every day, his legs would not allow him to do so. Xiao Yingzi, on the other hand, came every two or three days and passed him some gossip.

For example, Emperor Chengwen recently approved the second prince Li Jinheng to attend court and began to hand over some important matters to Li Jinheng. Xiao Yingzi said that the court is changing very fast. In the past, Li Gaoyou and Li Dingning were equally powerful in the court, and neither of them would give in to the other, but now, the trend is more likely to lean towards the second prince Li Jinheng.

"How is the Fifth Prince?"

After all, he had never suffered any hardship since he was a child. Now that he was imprisoned by the emperor, he didn't know whether he could adapt.

"If you have time to care about our prince, you might as well worry about yourself."

"What do you mean?"

"The trouble that our prince got into this time was not small, was it? But he was not beaten or treated harshly, just scolded a few times and put in solitary confinement, which means he cannot go out freely, but he still lives the same way as before. I think the fifth prince's life has become more leisurely. In the fifth prince's own words, he is happy to be locked up without the emperor and the tutor to test his homework."

Chu Ran couldn't help laughing.

It does sound like something Li Dingning would say.

But we have to admit that Li Dingning is really lucky.

When I think of Li Dingning, I think of Li Fu again. I wish Li Fu had such a good life.