Chapter 35: Walking into a Trap
The door of an empty house in front was pushed open with a clang, and Ling Feng walked out with two black-armored guards.
Xu Wen was so scared that his face turned pale, his legs were shaking like a sieve, and he couldn't even run.
As Ling Feng approached with two black-armored guards, Xu Wen was so frightened that his legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
Ling Feng glanced at the medicine powder scattered on the ground and gave an order, "Take him away." Two black-armored guards immediately dragged the frightened Xu Wen away.
When Qi Wuhan returned with the Black Armor Guards, he first asked someone to deliver the snacks, clothes, and jewelry he had bought on the street to Jiang Lan, and then he went to interrogate Xu Wen in person.
Before leaving, he specifically instructed Ling Feng that if anyone fell into his trap, he would wait for him to come back and interrogate him personally.
After Jiang Lan told her that someone was peeping the day before yesterday, he found out the identity of the person yesterday. He also asked a black-armored guard to check the room where he lived. They found a small box in the closet with a paper package inside.
The Black Armored Guard opened it and took a look, immediately recognizing that it contained arsenic.
When Xu Wen came back, he didn't notice any signs that anyone had entered the house.
Before Qi Wuhan saw the person, Xu Wen had fainted once out of fright. After being awakened by the cold water, he looked like he had lost his soul, with a numb look as if his heart had died.
"Tell me, why did you poison?" Two black-armored guards brought a chair. Qi Wuhan sat on it, crossed his legs, and slowly fanned himself.
Xu Wen slowly raised his numb and dull eyes and looked at him, as if he didn't understand what he was saying.
"My Lord, he seems to be frightened silly." Ling Feng said.
Qi Wuhan said nonchalantly: "Then kill him. There's no point in keeping him alive."
When Xu Wen heard the word "kill", he seemed to wake up from a dream, his soul was frightened back, and he cried and begged for mercy.
"Answer whatever the Marquis asks. If you dare to conceal anything, your crime will be even more severe." Ling Feng said.
Without waiting for Qi Wuhan to ask, Xu Wen took the initiative to confess. He wanted to hide something, but after a glance from Qi Wuhan, he confessed everything.
He was just possessed by a devil for a moment, jealous that the two were more talented than him and were more valued by the teacher than him.
Although there are many people in this academy who are more talented than him, Jiang Shen and Master Lin are the two most dazzling ones. One was admitted to the academy at the age of six, and the other was admitted to the academy at the age of seven. They are geniuses in the eyes of everyone. Not only are they valued by the teacher, but the dean also takes good care of them.
He studied hard day and night, but it took him three attempts to get in. He was more than ten years older than the two of them, and felt inferior when he saw them. But he also wanted to become their close friends, so he tried his best to flatter and please them. However, the two of them became more and more distant from him. He felt that they looked down on him from the bottom of their hearts, and from then on, a seed of hatred was planted in his heart.
The more dazzling the two people's brilliance, the more hatred he felt in his heart. This hatred and resentment continued to deepen day by day, until it finally became so deep that he wanted to kill them.
The arsenic in the paper bag was bought by him when he returned home three years ago. He had kept it for almost three years and had not dared to use it, but he was reluctant to throw it away. The desire to kill had already taken root in his heart, but he had not yet broken through the shackles of reason.
After the epidemic broke out, Master Lin was infected and he was extremely happy.
It would be even better if Jiang Shen was also infected.
His mind was occupied by this idea all day long. He couldn't concentrate on reading or sleeping well. He was almost going crazy. But after waiting for a few days without getting what he wanted, he decided to do it himself.
He took the risk to visit Master Lin, and when he left, he quietly took away a teacup of water on the table, and then quietly moved it to Jiang Shen's room.
Within two days, Jiang Shen fell ill.
He was so happy at that time that he wanted to beat drums and gongs.
It would be better if both of them died like this.
His mind was occupied by this idea again. He would come to Zhuyuan every day to ask the two little boys in white clothes guarding the door about the two people's condition. As long as he heard the news that their condition had worsened, he would be happy all day long and would be so excited that he couldn't sleep at night.
When Jiang Lan came to visit the academy as his younger brother, he wanted to instigate her to cause trouble for Cui Yan, but failed.
Later, Cui Yan was injured, and he was happy all day long.
He also hated Cui Yan because Cui Yan also looked down on him, but he was also afraid of Cui Yan because Cui Yan had a murderous aura, so he didn't dare to do anything to him and only dared to stir up trouble in front of him.
The day before yesterday, after he learned that both of them were getting better, he went back and took out the bag of arsenic again. The evil desire to kill people in his heart could no longer be suppressed.
As long as the two of them died, he would be able to stand out in the academy.
This thought occupied his mind again. He believed that the two were his nemesis. As long as the two were around, he would never be able to make a name for himself. Only when the two died would he have no competitors in the academy and would be able to hold his head high. He might even be able to win the top three in the next spring examination and become rich and powerful.
So he decided to take action and poisoned the two men to death.
After two days of secret observation, he finally got the chance today. The two black-armored guards guarding the door were transferred away, and Mr. Bai was also called away. There was no one else in the yard.
He thought it was a godsend opportunity, completely unaware that he was walking into a trap.
It's too late to regret now.
When Qi Wuhan told him another piece of news, Xu Wen was stunned for a moment and then cried and laughed, as if he had gone crazy.
The arsenic he had stored there for three years had lost its toxicity, and even if he poured it all in, it wouldn't kill anyone.
Mr. Bai tested the half bag of arsenic that was spilled on the ground with a silver needle. The needle had only turned slightly black and had lost most of its toxicity.
The hatred and resentment accumulated for nearly ten years, the poison carefully hidden for nearly three years, ended up being a ridiculous joke.
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After Qi Wuhan came back, he told Jiang Lan how he lured Xu Wen out of his trap, and then looked at her with a look that said, "Praise me now."
"My Lord Marquis is truly a man of foresight and foresight." Jiang Lan praised him cooperatively. After all, she was helping her elder brother. If she failed to catch the other party this time, there would be endless trouble if he stayed in the academy.
"Why don't you open the things I bought for you?" Qi Wuhan glanced at the table and saw that the things he had people send to him were piled on it intact.
After he left the academy with the Black Armored Guards, he went to the street to buy things. He bought the most expensive food, clothes and accessories, and he was not short of money at all.
"If you don't like the clothes and jewelry, I'll buy you better ones after we return to the capital," Qi Wuhan walked over and took the box of snacks. "But the snacks here are pretty good."
He opened the lid and the sweet aroma of pastries wafted out.
Each grid contains a small and exquisite pastry, which comes in pink, green, yellow and white. The colors are colorful and pleasing to the eye.
Jiang Lan picked up a piece of pink peach blossom cake and took a bite. The next moment, Qi Wuhan lowered his head and leaned over to eat the remaining half of the cake in her hand. He also held her hand and licked the cake powder on her fingers.
Then she kicked him out with a feather duster.
In the afternoon, Ling Feng received a letter via carrier pigeon from the capital, and then reported the news to Qi Wuhan.
General Cui led his men to Sangcheng.
"I guess he received the news that Master Cui was injured, and he hurried over to settle the score with me." He smiled nonchalantly, "Let's go and see how Master Cui is doing."
When Qi Wuhan brought Ling Feng to visit Cui Yan, he looked like he didn't want to be approached by strangers, especially towards Qi Wuhan, he was particularly cold and distant, as if he had a grudge against him.
"Young Master, have a good rest. I will come to see you again tomorrow." Qi Wuhan sat for a while and prepared to leave, as if he was just going through the motions.
"Your Majesty, you don't need to come tomorrow." Cui Yan's cold tone seemed to make him think that it was unnecessary for him to come today.
After leaving, Ling Feng asked a question in confusion, "Young Master Cui seems to hate the Marquis?"
Qi Wuhan waved his fan slowly and said, "This duke is a romantic and handsome man, so it's inevitable that people will envy him."
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Ling Feng felt that his question was a bit unnecessary.
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