Chapter 32 Defense
Zhong Min asked Mr. Li for some thick ropes, thin wires, lime powder and other things, as well as a few small bells. Fearing that Mr. Li would become suspicious and ask about their specific uses, she took the initiative to ask, saying that she wanted to reinforce the small bed and decorate the room she was living in.
After hearing this, Mr. Li didn't ask any more questions. Maybe he thought it was normal for girls to love beauty and want to decorate the house they live in. Maybe he was just a good person. Anyway, generally speaking, whenever Zhong Min asked him for something, he would agree without saying much.
After obtaining the items, Zhong Min took advantage of Mr. Li's absence to run some errands at Moyuan to quickly set up some small devices in the house. She fashioned the bell into a small wind chime and hung it above her bed. She then cleverly connected the wind chime to several locations outside the door and window with thin wires. Whenever someone entered through these entrances and pushed the door or window, the small wind chimes would ring, sounding an alarm.
In this way, even at night, even if she is asleep, if someone sneaks in, she will be able to detect it before the person comes in and prepare to deal with it in advance.
After making the bell, she used thick ropes to weave a simple net and hung it on the beam above the bookshelf and the screen. She used the ropes and the net to make a relatively flexible and practical small mechanism. The net was difficult to detect when not needed, and before going to bed at night, she just needed to straighten and tie the rope at the bottom of the mechanism. Once someone broke in and accidentally touched the rope below, the net would fall and trap the person. Taking advantage of this time difference, she could wait for an opportunity to rush out from the other side of the screen and escape.
In addition, Zhong Min also stored the lime in separate locations along the line from the door to the crib, where it could be easily accessed even in a hurry. After all, given limited resources, sprinkling a few handfuls of lime on the dangerous person could be considered a self-defense weapon with some lethality.
Finally, she used scissors to cut a few small bamboo sticks and carried them with her. Although the pointed end did not have much killing power, it was still better than nothing if used properly at a critical moment.
After finishing everything and carefully handling the scene, Zhong Min smiled complacently, expressing deep satisfaction at being able to deploy defenses using local materials under such simple conditions. Seeing that there were no problems, he picked up the book beside him and continued reading.
At night, Zhong Min was even more vigilant. She had no idea if anyone would come looking for her if she didn't show up for her appointment after midnight. She didn't know the place the note mentioned, so there was no way she could go there. However, even if the note had clearly stated the destination, she definitely wouldn't have gone there rashly.
It is obviously dangerous to go or not to go. In this case, it is naturally safer to remain inactive. At least in the current situation where the situation is completely unclear, waiting and watching is the best option.
She didn't sleep very soundly the whole night. Even though she had made all kinds of preparations, she was always in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness. It was not until dawn that she finally slept soundly for a while.
However, after finally getting up from the night without incident, she breathed a sigh of relief and began to wash up and prepare for the new day. No matter what, life still had to go on, so many things still had to be done as they should be done. However, she knew what to do and would not let her guard down.
Nothing happened the next night, and the same thing happened the next night. Zhong Min couldn't help but doubt her own judgment. Could it be that the note wasn't left by someone else, but was deliberately set up by Xiao Mingzheng to test her?
But Xiao Mingzheng hadn't acted out of the ordinary these past two days, and he hadn't shown any signs of testing her. He hadn't even mentioned anything related to this.
She really couldn't quite wrap her head around it. The situation was truly too uncertain, making her somewhat unsure. Of course, if Li Jin'er's true identity wasn't a problem, that would be the best, but the note she'd written that day had her worried and suspicious. But no matter what, it always made sense to be extra cautious.
"Inkstone!" In the study, Xiao Mingzheng put down his book and told Zhong Min, who was standing beside him, to prepare inkstone and ink, and prepared to write something. But a moment later, he found that the inkstone beside him had not changed at all.
He couldn't help but look up, but saw Zhong Min standing there motionless, not knowing what he was thinking about, and hadn't heard what he had just said at all.
"Inkstone!" He raised his voice and repeated it again, his tone slightly cold, warning Zhong Min that he should not be distracted while on duty.
"Ah... yes!" Zhong Min finally came back to his senses. Seeing Xiao Mingzheng with a stern face and a bad tone, he felt annoyed. He quickly accepted the order and concentrated on his work, not daring to be distracted anymore.
Luo Jiaxing had warned her before that she had to be extremely attentive when working under Xiao Mingzheng, and he also said that Xiao Mingzheng hated repeating orders the most. This time she had touched upon his taboo. She hoped that Xiao Mingzheng would not take it too seriously. After all, this was the first time she had deserted her post in such a long time.
Fortunately, his luck was pretty good this time. Xiao Mingzheng seemed to be busy writing something, so he didn't say much else and instead concentrated on dealing with his own affairs.
Zhong Min secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although there was nothing to do, he didn't dare to slack off again.
Afterwards, Luo Jiaxing, who had not been to Mo Garden for several days, actually came. Xiao Mingzheng still let Luo Jiaxing go directly into the study. After Zhong Min served tea to Luo Jiaxing as instructed, he was about to go outside the door to wait for orders, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Xiao Mingzheng again.
"Wait a moment!" He said to Zhong Min, then turned to Luo Jiaxing, who was sitting nearby drinking tea, and said, "For the sake of fairness, I'm going to slightly modify the bet between you and me."
"I wonder how the prince plans to modify it?" Luo Jiaxing looked interested and smiled at Zhong Min as he spoke.
Seeing this, Zhong Min didn't know what the two were talking about for a moment, but since Xiao Mingzheng didn't let her leave, she had no choice but to stand aside.
"The previous bet was a bit simple and uninteresting. Now let's bet on the specific number of words." Xiao Mingzheng said as he picked up the two pieces of paper he had just written. "This is what I just wrote. Take a look first."
Hearing Xiao Mingzheng say that he wanted to give the letter to Luo Jiaxing, Zhong Min naturally stepped forward without being told, took the letter, and handed it to Luo Jiaxing. At this point, she was even more confused, not understanding what the two of them were talking about, and even more confused about why Xiao Mingzheng didn't let her leave.
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