NCCnovel Chapter 321 Good means
Chapter 321 Good means
"Li Zhong, guard outside the door and don't let anyone get close."
Chen Yue looked solemn. As soon as Murong Ling'er arrived, he sent Li Zhong out.
Seeing Chen Yue being so serious, Murong Ling'er guessed something was wrong and asked directly, "What happened?"
Chen Yue did not answer immediately. Instead, he gently pushed the teapot on the table in front of Murong Ling'er with a serious expression and said in a deep voice, "Miss Murong, take a look at this first."
Murong Ling'er frowned slightly, reached out to pick up the teapot, and slowly poured out a cup of tea. The tea soup was dark, obviously stale tea from last night, and the heat had long since disappeared.
She calmly picked up the teacup, slowly brought it close to her nose and sniffed it. After a moment, her brows furrowed tightly.
Chen Yue had been watching closely from the side. Seeing her reaction, he asked anxiously, "What's the matter? Is there any poison in it?"
Murong Ling'er didn't answer, but instead asked: "Where does this tea come from?"
Seeing this, Chen Yue recounted everything that happened last night.
After hearing this, Murong Ling'er's eyes flashed with admiration: "General Chen has great determination."
In her opinion, it was rare for Chen Yue to be able to restrain himself from acting impulsively in that situation.
After all, if the man last night was stronger than Chen Yue, Chen Yue would have been unable to resist if he acted rashly with his seriously injured body.
"Miss Murong, you're too kind," Chen Yue said with a wry smile, shaking his head. "I was lucky to escape. If that person had just killed me last night, I would have been dead long ago."
Murong Ling'er picked up the teacup again and examined it carefully. After a moment, she slowly spoke, "This isn't an ordinary poison, but a hallucinogenic drug. Taking it will cause mental disorder. If the dose is too high, people will go crazy on the spot."
"What?" Chen Yue's heart was shocked, his face was solemn, full of astonishment and resentment. He thought it was just an ordinary poison, but he didn't expect it to be so insidious and vicious. If it was highly toxic, he would just die and still keep a clean name and protect his family. However, if he was drugged by this hallucinogenic drug, he would kill people in a frenzy and would become a demon despised by the world.
"What a cruel heart!" Chen Yue was furious and slammed his palm on the table, but the pain caused his wound to turn pale and he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Do you know who committed this murder?" Murong Ling'er asked calmly with a stern expression, as if she turned a blind eye to Chen Yue's miserable condition.
Chen Yue took a deep breath, endured the pain, and said word by word: "It's He Weifeng, it must be him!"
"Why are you so sure?" Murong Ling'er asked.
"He is vicious and unscrupulous."
A cold glint flashed in Chen Yue's eyes. "If I go mad after taking this medicine, the first people to suffer will be the military camp. Once the generals and my confidants are killed by me, he will be able to take over Donghai Island without bloodshed. The people on the island will be grateful to him. What a calculation, what a trick!"
Chen Yue felt a mixture of emotions, smiled bitterly and shook his head, and couldn't help but sigh: "If this plan hadn't fallen on me, I would have given it a thumbs up and praised it just for its own sake."
Recalling last night's thrilling encounter, his expression grew increasingly solemn. He said gravely, "No wonder that man, who had a clear opportunity to kill me last night, chose to resort to such a roundabout method as poisoning. It turned out he was trying to kill two birds with one stone, getting rid of me while disrupting the military camp. What a vicious plot!"
At this moment, Chen Yue was full of fear of He Weifeng. He deeply understood that the head of the He family who could control the entire Longmen City was not just a title.
Murong Ling'er looked at Chen Yue's panic-stricken face, a hint of imperceptible contempt flashing in her eyes. She said slowly, "No matter how ingenious a plan is, once it's discovered, it's nothing to fear. What you should think about most right now is how to fight back."
"Fight back?" Chen Yue raised his eyes, his gaze filled with confusion and bewilderment. "How can that be easier said than done? He Weifeng's power is vast and deeply entrenched. How can we fight back?"
Murong Ling'er scoffed, as if she had anticipated Chen Yue's reaction. "What? After being suppressed for so long, you've lost the thought of resisting?" She leaned forward slightly, her eyes fixed on Chen Yue. "You must remember, if you keep retreating, you will always be at the mercy of others."
Chen Yue's heart trembled, realizing that he had lost his composure. He quickly calmed down and asked respectfully, "Miss Murong is very knowledgeable. Do you have any good advice for me?"
"Treat others in their own way." Murong Ling'er uttered these words with a mysterious smile on her lips.
"Poison?" Chen Yue asked subconsciously, and the scene of using the same hallucinogenic drug to deal with He Weifeng emerged in his mind.
"That's too good for him."
Murong Ling'er leaned back in her chair, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes. "Poisoning is just the most inferior method. It only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. Even if we kill He Weifeng, the He family will still be there, and the forces behind them will still be intertwined. New troubles will soon arise."
"Not poisoning?" Chen Yue became increasingly confused, his brows knitted into the shape of a "川" character. "Then what Miss Murong meant was..."
"Think about it carefully, why can He Weifeng do whatever he wants in Longmen City?" Murong Linger did not answer directly, but raised a question.
Chen Yue fell into deep thought. After a moment, a flash of realization flashed in his eyes: "You mean... the He family?"
"That's right." A hint of approval flashed in Murong Ling'er's eyes. "As long as the He family is brought down, He Weifeng will be like a tiger without claws and teeth. No matter how powerful he is, he won't be able to jump up again."
"But the He family..." Chen Yue looked troubled. "The He family has been operating in Longmen City for many years. They have extensive connections and deep roots. How can they be so easy to deal with? If you are not careful, not only will you fail to bring them down, but you may even bring about your own death."
"Don't worry." Murong Ling'er waved her hand, looking relaxed, as if everything was under control. "The He family may seem powerful, but in reality, they are riddled with internal conflicts. As long as we find the right moment and strike hard, their empire will crumble."
As she spoke, she leaned forward, lowered her voice, and began to tell Chen Yue about her plan in detail. Every word was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up waves in Chen Yue's heart.
Chen Yue's face was filled with depression, and he paced around like a trapped beast. He was a rough man who had fought on the battlefield and only knew how to wield swords.
Now he is involved in such a complicated power struggle. It is much more difficult for him to deal with the He family's complex and powerful forces with deep roots in the court and the underworld than to charge into battle on the battlefield.
He slammed his fist on the table, making a dull sound. "You're putting me in a difficult position! Why not give me a knife and go straight to that old bastard He Weifeng and finish him off quickly?"
Murong Ling'er sat aside, her expression calm, like a bottomless pool.
She gently played with her hair, a faint smile on her lips, and slowly said, "General Chen, some things can't be rushed. I've pointed out the direction for you, it depends on how you grasp it! In this world, the key is to go with the flow. Acting rashly is nothing but a reckless act."
Upon hearing this, although Chen Yue was unwilling, he also understood that what she said made sense. He just sighed helplessly and said no more.