Chapter 468 Trap
Chapter 468 Trap
It’s not that he is brave and not afraid of danger, but he is worried about missing some important information, which would lead to an unfavorable situation.
As a person who was under constant surveillance, Li Jingran certainly understood that there might be a trick. The people who came to him at this critical juncture might not only be his own people, but also enemies who wanted to defraud him or capture him to threaten Qiu Wu. After all, he was the only one around Qiu Wu who had not been touched by anyone.
Relying on someone's secret protection, Li Jingran followed everyone to the destination with caution. Unexpectedly, there were no accidents on the way. The destination was indeed an old shop specializing in bird business. There were many birds chirping and looking very energetic.
Li Jingran glanced around, taking in the interior furnishings and the expressions of these people without making a sound. He secretly wondered what the other party was up to, and what his intention was in luring him here without showing up.
He turned around and saw the bird owner chatting with the shop owner not far away.
"Lao Zhuang, this mynah bird was picked by your family. Today I met a few like-minded people who liked it very much, so I brought it here specially. Please choose it for them."
Lao Zhuang smiled and agreed: "Don't worry, Mr. He, look at them, there is no need for me to tell them, they all chose them on their own, maybe they are even more experts than an old man like me."
Master He smiled heartily and said, "Don't be so modest," and then joined the group of people to watch the birds.
Li Jingran withdrew his gaze and stood quietly for a while, but no one came.
He was dumped?
That's impossible. If they had lured him here on purpose, it couldn't be that simple just to play a trick on him.
Li Jingran narrowed his eyes, then looked up at everyone in the store. He was certain that they would come to him on their own initiative, so he went to a corner and watched the bird in the cage combing its feathers.
Compared with the quiet and deserted situation on his side, the other side was quite lively.
Li Jingran secretly clicked his tongue.
Just as the group of people were enthusiastically discussing which bird was better and which was easier to raise, a young man walked around and looked around. Finally, he came to Li Jingran's side, looked at the bird in the cage, and said familiarly, "Mr. Li, did you like this one? It's very good."
Li Jingran glanced at him calmly. He didn't recognize him, and the voice was not the same as before. He said, "No."
The young master did not mind his cold attitude and said with a smile: "I have seen Master Li looking here for a long time, and I thought that Master Li was interested in this cockatiel."
"No, if you like it, you can take it." Li Jingran looked indifferent, as if he didn't want to talk more.
The young man neither reached out to take it nor left, as if he didn't hear the intention of driving him away in his words. He slowly commented on the cockatiel from its feather color to its beak and other aspects, saying that it was a good bird.
Li Jingran turned his head and looked straight at the young man who was talking to himself.
The young man allowed him to look at him, then smiled slightly and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear clearly: "I have been waiting for Master Li for a long time. Master Li, please follow me."
Li Jingran didn't move, staring at him coldly, and asked, "What is your purpose in bringing me here?"
The young man replied, "Of course I am delivering a message to Master Li on behalf of my master."
Li Jingran frowned and asked, "Who is your master?"
The young man smiled and said, "This is not the place to talk. Please move on, Mr. Li, and talk somewhere else."
"Hmph." Li Jingran snorted coldly, thinking that he didn't reveal any information at all, and really thought he was fishing, and those who were willing to take the bait would take it.
"No, I don't meet with people of unknown identities. If your master wants to see me, you can come and send a letter."
The young master's smile froze a little when he heard this, and he said, "Mr. Li, you are joking. If my master could send the invitation, why would we have to bring you here?"
Li Jingran's heart was completely deviated at once, and he said with a forced smile: "Really? So shameful? But it's true, it's because my husband has been so popular recently, and everyone wants to make friends with him."
The young master also laughed: "Mr. Li is right. Everyone knows that Mr. Liu is the person His Majesty values the most."
Li Jingran nodded in agreement, looked at him and said, "So if your master wants to use me to get close to my husband, he is totally wrong. We should be down-to-earth and bribery is not an option. My husband is devoted to serving the emperor, he is loyal and upright, how can I hold him back?"
What the hell is going on? The young master's expression almost broke down under his senseless display of loyalty. He said, "Mr. Li, you are joking. Although my master is not in a position to visit, he does have something important to discuss. Mr. Li may not know, but Lord Liu must not miss this opportunity."
Li Jingran was stubborn and said, "Good opportunity? What good opportunity? With my husband's current status, what good opportunity does he need? You should stop talking nonsense and making trouble, which will harm my husband's reputation."
After saying this, Li Jingran waved his hand with an unhappy look on his face to chase the person away, like chasing away a fly.
The smile on the young man's face faded, and he frowned and did not move, as if he had no choice. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "My master's surname is Qiao. Mr. Li should have heard about it from Lord Liu."
Li Jingran was surprised and said, "So it's Prince Qiao. Then it's really inconvenient for him to come to visit. After all, my husband has rejected his son several times."
This statement is very ambiguous. If you don't know, you might think that the prince of Prince Qiao's mansion is in love with Liu Qiuwu.
The young master was not stupid. Seeing that Li Jingran was constantly making excuses, he thought that he might have discovered that his intentions were not pure, and his expression immediately changed: "Master Li, do you really not want to go with me?"
Li Jingran looked at him like an idiot and said, "I'll go with you, and then let your prince control me and threaten my husband? Do you think I'm a fool?"
Then turned and left.
The young man's face was as gloomy as water. He didn't have time to worry about what the problem was. He let the other party notice and looked around.
As soon as Li Jingran turned around, many eyes in the store glanced over. No one would believe that these people were not from the same group.
The young man nodded slightly at them, and the people who were chatting animatedly before instantly changed from rich kids to well-trained warriors, including the bird owner and the shop owner, who all stepped forward to block Li Jingran's way.
Li Jingran showed a look of understanding. He said that these people were strange. After all, he was a famous person in the capital, but no one tried to curry favor with him. No one even talked to him. They just kept looking at the birds. It turned out that it was not that they didn't know him, but that he had entered a den of thieves.
The young man came over and said to Li Jingran, "Mr. Li, since you are already here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Li Jingran was calm and composed, not panicking at all: "Do you think you can stop me?"
The young man looked at him and said with a smile: "Mr. Li is right, you are very skilled and we cannot underestimate you." After saying that, he raised his hands and clapped twice, and in an instant several figures rushed out from the back of the shop.
Li Jingran pursed his lips, quickly scanned the area, looked at the young man and said, "There are quite a few people."
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