Murano Momo is a cunning doctor

Chapter 1212 1 trump cards

Murong Zheng's face turned ashen, his fury instantly turning into fear.

He suddenly realized that Jiang Xiaochuan could manipulate Murong Jin without anyone noticing.

This suggests that their methods far exceeded his expectations, and they may have actually stumbled upon Tang Long's entry!

Fortunately, Huangfu Jingzhai also tended to be cautious.

Seizing the opportunity, Murong Zheng immediately launched an attack, "You're so eloquent, but if you don't reveal that secret, I'll break your bones inch by inch and slowly make you experience the most painful torture in the world!"

Behind him, Yun Chongshan's eyes narrowed, and the aura of the Nirvana Realm surged around him.

A sharp, oppressive aura pressed down on Jiang Xiaochuan, and the air in the dark room instantly froze.

"Brother Murong, don't be impulsive!"

Knowing he had to do something, Situ Zhen took half a step forward:

"If Jiang Xiaochuan really knew that secret, he probably wouldn't be so open about it. Forcing him would only backfire!"

"In my opinion, it would be better to go back to the Murong family with you and inspect it personally!"

The phrase "personally inspected" was tantamount to slapping the Murong family in the face in public.

"Brother Situ!"

When questioned in public, Murong Zheng feigned anger, but with a hint of real rage. "Have you forgotten that we are allies? This kid has managed to incite us to fight amongst ourselves with just a few words. If word gets out, won't we become the laughingstock of the entire aristocratic community?!"

"Precisely because we are allies, we should investigate this thoroughly!"

Situ Zhen stood his ground, saying, "This way, we can shut others up and dispel any suspicions between us brothers."

Huangfu Jingzhai glanced at Situ Zhen with some surprise, not expecting him to be so determined to protect Jiang Xiaochuan.

In this situation, if I insist on opposing, Jiang Xiaochuan will definitely side with the Situ family completely.

If someone capable of refining rare elixirs falls into the hands of the Situ family, it will be of no benefit to the Huangfu family.

Furthermore, searching the Murong family would be entirely beneficial to him.

If we find out about Tang Long, we'll get the secret; if we can't find out, we can still take the opportunity to peek into the core plans of the Murong family.

Besides, his bet with Jiang Xiaochuan still stands, and a complete falling out wouldn't do him any good, so he might as well go with the flow for now...

Thinking of this, Huangfu Jingzhai's tone carried a hint of "fair" pressure:

“Brother Zheng, Brother Situ is right. Let us go back with you to shut this kid up and prevent him from spreading rumors and ruining the Murong family’s reputation.”

Seeing the two men lean towards Jiang Xiaochuan, Murong Zheng feigned composure, but his heart was in turmoil.

He realized he was indeed not cut out to be the head of the family; his father, Murong Bogu, had not laid out a very grand plan.

Under his orders, Tang Long was already on his way to a foreign land. This was originally a precautionary measure, but it has now come in handy.

What good would it do to go back with him? No matter how hard the two of them searched, they would never find a single clue.

Without Jiang Xiaochuan as a scapegoat, they need to be even more careful in dealing with the probing of both families.

"Very well! Since you two brothers don't trust the Murong family, what harm is there in making a trip?"

Filled with intense dissatisfaction, Murong Zheng changed the subject, pointing at Jiang Xiaochuan, "But, this slanderous brat must be brought along!!"

"I strongly suspect that he is the mastermind behind Jin'er's madness, and even more so, Tang Long's accomplice!"

"Take him back to the Murong family, verify his whereabouts while slowly interrogating him. I refuse to believe we can't get him to talk!"

"inappropriate!"

Situ Zhen immediately retorted, "Jiang Xiaochuan can stay here and wait; why bother bringing him along?"

He knew perfectly well that Jiang Xiaochuan's manipulation of Murong Jin was an irreconcilable blood feud with the Murong family.

Once they reach the Murong family's territory, Murong Zheng has plenty of ways to incite the family's anger and ensure Jiang Xiaochuan's gruesome death—making all his previous efforts to win him over completely futile.

This put him in a difficult position. He had stepped forward to vouch for Jiang Xiaochuan in the hope that Jiang Xiaochuan would take pity on him, but Jiang Xiaochuan had become a mortal enemy of the Murong family, and even he could not easily mediate the situation.

How to balance the relationship between the two families and get Jiang Xiaochuan to work for them in the future has become a thorny problem.

"What's wrong?"

Murong Zheng sneered, "He's the instigator, so naturally he should be here to confront us! Is Brother Situ afraid he'll run away, or afraid he'll slip up?"

These words hit the nail on the head, leaving Situ Zhen speechless for a moment.

He had already reached the limit of his authority as the head of the family by exonerating Jiang Xiaochuan to this extent; any further would mean a complete break with the Murong family.

"hehe."

Just as tensions were about to rise, Jiang Xiaochuan suddenly chuckled softly.

"Kid, you're about to die and you still dare to act tough?!"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaochuan could still laugh at this moment. Murong Zheng's eye muscles twitched wildly, and the anger in his eyes was almost bursting out.

Little did he know that, faced with the threat of death, Jiang Xiaochuan suddenly remembered a trump card.

"Patriarch Murong, you only know that Murong Jin is insane, but you don't know why he's insane, do you?"

Jiang Xiaochuan spoke slowly, "Or rather... you don't know why I wanted him to go crazy?"

This composure, possessing such a fatal weakness, made Murong Zheng's heart tighten. He barely had time to think, "Why?"

"Because he wanted to do something improper to Tang Ran."

Jiang Xiaochuan's voice was calm, yet it exploded like a thunderclap in the dark room.

"what?!"

Murong Zheng suddenly stood up.

He had heard of Tang Ran's name before – Murong Jin had stayed in Yanlv before and mentioned this woman with a fiery personality and a powerful background after he returned.

He never expected that his son would be so audacious as to have designs on Tang Ran!

Huangfu Jingzhai raised an eyebrow slightly, as he was unfamiliar with the name.

However, seeing Murong Zheng's dazed look, a possibility flashed in his eyes, and a hint of schadenfreude appeared.

Situ Zhen also looked surprised, not expecting that the matter would involve the behemoth that was Yan Lü.

He took a good look at Jiang Xiaochuan and was secretly pleased to see his calm demeanor. He vaguely felt that Jiang Xiaochuan had found the key to self-preservation.

Jiang Xiaochuan took in all of Murong Zheng's loss of composure.

As expected, the Murong family was unaware of Murong Jin's despicable deeds.

That makes sense. Murong Jin would naturally keep such a sordid affair a secret and would never dare to let his family know about it, otherwise, he would face the most severe punishment.

This, in turn, gave him the opportunity to break the deadlock.

"To tell you the truth, Tang Ran was sent by the leader of the Yan Brigade to help me track down the Japanese."

Jiang Xiaochuan frankly said, "If I hadn't intervened in time, and that idiot in your family had really caused a disaster, what do you think Yan Lü would have done?"

The intelligence networks of the major families should have been able to find clues about the standoff with the Japanese in the suburbs. Lying would be useless at this point, so Jiang Xiaochuan simply laid his cards on the table.

Murong Zheng was both shocked and frightened, but he forced himself to retort: ​​"Do you think you can spout nonsense just because you brought up Yan Lü? How dare Jin'er be so presumptuous!"

"Humph."

Jiang Xiaochuan chuckled, seeing right through his bluster.