The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 774 - 752 Xiao Muli in Trouble (2)_1

Chapter 774: Chapter 752 Xiao Muli in Trouble (2)_1

Fortunately, the operatives from The Dark Division knew this wasn’t the time for a lethal mission, so they didn’t kill anyone; they only knocked them down, causing minor injuries. Otherwise, the losses Xiao Muli would have faced this time wouldn’t have been small at all.

The Dark Division operatives stepped over these few people and headed straight for the room where Situ Xin and Xiao Muli were staying. However, when they were 300 meters away from Situ Xin and Xiao Muli’s room, they stopped in unison. And the anxiety that was hanging over them finally settled down.

Because they saw Situ Xin’s pet, Baibai, they knew that Situ Xin was safe. But if Baibai knew what they called its identity, it would certainly have swatted them away without any courtesy.

Meanwhile, Xiao Muli’s people hidden in the shadows, upon receiving the news that their master was drugged, also began investigating the matter. But their speed and capabilities were no match for The Dark Division, and they were a step behind in unraveling the whole truth.

They had just found out that the drug was administered by Gu Lili, who, unable to bear the humiliation at the Xiao Family gathering caused by Xiao Muli and Situ Xin, sought revenge. She procured an aphrodisiac, plotting to take advantage of Xiao Muli while he was drugged and thus establish a relationship with him in order to become the Lady of the Xiao Family. Thereby, she would gain the power to pick a fight with Situ Xin.

However, when everyone heard the results, they were skeptical, feeling that there were doubts in every corner of the case. How could Xiao Muli, with his capabilities and caution, have been so easily tricked by Gu Lili?

Furthermore, based on what they knew about Gu Lili, she was nothing more than a spoiled heiress, a flower raised in a greenhouse; they doubted she had the guts to do such a thing.

With these doubts in mind, both The Dark Division and Xiao Muli’s people unanimously decided to reinvestigate. And the results of the new investigation turned out to be completely different from before.

It turned out that it wasn’t planned by Gu Lili at all. Instead, it was the doing of a small aristocratic family hidden within The Dark Division, the Qian Family. The Qian Family had visited the weakened Gu Family a few days earlier. Under normal circumstances, the Family Head of the Gu Family would never meet with someone from such a minor family, which they hardly regarded. But now, given the current plight of the Gu Family, the Family Head met with the people from the Qian Family, albeit reluctantly.

The visitor from the Qian Family was the heir, Qian Duo, who held absolute power within the family at that time. His purpose in meeting the Gu Family Head was to propose a collaboration to topple the Xiao Family and take their place.

The Gu Family Head was dubious of Qian Duo’s words. He couldn’t believe that this younger man could have any means to crush the Xiao Family and Xiao Muli.

Seeing the Gu Family Head’s disbelief, Qian Duo outlined his entire plan and explained the backing behind him.

Qian Duo’s plan was to drug Xiao Muli during their gathering and then have Gu Lili sleep with Xiao Muli, making her the Lady of the Xiao Family. This would gradually undermine Xiao Muli’s power. And the backing behind Qian Duo was an underground organization in Hong Kong.

After hearing Qian Duo’s plan, the Gu Family Head was tempted. It wasn’t the Hong Kong underworld organization that caught his eye—in fact, the Gu Family Head didn’t take that group seriously at all. What made him finally accept Qian Duo’s proposition was the point about making Gu Lili the Lady of the Xiao Family.

And so, the Gu Family reached an agreement with Qian Duo. Thus, Gu Lili became the pawn of both the Gu and Qian families.

Xiao Muli’s people, after investigating the truth, hurriedly came to report to their master. However, upon their arrival, they found their fellow servants lying on the ground, moaning in pain, which sent a chill through their hearts, fearing that something had happened to their master Xiao Muli.

Half of Xiao Muli’s people stayed behind to send the injured to the hospital, while the other half rushed to Xiao Muli’s living quarters to check on their master. However, before they could confront The Dark Division’s operatives, they saw Baibai squatting on the ground. Their anxious hearts were settled, knowing that the presence of the White Tiger meant their future mistress was also there, and if their future mistress Situ Xin was there, then their master Xiao Muli surely wouldn’t be in trouble.

The thought of their master Xiao Muli’s condition from the previous night unconsciously sprang to mind, and viewing the current scene, they speculated that their master may have indeed succeeded this time.

Besides the chaos between The Dark Division’s operatives and Xiao Muli’s people, there was also a flurry of activity in the large courtyard.

That morning, Old Madam Situ, worried that Situ Xin had not gotten up yet and possibly fallen ill, knocked on her door, "Baby, time to get up." However, after knocking for a long time, there was no response from inside, which alarmed Old Madam Situ, reminding her of the time when Situ Xin had collapsed from a high fever, and she began to worry.

She hurried downstairs to fetch the spare key and informed Old Master Situ, "I called Baby to get up, but there’s no response from inside her room. I’m afraid she might be ill."

Hearing this, Old Master Situ became so anxious that he immediately stood up, and both Old Master Loo and Old Madam Loo, who had just arrived, showed worried expressions upon hearing Old Madam Situ’s words.

Then, the two old masters and the two old madams hurriedly found the spare key and rushed upstairs to open the door to Situ Xin’s room.

But when they opened the door, the room was empty, without a trace of Situ Xin. "Where is Baby?" The fact that it wasn’t Situ Xin collapsing from illness eased both old masters and old madams, and then Old Madam Loo asked where Situ Xin had gone, seeing that she wasn’t in the room.

"Could Baby have gone to that place?" Old Madam Situ speculated.

"No, Baby hasn’t gone there. Xiao Muli is in trouble, and Baby has gone to find him," said Old Master Loo, who was observant. He had been looking around since he entered and thus found the note left by Situ Xin immediately.

"What, Baby went to find Xiao Muli?" Upon learning that Situ Xin had gone to find Xiao Muli, Old Master Situ, already uncomfortable with the thought of Xiao Muli taking away their treasure, now grew even more agitated, "I said we shouldn’t have agreed to Baby being with Xiao Muli. That kid is not good news. Look, now he’s taken our Baby away."

"Enough. Old Master, talk less. Didn’t you see that Baby went to find Xiao Muli because he was in trouble? You..." Old Madam Situ couldn’t help but defend Xiao Muli upon seeing her husband’s demeanor.

Old Madam Loo then spoke to Old Master Loo, "Old Master, you should call Baby later and ask what happened to Xiao Muli. If it’s serious, we should help deal with it too."