"What do you mean?" Luo Ziling asked Lin Lan with a frown, "What are you referring to?"

"Send some descendants of the Ling Family to you and have you discipline them."

"Are you saying my grandfather is plotting against me?"

"I didn't say it was your grandfather," Lin Lan rolled her eyes, "Think about it yourself. Anyway, I feel that someone is definitely scheming against you."

After some thought, she added, "You might think you're scheming against others, but you haven't considered that it might be a trap set by someone else. Don't forget, the people you're dealing with now are cunning old foxes. To them, interests are much more important than family ties."

"I know," Luo Ziling nodded, "I also believe that this matter will be very complicated."

"Your grandfather asked you to investigate this case. Have you thought about why he's doing this? What his purpose is?"

"Why are you suddenly acting like a confidante?" Luo Ziling looked at Lin Lan strangely, "Are you suspecting my grandfather is trying to make me a target for everyone? To make my life miserable?"

"Making your life miserable might be an exaggeration, but your grandfather obviously wants to make you a target," Lin Lan said calmly, "Don't you think your grandfather is upset about Ling Haihang's death? I imagine he must be very angry, and he harbors great prejudice against you. After all, if he hadn't been with you, he might not have died."

Luo Ziling was silent; he didn't know how to respond to Lin Lan's words.

"Thanks for your concern; I'll definitely be careful," he eventually replied.

"Let me investigate this matter," Lin Lan looked deeply at Luo Ziling, "Anyway, I have nothing to do at the moment. Your grandfather asked you to look into it, but he didn't say you had to do it personally. You can't investigate it yourself, let alone openly participate. So, let me handle it."

"Okay," Luo Ziling nodded, then held Lin Lan's hand and smiled, "Just a few days ago, you were so aloof. How come today you've changed your tune? Turned into a neighborhood auntie?"

Lin Lan moved quickly and caught Luo Ziling's hand before he could react.

"Don't you find yourself annoying?" Lin Lan's face turned cold, "Or do you find me annoying?"

"Alright, let's have a late-night snack!" Luo Ziling didn't resist and touched her face after Lin Lan released his hand, "After we eat, let's go back to sleep."

Lin Lan hummed but said nothing more.

After the late-night snack, Luo Ziling didn't return to his dorm to sleep; Lin Lan went to find Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun.

Because it was late, Luo Ziling didn't go back to school but went to Ling Ruonan's villa.

When he returned, Ling Ruonan and Luo Liansheng were already asleep.

As Luo Ziling returned, Yang Xiaodong told him that Luo Liansheng, who had been out for a few days, came back last night.

Luo Ziling didn't know if Luo Liansheng came back because his business was finished, or if he came back because he had heard about the evening's events.

Luo Ziling didn't disturb them and quietly went back to his room to sleep.

However, he couldn't fall asleep for quite a while.

The day's events surprised him, and without being psychologically prepared, he couldn't disentangle his thoughts.

In the end, he forced himself to sleep and stopped thinking.

Tomorrow, Ling Ruonan and Luo Liansheng would surely discuss the matter with him, and he decided to wait for their discussion before making a decision.

Morning came.

When he woke up, it was already six-thirty in the morning.

After hurrying his wash up, Luo Ziling went downstairs.

Ling Ruonan was making breakfast; Luo Liansheng was exercising in the garden.

"Mom, you're making breakfast!" Luo Ziling ran into the kitchen, smiling, and greeted Ling Ruonan.

"Go exercise with your grandfather for a while," Ling Ruonan said calmly to Luo Ziling, "I'll make breakfast for you. Take the day off, and after breakfast, we'll visit your Great Grandfather."

"Okay," seeing Ling Ruonan's expression remained unchanged, Luo Ziling relaxed.

Ling Ruonan's demeanor showed no difference; she seemed to have no emotional burden.

"Grandpa, you're up so early," Luo Ziling called out loudly to Luo Liansheng as he walked to the garden, "I stayed up late last night and couldn't get up today. Have you finished all the medicine-making tasks?"

"Not fully complete, I'll head over soon," Luo Liansheng chuckled, "Yesterday night, when I heard there was trouble, I came quickly. It seems it's not a big deal, just someone deliberately causing trouble. You've faced this kind of thing more than once, so you can handle it casually."

"You hurried back last night?" Luo Ziling was a bit surprised. Grandpa must have heard from Ling Ruonan that things wouldn't get out of hand, so he was reassured and planned to return to complete the unfinished 'great medicine-making task.'

"I was at ease, so I came to check," Luo Liansheng chuckled, "If it were troublesome, I'd plan to visit Old Ling."

"Grandpa, rest assured, it won't be an issue."

Luo Liansheng didn't ask Luo Ziling more questions; since Luo Liansheng didn't ask, Luo Ziling didn't elaborate.

However, during breakfast, Ling Ruonan asked Luo Ziling about last night's events in the presence of Luo Liansheng.

Luo Ziling didn't hide anything and recounted everything that happened last night in great detail.

He even mentioned Lin Lan meeting him and offering to help investigate the matter.

Ling Ruonan listened intently without interrupting.

Luo Liansheng didn't interrupt either; he ate breakfast while listening to Luo Ziling recount the events.

After Luo Ziling finished, Ling Ruonan didn't immediately express her opinion but thought about it seriously.

"This situation must be a carefully orchestrated scheme by some people, but their design was too crude," after contemplating for about five minutes, Ling Ruonan finally spoke, "Or perhaps they deliberately did it this way—mixed truths and falsehoods—to confuse everyone and make it unclear. They might even let the matter become messier by doing nothing after killing Ling Haihang. If the truth isn't uncovered, you'll be passive regardless of the situation, me as well. Our reputation will undoubtedly suffer. The Ling Family's prestige will also be damaged. The sons of the Ling Family being easily killed with no truth revealed would make many people look down on the Ling Family. Plus, this issue might incite internal conflicts among the Ling Family. A multi-pronged plot!"

"Mom, looks like we definitely need to find the murderer," Luo Ziling smiled bitterly, "If we don't find out who the real killer is, both we and other members of the Ling Family will suffer."

Ling Ruonan nodded and then said quietly, "Later, we'll visit your Great Grandfather; he should share his thoughts with us."

"Okay!"

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