章 123: You Can't Leave

Bai Cai He taps his long slender finger on the porcelain teacup thinking about how to phrase his answer.

 Impatient to understand the situation, she blurts out several questions at once."You said Brother Ling is fine so she didn't succeed. That's good. How was she going to ruin him? Why was I chloroformed? How did you find me?'

 He effortlessly lies, "I heard the two women talking with their heads together looking very suspicious.. I moved closer felt something wasn't right when I heard snips of their conversation and sent Maisie to investigate. 

I don't know what they planned but Maisie found you as two men put the cloth soaked in chloroform over your mouth. She is very good at what she does and was able to rescue you. Since I didn't know the poisonous plan of the two women I thought it best to get you away from the precarious situation."