Hu Chengen was imprisoned in the county jail in the city and was guarded by Dongshan Camp.

Yuan Sanlang knew that Hu Chengen was very close to the Guard Battalion and the Xishan Battalion, so he would only feel at ease if he handed this matter over to the Dongshan Battalion.

He also took this opportunity to deal with some people from the guard camp.

The guard battalion was his personal guard, and no accidents could happen to it. He took advantage of this to cause trouble, and within one day, many people died in the palace.

After receiving the order, Ye Yingzhe, the commander of the Dongshan Camp, personally took the man to the county jail and detained him.

The moment Hu Cheng'en was captured, he realized that he had been tricked. He originally wanted to follow the palace servant who delivered the message into the palace to meet Yuan Sanlang.

Unexpectedly, the person who came before notified him to enter the palace, and then a group of fully armed soldiers came and took him down directly.

Hu Chengen, of course, knew Ye Yingzhe. He feigned composure and asked, "What do you mean, Commander Ye?"

Ye Yingzhe didn't want to offend anyone too much. Who knows what His Highness is thinking? What if Mr. Hu is released again tomorrow?

He made a "please" gesture, and said politely, "Sir, please don't embarrass us. I am only following orders."

Hu Chengen took a deep breath and said, "I want to see His Highness."

Ye Yingzhe forced a smile. "His Highness is very angry right now and probably doesn't want to see you. You might as well calm down in the cell for a day and we can talk tomorrow."

Hu Chengen had no choice but to follow Dongshanying to the county jail.

The county government office had not been used for a long time and was covered in dust. A musty smell hit me in the face when I opened the door.

Hu Chengen frowned and walked into the prison on his own initiative.

The door was then locked.

Seeing that the man was quite honest and did not make a fuss to embarrass him, Ye Yingzhe breathed a sigh of relief and ordered Lu Shichang to keep an eye on the place.

Lu Qingsheng bowed his head and replied, "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely guard this place well."

Ye Yingzhe couldn't help but look up and glance at him twice. Although there were not many surviving soldiers in the Dongshan Camp, there were still more than 2,000 of them. As a commander, how could he recognize a small sergeant?

If it weren't for this incident, he would never have heard of the name Lu Qingsheng. He thought he was an honest man who only knew how to work and never came close to him.

Ye Yingzhe was very satisfied and patted him on the shoulder. "You should do your job well first. Now that Mr. Hu has fallen, it's time to hire more people. I will promote you to centurion when I go back!"

Lu Qingsheng replied calmly, "Thank you, Commander!"

Ye Yingzhe felt even more satisfied.

After he had arranged the security around him, he left leisurely and went into the palace to report.

As soon as Hu Cheng'en fell, all the camps started to think about it. This credit belonged to their Dongshan Camp, and they must not let anyone get there first.

After seeing him walk away, Lu Qingsheng greeted the squad leaders. They were all familiar with each other in the same camp and often played cards together when they had nothing to do. Seeing the commander leave, they breathed a sigh of relief and started chatting about family matters.

When talking about the death of Lieutenant General Zhong, everyone sighed. He survived the monster outbreak and the natural disaster, but ended up dying in the city.

As we chatted, we somehow got to the topic of night shifts.

Lu Qingsheng said, "It should be fine. Let our team take over tonight. The city is safe anyway."

"Don't let your guard down. Lieutenant General Zhong was killed simply because he was concerned about the safety of the city." His colleague shook his head, and he lowered his voice. "I think Mr. Hu might have a lot of accomplices in the city. Why not send two teams to stand guard every night? That way, we'll have someone to look after us if anything happens."

Lu Qingsheng nodded with a smile, "You're really thoughtful. Then Lao Li and I will be on the same team. We'll be on duty first so we can take a break later."

A group of squad leaders outside laughed at him and called him a cunning chicken.

Hu Cheng'en sat in the prison, listening expressionlessly to the group of soldiers talking about him.

He stood for a while and found a clean place to sit down.

The environment in the prison is now actually better than that in the yamen. There is a skylight here, and the sunlight pours in directly. There is no strange smell in the prison.

He turned his back to the people outside, his mind racing as he went over the situation of each military camp in his mind.

He couldn't figure out who he had offended and who was dealing with him?

He thought he was humble, never interfered in military affairs, rarely offended anyone, and even gave some face to the princess.

Who is it?

Must he be killed?

Hu Cheng'en never doubted the Wei family. Madam Wei and Lord Wei stayed in the palace and did not have such great abilities, while the rest of the Wei family's followers lived in the post station outside the palace, under the nose of the guard camp. It was said that they rarely came out except for riding horses.

He suspected that he was blocking someone else's way, and this 'someone else' was most likely the commander of an army.

Because I was thinking in the wrong way.

So when night falls, everything is quiet and silent.

The door outside was suddenly pushed open.

Hu Chengen looked in the direction of the voice.

He saw Chu Yu appearing in the prison openly.

The expression on Hu Chengen's face changed from shock to horror, and it was impossible to describe it with simple words.

But in the blink of an eye, Chu Yu had already walked outside the prison where he was.

Hu Chengen looked at him, his expression changing unpredictably. His hands were shaking uncontrollably. After a while, his whole body couldn't help but tremble. "It's you... How did you appear here?"

Chu Yu's expression was indifferent as he stared at him across the wooden bars of the prison. "It's me."

The conversation inside was so quiet that it could not be heard outside.

Lu Shichang and Li Shichang were standing outside the door, chatting idly.

The patrolling soldiers saw this but found nothing unusual. They did not want to spoil the interest of the two sergeants, so they took a quick look and then looked away.

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