Chapter 2663 Did you remember something?

Li Bushang said, "Originally, we had a limited number of these sabers here, but just a few nights ago, we experienced a great battle."

"A big fight? With whom?"

"Follow the wolf."

"What?!"

When they heard this, they were stunned for a moment. When they heard the word "wolf", they subconsciously turned to look at Xie Jiaojiao, who nodded and said, "That's right."

“…”

"When Uncle Ma, Brother Xue, and I rushed to reunite with them, they were indeed attacked by wolves."

Song Zhi asked, "Why did the wolves attack them?"

Xie Jiaojiao said calmly, "Autumn is here, and people need to put on weight. Wolves have to survive the long, food-free winter, so naturally they come out in search of food. This isn't surprising."

When Song Zhiwen heard this, he took a deep breath.

Although everyone in Bailong City knew about the special relationship between Miss Xie Jiaojiao and the wolf pack, and many people had witnessed her dancing with the wolves, under her influence, those originally ferocious and cunning wild wolves seemed to be like docile domestic dogs in people's eyes.

But her words suddenly made people sober up.

That tameness was only found in Xie Jiaojiao. Other than that, all the wild wolves were bloodless and ferocious beasts. They ate people, every living person they could hunt.

The expressions of those people in Bailong City changed.

But no one said much.

Xie Jiaojiao continued, "When we arrived, they had already been fighting the wolves all night, and he—"

As she spoke, she turned to look at Li Bushang.

His eyes flickered as he whispered, "They also defeated the wolves."

“…”

"When I arrived, I simply dispersed the wolves to stop the bloody battle between the two sides, which would have resulted in unnecessary casualties."

Murong Qiuming said coldly: "What does this have to do with this knife?"

Li Bushang said, "During the melee, many of us lost our swords."

“…”

"However, the situation at the time left us no time to clean up the battlefield. Moreover, after reuniting with the people from your city, our most important priority was to reunite with you and protect your safety. Therefore, we did not go to retrieve the lost sword."

“…”

"I think this is one of them."

After he finished speaking, he looked up at everyone.

Song Zhiwen and Xue Huai'en looked at each other, frowning, and did not speak for a while.

This argument sounds reasonable, but it is very easy to break through.

Murong Qiuming clapped his hands and sneered, "How hypocritical! Just because it's lost, this murder weapon has nothing to do with you?"

“…”

"But how do we know what you are thinking?"

“…”

"How can we know whether this knife was lost during the fight with the wolves, or whether you used this as an excuse to assassinate the head of the Cheng family?"

Li Bushang said calmly, "If we really intend to assassinate the Cheng family's Patriarch as Master Murong said, why would we use such an obvious knife whose owner can be immediately identified?"

“…”

"After killing someone, why didn't you take the person away with you, but instead threw him into the river?"

Murong Qiuming glanced at the Jinyiwei, many of whom were still carrying similar knives on their waists. He sneered and said, "You used such a knife to assassinate, perhaps because you didn't prepare any other knives. Moreover, killing people in our camp requires timing and even more so, the means. If you use an unfamiliar weapon, it may increase the probability of failure."

“…”

"With any sword or weapon, the more familiar you are with it, the better. What do you think?"

Li Bushang looked at him without saying anything.

Murong Qiuming continued, "As for why the knife was thrown by the river—that's even simpler. Don't forget, the river rose last night."

“…”

"The murderer may have dropped the knife into the river in his haste while fleeing the scene. However, as the rising river water receded this morning, the knife, which had already fallen into the river, slowly emerged."

“…”

"Do you think my explanation is more reasonable than the idea that you lost your knife while fighting with wolves?"

The Jinyiwei around him all frowned.

Li Bushang looked at him coldly, and after a long silence, he said calmly, "Indeed, it makes more sense."

Tian Ye and the others immediately became anxious: "Sir!"

Li Bushang raised his hand again to stop them and continued, "However, what Mr. Murong said is reasonable, and what I just said is not unreasonable. Besides, if this knife is really lost, the Jinyiwei can use it, and the troops in your city can also use it if they get it."

Song Zhiwen was surprised.

He said in a deep voice: "You mean, one of our own people might get this knife and use it to kill people?"

Li Bushang said calmly, "At least after I met up with you all, it seems that your relationship isn't very harmonious."

"What a slander!"

Murong Qiuming sneered and said, "You're quite good at making excuses. The people we sent to join you over there were led by Ma Yuanju and Xue Zhen, so we have a certain number of people. Why not ask, has anyone left the team along the way and their whereabouts are unknown?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuanju immediately said, "I can prove this."

“…”

"Our troops have been marching in teams of ten along the way, moving in unison. If one person were to leave the team, the other nine would definitely be notified."

Xue Huai'en also said: "That's right, and the personnel in the team are all transferred from various families to join the group together, so there will be no mutual protection."

Murong Qiuming sneered and looked at Li Bushang.

"Well, what about you?"

“…”

"You Jinyiwei, you look so well-dressed, but do you have a fixed number of people like us? Could someone just disappear when you're not paying attention?"

Li Bushang said calmly, "I brought a total of 528 people, 33 teams of 16 each. We've counted the number of people along the way. We even counted the number of people when we set out at midnight yesterday. There's no sign of anyone leaving the team and disappearing as you mentioned."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Jiaojiao beside him suddenly said "uh".

But he immediately stopped and lowered his head.

Although her voice was low, everyone here was very focused and heard her voice immediately. Song Zhiwen turned to look at her and asked, "Jiaojiao, what's wrong?"

Xue Huai'en frowned: "Did you remember something?"

Xie Jiaojiao raised her eyes and looked at Li Bushang.

With a complicated expression, he said: "I——"