Lu Tu waved his hand dismissively: "What are you all standing there for? Do you want to die suddenly as a traitor?"

These words immediately put the entire border army on edge. Weren't these words putting them on the hot seat? How could they dare to hesitate for even a moment?

They grabbed Bian Wei with ropes and pulled him off his horse, binding him tightly on the spot, fearing that if they were too slow, he would be falsely accused of treason.

The space in front was only so big, and the border soldiers who came from behind had no way to prove themselves. So they shouted to the people in front, "Brothers, please make way, I'll go up and kick him a couple of times to prove myself."

The border guards in front seemed quite calm at this point, even gesturing for them to follow, saying, "Be gentle, don't hurt them, or the guys behind won't have anyone to kick."

"That won't do. What if we're framed for being complicit? We have to kick them hard!"

As he spoke, the soldier kicked Bian Wei in the chest, causing him to scream in pain. Bian Wei glared at the man and said angrily, "I'll remember you!"

"Pah! Remember me, I'm not afraid of you. I only listen to the Commandant and Captain Lü."

Bian Wei never imagined that his original plan to target Lü Tu and steal his military merits would be reversed so quickly by Lü Tu's few words. He became a prisoner, and even his worthless subordinates dared to kick him!

Lu Tu was naturally happy to see this scene and would not stop it. These border troops had suffered a lot of oppression from Bian Wei on a daily basis, and now that they had finally found an opportunity, they would absolutely not let it go.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Bian Wei had been beaten into a pig's head, and there was no trace of human form left.

Nie Yun lowered his voice and said, "Big brother, don't kill him."

Lu Tu chuckled and shook his head: "They wouldn't dare. Don't be fooled by their fighting; they're just getting superficial injuries. Bian Wei is a trained fighter, after all. If he were to be beaten to death like this, he would deserve to die."

"That's true, but I'm always worried that the captain will blame me."

Lu Tu laughed it off: "Blame him? He's already sent border troops to guard the city, do you think he'd blame me now? Besides, I only had these border troops tie up Bian Wei, I didn't order anyone to kill him. These guys were just too rough, who can you blame?"

After saying that, Lü Tu waved his hand and said, "Come into the city with me and see if our Lord Yun is lying in a rocking chair listening to music, or if he is worried sick."

The Wuhuan head that had fallen to the ground was now retied and handed over by a sharp-eyed border soldier: "Lord Lü, please wait. We will guard the south gate. Please put in a good word for us with Lord Yun. We really don't know about Bian Wei's conspiracy."

Lu Tu said solemnly, "I know what I'm doing." After saying that, he took the lead and walked into the city.

This was definitely not something that could be agreed to on the spot. After all, the judgment should be left to Yun Tian. Lu Tu remembered the final tribulation of Journey to the West very clearly. This divine book, which recorded the top political wisdom of the Chinese nation, was naturally much better than Lu Tu's political acumen.

Once inside the city, Lü Tu discovered that his judgment had actually been flawed.

At first, he thought that once the city gates were secured, most of the smallpox carriers in the city would be cleared out, but the scene before him made him frown.

The ground was littered with dead corpses, simply left lying stiffly by the roadside. No civilians or soldiers dared to approach; everyone covered their mouths and noses and hurried past.

Sun Kuang cursed under his breath, "That Yun Tian is a real idiot. How can Wuchuan City possibly recover if he just leaves plague-infected corpses by the roadside like this?"

He and Sun Meng harbored a deep-seated hatred for Yun Tian, ​​after all, Yun Tian had cut off two of their fingers, leaving them crippled. They hadn't dared to speak out before because they were always under Yun Tian's shadow, but now that Sun Kuang had witnessed Lu Tu's power, they decided to stop hiding it.

Lu Tu shook his head slightly: "Hurry up and leave, don't linger." He wasn't a bodhisattva, he couldn't save so many people, all he could do was not look at them or think about them.

They soon arrived at the Commandant's Mansion. The usually bustling Qianmen Street was deserted, with not even a single soldier guarding the gate.

Nie Yun dismounted and went to knock on the door: "Nie Yun, a squad leader under the command of Colonel Lü Tu, has come to pay his respects to the Commandant!"

After repeating the process three times without anyone opening the door, Nie Yun turned back to look at Lü Tu in confusion. Seeing Lü Tu nod at him, he called over two people to put their hands together, and then, with a running start, climbed over the wall of the Commandant's Mansion and opened the door from the inside.

Nie Yun nervously gave Lü Tu a wink, then stepped forward and whispered, "Brother, something's wrong!"

Seeing this, Lü Tu felt a chill run down his spine. Could it be that something had happened to Yun Tian?

He quickly dismounted and went to check. Upon entering the Commandant's Mansion, he found that the huge mansion was also deserted, with many miscellaneous items scattered on the ground, making it look like a mess.

Lu Tu waved to the man behind him and deliberately shouted loudly, "Search! We must find Lord Yun and protect his safety!"

Seeing this, the others understood what Lü Tu meant and quickly filed in to search the Commandant's Mansion. Sun Kuang and his brother were the best at this, as they had worked for Yun Tian before and were naturally more familiar with the place.

After searching around, there was still no one there, and Lü Tu couldn't help but wonder, "Where did they go?"

If Yun Tian ran away now, Lü Tu would despise him even more. Such a person would not only lack the courage to lead the people against smallpox, but he would also lack the courage to do so. If we were to say which place in the entire Wuchuan was safest, besides Lü Tu's place, it would probably be his own commandant's mansion.

But there's another possibility: something might have happened to Yun Tian. However, this is unlikely, since there are still soldiers guarding the city gates; who would...?

Suddenly, Lü Tu thought of a possibility: Yun Tian might have really met with an accident, and the person who did it was extremely close to Yun Tian. After kidnapping or assassinating Yun Tian, ​​they used their relationship with Yun Tian to control the border troops of Wuchuan, thereby achieving some kind of goal.

Either way, it's a very difficult situation for Lü Tu right now.

At this moment, Sun Kuang and his men brought over five heavy wooden crates, each requiring two people to lift.

His eyes lit up with surprise as he exclaimed, "Brother, the gold and silver are still here!" With that, he lifted the lid of a wooden box, revealing a box full of gold ingots—truly a treasure!

Why didn't they take it with them?

Sun Kuang closed the wooden box, stepped forward and whispered, "I used to work for Yun Ao. This is the private money he hid that I saw with my own eyes. Maybe it's because Yun Ao wasn't home that we got it."

If that's the case, then the person who caused the downfall of the Commandant's Office and Yun Tian's disappearance couldn't have been Yun Ao, otherwise he would definitely have taken the gold ingots he had hidden.

So who could it be? Just as Lü Tu was lost in thought, Nie Yun shouted from outside: "Brother, someone's here!"