Chapter 323 Is He Dead?
After settling her tenth brother's marriage, Lin Changning suddenly remembered the male protagonist who was still unmarried. This man was truly strange. A few days ago, he was in a hurry to go home, so he should have been taken back by Wan Jin and the others.
Dealing with this person would be somewhat troublesome, and the fear is that the King of Chu might release him.
Thinking about this, Lin Changning felt uneasy, so he changed his clothes and went to the command post. When he arrived at the gate, the soldiers on duty saluted him.
Lin Changning casually waved his hand and asked, "Where are Wan Jin and Lu Shan?"
The guards clasped their hands in greeting: "Reporting to Commander Qian, today's drills should be underway at the drill ground with Commanders Wan and Lu."
Lin Changning nodded slightly to the person and strode towards the training ground. It was already July, and although it was morning, it got hot after walking a few steps, and he was covered in sweat.
Upon arriving at the training ground, they saw a group of people training diligently, drenched in sweat, using the same modern training methods employed by the organization.
The equipment had clearly been used extensively; the wooden pieces, worn smooth and shiny from frequent use, even reflected light slightly in the sunlight.
Under the blazing sun, Changning squinted as she carefully searched for Wan Jin and Lu Shan in the crowd.
It seemed that someone had spotted Lin Changning and hurriedly went to call Wan Jin and Lu Shan. From a distance, Lin Changning saw the two men running towards her, their faces covered in sweat.
"Greetings, Commander!"
"Greetings, Commander!"
Lin Changning nodded, glanced at the bright sun, and led his men to a shady spot. After they had caught their breath, he said, "I have some questions for you two. Where is the person I asked you to guard that day?"
Wan Jin wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, took a few breaths, and said, "The commander ordered us to lock him up that day, and we put him in the prison of the commander's office the day we returned."
Lu Shan seemed too hot to talk, so he nodded and gave a soft "hmm".
Lin Changning frowned and continued to ask, "Is he still in prison?"
Wan Jin and Lu Shan exchanged a glance. If it was yesterday, the person was indeed in the prison. Today, the two of them had led a large group of men to conduct a large-scale exercise but had not yet gone down to check.
"I haven't had a chance to see the grand drill today. Is the commander going to bring people out?"
Lin Changning shook his head: "No, I was just asking if the person is still there. It's best if this person stays in jail and isn't let out."
Wan Jin and Lu Shan exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.
Seeing the two people sweating profusely in the sweltering heat, Lin Changning waved his hand and said, "It's too hot. Let's practice a little longer, then take them to rest. I'm going to check on things in the prison."
With that, he turned and walked towards the prison inside the military headquarters, heading towards the sun. When he arrived at the entrance, Lin Changning showed his waist token to the guards.
Although the guard hadn't seen Lin Changning much, he could still recognize his waist tag. He glanced at Lin Changning, clasped his hands in a salute, and then stepped aside, leading the man to take out the key and enter the gate.
As soon as Lin Changning entered, he was hit by a pungent stench. Rats scurried around in the straw under his feet. Lin Changning couldn't help but cover his nose with his hand.
"This tastes amazing!"
The guard led Lin Changning inside, and when he heard what Lin Changning said, he smiled a little embarrassedly: "We don't usually lock up many people here, but we recently arrested a few. With the hot weather, no one is emptying the chamber pots, so the people locked up inside just go to the toilet wherever they want. It does smell a bit in this heat. This way, Commander."
Lin Changning covered her nose and followed the person. After walking straight and turning a corner, she finally saw Su Qingyan locked up in the innermost room.
Unlike his handsome and noble appearance when they first met, Su Qingyan now looks like a beggar.
Su Qingyan lay slumped on the haystack with droopy eyelids. Her face was pale and she could not walk easily because her legs had been broken by Lin Changning.
Her white clothes were now filthy, with filth clinging to her legs and clothes. In the small prison cell, a broken bowl sat in front of Su Qingyan, containing half a bowl of leftover food that seemed to have gone bad.
As soon as Lin Changning stood in front of the prison, he smelled a pungent stench and the sour smell of spoiled food.
The smell made her involuntarily take two steps back.
Seemingly hearing footsteps approaching, Su Qingyan, who was lying on the straw, slowly raised her head and squinted at the person in front of her in the sunlight streaming through the window.
Upon seeing Lin Changning's face, he suddenly gave a bitter smile.
"It's Commander Lin. I thought it was Prince Qi."
Lin Changning admired Su Qingyan's good attitude: "Even if the commander comes, he won't let you out."
Su Qingyan seemed a little confused. She looked up at Lin Changning's face with some puzzlement: "I'm very curious. In my memory, I don't think I've ever offended Commander Lin, but Commander Ling seems to have always wanted to kill me."
As she spoke, Su Qingyan looked at Lin Changning and said quite seriously, "There is no deep hatred between us. If we were to talk about the previous times, it was just a matter of different positions. I should not be guilty of death. If it is because I adopted Yan'er, I think it is unnecessary. She is just an orphan. If Commander Lin wants, it is easy to reduce the number of maids in the Marquis's mansion."
Lin Changning looked at Su Qingyan's submissive appearance and pursed his lips without saying a word.
Unexpectedly, the male lead was willing to kill the female lead in exchange for his own chance to survive.
If I remember correctly, this book is a sweet romance novel. The female lead is pampered by her two older brothers at home, and after getting married, she is protected by the male lead all the way. The main theme is sweetness.
Now, in order to survive, the male lead is actually willing to harm the female lead. It is said that the plot is already fragmented and cannot be fragmented any further. However, the male and female leads did meet. The group of people they encountered at the beginning were probably from the Marquis's mansion. It is impossible for them to use the power of the Marquis's mansion for the female lead without any feelings.
Lin Changning slowly rubbed his chin, sensing something was amiss.
"Just for the fact that you attacked the princess and us, and that your manor secretly kept the imperial edict, you are already lucky to be alive. Don't think about anything else."
Su Qingyan sighed: "I want to see the Prince of Chu. If you just give me one chance to see the Prince of Chu, I am willing to sever ties with the Marquis's Mansion and join the Prince's Mansion."
Lin Changning clicked his tongue twice: "What makes you think I would pass you a message?"
Su Qingyan looked up, her face pale but her eyes clear: "You're keeping me around because I still have some use, right? Otherwise, why did you come here today? I do know some things, but I need to see the Prince."
Lin Changning squatted on the ground, looking Su Qingyan in the eye through the railing: "You've misunderstood. I came to see you today just to confirm if you're dead or not?"
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