Chapter 279 281 Soul Contract
"You are the one who has hysteria. Your whole family has hysteria. It was obviously you who did it, and you still want to deny it?" A middle-aged woman in the group shouted at the top of her voice. Her voice was sharp and piercing, and very unpleasant to the ear.
There was a chorus of agreement from the injured crowd. Some of them, seeing the soldiers coming, seemed to have gained some support and cried out for the newly arrived officers to give them justice.
"Shut up, all of you, stop crying. Let's make things clear first. Since you are not from this camp, why did you come here?" The officer scolded those who were howling and turned to ask Rong Xianxian.
"The camp that was just bombed was ours. They did it. I followed the trajectory of the artillery shells to find this place. I came here to look for the thugs who dared to use weapons of mass destruction against their own kind!" Rong Xianxian glanced at the group of people in front of her with an unfriendly look.
"Nonsense, it was clearly launched over there and has nothing to do with us." As soon as Rong Xianxian finished speaking, one of the people whose dantian had been destroyed pointed to the northwest and retorted loudly.
"How do you know it was fired over there?" the officer asked with a frown. They were on patrolling the camp and saw the explosion. They received an order from their superiors to come and check it out.
"Because they are in the same group, we knew about it in advance and are keeping an eye on it all the time." Rong Xianxian responded quickly.
"I think you are suffering from delusional disorder. I just happened to see it. That place is not far from us." The man snorted coldly.
"Stop arguing and come with me!" The officer interrupted their conversation. One was the victim and the other was the suspect. He would take the suspect back and report the situation to his superiors first.
"Brother soldier, look at us, we are in this state. Can we still leave? This crazy woman broke into our camp and committed crimes. If you hadn't arrived in time, we would all have been killed by her. We need examination and treatment." A short young woman with short hair and a gentle appearance in the corner spoke while trying to hold back the pain.
The leading young officer frowned. Just now when he was outside, he heard a lot of screams of ghosts and wolves howling in the camp and thought something had happened. Now he looked at the group of people lying on the ground. These people had no obvious injuries. They were conscious and spoke fluently. A few of them were still screaming, but the voices were not as shrill as just now. Combined with their facial expressions, the screams of pain seemed to be pretended.
The thousand threads in Rong Xianxian's hand suddenly stretched forward, and the young woman who had just spoken screamed, "Ah!" and rolled on the ground, running away more than ten meters away.
Everyone at the scene looked in amazement at the woman who had just been so agile and responsive. Those who were pretending to be crying and howling shut their mouths in embarrassment.
Originally, the poison that Rong Xianxian had given to the people present would indeed cause severe pain in their legs, making them unable to walk, as if their legs were broken. However, this poison was an intermittent poison, and its effects were dormant at the moment, so the painful symptoms of these people were all fake.
"Brother soldier, we didn't lie to you. We did have severe pain in our legs just now, but it doesn't hurt now." The young woman hurriedly explained when she saw the grim expression on the officer who came to check on the situation.
"Now that you are all free, come with me." The officer said solemnly.
He didn't know what was going on in the military camp. When he was ordered to come here, the platoon leader of the third platoon, Ji Cunxi, disappeared for no reason. The investigation team was investigating the matter.
"Captain Yang Chao, look carefully. Your subordinate has no external injuries on his body. It is obvious that his vitality has been sucked away by something. It looks like he was killed by his own magic sword." Zhuo Xingcan looked at the angry Yang Chao with squinted eyes.
"That knife is Ji Cunxi's spiritual weapon. It's a soul contract. The two are connected in mind and share weal and woe. How could it possibly turn against its owner? This is obviously an illusion deliberately set up by the murderer to divert attention." Yang Chao shouted angrily.
In this mercenary team, the highest commander is Ning Qingtian, who leads the entire mercenary team. This mercenary team is organized as a regiment with about a thousand people. After many battles, the mercenary team that has been holding the forefront of defense has lost about one-third of its members.
The highest commander of the internal army was Wen Qingming, a divisional chief of staff with the rank of major general. The reason why Wen Qingming was sent to Chongzhou at that time was, firstly, the importance of the mission objectives, and secondly, Wen Qingming was carrying a lot of important supplies and was tasked with inspecting the current situation of various military regions. Sending an officer with a high rank would allow him to have an equal dialogue with the local military commander and communicate better.
However, the army in the capital was short of manpower at the time, so the military hired a mercenary team led by Ning Qingtian to carry out this mission. Although Wen Qingming had a high military rank, due to these special reasons, in addition to the mercenary team, he only had three companies of manpower, and the heavy artillery company led by Yang Chao was one of them.
So although Yang Chao's rank is not high, he still has a say in this team.
As a military doctor, Zhuo Xingcan has a military rank, and it is not low, but he is a civilian and is in charge of logistics. He has no real power. How could Yang Chao take him seriously?
Of course, Zhuo Xingcan has a good family background and a military connection, so he is confident when facing Yang Chao.
"It's a false illusion. Can you tell me how this illusion was created?" Zhuo Xingcan pointed at Ji Cunxi's mummy-like body and asked.
"How did a person become like this? You have to ask the murderer. I didn't do it, so how would I know? Since the end of the world, all kinds of strange practitioners have appeared? It is impossible to infer with common sense. Ji Cunxi has a grudge against Rong Xianxian in the civilian team behind. She is good at using poison and has unfathomable strength. She should be listed as the first suspect. I apply for a comprehensive search of her camp and interrogate all members of their team to find out the truth." Yang Chao said fiercely.
"Hahaha, Yang Chao, are you crazy? Do you know what you are talking about? Searching and interrogating, who do you think you are? Do you have any evidence? Are you qualified?" Zhuo Xingcan was almost furious at what Yang Chao said.
"I'm not qualified, so I'll go ask the chief of staff for approval." Yang Chao pointed at Wen Qingming's tent and walked away.
"If you insist on saying that Ji Cunxi was murdered, I have to ask you, the military camp is well guarded, how did outsiders get in? The man died next to your military tent. I think you are the biggest suspect." Zhuo Xingcan said sarcastically as he caught up with Yang Chao.
(End of this chapter)
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