The houses in the Northwest Army Camp stood in rows. The houses of the commander and deputy commander were not in the same place as the soldiers' houses. He Yunchang followed the black shadow several times.
The black shadow seemed to be very familiar with the Northwest Military Camp.
He Yunchang was puzzled. If he looked so familiar, he must be one of his own. But why was he wearing a black nightgown and a veil covering his face?
A figure seemed to flash past in a house not far away.
He Yunchang did not dare to step forward but hid himself in the shadow of the house.
After a while.
Several figures popped up curiously.
Then he walked towards the row of houses at the back with a thieving look.
He Yunchang was about to step forward when he noticed someone landing beside him. He raised his knife but was stopped by the person.
"Yunchang, it's me."
He Yunchang's eyes moistened, and he said in a low voice, "Military Advisor."
"The general is worried about us brothers, so he asked me to find a way to stay and take care of you." Military Advisor Mo was slender, like a green bamboo in an empty valley.
"Military Advisor, Yunchang has failed to live up to the general's trust."
Military Advisor Mo was dressed as a cook, wearing a cloth cap. Holding a large iron ladle, he quickly carried He Yunchang to the room where someone had been earlier.
"We'll talk about it later, save people first."
The two of them quickly passed by.
Military Advisor Mo used the iron spoon in his hand to cover the man's head, and the man at the door groaned and fell to the ground.
The door was opened.
The people inside didn't have time to take action because the sleeping soldiers had already woken up.
"Catch the thief."
"Who are you?" The man in the night uniform cried out, pointing at He Yunchang and Military Advisor Mo and shouting.
Military Advisor Mo didn't allow them to say anything at all. He hit them all on the head with a big iron spoon.
He Yunchang tied up the people outside.
Not far away.
There were footsteps.
He Yunchang and Military Advisor Mo looked at each other. It seemed that tonight was a trap set by someone.
Walking into a trap.
The soldiers in the room had already gathered around. He Yunchang saw that the sergeant inside was Zhao Ke. He quickly pulled Zhao Ke aside and whispered something to him. Zhao Ke looked shocked and nodded in agreement without asking any further questions.
He Yunchang and Military Advisor Mo each picked up two unconscious people and jumped out of the window.
Zhao Ke tied up the remaining man, gagged him and stuffed him under the bed.
Then block it with a wooden box.
Then he asked everyone to go to sleep as if nothing had happened.
outside the house.
Gou Gangchang's confidant walked quickly towards here with a team of patrolling soldiers.
We went back and forth for several rounds.
Something is so wrong.
It's unacceptable to be so quiet.
"Deputy General Lin, did we choose the wrong place? There is not even a ghost here, or did He Yunchang and Chen Xiaogang know that this is a trap and they can't escape?" The patrol captain asked in a low voice.
“Pah.”
Deputy General Lin slapped him.
"How is that possible? They are more anxious than us. Knowing there is a clue, there is no way they won't take action."
"Go in and search."
"yes."
Zhao Ke and others pricked up their ears to listen to the subtle noises outside, and sure enough, someone came knocking on the door.
"What happened? Aren't you being chased by ghosts in the middle of the night?" Zhao Ke cursed as he got up.
As soon as the door opens, he kicks the person knocking on it repeatedly.
Deputy General Lin in the back: ...
"One of our own."
Zhao Ke glared at him and sneered, "You didn't say anything in the middle of the night. How could we know if you were a human or a ghost? I suspect that my brother died at the hands of one of our own people."
The soldiers in the back row all stood up with their swords in hand.
Lieutenant General Lin cleared his throat and said, "We saw someone suspicious coming, so we came to investigate."
Zhao Ke saluted Lieutenant General Lin and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Lieutenant General Lin, shouldn't the patrol captain be responsible for this matter? Furthermore, Lieutenant Generals He and Chen are also responsible. Why are you here?"
Lieutenant General Lin said angrily, "Are you questioning the inappropriateness of my trip?"
"I dare not."
"If He Yunchang and Chen Xiaogang are capable, why should I worry about it in the middle of the night?" Lieutenant General Lin looked down with a gleam in his eyes.
Zhao Ke scratched his ear with his hand and said with a simple smile, "This has never happened in the Northwest Camp before. It's understandable that Lieutenant Generals He and Chen were not aware of it for a moment."
"Sergeant Zhao is right. Such a horrific thing has never happened in the Northwest Camp."
What everyone meant was: This happened because you came.
Anyone with a bit of shame should know what's going on, right?
Lieutenant General Lin narrowed his eyes dangerously and stared at the soldiers in front of him. A few more people were added to the death ledger.
"Didn't you see anyone come into the house?"
Zhao Ke looked at them as if they were idiots. "How could we be woken by someone entering the house?"
"How about we come in and search it?"
The patrol captain cast a thoughtful look at Zhao Ke, then asked Lieutenant General Lin:
"Lieutenant General Lin. Let's go in and search."
Lieutenant General Lin stared at Zhao Ke and the people behind him for several breaths.
"Walk."
He turned around and walked a few steps, then turned back to look at Zhao Ke and snorted with disdain.
"Remember to report any unusual movements."
Zhao Ke saluted again: "I obey your command."
The group walked towards the back house. "Did you come to the wrong place?" Lieutenant General Lin stopped and asked the person next to him.
"No. It's correct according to what's written on the note."
Lieutenant General Lin had a vague feeling that something was wrong, and that the words on the note might have been tampered with.
"Check them row by row and make sure you find those people."
"yes."
After searching for half an hour, I still couldn't find those people.
Lieutenant General Lin was shocked. He called his confidant and asked him to go to that place quickly and take the people inside out of the military camp.
The man left in a hurry.
In just a cup of tea, the man hurried back.
He pushed the door open anxiously.
"Lieutenant General Lin, there's no one there. There are signs of a struggle."
Lieutenant General Lin felt his forehead throbbing, his heart pounding, as if he wanted to run away.
He slumped in his chair, his back drenched in sweat. He stared blankly ahead, "It's over. It's completely over now."
He knew that he had fallen into the trap set by He Yunchang and others.
Before Lieutenant General Lin could react, someone came from outside the door.
"Lieutenant General Lin, General Gou wants you to come over. He said there's some clues regarding the murder of a soldier."
"Wait a moment."
"Deputy General Lin, go to General Gou's tent immediately to discuss this matter." The person who spoke lacked his usual attentiveness and enthusiasm, and was more impatient and disgusted.
Lieutenant General Lin gave a wry smile.
He knew that the people behind him were too powerful and there was no way he could be allowed to survive.
Lieutenant General Lin took a black pill from the secret compartment at the head of the bed, looked at the pill in his hand and swallowed it.
Then he straightened his uniform, put on the hat that represented his status and walked out.
"Please come in, Lieutenant General Lin." The person outside the door was sent by the old military advisor to Gou Gangchang.
The man cast a warning look at Lieutenant General Lin and said with a low laugh, "Lieutenant General Lin, I heard the young master's birthday is coming up in a few days. We need to celebrate it properly, right?"
Lieutenant General Lin clenched his fists, closed his eyes and then slowly opened them.
"My family likes life in the mountains and will return to the countryside in the future."
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