Zhao Tongpan walked up to Prefect Liu and said with a frown,
"The grain can indeed be stored. After all, Magistrate Deng can't afford to pay taxes every year, so it's possible that he's hiding the grain privately."
"but!!"
Zhao Tongpan looked at Prefect Liu seriously.
"The Fire City can't hide enough water for everyone in the city."
"Even the people who came to seek refuge from White Dragon City were taken in by Fire Extinguishing City."
"But the people who entered the Fire Extinguishing City never came back, so we don't know what the situation is in the Fire Extinguishing City."
"But last month I took people to Fire Extinguishing City and saw that the ditches there had long been dry. Without rain, there would be no water."
Zhao Tongpan pursed his cracked lips and continued,
"After all, to get to Fire Extinguishing City from other cities, you have to pass through White Dragon City."
"We didn't see any water trucks going to put out the fire."
"Where does the water for Fire Extinguishing City come from?"
Zhao Tongpan frowned and pointed in the direction of Fire Phoenix Country.
"If the water comes from Fire Phoenix Country, it naturally doesn't have to pass through our White Dragon City."
As soon as Zhao Tongpan finished speaking, Prefect Liu stood up in shock.
"Are you saying... General Zhong was bribed by the Fire Phoenix Nation?!"
He would rather see Governor Deng and General Zhong collude than see them collude with the Fire Phoenix Kingdom.
With the participation of enemy countries, if they attack Bailong City, they will have no ability to resist and they don’t know how miserable their deaths will be.
Zhao Tongpan nodded.
"That's very possible."
"Several cities near us are suffering from severe drought and are short of water."
"The water trucks passed through these cities, so how could they transport the water to the Fire Extinguishing City? They would have been stopped by the cities they passed by long ago."
"......" The more Prefect Liu thought about it, the more he felt that what Zhao Tongpan said made sense.
Thinking of this possibility, he instantly felt his strength drained away, and he collapsed on the chair.
“It’s over…”
"If the Fire Phoenix Nation is really involved, then White Dragon City will be in trouble..."
How has the world become so crazy that even the general guarding the border can be bribed by the enemy country?
Is the great Celestial Empire about to fall into chaos?
"Oh~~" Zhao Tongpan sighed deeply and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
By the time the imperial envoy from the capital arrives, Bailong City will have already become part of the Fire Phoenix Kingdom.
No wait....they have no other choice.
The total number of soldiers defending Baikong City, including yamen runners and guards, was only about 20,000.
These people are not enough to fill the gaps in General Zhong's teeth...
"Send another letter to the capital, asking for more manpower?"
"Otherwise, even if the imperial envoy comes, it will be useless."
Zhao Tongpan scratched his forehead, feeling extremely worried.
Magistrate Liu thought for a moment and picked up the brush on the table.
Zhao Tongpan saw this and quickly stepped forward to help spread the paper...
.....
Chen Yong sat on the roof of Prefect Liu's study, listening to the discussion and speculation of the two people in the study, and smiled.
Pretty good at guessing.
How could he possibly collude with the Fire Phoenix Kingdom? The Fire Phoenix Kingdom will be his in the future.
How could a king’s palace be built in a border town? It is naturally in the center of the country.
As long as we take down the Fire Phoenix Kingdom and the Great Celestial Empire, Qianhuang City will become the imperial capital of the Qianhuang Kingdom.
Shen Yong lifted a tile and looked down.
I looked at the two of them lying on the desk, writing letters on the paper with a rustling sound.
In just a short while, there were four or five paper balls thrown on the ground.
Shen Yong smiled, stood up directly from the roof and landed lightly at the door of the study.
".....Uh" The guard standing at the study door opened his mouth to yell "Who is it?" but he felt a pain in his neck, groaned and fainted.
With two "bangs", the two guards standing at the door fainted on the ground.
"What's going on?" Zhao Tongpan heard the noise outside the house and asked loudly.
Magistrate Liu's hand holding the brush was also suspended above the paper, and he looked up at the door.
With a creaky sound, Shen Yong pushed open the study door and walked in.
"Who let you in..." Zhao Tongpan frowned and shouted when he saw the door was opened.
Before he could finish his scolding, a tall, strange man dressed in strange clothes walked in.
Zhao Tongpan was stunned, and suddenly panicked. He looked at the man at the door with caution.
"Who are you!?"
Magistrate Liu frowned slightly and glanced outside the door.
The two people standing at the door had long disappeared. It seemed that the noise just now was the sound of two guards being killed.
This person acted decisively and swiftly, and it seemed that he was not a good person.
Magistrate Liu took a deep breath to calm his pounding heart.
He gently put down the brush in his hand and said calmly,
"Who sent you?"
When Magistrate Liu put down his brush, he took the teacup on the table in his hand.
His hand holding the cup was slenderly behind his back.
There were guards patrolling near the study. When he heard the sound of the guards coming over, he immediately smashed the cup.
I hope the guards can be faster.
Shen Yong walked into the study calmly, looked around the study, and chuckled.
“A very luxurious study.”
Oh my god, I’m going to get rich again.
In such a poor border city, the wood used in the prefect's study was actually all golden nanmu.
Such a nice set of tables and chairs can be kept and passed down to the next generation.
Shen Yong's gaze finally rested on Prefect Liu's face.
Looking at the two people's tense expressions, he curled the corners of his lips and walked towards the desk.
"Don't come over here, I'm calling for help!"
Zhao Tongpan was so frightened that he raised his hand and pulled Prefect Liu back a few steps.
"Try to shout!" Chen Yong glanced at Zhao Tongpan with a hint of contempt and disdain in his eyes.
That icy gaze was like the cold wind in the cold night, piercing Zhao Tongpan's heart and making him feel cold.
He curled his lips slightly and said lightly,
"You might as well give it a try and see whether the guards you called out to can arrive first and save your life, or whether my speed is superior."
Just as Shen Yong finished his words, he disappeared from the spot like a ghost.
The next second, a black shadow rushed past like lightning and appeared in front of Zhao Tongpan in the blink of an eye.
This sudden change caught Zhao Tongpan off guard. He widened his eyes in horror and his pupils trembled violently.
At this moment, Zhao Tongpan felt as if he was shrouded by an invisible fear, and the muscles all over his body were so stiff due to excessive tension that he could not move at all.
He stared at the face that was so close to him and had a hint of coldness in it. He could even clearly feel the other person's breath gently brushing against his cheek.
At this moment, time seemed to freeze, and Zhao Tongpan's heart beat faster and faster, as if it was about to burst through his throat and jump out of his mouth.
Prefect Liu, who was standing by, witnessed this thrilling scene and was also frightened to the point of turning pale.
He opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He could only stand there blankly, his legs shaking like sieves.
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