What is he saying, or what?
Zheng Quchi clearly couldn't read lips, but she felt that Yuwen Sheng seemed to know everything, directly defeating magic with magic. She was completely confused and could only vaguely guess that at the beginning he probably meant something like, "No, it's not something..."
Forget it, whatever he's here for, she turned and glanced at her useless colleagues, no longer expecting them to stand up and talk.
She has a tight schedule and heavy tasks ahead of her, so she can't let these things delay her.
Thinking this, she decided not to play the fool anymore and stepped forward: "General, I... uh, I have something to report."
When dealing with officials, one must use appropriate self-references. However, since she traveled to ancient times, she has not undergone systematic learning and training, and she is truly very tongue-tied when it comes to these titles, self-references, and official terms.
Yuwen Sheng didn't care at all, and instead said with a smile, "Oh, please speak freely."
Huh?
Fu Changfeng and the others looked up and stole a glance at General Yuwen's expression. They saw that he seemed to have lost the sinister aura and murderous intent he had shown earlier.
This attitude is a bit too nice... Could it be that the general is actually in a good mood today, which is why he is behaving so unusually?
So, Fu Changfeng's mind started to wander as well.
Zheng Quchi clasped his hands in a fist and said clearly, "General, this is what happened. This elm wood, no, this whole pile of wood, was selected by us beforehand, but some people, relying on their numbers, are completely unreasonable and insist on snatching it as soon as they come over. You have to stand up for the three of us."
The tone of these words is undoubtedly like that of a child complaining to their parents, indignant and righteously requesting that they stand up for them.
Everyone stared at Zheng Quchi in astonishment.
She...she's really daring.
Yuwen Sheng slowly shifted his gaze from her face and asked the others in a cool tone, "Who tried to steal your wood?"
"he!"
Zheng Quchi waved his arm, pointing directly at Fu Tiaofeng, whose expression was stiff.
Fu Changfeng had no choice but to stand up and defend himself: "It's not robbery, General. These logs are stored in the warehouse and belong to everyone. Anyone can take them if they need them. Why does she claim they're hers? Does she mean that because she accused us first, everything in the warehouse belongs to her?"
Zheng Quchi was speechless for a moment: "..." Very well, his excuse was so reasonable that even she was speechless.
But there are some people in this world whose favoritism needs no justification, even if it's just calling a deer a horse.
Yuwen Sheng chuckled softly, and this gentle laugh echoed in the quiet and empty warehouse, but it sent a chill down Fu Changfeng's spine.
“That’s right. Since she was the one who spoke first, and you didn’t file a complaint immediately, it means you weren’t in a hurry to use this batch of elm wood. So, since she spoke up, naturally all of this should belong to her.”
No, is that how the general understood it?!
Fu Changfeng was dumbfounded.
After a moment of stunned silence, Zheng Quchi suppressed a laugh.
There's a saying that goes, "Only evil people can be tormented by evil people." You're being unreasonable, aren't you? You're being so argumentative, aren't you? Then I'll be even more unreasonable. She realized that Yuwen Sheng was indeed skilled at using magic to defeat magic.
Let Fu Changfeng, this guy who's full of twisted logic, experience the frustration and anger he feels when he encounters someone who won't listen to reason.
Since Yuwen Sheng was helping her so much, Zheng Quchi naturally had to express her gratitude: "Aqing thanks the general for his trust."
Seeing that she was desperately suppressing the upward curve of her lips, looking smug and self-satisfied, Yuwen Sheng's eyes flashed with a hint of helplessness: "Hmm."
Wang Zebang couldn't bear to watch anymore.
Wei Yao cleared her throat, trying to suppress the laughter in her throat.
This is like a blind man meeting a blind person; let's see who's more clueless.
The general and his wife are having a "romantic" affair with a craftsman. Do these people really think they can get a fair judgment just by distorting the truth?
Fu Changfeng glanced at Zheng Quchi and immediately said urgently, "General, it's not like that. Look, I brought a group of laborers to move things, but those three just came to the warehouse for a walk and happened to see us moving wood, so they tried to steal it!"
Damn! This person is so shameless, how could they tell such a lie?
To be honest, Fu Changfeng was so angry with "Aqing" that he lost his mind and became so bold as to deceive even Yuwen Sheng.
At this moment, Mu Gaoyi and Shi Hetong couldn't stand it any longer. They jumped up and exposed Fu Changfeng: "He's lying, General. Fu Changfeng was clearly late."
“That’s right, these pieces of wood were selected by Aqing beforehand, but they arrived later and claimed they came first.”
Fu Changfeng scoffed and arrogantly asked, "What evidence do you have to say that?"
Wang Zebang would not tolerate such a noisy and disorderly manner in front of the general. He hardened his expression and shouted, "Insolence!"
The three men were startled and quickly shut up, abandoning their shrewish, cursing manner.
"I have evidence. You can count them. There are seven types of wood piled up here, a total of forty-six pieces. I selected the wood I needed from the warehouse and piled it here so that we could find someone to move it together once the shepherd and the others return!" Zheng Quchi raised his neck, not very tall, but his imposing manner made up for it: "I can accurately tell you which types of wood are here. Can you, Fu Changfeng?"
Her series of self-justifications and questions made Fu Feng's face turn pale and then red.
He glanced over and saw the wood piled up, with only the elm and oak on top, the rest obscured. How could he possibly know what was going on?
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