Chapter 2664 What else do you have to say?
Xie Jiaojiao raised her eyes and looked at Li Bushang.
With a complicated expression, he said: "I——"
Murong Qiuming looked at her like this, as if he understood something, and said, "What did you think of? Tell me quickly."
Xie Jiaojiao blinked and suddenly said, "No."
"ah?"
"I didn't expect anything."
Murong Qiuming frowned and said, "You looked like that just now, it's obvious that you have thought of something. Jiaojiao, Uncle Cheng's death is a serious matter. Don't keep it to yourself."
Xie Jiaojiao opened her eyes wide, with a hint of innocence in them, and said, "I really didn't expect that."
"you--"
A hint of anger flashed in Murong Qiuming's eyes.
At this time, Ma Yuanju, who was standing nearby, said, "If I remember correctly, last night, when we were about to break camp and set off, Jiaojiao went to the Jinyiwei camp to inform Commander Li. However, it seems that Commander Li was not in the camp at that time."
"ah?"
Song Zhiwen frowned, then turned to look at Xie Jiaojiao and asked in a deep voice, "Jiaojiao, is that really the case?"
When Xie Jiaojiao heard him say that, she sighed and said, "Well, it seems so."
Murong Qiuming's face darkened as he glared at her: "You just said you don't remember what happened last night?"
“I just don’t remember.”
Xie Jiaojiao said innocently: "Besides, he appeared very quickly..."
"Soon?"
Murong Qiuming sneered and said, "But before he showed up, you guys have no idea where he went or what he did, right?"
“…”
"Even if he took this knife and rushed here on horseback to kill someone, and then returned to your camp, no one would notice, right?"
Upon hearing what he said, several Jinyiwei immediately became anxious.
"Don't spit blood!"
"How could our commander do such a thing?"
"How is it possible when we are so far apart?"
Li Bushang did not stop them, nor did he immediately argue. Instead, he looked down at the goose-feather knife, with something flashing in his eyes.
Facing the furious Jinyiwei, Murong Qiuming only sneered and said contemptuously, "Are we really that far apart?"
“…”
"You only ran for two or three hours before you collapsed."
“…”
"And we're going out in a large group. If we were to go it alone, everyone knows our speed would be more than doubled."
“…”
"He rushed here and killed someone, and then rushed back, which was more than enough."
Everyone looked at each other, unable to refute this for a moment.
Seeing them like this, Murong Qiuming looked even more disdainful and said coldly, "Commander Li, please explain."
“…”
"You said none of your men have left the team. So, what about you?"
“…”
"Where did you go and what did you do?"
“…”
"Even if we don't immediately suspect you, shouldn't you at least give an explanation to show everyone your sincerity?"
“…”
"I'd like to know what you could be doing out in the middle of the night on such a vast grassland."
“…”
"What's so shameful that you can't do it in broad daylight, but must do it late at night, sneaking out to do it when no one is paying attention?"
"That's enough!"
Seeing that his words were becoming more and more outrageous, Tian Ye finally couldn't hold back any longer. He stepped forward and pointed at Murong Qiuming and said, "The matter hasn't been fully investigated yet, and you keep accusing our commander one sentence at a time. What evidence do you have?"
Murong Qiuming took the knife and held it directly in front of him.
"This is the evidence!"
“…”
Tian Ye frowned, looking at the familiar goose-feather knife and the blood on the blade. The rest of his words seemed to be cut off by love.
Murong Qiuming sneered and continued, "If you want to declare Commander Li innocent, then you must provide evidence of his innocence. At the very least, ask him to explain what he was doing when he secretly left his tent while the Cheng family head was being murdered."
Tian Ye's breathing also became heavy.
He frowned and turned to look at Li Bushang: "Sir?"
Li Bushang didn't say anything and just stood there quietly.
Tian Ye became even more anxious.
"grown ups!"
Li Bushang's long eyelashes finally moved, and he slowly raised his head. His wolf-like eyes were full of silence and calmness. No matter how violent the storm was around him, it seemed that it could not stir up any waves in him.
He said calmly, "I did leave the camp alone."
“…”
"But, I did not come here to assassinate the head of the Cheng family. I can assure you of this."
Murong Qiuming raised his eyebrows and showed a triumphant expression.
"Promise? Can a promise be worth a life?"
Li Bushang said, "No."
“…”
“But, this is my answer.”
"Ha ha ha ha,"
Murong Qiuming laughed and said, "Your answer is simply not a reason that can deceive us. You are just trying to fool us, right?"
“…”
"Commander Li, do you have anything else to say?"
Li Bushang remained silent and actually stopped talking. When he was silent like this, the Jinyiwei around him were also speechless.
Everyone looked at him with complicated expressions, some even had some doubts.
Could it really be——
Murong Qiuming sneered, "I've said it before, we shouldn't even consider surrendering the city this time. The Yan Kingdom's emperor is a murderous tyrant. Now you've seen it too. The Cheng family's patriarch was assassinated on the way simply because he disagreed with the surrender of the city. They don't take the people of Bailong City seriously at all."
“…”
"In the future, after our territory is annexed by theirs, I'm afraid we'll just become two-legged sheep, at their mercy!"
“…”
"So, do you still want to offer the city?"
Although his words were obviously inciting, he had said them countless times in the past when the issue of surrendering the city was discussed in Bailong City. At that time, no one paid much attention to it. But now, these words were heard and taken to heart by everyone.
Yes, even the head of the Cheng family dared to assassinate on the road, how could other people be taken seriously by their emperor?
All he wanted was Bailong City.
When they actually open the gates of Bailong City and welcome the army of Yan Country, it might be a new beginning or a complete end.
Everyone's expressions became alert.
Lian Songzhiwen also showed a hesitant expression on his face. He took a deep breath and said to Li Bushang, "Commander, you, you really can't explain what you did last night? This is a serious matter. If you don't tell us, we won't be able to explain to all the people in Bailong City behind us."
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