Chapter 415: Dungeon Interrogation, All is fair in war
The three brothers of the Hu family were locked in a spacious iron cage. They originally looked calm, as if they had already become indifferent to life and death.
However, when Ji Qingwu appeared in the dungeon holding a baby, the faces of the three people changed suddenly, and they all rushed to the iron bars, their eyes full of shock and anxiety.
"My wife gave birth?!" Hu Liexian howled.
The dungeon was filled with the echoes of his roar, which made people's ears numb.
The baby in Ji Qingwu's arms was awakened by the sudden roar and started crying loudly.
"How's Yaoyao? Is she okay? Why didn't she come?" Hu Chen grabbed the railing, his eyes were bloodshot, as if he was about to rush out of the cage in the next second.
Hu Feng seemed much calmer.
But when he heard the baby's tender and pitiful cry, his lips trembled slightly, but in the end he said nothing.
He knew in his heart that it would be foolish to reveal the importance of the hostages to his opponents.
Upon seeing this, Ji Qingwu quickly adjusted his posture, hugged the child tighter, and completely wrapped the baby with the hood.
She rocked the baby skillfully, and with this comfort, the baby's crying gradually subsided.
Hu Feng forced himself to turn his head, his slender eyes fixed on the man sitting on the chair in the southwest corner of the dungeon.
Although this man was dressed like an ordinary soldier, Hu Feng could tell from his posture as he walked and the attitude of the crowd towards him that he was of unusual status.
Hu Feng took a deep breath, finally made up his mind, and said, "Please, sir, spare this child's life!"
Ji Qingwu followed Hu Feng's gaze and found Wei Ting sitting in the corner.
There was a faint smile on his face, and his eyes were not looking at Hu Feng. Instead, he was looking at her and the baby in her arms thoughtfully.
Ji Qingwu's heart tightened and he quickly lowered his head, continuing to gently rock the baby in his arms, trying his best to avoid Wei Ting's sight without leaving any trace.
She knew that Wei Ting was not someone as easy to fool as Li Chengxun, and if she was not careful, her identity would be exposed.
The two soldiers who had carried Ji Qingwu earlier walked up to Wei Ting and said respectfully, "This is the midwife and the child."
Wei Ting glanced at Ji Qingwu and spoke calmly.
"Has the baby been born?"
The soldier nodded: "Yes."
Ji Qingwu raised his eyebrows and thought to himself.
Qi Peiyao’s people have not been found, and the child has nothing to do with the Hu family.
She quickly understood Wei Ting's intention. He wanted to use the baby to confuse the three brothers of the Hu family.
Earlier, Li Chengxun had led his troops to control the bandits. At this time, Wei Ting was not stationed in the Northern Border Army, but came to Black Wind Village. He must have an important mission.
They also sent someone to bring her, the midwife, over with the child in order to confuse the heads of the families and create the illusion that Qi Peiyao had been found and had given birth.
It was to threaten the three brothers of the Hu family in order to achieve the purpose of Wei Ting's trip.
Ji Qingwu's lips curled slightly.
This is indeed the tactic that General Zhenbei often uses. All is fair in war.
However, she was also slightly relieved, at least Wei Ting had not yet discovered her identity.
Wei Ting's gaze fell on Hu Feng again.
"Hu Feng, you want me to let this child go. Do you know that your men are not from the Beili clan?"
Hu Feng's eyes flickered but he did not admit it.
"No matter where they come from, after all these years in Beili, they are my brothers."
Upon hearing this, Wei Ting's smile deepened.
"It doesn't matter where they come from."
Wei Ting had been here for so long, but Hu Feng had been beating around the bush with him, refusing to give a direct answer or admit that he had any dealings with Xi Jin.
He raised his hand, and four soldiers immediately came forward, opened the lock of the dungeon, and prepared to pull out Hu Chen who was at the edge.
Hu Lie immediately stood in front of Hu Chen, glaring and scolding, "What are you going to do with my third brother?!"
Hu Feng stared at the young soldier and said, "This is my third brother. He is not Xi Jin's man!"
Wei Ting crossed his arms and said in a leisurely tone: "Since you regard Xijin's enemy troops as your brothers, these two brothers should be treated no differently from them and should be killed on the spot."
Xijin's enemy?
Ji Qingwu opened his eyes wide and quietly turned his gaze towards Wei Ting.
If these bandits were Xijin's soldiers, it would make sense why Qi Peiyao was so sure that no one would cause trouble for them.
However, this also meant that Hu Feng had secret dealings with foreign enemies, a serious crime.
At this time, Wei Ting stood up, Ji Qingwu quickly withdrew his gaze, gently coaxed the baby in his arms, and continued to play his "role" wholeheartedly.
Hu Feng's face turned ugly.
He knew that once the imperial court knew about this, death would be waiting for them.
Two more soldiers came in and ran towards Hu Lie and Hu Chen. Hu Feng raised his voice and said, "You can't touch them!"
Wei Ting leisurely stroked the wrist guard wrapped around his hand.
"I'll show you now whether I can or cannot."
Hu Lie put his hands on his waist, with the momentum of one man blocking a pass and ten thousand men unable to pass, and said with a righteous face: "What Xijin enemy army? You are talking nonsense! The people we took in in Black Wind Village are all homeless refugees."
Hu Chen, who was captured by the soldiers, was also indignant.
"If your court had not done nothing, there wouldn't be so many refugees. We just took them in."
Wei Ting snorted and looked at Hu Feng.
"Your two brothers are so naive. It seems like they know nothing."
Hu Feng remained silent.
He did not tell Hu Lie and Hu Chen the true identities of the people in the village. Firstly, he was afraid that they would leak the news. Secondly, he wanted to prevent the matter from being exposed one day so that he could bear all the blame.
Hu Feng walked to the prison fence and said gloomily, "Who are you? I want to talk to the person who can decide the life and death of Black Wind Village."
The soldier closest to him said, "This is General Zhenbei. You can talk to him if you have anything to say."
I heard that the young man in front of me was the world-famous General Zhenbei.
Hu Feng's expression changed and he asked, "Are you Wei Ting?"
The looks in Hu Lie and Hu Chen's eyes also became strange, and their originally arrogant demeanor suddenly weakened a lot.
Wei Ting said: "Hu Feng, the emperor has given me full authority to decide this matter. In other words, your life and death, as well as the life and death of this child, all depend on my decision."
Hu Feng said vigilantly: "General Wei, we have not committed any heinous crimes in these years, nor have we betrayed Beili."
Wei Ting sneered: "Is that so? As far as I know, Black Wind Village has committed many crimes over the years."
"Lord Li's men have already handed over all the robberies you have committed over the years to me. You have mostly robbed carriages of wealthy merchants and corrupt officials, but many people have also been killed or injured because of you."
He paused, and his tone suddenly turned cold: "But your biggest crime is not this."
Wei Ting suddenly walked up to Ji Qingwu...
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