Knowing that they had had a difficult journey, General Li did not allow anyone to disturb them. He let them sleep until they woke up naturally, and only after they had eaten did they gather together to talk.
Qin Jian explained his purpose: "His Majesty received a letter from Prince Jing, suspecting that the prince is in danger. Since troops cannot be dispatched casually to important military locations, he sent me with my brothers to provide support. General Li, do you know how Prince Jing is doing now?"
The main reason for asking this question is uncertainty. After all, we are only speculating about what happened to Prince Jing. Maybe Prince Jing is doing well in the military camp.
Li Chao knew he had come because of Prince Jing's matter, so he didn't stand on ceremony and said directly, "Your Highness is indeed in danger. It has been more than a month now. We have sent people to search for you, but we haven't found any clues."
“Last night, before you arrived, a small team of more than ten people launched a night raid. We captured them and, after a whole night of severe torture, they finally admitted that His Highness Prince Jing was in their hands, but we still don’t know his exact location.”
At this point, Li Chao sighed. He really hadn't expected these people to be so stubborn; they were almost out of breath and still refused to reveal their exact location.
"Speaking of interrogating people, I might be able to help."
Qin Jian was very modest, after all, this was someone else's territory, so it was always good to be humble.
However, he was quite confident in his ability to interrogate people. After all, he had witnessed He Jiuniang and Lu Baichuan's methods before, and he had been using those methods consistently during his time at the Huoyun Division.
"That's wonderful! I was just wondering what to do! Commander Qin, this way please!"
Qin Jian was friendly, so Li Chao naturally couldn't be any less friendly. The two chatted and laughed as they went to check out the prison cells, while the others were free to move around and familiarize themselves with the military camp.
When they arrived at the cell, they found that the people were being held separately. They were all in a sorry state, barely breathing, but still alive.
Ensuring these people didn't die was no easy task, which shows that the soldiers in the army had quite a few tricks up their sleeves.
Qin Jian never looked down on anyone and was generous with his praise, which made Li Chao very happy. Their relationship improved considerably, and they began to address each other as brothers.
He brought out a person who was in relatively good spirits, and Qin Jian personally took charge, each cut penetrating the flesh but not fatal. Afterwards, he poured strong liquor on the person, who couldn't hold on for long and confessed everything.
The location was deep in the mountains near the place of exile. Their people lived in the mountains, and Prince Jing was imprisoned in an earthen dungeon there.
He didn't say anything more, but Qin Jian already knew from Lu Baichuan that there were mines in those deep mountains, and that there was a high possibility that many weapons were hidden there.
"Brother Qin, you're pretty good!"
Li Chao was terrified. He thought his methods were already ruthless enough, but Qin Jian's move was even more chilling.
As expected of those from the Fire Cloud Division, their ruthlessness is no exaggeration!
"Haha, I learned all of these from General Lu's wife. There are many more moves, but I'm just afraid they won't be able to handle them."
When Qin Jian mentioned He Jiuniang, Li Chao became very interested, since their current training manual was written by Lu Baichuan after optimizing the methods used by the couple.
"Madam Lu is truly an extraordinary woman!"
After getting the information they wanted, the two left and summoned several of Li Chao's subordinate commanders to discuss countermeasures.
Yes, currently the only plan to rescue Prince Jing is to deploy the troops under Li Chao. The other soldiers will continue training. Nothing is more important than training because a fierce battle is about to take place on the border.
Qin Jian volunteered, "Our main purpose in coming here is to rescue Prince Jing. It is only right that I lead the team to investigate the situation. You can all take your men and lie in ambush nearby, keeping an eye out for our signals."
As he spoke, Qin Jian took out the signal d and explained each signal: green meant success and retreat was possible, red meant distress and orange meant danger and that reinforcements should be called immediately.
Li Chao saw that he spoke eloquently, but when he saw that there were only twenty or thirty people he had brought, wouldn't such a small number of people going to investigate be just like those people from last night, going without returning?
"No, no! There are too few of you, it's too dangerous! What if we end up losing Prince Jing instead of rescuing him!"
Li Chao was genuinely worried. If they were to get caught, that would be a real problem, unnecessarily increasing the difficulty of their mission.
Qin Jian smiled and explained, "Brother Li, don't worry. We're here to help, not to cause trouble. If I weren't absolutely sure, I wouldn't have said such a thing, much less joked about the lives of the Fire Cloud Division brothers. Look at this."
As he spoke, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a bunch of bottles and jars.
"This was given to us by Madam Lu. It can be very useful in a critical moment. Our main objective this time is to rescue Prince Jing first, so as not to cause a major conflict. The fewer people, the better."
Li Chao, somewhat curious, picked up the small bottle to examine it. A small label on it bore the names of the drugs, simple and easy to understand—date rape drug, itching powder, three-step epilepsy, seven-step death, hallucinogenic powder…
Li Chao:......
It's quite comprehensive!
However, having these things reassured him considerably. He said, "Since they were given by Madam Lu, I am naturally at ease. But you must be careful when you go up the mountain; you can't let your guard down!"
Qin Jian nodded, and after receiving everyone's approval, he set off with his men.
The place of exile is quite far from here, about 180 miles away. There is usually no contact between them, and they don't cause any trouble. In addition, with the protection of local officials, the army has not discovered any underhanded tactics by Xun Wang.
They set off in the afternoon and arrived when it was almost dark. The group stopped about ten miles from the mountain, abandoned their horses, and walked on foot along the mountain path to hide themselves.
"Everyone, act according to the situation, don't linger in battle, safety is the most important thing!"
"yes!"
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the mountains here were vast and the forests deep, providing excellent cover.
Of course, there were also many patrolmen, and they were very densely packed. They had people all over the mountain, which shows how big this organization was.
I was prepared before coming, but I was still shocked when I arrived.
If it weren't for the various medicines given to me by He Jiu Niang, I would have been in grave danger tonight.
Qin Jian took a deep breath, gave each person a bottle of medicine, just enough, and then instructed, "There's not much medicine, so use it sparingly. Take the antidote pills first, lest you run out of medicine later."
"yes!"
The group took the medicine, carefully placing it in their pockets, and then split up to search for Prince Jing's whereabouts.
Qin Jian was alone and his luck wasn't very good. He encountered many people along the way and almost got exposed, but fortunately, he was good at fighting and managed to avoid danger time and time again.
However, he couldn't find Guan Jingwang's dungeon; instead, he found a heavily guarded cave.
The cave even had an iron door installed, which looked very sturdy.
What place is this?
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