Chapter 344: The Heavy Crossbow Blueprint Was Copied
"Then let's wait for a while. If His Highness hasn't come yet, we'll send someone to check again." Lord Jin was really anxious now. If the drawings were copied by someone, they might all lose their lives.
If Lord Jin knew that their beloved savior, Princess Funing, was being blocked at the door by the newly arrived General Sun, he would definitely want to rush over and spit at that brainless guy to death.
Lord Jin and General Liu waited for a while, and seeing that His Highness had not arrived yet, they were about to send someone to see what was going on when they heard the sound of a salute outside. They were so happy that they immediately went to greet him.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
"Well, both of you, please get up quickly! What happened in the military camp during the two days when I was away?" Zhao Lingmeng said as she went straight into the house and sat down at the top seat.
Lord Jin and General Liu looked at the people around Princess Funing and were a little hesitant.
Zhao Lingmeng also noticed it and waved to the people around him, "Except for Lord Fan, everyone else, please get out!"
Chunshui and the others immediately left, leaving only Lord Jin, Lord Liu, Zhao Lingmeng, and Fan Yong in the room. Lord Jin and General Liu had some suspicions about Lord Fan's identity, so they trusted him.
When Lord Jin saw that everyone else had left, he immediately placed the heavy crossbow blueprint in front of Zhao Lingmeng. "Your Highness, would you like to take a look?"
Zhao Lingmeng heard this and picked up the blueprint on the table and examined it carefully. "There are traces of copying on it! When did you discover it?"
Lord Jin quickly replied, "I discovered it last night. I also checked yesterday at noon, and there was nothing."
"That was between yesterday afternoon and evening. And the speed shouldn't be slow. It must be someone here. Maybe someone who knows about our itinerary. After all, copying this blueprint takes a long time!"
After learning this, Zhao Lingmeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least for now, the people around her should be fine. She had returned to Yuanjing yesterday, leaving Qiuyue and the other two who stayed in the camp unable to even enter the outskirts. She had taken the rest of the group back to Yuanjing. But she would still have to have Fan Yong investigate further.
"Your Highness has ordered this, and General Liu and I share the same idea. However, it's hard to know who it was. As soon as I discovered this, I had General Liu seal off the Arsenal. Currently, only people can enter but not leave. I don't know if the blueprints have been sent out. I don't want to be the sinner of Jing State."
Lord Jin was really scared and anxious. In addition to his patriotism, each of them had a large family behind them. If something really happened, it would be terrible.
Zhao Lingmeng stroked his right hand, pondering for a moment before asking, "After the curfew, were any of the technical staff absent? Did you check who left the core area yesterday afternoon, especially during dinner?"
"When we were counting people, all the technical staff were there. But during dinner, a few of them left the core area."
While reporting, General Liu placed the list of people who left the core area last night in front of Zhao Lingmeng.
"Your Highness, what do you think?"
Zhao Lingmeng also picked it up and took a look. It had written on it who was who, what they did, approximately when they left, and when they came back. It was recorded in quite detail.
But just looking at this doesn't reveal anything. "We still need to check all the people in the core area, especially those in technical positions, to see if they have any relatives or favors with the patrolling guards. Lord Fan, please assist General Liu! After all, some relationships may not be publicized by others.
Mr. Jin, please think about who has a good relationship with you or who knows where you put the blueprints."
"Your Highness means that it is possible that you don't have to send it out yourself, but give it to the patrol?" This is a method that General Liu had not thought of. After all, if someone can do this, it must have been planned for a long time.
"General Liu thinks it's impossible?"
General Liu thought about it carefully and said, "It's possible."
In the situation yesterday, if His Highness wasn't there, no one would have entered the room at any time. He just wanted to make sure that Master Jin was delayed by something, and yesterday their military battalion transported another batch of weapons to the border, and he had been at the warehouse all afternoon.
If there had been a contact patrol, the search would have been fruitless. So perhaps there was a period of time yesterday when the right time, right place, and right people were all there, which is why that person took action.
General Liu immediately called people in and ordered them to search all those who could enter the core area for patrol.
"If I find out who it is, don't blame me for being rude." Lord Jin was so angry that he was about to fume, especially when His Highness asked him about someone who had a good relationship with him and knew his habit of putting things away. He had a bad feeling in his heart that the person might be his good friend.
"Let's check first! No one in the Arms Battalion is allowed to leave. Tell the public that the front lines are in urgent need. Give the people below more tasks and more money. We can't let the people below mess around and give others the opportunity to fish in troubled waters."
Although Zhao Lingmeng had never encountered such a situation before, she had heard her father and eldest brother talk about this type of thing many times in her previous life, so it wasn't difficult to deal with. She was just lazy, not stupid.
What Zhao Lingmeng didn't know was that the things she'd heard in her past life were specifically told to her by her father and eldest brother. Otherwise, who would want to talk about these things after returning home? It's like when parents love their children, they plan for the long term.
"Yes, we will listen to Your Highness." Lord Jin and General Liu quickly expressed their opinions. One of them was a technician and the other had fought in the war. They really could not have imagined such a thing.
General Liu thought for a moment before finally speaking out his concerns. "Your Highness and I have no objections, but we're worried that the new General Sun might have some."
He wasn't trying to deceive General Sun. He had met that man with Lord Jin yesterday, and the ambition in his eyes was undeniable. Furthermore, his timing was too good to be true; he wasn't entirely without suspicion.
"Don't worry about him. I've already locked him up. Just keep him there for now! I was late just now because I was dealing with this matter."
When Lord Jin and General Liu heard His Highness say this, they looked at each other and said in unison, "Your Highness is wise."
"If he hadn't insisted on provoking me, I wouldn't have bothered to pay any attention to him. It can only be said that it was an accident! Don't worry, I will submit a memorial to the emperor tonight."
Zhao Lingmeng was speechless when General Sun was mentioned. However, he still patiently tried to appease Lord Jin and General Liu, hinting that he would protect them and that they could just go about their business without worrying about it.
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