Chapter 480 Northern Territory (4)
"You people are serious criminals under supervision. You will never have the chance to leave the Northern Border or even take a single step outside. You will be killed without mercy!" the patrolman warned sternly.
"Especially you, the former commander of the guards who betrayed the party! No matter how great your achievements are, it's useless!"
Ling Xiao clenched his fist.
Tian Gui's face turned ashen in an instant.
So even if we catch the Northern Di spies, it won't do any good, right?
Ha! Then why would they create trouble for themselves?
General Gu has been in charge of the northern border for so many years and has never made a mistake. A few spies from the Northern Barbarians can't cause any major trouble, right?
They're really meddling in other people's business!
"Brother Xiao, let's go."
Ling Xiao didn't move. He looked up at the patrolman and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "My lord, I believe that everything else should be put after the safety of the nation."
You can say I want to make a contribution, or that I'm crying wolf, but when it comes to this kind of thing, it's better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.
We implore you, sir, to lock us all up as well, and send someone to the general's residence to investigate, lest we commit a grave error by failing to investigate."
Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed in the inspector's eyes, and his hostility lessened.
That's right. He's been an inspector for so long and has caught quite a few spies. It's better to believe something like this than not to.
Making a contribution is a small matter; having secrets extracted by the Northern Barbarians is a big one.
"I heard that you also killed people from the Western Liao. Our border garrison admires the brave warriors who killed the Taliban."
Even if someone plots rebellion, they are acting for their own master and doing their own thing, so they cannot be equated with treason.
"Alright, we'll do as you say. Lock you all up first."
The inspector was reasonable enough, and Ling Xiao nodded his thanks.
Jiang Dayin stared at Ling Xiao intently, but was at a loss for what to do.
Just as the patrolman was about to send another messenger to the general's mansion, another patrolman came running from a distance, shouting, "Arrest them quickly! The foreman said these men are trying to escape, and their companions even tried to take him hostage!"
The three patrolmen, who had previously sheathed their knives, immediately drew them again and held them to Ling Xiao and Tian Gui's necks.
Tian Gui had just breathed a sigh of relief, but now he's furious again.
“That overseer has been cutting back on our food every day, and he even confiscated our winter clothes. That’s why we had a conflict with him yesterday. My brother was just going to inform him about the Northern Barbarians. What do you mean by kidnapping? He’s just using his position to settle personal scores!”
"Come with us first!" the patrolman said with a stern face.
"My lord, send someone to the General's Mansion first," Ling Xiao reminded him.
There are four workers here, and they are quite skilled, so the patrol dares not send any more people out.
"Enough with the nonsense! Take you back to camp first, then we can go check on you!"
I'm afraid it will be too late!
After all, three people had already run away.
Ling Xiao's kung fu was enough to take down four patrolmen at once, so he went to report the news first.
but……
If the slightest mistake were made and the Northern Di people did not make a move, and the General's Mansion remained unharmed, then his act of insubordination might result in his execution.
He didn't want to die.
He clenched his fist and then relaxed it. He and Tian Gui both saw the dejection in each other's eyes.
Even with the strength to fight a tiger, one can only lament being trapped in a cage.
Jiang Da gloated, his back to the patrolmen, and deliberately uttered two words in the Di language to the two men: "Idiots."
Seeing his smug face, Tian Gui was so angry that he wanted to kill him at all costs!
Suddenly, a dart flew through the air and struck Jiang Da right between the eyebrows.
Before he could even shake off his smug expression, he leaned straight back.
"Bang!"
A cloud of dust rose from the ground.
"who!?"
The patrolmen were on high alert, their eyes fixed on the young man in black who had appeared there.
“I saw him swearing in Di language just now.”
The young man was handsome and aloof, with an aura as cold as iron. He approached step by step and raised a sign.
"A warrant from the General? And who are you?"
"I'm looking for Ling Xiao."
The patrolman hesitated for a moment, then put away his knife. He looked at Ling Xiao, then at Jiang Da's corpse on the ground, and then quickly placed the knife against Jiang Da's pale-faced companion.
"My lord, I am truly not a Di person."
Ling Xiao and Mo Lang suddenly acted in unison.
He gouged out his eyes with both hands.
Mo Lang then kicked the man hard in the groin.
The man screamed in agony: "Ah—@￥%&&*!"
A string of Di languages emerged.
The patrolman was startled to discover that it was indeed a spy from the Northern Barbarians!
He glared at the man who had just delivered the message, and the man shrank back.
He didn't know either; the foreman had sent him!
"Go to the General's Mansion immediately and report this!"
Mo Lang's eyes were cold and icy: "General Gu is not at the General's Mansion, but at the military camp. There is a spy in the military camp, and he is going to investigate him all night."
"Then hurry to the military camp," the patrolman said hastily.
Ling Xiao looked at Mo Lang and repeated what the spy had said earlier.
"They said they wanted to kidnap the general's wife and threaten the general to hand over something."
The patrolman grabbed the groaning man on the ground, intending to interrogate him, but the man bit down hard, spitting out a mouthful of bloody foam, and committed suicide.
“Let’s go to the General’s Mansion together!” Mo Lang immediately said to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao and Tian Gui were both surprised and delighted, and immediately followed.
These laborers were not allowed to leave their shacks after sunset.
The patrolman opened his mouth to speak, but didn't dare to stop him.
Mo Lang originally thought that Shen Jingshu and Qingyao would be safe if they went to the General's Mansion together, but he didn't expect to run into this bad luck!
Did the two of them leave with the general's wife?
Hopefully not.
He ran very fast.
Ling Xiao wasn't far behind him either.
Tian Gui landed a bit too far away.
Mo Lang thought back to his tacit understanding with Ling Xiao earlier and couldn't help but feel more favorably toward him.
"Ling Xiao, what is your relationship with Shen Jingshu?"
"cough……"
Ling Xiao seemed to choke a little and couldn't hear clearly.
"She was once the wife of a rebel, and I am a subordinate of a rebel; naturally, we are in a master-servant relationship."
"Really? She came to the North and had a child."
Ling Xiao stumbled while running, almost tripping over his own foot with his left. He looked at Mo Lang in horror.
Mo Lang sped up again.
Lingxiao also sped up, but always lagged behind by two or three steps.
Mo Lang continued, "That's the son of a traitor. Tell me, should I throw him to his death, choke him to death, or bury him alive?"
"How could you be so cruel!" Ling Xiao's voice trembled.
"What, you still have lingering feelings for your former master? Are you planning to support his son and secretly rebel?"
"I don't!"
"Why are you getting so worked up? That's a bastard!"
"He isn't!"
Ling Xiao finally rushed over and stood level with Mo Lang.
In the darkness, the two figures left afterimages as they ran, their voices shattered by the wind.
"Sir, if you are worried that I will support the child in a rebellion, then I will commit suicide. Please spare the child's life, is that alright?"
Mo Lang: "You're too loyal, acting like a father."
Ling Xiao tripped over his left leg with his right leg and fell back a few steps.
"My lord, I am but a servant, please do not joke."
You're joking.
The general's mansion was now in sight, and Mo Lang said nothing more.
He breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw the two guards standing at the gate.
The guards saw the two men running towards them and stopped them with their guns drawn.
Who is it?
Mo Lang took out the token and asked, "Has no suspicious person entered the General's Mansion?"
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