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Chapter 129 The Fifth Person

"General Situ," Lu Qing said to Situ Jing when he was lost in thought, "The emperor transferred you here from Runzhou, and now he has sent me here with others. I'm afraid it's all for the same purpose.

I was at your house just now and didn't have time to ask clearly, but General, have you figured out who had the accidents in this military camp before and after you came?

Excluding those implicated, were there any ordinary soldiers who died like Centurion Pang?"

Situ Jing was stunned for a moment. Up to now, he already had some idea of ​​who had died in the military camp, but he had never thought about whether there were ordinary soldiers among them.

When Lu Qing asked him this, the answer came to his mind immediately. His expression became more solemn, and his eyes dimmed. "Among those who died before, there were corporals, squad leaders, centurions, a guard, and a deputy governor. The highest-ranking one was the former commander-in-chief. But none of the casualties were ordinary soldiers."

Lu Qing laughed coldly, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice: "It seems like he really planned this out with good intentions.

I think His Majesty transferred the general from Runzhou here because he was impressed by General Situ's family tradition. At this time, the Lizhou camp needs someone who is absolutely trustworthy to take charge, so that this matter can be settled as soon as possible.

Right now, General Situ probably needs to first find out whether these people who had accidents before had any intersection or anything in common.

Otherwise, why would these people be the only ones chosen among this army of ten thousand people?"

Situ Jing frowned and thought. He had been transferred here for about two months because the previous commander died suddenly. After he took over the Lizhou Imperial Guards, he had a rough understanding of the people who had been in trouble before. However, due to the busy military affairs and the huge mess waiting for him to take over, he really didn't have time to think about whether there was something in common between these people.

While he was lost in thought, Yan Daoxin reached out and grabbed Situ Jing's wrist. Situ Jing was startled and almost retaliated out of inertia, but fortunately he reacted in time.

Yan Daoxin quickly released his hand: "His pulse is steady and he is in good health."

Zhu Yu was listening on the side and had to admit that whenever Yan Daoxin pretended to speak in that cold and aloof tone like a hermit, with a slightly breathy tone, coupled with his concise and concise words, it really made people feel that this person was unfathomable and that they had to trust him.

But after seeing his normal appearance, seeing him act so pretentious makes people want to kick him.

"Can we tell if someone is poisoned or not by taking their pulse?" Situ Jing didn't know what Yan Daoxin was like in private, so naturally he didn't have any feelings. At the moment, he was thinking about whether the other party could confirm that he was fine by taking his pulse, and whether they could also detect poisoned people by taking their pulse. "There are five medical officers in the army. Although they are usually best at treating metal and bone injuries, they are still capable of taking pulses."

"I'm afraid it's impossible to tell just by taking your pulse." Yan Daoxin didn't care about Situ Jing's feelings and answered directly, like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, "Including you, I just said that you are fine at the moment.

As for whether the poisoning is serious or not, it has not yet been revealed from the pulse, so I cannot say for sure, let alone the medical officers in the army."

Situ Jing was not particularly surprised by such an answer. He expected that this matter should not be so easy, otherwise people would not have died one after another in the Lizhou army when the previous commander was still alive. But now, two months have passed since he took over, and there is still no clue.

"This matter is truly bizarre." He frowned, his expression confused. "Since I arrived at the Lizhou camp, four people have had accidents one after another, and Captain Pang is the fifth.

But although the four people in front had some abnormalities before their death, none of them had such a big reaction as Captain Pang, and their deaths were also different. Some of them suddenly jumped into the water without any warning, and some died quietly in their sleep.

"This is the first time I've encountered something like what happened to Captain Pang today." "There's no rush to draw conclusions on this matter," Lu Qing interrupted Situ Jing. "Unless the general believes that several lives lost in the army were truly caused by evil spirits, a careful search will surely reveal clues."

Situ Jing had been following his father, General Situ, since he was a child. He had never believed in ghosts and gods, and he hated people who pretended to be ghosts and gods to do evil things. After hearing what Lu Qing said, he pondered and nodded.

"What are General Situ's plans for tonight?" Lu Qing asked again.

"I want to stay in the main camp." Situ Jing answered without hesitation, "Captain Pang just had an accident, and the soldiers are quite frightened. If I'm not here to stay, I'm afraid someone will take the opportunity to cause chaos and stir up trouble.

My lords, there is an inn in Dongchuan County, which is a safe place to go.

Your presence in the main camp today has exposed your whereabouts. Right now, the enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light, so you all need to be extra careful."

Lu Qing nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder, General. I heard that General Situ had just come from the Jie border to welcome the bride for His Royal Highness Prince Yi and escorted her back to the capital.

I wonder if the old general knows that the emperor has transferred you from Runzhou to Lizhou?"

After this sudden change of topic, Zhu Yu, who was sitting next to Lu Qing, remained calm. After spending some time together, she found that she was increasingly able to keep up with Lu Qing's jumping way of thinking.

However, Situ Jing, who was dealing with him for the first time, was obviously still a little uncomfortable. He looked at the man in the golden mask in front of him with some confusion, as if he had not figured out why the other party suddenly asked about his father.

But he had been with General Situ since childhood, having been taught by his father. Despite his youth, he wasn't some clueless fool. He simply met the eyes peeked through the two holes in the golden mask before calmly replying, "Of course. The transfer order came very urgently, and my father was en route at the time, so I wrote him a letter informing him of the matter. I hadn't even waited for his reply before I set off."

After hearing what he said, Lu Qing did not express any further reaction and stood up. "It's getting late. Everyone has worked very hard tonight. General, you should rest early. I'm afraid you will be busy these days."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Situ Jing couldn't help but frown and stood up as well: "Just now, the master said that it's not a place to talk outside, so I brought you all into the tent.

Now it seems that there are some things that the adults have not told me."

"Mutual." Lu Qing's tone sounded hard and cold, but he did not deny Situ Jing's suspicion: "Since it is mutual, there is no need to force it. If there is anything necessary, I will inform the general."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away with big strides, as if he was somewhat dissatisfied with Situ Jing.

Situ Jing did not see them out. He just stood there, frowning, watching the backs of the people leaving, as if thinking about something.

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　　(End of this chapter)