In this chaotic world of vying for power, I can become stronger by marrying a wife.

Unexpectedly, this bastard not only survived, but also infiltrated the army and became a supply officer. Even more unexpectedly, he dared to collude with the Northern Barbarians.

"If you don't court death, you won't die," Su Ming muttered to himself.

Wei Lang didn't hear Su Ming's mutterings and leaned closer to whisper, "Sir, there are fifty guards at the granary, all of whom are Zhao Hu's trusted men. If we attack head-on, it will cause too much of a commotion."

"Who said we were going to attack head-on?" Su Ming said, taking out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket and handing it to Wei Lang.

"What is this?"

"A sleeping potion," Su Ming said calmly. "I added a little something extra, the kind that kills instantly."

Wei Lang gasped.

How ruthless!

"Take ten men, climb over the wall from the east, and poison the guards' water tanks."

"The rest of you, follow me through the main entrance."

Wei Lang accepted the order and left.

Su Ming checked the time, waited another quarter of an hour, and then led his men swaggering toward the main gate of the granary.

The two guards immediately raised their spears when they saw someone approaching.

"Who goes there!"

Su Ming took out his centurion's token and said coldly, "Su Ming, centurion of the Divine Machine Battalion under Commandant Xiao, is here to check the military rations at the granary. Open the gate."

The two guards exchanged a glance, somewhat hesitant.

"Why are you taking inventory of military rations so late at night?"

"You dare question Commander Xiao's orders?" Su Ming's voice suddenly rose. "Or are you hiding something?"

The two guards, intimidated by the imposing aura, instinctively made way for each other.

Su Ming led his men inside.

Inside the granary, the lights were on, and several guards were sitting together drinking. When they saw Su Ming and his group enter, they all stood up.

"Who are you people?"

Su Ming ignored them and walked directly into the depths of the granary.

"stop!"

A guard rushed forward to stop him, but Zhang San punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious on the spot.

"court death!"

The other guards drew their swords.

But the next second, their movements slowed down, and their eyes began to glaze over.

The sleeping potion has taken effect.

Thump, thump—

One by one, the guards fell to the ground, completely losing consciousness.

Su Ming didn't even glance at them and continued walking forward.

Deep inside the granary was a separate room with the door tightly closed, from which voices could be heard.

"This batch of grain can be shipped out tomorrow; the Red Wolf King is getting impatient."

"Don't worry, that brute Xiao Qingtian has no idea what we're doing."

"Haha, once we pull off this job, we'll be rich!"

Su Ming stopped outside the door, his smile growing colder and colder. He suddenly raised his foot and kicked the door open.

boom!

The door shattered with a crash.

Inside, seven or eight people were sitting around a table with account books and banknotes on it. The person in the lead was Zhao Hu.

Upon seeing Su Ming, Zhao Hu's face instantly turned deathly pale. "Su... Su Ming?!"

"Long time no see, Zhao Hu." Su Ming strolled into the room, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. "Looks like you're all doing well."

Realizing he had been somewhat timid, Zhao Hu suddenly stood up, his voice trembling with fear, and said, "What do you think you're doing?! This is the army's granary. If you dare to cause trouble, even Xiao Qingtian can't protect you!"

"Captain Xiao?" Su Ming laughed. "You think I came here on my own?"

Zhao Hu's face paled even more, his expression filled with disbelief. "Impossible... How could Xiao Qingtian know..."

"Because someone tipped them off."

Su Ming pulled out the black scroll from his pocket and threw it on the table. "Your collusion with the Northern Barbarians has been under Captain Xiao's nose from beginning to end. The reason he hasn't taken action against you is simply that he's waiting for the right opportunity."

"And now—" Su Ming's eyes suddenly turned icy cold, "the opportunity has arrived."

Zhao Hu trembled, knowing there was no point in saying anything more. He drew his sword and roared, "Kill him! Kill him now!"

The others also drew their swords.

But the next second, dozens of arrows pierced the air and arrived.

Puff puff!

Seven people were instantly riddled with bullets.

Only Zhao Hu had his wrist pierced by an arrow shot by Su Ming, and his knife fell to the ground.

"ah--!"

Zhao Hu clutched his wrist and screamed in agony, collapsing to his knees.

Su Ming walked up to him, looking down at him. "Do you remember back on the mountain, you tried to kill me with a trap?"

Zhao Hu trembled all over, his eyes filled with fear. "I...I was wrong...Master Su, spare my life..."

"Spare you?"

Su Ming squatted down and patted his face. "When you tried to steal my prey, why didn't you think of sparing me? When you colluded with the Northern Barbarians and killed countless comrades, why didn't you think of sparing them?"

As he spoke, he stood up, drew a dagger from his waist, and said in a voice as cold as ice, "Don't worry, I'll make sure you die quickly."

"After all, I'm in a hurry."

The dagger fell, and Zhao Hu's screams abruptly ceased.

Su Ming wiped the blood off his knife and turned to look at Zhang San and the others.

"Put away all the account books and banknotes, move all the grain, and then—"

"Burn it all up in one fire."

"yes!"

The crowd responded with a resounding roar.

Half an hour later, a raging fire broke out in the Black Wind Pass granary.

The firelight illuminated half the sky.

Su Ming stood at a distance, watching the raging flames, a satisfied smile playing on his lips.

[Ding! Defeat the traitor Zhao Hu, gain Luck Points +50!]

[Ding! Hidden quest "Cleanse the Worms" completed, reward: Divine weapon "Broken Army Spear"!]

[Ding! Loyalty among members of the Divine Machine Battalion has greatly increased!]

The system's notification sounds are pleasant and easy to hear.

Just then, Wei Lang's expression suddenly changed. "My lord! Someone's coming!"

Su Ming frowned and turned to look.

In the distance, a troop of cavalry was galloping towards them.

The leader was a middle-aged man dressed in black armor, with a token bearing the words "Ministry of War" hanging from his waist.

Black-armored soldiers followed behind.

Su Ming's eyes narrowed. They arrived so quickly?

The middle-aged man reined in his horse, his gaze falling on Su Ming. He sneered, "How dare you! You've burned down the army's granary without authorization. Do you know your crime?"

Su Ming didn't say anything, but simply took out the black scroll that Xiao Qingtian had given him and threw it over.

See for yourself.

The middle-aged man took the scroll, opened it, and his expression changed slightly, but he quickly sneered, "Even if there's a traitor in the granary, that's the Ministry of War's job to handle it, not your place as a mere centurion!"

"Moreover, what you burned wasn't just the granary; it also contained 30,000 taels of silver that Minister Liu of the Ministry of War had entrusted to it!"

"Su Ming, how dare you burn down the Ministry of War's property!"

"Guards, seize him!"

"Heh!" Su Ming sneered, his eyes turning completely cold.

So that's how it is. This was a setup all along, designed to give a legitimate reason for the nonexistent 30,000 taels of silver to disappear.