Too many female prisoners, a special forces soldier transmigrates and marries wildly.

Wang Kui squinted, and by the light, he could make out the words "Lin Feng, commander of the Shuofeng Border Army Scout Team" on his waist tag, as well as the tiger head pattern unique to the border army. His heart sank again.

He really is a border soldier! Although he's just a small squad leader, he's still an active-duty officer, unlike ordinary civilians.

"As for what you said about the Qin family's caravan smuggling salt and ironware..." Lin Feng turned and walked to a grain cart, saying to Qin Hongyu, "Miss Qin, could you please open a few bags of grain so that Inspector Wang and the 'witnesses' he brought can inspect them on the spot? That way, no one will say we have something to hide and are afraid to open the bags."

Qin Hongyu immediately understood Lin Feng's intention: to confront him on the spot and expose Wang Kui's false accusations!

She immediately nodded: "Why not? The innocent are innocent! Qin Fu, open these bags in the middle and let Inspector Wang and his 'informants' see clearly!"

Qin Fu immediately led his men to untie the knots of several bags of grain and dump the contents onto the ground.

Golden wheat and millet were piled up like mountains, glistening under the light. Where were the smuggled salt and ironware?

Wang Kui and the thugs behind him all changed their expressions.

Their so-called "information" was completely fabricated; it was a pretext used by the mastermind to cause trouble and arrest people. Now that the bag has been opened in public and found to be empty, how can their lie continue?

"This...this..." Wang Kui stammered.

"Inspector Wang, have you looked carefully? Is there any smuggled salt? Is there any ironware?" Qin Hongyu asked coldly.

"It's a misunderstanding...it's all a misunderstanding..." Wang Kui forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and repeatedly clasped his hands in greeting.

The Qin family can operate such a large business in the north; they must have powerful connections. We can't push things too far until we find evidence!

"Miss Qin, please calm down! Captain Lin, please calm down! It was I...it was I who listened to the words of a petty person and made a misjudgment! Please forgive me, Miss Qin and Captain Lin!"

Qin Hongyu's voice turned cold, "Then please, Inspector Wang, hand over that 'villain' who gave you false information and framed my Qin family! I want to see who's stirring up trouble behind the scenes, trying to destroy my Qin family!"

Wang Kui's face stiffened, his eyes darting around: "This... Miss Qin, that informant... that informant sent the letter anonymously and never showed up. I don't know who they are either..."

"Is that so?" Lin Feng suddenly spoke, pointing to a sallow-faced, emaciated, and shifty-eyed ruffian. "This man just kept insisting that the intelligence was conclusive. Inspector Wang, could this man be your 'informant'?"

The tall, thin scoundrel was terrified, waving his hands frantically: "It wasn't me! It wasn't me! It was...it was Boss Zhao! It was Zhao the Rascal who told me to say that! He said that if Inspector Wang were to reward me after the job was done, I'd get a share too!"

The man called "Boss Zhao," a burly man with a pockmarked face, turned deathly pale instantly. He glared fiercely at the tall, thin ruffian, then knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly to Wang Kui.

"Lord Wang! This is no small matter! Someone gave me ten taels of silver to find a few brothers to pretend to be informants... I don't know who that person is. He was masked and only said that there would be a generous reward after the deed was done... Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life, Miss Qin!"

Sure enough, someone was behind it! And the plan was meticulous, even the "informant" was arranged, with each step linked to the next.

Qin Hongyu and Lin Feng exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.

"What did that person look like? What was their accent like? Where did they find you?" Qin Hongyu pressed.

Zhao Laizi said with a mournful face, "His face was covered, so I couldn't see clearly. He wasn't tall, a bit thin, and spoke in a high-pitched voice, somewhat like... somewhat like the tone of a palace eunuch, but not quite."

The eunuch's tone? Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. Could it be... Li Song's Plum Blossom Guard? Have they already extended their reach this far north? Or is it another force?

Wang Kui panicked. He had originally wanted to gain some benefits, but he hadn't expected to get involved with the border troops and suspected palace forces. At this moment, he just wanted to distance himself from them as soon as possible.

"You scoundrels! How dare you falsely accuse innocent people and frame border soldiers! Come here, lock up Zhao Laizi and his gang, take them all back to the yamen, and interrogate them severely!" Wang Kui shouted sternly.

"Miss Qin, Captain Lin, as you can see, the main culprit has been apprehended, and I will certainly punish him severely!" Wang Kui said with a fawning smile. "It's getting late, so I won't disturb your rest any longer. I'll take my leave now!"

Having said that, without waiting for Qin Hongyu to speak again, he led his soldiers, escorting Zhao Laizi and the others, and slunk away from the inn as if a ghost were chasing them.

Qin Hongyu walked up to Lin Feng and bowed respectfully: "Captain Lin, thank you so much again today. If you hadn't revealed your identity and argued your case, this matter would probably have been difficult to resolve."

"Miss Qin, you don't need to be so polite. I was just protecting myself." Lin Feng waved his hand. "But we need to be even more careful with the person behind this."

Qin Hongyu nodded, a layer of frost covering her heroic face: "I understand. I will find out who is behind this." She paused, looked at Lin Feng, and invited him sincerely in her eyes.

"Hongyu humbly requests that Captain Lin and the others accompany us all the way to the north. Firstly, it would be helpful to have someone to look after us on the road, and secondly, my father would certainly like to express his gratitude in person upon arrival. What is Captain Lin's opinion?"

Lin Feng pondered for a moment, silently analyzing the pros and cons.

"Very well." Lin Feng finally nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble Miss Qin."

The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking.

The convoy left the town and resumed its northward journey on the official road.

"Captain Lin, in your opinion, who is the person with the 'high-pitched voice' that Zhao Laizi mentioned last night?" Qin Hongyu gripped the reins, looked ahead, and spoke with a serious tone.

"It's hard to say," Lin Feng said. "They have considerable influence and may even know about your itinerary, your strength, and the goods you are transporting."

Qin Fu interrupted worriedly, "Miss, has word leaked that the master has asked us to transport this batch of medicinal herbs and those cartloads of specially made 'soft steel ingots'?"

Soft steel? Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat.

He had heard of this thing when he was in Shuofeng City. It was a type of steel forged with special mineral powder, which combined flexibility and hardness. Its production was extremely low and it was exclusively used by the elite border troops and generals to make close-fitting inner armor and special weapons. It was indeed under very strict control.

The fact that the Qin family was able to obtain and transport such items suggests that Qin Hongyu's father, the old man Qin, has considerable influence and connections within the Northern Army.