Lin Qinghe's medicine box was always kept at the innermost part of the medical tent.

It's not because it's expensive.

It's because it's messy inside.

A bandage, medicine packet, acupuncture needles, a small knife, a tinderbox, old bandages, and several bottles of bitter medicine were crammed together.

Only Lin Qinghe knew what was on each floor.

Only Chen Mu knew that a genuine book was hidden in the bottom compartment of the box.

That's not a complete record of military achievements.

These are the most crucial pages.

List of Firefighters Killed in Action.

Confession from the Black Tiger Battalion's night raid.

Suspicious points surrounding Han Zhao's escort order.

The White Fox Guards also seized the names of the corresponding individuals.

Chen Mu didn't like to put his life on one pedestal.

Paper will be sealed, notices will be torn down, and people will die.

Therefore, the original booklet was divided into several copies.

This medicine box was something Lin Qinghe wanted to hide herself.

She said no one likes to rummage through the medicine cabinet.

Because it's too bitter.

But Han asked the mountain to turn over.

In the middle of the night, Lin Qinghe returned from the military merit hall to the medical tent to get medicine. As soon as she lifted the curtain, she felt something was wrong.

The smell of the medicine is mixed up.

Her medicine kit was always organized despite its seemingly chaotic state.

Now the top layer of hemostatic cloth has been turned over, the silver needle pack is lying crookedly to one side, and the tinderbox has rolled onto the ground.

Her heart sank, and she rushed over to open the bottom of the box.

The interlayer was pried open.

Half of the original books inside are missing.

The wind outside the tent suddenly picked up.

Lin Qinghe suddenly turned around.

Two figures rushed out from the side.

One reached out to snatch the box, while the other covered her mouth.

Lin Qinghe reacted quickly, raising her hand and scattering the powder outwards.

White powder covered the man's face.

The man grunted, his hand slowing down for a second.

Lin Qinghe picked up the medicine box and ran outside.

The second person bumped into us from behind.

She fell in the snow, the medicine box slipped from her hand, and the medicine bottles inside rolled all over the ground.

He grabbed her wrist with one hand and pulled her sharply to the side.

The pain made her vision go black.

But she didn't call out.

She pressed her other hand firmly against the bottom compartment of the box.

"Let go."

The man lowered his voice.

"Military medic, don't be reckless."

Lin Qinghe noticed the badge on his waist.

They are not Han's personal guards.

It is the bronze plaque of the White Wolf Pass's re-examination attendant.

A chill ran through her heart.

Not one of Han Wenshan's people?

The man reached out to grab the bottom of the box.

Lin Qinghe raised her foot and kicked his knee.

She wasn't very strong, but her kicks were accurate.

The man knelt down slightly.

Lin Qinghe seized the opportunity to shout out.

"Mazda 6!"

She didn't just shout that out randomly.

Ma Liu was assigned by Chen Mu to run errands outside the medical tent tonight.

Because he was fast on his feet and because he was a chatterbox, he could make a sound that would be known throughout the entire fortress.

Sure enough, a strange cry came from behind the medical tent the next moment.

"Thief!"

Ma Liu sprang out from behind a snowdrift, carrying a broken pot lid in his hand.

Instead of charging straight at them, he went around to the back of the two men and smashed the pot lid down on the back of one of their legs.

boom!

The person swayed.

Lin Qinghe rolled away, clutching the medicine box.

Seeing that things were not going well, the other person grabbed the torn half-stack of paper and ran away.

Ma Liu took off chasing.

He ran like a wild dog in the snow, bending low and disappearing into the shadows of the barracks in the blink of an eye.

"Don't chase them too far!" Lin Qinghe shouted.

Ma Liu turned around and yelled, "I'll see where he goes!"

The sound has faded into the distance.

Zhou Tie was the first to arrive.

Upon seeing Lin Qinghe sitting in the snow with a red ring around her wrist, his expression immediately changed.

"Who did it?"

Lin Qinghe didn't answer, but picked up the medicine box first.

"Go and call Chen Mu."

When Chen Mu arrived, his cloak wasn't even properly fastened.

Lu Shuangyi followed beside her.

The cooks were also alerted. Old Chai, who was lying on the door, tried to get up, but Shi Tou forced him back down.

Lin Qinghe placed the medicine box on the table and opened the hidden compartment.

It's half empty.

Chen Mu glanced at it.

His expression remained unchanged.

But everyone inside felt a chill.

"What's missing?" Lu Shuangyi asked.

Lin Qinghe's voice was very low.

"Confession from the Black Tiger Battalion's Night Raid"

"Suspicious aspects of Han Zhao's escort order."

"The remaining half of the spoils came from..."

Zhou Tie cursed.

The stone fist slammed against the door frame.

"They robbed us again!"

Chen Mu did not scold him.

He looked at Lin Qinghe's wrist.

"Is the injury serious?"

Lin Qinghe was taken aback.

She was prepared to be scolded.

Because the original copy was lost with her.

She hadn't expected Chen Muxian to ask that.

"Not heavy."

Chen Mu said, "I'll remember."

Ji Yunzhou had just arrived when he heard the words and immediately unfolded the paper.

Chen Mu said, "Lin Qinghe was protecting the medicine chest when she was attacked at night. She was injured on the wrist and half of the true book was lost."

Lin Qinghe pursed her lips.

"I couldn't protect her."

Chen Mu looked at her.

"You protected half of it."

This statement is very plain.

Lin Qinghe's eyes reddened slightly.

Lu Shuangyi saw it all but remained silent.

She simply took off her wristband and handed it to Lin Qinghe.

"Fix it first."

Lin Qinghe accepted it and said softly, "Thank you."

Hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Ma Liu came back.

He was panting like a broken bellows, and his head was covered in snow.

"Did you catch up with them?" Zhou Tie asked.

Ma Liu bent over and supported himself on his knees.

"I didn't succeed."

Stone got anxious.

"Then why did you come back?"

Ma Liu rolled his eyes.

"I'm not Corporal Chen; no matter how fast my legs are, I can't outrun a horse."

He took something out of his pocket.

A bronze medal.

"But he dropped this before he went into the courtyard where the reviewing officer's entourage was staying."

The room fell silent.

Ji Yunzhou took the bronze medal, and his expression changed.

"The plaque of the clerk accompanying Lord He."

Everyone looked towards the outside of the Hall of Military Merit.

Something's wrong.

They thought Han Wenshan had stolen the book.

But Ma Liu caught up with someone close to the reviewing judge.

This is more troublesome than Han Wenshan taking direct action.

If the reviewers also have problems, then Blackstone Fortress isn't being suppressed by the Han family.

Even the people interrogating them may have been set up.

Chen Mu took the bronze medal and looked at it for a long time.

"Mazda 6".

"exist."

"Did you see the face clearly?"

Ma Liu scratched his head.

"I couldn't see clearly; he was wearing a hat."

"Walking?"

Ma Liu's eyes lit up.

"My right foot is light, and my left foot is heavy. It feels like there's something stuck in the sole of my shoe."

Chen Mu nodded.

"remember."

Ji Yunzhou wrote it down.

Ma Liu was a little smug.

"Is this considered merit?"

Chen Mu said, "Calculation work."

Ma Liu grinned.

"This name is good; it sounds better than 'errand boy'."

The stone disagreed.

"And what about me?"

Chen Mu glanced at him.

"You stay with Old Chai tonight, make sure he doesn't roll over and aggravate his injury."

His stone-like face fell.

Old Chai cursed on the door panel: "You dare to complain? My back is more valuable than the White Fox Guards now."

The tense atmosphere in the room eased a little.

But the relief lasted only a moment.

Lin Qinghe picked up the scattered medicine bottles one by one and put them back into the box.

One bottle broke, and the bitter medicine spilled onto the snow, its pungent smell making people frown.

She also put away the broken bottle.

Ma Liu asked curiously, "They're all broken, you still want them?"

Lin Qinghe said in a low voice, "Broken bottles can also be used to cut cloth."

Chen Mu glanced at her.

This woman doesn't talk much, but she never wastes anything.

Humans are.

The medicine is.

The same goes for accounts.

Han Zhao arrived with his men outside the Military Merit Hall.

He didn't hide his smile.

"I heard that Chen Mu secretly kept military records, and they were stolen?"

No one answered.

Han Zhao walked in and glanced at the medicine box.

"The person awaiting trial is guilty of concealing military records and coercing a military doctor to do so; the evidence is conclusive."

Lin Qinghe's face turned pale.

The charges came too quickly.

It was as fast as if it had been planned for a long time.

Han Zhao continued, "Lin Qinghe, you are a military doctor, not Chen Mu's personal servant. Possessing military records is a crime punishable under military law."

Zhou Tie retorted angrily, "You're talking nonsense!"

Han Zhao looked at him coldly.

"Say one more word, and I'll take you too."

Chen Mu raised his hand to stop Zhou Tie.

He looked at Han Zhao.

"Who said I'm keeping it to myself?"

Han Zhao said, "The military register is in the medicine box. What else could it be but hoarding it?"

Chen Mu said, "Before the Military Merit Hall was sealed off, the three supplementary registers were made in triplicate, with one copy each for Lieutenant General Lu, Lord Ji, and the Military Medical Battalion."

Han Zhao smiled.

"Who made that decision?"

Chen Mu did not answer.

This is exactly what Han Zhao was waiting for.

"No one authorized it; it's a personal setting."

He raised his hand.

"Capture Lin Qinghe."

The imperial guards stepped forward.

Lu Shuangyi's knife was fully drawn this time.

A cold glint pressed down on the tent flap.

"Anyone who touches her, I'll chop them up."

Han Zhao's face darkened.

The wind and snow were blowing in from outside.

The two sides were deadlocked.

Just then, He Wenbai's voice rang out from outside the tent.

"Who says no one has permission?"

Everyone turned around.

He Wenbai stood in the snow, followed by two attendants.

His face looked terrible.

"I approve."

Han Zhao was taken aback.

He Wenbai walked into the medical tent, looked at the medicine box, and then looked at Chen Mu.

"From now on, all supplementary records of Blackstone Fortress will be temporarily listed as supporting evidence for review."

"Whoever steals, destroys, or takes away..."

His voice slowed down.

"First, record the evidence."

Chen Mu looked at him.

He Wenbai also looked at Chen Mu.

Both know.

This is not trust.

He Wenbai then realized that the fire had already reached his feet.

Regardless of his reasons for speaking up, Han Zhao failed to take Lin Qinghe away this time.

When Han Zhao retreated, his eyes were as gloomy as a ditch under snow.

Chen Mu looked down at the missing half of the compartment in the medicine box.

He admitted it for the first time.

"This time, I messed up."

No one spoke inside the room.

Chen Mu placed the bronze plaque on the table.

"But the half-book that was stolen."

"They have to return it."

Outside the tent, the wind picked up.

In the distance, at the residence of the reviewing judge, a light quietly went out.

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