Border Soldier: My fiancée snatched credit and broke off the engagement, so I promptly became a marq

When Ma Liu returned to Blackstone Fortress, it was still dark.

He was dragged into the medical tent.

My feet were frozen stiff, and the cloth covering my face was covered in ice crystals.

Lin Qinghe cut open his shoe and found that his toes were already bruised.

Ma Liu gasped in pain, but remained defiant.

"Let's look at the things first."

"We'll talk about the foot later."

Lin Qinghe had a cold face.

"Your foot is rotten; you won't be able to run anymore."

Ma Liu was stunned for a moment.

That's what he fears most.

Chen Mu leaned against the couch, looking at him.

"Put the things down."

"We must protect our feet too."

Ma Liu then poured the cloth bag, copper seal, and fragments of the waist token from his arms onto the table.

Half a piece of sawdust.

A copper seal stained with frozen oil.

A fragment of the Black Tiger Camp waist tag.

And Lu Ping's blood.

It wasn't a large box of evidence.

But every single one of them can bite.

Yan Heng first examined the bronze seal.

"License plate number".

He Wenbai took it, and his expression gradually changed.

"Deputy General Han's personal guard, second chariot on the left."

Han Wenshan was outside the tent.

Upon hearing this, he lifted the curtain and came in.

"A copper envelope, does anyone know where it was found?"

Ma Liu lay on the ground, his legs trembling with pain, but he still managed to lift his head.

"I saw it during the day."

Han Wenshan sneered: "You're just a cook, and seeing it doesn't prove anything?"

Ma Liu gritted his teeth: "It's not a certificate."

"It is the road."

Chen Mu nodded.

"Check the vehicle."

Han Wenshan's expression turned cold.

"Enemy troops are outside; why are you searching my personal guards?"

Du Song entered the tent.

The old military judge hadn't slept all night, and his eyes were dark circles.

"Han Zhao shouted from the enemy lines."

"Miao Jiu confessed that two sets of crossbows were hidden under your personal guard vehicle."

"There is a copper seal with the vehicle number."

"Deputy General Han, it's not difficult to take a look."

Han Wenshan looked at Du Song.

"Lord Du, do you believe the words of a mere accountant who was forced into this situation?"

He then looked at Yan Heng.

"Should we still believe a cook who's frozen unconscious?"

"Last night in the west ditch, today in the old salt road."

"Chen Mu's men left the fortress time and time again, bringing back so-called evidence each time."

"Who knows if they buried it beforehand?"

That's a harsh statement.

If the evidence cannot be found, Ma Liu's case is considered false.

The fact that Yan Heng, Ji Yunzhou, and He Wenbai were recorded together would also be interpreted as Chen Mu conspiring with the three to frame his superior.

Du Song was able to suppress the old case of "illegally establishing military power" in his hands again.

Lin Qinghe paused for a moment while wrapping Ma Liu's feet.

Ma Liu understood what he was saying, and his face turned even paler than when he first came in.

Chen Mu only asked, "Should we investigate or not?"

Du Song looked at Han Wenshan.

Du Song said, "I believe there might be something under the car."

That's a very strong statement.

Han Wenshan did not stop him again.

He stepped aside.

"check."

"If no investigation is found, Chen Mu will be tried for both crimes: illegally establishing military power and framing his superiors."

Chen Mu said, "Remember this."

Ji Yunzhou paused for a moment, then continued writing.

They all knew what this meant.

Once the investigation is completed, Han Wenshan will be implicated.

If they can't find out, Chen Mu will have another knife to his throat.

Han Wenshan's personal guards' car was parked at the West Training Ground.

The second cart on the left was covered with a thick felt blanket, and grain sacks were hanging on the outside.

It appeared to be just transporting dry rations and bundles of arrows.

A string of copper bells hung on the shaft of the cart.

When driving on a snowy night at the border, the copper bell is used to prevent collisions.

But the string of bells was blocked by cloth.

Zhou Tie reached out and touched it; the bell tongue was covered in frozen oil.

He took a sniff, and his expression changed.

"Red iron flavor".

Han Wenshan's personal guard immediately replied, "The axle is protected from freezing; applying oil is normal."

He Wenbo squatted down to examine the axle.

"The axle was coated with lard putty."

"The frozen oil is on the bell tongue."

Why plug the bell?

Because there are heavy objects hidden under the car, it makes a noise when you walk on it.

If the bell rings, it can block out the noise.

If the bell is plugged with cloth, it means someone didn't want the car to ring last night.

This is not a crime.

But that's enough to make everyone stare at the bottom of the car.

Han Wenshan's personal guards were standing in front of the vehicle, their faces expressionless.

"This car did not move last night."

Yan Heng asked, "Who will guard it?"

"I."

"Who else?"

The team leader did not answer.

Zhou Tieyi lifted the car carpet.

The top is indeed a grain bag.

Bag after bag, piled high.

Han Wenshan said calmly, "Is it strange that the border guards carry provisions?"

Yan Heng remained silent.

He drew his knife and cut open the first bag.

Millet grains flowed out.

The second bag also contained millet.

The third bag, still the same.

Stone was being supported as he stood at the back, his face growing paler and paler.

He was in a hurry.

Ma Liu was also anxious.

Er Gou was even more anxious.

He dared not speak, but stared intently at the grain sacks.

When the pressure came down on Jiakou yesterday, he was the first to kneel.

Now Han Wenshan's personal guards' carts were full of millet, and he suddenly thought of the grain debt owed by Xitun.

These grains are genuine.

If a crossbow is hidden under a grain sack, it means that the soldiers' rations are being used to cover up their weapons.

Er Gou couldn't understand so much, he just felt a tightness in his chest.

Old Chai saw him trembling and said in a gruff voice, "Keep your eyes open."

"Let me see this clearly."

"If anyone asks in the future, I won't say I made it up."

Only Chen Mu didn't come.

He left his medical tent and only sent one message.

"Look under the car, not on top of it."

Zhou Tie immediately lay down.

The bottom of the car was covered with thick mud and frozen oil.

If you don't look closely, it looks like it was splashed on the road.

Zhou Tie reached out and touched something hard with his fingertips.

His expression changed.

"Start the car!"

Four military officers used wooden levers to pry up the vehicle.

The frozen mud was knocked off piece by piece.

The undercarriage layer is exposed.

It's not grain inside.

It consists of two sets of crossbows.

There is also an unopened frozen oil drum.

The barrel bears a red iron fire mark.

Er Gou sat down in the snow.

I didn't faint from fright.

My legs are weak.

The corn sacks were still scattered around.

The grains of rice fell into the snow, each one like a white pebble.

He suddenly understood why Han Wenshan was able to intimidate him with the Xitun grain treasury.

The grain is in their hands.

The car was also in their hands.

Even the crossbow that could have saved Xitun was crushed under their cart.

This is not a simple account.

Several accounts were piled up together, making it hard for the soldier to breathe.

The parking lot fell silent.

Han Wenshan's personal guards' expressions finally changed.

Han Wenshan himself remained firmly in place.

He glanced at the two sets of mechanisms, speaking very slowly.

"I am unaware."

"There are many imperial guards and carriages, and some of them may be hiding in secret."

Yan Heng asked, "Who can touch your second car on the left?"

The team leader's lips moved slightly.

I didn't dare answer.

Han Wenshan looked at him.

That glance was very faint.

The captain suddenly drew his sword.

It's not about cutting Yan Heng.

It means slitting one's own throat.

Zhou Tie had anticipated this and kicked out.

The knife went astray.

They only cut open the shoulders of the team leader.

Yan Heng immediately ordered the military officers to restrain him.

"Want to die?"

The team leader clenched his teeth tightly.

Han Wenshan coldly said, "He committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Drag him away for interrogation."

As soon as he said that, the team leader looked up abruptly.

He wasn't acting out of fear of punishment.

It is despair.

When Chen Mu was carried to the parking lot, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Lin Qinghe originally refused.

But this time, Du Song personally had someone carry it.

Because the things found were too heavy.

Chen Mu lay on the couch, looking at the two sets of mechanisms under the carriage.

"Deputy General Han."

"Your personal guards' wagons are hiding some of the Blackstone Fortress's ballistae."

"Your adopted son kidnapped Miao Jiu in the enemy lines and demanded evidence."

"Your personal guards rushed to defend the walls last night, and almost lost them."

"Could these three payments be put on your tab first?"

Han Wenshan looked at him.

"Keeping accounts is not a crime."

Chen Mu nodded.

"right."

So you're still living a very stable life.

That didn't carry much weight.

But it's even more biting than insults.

Du Song looked at Yan Heng.

"The team leader has taken him into custody."

"The second car on the left is sealed off."

"The two sets of mechanisms, the frozen oil drums, and the interlayer under the vehicle were put into the military law tent."

Ji Yunzhou added a sentence.

"The records are kept in the same way as those of the imperial inspector."

He Wenbai gritted his teeth and said, "Review the accounts and verify the fire seal of the Hetian Iron Treasury."

Han Wenshan looked at the three of them and finally smiled.

"it is good."

"You investigate."

"Han Zhao is still holding Miao Jiu's hand outside."

"The Northern Barbarian Brigade is still down the slope."

"The more detailed your investigation, the faster you'll die."

He turned to leave.

Chen Mu suddenly said, "Vice General Han."

Han Wenshan stopped.

"The second car on the left is missing two sets of mechanisms."

"Blackrock Fortress will get two more crossbows."

"This is not a detailed investigation."

"This is about survival."

Han Wenshan did not turn around.

But his hand, hidden in his sleeve, slowly clenched.

The two sets of mechanisms were sent to the north wall.

The armorers loaded the armory back overnight.

It's not a complete ballista.

They could only assemble one and a half planes.

It's a lifespan longer than last night.

Ma Liu, lying in the medical tent, saw Er Gou run past carrying hot water and suddenly asked, "Where's Lu Ping?"

No one spoke inside the tent.

Lu Ping is still outside.

Miao Jiu is still outside.

Finding the bottom of the car does not guarantee that the person has been rescued.

Chen Mu watched as the sky began to lighten.

"It's dawn."

"Han Zhao should have his hand chopped off."

He looked at Du Song.

"Lord Du, should we interrogate Han Zhao now, or wait until he's actually beheaded?"

Du Song remained silent for a moment.

"How should it be conducted?"

Chen Mu said, "Let him do it himself."

Han Wenshan sneered: "If he's in enemy territory, why would he come here himself?"

Chen Mu looked at the frozen oil drum under the car.

"He will."

"Because he didn't know that the two sets of mechanisms had already returned."