Hu Zong's face was a little ugly, he stared at Cao Miao again and again, turned around and called a guard, and gave a few orders.

The guards held their torches and galloped away.

Cao Miao looked at the back of the guard, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised. "Hu Du, you'd better be careful when patrolling the mountains, it's not fun to light a branch with a torch."

The corners of Hu Zong's mouth twitched. "Thank you Cao Jun for reminding us, we still know these basic common sense."

Cao Miao nodded, and said, "How far is the nearest mountain from this mountain?" ”

Hu Zong thought about it. "There are more than 300 steps recently, but they are all within the control of the Relief Camp. Tomorrow morning, there will be other people on this hill. ”

"Then do a good search. It is difficult to put out fires, but it is very easy to set fires, a ten-stone strong crossbow, a few arrows tied to the fire, even if it can't be burned, it is troublesome enough. Cao Miao turned around and pointed to the lake on the north side of Fan Mountain. Boats on the lake should also be carefully checked. Don't forget, Hu Du, the oil in Qingcao City hasn't been found yet, who knows which ship it is hiding in? ”

Cao Miao chuckled lightly and unceremoniously turned on the taunting skill. "Hu Du also avoided suspicion? So long, no clue at all? ”

Hu Zong's eyes shrank, and his eyes looked at Cao Miao a little unkindly. Cao Miao met Hu Zong's eyes and did not hide her hostility.

is also a troublesome governor, nominally a subordinate of Mrs. Sun, Hu Zong is so blatantly hostile to Sun Luban, naturally he doesn't treat him as a person. Since it is impossible to become friends, they simply tear their faces and put the contradictions in the clear.

Mrs. Sun was suspected of forcing Fei Yi to death, so she had to interrupt the investigation and close the camp for self-reflection. You Hu Zong and Xu Shen also avoid suspicion? What are you avoiding? The whereabouts of thousands of barrels of oil are unknown, and no one has taken the initiative to investigate.

Hu Zong suddenly grinned. "Thank you Cao Jun for reminding me, but the school affairs department is responsible for the oil matter, so I don't bother Cao Jun. The princess came just in time, there are a few mountains in the south of the mountain that have not yet been searched, if the princess can send some people, maybe it can be finished before dawn. ”

Sun Luban looked at Cao Miao. Cao Miao nodded. Mrs. Sun sent Sun Luban to let her fight, even if Hu Zong didn't mention it, she would be in charge of an area. Seeing that Cao Miao agreed, Sun Luban no longer hesitated, called Zhu Ying, and asked her to lead a team of people first, and he followed closely.

Zhu Ying took the order, sped up, and rushed forward.

Before leaving, Liu Chen quietly glanced at Cao Miao.

Cao Miao remained silent, followed Sun Luban closely, formed a triangle with Ah Hu and Zhihua, protected Sun Luban in the middle, and kept his eyes on Hu Zong, just like looking at a potential enemy, Hu Zong was uncomfortable, but he couldn't leave.

When climbing over the mountain, Cao Miao saw a little fire in the mountain forest, it should be Hu Zong's subordinates who were searching again to eliminate hidden dangers. It's a lot of work, and these people don't want to rest tonight. In fact, he just said it casually, scaring and scaring Hu Zong, unless it is a well-trained special forces, it is unlikely that ordinary people will hide in the mountains for a few days if they evade the search of the Xie Fu Battalion.

I didn't expect Hu Zong to be really scared. It can be seen that although this Hu Zong has military experience, he is not very familiar with assassination and assassination, and he is a little overly nervous.

Maybe it's the psychological shadow left by Sun Ce's assassination?

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After a night of tossing, there was no expected or unexpected battle, and it was peaceful.

Sun Luban was still very energetic in the first half of the night, but in the second half of the night, he couldn't hold it anymore, his steps were heavy, his eyelids were heavier, and he could only walk forward by people. As soon as the hour passed, she really couldn't support it, so she had to stop and sleep on Cao Miao's shoulder on the side of the road for a while.

Cao Miao was relatively well prepared, although she was sleepy, she could still hold on.

He had something on his mind, and he couldn't sleep.

Seeing that the east is white, there is no news from the front, and Cao Su should not be nearby. He may not have received the news that Lu Xun was staying where he was, or his troops were limited, and he did not dare to reconcile the frontal conflict of the Annoying Battalion, so he avoided it far away.

Liu Chen's opportunity to get out did not appear, and he had to find another way, and it seemed to be a good choice to track down the whereabouts of those oils. The whereabouts of the oil were deliberately mentioned just now, which was left as an introduction so that it could play a role when necessary.

Sun Qing walked over, carrying a food box in his hand. "Cao Jun, let's eat something."

Cao Miao beckoned Sun Qing to join him, and asked while eating, "Is there any news about that batch of oil in the camp recently?" ”

Sun Qing chewed his food and thought carefully for a while. "I heard Lu Hong say it a few days ago, and it seems that the school affairs department has found some clues, but I didn't ask specifically. Lu Yi is greedy for power and doesn't like others to ask about him. Madame has also had a lot of things to do recently, and occasionally listened to the report, but did not ask specifically. Why, someone will really burn the mountain? ”

Cao Miao laughed. Compared with Hu Zong, Sun Qingtian is by Mrs. Sun's side, but he has more knowledge, and he knows that it is unlikely to burn the mountain. Although her ability and knowledge cannot be compared with Hu Zong at all. Some things are experiences that have nothing to do with how much they read.

"It's always good to be cautious. Besides, the origin of those oils is unknown, and if you don't check it clearly, it will be a hidden danger after all. ”

Sun Qing was silent for a moment and swallowed the food in his mouth. "I've heard a piece of news, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"What's the news?"

"In the Battle of Shiting last year, many Wei troops were captured, and Cao Jun should have heard of it."

Cao Miao's heart tightened, but his face remained silent. "I've heard of it."

"Those Wei prisoners were distributed to the generals, and the generals had different qualities, some of them were able to treat the prisoners well, while others did not treat the prisoners as human beings, and wantonly beat and scolded them, and even killed them. Some captives could not bear it, so they sought an opportunity to defect, and even wanted to wait for an opportunity to make trouble and atone for their sins. ”

"What does it have to do with those oils?"

"All generals have a livelihood, and sometimes they will do things that are not on the table......" Sun Qing lowered his voice. For example, robbing merchants crossing the border. ”

Cao Miao understood. "These things that are not on the table are to be done by the captives. In case it is revealed, let the captives be scapegoats? ”

"Scapegoat?" Sun Qing was stunned for a moment and pondered for a while. "Pretty much. The oil in Qingcao City may have been robbed, not at one time, but slowly accumulated and concentrated there. The day before we searched Qingcao City, the oil had just been taken away, and its whereabouts were unknown, except that the people who took the oil were captured by some Wei soldiers. ”

"Are there any signs of those Wei prisoners?"

Sun Qing moved, looking a little uneasy. "There are not many captives who have been tortured, and there are not many who treat them like this."

"Who would do that?"

"Therefore, the son of General Gan Ning, Gan Pei, is the most suspicious."

Cao Miao sighed. "Is it just a suspicion, or is there conclusive evidence?"

"There is no evidence." Sun Qing bit his lip. "So, it could also be an unjust case, or something else going on."

"What's the secret?"

Sun Qing hesitated for a while, but still shook his head. "I don't know, anyway...... It's complicated. Cao Jun, these news are unconfirmed, and I also heard it, so you can't ask the governor. ”