Section VI

In the jungle-covered Tussaud Province, the palace guard brigade commanded by Leo pressed the formation, and nearly 300,000 demon Jīng Rui troops began to search the entire province. Zichuan Xiu started to flee from Tussauds Province, and the upper echelons of the kingdom thought that he was injured and should not be able to run far, and he should not have left the area of the province. In addition, the province is also the location of the Demon God Emperor's car, and for the safety of the emperor's car, the search is particularly strict. The arrogant hooves of the demon soldiers almost turned the entire province over.

The Ghanaian Regiment was responsible for the search and arrest of the provinces of Deya and Iria. These two provinces were originally the last strongholds of humanity in the Far East, and many remote places still harbored many human inhabitants who had not had time to retreat. The base camp believes that it is possible that Zichuan Xiu is hidden here. In order to completely eradicate the possibility of Zichuan Xiu's hiding, plus for the demons, human beings all look similar, and it is difficult to identify which one is Zichuan Xiu. The Governor of Ghana, Ross, ordered that if he saw a human being, he would kill until he saw the light.

The Pai Military Region is the most powerful army group in the kingdom, so they are also responsible for the widest range: Wag, Gudisa, Volun, Singa...... and other ten provinces are their search and arrest range. In order to solve the problem of too large a search area and insufficient troops, nearly half a million of the Far Eastern Race United Army will also work together with the regular army of the Demon Race to participate in the search and capture.

The Ling Buxu Legion, that is, the forward group of the Demon Kingdom, is responsible for guarding the last line of defense of the Kingdom. They were to seal off the eastern side of the Valen fortress and the area of the province of Vünek. Their mission is to never let Shikawa Shu enter Valen.

On the Far Eastern Highway, the main road that runs through the Far East, the Senea 11th Cavalry Brigade was responsible for blockade. The cavalry patrolled at night. On the 1,000-mile journey from Tussauds to Fumingk, the infantry brigade set up nearly 300 checkpoints to check pedestrians, and between the sentry posts, groups of cavalry patrolled back and forth. At night, the torches in the hands of the patrol cavalry formed a long shining dragon, which ran from end to end along the Far Eastern Highway......

This was the largest manhunt in history, and the huge demon army was completely mobilized. Following the instructions of the Demon God Emperor, they blocked every road, junction, and ferry, searched every village, forest, and mountain, and checked every pedestrian. It stands to reason that there is no reason why a seriously injured human cannot be found under such a rigorous search. The demon generals were confident: "Even if it's an embroidery needle, we can find it!"

In the afternoon of the same day, the search operation made great progress. On the outskirts of the Gojicha Forest, the Demon Searchers found the kidnapped Princess Cardin - when found, the princess was sitting on a rock and counting her fingers boredly, and she complained to the rescue team of the demons, "Why is it so late? 」

According to the preliminary diagnosis of the military doctor on the spot, the princess was in good health and unharmed. When the news came back, the demon base camp was thunderous, and the demon officer who commanded the search squadron was immediately promoted to team leader.

Princess Cardin provided valuable information: "I saw Shikawa Shu running there with my own eyes!"

The base camp attaches great importance to it. Based on Cardin's intelligence, they refocused their search. A large number of demon soldiers were dispatched to an uninhabited desert area about a thousand kilometers away from Gojicha, and they were told, "Zichuan Xiu is here, find him!" Looking at the endless desert, the scorching heat, the demon soldiers were so desperate that they wanted to commit suicide.

A week passed, and they failed to find the whereabouts of Shikawa Shu.

Two weeks have passed, and Shikawa Xiu, this mysterious human being, seems to have disappeared into thin air. From full confidence at the beginning to apprehension, and then from anxiety to complete despair, the generals had to accept such a cruel truth: Zichuan Xiu was not, is not, and is unlikely to be found by them in the future.

According to the usual search rules, if you don't catch someone within the first week, the chances of success are slim. With a week's time, the subject of the search may have fled far away, and the scope of the search will become difficult to determine, and the difficulty will increase exponentially. And even if he was seriously injured, Zichuan Xiu was able to escape such a tight pursuit, and after the injury was healed, it was even more impossible for him to find it.

Three weeks have passed, and the troops from all walks of life have passed the results to the Maple Leaf Danlin: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I can't find any trace of Zichuan Xiu. To be sure, he's not in my unit's area......

The Demon God Emperor didn't laugh angrily, and muttered, "Zichuan Xiu, I really admire you a little bit now, how did you do it?"

The courtiers on the left and right did not dare to speak out, for fear of provoking the God Emperor who was in a bad mood. The Demon God Emperor looked around, "Tell me, what do you all think? Where did Zichuan Xiu go?"

Everyone looked at each other. In the end, it was Hei Sha who spoke up: "Your Majesty, the search did not find him, there are only three possibilities. First, he had died of his injuries, but his body has not yet been found. 」

The Demon God Emperor nodded and asked, "What about the other two possibilities?"

"The second possibility: he's still alive, hiding somewhere in the Far East, trying to get back to the Zichuan family through the fortress of Guò Valen. The third possibility is that he has returned to Zichuan's house. One of three possibilities must prevail. 」

Everyone listened silently, a little puzzled: the analyses seemed to be almost nonsense, as if they were of no use at all. Prince Caton was a little puzzled, "Strategist, ......what do you mean?"

"Your Highness, if it were the first case, we wouldn't have to be cāo. What we're preparing for is how to deal with the second and third possibilities – especially the third possibility, because that's the worst possible possibility. 」

"I understand what the military advisor meant!" Prince Caton immediately spoke, "We will immediately send an envoy to Zichuan's house and ask them to hand over Zichuan Xiu!

Black Sand shook his head, "No. He said slowly, "In the past few days, I've been thinking about a question: Why did Zi Chuanxiu kill Lei Hong like that?"

"Ahh......h

Black Sand nodded, "Yes. But don't you think it's too strange for Shikawa Shu to choose that way of doing it?" He looked around, and his voice came out in a deep voice through a thick veil, "At that time, Zichuan Shu had already gained our trust, and he was already able to enter and leave our various military camps. He wanted to kill Lei Hong, and he had a chance in private, so why should he choose such a dangerous way in public? and also choose a celebration meeting where our masters gathered? Didn't he know that it was dangerous?"

Everyone didn't think about this question and was stunned.

"Think about it, a lone human being, just when we were celebrating the victory in the Far East War, single-handedly broke into our Protoss's base camp, killed their traitors, and killed and wounded nearly a hundred of our senior officers, and finally he left unharmed, we can't do anything about him?" Black Sand's tone became higher and higher: "Killing Lei Hong is just incidental. Attacking the prestige of our Demon God Kingdom and promoting the prestige of mankind is his main purpose!Majesty, we must not leak out what happened on the night of March 19th, otherwise, the prestige and dignity of our God Race, as the strongest race in the continent, will be lost, and the consequences will be a disaster!"

"You're right, Strategist. The Demon God Emperor interjected, "I can't overestimate the catastrophe caused by such news leaking out to the outside world, especially if it leaks to the human side. On the other hand, in our country, there will be people who will spread gossip – or it won't be long before it becomes more than just gossip. As for the impact, I leave it to you to imagine. 」

All the high-ranking officials and royalty present were www.biquge.info at the same time, and it was rare for them to have such a unified opinion. They all know how closely linked the maintenance of domestic order and rule is with the belief in the strength and invincibility of the Demon King's ** team. Once there is a crack in this glorious myth, the rule of the Demon Kingdom, especially the new territories of the Far East, will be in a very difficult situation. Recalling the terrible war of kingship that destroyed the family and the country, and the terrifying era of dark extinction eighty years ago, no one thought that the Demon God Emperor's estimation was exaggerated in the slightest.

Heisha said, "So, what the prince said just now is impossible to ask for someone from the Zichuan family. If we do that, we won't be able to keep the secret of that night, and the human side will worship Shikawa Shu like a heroic idol, and this will only make us a laughing stock for nothing. 」

Everyone nodded silently. What Heisha says is completely true. The Protoss now faces a dilemma: if they want to take revenge on Shikawa Shu, it will be difficult to keep it a secret, and thus it will be difficult to maintain their dignity.

Governor Luo Jin shouted dissatisfiedly, "Are we just cheap that mad dog?"

No one spoke up. Thinking that seeing that the great enemy Zichuan Xiu was at ease and could not take revenge, and the unbearable pain gnawed at everyone's hearts like insects, the arrogant demon nobles really couldn't swallow this breath.

In silence, Karan yīnyīn smiled: "When we tested Zichuan Xiu's loyalty, didn't we send him to give a speech to the prisoners of war of the Zichuan family? The Zichuan family has been asking for money to ransom them back. If we put them back, guess what's going to happen?"

Governor Luo Jin was the first to exclaim: "Brilliant plan, Your Highness! Then the Zichuan family will definitely not be able to tolerate this traitor, and Zichuan Xiu will die at the hands of his own people!" Everyone also agreed: What a plan! Even Prince Caton had to nod his head in agreement.

Heisha sighed: "Good plan, it's just ......" He shook his head, didn't go on, and said lightly, "Leave it to Your Majesty." 」

The Demon God Emperor muttered, "The plan is very good...... Kahan, since you proposed it yourself, let you do it yourself!" His face was expressionless as he spoke, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

Kahlan was solemn: "Yes, Father!"

As if a cold suddenly passed through her heart, Yun Qianxue trembled: Your Highness, your power is really terrible! The most loyal warrior was slandered as a traitor and died at the hands of his own people, and the pain and torture must be beyond the imagination of the world.

Yun Qianxue understood the unspoken evaluation of the military advisor Heisha: It is so poisonous, and it is not the emperor's spirit. For some reason, when he looked at his companion who he knew all the more, he felt strange and intimidated for the first time.

On April 5, 780, the Demon Kingdom issued an official personnel announcement:

"His Excellency Marquis Pingjing, the former governor of the Far East, has returned to the Demon Kingdom to recuperate because he is unwell. The new governor has been decided, and the Marquis of Far East will serve as the candidate. He will succeed the former Marquis of Pingjing, govern 23 provinces in the Far East, and command 600,000 native troops in the Far East. Duke Lu Di served as his deputy. Due to the urgent task of the Marquis of Far East, before his arrival, Duke Lu Di was temporarily in charge of full affairs. 」

There is a small note at the bottom of the personnel announcement: "Far Eastern Hou, formerly known as Zichuan Xiu. Originally the deputy commander of the Zichuan family, he later abandoned the darkness and joined my god clan. My Emperor Xià magnanimous love talent, given the surname: Far East. 」

The next day, the demons announced that they had agreed to the Zichuan family to redeem the human officers and soldiers captured in the Far East War. To the delight of the human officials in charge of the negotiations, the ransom price offered by the demons was much lower than they expected......

In the next few days, a "secret" spread throughout the Far East. Half-orcs, snakes, dragonmen, jīng spirits, dwarves...... They all exchanged their heads and ears: "I'll tell you something, don't you tell anyone...... In the past few days, a human traitor named Zichuan Xiu has been lurking for the demons, preparing to take the Valen Fortress together...... The demons promised to make him the king of the Far East! It's true! This is what my cousin's cousin's cousin told me personally...... What? What is he doing? Hehe, it scares you to death when he says it! My cousin's cousin's cousin is a cook in the Yulin Army?......! Hehe, he's well-informed, what doesn't he know?"

April 18 rì, dìdū.

Before the meeting officially began, the atmosphere was silent and oppressive, and the air was filled with uneasy fluctuations, and all the high-ranking officials pursed their lips tightly and remained as silent as death. Even Luo Minghai and Di Lin, who have always been sworn enemies, have lost the interest in quarreling. One had a blank face, while the other deftly turned the pencil in his hand, staring at the ceiling of the roof as if a fairy were dancing on it.

The family had just lost a quarter of its territory, lost more than a million troops, suffered bloody losses, and was surrounded by powerful enemies, with a million demon soldiers under the city of Valen, and peerless generals eyeing the world. The Zichuan family, which once had a glorious history of dominating the mainland for more than 100 years, is facing an unprecedented crisis. She is going from her heyday to her demise step by step.

Now, following Lei Hong, the deputy commander of the Far East, even Zichuan Xiu, one of the core figures of the family with the surname Zichuan, has openly betrayed, which is a dangerous signal, clearly showing the weakness of the family in front of the eyes of the world, indicating that the disintegration is just around the corner. This whole process from prosperity to decline, every step is so clear that people can see clearly, and so desperately powerless, as if there is a providence in the dark that is maliciously playing tricks on innocent people.

When Zi Chuanning entered the conference room accompanied by Li Qing, everyone noticed the girl's pale face and showed sympathetic eyes. Di Lin silently exchanged glances with Sterling, and Sterling got up to greet Zi Chuanning's arrival. In the room full of strange and suspicious eyes, only Sterling's familiar and determined figure made Zi Chuanning feel a sense of comfort. After greeting her uncle, the chief of the Purple River, she walked quickly to Sterling, and before she could say anything, her eyes were already full of tears. Sterling couldn't help but secretly pray that she wouldn't cry in public or throw herself into her arms all at once, no matter what else, Luo Minghai's sneer alone was enough to make her feel better.

But thankfully not. Zichuan Ning calmly asked Sterling, "Commander Zhōngyāng, I heard that His Excellency Xiuchuan has rebelled, is there such a thing?"

Sterling admired Zichuan Ning's calmness and strength, and he replied very formally, "Miss Ning, there is a rumor about this, but I haven't been able to confirm it yet. He whispered, "I don't believe it!" Di Lin, who was sitting next to him, nodded in agreement.

Zichuan looked at Sterling's resolute and thin face steadily, his eyes showing gratitude. She sat down next to them silently, and her heart suddenly surged: In the world, only the three of us believe in Ah Xiu. We are comrades-in-arms, comrades-in-arms who fought side by side to maintain Axiu's innocence.

Seeing that the future head of the family had made his position so clear, the others in the conference room exchanged uneasy glances. Luo Minghai snorted coldly, but did not make a sound. Minghui, the commander of the border guards, twisted his body uneasily in his chair, didn't look at anyone, looked at the paper in front of him and said expressionlessly: "Everyone has come - here's the thing, the prisoners of war we ransomed from the demon clan reported to us that they saw Zichuan Xiu in the demon camp. The Warren Judge Advocate General's Office asked me to bring some information and put it in front of everyone. It was as if what he said had nothing to do with him.

Minghui is a very cautious person, and the rebellion of Zichuan Xiu is clearly involved in the struggle between the two major forces. He did not dare to offend the civilian system headed by President Luo Minghai and the military and political system headed by the military generals Di Lin and Sterling, but he only recorded those testimonies as they were, but did not dare to make any comments.

Everyone was also looking at the thick stack of copies of information on the desktop with expressionless faces, except for Zi Chuanning, no one went to flip through it, and no one made a sound. She only flipped through two pages with trembling fingers, and immediately raised her head and forced her gaze at Minghui: "This can't be! This witness is lying!"

Minghui shuddered, but did not make a sound. At this time, Luo Minghai said loudly, "Miss, the lower officials also think that this is really unbelievable. However, they—those captured officers and soldiers of our Zichuan family—witnessed Zichuan Xiu wearing demon costumes and appearing in the demon clan's Tussaud demon prisoner of war camp, announcing that they had taken refuge in the Demon God Kingdom, and called on the prisoners of war to follow him and not return to Zichuan's house. Luo Minghai's flat tone contained a bit of schadenfreude and joy.

"Shikawa Shu has no reason or motive to do so! During the siege of Pai for more than a month, he fought side by side with me, fighting bravely against the enemy. He did not waver in such difficult circumstances, proving that his loyalty to the family was unquestionable. After the siege was lifted, he instead ran away and took refuge with the demons himself?, is this possible?" said Sterling, the commander of the Zhōngyāng army, calmly.

Luo Minghai asked rhetorically, "There are 32,753 witnesses -- that is, the captured officers and soldiers present -- and they are all lying?"

Di Lin smiled slightly, and said lightly, "Yes, they are all lying. 」

This time it was Luo Minghai's turn to be so angry that his face turned red, and he couldn't speak, and pointed at Di Lin and shouted, "You--" He really regretted it, he shouldn't have let Di Lin go that night, even if he tried his best to kill Li Qing together, he should have killed Di Lin.

Zichuan Samxing reproached, "Di Lin, as the chief inspector of the family in charge of the criminal law, you should not be swayed by personal feelings in such a major matter. You say that tens of thousands of our prisoners of war are lying, this is simply impossible. 」

"Your Highness the Chief, what you said here is very serious. Di Lin was serious, not joking at all: "I can list a few possible xìng now. 」

"You say. 」

"The first possibility is that the demons are plotting against each other. They found a man who looked like Ah Xiu and pretended to be Ah Xiu, and used the mouth of our prisoners of war to confuse us and make us destroy the Great Wall. 」

Everyone in the conference room exchanged glances and nodded slightly. Di Lin's words are not unreasonable. Everyone here has dealt with Zichuan Xiu to a greater or lesser extent, whether they are friends or foes, and they all have a different understanding of his personality. Compared with believing that Zichuan Xiu defected and rebelled, the demon clan pretended to frame Zichuan Xiu, which is more acceptable to them.

But I heard the chief of staff Goshan speak, "I don't think it's possible. Not to mention how the demons happened to find someone so similar to Shikawa Xiu to come out, I just want to say that if the purpose of the demons is to make us self-destruct the famous general, then the object of their framing should not choose Zichuan Xiu. There is a contradiction here. 」

Sterling asked, "Why?"

Goshen apologized to Sterling slightly, but her words were still so straightforward: "At present, the most taboo and most wanted to get rid of the demons should be Sterling, and the two of you, Your Excellency the Inspector General. Because you two are the most famous first-class generals in our family, and you pose the greatest threat to the demons. If the demons want to design a frame-up, then the target should be the two of you. As for His Excellency Shikawa Shu, although he is also a good general, but-with all due respect, it is not his turn yet. 」

Zi Chuanning glared at Goshan angrily, and Di Lin next to him handed over a note: "Don't worry, punish her to wash the toilet when the time comes." Despite being full of sorrow, Zi Chuanning couldn't help but laugh "poof". She knew that Di Lin's so-called "then" meant that it was time for her to take over as the chief minister.

She smiled and nodded to Di Lin, and said in her eyes, "Good idea!" The latter smiled and gestured, and then spoke: "There is a second possibility: that is, these tens of thousands of prisoners of war were all bought by the demons! They deliberately framed Zichuan Xiu!"

Di Lin's eyes were firm: "Think about it, who should we believe? Is it the heroic family warrior who threw himself into the Jedi to rescue Stirling regardless of life or death, and fought side by side to defend Pai, or is it the group of defectors who are not strong-willed and have become captives of the demon race? Yes, there are tens of thousands of mouths on one side, and there is only one person on the other side. But from a legal point of view, shouldn't we pay more attention to the quality of witnesses than the number of witnesses? What kind of witnesses are they? All of them are defeated captives and surrenderers, all of them are brainwashed by the demons! Can we believe the words of such people, everyone?"

Di Lin was able to explain such a ridiculous truth in a serious manner, and everyone felt ridiculous. Sterling forced a laugh and whispered to Dilling, "You can really break it, big brother. 」

Luo Minghai said coldly: "Then how do you explain that Zi Chuanxiu has been staying in the enemy-occupied area of the Far East and refuses to return?"

"Well, it's possible that the demon clan blocked the road and Zichuan Xiu can't come back, it may be that he had an accident and twisted his toes, it may be that he got lost and forgot which way to go home, and it's more likely that he was obsessed with a girl and was reluctant to come back. When he said the last sentence, Di Lin smiled apologetically at Zi Chuan Ning, and the latter laughed without mind. She already understood Di Lin's intentions, he was deliberately making trouble, making a mess of a strict meeting, and not coming up with any valid conclusions.

"There is a third possibility," Di Lin said sternly, "Out of some kind of ambition and purpose that we don't know about, His Excellency Zichuan Xiu has been secretly killed by someone here. In order to cover up his crimes, this man collaborated with and bribed the returned prisoners of war and made false confessions. As for who that person is? You might as well look at who has been running the prisoner of war camp the most in the past few days, and who has paid condolences and promised to take a vacation, and who has said, "As long as I am president for one day, I will never treat you badly......

"Fart!" Before Di Lin could finish speaking, Luo Minghai had already stood up angrily: "As the head of the family, am I guilty of visiting the wounded soldiers?"

Di Lin sneered twice, but said, "I didn't say who that yīn plotter is, some people are so excited, it can be seen that this is really three hundred taels of silver here. 」

Luo Minghai was even more furious, and was about to start scolding, but Ge Shan said softly, "Whether Zichuan Xiu is guilty or not, I will put it to a vote. 」

Di Lin's heart sank, knowing that Goshan had seen through his plan. The theme of the meeting was originally "How to deal with the rebellion of Shikawa Shu", but through his own efforts, the theme has unconsciously changed to "Is it possible for Shikawa Shu to defect?" and he has successfully planted a shadow of suspicion in the hearts of the participants, but unexpectedly he quickly sabotaged Goshan. She asked for a straightforward vote, saving herself from being entangled with Luo Minghai and getting farther and farther apart, and then everyone forgot what she wanted to say, and in the end she couldn't come to any conclusions.

Sure enough, Zichuan Shenxing also agreed, "Let's vote, we don't have a lot of time to grind." Luo Minghai, you speak first. 」

Luo Minghai nodded: "Guilty. 」

"Pigu?"

"Guilty. 」

"Sterling?"

"Not guilty!"

"A-Ning, what do you think?"

"Not guilty. 」

Goshan was silent for a while, and said, "Zichuan Xiu used to be my subordinate, and I don't think he is like a shameless villain who will surrender to the demon clan. 」

Zi Chuanning and the others were overjoyed, but Goshan's next words had shattered their hopes: "However, I believe in hard facts and evidence more than my own feelings. He was guilty. 」

"Dilin, what do you think?"

"Not guilty. 」

"Minghui, what about you?"

Minghui hesitated. Now, it's clear that it's a struggle between the two sects, and it's not clear which side is stronger. Which side can you stand on to ensure your own safety?

He said slowly, "Sinful. 」

Zichuan Samxing thoughtfully: "Four votes against three. He whispered, "I myself voted for his guilt." 」

"Now, it can be confirmed that the former deputy commander, Shikawa Xiu, has betrayed my Shikawa family and betrayed the entire human race. He is even more hateful than Lei Hong, after all, Lei Hong defected to the demon clan in desperation, but Zichuan Xiu defected voluntarily! He is a disgrace to our entire family and the entire human world! I, Zichuan Sanxing, I hereby announce in the name of the seventh generation of the head of the Zichuan family: I would like to dismiss Zichuan Xiu from his position in my family and deprive him of his "Zichuan" surname. It is rumored that the military and civilians of my family are the traitors of my Zichuan family to Lin He and his troops, the Xiuzi Battalion. A reward of 100,000 for his head!"

With Zichuan Shenxing's sonorous words, the girl's face was as white as paper.

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