Chapter 748: A Note of Unknown Origin
In Saktu, he basically seized the main military power of other countries by force and unified the Western Regions Coalition Army, on the other hand, Su Qi'an's side did not move at all, and it was very calm.
Since the seven-day time limit to find the so-called inner ghost, except for the first few days, each deputy general and the lord of the military fort will be summoned separately, and there will be some movements, and the next few days will be calm.
Don't talk about asking, there is no meaning at all, the seventeen deputy generals, the lord of the military fort, except for the temporary can't leave, most of the rest of the time is quite free.
There will be soldiers who regularly deliver meals, food, and even some desserts after meals, and if you are really bored, you can also go out of the room and wander around the half of the garden at the door.
And the soldiers who were in charge of monitoring them basically did not intervene to stop them, and their originally tense hearts gradually relaxed as time passed.
Most of them basically decided in their hearts that there should be no so-called inner ghosts, and after six days in a row, Su Qi'an did not move at all.
As long as they survive this night, tomorrow morning, they will be able to regain their freedom, and now the state of mind of the people is called a peace.
Gradually, the sky darkened again, and the seventeen lieutenant generals and the lord of the military fort returned to their rooms, and after dinner, many people blew out the lights early to rest.
After all, after leaving for seven days, after going back, the respective military towns and military forts may have a lot of things to trouble them.
The darkness shrouded in darkness fell, and gradually, basically all the lieutenant generals and military castle masters fell asleep.
Just when the huge mansion gradually quieted down, suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps, accompanied by noisy sounds, instantly resounded.
This movement spread rapidly, and then the entire Tiannan City Mansion was woken up, and in the dark room, the firelight was lit one after another, and many people got up, looking sleepily at the soldiers holding torches and walking back and forth outside the window.
Soon, several lieutenant generals and the lord of the fort could be vaguely seen being taken away by the soldiers, and the noisy footsteps gradually faded away.
This scene made the rest of the people look confused, and hurriedly asked the soldiers at the door what happened.
But the soldiers guarding the door were indeed expressionless and unmoved, as if they had not heard.
This made the rest of the people, who had been relaxed, tense up again, and no longer had the slightest sleepiness, pacing back and forth in the room.
This arduous wait did not last long, and after a while, the soldiers at the doors of each room seemed to have been summoned and gathered one after another.
Then they each returned to their original positions, this time they did not ignore the rest of the people, but opened the door of the room, and clenched their fists to the deputy general and the main road of the military fort.
"The Overseers, Lord Protectors, please, and please come with us."
"What the hell is going on?" Some of the lieutenants asked again.
This time, the soldier in charge of guarding them did not hide it, and hugged his fist and said, "I heard that the Overseer has received a tip-off that he has caught the inner ghost, and I would like to ask you to identify it together." ”
"I don't want to go with you when I have important business to do, but I ask you to get to the Overseer's side as soon as possible, and I'll retire first."
With these words, the soldiers at the door of each room gathered again, and then quickly left.
Looking at this scene, the adjutant general, the military fort master and others standing at the door were all stunned.
This news, for them, came too suddenly, so that they did not react for a while, but more than a surprise.
The inner ghosts were noted, and the soldiers who were in charge of monitoring them also left quickly, which shows that they have been relieved of their suspicions and are truly free.
However, the top priority now is to go to the Overseer's side to identify them, and they are equally curious about the inner demons they have caught.
Everyone who came back to their senses hurriedly gathered together, and then walked quickly towards Tiannan City.
Among these people, Li Zhong, Sun Liang, Xiao Fei and others are all there, but only Long Xiong and others are missing.
This made several people's eyes flicker, and they had some doubts in their hearts, and at this time, Li Zhong couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Lord Sun Castle, you said that this inner ghost, could it be a dragon..."
"Ahem... Li Zhong, before the matter is clear, don't talk nonsense, just exempted from your punishment, and forgot about it so quickly? Be careful! ”
It was not Sun Liang who spoke, but Xiao Fei, who was silent on the side, his voice was low and a little cold.
The frightened Li Zhong's body trembled, and he nodded again and again, and Sun Liang on the side saw this, and hurriedly came out to play a round and said softly.
"Lord Fort Li, what Vice Admiral Xiao said is right, don't talk nonsense about some things, after all, before the matter is investigated, suspect your superiors, if this word spreads, your life will be in danger."
"Anyway, the inner ghost was caught, and when I saw it, I would naturally know who it was, and the more this time, the more don't talk nonsense."
Li Zhong nodded again and again, not daring to ask more.
At this time, the Tiannan City Mansion was brightly lit, and as everyone rushed to this side, the mansion was already full of many people.
The leaders are naturally Su Qi'an and Wang Zhenshan, and on the two sides below, standing are Long Xiong, Zhao Shen, and four or five deputy generals and military fort masters.
Su Qi'an sat with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was waiting for someone.
As time passed, the remaining dozen or so lieutenant generals and military fort owners finally arrived at the mansion.
As soon as he stepped into the room, Li Zhong noticed an unusual atmosphere, the atmosphere in the room was tense, and with their arrival, several eyes obviously swept over them, as if they were the so-called inner ghosts.
Everyone clasped their fists and saluted, and then stood on both sides, Su Qi'an seemed to feel something, opened his eyes, looked at everyone, and then said unhurriedly.
"Come on, take down Li Zhong, a traitor!"
The next moment, a team of soldiers quickly rushed into the house and captured Li Zhong on the spot.
When he came to his senses, he quickly shouted, "Lord Overseer, I am not a traitor! There must be a misunderstanding here, there must be a mistake. ”
"Hmph, misunderstanding, Li Zhong, take a good look, what is this, this overseer will let you die tonight."
With that, Su Qi'an took out a note from his arms and threw it in front of Li Zhong.
The note was opened, and a line of small words was written on it, "The inner ghost has been arrested, please take the opportunity to escape quickly." ”
"Li Zhong, this was found in your room, what else do you have to say!"
Looking at the note in front of him, Li Zhong's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly said, "My lord, I am really wronged, I admit that I have indeed seen this note, but who passed it on to me, my subordinates really don't know." ”
"The reason why I don't dare to tell the adults is that I am afraid that the adults will treat their subordinates as internal ghosts, so I just want to find an opportunity in the future to inform the adults that you, my lord, I am really wronged, I am really not an internal ghost."
Li Zhong explained again and again, but Su Qi'an's face was indifferent, he slapped the table violently, and said coldly.
"Hmph, Li Zhong, if this Overseer is a three-year-old child, and he still makes up such lies to deceive this Overseer, I think you are looking for death."
"Come on, push Li Zhong out and cut it down for this overseer!"
The soldiers under him didn't say a word, and immediately escorted Li Zhong, and wanted to drag him down for execution, but suddenly, an adjutant general on the side did stand up and hugged his fists.
"Lord Overseer, keep people under the knife, Li Zhong is really not an internal ghost, about this inexplicable note, the last general has also received it, please take a look."
With that, the lieutenant took out a note from his arms and handed it to Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an swept his eyes, his eyes flashed, and then handed it to Wang Zhenshan on the side, the line of small characters on it was exactly the same as Li Zhong's, the only difference was that Li Zhong's name was changed to the deputy general.
After handing over the note, the deputy continued, "Back to the two adults, the reason why the last general did not hand over this note is also because he was afraid that he would be framed as an internal ghost when such a panic was in the background, so he concealed it and did not report it." ”
"If the adult really relies on this note of unknown origin, he will determine that Li Zhong is an internal ghost, and the last general will not believe it when he is killed, which will chill his soldiers, and the last general suspects that this is definitely a person with ulterior motives, deliberately sowing discord, in order to make us infighting, so as to mess up our internal affairs, and please let the adults know about it."
Not long after the lieutenant general spoke, after a while, several people who came with him, after hesitating for a moment, also took a step forward and pleaded for Li Zhong.
"My lord, the last general here, I have also received this note of unknown origin, and please read it, the reason why I don't hand it over is the same as the concern of the Lord of Fort Lee, and please let my lord know clearly, if you really want to execute the owner of Fort Lee, it will really chill the soldiers under you."
"Please don't believe the rumors, I hope the adults will know it," Xiao Fei and Sun Liang on the side also came forward to intercede at this time.
Looking at the note handed in his hand, except for the different names, the others are almost the same.
Su Qi'an's eyes flashed, looked at the people who came forward to plead, and said coldly.
"This Overseer only asks once, do you really want to intercede for Li Zhong? If this Overseer insists on executing Li Zhong, you may be willing to be punished together! ”
Everyone was stunned, obviously they didn't expect Su Qi'an to be so ruthless, but the words had already been spoken, and at this time they were thinking about retreating, whether others and outsiders would look down on them, even themselves, looked down on themselves.
After a short silence, Xiao Fei and Sun Liang were the first to speak.
"Back to my lord, although the last general doesn't know why this note appeared in the room of your colleagues, and the last general also knows that if the adult insists, the last general will definitely not be able to change the adult's decision, but if the adult insists on doing so, the last general is willing to be punished together."
"That's right, it's just a big deal, but before he died, the Admiral still wanted to say to your Excellency that if you convict us with this note of unknown origin, you will just be a waste of fame, Lord Overseer."
"If you want to do it, come on, the last general is willing to die for Li Zhong! I just want justice for you. ”
Under the leadership of the two, the rest of the people were all infected, and then they shouted loudly.
"We are willing to die, just for justice!"