Inside, there are still walkways more than two meters wide, flanked by solid granite walls. Unlike before, at intervals, a small door opens in the wall, and the opening is so narrow that only one person can enter and exit.

The small door is made of alloy and painted black, so it looks sturdy. The small door is one and a half meters high from the ground, and there is a window that is high and wide, only about ten centimeters. The first few small doors peek through the window, and all you can see is the darkness inside.

Further on, the musty smell is more pronounced, and it is mixed with a strong stench.

Wang Xiaotian couldn't help but hold his breath. Then he saw distorted faces, tightly blocking the window on the small door.

In their mouths, there were bursts of "hiss" of unknown meaning. They looked desperate, as if they wanted to get out of the small window.

At this time, Xiao Pan, a dwarf winter melon, would take an ebony stick, stab at those faces one by one, and scolded while stabbing: "It's all dead, what do you see? Where should you die, where should you die, where will you die." ”

Xiao Pan's ebony sticks, when they poked through, the distorted faces immediately left the window, and when the ebony sticks were withdrawn, they reappeared.

Continuing to walk forward, there was a small door, and there was no distorted face, but a hoarse voice came, "It's the roast duck from Guangde Building again, it's so fragrant." If you can eat it again, the roast duck in Guangde Building will die without regrets. ”

When Xiao Pan heard this, he said with disdain: "Hmph, back then, when the delicacies of the mountains and seas were eating, the beautiful women were asleep, and countless money was squandered, what kind of scenery was that?

There was a sigh inside, and there was no movement.

Xiao Pan, the dwarf winter melon, continued to walk forward, and after walking a short distance, he stopped in front of a small door. He knocked on the door with a stick and shouted, "107, someone has come to see you." ”

Then, he picked up the large string of jingling keys, and searched for them one by one for a long time, before pinching a thumb-thick key, inserting it into the keyhole on the door, and twisting it hard, and there was a "click" sound behind the small door.

Then he pushed hard, and the door opened with a screeching sound.

Xiao Pan pointed to the oil lamp next to the door and said, "Take it and go in." Time is running out, so if you have something to say, hurry up. ”

Wang Xiaotian reached out and took off the oil lamp, bent down and entered the small door.

With a "bang", the small door suddenly closed, startling Wang Xiaotian.

At this time, Xiao Pan said outside the door: "Don't be afraid, I'll open the door for you later." ”

Wang Xiaotian put his mind at ease and walked inside with an oil lamp. In fact, without an oil lamp, he could see clearly that there was a man sitting cross-legged in the corner, with shackles on his arms and feet.

"Who?" the man asked, "Who are you?"

When Wang Xiaotian heard the familiar voice, he immediately walked a few steps quickly, came to the man, raised the oil lamp to his side, so that the other party could see his face clearly, and then suppressed his excitement, his voice trembled, and said, "General Lin, it's me, Wang Xiaotian." Are you okay?"

"Xiaotian?!" Lin Shaotang was surprised, and immediately jumped up, the shackles on his body "banged", the wind brought up, and the oil lamp flickered and dimmed.

Wang Xiaotian hurriedly made a "shhhhh

Lin Shaotang came to his senses, reached out and grabbed Wang Xiaotian's arm, glanced at the door, and asked in a low voice: "It's really you! Are you still alive......?" What the hell is going on? How did you get here?"

Wang Xiaotian immediately talked about his experience after being taken away by the orcs. But after leaving the forest, he didn't say a word.

It's not that he doesn't trust Lin Shaotang, but he deeply understands the meaning of "too many words must be lost". So, if you can't say it, try not to say it.

Lin Shaotang sighed when he heard this, and then said hatefully: "This Meng Kan, he actually lied to us at the beginning, saying that you were unfortunately killed during the orc attack, it is really more than enough to succeed!"

Wang Xiaotian didn't think about it, and excused Meng Kan and said: "At that time, Lieutenant Colonel Meng also had difficulties. Besides, it's over, and now I'm not okay, I'm here to see if there's anything I can do to help you. ”

Lin Shaotang looked at Wang Xiaotian with a complicated expression. He knew very well that Wang Xiaotian was Ye Annie's adopted son, and if he was caught, it would become a strong proof that he collaborated with the enemy and treason.

But Wang Xiaotian was kind, but he couldn't refuse bluntly, so he said, "Xiaotian, thank you." But the stakes are so high that if you are involved, you will be in danger. You have died nine times all your life, and it is not easy for you to live a stable life, and I can't bother you anymore. ”

Wang Xiaotian saw Lin Shaotang's expression, understood the concerns in his heart, and said, "General Lin, please rest assured." No one else knows who I am except you and your family. ”

Lin Shaotang looked a little embarrassed and explained: "I know you have good intentions. It's just that your identity is more sensitive, and the crime I was charged with is somewhat related to your identity, so I don't want you to get involved. ”

Wang Xiaotian nodded and said, "I can understand your concerns, and I won't show my head outside." What are your plans to clear your name?"

Lin Shaotang thought for a while and said, "I'll tell you the truth, I've been thinking about it for the past few days, and the inspectorate is responsible for all cases of treason and rebellion." If they hastily arrest me, what evidence can they have to convict me?"

"Even if they made a deal with Jerry Young and Luke Zhang and let the two of them be witnesses, but legally speaking, the lone certificate does not stand. There are only two witnesses, and there is no corresponding physical evidence, or other circumstantial evidence, which cannot convict me. What's more, these two people themselves committed treason, and they are suspected of climbing on me in order to get revenge. ”

Wang Xiaotian was puzzled and said, "Then why did the inspection institute arrest you in?"

Lin Shaotang looked at Wang Xiaotian's childish face, sighed secretly, and said, "Or, I offended someone." ”

Wang Xiaotian's spirits perked up, he spent so much effort to see Lin Shaotang, just to hear his judgment and understand who would put him to death at such a cost.

He hurriedly asked, "Who do you think?"

Lin Shaotang thought for a while and said, "The first one is Ding Chengshan." ”

He glanced at Wang Xiaotian and found that he didn't react, and understood in his heart that Wang Xiaotian didn't know Ding Chengshan's identity, so he lowered his voice and explained: "Ding Chengshan is the executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Land Defense. ”

"Ah!" Wang Xiaotian exclaimed in surprise.

"Shhhhh---h ”

Wang Xiaotian was even more surprised that the executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Homeland Defense had something to do with traitors.

So, Lin Shaotang briefly talked about the relationship between Ding Chengshan's daughter and Jerry Yang, as well as a series of events that happened later, and said: "I suspect that because I failed to get rid of Jerry Yang in time, Ding Chengshan became angry with me and asked the inspection institute to arrest me." Because others don't have such a lot of energy, please move the inspection institute. ”

What Lin Shaotang said was so shocking that Wang Xiaotian didn't react for a long time. When he reacted, he forcibly suppressed the curiosity in his heart and asked, "Then, what about the second person?"

Lin Shaotang said: "The second is Yu Haitao. He was also the deputy commander of the North-Western Frontier Guards. Zhang Wenzhao, commander of the Northwest Frontier Army, has reached the age of retirement. If nothing else, he will officially retire in two months. And the candidate to take over as commander will be one of me and Yu Haitao. ”

Wang Xiaotian nodded. Previously, Zhou Ziheng had told him this speculation. So, he wasn't surprised.

Lin Shaotang continued: "The third is Liu Yizeng. He is the old man of the 4th Border Guard. If it weren't for the fact that I had directly subordinated to the corps from the military headquarters and parachuted into the Fourth Frontier Army, the army commander would have been his. ”

"Over the years, although we have been at peace on the surface, I can feel that he and I are not of the same mind. If something happens to me, he should be the deputy commander. Of course, I don't think he has that much energy. But it is not excluded that he may cooperate with others. For example, he and Ding Chengshan or Yu Haitao. ”

Wang Xiaotian nodded and said, "Do you have any other suspicions?"

Lin Shaotang thought about it, shook his head, and said, "That's all I can think of for the time being." ”

Wang Xiaotian said: "General Lin, in fact, I have another task this time. ”

Lin Shaotang's face changed suddenly, and he blurted out: "Mission? You didn't want to come by yourself? Actually, they sent me to talk to me, right?"

Wang Xiaotian hurriedly shook his head, "No, no." Yes, there is a senior who heard about what happened to you, and does not want to see you wronged, and wants to help you clear your name. ”

Lin Shaotang frowned when he heard this, and said, "Xiaotian, the world is complicated, and people's hearts are unpredictable. It cannot be ruled out that there are indeed good people who are chivalrous and brave. However, there are too few such good people. You ......"

Wang Xiaotian hurriedly said: "Actually, I asked this senior for help. ”

Lin Shaotang was surprised, "You begged him, what do you have to do with him, why is he willing to help you so much?"

Wang Xiaotian said: "Actually, he is my master. ”

Although Lin Shaotang's Force was sealed, he believed that in his eyes, he would not be wrong. Therefore, he was even more surprised.

He knew that Wang Xiaotian was a chaotic body, although the amount of Force that his body could hold was hundreds of times that of ordinary people. However, there is no Force path in the body, and cultivation is extremely difficult.

Wang Xiaotian's promotion to the first-level Force, or his wife wanted to test Wang Xiaotian's Dao body out of curiosity, how much Force could it hold, and the Force input for Wang Xiaotian broke through the "waste" pivot, opened up the wasteland for Wang Xiaotian, and let him embark on the path of cultivation.

But, but, but. Just like Wang Xiaotian can cultivate, the difficulty of his promotion is dozens of times that of ordinary people, and it is only a first-level force now. With such qualifications, would anyone really take him as an apprentice?

Wang Xiaotian saw Lin Shaotang's doubts and explained: "Actually, not long ago, I just broke through Huang Shu and was promoted to the fifth-level Force. ”

Lin Shaotang's jaw fell to the ground in shock.

How is this possible? It has only been more than two years since Meng Kan left Jinou City with Wang Xiaotian last time, and he has been promoted to the fifth level of the Force from the beginning of his cultivation? This speed is simply perverted! No wonder there will be masters who will take him as an apprentice.

After a while, Lin Shaotang came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "How can that senior help me?"

Wang Xiaotian said: "Master asked me to come to see you first and communicate the information. He's so directional. He also asked me to ask you, what were you going to do before I came?"

No one will sit still. What's more, Lin Shaotang is also a figure who has experienced strong winds and waves.

Lin Shaotang pondered for a moment and said, "As I said just now, the inspection court did not have enough evidence to convict me. Let's get in touch with those three guesses. I thought that it was very likely that Yu Haitao felt that I was in his way, so he arrested me with the help of the inspection institute, and when he became the commander of the Northwest Theater, he released me on the grounds of insufficient evidence. ”

Wang Xiaotian nodded, and then asked, "If it's a false alarm, it's the best." ”

He was just about to continue, when he heard Xiao Pan's voice sounding outside, "It's time, come out quickly." ”

Wang Xiaotian hurriedly said, "General Lin, do you need me to bring any message outside?"

Lin Shaotang said: "Please go to No. 75 Yongfeng Street, where my adjutant lives." His name is Ding Sicong. I haven't been back for so long, and I don't know what happened to him. ”

"What if he doesn't believe me?"