Chapter 74 In order to show his innocence, he willingly took poison
The early morning in Sanping Town seems to be a little later than other places.
The dew on the leaves was still in their arms, and the six of them had finished their morning exercise and were ready to return to their residences.
Only this time, when the six of them were still halfway through, Tang Ling's close soldiers came to take Jian Chen away.
Although the five of them were still suspicious of Jian Chen's origin and identity, after so many days of getting along, the five of them felt that Chen Jian didn't seem to have any abnormal behavior, and their vigilance against him gradually relaxed.
Now seeing that Tang Ling sent someone to take away Jian Chen, he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart.
Since the last incident, they have kept their distance from Tang Ling as much as possible, and they have unconditionally obeyed his orders, always thinking that Tang Ling will not look for their bad luck again, but they didn't expect that Tang Ling would make another move in just a few days.
The five of them were relieved, and were discussing whether to go to Tang Ling, but Jian Chen came back.
Chen Zhongliang saw that Chen Jian came back unharmed, and he breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably in his heart, "What is Tang Ling looking for you?"
Looking at the imperceptible look of concern on Chen Zhongliang's face, Chen Jian smiled, "It's nothing, he just asked us to set off early tomorrow morning to investigate the military situation." ”
"It's only been three months since the last time I went out, why is it so fast?" Jiang Xingzong sighed, frowning.
The other four, after listening to Jian Chen's words, their faces also turned cold.
Seeing that everyone's expressions were different, Chen Jian knew that they were worried, and couldn't help but feel relieved, "As long as we act carefully, it should be fine." ”
"Last time we inquired about the enemy's situation, we went out ten and came back five, how can it be a big deal?" Qian Shouzheng shook his head with a solemn expression.
Jian Chen was taken aback, "It's just to find out the news, how can it be?"
"The Tart Snow army has repeatedly lost to General Shen on the battlefield, because they often play some tricks to lure our troops to infiltrate, and then break them individually. Every time the so-called investigation of the military situation is mostly a trap for the enemy, and we have few people and do not know how to cooperate, so we often fall into it and lose our lives. Chen Zhongliang explained, revealing a hint of unwillingness in his tone.
"In that case, why does General Shen send people out again and again?"
"That's where the difficulty lies. Jiang Xingzong said, "Every time the other party is tricky, sometimes true and sometimes false, if you don't go to investigate, if it is really the enemy army to attack, then our side is not too late to deploy." ”
"Therefore, General Shen thought that every time we let the people in the death row camp go to find out the truth, it would be good if they could come back smoothly, if they couldn't come back, at most they would lose some death row prisoners, and it would not have much impact on the strength of the army. Chen Zhongliang added.
"Just some death row prisoners?" Listening to Chen Zhongliang's words, Chen Jian's expression was cold, "A dignified general, how can you be so careless about your life, even if it is a death row prisoner, it is also a living human life." ”
Seeing that Jian Chen expressed his doubts about Shen Zheng so bluntly, the five of them all shook their heads and did not speak.
Chen Zhongliang's lips moved slightly, but he finally closed his mouth.
Looking at the depressed expressions of the five people, Jian Chen sighed, "Perhaps, only General Shen can act like this to be the general of the army, and the benevolence of a woman like me may still not be able to accept General Shen's practice of sacrificing small profits to protect the overall situation." ”
"The order has been issued, so everyone has to cheer up, rest early tonight, and set off as soon as possible tomorrow. Jiang Xingzong said helplessly.
"No1" Chen Jian stood up, "I'll go alone tomorrow." ”
The five of them were startled, Chen Zhongliang raised his head and stared at him suspiciously, "You go alone?"
Seeing Chen Zhongliang's expression, Jian Chen knew that he was doubting himself again, so he could only smile bitterly and patiently explained, "Uncle Jiang is old, going with him will drag us down, and Brother Qian is too reckless to explore the truth." Brother Zheng and Brother Lu injured their meridians during their morning exercises these days, which was not conducive to evacuation. ”
"What about me?" Chen Zhongliang stepped forward and said, "I am young, calm, and unharmed. ”
"Brother Chen still can't go. Jian Chen looked directly into his eyes and said, "Just because you are young, calm, and resourceful than us in case of trouble, you have to stay and protect everyone." In case I can't come back, Tang Ling will definitely ask a few brothers to continue to investigate, and at that time, you can take care of everyone and avoid acting blindly. ”
"You're overestimating me, I'm just a death row inmate, not as resourceful as you say. Chen Zhongliang rejected Chen Jian's offer.
Looking at Chen Zhongliang's determined look, Jian Chen smiled slightly, "Since this is the case, then I have no choice but to tell the truth." ”
"Don't you think it's strange, why did Tang Ling only find me alone?" Chen Jian looked around at everyone. "Actually, Tang Ling's real order this time was to let me go alone. ”
"Going alone?" Qian Shouzheng said suspiciously, "To investigate the enemy's situation, many people have always gone together, and they have a response to each other, how can they send you alone?"
"Actually, Tang Ling gave this order, and the brothers should know what the reason is. ”
"Could it be that he-" Jian Chen's words seemed to remind Jiang Xingzong.
"I have always been a thorn in Tang Ling's side, and this time he specially sent me alone, and his purpose is self-evident. ”
"He's a communiqué for personal vendetta!" Lu Haojie said hatefully.
"If that's the case, we can't let you go alone. Jiang Xingzong said.
"Brothers, rest assured, don't forget that Jian Chen has martial arts, although I am not good at marching and fighting, it should not be difficult to retreat. On the contrary, if you go with me, it will be a burden to me. ”
"You insist on going alone, is there another reason? Chen Zhongliang listened to a few people talking, and he didn't say anything, but now, seeing that Chen Jian had been persuading everyone, he couldn't help but speak.
"What does Brother Chen think of me?" Jian Chen looked at Chen Zhongliang's eyes, and those eyes were full of suspicion.
"It has always been our rule here to inquire about the enemy's situation and to have many people traveling together, firstly, to take care of each other, and secondly, to supervise each other. Are you so insistent, do you have other plans?"
"After all, Brother Chen still doesn't believe me. Faced with Chen Zhongliang's direct questioning, Chen Jian was unhappy.
Watching the two compete against each other, the rest of the people did not speak.
In fact, from the bottom of their hearts, they didn't believe that Chen Jian was a sinister villain, but Chen Jian's words and deeds, including his martial arts, made the five people feel that he was not an ordinary prisoner.
And Chen Jian never mentioned his identity, which made them feel at ease.
Now, Chen Zhongliang's words seem to have made everyone's hearts more worried.
If he is a loyal man, then this time it will be dangerous for one person to go, how can they rest assured?
If he is the enemy's meticulous work, then if he goes alone, it is difficult to ensure that it is not a ventilator and a tiger, and they cannot rest assured.
Under the contradiction, everyone did not know which side to stand on.
In the end, it was Chen Zhongliang who opened his mouth, "You can go alone, but you must promise us one condition." He pulled a pill out of his bosom and said, "Eat this." ”
Jian Chen looked at the pill in Chen Zhongliang's hand and looked stunned.
"This is what I got from the military doctor, and it's called Drunken Dream. As the name suggests, as soon as a person who takes this medicine falls asleep, he will be drunk to death and will never wake up again. However, I also have an antidote here, as long as you can come back smoothly, I will give you the antidote again, and you will be safe and sound. ”
"How can a military doctor have such a magical thing?" Jian Chen squinted at Chen Zhongliang.
Chen Zhongliang was stunned, and turned to the right color, "You don't believe it?"
"I believe it, it's just-" Jian Chen looked at the pill in Chen Zhongliang's hand, and smiled bitterly, and in his mind, he remembered the soup medicine that the grandson of the Pingyang Prison brought to him that night.
"It's not that we don't believe in you, the enemy is at present, we have to be careful when we act, once there is a slight difference, it will affect the overall situation, I hope you understand. ”
"Didn't you say that death row camps have no usable value? The life and death of death row inmates are not in the way of the overall situation? Why are you so worried about me now?"
"We don't know your identity or origin, whether it is involved in General Shen's army or not, we must ensure that nothing goes wrong, so-"
Chen Zhongliang's words were not finished, but he was suddenly stunned on the spot, and he couldn't open his mouth anymore.
When Chen Zhongliang spoke, Jian Chen took the pill in his hand, tilted his head, and swallowed it.
"You—did you really eat it?" Chen Zhongliang was very surprised.
"What, isn't this pill originally prepared for me, Brother Chen?" Seeing that Chen Zhongliang was so surprised, Jian Chen smiled slightly.
"In fact, your move is obviously to defend the soldiers and not the thieves. First, if I am a meticulous worker, with my martial arts, I can leave at any time, so why wait until I go to inquire about the military situation. Second, if I really want to leave, and you can't stop me, why do you think that I will be coerced by you to take this medicine? Third, even if I took the medicine, I didn't have to go away when I found out about the military situation, and I could just come back and lie about the military situation, deceive the antidote, and then run away. Therefore, you can't test whether I am meticulous or not. ”
The three reasons mentioned by Jian Chen completely moved everyone.
Jiang Xingzong already had reservations about everyone's suspicion of Jian Chen, and after listening to Jian Chen's explanation, he immediately turned to Chen Zhongliang, "Since he is so frank and takes the pill, we should believe him and give him the antidote." ”
Zheng Zhixiong also said, "If you go out, there may be a lot of unpredictable things happening, in case things change and you come back for a few days, aren't we hurting him?"
Chen Zhongliang didn't react to everyone's words, just stared at Chen Jian.
Seeing that Chen Zhongliang didn't seem to let go of his doubts, Jian Chen sighed, "Forget it, in fact, taking this medicine is also beneficial, I have always thought that I have been poisoned, and I will do everything possible to come back, and I will be more bold when I act." ”
The other four people shook their heads when they saw that Chen Zhongliang had not spoken, they ignored him, but stepped forward to tell Chen Jian in detail about the details of the past investigation of the enemy.
Chen Zhongliang kept looking at Jian Chen, watching him listen carefully among the four of them, his eyebrows loosening and tightening.
At night, everyone was already asleep, only Jian Chen was still sitting in the room with his eyes closed.
Chen Zhongliang got up from the bed, came to him gently, and looked at him quietly without saying a word.
After a long time, Jian Chen opened his eyes, "Brother Chen, is there something?"