"Captain Lan, please bring all the people who meet these conditions. I will ask them one by one. I believe I will be able to find the evil thief who has enriched his own pockets."
Muchuan spoke with great assurance, and it seemed that he really had a clever plan to find the prisoner, so Lan Feng followed what he said.
Half an hour later, five lieutenants appeared in the military tent. These people were all suspects who met the conditions listed by Muchuan.
After seeing these lieutenants, Muchuan first said hello, and then told the whole story.
After the lieutenants heard this, they all became frightened and shook their heads, claiming that it was not their fault.
Their reaction was also expected by Muchuan. After all, how could a prisoner be so stupid as to jump out and say that he was a prisoner? It would definitely have to be caught by Muchuan.
Muchuan smiled slightly and said: "You are all loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Naturally, I do not believe that you would do anything to enrich your own pockets, so there may be a misunderstanding about this matter..."
After saying this, you can notice that the expressions of several lieutenants relaxed obviously, and they looked very suspicious.
However, just the change in expression can't mean anything. After all, even if he is not a prisoner, he will relax when he hears Muchuan say this. So Muchuan's next step is to say: "The general planned to find the prisoner. According to the known clues, the prisoner should be a
Those who neglect their duties and neglect military discipline must have little understanding of the important tasks in the military and are only focused on pursuing personal gain. For this reason, I will have to assess your military capabilities."
The so-called assessment of military capabilities means asking the lieutenants whether they know the situation in the army, such as how much food, ordnance and weapons there are in the army, the number of personnel, and the patrol and defense map of the military camp.
According to Muchuan, the prisoner is a fool who only cares about making money, so he is naturally worse than others in other aspects, so whoever has poor military capabilities may be the prisoner.
During the next tea time, Muchuan began to ask questions one by one. Most of the lieutenants' answers were unsatisfactory. Some knew the quantity of food and grass but did not know the deployment of soldiers, and those who knew the deployment of soldiers could not answer the ordnance loss rate.
At this time, the lieutenants all showed anxious expressions, and they were trembling. After all, if they didn't answer well, they would be charged with "lining their own pockets" and betraying the country. This is a serious crime! It would be fine if they were executed.
It would even hurt his family, so the lieutenants racked their brains for fear of getting the wrong answer.
Which of the lieutenants gave the best answer was probably the one with curly hair and a square face and a big nose. He spoke in detail about the military situation, personnel, defenses, and the quantity of food, grass and armaments.
When Muchuan looked at the curly-haired lieutenant, his eyes flashed obviously. It seemed that the target mission had appeared!
"This lieutenant understands things very well. It seems that he is very familiar with military affairs... He must be a hard-working, loyal and patriotic person."
"The general has given you a reward."
"A soldier like you will definitely not be a corrupt or illegal person. Your suspicion has been eliminated."
After Muchuan said that, the curly-haired deputy lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief, and then he repeatedly bowed and thanked: "Thank you, general!"
"No need to thank you. The innocent will self-examine. I just want to clear your name... I am just curious about something. Which one of the remaining four people do you think is more suspected?"
"In the opinion of my subordinates, A Hai must be the most suspected!"
The Ahai the curly-haired lieutenant was talking about was a lieutenant of the same rank as him. He was short and had dark skin.
At this time, the curly-haired deputy lieutenant accused Ah Hai of being the suspect. The reason was simple. Ah Hai was completely unfamiliar with the inside story of military affairs. He usually acted sneakily and mysteriously. If he wasn't the culprit, then probably no one would be the culprit.
Ah Hai was about to cry, so he immediately defended himself, claiming that he was not a criminal. However, his explanation was weak and unconvincing.
Instantly, the whole military tent was filled with a sense of foreboding and coldness, and the fingertips of the matter began to be pointed at A Hai.
At this moment, Muchuan waved his hand to silence the generals, and then said with a handsome smile: "The prisoner has been found, and it's you!"
Muchuan pointed his finger at the curly-haired deputy lieutenant.
This winding operation surprised everyone present.
Didn't Muchuan just say that?
If he is a prisoner, he must be a person who is unwilling to make progress and has extremely poor military capabilities. The curly-haired deputy lieutenant has outstanding abilities and should not be a prisoner.
"General Muchuan, did you make a mistake?"
"General, shouldn't it be Ah Hai?"
Everyone was confused, and the curly-haired deputy lieutenant looked up to the sky in sorrow, saying that he was innocent.
However, what they don't know is that all this is actually a trap deliberately set by Muchuan!
If the real prisoner is a person with poor military abilities, it is quite the opposite. He should be someone with extremely good military abilities!
After all, he didn’t know much about the situation in the army, and he didn’t even know the amount of food and grass, or the position of the soldiers’ defenses. So how could this person line his own pocket and sell off the military supplies?
To be precise, the worse the military ability, the less likely someone is to be suspected!
As for why Muchuan previously said that people with good military capabilities are not suspect?
This is just a smoke bomb, in order not to arouse suspicion, in order to make the murderer behind the scenes take the initiative to jump out.
After Muchuan explained the matter clearly, he looked at the curly-haired deputy lieutenant with a slight smile: "I wonder if you have anything else to say?"
"Sir...Sir, this is all a misunderstanding! How can you say that your subordinate has made a big mistake based on this!"
The curly-haired lieutenant begged sadly.
The other lieutenants also interceded for the curly-haired lieutenant at this time. After all, the curly-haired lieutenant was very popular in the military camp. He was hard-working, had a positive image, and was willing to help others. Such a person was actually a corrupt person, how could he?
It's also unbelievable.
Lan Feng also spoke at this time: "General Muchuan, your approach is not the best solution. It is really reckless to make a judgment based on military capabilities."
Muchuan nodded. In fact, it was a bit reckless just to rely on one point, so he had already sent people to collect evidence before that.
Counting the time now, the evidence is almost here.
"Lord Muchuan!"
A rough voice came from outside the military tent, it was Temujin Dali.
Muchuan waved and Temujin came in vigorously, and asked: "How is it?
What’s the evidence?”
"I've already asked people to inquire about it. This person named Zhao Dada is the most suspicious."
The curly-haired deputy lieutenant's name was Zhao Dada. According to Temujin Dali's investigation, Zhao Dada would take the initiative to take charge of night patrol every three days.
The so-called night patrol duty is to stay up late and lead soldiers on patrol, which is rare.
