"There is a cave here." On the hillside, a captain waved his hand and shouted loudly towards Xiao Chen standing at the bottom of the valley.
Hearing that a cave had appeared, Xiao Chen exerted force on his feet, clicked several times on the half-foot-wide path, and reached the captain's side.
This is a depression hidden behind a large bush. The entrance to the cave is blocked with stones and covered with moss.
If you don't look carefully, no one will notice that there is actually a cave hidden here.
"This cave is really hidden." Duan Tianming, who was following Xiao Chen, also came to the entrance of the cave.
Walking forward, Xiao Chen touched the moss on the stone with his hand.
A piece of coolness.
"This cave entrance has been sealed for at least two years." As he spoke, he secretly exerted force on his palms.
There was a sound of "crash", and the stones blocking the entrance of the cave collapsed one after another and rolled down the hillside, bringing with them bursts of dust.
Where it originally looked like an ordinary cliff, a three-foot-wide and five-foot-high cave entrance appeared.
It was pitch black inside, with a faint hint of cool air gushing out from the entrance of the cave.
"Huo Zhezi." Xiao Chen stared at the cave with his eyes and stretched out his left hand backwards.
A school captain hurriedly took out the fire certificate and put it in Xiao Chen's hand.
Xiao Chen twisted the fire into a flame and slowly walked into the cave.
Compared with the entrance of the cave, the inside of the cave is much wider, more than one foot high.
And the width is almost more than three feet.
Starting from the entrance of the cave, huge wooden boxes are placed one after another, extending to the end of the cave.
There are obvious traces of manual excavation on the walls of the cave.
Looking at these huge wooden boxes, Xiao Chen had no surprise in his eyes, but a solemn look on his face.
When entering the valley, the collapsed boulders and sand in the middle of the valley now seem not to have all collapsed naturally, but to have been caused by man-made excavation.
Maybe it was to prevent others from entering, or maybe it was just to cover up the earth that was pulled out to dig this cave.
Looking at the wooden box in front of him, Xiao Chen pressed his right hand on a corner and spit out his inner energy from his palm.
With a "crash", the wooden box broke into pieces.
Dozens of intact armors appeared in front of everyone.
"Armaments?" Duan Tianming exclaimed.
"Open the other wooden boxes as well." Xiao Chen said with a solemn expression.
As all the wooden boxes were opened one by one, Duan Tianming's open mouth could no longer be closed.
In the wooden box, there was everything except armor, arrows, and knives.
The most frightening thing is that the two wooden boxes in the innermost part of the cave are full of black gunpowder wrapped in brown paper.
The two wooden boxes add up to at least one thousand kilograms.
If someone had accidentally ignited the gunpowder with a fire stick just now, everyone would not have to think about disaster relief, and they would all be buried in the mountains.
Ordering everyone to quickly exit the cave, Xiao Chen quickly stepped forward and resealed the wooden box containing gunpowder.
When he walked out of the cave, he was greeted by Duan Tianming's worried look.
"These armaments are enough to equip a guard station. What should we do?" Duan Tianming asked anxiously.
"Arrange manpower to send this news back to the East Factory as quickly as possible."
Nodding, Duan Tianming asked: "Who could it be?"
"Seal the entrance of the cave and send someone to guard it. Let's return to Gongchang as soon as possible." Without answering, Xiao Chen quickly rushed towards the entrance of the valley without replying.
They have been busy since morning until now. Although everyone is already hungry, there is no room for delay in this important case.
The people who were left to guard the cave got on their horses one by one and followed Xiao Chen towards Gongchang City.
After a journey of more than twenty miles, it didn't take long to see the tall city wall of Gongchang City from a distance.
Just as he was about to rush into the city, four or five people suddenly rushed out of the city gate not far away.
The riding crop in his hand was swung rapidly, looking anxious.
The leader was Zhang Xing, the commander of Gong Changwei.
Xiao Chen had a bad premonition in his heart, so he loosened the reins and slowed down the horse.
Seeing Xiao Chen's team, Zhang Xing rushed over. When he was two feet away from Xiao Chen, he jumped up on his horse and landed in front of Xiao Chen.
Before Xiao Chen could ask any questions, he clasped his hands and knelt on the ground in front of Xiao Chen.
"Commander Zhang, what's going on?" Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and looked extremely ugly.
"Sir, please punish me." Zhang Xing said in a low voice without daring to raise his head.
"Tell me, what happened?" Xiao Chen shouted, almost shocking Duan Tianming beside him off his horse.
"Wang Kuan, the prefect of Gongchang, died in prison."
The riding whip in his hand was swung hard, and it landed hard on the butt of the military horse under his crotch.
Without bothering to ask further questions, Xiao Chen rushed towards the city gate.
The entire government office has been surrounded by Gong Changwei's soldiers on three levels inside and three outside.
With a livid face, Xiao Chen jumped off the horse and rushed straight to the government prison.
Inside the prison, there were three steps, one post, five steps, and one sentry, filled with soldiers.
Seeing Xiao Chen walking in angrily, no one dared to express their anger and lowered their heads one after another.
In the cell, a trace of blood spilled from the corner of Wang Kuan's mouth, lying on the ground with a calm look on his face.
If it weren't for the fact that his eyes were closed and motionless, and his chest didn't rise and fall at all with breathing, he would have been asleep.
"Kuan'er, Kuan'er. Even if you have committed a huge crime, you should be sentenced by the court. You left so unexplainedly, leaving me alive in this world, what attachments do you have. Kuan'er, Kuan'er
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Sitting on the ground next to Wang Kuan's body, the Marquis of Dingxi no longer looked like a Marquis, and he was wailing loudly with runny nose and tears.
Seeing Dingxi Hou, Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Master Hou, why are you here?"
Hearing the voice, Ding Xihou raised his head, wiped the tears on his face with his sleeves, and stood up holding Wang Kuan's body.
"Master Imperial Envoy, my son Wang Kuan made a mistake. But what he committed was a national law and should be dealt with by the imperial court. If you deal with him secretly like this, do you really think that I, the Marquis of Dingxi, are just a human being?"
Paper tiger?"
Without answering, Xiao Chen walked to Wang Kuan's body, squatted down, and rolled his eyelids.
"Commander Duan, carry the person away. Feed him the resurrecting soup from our East Factory, and he can still be saved." Xiao Chen said calmly.
"Resurrection Soup?" Duan Tianming behind him was stunned.
What the hell is the Resurrection Soup? I have never heard of the Resurrection Soup in Dongchang.
"Yes, carry him down and pour him the soul-reviving soup before it's too late." Standing up, Xiao Chen winked hard at Duan Tianming.
Duan Tianming's ability to understand Xiao Chen's eyes was unparalleled.
"Yes." He responded, turned around and greeted the captain behind him, and carried Wang Kuan's body out of the cell.
At this time, Xiao Chen turned around again and stared at Ding Xihou: "Master Hou, I don't seem to have arranged this cell for you. Who brought you here?"
"My son died suddenly and suddenly, so I can't come over and see him?" Ding Xihou roared loudly, as if he was too sad.
His hands kept shaking, as if he might die from anger.
"Don't worry, Wang Kuan will be rescued soon. Just stay here and wait for him to come back."
Turning around, Xiao Chen walked towards the outside of the cell.
"Wait a minute." Ding Xihou rushed over.
"What else can you do, Mr. Hou?" Xiao Chen turned around and asked calmly.
"I want to watch my Kuan'er, and I don't trust that you are saving his life."
"Hmph." Xiao Chen snorted coldly.
"You asked me to look at Kuan'er..." Ding Xihou continued to shout.
Xiao Chen raised his right hand and waved it gently.
Two Dongchang captains rushed over, pushed Marquis Dingxi back three steps, and closed the cell door with a bang.
Outside the cell, Zhang Xing, the commander of Gong Changwei, lowered his head in confusion, waiting for Xiao Chen's comment.
"Why did the Marquis of Dingxi come to Wang Kuan's cell?" Xiao Chen's gaze was like a sharp blade, directed at Zhang Xing.
"There was a fire in Dingxihou's cell, and my subordinates were preparing to relocate him to another room. He said he hadn't seen Wang Kuan for a long time and wanted to meet him. It was lunch time, so I, I just..." Zhang Xing's voice became lower and lower.
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"You will arrange for them to have dinner together?" Xiao Chen said coldly.
"Yes." Zhang Xing's voice sounded like it was in his stomach.
"Fifty military sticks, go and get them yourself." As he said that, Xiao Chen walked towards the cell in front of Dingxi Hou.
"Yes." Zhang Xing shrank like an eggplant beaten by frost.
