Name

  Mǎ chéng

  "Troop affiliation"

  "Guardians of Yanshan Mountains"

  "On January 23rd of this year, where were you? What were you doing?"

  "That day... it was raining and I was warming up by the fire in the tent with my comrades, then someone broke into our camp and we went to help fight off the enemy."

  "Who has been burning with fire? Who has been killing the enemy? How many people have you killed again? Have you remembered the number of the enemy's attacking moves?"

  “……”

  Ma Cheng was stunned by this series of questions, and for a while his mind was confused and he didn't know which one to answer first. He muttered to himself for half a day without saying anything.

  The same scene happened in the other four camps, but only someone like Ma Cheng could still remember the situation at that time and react to what day it was on January 23rd. Wang Ping, who had a rough mind, didn't have this memory and needed to be reminded by the questioner many times before he could understand what was being asked.

  Especially on the last few questions, "I don't know", "I'm not clear", and "I forgot" made the officer's forehead bulge with anger, he was so furious that he wanted to grab the inkstone on the table and smash it at him, but due to the strict orders from above, he could only hold back his temper and slowly finish asking all the questions.

  After a long time, the Q&A session in the five camps finally came to an end. The five people gave five different answers, but their general responses were not much different. A considerable number of participants' names were listed, but when it came to recalling the enemy's tactics, each person had their own unique version, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites could do nothing about it, no matter how they asked the questions, so they simply recorded the answers as they were given.

  The five people who had been asked questions were soon sent back, and Zhang Feng and the others were anxiously waiting here. Although Wang Zhen guaranteed that there was no problem, the sudden summons always made people worried. At this time, seeing the five people return, Zhang Feng also breathed a sigh of relief.

  "Ma Cheng, what's going on with you guys? Why are you all looking so down?" Zhang Feng asked with concern, seeing his subordinates' troubled expressions.

  "Huh…… Director Zhang, you don't know, and it's not clear what kind of people are looking for us. They just separated us one by one and arranged us in different camps. I was interrogated here, and only after coming out did I learn from my brothers that we were all being asked questions. To say that we're good at fighting and killing, but answering questions like a scholar is really difficult for us. This is exactly what's making me dizzy."

  Ma's face was filled with a mixture of bitterness and helplessness. These rough men, who couldn't even recognize many characters, were being questioned like they were undergoing an audit today. Not only did they have to answer carefully, but they also had to confirm their answers. If their responses were even slightly vague, the people at the table opposite them would stare at them until they explained everything in detail, leaving them dazed and confused. What kind of situation was this?

  "What's with the questions?" Zhang Feng looked bewildered. How could there be such a rule in the military camp? "What kind of questions are these, and how did you guys get yourselves into this state?"

  "What else can be said, it's just that rainy day when someone hijacked the camp, repeatedly asking about what happened, how many enemies were killed and why they didn't set up camp in the designated location but instead near the prisoner's carriage, and what kind of combat skills the enemy had during the fight... these stupid questions are pointless..." Wang Ping interjected weakly, looking like he was exhausted from a whole day of physical labor.

  "This……" Zhang Feng was also puzzled, that day's hijacking incident was so serious? As soon as he arrived in Ying Tian, he was questioned by people. But wasn't it just a Northern Yuan general who was kidnapped that day? Even if his official position was high, what could be done? The Northern Yuan had been defeated and were unable to take care of themselves, and they didn't lack a defeated general.

  Since it's not the problem of the person being hijacked, then it can only be that the people who came to hijack the prisoner transport have caused the higher-ups to pay such attention. Those hooded and masked men not only had high martial arts skills and were good with their hands, but also had ruthless means and a tight organization. It seems that their identities are quite extraordinary, perhaps they're some kind of rebel or chaotic party's large organization. This news was like scratching an itch for Zhang Feng, whose curiosity was piqued, and he suddenly became extremely interested in the identities of those people from that day.

  Unfortunately, he has been living in the mountains for many years and is not clear about the outside world. He doesn't know much about what organizations are in this Jianghu green forest, only guessing that there is a certain relationship with that short fat man from Beiping. However, these are just his personal guesses...

  "So this is what you've gained from asking questions for half a day? This pile of rubbish has no use! The most crucial points, and you can't even get any practical information out of them. What do you people eat? I'm embarrassed for you, considering how many people I arranged for you to practice with!"

  He looked at the five papers in his hand, getting angrier by the minute. He had wasted half an hour here and all he got was this useless information.

  "In response to your question, we also have no way out. These five men are all rough and uneducated, only strong in body but weak in brain. Our questions they always need a long time to answer, and still may not be what we asked for. We subordinates have confirmed that from our observation, these five people do not intentionally hide anything, but really just know this much."

  The few people who asked the questions also had a worried look on their faces. When they handed over the answers of the five people to Mao, they thought that they would be scolded. However, they couldn't not hand them over as these were indeed genuine and unadulterated answers.

  Ma Lian didn't scold anymore, he just carefully looked at the five pieces of paper again, even if it was useless information, he had to dig out something useful.

  Suddenly, Mao Rou discovered that these five people all mentioned one person in some questions. The name Zhang Feng instantly entered Mao Rou's field of vision. From the information on the paper, it can be seen that Zhang Feng is their superior, also known as their commander-in-chief, and was the highest military officer at the scene that day, except for the hundred households who were killed.

  Ma Qian slapped his own forehead fiercely, fortunately he was still the head of the school inspector, but he had overlooked such an important piece of information. If he had summoned Zhang Feng over to question him earlier, he might have obtained useful news by now, and it would not have taken so much time.

  "Go! Let Wang Zhenbai bring over a man named Zhang Feng. I want to ask him some questions myself."

  A few trees below looked at each other and nodded, it's rare to have the master of the house ask questions in person. Since the school inspector was given the power to investigate by the emperor a few days ago, Mao Rong arranged for some subordinates to go to the prison of the three law courts to interrogate various prisoners. The people who asked questions today are among the best of those subordinates.

  But Mao Jiong himself had a unique way of investigating cases, he could analyze some idle talk and gossip from the mouths of prisoners in the Ministry of Justice to find key clues, which showed his ingenuity. Now that he was taking personal action, it was to get truly useful information from Zhang Feng, to know that the Emperor was closely concerned about the White Lotus case... Latest chapter please follow WeChat account: rdww444

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