Chapter 25 I order your Wai Nan Si to arrest Wu Chang! "What happened?" When Xu Qing saw this, his mind immediately became clear. Last night, evil spirits attacked the city, so logically speaking, a lot of things must have happened. But what could have caused General Han to have such an expression was definitely beyond his expectations. "He believes that there is a huge problem within the Southern City Defense Force." General Han took a deep breath and said helplessly: "After dawn, he left directly without any contact with the city defense forces, thus avoiding further conflict... This was the right approach." Then, General Han threw the battle report to the ground and said angrily, "But this guy has thrown all the subsequent troubles to us." Xu Qing couldn't help but bend down, picked up the battle report, took a look at it, and then looked strange. "Last night, he was alone, guarding the city defense area of Linjiangsi, and he was safe and sound. This ability is so strong that it is probably not something that an ordinary warrior can do."
Hearing Xu Qing's question, General Han sighed and had no intention of hiding anything. "He has been promoted to inner strong. My original intention was to let him hide his edge and avoid being suppressed. However, from the moment he planned to defend the city alone, I could no longer hide it." General Han said calmly: "I was alone, guarding 360 steps, safe and sound, and the evil spirits did not cross the line. Without inner strength, it would be impossible to do it! Others are not fools..." Although his tone was calm, Xu Qing vaguely saw a hint of pride on his face. "It's no wonder that the General Envoy values him so much and devotes so much effort to his cultivation. This boy is indeed extremely talented, which shows that the General Envoy has a keen eye!" As Xu Qing said this, he suddenly remembered something and was stunned for a moment. He murmured, "But both sides of his defensive position were torn apart." General Han seemed to have thought of something and suddenly froze, his eyes gradually becoming confused. "Attacked from three sides, it can be said that we are surrounded. Even those at the inner strength level may not be able to withstand it." Xu Qing had a complicated expression, and whispered, "Moreover, it seems that in the second half of the night, the positions on both sides of him that had been lost were blocked..." I originally thought it was the city patrol team, taking over the position and filling the gap. Now it seems that maybe it is not as they had previously guessed? "If you think in this way, then wouldn't he be guarding the city defense position of more than a thousand steps in the second half of the night?" Xu Qing's mouth was dry and his eyes were filled with disbelief. "A thousand-step city defense, even with the peak of inner strength, I'm afraid it can't be defended, right?" "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" General Han shook his head immediately and said firmly: "When he joined my army, he was only at the first level of martial arts and had not yet refined his blood. In such a short period of time, he was able to enter the inner strength. He is already a genius. How could he be higher?" "Besides, I personally taught him the art of concealing his breath. How could he have hidden it from my eyes?" "In two years, you have passed the first level of martial arts and the second level, breaking through the shackles of human limitations and reaching the realm of refining essence?" “Even someone like Li Shenzong, who is said to be a prodigy that appears once every five hundred years in Qifeng Mansion, has not made such an astonishing progress.” "I have been practicing martial arts since I was young. I started to refine blood at the age of sixteen. It was not until I was forty-two that I reached the stage of refining essence. It took me twenty-six years!" "Do you think his two years of practice can surpass my twenty-six years of hard study and practice?"
"If that's the case, shouldn't a piece of shit like me be thrown away?" General Han shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that it was absolutely impossible. But Xu Qing's expression became more and more strange. In his impression, the General Bannerman always pays attention to his demeanor. But just now, even the slightly vulgar term "Laozi" came out. It can be seen that the commander-in-chief was quite uneasy and excited. "That's Mr. Lu, come to help?" Xu Qing said hesitantly. "Not bad!" When General Han heard this, he suddenly realized something and said, "Last night, Linjiangfang was almost abandoned, but someone killed the bear monster and resolved the crisis! Apart from the 'guardian' beside Lord Lu, who else in Linjiangfang has this ability?" Then he put his hands behind his back, walked to the window, looked to the south, and said slowly: "The southern part of the outer city is under my control! Only the problems within the city defense army surprised me a little, but it's not a big problem..." Your attitude just now was not like this... Xu Qing complained in his heart. At this moment, a sound was heard from outside. "Someone is coming from the Inner City Heavenly Monitoring Office's main building!" "Invite him in!" The man was in his early fifties, with an ordinary face and an indifferent expression. "Master Gao, why are you here?" Han, the flag envoy, laughed and said, "Logically speaking, you are busy today checking the city defense and many aftermath issues in the city, and you can't get away... Just send a small flag." "I am here on the orders of Deputy Envoy Zhou to put pressure on your Southern Division. If we change a small flag, it will be a small matter." Chief Gao had no expression on his face and said calmly, "Last night, the outer city's south defense was breached by evil spirits. Although it was blocked in time, there are still many doubts." "Today, a guard under the command of the city defense commander Zhaozhou was killed on the way to reinforce." "The place where he was killed is adjacent to the city defense position of the Linjiang Branch of your Outer South Division." "The new flag bearer Wuchang is a serious suspect, so I order you, the Outer South Division, to assist the Southern District Office of the Outer City to arrest the flag bearer Wuchang of the Linjiang Division and bring him to justice. You must conduct a thorough investigation and not be partial to him." He took out the token, threw it on the table, and said, "The deceased is the adopted son of the great commander Zhaozhou. He has a long history and the city guard office attaches great importance to him." "Return it!" General Han took the token and threw it back. Manager Gao's face turned ashen in an instant. Xu Qing, who was standing next to him, felt his heart tremble slightly and looked at the general flag bearer deeply. The branches of the Tianjian Division in the outer city can reject the orders from the Tianjian Division headquarters on the spot if they feel that there are major errors.
But in the past thirty years, no general has ever rejected an order from above on the spot. Firstly, since the order is issued by the headquarters of the Astronomical Observation Bureau, there will basically be no major mistakes or omissions. Secondly, rejecting the order from headquarters would offend the senior executive who gave the order. It even offended the person in charge of the messenger! "Han Zheng, what do you want to do?" Director Gao frowned slightly, his tone became solemn, and he said, "This is an order from the deputy commander himself!" "Well, his seal is on it. I can see it clearly." "General Han, disobeying orders is a serious crime!" "I also remind you that according to Rule 12 of the Heavenly Monitoring Bureau, if an order contains a major error, it can be rejected!" General Han said calmly: "Of course, there must be sufficient reasons. Otherwise, it is still disobedience! Regarding this, I will explain it to the commander personally..." "Even if there are good reasons, rejecting the order will have huge consequences. There will be no hope of promotion for the next ten years." Director Gao slowed down his tone and said, "With your background, abilities, and achievements, you should be promoted to one of the eight garrison commanders in two years at most." He took a deep breath and continued, "The deputy commander also knows that you attach great importance to this Wu Chang, so I will make an exception. Your Wai Nan Division does not need to avoid suspicion and can participate in the arrest and the investigation during this period. This is already extremely tolerant." "If this Impermanence Bannerman is truly innocent, you can clear his name yourself!" "Returning the token will have a huge impact. You..." When Director Gao said this, his expression gradually became helpless, and he sighed, "Have you decided?" "Ah." General Han nodded slightly. Master Gao put away the token, turned around and left without saying a word. At this time, Xu Qing whispered, "Let us do it. The Wuchang Flag Bearer will not suffer any loss. You can clear his name later... I haven't returned the token for thirty years. Why are you doing this?" "I will personally arrest Wu Chang and interrogate him. Do you know what this means?" General Han had his hands behind his back, with a complicated expression and a low voice. "As for Wu Chang, I already knew the inside story, but I still arrested him. This shows that I don't trust him enough! There will inevitably be a grudge between the two of us in the future." "Everyone in the outside world knows that I think highly of Wu Chang. Yesterday, I appointed him as the flag bearer of Linjiang Division." "If we take him down today, it means that in my eyes, he is not important." "Accordingly, various forces, believing that he did not have a strong backer, would no longer look up to him, and then troubles against Linjiang Division would follow one after another." Han Zheng laughed at himself when he got to this point, and said, "Besides, if he becomes the flag bearer on the first day and is arrested and thrown into prison on the second day, it will be a stain on his life and a laughing stock." He looked at Xu Qing, his smile becoming more complicated, and said, "If you appoint a flag bearer on the first day and arrest him on the second day, I, Han, will also become a laughing stock." Xu Qing suddenly fell silent, but for some reason, he felt vaguely that this was not the real reason to return the token.
"You secretly send someone to inform Linjiangsi and ask him to visit Mr. Lu today." Han Zheng said this and sighed, "Returning the token today is just a delaying tactic. If the deputy commander insists on arresting Lin Yan, perhaps tomorrow... Zhou Kui from the Outer Southwest Division will take over this matter!" Upon hearing this, Xu Qing looked stern and left immediately. The room fell into silence. Han Zheng gently stroked the scabbard, took a deep breath, and sighed. "Back then, I was framed in Qifeng City. My immediate superior, concerned about his own future, did not protect me." "How similar are today's events to those of the past?" "Back then I had no one to back me up, but today I will be your backer!" As he thought about this, he couldn't help but whisper, "Besides, not being able to become a Zhaoye person is the regret of my life..." He was suspected of killing his companions and was arrested and imprisoned by his immediate superior. Even if the matter was clarified and he was released afterwards, how could the people of Zhaoye, who were completely unaware of the true situation, dare to turn their backs to him? He knew in his heart that if he did not return the token, Lin Yan’s hope of becoming a member of Zhaoye would be gone. (End of this chapter)