"This subordinate … doesn't dare to be sure, but when I saw Wang Li and the others return, they all seemed to be in a hurry. This subordinate went forward to greet them, but they didn't respond and rushed straight to the second branch's courtyard!"
Wang Chengwu did not directly assert that there was a problem with Wang Li's group, but rather cautiously replied.
"No! There must be a problem with Wang Li! "
Wang Yu's brow furrowed. After a moment of silence, he said with certainty,
"At noon, an imperial edict was sent to Taiyuan, and Fang Gongteng successfully took over military authority in Bing Province. The tens of thousands of soldiers in the Bing Province camp all poured out and spread throughout Taiyuan City. Afterward, this old man ordered the Wang Clan's shadow guards to withdraw to the estate, leaving only a small number of people outside to gather information. For Wang Li to return at this time just in time for the fire in the southern part of the city, there must be a problem!"
Wang Yu had been an official for many years, and his sense of danger and conspiracy was far more sensitive than the average person's. Although he didn't have any direct evidence, he could conclude from Wang Chengwu's words that there was a problem with Wang Li!
He didn't believe in coincidences, and he didn't believe that Wang Chengwu would hide such an important matter from him. Thus, he had already locked onto Wang Li's identity as a suspect!
"Has there been any unusual activity on Second Elder's side these past two days?"
Wang Yu quickly thought of the person behind Wang Li — Wang Kui. If the fire in the southern part of the city was really Wang Li's doing, then the person behind Wang Li could not escape responsibility!
As Wang Yu's trusted aide, Wang Chengwu naturally understood the meaning behind Wang Yu's words. After thinking for a moment, he cupped his fists and said,
"Ever since the Second Elder accepted the Second Young Master, no, Wang Xinyuan, ever since the Second Elder accepted Wang Xinyuan as his grandson, he has been staying in the residence without any unusual movements. However, yesterday morning, Wang Xinyuan made a trip out of the residence. It is said that he went to the city to meet friends. But Wang Xinyuan has been imprisoned in the Grievance Hall for more than a year, and he has long lost contact with his former friends … This subordinate truly cannot think of anyone in Taiyuan City who could have such a deep friendship with Wang Xinyuan! "
Speaking of Wang Xinyuan, Wang Chengwu's expression was somewhat unnatural. Just a few days ago, Wang Xinyuan was still called Wang Renyi, and he was still Wang Yu's biological son. But now, not only had Wang Renyi's name been changed, he had even severed his relationship with Wang Yu. He was truly worried that Wang Yu would lose control of his emotions upon hearing Wang Xinyuan's name.
However, it turned out that he was overthinking things!
With the survival of the entire clan at stake, Wang Yu had no time to care about personal feelings. He only wanted to do business properly and bring the Wang Clan out of the quagmire as quickly as possible. After a moment of silence, Wang Yu spoke.
"Cheng Wu, from now on, you will personally lead a few experts to secretly monitor the second branch's every move. Whether it's Ren Yi … Wang Xinyuan, or the second elder, once they do anything suspicious, report to me immediately!"
Wang Chengwu was a master of martial arts at the Grand Master Middle-stage. He was the top fighter among the Secret Guards of the Wang family. Wang Yu was relieved to send him to monitor Wang Xinyuan and Wang Kui.
However, Wang Chengwu looked a little hesitant. He asked hesitantly, "Patriarch, do you really want to monitor the second branch? But if Second Elder finds out … "
"I can't care about that now!"
Wang Yu knew what Wang Chengwu was going to say. He waved his hand and interrupted, "The situation in Taiyuan City is critical now. Although I don't know the background of the force hiding in the dark, it must be a hostile force of the imperial court. No one in the Wang family is allowed to collude with that force. Otherwise, the entire Wang family will be buried with him!
At this time, I'd rather kill by mistake than miss out. If Second Elder finds out, tell him to come to me! If he's really magnanimous, I, Wang Yu, am willing to offer him a humble apology! "
The fire in the south of the city, Wang Li and the others had coincidentally returned home in a hurry. Furthermore, Wang Xinyuan had suddenly gone out yesterday, and Dugu Xin had been attacked by an assassin this morning. All these coincidences made Wang Yu feel extremely uneasy. At this time, he had to show the courage of a family head. Otherwise, the Wang family might really be consigned to eternal damnation!
Seeing that Wang Yu had said this, Wang Chengwu did not dare to hesitate. He quickly cupped his fists and said, "This subordinate obeys! I'll take some people to monitor Second Elder and … Wang Xinyuan! "
After saying that, seeing that Wang Yu had no other instructions, Wang Chengwu cupped his fists and left.
In the room, Wang Yu had long lost the mood to read the documents. He frowned and stared blankly in front of him. No one knew what he was thinking. After a long time, Wang Yu suddenly stood up and muttered, "This won't do! This old man has to go to the posthouse personally! "
After saying that, he flung his sleeves and walked out of the door.
He had to find out why the fire suddenly broke out in the south of the city, and why the Imperial Army coincidentally appeared in the south of the city. Only by understanding these details could he better judge whether Wang Li was involved or not!
Also, according to Wang Chengwu, the Imperial Army had captured someone alive. He wanted to know if the person captured by the Imperial Army was a hidden guard of the Wang family. More accurately, if he was a hidden guard of the Wang family's second branch, Wang Kui!
…
"Field Officer Sun, General Qiu invites you to his tent. He has something important to discuss!"
On the drill ground of the Black Armored Army, the soldiers of the various battalions were training in full swing under the scorching sun. Suddenly, a soldier from the Second Battalion jogged over from outside the drill ground and found Sun Tao, who was guiding the soldiers in their training.
"… I got it! Go back and report on the completion of the mission. I will go over after giving some instructions! "
Sun Tao frowned and looked expressionlessly at the tent on the west side of the drill ground before speaking to the soldier.
"Yes!"
Seeing that he had received the order, the soldier didn't stay any longer and left.
Sun Tao turned around and called for the deputy general of the camp to supervise the training of the soldiers. After which, he walked towards the tent on the west side of the drill ground.
Speaking of which, ever since Li Zexuan joined the Black Armored Army and introduced the new drill, he had given the veterans of the Second Battalion a great deal of pressure. In the past, they might have been a little sloppy during training, but now, under the immense pressure exerted by Sun Tao, they didn't dare to be sloppy even if they wanted to!
"Greetings to the general!"
Arriving at Qiu Xinggong's tent, Sun Tao greeted him as usual.
However, at this moment, he felt a little conflicted. This was because he could roughly guess the reason why Qiu Xinggong called him over today.
"En! Sun Tao, you're here? There's no need to stand on ceremony, take a seat! "
Qiu Xinggong was looking through the military documents previously. When Sun Tao came in, he had already noticed him. However, he still waited for Sun Tao to finish his greeting before putting down the documents in his hands and raising his head.
"Thank you, general!"
Sun Tao thanked Qiu Xinggong and did not stand on ceremony. He sat down on the seat to Qiu Xinggong's left.
"Cough cough!"
Qiu Xinggong coughed lightly and looked in the direction of the entrance of the tent. After that, he smiled and asked Sun Tao, "Field Officer Sun, the reason this old man called you here today is to ask you about the preparations of our Second Battalion for tomorrow's fighting competition."
Sun Tao thought to himself that this was indeed the case, but he didn't show it on his face. He cupped his fists towards Qiu Xinggong and said, "Replying to General, the entire Second Battalion has been training hard these few days. No one dares to slack off. In addition, most of the people in our battalion are veterans from the Black Armored Army who have experienced hundreds of battles. I believe that in tomorrow's martial arts competition, our Second Battalion will definitely not lose to the Fifth Battalion!"
Qiu Xinggong didn't directly ask Sun Tao if the Second Camp could win against the Fifth Camp. However, how could Sun Tao not understand what Qiu Xinggong meant? He didn't hide anything and directly asked the question that Qiu Xinggong was most concerned about.
From this, it could be seen that even though Sun Tao was working for Qiu Xinggong, his personality was still relatively straightforward and even a little arrogant!
"Good! Good! I really didn't misjudge you! "
Hearing such a confident answer from Sun Tao, Qiu Xinggong couldn't help but be pleased. He smiled and said, "For tomorrow's combat competition, send out all the experts from the Second Camp. Don't worry about the other camps, just make sure that they win against the Fifth Camp. I will definitely make Li Zexuan lose all his face in tomorrow's combat competition!"
For this old fellow to say such words, he was truly shameless. Just like what Sun Tao had said earlier, the majority of the soldiers in the B Battalion were veterans of the Black Armored Army. No matter if it was personal strength or battle experience, they had an advantage over the group of "new recruits" in the E Battalion!
This was not an evenly matched competition to begin with. However, Qiu Xinggong seemed to be going all out and wanting to 'kill all of them'. Furthermore, this old man did not feel that he had an unfair advantage at all. In any case, as long as he won, no matter how the process was, he would still be very happy.
"… This general obeys!"
Sun Tao's skin wasn't as thick as Qiu Xinggong's. Hearing this, the corner of his mouth twitched and his face was a little embarrassed. However, after hesitating for a moment, he still cupped his fists and accepted the order.
In fact, he had always wanted to win against the Fifth Camp fair and square. This kind of battle wasn't evenly matched to begin with. Even if he won, he wouldn't feel proud of it!
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