After waiting for about 15 minutes, Zhu Ying and Deputy Commander Wang returned.
Zhu Ying's face was green and he was so dark that he was about to fall out of the water.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the Dragon's Vein had really disappeared. Otherwise, Zhu Ying's face wouldn't be so dark.
"When the Blood Pupil Clan attacked, did you find anything suspicious?" Zhu Ying walked to the front of the crowd and asked with a cold face.
"No!" The crowd shook their heads.
"When you were fighting, did you discover anyone sneaking into the mine?" Zhu Ying asked again.
"No!" The crowd shook their heads again. The battle was so dangerous and they didn't even care about their own safety. Who would have the heart to care about the mine!
When Zhu Ying heard this, he fell silent. His expression kept changing and became uglier and uglier.
"General Zhu, when we were fighting, the Blood Pupil Clan must have snuck into the mine and taken it away. They even purposely scared the Dragon's Vein away!" Ren Yun Du said in a deep voice.
"That's right! That must be it! "
"It seems that the Blood Pupil Clan came prepared!"
"These bastards from the Blood Pupil Clan lured us out of the mine and secretly stole the entire mine!"
Everyone started to speak and their faces were filled with anger. This was because it was obvious that the Blood Pupil Clan was behind this.
Su Mo laughed in his heart. He didn't even have to say anything for the others to blame the Blood Pupil Clan.
Zhu Ying was silent as he heard the crowd's words. He didn't need to think to know that the Blood Pupil Clan had done it.
However, this matter couldn't be decided just like that.
The reason why he didn't come to help was because he wanted to make use of the Blood Pupil Clan to get rid of Ren Yun Du and the rest.
However, Ren Yun Du and the rest had only lost a few dozen people and he hadn't achieved his goal.
After pondering for a while, Zhu Ying looked at Ren Yun Du, Su Mo and the rest of the Shenwu Academy disciples and coldly said, "Surround them!"
Shoosh shoosh shoosh!!
The moment Zhu Ying's words fell, the 2000 soldiers that he had brought with him immediately moved and surrounded Su Mo and the rest of the Shenwu Academy disciples.
Although these soldiers did not know why Zhu Ying was doing this, as an iron-blooded army, they completely obeyed his orders.
The soldiers that Zhu Ying had brought with him were much stronger than the soldiers that were guarding the mine. Among the two thousand soldiers, a quarter of them were Martial Emperors.
Not only that, there were more than a dozen high-level Martial Emperors above Rank 7 Martial Emperor Realm.
"Zhu Ying, what are you trying to do?" Seeing this, Ren Yun Du immediately asked angrily. The expressions of the others also changed drastically.
"What do you want?"
Zhu Ying chuckled when he heard this and said indifferently, "The mine has disappeared and the Dragon's Vein has disappeared. No one can escape responsibility. All of you will be investigated as well!"
"What?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Zhu Ying was not blaming them for failing to protect the mine, but he was suspecting that they had stolen the mine!
That was a huge difference. If they were only blamed for failing to protect the mine, they would at most be given a light punishment. However, if they were blamed for the loss of the mine, they would be directly executed.
"Zhu Ying, that's bullshit!"
Ren Yun Du was completely enraged as he shouted, "The mine has disappeared and the Dragon's Vein has escaped. What does that have to do with us? In order to protect the mine, 17 of our Shenwu Academy disciples have died in battle. Are you trying to frame us? "
"That's right! The disappearance of the mine and the Dragon's Vein is the Blood Pupil Clan's problem. You should be looking for them! "
"You can't frame us!"
"This is outrageous!"
The other Shenwu Academy disciples also spoke out, their faces filled with anger.
In order to protect the mine, they had fought for a long time and lost 17 people. Many of them were injured to varying degrees.
Not only did they not receive any rewards, they had also failed to protect the mine. Now that Zhu Ying was suspecting them, how could they not be angry?
"Frame you?"
A cold light flashed in Zhu Ying's eyes. He then looked at the crowd and smiled as he shook his head, "Everyone, don't worry. I am not trying to frame you. I just want to bring you back to the Fort to investigate. As long as the investigation is done, everything will be fine!"
Having said that, he saw that the crowd was still angry and continued, "After all, the disappearance of the mine and the Dragon's Vein is a serious matter. Once the investigation is done, General Zhu Long will be able to answer to the Imperial Court!"
Zhu Ying's face was solemn, but he was sneering in his heart. As long as he brought them back to Black Mountain Fort, he would be able to frame them with crimes and sentence them to death.
When the crowd heard this, they looked at each other and started to ponder. If it was just an investigation, it was understandable.
"Lieutenant General, we have done our best to protect the mine. If you bring us back to be investigated, you are insulting us!"
A cold voice rose. It was Su Mo who spoke. He had to speak. If they really went to investigate, he would be finished.
When Zhu Ying heard this, his cold gaze instantly fell on Su Mo and he was enraged.
His words earlier had already caused the crowd to relax and not resist.
However, now, Su Mo's words could immediately change the tempo.
As expected, the moment Su Mo's words fell, a few more Shenwu Academy disciples spoke out.
"That's right! This is an insult to us! "Xie Bin said angrily.
"That's right! Why should we be investigated? "
"We did not protect the mine well and it is understandable for you to blame us. However, if we are to be investigated, that is too much!"
The words of the few Shen Wu Academy disciples immediately made all the Shen Wu Academy disciples firmer in their beliefs.
That's right!
They had disregarded their lives and protected the mine. If they were to be investigated, it was an insult to them!
"It is just an investigation. Why are you making it sound so serious?"
Although Zhu Ying was angry, he did not show it on his face. He said patiently, "Not only will you be investigated, but the soldiers guarding the mine will also be investigated."
"Lieutenant General, based on what I know, the Zhu Family has always been the Third Prince's men and you are on bad terms with the Eighth Prince. If we are brought back to Black Mountain Fort, we will definitely be wronged!" Su Mo continued.
When the Shenwu Academy disciples heard this, they were stumped. Immediately after, their eyes brightened. Su Mo's words made sense. If Zhu Ying and Zhu Long wanted to wrongly accuse them, they would be in trouble.
If that happened, they would be dead in Black Mountain Fort.
"Scoundrel!"
When Zhu Ying heard Su Mo's words, he immediately shouted. His sharp gaze was like a sharp knife that pierced Su Mo, "General Zhu Long has always been fair and just. Do you think that the Great General will wrongly accuse you?"
"That may not be true!" Su Mo's face was calm and he was not afraid of Zhu Ying's gaze.
"You …!" Zhu Ying was enraged when he heard Su Mo's words. Cold killing intent shot out of his eyes and he could not wait to kill Su Mo.
"Zhu Ying, we will not go back to be investigated!" Ren Yun Du said, his eyes filled with determination. He was the leader of the group and his words represented the stance of the group.
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