This time, the guards arrived at the scene significantly faster. Almost less than three minutes after Jiang Yue and the others issued the warning, more than a dozen wolf-like guards rushed to the scene. The camp officer Lie Chi also rushed to the scene with his entourage a few minutes later.
The alarm was sent from Jiang Yue's side, so the guards naturally came to Jiang Yue's side first to investigate the situation.
According to Jiang Yue's description, the situation is not complicated. They were too tired from working during the day and had fallen asleep. However, they had a good habit. The three of them would always arrange for one person to stay on duty at night, and each person would take turns for a period of time.
Jin Tong, who was on duty just now, heard unusual noises, which seemed to come from underground, and someone seemed to be screaming.
Based on this clue, Lie Chi immediately arranged for guards with earth magic to go and investigate the situation.
At least ten minutes had passed since Xiaoqi stabbed Amang in the back and Amang screamed, to when the guards arrived and Liechi arranged for the guards to investigate.
Qing Zhe down there had already dealt with the first scene. The blood stains were gone and the toxins were disposed of by him. However, the time is still too short after all, and it is impossible for the police to deal with all traces at the scene.
The guards quickly investigated and found some movement. There were indeed some signs of looseness in the ground. It seemed that someone had been moving there just now. Although there was not much movement, something must have happened.
The investigating guard informed Lie Chi truthfully.
After listening to the report, Lie Chi frowned and said: "So, when you hear the movement, you will sound the alarm. The other party has not had time to attack you?"
"Yes, the other party must know that the guards are nearby, and he has a guilty conscience. Lord Liezhi, who will it be this time? Could it be that the two lizard men still don't give up?"
Those two lizardmen are the scars of Lie Chi and his guards, and they are also the sore points that they are ashamed of. After such a large-scale pursuit, those two damn lizardmen managed to escape. This is definitely a very embarrassing thing for their guard camp.
I had vowed before that I would never escape, but in the end, not only did I fail to catch the two lizardmen, but now it seems that they have come to my door again. And, once again, evaded their ranks of guards.
This is treating the medicine garden as an amusement park.
Although the Mushroom Medicine Man was not harmed this time, wasn't the repeated entry into the medicine garden the biggest offense and the greatest irony to their guards?
What's the matter? Your guard camp claims to have no blind spots in defense and is fully covered. It's difficult for a fly to fly in. So what's going on with these lizard people?
The first time can be said to be negligent and not anticipated in advance. So it has only been a few days, and the second time has come again. Is this still carelessness? This is clearly incompetence!
Lie Chi actually had a good impression of Jiang Yue. Seeing his worried look, he comforted him: "Don't think too much. It's still unclear whether it's a lizard man this time. In my opinion, those two lizard men can't be so bold." It's arrogant. Moreover, with the current defense strength of the guard camp, there is no reason why the two lizardmen can touch this place. In my opinion, it is probably not the two lizardmen this time. There may be other hidden things here. You Don’t worry, we will investigate carefully and give you an explanation.”
Jiang Yue actually didn't care whether he said it or not.
He guided him very skillfully: "Lord Lie Chi, the lizardmen also attacked Qing Zhe and the others last time. I wonder what the situation is like tonight on their side?"
Lie Chi said: "We have arranged for a few people to go over and inquire. News should come soon."
Just as he was talking, the troops sent to inquire about the situation quickly turned around.
"Sir, it was said over there that there was an attack and someone was injured, and the injury was serious."
Lie Chi couldn't help frowning, waving his hand and saying, "Let's go and have a look."
It should be said that Lie Chi really doesn't like Qing Zhe's group of mushroom people. The last time Lie Chi heard the conversation between Qing Zhe and Jiang Yue, it was Qing Zhe who persuaded Jiang Yue that the mushroom people should unite to deal with the lizard people.
Jiang Yue responded appropriately at the time, saying that as long as he did his job in the manor, he didn't need to worry too much about anything else.
Who is responsible and who is not a law-abiding person? Lie Chi's first impression left his own judgment.
Now that he heard that there were casualties on Qingzhe's side, he actually didn't care about the life and death of those mushroom people, but if human lives occurred again and again, he, the boss of the guard camp, would have no face. If Mr. Hu were to pursue the case, he would definitely suffer the consequences.
Jiang Yue also guessed Lie Chi's psychology, but he didn't say much.
To say that Qingzhe's group had always had evil intentions towards the three of them, according to Jiang Yue's methods in the surface world, that group of mushroom people had died at least three times.
If Jiang Yue hadn't been worried that killing that group of people wouldn't end well, how could Jiang Yue have allowed those bastards to attack them again and again?
Lie Chi went over to check the situation, and Jiang Yue and the others naturally wanted to follow him to watch the fun.
At the moment, Jiang Qiao and San Gou are not very clear about the situation, but this does not affect their enthusiasm for eating melons at all.
When they arrived at Qingzhe's group's house, Liechi was not polite to them and pushed the door open directly.
The few mushroom men inside were as dejected as cocks that had been defeated in a fight. The atmosphere was very solemn, and there was deep sadness in the solemnity.
Aman still failed to save him. The knife stabbed from behind still hurt his vital parts. Coupled with the excessive blood loss, he died not long after returning to the house.
Xiaoqi, the murderer, is still in a coma.
As a result, Qing Zhe's group of six people now only had three fresh troops left, and all of them were demoralized and dejected.
"What's going on here? Who was attacking you? Why didn't you hear the alarm?" If Lie Chi can become a battalion officer, he must be capable.
Seeing that Qingzhe's side suffered serious casualties, this did not affect Lie Chi's interrogation.
Because he instinctively felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere here, and the details seemed a bit illogical.
If Qingzhe and his group were attacked, shouldn't they be the first to issue the alarm? Why did Zuyao sound the alarm instead?
When Qingzhe was questioned by Lie Chi, he realized that even though he had eliminated all the evidence, there were still some details that he had not taken into account.
However, his ability to become the leader of the Mushroom People is certainly not in vain.
"At that time, Amang was patrolling with Xiaoqi. We didn't even know what happened. After hearing the alarm, we rushed out of the house, and then we saw Xiaoqi carrying the injured Amang and escaping back into the house. .Now that Amang is seriously injured and Xiaoqi is in a coma, we are still at a loss as to what exactly happened."
Qingzhe also knew that his statement was not perfect. But when it came to this, he couldn't remain silent.
If he can't cope with it, Lie Chi's suspicion will definitely get worse. When the time comes and the clues are traced to them, it may be a disaster for their group.
This is no joke. Planning a sneak attack on your companions in the middle of the night is of a bad nature.
After Lie Chi listened, he thought silently for a moment and said calmly: "Where is Xiao Qi? Can we take a look?"
Qing Zhe said sadly: "He fell into a deep coma. I just tried many methods and couldn't wake him up. I think this situation is more serious than bad."
Lie Chi said calmly: "You are working for Lord Tiger. As long as there is a little hope, Lord Tiger will ask the best doctors to treat you."
With that said, Lie Chi ordered his men: "Go, surround their house, spread out to search, and find the scene of their fight first. Amang's injury is so serious, even if there are no traces of fighting at the scene, there must be blood stains. First, Lock down the crime scene and then research who the opponent is. As long as there are traces of fighting left at the scene, you can always find some clues to the murderer."
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Seeing the guards filing out, Qing Zhe was actually complaining in his heart, but he still expressed thanks on his face: "Lord Lie Chi is on his mind. I think it's probably the lizard people who are causing the trouble. Amang said before that those lizard people won't let it go. . Unexpectedly, the first person to die was himself..."
Lie Chi disagreed with his statement: "Don't rush to a conclusion as to whether they are lizardmen or not. With the current strength of the defense of the medicine garden, those two lizardmen have not escaped from the sphere of influence of the medicine garden unless they have been dormant near you. . Otherwise, they would never be able to break in from the outside again. The last time we hunted down the two lizardmen, they had long escaped the manor's sphere of influence. We chased them for hundreds of miles. Later, due to They escaped because they were unfamiliar with the terrain.”
If I had to say who least expected this incident to be caused by the lizardmen, it would be Lie Zhi.
Being attacked by the same group of lizardmen twice in a row, how could he, the commander of the guard battalion, still lose face?
But Jiang Yue suddenly said: "Your Excellency Qingzhe, I think Lord Liechi is right. It may not be the lizard man this time. If it is really the lizard man, why is he the one who attacks you first every time? You said that those lizard people have no personal grudges against you. They only have personal grudges against us. Shouldn't they target us first? Or do you have any enemies who are also eyeing this place?"
Jiang Yue's attack was undoubtedly a last-ditch attack.
Moreover, this knife made Qing Zhe and the others extremely uncomfortable.
Lie Chi was very happy after hearing this. His good impression of Jiang Yue increased. I had looked at Jiang Yueshun before and felt that this mushroom had a general understanding of people.
Now it seems that I not only know the general situation, but also know how to be a good person.
The most important thing is that Lie Chi has finally understood that the two groups of mushroom people really can't deal with each other. Not only was it impossible to form a group, it even seemed like there was a deep gap between them.
Otherwise, with the blood of the same tribe as the Mushroom People, there is no reason for them to live one at the head and the other at the end.
This clearly means that they are deliberately separated and do not disturb each other.
"What Zuyao said makes sense. We have also observed the situation and found some clues that do not look like traces of lizard people's actions." Lie Chi said.
Qing Zhe complained endlessly in her heart. The original plan was to kill Jiang Yue and his group quietly, and then create a scene to pretend that the lizardmen were committing the murder.
But all this had not had time to happen, and he had no time to fake the scene of the lizard man's action.
Even when Amang was stabbed and Xiaoqi was taken down by him, everything happened in a flash, and he didn't have much time to make the most correct reaction.
Qingzhe could only say in anguish: "Even if it's not a lizard man, how can people work with peace of mind when there are attacks one after another? How long have we been here? Two brothers have already paid for it. There is another one who is unconscious, which is quite disturbing to me. Mr. Liezhi, I would like to ask, if the manor cannot even ensure our most basic safety, what is the point of earning a few silver coins by working here? The risk is so high, compared with our three-star mission. The mortality rate is higher, which is completely inconsistent with the initial statement that there is almost no risk. I ask the manor to give us an explanation."
Now Qingzhe is slowly calming down.
He knew that if he acted weakly and fearfully, he would easily arouse suspicion.
Even though his companions were dead and unconscious, he was still cowering. Didn't he tell others that they felt guilty?
At this time, you must have a tough attitude, strike hard, and directly ask the manor for an explanation.
The tougher the attitude, the more you can put yourself aside.
Seeing this scene in Jiang Yue's eyes, he had to admire Qingzhe. For the other party to be able to react quickly to such a sudden change, and to deal with it to such an extent, it can be said that the reaction is quick and the response is appropriate.
Lie Chi glanced deeply at Qing Zhe.
Although he was scolded, this kind of scolding from a weak person was just powerless noise to Lie Chi, and he didn't care.
What's more, he has always had a strange intuition that the reaction of Qingzhe and his group was too strange.
If they are really angry and worried about their safety. Why didn't you show it right away?
Lie Chi remembered, however, that when he first entered the door, these lizard men were clearly sad and panicked, and did not show any obvious anger.
Even though Qing Zhe just showed an angry accusation and accusation, the reactions of the remaining two mushroom men did not follow up in time.
The anger was not seen on the faces of the two mushroom men in time.
Lie Chi, the commander of the guard camp, is no idiot. He naturally sees all these weird details.
And one after another, the sent guards returned one after another.
"Sir, we have checked the surroundings several times. We have found no battle scene, no blood stains, and even... we have not seen any traces of movement."
The fiery eyes became a little playful.
"Qingzhe, your daily patrol is around this medicine garden, right? From the time Zuyao and the others issued the warning to the time Xiaoqi carried Amang back on his back, it shouldn't have been long, right? That is to say, if there is a crime scene, , it should be around here. Why can’t I find the first scene of the crime? Tell me, is there anything interesting here?”
Qing Zhe said angrily: "My lord, my people are dead and injured in your territory, you ask me what my reputation is? Shouldn't this be your duty?"
It's not that Qing Zhe doesn't want to answer, but that he really doesn't know how to answer.
There is no first scene, which is indeed the biggest logical flaw.
Lie Chi said calmly: "Don't worry, I'm just talking about one possibility. If all other possibilities are ruled out, then if they are dead and injured, is it possible that it is internal strife?"
(End of chapter)
