The public treasury in the military camp was stolen, and more than a dozen ingots of official silver were lost in a row.

In a furious manner, Qu Chang Jinsong searched the entire camp, especially the camp where the servants were located, and he even turned to the sky, but in the end he found nothing.

For a moment, the people in the camp were panicked and suspicious of each other.

Seeing that the search was fruitless, Chief Qu personally brought Zhang Yuan and several other governors to the public warehousing for investigation.

The doors and windows were all damaged, and there was no sign of prying the locks, and the thick walls were not damaged at all. Such strange methods made Qu Chang mutter in his heart. Could it be that someone insisted on stealing himself?

I walked around the warehouse and at the corner of a wall, a three-inch-long paper man was hidden in the soil, revealing only a piece outside. If I didn't look carefully, I would definitely skip it.

He carefully took out the paper man, and Qu Chang frowned.

The paper man has complex patterns on his body, which should be some kind of magic. It is said that someone can control ghosts and gods to take things. Could it be that something happened today?

While he was silent, Qu Chang tucked the paper man into his sleeve.

In the early morning, the sky was dark and the camp was quiet, with only the lights flashing at the surrounding guard posts.

"It caught fire." Suddenly, a shrill cry came from a barracks. The sound echoed in the silent camp, which seemed very harsh.

The camp suddenly became chaotic, with people shouting, horses neighing, and torches passing by. In panic, the soldiers almost exploded the camp.

The fire broke out in the barracks where Mao lived on Monday. Since he was in charge of the public warehousing, he mostly lived alone on weekdays.

A few days ago, the public treasury was stolen, so Monday Mao naturally couldn't escape the suspicion, but because of his identity as a middle-aged man and his relatives of the county magistrate who had no idea how many ties he had to do, he did not make too much dilemma after searching.

By the time the fire was saved, it was already dimly dark.

Wu Gen and Mo Xin each held a big bowl, sucking the black vegetable porridge, squatted on the ground, looking at the messy barracks, still emitting blue smoke, and sighed.

"Look at that person, it's so strange."

"Yes, it looks like a pig."

"Why don't I know that the military oil and water in the wings are so good, and they can be so fat."

"I saw fattening, sharpening my knife, and starting a banquet."

In the distance, Zhou Yimao's clothes were burned out. He looked at the broken barracks and sat on the ground with a dull look on his face.

Mo Xin suddenly turned his head and lowered his voice, "Boy, what good did you do with my mouse? Did you release this fire?"

Wu Gen looked innocent, "Old Mo, don't frame a good person. I just used the mouse to play with it for two days. This arson is a serious crime. I am young, but I can't afford it." As he said that, he smiled and took a big mouthful of porridge.

"Boy, you are cruel." Mo Xin moved two steps to the side. Such a cruel person could not afford to offend him.

Jin Song stood in front of the collapsed barracks with a blue face, and his hands holding the hilt were loose and tight.

Zhou Yimao knelt in front of him with a sad face. He didn't know what happened last night. When he was sleeping, his clothes in the room suddenly got up. When he found out, the fire could no longer be extinguished.

This matter can be small or big. If you just accidentally catch a fire, after all, your identity as a middle-aged man is there. At worst, you can compensate for some money and goods and get dozens of military sticks.

But if the charge of arson is convicted and the camp is infringed, it is hard to say whether my head can be kept. At present, I can only hope that Qu Chang, who is almost outbreaking, will be filial to him and protect himself by protecting him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yimao walked forward and burst into tears, "Sir, I really don't know how the fire started. Someone must have framed me. Please check it out."

Jin Song looked at Zhou Yimao in disgust, "I will check it out if I stay quietly on the side." He raised his foot and walked into the ruins where the embers were still warm, used a knife to push the broken beams away, and carefully looked at them.

After searching for a long time, Jin Song raised his eyebrows and was in the middle and southeast corner of the house. The fire was not big here, and the walls were just a little blackened.

The tip of the knife slowly passed through the wall, and a raised blue brick attracted Jin Song's attention. With a little force, the blue brick was pried out, and a three-inch-long paper man hid it in it.

Carefully remove the paper man, so Jin Song's face looks even more ugly. The paper man hidden here is exactly the same as what he picked up at the public warehouse.

Turning his head and looking at Zhou Yimao who was kneeling on the ground and looking at him pitifully, Jin Song said in a cold voice: "Take the Cut Zhou away." He said that, and winked at Zhang Yuan beside him.

Seeing the expression of his immediate superior, Zhang Yuan understood and waved his hand. The two guards took him into a small house to take care of him despite Zhou Yimao's wail. This was also the prison cell for punishing those who made mistakes in the army.

Jin Song walked a few steps in the ruins, stepped on the ground with his feet, and squatted down at the place where the bed was originally placed. He pushed aside a layer of dust on it, and the soil here was obviously different from that in other places, not only soft, but also uneven.

"Zhang Yuan, dig this place open." Jin Song opened his mouth and pointed at his feet.

Zhang Yuan quickly led a few people, and as shown by Jin Song, he pushed the debris on the ground apart and dug it hard. After digging a few times, the hoe hit a piece of hard object, making a crisp sound.

Asking his subordinates to stop quickly, Zhang Yuan squatted on the ground and digged up with his hands. Soon, a silver ingot was taken out with clear words of military silver on it.

Jin Song snatched it with one hand, the muscles on his face kept trembling, and a sharp gaze burst out from his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "So I'll see how brave this person is."

Zhang Yuan did not dare to neglect, so he quickly led people to open the whole piece of land and found a total of twenty silver ingots.

Looking at the silver ingots placed on the ground, Jin Song was already angry and sneered: "What a perseverance in stealing himself and dared to use evil magic." He said that, throwing the paper man on the ground, "This kind of transportation technique that is circulating in the world, I didn't expect it to appear here."

Zhang Yuan glanced in confusion, looked around, and suddenly the corners of his eyes moved slightly, and he walked casually to a ashes, trampling a yellow object half long under his feet.

On the same day, Jin Song summoned the officers above the garrison commander and announced in public that on Monday Mao used evil magic to smuggle military silver and set fire to destroy evidence, which almost caused riots in the camp. His heart was abominable and his crimes should be punished.

In theory, when dealing with a middle-aged man, you must report it to the lieutenant for review. However, the Dingyuan Chengxiang Army is located in the border area and the war is tense, so the lieutenant will delegate power. The handling of the lieutenant below can be made by Chief Qu.

When the treasury present heard this, they all understood it and scolded Zhou Yimao for violating military orders, undermining discipline, and insisting on stealing themselves. They all said that they could be killed. In order to calm the morale of the army, they must be killed quickly.

Everyone has their own little one in their hearts. This Monday, Mao has had contacts with all the garrison leaders, and there are many dirty things in the secret. If he was determined to reveal it, the person here would probably not look good.

Soon, Zhou Yimao's head was hung on the gate, with hay stuffed in his mouth. The charge was to steal silver from the warehouse and set fire to the evidence. Another one was to collude with Daxia to disrupt the morale of the army.

Most of the people in the camp were very happy after Monday's death. No matter what, the military pay would be less deducted in the future.

As usual, Wu Gen went to Zhang Yuan's residence to clean. As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Yuan was already sitting upright in the house. When he saw Wu Gen coming, he wanted to speak but stopped.

After cleaning, Wu Geng bowed and left.

Zhang Yuan suddenly coughed and took out a short yellow object, "Wu Gen, this thing that can be recognized."

Wu Gen's body stiffened and his eyelids twitched. "I don't know what the adults mean." His words were still very stable.

"Oh, this is a thread incense, which is mostly used by bandits." Zhang Yuan looked at the thread incense in his hand and did not look at Wu Geng. "After this thing is lit, it can burn for a while, so that the bandits can leave as soon as possible without being discovered. If it is more powerful, they will also add a drug to the online fragrance, and the victim will unconsciously get caught."

When Wu Geng heard this, a chill arose behind him and glanced at the door.

Zhang Yuan said slowly, "When I captured you from Dafeng Village until now, I saw something similar in your bag. I didn't know that the incense was flowing out of you." As he said that, his eyes raised and he stared at Wu Gen.

Wu Gen's waist straightened a little, "So what, so what, no." His body tensed up.

The atmosphere in the room was a little nervous. Zhang Yuan smiled slightly, and used force in his hand, and the incense of thread turned into powder and fell down. "This week, there was indeed a place to kill him. Killing him this time was also a disaster for the Xiang army. This matter was revealed, and the charge was decided, so no one wanted to cause trouble again. You can rest assured."

After breathing a long sigh, Wu Geng's eyes were circling, "Thank you sir."

Zhang Yuan sighed, "I am the one who keeps you in the camp. You should be less banditry in the future, and similar things must not happen again. Remember, don't underestimate the world, otherwise if something happens again, even I will find it difficult for me to save you." He waved his hand to signal Wu Geng to leave.

"Boy knows." Wu Geng turned around and walked towards the door.

This time I was really careless. I thought I was doing it without knowing it, but I didn’t expect it to be a fool. As Zhang Yuan said, don’t treat everyone in the world as a fool.

Just as he was about to go out, Zhang Yuan's voice came from behind him, "By the way, I still have something unknown. Why is that paper man? What kind of talismans are like? If it involves the secret of magic, you can not say it." Wu Geng seemed to smile, "I looked at that paper man from afar. He was an ordinary paper man. I don't know who was drawing talismans on it and fooling the world."

Zhang Yuan laughed silently, "It turned out that it was just a trick to distract yourself. I thought it was a way to transport the five ghosts. I was worried these days, worried that when I was sleeping at night, a paper man came with a knife. As for how the money reached under the bed of Monday Mao, I won't go into it.

After a few days, I will transfer you to another place. Let you stay in the camp, and you may cause any trouble. Wouldn't my guarantor also suffer as well?"

After coming out of Zhang Yuan, Wu Gen still followed his past habits and walked slowly through the schoolyard and back to his tent. Today, he never admitted to the matter of setting fire and stealing silver from the beginning and thought that Zhang Yuan would not report it. But these days, you need to be careful and not leave any more hands.

Zhang Yuan shook Wu Gen's figure with a serious expression. He was still so calm in committing such a serious crime. This kid is a good piece of material for generals. He just needs to be polished carefully, otherwise he will be the one who stabs the sky with a stick.

Three days later, Wu Gen's transfer order came down and transferred to the most remote beacon tower.

The place where the beacon tower is located is called Huangzhongling, which is far away from the camp of the Xiangjun. Because there have been some strange things in recent years, no one is willing to go there. Fortunately, there is only one person on duty, not only a lot of casualness, but also a monthly subsidy, even the servants can pay two taels of silver.

When Wu Geng heard that he had made money, he was satisfied. With everyone's sympathetic eyes, he rode out of the camp with a horse.

As soon as he left the camp, Mo Xin rushed up, "Brother, who did you offend? You have been sent to such a desolate place. Do you know that it is not clean and many brothers can't stand it and run back. It's crazy, and it's so terrible. Otherwise, let's find someone else and go there?"

Wu Geng clapped the knife in his hand, "There is a saying in the village that gods and ghosts are afraid of evil people. I, the most evil person in Dafeng Village, are still afraid of some demons."

Lao Mo, I'll go and inquire first. When I settle down, I'll find a way to transfer you too. Why are we two brothers who eat and drink delicious food there? Why is it better to serve people here? "Zhang Yuan's original intention was to be afraid that he would cause trouble, so he simply chased him far away and was not upset. How could someone replace him?

Mo Xin shook his head like a rattle, "Forget it, I'm timid, I want to live a few more years. I'll give you this, take it with you." As he said that, he reached out and handed over two talismans, "This is what I asked for from a Taoist Yunyou to ward off evil spirits. If there is anything strange, it's better to have a resistance."

Wu Geng took it with a smile, "Old Mo, thank you. Wait for the good news." He patted the thin horse under him and ran towards the direction of the Huangzhongling.

After leaving the camp gate, there was a continuous grassland in front of me, with a curved river winding in it, which was also the customary dividing line between Zhao State and Daxia.

Walking along the river, undulating peaks gradually appeared in the distance. The more you walked to the foot of the mountain, the more desolate it was around, with no people, full of thorns and thorns, and there were bones on the roadside.

Wu Geng felt more and more sad when he walked away. He originally thought that he was guarding the beacon tower alone, which was free and free, but he did not expect that it was such a desolate place.

After walking for three days, the Wilderness Ridge finally appeared in front of you. This place is the highest place on this wilderness. Looking at it, you can see it all around you.

Walking under the beacon tower, there is a small courtyard with lush branches and leaves in the courtyard.

Wu Gen pushed the yard door gently, and a creak, and the wooden door opened in response. The weeds were everywhere in the yard, and some rats and rabbits fled one after another. It was thought that it had been a long time since no one had taken care of it.

After looking around, this was the place he would be stationed in the future. Wu Geng sighed, put down the package in his hand, and started to clean it up.

After a brief cleanup, it was already night. Wu Geng held a knife in his arms, and his face was covered with the talisman given by Mo Xin, and he fell asleep.

After two days of continuous progress, I was safe and had no trouble and I didn't encounter anything dirty that others said.

Under Wu Gen's tireless care, the courtyard has been completely renewed.

He was quite satisfied with the stairs in the courtyard and wandered around his eyes. The mountains were boundless and the fields were vast. He couldn't help but feel relaxed and shouted, "From today on, the village leader here is Wu. Those who do not obey orders, those who pass by and do not pay money will disturb the village leader's sleep, and will be killed without mercy."

In the courtyard, the hour passed. A full moon hangs in the sky, the moonlight is bleak, insects and animals are hidden, and the surroundings are quiet and a little scary.

A light fog spread out from the mountains, slowly swept across the top of the mountain, drifted past the beacon tower, and gradually covered the entire yard.

Everything around was silent, and figures appeared in the fog, surrounding Wu Gen's sleeping room.
Chapter completed!