Hu Zong's face looked a little ugly. He stared at Cao Miao and looked again and again. He turned around and called a guard and gave a few instructions.

The guard held the torch and ran away.

Cao Miao looked at the guard's back and raised the corners of his mouth. "Du Hu, it's best to be careful when patrolling the mountain. It's not fun to light the branches of the torch."

Hu Zong twitched his lips. "Thank you, Mr. Cao, for reminding me, we still know these basic common sense."

Cao Miao nodded and said, "How far is the mountain closest to this mountain?"

Hu Zong thought about it. "There are more than 300 steps recently, but they are all within the control of Jiefanying. Tomorrow morning, other people will enter this mountain."

"Then search it well. It's difficult to put out the fire, but it's very easy to set fire. A strong crossbow with ten stones and a few arrows tied to the fire-induced objects. Even if it can't be burned, it's troublesome." Cao Miao turned around and pointed at the lake on the north side of Fanshan. "The boats on the lake must also be carefully checked. Hu Du, don't forget that the oil in Qingcao City has not been found yet. Who knows which boat is hidden in?"

Cao Miao chuckled and activated the ridicule skill without hesitation. "Du Hu avoided suspicion? For so long, there is no clue at all?"

Hu Zong's eyes shrank slightly, and his eyes looked at Cao Miao a little bad. Cao Miao faced Hu Zong's eyes without any concealing his hostility.

As both of them, they were nominally subordinates of Mrs. Sun. Hu Zong was so blatantly hostile to Sun Luban, so naturally he did not regard him as a human being. Since it was impossible to become a friend, he simply broke up and put the contradictions in the clear place.

Mrs. Sun is suspected of forcing Fei Yi to death, so she had to interrupt the investigation and close the camp and reflect on herself. You Hu Zong and Xu Xiang also avoid suspicion? What are you avoiding? The whereabouts of thousands of barrels of oil are unknown, but no one took the initiative to investigate. It's extremely scary to think about it carefully.

Hu Zong suddenly grinned. "Thank you, Mr. Cao, for reminding me, but the school department is responsible for the oil and material matters, so Cao Jun will not bother. The princess came just in time. There are several hills in the south of the mountain that have not been searched yet. If the princess can send some people, it may be able to end before dawn."

Sun Luban looked at Cao Miao. Cao Miao nodded. Mrs. Sun sent Sun Luban to let her fight in practice. Even if Hu Zong didn't mention it, she would be responsible for a region. Seeing that Cao Miao agreed, Sun Luban no longer hesitated and asked Zhu Ying to lead a team of people first and follow him.

Zhu Ying took the order to speed up and rush forward.

Before leaving, Liu Chen quietly winked at Cao Miao.

Cao Miao kept silent and followed Sun Luban closely, forming a triangle with Ahu, Zhihua, protecting Sun Luban in the middle, his eyes kept moving from Hu Zong, just like looking at a potential enemy, Hu Zong was uncomfortable, but could not leave.

When he crossed the mountain, Cao Miao saw a little ignition in the forest. It should be Hu Zong's subordinates who were searching again to eliminate hidden dangers. The workload is quite large, so these people should not think of rest tonight. In fact, he just said it and scared Hu Zong. Unless he was well-trained special forces, ordinary people avoided the search of Jiefan Camp, and it was unlikely that they would hide on the mountain for a few days.

Unexpectedly, Hu Zong was really afraid. It can be seen that although Hu Zong had military experience, he was not very familiar with assassination and assassination, and was a little overly nervous.

Maybe it was the psychological shadow left by Sun Ce's assassination?

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After a night of struggle, no expected or unexpected battles occurred, and nothing happened.

Sun Luban was still very energetic in the middle of the night, but in the second half of the night, he was a little unable to hold on. His steps were heavy and his eyelids were heavier, so he could only walk forward with someone. After Yin Shi, she couldn't hold on, so she had to stop and slept on the side of the road against Cao Miao's shoulder for a while.

Cao Miao was well prepared, and although he was sleepy, he could still hold on.

He had something to do in his heart and couldn't sleep.

Seeing that Dongfang was white, there was no news coming before, Cao Zun should not be nearby. He may have not received any news that Lu Xun was staying in the same place, or his troops were limited, so he did not dare to reconcile the head-on conflict in the Fan camp and avoided it far away.

Liu Chen took the opportunity to escape without any chance. He also wanted to find another way. It seemed a good choice to track down the whereabouts of the oil. He just mentioned the whereabouts of the oil just now, which was to leave the lead so that it could work when necessary.

Sun Qing walked over and held a food box in his hand. "Jun Cao, eat something."

Cao Miao greeted Sun Qing and asked while eating: "Is there any news about that batch of oil in the camp recently?"

Sun Qing chewed the food and thought about it carefully for a while. "I heard Lu Hong say something a few days ago. It seems that the school affairs office found some clues, but I didn't ask about the specific questions. Lu Yi is greedy for power and doesn't like others to ask about his affairs. The wife has a lot of things recently. I occasionally listen to the report, but I didn't ask about it in detail. Why, someone really burns the mountain?"

Cao Miao laughed. Compared to Hu Zong, Sun Qing had more knowledge around Mrs. Sun every day and knew that there was little possibility of burning mountains. Although her ability and knowledge were not comparable to Hu Zong. Some things were experience and had nothing to do with how much they read.

"It's always good to be cautious. Besides, those oils are unknown and not checking them clearly is a hidden danger."

Sun Qing was silent for a moment and swallowed the food in his mouth. "I heard a message, but I just didn't know whether it was true or not."

"What news?"

"Last year, many Wei troops were captured in the Battle of Shiting, and Mr. Cao should have heard of it."

Cao Miao's heart tightened, but his face remained silent. "I've heard of it."

"The Wei army prisoners were distributed to the generals, and the generals had different personalities. Some could treat the prisoners well, while others did not treat them as humans, beat and scold them at will, or even killed them. Some prisoners could not bear it, so they sought opportunities to defect, and even wanted to wait for an opportunity to make trouble and atone for their sins."

"It has something to do with what oils?"

"All generals have their own livelihoods, and sometimes they do things that are not allowed to go to the table..." Sun Qing lowered his voice. "For example, robbing merchants who have passed through the border."

Cao Miao understood. "These things that are not allowed to be on the surface should be done by the prisoners. If they are exposed, let the prisoners be scapegoats?"

"Siege goat?" Sun Qing was stunned for a moment and thought for a while. "It's almost the same. The oil in Qingcao City may have been stolen. It was not stolen at once, but was slowly accumulated and concentrated there. The day before we searched Qingcao City, these oils were just taken away. The whereabouts were unknown. Only those who took the oil were captured by some Wei army prisoners."

"Does those Wei army prisoners have any signs?"

Sun Qing moved, looking a little uneasy. "The prisoners have been tortured, so not many people treat the prisoners like this."

"Who would do this?"

"Therefore, General Zhechong, Gan Ning's son, is the most suspected."

Cao Miao sighed. "It's just a suspicion, or is there any conclusive evidence?"

"There is no evidence." Sun Qing bit his lip. "So, this may also be an unjust case, or there is another hidden truth."

"What's the secret?"
Chapter completed!