Seeing her like this, Li San heaved a sigh of relief and nodded his head in relief.
Outside the door, noisy voices mixed with orderly footsteps were slowly approaching the tent.
Ye Mei's hands involuntarily grabbed onto the sheets on the bed. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
Although she was not a spy, what happened with Murong Yue last night, she could not guarantee that Murong Yue had woken up and found out everything. He deliberately used the guise of a spy to kill Ye Mei. That way, he would not need to take responsibility for his own actions, and he would not ruin his reputation because of this bomb that could explode at any time.
The tent was slowly opened, and Zhao Yiming led a group of soldiers in. The thin man was among them, holding a book and pen in his hands, as if he was checking something.
Ye Mei knew that this was the notebook that recorded the information of the entire military camp.
She recognized General Liu at a glance, but it was this glance that made her feel as if she was being pressed down by a huge rock and could not breathe.
What a powerful aura! Ye Mei could not help but be shocked. One look and he knew that this Liu Jiang was not someone to be trifled with. In terms of martial arts attainments alone, Ye Mei was already inferior to him by more than one level.
"Cavalry Battalion Ye Mei." The skinny man read out the names of everyone who lived in this tent one by one. His small eyes glanced at Ye Mei intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was still holding a grudge against Ye Mei for rejecting him in public.
"Ye Mei?" The person beside him suddenly exclaimed in surprise. He sized up everyone before focusing his gaze on Ye Mei.
In an instant, all eyes fell on her. Ye Mei's brows furrowed slightly as he raised his head to look at the person who spoke.
Her eyes fell on his clothes and she remembered that the person who spoke was the person guarding the door last night.
"General Liu, this man went out with General Long Moqing last night.”That person quickly remembered and pointed at Ye Mei with a calm expression.
"General Long?" Liu Jiang hesitated for a moment." What's the matter?”
"He said that he was buying good horses for the cavalry camp. General Long happened to pass by, so he went out with him.”The man replied.
Liu Jiang immediately shifted his gaze to Zhao Yiming. His deep eyes were so oppressive that it made people want to lie on the ground." Is there such a thing?"”
Zhao Yiming looked at Ye Mei in confusion, but he seemed to realize something and shook his head." I've never asked anyone to buy a good steed."”
His brain was not much better than Li San's but at this moment, he suddenly became quick-witted. He narrowed his eyes at Ye Mei and said in a rough voice," Could it be…"
"Arrest him!" Liu Jiang interrupted him. His sonorous and powerful voice made everyone's hearts sink involuntarily.
"Impossible, Ye Mei isn't a spy, don't accuse a good person!”Li San's reaction was even more agitated than Ye Mei's. He hurriedly took a step forward and stood in front of Ye Mei to protect him. He glared fiercely at the soldiers who had come to capture Ye Mei.
The soldiers stopped in their tracks and hesitated.
"It's not up to you to decide whether I'm wronged or not. The truth is right in front of us, and you're still not moving away. Do you want me to take you away as well?”Liu Jiang's expression was stern, and an even more oppressive aura rose around him.
Li San grunted and could not help but take a step back. But even so, her body remained in front of Ye Mei to protect him.
"Li San, move aside. Whether I am a spy or not, I believe that Liu Jiang will find out. We are innocent people, so what if we are suspected? As long as we have a clear conscience, it is fine.”Ye Mei spoke indifferently. There was not a single trace of emotion in his calm eyes. He smiled at Liu Jiang and did not even bother to explain himself.
That Liu Jiang looked suspiciously at Ye Mei, his brows creasing slightly as he thought about something.
"Take him away!" He waved his hand and said to the soldiers.
"I will have my own." Ye Mei spoke and turned around to follow them out.
Li San followed them out worriedly. Looking at this group of people, he wanted to make Ye Mei stay but was stopped by her.
Ye Mei knew in his heart that there was no way she could avoid today's challenge. Instead of struggling helplessly, he might as well cooperate. Seeing that Liu Jiang didn't seem like an unreasonable person, she believed that the truth would definitely give her justice. Even if it didn't work out, she wouldn't be the only one who went out that night. Ye Mei was sure that Long Moqing would clear his name when he came to confront her.
Outside, there was already a group of people that Liu Jiang suspected might be spies. Ye Mei smiled indifferently. Standing in this group of people, it didn't matter if she was there or not.
Liu Jiang's eyes glanced at Ye Mei, intentionally or unintentionally. An invisible pressure suppressed everyone present. "Bring them back to the prison. I want to interrogate them personally.”
Those people shouted loudly that they were wronged, but Liu Jiang would not listen to these people. He carried them to the prison cell.
In her previous life, Ye Mei had been to places like prisons many times and she had only seen ancient prison cells on television. She did not expect that she would have the chance to experience it personally. He did not know if it was deliberately arranged by the heavens or if it was a coincidence.
This prison was similar to the ones shown on television, except that there were not as many torture devices. There weren't many prisoners in the prison either. Most of them were captives and soldiers who had made mistakes.
The prison guard tactfully brought a chair over for Liu Jiang to sit down. Then, with a flattering expression, he brought a cup of tea over and handed it to Liu Jiang.
Liu Jiang nodded his head indifferently and waved at the people beside him.
The man immediately lowered his head and listened attentively.
Ye Mei's brows furrowed slightly, his ears moving slightly. He could vaguely hear Liu Jiang saying something about verification.
The man nodded with a serious face and walked to the guards and other soldiers, pulling them towards the suspicious person.
After a few rounds of verification, the others were all released, leaving Ye Mei alone in his original spot.
Obviously, among these people, she was the most suspicious.
"Cavalry Battalion Ye Mei, do you have anything to say?”Liu Jiangpi narrowed his eyes and spoke indifferently.
Ye Mei shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly." I am not a spy and I have never done anything to let down the Yan Kingdom.”
She simply could not explain herself. It was a fact that she went out that night, and it was also a fact that the array diagram was stolen that night.
"So, you don't want to admit it?”He asked in a dignified tone with a hint of bewitchment.
"I heard from my family a few days ago that my father was seriously ill and in danger, so I took the risk to sneak out of the military camp. If I was really a spy, I would have already escaped.”Ye Mei spoke, his tone neither servile nor overbearing.
Liu Jiang was speechless by her question. His brows were slightly furrowed, and a sharp light flashed in his deep eyes. From the looks of it, he seemed to be pondering whether Ye Mei's words made sense or not.
"You're right, but this can't help you get rid of the suspicion.”Liu Jiang's face was stern. His innate keen sense of smell made him realize that things did not seem to be that simple.
"General Liu." The skinny man who had been silent all this while suddenly opened his mouth. His sneaky gaze moved away from the book in his hand and he smiled at him." I have a way to make her confess."”
"Hmm? What is it?" Liu Jiang asked. Clearly, he was not moved by Ye Mei's words at all.
The skinny man looked at Ye Mei smugly before revealing a malicious expression. He shifted his gaze back and once again became obsequious. A ruthless light flashed across his eyes as he whispered,""Use torture."
Liu Jiang didn't object. He looked at the skinny man." Since you're so experienced, I'll leave Ye Mei to you. If you can't find anything, don't blame me for turning against you."”He simply handed Ye Mei over to him.
Ye Mei shuddered and his heart sank. It was obvious that the skinny man did not have any good intentions. If he were to interrogate him, the result would definitely turn black into white.
Even if she was not guilty, she would be deemed guilty.
"General, no!" she said hurriedly.
However, Liu Jiang would not listen to her words. He glanced at her indifferently and said," If you plead guilty, then you will be spared from this physical pain. If you confess your conspiracy, we will definitely leave your corpse intact."”
After he finished speaking, he slowly stood up from his chair and raised his foot to approach Ye Mei step by step.
She felt as if a stone was pressing down on her heart, and she could not breathe at all.
"I, Ye Mei, am upright and innocent.”She gritted her teeth and squeezed out this sentence. Her unyielding eyes met Liu Jiang's eyes without fear.
Liu Jiang smiled faintly, but there was an incomprehensible meaning in his smile." I'll leave it to you."”he said and left the prison without looking back.
When the skinny man saw him leave, he immediately revealed his fierce look and glared at Ye Mei fiercely. His hands brushed across her face and he shook his head with a regretful expression." What a pity for your face. You can only blame yourself for offending someone you shouldn't have." So you can't blame me for being heartless.”
There was obviously a hidden meaning behind his words but Ye Mei could not understand what he meant.
She couldn't figure out who she had offended either. It seemed like they had a deep hatred that wouldn't rest until one of them died.
In the memories of this body, she did not have any grudges with anyone. Moreover, she had changed her identity and was now a male Ye Mei. Thinking about it this way, she would not offend anyone.
Ye Mei could only think that the man in front of him was using his power to take revenge.
"Who is that person?" She asked, feeling that this matter was not that simple.
The skinny man gave a meaningful smile and shook his head at Ye Mei," You don't need to know this. As long as you admit that you are a spy, I will spare you this physical pain.”
"In that case," Ye Mei returned the smile and walked around him, his eyes sizing him up." I'm afraid the spy is not someone else but you, or the person you mentioned that I don't need to know who he is?"”
She raised her eyebrows and her aggressive tone stunned the skinny man. She pointed at him and denied it immediately." You're really sharp-tongued. I think you won't cry until you see the coffin.”His fierce gaze seemed to want to tear her into pieces to vent the hatred in his heart.
The man waved his hand at a few soldiers beside him and they immediately reacted. They took a step forward to restrain Ye Mei's body and took out a shackle to lock her hands.
Ye Mei struggled repeatedly but his body was still weak and he had not recovered. A woman like her naturally could not be compared to a few big men.
The skinny man took out a long whip from somewhere and sneered at Ye Mei. He raised the whip and swung it down mercilessly.
A clear sound rang out, as if his skin had been split open. Ye Mei couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. The pain stimulated every single nerve in her body.
She raised her head and met the skinny man's eyes. He still had that arrogant and unyielding expression.
The man laughed out loud and raised his head with a face full of disdain. Right now, Ye Mei was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Even if he, the big bad wolf, cut her into pieces, no one would stop him. And Ye Mei had even less ability to resist.
"Are you going to confess or not?" he asked as he waved the whip in his hand, looking like he was showing off.
"I'm not guilty." Ye Mei spoke word by word, the sharp light in his eyes causing the skinny man's heart to tremble.
Confess? If she really confessed, then he would not let her off.
Ye Mei was not a fool and naturally understood this. Moreover, she was also a person with a backbone. Even if she was beaten to death by him today, she was not willing to be suppressed by a groundless crime. This was the so-called saying that one would rather die than live in disgrace.
The lean man naturally would not let her off so easily. He lashed out with his whip a few more times. The ear-piercing sound made the soldiers who were watching from the side frown slightly and subconsciously take a few steps back, afraid that they would be implicated.
Ye Mei gritted his teeth and did not let out a scream. He did not even make a sound.
"What a cheap bone. You didn't even scream when you were beaten like this.”The man spat and panted. From the looks of it, he was obviously quite tired.
Ye Mei slowly raised his head, as if he had used up all his strength. His eyes were fixed on the man, and that light made one's back involuntarily turn cold.
The man's whip movement suddenly froze and he looked at Ye Mei again, only to see her lower her head weakly and faint.
"Humph." He snorted coldly and flung the whip aside." I thought your bones were tough, but it turns out that you're just so-so."”She lifted her leg and kicked Ye Mei's body a few times. As expected, she had already passed out completely without any reaction.
Seeing this, the skinny man took out a piece of paper filled with words from his waist and laid it flat in front of Ye Mei. He took out a knife and cut a wound on Ye Mei's hand. Blood instantly covered her palm.
The man smiled in satisfaction and pressed his bloody hand down on the paper.
"If you don't admit it, do you really think I have no other choice?”He muttered to himself as he picked up the piece of paper. After looking through it carefully and confirming that there were no problems, he put it away.
He looked at the soldiers around him." Lock her up.”
The soldier quickly lifted Ye Mei up and threw him into a cell. Seeing this, the skinny man left the prison.
In the tent, General Liu sat on a chair with a heavy expression. He held the flag of the Yan Country in his hand, and his gaze was deep. No one knew what he was thinking.
"General Liu, are you inside?" A flattering voice sounded from outside.
Liu Jiang collected his thoughts and entered. Only then did the skinny man walk out.
"How's the interrogation going?" He asked, still playing with the flag of Yan Country in his hand.
The skinny man revealed his usual smile. His eyes intentionally or unintentionally landed on the flag. His smile suddenly froze for a moment, but it was so fast that no one noticed it. He took out the paper from his waist and handed it to Liu Jiang.
"Ye Mei has already confessed.”Clearly, this piece of paper was the confession he had prepared for Ye Mei.
Liu Jiang was stunned for a moment." I didn't expect your method to be so effective."”he said with a meaningful tone. He took the confession and read it carefully before nodding.
"Men." He drank.
The soldier immediately walked in from outside.
"Give this to the general. Tell him that the spy has been found and ask the general to make a decision.”He opened his mouth and handed the piece of paper to the soldier.
The soldier nodded and quickly walked out.
On the other side, Murong Yue was sitting on the bed with his eyes closed. All the scenes that happened that night appeared in his mind. He clearly remembered that woman's bright eyes. However, when he wanted to continue recalling, he suddenly stopped. Other than that pair of eyes, he had no other memories of that woman.
Slowly taking out a jade pendant from his waist, Murong Yue frowned slightly. That jade pendant was picked up by him there. As expected, it must have fallen from that woman's body when she left. There were no other gorgeous carvings on the jade pendant. There was only a floating charm character that looked very moving. He was almost certain that the woman was extremely beautiful.
Murong Yue was naturally not a heartless or irresponsible man. It was just that in the vast sea of people, finding her with a jade pendant was like finding a needle in a haystack.
"Report." A voice suddenly sounded from outside the tent. Murong Yue immediately regained his senses and hurriedly put away the jade pendant. He sat up on the main seat from the bed and then opened his mouth to let the person who spoke in.
The soldier knelt on the ground and bowed, handing the piece of paper to him." General Liu asked me to give this to you. He said that the spy has been found out and that he would like you to make a decision.”
Murong Yue clearly did not expect that their efficiency would be so fast. He was slightly stunned for a moment before turning his gaze to that piece of paper. After a long time, he raised his head and looked at the soldier."Kill him."
He had already thought of a countermeasure to deal with the enemy, so it was useless to keep him alive. Moreover, such a person would be a disaster if he was kept alive. It would be better to kill him and end everything once and for all.
The soldier nodded and took back the confession before turning around and leaving the tent.
It was unknown who leaked the news, but everyone in the camp knew that the spy was Ye Mei of the cavalry camp.
The one who was the angriest was naturally Li San, and it was also because he didn't believe it at all that Ye Mei went back to spy. After learning this news, he immediately walked towards Murong Yue's tent. However, he was discovered by Zhao Yiming in time and stopped him. He was then placed under house arrest in the Reflection Room to reflect on his mistakes.# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 54PM #
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