diskusbooks Chapter 178 Seeking Death
Chapter 178 Seeking Death
Zhang Zhiyi led two of his men to the outside of the camp, where he saw seven or eight yamen runners waiting outside with chains on their shoulders.
The leader was Chen Shuai, the head constable of the Beishacheng government office. When he saw Zhang Zhiyi coming out, he hurried forward to pay his respects.
"I am Chen Shuai, the chief constable of the Beisha Prefecture, and I am honored to meet General Zhang!"
Zhang Zhiyi frowned slightly and asked, "Who are you here to arrest?"
Chen Shuai said, "General Zhang, we are here to fetch a woman named 'He Shu'."
Hearing that name, the wrinkles between Zhang Zhiyi's eyebrows deepened. "What did she do wrong? Why did they arrest her?"
Could it be because of the family massacre in the western suburbs of Yuancheng?
"General, that woman was in the south of the city, killing someone in the street, and the person she killed was General Yang's guard. The governor has ordered that she be apprehended!"
"Killing someone in the street?" Zhang Zhiyi's face turned cold. How could this woman cause such a big trouble again?
He then asked, "When? Do you know why?"
Chen Shuai shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. "The specific cause of what happened this morning is still unknown, but the Military Office has already sent someone to report the case, and the Governor has taken over the case."
That's why they came here to arrest people.
Zhang Zhiyi remained silent, thinking about how to deal with this matter.
Suddenly, he noticed something unusual and asked, "How do you know that woman is now in my garrison camp?"
Chen Shuai was shocked and didn't dare to say a word.
It's impossible that they had been waiting outside the Biluo Courtyard of King Dongli, and only followed the woman here after seeing her come out, right?
"Why, knowing that they were King Dongli's men, you didn't dare to move, yet you dared to come to my defense army camp to demand them?"
Zhang Zhiyi's guess was right. Chen Shuai and a group of yamen runners lowered their heads and dared not look him in the eye.
Zhang Zhiyi stood with his hands behind his back, his expression stern and his aura of a military commander was fully displayed at this moment.
"Although you are acting on orders, that woman is the prince's physician. This general borrowed her from the prince to treat the wounded in the army. After borrowing her, she must be returned intact."
Chen Shuai's expression changed slightly. He understood what he meant and became anxious. "General, are you trying to shelter the murderer?"
"presumptuous!"
Zhang Zhiyi glanced at him coldly, anger etched between his brows. "What? Are you planning to arrest me as an accomplice to murder?"
"General, please forgive me. That was not my intention!" Chen Shuai quickly bowed and apologized. "I was just too anxious and my words were rude. Please forgive me, General!"
Zhang Zhiyi snorted coldly and turned sideways, not even looking at him. He just said, "Go back and tell Governor Su and Lieutenant Yang that if they want to take him away, please ask them to go to the Biluo Courtyard later and ask the prince for him."
After saying that, Zhang Zhiyi turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment, a loud and arrogant voice suddenly sounded, making him stop.
"Zhang Zhiyi! Your official rank is below that of the Provincial Governor and the Military Inspector! Aren't you afraid of being punished for disobeying the Military Inspector's orders?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Shuai hurried to stop the outspoken "little ancestor", but unfortunately, the man ignored his attempt to stop him and instead frowned and glared at him.
"Why are you stopping me? Did I say something wrong?"
Chen Shuai felt helpless, but didn't dare to say anything. He looked embarrassed and ashamed. How could this ancestor speak so carelessly?
Zhang Zhiyi tilted his head, a hint of sarcasm on his face, "Zhi, is this General's fault?"
"If I don't punish you, how could it be me? Zhang Zhiyi, I advise you to hand over the man immediately! Otherwise, I will make you unfit to be a general!"
The extremely arrogant words made the soldiers passing by the camp glare at him angrily.
"Who is this kid? How dare he be so rude to our general! Is he really that bold?"
"If this ignorant little bastard were in the military camp, I would kill him!"
"Young Master, could you please stop talking?" Chen Shuai quickly pulled the young yamen runner back, looking helpless, but not daring to get angry.
It looked as if the identities of these two people had been swapped.
"Chen Shuai, what do you mean? Do you think that I'm stealing your prestige?" Ma Yuan snorted coldly, pushed Chen Shuai away heavily, and patted the clothes that Chen Shuai had touched with disgust.
Zhang Zhiyi watched this scene, his contempt growing even stronger. "Are you a relative of Governor Su's family, or a close friend of General Yang's?"
If he weren't a close relative of these two, how could Ma Yuan be so arrogant? It was because he had someone backing him up that he could be so fearless.
"You're so sharp! You can actually guess the relationship between me and General Yang!"
Ma Yuan didn't understand the danger on Zhang Zhiyi's face and said smugly, "Yang You, the military officer of Beisha City, is my uncle! Everyone in Beisha City lives by my side!"
"Today, I've finally gotten into the mood to catch the murderer and make a name for myself. Zhang Zhiyi, please don't make things difficult for me! Otherwise, my uncle will tell you to take the blame!"
Chen Shuai lowered his head and said nothing. Since Ma Yuandu had revealed his identity, if he said more, it would only cause annoyance and insults. Instead of that, he might as well hide away and have some peace and quiet.
But Zhang Zhiyi obviously didn't want him to be alone, so he just heard him ask, "Your name is Chen, Chen..."
Seeing that Zhang Zhiyi seemed to have forgotten his name, Chen Shuai rolled his eyes and stepped forward, bowing and saying, "Chen Shuai, General, my name is Chen Shuai."
Zhang Zhiyi's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he nodded. "Let me ask you, is what he just said true? If I don't hand over the person, and your family joins the army, can you really fire me?"
Chen Shuai felt helpless, but he still forced himself to smile and said, "General, you are joking. Even if you have committed a heinous crime, General Yang cannot do anything to you."
"Really?" Zhang Zhiyi snorted coldly, "But I heard what your Master Ma said, why are you so scared?"
Chen Shuai's mouth twitched slightly. He lowered his body, concealing his expression, and explained forcefully, "Mr. Ma is young and immature. Please forgive me, General."
Ma Yuan was furious after hearing what Chen Shuai said, and felt that Chen Shuai was humiliating him in public!
He was very unhappy and cursed out loud, "Chen Shuai, are you tired of living? Who are you calling young? Who are you calling ignorant? I've even slept with hundreds of women, who dares to call me young?"
Chen Shuai lowered his head, feeling angry inside. This Ma Yuan was simply a hopeless case!
He was trying his best to save him, but he was still trying to get himself killed!
Well, it’s time for someone to clean up this messy officialdom in Beisha City.
The domineering Ma Yuan had not yet realized that at this moment, a huge crisis was surrounding him.
After staring at Ma Yuan for a moment, Zhang Zhiyi said to Chen Shuai, "Captain Chen, please go back. You can't arrest anyone in my Beishacheng camp today. When you return, tell your military officer and the governor what just happened. Tell them that I will be at Biluoyuan later, awaiting their explanation!"