Chapter 243.

This unfinished letter from Captain Chang was intended for General Guan Changqing, the General of Tiger Wei.

In the letter, he said that he had encountered an unexpected predicament, and that he was tired of having his brothers under his command constrained by others, and that he had to make false pretenses with the thieves, barely surviving.

However, I do not want to, a move of bad tired Chongshan Sect of senior people are trapped.

Now the bitter can not both to protect the subordinates, but also can save people’s method ……

When he wrote this letter, it came to an abrupt end.

Thinking of the way he looked when he wrote this letter just now, Jiang Ran asked in a deep voice:

“Why don’t you finish writing it?”

“It’s useless.”

School Captain Chang looked grim:

“Since I arrived in this Guzhang County, I don’t know how many letters I’ve written ……

“but all of them are like mud cows entering the sea, with no reply.

“At first, I had my doubts, thinking that General Guan had abandoned us.

“But now ……”

“How now?”

Jiang Ran asked quietly.

Standing lieutenant at this time, but suddenly looked solemn:

“Who are you …… people?”

Jiang Ran and Tang Wuyi glanced at each other, and saw Jiang Ran slowly loosening his grip on the Standing Lieutenant’s neck:

“There’s no need for you to know this, it’s us who have doubts in our hearts right now.

“And this doubt will determine whether you live or die.”

“…… Chang is not a person who is greedy and afraid of death.”

School Captain Chang spoke coldly, “If you guys are capable, you can kill me by all means!”

“Joking aside, no matter if you say or don’t say, if what you say is true or false, I will not kill you this time.”

Jiang Ran said softly:

“It’s just that, if you’re really in a difficult situation, shouldn’t you be talking about your predicament at this time?

“Or, do you think that we were sent to test you by someone you’re afraid of?

“If it’s the latter, do you think that even if you keep your mouth shut, they’ll really believe you?”

School Captain Chang gave Jiang Ran a deep look:

“What a three-inch tongue …… However, you’re right.

“They have never really believed me from start to finish.”

Speaking of this, he pondered slightly before speaking slowly:

“The beginning of the matter was the second year we came here.

“The magistrate of Guzhang County was surnamed Sun, a man of extraordinary means, and all of our military pay was held by this man.

“While the first year was still as promised, the second year was a full three months late.

“Clothing and quilts, as well as food and provisions, gradually became insufficient.

“The soldiers were starved and had nothing to eat.

“This, however, was not the most terrible ……

“The most frightening thing was that a strange disease began to spread through the army.”

Captain Chang said that this strange disease would cause people to have a waxy face and withered limbs, with the only exception of their abdomen being high and bulging, making them look as if they were the legendary starving ghosts.

In the beginning he even suspected that it was the soldier who was starving and swallowed something unknown, and that’s why he held himself up alive.

But three identical corpses appeared one after another, this is by no means simple.

He sought the coroner over to check the body, the results found that there is nothing in the stomach, only a handful of yellow water.

It was this yellow water that came from nowhere that held their stomachs up high.

In addition to this, their internal organs also withered badly.

At that time, the captain was anxious as if it were ants on a hot pan, the disease came quickly, no signs not to mention, but also do not know how to spread, how to avoid.

Inside the iron ore mine, there were even rumors, which were repeatedly banned.

The only good news at that time was that the Sun County magistrate’s military pay and provisions arrived.

It eased the atmosphere here quite a bit.

What’s more, apart from the three people who died, no new patients even appeared.

This matter, thus, was left unsettled.

“Ridiculous, I even thought at the time that it was because this happy event washed over, making this epidemic heal without medicine.

“Who would have thought that a month later, suddenly someone flew an arrow and left a letter.

“It clearly stated that there were problems in all the grain and grass given by Magistrate Sun.

“Now we are, we have already been poisoned.”

“Poisoned?”

Jiang Ran glanced at School Captain Chang and suddenly probed and grabbed his wrist.

School Captain Chang had subconsciously wanted to dodge, but after a beat, he allowed Jiang Ran to hold it.

Once the three fingers were laced together, he heard the Standing School Captain sigh:

“It’s useless …… the army doctor asked many times, also can’t say a reason.”

“That’s because your military doctor is useless.”

Tang Wuyi sneered, “Nor do you look at who the person in front of you is ……”

“So who are you guys?”

“Not telling you.”

“……”

The corner of Chang Lieutenant’s mouth twitched, feeling that these words were better left unsaid.

Instead, it was Jiang Ran who opened his mouth rather strangely at this time:

“There is indeed something odd, yet I can’t tell where the oddness lies ……

“It is true that your physique is somewhat different compared to normal people, but this difference, again, is not enough to call for a person’s death.

“According to what you said, you are because for years and years to eat Sun magistrate to send food only become this appearance?

“This shows that this should be a chronic poison …… constantly accumulating in the body.

“Furthermore, there are soldiers because of the late arrival of food and wages, and the symptoms of disease, and even made a human life.

“This then indicates that this medicine in the grain must be consumed continuously.

“Once it is broken, it will kill you.”

“What your honor has said is good.”

School Captain Chang nodded, “And the grain sent by County Magistrate Sun, we have also checked it. There is no problem amongst …… them.”

“That would be interesting.”

Jiang Ran smiled:

“Since we are laying such a hand on you, there has to be some purpose to it.

“What is the position of this Flying Arrow Staying Book?”

“He’s the one who captured all the warriors of the Chongshan Sect.”

“So it was him …….”

Jiang Ran said softly:

“This person colluded with the Sun County Magistrate? He flew an arrow and left a letter, when he had something to ask you guys to do.

“It’s the carriages that went just now?”

“That’s right.”

School Captain Chang nodded patronizingly:

“He had words that if you don’t want the brethren under your command to die or be injured, so that hell will float and the Hungry Ghost Path will appear, you have to do what he said.

“General Guan has entrusted the lives of these brethren to me ……

“How can I …… how can I be guilty of neglecting my trust!?”

“That’s true ……”

Jiang Ran gently nodded:

“Just you this kind of behavior, to put it nicely is a false and snake, to put it badly, it is for the tiger to help the tiger.

“Do you know, what is the origin of this group of people?”

“What origin?”

Standing school lieutenant hastened to ask.

“How would I know ……”

Jiang Ran blankly glanced at him:

“Alright, the gossip is almost over.

“If everything you said just now is true, then come with us.”

“I have long had this intention!”

School Captain Chang immediately nodded his head, only to gently shake it again:

“However, once I leave this place, my every move will be under their control.

“There is no harm in taking you to the prison cell, but if you want to take the warrior of the Chongshan Sect and leave from the prison cell ……

“Even if the soldiers and generals here won’t make things difficult for you because of my order, they will definitely come to intercept you after you leave this mine.

“Even if I’m on the sidelines, it’s pointless.”

Jiang Ran’s eyes lit up at those words:

“Is this statement true?”

“…… Naturally, it’s true.”

School Captain Chang gave Jiang Ran a dumbfounded look, “What’s wrong with you ……?”

The eyes suddenly flickered and glowed, looking strangely frightening.

Jiang Ran waved his hand:

“Thought of something good, it’s okay, don’t need to take it to heart.”

With a beat of his words, he asked again:

“You said that it was Sun County Magistrate who did something in the grain …… This matter can have solid evidence?”

“If there is solid proof, even if I have to fight to the death, I will have someone send out this news.”

When School Captain Chang said this, his words were filled with indignation.

Jiang Ran nodded.

So, the matter of the Sun magistrate tampering with the grain was all heard from the mouth of the person who left a letter with a flying arrow?

The truth is that it can’t be counted?

If what Captain Chang said is correct, those three people died is indeed a bit odd.

But exactly how, now is not good to jump to conclusions.

Not only so …… even in front of this often lieutenant said, in the end is true or false, and still in between.

Only this Jiang Ran did not say through.

The most important thing is not to completely figure out the loyalty of the person in front of him.

He had to rely on this person’s influence, as well as the key in his hand, to save the Chongshan Sect’s people without any injuries or accidents.

Captain Chang cooperated with this.

Then the matter of distinguishing whether what he said was true or false could be postponed a little.

……

……

Rescuing people is always a matter of urgency.

Jiang Ran and Tang Yuyi walked in the back, and Captain Chang walked in the front.

The three of them left that small second floor and headed towards the prison cell.

This journey was naturally much easier.

But in a few moments the three of them had already arrived.

Entering the door, Chang Lieutenant’s face was dark:

“What are you doing?”

A group of soldiers who drank their faces red and gambled on their hot blood suddenly seemed as if they had been cast in a stasis, fixed in place.

At the end of the day, those who packed their bottles packed their bottles, and those who hid their dice hid their dice.

Followed by panicked standing in a line.

There is also a person who drank too much, falling over, spinning in place.

Jiang Ran saw here, only then reacted ……

Right, although it is said that this is an iron ore mine, but this group of people are soldiers ah.

Where can they drink and gamble here?

This time, let someone catch them in the act.

Tang Yuyi, on the other hand, realized that there were still a few unkind gazes looking at them.

Obviously suspecting that they were the ones who tipped them off and recruited Captain Chang …….

Of course, at this Tang Wuyi didn’t intend to explain anything.

Anyway, it was almost time for their activities here to come to an end.

When the time came, the real Zhou Cheng and Wang An would take the blame for them.

Thinking about it, Tang Yuyi suddenly felt that this was quite interesting.

If she had the chance, she would like to come back to see the fun.

Captain Chang gazed at the few people in front of him, gritted his teeth for a while, before waving his hand:

“I’ll come back to clean you up later.”

After saying that, he walked towards the interior of the prison cell.

Jiang Ran and Tang Yuyi naturally followed.

Only a few people in front of the door were left behind, you looking at me, I looking at you, all feeling a little bit like they were in trouble.

With this Chang Lieutenant leading the way, it was much easier to head down to the lower level.

Soon that iron door reappeared in front of Jiang Ran.

Without waiting for them to speak, School Captain Chang took the key out of his pocket and was about to drop it into the lock hole when he turned back to Jiang Ran:

“In a moment, after you leave the iron ore field, remember to hold me hostage.

“This move is for show, not to gain their trust, just don’t overly deepen their suspicions.

“Let me still have some time to use my good offices.”

Jiang Ran glanced at him and nodded:

“Good.”

Hearing the dryness of his promise, Captain Chang immediately did not hesitate any longer and inserted the key with a click.

Between the turns, the sound of successive machine expansions running could be heard coming from inside the door.

Jiang Ran is equipped with the seven clever heavenly craftsmen, but also has a lot of insight, know that this door is indeed as often lieutenant said, forging is extremely difficult.

I’m afraid it is in this ancient chapter of the county to seek the matter of the person, specially invited the organ expert hammering to build.

And when all the machine expanded to the end of the operation, issued a ding sound.

Originally motionless door, has popped out toward the inside three inches.

Captain Chang reached out and grabbed the door handle, and with a slight force, the gate was yanked open by him.

“What person?”

The sound of a cold drink immediately came from inside the door.

Jiang Ran looked through the gap and saw a group of people dressed exactly the same.

Above their cuffs, they all had a mountain embroidered on them.

These people, however, could not help but look at each other when they saw School Captain Chang.

“Chang Heng, what brings you here?”

Among them, a dark-skinned man with a small but extremely sturdy figure, probably around forty years old, took a step forward, with a slightly puzzled look in his eyes.

“To save you all.”

Chang Heng was succinct.

“Are you crazy? Don’t want your men’s lives?”

The man’s face sank:

“Go about your business as your Chang Lieutenant, there is no need for you to worry about our lives and deaths.”

“You guys were originally involved in danger for me, and now that you are behind bars, how can I see death and save you? And …… now I already have a suitable excuse.”

Chang Heng said this, and let out Jiang Ran and Tang Yuyi behind him.

The group of people on the opposite side of the room looked at each other in disbelief.

Then they heard a young man in his twenties ask:

“Aren’t they the soldiers under you?

“You told them all about you guys?”

“You are mistaken, these two are not my men …… They waded through the danger and came here to save you.

“It is a pity that they are suspicious of me and have never been willing to tell their true identities.”

Chang Heng said here and sighed softly.

The people from the opposite side of the Chongshan Sect were dumbfounded, there was such a thing?

That middle-aged man pondered for a moment, clasped his hands and was about to speak.

Just then, he heard Jiang Ran smile and comfort Chang Heng:

“Don’t worry, I’m not just suspicious of your identity, I’m suspicious of theirs as well.

“Although I’m here to save my fellow Chongshan Sect members.

“But so far, I’ve never met any of the Chongshan Sect …… who knows if their identities are true or false, and if it’s a trap you’ve set for me.

“But that doesn’t matter, there are naturally people who can tell if they are real or fake.

“Really is Chongshan faction fellow naturally there is nothing to say, if not …… close the door to kill all of them is also convenient.”

“Eh?”

That middle-aged man sniffed his face sank:

“Your honor is really here to save people?”

“I see you, but I don’t really want to be saved.”

Jiang Ran gently shook his head.

“Your honor, please return.”

The middle-aged man sighed:

“The matter here is intricate and complicated, and you refuse to tell us where you came from …… We can’t go out rashly, it’s a matter of life and death, please ask this brother to forgive us.”

Jiang Ran nodded:

“Well said, unfortunately, this matter does not allow you to make the decision.”

“Hm?”

The middle-aged man froze, and when he looked up again, Jiang Ran had already arrived in front of him:

“If I want to kill someone, I must kill them.

“If I want to capture someone, I must capture them.

“The following wants to save people …… Just with you you dare to stop me?”

As he spoke, he probed his hand to make a grab.

This grab is actually a trick, itself is neither the means in the Cold Moon Opera, much less the kung fu in the Kun Zi XIII Crazy Devil Claw.

It just looks a bit subtle, but there is not much connotation in it.

Jiang Ran’s purpose was not to use this claw to catch the person in front of him.

Rather, he wanted to force him to make a move.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man became furious:

“Outrageous!”

The figure shifted, like a mountain shift, palm together, overlapping, a heavy better than a heavy, successive triple, straight to Jiang Ran hand grabbed and came.

Jiang Ran saw this, only then did he nod.

One step, turn claws into palms, palm style a horizontal, heard a bang, the two hands have touched in a place.

Opposite this person stacked three times the force of the [Nine Frightening Mountain Palm], it was like a mud cow entering the sea, Jiang Ran unexpectedly did not move at all.

Immediately followed by a force that pushed him away, he heard Jiang Ran speak softly:

“Indeed it is the Nine Heavy Shocking Mountain Palm, I have seen Cheng Tianyang use this palm before, it shouldn’t be fake.

“You are indeed from the Chongshan Sect.”

“You’ve seen our Master Cheng?”

The middle-aged man on the opposite side froze at his words.

Jiang Ran was also stunned:

“Master Ancestor? Isn’t this seniority a bit too high? He looks like he’s only about ten years older than you, right ……”

“How is that possible?”

The face of this person on the opposite side sank:

“Your honor, don’t joke about this, I am not yet old enough to stand this year.”

“???”

Jiang Ran looked at him, then at Tang Yuyi.

Tang Yingyi fried a wink:

“You don’t allow people to be young and old?”

Less than thirty and older than forty?

Jiang Ran bristled: “Alright, since there’s no problem with the identity, then all of you should come with me. If you don’t go, don’t see that I have some friendship with your master ancestor.

“Pack up you guys as usual!”

“……”

The middle-aged face on the opposite side, who claimed to be less than the age of majority, pondered for a while before looking at the Chang School Captain on the side.

School Captain Chang nodded and said:

“Let’s go, with them around, I can just take the opportunity to take myself out.

“The matter of Guzhang County is quite complicated …… If you guys stay here all the time, it won’t help.

“To wait and wait to go out, then make plans or not.”

Hearing him say that, that Chongshan Sect person pondered for a while longer before saying to Jiang Ran:

“Thank you.”

“Just do as you’re told.”

Jiang Ran swept his gaze over them one by one and glanced at Chang Heng again.

Some mutterings flooded his heart.

Finally, he waved his hand:

“Go.”

Chang Heng currently led the way, Jiang Ran followed behind, and the last one was Tang Yuyi.

All the way out of the dungeon, when they reached the entrance, they saw that the group of people were still standing there.

Chang Heng glanced at them:

“Go get your own ten army sticks.”

“Yes!”

A few people immediately agreed, feeling that the knife hanging on their necks had finally fallen, and had a sense of pleasure at an early death.

However, there were still people who were resentful:

“School Captain, Wang An and Zhou Cheng also gambled and drank!”

School Captain Chang froze, looked back at Jiang Ran and Tang Yuyi, and said indifferently:

“They got credit for informing the police, so their merits and demerits will be offset.”

After saying that, he led the men out, leaving only a few soldiers there gritting their teeth and sulking.