novelaction Chapter 677 Life-saving straw
Chapter 677 Life-saving straw
After the three people left, they went to look for Mr. Xingbu without stopping.
Unexpectedly, Master Xingbu was not in the tent, which made the three of them feel even more strange.
Li Chen and the Lord of the Criminal Department disappeared together, but the military camp was such a big place, and there would be people watching them wherever they went, so they shouldn't just disappear completely like this.
The princess sighed softly, and when she turned her head, she saw Li Chen rushing out from the side.
Her eyes lit up and she immediately called out to Li Chen: "Master Li!"
Her voice attracted the attention of Shen Qiu and Shen Fugui. After they confirmed that he was Li Chen, they also had a bit of joy on their faces.
"Where have you been? We have been looking for you for a long time." Shen Qiu said with some dissatisfaction.
After all, this is a special period, and the disappearance of anyone may have a great impact on the situation of the Shen family.
Li Chen said with some embarrassment: "I accidentally fell asleep and overslept. Fortunately, nothing happened, right?"
"What could happen?" Shen Qiu said angrily.
Shen Fugui was about to ask about political affairs when he suddenly saw the scar on Li Chen's neck disappear.
Li Chen injured his neck while fighting with Turks. Although it was only a very small scar, it could be seen at a glance because of his fair skin.
But the Li Chen in front of him now didn't have any scars on his neck, and there were a few more neck lines than before.
Although Shen Fugui is not a person who observes so carefully, he can still spot such big clues at a glance, which shows that the Li Chen in front of him is indeed very capable.
Seeing that the princess was about to speak, Shen Fugui beat her to it: "Master Li, why are you sleeping in this tent? If you guessed correctly, this tent should belong to the Minister of Punishment."
Shen Qiu looked immediately and found that Li Chen was walking out of the tent of the Punishment Master.
He came to the side of the tent silently, seemingly looking at Li Chen warily, but in fact he was listening for any strange sounds in the tent.
But no matter how he listened, it was empty inside, as if no one was there.
He buried his doubts deep in his heart and did not show them on the surface.
Seeing Li Chen hesitating and not knowing how to explain, Mr. Xingbu walked out, rubbing his neck gently.
Mr. Xingbu looked at the people in front of him with a sleepy look, and said strangely: "I remember I only slept for a short while, why did I sleep until now without realizing it?"
"Did you two encounter some drug or something, so you fell asleep for such a long time without realizing it?" After Shen Qiu said this, he immediately looked behind them and did not find the man. "Always Why is the little brother behind you missing?"
"He may have gone out for a walk after seeing the two of us sleeping, and he hasn't come back yet." Mr. Xingbu explained subconsciously.
It seemed to several people that they were very accustomed to his appearance, so they didn't find anything strange.
Seeing that there was something wrong with this Li Chen, Shen Qiu was ready to find any reason to take Li Chen to another place.
Unexpectedly, Li Chen was more vigilant than he thought. Li Chen subconsciously took a step back and shook his head slightly: "Now in this dangerous time, I must protect your safety. I always feel that there are some strange people sneaking into the military camp. , if they hurt you, sir, wouldn’t it affect our next progress?”
After hearing Li Chen's words, Shen Qiu became more and more certain that this person was not the real Li Chen.
After all, they did not discuss their next plan, and Li Chen should be completely unaware of it. But Li Chen didn't have any doubts now, and even responded fluently.
"I have some new plans that I want to discuss with you alone. It's about the princess, and we need to go to the side to discuss it." Shen Qiu decided to use his trump card.
As expected, the man in front of him immediately became interested and couldn't wait to go to the other side with Shen Qiu to discuss the princess' matters.
Taking advantage of Shen Qiu's opportunity to lure the man away, Shen Fugui and the princess looked at the Master of the Punishment Department in front of them and began their next inquiry.
"I wonder if you can tell me where the little brother next to you is now. We always feel that the little brother looks very familiar and seems to be an old friend of ours, but we can't remember it." After Shen Fugui finished speaking, he hurriedly He opened his mouth to explain, "We don't have any other intentions, we just feel that the guy is too mysterious. Plus there has been no communication for such a long time, so it is inevitable to be a little curious."
Hearing this, Lord Punishment also smiled helplessly.
"Actually, I don't know where that kid came from. I just know that he was sent to me by the Minister of Rites. However, the Minister of Rites has been unwilling to let me tell others about it. Because I am very afraid of the power of the Minister of Rites, so I I can only obediently claim that this is my personal bodyguard."
The princess and Shen Fugui did not expect that the Minister of Punishment would directly point it out, and for a moment they did not know how to speak.
They looked at each other and then looked at Mr. Xingbu.
Mr. Xingbu shook his head helplessly: "I have seen all kinds of things in the Xingbu for so many years. If my guess is correct, Mrs. Shen should not have passed away, right?"
Unexpectedly, he pointed out this matter directly, and the princess's face suddenly changed: "Sir, what do you mean?"
"Actually, you don't have to worry, I understand. I take the initiative to tell you the truth this time, hoping that you can help me in the future. Now the four major departments have been secretly inserted by various people by the Minister of Rites, and soon They will take away my rights." After Master Xingbu finished speaking, he sighed softly, "The Minister of Rites told me that as long as I obey his words, he can help me get promoted."
"What do you think?" Shen Fugui frowned subconsciously and listened to him.
"How is this possible? I helped him do what he did this time, and I will help him do more in the future. If one day I want to wash my hands in a golden basin, the first thing the Minister of Rites will do is to drive me away. "After Master Xingbu finished speaking, he snorted coldly.
He has been in the Ministry of Justice for so many years and can see through many things at a glance.
"Then are you willing to believe us?" the princess said subconsciously.
Mr. Xingbu looked helpless: "You are my life-saving straw now, how can I not believe you?"
Unexpectedly, this matter was completed so smoothly. The princess and Shen Fugui looked at each other.
Obviously, they didn't know whether to believe the adult in front of them.