"What happened?"

When Gu Beichen's voice came, Lieutenant General Li paused slightly and immediately bowed to him.

"Many villagers from the neighborhood have come here, saying that the men in their families have been missing for more than half a month and they hope we can help... find them."

Lieutenant Li was over forty years old, tall and strong, and had a particularly loud voice.

His words were already quite tactful; in reality, those people wanted an explanation from the King of Qin.

The missing person isn't at the water camp, so what does it have to do with the King of Qin?

Gu Beichen frowned. "Weren't the nearby villagers already evacuated?"

Three days ago, arrangements were made for the evacuation of the people. The evacuation of not only the nearby residents, but also the residents of Yong'an City went smoothly.

Logically speaking, the evacuees should already be in Huizhou, and those who are slower should be halfway between Jiangzhou and Huizhou.

The news of the Japanese withdrawal had only recently reached us; there should be no villagers here at this time.

Could it be that, besides Xiaoying Village, there are other villages hiding Japanese spies?

The Shuiying garrison and Xiaoying Village are separated by Dongji Ridge, and it is located at the southeast corner of the foot of Dongji Ridge.

According to previous information, among the villages at the foot of Dongjiling Mountain, apart from Xiaoying Village, the population of the other villages is relatively small, but still within normal limits.

So, where did those people outside the camp who claimed to be villagers from the surrounding area come from?

"This humble general also felt that those people's identities were unusual, and acted rashly in a moment of panic..."

Nangong Wanning questioned, "If you suspect their identities are suspicious, why not just send someone to arrest them and interrogate them properly?"

Lieutenant Li looked at Nangong Wanning and said, "Princess, you may not know this, but those people... well, you should go and take a look at them first."

Outside the camp gate.

A huge group of people were putting all their strength into rushing into the camp.

Most of these people were young women.

Some of them had children with them, the older ones being fifteen or sixteen years old, and the younger ones less than a year old.

The soldiers who were nearby all came over, lined up, and blocked the people outside the door.

“This is a military camp, there is no husband here as you claim.”

"You think you can just say there isn't one? We don't believe you, we want to go in and see for ourselves."

"That's right, that's right. So many adult men, if they weren't conscripted by the King of Qin, where did they go?"

Seeing the crowd's agitation, the guards shouted, "We've already sent someone to fetch the Prince, everyone please calm down!"

If it were an adult male daring to cause such trouble at the gate of the military camp, they would have already taken action.

But the other party is a woman, child, or child!

"Let's all attack together! The King of Qin is deliberately avoiding us; he must have something to hide!"

"Yes, yes, our men must be inside. Even if they aren't, their disappearance must be related to the King of Qin. We have to make him hand them over."

"Everyone, calm down. If you continue to act recklessly, don't blame us for being ruthless with our weapons..."

The guards, who should have been impregnable, were forced to retreat step by step because they dared not harm the civilians.

"Fellow villagers, the King of Qin must be inside. We must rush in and give him a reasonable explanation. We will not leave today."

"Yes, yes, he's been hiding from us and won't see us. He must have something to hide!"

"Give me back my son-in-law!"

"Give us back our husbands!"

"Give us back our child's father!"

……

"Let them in!"

Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, Gu Beichen's deep voice suddenly rang out.

The voice carried spiritual power, echoing in the air. Every word was clearly heard by everyone present, but no one could immediately discern the direction from which the voice came.

It's the voice of the King of Qin!

The soldiers were stunned at first, then cheered excitedly: "Great! The King of Qin has finally come out!"

Immediately move to the sides to clear the middle path.

Those outside the camp stood still, not in a hurry to go inside.

They all turned to look at the end of the road, where several people stood, each with an extraordinary air about them.

"I've heard that you have something very important to discuss with me face to face?"

That person was none other than the War God of Southern Glory, King Qin?

What a powerful aura!

The pressure is immense, and my heart is inexplicably trembling.

This is the innate fear that ordinary people feel when facing people of high status and power.

Everyone looked at each other, then lowered their heads, and no one spoke.

Gu Beichen glanced at those people.

Women and children are indeed no different from ordinary people, except for those children...

"Or you could discuss it and elect one or more representatives."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to one direction.

He was a middle-aged man.

The man was not tall, and standing among the women and children, he was difficult to spot at a glance.

When the villagers looked at him, they naturally made way for him, and a path stretched out to his feet.

The man's attention was entirely on Gu Beichen and the others. When he noticed the strange thing around him, his expression suddenly changed.

"These damn idiots!"

The voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, yet every word reached the ears of Gu Beichen and the others.

The one with the problem is him!

"You are their representative?"

Gu Beichen looked at the man indifferently, his voice devoid of warmth, "Tell me first, what is your name?"

A flash of anger and ruthlessness crossed the man's eyes, but his face remained submissive.

"Your Highness, my name is Liu Mazi."

However, that seems unimportant. Everyone has come today hoping to find their missing family members, and hopes that Your Highness can provide an explanation.

The man who called himself Liu Mazi spoke with his head down, and no one could see the emotions in his eyes.

As soon as Liu Mazi finished speaking, someone in the crowd immediately echoed his words:

"He's right. So many adult men have disappeared. The King of Qin must give us an explanation. Don't you all agree?"

"That's exactly right. Before the King of Qin came to Jiangzhou, everyone's sons and husbands were fine. But as soon as the King of Qin arrived, they disappeared."

"That's right, that's right. My child's father disappeared because the King of Qin suddenly appeared in Jiangzhou."

……

The scene became noisy again.

The soldiers standing nearby all changed their expressions and looked at Gu Beichen, not daring to utter a sound.

Shen Wanwan's face darkened. She used her mental power to pull two people out of the crowd and slam them heavily onto the open ground in front of the crowd.

Upon landing, both of them coughed up blood, their eyes filled with terror.

When Shen Wanwan tried to do the same thing again, Ye Tianlan acted first, pulling the other two out of the crowd and slamming them to the ground with the same method, but with more force.

The four had no idea what had happened.

Suddenly, a powerful force grabbed his neck. Before he could even cry for help, he was lifted up and slammed to the ground.

The four people nearly fainted from the pain after landing.

Four heavy thuds sounded in succession, and everyone fell silent, exchanging bewildered glances.

They were perfectly fine, so how did they suddenly fly out and get smashed so badly?

"A ghost! There's a ghost!"

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