Gao Fei tilted his head back, pouring the wine from the cup into his mouth; the spicy liquid slowly flowed down his throat into his stomach. "Snap!" Gao Fei placed the empty wine cup on the table, then laughed and said, "The sky's high and the emperor's far away! I can do whatever I want, eat well, live well, play well, even the lord of the city doesn't have as carefree a life as you."
"Those words are a bit harsh," Feng Chen's face changed: "Today's lavish banquet is only because of the Imperial Envoy's visit. Normally, my als are very simple. If you don't believe , you can ask others."
"Don't be nervous, I was just speaking off the cuff, nothing more," Gao Fei said, picking up the wine jug to refill the empty cup.
Here it cos again! Feng Chen cursed inwardly, what a thing to scare .
"Co on, let's drink!" Gao Fei raised his cup.
"I toast to you, sir," Feng Chen picked up his cup and downed it in one gulp.
"Let's call it a day, I'm tired and will go back to rest, we can talk more tomorrow," Gao Fei said, tossing down his wine cup and staggering off.
Watching Gao Fei's retreating figure, Feng Chen's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and the hand hidden behind him slowly clenched: "Soone co!"
"What are your orders, sir?" A soldier approached briskly.
"Tell the people below to keep a low profile, it's a special period now, don't cause trouble," Feng Chen instructed.
"Yes," the soldier turned and left.
"Li Xiaoming, oh Li Xiaoming, you create trouble and then pat your bottom and leave, leaving to clean up your ss," Feng Chen muttered to himself: "You'll have to repay properly later."
...
Inside the guest room.
Gao Fei, Chen San, and Liu Qing sat together, speaking in low voices.
"What's your opinion on Feng Chen?" Gao Fei asked.
"I feel... Feng Chen is very scheming, he speaks and acts without giving anything away, he is a difficult person to deal with," Chen San shared his view.
Liu Qing nodded: "I agree with Chen San's opinion, this Feng Chen is not simple."
Gao Fei grinned: "To beco a Centurion, you certainly can't be a simple person. I asked him many questions today, and on the surface, Feng Chen answered them, but if you think about it carefully, it's all nonsense, not a single useful word."
"Actually, there's no need to go to such lengths," Chen San said: "Liu Qing and I could capture Feng Chen, subject him to severe interrogation, and make him spill everything he knows."
"Right," Liu Qing agreed: "The two of us together can definitely subdue Feng Chen."
"Nonsense," Gao Fei's face darkened: "We only suspect Feng Chen now, without solid evidence in hand, how can we rashly take action? What if we catch the wrong person?"
"Then... what should we do?" Chen San asked.
"Stay calm and take it slow, we'll eventually find out everything... Eh? Soone's coming?" Gao Fei looked up toward the door, hearing soft footsteps and faint breathing.
Chen San stood up and walked over to open the door: "What are you skulking around outside for?"
"Keep it down." A man dressed as a soldier said anxiously: "I'm here to see the Imperial Envoy, I have urgent matters to report."
"Let him in," Gao Fei's voice ca from inside the room.
"Go ahead," Chen San stood aside.
The man bent over and hurried into the room, "Quick, close the door, don't let anyone see, I ca here sneaking around, absolutely can't let others find out, otherwise I'm done for, hurry up, close the door."
"Bang!"
Chen San quickly closed the room door and then stared at the man with a wary face, "Who exactly are you? What are you doing here!"
"Ahh... That really scared ..." The man wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Being an informant is really not an easy job, the risks are so high, one false move and you could lose your life, so, can I have a cup of tea to calm my nerves?"
"Drink, help yourself." Gao Fei looked at the man with interest.
"Glug glug glug!" The man picked up the teacup and started gulping down the tea, quickly emptying the full cup, "Good tea!" He put down the cup and then wiped his mouth, "So refreshing!"
"Can you now explain why you are here?" Gao Fei asked.
"Well, let introduce myself first." The man cleared his throat, "My na is Wu Dalang, and I am an ordinary soldier."
"What? Your na is Wu Dalang?" Gao Fei widened his eyes.
"Ah, yes, that's my na, Wu Dalang, what about it? Is there a problem?" Wu Dalang asked with a puzzled face.
"Cough cough... No problem, continue." Gao Fei waved his hand, "It's just that your na is quite distinctive... Alright, never mind, go on." On another Earth, Wu Dalang was quite a well-known figure, Gao Fei hadn't expected to encounter soone with the sa na in Elysium, hmm, this Wu Dalang was a bit taller.
"Imperial Envoy, I ca here to inform." Wu Dalang said in a low voice.
"Inform about what?"
"About Li Xiaoming."
"Oh? What do you know?"
"That... Sir, if I tell you what I know, will there be a reward?"
"Yes." Gao Fei nodded, "Absolutely! The more important the information you provide, the bigger the reward will be."
"With those words from you, I feel at ease." Wu Dalang chuckled, "I took such a big risk to co here to inform, just to ask for so reward from you, of course, you also have to guarantee my personal safety."
Gao Fei nodded, "That's certain, with here, no one can harm you."
After a lot of talking, Wu Dalang finally got to the point, "It's like this... A few months ago, there was a torrential rain, ah, it poured for a whole day and night, nearly flooded the barracks...
When the rain stopped, soldiers discovered that in the back mountain a piece of land had collapsed, Li Xiaoming personally went to inspect the site, and after looking, he issued an order, forbidding anyone from approaching the collapsed area, saying it was for the soldiers' safety..."
"Hmm, go on." Gao Fei nodded.
"I won't lie to you, Sir, I'm a very curious person, encountering anything strange, I try to figure it out or I can't sleep... I always felt there was sothing off about the back mountain collapsing, to satisfy my curiosity, I sneaked off to the back mountain by myself... Oh my goodness, guess what I saw..."
"What did you see?"
"A massive crack, bottomless, and constantly emitting cold air from inside."
"A crack, that's worth making such a fuss over?"
"Listen to finish, when I stayed at the back mountain for a while and was about to leave, I suddenly saw a strange light flickering inside the crack, I'm positive it was not a hallucination!" Wu Dalang said seriously.
"Strange light?" Gao Fei's eyes narrowed.
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