Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 991 Mutual Suspicion
After hearing Ah Er's answer, Mi Fang stared at Ah Er and said in surprise: "Why, do you have any evidence?"

Ah Er shook his head and said: "There is no evidence, it's just a villain's intuition."

"Of course, it's also possible that the villain has been doing housework for a long time and is suspicious of everything."

Mi Fang's expression was: "How dare you say this without evidence?"

"At least a reason or two?"

"Don't tell me it's just a guess!"

Ah Er quickly replied: "The villain is just assuming that someone is bribed by the enemy and making assumptions based on common sense."

"Ah Da is now the city gate guard and is in charge of a considerable part of the army. If he makes trouble, he will naturally do the greatest harm to his master."

"Ah San is now the general manager of the Mi Family Trading Company. He travels on the trade routes between Jingzhou, Jianghuai and Huaihe all year round. He has the most opportunities to come into contact with various forces, so he is also the most likely to be bribed by the enemy."

"Ah Si is responsible for taking charge of the Mi family's land and recruiting refugees as private soldiers. He has the most contact with other people. If there are enemy spies among them, it will be easy to pass on the news. Moreover, he wants to be among the master's private soldiers. It’s also the easiest to put nails inside.”

"Who is the spy that the Lord is looking for?"

When the door opened, the guards escorted Ah Er in, and then locked the door. One of them whispered: "Master said, from now on, no sound is allowed, otherwise it will be regarded as betrayal."

Ah San has an extremely ordinary appearance, with rough and dark skin, and his face is full of wrinkles in his thirties. If you were thrown into a crowd, you wouldn't be able to tell that he was special. He is the general manager of the Mi family business in Jingzhou. He has been working hard these years and has faced many challenges. When Mi Fang asked, he said aloud: "I think there is one thing that is the most critical in this matter."

"Then what's the difference between you and the other three?"

A'er looked solemn, raised his hand and said: "What the adults said, the villain really can't prove it by himself."

Ah Er was startled. He didn't understand what was going on, but he heard a voice coming from next door.

"I just want to listen to your guesses based on the information you have, not let me give you the answer!"

But Ah Er has no other choice now. His only choice is to prove his innocence. At the moment, he listens to Ah San's answer attentively, trying to guess the truth of the matter.

After hearing this, Mi Fang stopped talking and couldn't help but cursed: "If I knew, how could I ask you guys?"

"I can only swear here that if the villain plots against the master, he will be struck by lightning that day and he will die a good death."

"If a villain doesn't know, it will be difficult for him to make a judgment."

Ah San quickly bowed down and said, "Master, please calm down. It's the villain who made a mistake."

Mi Fang's face became even uglier after hearing this, "According to what you said, is it possible that everyone will be bribed, including you and me?"

Mi Fang sneered: "But you don't have any evidence to prove yourself!"

Thinking of this, his heart sank. This strategy was so exquisitely designed that the master Mi Fang would not have been able to come up with it based on his ability alone. Who suggested it to him?

As four more guards came in, Ah Er followed him out. He thought he would be taken to another place, but unexpectedly, he turned around and the guards took him to the next room.

It suddenly dawned on A'er that Mi Fang didn't know who among them was the spy, so he came up with this method to let the four of them take turns to answer. However, the four of them didn't know about it before they answered!
He had a bright mind, and he immediately understood that after the four people answered, he heard the confessions of the others one after another. There was probably a link after that, which was the four people identifying each other!

One of the other three, or an outsider?
Ah Er feels very bad, because although this strategy is clever, it may not reveal the truth. Instead, it relies heavily on personal subjective views and Mi Fang's final subjective decision. In other words, as long as Mi Fang can be convinced, even a spy can Clear your guilt, but instead identify someone who had nothing to do with the frame-up!

He distinguished it carefully and found that it was Ah San's voice!
Then Mi Fang's voice rang out, asking Ah San to identify the person he suspected most.

Seeing what A'er said, Mi Fang couldn't say anything, so she nodded and said, "In that case, please feel sorry for yourself first and go to the next room to stay."

Ah Er quickly said: "Your Majesty, I know it well. I am loyal to you and will never betray you!"

"That little guy has the guts to speak out. What the master is looking for is most likely one of Fierce Tiger's spies."

Mi Fang's eyes flashed, "Why do you say that?"

"What did you guess?"

Ah San replied: "In the past two days, the villain has been in charge of the trade route, so he naturally understands the flow of some sensitive goods handled by the master."

"Most of them went to Jiangdong, and a small number went to Sili and Yuzhou, so the villain can guess what the lord wants to do."

Mi Fang's expression changed slightly, "Have you told others?"

Ah San looked calm, "No, but I don't know if anyone else can guess based on this, but at least I haven't told anyone here."

Mi Fang's face looks a little ugly to me. He is doing these things. Although there is a caravan opposite and the goods are disguised, it is abnormal for Asan, as the general shopkeeper, not to guess. How can an incompetent person do this? The position of shopkeeper?
When Mi Fang thought of this, he not only lamented. In the past few years, he followed Mi Zhu and abandoned the Mi family's business in Xuzhou. He first went to Yuzhou and then to Jingzhou, wandering around in various places along the way. The first old Mi family members all stayed in their hometown in Haixi, Xuzhou. To maintain the ancestral business, the group of people brought out by Mi Fang were all from the upper class of the Mi family.

Of course, these young people may not do worse than the old people, but that is in normal times. When it comes to the critical point of catching the mole, everyone's background is not as innocent as the old people, which puts many obstacles in Mi Fang's judgment.

Mi Fang spoke up: "Then who do you think is the most likely?"

Ah San thought for a while and said, "Ah Da is the biggest suspect. It is easiest to hide spies in the military camp. After all, military intelligence is the most important when defending a place."

"Of course, Ah Er is also possible. He is in charge of the master's internal affairs. He knows the intelligence best and the information he sends is also the most valuable." "Of course, this is all speculation and cannot be done accurately."

After Mi Fang heard this, her guesses were all guesses. What she wanted was evidence!

But he also understood that if one of them had the evidence of others and seemed to have exceeded his authority, wouldn't this be more suspicious?

Thinking of this, Mi Fang had a huge headache. This kind of thing was originally supposed to be left to his most trusted subordinates, but now he couldn't believe anyone, so he could only go into battle himself. Such an extremely complicated matter had long been beyond the control... Beyond his capabilities!

He could only wave his hand feebly and said: "You go down first."

Immediately, four more guards came in and took Ah San to the next room.

The last person to come in was Ah Si. He was a muscular man in his forties with two long scars on his face. He was now the supervisor of the refugee camp, with thousands of refugees under his command. There were frequent wars in Jingzhou, and most of the time he had people under his command. With tens of thousands of refugees, it can be said that its influence is no less than that of Ada.

Ah Si said straightforwardly: "Ah San is the most suspicious, followed by Ah Da."

Mi Fang was happy when she heard this. Ah Da didn't want to identify anyone else, but the other three people were suspicious of him!

He said: "Tell me your reasons."

Ah Si said directly: "This is based on the news from the spies I planted among the refugees."

"The flow of goods under Ah San's hands has been quite chaotic recently, and he is the most suspected of collaborating with the enemy."

Mi Fang's face froze. She sent this goods out by herself. Can she admit this now?
He asked: "Any more?"

Ah Si replied: "Ah Da," he hesitated, "has made unfavorable remarks about the Lord."

Mi Fang was startled. Ah Da, who seemed the most honest, was actually the least honest?
"What did he say?"

Ah Si said in a low voice: "I heard this with my own ears. Ah Da and the villain drank from this. He got drunk, and there was a look of dissatisfaction with the master in his mouth, saying that he was with the wrong person."

"He also said that if he had followed the two generals Guan and Zhang, or the fierce tiger from Jiangdong, he would have made great achievements and become a prosperous person long ago. Why is he still a small city gatekeeper now?"

Mi Fang looked ugly and yelled, "This ungrateful thing!"

"It's a shame that I'm so kind to him, I'm such a white-eyed wolf!"

Ah Si hurriedly said: "That's right, the master treats us like our parents again. Ah Da really doesn't know how to praise us. He must have been bribed!"

Mi Fang calmed down her anger and said, "Is there more?"

Ah Si thought for a while and said, "No more."

Mi Fang nodded, "In that case, you don't have to go down."

He waved to the guards in the hall and said, "Bring the other three people up!"

Ah Si was startled, still thinking about what happened. After a while, footsteps were heard, and Ah Da, Ah, Er, and San were brought up at the same time.

Among them, Ah Da and Ah San looked at Ah Si with a very unkind expression. Ah Da even cursed on the spot, "Ah Si, you bitch, I trust you so much, and you actually said bad things about me behind my back!"

"How can I be sorry for you that you really want to replace the goalkeeper of my city?"

"I understand. You lost to me in the martial arts competition, so you have a grudge against me and want to win back!"

"But do you know where your nausea lies?"

"It would be fine if you were able to defeat me in the martial arts field, but you pretended to be friends with me, but you tempted me to make a drunken mistake and complain to the master. You are really a villain!"

Ah San also said coldly: "Yes, I just learned today that Ah Si, your character is so bad. With someone like you around, you will only slander the director."

"You and Ada are in charge of private soldiers and refugees. If Ada is squeezed out, no one in the city can suppress the thousands of private soldiers under you. Wouldn't you be able to do whatever you want?"

"From this point of view, you are indeed the most likely spy!"

Although Ah Er did not speak, his eyes when looking at Ah Si were full of suspicion and disdain, and he obviously thought that Ah Si was a spy.

Ah Si then realized that what he just said could be heard by the other three people, but he had no idea about it!
Judging from the order, Ah Da may have heard the speeches of the other three people, but he is the most trusted. In this case, if he did not hear the speeches of the other three people, wouldn't he be the most suspicious?

Thinking of this, Ah Si broke into a cold sweat and quickly defended Mi Fang: "Master, I am wronged. I am wronged!"

"The villain also said it was all speculation. The villain has not confirmed who it is!"

"And why there must be spies among the four of us? This may be a vicious plan by someone to sow discord and make us doubt ourselves. Master, please be clear about it!"

What he said was quite reasonable, and Mi Fang and the other three people also showed signs of approval, because what Ah Si said was indeed a possibility.

Maybe there are no spies at all, this is just a deliberate strategy used by the enemy!

(End of this chapter)