Horse on the World

Chapter 675 Judgment
In the city of Dingzhou, the office of the Overwatch Council was in a state of hustle and bustle. There was an endless stream of people coming in and out, and everyone had serious expressions. It can be said that the disappearance of Shang Haibo this time was the most serious incident since the establishment of the Overwatch Council. A mistake, and this mistake is very likely to expose the entire strategic layout of Dingzhou and make Dingzhou completely passive in the ensuing battle of the Central Plains.

In the meeting room, although the sun was shining outside, because the windows were covered by thick black curtains, no light came in from the whole room. It was all illuminated by a few oil lamps on the wall. All the leaders of the Overwatch Council gathered together here.

Compared with the previous Department of Investigation and Statistics, almost all the key departments of the Overwatch Council have been replaced, leaving only Ji Sichen as the old face.

Li Zonghua's face was gloomy, as if the volcano might erupt at any moment, holding the big case with his hands, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one.

"Everyone, I don't think I need to repeat the importance of Shang Haibo's disappearance and the serious consequences it may bring. Everyone is in the center, and everyone knows it very well. Our Overwatch Council has placed great trust in us, but now, we have let the commander-in-chief down to the extreme. I just want to tell you that after returning from Chong County, the commander-in-chief has ordered the cup several times. Yesterday even the Iron Leopard It's all because of a trivial matter." Li Zonghua's voice seemed to come from the Nine Serenity Hell.

Everyone lowered their heads, all trembling with fear.

"What's the matter, have they all become jagged gourds? We gathered here today to find a way, brainstorm, and bring Shang Haibo back, whether it's alive or dead! I want to see the corpse!" Li Zonghua patted the table, "I didn't ask you to show me a dead face here."

"Principal Li!" Ji Sichen raised his head, "I'm in charge of the inside information and planning the two departments. I have an inescapable responsibility for this matter, and I'm willing to be punished by the dean!"

Ming Yan said: "I am in charge of foreign affairs and actions. The enemy sneaked into the hinterland of Dingzhou. I didn't realize it and made a big mistake. I am willing to accept the punishment!"

Li Zonghua waved his hands angrily, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility, that will be after Shang Haibo is found. Now, our top priority is to find and bring him back!"

Ji Sichen pondered for a moment: "Dean, I have already analyzed before that Shang Haibo either planned to escape by himself or was robbed by others. No matter what the possibility is, it must be invaded by foreign enemies. Shang Haibo is a scholar, even if he is full of tips. , and it is impossible to kill the elite spy of the Overwatch Council and escape with his family, that is impossible. In this case, there are actually only two possibilities, one, it is King Ning of the South, and the other, it is Luoyang Tianqi."

Mingyan nodded: "Master Ji is right. These are our two tracking clues. Zhong Ziqi happened to be in Dingzhou some time ago, so he is the most suspected. Although he is closely watched by us, he is full of tricks. Moreover, his hard-core partner Xu Siyu did not openly appear in Dingzhou City, he went there, and we have never found out. With Xu Sichen's skill, it is a breeze to kill our secret service quietly."

"Where's Yuan Fang?" Li Zonghua asked.

"It's also possible for Yuan Fang. Shang Haibo took refuge in Qingcheng during the mutiny in Qingcheng. The letters we confiscated afterward also showed that Tianqi attached great importance to Shang Haibo. That one of them actually has only one way to go." Ming Yan said.

"Via Fuzhou!" Ji Sichen said.

"That's right, passing through Fuzhou. It's impossible for them to go to Bingzhou. To go to Bingzhou, they not only have to go through our many blockades, but also have Youyan blocking the way. The Xiao family hates Luoyang deeply, and the two sides are still at war. If Zhong Zi In the short term, it is impossible to take this path, but if it is Yuan Fang, with Shang Haibo's family, and their family is a weak scholar, it is extremely dangerous to take this path."

Li Zonghua pondered: "If they have already arrived in Fuzhou, then there are several roads to go, entering Gaizhou, passing through Quanzhou and entering Minzhou, passing through Quanzhou, Jinzhou, Qinzhou and entering Xingzhou, and even In Fuzhou, go directly to Hailing to board a boat and take the waterway. How can we judge?"

Everyone fell silent for a while. Whether it was Zhong Ziqi or Yuan Fang, they were all weird and unpredictable people, and they couldn't figure out their thoughts. There is no turning back.

"Don't let any of them go!" Sun Zewu said, "Only by blocking every road can we be safe."

"How is it possible?" Li Zonghua asked back: "How many people does our Overwatch Council have to block every road? Even if the commander-in-chief raises his army, he can only block the traffic roads and block the city gates, and it is impossible to stop the infiltration of a small number of people. .Do you think they are leading a mighty army?"

"I can only choose the key point!" Ming Yan said slowly: "Inform General Lu Dalin of Bingzhou and Xiao Shi Youyan at the same time, and ask them to help to block the roads of Bingzhou and Youyan. And we will focus on restoring the road. on several roads in the state."

Ji Sichen nodded: "That's right, especially the road leading to Quanzhou, which needs to be carefully checked. Quanzhou is connected to Minzhou, and we only control one county in Minzhou, so there are too many loopholes."

"Okay, since everyone has agreed, let's do it this way! The Bingzhou branch is in charge of Bingzhou, and the other forces of the Overwatch Council are concentrated in Fuzhou. In six days, we have to cover up people's eyes and ears. We can't go fast, and we should still be in Fuzhou. State territory. Ji Sichen, you stay in the center to collect and analyze information, and provide a new step forward. Mingyan, you go to Qingyang County to sit in town, and Li Zewu will follow you. If it is Yuan Fang, most likely take this road, I will go Fuzhou is blocking the road to the south, if it is Zhong Ziqi, it is very likely to take the water or go to Gaizhou."

"Obey!" Everyone in the room stood up.

"Let's encourage each other, this time we can only succeed, not fail!" Li Zonghua glanced at everyone and said.

In a secret place in Fuzhou, Zhong Ziqi looked shocked. Beside him, several people dressed as ordinary people who obviously came in a hurry were talking to him profusely with sweat.

"Shang Haibo is missing?" He opened his eyes and stared at him.

"Yes, Mr. Zhong, Dingzhou has released an official document, publicly wanted. The Overwatch Council is now like ants on a hot pot, all staff are dispatched, biting everywhere like mad dogs. Our people were caught off guard and were pulled out by them. .”

"What kind of game is this?" Zhong Ziqi asked suspiciously, "Shang Haibo ran away? Where can he go? Who got him away?"

"My lord, the Dingzhou branch asked me to come here and warn you to leave quickly. The other party is very likely to suspect that we did it. If you know that your lord is still in Fuzhou, it will definitely be detrimental to you."

Zhong Ziqi nodded, "Shang Haibo lives in the center of Dingzhou and is an important figure in Dingzhou. If someone takes him away, Li Qing will definitely use all means to get him back. You are right, this place is a place of right and wrong. , we can’t stop eating the mutton, and then we’ll be pissed off by the mutton, let’s go, we have to go immediately.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he lifted his foot and walked out, walked to the door, stopped suddenly, tilted his head and thought for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Why am I leaving? I didn't do it." Just in time, take this opportunity, maybe you can get something back?"

One of Zhong Ziqi's subordinates said anxiously: "My lord, Li Zonghua from the Dingzhou Supervisory Council is rushing to Fuzhou. If you don't leave, there will be no chance."

Zhong Ziqi chuckled, "Li Zonghua? I'm not afraid of him. Has he come to Fuzhou in person? It seems that they probably judged that I took Shang Haibo away. Grandma's fault has already been blamed. Don't ask for it." It is absolutely impossible to return some interest.”

"My lord, we didn't do anything to people. If you stay here, you won't be able to tell. Besides, you have returned to the south on the surface. If the Overwatch Council knows that you are still here, even if we didn't do it. , if they take this opportunity to attack you, what should they do?"

Zhong Ziqi waved his hand, "I'm afraid Li Zonghua doesn't have that kind of thought now, he is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, he can't protect himself, and he can still plot against me, I want to take this opportunity to find out something else, hehe, this guy is weak now, I How long will we wait if we don't take advantage of the situation? Huh, they somehow launched such a big battle in Weizhou, restraining most of our troops, so that Pang Jun had to send a large number of sailors into the Tuojiang River, and Deng Peng's navy Then suddenly disappeared for a while, what exactly did they do, I must find out this time. This matter must be serious."

"My lord, we can take our time to inquire about this matter. There is no rush, but right now, it is really inappropriate for you to stay and take risks. The current Overwatch Council is a bunch of wild dogs who have trained their eyes!"

"I see!" Zhong Ziqi waved his hand and said, "Transfer Zhou Yu and Xu Siyu to me right away, is Shang Haibo missing? Hehehe, I'll help them out."

Zhong Ziqi decided to help, but his help was most likely a disservice.

"Mr. Shang, are you resting well?" Yuan Fang walked into the room with a smile, sat at the table, poured a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp. , it is lifelike.

"Thanks to Commander Yuan's care, I ate and slept, slept and ate, how can I not rest well?" Shang Haibo said coldly: "I can't see that Commander Yuan is in such a high position, almost one person is below ten thousand. Come on, act as an actor, but it's quite satisfactory, if you don't act, you're really a bit inferior!"

Yuan Fang laughed, "Life is bitter. I was born with a hard-working life. If I can be more talented than Mr. Deshang, I can only do these low-level things when I plan a strategy and win a thousand miles away. "

"What? Did you go out to find out the news? Can't you go out?" Shang Haibo laughed mockingly, "We've been here for two days!"

Yuan Fang raised a finger, "Wrong, we stopped here, it's not that we can't get out, you might as well tell Mr. Shang, the Overwatch Council's judgment on our whereabouts is completely different, hahaha, it's Zhong Ziqi in the south who suffered this time." Due to our entanglement, the Overwatch Council has cleaned up a lot of our subordinates."

Shang Haibo raised his eyebrows, "Zhong Ziqi? Aren't we in Fuzhou now?" After Shang Haibo was caught and brought here, he lived in a house and never went out.He didn't know where he was, and according to his judgment, he should be in Fuzhou.

Yuan Fang laughed, "Mr. Shang, you should stop guessing, you will know where we are soon! But I can tell you that your son and wife have already arrived in Qingyang, and will enter Minzhou in two days , Once they enter Minzhou, they will be safe. You can rest assured."

"Aren't they going the same way as us?" Shang Haibo looked at Yuan Fang, "So you're not only planting the blame on Zhong Ziqi, but also using my wife and son as bait to lure the Overwatch Council?"

Yuan Fang smiled and said: "Mr. Shang is right. I originally had the same intention. I planted the spoils on Zhong Ziqi, but I just did it conveniently. At first I was worried that the Overwatch Council would quickly judge our direction, so I didn't think so." Let the young master and madam take this route to cover our safe departure. I never thought that I overestimated the people in the Overwatch Council. They are still entangled with Zhong Ziqi until now. The madam and the young master stepped into youth in advance. Yang, you should be able to enter Minzhou before them!"

Shang Haibo closed his eyes for a while, then opened them suddenly, "So we are in Bingzhou now!"

Yuan Fang was startled, and immediately clapped his hands and laughed, "Mr. Shang is indeed powerful. We are indeed in Bingzhou. The Overwatch Council thinks that I am the least likely to take this path, but I will take this path. Once they find Madam and Young Master , it will be more confirmed that there is no obstacle for us to go here."

Shang Haibo sighed. Suddenly, he missed Qingfeng especially. If Qingfeng was still in charge of the Overwatch Council, perhaps all this would not have happened. After that, there is no other way to go.

"Mr. Shang, would you like to know how Li Qing responded to your disappearance?" Yuan Fang said.

Shang Haibo closed his eyes and remained silent.

Yuan Fang reached out his hand and took out a notice from his pocket: "Mr. Shang, you are now the most wanted criminal in Dingzhou. You want to see people when you live, and you want to see dead bodies when you die. Hehe, Li Qing doesn't seem to miss you very much." What!"

Shang Haibo's body shook a little, and he said indifferently: "Sense is in the ear, what's so strange about it!"

Yuan Fang smiled slightly, and said no more, "Mr. Shang, rest, we are leaving tonight."

Walking out of the house, several staff members greeted him.

"Master Yuan, this Shang Haibo has a stubborn mouth and bad temper, even if he is brought to Luoyang, can he really be used by us?" One person said.

"That's right, it's really strange, Mr. Yuan. It is said that as long as a person betrayed the first time, he would have no psychological barriers if he betrayed the second time. But this Shang Haibo is not like this. It is really puzzling. Could it be that Li Qing spared him and made him so grateful?"

The muscles on Yuan Fang's face trembled a few times, and he said in a dark tone: "There is always a way to make him fall into our arms willingly, pass the order to the other side of the staff, and implement the second set of plans!"

"Yes, my lord!"

(End of this chapter)