This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

Chapter 14: The Art of War—Carrying Out Heaven’s Punishment (Part 2)



Zhao Hongcai looked at Li Fei and said slowly, "Marquis Jing'an mentioned someone embezzling military supplies. Do you know who specifically?"

Li Fei: "The head of the Military Supply Headquarters, Zhang Anwu."

Zhao Hongcai nodded: "Where is Zhang Anwu?"

"My lord, Lord Zhang... is still lying on the ground."

One subordinate reported.

Zhao Hongcai's expression remained unchanged: "Then wake him up."

Soon, Zhang Anwu was brought in, already awakened from his coma.

Upon regaining consciousness, his first glance was towards Zhao Hongcai, and he loudly exclaimed:

"Lord Zhao, you must help us!"

Zhao Hongcai raised his hand, stopping Zhang Anwu's wails:

"Marquis Jing'an said you embezzled military supplies, what do you have to say?"

"Absolutely not! He is slandering me!"

Zhang Anwu said sternly.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongcai remained unhurried and turned his gaze towards Li Fei:

"I wonder if Marquis Jing'an has any evidence?"

Li Fei: "Yes, the evidence is in the warehouse of the Military Supply Headquarters."

Zhao Hongcai frowned: "Do I need to allow the entire Military Supply Headquarters to be searched to find the evidence?"

Li Fei: "No need for that. I already know where the evidence is; we just need to go to a specific storeroom and check a specific shelf."

Zhang Anwu didn't hear the orders Li Fei had given before due to his previous coma, but upon hearing Li Fei now, his face suddenly changed.

He glanced at Li Fei in astonishment and then turned to Zhao Hongcai, saying:

"Lord Zhao, how absurd can this be? It can't be..."

But Zhao Hongcai raised his hand again to stop him from continuing, making Zhang Anwu finally realize something was amiss.

Zhao Hongcai seriously locked eyes with Li Fei:

"Just inspecting a few specific shelves?"

"Indeed, Lord Zhao can have someone oversee the entire process to ensure my people don't stray."

"What if nothing is found in the end?"

"Then today, I'd have led a wrongful intrusion into the Military Supply Headquarters, and I am willing to face the Military Court's punishment!"

"Alright!"

Zhao Hongcai finally raised his voice, "Bring people and follow Marquis Jing'an's men, witness firsthand how they uncover the evidence!"

"Yes!"

The group of subordinates he brought swiftly dispersed towards various warehouses.

"Lord Zhao!"

Just as Zhang Anwu was about to loudly protest, Wang Bufan, who had been quietly standing beside Zhao Hongcai, glanced at him.

Just one glance, and Zhang Anwu felt as if struck by thunder, unable to speak further.

With the approval of Transportation Commissioner Zhao Hongcai, the guards at the warehouses opened passageways, allowing Li Fei's men to enter one after another, following his previous instructions to check specific shelves.

Zhang Anwu's complexion alternated between dark and light, feeling uneasy.

Up until now, he still couldn't believe Li Fei could truly find evidence.

Under the pretext of supplying the garrison at Panshi City with the Replenishing Essence Elixirs, he secretly retained all the elixirs meant for over three thousand Blue Patrol Pavilion Martial Artists, hiding them in various warehouses.

Throughout the process, he prided himself on being incredibly discreet, having entrusted the task to confidants who had been with him for over a decade.

These people were absolutely loyal and unlikely to betray him because if anything happened to him, they would all lose their heads!

The Military Supply Headquarters houses ten or so warehouses, hundreds of storerooms, and over ten thousand shelves, storing supplies for over ten thousand soldiers!

With such complexity, it was impossible for Li Fei, who had only been in the Northern Territory for a few days, to fathom everything.

Even if Zhang Anwu allowed Li Fei to fully access the inventory records, it would take Li Fei a year to possibly figure out where those elixirs were hidden!

This was Zhang Anwu's confidence.

Until the first team came out carrying a dozen or so boxes from the warehouse, placing them on open ground, Zhang Anwu's confidence began to crumble...

Subsequently, people kept emerging from warehouses with more boxes.

After ten minutes, over a hundred boxes were placed on the open ground.

"Open all the boxes!"

Zhao Hongcai ordered.

Thus, over a hundred boxes were gradually opened, revealing neatly arranged ceramic bottles inside.

"What's inside?"

Zhao Hongcai asked again.

"Reporting to the lord, these boxes contain various types of Replenishing Essence Elixirs!"

Shush—

Everyone present focused their eyes on Zhang Anwu.

Earlier, he had confidently claimed that all the Replenishing Essence Elixirs in the Military Supply Headquarters totaled no more than ten boxes!

But now, over a hundred boxes were uncovered from various warehouses.

Zhang Anwu was pale, subconsciously muttering:

"How is this possible... how is this possible..."

He turned to look at Zhao Hongcai.

At this moment, the only possibility he could think of was that Transportation Commissioner Zhao Hongcai assisted Li Fei.

Yet even Zhao Hongcai couldn't have figured out all his hidden locations in just two days without alerting Zhang Anwu.

Could it be that all his confidants collectively betrayed him?

But during these two days, Zhang Anwu had contact with his confidants and found no anomalies.

The supervisor of the Military Supply Headquarters truly couldn't comprehend how he lost?

Zhao Hongcai glanced at Zhang Anwu, then at Li Fei, feeling a trace of awe towards the young Marquis Jing'an.

He knew for sure he had not helped Li Fei at all, and finding out where Zhang Anwu hid the elixirs discreetly, even he couldn't accomplish in just two days.

Yet now, Li Fei managed what even he, the Transportation Commissioner, couldn't do!

"Zhang Anwu, earlier you claimed these Replenishing Essence Elixirs were taken by the garrison of Panshi City. Then what are these?"

Li Fei asked loudly.

Zhang Anwu grit his teeth: "... I don't know, I have no idea who hid these Replenishing Essence Elixirs."


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