Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 307
Since he stepped forward, A Fei has been quite calm and calm, but he shuddered inexplicably when he heard this, showing a fearful expression, and involuntarily turned his gaze to the crowd, but at this moment, the figure he most wanted to see was gone.

The Loulan caravan on the side was afraid that there would be another accident, so they hastily packed their bags and drove their camels on the road.Ah Fei silently stared at Gan Qi and led the caravan away without looking back. Suddenly, he felt a strong sense of loneliness of being abandoned. His whole body and mind seemed to be floating in mid-air, empty and without any support.

It was so far away from Yumen Pass that Gan Qi dared to turn his head. He saw the towering towers at the pass, like a mirage in the vast desert.The Central Plains soldiers had all entered the city, but the Khotan envoy and his party were still stranded in front of the pass, probably discussing how to deal with Ah Fei, so they let out a long breath.

For some reason, he suddenly panicked, and a shiver ran through his whole body.

Li Xin rode over to join Gan Qi, and asked in a low voice, "How does Mr. Gan Qi think about A Fei's theft of the sacred object? Will he really have a motive for Cai?"

Gan Qi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "At first, I didn't really believe that A Fei would do such a thing, but if he hadn't stolen it, how would he know that the sacred object is hidden in my water bag?"

Gan Qi sighed: "I am quite familiar with A Fei's grandfather and father. They are both honest and responsible guides. It was the first time A Fei followed his father as a guide on the road. He was only a four or five-year-old child. I watched him grow up. , I really can't imagine that he would... well, but he is still a man, seeing that the caravan will be implicated when things are revealed, he took the initiative to stand up."

Thinking of Ah Fei's witty, smart, and always good-natured person, even though he was angry with him, he couldn't help but worry about his fate, and said sadly: "I really don't know how those Khotanese people will deal with him."

Gan Qi hesitated for a moment and said: "I didn't suspect A Fei at first. If he hadn't come forward on his own, I would have thought... it was..."

Li Shiqi raised his chin to Li Shiqi, who was chatting happily with Prince Changmai in front of him.Li Xin immediately understood, thought for a moment, and whispered: "This Li Shiqi has unknown origin and looks suspicious. I have paid special attention to him, and I always feel that he intends to get close to Prince Changmai, but at present he is someone trusted by the prince. Without solid evidence, we must not make random identifications. I am afraid that we have to ask Ah Fei himself to find out what happened to the theft of the holy relic. However, since he has pleaded guilty and has fallen into the hands of the Khotanese, it is inconvenient for us to force him to come out. Now we should use Bringing back the food as soon as possible is the top priority, and I can't take care of other things for the time being."

Gan Qi said: "Yes, everything will be decided by the general."

Suddenly a man stepped forward, tall and majestic, with the air of a general, very excited, and filled with righteous indignation: "I have something important to tell the general, Ah Fei was framed by someone, he did it to save the businessman. The team had no choice but to stand up and plead guilty, and the real culprit is Khotan Zuo Daxiang Yumu."

It was none other than the Imperial General Han Xin, but he was disguised as a commoner, so people around him couldn't recognize him for a while.

Li Xin, who was resolute and solemn by nature, remained calm after hearing such shocking remarks and only asked calmly: "How did you know?"

Li Shiqi interjected, "I told him."

Li Xin asked: "Then how did you know, sir? Is there any evidence?"

Li Shiqi said: "There is no evidence, it's just a simple speculation."

Deliberately looking forward, backward, left and right, Li Shiqi saw that the guards were far away, and then he lowered his voice and said: "General, think about it, Khotan and his party were flying envoy flags, and there were local officials to greet them all the way, and they had food and accommodation." The inn of the government was inaccessible to ordinary people. Thinking about how precious the night pearl was given to Princess Huaiyu by the emperor, Khotan must regard it as a treasure and protect it carefully. Who could have the ability to steal it under the eyes of so many soldiers? Take the holy object?"

"This is just the first doubt. The second doubt is that Khotan's prime minister, Su Mu, asked General Han Mu to send troops to surround the caravan, intending to turn the caravan upside down. He was full of confidence at the time. It can be seen that he confirmed that Ye Mingzhu was hidden in the caravan. However, when Ah Fei came forward and admitted that he had stolen the Ye Mingzhu, Sugi did not react with joy, but rather unexpectedly."

"The third point of doubt is also the most crucial point. After A Fei confessed his guilt in public, he just turned around and before he lifted his foot, Sugi's eyes turned to Gan Qi's horse. In this way, it can be inferred that it is not A Fei who actually put the Ye Mingzhu in the Ganqi water bag, but the people under Sumu. Their purpose of doing this is to frame the Loulan caravan and make you all be detained in Yumen Pass. It is impossible to transport food back to Loulan Kingdom."

Li Xin carefully recalled the situation at that time, and it was indeed in line with Li Shiqi's description. After a moment of consideration, he said: "Mr. Li Shiqi's observation is very reasonable, and his deduction is very reasonable. Li Xin admires it very much. But I still don't understand one thing. If Ye Mingzhu The incident was caused by Khotan deliberately framing it, and Ah Fei is a member of our caravan, so how could he know where the Ye Mingzhu is hidden in advance?"

Li Shiqi smiled and said: "No, Ah Fei didn't know about it beforehand. He is a good man. If he had known about it earlier, he would have taken out the Ye Mingzhu and thrown it away or hidden it elsewhere. I guess it was after the caravan was surrounded. Someone from Khotan secretly instructed Ah Fei to come forward and confess his crime, so as not to harm the entire Loulan caravan."

Li Xinxin said: "The three doubts pointed out by Li Shiqi are indeed worthy of attention. It is very possible that the matter of the holy object is really Khotan's intention to blame Loulan. But it is absolutely impossible for the people of Khotan to tell Ah Fei where the Yeming Pearl is hidden. The behavior is like treason, and the subordinates led by Ximu are all black-armored warriors, how could they openly betray? Li Shiqi is from the Central Plains, and he doesn't know much about Tian."

"Take a step back, even if there really are some black-armored warriors who are not used to Sumoki's despicable tricks and want to help secretly, A Fei is not a three-year-old child, knowing that Khotan and Loulan are at odds, how could it be a critical moment?" If you believe in the words of a Khotan warrior, it would be more reasonable for him to publicly identify Khotan as the culprit."

"Unless Khotan bribed someone inside our caravan, and that person felt remorse at a critical moment, so he secretly told A Fei about the hiding place of the Ye Mingzhu, and A Fei stepped forward seeing the critical situation. Then this traitor will be who?"

The guards under me are absolutely impossible, and the servants brought by Gan Qi are also trusted people.

In comparison, Ah Fei is the most suspicious. Perhaps he is the traitor who was bought by Khotan and secretly put the Ye Mingzhu in the Ganqi water bag. Then he stood up and admitted that he had stolen Ye Mingzhu.

He didn't say a word about being ordered by Khotan, because he was afraid that he would be charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason and implicating Loulan's family.

Li Xin re-reasoned the previous and subsequent events in his mind, and became more and more sure that A Fei was a traitor. Only in this way can all doubts be reasonably explained.I had a conclusion in my heart, but I didn't show it on the surface, I just said: "I see, thank you Mr. Li Shiqi for your guidance!"

(End of this chapter)