The exile team advanced in the dark. Except for occasionally hearing a few low shouts, the rest of the time was very quiet.

"Who is it?" A loud roar suddenly came from the dark night, shocking those who were seriously on their way.

As the sound appeared, a dozen officers and soldiers holding torches came to them.

Zhu Li took the lead to greet them, took out the official document and explained, "We are the team escorting the exiled prisoners, and we are responsible for escorting this group of people to Yunzhou."

The leader on the opposite side took the official document and looked at it by the firelight, and then said disdainfully: "Haha, brother is quite dedicated to his duty."

"You're still on the road in the middle of the night. Aren't you worried about something happening on the road?"

Zhu Li could hear the doubt in his tone and hurriedly explained, "It's not because we encountered many unexpected situations on the road and was delayed for a long time."

"Now we can only shorten our rest time, complete the task as soon as possible, go home as soon as possible, and reunite with our families."

The leading man didn't seem to listen to Zhu Li's words. He just held a torch and looked at the people in the team.

Along the way of exile, everyone has established a special friendship with Zhu Li, so they are not afraid of Zhu Li and his officials.

However, everyone was a little uncomfortable with this sudden inspection and tried to look away.

"I'm just doing a routine inspection, what are you hiding from?" After the leader of the officers and soldiers finished yelling, he continued, "Could it be that you have some secrets on you?"

He just took a casual look and discovered an unusual problem with this team.

First of all, none of these prisoners were shackled.

Secondly, although they looked dusty, their faces were all red and there was no trace of haggard.

Based on these points alone, we can see that these prisoners are unusual.

Before he could speak, several coughs attracted his attention.

However, once you find out about coughing and feel comfortable without coughing, you simply cannot stop.

Because the cough lasted for a long time, everyone discovered that the person who had coughed violently just now was none other than Xiao Zhengxun.

When the officers and soldiers heard the coughing, they had already retreated far away and covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves.

"Hmph, why are you in such a hurry to travel on this remote road instead of taking the flat official road? It turns out someone is suffering from an epidemic!" the leading officer said angrily.

What an unlucky thing, I just received a mission and did an impromptu inspection, and ended up bumping into a group of disease patients!

When Xiao Zhengxun heard that the other party misunderstood him, he hurriedly explained, "Master, I just accidentally choked on my saliva and couldn't help coughing a few times."

As for epidemics, they have never heard of them.

"Stop quibbling, your symptoms are already obvious!" the man yelled.

"The disease is extremely contagious, and all of them are suspected of being sick."

"Hurry and report, send extra manpower and transfer them all to Xiaoshu Village!" The man dealt with him without thinking at all.

The subordinates knew the seriousness of the matter and did not hesitate at all. They hurriedly mounted their fast horses and moved reinforcements.

"Brother, you have misunderstood. We don't even have common typhoid symptoms among us, so how can there be an epidemic?"

"As he said, it was just a cough caused by other reasons and has nothing to do with the epidemic!" Zhu Li quickly explained to the leading officers and soldiers before he was taken to Xiaoshu Village.

If you are really sent there, the fake illness can turn into a real illness, and it will be difficult to come out alive!

"I'm not a doctor. You don't have to explain to me. Even if I were a doctor, I couldn't help you."

"This is an order from above. We can only execute it. We are all on duty. I think you can understand my difficulty."

"How come you have someone in your team who is right for the epidemic?" The tone of the officers and soldiers was somewhat helpless.

In special times, thunderous measures must be adopted, and one would rather kill a hundred by mistake than let one go.

"What do they mean by epidemic?"

"Could it be that there is an epidemic now?"

"No wonder we are not allowed to enter the city during the day, and Commander Zhu also lets us travel overnight."

"Looking at how secretive they are about that little tree village, I'm afraid it's a living tomb!"

People took advantage of this gap to communicate quietly.

Zhu Li also heard what they said. The matter had reached this point and it was no longer possible to hide it.

"Everyone, please don't make random guesses. We just follow the arrangements." Zhu Liqiang said calmly.

Being thrown into Xiaoshu Village, he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

But if you resist now, you will only die!

After hearing his words, everyone finally confirmed their guesses.

Because no one wanted to die, they could only plead for mercy.

"Master, we have never been in contact with anyone who is sick, and no one is feeling unwell. Don't send us elsewhere!"

"This is just a misunderstanding, Mr. Guan. You guys have worked very hard at night. We still have some money. Let's give it to Mr. Guan. Please don't bother me. How about that?"

After being reminded like this by one of them, everyone reacted. Don't just ask for help in vain.

Give some actual benefits, and the chance of success will be higher.

So the remaining people all expressed their willingness to hand over their belongings in exchange for not being thrown into the village they said they were.

Zhao Lingshan was thinking in her mind, if she killed these people, would she be able to leave successfully?

Xu Zhimo seemed to understand her thoughts. He persuaded in a low voice, "Master, please don't be impulsive. We cannot touch these people."

"Not to mention that they have sent people to bring reinforcements, even if we deal with them, we will not get peace."

"On the contrary, it added a lot of trouble. From then on, I was on the run and had no peace of mind."

Zhao Lingshan glanced at him lightly. Could it be that she was so obvious?

After these times, she felt the difference between the country and the base.

As for the bases that form separate camps in the last days, even the largest one cannot be compared with a country in terms of area, manpower, financial resources, etc.

Therefore, now she will naturally not do anything to compete with a country casually.

But the person performing the task in front of me seemed to be a little out of touch.

If he doesn't accept the benefits, it means there is no room for change.

I am not completely sure about the current outbreak of the virus, so should I just let them expose me to the virus?

The mission station of the officers and soldiers was not far from here, but after just a few words of conversation, the soldier who left after receiving the order had already returned with his men.

When everyone saw so many officers and soldiers, it was as if they had seen their own tragic ending.

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