Chapter 516
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Chapter 516: The Affair is Exposed
Setting aside the relatively peaceful Mirror City, a tense atmosphere enveloped the streets and alleys of Iron Wall City, located on the eastern border, early this morning.
“Hey, hey, have you heard? Our Iron Wall City’s military supplies have been stolen.”
“Damn! Who’s so audacious? Stealing military supplies, if caught, that’s a death sentence!”
“I heard his name is Wang Zhong.”
“Wang Zhong?”
“Yes, that’s the name. Apparently, he’s from the Imperial City’s Armament Department. He conspired with accomplices in the military camp to steal a lot of military supplies. After the matter was exposed, he fled the Imperial City overnight. I heard he escaped to our Iron Wall City, probably to seek refuge with his accomplices.”
“Come on, where did you hear all this? You’re not just making it up, are you?”
“How could I be making it up? If you don’t believe me, go to the city gate yourself and see. It’s posted on the public notice board, and Wang Zhong’s portrait is also there. It says everyone should actively report him. If Wang Zhong or his accomplices are found, there’s a reward of 1,000 strings of cash! 1,000!”
“Hiss! 1,000 strings of cash? That’s a huge sum.”
“Yeah, I’d have to work for 10 years to earn that much. If I caught him, I’d be rich!”
Hearing the discussions from a nearby teahouse, Zhang Lin, who had just finished his night watch duty and was feeling extremely sleepy, instantly sobered up.
His entire face turned ashen on the spot.
“What’s going on? Didn’t Wang Zhong say it hadn’t been exposed yet?!”
As thoughts raced, Zhang Lin’s heart fiercely twitched, as if he suddenly realized something.
“Could it be that he lied to me just to avoid being blamed?”
Zhang Lin, having guessed a possibility, was so enraged he nearly vomited blood.
At the same time, he was both shocked and furious.
His gaze instinctively swept around.
Seeing a patrol team approaching, Zhang Lin’s heart leaped into his throat.
He only managed to breathe a sigh of relief when they passed him by without acknowledging him at all.
But as the panic within him grew stronger, Zhang Lin now felt like every bush and tree was a potential enemy, seeing suspicious movements everywhere.
“Oh no, oh no! They already know the accomplices are in Iron Wall City! At this rate, it won’t be long before they trace it back to me!”
With a guilty conscience, Zhang Lin didn’t want to stay there for another moment.
He feared that if he stayed too long, someone would suddenly appear and expose him.
He quickly walked back to his dwelling.
Logically, having not slept all night, he should have been exhausted and immediately collapsed into bed.
However, at this moment, his heart was filled with such panic that he couldn’t possibly fall asleep.
Maintaining this highly nervous state, time unconsciously slipped into night
“Knock, knock, knock.”
Under the night sky, a soft knocking sound nearly scared the restless Zhang Lin out of his wits.
It wasn’t until a distinctly lowered voice came from outside.
“Boss, boss, it’s us.”
Realizing that it was his subordinates at the door, Zhang Lin’s expression softened slightly.
After taking two deep breaths, he opened the door, letting the large group inside.
Good heavens, everyone else had come, except for Wang Zhong, whose body was probably already in the belly of a wild beast.
His room suddenly felt a bit cramped.
His gaze swept over the faces of his subordinates and accomplices.
Every single one of them had bloodshot eyes.
Clearly, none of them had slept soundly after learning about the content of the public notice.
The fact that they managed to wait until dark to come find him already showed their composure.
“Boss, what do we do? Thanks to that despicable Wang Zhong, the court has now traced us to Iron Wall City!”
Zhang Lin clearly understood the purpose of his subordinates’ visit.
Throughout the day, his mind hadn’t been blank, and he had been thinking constantly.
The current situation was extremely dangerous.
Should they continue to stay in Iron Wall City and gamble that the court wouldn’t find them?
Or should they quickly flee before the court caught up?
Faced with this question, Zhang Lin had agonized for nearly an entire day.
Now, he finally made a decision.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Lin spoke in a lowered voice.
“Tomorrow night is our shift. We’ll sneak out under the cover of night to the agreed location, leave a signal, and have their people come for backup.”
“Then, the day after tomorrow, we’ll take the military supplies we hid outside, pack our things, and leave overnight!”
Zhang Lin’s suggestion to escape overnight was clearly met with unanimous approval from everyone.
However, the timing issue worried some of them.
“Boss, the day after tomorrow, won’t that be too late? What if before then…”
“Shut up!”
Before the subordinate could finish speaking, Zhang Lin had already interrupted him agitatedly.
“The day after tomorrow is the fastest we can go. Besides, the notice was only posted today. The people investigating this case will take at least another day or two to reach Iron Wall City.”
“Everyone, be careful these 2 days. Try to stay at home when you have nothing to do and don’t wander around. If anyone comes to question you, use the story we concocted earlier to deal with them.”
At this point, Zhang Lin took a deep breath.
Then, as if comforting everyone, or perhaps himself, he spoke.
“Don’t worry, as long as we get through these 2 days, we’ll be able to escape to freedom!”
It must be said that as the leader of this gang, Zhang Lin did possess some capability.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to quietly steal so much military equipment.
If not for the sudden blizzard, which caused the military supplies sent to Mirror City to be uncounted and unverified in time, resulting in them piling up in the warehouse, his theft of military supplies would not have been exposed.
The group quietly retreated under the cover of night, returning to their respective homes.
Over the next 2 days.
With the thought of fully committing to the act, Zhao Pan, in a convincing manner, assigned a team to investigate the military equipment theft case.
Of course, the team responsible for the investigation was clearly unaware that this was merely an act.
Within the entire Iron Wall City, only Black Raven and his subordinates, along with Zhao Pan and the City Lord, knew the truth.
Therefore, the team assigned by Zhao Pan investigated with exceptional diligence, making it impossible for Zhang Lin and the others to detect any hint of a ploy.
After safely dealing with the investigation team’s questioning, by the middle of the night on the 3rd day, Zhang Lin and the others, who had been on edge for days, finally reached the day of their escape to freedom.
The city gates quietly opened.
Riding in three carriages loaded with military supplies, the group secretly left Iron Wall City…
