Chapter 686： Unknown cause of death

Chapter 686 Unknown cause of death

“What?!” Li Yong jumped up in shock. Remembering that Li Laosi was in the school grounds, he got up and ran out without caring about etiquette.

Houye took Jiang Cheng with him and followed him.

The large school grounds were already in a commotion.

Thousands of soldiers surrounded the northwest corner, surrounding the fallen soldiers in the middle, Li Laosi and a few soldiers.

The people on the periphery didn’t know the situation, so they tried their best to look around with their feet raised, and asked in a low voice: “What happened? Why are people dead?”

A soldier who was usually dissatisfied with the strict training said: "What can happen? I'm so exhausted. In such a big winter day, I'm not allowed to rest. I'm running around in the wind and snow like a fool every day. It's a wonder for the immortals." ”

Of course, there are people with conscience who retort: ​​"Shut up! If you don't know the reason, don't talk nonsense! We practice like this every day. Who is exhausted? Who is not getting better and better? This person is probably suffering from some serious illness." !”

Li Laosi had no time to pay attention to these words. He squatted in the middle of the field, with a dark face, repeatedly checking the soldiers' breathing, hoping for some hope of rescue.

Unfortunately, the soldiers were thin and thin, the eye sockets were dark, and the corners of their mouth spit white foam.

His brows were so furrowed that he almost killed a fly, and he felt confused.

Today's morning exercise was the same as in the past, just running circles, and there was no sudden increase.

As a result, the soldier fell behind only halfway through the run. He chased after him and wanted to scold him, but before he could speak, the soldier was dead.

The incident happened so suddenly that he was too late to save him.

At this time, Li Yong, Hou Ye and others also arrived.

Li Yong didn't mind it either. He rushed forward and checked carefully. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there were no whip marks on the soldiers.

As long as Li Laosi did not take action, no matter what the cause of the soldier's death was, he had nothing to do with him.

Obviously, the Marquis thought so too, and immediately ordered his soldiers to find a military doctor.

Jiang Cheng wanted to drive the soldiers away, but hesitated and let them watch the fun.

Soon, several military doctors arrived carrying boxes.

After an inspection, several military doctors were worried. One of the oldest ones said carefully, "Master Marquis, this soldier was not poisoned! He was in poor health and could not bear the burden of training, so he died."

Li Laosi said in surprise: "It's impossible. The morning exercises are the same every day, and there's nothing extra today. How can it be that you can't stand it?"

Another military doctor thought for a moment and said, "General, it's true. This soldier's energy seems to have been drained.

“It’s like a hollow tree. It looks like an ordinary tree, but when it encounters wind and rain, the trees next to it sway a few times, but this hollow tree breaks directly.”

Everyone understood it clearly and couldn't help but nod.

The soldier's appearance is indeed unhealthy. He really looks like he is terminally ill.

Jiang Cheng asked: "I checked him when I entered the camp. He shouldn't be like this. Moreover, he didn't deprive himself of any food in the camp, so he wouldn't be so hungry. What on earth could have drained his energy?"

One of the soldiers had the courage and asked, "Is there a vixen in the camp who specializes in sucking human blood?"

Everyone else subconsciously shrank their necks and looked around, as if a vixen was really going to rush out and bite them at any time...

The Marquis opened his mouth and scolded, "That's nonsense! How can there be any monsters in this important military camp!"

After saying that, he ordered: "Wrap up the soldier and check all his belongings to see if there are any clues! Then notify his family to come!"

“Yes, Lord Marquis.”

Li Yong and Jiang Cheng responded in unison.

Although Mr. Hou didn't say anything, Li Laosi took the initiative to retreat and waited for the result. After a while, the soldier was carried down and placed in a temporary simple coffin nailed with wooden boards.

The soldier's luggage and supplies were all delivered to the main tent, and all the generals and lieutenants in the camp gathered together to inspect them.

There are not many luggage items, just clothes and bedding, a few pieces of broken silver, some jade pendants and other accessories.

If it is strange, there are two things.

A very long tobacco stem with a round gourd at the top.

One is a jade box the size of a red date.

The tobacco stem looks like a dry cigarette smoker, but if you look closely, you can see that it is somewhat different.

I don’t know what was contained in the jade box. It was scratched very clean and smelled slightly bitter...

Everyone asked, but no one could guess what it was.

Thereupon, all the people in the tent of the dead soldier were summoned.

There was a smart one among them. When the generals asked about the long tobacco rod and the jade box, he started talking about it.

"Master Marquis, generals, this dead Chen Heke treasured these two things. We often saw him secretly holding this pipe, digging something out of the jade box and smearing it in, tinkering for a while, and then started smoking happily. , it looked like he was about to enter the bridal chamber.

“We were curious and wanted to take a sip, but he also cursed us, saying that we were poor people and that the things in this jade box were worth a thousand gold!”

"Yes, at the end of every month, when our family gave us things and we gathered together to eat and drink, he would secretly hold the jade box and giggle." Another soldier also agreed, "But last month, no one seemed to give him a jade box. , he always loses his temper, acts like a donkey, and doesn’t like anyone.”

The smart soldier from before nodded even more vigorously and said: "A few times, I saw him going crazy, banging his head against the wall, and rolling on the ground. I wanted to find a military doctor for him, but he even scolded me for being nosy. Son!"

Everyone frowned, guessing that this matter must be related to this mysterious jade box.

But the jade box was empty, so we could only wait for the soldier's family to arrive before making further inquiries.

Li Laosi temporarily took off the label of brutal military training that led to death, but the matter of training soldiers was still handed over to Jiang Cheng.

As the sun turned to the west, the deceased Chen He’s family finally arrived.

Two generations up, the Chen family has also made great achievements in war. It is a family of military generals worthy of the name Tianwu.

But perhaps the ancestors were so amazing and talented that they took over all the aura of their children and grandchildren.

As of Chen He's father and uncle's generation, their talents were mediocre. They relied on family shadow and loyalty to serve as fourth-rank military attachés in the Kyoto city defense army.

When it came to Chen He's generation, the Chen family was even less prosperous. Only Chen He and another cousin inherited the family business and incense.

The two brothers entertained cats and dogs every day, ate, drank, whored and gambled, and competed with gods every day.

When recruiting troops, my cousin got away with it because he bought a scholar title on a whim last year.

Chen He had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the military camp.

Now that Chen He is dead, half of the roof of the Chen family has collapsed.

Chen He's father Chen Chuan and Chen He's eldest uncle and second uncle arrived, their eyes were red.

Almost as soon as they met, the three of them grabbed Li Laosi's clothes and looked like they were going to eat someone.

Chen Chuan roared angrily, "Xiao He often wrote home saying that training was hard, and we also advised him to persist. Unexpectedly, you actually exhausted him to death! You **** mud-legged person, you know nothing about military training. !

“You are the murderer, I am going to file a complaint! No one can protect you, you have to pay for Xiao He with your life!”

(End of this chapter)