Chapter 344 - Chapter 344: Chapter 344 Staying at the Inn_1 (1/2)

Chapter 344: Chapter 344 Staying at the Inn_1

After some thought, Xu Zhengyong said, “Apart from me, there’s Lord Wei, Lord Zheng, the Seventh Prince, and the two who manage the grain depot. There might also be some deputies of other lords. I can’t say for sure, I’ll have to go back and ask.”

Those who knew weren’t many, but they weren’t few either.

Since this matter wasn’t exactly classified within the military camp, no security measures were taken, and they couldn’t pinpoint exactly where the leak might have occurred.

After mulling it over for a while, Wei Ruo said, “First, let’s bandage the injured and regroup, we’ll discuss the rest later.”

Xu Zhengyong nodded.

Fortunately, this assault ended quickly, and nobody from Wei Ruo’s or Xu Zhengyong’s groups was killed. However, eleven were injured.

Four of them were farmhands from the manor who accompanied Wei Ruo to deliver grain, and seven were subordinates of Xu Zhengyong.

Wei Ruo had Xu Zhengyong, Xiumei and Xiaobei treat the wounds of the eleven injured, apply medicine and wrap their wounds. The medicine was something Wei Ruo had brought, initially intended to be taken to the camp by Xu Zhengyong, but it came in handy now.

Wei Ruo, alongwith Wei Jinyi, personally inspected the site of the ambush on the slope.

Due to the power of the bombs, the deaths of the ambushing party were rather gruesome.

Wei Ruo furrowed her brow, Wei Jinyi immediately noticed her discomfort and said, “If it’s too disturbing, you don’t have to look.”

Wei Ruo shook her head, “It’s not the sight of the bodies that unnerves me, I can handle any form of death. I just haven’t gotten used to people dying because of me.”

After a pause, Wei Ruo added, “But I don’t regret it at all, I can’t show mercy to those who want to kill me. If I do, the one to die would be me. So, Second Brother, you don’t have to worry about me, I’ll just need a moment to adjust.”

Wei Ruo was emotional, yet ultimately it was reason that held sway.

Wei Jinyi looked at Wei Ruo’s eyes for a moment as if moved by something deep within.

After they had conducted their survey, Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi found that besides the horses the ambushed party used, they also had various old wounds on their bodies, similar to what one might get on a battlefield. Some of the knife wounds even looked like they were made by the katana unique to the Japanese pirates.

These findings further corroborated their initial guess that the ambushers were likely from the Anti-Japanese Army.

After coming down from the mountain, Wei Ruo ordered her party to set off back home and left Xu Zhengyong and his men at the scene.

The booming noise from the explosions was extremely loud, especially as it got amplified by the peculiar acoustics of the narrow path, it was likely heard from afar.

If the military camp heard the noise, they would probably send people to check it out.

Wei Ruo didn’t want to deal with the military for the time being. Her initial plan for delivering the grain was to blend into the crowd, drop off the grain at the camp gate, and leave.

So she decided to leave first and let Xu Zhengyong handle the rest.

Before leaving, Wei Ruo briefly instructed Xu Zhengyong on what to say to the military after they arrived. She guessed that once the military arrived, they would want to know about the bombs.

Not long after Wei Ruo and her party left, Chu Lan arrived at the scene with his men.

Remnants of the conflict and bodies could still be seen on the site.

The most astonishing sight was that of the bodies of the ambushers, their dismembered state was not something any weapon they had seen could cause.

Chu Lan asked Xu Zhengyong about the situation, Xu Zhengyong reported the ambush in detail.

“What caused the injuries on the ambushers on both slopes?” Chu Lan asked.