You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

Chapter 324: Hiding the truth: Not even telling Lin Zhaoyue

However, someone still asked:

"Ningshen, why are you locking us up here? We are all citizens of Anguo."

"Yes, why do you want to lock us up here? Since you rescued us, why don't you let us go?"

"With the war going on right now, we don't want to stay here and wait to die."

When Ning Xi heard what that person said, she looked straight at him.

There was no obvious murderous intent in his eyes, and one could even say they were gentle, but he had an aura of authority that frightened people so much that they were speechless, and everyone kept their mouths shut.

Seeing that the scene had calmed down, Ning Xi looked at everyone and said:

"Everyone, please be calm! I know you are all very anxious because of the war, but since I can rescue you, I can keep you safe!

However, there are spies from the Northern Jue mixed among you. If we don’t investigate thoroughly, these spies will sneak into the city, find out our defense deployment, and then pass the news to the Northern Jue people. By then, not only Beiyang Pass but also Anguo will be in danger.

The Beijue army of one million is waiting outside the pass, ready to launch an attack at any time. As long as they find our weakness, they will break through the gate of Beiyang Pass like mad dogs and tear our compatriots apart. Is this what you want to see?"

Everyone was silent for a while, and then someone spoke:

"But Ning Shen said that we have a spy here. Wouldn't it be better to just catch the spy?"

"Yes, just catch the spy!"

"We are all old, weak, sick and disabled here. It is not a good idea to lock us up here. If those northern barbarians really break in one day, we won't even be able to escape."

"Yes, Ning Shen, we don't want to be caught by them again..."

During this period, they saw clearly the cruelty of the Northern Jue people. When going to war with other countries, everyone would have a consensus that the common people should not be spared the harm, but those Northern Jue barbarians did not have that consensus. They did not even have a trace of humanity.

"It is precisely because we cannot determine who the spy is that we need to conduct a thorough investigation."

Ning Xi continued:

"I know you are all uncomfortable here, but please be patient. Once we catch the spy, we will let you go. You will only be detained for a month at the latest."

"A month?"

There was a murmur from the crowd.

"If we stay here for a month, the Northern Jue people might have attacked us by now."

"That's right. You keep saying you will protect us, but if those Beijue people really come to attack us, you will run faster than anyone else, just like what happened in Beizhou City. We don't want to be abandoned again. We don't want to die!"

“Yes, we don’t want to die…”

When they heard Ning Xi say that they would be locked up for a month, fear spread to each of them. They resisted and would have rushed out of the yard if there were no soldiers guarding it.

Ning Xi's gaze swept across the restless people with a sharp look.

"Did we really abandon you in Beizhou City?"

When Ning Xi asked this, some people suddenly felt guilty, and their originally aggressive attitude immediately subsided.

"When we issued the order to evacuate everyone, you were the ones who insisted on going back because you couldn't bear to leave your treasures. Your life is life, but does that mean other people's lives are not life? Do you know how many of us died to save you?"

Some people are ashamed and some people are dissatisfied:

"We worked hard all our lives to earn that money. Without it, how would we live? Besides, we'll just go back for a while. What's wrong with you waiting for us?"

"Waiting for you! Hundreds of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of people are waiting for you? The battlefield changes rapidly. Do you know that if the city gates had been closed a little later, Beiyang Pass would have been trampled by the millions of Beijue troops? What? Your life is more precious than those hundreds of thousands of soldiers? More precious than the millions of people in Anguo? The current emperor is still leading the army in person, so is your life more noble than the emperor?"

When the emperor was mentioned, no one dared to speak.

Even when he exhaled, he unconsciously spoke more softly, for fear of offending the current emperor.

Ning Xi gritted her teeth when she saw this.

She had been trying to persuade them for so long, but they just seemed stubborn and would not change their minds. When Xiao Zhang was mentioned, they immediately became as quiet as a chicken.

Sure enough, in this era when imperial power was supreme, the dragon's might stretched for thousands of miles.

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Ning Xi continued:

"In order to find the spy as quickly as possible, we need your cooperation. Doctor Li, bring the medicine over!"

At this moment, Doctor Li, who was waiting outside, was staring at Lin Zhaoyue and Ning Yi.

Finally, he couldn't help but say:

"Girls, what are you doing here?"

Lin Zhaoyue quickly made a shushing gesture to him and said:

"Let's come here to get some fresh air. The master is calling you from inside."

Doctor Li: …

As soon as Lin Zhaoyue finished speaking, she heard Ning Xi's voice coming over:

"What are you all doing sneaking around outside? Come in quickly."

Upon hearing this, Ning Yi quickly pulled Lin Zhaoyue in openly.

Looking at his raised eyebrows, Lin Zhaoyue had reason to suspect that he should have heard Doctor Li's footsteps a long time ago, but the reason he didn't move was to wait for the master to discover them.

Several people came in, and Doctor Li walked towards Ning Xi with the tray in his hand and said:

"Miss Ning, I've brought the medicine."

Ning Xi glanced at the medicine bottle, then looked at everyone and said:

"The people of Beijue grew up drinking blue water. Their blood is different from that of ordinary people. Drop their blood into this potion. If the potion changes from colorless to purple or light purple, then he is a spy from Beijue. Doctor Li, take his blood!"

The blue water that the Beijue people refer to is actually a glacier. Beijue is extremely cold all year round, and the ice is very blue. They call the river the Blue River and the water the Blue Water.

"Yes."

In order to prevent mistakes, Doctor Li brought a small cup with him. After pouring the medicine into the cup, he went to take the blood from the people.

After the blood dripped into the potion, it did not disperse but instead coagulated into a ball. After waiting for three breaths and confirming that the water did not change color, Doctor Li poured it out and went to take the next person's.

Some people in the crowd unconsciously clenched their fists and glanced around, as if looking for an escape route.

Ning Xi noticed the man's eyes and looked at Chen Jing. Chen Jing glanced at the soldiers below, and the soldier nodded and slowly approached the man.

Just as Doctor Li checked his position, the man threw the potion in Doctor Li's hand, pulled out a dagger and was about to put it on Doctor Li's neck.

At this critical moment, the soldier who had just approached rushed over, grabbed his wrist holding the dagger, and pushed him to the ground. Soon other soldiers came to help.

Fearing that he might have a poison sac in his mouth, he immediately removed his jaw.

Everyone was startled by this sudden scene and fled from the spot, watching from afar.

"There really are spies from the Northern Jue. The Northern Jue people are so despicable!"

"When did he sneak in among us? If it is true as Ning Shen said just now, he passed our defense information to the outside world, the consequences would be disastrous. Fortunately, Ning Shen was brave and resourceful and caught him."

"I didn't expect it to be him. No wonder he kept talking just now..."

Everyone was talking about it at once, not caring at all about the potion being splashed on a skinny little boy.

"Take him down."

After the man was taken away, Doctor Li patted his frightened chest and was about to continue the random inspection when Ning Xi stopped him.

Since the enemy has been alerted, there is no need to continue the random inspections.

"Why don't you do random checks? What if there are still spies from the North?"

Someone in the crowd murmured.

Ning Xi glanced at everyone present and spoke after a long while:

"As you all saw just now, there is indeed a Northern Jue spy mixed in. The potion just now cannot detect who is a Northern Jue spy. Now that a Northern Jue spy has been caught, in order to prevent other spies, no one is allowed to step out of this courtyard before the other spies are caught. Anyone who violates this will be treated as a spy and killed without mercy!"

After the four words "kill without mercy" were spoken, all the voices were strangled in the throat.

Ning Xi looked at Chen Jing and said:

"General Chen, the rest of the interrogation depends on you! Also, send more people to keep a close watch on this place. No mistakes can be made!"

"Yes, I obey your orders!"

The result of the interrogation is not important. What is important is that Ning Xi must make sure that everything is foolproof and no one here can be released before the war is over.

Ning Xi dealt with things here and went to check the military supplies.

The reason why the Beijue people had not yet put all their efforts into the attack was that they were afraid of the black gunpowder in her hands.

She brought over the black powder that was originally used as a strategic material on the island, more than a thousand pieces in total, but now there are less than a hundred pieces left.

If the remaining 900,000 Beijue troops launched a forceful attack, they would be unable to stop them with their current strength of less than 110,000.

She didn't tell anyone about this news, including Lin Zhaoyue.