Chapter 445

Outside Shaman-Killing City, inside the training camp.

A group of martial artists gathered in twos and threes to chat.

Because there were no elixirs to replenish energy, training had been stopped for two days.

"Tell me, when will the Marquis of Jing'an be able to get the elixirs?"

"I think it's unlikely; after all, this is the Northern Border, and the one who calls the shots is Prince Cheng. No matter how formidable the Marquis of Jing'an is, can he compare to Prince Cheng?"

"Then we won't have any elixirs from now on? What's the point of practicing then!"

"Will it delay me from getting paid?"

"Who knows; when the big shots above fight, it's always us little people who suffer."

"..."

Having had no training for two consecutive days, and with Li Fei staying in the camp the whole time without taking any action, this naturally aroused criticism from everyone.

The camp was in a state of panic.

Many people felt that this was Prince Cheng giving Li Fei a show of force!

In terms of cultivation, one is a Martial Dao Grandmaster, the other is a Grandmaster.

In terms of official rank, one has just become a Level 16 Pavilion Official, the other has long been a Level 18 military officer.

In terms of nobility, one is a Marquis, the other is a Prince!

In terms of influence, the Northern Border is Prince Cheng's base camp.

In terms of imperial favor, although Li Fei currently has His Majesty's favor, Prince Cheng is His Majesty's own younger brother, and His Majesty has always trusted him deeply!

Comparing the two, there were not many people in the camp who were optimistic about Li Fei.

"Everyone, assemble!"

A sharp whistle suddenly sounded in the camp, and a military officer roared loudly.

After more than a month of training, the three thousand-plus martial artists had already formed a habit.

Upon hearing the order to assemble, they quickly threw away what was in their hands and ran toward the playground.

A few minutes later, more than three thousand people were lined up on the playground.

A figure in a gold robe walked onto the high platform in front; it was Li Fei, who hadn't appeared before the crowd for two days.

Li Fei looked at the crowd below without any nonsense:

"Everyone, target Shaman-Killing City, run forward!"

After the order was given, everyone present was stunned for a moment.

Is this to give up training completely and head back home?

But the strong impression Li Fei left on everyone that day was still there, and no one dared to raise any questions.

Within the ranks, the military officers began to organize the teams, issuing orders separately for everyone to line up and run out of the camp one by one.

A moment later, more than three thousand people were running on the main road, with a black car at the very front, and Li Fei was sitting inside.

"He's taking everyone back to the city?"

At the Military Department command post, Luo Xu, who received the news immediately, was somewhat surprised:

"What does he want to do?"

Zhuang Chen, who had the cultivation of a True Person, sat to the side, thought for a moment, and gave a guess:

"Taking people to cause trouble at the Military Supplies Department?"

Luo Xu frowned: "He wouldn't be that reckless, would he?"

Zhuang Chen smiled: "Have you forgotten that he kicked the Crown Prince in the street?"

Luo Xu was startled, picked up the receiver on the table, and made a call.

Shaman-Killing City, Military Supplies Department.

This was the military supplies headquarters for the entire Northern Border, occupying an area even larger than the Military Department, with several large warehouses and over a dozen small warehouses.

The security was also very strict, not a bit inferior to the Military Department.

The supervisor responsible for military supplies in Shaman-Killing City was named Zhang Zhang Anwu, forty-nine years old this year, with a cultivation at the peak of the Qi-Transformation Realm.

He wasn't even in the Dao Foundation Realm, yet he could sit firmly in the position of supervisor of the military supplies headquarters; Zhang Zhang Anwu's background was naturally extraordinary.

He was the eldest son of the head of the Zhang family in Beihua Province, the province closest to the Northern Border defense line.

Although the Beihua Province Zhang family was not as prominent as the "Ten Great Families," the head of the Zhang family was a Garrison Commander of a prefecture, and also held a hereditary title of Count, so they could barely be considered a first-class aristocratic family.

Besides that, Zhang Zhang Anwu also married the youngest daughter of the Northern Border Deputy Provincial Military Commander Luo Xu, becoming his son-in-law.

These two identities combined were enough for him to sit steadily in the position of supervisor of the military supplies headquarters, and perhaps even have a chance to go a step further in the future to become the Transport Commissioner in charge of the entire Northern Border's military supplies!

When Zhang Zhang Anwu received the news, he was sleeping at home.

"You said the Marquis of Jing'an is heading toward the Military Supplies Department with three thousand-plus people?!"

Zhang Zhang Anwu was instantly wide awake, "You must hold him steady, wait for me to arrive!"

He put down the receiver, quickly put on his official uniform, and then took a car to rush to the Military Supplies Department.

The gate of the Military Supplies Department was very wide, but at this moment it had been completely blocked by the people Li Fei brought.

Li Fei's car had broken a railing and crashed straight in, stopping in the open space inside.

He did not get out of the car, and a circle of guards from the Military Supplies Department stood around it.

These guards were looking at each other in dismay at this moment.

They had been in the Northern Border for so many years, and this was the first time they had seen anyone dare to crash into the Military Supplies Department like this.

On weekdays, various supplies needed by the border army were issued by the Military Supplies Department.

When to issue them, whether the quantity is a bit more or less, whether the quality is a bit better or worse—these could all be decided by the Military Supplies Department.

So the military officers of various teams would all maintain good relations with the Military Supplies Department, and not many people dared to offend them.

This also made the people in the Military Supplies Department used to acting like masters.

If it weren't for seeing so many people outside, and each of them looking extraordinary and like martial artists, the guards present would definitely have moved to flip Li Fei's car out!

But now this scene was too unexpected, and these guards didn't dare to act rashly.

Soon, several officials from the Military Supplies Department came running over.

A middle-aged official with a sorrowful face came to the back seat of the car and bowed:

"Greetings, Marquis of Jing'an."

Hearing this title, the guards present were all shocked, and immediately felt fortunate that they hadn't acted just now.

The news of Li Fei defeating the Green Frost Army Martial Dao Grandmaster Chen Fei had already spread throughout Shaman-Killing City over the past two days.

The car window in the back seat slowly rolled down, revealing a young face.

Li Fei turned his head to look at this middle-aged official:

"Where is Zhang Zhang Anwu?"

This official's expression became even more sorrowful: "Lord Zhang should be on his way here."

"Alright, then this Marquis will wait for him."

Li Fei said indifferently, with no intention of getting out of the car.

At the same time, inside a building at the military supplies headquarters.

Zhao Hongcai, the Transport Commissioner responsible for the entire Northern Border's military supplies, was playing chess with someone.

"Are you not going to manage it, just letting the Marquis of Jing'an slap the Military Supplies Department in the face like this?"

The person playing chess with Zhao Hongcai asked.

Zhao Hongcai had a very festive face, which made it easy for people to feel a sense of closeness at first sight.

He smiled: "Everyone is a Level 16 official; the person is both a Martial Dao Grandmaster and a Blue Patrol Special Envoy, and now he holds military power, how dare I manage him?"

The person playing chess with him glanced at him: "Didn't Deputy Provincial Military Commander Luo just call you?"

Zhao Hongcai's expression didn't change: "What call? I didn't hear anything."

"Have you really thought it through?"

"Let's see the methods of this Marquis of Jing'an first."

"..."

So this Transport Commissioner continued to play chess with the person in the room.

In the entire military supplies headquarters, he was the only one qualified to talk to Li Fei on equal footing.

With him not showing up, the other officials had even less way to be tough in front of Li Fei.

So the car remained in the open space, and the gate of the Military Supplies Department remained blocked.

When Zhang Zhang Anwu's car arrived near the military supplies headquarters, he saw the gate blocked so tightly that not even water could pass through.

It even spread from the gate to the street outside.

This caused many vehicles that needed to enter the Military Supplies Department to also be blocked outside, and the more they were blocked, the more there were.

Zhang Zhang Anwu couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle; he hurriedly got out of the car, took his driver and guard, and squeezed inside by force.

"Make way, this is the supervisor of the Military Supplies Department!"

"Make way..."

After a great deal of effort, Zhang Zhang Anwu finally squeezed into the gate of the Military Supplies Department with his guard.

He saw the car surrounded by his subordinates at a glance, took a deep breath, and walked up, biting the bullet.

"Supervisor of the Military Supplies Department, Zhang Zhang Anwu, greets the Marquis of Jing'an."

Zhang Zhang Anwu came to the back seat of the car and bowed to the open window.

"You are Zhang Zhang Anwu?"

Li Fei scanned the other party: "You are quite imposing; not only do you want this Marquis to come and see you personally, but you also made this Marquis wait for you along with so many people."

Zhang Zhang Anwu's body trembled:

"Did the Marquis misunderstand something? This subordinate never asked the Marquis to come to the Military Supplies Department to see me personally; I don't know why the Marquis wants to bring people to block the gate of my Military Supplies Department today?"

"I sent people to the Military Supplies Department to collect supplies the day before yesterday; what did your people say?"

Zhang Zhang Anwu's expression didn't change: "This subordinate has many affairs to handle every day, and I don't know which matter the Marquis is referring to for a moment; allow me to ask first."

After speaking, he turned to ask the sorrowful middle-aged man who had bowed to Li Fei just now:

"Wang Wang Yankang, do you know about this?"

The middle-aged official named Wang Wang Yankang hurriedly said:

"The Marquis of Jing'an did indeed send people to collect energy-replenishing elixirs the day before yesterday, but three days ago, Panshi City just sent people to collect a batch of energy-replenishing elixirs; they wanted a large quantity this time, almost emptying the inventory, so this subordinate told the people sent by the Marquis of Jing'an that the inventory was tight and there were temporarily no energy-replenishing elixirs, and they needed to wait for some days."

"So that's how it is."

Zhang Zhang Anwu looked enlightened and turned to bow to Li Fei:

"Marquis, you have heard it too; it is not that we intended to make things difficult, it is indeed that the inventory is tight. If the Marquis doesn't believe it, this subordinate can show you the detailed records of this batch of elixirs leaving the warehouse.

How about this, if the Marquis is in a hurry for energy-replenishing elixirs, this subordinate will have people check the warehouse right now and load all the remaining energy-replenishing elixirs for the Marquis. After returning, this subordinate will definitely urge the rear to hurry, and as long as new energy-replenishing elixirs enter the warehouse, I will send people to deliver them to the Marquis immediately!"

He put his posture extremely low, and his explanation had no flaws, smooth enough that people couldn't find a way to start.

Li Fei looked at him expressionlessly:

"So, the Military Supplies Department really has no energy-replenishing elixirs now?"

Zhang Zhang Anwu nodded: "There is indeed no stock left."

With a click, the car door was opened.

Li Fei, who had been sitting in the car, finally got out.

He walked step by step to Zhang Zhang Anwu, looking at this supervisor of the Military Supplies Department who was bowing his head and waist:

"Zhang Zhang Anwu, do you know what crime it is to embezzle military supplies?"

Zhang Zhang Anwu's body trembled, he suddenly raised his head to look at Li Fei, looking blank:

"What is the Marquis talking about? How could I do such a thing?"

Li Fei stared into his eyes:

"Zhang Zhang Anwu, this Marquis will ask one last time, does the Military Supplies Department really have no energy-replenishing elixirs left?"

Zhang Zhang Anwu stood straight in front of Li Fei and said decisively:

"I just said it, even if the Military Supplies Department still has energy-replenishing elixirs, it is only a small amount, and it will absolutely not exceed ten boxes!"

"Good."

Li Fei nodded and turned to look at the crowd outside the gate:

"Everyone, come in!"

Whoosh—

Hearing this, everyone squeezed into the gate of the Military Supplies Department one after another.

Li Fei passed by the group of officials from the Military Supplies Department, looking like he was going to continue to break in with the three thousand-plus martial artists!

Zhang Zhang Anwu's expression changed, and he said loudly:

"Men!!"

As soon as his voice fell, over a hundred guards rushed out and blocked the front of Li Fei and the others.

He ran to Li Fei: "What does the Marquis of Jing'an mean by this?"

Li Fei: "Since you said the Military Supplies Department has no energy-replenishing elixirs, then I will take people to search."

Zhang Zhang Anwu's face changed drastically:

"Marquis of Jing'an, you are too presumptuous!"

He suddenly exploded, which startled quite a few people present:

"Today, this official has repeatedly tolerated you, but you are pushing your luck; what kind of place do you think this is? This is not your Marquis Mansion, this is the Northern Border Military Supplies Headquarters!"

"You asked this official so many questions just now, now this official will also ask you: do you know what crime it is to trespass into the military supplies headquarters? Do you know that military law is merciless!"

Zhang Zhang Anwu scolded loudly without any courtesy.

It wasn't that he suddenly became arrogant, but if Li Fei really wanted to lead people to break into the military supplies headquarters by force, then even if this matter went to Prince Cheng, he would still be in the right!

As long as Li Fei dares to actually take action and break in by force today, he will have no foothold in the Northern Border from now on!

The group of martial artists following Li Fei also became restless, and many of them showed signs of unease.

If Li Fei didn't have a justification and just led them to break in by force like this, they definitely wouldn't dare to continue.

In the end, Li Fei might be fine, but they would be the ones losing their heads!

Li Fei looked at the righteous Zhang Zhang Anwu and smiled:

"Who said this Marquis is breaking into the military supplies headquarters by force today? This Marquis received a report that someone is embezzling military supplies, and I am here specifically to make arrests today!"

Zhang Zhang Anwu's expression changed, staring fixedly at Li Fei:

"Who reported it? Who was reported? Do you have solid evidence? Even if this matter is true, it belongs to the Military Law Department; what qualification do you have to interfere in my Northern Border's military affairs?"

"The one reported is you, Zhang Zhang Anwu!"

Li Fei's voice was not loud, but it could clearly reach the ears of everyone present:

"You embezzled military supplies, and the evidence is right here in the military supplies headquarters. As for what qualification this Marquis has to manage this matter? This Marquis is a Blue Patrol Special Envoy personally appointed by His Majesty, and concurrently the leader of the Blue Patrol Pavilion's inspection team; for all matters involving the Blue Patrol Pavilion, this Marquis has the qualification to supervise!"

The Blue Patrol Special Envoy supervises all officials, but cannot manage the army; normally speaking, Li Fei indeed has no qualification to manage the Northern Border's military affairs.

But now the Blue Patrol Pavilion has recommended three thousand-plus martial artists to come to the Northern Border.

These three thousand-plus people have not yet been officially incorporated into the border army, and in name, they still belong to the Blue Patrol Pavilion.

This gave Li Fei a reason to interfere!

He is the leader of the Blue Patrol Pavilion's inspection team, and he has the qualification to manage matters related to the Blue Patrol Pavilion!

Zhang Zhang Anwu was a bit panicked upon hearing this, but still did not retreat:

"This is the Northern Border Military Supplies Headquarters, a military restricted area; without the Military Department's order, no one is allowed to trespass!"

He raised his hand, and the over a hundred guards behind him drew their swords one after another!

The atmosphere was tense for a moment.

"Under the whole heaven, is it not the King's land! I don't care about your Northern Border or Southern Border; no matter how big military law is, is it bigger than the King's law?!"

Li Fei's voice was like thunder, resounding through the entire military supplies headquarters:

"This Marquis is enforcing the law according to the statutes today, executing first and reporting later, with imperial permission! Who dares to stop me?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward.

With one step, Zhang Zhang Anwu and the over a hundred guards behind him fell down one after another!

(End of chapter)