Chapter 1007: Chapter 967: Something Went Wrong

To put it more accurately, it should be called a rotation.

In this way, whenever a team member leaves, someone else fills in, and for the nearby cities, it only takes a day before news comes back.

Perhaps it’s the garrison generals of these cities close to the Capital City.

Fearing the threat from the Capital City, they don’t dare to cause trouble, and the implementation is very smooth.

This made Lin Yi very happy, pleased that his decrees could be perfectly carried out. It seemed that choosing soldiers to handle these matters was the most appropriate decision.

After all, they still hold a certain degree of intimidation.

Of course, using them comes with the precondition that these guys are illiterate.

That’s why reading the newspaper is a real struggle for them.

Or rather, they have no idea what’s written in the newspapers at all.

However, this doesn’t stump them, as they are handpicked for this task.

So even though they can’t read the newspaper, they’ve memorized the contents fluently.

In front of everyone, holding the newspaper in hand and reciting it aloud, it is as if they are reading it themselves.

But let’s not wander too far. We’ll only talk about this day.

Suddenly, Lin Yi received feedback. A squad member who was supposed to return last night still hadn’t come back.

This puzzled the person responsible for this task. Ordinarily, such an occurrence shouldn’t happen.

If he was delayed and couldn’t return, the personnel sent as backup would also transmit the news.

But now, the squad responsible for transmitting news hasn’t provided any feedback at all.

This raises some suspicions.

Even though the backup personnel also haven’t relayed any news, it’s still within reason, as it would take them ten days to return once they reach their destination.

However, a squad member was supposed to arrive in the Capital City last night, but hasn’t returned till now, which is abnormal. By tonight, the second squad member should have returned too.

Moreover, more distant cities have already seen people returning to the Capital City, and the handover is completed.

So Lin Yi decided to wait and see if the soldier would return by tonight.

If he indeed met with an accident midway, then the second soldier would likely return too, as it’s improbable for both to encounter mishaps in the same place; such odds are very slim.

Lin Yi decided to observe for a while longer until the second soldier arrives tonight to understand the situation.

Ordinarily, Lin Yi wouldn’t concern himself with such matters, given his status.

As the ruler of the Dayou, how could he spare his attention on such trivial matters?

But this matter was too important to him. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Therefore, Lin Yi specifically instructed that all details, big or small, be reported to him immediately, which led to the developments mentioned above.

After the messenger left, Lin Yi sat on the dragon throne, couldn’t help but furrow his brows, and mutter to himself :

"If only there were telephones in this era, it would be perfect. Not asking for the internet, even the era of brick phones would suffice."

As he muttered, he let out a long sigh; realizing such things was evidently a long way off, given the current technological level.

Though civilization wasn’t primitive, technological development had no sign of budding.

It’s fair to say, if it weren’t for his arrival, even after a millennium, they wouldn’t truly enter the industrial era.

With that thought, he continued dealing with the matters at hand.

Time passed little by little. Soon, it was midnight.

By now, the second soldier responsible for delivering messages should have arrived.

But as the official responsible for this matter came before Lin Yi again and spoke to him:

"Your Majesty, there’s still no news from East County City. The second member who was supposed to return tonight still hasn’t arrived, and it’s been over an hour past the expected return time. I have sent someone to wait outside the city, but as of coming to report to Your Majesty, no news has been received."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi immediately furrowed his brows, looked up at the speaker, and asked:

"Not a single clue? Haven’t any of the others encountered them?"

Indeed, although each squad was responsible for different cities, there were many traveling along the same route, so they would inevitably encounter each other.

Therefore, if something happened to them on the road, someone would know.

However, upon Lin Yi’s inquiry, the official immediately shook his head:

"Your Majesty, I have asked everyone individually, and none have seen personnel from East County City."

Lin Yi frowned and spoke again:

"Tell me in detail about the situation in East County City. Who is the Commander there? Do they have any background? Under whom do they serve?"

Faced with Lin Yi’s questions, the official dared not hide anything and began to narrate everything in detail.

Through this narration, Lin Yi instantly understood that the Commander of East County City, Liu Buping, was actually under Prince Ning’s command and was said to have been trusted by him.

In the past, when the King of Dayou’s orders were sent there, they were directly sent back.

In other words, this place wasn’t under the King of Dayou’s jurisdiction before; it was under Prince Ning’s.

Therefore, Lin Yi immediately suspected something at the first moment.

Perhaps, this guy harbors intentions against him, or maybe he isn’t satisfied being a local despot and still wants to rule as he pleases.

With this thought, Lin Yi’s lips couldn’t help but curl up slightly.

[To be continued...]