Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Where Did It Go? Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Where Did It Go? And this kid is really too oblivious to show sympathy. Was there a point to dragging him back to his room and waking him up with cold water in this chilly hall?

An interrogation?

Cai Jiang’s words of complaint had not yet left his mouth when Zhou Tao had already slammed the table and stood up.

“Enough with the nonsense! Where are our weapons?”

“?????” Cai Jiang faintly sensed something was amiss. “What are you saying?”

Zhou Tao remained silent but slightly lifted his gaze. The Silver Spear resting on his shoulder reflected a faint chilling light, and his whole body exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression.

“Young General Zhou, please forgive me, but this humble one truly does not understand what you mean.”

“You don’t know? Then open your damn eyes and take a good look.”

Zhou Tao ordered men to lift him and take him straight to the Armory.

Arriving at the Armory, the soldiers unceremoniously dropped him onto the ground. Cai Jiang, clutching his injuries and feeling dizzied, took a while to adapt before he began to look around. However, what he saw left him stunned.

The Weapon room, originally filled with bows and arrows and spears, was now eerily empty, devoid of anything.

“How… How is this possible! Where are the weapons? How can there be none!”

Cai Jiang was also aghast.

“Ha. You put on quite a convincing act!”

With a clang, Zhou Tao dropped a black object. Cai Jiang looked closely and realized it was the jet-black crossbow he wore on his hand.

“I’d like to ask you, where did the weapons go?”

Upon hearing the accusation, Cai Jiang finally understood what was happening and was completely horrified.

“General Zhou has misunderstood! This crossbow was a reward from Great General Qiu; I am certainly not guilty of embezzlement!”

“Are you trying to press me with Great General Qiu’s name?” Zhou Tao narrowed his eyes discontentedly.

“This humble one would never dare such a thing!” Cai Jiang’s face was full of panic.

“Stop beating around the bush. Where is Zhang Xiong! Where have our weapons gone!”

“This humble one truly does not know!” Having understood the situation, Cai Jiang was breaking out in cold sweat, “I went out with my brothers three days ago and have not returned since. Before I left, the Stockade was still normal.”

Zhou Tao tilted his head slightly and after a moment, he squatted down in front of Cai Jiang.

“So you’re saying that it’s all Zhang Xiong’s doing, and it has nothing to do with you?”

“This humble one really has no knowledge of it!”

“Then what do you know!”

Zhou Tao completely lost his patience and slapped Cai Jiang across the face.

The weapons disappeared from Mighty Hall, and the people vanished from Mighty Hall.

If it wasn’t an inside job, then who else could it be?

If the Refugees had the ability to raid Mighty Hall for weapons, why would they continue to be refugees? Wouldn’t it be better to rise in rebellion and take over?

Clearly, Cai Jiang was responsible for coming out to snatch food after having fled, but now he had been caught by Zhou Tao.

Yet this stubborn fool was still resisting here!

The more Zhou Tao thought about it, the angrier he got, slapping Cai Jiang’s face repeatedly. The sound of those slaps was so crisp that even the soldiers guarding the door felt their own cheeks ache.

Strictly speaking, Zhou Tao was much younger than Cai Jiang, and in terms of military rank, he was at best a minor vanguard. When Cai Jiang became Martial Arts Scholar Third Place, he probably didn’t even know where Zhou Tao was playing in the mud.

Yet now, Zhou Tao, who had risen to power overnight, looked down on him so disdainfully.

Cai Jiang’s fists clenched silently, and his jaws were tightly shut, resolutely not crying out in pain nor begging for mercy.

Zhou Tao seemed to sense Cai Jiang’s emotions and slowly curled his lips into a smirk, “What’s the matter? Do you feel humiliated? A man of your rank in Mighty Hall, being bossed around by a lowly soldier like me?”

“This humble one wouldn’t dare,” Cai Jiang replied through gritted teeth.

“Ha, even if you are truly feeling aggrieved, what can you do about it? Who isn’t suffering in this chaotic world?”

As Zhou Tao spoke, he suddenly seemed to remember something and clapped his hands.