Prince Xiao's furious shout made General Wu's expression change.
"My lord, I knew nothing of this. Prince Yun personally assigned the task."
"I acted recklessly and am willing to accept punishment."
"But no matter what, I only ordered my men to intercept him. I never intended to harm him in the slightest."
"I admit I had my own motives. I was interested in this mission too."
"But Chen Changan committed a capital offense."
"As a deputy commander, he defied his superiors and killed three commanders."
"This man must be executed!"
"I ask you to pass judgment, my lord!" General Wu said in a low voice.
Hearing General Wu's words, Prince Xiao was now in a real bind.
He couldn't afford to offend Prince Yun, and Chen Changan was absolutely untouchable. After all, if he ruined Prince Yun's plans, he was unwilling to bear the consequences.
But General Wu was one of his subordinates, one of his trusted men. He couldn't simply do nothing and leave his people feeling abandoned.
Even ordinary people understood the principle that when the lips are gone, the teeth grow cold. How much more so these generals?
If General Wu fell, what would become of the other four?
"You fool!"
"I warned you all long ago: for this mission, you were to behave yourselves. None of you were to entertain any other ideas."
"I'm also to blame. I should have told you about Prince Yun beforehand."
Prince Xiao sighed helplessly, then turned to Chen Changan.
"Chen Changan, did you kill the three commanders under General Wu?" Prince Xiao asked with a frown.
"He says I killed them, so that makes me the killer?"
"Whoever makes an accusation must provide the evidence."
"Tell him to produce proof."
"You can't expect me, the person being falsely accused, to