After hearing him out, Qin Siyang felt that there was indeed a tremendous opportunity here. He asked, "Do you have any evidence of the misappropriated supplies?"
"Of course not. Only Qin Yingguang and I knew about it. Why would we leave evidence for someone to use against us? If someone tipped off Qi Tian, wouldn't we both be in trouble?"
Qin Siyang frowned. "Then are you just telling me bedtime stories?"
"Minister Qin, I'm not playing you. There really is no evidence. But I know where the troops he secretly raised are."
"Where?"
"In the market along those twenty long streets in District 13, where the Qin Character Legion is stationed."
"How can you be sure?"
"I've been there."
"True."
"Do you know how many men there are?"
"I don't know the exact number, but definitely more than ten thousand."
"A whole army?"
"Possibly more."
Once again, Qin Siyang sensed something amiss. "'Secrecy brings success; loose tongues bring ruin.' Once three people know about something, it can leak. How did he keep a force of over ten thousand men from letting even a whisper get out?"
"I don't know what methods Qin Yingguang used for that."
"Huh? That's all the information you have?"
"Minister Qin, you just said it yourself: 'Secrecy brings success; loose tongues bring ruin.' Qin Yingguang may seem rough and overbearing, but he's meticulous at heart. Why would he let me know his secrets?"
Hearing this, Qin Siyang couldn't help agreeing with Lin Dexing.
Qin Yingguang wasn't an idiot. Why would he tell Lin Dexing these things?
If he had let Lin Dexing see where the troops were, circumstances at the time had probably left him no choice.
Lin Dexing said, "Minister Qin, I know it's hard to make a decision based solely on my side of