Liu Zhong suddenly stepped back and knelt down, raising one hand to the heavens and saying, "If this lowly official speaks any false statement today, I will be struck by lightning, and my parents will not be at peace in the afterlife."

Chang Geng turned aside in avoidance for half a step: "What is Master Liu doing? Hurry and stand up."

Liu Zhong refused: "Do you know that the supervisor of our regiment, my direct superior, used to be a student of Grand Scholar Fang that year?"

Of course, Chang Geng knew, not only did he know, but he was also disgusted for a long time. If it wasn't for the lack of skills, he wished nothing more than to capture all the traitors that supported the Foreign Affairs Mission and chop them to pieces.

"Your Highness, please allow me to report." Liu Zhong quickly explained to Chang Geng what Grand Scholar Fang had secretly told the foreign affairs officer, "Currently, only a few of the trusted confidants of the supervisor know about this matter, this lowly official is incompetent, I am also one of them."

Chang Geng's fingers tapped the table beside him: "Visiting the manor in the middle of the night is not the action of a trusted confidant, is it now?"

Liu Zhong gave a grand courtesy: "This servant's ancestral home is Hangzhou. My parents died early. I grew up with the elders of my family when I was a child. Later, I went to study in all directions and also worked as an adviser for the rank of nobility many times. I met with the elders of the Fang family by fate, having affinity with them, they recommended me to be an official. Of course, it is hard to repay his kindness."

Chang Geng raised his eyebrows lightly.

"When I was a child, I had a childhood sweetheart. The two of us were young and innocent. We were already engaged and waiting to be wed." Liu Zhong buried his head very low and shrunk his shoulders. "I wanted to wait until I succeed in my career and to go back to my hometown to ask for her hand in marriage. But before that day could come, the ferocious enemy had suddenly attacked..."

Liu Zhong bowed his head and wiped his face then kowtowed heavily to him: "Although the dead are already dead, the living are always unable to let go of anger. Thank you for your mercy."

Chang Geng sighed softly: "Master Liu, get up first, then talk."

The two discussed in secret for a long time. When they saw Liu Zhong off, there was already the sound of night patrol on the street. Chang Geng stood at the door for a moment, pinched the center of his brows and said to Huo Dan, "May I ask the commander to go see if Miss Chen has slept yet; if she hasn't, please invite her here."