His voice suddenly dropped as he addressed Zheng Fan, "Colonel Zheng, now that you have returned, do you carry any orders from the Earl of North Border's residence?"
This line... it was so much like someone asking, 'Are there any instructions from the hometown?'
Zheng Fan shook his head, saying, "My lord, it is not that I distrust you, it is... it is..."
"What is it?"
"It is that I have already been assigned a new task by the Princess."
"A new task?"
"Yes, the Princess has instructed me to go to the South. If there are no surprises, in a few days, an order should arrive from the Ministry of War. Furthermore, the Princess has equipped me with a group of soldiers and military equipment unrelated to the North Border Army through other channels. She wants me to bring them with me to the South."
Zheng Fan now felt as if this was an opportunity to launder as much black money as he could.
"The South? Is... is the Princess making arrangements for future events?"
