This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

"You traitor! I'll never believe a single word you say!"

As soon as Black Vine finished speaking, another vine lashed out mercilessly.

This time it struck Gao Jianming squarely in the softest part of his abdomen.

Gao Jianming let out a muffled groan.

The blow felt as though it had shifted all of his internal organs, twisting his face into agony.

It wasn't that he was powerless against Black Vine.

It was simply that there were far too many of them...

...while he was alone.

If he fought back...

They would kill him without hesitation.

His voice became hoarse and panicked as he hurriedly shouted,

"It's about your General! Something's wrong with him! He's the real traitor!"

Smack—

Black Vine's vine whipped him into the air before violently yanking him back.

The leopard curled up in pain.

Black Vine sneered.

"You think we'll still believe you?"

"You helped the Red Camp capture cities."

"Lilu City."

"South City."

"You handed them two cities."

Gao Jianming frantically shook his head.

His trembling voice was full of desperate pleading.

"You have to believe me! I left the Red Camp to find you! The Red Camp needed me, but I still abandoned them..."

"...because of He Yu!"

A flicker crossed Black Vine's eyes.

He actually seemed interested.

Raising an eyebrow, he asked,

"What do you mean?"

Even while questioning him, another vine lashed down.

Judging by the force behind it...

He clearly intended to cripple Gao Jianming.

Beside him, Chashu quietly gave him a look.

—That's enough. We still need him to capture the city. A little revenge is fine.

Smack—

Another vicious strike landed before Black Vine finally withdrew the vines.

By then...

Gao Jianming was coughing up blood.

Curled into a ball, his breathing became weak.

He appeared to have lost consciousness.

Black Vine sneered.

"Not talking?"

"Then die."

Gao Jianming painfully moved his head.

Everything was spinning.

His entire body screamed in agony.

Yet these people had absolutely no intention of letting him go.

Despite the constant ringing inside his skull, he forced himself to stay conscious.

Breathing heavily, he spoke in broken fragments.

"I... I'll tell you..."

"I left... the Red Camp... because of He Yu..."

"He's... the Red Camp's General..."

"He's helping... the Red Camp capture cities..."

Perhaps merely mentioning He Yu rekindled his determination.

Slowly pushing himself off the ground, he raised his head.

"After the Red Camp captured the city last time, he stayed inside the castle."

"Once the Red Camp entered..."

"...they treated him with tremendous respect."

"They even gave him a red cape."

"I exposed his connection to the Green Camp..."

"...and he tried to silence me."

"That's why I escaped to find you."

"I didn't want you to keep being deceived by him!"

His words sounded utterly sincere.

Unfortunately...

The two people listening didn't believe a single word.

Wasn't everything General He Yu had done...

...for the sake of the Green Camp?

He had risked infiltrating the Red Camp.

Even after becoming a toy...

He had never forgotten his mission.

How could they possibly suspect such a General?

Thinking carefully about Gao Jianming's story...

The two exchanged glances.

Each saw the same fury in the other's eyes.

Yesterday...

After He Yu safely sent them away, he had immediately gone back to face the Red Camp alone.

Who knew how those hot-headed fools had treated him?

And then...

That shameless Gao Jianming had even exposed the General's undercover identity.

Just imagining the situation was enough.

Their General...

...must have suffered terribly.

This time Black Vine hadn't even moved.

Instead, Chashu rushed forward and slapped Gao Jianming across the face.

The impact completely stunned him.

His head, which had already been buzzing violently, could no longer endure.

His eyes rolled back.

He fainted on the spot.

The viewers watching the Bullet Screen were having the time of their lives.

"Serves him right!"

"That's what he gets for bullying Zhen Xing. Honestly, he deserves even worse."

"He Yu said he'd take revenge, so of course he wasn't going to let him go. This guy's been unbearably arrogant."

"Haha, he actually tried telling the Green Camp that He Yu belongs to the Red Camp. But He Yu is pretending to be General Kunhui, and fake General Kunhui is supposed to be the Green Camp's planted agent! This idiot keeps trying to scheme against people with a brain that just isn't big enough."

"It's not that he's stupid. It's that He Yu prepared every possible countermeasure in advance. Gao Jianming just slammed straight into the trap. I can't wait to see how He Yu finishes him off."

...

Black Vine sneered.

"First he betrayed the Black Camp."

"Then he betrayed us to join the Red Camp."

"Now he's betrayed the Red Camp."

"If we keep him alive..."

"He'll betray us next."

Chashu nodded vigorously.

"I completely agree."

"Because of him, Lilu City has changed hands over and over."

"It keeps bouncing back and forth."

"It's all his fault!"

[Bullet Screen: "He Yu smiles quietly, hiding his achievements and fame."]

[Bullet Screen: "Haha, there's always someone else taking the blame for He Yu."]

"We can't keep him alive."

Black Vine's voice turned cold.

"He has to die."

Then he added,

"After we've reclaimed Lilu City."

A bucket of freezing water was dumped over Gao Jianming.

The icy chill penetrated to his bones.

Unable to remain unconscious any longer, he painfully opened his eyes.

His entire body was limp.

He was unbelievably weak.

Black Vine looked down at him coldly.

"We can't simply trust your words."

"Help us capture Lilu City first."

"Afterward we'll investigate everything."

"If the General really has a problem..."

"...the King will reward you."

Gao Jianming: "..."

Although the Green Camp had "agreed" to investigate He Yu...

For some reason...

He couldn't shake the feeling they were merely going through the motions.

And...

Another city?

Not only were the Red and Green Camps exhausted...

He, the one constantly capturing cities...

...was even more exhausted.

Working together with Qu Wu...

Everything should have gone smoothly.

So how had things ended up like this?

According to his original plan...

He would join the overwhelmingly powerful Green Camp.

With his help, they would conquer every city effortlessly.

After controlling the world...

He could then use the Green Camp's resources to research advancement and restore order.

But now...

Why had his entire life become centered around Lilu City?

He kept capturing cities.

Again.

And again.

Yet every single time...

It was the exact same city.

How...

Had everything come to this?

—

Two hours later...

Gao Jianming expertly assisted the Green Camp in capturing Lilu City.

This marked his fourth city capture...

And the third time capturing Lilu City.

His infiltration routine had become so practiced...

It was almost pitiful.

Li Mao had always known Gao Jianming couldn't be trusted.

He had expected betrayal sooner or later.

What he hadn't expected...

Was for Gao Jianming to defect during the assault on South City...

And immediately join forces with the Green Camp without leaving even the slightest time gap.

Their reinforcements were already on the way.

If only they'd had a little more time...

Lilu City wouldn't have fallen.

Unfortunately...

There was no time left.

The Green Camp abandoned South City without hesitation.

Captured Gao Jianming effortlessly.

Then stormed into Lilu City...

All in one seamless operation.

Not a single moment wasted.

The Red Camp had already lost more than half its troops.

Although each individual fighter was stronger...

The Green Camp's attacking force included not only Lilu City's original defenders...

But also everyone withdrawn from South City.

The numerical difference was simply overwhelming.

As a result...

The Red Camp was quickly defeated.

Li Mao gripped his weapon tightly.

Grinding his teeth, he prepared for a final stand.

Even if he died...

He would drag several Green Camp soldiers down with him.

Especially...

Gao Jianming.

However—

Just before he charged—

Something flew over and blocked his path.

"Mr. Li Mao!"

...it spoke.

Li Mao looked over.

His brows furrowed.

A familiar hammer hung from a chain.

Suspended beneath the chain was a mask.

The three toys together formed an incredibly bizarre combination.

He recognized them immediately.

They were all toys he had captured before.

He had no time to concern himself with them.

Frowning, he prepared to rush forward again.

Eugene didn't waste time.

His voice was urgent.

"Mr. Li Mao, wait!"

"I'm here to deliver a message from General He Yu."

General?

Li Mao stopped.

Suspicion filled his eyes as he stared at the mask.

Eugene wore a completely serious expression.

"When General He Yu left, he couldn't shake a feeling of unease."

"So he specifically instructed us..."

"If anything uncontrollable happens..."

"...if the Red Camp falls into danger..."

"...retreat immediately."

Li Mao frowned deeply.

"But—"

Eugene interrupted him.

"These are General He Yu's orders."

"He said..."

"'As long as the green mountains remain, there will always be firewood.'"

"If you can't hold the city..."

"...withdraw first."

"After all..."

"...the Red Camp still controls South City."

"When he returns..."

"...he'll find another way."

"He still needs you."

"He doesn't want you throwing your life away for nothing."

"You absolutely cannot die."

"He'll reclaim Lilu City himself..."

It was the very same speech.

The very same words that had moved Black Vine and Chashu to tears.

Naturally...

Li Mao's eyes immediately turned red.

Gritting his teeth, he declared,

"I'll withdraw with everyone immediately!"

—The Red Camp still had South City.

—They still had their General.

—Lilu City would definitely be reclaimed.

Seeing Li Mao obediently leading everyone away...

Eugene quietly let out a sigh of relief.

The hammer lifted him away by the chain.

The strange trio disappeared into the darkness.

Cheng Zhao asked curiously,

"Why does He Yu insist on keeping Li Mao alive?"

"What's the point?"

Eugene rolled his eyes.

"Obviously there's a point."

"As long as Li Mao lives..."

"...he proves He Yu's innocence."

"The Red Camp will trust him even more."

"If Li Mao dies..."

"...that would accomplish absolutely nothing."

"Anyone who firmly believes in He Yu..."

"...He Yu will definitely protect."

He muttered quietly,

"That guy has more schemes than anyone."

"Even his disguises have to be flawless."

Watching both the Red and Green Camps happily count money after being sold...

Eugene suddenly shivered.

Thank goodness...

He wasn't the one being toyed with this entire instance.

—

Dawn approached.

Lilu City changed hands once again.

Not only were the Red and Green Camps in turmoil...

Even the Black Camp was buzzing with excitement.

"My goodness!"

"Lord He Yu really did it!"

"He said the city would change hands, and it happened in less than two days!"

"He's incredible!"

"If only we had such an amazing General."

"He is our General!"

"His identities in the Red and Green Camps are fake!"

"He's always been on the Black Camp's side!"

"Grandpa Pine Tree, you really can't keep hiding things from the General anymore."

"He's amazing."

...

Even Old Stone remained silent for a long while before finally speaking.

"If your secret is something you'll never tell anyone..."

"...then keeping silent is fine."

"But if your secret concerns the future of the Black Camp..."

"...General He Yu is the best possible person."

"You should try telling him."

After a long silence...

The old pine tree sighed.

"I trust him."

"And he's the only one I can trust."

"No one else has the ability..."

"...or the means."

"Our Black Camp..."

"...has suffered far too much."

—He Yu truly was their greatest hope.

The old pine tree finally decided...

He would tell He Yu everything.

But...

Where was He Yu?

—

At that very moment...

He Yu had only just arrived near Lilu City together with the Red Camp reinforcements.

Unfortunately...

Before they even reached the city—

【Lilu City has fallen.】

The Fifth Elder's face changed dramatically.

His first instinct was to look toward He Yu.

He discovered...

He Yu's expression wasn't pleasant either.

Narrowing his eyes, the Fifth Elder ground out through clenched teeth,

"General He Yu."

"Lilu City has been taken."

His voice couldn't conceal either his anger...

Or his accusation.

—The Fifth Elder suspected He Yu.

How could he not?

He Yu himself had admitted he was pretending to be fake General Kunhui inside the Green Camp.

Fake General Kunhui...

Was the Green Camp's General.

If He Yu truly stood with the Red Camp...

How could he possibly fail to learn the Green Camp's movements?

Did the Green Camp bypass He Yu and attack Lilu City?

Or...

Had He Yu secretly conspired with them?

Combined with his toy appearance...

Everything about him seemed suspicious.

One of the Fifth Elder's reasons for accompanying them had been to monitor He Yu.

Before he'd managed to uncover anything...

Lilu City had already been lost.

He wanted an explanation.

The Red Camp reinforcements looked at one another in confusion.

None of them understood what was happening.

He Yu gave a bitter smile.

Just as he was about to speak—

"General!"

A guilt-ridden voice rang out.

Everyone looked up.

Li Mao appeared, battered and disheveled, leading the surviving troops.

His eyes were already red with tears.

He looked at He Yu with overwhelming guilt.

Even his footsteps were hesitant.

The Fifth Elder immediately redirected all his fury.

"Li Mao!"

"You acted recklessly!"

"You lost Lilu City after we fought so hard to reclaim it!"

"The King will punish all of you!"

Li Mao lowered his head.

"I accept the punishment."

It was his fault.

The Red Camp had finally regained the advantage...

Only to lose it immediately.

The Fifth Elder became even angrier.

"And you even abandoned Lilu City and fled!"

"You've disgraced the Red Camp!"

"You've betrayed the King's trust!"

"You—"

He Yu impatiently interrupted him.

"I was the one who ordered him to preserve his life if anything unexpected happened."

"Now isn't the time to assign blame."

The Fifth Elder glared at him.

Clearly preparing another lecture.

Ignoring him entirely, He Yu turned toward Li Mao.

Though he already knew the answer, he still asked,

"Li Mao."

"What exactly happened?"

Li Mao briefly explained everything.

Naturally...

The central issue was Gao Jianming.

"Gao Jianming again!"

The Fifth Elder turned toward He Yu.

His face darkened.

"He's also a toy."

"And you were the one who brought him into the Red Camp."

"We shouldn't have attacked South City today."

"General..."

"Shouldn't you give us—and the King—an explanation?"

He Yu was the General.

He had commanded Lilu City.

Everything there had ultimately been his responsibility.

Something like this...

Fell upon him.

Especially since...

The Fifth Elder had always suspected He Yu.

Now those suspicions doubled.

"Elder!"

Li Mao's bloodshot eyes widened.

Throwing himself forward, he grabbed the edge of He Yu's cape.

"It's not the General's fault!"

"The General repeatedly told us to be careful!"

"To stay vigilant!"

"We were the reckless ones!"

"I never should've suggested attacking South City!"

"It was my idea!"

The Fifth Elder frowned.

Li Mao's idea?

Not He Yu's?

"General!"

Another voice cried out.

Black Bear came stumbling over before dropping to his knees.

Grabbing the other corner of He Yu's cape, he wailed,

"I failed to keep watch over Gao Jianming!"

"You warned me personally!"

"But I still let him escape!"

"General..."

"It's all my fault!"

The Fifth Elder: "..."

His brows knitted tightly.

Both men insisted He Yu bore no responsibility.

Could He Yu...

Actually be innocent?

He Yu took a deep breath.

"Black Bear."

"You should've focused on holding South City."

"Gao Jianming is still in the Green Camp's hands."

Black Bear choked back tears.

"I came alone."

"The others are still defending South City."

"The moment I discovered Gao Jianming had escaped..."

"...I sent word immediately."

"But..."

"...I was still too late."

Li Mao also began crying.

"I should've learned to be as cautious as the General."

"I failed to defend Lilu City."

"The General went back personally to retrieve the flag."

"He never rested."

"He rushed reinforcements here without stopping."

"I..."

"...couldn't hold on long enough."

Black Bear cried,

"General, it's my fault!"

Li Mao echoed,

"General, it's my fault!"

The Fifth Elder rubbed his forehead.

Although he'd instinctively suspected He Yu...

Looking at everything now...

It really didn't seem to be his fault.

After all...

The attack hadn't been his idea.

He'd even specifically instructed Black Bear to keep Gao Jianming under close watch.

Back in the main city...

He'd hardly rested at all before rushing back with reinforcements.

He'd clearly feared something like this might happen.

Besides...

The Red Camp had captured Lilu City in the first place solely because of He Yu.

Surely...

He wouldn't go through all that effort...

Only to hand the city right back.

The suspicion in the Fifth Elder's eyes finally disappeared.

Taking a deep breath, he asked,

"General..."

"What should we do now?"

"These useless fools couldn't even hold a single city."

"They must be punished!"

Li Mao and Black Bear both shuddered.

He Yu sighed helplessly.

"Not yet."

"We'll discuss punishment after everything is over."

"Right now..."

"...our priority is reclaiming Lilu City."

After a pause, he added,

"The Green Camp has taken Lilu City."

"But we still possess South City."

"We lost out a little in this exchange..."

"...but it isn't a crushing defeat."

"General..."

"Do you have a plan?"

He Yu shook his head.

"That toy..."

"...Gao Jianming..."

He had barely begun speaking when the Fifth Elder immediately interrupted.

"No."

"Gao Jianming can't be allowed to live."

"He has absolutely no intention of standing with the Red Camp."

"He can't help us."

"He only causes trouble."

"Kill him."

"Everything happened because of him."

"He deserves to die."

Li Mao and Black Bear nodded vigorously.

Even if Gao Jianming could capture cities...

They absolutely couldn't allow him to live any longer.

He Yu drew a deep breath.

"Very well."

"I understand."

"I'm going into Lilu City right now."

"General, it's too dangerous!"

Black Bear immediately panicked.

He Yu's eyes were resolute.

"We can't allow Gao Jianming to remain in the Green Camp."

"Otherwise..."

"Lilu City will become the lesson."

"And we won't be able to keep South City either."

"I'm going to kill him."

"And while I'm there..."

"...I'll also find out why the Green Camp is doing this."

The Fifth Elder frowned.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally said,

"They ignored you while attacking Lilu City."

"They're probably already suspicious of you."

"If you walk in voluntarily now..."

"...it'll be extremely dangerous."

"Even if it's dangerous..."

"...I have to go."

"For the Red Camp."

After another pause, he continued,

"If no message comes from me tomorrow..."

"...assume I've met with misfortune."

"All of you leave."

"Defend South City."

"General..."

Black Bear and Li Mao's eyes immediately filled with tears.

At the same time...

Both shot condemning looks toward the Fifth Elder.

The General was sacrificing everything for the Red Camp...

Yet the Fifth Elder had dared to doubt him.

The Fifth Elder: "..."

He rubbed his nose awkwardly.

Yes...

General He Yu had become a toy...

Yet everything he did was for the Red Camp.

Why had he ever doubted him?

His expression became completely serious.

"General."

"You must stay safe."

"We'll all remain outside."

"Whatever you need..."

"...just tell us."

"We'll cooperate completely."

"We trust you without reservation."

A smile appeared in He Yu's eyes.

Excellent.

That's exactly the cooperation he wanted.

The smile quickly disappeared.

His expression became solemn once more.

"I'll leave my weapon here."

"I'll communicate with you through it."

Wanrenzhan's anxious voice rang out through the team channel.

"If I stay here..."

"...what about you?"

"What are you going to do?"

"You and Bo Jingshan don't have any combat power."

"Isn't that incredibly dangerous?"

"I'm fine."

He Yu answered calmly.

"I need you here."

"Watch them."

"Don't let them act recklessly."

Wanrenzhan wanted to argue.

But after seeing the white dumpling's utterly serious face...

He swallowed his words.

The sword trembled once before becoming completely still.

Li Mao's eyes remained red.

"General..."

"We'll follow your orders."

"Please be careful."

The Fifth Elder paused before quietly saying,

"...Take care."

He Yu grabbed his cape with his tiny hand and tore it off.

His expression was utterly resolute.

"Believe me."

"I'll plant the Red Camp's flag on Lilu City's castle."

With that...

The Wind Fire Wheels carried him toward Lilu City.

His departing figure was utterly determined.

Filled with the tragic resolve of a warrior marching toward certain death.

The scene...

Felt strangely familiar.

Li Mao and Black Bear: ...

Why did this somehow seem like something they'd witnessed before?

The Fifth Elder sighed sincerely.

"General He Yu truly is the Red Camp's hero."

"He has sacrificed far too much."

"Entering Lilu City this time..."

"...the dangers are immeasurable."

"It's a mission with almost no chance of survival."

The two nodded.

Their eyes were full of concern.

—

The He Yu who was supposedly facing "certain death" and "immeasurable danger"...

Entered Lilu City without the slightest difficulty.

City Lord Chashu personally draped a green cloak over his shoulders.

His expression was respectful.

His voice filled with excitement.

"General!"

"We've reclaimed Lilu City."

"We did not fail our mission!"

He Yu calmly nodded.

"Where's Black Vine?"

Chashu immediately answered,

"He returned to the main city to report the situation."

"And to retrieve the flag."

"Tomorrow..."

"...the Green Camp's banner will fly over Lilu City once again."

He Yu nodded in satisfaction.

—Two flags.

—Only the Black Camp remained.

That old fellow...

Surely this time...

...he would finally speak.