After counting heads and confirming all off-duty Forbidden Army soldiers are here, the Duke said in a deep voice: "Now, everyone take off your shirts, reveal your shoulders."

"The assassin was injured in the shoulder, all men in the traveling palace must be inspected, starting with the Forbidden Army first!"

The Duke shouted sternly, "Begin undressing!"

The thousand soldiers standing began to undress.

At this moment, Commander Zhu, standing behind the Duke, already had a face ashen.

He wished he could immediately run away.

But he knew all too well how tight the security in the traveling palace was; he couldn’t escape even with wings.

However, Commander Zhu was not desperate yet.

Because the Duke himself hadn’t undressed, and moreover, the Duke hadn’t noticed him standing behind.

The Duke was already walking down, inspecting the soldiers’ shoulders one by one.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Great Commander, his shoulder is injured!"

Commander Zhu standing above flared up with a beam of light in his eyes. Yes, he mustn’t panic, there might just be a scapegoat among the thousand or so with a coincidental shoulder injury.

The Duke didn’t rush towards the source of the voice; he checked each person according to his route and rhythm.

He didn’t want to miss anyone suspicious due to negligence.

The Duke finally walked slowly to the place where the voice had come from.

With one glance, the Duke saw the person with shoulder injury.

This soldier had a large bruise on his left shoulder.

Although the Duke knew the assassin’s injury should be a knife wound, he still said: "Step out and stand at the front."

The soldier gritted his teeth, "Great Commander, I got this injury during sparring practice the day before yesterday, I didn’t——"

The Duke said flatly, "I didn’t say you are, just stand at the front."

He couldn’t completely rule out this soldier’s suspicion.

Young Master Xie is just a youth and isn’t a fighter by profession, he probably doesn’t have much strength.

Nobody knows what he meant by the stabbed injury, maybe just a bump, without breaking skin, bruising is also possible.

To be cautious, it’s better to find all those with shoulder injuries first.

The soldier, full of grievances and anger, walked to the front to stand.

Commander Zhu stood at the front, seeing the soldier walk over, feeling thrilled inside.

When the soldier got closer, he only then saw the soldier’s shoulder injury was merely a bruise.

Commander Zhu was deeply disappointed.

But on second thought, it’s just a bruise, yet the Duke had him step out, indicating the Duke is not certain about the assassin’s wound.

Commander Zhu was not as nervous as before, watching the Duke weave through the formation.

The Duke checked over a thousand soldiers and found three with shoulder injuries.

Two were bruises and one seemed like a scratch, the wound slightly deeper.

Watching the three step out and stand at the front, the Duke slowly walked toward the front as well.

At this moment, he saw Commander Zhu neatly dressed.

The Duke suddenly remembered, at the first assembly, Commander Zhu seemed to arrive a bit late.

He narrowed his eyes and passed by Commander Zhu, discreetly taking a deep breath.

Not sure if it’s his imagination.

He seemed to smell a medicinal scent, indeed Renxin Hall’s White Medicine scent.

The Duke maintained composure and instructed the soldiers to dress.

When everyone was dressed, the Duke walked to Commander Zhu and said slowly, "Commander Zhu, only you and I haven’t undressed yet, go ahead."