The black figure didn't say anything. He waved the iron sword in his hand and attacked. Mingna used the ice arrow in her hand to block it. She found that although the opponent's force was strong, there was no murderous intention. Her heart moved and she shouted: "If we are friends, , everyone, please stop." He used his other hand to cast a lighting spell, trying to see clearly who was coming.
The black figure didn't respond at all. Instead, he lifted up his short black cloak to cover Ming Na's sight, and moved the sword forward again. This time, his speed increased and he also brought a bit of murderous intent. Ming Na hurriedly avoided it and stabbed the tree trunk on the roadside with her sword, piercing deeply. She was a little annoyed, and no longer held back her hand. She immediately turned the ice arrow in her hand into a sword shape, cut the cloak into three pieces with two strokes, and stabbed directly into the black figure's right arm.
The black figure was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly drew back the sword to block. Unexpectedly, Mingna turned her wrist and the ice sword avoided the opponent's defense and stabbed it from another angle. Seeing that she was about to touch the opponent's clothes, Mingna suddenly caught a glimpse of a small tuft of dark golden hair exposed under the man's black hat. She quickly deflected the direction of the sword, just grazing the opponent's arm and cutting a cut on the sleeve of the clothes. A long gash.
Before the other party could launch another offensive, she quickly jumped away, lowering her voice and yelling: "Will Morris! How long are you going to play?!"
Seeing that she had figured it out, the man had no choice but to put away his sword and took off his hat with some embarrassment, revealing a face that was somewhere between a young man and a teenager. He was still childish, but he was full of heroism and a little gentle.
It was Minna's colleague in the Security Agency, Will Morris, the son of Morris who died undercover at Hedda's house.
At the moment, he was explaining his sneak attack with a stern look on his face: "I want to know the extent of my ability... you also know. In addition to going to school every day, I occasionally do some mail delivery work, just to be trained. But the instructor only You would ask me to train, but never give me a chance to practice. I thought you were always on business trips, so you must have good skills, so I just wanted to give it a try..."
Ming Na couldn't accept this reason: "Just because of this, you want to stab me with a sword?!"
"No, no, no..." Will hurriedly showed the sword in his hand, "This is for training. It's just heavy and not sharp."
Ming Na looked at it and saw that it was indeed a sword without an edge, so she wasn't so angry. But when she saw the hole in the tree trunk, she couldn't help complaining: "Even without an edge. It's painful enough to hit such a sword." , Even if you don’t hurt anyone, it’s not good if you hurt the tree. Look at the flowers and plants next to you, how they have been trampled by you..."
Will was dumbfounded. Mingna talked for a long time before she suddenly felt that what she said was all nonsense. She quickly straightened her face and said sternly: "In short, don't do this kind of thing again in the future. Fortunately, I just said I recognized your hair, otherwise if I stabbed him with a sword, would I still have your arm? If you meet other unfamiliar colleagues, it would be very offending for you to sneak attack like this."
Will defended in a low voice: "I came to you because I knew you were an acquaintance..." Ming Na glared at him. Then he quickly changed his words: "I know. I won't dare to do it again next time."
Ming Na saw that his attitude was quite sincere. Nod with satisfaction. Then he asked: "Are you a little impatient lately? You want to know how good your skills are. Just ask the instructor to test it and you will know. Why do you want to engage in this kind of actual combat?"
Will rubbed his hands and was afraid to say anything. Ming Na asked again and again. He then said: "I'm just impatient... The instructor always said that I am not qualified to go on missions yet... You are younger than me. You have been on missions for more than two years. Those who entered the agency later than me have also been sent. Go out. But I stay in Yi Ni all day long...I feel that I am no worse than them."
Ming Na was a little surprised: "What's the rush? You will graduate next year. There will definitely be a task for you by then. Of course it is more important now. People like you who graduated from famous colleges and universities will definitely be in the future. You have been assigned to an important position. The department will not let you abandon your studies now."
"I know what job they will give me. But I would rather be like you..." Will muttered quietly. But she couldn't hide it from Ming Na's ears. Her face darkened: "Don't be ungrateful! Mallory specially arranged a place for you. Your family also agrees. When you graduate from school, no matter which government department you work for. Even if you don't make any merit. You can have a good future. Do you know how many people envy you?!"
"But I would rather not have this arrangement!" Will was a little excited. "My family has been soldiers for generations. Not civil servants! I would rather go to the battlefield and fight the enemy face to face! It's so depressing now..."
Ming Na opened her mouth, took a few deep breaths, and softened her tone: "Do you think that the only way to protect the country is to go out on a mission and face the enemy directly? You idiot!" She stretched out her finger and poked his forehead hard. Next, he dragged him to a remote corner of the roadside, and then lowered his voice and said: "The Security Agency is not an army. What we do is behind the scenes, whether it is going out to investigate incidents, rescuing compatriots, or making inquiries in various government departments. Information and secret supervision are all equally important! If you don't have the patience to complete your studies and control your own sex, then you really are not qualified to go on a mission!"
Will's face turned red and he was speechless. When Mingna saw this, she couldn't scold him any more, so she changed the subject: "You suddenly came to me, wasn't it just for a night attack? What's the matter?"
Will suddenly choked when he heard this, his face became even redder, and he finally managed to catch his breath. He looked at Ming Na strangely before taking out a letter and handing it to her.
Ming Na took it in confusion, and when she saw the familiar mark on it, she couldn't help but lament: "No way... I just came back..."
Will turned to look at the street lights in the distance: "It's okay, I'm not asking you to go right away, as long as you leave in the near future."
Ming Na cast her illumination spell, and after reading the contents of the letter, she burned it with fire. She has finally been able to use the fireball technique in the past two years, which is not easy.
But the mission mentioned in the letter made her feel a little weird: "In recent years, the trafficking gangs in mainland China have become more and more rampant, and there are signs of spreading to East Coast. Find out who is behind the scenes and eliminate them as much as possible. If there are difficulties. At least get List of participants.”
"Land trafficking has existed for several years, and it is not new in East China. Why are we only investigating it now?" she asked.
Will replied: "It's different this time. Almost all people who were trafficked before were civilians, and many of them were semi-voluntary. The nobles didn't take it seriously, and the agency was too busy to take care of it. But this time, There are nobles involved. They are not selling, they are being sold." He moved closer to Ming Na: "In addition to the couple you rescued this time, there are children of other nobles who encountered the same thing, but they were not so lucky. You Remember, Duras, the director of legal affairs, his niece was in bad luck."
"Duras?" Minna was stunned, "No way?"
Will nodded solemnly: "His family is also a famous and powerful person. Although his brother is only a baron, his territory is in the area bordering Shaonan in the southwest. He is quite wealthy. The girl disappeared while out for fun, and her family passed away. It took me a long time to find out that after extensive searches in the local area, there was not even a trace. At the beginning of this year, a friend of his family saw a female slave who looked very similar to her in a night music tent in the oasis near Anke, and informed his family to come. Yes, but the girl’s father said no when he saw it.”
Ming Na frowned: "Did you do it on purpose? Do you think she has disgraced her family?!" Yele Tent is actually a mobile brothel in the desert. One can imagine the fate of the poor noble girl living in such a place. But if her family disowns her because of this. That's so callous.
"No." Will hurriedly said, "He said no at the time, but after he left, he asked someone to buy his daughter back quietly. Only then did he realize that she no longer recognized him at all. He asked a reliable doctor to check and found that she was probably I took some kind of medicine. Not only did I forget what happened before, but I also completely turned into someone who only knows how to please men..." Will hesitated and didn't know what to say. Minna said for him: "A sex slave? Damn it. !”
Will coughed lightly: "Baron Duras was very angry. He wanted to find out who abducted his daughter, but his daughter had changed hands for more than half a year. No one could find out where she was originally sold. She herself didn't remember anything. However, they did find several other missing children of the declining nobles. The situation was not much better. Two of them died after returning. The Duras family was afraid that if the matter spread, it would have an impact. Because of their family's reputation, they just sent the girl to the countryside to rest without any publicity. However, the Director of Legal Affairs asked our Security Bureau for help privately, and the Director agreed. Some people from the country have already set off, including people from the Duras family. When you arrive at Encore, meet up with those people first, and then investigate together."
Ming Na frowned and said, "Are we going to investigate with outsiders? Doesn't that mean exposing all our secret personnel to the eyes of the Duras family?"
"Mallory didn't say anything, so it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Will thought for a while and then said, "By the way, Mallory specifically asked the messenger to send you a message. The person said that I can just tell you directly. Yes, but I don’t quite understand what he means…”
"Don't worry about what it means." Ming Na said decisively, "Just say what he said."
"It's just... the bears have been eating three times more food and grass recently than in previous years. The price of food in the store is high. Strangely, even spices are out of stock. For this year's May Day celebration, His Majesty the King is likely to ask the Queen I'm borrowing perfume. That's it." Will's face was full of inexplicable wonder, but Minna was thinking hard.
The bear pointed to Nuojia in the north. The demand for food and fodder has increased. It is likely that it is preparing for military supplies. It seems that Nuojia finally couldn't help but want to take action, but I don't know where it will attack this time? The store refers to the mainland. Food prices are rising, and the lives of ordinary people will be greatly affected. If there is a war at this time, the situation will be even worse. Do you want to inform people here to buy more food and transport it back to the country
As for spices... She suddenly remembered the big business her grandfather had mentioned just now. Could there be any relationship between the two
If anything, maybe she already had a clue.
Without further ado, she hurriedly said to Will: "I understand. If nothing happens, I'll go back first. You should go back to Yini as soon as possible. It'll be fine." Then she left.
Will just had time to say: "I have no class tomorrow..." She had completely disappeared on the corner of the street. The young man sighed with some disappointment, turned around and left. When Mingna rushed into the house, she saw her father spreading out all her grandfather's clothes in the hall, mumbling something, and asked in confusion: "Dad, what are you doing?"
"Come back? Why so late?" Anlong raised his head, "I received a letter from your uncle before dinner. He said that Mrs. Mirabell wanted to take back your grandfather's... belongings and clothes. I don't want to give them all, so just take them Come out and pick.”
A hint of dissatisfaction arose in Ming Na's heart: "Why give it to them?! I have already said that grandpa just returned home, not dead. Why are they acting as if grandpa is dead?!"
An Long glanced at her disapprovingly: "Mingna, no matter what disputes there are between me and your uncle, Mrs. Mirabell is kind to us after all. She has been living in seclusion in the past few years. I heard that even outsiders are now Gone. If having your grandfather’s things can make her feel better, what’s the big deal about giving them to them?”
"It doesn't matter, I just hate their attitude! It's like I'm lying!" Ming Na ran upstairs angrily, then rushed down again, picking up a lot of Xiao Tianjian's clothes. Throwing it into the storage ring hanging around his neck: "These were worn by my grandpa during the years when we were together. I wore them when I was a child. They are all mine. Dad just gives them those gorgeous aristocratic costumes!" Anyway, my grandfather only wore those clothes during the few years he was married to Mrs. Mirabell.
An Long said with a headache: "Ming Na, even if the new ring Han Lin made for you has more space than the previous one, you can't waste it like this, right?"
Ming Na raised her head stubbornly: "At worst, I can put them into the bracelet and then into the ring when I go back to the room." The latest product of Hanlin and Patty is a storage device that can accommodate another storage space. For jewelry, she specifically chose a simple, low-key silver ring, and the bracelet she had used for three years became the second choice.
Anlong shook his head helplessly. Seriously consider your daughter's advice.
Within two days, Mingna set off again. This kind of thing happened often in the past two or three years, so Anlong and Dora didn't say anything. She was just told to be careful on the road and protect herself. In addition, Anlong would receive a transfer order soon. Maybe when she returned to this house, they would have already left.
Minna is still dressed as a man. But he didn't drink the magic potion, he just brought many bottles and jars with him, all sent by Sauron. In addition to being grateful to her teacher, she also made up her mind to pack up any potion materials she encountered on the way and bring them back to honor his old man.
The ship carrying spices went north against the current and had already set off for a day. In spring when the air is humid and heavy, as long as there is no wind. That special aroma will stay on the river for a long time. Minna traveled overland on horseback. I went north while smelling the scent and asking questions, but I lost sight of those ships near Ori.
what happened? Minna glanced at the river in confusion. she asked the dam staff. How could those people disappear without the spice ship passing by? It is said that they rested on the edge of Ori Town the night before. The people on the boat even bought rice dumplings, but they suddenly disappeared at dawn
Ming Na lingered in place for half an hour and decided to wait one more night. If she could not find out where they had gone, she would go to Encore City to meet up with the people from China.
Just as she made up her mind, her nose suddenly smelled a hint of spice. Thanks to her mother and grandpa, she has been dealing with these things since she was a child, so her sense of smell is very sensitive. She can smell the smell of the spices that her grandpa sells. She hurriedly walked to the street and looked back, and saw that it was carried by about ten men. Seven or eight wooden boxes passed by, and he followed them to the corner of the street pretending to be passers-by. He watched them enter a house. Suddenly, his heart moved. He turned to the back of the house and saw a small pier there, with three or four boats parked there. On the small boat, the men I saw just now were carrying boxes onto the boat.
How cunning, everyone thought they were just passing by in a boat. Who knew they quietly came ashore and pretended to be locals and took a boat instead? !
Looking at those men, she understood why her grandfather would say they were a little weird. Each one of them had a grayish complexion and looked almost like a dead person, but they could speak and act like normal people, but she couldn't smell the peculiar smell on their bodies.
Someone came out of the cabin and stepped on the wooden board to the shore. Ming Na thought he looked familiar, so she glanced at him a few more times. She was so surprised that she almost screamed, and quickly retracted her head, feeling a little confused.
Isn't that Esparo Heda? He should still have Bala Shige, right? Why are you here? !
Minna bit her lip and looked again, confirming that it was indeed Esparo, or someone who looked exactly like him. Someone actually entered Balashig and still came out. What's going on
She felt that this matter must be reported to the department as soon as possible, but she saw another man coming out of the boat, who was also an acquaintance, the "black cloak" she had seen a few days ago. How could they be together? Are spice customers and slave traders...really on the same side
In order to find out what was going on, Ming Na waited until dark and tried to sneak into the house quietly to look for clues.
She moved lightly, avoiding the patrolling guards, and identified the direction based on her observations during the day. As soon as she approached the study, she heard footsteps coming towards her. She hurriedly hid in the room and saw that the curtains were thick and thick. Long, the window at the back opened again, and he hurriedly hid behind the curtain.
Esparo and the black cloaked messenger came in. The atmosphere between the two was somewhat tense, as if they had just had a quarrel. The former poured a glass of wine and drank it. When the messenger saw this, he said calmly: "If someone can run out, he must be out of danger. What's the point of us arguing about this matter anymore?"
"What's the point?" Esparo sneered, "My biological brother was abducted by you and almost fed that kind of medicine. What's the point of it?!"
A trace of disdain flashed in the messenger's eyes: "You personally ordered to capture the daughter of the Duras family and gave her the medicine yourself. You didn't blink an eyelid at that time." "How is that the same?!" Esparo suddenly said He threw the cup and said, "His family is in trouble. They deserve this kind of retribution! But my brother...my brother...if he becomes like that, I would rather kill him with my own hands!"
"Since you care about your brothers so much, why don't you just take them over?" the messenger advised him. "The master will take good care of them. We will also find ways to rescue your father and brother who are in prison."
Esparo suppressed his anger and said calmly: "It's not convenient now. Let's wait a few years. There is probably someone watching them."
"You don't...don't trust us, do you?" The messenger smiled, "Don't worry, we have always been sincere to our own people. As long as you do things for us honestly."
"Ah, I can do this." Esparo wiped the dust off his sleeves, "I just hope you don't forget to promise me when you capture Ito City."
Ming Na was extremely shocked. She turned slightly and wanted to leave from the window, but suddenly she heard a "click" on the ceiling, and the two people in the room immediately jumped up: "Who is it?!"
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