After the Legend

Chapter 11: A hidden secret

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Veronica hesitated for a moment and said: "Gama once said something. It seems that... the man from Nomonka ordered to kill everyone. He guessed that it might be related to the news he got not long ago. , it is said..." She lowered her voice: "In our country of East, there is a noble minister who has contact with Prince Mario. Every year, he passes on important information about Ito City in order to obtain huge benefits. Gama is almost going to find out. That minister’s name was revealed, and this is what happened.”

An Long was shocked, but Xiao Tianjian sneered: "I knew that those nobles only had their own interests at heart. For these interests, they didn't even want the country, and actually committed treason."

Anlong simply couldn't believe it: "How is this possible? What kind of interests would make them willing to betray the country? I can't believe such a thing. The nobles who can become ministers are all from great families that have been inherited for more than a hundred years. There must be many Manors, real estate, jewelry. Will such a family be short of money? Can Noga give them more power? I really don’t understand.”

"What's not clear about this?" Xiao Tianjian sneered, "There are many nobles who pretend to be fat, not to mention that money is never too much. Why do you think I was so popular in Yitong back then? Isn't it just because I can make money? Is it? Moreover, Noga is not an enemy country. Even if there are a few people who are ambitious, ambition alone is not enough to invade a country. As long as Noga’s army does not reach Ito City, the interests of the nobles cannot be shaken. If you collude with foreign countries, you can gain a lot of benefits."

He listed everything he could think of, including: direct exchange for money and property; exchange for concessions or discounts in commercial transactions; when political opponents came to power, suggesting that Noga send a small army to harass the border as a lever to attack political opponents; Nojia "unintentionally" leaked some secret letters, falsely accusing political opponents of having liaisons with other countries; when one of his own people was serving as a military official, he asked Nojia to pretend to be a sneak attack and then be repelled, so that he could earn credit for his own people... and so on.

An Long and Veronica were dumbfounded. When Xiao Tianjian saw this, he felt a little proud: "Young people, you are still too young. I only mentioned a few of the possibilities, it's not a big deal. There is even another possibility, that is That minister was sent by Nojia to help Nojia conquer East, and then he can become a prime minister or something like that."

Veronica praised coolly: "As expected of Earl Xiao, no conspiracy or trick can be hidden from you."

Xiao Tianjian pretended not to understand the sarcasm in her words, and just asked his son: "What are you going to do? The minister's name has not been found out yet, but even at the border of Nuojia, he can hunt you down through his allies. Now go back In the country, it is considered his territory, and he will never let you find out his identity."

Anlong frowned: "In any case, this matter must be reported to the General Administration as soon as possible to find out the name and identity of the minister. Otherwise, let him continue to deliver the news to Noga. Once Prince Mario succeeds to the throne, what will happen to us?" If St. starts a war, things will be dangerous.”

Veronica also agreed and said: "Then we will immediately contact Eamon, the director of the Northern Intelligence Department. He is in the northern fortress. Through him, he can directly send messages to Ito using carrier pigeons."

An Long immediately set out to go out, but was stopped by Xiao Tianjian: "Emon? Are you talking about a big fat guy with a bald head and a big beard?" Seeing the two people nodding, he said: "Then you'd better not Go find him. You young people may not know much about it. It is said that this Eamon is the illegitimate son of the Heda family, a big noble in Ito City. He has been working for the family since he was a child. The head of the Heda family and the eldest son both hold important positions, and there are many others. Young family members are working in various government departments. I think their family’s behavior may be the target you are looking for. If you go to Eamon, wouldn’t you be throwing yourself into a trap?”

When Anlong heard what he said, he also became suspicious: "In this way... I have reported to him because I have no news about Veronica, but he has never responded..."

Veronica took a breath: "Then who can we believe? Eamon has been in the Northern Intelligence Division for more than twenty years and has the most seniority. Now the entire north is under his jurisdiction, and all security agency personnel in the region are under his supervision. Jurisdiction, if he is not reliable, we can only report directly to the General Administration, but along the way..." She took a few breaths, feeling that her eyes were getting dark, and she couldn't hold on any longer.

An Long hurriedly helped her lie down again: "The most important thing is to heal your injury first. Don't worry about anything else first." Xiao Tianjian also said: "Yes, you are injured like this and you can't support yourself to Yidong City. You'd better heal first." It hurts so much." Veronica gasped and shook her head: "But... this matter must be known to the General Administration as soon as possible..." An Long also knew that what she said was reasonable, and said hesitantly: "How about... I go to test Ai first. Mon? Maybe the Heda family has nothing to do with this matter."

Xiao Tianjian hurriedly stopped him: "Don't act rashly! If it is really the Heda family, you should have alerted the snake." After that, he turned to Veronica and said: "That minister has been betraying information for more than a day or two, that's right. This is the time. Even if Nuojia really wants to do something, it’s not now. You can rest assured and recover first, and wait until the injury gets better before you go on the road. The doctor said that some medicinal materials are not enough. I will go to Xike and find some. I’m not here. You are not allowed to mess around during the time, do you hear me clearly?!"

He shouted loudly, which startled Anlong and Veronica. They looked at each other and nodded reluctantly.

Xiao Tianjian set out for Xike the next day. It is a small town located at the junction of the three countries of Noga, East and Vana. It is an important trading center of the three countries. Compared with Water City where Xiao Tianjian started, it is much smaller in scale and focuses more on medicinal materials, magic materials, Trading of grain, wine, animal skins and other items. The several medicinal materials Veronica needed to treat her injuries this time were only available in Xiko, except for the Yarrow Forest where they originated. Compared with the Yalor Forest, which is more than 500 kilometers away, Siko is closer to Qedun.

With his father absent, Anlong had to visit the injured Veronica alone. As he walked, he thought about which minister had an affair with Noga, and whether his boss Eamon could be trusted. Maybe because I was so absorbed in thinking, I didn't realize that there was a small tail attached to my back.

Minna quietly followed her father, carefully following him up the stairs in the streets and alleys. When she thought that even her grandfather had left home inexplicably, she couldn't restrain her curiosity and wanted to know what secrets her father and grandfather had. It seems that his father has not noticed that he is following him. It seems that the Qing Kung Fu he learned is quite useful, and he does not feel tired at all after walking such a long distance.

She saw her father turn around and enter the tailor's house from a distance. She felt strange and was about to go over to take a look. Suddenly she saw him come out again and hurriedly hid behind a big stone on the roadside. Then she saw him continue walking forward from a distance. , and when he was about to follow, he found that the tailor's aunt was looking at his father's back, which was very strange.

She quietly walked along the path to avoid the tailor's sight, and met her father again halfway. When she saw him entering the doctor's clinic, she walked quietly to the window of the clinic, stepped on a big stone, climbed up the window sill and looked into the room. , I vaguely saw my father entering a room, and the voice seemed to be talking to a woman, but the curtain blocked it, so I couldn't see who it was. Suddenly, the female nurse lifted the curtain and came out with gauze and potion. Minna's sharp eyes found that the person inside was the always annoying Veronica. She was startled, lost her footing for a moment, and fell down a big rock, causing several boys nearby to laugh. The one who laughed the loudest was the son of Bree's stepmother. She turned around and glared at him, As a result, the other party ran away while booing.

The female nurse heard the sound and came out to see her. As soon as she saw her, she asked: "Huh? Aren't you Mr. Cardo's little Mingna? Why are you here?" Mingna secretly thought that it was not good and she was about to run away. Her eyes were blurred. , her father had already appeared in front of her, and she had no choice but to flatter her with a smile: "Dad, you move so fast..."

Anlong looked at her with a half-smile, nodded to the female nurse, then grabbed his daughter's collar and carried her into the ward. When Ming Na was brought to Veronica, she recalled the threat the other party had made to her last time and shrank her neck in fear. But she soon discovered that the other party was lying in the hospital bed with a pale face and bandages on his hands and neck. He seemed to be very weak.

Is this vicious woman sick? So she can't scare herself with a knife? Ming Na was secretly happy, but she still felt happy when she thought that others were sick. Her mother would definitely blame her if she found out. But then I thought, since she is this woman, maybe my mother won’t blame herself.

She was thinking wildly when she was suddenly knocked on the head by An Long: "What are you doing standing there? Why don't you say hello quickly?" Mingna called out: "Hello, Aunt Veronica." But the other person just looked at her indifferently. She glanced at it and turned her head away. She curled her lips, rolled her eyes, and thought, "Do you think I want to call you?"

An Long coughed lightly and asked his daughter with a straight face: "Why are you here? Are you here with dad?"

Ming Na then remembered that her father had just caught her, and she lowered her head in embarrassment: "You and grandpa are mysterious every day, and grandpa is still missing. I want to know what secrets you have." Bian glanced at his father secretly to see if he was angry.

An Long just looked helpless, and he said to his daughter sternly: "Now that you already know, dad will no longer hide it from you. Aunt Veronica is sick and needs to be treated here. Her family members are not here, So daddy has to take good care of her. Don’t tell your mom about this, okay?"

"Why?"

"Because I don't want to quarrel with your mother." Anlong replied, "Have you forgotten? Last time my aunt came to see your father, you were disobedient and told your mother what happened. As a result, your mother and father quarreled for a whole day. What about you? At that time, we hid in the woods and cried, don’t you remember?”

Only then did Ming Na remember. I've been having so much fun lately that I almost forgot about it. Mingna immediately agreed to her father's request and even flirted with him... This was the way of making an agreement that her grandfather taught her. In any case, she could no longer violate her father's words and leak the matter to her mother at will, causing them to quarrel again.

Anlong was very happy that his daughter was obedient, and he asked enthusiastically about how she tracked her down, and greatly praised her level of Qinggong. As a reward, he also planned to teach his daughter some of Xiao Tianjian's recent tricks of small grappling. Teach in the afternoon. Ming Na was deceived by her father and left happily.

After sending his daughter away, Anlong said to Veronica sheepishly: "The child is not sensible yet, don't be offended." Veronica turned her head: "It's nothing. But you should take those clothes back." , lest your wife knows that you took her clothes and will quarrel with you."

Anlong smiled and said: "These are not Dora's clothes. You have different figures. You can't wear her clothes. I asked a tailor to make these a few days ago. You can't even wear your clothes. You can't always borrow them from a nurse." It belongs to my aunt. I asked someone to make it according to your old measurements. I don’t know if it will fit you, so you can try it on when you have time."

Veronica looked at the bag of clothes and looked at Anlong with complicated emotions: "You don't have to be so nice to me. Not only do you come to see me every day, but you also bring me food and clothes, and I even joked that you would give them to me. You agreed to my return to Ito. You don’t actually have to do this.”

Anlong smiled bitterly: "If I hadn't changed my mind temporarily, you wouldn't have been so seriously injured. It's all my responsibility that you are lying here today. It's just a small thing to help you, it's really nothing."

Veronica's face was a little ugly: "What? Do you think that with you here, I won't be hurt? You think too highly of your own abilities, right? But what you said makes sense. If you were there at that time, the two of us would It will indeed be easier to deal with the pursuing soldiers. But there are so many 'what ifs' in this world? What has already happened can't be changed no matter how much you think about it."

"That's why I hope to make up for the mistakes I made as much as possible." Anlong said sincerely, "I failed to go to Maicheng with you as ordered. I was already suspected of dereliction of duty. Now that I know I was wrong, I must take responsibility. "

"Responsibility? What responsibility?" Veronica suddenly became excited. "Your responsibility is to stay here and continue to supervise the work of the armaments station! I can go back alone. This is within our own country. This road I I don’t know how many times I’ve gone. Who dares to deal with me openly?! With my skills, I don’t even care about those little characters!”

"Veronica! Calm down!" An Long shouted in a low voice. He looked outside the door and then came back and said, "Why are you so excited? My decision couldn't be more reasonable: Mr. Yu, you are my companion. You were injured because of my carelessness, and you are carrying important information. If I let you go on the road alone, if something unexpected happens along the way, how can I meet my colleagues from the Security Department? Yu Si, you are the little sister I grew up with. , you are injured, how can I, my brother, ignore you? I have thought about it again and again before making this decision. As for the armaments station, you don’t have to worry, the important task has been completed, and there will be a period of free time. Time. Anyway, no one here works around May Day, so if I go to Ito, it won’t delay my business."

Veronica gradually calmed down while listening. She was silent for a long time, and then suddenly said: "Then what are you going to tell your wife? Will she agree?"

This is also what worries Anlong. It is impossible to say it directly. After all, it is related to the secrets of the Security Agency. But if he doesn't say it, Dora will misunderstand it. What kind of excuse are you looking for