Jie coughed slightly and asked, "Tell me, who is the person you are following? Where is he now?"
"I live in the entertainment oasis." Minte said in an understatement. "The man in his thirties seems to be a foreigner. His name is Paro. He is now a distinguished guest of Mrs. Ziya. I heard that the woman we rescued originally Some of the children were originally meant to be sent here. There should have been several batches before, but I have been here for several days and haven't found them. I suspect they are all in the Bliss Room. That is a place that only entertains distinguished guests. We ordinary guards can't get in."
"Oh? Mrs. Ziya?" Jie lowered his head and muttered, seeming to have thought of something. Minte looked at him carefully before asking: "What about you? What is the origin of the person you are following?"
Jie woke up when he heard this and said with a smile: "That is a businessman who is active on the southern border of Nuojia. He has connections with many criminals. I suspect that they are a quite large trafficking group. Once the evidence is collected, they must be arrested." The law will do the trick!"
Minte blinked, looked at Jie and smiled, but secretly gritted his teeth. Nothing this guy said was true! How does that man in gray look like a businessman? What is the kidnapping group doing after Noga's throne? What's more, Esparo, as the eldest son of the Heda family and heir to the dukedom for hundreds of years, tried his best to escape from Balasgue just to engage in the business of abducting noble boys and girls? Then what does he mean by "I hope you don't forget to promise me when you capture Ito Castle"? Will a trafficking group attack a country? !
While looking at Jie, Minte said: "I also suspected that there were many people behind them, so I kept paying attention to their actions. The two people met for the second time tonight. The last time they met. I eavesdropped on them They spoke as if they were mentioning King Noga or something, are you sure they are just businessmen?"
Jie's eyes flashed and he quickly asked: "What did they talk about?!"
"It's nothing important, they're just having their own whims." Minte pretended to look in the direction of the entertainment oasis casually, "I've been out for a long time, and I should go back to rest, otherwise the other guards will become suspicious. Contact me when you have time. ." After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Wait a minute!" Jie stopped him hastily and was about to say something. I caught a glimpse of the smile that disappeared from the corner of his mouth, and I suddenly understood in my heart. I sighed and said, "Okay. I didn't tell the truth just now, and I apologize to you. But we were strangers ten minutes ago, so I hid it." Some of your things are normal. Let me tell you the truth now. The man just now was indeed a businessman in name, but in fact he was the subordinate of a powerful man in Nomonka. That powerful man was very interested in the Noga throne and wanted to become The king of this country. I didn’t want him to succeed, so I secretly investigated his criminal evidence. Just like this, I followed the clues and found the person who was just now. But now the clues are broken. If you can tell me the information about the person who contacted him , I would be very grateful.”
"So that's it!" Minte looked like he suddenly realized, "Then why are they related to the trafficking group? Also, who are you? It sounds like you are amazing."
Jie paused and said: "Although I am also a noble, I am not really a big shot. I work for His Majesty the King. I don't know why those people are related to the trafficking group, but I can tell You. They will never be as simple as a trafficking group. This matter has risen to the national level and is not something your employer can interfere with. I can promise you that I will never let any of them go. If your employer Agree, I can also hand over some people to them. Just tell me everything you know."
he said. While staring closely at Mint. It seems that he is very concerned about the latter's reaction. Minte thought for a moment. Then he smiled and said: "What our young master is most concerned about is that Paro. Just leave him to us. The rest can be handled by you big shots. But you have to tell us what happened. I will report it to my superiors. . As for what that person said to that Paro just now. The original words are as follows: We are ready. As long as... the order. It will be... Gale II is dead. The throne of Noga is ours... in the way. Duke Jedda and a few other nobles. Just a little surprise... that's it. I didn't actually hear clearly. Then they found out someone was eavesdropping. I had to run away."
Jay blinked: "That's it?"
"That's it." Minte nodded seriously.
Jie secretly gritted his teeth. These few sentences seem to be very useful. But no specific information was disclosed. What's the difference between listening and not listening? This brat! He actually used a few words that had little effect. Just lied to yourself
never mind. Anyway, he didn't suffer much loss.
Jiepi said to Minte with a smile: "I understand. As long as we catch someone, we will notify you. If you have any clues, you must tell me. Everyone exchanges information with each other. .”
Minte smiled and agreed. The two were about to break up when he suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, that person mentioned something about the obstructive Duke Jada and several other nobles... Your name is Jay, right?" Could it be the young Duke?" Speaking of which, he also met Duke Jedda a few years ago, and his facial features were somewhat similar to the one in front of him. Unfortunately, the other person's face was full of beard and his facial features could not be clearly seen.
Jie paused, turned around and said with a smile: "Even if they have the same name, they may not be the same person." After that, he walked away. Minte smiled and went back to the entertainment oasis on his own.
The next day, he observed Esparo carefully for several hours, and when he saw that the other party did not show anything strange, he suppressed his doubts.
According to the information currently obtained, the mastermind behind the incident is a powerful person from Noga. Although we don’t know whether it is true or not, there are indeed people who want to harm King Gael II of Noga. Who is this powerful person? If Esparo was in cahoots with them, why was he involved in the abduction case? What role did Mrs. Ziya play in it
Minte recalled the information he had obtained again and again, trying to combine Esparo and the Heda family, Madam Ziya, the trafficking group, the mysterious man in black with the shadow bird, the elusive man in gray, and the unknown These lines of being a powerful person in Nuojia are connected, but no conclusion can be drawn. While he was troubled, he suddenly heard someone calling his name. When he raised his head, he saw that it was the squad leader patrolling the camp.
The squad leader said to him with a smile on his face: "You are always serious about your work, and Mr. Nick also praised you for your dedication to your duties. I am going to Mongli to collect debts today. This is a good job. You can go with me."
Minte asked doubtfully: "Is this okay? What about the camp patrol?"
"It's okay, it's okay." The team leader waved his hand, "There are very few guests today, and there is nothing to do. If you stay here, you will have nothing to do. Let's go to Mengli to have fun together. There are benefits." He winked, "This Mr. Nick paid special attention to you, saying that he wanted to reward you and I for working hard, so it doesn’t matter if you come back later.”
Minte frowned slightly. He pretended to be okay and agreed. When he went back to the account and packed his things, he was wondering in his heart. What was the purpose of Nick specifically asking him to collect the account? He also hinted that he didn’t need to come back so early. What will happen to Mengli, or is there something in the entertainment oasis that he cannot know
When riding out, he took a few more glances into the oasis. Sure enough, we found that there were 70% to 80% fewer guests, especially those in ordinary clothes, as well as children and women. What happened? He has been here for so many days, but the entertainment oasis has never been so quiet.
When I arrived in Mongli, the first thing I went to find was a man who lived in the Noga residential area. Minte was shocked when she saw him. The man was so thin that there was only a handful of bones left, his face was pale, his eyes were wide open, and there was a hint of madness in his eyes.
The team leader was a little frightened. He stuttered and asked: "We are here to collect debts. Do you, do you have the money to pay back?!"
The man stared at him, said "wait", then turned back to the room and took out a bag. He asked "how much?" while opening the bag, and the coins fell on the table. Scattered everywhere.
The squad leader was stunned. He swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, then looked at the booklet in his hand and said, "A total of thirty-six gold coins, eight silver coins, and twenty-nine copper coins." He looked at the pile of money greedily.
The man counted dozens of coins and came out: "Here are thirty-seven gold coins. No need to change." He still put the money in the linen bag and took it back to the room. The team leader looked at the gold coins and was stunned. Minte hurriedly stepped forward to put the money into the bag and pulled him out.
The squad leader whistled and screamed: "Has this guy gotten rich?! He is so generous?! When I came last month, he was still crying and begging me for a few days of grace. He couldn't even get a few silver coins in interest. Come out."
Minte also felt a little strange and heard footsteps behind him. Then I looked back and saw the man carrying a shovel out of the door. He walked to the corner of the street and met a dozen men who were also carrying shovels, hoes, sticks and other items. After saying a few words, they headed southeast together. The direction went.
Minte went to the next house with doubts. Although the debtor this time was not as generous as the previous one, he paid off the debt and kicked them out immediately. When they left, a middle-aged woman from the house next door came to borrow a shovel, saying that her husband had taken away her land. The debtor said, "I need to use mine later, so I can't lend it to you."
It's not the busy farming season, and there is almost no farmland in Mongli. What are these people doing with shovels and hoes
Min Te was about to follow to see what was going on, but he was stopped by the team leader who was traveling with him: "Where are you going? There are still a few places that you haven't visited yet." He had to give up the tracking plan temporarily.
Finally, all the accounts were collected, and the sun had not yet set. The team leader said happily: "Today went really smoothly. It would have taken at least a day or two before." While talking, he stuffed a small bag into Minte's hand: "Here, take it. , this is your hard work today. Several poor people have become generous, and we get more than before."
As soon as Mint squeezed the small bag, he knew that it contained money. He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "It's rare that I have a good harvest today. Anyway, Mr. Nick also said that you can go back later. Why don't I invite you to my uncle's shop for a drink?" Right? The side dishes there are very famous, and the waitress is also pretty good."
The squad leader was overjoyed. Without waiting for anything else, he took him and ran to "Friedolf". After three glasses of wine and several dishes of delicacies given by Anaphylactoid, he said excitedly: "You're a very good boy." As a human being, I will say that others say you are arrogant, but it is actually a misunderstanding. Don't worry, I will persuade them more when I go back. We are all eating together and are not enemies. As long as they find out that you are not like the rumors, they will definitely I will treat you as a friend.”
Minte smiled: "No need, I'm not good at making friends with people, as long as you understand me, Captain."
"I understand, of course I understand!" The team leader drank another drink, his face flushed, "You actually have a bad temper and don't like to interact with others, so everyone misunderstood you. Even Mr. Nick told me to pay attention to you. Action, I’m afraid you’re going to do something bad.”
Mint felt a chill in his heart, poured him a glass of wine, persuaded him to drink it, and asked casually, "Did Mr. Nick ask you to pay attention to me? What did he say?"
The squad leader's mind was already a little confused, and he said unsteadily: "He just said that you always like to walk around and thinks that you have bad intentions. It's so unfair! When we are patrolling, isn't it just that we have to walk around... uh... walk around? ? What we do is tiring and hard, and we are always looked down upon by others..." He complained nonstop. Minte responded while listening, and glanced at the counter, where Frido was already waiting. He beckoned a pretty maid to accompany the team leader, and Minte left in a "conscious" manner.
When we arrived at the hut behind the store, Luma and the brother from the leather boot shop were waiting there. Minte hurriedly greeted them, and then told all the information he had found out yesterday, and said: "The person who claims to be named Jie, I suspect that even if he is not Duke Jedda, he is an important figure in Noga politics. This matter Should we intervene?"
Luma thought deeply for a moment and said: "After investigating this matter, the trafficking group is already secondary. The change of the throne of a country will have a huge impact on the situation of the entire continent. Nuojia has been preparing for war in the past few years. Prince Mario is causing trouble, and King Gael II himself is a peacemaker. Unfortunately, he is too weak to control the situation, but if he dies, the situation will be even worse!"
He told Minte: "Find ways to help him more, not only in terms of intelligence, but if necessary, you can even help him arrest people! Gain his trust as much as possible, collect more intelligence, and if the situation permits, test him Views on the war. In the past, our security agency had a lot of people stationed in Nomonka. They were almost completely eliminated a few years ago. In the past two years, two of them were finally released in Noga, both of which are not far from the border. , but not Nomonka. Now that we have Jie as a line, we must not give up!"
Minte frowned and said: "This person is very alert and is not easily fooled. Many of these things were inferred by me afterwards. He said he was frank, but in fact he concealed a lot of things."
"It doesn't matter." Luma smiled, "You also concealed a lot of things. Just insist that you are a guard hired by a noble family to investigate the trafficking group. Don't let him discover your relationship with the security agency."
Minte nodded solemnly, suddenly feeling a little stressed.
It was getting late and he had to leave. Just as he was about to walk out of the room, he suddenly remembered something and said to Frido: "It's very weird in the entertainment oasis today. There are 70 to 80% fewer guests. Nick even sent me out on purpose. Listening to what the drunkard outside said, he seems to be suspicious of me. Do you know what's going on at the Entertainment Oasis today?"
Frido frowned and said, "I'm not sure about this, but I heard that some big shots from the north came to Mengli today. I wonder if they have anything to do with Ziya."
The north refers to Nuojia. Could it be that Mrs. Ziya really colluded with them? But why would she do this
"One more thing." Minte said, "I was in the town just now and saw many people gathering with shovels, hoes and the like. What are they doing?"
Frido was stunned, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he rushed out suddenly. Minte looked inexplicably, and Luma walked up behind him and said calmly: "The situation in Mengli... seems to be a little out of control."
Huh? What does it mean