Late at night, in a small house on a certain street in a certain town, four men closed the door tightly and lit a candle on the table. They all sat at the table. One of them took out a few pieces of paper and put them on the table for his companions to see: "Here is the list of escorted Cavaliers and the positions they are responsible for. And this is where they will go." Route. Take a look
The other three people took turns looking at it, all frowning. The man said: "The person in charge this time seems to be quite capable and experienced. Looking at the protective formations of these knights, we may not be able to launch an attack from a distance."
"I heard that the carriage's body is made of steel plates. Even the most powerful steel arrows can at best penetrate the carriage, but may not be able to hurt the people in the carriage. Moreover, we are not sure where the target is. Which location."
"What should we do?!" The youngest of the four couldn't hold his breath. "Several people have been arrested due to mistakes before, and their superiors pretended to be accidental and silenced them during the escort. If we can't complete the mission, I’m afraid I’m no better than them! I’m still young, and I don’t want to die like this!”
"Who said we can't complete the mission?!" Another person was unhappy. "We can't do it on the road, not even at night? It's too late tonight. Wait until tomorrow, when they arrive at the next accommodation, just watch. , the custodian asked that boy to get into my trap."
Several other people became interested and hurriedly asked what the trap was. The man proudly called his companions and whispered for a long time before everyone suddenly realized it and clapped their hands and applauded.
Several people discussed quietly for a while and planned out the details before finding a place to sleep. After a while, they lost consciousness.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew in the room and flew out through the open window, taking away a faint fragrance. Ming Na pushed herself against the window sill. I jumped in and checked that a few people were indeed fascinated, and then I felt free to search the papers in their arms. As soon as she touched something, she was about to turn around and leave. She paused, raised the corner of her mouth, and then emptied all the money bags from several people. She also plundered pocket watches, necklaces, rings and other valuables, including those The personal daggers decorated with gold and silver were also spared. He just jumped out of the window and left.
Alex burst out of the darkness and asked, "How's it going? Solved
Ming Na showed him the pieces of paper and said, "Only insiders know these things. Where did they get the news? You see, it clearly lists all the hotels where we will stay." The name, the location of the entrance and exit, and even what kind of drink the Cavaliers captain likes to drink. Do you think there will be someone in the Cavaliers who can pass on the news to them? "
Alex frowned: "I can't tell for sure. I asked the knight captain, and he said that they are the reserve members of the Royal Cavaliers, sent directly from the palace. They usually perform very well. It is very likely that this year their members are generally from ordinary families, but some are the sons of declining nobles or minor nobles. Compared with the official royal knights, their origins are cleaner, but there is no guarantee that there are no People who are attracted by all the major forces."
Minna thought for a moment. He said: "We still have a few days to get to Ito. If we leave this person alone and let him continue to leak information, who knows what those people will do? We still have to find this person."
"Then... let's just pretend we don't know. Let's see how they do it." Alex smiled slightly. Then she looked at the thing in Ming Na's hand with some confusion. "What's this?"
"Their money bags and valuable things." Ming Na's voice became cheerful. "I said I was going to be a thief tonight. Of course I wanted to steal something. The information on these pieces of paper is too important. It's better not to let the bad guys know. Since I can't kill them for the time being, in order to avoid them becoming suspicious. I Just take away all the valuable things. They will think it is a thief doing the work. They will not doubt us. "
Alex suppressed a smile: "The idea is good. But they don't have any money. How can they take action against us?"
Ming Na blinked: "That's why I didn't take away their boots. As long as they are smart enough, they can still keep up." She smiled and pulled Alex to go to the residential house in the next block. Scatter all the stolen money and things into other people's homes. Then he returned to the inn.
Early the next morning. When everyone is preparing to pack up and set off. Minna and Alex just sat aside pretending that nothing happened. Carefully observe everyone in the Cavaliers. Want to find a suspicious person. But there was still no gain.
However, seeing how leisurely they were, Hebie wanted to say something several times, but never spoke.
The day passed uneventfully, nothing happened. Ming Na looked at Alex in confusion, but the other person calmly flipped through the book, glanced back, and said with words: ΩLemon steals the ye? Qiaoma drops the mu Yin level and the paper cow? The earthworm and the silkworm Lu Chu?br>
When they arrived at the inn where they rested for the night, everyone dismounted, but found that no one came out to greet them. Herbie's face darkened and he turned to the knight captain: "Have you really booked a room here?!" The knight captain hurriedly motioned to his subordinates to ask what was going on. The man hurried into the store and came out soon, followed by a fat old man. His face was sweating profusely and there were a few drops of blood on his sleeves.
The fat old man nodded and apologized to them: "I'm really sorry, distinguished guest. Two mercenaries just got into a fight in the store and destroyed half of my store. The room was in a mess and the dishes in the kitchen were all stained. It's really... I'm afraid we can't receive you. If you don't mind, I can offer you a few good hotels. Although they are a little smaller than mine, if you stay separately, let them give you a good discount. , you see..."
Hebie snorted coldly, grabbed the knight captain and walked to the side, and said viciously: "Look where you booked the land! There are still mercenaries fighting? Do you have His Highness's safety at heart?!"
"Of course." The knight captain frowned slightly, but still held back his anger, "This is the largest inn in the local area, and the backyard is enough to accommodate a hundred people. There are many of us, so we can only choose this place!"
"Then what should we do now? If we live in several hotels, His Highness's safety will not be guaranteed!"
The knight captain is also in a very difficult position. They can't be spread out, but where can they find a place big enough to accommodate the entire convoy
"Excuse me..." A male voice sounded behind them, and they both turned around. Only then did he realize that he was a young knight. He smiled shyly and said, "Captain, do you want to find a place to live? In fact, I am a local, and I know there is a place for everyone to live, and The environment there is much better than that of a hotel."
Herbie quickly asked: "Where?!"
"There is a holiday manor just three kilometers outside the city. I heard it is owned by the Duras family and has just been renovated. If we stay overnight, they will definitely agree, right?"
Herbie and the knight captain were both very surprised. The newly renovated noble manor is certainly a more worthy accommodation for a prince. More importantly, even if Duras is not too fond of the eldest prince, at least he will not be unfavorable to him.
Ming Na heard it from the side and knew it well. Alex's heart tightened. He remembered that three months ago, the manor's surname was Mandheling. There was no need for the family to sell the estate. At this moment, it seemed particularly suspicious for this knight to mention the manor.
He stared at the young knight with a gloomy expression. Seeing that Herbie was about to order everyone to go to the manor, he hesitated for a while and then said: "I have been to that place. The location is too remote. It is a few meters away from the roadside. A hundred meters away, we still have to pass through a small forest. Moreover, the manor is built next to a swamp, and the humidity is too high, which may not be good for His Highness's injuries."
Herbie hesitated: "Are you telling the truth?" The young knight hurriedly said: "Actually, it's not far away. We'll be there in a blink of an eye on horseback. The owner of the manor specially installed a fireplace in every room to prevent moisture. of!"
Alex glanced at him lightly: "You know very well...have you been there?"
The knight was suffocated and didn't know how to answer. He was the son of a grocer, so it was impossible for him to be a guest at the Duras Manor. If he said he had been, everyone would be suspicious.
Alex ignored him. He said directly to Herbie: "It's just for one night, why bother? The manor is not on our route yet. Why not stay at the city lord's house?"
"City Lord? But he is..." Hebi was worried about the crowd around him and did not dare to say that the famous second prince sent him to live in his house. Isn't it like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth
Minna smiled and approached him and whispered: "Idiot! Everyone knows that he is from the enemy faction. If something happens to His Highness, wouldn't it mean that he was the one who did it? The king hasn't torn him apart yet. ? For his own safety. He will fight tooth and nail to protect His Highness. On the contrary, if you go outside the city and something happens, he can argue that you are not under his jurisdiction and he should not be responsible."
Hebi suddenly realized it and quickly ordered everyone to turn their horses and drive towards the city lord's palace. The young knight was stunned for a long time before he quickly followed.
Late at night, there was silence in the city lord's mansion. From time to time, soldiers patrolled in front of and behind the house, with the density almost three times higher than usual.
A dark figure flashed out of the house, carefully looked around a few times, then moved his body against the wall, hiding himself in the shadow of the trees, avoiding the two patrolling groups of soldiers, and turned into the small kitchen courtyard. A small door unknown to outsiders. The dark figure took out a thin wire and fiddled with the lock a few times. The door opened and the dark figure quickly dodged out.
Minna jumped down from the tree, looked back at Alex behind her, smiled at each other, then followed the example of the black shadow and opened the door and went out, covering him.
At this time, she had changed into a dark dress and soft-soled leather boots, while Alex was still wearing his black robe. The two of them walked quietly on the dark street, From time to time, the black shadow on the tree beside the road didn't even notice that there were two more people behind him.
The moon passed through the clouds, and although its light was dim, it was enough for people to see clearly what was happening on the street. Minna followed closely behind the dark figure, and by the moonlight in the sky, she recognized the face as that of the young knight who suggested going to the manor outside the city during the day.
He looked around cautiously, and after a while, he turned into an alley. Mingna wanted to follow, but was caught by Alex and took a step back. She hid against the wall at the entrance of the alley. She was a little confused. Alex pointed ahead, and she realized that it was a very long road. In the short alley, the knight stood in front of a door less than ten meters away from her.
The knight raised his hand and knocked on the door, twelve times in a very rhythmic manner, before a gentle male voice came from the door. The two exchanged a few words, and then the man welcomed the young knight in.
Ming Na didn't hear clearly what they were talking about. When she saw this, she hurriedly walked to the door and listened carefully. She only vaguely heard "the Mandheling boy", "the plan failed", "tomorrow", "the woods" " Just as I was trying to hear these intermittent words more clearly, a heavy object was suddenly thrown from the opposite wall, breaking the window with a bang. The candles in the room were instantly blown out, and then someone shouted "Run away!"
Seeing that something was not going well, Alex hurriedly opened the door and rushed in. He only saw a black figure rushing towards him and hurriedly avoided it. Mingna rushed forward with a sword to restrain the black figure. When he looked at the room again, it was already empty. There was no one else. There was a fourth person, and the window on the opposite wall creaked. It was blown shut by the wind. Then he looked down at the black figure. It was the young knight who had tipped off the news, but he could no longer say anything at this time. , because his throat was cut, and bright red blood was flowing out. His pupils were dilated, and he had already lost any signs of life.
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