The moonlight was shining brightly, and Alice stood on the balcony, staring quietly at the night sky. Bailey and Jiu Morocco had each led their armies to leave the Yellowstone Province three days ago, but Alice did not leave, perhaps not long ago. She was timid because of her nostalgia, or because she didn't want to witness the fate of certain people, or because she wanted to gather the refugees who had escaped, so she stayed resolutely.
The entire mansion was much quieter than usual. The mercenaries of the major alliance also left with An Fei. Only Ximpela's regiment remained in the city. The guards trained by Ximpela officially took up their posts and began to take charge. Alice's daily life is safe.
"It's getting cold now, so wear more clothes and take care of yourself." Susanna said as she walked over and put the cloak on Alice's body.
"Suzanne, thank you." Alice said softly.
"You..." Susanna shook her head. She didn't like Alice's etiquette that she would never forget, but it was hard to say anything.
"Has the news about An Fei spread?" Alice changed the topic.
"Yeah." Susanna lowered her voice and said, "If those guys are really going to do something, it will definitely be in the next few days."
"You have to be more careful!"
"It's you who should be careful." Susanna smiled and said in a confident tone: "I have it, so what are you afraid of!" After saying that, Susanna patted the long sword on her waist. To be able to reach the pinnacle of a professional, possessing the necessary The belief in victory is the most basic factor. If you don’t even have self-confidence, how can you talk about overcoming all kinds of difficulties? Even Deshelet didn't believe that An Fei could kill him at the last moment, which proved the kind of confidence he had.
"If they are really from West, they shouldn't hurt me." Alice adjusted the cloak on her shoulders with her hands: "An Fei used me as bait... something is wrong. I always feel that they really The target is An Fei and you!"
"Oh?" Susanna was stunned, frowning and thinking.
"Suzanne, you must be careful." Alice said solemnly.
"Okay, okay, I know." Susanna smiled and took Alice's arm: "Let's go in and talk. It's cold here."
More than three hundred meters away from Alice's official residence. In an ordinary house, two groups of men in black with their faces covered were confronting each other, and the atmosphere seemed very tense.
"Douglas, we clearly agreed to act together, but what do you mean you suddenly want to withdraw?" One of the men in black growled in a low voice, and his voice even trembled slightly. He was obviously extremely angry.
"When did I say quit?" Douglas, standing opposite, whispered softly. Although his face was tightly covered by black cloth, you could still hear his smile: "Walter, remember what I told you. However, you have to find a way to make up for your mistakes, but what have you done? Nothing!"
"What does this have to do with today's actions!"
"That's ridiculous." Douglas shook his head: "Walter, you have been carried away by hatred! An Fei is aware of our existence. In fact, he didn't know anything at first, but you and your sister specifically reminded him , and then, you didn’t make any amends. Do you really regard An Fei as a child? An Fei clearly knew about our existence, but he left Huangshi Province at this time. There must be a ghost here! "
"Douglas, don't think that others are fools!" Walter said coldly: "Before the action, my people had already sent the news that An Fei was indeed in Shenhe Province, and he personally took action and killed him on the spot. Several rebellious nobles and a dozen guards. Bailey, Sol, Stig and others all went to Shemhe Province. No matter what tricks An Fei played, only Susanna in this city can treat us now. Posing a threat. I'm surprised. What are you still worried about? An Fei is a human being after all, he won't be careless! "
"That's good. You go in with your people." Douglas shrugged: "I stay here so as not to take away your credit."
"You..." Walter was a little angry. Only Susanna could pose a threat to him. This is true, but assassination is not a solo fight. The battle must be ended in the shortest possible time. If the mercenary group of Shimpera is alerted, , thousands of mercenaries surrounded them, and the consequences were unpredictable. What's more, he knows Alice's newly formed Guards very well. Most of them are still willing to work hard for the forces represented by An Fei. This is also the purpose of joining the Guards. Even if his people deliberately cause trouble, the Guards can still perform their duties. A certain amount of combat effectiveness.
"What do I do?" Douglas curled his lips secretly. In fact, he looked down on Walter. He had just arrived in Yellowstone Province and took action to rescue people without authorization. Before he could go to Walter to settle the score, Walter's sister Julie sent someone again. He went to assassinate Susanna. After learning the news, he almost fainted from anger. According to his original idea, he could quietly arrange and wait in the dark. Even if he couldn't kill An Fei, he could still cause serious damage to An Fei. Now everything is over. .
"Douglas, you really don't plan to act together!" Walter said word by word. He had lost his patience. Walter was not married, and his only relative was Julie. Now he had to endure Julie's painful crying every day. With sounds, moans, and even screams waking up from nightmares, his spirit was already overwhelmed. Today was the time for him to avenge Julie. No one could stop him. He must let An Fei taste this kind of thing. What pain!
"Haha... threaten me?" Douglas laughed contemptuously: "I have only heard of forced buying and selling. Do you still want to force me to kill for you?"
Douglas's men also let out low laughter. Of course they would stand on their leader's side. Walter looked at Douglas deeply, turned around and was about to walk out the door. At this moment, a crow came from outside. night cry.
Walter took a breath of cold air and put his hand on the hilt of the sword. Douglas took off his mask and said with a smile: "It should be my man, Walter, don't be nervous."
"Have you told others about this place?" Walter said angrily.
"After tonight, will this place still be a secret?" Douglas said nonchalantly.
There was a rhythmic knock on the door outside. After a moment, a young man wearing a magic robe walked in slowly. Walter looked closely. He was about twenty-four or five years old. He had a handsome appearance and had something on his chest. Wearing the medal of a high-level mage, it is very rare to become a high-level mage at this age!
"Brufeld, are you bringing me good news or bad news?" Douglas asked softly, his eyes full of appreciation, and he never spared his expression when facing this right-hand man in front of him.
"Good news." Brufeld glanced at Walter and said softly: "But... this makes me feel even more confused."
"oh?"
"An Fei is indeed in the Shem River Province. Sir, do you think this is normal?" Blufield paused: "Based on our understanding of An Fei, he cannot be so careless, and... Beieri, Jiumo Luo Gesha led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Shemhe Province. He is not needed there, he should stay here!"
Douglas frowned and pondered, and Walter also had a look of hesitation in his eyes. What Blufield said was exactly what he had been unable to figure out and was unwilling to think about. He couldn't have so many scruples about avenging Julie, Relieving the owner's worries is the most important thing!
"The funny thing is, An Fei took Chris Ding and the others with him." Brufeld said softly: "He is very busy, busier than Bailey. He even got ahead of the army and sent mercenaries to capture it. Town after town, it seems like... this war is being directed by him."
"I understand!" Walter suddenly lost his voice, and Blufield's words gave him an inspiration.
"What?" Douglas was stunned.
"I understand why An Fei!" Walter said slowly: "For merit! Not only Chris Ding must go, but if An Fei wants to get more, he must also appear on the battlefield! Beeri has always taken good care of him. , and Beeri is the marshal, he doesn’t have to compete with An Fei at all, Beeri will definitely write down these achievements on An Fei and Chris Ding.”
"What you said makes sense..." Douglas muttered, and then turned his attention to Blufield: "Brufeld, how is An Fei's performance in the Shem River Province?"
"It was very high-profile, and he even went to fight in person, as if he was afraid that others would not know that he was coming." Blufield said softly: "So I highly suspected that someone was impersonating him, and it took me a while to find out."
"This is even more obvious!" Walter made a judgment: "He just wants to scare us with his high profile and make us think he is still here!"
"I have another question. Why didn't An Fei take Susanna with him? Instead, he asked Susanna to stay?" Douglas said.
"Do you even need to ask?" Walter responded with a contemptuous laugh. He finally got his revenge: "Anfei doesn't know who we are at all, let alone who our target is, and Alice has been attacked repeatedly. , so he wants to leave someone behind to protect Alice! The only people An Fei can use are Anthony and Susanna. It is always inconvenient for Anthony to stay, and Susanna is the best choice. "
Douglas's brows slowly became relaxed, and Walter's analysis did make some sense.
"Also, Anfei only knows about my existence, and you haven't taken any action. Anfei thinks that leaving one Susanna and Simpera's mercenary group is enough to deal with us, so it's not a risk for him."
Douglas' eyes fell on Blufield. He still couldn't make a decision and could only ask Blufield for his opinion.
Blufield pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "It makes sense. I have also heard about Alice's assassination."
"Okay!" Douglas put on the mask again. He had always had great trust in his right-hand man, not only in Blufield's character, but also in Blufield's wisdom. But no one noticed that when the black shadow When they quietly walked outside the house one by one, a sly smile appeared in Blufield's eyes.