Early the next morning, Ryan, who was sleeping, suddenly heard the sound of the door curtain being opened. He opened his eyes and saw Alando walking in.
Ryan stretched and sat up. He smiled at Allen and said, "I thought you would come back last night."
Allendo sat next to the table. He picked up the bucket on the table and poured himself a large glass of water. Then he picked up the water glass and drank the water in it.
After drinking the water, Allen wiped his mouth more and then answered Ryan: "Actually, I came back last night, but I saw a good show."
"Oh?" When Ryan heard Allendo's words, he quickly twisted his butt towards Allendo a few times, got closer to Allendo, and urged, "Tell me, what did you see?"
Allendo said to Ryan: "This night has made me exhausted. When I came back last night, I saw that the tent we lived in burned down, and I was still worried about you. Later I found out that it was you who burned it. . I saw a man in black sneaking up on you, so I guessed it must be related to thieves, so I hid and waited quietly. Sure enough, after everyone rested, three figures left Giethoorn Town gently. I Just followed him."
Ryan waved his hand quickly and said, "Don't tell me yet, let me guess. These three people must be Azimu and his two attendants."
Alando praised: "Not bad, I followed them for a long time before accidentally seeing Aqimu's appearance. I didn't expect you to guess it right away."
Ryan explained: "This is related to what I heard last night, but you should first tell me what happened last night."
Allendo said: "Okay, let me continue. The three of them, Azimu, walked in the middle of the night and came to a sparse forest in the west. I followed them quietly and found them and a group of people wearing black clothes. Together. The sentry position set up by this group of people was very good, and I didn’t dare to get too close, so I could only watch from a distance. But it was very quiet at night, and I hid in the downwind and heard a few words. It probably meant Azimu told the group of men in black what happened tonight. The leader of the men in black was very angry and blamed Azimu for not sending people to kill you. As a result, he almost exposed himself. The leader of the men in black asked Azimu quickly persuaded Mayor Zhelile to hand over the things. They whispered for a while, and Azimu came back. I stayed and stared for a while. There were about forty people in this group of black people. Yes, but they were very well guarded, and I couldn't find a chance to sneak in several times. Seeing that it was almost dawn, I was worried that you would be anxious, so I came back. "
After listening to Allendo's description, Ryan stretched again and told himself that he went to see Mayor Zhelile last night and overheard the conversation between the mayor and Aqimu, as well as the conversation between the mayor and himself. He told Allen more about it, and also briefly explained the whole process of the man in black's assassination of him.
Alando listened carefully to Ryan's narration. He thought for a while and said, "After listening to your narration, it seems that Aqimu will definitely take action today, because the deadline given by these thieves is tomorrow morning." .”
Ryan said: "How about we go directly to those thieves?"
Allendo recalled: "It was difficult to approach them during the day. The place where the thieves chose to station was very good, and the surrounding area was relatively empty. Only the place where they stationed had sparse woods. Moreover, their guards were too tight, and the light There are more than 20 sentry posts..."
Speaking of this, Allendo suddenly thought of something: "Oh, that's not right!"
Ryan quickly asked: "What's wrong?"
Allendo said: "I have always felt that something was wrong in my heart. When I mentioned the sentry just now, I suddenly realized what I was suspecting. Ryan, you said that there are more than 20 people in the camp of more than 40 thieves. Sentry, don’t you think it’s strange?”
After listening to Allendo's words, Ryan also felt that there was indeed a problem here. He thought for a while and said: "If it's not that the number of thieves in this group is much more than 40, then there are very important people among them."
Allendo also said: "Generally speaking, when thieves rob, they want gold coins or other valuables that are small and easy to carry. Very few thieves want horses, and they want 3,000 horses at once! They only have more than 40 It is simply impossible for a human to control so many horses at once.”
Ryan also put forward his own opinion: "I guess this group of thieves are probably Aqimu's people. He used the name of thieves to threaten the mayor and ask for a large number of horses to weaken the strength of the town, and he will increase the number of thieves." He has gained his own power. When the balance of power in the entire Yangjiao Town changes, he can even directly become the mayor himself and let others act according to his own intentions."
"No, no." Allendo retorted: "Where can he hide 3,000 horses? Besides, if he wants to be the mayor according to what Zhelile said, then he can use this opportunity to handle things in an orderly manner. He is trying to find a way to make the mayor appear to be doing nothing, thereby highlighting his own abilities. The method he is proposing now involves removing most of the town's horses at once. Even if the matter is settled, what good will he gain?"
Ryan nodded, admitting that his deduction was wrong. "What's going on?" He scratched his head in distress and said to himself: "3,000 horses, only the army would require such a large number."
Allendo said: "Forget it, Ryan. If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Let's set off immediately to go to the thieves. No matter what the relationship between Aqimu and these thieves is, they will eventually pose a threat to Yangjiao Town. There is only this group of thieves, and our mercenary mission is also to eliminate this group of thieves."
Ryan said with concern: "You haven't slept all night, can you hold on?"
Allendo shook his head and said it didn't matter.
The two quietly walked out of the tent. It was still early and the herdsmen had hardly gotten up. Allen looked around and found no one, so he led Ryan quietly out of Giethoorn and left cautiously.
After staying away from the sight of Giethoorn Town, Allendo took Ryan and quickly moved forward in the direction of the thieves' camp.
Around noon, Ryan and Allendo arrived outside the camp where the thieves were.
They hid in a large bush of grass from a distance and silently observed the bandit camp stationed in the woods.
As expected, the thieves' camp was very tightly guarded as Allendo said, with sentries posted far away. Even every once in a while, a small group of thieves would patrol around on horseback.
After finally waiting until dark, Ryan and Alando took advantage of the darkness and slowly approached the thieves' camp.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance. More than a dozen people rode toward the bandit camp. When they got closer, Ryan discovered that it was Mayor Zhelile!
Mayor Zhelile seemed to be very familiar with these thieves, and no one stopped or asked about his arrival. Jelile rode directly into the camp, came to the middle tent, dismounted and walked in.
Ryan and Alan looked at each other in surprise. The scene in front of them made them completely at a loss: the mayor who issued a mercenary mission to eliminate thieves was actually working with the thieves
Ryan made a gesture to Alan, and the two of them slowly crawled inside again, risking being discovered.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance again. Ryan and Allendo quickly hid on the spot. Observe the situation outside carefully.
It turned out that Azimu and three people also came to the thief.
Amid the thieves' shouts and questions, Azimu jumped off his horse and walked towards the thieves' camp. A man behind him quickly dismounted and took over Azimu's horse.
Azimu walked to the door of the thieves' camp and was stopped by a thief. The thieves carefully checked Aqimu, and only let him in after confirming that Aqimu was not carrying a weapon.
The leader of the thieves came out of the middle tent. He was a slender man, but he was wearing a mask, so it was hard to see what he looked like.
When Azimu saw the bandit leader, he hurriedly approached him and said, "That damn coward, no matter what I say, he won't agree."
The leader of the thieves spoke, and his voice was clear and magnetic: "It doesn't matter anymore. It doesn't matter whether he agrees or not."
Azimu was very surprised. He said: "How come it doesn't matter? According to our plan..."
Before he finished speaking, a familiar voice came from Azimu: "According to our plan, you are just a pawn."
Azimu looked up suddenly and saw a man he would never have guessed coming out of the bandit leader's tent—Mayor Zhelile!
Azimu's face changed drastically. He pointed at Mayor Zhelile and said in disbelief: "You, how could you..."
Mayor Zhelile changed his usual weak look and said viciously: "Aqimu, I have tolerated you for a long time. If it weren't for our plan, do you think you can survive until now?"
Azimu looked at the bandit leader, then at Zhelile, and suddenly understood, he shouted: "I understand, in fact, you have been in the same group for a long time. It turns out that I have been deceived by you."
Azimu turned around in horror and said to the people he brought with him: "Quick, take me out and kill him!"
The people brought by Azimu did not move at all, but one of them sneered and said: "Damn Azimu, do you really think that 100 gold coins a year can hire four of us soul-eating first-level killers? If not For the leader's plan, I wanted to tear you to pieces yesterday. If it weren't for your crappy intelligence, how could Ming Wen have died at the hands of a little magic apprentice."
Azimu only felt that the sky was dark and the earth was dark. He had always been confident in himself, but he did not expect that everything he had done in recent years was planned by others. He felt that he was really a fool. Azimu's body began to shake, and he could no longer stand still.