No matter which world you are in, as long as there are more people who know about something, it will definitely not be kept secret for long.
What's more, Nadette also blocked the whole city and the cavalry went out in large numbers. It didn't take long before almost all the respectable noble families knew the news of Lux's disappearance.
Because of Nadette's curfew, it was impossible for other nobles to send a large number of people out, but some of them were good at moving in the shadows, but they were very active. And there were three carriages driving slowly towards the City Lord's Mansion in the middle of the night.
After Nadette heard the news in the barracks, he frowned and thought for a while, then returned to the Santo's Mansion and received the three of them.
Among the three old men in fine clothes, one of them was so old that he could barely walk, and his face was full of lines of old people's patterns on the skin that was wrinkled like thin paper.
"City Lord, do you need our help?" An old man said with a smile, "Not to mention, my family's search team is not bad. But I don't want to break your curfew order."
Nadette shook his head. These words sounded kind, but Nadette knew these old people too well. As long as he dared to say yes, then this old guy would definitely take chicken feathers as arrows, and he would not know anything about the search. Be careful, but use this opportunity to suppress dissidents. In the end, these things will affect the reputation of the City Lord's Mansion and damage the interpersonal and social relations of the City Lord's Mansion.
The old man with age spots on his back turned his back and looked like he was about to die. His eyelids were like two pieces of hanging orange peels: "City Master, Miss Lacus' disappearance is such a big thing, you can't hide it at will, you should Mobilize the power of the whole city to search. If the other party dares to do this, he must have made complete preparations. If you are too impulsive, you may fall into the other party's trap."
Another old man continued: "I agree with Anderson's statement. At this time, it is time for us to unite in Echo City. City Lord, I hope you will allow us to act."
"Thank you three old lords for your kindness." Nadette still waved his hand and refused: "I have thousands of cavalry and thousands of infantry. If you can't find so many people, then there are hundreds more of you. , I can't find it either. Could it be that... your manpower will be more and stronger than mine?"
As soon as the second half of the sentence came out, the three old men fell silent.
"I have to go to the barracks to command now, so I won't continue to entertain the three."
After speaking, Nadette left first.
The three old men fell behind. They walked slowly to the City Lord's Mansion, stood at the door for a while, and looked at each other with regret and helplessness in their expressions.
When they were about to get in the carriage and leave, officer Judd came to the gate of the Santo's Mansion, but was told that the Santo had just left, he turned around and wanted to leave, but the old man named Anderson suddenly stopped him.
"Your Excellency Judd, I want to talk to you about something."
"Please." Judd turned around.
"It's not convenient here."
Judd gave a look, then smiled, and followed Anderson into the carriage.
In the dim carriage, Anderson's voice was low but erratic: "How long have you been in the Santo's Mansion, Your Excellency Judd?"
"It's been ten years."
"Ten years, our Philip family has also supported you for ten years. The workers have always been very happy to cooperate." Anderson slowly opened his eyes. In the darkness, his pupils actually reflected light like wolves: "Now, we I want to support you further."
Jadece laughed: "I am very grateful for your support over the past ten years, so what does it mean to go further?"
"For example, the name of the next city lord is Judd, what do you think?"
The expression on Judd's face remained the same, but the battle in his chest was visibly quicker. He said slowly: "City Master Nadette is strong and strong. When he dies, I will be old too."
"Nadette has no sons, only daughters." Anderson said with a sad tone: "He dotes on Lacus very much. He is obviously such a fair person, but because he dotes on his daughter, he even relaxes his bottom line. It can be said that , Lux is his heart, his life."
"What does this have to do with what you said, old sir?"
"What if Lux dies? You also know that Lux is cruel and vicious. If she dies, it will be a good thing for the entire Echo City, but for Nadette..."
Judd understood what Anderson meant. He took a deep breath: "This is my knight oath."
"This is just one chance... If you are willing, I will send someone to assist you secretly. Lax will die in the confrontation between Nadette and the bandits. If you are not willing... We still have other support candidates, such as Ash. "
Anderson closed his eyes, and those pupil-like reaction sources disappeared into the dim carriage.
Judd did it quietly for a while, then he opened his mouth, his voice a little hoarse: "Okay, I understand. I accept your support."
"Very good." Judd stood up, held hands and sent Judd off the carriage, and finally he whispered in the latter's ear: "After you become the lord of the city, we don't need military power, and we don't need the territory in the city. You just need to draw the forest farm in the northeast to me."
Judd was a little puzzled, the tree farm... it didn't make a lot of money. Such a small benefit return is nothing compared to what Anderson has paid and will pay in the past ten years.
As if understanding Judd's doubts, Andlin said: "The forest farm is a renewable resource, and it is a good place to produce gold coins for thousands of years. Our Philip family doesn't value immediate benefits, we only value long-term benefits. Benefit."
After Anderson finished speaking, he nodded slightly before boarding the carriage and leaving, giving Judd enough face, as if the latter was now the lord of the city.
Watching the three carriages drive away, Judd stood there for a while, calmed down, then went to the military camp as if nothing had happened, and reported to Nadette.
"No one has been found after searching the whole city?" Nadette felt more anxious after hearing Judd's report: "What about the suburbs?"
"We have expanded the scope of the search, but the suburbs are too large, and we will not be able to get results for a while."
Some of the big cities in the country of France are even comparable in size to a tiny country. The area occupied by Echo City is also ranked among the largest in France.
In this case, we can only wait. Nadette is anxious, and his mouth is blistering, but he still looks calm, at least from the surface, it can't be seen that he is nervous or anxious .
But when it was getting light, he couldn't wait to go to Nabia Manor first.
The note left by the butler said the kidnappers would be there to negotiate with Nadette.
Nadette stayed there and waited, and the kidnappers were also very punctual. When it was light, they appeared, four white robes, one of whom was carrying a woman.
Seeing them, Nadette was a little surprised: "Heretic promoter?"