After stuffing the man into the wooden barrel containing the fish, Annan began to search for his belongings.
All he had in his pockets was a dagger, a lock pick, and two silver coins—not a very serious person to look at.
In addition, there is a letter paper folded twice on the inside of his clothes.
There are two orders written on the front and back pages:
[At ten o'clock in the morning, I took the guide stone to the kitchen, and was guided by a "tall" fat man with "black hair and red eyes" into the basement of the kitchen. Give the lead stone to the person inside, and leave the basement at three o'clock in the afternoon. "Hands folded" and "Impatient" stand at the kitchen door, preventing any target from entering the kitchen basement.]
[Someone will replace you from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. He comes "alone", is characterized by "black hair and black eyes", and you don't know him. If no one enters the basement during this time, you leave directly; if someone enters the basement, tell him not to enter and leave directly, and you leave after twenty minutes.]
The funds on the note were scribbled, with traces of being folded and opened repeatedly. Below several words, double horizontal lines are marked as hints.
If nothing else, this should be the so-called "feature".
Fortunately, there is no need to pull his clothes off...
Annan immediately stood where the red-haired man was standing before. He crossed his arms and looked impatiently at the pedestrians coming and going at the door.
Within two minutes, Annan saw a man rushing over in a hurry.
Just like what was written in the note, he came alone with black hair and black eyes... But the difference is that he vaguely made Annan feel a little familiar. But I can't say why it is so familiar.
Seeing Annan standing impatiently at the door of the kitchen, the man walked over quickly.
Annan frowned slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you so late? Her Highness Kafni passed by just now... Fortunately, she didn't go in. Otherwise, what should I do?"
He modified his words slightly and dug himself out.
The man just chuckled: "As long as there is a stranger like you standing here, Her Highness Kafni won't go in.
"Okay, leave the rest to me."
As the man said, he took out a pocket watch from his pocket and looked at the time: "It's almost five o'clock... you go quickly, go through the back door. If you don't go, you won't be able to leave in a while."
"I see."
Annan nodded calmly, and passed the man.
His pupils contracted slightly.
—Because at this moment, Annan had already seen through the man's identity!
Annan recognized the pocket watch.
It was an intricately decorated silver pocket watch with a three-eyed bird with dagger-like feathers engraved on the case.
It was a silver pocket watch of the same style as Don Juan.
This is the crest of the Geraint family!
The age of this young man is about his early twenties.
... I'm afraid this man is Don Juan's elder brother!
After brushing past him, Annan stopped silently, turned back at the first moment - stretched out his left hand, and reached for the young man's mouth like lightning.
But at this moment, the young man seemed to have eyes behind his head.
He bent down and rolled forward quickly. At the same time, he took out a delicate silver lady's pistol from the clothes on his upper body, and pointed it at Annan.
"Stay still, friend. Just stand there."
The young man of the Geraint family asked calmly in a low voice: "Tell me, why did you attack me?"
—He didn't want to say anything.
Annan immediately understood his subtext.
This shows that the guards bought by these people may not be as many as Annan imagined...
Facing the young man's accusation, Annan lowered his left hand slightly to reveal the silver ring between his fingers, and slapped him vigilantly: "Because you are from the Geraint family.
"And that's not in line with what I've been asked to do."
Seeing the silver ring that Annan deliberately revealed, the pupils of the young man shrank slightly.
He was silent for a while, pointed the muzzle of the gun slightly downward, and tried to soften his tone: "This is impossible—what is your mission description?"
"The mission request says, I don't know you... but obviously not."
Annan said slowly: "Because you are the eldest son of the Geraint family - I know you. Then you are not the one I am waiting for."
He wanted to try to see if he could swindle some news.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be successful...
The young man frowned slightly, and did not deny it: "I think there is a misunderstanding, my friend. I am indeed Ferdinand Geraint, but I have never met you. I, like you, are a believer in rot... Otherwise, I would Should have shouted to the guards.
"Can you show me your list? As a matter of sincerity, I'll show you mine too."
To show his sincerity, Ferdinand put the pistol back on his waist.
Then he took out the "task list" from his arms.
Annan showed some hesitation on his face, and slowly took out a list that had been folded many times from his arms, and the two exchanged it tacitly.
There are also two commands written on it:
[Go to the kitchen at 4:00 p.m., and meet a man "with arms folded" and "impatiently" standing at the door. If the other party tells that no one has entered the basement, then enter the kitchen basement; otherwise stop the conversation immediately and return to ensure safety.]
[Hide the linked guide stone on yourself and participate in the banquet. And sit at the southeast corner of table 3, and destroy the guide stone immediately after the explosion.]
… explode
Annan was slightly taken aback.
Of course he knew what a guide stone was—it was a component commonly used in some large-scale ceremonies, and it was functionally similar to a remote control.
The purpose is to allow the host of the ceremony to initiate some more dangerous rituals at a safe location far away.
That is to say, the rotting man wants to... cause a huge explosion
Annan suddenly felt a jolt:
He seemed to realize something.
At the beginning, Don Juan seemed to have offended someone and was dispatched to the border... But in fact, it was Don Juan's father who protected him. Because the Geraint family encountered political persecution.
At first, Annan thought the Geraint family was innocent.
The reason it was persecuted was because the Geraint family supported the eldest princess... so it was suppressed and persecuted by the third prince.
But according to Annan's knowledge of the eldest princess just now... she is not the kind of weak and withdrawn character, she can't let the third prince Philip attack her power and remain silent.
unless…
She herself was doubting the loyalty of the Geraint family. That's why they kept silent when the Geraint family was ostracized.
If the Geraint family encounters suspicion, what is the most likely reason? If the Geraint family was really disloyal, would they just be squeezed out
Annan once did not understand the reasons behind this.
But Annan now, probably already knows.
If it is said that Annan was assigned for protection and then assassinated by the third prince on the road; the loyalty of the Geraint family was suspected by the eldest princess, and even with the successive accidental deaths of other royal family members in the past few years... it was all designed What about
Annan always wondered whether this was part of a bigger conspiracy, a bigger game.
But now it seems that everything is very simple...
Ferdinand himself had already said it just now.
—He is a follower of the rotten man.
So, what do believers of the rotting man desire most? Where has the rot ever failed? How do the followers of the rogue please their god
Annan raised his head and looked at Ferdinand.
The answer is now self-evident.
Ferdinand was the third prince's man from the very beginning. He has been trying to arrange to kill his other brothers and sisters... in order to gain his own eternal life.
He is trying to arrange to kill other royal heirs in order to obtain eternal life for the third prince.
Eternal master and servant... This seems to be the biggest regret of the rotten man.
yes. Looking back now, the status of the Crow family in Noah is roughly equivalent to the Hand of Winter.
If we say that there are frequent "accidental deaths" with "no evidence" but no results can be investigated...
The eldest princess' intuitive suspicion was indeed correct.
Ferdinand Geraint is a traitor!
It's not the Geraint family who are the traitors... but just one of them!
But now also happens to be an opportunity...
"Look, it's mentioned above..."
After reading Annan's task list with a frown, Ferdinand raised his head and tried to explain to Annan.
But at that time, he suddenly noticed that Annan's pupils had turned into a dull gray at some point.
As soon as he felt vigilant, an extremely strong and irresistible sense of fatigue poured into his spirit. He, who is not a transcendent, lost his resistance almost instantly.
While Ferdinand was half asleep and half awake, he saw the middle-aged man with black hair and black eyes coming forward, smiling dangerously at himself.
"I have some questions for you in a moment."
Annan replied in a low voice: "Before that, please sleep with the salted fish..."
Immediately, he swung his extremely heavy real marble fist, and punched Ferdinand's temple!
Ferdinand's vision went dark, and he fell into a coma.