Inside the stronghold, the night passed peacefully.
The next morning, Benjamin woke up. The soldiers outside had already withdrawn, and he was ready to leave.
However, the comatose Jessica also regained consciousness. She took Bernard with her and came to Benjamin before he left, thanking him for his help last night.
"Sir Benjamin, thank you very much for your help. Regarding your request, we will try our best to cooperate with you."
Benjamin smiled and couldn't help but ask one more question: "Are you sure you have recovered?"
Jessica rubbed her temples and said, "It should be fine. But... I don't know why, but I feel a little dizzy since I woke up in the morning. It's like sitting on a horse and jolting all night, and I feel like vomiting."
“…”
Bernard followed Jessica with a strange expression.
Benjamin nodded expressionlessly and said, "This is a normal phenomenon and will disappear soon. You don't need to worry about it."
Jessica felt something strange, but still didn't say anything.
"By the way, Mr. Benjamin, about what was written in the letter." She thought for a moment and then said, "I don't mean to offend, but... do you have a problem with Master Finch?"
Benjamin didn't intend to elaborate, and said casually: "It's just a small festival, it won't implicate you. Just help me spread those rumors."
But Jessica continued: "I just want to remind you that Master Finch is very powerful in Freden. If you have conflicts with him, you'd better be careful in the future."
Hearing this, Benjamin shrugged and said nothing.
If he really wanted to, he didn't want to cause any trouble. It's a pity that the relationship between that guy and Ikol is inextricably linked, and he offended the queen, so there is nothing he can do.
I briefly inquired about "Crow"'s condition, and found that it was not bad, so I wouldn't need his help in the short term. Therefore, after saying goodbye to Jessica and the two, he quietly left here.
He made his way back home.
Although everyone was a little surprised that he stayed away all night, they didn't ask any more questions. He returned to his room, continued to meditate, and waited patiently.
Two days later.
Through the information reported to him by the "Crow", Knight Commander Lance's large-scale surveillance has been cancelled, and the preparations for the frame-up plan have been successfully completed.
They can start taking action.
So, that evening, Benjamin disguised himself as a middle-aged mercenary and came to the streets where the "Kahuraan" sect was located.
Sitting in the store that finally reopened, he ordered beef noodles like last time, rubbed his shoulders, and then pretended to be casual and took out the roll of parchment from his bag.
The moment I took out the parchment.
Without using the water element perception method, he could clearly feel that countless obscure eyes suddenly focused on him.
really.
For this sect, that otherworldly ruins are their holy land, and the parchment that can open the ruins is their sacred object. If you want to lure them into taking action, this thing is really perfect.
These people will definitely not be able to sit still!
While Benjamin was thinking this, he acted out in reality looking around with a guilty look. As soon as he looked around, the eyes that were thrown at him naturally hurriedly avoided, pretending as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, the middle-aged mercenary played by Benjamin "realized" that something was wrong.
He put away the parchment in a panic, not even asking for the beef noodles on the table. After paying the bill, he hurriedly left the store.
And when he just left this store.
Through the water element induction method, he could clearly see that both the clerk, the customer and the boss had their faces darkened, and they all stood up in unison, clenching their fists, and breathing heavily.
"coming soon."
Seeing this, he smiled and muttered in a low voice.
He walked quickly towards the street.
Because it all happened very quickly, half a minute later, Benjamin left the street belonging to this sect, and no one came out to stop him. But he still didn't look back and walked quickly towards the more remote corners of the city.
Behind him, those white and green style buildings gradually moved away. Under the afterglow of the sunset, they were as quiet as if no one was inhabiting them.
Half an hour later.
As the sun sets, the sky becomes darker. Benjamin hurriedly turned a corner, leaned his back against the wall, hid in the shadow of an unnoticed building, and began to wipe away the disgraceful things on his face.
Soon, he returned to his original appearance, changed his clothes, and returned to the daily attire of Master Benjamin.
He showed a nonchalant expression and started walking back the way he came.
He didn't know exactly how that sect would send people to chase him. However, all he needs is to draw people out.
The route he chose belonged to a relatively remote part of Riley City, and there were not many passers-by. Therefore, he activated the water element perception method, and after a while, he discovered several guys in the shadows.
Like the guy who defecated at the entrance to the ruins last time, those people had their faces covered and were wrapped in pitch-black robes, making them particularly inconspicuous in such a dim sky. There were three of them in total, running quickly in the alleys beside the street, following Benjamin's traces.
Benjamin frowned.
Are there only three people...
It's not that he dislikes the lack of people, it's just that, even though he showed something as important as parchment, the sect only sent three assassin-like guys to chase him. This doesn't feel reasonable.
Therefore, Benjamin did not rush to take action. Instead, he hid in the darkness and followed them from a distance using the water element induction method.
Soon, the three men in black came to the point where Benjamin turned back. They leaned over, groped around under the ground, and sniffed from time to time, as if they were tracking Benjamin's whereabouts.
Unfortunately, when Benjamin turned back, the traces were cleaned up.
After a while, the three people straightened up and looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes, as if they were saying "Where is the person?"
Benjamin smiled to himself.
If he guessed correctly, these three people should have relied on some tracking methods to follow them from behind.
However, the combat effectiveness of the three of them was very poor. In terms of physical fitness, they were not even as good as ordinary mercenaries. They did not carry magic potions or anything like that, and even their weapons were very crude.
Want to rely on these three people to regain the parchment? People from that sect should not be so naive.
So... their mission should just be tracking.
Benjamin quickly sorted out his thoughts.
Come to think of it, Lance's soldiers were also patrolling those streets, so they didn't dare to pursue them in a big way. Therefore, they sent these three assassins to track Benjamin's departure route here.
—They wanted to confirm Benjamin’s details first, and then secretly send someone to retrieve the parchment.
It's quite thoughtful.
Unfortunately, they met themselves.
In Benjamin's water element feedback, the three men in black who were tracking were already a little impatient. They went back and forth to explore the area, and spoke from time to time, communicating in an incomprehensible language, but they could never find any trace of Benjamin.
Is it time to take action
Benjamin glanced at the sky. Although the sky is already dark, the sun has not completely set yet.
Let's wait until it gets completely dark. This time the move was to frame the blame, and he couldn't leave any trace, otherwise the success rate of framing the blame would be greatly reduced.
He has the patience. Besides, it was quite interesting for him to hide in the dark and watch the three people running around anxiously.
As time passes by little by little, the sky is getting darker little by little. The three men in black were still standing at the corner, searching hard for signs of Benjamin. They even pulled out some weird tools - something a bit like a magnifying glass, looked left and right, and then put some dust off the floor into a small bottle to look professional.
Suddenly, they exchanged a few more words, and one of the men in black stood up and seemed to want to turn around and leave.
Benjamin's heart moved.
Is this... sending one person back to report, while the rest continue to search here
Thinking of this, Benjamin's eyes immediately showed murderous intent.
There were originally three guys with poor fighting ability, and now they planned to split up, so why should he be cautious
The opportunity has come!