After a brief period of awakening and gibbering, the assassin quickly lost consciousness and fainted. Seeing this, Benjamin could only carry him on his back again and continue walking with the old man.
Soon, they walked out of the secret passage.
During this process, both of them were silent and said nothing.
Ever since the old man revealed that the assassin was his son whom he had not seen for thirteen years, he had never said anything else. He just walked in front in silence, and the desire to talk out loud before seemed to have disappeared.
Benjamin didn’t dare to ask any more questions.
He regretted joking about the assassin with the old man. Although the old man answered with a smile, he estimated that those words should have hurt the old man.
Although in his eyes, the old man had always behaved like a calm and carefree boss, he could feel that there was something hidden behind the joking tone when the old man said the word "son". How much bitterness. What's more, "the son I haven't seen for thirteen years." This feeling is probably not what Benjamin could have imagined.
Therefore, although he was extremely curious about the relationship between father and son, he was afraid of encountering the old man's minefield again, so he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut and did not say another word.
In this way, the secret passage came to an end.
Opening the mechanism at the exit, they finally walked out of the long, dark secret passage.
The exit of the secret passage was still located in the outer city area, so they would not go outside the royal capital yet. However, the location of the exit was far away from the hotel and Bonnie's Tavern. Instead, it was located in a notoriously desolate place in the outer city.
—They arrived at the prison ruins.
The prison ruins are located in the south of the outer city, and are full of rickety iron railings and broken walls.
This was once the place where the kingdom held prisoners, and it was a very old prison. However, a long time ago, the mage of Silent Academy caused a prison robbery here. Therefore, the church thought it was unsafe and moved the place where prisoners were held to the inner city, and the place was gradually abandoned.
Folklore has it that this place is haunted by ghosts. It is said that there were many people who died unjustly in the prison. Their souls could not be redeemed and could only linger here forever, terrorizing the people who accidentally entered.
Therefore, no one dared to buy this land for development, so such a large area was allowed to remain so desolate.
Of course, Benjamin would not be frightened by such ghost stories. The fact that the old man dared to choose this place as the exit of the secret passage meant that this place was still very safe.
And indeed, such a desolate place is actually quite suitable for building a secret path.
After walking in the dark secret passage for so long, and finally coming out, Benjamin felt like he had seen the light of day again.
He put the assassin down on his back, then rubbed his eyes, stretched his sore body, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Carrying an adult on his back for more than half an hour, even if the military training strengthened his body, it was still too much for him.
"He's finally out." After such a long silence, he spoke again, "I... think your son is very brave, and I'm deeply sorry for what happened to him. However, we have reached a safe place, shouldn't you also put me there?" Did you tell me the news you wanted?"
Finding the assassin who first assassinated him is the biggest purpose of Benjamin's trip!
In this transaction between him and the old man, he was relatively conscientious. Not only did he help the old man kill people, but he also helped him work as a coolie along the way. Therefore, even if he felt that the old man would not default on his debt, he still had to urge him.
"Don't worry, I have never failed to pay anyone else's debt." The old man closed the exit of the secret passage and hid it, then walked to the corner of a nearby broken wall and said, "In three days, if you come here again, I will Hide that person’s whereabouts under this rock.”
Benjamin was stunned and said, "I thought you had already prepared the news."
"How can it be so fast? Do you think I am a god?" The old man regained his expression of looking at everyone as if they were mentally retarded, and explained, "The outer city is so big, finding someone is like finding a needle in a haystack, I can give it to you within three days It’s enough to find out.”
"Okay..." Benjamin could only reply.
The old man was right. In such a chaotic place in the outer city, it would be difficult to find a person if he wanted to hide.
Benjamin also believed in his own judgment of people, and the old man would not break his promise.
but…
After thinking about it, he still asked with some confusion: "I thought you would leave the Royal Capital to avoid the limelight. But what do you mean, you will continue to stay in the Royal Capital?"
Although it was Benjamin who killed him, the church could not find Benjamin. On the contrary, the hotel belonged to the old man, and the name of the "Silver Fox" boss had spread so far that the church would definitely be able to trace the old man's name.
It's not that Benjamin suddenly turned into a kind person and was worried about the old man, but if the old man was caught by the church and his memory was extracted, Benjamin's situation would become dangerous.
He did a good job pretending to be a beggar this time, and the priest didn't recognize him as Benjamin until his death, but... what if
Out of various considerations, Benjamin felt that it would be better for the old man to take his son and leave Wangdu.
"Of course I will leave the Royal Capital, but before that, I have to return this favor to you, right?" The old man shook his head and said, "You don't have to worry about me being caught by the church. I have my own ways. , as long as I am willing, they won’t be able to find me in a short time.”
Hearing this, Benjamin could only accept this statement.
After all, this "Silver Fox" boss had escaped from the church once before. If he is as well-connected as he said, it shouldn't be difficult to escape from the church.
Is there any way, the old man still has to help him find the "bamboo pole" after all.
Benjamin was thinking so.
At this moment, a carriage suddenly appeared in the distance and drove over quickly.
"My friend is here." The old man looked at the carriage and said, "I will take my useless son and take the first step. Don't worry, you will definitely see what you want when you come here in three days."
Benjamin looked at the carriage and nodded.
The carriage came to their side and stopped.
The driver was a large man. The big man glanced at Benjamin and then looked at the old man. The old man nodded to the big man, who jumped off the carriage, picked up the unconscious assassin, and put him into the carriage.
Then, the old man also got on the carriage. The big man also sat back in front of the carriage and prepared to drive away.
"Young mage, I wish you good luck." Before leaving, the old man turned his head and said to Benjamin, "I believe that with your strength, you will soon be able to make a name for yourself in the royal capital."
Hearing this, Benjamin could only smile bitterly.
He didn't want to make a name for himself in the capital.
Isn't that looking for death
However, it was impossible for him to say it out loud. He just repeated words such as "good luck to you" and waved goodbye to the old man.
In this way, the old man took the unconscious assassin and left here in a carriage.
And it was time for Benjamin to leave.
The whereabouts of Mr. "Bamboo Pole" was finally figured out. In three days, he would be able to follow the clues and find out who wanted to kill him.
One of the major problems that made him feel uncomfortable was finally solved.
He looked at the sky. It was still afternoon and it was getting dark.
You can solve another problem - Anne's relics.
This seems to have become an obsession of his. Although it may not bring him any benefits, he still wants to dig it out, otherwise it will be held in his heart and feel uncomfortable.
If he remembered correctly, there happened to be an abandoned stronghold where Michelle used to be nearby, and he could go there and have a look.
However, just as Benjamin was about to leave, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind, scaring him so much that he almost thought the place was really haunted.
"Benjamin Reese." Michelle suddenly walked out from behind a broken wall, her low and hoarse voice filled with confusion, "When did you get involved with the boss of Silver Fox?"