Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 407 Chapter [-]

"Please rest assured and continue to enjoy the art performance of the Shuangfengling Labor Army Art Troupe-what happened just now is just a special anti-terrorism exercise organized by us!" Alan Cousins ​​announced loudly standing on the stage, "I also hope that everyone will continue to Adhere to the stand against terrorism and maintain the long-term peace and stability of the empire and the mainland!"

A commoner from Sanshuiwan under the stage yelled, "Exercise?! I was pushed down by that cloaked actor just now, and my waist is still hurting! You, Shuangfengling, are responsible for this!"

"I'm very sorry that there was an accident in the exercise. Please go over there to collect the medical expenses!" Captain Cousins ​​pointed to the desk on the west side of the stage with a smile.

The unlucky ones who were injured in the chaos just now went to collect the money cursing.

After calming down the local civilians who were still in shock, Knight Commander Cousins ​​climbed off the stage unsteadily and walked around to the lord's tent in the background.

The lord was standing outside the door of his tent, pinching his chin and thinking about something.

Alice Comstock was standing beside the lord with a sword in her hand, her expression was a little nervous, as if she was wary of whether there would be another attack—only Eldridge and Master Laurie, two unscrupulous guys, Sitting on the sidelines yelling and playing the Marne card.

Behind the big tent, a group of cloaked men who were firmly tied up and piled up into a hill could be vaguely seen, their lives and deaths unknown.

"Lord, what's the matter? What's the situation?" Knight Commander Cousins ​​approached the boss, took out a cigar from his pocket, and handed it to the Lord like a flattery.

Xia Houyan took the cigar and put it in his mouth. Cavalier Commander Cousins ​​hurriedly took out a magic lighter and helped the boss light the cigar.

"A group of killers who are trying to find fault with their own abilities, they seem to be called the 'Cold Blade Gang'." Xia Houyan pouted at the group of human figures behind the tent, "According to the interrogation, these people have been in the three Moving around the water bay, taking on some dirty work of killing people and robbing people——this time, it counted as hitting a steel plate."

Cavalier Commander Cousins ​​let out an "oh".

Similar underground gangs are actually not uncommon in the empire. After all, many decent people in society need some gloves to help with dirty work, and this can be regarded as a labor market with supply and demand.

However, how can a gang of assassins be worthy of competing with the current Shuangfengling?
An hour ago, almost at the same time as this group of Cold Blade Gang killers suddenly launched an attack, the experienced Shuangfengling "Artist Troupe" subdued this group of uninvited guests, and then quickly stabilized the situation - until now , not even the imperial civilians who visited the camp realized that they had just experienced an assassination.

"This kind of killer organization can never come to trouble you for no reason..." Knight Commander Cousins ​​frowned and thought for a moment, "Who is their employer?"

"The leader of their gang is being interrogated." Xia Houyan held a cigar between his fingers, and tapped the lord's tent behind him, "I have used up my spell limit this month, so I can only use some low-end..." Physical means 'Come for trial."

From just now, there have been imaginative screams coming from the tent.

Cousins ​​also thought about it seriously, who in the territory is so talented in cruel officials, good at extorting confessions by torture, and even does not need the lord to do it himself.

As a result, after 5 minutes, it was Bob Brook who opened the curtain of the tent and came out wiping his sweat.

"All of them have been recruited!" Bob announced the results of the battle brazenly, "But I have some mental problems now, and it may take a few years for Dongbingku to relax."

Knight Commander Aaron Cousins ​​shuddered.

"So how did he explain it? What happened to this attack?" Master Laurie was obviously about to lose the game of cards. He pushed the table and stood up, pretending to be concerned about the progress of the interrogation.

Bob Brook took the cigar from the lord, thanked Dade, took a sip carefully, and said:
"This guy is the leader of their 'Cold Blade Gang' killers, named Patrick Finn..."

Others didn't feel much about the name, but Aaron Cousins ​​had already cried out:
"Patrick Finn? Finn?!"

Bob nodded solemnly and said:

"Yes——Patrick Finn, one of the 'Twelve Bauhinia Knights' honored by the Empire for his service in the 'Fifth Human-Orc War' in the fifth year of the Imperial Calendar. 960 years ago, His wife found a low-level noble in the empire to have an affair, but in a fit of rage, he grabbed the knight's sword and hacked the baron to death..."

"The famous 'Scarlet Bauhinia case'." Aaron Cousins ​​murmured, "I thought that since this case happened, Patrick Fein would be deprived of his status as a Bauhinia Knight and thrown into prison... ..."

"It is true that the status of knighthood was deprived, but it was not completely thrown into prison." Bob Brook shrugged, "At that time, this Patrick Finn was already in the prison for trial, but he was given a letter from some nobles who cared about his military exploits. For mercy, I spoke to His Majesty Basil—and as a result, the former Bauhinia Knight Patrick Finn was secretly released, and has since faded out of the public eye."

"Then he ran off to be a killer?" Xia Houyan smiled.

"Yes." Bob Brook said helplessly, "The majestic Bauhinia Knight of the Empire, even if the honor has been deprived, is still a first-class figure—this Mr. Finn told me that he fled to Sanshuiwan at that time. In the area, they established the "Cold Blade Gang" with their own martial arts, and started underground activities to take people's money and eliminate disasters."

"So did he say, who is the employer who let the 'Cold Blade Gang' assassinate the lord this time?" Knight Commander Cousins ​​asked.

Bob Brooke's face became a little serious and a little strange.

Xia Houyan stretched out his hand and waved it, so all irrelevant people around stayed away, leaving only a few core executives of Shuangfengling.

"Who is the employer this time...Fin said he doesn't know." Bob's first sentence made all the senior officials of Shuangfengling have the urge to scold their mothers, "However, there is a very important piece of information—he Said he was hired by an imperial nobleman."

"Imperial nobles? One of our own?" In the past, everyone might have been surprised, but now it is commonplace.

Rather, the density of insects in the political circles of the empire is enough to make Fabre ecstatic, and there are many existences that have gaps with the Igor family-if no one comes to mess with the lord, it will be the opposite. It is a great spectrum from the world.

"Patrick Fein said that he has been in single-line contact with the representative of the imperial nobleman, so he has no idea who this nobleman is." Bob shook his head, "But he revealed a key piece of information-his nobleman The customer is actually a traitor to the empire!"

"Of course!" Knight Commander Cousins ​​said sternly, "Whoever murders our Lord Eliot Igor is murdering the future and future of the empire!"

"That's not what it means!" Bob gave Knight Cousins ​​a long look, "Do you still remember the 'Kemal Manor Tragedy'?"

"The shame of the empire will never be forgotten!" Master Laurie said loudly, picking his nostrils.

All the senior members of the family felt that the very existence of Victor Laurie was a disgrace to the empire.

Bob lowered his voice and said:
"You must still remember that although Earl Philip Netwan was found to be smuggling arms to the orcs after the battle of Kemal Manor, the ghost in the empire who really assisted the Federation in planning the entire sneak attack was actually someone else! Patrick · Finn said that his employer was the noble who betrayed the empire and secretly defected to the Federation! ——It was also his "Cold Blade Gang" who assisted the group of orc assassins to infiltrate the empire, which led to the The tragedy of the 'Kemal Manor' where the elites of the major families were lost!"

The crowd was in an uproar.

Nearly a year has passed since the "Kemal Manor Tragedy". Everyone never expected that this time, by mistake, they met an old acquaintance related to this incident!
Bob smacked his lips and said:
"In addition to the 'Kemal Manor' tragedy, the Cold Blade Gang was also employed by that nobleman, and helped the federal orcs do a lot of things like destroying facilities and stealing information. This time, Patrick Finn and his 'Han Gang' The reason why the Blade Gang came to trouble you, Lord Lord, is precisely because of his old employer status—you also know that this traitor to the empire secretly defected to the orcs. Seeing that because of your existence, the orcs are forced to cease fire when they have the upper hand, and the situation of the war seems to be turning around..."

"So this nobleman decided to send the Cold Blade Gang to kill me, so as to ensure that the Federation can win the war." Xia Houyan sneered, "—a very 'wise' decision."

Bob shrugged helplessly.

If the lord really brought an art troupe northward during this trip, maybe the plan of the traitor from the Empire and the Cold Blade Gang would really work—it’s a pity that the art troupe in Shuangfengling will not die.

"All in all, there's only so much this guy can explain, and I believe he has confessed and lenient." Bob spread his hands, "How to deal with the former Mr. Bauhinia Knight and the surviving 'Cold Blade Gang' killers? ...My lord, you have the final say."

"Ah Lun, send someone to send these grandsons to work in Dongbingku. They have life experience, maybe they can write "Hidden Killing" or something." Xia Houyan waved his hand, "As for this Patrick Well, Finn, let’s see how he is mentally, if he really can’t be saved, then beat him to death and freeze him until I go back and become a death knight.”

Captain Cousins ​​led the order and left.

Xia Houyan turned to Bob, laughed and said:

"Bob, you go to Wangjiang City and talk to the Rivera family - I was assassinated on their Sanshuiwan site, so I have to ask for some explanation?"

Everyone knew in their hearts that what the lord said was "asking for an explanation", but what he meant in his heart was "asking for money".

The calculations were settled, and no one paid any attention to this episode of attempting to assassinate the lord. In the blink of an eye, the camp of the "Shuangfengling Labor Art Troupe" was full of joy again.

……

In the end, the heroes of the "Shuangfengling Labor Army Art Troupe" were not complacent because of the peaceful evolution of a group of Cold Blade Gang killers. They just performed solidly for two days and two nights outside Sanshuiwan City. Only then did they continue on their way to the east.

However, during the few days in Sanshuiwan, the reputation of the "Shuangfengling Labor Art Troupe" in the Central Plains of the Empire has obviously been established.

On the way after leaving Sanshuiwan, not only the little lords and nobles along the way came to greet Duke Elliott Igor, but also many real imperial entertainers came to the door and applied to join the art troupe , Contribute your strength to the imperial war.

In fact, everyone knows that this group of entertainers in the empire has no patriotic feelings at all. Instead of going to the battlefield to serve as soldiers, they obviously prefer to go shopping in kilns.

——However, if they can take this opportunity to get close to the big tree of the Duke of Shuangfengling, it would be great for them.

Seeing that his fake art troupe actually recruited real artists, this development of the plot also made Xia Houyan quite dumbfounded, so he could only send these gangsters back to the land of broken souls.

While the cars rattled and the horses rustled, in the blink of an eye, Eternal Sun City, the largest city in the eastern border of the Empire and the capital of the Stardust Elf Protectorate, suddenly appeared in front of the "Shuangfengling Labor Art Troupe".

Among the dense clouds and the clouds and mists of the Yongri Mountains, the pure white walls of this elven city rose from the ground and soared upwards, making the city look like a towering tower among the mountains.

The vines of the elf plants broke through the ground at the foot of the city wall, and then spread around the outer wall of Yongsun City. The vines are covered with prickly pods that emit green smoke, which seem to be some kind of strange ornamental plants. In fact, it is the traditional defensive plant "needle smoke bomb" of the elves-this kind of plant will burst open suddenly when it is stimulated, and shoot sharp needles in all directions.

Coupled with the dense branches of the elf sling plant "Ancient War Tree" looming behind the white city walls, this seemingly unfortified eastern metropolis may not be as fragile as others imagined.

While the Eastern Army of the Empire and the Central Army were deploying defenses in the Burning Crystal Canyon, Eternal Sun City was obliged to act as the logistics hub and military base of the Imperial Army in the rear defense.

Apart from the star dust elves with sharp blades and bows and arrows on their backs, there were also many serious-faced and well-armored imperial soldiers patrolling the city of Eternal Sun.

Humans and elves, the civilizations of the two races on the continent, are harmoniously intertwined in Eternal Sun City. The glorious landscape of this city can be clearly felt even if it is far outside the city. As the saying goes:
The main hall and the road sleep, with the dynasty and the group, the summer is delayed, the nine households are opened, the garden of trees and trees, the grass is like an accumulation!
And when the "Frost Maple Ridge Workers' Art Troupe" arrived at the city gate, a red banner reading "Warmly welcome Duke Igor to visit" had already been hung above the gate of Yongri City.

At the door, there was a whole row of elves in costumes standing to welcome them.

The Igor family, which was down and down in the past, can now receive such courtesy from the proud elf family, and all the senior members of the family are not only proud and honored.

And when Xia Houyan walked out of the carriage with a smile, a young girl from the elf race came forward with a smile on her face, and said politely:
"Lord Elliott Igor...Welcome to the place where the stars gather, the city where the sun shines forever, the common paradise of humans and elves, the pearl in the crown of the Great Plains of the East - the 'Kou of the elves' Glendalore-Asavi', the 'City of Eternal Sun' of the empire! Her Majesty the Queen of the Stardust Protectorate has been waiting in the Emerald Palace for a long time after hearing the news of your visit!"

"Ashamed." Xia Houyan pretended to return a salute, and laughed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, and fellow elves for your kindness. After entering the city, I will immediately go to the Emerald Palace to pay my respects to Your Majesty the Queen!"

"Master Igor, Her Majesty the Queen can't wait to see you, and I have something important to discuss with you—we will help your subordinates arrange accommodation, please follow me directly to meet Her Majesty the Queen right now." The elf maid He smiled, and then turned to Captain Cousins, who was standing beside him, "My lord, please lead the team and follow Miss Isabella, she will take you to the residence we have prepared, Lord Igor tonight Maybe I won't go back..."

(End of this chapter)