industrial lord

Chapter 708 Under the Night

It was the darkest moment before the sun came out, and there was a light rain in the sky.

The back door of the house opened silently, and the first steps were hesitant, but soon stepped onto the ground of the alley.

The sound of footsteps was heard in the alley. Two adults, a big child, and a child in arms, the four of them hurriedly walked towards the unknown darkness.

There was a rhythmic tapping sound from the intercom, and Frederick responded to the agreed signal.

Soon after, another signal came, and another group of people appeared in the darkness.

As expected, Frederick left them to their own devices.

The intelligence department of the Principality of Wessen is managed by Afu, with some people from the organization code-named "Garden" as its backbone. Later, it absorbed a lot of intelligence businessmen and "jianghu people", and its internal code name was "White Cat".

Tonight is the first time that White Cat will compete with counterparts from other countries.

Frederick said to Belle Burke, "Open the window."

Schneider was a little scheming. He contacted several parties to take him out of the city. The parties did not know each other, and they drew lots to choose one of them before leaving. If there was a problem, they would switch to another one.

This was beyond the expectations of both sides, and Frederick and Casimir's hands in the city were not long enough to control all the participants.

In order to control the Schneider family in his own hands, the hunt in the dark night has begun.

Frederick was not sure whether the other side had any experts, so he prepared to take action himself.

Bell Burke opened the window and drew the curtains. The evening breeze blew the curtains, swaying gently.

Frederick sat next to the intercom with his eyes closed, and spared no effort to think about how great it would be if the night vision goggles were already in use.

"Oh!"

There was a faint sound of something heavy falling in the distance, and a moment later a signal came from the walkie-talkie, hunting a target.

White Cat's operational commander issued a "rooftop kill order". Anyone on the roof in the middle of the night was definitely not a good person. Apart from the enemy, they were either thieves or robbers, so they could be killed at will.

Dark clouds blocked the moonlight, and the sky and the earth were pitch black, with only a few street lamps emitting light.

It is very difficult to find the enemy in the dark. Nowadays, people rely on magic to enhance hearing to distinguish the opponent's breathing. However, there are too many interferences in the city, and the sound of the great harmony of life is a headache.

The contact distance between the two sides was very close, a distance at which a gun could be used quickly and accurately.

The Duchy of Wesson's silent pistol is more like a small wind arrow bullet launcher. The bullet has its own thrust to launch, and there is a magic circle inside that can freeze the surroundings of the target.

This type of bullet is difficult to process and expensive, with one bullet equal to a pig's leg, but it is extremely effective.

Soon, gunshots were heard in the night sky, and Frederick could tell that they were high-powered revolvers imported from foreign countries.

Anyone who can use this kind of gun is no longer an ordinary citizen and must be dealt with severely.

A new signal came from the walkie-talkie, two people were injured, and the other party escaped injured. He moved very quickly, and his feet made little noise when stepping on the tiles.

"Casimir's people." Frederick muttered, "It's the weight-reducing magic of the Winged Hussars."

He tapped the intercom and sent out the information.

Then he wanted someone to find the other party's whereabouts, but finally gave up.

All that can be found now is the safe house, not where Casimir is.

Frederick even wondered if Casimir was also staying in this hotel.

It didn't matter to him anymore.

The Schneider family heard the noise in the night sky and were so scared that they hid in the shadow of a trash can in the alley, shaking with fear.

They were going to a house near the city gate. This family would go to the surrounding area to collect garbage before dawn, and go out of the city to dump the garbage when the city gate opened at dawn. At that time, the family would hide in the garbage truck and leave the city. The White Cat's people overheard that Schneider was coming here and was heading in this direction, so they went ahead.

This family was not Frederick's, but that did not prevent Frederick from making them his own.

"Who are you?" The old man who collected garbage was woken up from his sleep and found that the oil lamp was lit, illuminating his dark silhouette.

His family had no money, only two aging draft horses and a smelly garbage truck. The other party was definitely not there for money.

His wife curled up beside him, covering herself tightly with a quilt, fearing that the visitor might do something.

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding..."

Frederick activated his money ability, and the man poured a small bag of gold coins onto the bed.

In the dim candlelight, the gold coins reflected an alluring glow.

The man said, "Schneider didn't give that much."

The old man suddenly became nervous. He collected three gold coins from Schneider for this matter and was told not to tell anyone. He even modified the garbage truck for this purpose.

Now that the other party has spoken out about this, he is not sure what will happen next.

The man continued, "As long as you take the Schneider family to the abandoned camp outside the city, the money will be yours. You can stay in the city or go to another city."

That year, the coalition of nobles east of the Elbe River suffered heavy casualties in Casimir's surprise attack. The camp had been abandoned ever since, and after being swept through countless times by scavengers, only weeds and a circle of trenches filled with water remained.

Some people once grazed there, but the city dwellers thought it was unlucky, so they ended up having to travel a long way to sell their livestock to other places at a low price, losing a lot of money.

The old man hesitated for a moment and asked nervously, "You won't kill us?"

The man said, "Look at these gold coins."

As soon as the old man picked up the gold coin, he knew without even looking at it, just by touching the evenly distributed fine teeth on the side that only the currency issued by the Principality of Wessen had this design to prevent anyone from grinding off the round edges.

He was involved in gangs when he was young, and only found this job as a garbage collector after his leg was broken. He doesn't understand any big principles, but he knows that he should not interfere in things that he shouldn't do, and he will cling to others when he gets the chance.

"Send my family to the Duchy of Wessen." The old man tentatively put forward a condition.

"No problem, I can promise you that." The man said, "If you want, we can give you a house with a shop. You can rent it out or start your own business. It's up to you."

A few minutes later, a success signal came from the intercom in front of Frederick.

More than half an hour later, the Schneider family entered the old man's house through the unlocked back door.

Two hours before dawn, the old man, his wife and son drove out in a horse-drawn carriage.

They first stopped next to a large trash can on a commercial street. The old man and his son dumped the trash into the car and then spread it out so that no one could see the newly added mezzanine underneath.

The garbage fell on the wooden boards, and the sound it made sounded like a hammer hitting his heart to Schneider.

He was worried that his wife and children's noise would attract other people's attention, so he gave them sleeping pills, and when they woke up they were outside the city.

He himself did not eat, so he had to stay awake to deal with possible danger.

This was a torment for him. The dark space, the foul smell, and the uncertainty about the future made him feel like he was in hell.

However, Schneider and the old man had no experience in using this method to leave the city, the ventilation holes under the car were not big enough, and the stench of garbage soon caused Schneider to pass out.

The battle continued under the cover of night. Frederick and Bellberk left the inn and hid near the city gate.

Frederick had to prepare for the worst. If anything unexpected happened, he would take action to save the Schneider family. He would be considered successful after daybreak.

In the abandoned camp outside the city, a witch said to the two girls beside her: "He made us get wet in the rain all night. I will cook him and eat him when I am done!"

(End of this chapter)