I'm not a lord

Chapter 81 Three Captives
The second brother is indeed an expert in interrogation. He found out everything about the man in less than an hour.

According to the confessions of the three captives, they were following the orders of Flora, the regent of the Shoal Territory, and were visiting the White Bear Territory in the name of congratulating the new baron on his appointment.

The actual purpose is to explore the strength of the White Bear Territory.

As for what they were going to investigate specifically, the three captives didn't know. They only said that they would report everything they saw to the female regent.

"Brother, I've learned the identities of these captives. The leader is called Bowa, a knight of the Shallows Territory. The remaining two are a castle servant and a manor steward of the Shallows Territory. What should we do with them?"

The second brother had a murderous look on his face, as if he was just waiting for the order from his eldest brother to chop all three captives into pieces and make fertilizer.

"Yagna's stepmother is quite smart. She didn't send anyone to sneak into the territory, but came to visit directly. This has posed a problem for me." Lin En got off the horse and handed the reins to the servant beside him, but he did not rush into the wooden house to see the prisoners.

There are few roads in the north, and most of them run through the territories of different lords.

Therefore, an unwritten rule was formed: as long as you claim to be a noble when going out and do not cause trouble along the way, most lords will choose to let you go.

Some hospitable lords would even invite distinguished travelers to stay in the castle and treat them to delicious food and drinks.

After all, nobles all have travel needs. Having more friends when traveling means having more options, and these relationships will come in handy one day.

Previously, when Lin En took office as the White Bear Territory and sent people to Sanhe City to contact Leon, he passed through the Shoal Territory.

Because they were flying the banner of the Hanfeng Family, they had a smooth journey, were not harassed in the Shallows Territory, and even received free food and fodder supplies.

Now that the Shoal Territory has sent envoys to the White Bear Territory to congratulate them, it is only right and proper for Lin En to treat them with courtesy.

But the second brother doesn't care about that.

The order he received was to completely block the road exits and not allow anyone to leave or enter.

As long as they are not one of ours, we will capture them all first.

After a brief interrogation, it was discovered that these three people were actually plotting something illegal.

In the eyes of the second brother, these three messengers were no different from the dead.

"Brother, I don't think there's anything to hesitate about. These three people must not be let go. I suspect someone in the territory leaked the news, which aroused the suspicion of the Shoal Territory. The female regent may have learned some of the secrets of the White Bear Territory."

The second brother's expression showed a bit of self-blame. The task given to him by his eldest brother was to keep the secret of the territory, but he didn't expect it to be exposed so soon.

Lin En patted his shoulder and comforted him, "You don't need to blame yourself. It's not necessarily someone who leaked the news."

For the past two months, all the adult male serfs in White Bear Territory have been building roads in the northern forest and have only recently returned to their homes.

The local managers and village heads had not reported any missing serfs, so it was highly likely that the serfs had not leaked the information.

Moreover, these serfs had no motivation to leak the secrets.

The White Bear Territory is about to have a bumper harvest of grain, salt is free, and the tax rate is lower than that of the neighboring Shallow Beach Territory. The future life is bright. Is it necessary to go through untold hardships and cross the forest to Shallow Beach Territory to leak the secret?
Unless you have water in your head.

The serfs may be uneducated, but they are definitely not stupid.

"Isn't the news leaked? Then why did the Shoal Leader suddenly send an envoy here?" The second brother was very confused.

"I think it should be a ship." Lynn thought for a moment and remembered the slave ships sent by Leon.

Dozens or even hundreds of fugitives crowded on the deck, passing through the shallows along the White River, would certainly attract attention.

The female regent of the Shoal Territory most likely guessed through the slave ship that something might have happened in the White Bear Territory, which is why she suddenly sent people to test the situation in July.

If that's the case, she's quite clever.

With her in charge, coupled with the Shoal Territory's decent military strength and sturdy castle, it would be no easy task to capture the Shoal Territory.

However, Lin En did not back down. A slightly stronger enemy was a good thing.

This way the fighting feels more elastic and the struggle is more exciting.

Moreover, if the whetstone is not hard enough, how can it sharpen the new recruits of the White Bear Territory into sharp swords?
"Boat? What does it have to do with the boat?" The second brother scratched his head, still unable to figure out the connection.

"This is not your responsibility. Stop thinking about it. Where are the three messengers? How are they?" After saying that, Lin En looked past the second brother and looked at the wooden house behind him.

"They are all still alive, imprisoned in three separate cabins, but they all have injuries on their bodies."

The second brother took great pains to capture the three messengers alive.

Especially the leading knight, who was good at martial arts and wore mail armor. It was the second brother who personally took action to knock down his sword and capture him alive.

Lynn pushed the door open and saw the prisoner huddled in the corner.

【Bo Wa★】

[Commander E] [Strength E+] [Constitution D-] [Intelligence E] [Internal Affairs E-] [Charm E-]

[Loyalty: 0 (Cannot be taken as a follower)]

[Features: Strong - not prone to illness or injury, increased lifespan]

This prisoner looked to be close to forty years old, which was considered older among the knights. Like old Thorward, he possessed the [Strong] trait.

It's just that his attributes are a bit poor, and he has very low talent, at least far worse than old Soward.

After all these years, I still can only get a one-star review.

As soon as the prisoner saw Lin En, he immediately struggled violently, his eyes full of fear.

But his hands and feet were tied tightly, and a large pile of smelly socks was stuffed in his mouth, so he could only whimper unwillingly.

Lin En turned his head away, and the younger brother behind him immediately stepped forward, untied the rope around the prisoner's head, and pulled out the smelly socks stained with saliva.

Bova took a few deep breaths and looked up at Lin En, his voice still filled with obvious fear:

"You must be the Baron of White Bear Territory, right? This is all a misunderstanding! Please let me go. I am a knight of Shoal Territory! I'm here to congratulate you on your succession to the Baronship!"

Lin En just asked coldly: "Did the female regent send you?"

"Yes, she only asked us to come and congratulate you on your appointment and to tell her everything we saw and heard. Other than that, I don't know anything!"

Bova still feels that he has been wronged. He was just following orders. It was also his duty to tell the female regent what he saw and heard along the way. He did not deliberately target the White Bear Lord.

Why do you, the White Bear Chief, set up tripwires on the road?

Why treat a knight who owns a territory so rudely?

Is this in accordance with etiquette?

When this matter is brought to the noble court of the Duke of Swamp, you white bears will be forced to pay a huge fine!

You, the Baron, have to bow your head and apologize in person!

But looking at Lynn's cold eyes, Bowaton felt something was wrong.

Wait, could it be that this White Bear Leader is really hiding some secret that cannot be seen by the public?

So that's why the female regent suddenly sent people to White Bear Territory?

(End of this chapter)