2.10 - Wolf the Insidious

[Prison Star Calendar]

October 187, 5

7:36 AM

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The first thing Woodall, the village chief of Ella, does when he gets up in the morning is to lead his men on patrol. Their small village does not have formal security forces, and it all depends on Woodall himself and several other uncles and young men to protect the village from being attacked by wild animals.

"Summer is here, and wild boars are starting to run rampant. We need to be more careful on the farmland."

After explaining the situation to everyone, Woodall went to the house arranged for Banning to see if there was anything he could help with.

As a result, Banning was not in the house, and there was no sign that the bed had been slept in. As a hunter, Woodell could feel that Banning did not spend the night here.

(How strange...)

Woodell walked around the village again, but not only could he not find Banning, but even the other villagers hadn't seen him. Woodell thought that Ella Village was so small, it was impossible for no one to see him, unless... unless Banning ran away last night.

Woodell was very confused. He couldn't think of any reason why Banning would leave in such a hurry. Then Woodell asked around, but no one had anything stolen.

(…Should we mobilize everyone to search nearby?)

Woodall felt that it was not worth mobilizing so many people for someone who had just joined the village for less than a day. If they didn't find the person in the end, it would affect the atmosphere of the village. Small villages like theirs feared the outflow of people the most.

At this time, Woodell saw that Wei'er seemed to be looking for someone, so he went up to ask and found out that she was also looking for Banning.

"It's nothing serious... I just saw that his clothes were torn, so I thought of asking him if he needed help... or something..." Wei'er lowered her head and stammered.

Woodall sighed, and then told Wei'er the truth that "Banning might have left the village."

"Although he seemed quite happy with everyone yesterday, we don't really know that much about him... Perhaps he has something to hide."

Weier didn't seem to have listened to what Woodell said later. She just stood there blankly, and after a long while she replied stiffly, "Yeah," and then left in a daze, without even saying thank you or goodbye to Woodell.

·

In a cave more than 20 kilometers away from Ella Village, the bandits of the Chiyun Mountain Bandit Group were making intensive preparations for the attack.

Wolf, the leader of the Scarlet Cloud Bandits, left the cave, avoiding his companions' sight, and went alone to another small cave nearby. Following a mark known only to him, Wolf retrieved a treasure hidden in the cave and took it with him.

A year ago, the Scarlet Cloud Bandits fled to the border of Lord Green Lizard's territory to avoid the spotlight. During that time, Wolfe, while leading a small expedition, happened to rob a passing caravan. He initially thought they'd only taken ordinary goods, but unexpectedly, he discovered a treasure chest engraved with the Scarlet Qi family crest.

The Feiqi family is one of the five major lord families in the Kingdom of West. Most people dare not touch their things. If they do, they will be hunted down by the Feiqi family to the ends of the earth.

If Wolf had known in advance that there were things belonging to the Feiqi family in this caravan, he would not have dared to rob them even if he had ten guts. But now that he has already taken action, and this is not actually a caravan belonging to the Feiqi family, but there just happens to be something belonging to the Feiqi family in the cargo, he might as well just go all out.

Wolfe immediately ordered his men to kill every member of the caravan and then set it on fire, obliterating the caravan's remains. Later, on his way back to reunite with the main force, Wolfe found an opportunity to kill all of his men. After reuniting, he lied to the others, claiming they had encountered a caravan with elite guards, and that all his companions had died, leaving him the only one who had managed to break free.

From then on, only Wolfe himself knew about the treasure box.

Inside the treasure chest of the Feiqi family was a scarlet gem of unknown effect. After careful exploration, Wolfe learned that this scarlet gem was no ordinary item, but that it would cost a large sum of money to hire a jeweler of the corresponding class to identify and process it. This was precisely the main motivation behind his recent series of looting of villages.

After the looting of Ella Village was over, the Chiyun Mountain Bandits must have left the area to avoid the storm, so before this operation, Wolf took the treasure box with him again. He felt at ease only when he had this treasure with him.

(Okay, that guy has been out of the loop for a while now. Maybe we can get something out of him by scaring him now.)

·

In the cave, Jiang Ran listened to the stupid loli scolding him for more than an hour without saying a word. He concluded that the stupid loli's vocabulary for scolding was really limited, and it was all emotion without any skills. If she were to go and scold the auntie in the Chinese vegetable market, she would be scolded to tears in minutes.

Meanwhile, while admiring the silly little girl's cursing skills, Jiang Ran reviewed the intelligence he'd gathered since entering the bandit cave, and now had a clear idea of ​​what to do next. Jiang Ran had originally believed that the Transdimensional Eye's primary ability was to foresee death, but now it seemed that its "mind-reading" power was no less powerful.

After a while, Wolf, the leader of the Red Cloud Mountain Bandits, came over, and Jiang Ran immediately went into acting mode.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

"Your Majesty, I sincerely wish to submit!"

"My king... please don't kill me... I... I'm willing to do anything for you... Wuwuwuwu..."

With his hands and feet tied, Banning was writhing on the ground like an earthworm. He was screaming as he was being screwed, and he couldn't help crying at the end.

Wolfe walked up to Banning and sent the guards away.

"Okay, you guys go down and take a rest. I have something to ask this kid."

Wolfe and Banning were the only ones left in the simple cell. Wolfe stepped on Banning's head without mercy and twisted the sole of his shoe left and right. The rough sole scratched Banning's face, causing blood to form and almost crushing his ear.

Banning rolled over in pain and wailed continuously. Wolfe then squatted down and began to ask questions in a low voice.

"Okay kid, shut up if you want to live."

Upon hearing this, Banning immediately shut up and stopped rolling around. He just lay there quietly staring at Wolfe, his face full of fear and tension.

"Hehe, that's right. I like obedient dogs."

Wolfe smiled and got straight to the point.

"Listen up, kid. You don't have to act anymore. I already know you and Fox are in cahoots. Fox told me everything."

Hearing this, Benning's mouth dropped open in surprise, his pupils trembling. Wolfe didn't miss the revealing change in his expression; he knew his tactics had worked; the brat was completely intimidated.

"If you tell me the truth now, I can spare your life and let you continue to work in the bandit group. But if you dare to lie to me again, I will immediately drag you out and chop you up as a sacrifice to the gods. Do you understand?"

"I understand! Your Majesty! I, I, I'll tell you now!!!"

Banning was so excited that his body was shaking. His face was covered with blood, snot and tears, which was a horrible sight. But he didn't care about that and immediately began to confess to Wolfe.

"My lord, I didn't follow Fox here at all. I, I don't have that ability, right? Actually, Fox was the one who brought me to this cave..."

Benning began to explain everything between him and Fox without reservation, and Wolfe listened with a smile. He enjoyed the feeling of making others run around in circles the most.

In reality, Fox had already left for Luka Village, and Wolfe hadn't asked him anything. Now, after he'd finished speaking, Wolfe would kill him first, then bring his head back to settle accounts with Foxe.

2.11 - Death is inevitable

In the bandit cave, Banning from Ella Village is "confessing" everything he knows to Wolf, the leader of the Red Cloud Bandits.

Banning told Wolf that he had known Fox for a year, but he didn't know Fox was a bandit before. He only knew that he was having an affair with Mary from the village. Every time Fox came to have an affair with Mary, Fox would give Banning a little tip to keep an eye on him.

Later, Fox disappeared for a long time. When Banning almost forgot about him and Mary had a new lover, Fox suddenly appeared again this month.

After reappearing, Fox still loves to visit Mary as before, and every time he comes to see Mary, he brings a large package with him, but leaves empty-handed. No one knows what he brings. Banning can't help but ask Mary privately. Mary tells Banning that Fox is actually a bandit. He has saved a lot of valuables with her and plans to retire soon. He will use the money to live a good life in Goodtown with Mary.

Last night, Fox came as usual, but this time he was very nervous and anxious. As soon as he arrived, he asked Banning to help him move all the things he had hidden in Mary's house to the underground cave in Ella Forest. Then he asked Banning to pretend that he didn't know him and follow him to the bandits' cave to deceive their leader into surrendering to the bandits. When they attacked Ella Village tonight, he would help him secretly knock Mary unconscious and take her away.

"Wow~ You are quite courageous, how dare you do such a thing?" Wolf's eyes rolled around, what happened to Fox was a little beyond his expectations.

"Your Majesty, I didn't want to agree to this at first! It was that guy Fox who lied to me that Your Majesty was easy to talk to, and he even promised me absolute safety! That's why I came! But the result was completely different from what he said. If I had known that I would lose my life, I would have..."

Banning's complaints became more and more intense, but Wolfe was no longer listening seriously because he had already found out everything he wanted to know.

Originally, Wolfe planned to kill Banning after he had gotten the information out of him, but now his plan has changed, as Banning still has some value to him.

Wolfe had always known that Fox was a womanizer, and the secret transfer of money was also expected - Fox was notorious for being stingy among the bandits, and Wolfe had always been curious about what he was saving money for, and now Wolfe knew.

Banning's confession resolved all of Wolfe's suspicions about Fox. Wolfe would not allow Fox to retire; Fox knew too many of the Red Cloud Bandits' secrets. However, killing Fox now would be too damaging to morale after the looting of Ella Village. Furthermore, Wolfe would certainly accept Fox's hidden money.

However, Wolfe didn't completely trust Banning yet, so he wouldn't go to Ella Village without any precautions.

Wolfe was alert to the fact that this might be a trap set by Fox and Banning together. Unfortunately, Fox was far away in Luca Village, and Wolfe couldn't catch him to testify, which would affect the plan to rob Ella Village.

(If Fox had set a trap in Ella Village... that would be a significant threat to the Scarlet Cloud Bandits... If he were to collude with the Gude Town guards...)

Wolfe pondered the appropriate course of action. On one side were enormous profits, and on the other were considerable risks. The experienced Wolfe quickly made a decision: he would first "throw a stone into a dry well to see how deep it was."

"Alright, enough talking. Since you're so honest, I won't kill you, but I can't let you go either... How about this? Bring me back Fox's treasure, and I'll let you live and work in the bandit group."

Wolfe interrupted Banning, who was still complaining, and then shouted outside the cell.

"Someone, call Igor to me!"

·

If there is anyone that Wolfe trusts absolutely, it must be the third in command of the Red Cloud Mountain Bandits - Stormtrooper Captain Igor.

Since the founding of the Scarlet Cloud Bandits, Igor had saved Wolf's life three times. To save Wolf, Igor had his ear chopped off, leaving a large scar half a finger deep on his back. It's no exaggeration to say that he had walked through the gates of hell for Wolf.

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

After a while, a big bald man with a strong build came over. He was even stronger than Wolf.

"Yes, there is something urgent that I need you to do."

Wolf had Banning untied, and then asked Igor and Banning to go to Ella Forest immediately to bring back the treasure from the underground cave, and they had to return to the cave before noon today.

"Boss, how about... I ask two of my brothers to go with him...? I... I'm still... planning the strategy for tonight with the brothers..."

"No, you have to go, hurry up and get going."

Wolfe rudely interrupted Igor's proposal, and then while Banning wasn't paying attention, Wolfe leaned close to Igor and whispered a few words.

"Once this guy brings you to the place, you will kill him and get rid of him right there. Do you understand?"

Igor nodded silently. This was not the first time Wolf had asked him to do such a thing.

After watching Igor and Banning leave, Wolfe finally felt a sense of peace. The unexpected incident that this kid from Ella had caused before the heist had made Wolfe somewhat uneasy. However, now everything was clear: "Guide to the treasure"—that was the kid from Ella's final usefulness. Whether he lied to survive or it was true, his life was over.

If there was one thing Wolfe regretted, it was the possibility of losing Igor, a key figure. Igor's strength was second only to Wolfe's. If Ella Village was indeed trapped, and even Igor couldn't return safely, Wolfe would abandon Ella Village and immediately flee with his bandits. If Igor could return safely, that would be the best option, and the plan to attack Ella Village tonight would proceed as planned.

(Igor... If your reputation within the bandit group hadn't been growing, I wouldn't have sent you on this risk... If you die, it's your own fault for being too straightforward...)

·

In the rugged mountains, Igor followed Banning and moved forward quickly.

The machete on Igor's back reflected a bright light under the sunlight, which was very dazzling.

Along the way, Banning kept talking, but Igor wasn't good at talking, so he just kept saying "hmm" and "hmm" in agreement. Igor had no interest in the man he would soon kill.

More than an hour later, the two arrived deep in the Ella Forest.

Igor was in good physical condition and didn't sweat much, while Banning was already gasping for breath beside him.

"The treasure... is in this cave... right?" Igor looked at the dark underground cave in front of him.

"Yes... yes." Banning was busy wiping the sweat off his face and didn't notice that Igor behind him was acting strangely.

"Thanks a lot."

Igor pulled out his machete and slashed at Banning's back.

2.12 - Moonlit Raid (Update)

The sun rose slowly in the sky. Although there was still some time before noon, Wolfe's patience was almost exhausted.

The feeling of having to passively wait for the results was always unbearable for Wolfe, just like there was a bug crawling inside his clothes and he couldn't catch it.

"Boss! Captain Igor is back!"

At this time, the subordinates who were ordered to wait outside ran in.

At this moment, no other words could make Wolfe happier than these words.

"good very good!"

Wolf couldn't wait for Igor to come in, so he strode out and met Igor covered in blood at the entrance of the cave.

"Igor?! How are you hurt?!"

Wolfe was quite surprised. Besides being surprised, this experienced bandit leader already had many ideas in his mind.

(Shit, is there really a trap in Ella Village?)

(Damn that traitor Fox...!)

(No, we have to retreat quickly. I don’t know if Igor has been tracked by the enemy...)

"Boss, I'm fine. This isn't my blood. It's from that kid from Ella Village."

It was not until Igor explained that Wolf realized that there was no ambush or trap. It was just that the boy from Ella Village resisted fiercely before his death, which made Igor covered in blood.

"Oh... Anyway, I'm glad you're okay. Have you dealt with the boy's body?" Wolfe was a little embarrassed, but fortunately he didn't say what he was thinking.

"It's been taken care of. It won't be discovered."

"Hmm... By the way, where's the treasure in the underground cave? Why did you come back empty-handed?"

As soon as he was sure everything was alright, Wolfe's focus immediately shifted to the treasure.

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