The coachman dismounted as soon as he parked the carriage, saluted Annelot and Regner, and then left without saying a word. This coachman is usually responsible for driving the car for Regner, and because today's matter is relatively secretive, Regner can only find a trustworthy person to deal with it.

After the coachman left, the curtain on the carriage was opened, and a small face like a perfect handiwork carved into it peeked out, and it was Irene.

"Brother Regner. Erin greeted softly, then turned to the man in the carriage.

A few seconds later, Erin jumped out of the carriage first, followed by Kordak and Vera.

"Sister Vera. Regner was also relieved to see Vera, although Alfred promised to release Vera, but Regner did not dare to let go of the old fox easily. This guy may have done something somewhere, but for now, Vera shouldn't be a big deal.

It is not known what Manhattan said in his letter to Ralvin, but in any case, Cordak has now been pardoned by Ralvin the Great. But this pardon must not be put on the surface, so this matter is just a secret agreement reached by Ralvin, Alfred, Regner, and Manhattan.

The Empire allowed Legnar to rescue Kordak from the dungeon by exchanging the tanuki for the prince, but everything had to be done in secrecy. And what should be done is the responsibility of Regner alone.

In order to keep it secret, Regner could only choose a few people he could trust. Under the pretext of healing Kordak's wounds, he sent Erin to the dungeon with a scapegoat, who was undoubtedly Erin's assistant at this time.

The coolie then swapped identities with Kordak, and Kordak was brought out.

As for Vera, she appeared on Erin's way to transport Kordak and was brought with her. Alfred promised to release Vera, and now it seems that the old fox is a rare person who has not lied.

"Everyone, I'm so sorry!" Vera's first words after seeing everyone were to apologize. She had been locked up in a secret room set up by Alfred for months, and the enclosed environment with no one to talk to, combined with the fear of the future, almost drove the poor woman to madness.

At this time, Vera's face can't be described as haggard at all, Regner clearly remembers what kind of fiery and energetic woman Vera was back then, and now Vera is languishing like a little old lady!

"Alfred!" Regner gritted his teeth, how much Vera usually takes care of him, naturally needless to say, now she is tortured by Alfred like this, Regna feels that if he doesn't take revenge for this, he will definitely have no face to see Vera again in the future.

"Don't be impulsive, little thunder. Kordak whispered, he was now a wanted criminal in the Empire, and it would be nice to have a way to live, and this straightforward and hot-tempered man didn't even have the desire to take revenge on Alfred now.

"But, boss, look at you!" Regna pointed to the frail Vera.

"I see it!" Cordak pressed Regner's shoulders with both hands, "but you calm me down." ”

"......" Regner took a few deep breaths, then looked up at Kordak.

"Time is limited, let's make a long story short. Kordak gathered his thoughts and asked, "What's next for you?"

"Plans?" Regner was stunned for a moment, he thought for a moment and then replied, "Although I really want to quit this circle of the empire now, but because of my sensitive identity, I never have a chance. If you force yourself to slip away, you will definitely be found by them. ”

"That is, you won't go with us. You want to stay in the Empire?" Cordak thought to himself as he dragged his chin with one hand, he had actually thought of Regner's plan a long time ago, but if he was really left here alone, Kordak would still be a little uneasy after all.

"I'm going to clean up that old guy Alfred. Regner whispered through gritted teeth.

"I don't recommend you do this. Kordak opened his mouth to persuade, because Kordak could be regarded as exiled in disguise, so he could not stay by Regner's side all the time, and if this stunned boy wanted to do something, he had no way to stop it. Therefore, Kordaq can only give Regner some suggestions with some helplessness now.

"Why?" Regner was puzzled.

"Because you can't fight him. Kordak pointed out mercilessly. There is no doubt that Cordak must have hated Alfred for persecuting himself and Vera like this, but even if Cordak hated him again, he had to admire Alfred's city.

It wasn't until Ranmir came to see Kordak in the dungeon a few days ago that Kordak understood Alfred's true intentions. The old fox's goal was not with Kordak at all, he was now just a corps commander in charge of thousands of men, and he might be considered a big man of some status in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of Alfred, the chancellor of the empire, he was not enough to be regarded as an opponent after all.

The person he really wants to deal with is Manhattan, who seems to have nothing to do with Kordak.

The empire, the two major courtiers of the civil and military forces, has been fighting openly and secretly for a long time, and the empire as a whole has also been divided into two major factions, civil and military. For Ralvin, this kind of rivalry may be a counterweight to the Imperial ministers when the Empire is not at war. But once in the middle of the war, if the civil and military courtiers can't cooperate well, it will obviously affect the operation of the country.

It's like a person's two legs, if they're not in harmony, how can a person walk, and in order to solve this problem, you have to choose between Alfred and Manhattan. Because of the past grudges, the contradictions between the two of them are difficult to reconcile. Now, Ralvin made his choice, abandoning Manhattan in favor of Alfred.

Without Ralvin's support, Alfred would not have been able to move Manhattan so easily. But from this incident, Kordaq also saw how much Alfred had control over people's hearts.

Ralvin, Manhattan, Ranmere, Cordak, Vera, these people are the key players in this incident. Alfred, on the other hand, grasped everyone's plan of action as accurately as he prophesied. He knew that Kordak valued Vera, and he knew that Kordak had always hated himself in his heart.

So Alfred just needs to make Vera disappear and give Cordak some information stimulation. This man will definitely find a way to find Vera desperately, and he will definitely carry out some irrational actions against him. For this reason, being a deserter and attacking the lord of the Imperial City is almost a sure thing.

And he also knew that Ranmir attached great importance to Kordak, so when Kordark's trouble, Ranmir's help was expected.

Immediately afterwards, how much Manhattan loved him, the only direct blood relative, was also counted by Alfred. And he seemed to have calculated what Manhattan would cost, so Manhattan withdrew, and Alfred won.

On top of that, Alfred was also clear about Ralvin's thoughts. It is not difficult to see from the transfer of military positions in previous years that Ralvin has long had the intention of slowly reducing the power of the Manhattan faction. After a few years of wear, although Manhattan now has prestige in the military, it no longer has the kind of absolute cronies who will even rebel for him.

So Alfred seized this opportunity, and he very easily got the marshal of the empire to voluntarily give up all his rights through the connection between these characters. And all he did was kidnap an insignificant corps commander and adjutant.

After figuring this out, Kordak developed a sense of fear for Alfred. This guy deserves to be the prime minister of the empire, such a calculation, such a city, Kordak feels that he is not convinced.

Kordaq didn't understand the ins and outs of the matter until he was brought up by Ranmeel, and then he quickly reminded Ranmeel, and the awakened priest hurried back to Manhattan, but by this time the Manhattan envelope had already arrived in Melindel......

Kordaq never saw Lammere again, not even Marshal Manhattan. Now the two of them seemed to have evaporated from the world, which made Cordak's heart even more cloudy, could it be that Alfred really had to kill them all? Many people in the empire are talking about this, but no one knows the whereabouts of Manhattan. Some people even threw the black cauldron at Regner, thinking that Regner had done something to Manhattan again. Otherwise, who can make the marshals of the empire disappear for no reason?

Cordak originally wanted to find Manhattan, but he dispelled this idea after meeting Vera, since Alfred really released Vera, then it proves one thing, Alfred is very measured, and he really doesn't want to anger Regner at this time.

Thinking about it in reverse, the two of them are the same, if the two of them really died at the hands of Alfred, then Kordaq will undoubtedly look for him desperately with red eyes. When the time comes, it is naturally impossible for Regner to sit idly by.

Therefore, Kordaq can only suppress his anxiety now and wait for the outcome of the matter slowly.

Either way, Kordak didn't want to go against Alfred anymore. Although this guy doesn't have any strength, the city is really terrifying, and with such an enemy, Kordak doesn't feel that he has any chance of winning. Therefore, Kordaq could only make a weak decision at this time: since he survived, he should leave with these people around him!

This is a disguised admission of defeat to Alfred, but it is also the wisest move to minimize his losses.

The problem is that Kordak can go, but Regna can't. As Regner himself said, he is now almost trapped in this quagmire called MIA, and it will be very difficult to escape.