The border guards did not give up, they still hoped to use gold and silver and other valuables to trade all kinds of alchemy products directly from Du Shen's hands.

Of course Du Shen was unwilling. He lived in seclusion and avoided it.

The two sides are a bit of a pinpoint to the wheat mang's trend. Border guards not only blocked the intersections around the exchange, making them islands. The town hall in the fortress is also trying to trouble the Lando family in every possible way.

First, the tax officer came to the door to collect the messy miscellaneous taxes, saying that the Lando family had been evading taxes for more than ten years. Then the sheriff went to the mine to fetch people, saying that the miners of the Landu family were harboring robbers and murderers. Later, it is said that even the serfs on the estate began to commit crimes. A sufferer led a sheriff to the door and accused some serfs of stealing.

All kinds of messy means have stirred up the Lando family into a miasma. Not to mention that mining and farming and other production activities cannot be carried out, and even daily life is almost impossible to maintain. The various food and daily necessities needed by the Lando family were either not available, or they couldn't even afford to buy them for a while.

In the face of all-round oppression by the military, Du Shen ignored it and let the housekeeper Parry support the situation alone. In the eyes of others, this is that the Lando family is helpless, and even bows their heads and admits defeat. Naturally, some wealthy businessmen and wealthy families around secretly joined the action of carving up the Lando family.

The serfs on the estate secretly absconded. Technicians in the mines have to terminate their employment contracts even if they pay high liquidated damages. The guards who have been painstakingly trained by the Lando family are frequently visited. Some people are willing to pay good salaries and hire guards to go to distant places to start a new life.

Seeing that the entire Lando family was about to fall apart, Du Shen finally took action. That morning, the exchange, which had been open all night, suddenly closed. A few waiters came down the hill listlessly.

The border guards who blocked the intersection did not stop Parry, who was leaving in a carriage, but surrounded only seven attendants. The squad leader wearing chain mail held down the long sword at his waist and asked coldly: "Isn't it open day and night, never closed? Why is it closed today?"

The waiter replied in a chaotic manner: "Business can't go on!" Young Master Colin plans to leave the fortress. The exchange is permanently closed as of today. "The Parry butler said that the exchange announced its collapse. ”

In the midst of the chaotic answers, the team leader grabbed the distorting news. He shouted, silencing the noise of the crowd. He snapped and asked, "When is Colin going to leave the fortress?"

The seven attendants were startled by the sudden shouting. Someone replied softly with low eyebrows: "I'll leave at noon today." I heard that I was going to the east, but I don't know the specifics. The housekeeper gave us the option to rush to the vanilla manor before noon if we wanted to follow. ”

"Let's go," the team leader glared fiercely, "Don't let anyone go! You're arrested now!"

"Why?" "We haven't sinned, you don't have the right to arrest us!" a few waiters shouted loudly, but they didn't have the courage to leave through the gap.

The squad leader ignored the waiter. He summoned two of his subordinates and ordered them to ride fast horses and hurry back to the barracks to report the news that Du Shen wanted to escape.

Seeing two groups of fast horses, they galloped away. The squad leader led his colleagues and surrounded the attendants. He sternly asked: "What about the items in the exchange, where are the items that have not been sold?"

The green waiter whispered, "They were all taken away by Butler Parry." I took it away with a space backpack. ”

The team leader frowned, and gently pushed a waiter in front of him: "Didn't leave anything behind? Now it's up to us to take over for the time being, in case someone loots the exchange. ”

In fact, the military has been secretly monitoring Du Shen's whereabouts to prevent him from escaping. However, Du Shen often went out at night and changed his residence. The military has not figured out the specific location of Du Shen, so they can only arrange people to keep an eye on each of the Lando family's residences.

The news that the Lando family planned to abscond was quickly conveyed from the barracks to the stalkers. The sentinels were immediately active, scouting any stables and garages.

Time passed slowly, and it seemed that noon was getting closer and closer. The sentinels became emboldened and broke into the house to search for Colin's whereabouts. However, even at Vanilla Manor, not only did they not find the figures of Colin and Parry, but they also did not find any chariots and horses preparing to travel far away. Even many of the Lando family's servants did not know that Colin was planning to escape.

After all, the border guards belong to military organizations. They didn't put their hopes entirely in the sentinels. As soon as they learned that Colin was going to run, the military sent a large number of men and horses to set up checkpoints at various intersections. Especially the east side.

No, the time has not yet reached noon, and the news of the futility of the stalkers has not yet reached the barracks. A squad of soldiers had already intercepted Lower Colin and Parry at a junction somewhere to the west.

It was an old, modest carriage. Usually it was just a car for a wealthy businessman. Colin and Parry sat in the carriage with two other guards. They were not Qiao Zhuang, so they were naturally recognized by the border guards at a glance.

The atmosphere was a little tense at first. Luca's squad leader saw that Colin only had three or five of his men, far less than his own twelve. He relieved himself and took the initiative to order his men to put away their weapons.

The squad leader also inserted the unsheathed sword back in. He stood at the door of the carriage and smiled at the sick Du Shen: "Young Master Colin, where are you going?" The horse thieves in the west are making a lot of trouble, and I heard that many passers-by have died. You must not go any further west!"

Du Shen sighed: "Let's not pretend." I'm going to leave the fortress. How much money do you need to allow us to leave? Three hundred gold coins?"

The stocky squad leader subconsciously glanced around and found that many colleagues were faintly moved. He pretended to smile lightly: "Young master, don't think about buying us." We, the border guards, are all registered in detail. Although we really want to get rich, we are worried that we will not be able to spend our money, and we are even more afraid of implicating our family and relatives and friends in our hometown. ”

The surrounding soldiers all had slightly solemn faces, suppressing the greed in their hearts.

Before you know it, the atmosphere around you is tense again. The two guards in the carriage were ready to move, and the border guards outside tensed their nerves. Everyone was waiting for Du Shen's password.

Du Shen smiled and said after a while: "Take it easy." I am a benevolent person. Now that I've been discovered, I've probably not been able to escape. I don't want to bury my loyal subordinates, and I don't want to waste your precious lives. You contact the generals and tell them to come quickly. Don't bother us. ”

After speaking, Du Shen motioned to the team leader to close the carriage door.

The team leader hesitantly closed the door. He had already sent the messenger to Asuka as soon as possible, but he was still not at ease, so he instructed one of his men to deliver the message on horseback.

The squad leader also led his subordinates to strengthen and expand the roadblocks in front of and behind the carriage.

About half an hour later, a group of more than twenty knights rushed from the southeast road. The horsemen stopped at the half-man-high barricade, and Luther dismounted and led his men to the old carriage in a hurry.

(PS.: If the author doesn't want to, see the work for an explanation.) ）