"Not bad."

Salin smiled slightly, knowing that although Lin An had only received a little information from his words, with her acuity, she had already sensed some of his intentions.

"Go on." Lin Andao.

"This starts with your previous analysis of the shape of the city on the ridge, I have the same idea as you, with the appeal of the Oginets family, after Gustav returned to the city of the ridge, the city is so calm, which means that the city is still under the control of Oginets and his vassal families.

In the first two or three days, the ban on the palace and the ducal palace also seemed normal, after all, the archduke and they may be dealing with and cleaning up the tail of this chaos, which is why you can leave with peace of mind - but in fact, after you left, the ban on the palace and the ducal palace still lasted for three days, which is a bit abnormal in terms of solving the time limit for the end of the hand, and I suspect that Gustav and they may be in some trouble. ”

"But since you said that you have noticed the underground network and contacted some people in the two days since you first arrived in Ridge City to inquire about the news, then your arrangement should have started in the first two days of your arrival." Lin An was not misled by Salin, and she remembered the topographical drawings she had seen with Salyn the night she left.

"Yes, unlike what you think, it's not my habit to wait passively, I'm more used to actively looking for opportunities."

Salin didn't hide his motives, he wanted something out of this incident, which he already knew before Lin An left, and he guessed his purpose.

"And then the underground network that you accidentally learned about made you have associations?"

"Hmmm! Now that we can all see Grand Duke Oginets' control over Ridge City and even Ryan, then Grand Duke Ryan, who has always been in the shadow of Oginets, will only experience it more clearly. Although Gustav went into the desert alone this time, the long-planned plan of Grand Duke Ryan was carried out with a high success rate. But it is impossible for Grand Duke Ryan not to consider the possibility of defeat and find a way out for himself.

After all, Grand Duke Oginets will not cut off the bloodline of the Grand Duke's family, which does not mean that he will not find the culprit for bloodletting. Re-nurture an ignorant child to sit on the throne of the Grand Duke, and if the Gustav father and son really die in a conspiracy. So will the other lords of Ryan really obey the orders of Grand Duke Ryan? I'm sure Grand Duke Ryan wouldn't be so naïve—"

Salin laughed, "So what emboldened Grand Duke Ryan?" ”

Lin An slowly narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "-Pei, Lei!" ”

"That's right, it's only Pere, and it can only be Perret. In the current situation, the royal family of Pere absolutely can't wait to deal with Oginets's choked bones in order to have a chance to take control of the notoriously rebellious Highland heavy cavalry led by Grand Duke Ryan. Strengthen their capital against the two foreign empires! ”

His golden eyes lit up, and there was a faint glint of excitement in Salin's eyes, "So when I learned that there was a space in the belly of the ridge city that could hide more people than I thought, I couldn't help but have a bold idea. ”

"You think Perret gave him the confidence. Grand Duke Ryan's hole cards are hidden in the belly of the mountain - and that's exactly what happened. Lin An narrowed his eyes slightly.

Lin An is really confident in him, is this also a kind of trust?

Salin smiled, raised his eyebrows at Lin An.

"Yes. Considering the problem that the new face will notice, although there is space in the belly of the underground mountain that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of slaves in the center, if it is to hide the eyes of the Grand Duke of Oginnets, then it is impossible for too many people from Pere to enter the city of the ridge, no more than five hundred. And it is impossible to be deep underground all the time, the size difference between the strong elite and the slave is too great, and it is likely to hide in some dwellings in ordinary times.

And in order to make the most of those tunnels in the heart of the mountain, I suspect that those tunnels can not only allow the Peres to appear in the palace in time if necessary, but also may be a shortcut for the Grand Duke to attack the Duke's Palace, or even a retreat left by the Grand Duke of Ryan.

Of course, the attack on the Duke's Palace or something, after Gustav returned, there was no need to talk about it, only to consider the possibility of the Peres rescuing Archduke Ryan, in order to find a possible hiding place for the Perres and the escape route of the Grand Duke of Ryan, I had to work a lot. ……”

That's where the drawings Salin had drawn before came in.

Salin recounted the entire process of his investigation and finding clues with the help of the underlying forces, and Lin An had to admit that the implementation of Salin's speculative plan was by no means a chance:

With little help from outside and an unfamiliar life, the boldness of his predictions, the meticulousness of his search for clues, and the ambition and self-confidence that drove him to take the initiative were the main factors for his success.

Speaking of the accuracy and success of this prediction, Saleen is also quite satisfied:

Watching every clue detail point to the ultimate direction of his prediction, and it was a great success, the taste of the fruits after achieving the goal is as good as smoking hallucinogens!

This success also brought him the precious friendship and trust and support of the Oginets family, and the bright eyes that Lin An focused on him when he listened to him at this time were the reward that could best satisfy his male vanity!

“…… So in that cave, we found the Grand Duke of Ryan who didn't have time to escape from the exit of the mountain, the Pere court swordsmen who guarded him, and the Grand Duke of Oginets, who had been exchanged as hostages for the next heir of Oginets - the latter had no power to resist because he had taken the soul trauma of his own accord, and if he was taken out of Ryan by Shun, the consequences would be unimaginable! ”

Speaking of which, Lin An has basically understood Saleen's role in this incident, and the reason why John would go against her instructions and take the initiative to assist Saleen:

Of course, Lin An would not blame John, with Salin's character, knowing that she would leave John's without stopping it, it was already expected by Lin An to be able to turn John's resistance into help.

Her intention in keeping Johann was to avoid ignorance of what Saleen had done, and to ruin her original intention of friendship with the Oginnets family.

John, however, was still quite ashamed.

Although Lin An had left a message and did not need him to interfere in what Saleen was going to do, he not only did not play a monitoring role, but even helped Saleen to conceal Lin An temporarily, because what Salen wanted to do was undoubtedly contrary to Lin An's original intention of sitting back and watching the situation develop.

But in his heart, John doesn't regret it. Although Grand Duke Ryan's conspiracy had failed at that time, the four hundred Perret court swordsmen disguised as elite mercenaries hidden in the mountainside were likely to really rescue the fleeing Grand Duke Ryan and his party.

That's it. Perret had a reason to use the exiled Grand Duke Ryan to interfere with Ryan. With Grand Duke Oginets in hand, even if Gustav succeeded him, he would have to settle - for Merlin, it was not good news for Perret to unite his strength, and as a Merlin, he could not sit idly by.

However, this practice is out of his heart, but it does not mean that he has a clear conscience, and as a follower, he has disobeyed the orders of the person being followed. John's principle of loyalty prevented him from forgiving himself.

Therefore, after Saleen explained the whole process, John got down on one knee and pleaded guilty to Lin.

"Fifty lashes. You are not allowed to resist with fighting spirit, nor can you use medicine to recover, you can go directly and ask the knights of the Oginnets family to help you torture. ”

Such a punishment was heavier than expected, and as soon as Saleen wanted to say something, John immediately responded. Got up and walked out of the room quickly, as if he couldn't wait.

Looking at Lin An's indifferent expression again, he had already expected John's reaction, and Salin was clear, "An is An!" ”

"It's enough to give you a chance to be a good person. lest I be a good person for you again! Lin Anbai glanced at him and snorted, "The pain of fifty lashes, even if it can't make him understand what he really did wrong, can make him remember this lesson deeply, don't listen to you lightly." ”

Hmph, after using her people, you still want to be a good person?

So when I used him before, why didn't I see such kindness?!

"Okay." Salin shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands innocently.

He didn't deny it, he did want to win over the people around Lin An by the way, but the purpose was mainly for her, but he had the lesson of breaking up unhappily last time, since she clearly expressed her dislike, it was better not to touch Lin An's forbidden area casually.

At this moment, there was an expected knock on the door.

"Here we are." Saleen raised his eyebrows and got up to open the door.

"Master Lin, what's wrong? Lord York suddenly came to the training ground and demanded that our knights inflict fifty lashes on him! As soon as Anatoly entered, he asked urgently.

"Filmin and York have already told me what happened in the past two days, York disobeyed the order I left for him before leaving, and rashly interfered in your internal affairs, so York received a penalty from me," Lin An said indifferently, "Fortunately, their recklessness did not cause bad consequences, and I will apologize to the Grand Duke afterwards for this incident." ”

"No, no! Both York and Filin have been of great help to us, and if it weren't for the three of them, the consequences would have been unimaginable! We have been negligent in not immediately thanking a few people, and if we let His Excellency York be punished for this, we will all have no shame to see His Excellency York! The fact that John was a follower of Lin An revealed in Lin An's tone, and Anatoly couldn't care about being surprised, and repeatedly dissuaded him.

"I originally persuaded him to do the same, but in fact, on the premise that there was no evil result, Lin didn't intend to punish York severely, it was York who felt that he had disobeyed Lin's orders, so he ......" Salin sighed.

"I see, Lord York is a true knight, admirable!"

Anatoly was in awe, it was about the observance of the knight's code, he had no reason to stop it, not to mention that followers have guidelines that followers must abide by, as a follower, Lin An did not speak, and it was imperative that John be punished this time.

He saw that after Lin An's treatment, he didn't have time to rest, so he first went to understand what happened after leaving, and the trace of suspicion and mustard hidden in his heart about Salen and John's action at a critical time was completely eliminated, and seeing that Lin An was tired, he asked with concern and left.

"Satisfied?" Seeing the door close, Saleen chuckled.

"The favor is too great, and the relationship is too close, it will make people suspect that they will seek revenge with kindness, and if they don't become favors, they will become enemies," Lin An snorted, understatement, "You have done all the good guys, so I have to be the bad guys." ”

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you Zhang Ga for the big pink ticket! o(n_n)o~

The first bird is to eliminate John's guilt, the second bird is to knock Salin, and the third bird is to maintain the consistent attitude after saving the three Gustavs, maintaining a friendly and not overly intimate attitude, so as not to give birth to suspicion of being too kind.

In addition, it was also indirectly revealed to Anatoly that we did not violate the previous Gustav refusal to allow us to intervene, and that I had emphasized and given an order before I left, and the reason why I would intervene this time was that Saleen undoubtedly found the clue, which was coincidental, not deliberate.