"My lord, please forgive me for not being able to think of any good way, maybe killing them is the only and best way!"

Listening to Joseph's somewhat murderous words, Charles slowly shook his head: "No, you're wrong, it's not just these four people who may have betrayed us, but also our own people." ”

"It's impossible, we're all ............"

Hearing Charles say this, Joseph was emotional and wanted to retort loudly, but then his voice slowly lowered, and he himself was not sure if anyone would betray him for profit.

"My lord, it's all my fault! If I hadn't been caught by them, we wouldn't have to meet them, so we wouldn't have to worry about this now, it's all my fault! ”

Charles shook his head slightly: "No, it's not your problem, the final decision on this matter is still up to me, so I really can't get out of it." But are these important? I'm a nobleman first, and I'm the captain of the knights under my lord, so even if this matter is stabbed to my lordship, what can he do with us if we don't admit it? At most, you will be fined a little money by an adult! On the contrary, if we handle it well, we can bite him in turn and say that he is plotting to frame his colleagues, which is not impossible! ”

He paused and then said, "When I was still at home, I was often complacent about my little cleverness; When I left the house, the way I handled things was so self-righteous. After suffering so much, I finally understood that in fact, things and troubles are the same for us, and the difference is just the person who brought you these things and troubles. And what we have to do is just do different things to different people. Joseph, I know, you're much smarter than I am, and you've seen all of this, but you don't say it. That's right, you didn't agree to join my cavalry team, and maybe you really think you can get ahead on your own. But Joseph, don't always think of someone else as stupid, especially if this person still wants to be friends with you, please don't break his heart, okay? ”

Joseph was first stunned by Charles's words, and then quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Charles's piercing eyes. Sweat was pouring down his forehead, and he really couldn't figure out how Charles could see what was going on in his heart, the only thing he knew was that he would never dare to show off his cleverness in front of him from now on.

Although Joseph himself is still in a state of shock and inexplicability, he still has to say it if he defends, otherwise the big tree of Charles will really be irreparable.

Then Joseph choked up a little and said, "My lord, how could I have such thoughts! You saved my life and the lives of my friends, and I can't wait to repay them with death, how could I have such an ungrateful thought! I didn't join your cavalry team before because I couldn't bear my friends, I really didn't mean anything else! I, Joseph, swear to God, that if you need it, I will always repay you for your kindness! ”

As he spoke, he actually wiped away his tears, Charles was silent for a moment, then laughed and patted him on the shoulder, and said loudly: "Look at yourself, what do you look like, why are you still crying!" I'm kidding you, even if others don't know about me, can I still not know, we're friends! Alright, I won't mess with you, you can go and tell the brothers to help the militia here find the fish that the Wood family has slipped through. By the way, tell them about the pros and cons, and let them keep their mouths shut. I'm going to see those gangsters who have been caught, you don't have to worry about me, you can go and get busy. ”

Joseph wiped away the tears with his sleeve, responded to Charles's request, turned and trotted away. But what he couldn't see was the trace of regret and disappointment revealed in Charles's eyes behind him.

Charles lowered his head, looking at the dappled light and shadow cast by the sun in the dense shade of the trees, and suddenly wanted to see Luzius, that guy was incorporated into the infantry regiment of the Djerkhara City Guard, I wonder if it is okay now? Originally, I thought that Joseph was a "good man" who could be wooed, but I didn't expect him to be that kind of person, but it doesn't matter, at least he is still a little useful to himself now!

Thinking of this, Charles cheered up again, he raised his head and waved his fist fiercely at the sun in the sky, and said firmly in an almost inaudible voice: "I won't admit defeat, let's fight!" ”

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"Mom, dad and brother are really fine!"

"Oh, Jessica, my darling! Of course they'll be fine, as long as you're obedient, let's hide here for a while. When your father takes care of the nobility of the kingdom, we can go back to the way we were. ”

Mrs. Wood was busy with her daughter, carefully spreading the velvet quilt over her body, and covering her with a bearskin coat. By this time, summer was approaching, and the weather outside had already started to get hot. However, in a stone cave in the unknown mountain forest near Pavron, it seems that the temperature has not become warm at all because of the change of seasons, and it is still so cold.

After all these necessary preparations, Mrs. Wood was finally able to rest for a while. She looked up and down the layout of the cave, checking if she had accidentally missed something, after all, they were orphans and widows who had to live here for a while, so she couldn't be careful. Her gaze wandered through the cave when she suddenly touched her daughter's distracted eyes.

Once upon a time, her daughter's eyes were the clearest and purest of all Mrs. Wood had ever seen, magnificent and smart, like a newborn kitten, so endearing. Even Mrs. Wood herself was sometimes jealous of her daughter. But at this moment, those beautiful eyes were full of fear and self-blame.

Mrs. Wood stared blankly at the little face, hesitated for a long time, went to the head of the bed, touched her face gently, and sang a lullaby gently. When my daughter was young, I didn't get tired of singing this song to put my daughter to sleep.

"Mom."

"Huh? What's wrong baby? Mrs. Wood touched her forehead and replied gently.

"Is it all my fault? If I hadn't pestered Brother Sonny to go to the circus, he wouldn't have had his leg broken by those bad guys, and Daddy wouldn't have had to do anything like that again! It's all my fault, I'm a useless person, I'll drag you down, I can't do anything! As she spoke, Jessica's tears unconsciously gushed out, and by the end her voice had become hoarse. The blows and frightes of the past few days have made this unworldly girl unable to bear it anymore, and she vented her grievances and sadness to her heart's content.

Mrs. Wood's heart was sour, and she was about to put her arms around her daughter to comfort her, when there was a sound of a dog barking and a man barking outside the shelter.

"Haha, I've found the remnants of the Big Tree Gang! They're hiding here, you fools, fence this cave! As long as we arrest them again, our mission will be completed, and we won't have to stay in this place anymore, we can go back and receive the reward hahaha! ”

At the sound of this man's voice, the poor mother and daughter's faces turned extremely pale. They knew it was all over.