Clifford smiled, didn't speak, and followed von Bock into the gate of his house, I have to say that von Bock is now worth twice as much, and the place where he lives is much more magnificent, so he bought all the nearby yards and expanded them into a grand courtyard.

There is a lawn and a garden in the yard, of course, the main building is still his three-storey small western-style building, I have to say, this product is really a person who knows how to enjoy.

Von Bock led Clifford directly into the hall, and the two sat down at a delicate table, and von Bock said to the servant beside him: "Serve good wine and food at once, and I will get drunk with my good brother." ”

"Yes, sir." The old servant bowed to von Bock, and then ran to the back kitchen to deliver the food.

Sophia didn't sit down, but stood behind Clifford and served respectfully as before, as soon as von Bock saw her charming figure and peerless face, his heart was full of waves, no, it was surging, and he smiled at Sophia: "Miss Sophia, you have done a great job in getting rid of DuPont for us, and you are embarrassed to stand, so why don't you sit down and eat with us." ”

Sophia smiled indifferently, she was smart and smart, she wouldn't not understand Von Bock's intentions, she smiled at him before, it was completely for the sake of the master's face, and now you still want to kick your nose in the face? She only dined with one man, and that was her master, politely refused, "Thank you, Captain von Bock." I'm just a maid, how can I eat with the grown-ups? Besides, the extermination of the DuPont bandits was an order given by Governor Taylor to my master, and it was only natural for me to do things for my master, and I could not talk about any meritorious service. ”

A trace of disappointment flashed in Von Bock's eyes, but the matter had come to this, and he couldn't force it, anyway, he didn't have much hope for Sophia, and it was Winnie, the little girl, who he wanted to get done, and said: "Since this is the case, then please forgive Miss Sophia for being rude." Brother Clifford, you have such a beautiful and sensible maid, and my brother envy you very much. Don't talk about anything else, let's get drunk today, and talk about other things another day. ”

At this time, von Bock's servants had already put all the wine and food on the table, although the dishes were not much, but they were very sumptuous, steak, turkey and so on, it can be seen that von Bock was very particular about the scene.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Clifford drank a little too much, and said while he was drinking: "Brother, I actually have something to look for you this time." ”

Von Bock was also a little drunk, but he hadn't lost his mind yet, he knew what Clifford was talking about, waved his hand, pretended to be talking nonsense with the strength of wine, and said, "Brother, didn't I just say it?" Today's meal, our brothers only talk about feelings, not anything else. ”

Clifford had long expected him to say this, smiled faintly, and said, "If it's my own private matter, can't I talk about it?" ”

Feng Bock pretended to be a spirit, pouted baldly, and said, "Private matter? What private matter? Your business is my business, say! ”

Seeing his push-and-push, Collie actually knew the end of the matter - he was probably unwilling to let go, unless Winnie really followed him, but since he came, he definitely wanted to try, and he gave up without any effort, definitely not his style, his style is never to give up until the last one, and said with a smile: "Brother, I heard that Olivia was captured by you, right?" ”

"Olivia?" Feng Boke's face suddenly showed a confused look, as if he didn't know this person at all, his acting skills were really good, and he squinted at the old servant standing beside him.

The old servant understood, bowed to him, and reminded him gently: "It's the patrol commander who just caught the DuPont bandits. ”

"Oh." Feng Bock slapped his head suddenly, as if he remembered, and said with a drunken look: "It turned out to be him." What's wrong brother? Do you know him? ”

"Of course I do." Collie is a person who has seen von Bock's acting skills, so he doesn't believe him at all, but since he has the intention to pretend to be stupid, it is not easy for him to debunk him, so he just thinks of it as a monkey, and says: "He is my neighbor." ”

"Hey, it's just a neighbor." As soon as Von Bock heard these two words, it was like being beaten with chicken blood, and without waiting for Clifford to speak, he directly interrupted: "I thought he had something to do with you?" Brother, I advise you, stay away from this man, he is secretly in contact with the DuPont bandits, who does Governor Taylor hate the most? The one I hate the most is Dupont, Olivia secretly communicates this person, if you still want to help him, then you will definitely put yourself in it. After that, he looked at Clifford with a sincere face, if Clifford didn't understand his personality, he really thought he was thinking about himself.

Clifford didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he asked directly: "Brother, he is the patrol chief of Chaoen City, how can he secretly communicate with Dupont?" Are you mistaken? ”

"You can't be wrong." Feng Bock waved his hand, took a sip of wine, and said with a big grin: "Brother, you are still young." In these days, how can there be any absolutely good person, wouldn't it be better for him to be a patrol commander while collecting money from the bandits to report to them? There are many such people, and I believe that Olivia is not the first, nor the last. Truth be told, we found a letter to DuPont in the lair of the DuPont bandits. In black and white, you can't go wrong. With that, he began to drink the wine with his head down, not looking at Clifford.

Collie sneered in his heart, this is the trick of being an official, it is not okay to wronged others for no reason, and it is impossible to eat and walk around if you are bitten by others, but if you hold your handle, you can use the topic to play, and when the time comes, you are round or flat, and I can't handle it? If you are asked to hand over your daughter, you have to hand over your daughter obediently, otherwise this crime of secretly communicating with bandits is enough for you to drink a pot and go to the gallows.

Squinting at Feng Bock drinking there, a sneer hung on the corner of Coolford's mouth, and said secretly: "You don't want to play with me for this kind of difficult trick of officialdom, and I am not a newcomer, and said: "Brother, I can't hide it, I asked him to write that letter, the purpose is to paralyze the DuPont bandits." I forgot to inform you about the situation in advance, which caused a misunderstanding, I hope you don't mind. ”

Von Bock was stunned for a moment, and the movement of drinking with his head down unconsciously stopped, his eyes rolled, and he raised his eyes to look at Collie and smiled: "Brother, what are you kidding?" When he wrote that letter, you weren't in office yet? How could it be that you instructed him to write it? I advise you, don't wade into this troubled water? ”

Want to up? Neither did the door. The corners of Coliford's mouth smiled slightly, and he said without any panic: "Brother, you are mistaken, I really asked him to write that letter, if you don't believe it, I will take it out and see it." ”

If a patrol chief writes a letter to a bandit leader, will he write the date at the end of the letter? Do you want to be so particular?

Sure enough, when Feng Boke saw that this plan was not for sale, he began to play a scoundrel, pretending to be bitter and hateful, and said, "Brother." It's not that I don't give you this face, who are the DuPont bandits, you know very well in your heart. Governor Taylor hated him to the core, and dealt a severe blow to all the people in the government who had dealings with him, and one was counted as one. ”

"I'll tell you the truth, I've already reported this matter to Governor Taylor, and now that he hasn't replied, what's the matter with me letting people go? If you can prove to Governor Taylor that he is your informant, then it would be best, as long as Governor Taylor says a word, can I still hold on to people and refute your face, brother? ”

Kick the ball to Taylor? Collie snorted coldly in his heart, knowing that he would not get any advantage from staying here any longer than drinking a few sips of wine, so he got up and said goodbye, "Well, without further ado. I went to the teacher to explain the situation, and during this time, I also asked my brother not to embarrass him for the sake of his brother's face. After all, we are neighbors, and if you send him back half-dead, my brother's face is really not good. ”

"What are you talking about?" Von Bock said impassionedly again: "Don't say that with your brother's care, even if it is not your care, Olivia and I are colleagues, can I still abuse him?" Brother, don't be in a hurry to leave, sit down, let's have two more sips. ”

"No, thank you for your kindness. Time is running out for me here. With that, he turned to Sophia who was standing beside him and said, "Sophia, let's go." ”

"Yes, master." Sophia said lightly, and without waiting for von Bock to stay, she followed Colliff and turned around and walked out of the door of the room.

Looking at the distant backs of the pair of master and servant, Feng Boke took a sip of wine, then snorted fiercely on the ground, and scolded: "His grandmother's, I want to rob women with Lao Tzu, and your kid is still a little tender." If it weren't for the fact that you still have a little weight in Taylor's heart, I would have snatched it away with that beautiful little maid by your side. ”

After going out, Collie took Sophia and the others to a restaurant not far away for a simple breakfast, and then turned over and ran all the way to Chaoen City.

Sophia saw him this, and was a little puzzled and relieved: "Master, why is your face so solemn?" Governor Taylor is your teacher, and if you go and beg him to release him, will he still dismiss your face? ”

Clifford shook his head slightly, still with a solemn face, and said, "Girl, you don't understand. Von Bock is a person who is thick on the outside and thin on the inside, looking at a reckless style, in fact, he has a bad stomach, since he clearly asked us to find Taylor, then he is sure that Taylor will not help us, I have a hunch, this matter is not so simple. ”

Now it's Sophia's turn to wonder, von Bock and Taylor have only known each other for a few days, no matter how close the relationship is, can they get closer to Clifford? frowned and asked, "Master, are you a little bit ambitious and have destroyed your own prestige?" Or do you think that von Bock gave your teacher, Governor Taylor, a great gift to help him obstruct this? ”

Collie shook his head and said, "It's not enough to give gifts, von Bock did this just because he wanted Winnie, he wouldn't tell Taylor about this kind of unseemly thing, but even if he didn't tell Taylor, I guess Taylor wouldn't blindly favor us." ”

"Why?"

"Because now von Bock's wings are stiff." Clifford said without thinking: "At the beginning, he was only a small battalion commander, with only a few hundred men under his command, plus grooms and cooks, less than a thousand. At that time, Governor Taylor had just arrived in the three northern counties with the Fourth Legion, and he had 15,000 male soldiers under his command, and he didn't take von Bock's bandit man in his eyes at all. What now? Half of the 15,000 men under the command of Governor Taylor were taken away by Captain Charles, and the remaining 7,000 men were scattered throughout the county of Chaoen, and their forces were scattered. More importantly, these more than 7,000 people, whether it is the entire Fourth Army, are not Taylor's descendants, they are all trained by the Vienna Governor Boll in the final analysis, and if you want to recognize the master, you also recognize Boer. ”

"Taylor had only been a strategist for Bol for a few days, and he had a bit of a relationship with the Fourth Legion, so he could barely command them. But when it comes to commands, it is far from the same, and the extermination of the DuPont bandits is a good example. In fact, Taylor originally wanted the commander of Jeff's division to lead the regular army, but the commander of Jeff's division was afraid of going deep into the mountains to exterminate the bandits and suffer hardships, so he found some reasons to shirk it. Taylor couldn't do anything about it, so he resigned and sent me with von Bock. ”

"Think about it, if Governor Boll of Vienna is here, will the commander of Jeff's division dare to disobey? Give him a hundred dares. Therefore, although Governor Taylor does not say it, he must have a lot of opinions in his heart. ”

"So he wants to cultivate his own lineage in the three northern counties?" Sophia Bingxue is smart, after Clifford's little touch, she immediately understood the trick, and her pretty face seemed to have a layer of frost, and she said with some solemnity: "According to von Bock's ingenuity, he would not have thought of this, so he must have secretly befriended Taylor, trying to make Taylor regard him as a cronie, which is why he became the head of the regiment and the town guard." ”

"Not bad." Clifford glanced at Sophia approvingly, it was really a pleasure to chat with the smart woman, and said: "Originally, he and I joined forces to exterminate the DuPont bandits, and this credit would have given him a regimental commander, but Taylor, who is known as the old fox, was very kind this time, and gave him an additional official position as a town guard envoy, so that he could have his own territory, which was obviously cultivating his power." If these two men say that they don't have any secret agreements in private, I won't believe them. ”

"Now, von Bock has become a climate, not to mention that Governor Taylor is secretly supporting him, just that his current strength has developed to a small 2,000 men, and his own territory, which is already a huge force in the three counties in the north, and they are about to catch up with a brigade. Therefore, according to the cunning character of Governor Taylor, he would certainly not easily offend this great force. ”