Chapter 41: The Raid I
At dawn in Constantinople, the sunlight from the Golden Horn also seemed to awaken the originally sleepy earth, but the rows of tall buildings still blocked the light from illuminating the darkness in the depths. At this time, the streets were pitifully few people, and the mist gave people a sense of unreality.
Anthony looked up at the still lifeless sky, and the cold dawn did not make Anthony, who had not slept all night, feel sleepy.
"What a magical country!" Antony walked through the thick and crumbling stone walls, and experienced the vicissitudes of a thousand years, from Byzantium in the classical era to Constantinople today, each building was not built in the same era, but all seemed to tell people about the glory of their time.
Anthony likes to walk on the paved stone pavement like this, alone and enjoying the peace. Perhaps after spending a long time in the restless city, he liked this classical city with the atmosphere of ancient Rome even more.
Although the city of Rome still retains the glory of the Roman monarchy, it is no longer the Rome of the past.
Antony walked across a small bridge, where the Henry district, the center of the royal capital, bordered the embassy boundary, and although there was also a Venetian concession established during the pre-imperial period, the lord ordered himself to stay in the embassy for the time being.
The history of the embassy is a long time ago, but it is out of place in this ancient capital, with a different national culture with a strong Western color, a towering Catholic church, and a Gothic embassy building. Although both the concession and the embassy district were attacked by the Herod during the Crusades, it was still prosperous.
Antony first entered the Venetian embassy in the Kingdom of New Brad, and although he had sent his entourage to bring his luggage there, he had allowed them to stay in his rented mansion.
But as soon as he walked through the door, Anthony realized that something was wrong, there was not a single guard at the barred gate in front of the embassy and the door was hidden. Anthony restlessly put his hand on the handle of the ivory gun of the short gun under his cloak coat, and although he was aware of the anomaly, Anthony did not notice the danger, so he walked in alone. There was an eerie slaughter in the garden, and the genius was just dawning.
Neither the office nor the security office was empty, and Antony walked up the spiral staircase to look up at the second floor, where the ambassador, counsellor and other high-ranking officials of the Republic of Venice were located.
But the moment Anthony's boots stepped up the steps, a cold hard object hit the back of his head.
"Hello, Anthony-kun. Didn't expect you to actually come here. There was a cold voice from upstairs, and at the same time the sound of a musket being loaded behind him, and the ambassador to the Kingdom of New Brad walked down leisurely.
Anthony, on the other hand, looked very calm, silently raised his hand, and the person behind him who was silent also neatly took away the short gun from Anthony's waist.
Soon, dozens of servicemen dressed in the same gray overcoats surrounded Anthony.
And Anthony also saw the appearance of their uniforms clearly, and said with a little hesitation: "You are sent by the family? Although he had never seen this uniform, there could be no mistake with the black black eagle epaulettes on their shoulders. It was a family crest unique to the Partick family, a crest that only the elite of the family could be given, and each of them wore it.
Behind his back, the fire hammer that had been against the back of Anthony's head was also removed, and the man behind him walked up to Anthony to reveal his true face. Unexpectedly, even Anthony was a little shocked to see that face and his clothes.
"Oak?!" From just now to now, pointing at himself with a handcuff turned out to be his most trusted attendant, and he watched himself grow up. Although he didn't know why the family wanted to do this, Oak, who had always been loyal to him, pointed a gun at him, which Anthony never expected.
"I'm sorry, young master." Anthony glanced at Anthony guiltily, stopped talking, and retreated into the crowd. He has no face to stand in front of the young master he serves, but he is loyal not only to Anthony, but also to the family, if Anthony goes to the soup for the status of the family, he will not hesitate, but if Anthony's behavior threatens the family, he can only sacrifice small righteousness for big righteousness.
"Did they threaten you, Oak? You know that your behavior will be spurned by everyone. Anthony asked, unaware that he had become a traitor to his family.
"Don't blame him, he's done his duty. Anthony-kun, what you do yourself is really meticulous, and you don't even know anything about the henchmen around you. The man in front of him, who was the ambassador of the family, let out a sneer.
"People who betray their family never end well, do you think what you do is really seamless?"
"What do you mean?" Anthony's voice was cold, and he asked. The crime of betraying the family was enough to break the bones of any Patik family, and he had realized what he had - he had been framed. To make matters worse, the family seems to be still convinced.
"This is a family order, and there is no need for a reason." The man said calmly, the family rarely issues such an order, but once it is given, it means obedience. He showed Anthony the arrest warrant in his hand.
Treason!?
Anthony suddenly felt a lightheadedness, and the huge shock hit his brain, making him a little dizzy, and he couldn't even speak. It's all like a fantasy!
"No way, this can't be!" Anthony muttered to himself, even Oak, who had been serving him, had never seen his young master so out of shape.
Although everyone here doesn't know what Anthony did, they are absolutely subordinate to the family, and despite the constant factional strife between the families, such a crime will definitely be confirmed by the vast majority of the patriarchs, and it is absolutely impossible for nothing to come out of nowhere. There have been people who have betrayed the family, but their fate is tragic, as ambassadors, the top of the Patik family, the man knows the family's methods. Although he also wondered why this young man, who was favored by the family, would commit such a serious crime as betrayal, the family's order was unquestionable.
"I'm sorry, Anthony-kun." The man waved his hand and ordered. Two soldiers in gray uniforms stepped forward in handcuffs to arrest Anthony, while the others warily pointed at Anthony with repeating guns to prevent him from resisting.
Anthony is not ready to rebel, because as long as he is targeted by the family, all rebellion is futile.
I saw that the two soldiers approached step by step, but at this moment, a sudden change changed everything.