Chapter 168: Suspicion
The Marquis of Whitehead did not continue to pester Brown, much to the relief of Miss Anne. Brown, who didn't have much of a city, was definitely not the Marquis's opponent, and the more he talked to him, the more secrets he had taken.
Anne didn't know what her father's purpose was behind her sudden appointment as governor of Marcellus, but she knew that she must not let her father know about these ancient heroes. In the face of absolute power, the power tricks that the marquis is good at are all jokes. He has just found a way to communicate with Young Master Liang, and if he asks his father to follow his rules, he will push the empire into the abyss.
"You seem to be scared of your father, and I feel like he's pretty good." It was also the first time Brown had seen the Marquis of Whitehead, and he felt like a spring breeze.
Anne feared most that Brown would feel this way about her father, and she warned: "It's all disguise, all his looks are disguises." As his daughter, I don't even know which one is his real side, just look at me, I can play any role in order to achieve the goal.
Be careful of my father, when he wants to see you alone, immediately stay out of the way, and then inform me. ”
Brown didn't expect a daughter to say this about her father, saying, "There's something special about your father-daughter relationship. ”
"This is the Whitehead family, and too much affection can affect one's judgment." When Anne and Brown talked, they still maintained the intimate appearance of lovers, so that outsiders could not see the slightest flaw. Then she led Brown to the corner of the banquet and said, "I'll take you to meet two people who also led an expedition to survey the Death Desert when you met these ancient heroes in the Death Desert.
I just got intelligence from a general.
While we were on a train ride to Saroyan, they were rescued by patrolling Imperial airships near the Tosan Railway. Only two of them survived the expedition, and they were rescued near where you picked up the car. ”
When Anne and Jessica were chatting just now, it was natural to talk about Jessica and Sir Charles's expedition in the Desert of Death, and some of the details aroused the sensitivity of Anne's profession.
Instead of digging into Jessica's information, she found a general in charge of patrolling the Tossan Railway, learned about the rescue process of Sir Charles and Jessica, and knew the exact time and place.
The location wasn't far from where Sophia kicked her and Eric out of the train.
There is a big suspicion that the hired mercenary group was completely wiped out by an undead raid, but Sir Charles and Jessica did not seem to be too harmed
Brown didn't expect Anne to want to check on these ancient heroes, and he reminded in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid of being known by Young Master Liang?" ”
Anne didn't care to pull Brown away, and said, "You know so much more than I do, and you won't tell me that it makes me jealous, and I can't help but find more secrets about them." Aren't you curious? Don't want to know more answers? ”
Anne's last words made Brown no longer resist, and the more he came into contact with these ancient heroes, the more he was attracted by the brilliant magical civilization of ancient times. Since he was determined to learn more advanced magic from the ancient heroes, he naturally wanted to know more about them.
"Okay, let's call Hannah and stop if she stops us."
Anne realized, "Yes, go find Hannah first." If she stops us, we've got the right person, let's go."
Brown really regretted that he was too talkative.
The Marquis of Whitehead convened a meeting of Marcellus' dignitaries, allowing Sir Charles to finally break away and join Jessica. The two of them found a place to sit down, took a wine glass and drank slowly, waiting for the banquet to end.
Jessica looked at the heavily guarded staircase and the corridor on the second floor, and suddenly asked Sir Charles, "Sir, will the Marquis of Whitehead kill all the enemies he thinks at this banquet?"
What an opportunity, important figures from the council and the Saroyan City Hall came. ”
Sir Charles laughed: "The problem of Marcellus cannot be solved by killing a few important people. Members of parliament are only spokesmen, and even the speaker is only a senior spokesperson.
Behind these politicians is the entire Marcellus capital, the capitalists who pay them to campaign. Everything they say and do is for the benefit of this capital body.
Killing them can only make those capitalists feel distressed, and then they can launch a new batch of spokesmen.
Then the empire will be saddled with the crime of violating the Treaty of Marcellus, which will affect the impression of the whole world of the empire, and everyone will think that the Frominque empire is a capricious and discredited country. It was the Empire's economy that suffered the immediate impact, remembering that wealth always flowed to stable and reputable regions.
The future is no longer a time when Flamenck musketeers can sweep across continents on horseback, new weapons are changing the pattern of warfare, and it takes a lot of money to research and create new weapons.
This is also the reason why the Flaminque Empire and the province of Marcellus have always been ninjas and are reluctant to break out into a civil war.
So many countries around covet the fat of Marcellus, and playing is the last resort. ”
Jessica said, "No wonder you hate politicians so much, sir, we go on expeditions to find ancient secrets, which is more interesting and meaningful than their intrigues." ”
"But it's these obnoxious politicians who maintain order in the world, develop the world's civilization, and give your adventures support in all sorts. Everyone's existence has his value, you can hate him but you can't ignore the contributions they make. Miss Anne, who came over, easily intervened in the discussion, and she sat down with Brown and greeted Sir Charles: "Sir, you are the one I have admired since childhood. I've read all your adventure notes, and those adventures of yours are a marvelous legend for us kids.
I know you're surveying the Desert of Death right now, with the Empire's funding, can I know what you and Miss Jessica have been through in the desert?
I've always wanted to go on an expedition to the Desert of Death, but my father wouldn't allow me to. I hope to make up for my regrets from your stories."
"Miss Anne, Mr. Jennings, hello" Sir Charles did not doubt Anne's purpose for the time being: "Tonight, everyone is asking me about the Death Desert, and I am very willing to tell you about our experience in this survey"
Sir Charles and Anne were talking, and Jessica whispered to Brown, "What about that maid of yours, Miss Hannah, isn't she with you?" ”
Brown doesn't know how Jessica met Hannah, he replies, "I didn't find her, it's just too big"
At this time, at the top of a nearby curtain, two bats hid behind the curtain revealing their two small heads, their eyes fixed on the four people who were talking.
"What should I do?"
"What can I do? Watch me sleep for a while, and call me when you leave. ”