Chapter 992: Return to the Citapur (II.)
"Brother is so right! In my opinion, sooner or later General Rudolph will become the king of our Far Easterners, as for Krautz...... Hehe, I think he can't be arrogant for a few days, I just don't know what will happen to the security regiment in the future, will our brothers be ruined? "The older patrolman was worried.
"That's not it, Colonel Kemp deliberately kept his distance from Krautz and his gang during this time, obviously he is more optimistic about General Rudolph, let's follow Kemp on the calibration right!"
"Then what do you say Chubais is here for, is it really to search for clues?"
"God knows, maybe he just wants to make a fortune, I heard that the proprietress of this inn is the richest woman in the city, maybe the cellar of the hotel is full of gold." The young patrolman rubbed his chin and speculated.
The older patrolman was a little moved by what he said, and looked at the door of the hotel eager to try.
The companion hurriedly pulled him, and said angrily: "Don't pull me if you want to die!" The proprietress of this shop, Mrs. Yevgenia, is the mistress of General Rudolph, and she is tired of stealing her things! ”
"Really? Brother, don't bluff me. The older patrolman was skeptical.
"It's true! My brother-in-law, you know, Captain Peabody of the vigilante, he told me himself! The young patrolman touched his cheek and said with palpitations, "The last time Mrs. Yevgenia went out of the city, I offended her personal maid in a nutshell, and as a result, my brother-in-law beat me violently in front of many people, and kicked me out of the city guard to see the gate, damn, this is all a lesson from Lao Tzu's blood and tears, believe it or not!" ”
"I believe it, how dare I not believe it!" The older patrolman stuck out his tongue and quickly dispelled the idea of taking the sheep by the hand.
While the two patrolmen were discussing privately, Major Chubais had already walked briskly into the "Friendly House", and took out a piece of paper in a secluded place to examine it carefully, on which the floor plan of the "Friendly House" was drawn, and the room and staircase were clearly marked. He groped his way forward according to the red pen on the map, came to the fireplace on the first floor, found the table clock next to the fireplace according to the drawing, and carefully moved it away, revealing a metal lever on the wall behind him.
Chubais lifted the lever, a low tremor was heard behind the wall, and the fireplace slowly popped out, revealing a staircase leading to the ground.
Chubais walked quickly down the stairs sideways, into a secluded room under the inn. The room was empty, unfurnished, with a black iron door on the opposite side.
Chubais stood patiently in the dreary basement, and after about half an hour, there was a slight movement behind the black door.
Chubais perked up and hurriedly walked to the door and struck lightly, and the iron door then clattered in a rhythm of two short and one long.
There was silence behind the door for a moment, and then the cuckoo chirping.
Chubais breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the handle and struggled to pull the door open. On the opposite side was a dimly lit tunnel, and three figures stood quietly in front of the door, unable to see clearly.
"Young Master Roland, is that you?" Chubais lowered his voice and called, "Colonel Camp asked me to pick you up into the city. ”
"Hello, Major Chubais." Roland shook hands with him, briefly introduced the female ranger and the old mage beside him, and then asked, "How is the situation in the city?" ”
"It's messy, it's not any mess!" Chubais shook his head with a wry smile, "Klautz is implementing high-pressure rule in the city to try to re-establish order, but this will only make him more unpopular, and the riots in the city have become more and more frequent, especially yesterday Klautz's knights suffered a defeat outside the city, and the revolutionaries in the city were deeply encouraged, and they all thought that the empire's rule over the Far East was coming to an end, and Klautz's refusal to surrender was equivalent to pulling the whole city to bury him, and everyone was very angry about this situation, and they wanted to hold a demonstration movement of unprecedented scale, Klautz was asked to give up resistance and open the gates to welcome General Rudolph's troops into the city. ”
Roland nodded: "The people's demands are reasonable, and Klautz's continued stubborn resistance will only cause unnecessary bloodshed and implicate more innocent people, and he must make a wise choice." ”
"I don't know what Klautz's plans are at the moment, this morning he fled back to the city with the defeated Knights, hid in the Temple of Light and refused to show his face, the wounded of the Knights were also placed in the temple for treatment, and now there are his men standing guard inside and outside the temple, and the security is unprecedented." Chubais said.
"This is ...... for our next actions Both bad news and good news. Roland groaned.
"The bad news is that we're taking a bigger risk by infiltrating the temple, what's the good news?" Lyudmila asked.
"The good news is that Clautz, demoralized by yesterday's fiasco, has given up control of the city's security and shrunk his remaining forces to the temple area, so that the city's inner body will have a chance to open the gates when our army attacks the city." Roland replied.
"Now the pressure is all on us, we have to find a way to get Philip out as soon as possible." Mage Merlin frowned, "According to reliable information, Archbishop Philip is imprisoned in the dungeon of the temple, and it is said that there is also an anti-magic field in the cell, and we don't know anything about the terrain there, so we can't teleport directly into it. ”
"Colonel Camp sent me here to help you infiltrate the temple, come with me, and we'll talk in detail on the way." Chubais glanced out of the door, "There are two patrol officers in the courtyard outside, although they are members of our security regiment, their mouths may not be reliable, do you want to ......?" ”
Roland heard his intentions, shook his head and said, "There's no need to kill your mouth, you lead the way, and we will follow stealthily." ”
Mage Merlin took out two bottles of invisibility potion to Roland and Lyudmila, and cast a spell to hide his body, and the three of them followed Chubais out of the hotel, while the two patrolmen only looked at Chubais and saw Chubais off, and did not notice that anyone else was leaving.
A carriage was parked outside the door of the "House of Friendliness", Chubais drove himself, and Roland, Lyudmila, and Master Merlin changed their images in the carriage by magic, and when they got out of the car, they had already disguised themselves as three security patrol officers, and followed Chubais through the streets and alleys into a grocery store behind the temple wall.
The shop was empty and there was no one there, and Chubais led the three of them into the back kitchen, uncovered the stove, and the black hole tunnel was exposed to everyone.
Roland whistled and asked Chubais with a smile: "Whose masterpiece is this?" ”
"A year ago, a foreigner who claimed to be the three brothers rented this shop and said it was going to do business, but after a long time it didn't open, and one of my clever guys thought it was strange and took someone to search it, and found a tunnel in the kitchen leading to the direction of the temple, and after interrogation, they learned that the three brothers were thieves who were running around to commit crimes, and I don't know where they heard the rumor that the basement of the temple was full of gold and silver treasures, and these three guys were moved and wanted to do a big deal." Chubais smiled, and continued, "I told Colonel Camp about the case, and he told me to keep quiet, and that the tunnel might come in handy in the future, and he was right. ”