Chapter 44: The Hague
To the east of the Qingquan Plain, at the mouth of the Luobu River, there is a big city built near the sea, Danmo City. It's closer to the Gold Coast and has a full coastline called Sail Bay. Years of development has formed a number of mature sea routes, the daily throughput of large ships is terrible, so there are countless chambers of commerce rushing to station, it can be said that every inch of land is a place where every inch of land is valuable, and this is the most prosperous coastal area. Just off the bay stands a tall tower that is seven stories high, one of the best in the city.
On the seventh floor of the tower, there is only a table in the middle, and there are no other furnishings. At this time, the eight-sided windows opened, and the wind of the endless sea passed through here, unscrupulously blowing the sleeves of a person's clothes, and hunting sounded. This person is in the prime of life, his stature is a little small, and his eyebrows and eyes are distinct, but there is an obvious scar in the middle of the eyebrows, which destroys the originally delicate facial features. He sat on the ground at this moment, looking in the direction of the sea, stunned.
The sound of the pedals clattering came to mind, destroying the peace for a moment, and also frowning the man's brow.
He is Jimmy, the head of the Hague mercenaries, and although he is fairly mild, he has a high prestige in the regiment. His men knew that he hated being disturbed when he was alone at the top of the tower. So when he saw the person who came, he was even more puzzled, because this was his deputy.
"Big brother." Filton is very tall, about 1.85 meters tall, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, sassy demeanor, looking full of righteousness and heroic. He came closer, obviously preoccupied, but still arched his hand first. He naturally knew his eldest brother's habits, and this gift could be regarded as reparation.
Jimmy waved his hand and asked Filton to sit down beside him. Felton didn't hesitate, and sat down cross-legged, his back straight.
"What's the matter?" Jimmy knew that his deputy was the most calm, and today was a special day for him, and something big must have happened when he came to the tower to disturb him.
"The third child wants to be opposed."
Jimmy frowned, and then asked, "We've discussed this, what happened?" ”
The third is the third-in-command of the mercenary group, Hunter, whose strength should not be underestimated, dare to kill and fight, and has made a lot of contributions to The Hague over the years, plus he is good at management, and has also attracted a group of people, and he has firmly established the third position in only five years. In fact, Jimmy and the others, as the main and deputy of the mercenary group, had already sensed Hunter's intention to set up another door, and after a long period of observation, they had already determined the nature and had a countermeasure. But since Filton said it solemnly at such a time, it showed that something had happened that he did not know.
"He's urging a group of people to leave The Hague, and nearly half of them are the backbone." Felton's expression was serious, this was the news he had just gotten. This is still because one of the backbones is his confidant, and the third child failed to persuade him to get the news. At first, he didn't believe it, after all, this was half of the cadres of the entire mercenary group. After getting the news, he immediately investigated, only to find that the matter had unconsciously progressed to this extent, and he was immediately frightened, and hurriedly came to discuss with Jimmy.
Jimmy was obviously a little shocked, although the third child was very capable, he had not been in The Hague for too long, and he was not part of the core members when it was first formed. In recent years, with the rapid development of Danmo City, the forces in the city have become more and more complex. Many behemoths have extended their hands here, and they have slowly changed from the top mercenary group to the current second-rate level, but as an old mercenary group, they firmly control a navigation line in their hands, which is the foundation of their existence, and they have not been damaged in the slightest after several turmoils.
A second-rate mercenary group, controlling such a precious resource, I don't know how many people are staring at them. Some things in the group have also gradually changed, especially what Henry has done in the past two years, and Jimmy, as the boss, knows it. If they had used thunderous means to deter the third child at the beginning of the matter, or to restrain him, or to expel him, things would not have developed to this point. It can be said that this is the result of their deliberate connivance. If Hunter can do things well, it will be good, and if he has objections, he can find those disloyal people in the organization, which is also a good way to purify the mercenary group. It is precisely because the two reached such a consensus that they have not started, but have let it go. They can see that they may lose some strength in the short term, but in fact, it enhances cohesion, and in the long run, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. However, if half of the backbone is lost at one time, the matter will not be so simple, not to mention the bones, and it will even shake the foundation of The Hague. There are not a few mercenary groups and forces in Danmo City, and if they suffer such a heavy setback in a short period of time, they will definitely pounce on them like sharks that smell blood, bite off a piece of meat, and even devour them whole. With the strength of The Hague today, it is far from worrying.
"Who's behind this?" After so many years, the boss didn't work for nothing, and Jimmy quickly realized the problem. Although Hunter is very capable, he knows that if there is no special situation, it is impossible for half of the backbone to rebel.
"This time we were careless, I just got the news, and when I went to check again, I found that such a situation had formed. It should have been that he attacked at about the same time, but he got such an effect, which was incredible. Now we can only follow our previous speculation, it is related to the Cheetah Mercenary Group, and the others need time to verify. ”
Jimmy looked out the window, the wind blowing through his hair, "You stabilize the third child first, you can give some pressure when the time is right, or pretend to fall out with him, control the scale, and send Tri to touch his bottom." Leave the cheetah side alone, I'll give you news tomorrow. ”
"Okay." Felton, who was obviously a man of his word, said yes and left, and he would take care of the rest.
This happened, but Jimmy didn't rush to act and sat still. As Felton opened the two, the seventh floor fell silent again. He seemed to have regained his previous appearance, just staring out the window in a daze.
Today is a special day, and his memories have been traced back to the distant past, because he needs to remember someone.
Hunt joined The Hague for a short time, and although he was third, there were many things he didn't know, especially the period that began thirty years ago. The entire organization went through that time with him and Felton, and Terry. So Hunter couldn't understand why they had such confidence, even though they had retreated to the second rate, but still controlled an entire navigation line. You know, in Danmo City, a nautical line represents a steady stream of wealth. Maybe he felt that splitting The Hague and inflicting a heavy blow on them would make them fall into the quagmire in an instant, maybe he thought that he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot when he learned the news, and he didn't know what to do, or maybe he was already complacent. But for Jimmy, it's just a bigger problem. He was not even willing to break his old habits because of such a thing, and continued to remember his brother.
After dusk, the sky darkened, and the light shifted little by little, and for a moment it fell into complete darkness. As the sun set and the moon rose, when the silver light fell on the top of the tower again, Jimmy was gone, and he disappeared into the thick of the night.