Chapter 39: Secret War
"You...... What would you like to know? ”
Finding that Zhao Xin's emotionless gaze was on him, a soldier's body couldn't help but tremble, he bowed down respectfully, and asked with a smile of some fear.
"Whew...... Wait a while" Zhao Xin hadn't fully recovered from the state just now, in order to prevent accidentally killing them, he waved his hand and motioned for a few people to wait for a while, and then finally asked: "Tell me first, what did you mean by 'cutting off your chief's head'?" ”
"Huh?" Hearing Zhao Xin say this, several people were stunned for a moment, they glanced at each other, and then asked cautiously, "Didn't you say that it was Darius's old acquaintance?" Don't you know about this? “
"Hmm...... But since I haven't seen him in years, I'm sorry to tell me what he's done in the intervening years. “
"Yes...... Is it? The soldier could only nod his head and begin to talk about Darius.
Darius did seem a little different when he first joined the army, about five years ago, when he was just an ordinary soldier, but because he was stronger than many army instructors, many ordinary soldiers respected him quite a lot, and his superiors also had some ideas about cultivating him, so Darius was transferred to the Noxian Advance Army, as the name implies, they were the vanguard of Noxus, and the superiors wanted to use this method to forge and test him, The generals and officers of Noxus cannot be just reckless men with no strength, wisdom is just as important as strategy.
The superiors initially had a lot of expectations for him, but in fact, Darius did not do so satisfactorily, although he fought bravely on the battlefield, but did not show the expected results in strategy, the superiors were a little disappointed with this result, they planned to let Darius become a junior officer, which was an affirmation of his current performance, and hoped that he could further develop in strategy.
However, during one operation, the superiors' opinion of Darius changed.
In that mission, Darius's advance force was ordered to intercept a Demacian transport force, but was intercepted by Demacia's troops on the way, when Demacia's soldiers outnumbered Darius's troops by nearly a thousand, and the commander at the time, who was also the commander of these soldiers, decisively chose to retreat, but Darius did not agree to do so, he cut off the commander's head with his huge axe, and rushed forward with the rest of the soldiers, and in the ensuing fierce battle, Darius and his soldiers miraculously escaped from the encirclement of a much larger force, and succeeded in slowing down the transportation of Demacia's supplies, but at the cost of nearly total annihilation.
This result was a dilemma for the upper echelons of the army, who were supposed to reward those who won the battle, and it was clear from Darius's performance that he was indeed capable of leading his troops to victory, but the methods he used were really debatable, and in the end, the decision was made by the top brass of the army: to give Darius the title of senior officer, but not to give him the power to move his troops, and the power that should have belonged to him was given to the young strategist who favored him: Svein.
"Is that why you decided to avenge your chief?" Zhao Xin nodded, judging from their statements, there was nothing wrong with this chief's judgment, and it was indeed a little innocent to be killed by Darius like this.
"No...... We know we can't kill him, but any information he has on those people's lists can be exchanged for a lot of money. ”
When Svein and Darius became "allies", they became a formidable force in the Noxian army, not only in the war against Demacia, but also within Noxus, and about three years ago, something happened that shocked all the nobles.
One morning, a minor nobleman of a modest rank was killed in his home, and his head was cut off by someone, a technique reminiscent of a guy with a great axe, but no one dared to express his doubts, Darius had voluntarily admitted that it was his handiwork, and then he published the nobleman's bills, which clearly recorded the finances he had obtained by improper means, and these figures were enough to allow him to this fate, after a joint trial between the local lord and the army, The evidence presented by Darius was corroborated, and he was acquitted.
This incident has caused a lot of sensation in both the army and the nobility, for these nobles with private troops, the military has long been unpleasant to them, but for many reasons it is not easy to show, Darius's behavior this time they are actually secretly applauded in their hearts, and for the nobles, this incident is undoubtedly a war against them, even if this time is just a small nobleman with little power, but who can guarantee that the next time will not be aimed at themselves?
Their guesses were not wrong, and since then, Darius has dealt with some problematic nobles that he knows from time to time, and it is clear that he can't find so much evidence on his own, all of which must have been guided by Svein, and since then, the assassination commission between Svein and Darius has been hanging on the walls of many Assassin organizations, but until now, no assassin has dared to assassinate these two people, and it can be found from the attitude of the army that they have always maintained acquiescence to the actions of these two people, The Assassins were not willing to fight against all of Noxus for this huge bounty, and in this way, Darius's purge continued.
"Very well, thank you for telling me this, so now you can tell me where the hell Darius is now?" After getting this information, Zhao Xin didn't show a satisfied or dissatisfied expression, he just seemed to listen to the stories very seriously and asked patiently.
"No...... We don't really know where he is, just now we just thought you ...... Belch...... Well, so I just wanted to offend you...... Most ordinary people are unaware of the existence of Darius, and the army protects the whereabouts of officers, and if you want to find them, you need some other methods. ”
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"This is it."
It was a nondescript tavern in the middle of the sewers, where, according to several soldiers, almost any information could be obtained, and they should not dare to deceive themselves by their appearance...... Zhao Xin glanced at the people around him, stepped forward and pushed the door open.
"Welcome, would you like something?"
There is no one in the small storefront, but the decoration here is a lot more exquisite, a few sets of tables and chairs that look expensive are placed at random, behind the bar, it looks like the proprietress of about thirty is wiping the glass, after noticing Zhao Xin who pushed the door in, the elegant smile on her face, like water, seems to have some tempting taste in her eyes.