16 Smile with a sword

If the Praetorian Guard soldier had some political acumen, he wouldn't have easily shouted those words that would have detonated the town, but it backfired, and now Charlie knew that there might be a catastrophe on his side. A curfew was urgently imposed in Fengxing Town, and even the militia first laid down their arms and returned to their homes, leaving the patrol work to three squads. The news of the emergency just now also spread throughout the town, although people did not go out, but it still could not stop people's information transmission, and only a few residents did not know what had happened. Parrett, who had been temporarily housed in the fortress, was not very happy, and he preferred to wait until dawn in the streets drunk than to bother the people here to worry about him.

In the council chamber of the fortress, Charlie, Milo, and Count Li began to discuss urgently, the Praetorian Guards had been escorted to the cell of the fortress, the viscount was still treating his wounds, and the body of the so-called "prince" was also properly placed in the fortress. Heidi didn't even know what was going on, but she would soon hear rumors that she was in her room in the fortress. The three of Charlie first began to exchange and analyze information, and now it can be determined that the "prince" led his Praetorian Guard soldiers to infiltrate the town and rob women, was surrounded by militia patrols, and resisted arrest despite the fact that everyone had stolen goods, and was arrested after slashing several people, one of whom died of his wounds. Milo arrived later, and he had no special information.

Charlie said: "Let's make sure two things: the first thing is to wait for the two girls to wake up and ask them what happened before they passed out. The second thing is to confirm whether the deceased is the prince or not, and I am afraid that the Praetorian Guard is scaring us. Milo said: "The family crest on the armor of the guards is cracked sun, but the plate armor of the deceased is different from the others, the texture and ornaments on it are all specially made, and he wears riding boots, and he is at least a general on horseback, as for whether he is a prince or not, I can't tell if he is a prince." Charlie glared at Milo as if to say, "Why didn't you say it earlier", but Milo understood and said, "It's too chaotic to see clearly when I'm on the street, and I saw the corpse in the fortress." Charles turned to the Earl and asked, "Do you have anyone here who has ever seen the prince?" Count Li shook his head and said nothing. And what about their weapons? Is there any clue. Charlie then asked Milo, to which she replied, "The Praetorian Guard is equipped with a long sword as standard, nothing special, and there are many people who use it, so even if I use it, it is not strange." Earl Li suddenly spoke: "Do you want to report to the Praetorian Guard first...... Charlie said: "I have already sent someone, in fact, I want to go in person, and it is convenient to negotiate some things......"

The door was pushed open, and the Viscount, with a bandage on his arm, strode in, and before he could salute, the Viscount said, "A girl has woken up, and she says that she was covered with her mouth on the way home, and then she does not know what happened." This is it," the Viscount placed on the table a potion bottle containing a clear liquid in a glass bottle, corked, "and that's what they used. "Where did you get that?" Charlie asked, surprised. "Scooped up from those guys!" The viscount said justifiably, naturally talking about the arrested Praetorian Guard soldiers. "You searched them?" Charlie replied even more in surprise, and the viscount did not speak, but looked at Charlie with a suspicious gaze, as if to express "Am I doing this wrong?!" Charlie was stunned and didn't speak again. The atmosphere was awkward, and Count Li changed the topic and asked with concern, "What happened to the other child?" A cloud passed over the viscount's face: "It may be that the drug is too strong, or it may be covered with a quilt and died." Earl Lee sighed, and Milo and Charlie were silent. Charlie pretended to be calm on the surface, but inside he couldn't bear such a rapid change, a series of events tormented his sanity to pieces, except for the appearance that everything seemed normal, he was no longer the calm captain on the battlefield and personable after the funeral. "No, I'm going to go to the Praetorian Guard myself now." Charlie could no longer hide his inner anxiety, and immediately walked out of the council chamber.

The Earl and his son watched Charlie leave, but Milo's eyes did not move, he was not interested in political intrigues, but he also smelled a hint of it, Charlie's confusion and irritability did make his captain's image plummet, but he was right about one thing - Windrun was about to die. Melo tried to go to Heidi, but soon a soldier entered the council chamber to report to someone from the Praetorian Guard, and was already at the drawbridge, and the Count and Viscount hurried to go, and Melo was forced to follow.

The person who came to negotiate was Duke Xia Fei, the commander of the Praetorian Guard who was over fifty years old, and his title was two levels higher than that of Count Li, and he was the highest-ranking person here. Duke Xia Fei was in good spirits and full of energy, and he did not put on an official show, and he seemed very humble. He did not ride a horse, but ordered the twenty infantry who came with him to wait in line outside the fort, and walked alone across the drawbridge into the fort. Earl Lee and Viscount were already waiting on the side of the drawbridge, along with Milo and Captain Charlie, who had not had time to leave. After the two sides saluted, Xia Fei said guiltily: "Dear Earl Li, I have received news that my subordinates are lawless, and the inhabitants of the earldom have suffered losses, as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, I am really sorry for you, I feel extremely sad for the wrong behavior of my subordinates, this is also my dereliction of duty, and I ask the lord of the territory to forgive." After speaking, he bowed deeply to Count Li and his son. The earl immediately helped Xia Fei to his feet, and Xia Fei continued: "For the losses in the territory, we will double the compensation. As he spoke, he took out two gold ingots and presented them to the count with both hands, but the count did not shirk it. Then he said to Charlie, "Captain Charlie, thank you for leading the Imperial soldiers to defend this place, and thank you for protecting the assets of the Imperial people, and I will report your exploits to the Emperor so that you can get the reward you deserve." Charlie's tightly knit brows relaxed, and thanked the other party, Duke Xiafei's kind attitude made him relax a lot, but he also knew that the matter was far from over, and sure enough, Xiafei spoke again: "There is also a reluctant request, I hope that the earl and the captain can return the people who arrested and made trouble to us to deal with, we will definitely punish them severely, and ......" He hesitated for a moment, "There is also a guy who resisted arrest and died, he deserved it, as a knight and my lieutenant, he insulted the dignity of a knight." Again, I beg you to give us his body, and we will dispose of it properly. Duke Chauffy's words and attitude were so sincere that Charles and the Earl were very moved, and they agreed to the duke's request. After receiving the reply of agreement, Xia Fei smiled happily, as if he had just solved a tricky job, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In a few moments, the two magicians escorted the troublesome Janissaries out of the fortress with their hands trapped, and the tall body, wrapped in leather, handed over to the Praetorian Guard's infantry. Xia Fei saluted several times to express his apologies and thanks. Before leaving, he turned back to Charlie and said, "Captain Charlie, if you think it's not too late, why don't you go with me to the Praetorian Guard camp and tell me the details of your fight against the djinn, so that I can use this as a basis to tell the story of this place before the Emperor." When Charlie gladly agreed, the Duke smiled indescribably, and Milo, who had been silent, keenly captured the smile in the lamplight. In the darkness of night, the Duke and Captain Charles walked towards the camp with two groups of soldiers carrying torches.

Seeing that the matter was basically settled, Count Li explained the matters in the fortress and set off to comfort the families of the two victims. The Viscount found Milo, who was still thinking on the sidelines, and asked him, "How do you feel?" The Duke. ”

Melo replied, "I want to cover it up." ”

The viscount continued: "Well, it's too realistic, but it's a bit fake. This old fox, if you don't watch out, you can't do it, I really hope that he will take people away quickly. ”

"I'm afraid it's not that easy, and he may have a follow-up," Milo said. ”

The Viscount saw Milo's concern: "Why don't you take precautions first?" ”

"Yes, it's better to let Parrett leave quickly, he's Aube's man, and if something happens to him, it might be a diplomatic incident."

"I'll arrange it." Viscount said.

"As soon as possible, I'm afraid it's too late." Milo said with a slight tremor as he remembered the Duke's indescribable smile just now, and he thought that there was a terrible plan hidden under that smile. A person who can switch between being cute and ruthless at will makes him shudder.

The Viscount went to arrange for Parrett's evacuation, and Melo hurried to Heidi's room. The girl had already fallen asleep, her youth still invincible to sleepiness, and when she confirmed that it was Milo, she opened the door with sleepy eyes. "Hurry up and pack your things, we're getting out of here." Milo didn't wait for Heidi to react, and said in a hurry. "What's wrong? Is it a big deal with tonight's events? The girl asked puzzledly, her mind was not fully clear, her slender body was sluggish, and she had no intention of cleaning up. The anxious Milo had to have a showdown:

"The Praetorian Guard wants to wipe Windrun off the map!"