Chapter 223: Battle Plan
The two of them almost rushed to the door of the conference room on the third floor, Dino suddenly stopped, adjusted his breathing, adjusted his clothes, reached into the conference room and symbolically knocked three times towards the open door.
"The first echelon of the Greyhound's investigation team, the 'Night Watchman', reports to the Chief!"
Before a response could be heard, Dino stepped through the door and saluted the crowd. Draenor, who was still standing in the doorway, caught a glimpse of Mikhail sitting at the front of the long table, his delicately polished armor, his hands holding the hilt of his sword in front of him, and the swollen muscles that peeked out of the gaps in the armor, the majesty of the regimental commander was still undiminished.
"Presumptuous! Without the permission of the regimental commander, the lower-ranking knights dared to trespass into the conference hall! Instructor Reiner, who was standing behind the regimental commander, walked straight towards Dino, and was even about to draw his sword to drive the two members of the investigation team out.
"Reiner ......"
A low and calm voice came from behind, and the instructor Huo Ran froze, glanced sideways at the regiment leader, and then mechanically moved to the side.
"Young people should have some flesh...... You're Captain Dino of the Night's Watch, right? Mikhail paused for a moment, leaning to the right to catch a glimpse of the figure cowering outside the doorframe.
"Chadwick. Draenor ......"
As soon as the words came out, Draenor seemed to see the regiment leader roll his eyes indistinctly. The old knight sighed under his breath and beckoned to the two young knights.
Draenor and the captain walked side by side to one end of the conference table, glancing twice at the conference hall before the head could speak again. Two rows of mugs were laid out on the table, the degree of tea falling was uneven, and it seemed that there were at least a dozen members of the previous combat meeting, and Commander Mikhail was sitting at the very end of the room, with his back to a wall with a huge map of animal skins.
"What do you want to report?" The head of the regiment politely pointed to the seats next to him and motioned for the two to take their seats.
"Report to the sir, Vigil Lanor received information two hours ago claiming that the Plague Doctor's hideout had been found near Stroude Farm in the Tello district!"
Dino reported word by word to the chief, and Draenor saw Reiner standing on the side subconsciously take a step forward, as if he had been waiting for the news. He quickly spread the scroll on the table, pointed to the area enclosed by graffiti, and continued the captain's words: "Here, the location is relatively remote, but it can be a landmark in the suburbs, and there is a broken road sign at the door. ”
Mikhail glanced at the map, shook his hands from side to side on his saber, raised his eyelids and asked Draeno, "Where did you hear that?" ”
From the mouth of a soothsayer who called himself "Caesar...... The words moved back and forth in his throat, and even Draenor himself felt that this method was a little too ridiculous. But he still chooses to believe that Caesar, that soothsayer does have a divinity that ordinary people cannot understand, and it was with the clues he provided that he successfully rescued Miliusa before, and this time it will never go wrong.
"I went to investigate this morning, because we saw the doctor in the neighborhood last night...... Or an encounter. "Makes sense, huh...... Draenor gave him a perfect score for his lie in his heart, and he didn't even forget to retell what happened the night before. Although it is not particularly convincing, since the Knights attach so much importance to the activities of the "epidemic doctor", they will definitely choose to believe their own words.
Then came the hardest moment, no matter how perfect a lie is, the first condition for convincing the other person is to put on a calm and determined expression. Draenor barely blinked, staring at the regimental leader as if he was trying to instill his thoughts on the other side.
"I see...... You've done a great job, and we're here to get to the bottom of the game of the pandemic doctor and wipe out more victims before they show up...... And you, Chadwick. Draenor, you have provided the Knights with a pawn that could turn the tide of battle. The regimental commander gave Draenor a brief but vivid assessment with a serious expression, and then he finally stood up and walked to the huge map of animal skins with his sword in hand.
"As a matter of principle, knights below the second rank have no right to join the Knights' Council...... But if I can set this rule, I can break it. ”
"Ahem...... Well! The instructor standing in the corner seemed to tense up, and he covered his mouth with his hand, but it was obvious that he expressed his strong displeasure in that strange way.
"Reiner, you have something to say." Mikhail slammed the scabbard twice into the ground, issuing a warning to Instructor Reiner.
In fact, as a retired commander, Mikhail no longer has the right to change the internal rules of the Order, and the reason why he attended this meeting should be only to provide some experience in handling cases to his juniors. But Draenor knew that the venerable old knight was not just the mascot of the Order of Celton, he was a symbol of authority, a permanent pillar of the Order, just as the inhabitants and knights did - he was one of the greatest legends of the city.
For Mikhail, a change of position does not change the fact that he is a biography. Coupled with the shortage of manpower in the Order, no one dared to assume that he could take his place, and in front of this old knight, there were only two indestructible things: the brilliance of the legend, and the sword in his hand that created the legend.
"It's okay, please continue, Commander......" Reiner deliberately avoided the Commander's eyes, and the rules he knew well were just some weak words in front of the "Biography".
"I think it's important for the members of the investigation team to know what this meeting is about." Mikhail continued, lifting the hilt of his sword and pointing at the corner of the map, "Your place should be here, the 'Stroud Sanatorium'." The name may be unfamiliar to young people, as Stroud, the former director of the Knights' Hospital and a member of the Royal Order, led the development of frontier farms, and the area was named after him......
"After his death, the Knights established this sanatorium in accordance with his will. The Knights of Kerton had planned to convert the sanatorium into a villa when they established a regular hospital, but it was too remote for anyone to live there in fear. There are also various trivial reasons why it ends up being left in a corner of the suburbs and blending into the forest...... But that was 60 years ago. ”
It does look very old... Draenor recalls what he saw in the "Palace of Forgiveness", where the villa-like sanatorium had long been abandoned.
"Actually, there were people in the meeting who were suspicious about the area, but there are many more places like this that are questionable. Until you bring instruction, we will be able to locate the plague doctor. Mikhail took a step back, and the scabbard struck the ground again, "Next, announce the specific battle plan: the location is locked in the Stlaude Sanatorium, and all members of the investigation team except for the adjacent three echelons must participate in the operation. Reiner is the commander, with the first echelon as the main force and the second echelon as the auxiliary to complete this mission. In any case, the first echelon must be considered first, above! ”
"Shoulder the glory of Nagseus!" The two of them saluted the regiment commander at the same time as Instructor Reiner, and turned around and walked out of the conference room one after another.
"Now you're happy? The contents of the meeting were revealed to the lower-ranking knights, and if the other members of the Royal Knights found out about it, I would only be blamed in the end! Before he could take a few more steps away from Mikhail's line of sight, Reiner turned to the two and scolded them.
For this rigid instructor, doing things according to the rules is simply more important than breathing. It was obvious that the regimental commander's previous behavior made him extremely dissatisfied, but what annoyed him the most was that he couldn't express this dissatisfaction, so he could only vent his anger on his subordinates.
"But sir...... Delaenau's intelligence did play a key role in the operation, at least Commander Mikhail felt the same way. Dino shrugged his shoulders and said, he seemed to have mastered the skill of serving the instructor, and in case of indecision, just throwing out the name of the regiment commander can make the other party completely speechless.
“…… Okay, you're pretty good at it, see if you have any time to talk about when you're on a mission! Reiner gasped a few times before stammering a word, then stomped his feet hard and headed for the staircase.
Finally holding back a smile, Draenor quickly stepped forward and patted the instructor on the shoulder gently - there was still a very important matter to be resolved.
"What's the matter with you?" The instructor turned his head angrily and squinted at Draenor and asked.
Draenor pursed his lips, turned his head to look at Dino, and then grinned awkwardly, "...... Sir, I may need a new pager. ”