Although the city of Madolu is like spring all year round, but it is also relative to the city outside the city surrounded by mountains on three sides, the difference in temperature between winter and summer is still quite obvious, Julian felt a little chill, so he went to the window and closed the window, before pulling up the curtains, Julian glanced into the street, there seemed to be three or four more vendors outside the hotel today, there seemed to be three or four more stalls, except for the usual ones

Tuk, tuk, tuk, tuk

The door was knocked rhythmically, Julian recognized it as Hagen's code, he felt very strange, Hagen would never come to him at this time, what happened today, Julian just opened the door of the room, Hagen rushed in like a frightened mouse, followed by a young man about 18-20 years old, Hagen looked out, and quickly closed the door

Because Hagen's face was ugly, and his actions were so unusual, Julian knew that something would happen, and what happened to Hagen, and Julian turned to look at the strange man who was about his own age, and asked who this brother was

You take advantage of the fact that there are not many people in the hotel now, immediately go to the cellar where the wine is stored, remove the fourth wine barrel in the left corner, and there is a secret door open on the wooden board below, there is a secret passage, you quickly enter the secret passage, leave here, there will be a person on the other side of the secret passage, you can hear the connection between the two of you, the code is...... Hagen finished in one breath

What the hell was going on, Julian asked

Don't ask, do as I say

There will be absolutely no action until I know why

You bastard...... Hagen saw that there was nothing he could do with this stubborn young man, so he pulled Julian to the window, pulled the curtain a little apart, and looked through the glass into the street, and saw that there were a few more vendors outside

What does this mean?

They were no ordinary peddlers, but the eyes and ears sent by the Inquisition to keep an eye on them, and Hagen lowered the curtains with a solemn expression

As soon as the Inquisition mentioned the name of the distorted institution, Julian had an ominous premonition in his heart

Suddenly, I don't have time to explain too much to you, and now my identity may have been exposed, due to the presence of a traitor

ExposedJulian was stunned, he understood the meaning of these two words, for a spy, the exposure of his identity would not only completely ruin his career, but also cost him his life

Yes, so soon, someone will come and arrest me, and the men out there disguised as peddlers are only in charge of keeping an eye on and stepping on the Inquisition, and the inquisition should be there in less than 15 minutes, and at this point, Hagen took out a crudely made, slightly old wooden sword from his bosom, and a letter with yellowed paper, but still sealed with wax, and put it in Julian's hand, and when you see the person who is receiving you on the other side of the secret passage, give them to the person

What do you mean you don't leave with me Julian finally understood what his ominous premonition was

That's why I'm coming, and the strange young man who hadn't spoken all this time suddenly spoke

May I ask you ......

From now on, I am you, young man, uttering puzzling words

Julian frowned: "Are you just me going to say something I can understand?"

Okay, since you broke the sand and asked to the end, then I'll make it clear, the young man said very strictly, although Uncle Hagen's identity has been exposed, but only he has been exposed, according to the information we have, you have not been exposed, so I will replace your current identity and become a distant relative of the bakery owner Hagen, Jack, and I will stay by Hagen's side until the matter is over

After the young man said this, Julian noticed that the young man was not only similar in age, figure, and height to himself, but also that he was wearing exactly the same clothes as himself, and if he didn't tell the difference carefully, he could really tell the real from the fake

Do you want to stay here and cover my escape, Julian's heart almost jumps out

That's right, so far, the Inquisition doesn't know that there is such a person as you, Julien Rousseau, they only know that it is Jack who is by Hagen's side, if Jack and Hagen are arrested together, you are safe, they will not think that 'Jack' is someone else, but if Hagen leaves with you, they will be more suspicious of your identity and increase the intensity of the pursuit

No, let's go together, Julian is angry, what are you insulting my Julian Rousseau personality?

Hagen hurriedly said: Julian, listen to me......

Shut up, Julian interrupted Hagen's words, I have always listened to you, now you should listen to me, if you don't leave, I will never escape alone, either we will escape through the secret passage together, or we will raise our swords together and kill from the main entrance, and those lackeys in the Inquisition will not stop us at all

You are an adult, don't be childish anymore, put the overall situation first, what is the personal sacrifice, the most important thing now is to rescue your fiancée and send the two of you out of St. Pope's Island, this plan has been deployed for a long time, and we must not give up lightly because of one or two black sheep, Hagen said in a deep voice

So many things have been done for you to make such a big sacrifice, just for me, for me, the butcher with blood on his hands, Julian Justie, with red eyes...... I...... I've really ...... all these days with you.

Don't take yourself too lightly, Hagen stood up, put his hands on Julian's shoulders, and showed his trademark sunny smile, and don't look down on us too much, if the Inquisition can't get any information from us, and can't find any substantial evidence to convict us, then the only thing they can do is let us go, maybe after a while, we can sit in my bakery again, eat my bread together, and talk and laugh as we used to

No...... Hagen you can't ...... Julian knew that Hagen was comforting him, and he still tried his last hand to persuade Hagen to leave with him, promise me to leave with him, the torture of the Inquisition is not something you can imagine, and it will never stop until they get the information they want

We were ordered to die, and instead of Julian, we became the young man of Jack, and we will use our lives to protect you, and a little pain is nothing

What is not good, why should I use my life, at this time, Julian could no longer hold back, and two tears dripped to the ground along the corners of his eyes

Thank you, good brother, that is enough, Hagen still smiled and nodded at Julian with satisfaction

......

On the other side of the secret passage was the kitchen that led to a house on the street opposite the inn, and the man was a woman in her forties, a woman who was a little wealthy, and who looked like an ordinary woman, Julian spoke to the woman and then hurried out into the street

Pedestrians stood on both sides of the street and watched, and from time to time someone pointed at him, and Julian had no difficulty in getting to the front of the crowd, only to see more than thirty heavily armed Inquisition soldiers dressed in red and black friars' robes, walking proudly from the direction of the hotel, and in the middle of the procession were two men chained: a middle-aged man with a bald head and a young man in his early twenties

Julian wanted to admit his mistake, but as the team got closer, it became clear to him that the two prisoners were Hagen, who had been caring for and protecting him for the past few months, and the stranger he had just met, whose name he didn't know and who had replaced him as Jack

The two were still yelling and shouting as they were dragged away: let us go, we are just bread makers, not infidels, we are not guilty

Be quiet, the surrounding escorts beat them violently, beating their heads to the point of bleeding

Seeing this, Julian was furious, he quietly put his hand under his coat and grasped the hilt of the knight's sword, he had calculated the distance, as long as the team went forward another five meters, he suddenly rushed out of the crowd, and slashed the commander who was walking in front with lightning speed, this escort team seemed to have no crossbowmen, lost the command of the commander, and the chaos of the nearby crowd due to panic, with his own blessing knight's skill, he was absolutely capable of leading Hagen and the young man to escape from the scene

However, less than a quarter of Julian had drawn his sword, a hand quietly reached out from the side and pressed Julian's sword back into its scabbard, and if you want the sacrifice of both of them to be worthless, then draw your sword, and the middle-aged woman who was connected to Julian said something like a mosquito behind her back

Hmph, Julian disdainful, he moved his body to the side, pushed the middle-aged woman's hand away, he grabbed the hilt of the sword, lifted it up hard, and the saber was pulled out halfway, but at this time, Julian hesitated, his heart was in the battle between heaven and man, watching the escort team pass in front of him, and the saber did not pull out another half inch......

When the ranks of the Inquisition had disappeared from the end of the street, out of his sight, reason finally prevailed over impulse, and the knight's sword was completely retracted from its scabbard

But at this moment, ghostly figures suddenly appeared on the rooftops on both sides of the street, these people were wearing the clothes of the Inquisition, holding crossbows, quietly hiding in the hidden places of the roof, but no one noticed for a long time, at least more than 20 of them jumped from the rooftops into the street, and quickly ran in the direction where the escort team had left

It's so dangerous, it turns out that the middle-aged woman's words mean this, in order to prevent someone from robbing the prisoner halfway, the Inquisition actually ambushed a group of crossbowmen in advance on the road that must be passed, fortunately there was no rash action just now, otherwise not only could not save the person, but would have been shot into a hedgehog.