146 Intrigue and Misfortune (Update 29th)
It can be seen from the behavior of the mysterious people organization that does not abide by the principle of trade and directly abducts the elves, they are a group of people who do not like to be led by the nose. Maybe it's because of another possibility, these people don't believe that the elves led by Lin Su are really willing to return the three assassins they have worked so hard to capture.
So they made a move, and after also capturing the three elves, they arrogantly came directly to the door to ask for an exchange of hostages.
Unfortunately, Lin Shu happens to be a more and more frustrated and courageous type of person who is afraid of chaos in the world, and the Elf No. 1 attitude resolutely said that the first opening transaction must not be so disgraced, so the elf clan also firmly pinched the three mysterious people in their hands, and there was no intention of compromise at all.
So a fight quietly opened, and the red and white sides were the elves and the mysterious organization. The start time of the game is immediate, the duration is uncertain, and the winning or losing conditions: successfully rescue all the hostages in your own camp to win. If the hostages in the possession of the own faction are returned, or the hostages of the own faction are taken and killed......
The temporary foothold of the mysterious organization is chosen in a wooden house located on the outskirts of the imperial capital, which is close to the capital, but relatively independent, and is an open field within a radius of one mile around.
In particular, the most unfortunate thing is that the mysterious organization has also set up a simple teleportation array in the inner room of the wooden house, if the elves dare to bring in a large army of foreign aid to crush them, they can take relevant countermeasures as soon as possible......
Early the next morning, not long after dawn, a mysterious man appeared in a hurry, wrapped in a cloak. When he was still about a hundred meters away from the wooden house, he stopped his steps, flicked his fingertips and released a magic signal, and then waited for the wooden house to respond to another signal before starting again, walked to the door of the wooden house, pulled the door, dodged in, pulled down his cloak and looked at the other six people in the house.
"Did you see the Elven Queen go to the swap place?!" One of the six men who seemed to be the leader asked aloud.
The mysterious man who appeared later shook his head: "A few elves went to the exchange point to check the situation, but the queen didn't see it, maybe she didn't dare to come?!" â
"Then our people ......"
"It seems that they are still locked up in that house, and the other elves have stayed nearby to keep a tight guard."
"Humph!" The leading man snorted coldly: "What tricks does the elf clan want to play, would it be that they would rather sacrifice these three elves than let them go?!" â
The other people in the room looked at each other. After glancing at each other, someone frowned and said, "Maybe they want to join forces with the Tobiro Empire and hunt us down all over the city?!" â
"Ridiculous." The leading man sneered and snorted again: "It's a joke to catch us with those useless soldiers!" â
In the man's plan, he had already anticipated several possible reactions from the other party after the provocative letter.
If the other party is willing to exchange obediently, this will definitely be the best outcome. For the sake of his small victory and success in turning the situation around, the man did not bother to embarrass the elves at this time, and he would keep the agreement to put the three elves back. But at the same time, it will certainly leave an unforgettable and deep imprint on the other side, and then in the days to come, the two sides will continue this entanglement that cannot be ended, until one side completely succumbs to fate.
And if the elves want to secretly rescue their own people. Or ask the emperor to help...... Not to mention whether these people could find the place where the three elves were held in a hurry, just by their arrangement in the wooden house. It's easy to teleport or kill a few people in an instant.
At this moment, someone who had been keeping an eye on nearby movements reported: "My lord, there are Imperial soldiers approaching. â
The leading man's expression was grim: "Is it the elves who have found us?!" â
The reporter shook his head, "No, it doesn't look like there's a single elf in there." â
"Is that the palace army or some other elite army?!" The lead man asked in a deep voice.
ââĻâĻ No, it seems to be the City Patrol, and there is only one squad. â
The leading man of "City ......" almost didn't vomit out a mouthful of blood...... City Patrol?! Isn't that the motley army that is considered to be the weakest! Could it be that the elves want to rely on this strength to save people back?!
The reporters also seemed to be at a loss, this situation was not one of the situations they expected, and it would be too much of a fuss to say that they were waiting for it because of this little miscellaneous fish: "Your Excellency...... Do you want to kill?! â
"Don't!" The leading man hurriedly stopped: "Maybe it's a misunderstanding, in case they are just passing by the patrol." Instead of taking the initiative to kill, we expose the target and cause unnecessary trouble...... Put it in and ask what's going on. â
Terrorists don't kill a single person in ten steps. Thousands of miles away. At the very least, they must abide by the basic local laws and regulations, otherwise they will be wanted by the whole country as soon as they enter the country. What else can you do?! For example, a true terrorist may plunder the treasury of a kingdom out of a thirst for wealth, but they will never eat a bully meal at a street stall, although the latter is definitely less difficult to execute......
So with the acquiescence of the leading man, after a while, a city patrol team knocked on the door of the wooden house, and the leading man came out with a stiff face and asked, "May I ask ......?"
"You're the owner of the house?!" The team leader interrupted impatiently: "Recently, the imperial capital is undergoing civilization construction, these places belong to the demolition and renovation area, we issued a relocation order a month ago, and you didn't receive a notice?!" â
"......" they arrived just a few days ago and received a fart notification...... The leading man breathed a sigh of relief and forced a black line, and forced a smile: "We weren't here some time ago, and we may have missed the adult's notice......"
The team leader nodded in understanding: "Okay, you should know about this now, right?!" We're going to start construction in the neighborhood soon, and the foundation is going to be bulldozed, so please move it out as soon as possible. â
Several people in the room glanced at each other, and immediately a person who was good at socializing this kind of scene stepped forward with a smile, and quietly stuffed a bag of silver coins into the team leader's hand: "My lord, we still have some things to pack here, and moving away is not a matter of a day or two, you see......"
The team leader was very satisfied with the weight of the money bag, and put it away with his hand: "This is official business!" Do you think you can bribe me with money?! â
"......" bribes spat blood: "But you have already received ......"
"It's called a bribe if you accept money for your convenience, but I didn't violate the principle by accepting money, so of course it doesn't count!"
"......" shameless!
A few mysterious people are also characters who have broken through in the big waves of the river. But in the face of such a scoundrel, he is still very helpless.
Killed?! This is simple, the hand is up and down, but the problem is that there is too much trouble in the follow-up, in case it attracts unnecessary attention, the sight is embarrassing, and the matter spreads out, and the killer becomes a nail household, and the difference in the depreciation of this identity is too big, and the people in the organization have to laugh off their big teeth.
So...... "Boss, let's move!" It's a big deal to put those three in the tree......"
Unable to withstand the pressure of the urban management demolition team, several mysterious people finally decided to compromise. Bow your voice to the side and discuss.
"But we don't just have those three ...... in the tree species," the leading man hesitated for a moment but gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, don't use 'backtracking', use 'freeze'...... Once you've found a new place to stay, you'll be fine if you release the person as soon as you find it. â
Ten minutes later, several mysterious people left the wooden house with tears in their eyes, and the captain of the city patrol team took out his instrument to detect and make sure that there were no other creatures nearby, and gave an order. The men all smashed the earth-based magic, and the cabin was razed to the ground in an instant......
"It's weird. This group was the only one who came out of the cabin, and no elves were found. In the distance, Lin Shu put down the binoculars and touched his chin in confusion.
Ash shrugged his nose and sniffed, puzzled: "The smell of the elves is gone, and they were still there before they came out just now...... Was it teleported away when I closed the door and packed up my things just now?! â
Lin Shu shook his head: "There were indeed traces of magic fluctuations just now. But not the frequency of space magic. It seems to resemble a life demon...... Huh, wait. Life magic?! â
"What did you think of?!"
ââĻâĻ Probably a tree of life species. â
"Tree of Life Seed?!" Gray was stunned, and then sighed: "I can't help you with this, a small seed is too convenient to carry around, if he puts it in his personal space, I can't take it out." â
"I can take it out, but it's useless to just take back the seeds, my elf queen is a monk halfway, and many of the clan's secrets haven't studied it clearly, so if you directly throw the tree seeds back to the tree of life, the three elves will be formatted again......" Lin Shu also sighed. Raised the binoculars again and said, "Let's use Plan B!" â
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ââĻâĻ This means the second possibility, which we just discussed. â
"Oh." Ash hurriedly opened the magic mirror to contact Luther, and casually turned around and asked, "When did you name those plans just now?!" â
"I'll just shout casually to add to the atmosphere......" Lin Shu was depressed. It really doesn't resonate with people who haven't watched TV dramas......
Half an hour later, the mysterious team rushed to the imperial capital, and was stopped as soon as they arrived at the city gate:
"ID card. Real estate certificate, residence permit, academic certificate...... Hurry up, hurry up, all the relevant documents are taken out, if you don't bring it, please provide the address of the person in the city, we can only enter the city after verification! The former captain of the fourth guard of the palace had a very bad attitude, and pointed to the leader of the mysterious person and shouted.
It's normal to have a bad attitude, and I'm not willing to do anything in my career, and I often receive trivial orders from above, what city wall patrol city wall maintenance city wall cleaning...... Today, it is even more desperate, and it is actually necessary to carry out a search in the city, saying that it is to ensure the personal safety of the elf queen who has just arrived in the imperial capital......
It's easy for the person who gives the order to move his mouth, but it's a pawn like him who is as tired as a dead dog, although he is the captain, but the captain and the captain are also different, when he was the captain of the guard before, how can he be used for this trivial matter?!
The leading mysterious man was so excited that he almost didn't spit out at the four captains in front of him: "...... We also came in yesterday, why haven't we heard of such a cumbersome procedure?! "Isn't this here for blackmail again?!
"Nonsense, didn't you have nothing yesterday!" After all, the captain of the fourth team is also a nobleman, although he was pressed by his father-in-law to guard the city wall for ten years, but the news is still relatively well-informed: "I don't know which brain is sick yesterday to provoke the elf clan, what happened is not very clear, but the elf queen is very dissatisfied, the royal family is also very dissatisfied, in order to prevent something bad from happening, so the martial law was temporarily promulgated......"
The leading mysterious man burst into tears when he heard this, of course he knew who the sick man in the other party's mouth was, and he knew that he would not deliberately send the letter to the palace in order to vent his evil anger, and quietly tie a stone to smash the glass of the elf queen's house......
"I said you can't get in?!" The fourth captain squinted at these people, but he didn't suspect in other directions. Since the temporary martial law came down. There were too many people who were embarrassed at the gates of the city, and some of them started to fight with the soldiers because of their resentment. So comparatively speaking, these people are already very normal in the eyes of the fourth captain.
"We're not going in!" The leading mysterious man swallowed a breath of resentment, gritted his teeth and waved his hand to lead the people away.
Let's sleep in the open! Leave after finishing your business, so that you are not afraid of revealing your identity and it is convenient to hide your ...... Cover......
"You are homeless wanderers?!"
The lead mystery man shook his head dementedly.
"And an adventurer?!" The patrol asked again.
"......" hesitated, and the leading mysterious man was cautious: "Actually, we are just passing by......"
"Oh!" The patrol captain nodded: "Since it's a passerby, let's leave quickly." The imperial capital has recently been welcoming the guests of the elves, and there are homeless people wandering outside the city, which affects the image of the city...... If you don't have money or a place to go, do we need us to send you to a shelter for a while?! â
Hospice?! Shi Ke can not be humiliated, and the leader of the mysterious man is furious: "You ......"
"What do you want to do?!" The patrol leader was shocked and hurriedly whistled wildly, and the patrol soldiers next to him surrounded a group of mysterious people in a matter of seconds. After whistling, the captain picked up his weapon and retreated to the soldiers, shouting: "We have contacted the imperial capital army, and soon there will be a well-equipped army to the scene!" If you do anything wrong, we have the right to arrest or kill you on the spot! Lay down your arms and don't continue to resist is your only way out. Now repeat, lay down your arms ......"
"Your Excellency!" The group of mysterious people burst into tears and hurriedly hugged their old and small waists: "Calm down! "The big picture is important, boss......
The mysterious man in the lead of "......" gritted his teeth. After quickly judging the current situation, he finally chose to give in to the heavy responsibility he was carrying, and he was unwilling to shed a handful of tears: "...... My lord. We were wrong, please take us to the shelter! â
Heaven and earth are so great that there is no place to stay...... Could it be that the Tobiro Empire and them are really in conflict with each other?!
in the shelter.
A group of mysterious people sat in a corner with a numb face, and next to them lay a special occupation such as wanderers and beggars...... Although it is an imperial capital shelter. But this is not a welfare home after all, just a temporary place for desperate people to stay. Naturally, the environmental conditions cannot be forced.
Ash and Luther looked down at the office on the second floor of the shelter, and when they saw that these people looked helpless and had dead hearts, they couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for each other.
"Isn't it too much?!" Luther couldn't bear it. He never thought that he could bully his opponent like this, although people are indeed enemies, but enemies also have the dignity of enemies, seeing such a group of dragons crossing the river being suffocated into cauliflower snakes, Luther couldn't help but want to tear up a handful of sympathy for the people below.
"Excessive?!" Lin Shu sat on the sofa and adjusted the details of the disguise in the forehead ornament of "Raphael's Deception", trying to make the stored facial features template more haggard and rougher: "Why don't you say that their behavior of kidnapping the elves is excessive?!" To be tolerant of the enemy is to be cruel to oneself, and to strike is inferior. Completely destroying the opponent mentally is the real victory! If it were to be replaced by my Uncle Ye, I would definitely make these miscellaneous people cry bitterly and regret being born in this world......"
Feeling disappointed, Lin Shu's eyes showed a firm fist: "I'm still too immature now." Be sure to exercise and grow more in the future! â
"......" Luther wiped a handful of cold sweat from his forehead and remained silent. Although he didn't know who this Uncle Ye was, he really sincerely hoped that the other party would never set foot in the territory of the Tobiro Empire......
"That's it!" Three times and two times to adjust the details of easy appearance. Lin Shu put on his forehead, and in a blink of an eye, he became an emaciated ordinary down-and-out man.
Luther and Ash watched Lin Shu go downstairs, and after glancing at each other, Ash asked curiously, "What does she want to do?!" â
Luther thought carefully about the details of the plan that the three of them studied yesterday, and shook his head: "It seems that she didn't mention it yesterday...... Maybe you want to go down and get close to those people to steal?! â
"It would be great if that alone was the case." Ash breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with Lin Su's other methods, he can now look at the less excessive behavior of "stealing" with a moving and happy attitude.
Luther was speechless for these words, and at the same time, he burst into tears and found that he had the same joy in his heart...... The Elven King is on top! Have you fallen yourself?! Why would he be so relieved to see that Lin Su was just stealing?!
At the same time that Lin Shu was trying to get close to the mysterious group of people, a middle-aged man in the shelter who was out of place with his surroundings had also observed this group of people for a long time.
said that the middle-aged man is out of place, completely because he did not sit and lie on the ground regardless of his image like other normal homeless people, although he also flattened his legs and seemed to sit on the floor at will, but the middle-aged man's upper body has been unconsciously straight, and there is no confusion and indifference to anything in the eyes of the homeless man, but a godly, like a soldier with some firm belief in the eyes......
Day! Lin Su was walking well and was suddenly tripped over, staggered and stabilized his body, and looked down only to find that he had stepped on someone's calf, and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, are you okay?!" â
The middle-aged man's face was distorted, and he bared his teeth in pain: "...... It's okay. "It's no wonder that it's okay, he didn't pay attention to such a big person sitting here, did this kid really look at the road?!
Lin Shu was embarrassed to scratch his face, and seeing that the small commotion here had attracted the attention of those mysterious people, he simply squatted down and pretended to be worried: "It's really okay?!" Why don't you ask the pastor for a look? Seeing that you are not young, you can't have osteoporosis or something, what if you step on it and become crippled?! Don't rely on me then! â
The middle-aged man's black line is a little birdfire, is this person here to apologize or to find trouble?! "It's all right!" Grinding his teeth, the middle-aged man said in a bad tone: "If you can get out of my sight, I believe I will feel better!" After saying that, he snorted, patted his trouser leg and stood up, and looked meaningfully at the group of mysterious people sitting around and flashed into another hall in the shelter.
Day! Such a bad attitude?! Lin Shu pouted, fortunately she was not scolded in vain, and she took the sheep and touched a small souvenir to comfort her injured glass heart...... Uh, what is this?!
The black line looked at the pigeon-egg-sized Dongdong in the palm of his hand, Lin Su was lucky to observe it carefully for three minutes, and didn't find anything abnormal, as if it was an ordinary ornament?! Tsk, it's still wooden, not to mention how ugly the carved animals are...... Could it be the engagement token that the man used to give him?! Or a family heirloom?!
Not without provocation, he hung the ornaments on his belt, Lin Shu made up his mind to wait for a while to finish his business and then stimulate the man, anyway, it is really an important thing, the big deal is to pick it up from the ground and return it.
The group of mysterious people changed their faces after seeing Lin Shu's movements, gasped, looked at each other and nodded secretly.
Here, Lin Shu stood up again and deliberately glanced in the direction of the group of mysterious people, but found that several people on the other side were staring at him with blazing eyes, and he was about to pretend to pace at will when he paused, and Lin Shu was in a cold sweat...... Why does Sauce Zi look at her?! Could it be that where she was exposed?!
Luther and Ash watched this change on the second floor and it was also the sweat of Lushan Waterfall, so it shouldn't have been discovered by mistake, right?!
It seems that this is not the time to touch...... Lin Shu's eyes drifted away, turned around and found a random place to sit down, closing his eyes and resting.
Although I don't know what went wrong, if it is really found that something is wrong, maybe she will have to change her face, it seems that she is looking for a chance, and then sneak out after those people don't pay so much attention to her, and then change her face and come back......
Just thinking about it, I didn't expect one of the mysterious people to take the initiative to come over.
Lin Shu sweated, sweated profusely, stared at the man who squatted in front of him with a straight face, seeing that the other party hesitated and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, he hurriedly asked preemptively: "Something?!" â
The mysterious man was entangled, quickly looked left and right, and then leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Lord Inspector?!" â
ââĻâĻ Inspector?! Lin Shu was suffocated and asked rhetorically like an idiot.
The mysterious man was even more entangled, gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, our mission this time is indeed not going well, but please forgive me and be lenient for a little longer...... Uh, we've noticed the Holy Beast Order on your waist, please don't deny it, give us another chance! â
In a cold sweat, Lin Shu subconsciously touched the tattered ornaments that had just been stolen from his waist, and when he saw the other party nodding, he was finally completely stupid...... (To be continued)