Marshall sighed: "Actually, I don't know exactly what is going on, Young Master Etta was fine the day before, and suddenly accused the young master of framing his father, and the young master had a big quarrel with him, and he turned his face on the spot." The young master later came up with a lot of evidence to accuse Young Master Etta of treason, but on the day of the trial, several pieces of evidence were missing, and important witnesses suddenly changed their confessions, saying that the young master instructed him to lie. Young Master Etta called a few friends to testify, claiming that the young master deliberately framed his family because of a conflict with him. The young master couldn't defend himself, so he was imprisoned in the prison of the Justice and Political Department. ”

Minna opened her mouth wide: "Who is this Young Master Eta?!" Why would he do this?! ”

"It's a good friend of the young master, Etta Heda, he is the young master's colleague in the city guard knights, he has always been very good, and he often comes to the house as a guest." Marshall was a little gloomy, "I didn't expect him to be this kind of person, the young master always thought that he would never lose his conscience no matter what, but he didn't expect to be killed by him..."

Minna suddenly remembered that Vasily had mentioned that the traitorous family that her father had been investigating was surnamed Heda! Could it be that this Etta is the son of his family? How could Dad make friends with such a person?!

Since it's them, then... The people who attacked her and Vasily, and they were the same?

Minna's eyes shot with bitter hatred.

"Minna... What happened to you? ”

She looked up and saw Grandpa Marshall looking at her worriedly, reluctantly pretending to be nothing, shook her head, and asked, "That." Is Dad running away now? Where is he? ”

"I don't know about that." Marshall looked at her a few more times, and saw that nothing seemed unusual, before continuing, "As soon as he had an accident, Madame rushed back from Matt, and she arrived the day before yesterday. I heard that the king himself ordered that the young master should be escorted to Balasig, and the date was this morning. Madame and I went to see him off. He had only had time to look at him from afar—his whole body had lost weight, and his face was horribly pale and haggard—and Madame was so sad that she wept. He seemed to remember what it was like. He raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes.

Minna's heart sank that Balasig Island, located in the center of the Manado River just outside Ito, was a notorious prison for serious or political prisoners. Whoever enters there is almost a death sentence. It is said that many people die there every year, and even the bodies cannot be recovered. When Minna was in Shaonan a few years ago, she heard a lot about Balasig's gossip from Winnie. Why did the king order Dad to be taken there? Didn't he know that Dad was working for him?

Don't wait for her to think about it. Marshall continued: "Originally, we wanted to get closer to see him a few more times, but we didn't expect that more than a dozen carriages suddenly collided at the nearby intersection, and the whole street was in chaos, and our carriage was stopped on the periphery and could not enter. However, the scene was chaotic at the time, and many people took the opportunity to leave. Madame also told me to drive away immediately. It wasn't until I got back here that I breathed a sigh of relief. She hadn't had a good rest for a few days, and now she was finally able to sleep. If the young master can escape smoothly, he should be safe and sound, and then he just needs to quickly find evidence to prove that he is innocent..."He wiped the corners of his eyes again.

Minna grabbed the cloth bag in her hand, this is the thing that can testify against the Head family and prove that Dad did not make false accusations, but how can she send it to the Security Department?

She suddenly thought that just this morning, her father had been taken from the Prison of the Department of Justice to Balasig and escaped, and in such an early morning, there were not even many people on the street, and there would be more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages colliding? Don't... Does this have anything to do with the fact that there is no one outside the Security Department?

But when she thought that Vasily had been attacked only 200 meters away from the Security Service, and she didn't know whether he was alive or dead, she couldn't help but have red eyes.

Marshall wiped away his tears and said to Minna with a smile: "Good boy, you see that I have been talking for so long, and I actually forgot to ask you, why are you here?" Father Luke obviously forwarded a letter saying that you were taken in by the temple of Encore, and that you would come back with you when the Van A'e mission came before the National Day, so why did you go back now? Also, what's the matter with the blood on your clothes? ”

Minna followed his gaze, only to find that the hem of her skirt was stained with blood the size of half a palm at some point, and the cloth bag in her hand also had a few blood spots, so she guessed that it was Vasily, and choked up: "Yes... It was Uncle Vasily who brought me back ... He's a colleague of his dad, a real colleague... But he was hit by a poisoned arrow, I don't know if he died..."She picked up the cloth bag: "This, this is something we found on the way, which can point to Heda's family and save Dad's... Grandpa Marshall, I have to give this thing to the Security Agency. ”

Marshall was busy wiping her tears, and paused when he heard this: "Security Agency? He lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "Minna, I... I suspect that the young master's affairs have something to do with the security department, as soon as he had an accident, Miss Veronica came to me, and asked the young master in detail about the quarrel with Master Eta, and after the lady arrived in Ito, she brought a few people to help us move this house, she said... Worried that Heda's family would threaten the safety of his wife... I've heard those people talking in private, and they're all from the Security Service. Although it was the place where the Earl was founded, but... Are they really reliable? ”

"Reliable." Minna raised her sleeve to wipe her tears, "Dad and Uncle Vasily are both members of the Security Service, and it is likely that they helped Dad to escape today." Grandpa Marshall, could you please take me in a carriage around the Department of Security? I want to see if the bad guys are gone, and if they do, I can hand them over. ”

Marshall hurriedly said, "Do you want to go now?" Let's wait for Madame to come back, right? It's been a long time since you've seen your mother, right? ”

It had been a long time, and a longing rose in Minna's heart as soon as she heard his words, but the blood-stained cloth bag in her hand reminded her that this matter was urgent. "Mom will always be here, and it's the same when I come back to see her when I'm done with this," she said. Grandpa Marshall. Don't you also want Dad to clear his name sooner? Take me with you! ”

"But—" Marshall looked at the cloth bag, "why don't you leave it to me, you're still a child, don't do such a dangerous thing." ”

"Not dangerously." Minna hurriedly said, "I'll hide in the carriage, just like I did, those people won't see me, as long as they leave the security department's area." We'll rush over and we'll be fine. ”

Marshall hesitated. Still shaking his head: "No, not only can't those who chase you find out about you now, but others also have to be on guard." ”

Minna looked puzzled: "Others? Who else? ”

"It's Young Master Elon and the people of the Kajia family. Do you remember Earl Shaw's storage ring? You were driven away by Mrs. Lilith in Port Matt, and when Madame found out, she had a big fight with her. And personally bring people to find you. A merchant from Kameca had brought back the ring and some gemstones, which Mrs. Lilith had seen and taken with him the Bath man named Corbin. It is also said that Young Master Elon is the real son of the earl, and the earl's property should be inherited by him. The young master and the lady quarreled with him many times afterwards. I couldn't get the ring back, and even the young master proposed that I don't want the property in the ring, but I just want your things back, but Young Master Elon refused to pay attention to it. I inquired with my family, and said that Young Master Elon tried many methods, but he couldn't open the ring, and he suspected that he could only use your blood, so he also sent someone to inquire about you. If he knows you're back. He'll definitely take you away. The letter from the temple, the young master and the lady didn't let them know. ”

"Something happened to Dad. Is the uncle just thinking about the ring?! Minna's eyes widened in disbelief.

Marshall sighed: "Although Young Master Elon was willful before, he would never be so ruthless, and now... He seems to have been greatly influenced by Lady Lilith. He refused to go any further, and a good steward would not casually talk about the private affairs of his master's family, and this thought was ingrained in his mind.

Minna took a deep breath, gritted her teeth and said, "Even if that's the case, I can't back down!" I'm not afraid of them! She hugged Marshall's arm: "Grandpa Marshall, please, I only sit in the carriage, and no one outside will see it." ”

Marshall frowned, thought about it, and said happily: "I have a way!" Just stay here and wait, I'll go find Miss Veronica! She has a close relationship with the Security Service, and wouldn't it be safer to ask her to call someone from the Security Service and come here to pick up her things? ”

Minna thought that this was indeed the case, if a large group of people from the Security Agency came, what bad people would she be afraid of? So he nodded. Marshall hurried her upstairs to wash and change her clothes, and Minna looked at the cloth bag in her hand and felt that she should find a place to put it first, so that even if the bad guys came to the door, they would not search for things. "Grandpa Marshall, is there any place in this house where I can hide things?"

"Hiding something?" Marshall thought for a moment, and led her to a small room behind the stairs, where there were no windows, only a small vent near the ceiling, and the room was empty, with only a few wooden shelves. He said: "It seems that this place is used as a storehouse, and there is a secret compartment underground." He pointed to the floor in the corner.

Minna shook her head when she saw it: "No, this floor is a little different from other places, you can see it at a glance." She looked left and right, and ran up to the second floor. The room on the left was tidy, with a few of my mother's clothes on the bed, a comb, a small round mirror and hairpins scattered on the dresser, and a suitcase under the window, with the lid open, and the contents were also in a mess, and it was evident that its owner had not bothered to clean it up.

Minna found a skirt with only half embroidered decorative patterns in the box, looking at the size, it should be made for herself, covered the suitcase casually, looked back and saw a small thing of gold on the pillow on the bed, took it and took a look, it turned out to be a necklace, the gold pendant can be opened, and there are small statues of herself and her father inside.

Her eyes were hot, and she still tucked the necklace back under the pillow, and when she got up, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a gap between the back of the bed and the wall, and her heart moved, and she reached in to probe, and sure enough, she found that she didn't know whether it was the carpenter's poor skills or the new style was deliberately made, and there was a wooden truss across the back of the bed. She hurriedly shoved the cloth bag in, let it get stuck on the wooden jack, and pushed the bed closer to the wall, so that even if someone came in and searched. I won't find out the secrets of the back of the bed anymore.

After changing her clothes, she returned downstairs, and Marshall was ready: "Little Minna, I'm leaving, you stay here alone, be careful, no matter who knocks on the door, don't open it." Don't let anyone find out you're in the house, you know? ”

Minna nodded. And they told him to be careful on the way, and saw him depart. She stayed in the house, trying not to make any noise, and moving around as little as possible, only in a corner where no one could see from the window. Anxiously awaiting Marshall's return.

Marshall once said that Veronica's home was only two blocks away and it wouldn't take long to find it. She felt that she had never been so eager for the arrival of this vicious woman. The first split line that appears after it is put on the shelf

Two blocks away. In Veronica's cellar, Anlong endured the pain and let someone rub his wounds. But every time he saw the person who rubbed his hair, his brow furrowed tightly.

After wiping up, he finally spoke: "Dora, you shouldn't have come, why didn't you stay in Matt?" That way, even if something happens to me, it's easy for you to leave. ”

His wife, Dora, tidied up the box with a blank face and dressed him: "You mean, even if you are framed in Balasig, I can only stay in my mother's house. Nothing. Isn't it? She looked up at her husband, "What do you think of me?!" ”

"That's not what I meant!" An Long hurriedly explained, "I'm afraid that it will affect you. In any case, you have to think about the child, and your father, do you want to let him, an old man, be implicated by me? ”

Dora turned her head: "You don't have to worry, my father has already asked someone to prepare the ship, and the property is also being handled, once the wind is not good, he will take his henchmen and family to leave Matt, and when the time comes, whether it is to go to Cameca or Shaonan, it will be very convenient, and he will also send someone to Encore to pick up Minna, and everything will be arranged properly." ”

An Long opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, and after a while, he said: "No matter what, you shouldn't come..."

"I'm your wife!" Dora stood up suddenly, "You used to hide everything from me, and I knew you must have something serious to do, so you never asked, but now it's different!" She stared at An Long tightly: "If it weren't for Uncle Marshall's disobedience to your orders to inform me, would you be planning to obediently enter Balasig and not let me know what happened to you until the day you died?!" Do you know what's going on in my mind? We are husband and wife! Whether rich or poor, whether it is good or bad, we must face it hand in hand, this is our vow when we get married! And you? Do you think I'm a flower in a greenhouse, or a fool who doesn't understand anything? You are an insult to me! ”

She gasped a few times, stared at her husband viciously, and suddenly cried bitterly: "If something really happens to you, what should I do?" What should my child do? Why can't you take care of yourself? Even if it's for me and Minna, why do such a dangerous thing? She lay on top of her husband and grabbed the clothes on his chest fiercely.

An Long couldn't help but feel a strong sense of guilt in his heart, feeling that he had been too negligent to his wife in the past, although his original intention was not to let her worry and not let her be in danger, but he inadvertently hurt her. He hugged his wife and choked up, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I've got you worried..."

When Dora heard his words, she cried even louder, and after a long while, she put away her tears and said lightly, "Are you leaving Ito temporarily?" I'll go with you. ”

An Long was taken aback and hurriedly said, "No! ”

"Why not?!" Dora glanced over, An Long couldn't help but shiver, and hurriedly said: "I will be in danger when I go out of the city this time, not to mention that Minna will be back soon, do you want her to live with Uncle Marshall?" You don't miss your daughter? ”

Dora's face softened: "Of course I want to, but it's also a matter of October for her to come back, maybe you have cleared your name by then, if you are unlucky, and you can't restore your innocence by then, she is coming with the Fana mission, and the people of Heda's family don't dare to do anything to her." Seeing that her husband had to persuade her again, she immediately regained her strength: "I have already decided!" You don't have to say anything more! The one who needs to be taken care of now is you! She glanced at his bloodstained clothes, knowing that there were countless scars underneath.

An Long was frightened by his wife's momentum, but he didn't intend to give in. He is now going to run for his life, the danger is on the one hand, food, clothing, shelter and transportation will definitely be extremely difficult, if his wife stays, at most she will be watched, for the sake of her father-in-law, those people should not dare to do too much, not to mention that once the Hedda family is not good for her, Mrs. Mirabel will not sit idly by.

How could Dora be so easily persuaded by him? The resentment of having to be separated from the family for several years suddenly erupted, and the couple quarreled again, only to stop until the door of the cellar was opened.

Veronica leaned against the door with a smile and glanced at Dora mockingly: "Originally, you would have thought of coming to my house to find someone who escaped from prison, I thought you had become smarter, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid!" My cellar is only built of ordinary materials and has no sound insulation effect, are you going to tell everyone that your husband is hiding here?! ”

Dora snorted coldly and turned her head away from her, acquiescing to her mistake. An Long looked at Veronica with some embarrassment, and his eyes were full of apologies.

Veronica suddenly felt a burst of anger, and said coldly: "The news just came from the department, when the vulture of Weisha returned to the office this morning, it was attacked not far from the general office, and the other party used poisoned arrows, if you guessed correctly, it is likely that the Hedda family you found last time bought the one, the vulture was too seriously injured and has been unconscious, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold on." ”

"Vultures?" A young man with a lively personality and a friendly smile appeared in An Long's mind, "Is it revenge?" But... Why vultures? It didn't have much to do with him, even though he had participated in the last operation, but he didn't really do it that time. ”

"Who knows? Heddah's family is already crazy, like a dog, it bites people when they see them. Veronica snorted coldly, and added, "The bureau told us to leave early, lest they find us." Eta knows that I've known you since childhood, and that you're going to suspect me at any point, so you'd better be prepared, and we'll leave at once. ”

Dora immediately interjected, "I'm going with me too!" Veronica looked at her, and she glared back in disbelief. The former stared at her for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Brother Anlong, you are really not a simple person." You thought someone else was a delicate rose with just a few thorns, but you didn't expect it to be a cactus! Then he turned around and left.

Dora's face was red and white for a while, but she quickly regained her composure, and she turned her head to look at her husband: "Take me with you, we are husband and wife, you are in trouble, I can't leave you." You used to protect me, but now, give me a chance to protect you. ”

An Long's heart was sour, and he held her hand.