Veronica hesitated for a moment and said, "Gama has said something, it seems...... It was the man who came from Normonka who ordered everyone to be killed. He guessed that it might have something to do with the news he had just gotten not long ago, and it was said that ......" she lowered her voice: "In our East, there is a noble minister who has a connection with Prince Mario, and every year he sends important information about Ito Castle to the city for great benefits. Gama was almost about to find out the name of the minister, and this happened. ”

An Long was taken aback, but Xiao Tianjian was sneering: "I know that those nobles only have their own interests in their hearts, and for the sake of these interests, they don't even want the country, and they actually do treason." ”

An Long couldn't believe it: "How is this possible? What kind of interests can make them willing to betray the country? I can't believe anything like that. The nobles who can become ministers are all great families who have been inherited for more than a hundred years, and there must be many estates and jewelry. Will such a family be short of money? Could it be that Noga can give them more power? I really don't understand. ”

"What's not to understand about this?" Xiao Tianjian sneered, "There are many nobles with swollen faces and fat people, not to mention that the money is not too much, why do you think I was so popular in Ito back then?" Isn't it because I can make money? Moreover, Nuojia is not an enemy country, even if there are so many people who are ambitious, but if they really want to invade a country, they are not just ambitious. As long as the Noga army did not reach Ito City, the interests of the nobles could not be shaken, and there would be many benefits to be gained by colluding with foreign countries. ”

He listed everything he could think of, including: direct exchange for money and possessions; in exchange for offers or discounts on business transactions; When political opponents came to power, it was suggested that Noga sent small troops to harass the border as a means of attacking political opponents; Let Nuojia "unintentionally" leak some secret letters to frame political opponents for fornicating with other countries; When his own people were in the military, let Noga pretend to be a sneak attack and be repulsed, so as to earn credit for his own people...... And so on and so forth.

An Long and Veronica were dumbfounded when they heard this, and Xiao Tianjian was also a little proud in his heart when he saw this: "Young man, you are still too tender. I'm just talking about a few of the possibilities, not a big deal. There is even a possibility that the minister was sent by Nojia to help Nojia defeat East, and then he can become some kind of prime minister or something. ”

Veronica praised coldly: "It's really worthy of Count Xiao, no conspiracy can hide from you." ”

Xiao Tianjian pretended not to understand the ridicule in her words, and just asked his son, "What are you going to do?" The minister's name has not yet been found, but even on the borders of Noga, he can hunt you down through his allies, and now that he is back in the country, it is his territory, and he will never let you find out his identity. ”

An Long frowned: "In any case, this matter must be reported to the General Administration as soon as possible, so as to find out the name and identity of that minister." Otherwise, let him continue to deliver the news to Noga, and once Prince Mario succeeds to the throne and starts a war against our East, things will be in danger. ”

Veronica agreed: "Then we will immediately contact Emon, the director of the Northern Intelligence Division, who is in the Northern Fortress, through which he can send a message directly to Ito with carrier pigeons." ”

An Long immediately set off to go out, but was stopped by Xiao Tianjian: "Emon? Are you talking about a big fat man with a bald head and a big beard? Seeing the two nodding, he said, "Then you'd better not go to him." You young people may not know much about it, but this Aemon, who is said to be the illegitimate son of a large nobleman in Ito City, has been working for the family since he was a child. The head of the Head family and the eldest son hold important positions, and many family members work in major government departments. I think their style of doing things may be what you're looking for. When you go to Aemon, don't you fall into a snare? ”

When An Long heard him say this, he was also suspicious: "So...... I have reported to Veronica because I have not heard from him, but he has not heard back......"

Veronica gasped: "Then who else can we trust?" Emmon has been in the Northern Intelligence Division for more than twenty years, and he has the most seniority, and now the whole of the North is under his jurisdiction, and all the personnel of the Security Service in the area are under his jurisdiction, if even he is not reliable, we can only report directly to the General Administration, but along the way...... "She took a few breaths, feeling that her eyes were a little black, and she couldn't hold on.

An Long hurriedly helped her lie down again: "The most important thing is for you to heal your injuries first, don't worry about anything else in advance." Xiao Tianjian also said: "That's right, you are injured like this, you can't support Ito City at all, it's better to heal your injuries first." Veronica gasped and shook her head, "But...... This matter must be known to the General Administration as soon as possible......" An Long also knew that she was reasonable, and said hesitantly: "Or...... Shall I test Aemon first? Maybe the Heddah family had nothing to do with it. ”

Xiao Tianjian hurriedly stopped him: "Don't act rashly!" If it's really Heda's family, you'll be startled. After that, he turned to Veronica and said, "It's not been a day or two since the minister betrayed the information, it's not a little bit of time. Even if Noga really wants to do something, it's not now. You should recuperate and wait for your injuries to heal before you hit the road. The doctor said that there were a few herbs that were not enough, so I went to Xike to find some back. You are not allowed to mess around while I'm away, hear me clearly?! ”

He shouted loudly, startling both Anlong and Veronica, looking at each other and nodding reluctantly.

Xiao Tianjian set off for Xike the next day. It was a small town located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Nuojia, East, and Fan'a, and it was an important place for trade in the Three Kingdoms, and it was much smaller than the city of Water, which Xiao Tianjian started, and it was more focused on the trade of medicinal materials, magical materials, food, wine, and animal skins. The few medicinal herbs that Veronica needed to heal her wounds this time, except for the Origin of the Arro Forest, were only available to Siko. Compared to the Yaluo Forest, which is more than 500 kilometers away, Siko is closer to Qitun.

In his father's absence, Anlong had to go alone to visit the injured Veronica. As he walked, he wondered which minister had fornicated with Nogar, and whether his boss Aemon could be trusted. Maybe it was because I was so engrossed in thinking that I didn't even notice that there was a small tail behind me.

Minna quietly followed her father, carefully following him up the stairs of the streets. The thought that even her grandfather had inexplicably left the house now made her unable to suppress her curiosity and wonder what the secrets of her father and grandfather were. My father doesn't seem to have discovered his tracking, and it seems that the light skills he has learned are still quite useful, and he doesn't feel tired at all after walking so far.

She saw her father turn around and enter the tailor's house from a distance, and felt strange, and was about to lean over to look, when suddenly she saw him come out again, and hurriedly hid behind a boulder on the side of the road, and then saw him from a distance and continued to walk, and was about to follow, but found that the tailor's aunt was looking at her father's back, which was very strange.

She quietly walked down the path to avoid the tailor's sight, and halfway through her father again, and when she saw him enter the doctor's office, she walked lightly to the window of the clinic, stepped on a large rock, climbed the windowsill and looked into the house, and vaguely saw her father enter a room, and heard the voice as if he was talking to a woman, but there was a curtain blocking it, and it was impossible to see who it was. Suddenly, the female caretaker lifted the curtain and came out with gauze and potion, and Minna was sharp to find that it was actually Veronica, whom she always hated. She was taken aback, and fell off the rock, causing the ridicule of several nearby boys, the loudest of whom was Brie's stepmother's son, who turned her head to glare at him, only to be heckled and run away.

The female nurse heard the voice and came out to look at it, and when she saw her, she asked, "Huh?" Aren't you Mr. Cardo's little Minna? How did it end up here? Minna secretly said that it was not good, she was about to slip away, and her father had already appeared in front of her, so she had to smile and flatter: "Dad, you are moving so fast......

An Long looked at her with a smile, nodded to the female nurse, and then grabbed her daughter by the collar and carried her into the ward. When Minna was brought to Veronica, she remembered the threat she had made to her last time, and she shrunk her neck in fear. But she soon found that the other party was lying on the hospital bed, his face was pale, his hands and neck were wrapped in bandages, and he looked weak.

Could it be that this wicked woman is sick? So she can't scare herself with a knife? Minna was secretly a little happy, but she was still happy when she thought that someone else was sick, and her mother would definitely blame her if she found out. But then I thought, since it's this woman, maybe my mother won't blame herself.

She was thinking wildly, when she was suddenly knocked on the head by An Long: "What are you doing in a daze?" Why don't you say hello to someone? Minna exclaimed, "Hello Aunt Veronica." As a result, the other party just glanced at her lightly and turned his head away. She pursed her lips, rolled her eyes, and thought, "Do you think I want to call you?" ”

An Long coughed lightly and asked his daughter with a straight face, "Why did you come here?" Did you come with your father? ”

Minna remembered that she had just been caught by her father, and lowered her head a little embarrassedly: "You and your grandfather are mysterious every day, grandpa is still gone, I want to know what secrets you have." As he spoke, he stole a glance at his father to see if he was angry.

An Long just looked helpless, and he said to his daughter with a straight face: "Now that you already know, Dad will no longer hide it from you, Aunt Veronica is sick and wants to be treated here." Her family is not here, so Dad has to take good care of her. You don't want to tell your mom about it, can you? ”

"Why?"

"Because I don't want to quarrel with your mother." An Long replied, "You forgot? Last time my aunt came to find my father, you were disobedient and told your mother about it, but your mother quarreled with your father for a day, and you hid in the woods and cried at that time, don't you remember? ”

That's when Minna remembered. I've been so having fun lately that I've almost forgotten about it. Minna immediately agreed to her father's request, and even hooked up with him—the way her grandfather taught her. In any case, she could no longer disobey her father's words and casually leak the matter to her mother so that they could quarrel again.

An Long was very happy that his daughter was obedient, and asked with great interest about her tracking process, and greatly praised her light skill level, as a reward, he also planned to teach his daughter a few tricks that Xiao Tianjian had recently taught him, and he would teach him in the afternoon. Minna was fooled by her father and left happily.

After sending his daughter away, An Long said to Veronica embarrassedly: "The child is not sensible, don't be surprised." Veronica turned her head, "It's nothing. But you better take those clothes back, lest your wife know that you have taken her clothes and will quarrel with you. ”

An Long smiled: "This is not Dora's clothes, you are not in the same body, you can't wear her clothes." This is what I asked the tailor to do the other day. You can't wear any clothes, and you can't always borrow to take care of your aunt. I made it according to your old size, I don't know if it fits, try it when you have time. ”

Veronica looked at the bag of clothes and looked at An Long with mixed feelings: "You don't have to be so nice to me. Not only did you come to see me every day, but you also brought me food and clothes, and you even joked that you would send me back to Ito, and you agreed. You don't really have to. ”

An Long smiled bitterly: "If I hadn't changed my mind temporarily, you wouldn't have been so seriously injured, and it was my responsibility that you would lie here today." It's just a little bit of a small thing for you, it's really nothing. ”

Veronica's face was a little ugly: "What? You think I wouldn't be hurt if you were there? You think too highly of your own skills, right? But you also have a point, if you were there at the time, it would have been easier for two people to deal with the pursuers. But how can there be so many 'ifs' in this world? What has already happened cannot be changed by even thinking about it. ”

"That's why I want to make up for the mistakes I made as much as possible." An Long said sincerely, "I didn't go to Maicheng with you as ordered, I was suspected of dereliction of duty, and now that I know that I was wrong, I have to take responsibility." ”

"Responsibility? What responsibility? Veronica was suddenly a little excited, "Your responsibility is to stay here and continue to supervise the work of the armament station!" I can go back alone, this is within the territory of our own country, and I have walked this road many times. Who dares to deal with me openly?! With my skills, I don't care about those small roles! ”

"Veronica! Calm down! An Long shouted in a low voice, he looked outside the door for a moment before coming back and said, "Why are you so excited? My decision couldn't be more reasonable: Yu Gong, you are my companion, you were injured because of my carelessness, and you have important information, if I let you go on the road alone, if something happens along the way, how can I meet my colleagues in the Security Department? Yu private, you are my little sister who grew up together, you are injured, how can I ignore you as an elder brother? I've thought twice before I made this decision. As for the armament station, you don't have to worry, the important task has been completed, and there will be a period of free time next. Anyway, no one here works around May, so I won't delay my business if I go to Ito. ”

Veronica listened as she gradually calmed down. She was silent for a long time before she suddenly said, "Then what are you going to tell your wife?" Will she say yes? ”

This is also where An Long is troubled, it is impossible to say it directly, after all, it is related to the confidentiality of the Security Agency, but if you don't say it, Dora will misunderstand. What kind of excuse are you looking for?