Heroes' Square in the center of the city, with a square slate brick floor, and green grass emerging from the gaps. In the middle of the square is a bronze statue of Waldron I, the former king of East, surrounded by a circular fountain with thin moss on the walls. Eight flower beds are distributed around the pool, and several magic lamps specially imported from Shaonan are placed on the edge of the flower beds, which are emitting a faint light, illuminating the square half bright and half dark. At one end of the vast space, a dozen or so chengren and their children are strolling and playing at one end of the commercial area, while the lawn at the other end is almost completely shrouded in darkness with no lights at the moment.

Minna sat on a bench on the edge of the lawn and listened to Vasily tell her father Anlong's true identity and the secret order she had received over the past few years to approach a family suspected of treason and collect evidence. Only then did she know that the institution established by her grandfather, in addition to the Xiao family firm, also had a security department.

Vasily said: "Your father's work is actually a secret, and you must not mention it to others. I only knew the truth because I was in charge of one of the tasks. If the Heda family's forces hear about it, the hard work of the department in the past few years will be in vain. ”

After listening to this, Minna felt a little sullen in her heart, remembered what her grandfather had said in Port Matt, and asked, "Uncle Vasily, is it dangerous for Dad to do this job?" ”

"Dangerous?" Vasily smiled, "The work of the Security Service is more or less dangerous, but your father is okay, he works in the capital, and he is the base camp of the Security Service, compared to the colleagues who are sent abroad, it is already safe." Moreover, he is also a master of swordsmanship, and I heard that seven or eight people can't get close to him. ”

"But since he returned to Ito, he has been arguing with his mother all the time, but it doesn't seem like he's really angry, it's like... As if he was deliberately driving my mother away, he refused to take me back. My grandfather said that Dad was for our safety. That's what I did. Doesn't that mean his job is dangerous? Why does dad do this kind of work? ”

Vasily scratched his head: "Well... Someone has to do it, and your dad is up to the task. He himself was willing, so he did it. ”

"That's why did Dad do it?" Minna pursed her lips, "If he hadn't agreed to this task, our family would still be living a peaceful life in his place as before, and Mom and Dad wouldn't quarrel." I won't be separated, and I'm still living with them as before. "Even that Goodwin wouldn't get a chance to get near Mom.

Vasily thought for a moment. "Everyone has their own considerations, I don't know what your father thinks, but I'm very happy to work in the Security Department, although there are some dangers, but danger often comes with opportunities." He smiled at Minna, "My father was a clown and died when I was a child, if I hadn't been in the Security Service." Then I can only be a clown for the rest of my life, even if I do other jobs. At best, he is an ordinary civilian. But when I was fourteen years old, I was recruited into the Security Service as an intelligence officer - I was the youngest at the time, and I had worked abroad for more than ten years, and now I was transferred back, and I was sure that I could get into the Department and study at the Knight Academy. If you think about it, when I return to Ito, I will be a trainee knight, and in another five years. Just like your father, he's a formal knight. My mom would go crazy with joy when she found out! The clown's son actually became a nobleman, and the Security Department is such a lovely place. Right? ”

His eyebrows, eyes, nose, ears, and even the hairs on his body all showed that he was happy at the moment, but Minna somehow remembered her cousin Bewen. As the son and heir of his uncle, he became a trainee knight before the age of fourteen, while Vasily, who was born as a commoner, had to fight for more than ten years, is this the difference between nobles and commoners?

She thought of the days when she was used as a slave trade, and she met those nobles and rich people who were sanctimonious and secretly had a bad stomach, and flattened her mouth: "I hate aristocrats!" ”

"Huh?" Vasily blinked.

Minna shook her head: "It's okay." She pointed to his arms: "You just said that this letter mentions Dad's name, does it mean that those bad people have found out Dad's identity?" ”

Vasily muttered: "Even if you don't really find it, you probably start to suspect it, I wonder if your father noticed it." To be honest, we didn't expect this case to drag on for so long, and it should have been resolved a few years ago. Heda's eldest son was said to be a cunning and ruthless fellow, and on several occasions we caught them on the feet, but he destroyed the evidence first. A year and a half ago, I went back to Ito once, and at that time the whole department had already set up a situation, so I sent his family into a trap, but suddenly the news of Count Xiao's death came, Count Xiao's eldest son, that is, your uncle, immediately took over the Xiao family firm, and the people of the firm originally promised to provide assistance all failed, and almost caused your father to expose his identity, although later remedied it, but the opportunity has been lost, and we have to start again. ”

He looked up at Minna and smiled bitterly, "I don't know if it's right to send you back now, but if it's really dangerous, your father should send you to a safe place." ”

"I'm not afraid!" Minna said firmly, "I want to stay with my parents all the time, no matter how dangerous it is!" I won't drag him down, and I can help him get rid of the bad guys! "Big deal, another poison and another fire. Minna's eyes flashed.

In the dark, Vasily didn't see the change in her eyes, but smiled and patted her on the head: "Minna is such a good boy, your father will be very happy to hear your words." ”

Minna smiled and leaned closer and asked, "Uncle Vasily, you said that this letter was written by a foreigner to that bad family, can you use it as evidence?" ”

"Okay, you thought of it too?" Vasily blinked, "It's a pity that this is just a reply, it would be better if I could get a letter from the head of the Hedda family to this Vishal Prime Minister." However, there are also the noble credentials of the Fox father and son and the documents stamped when they passed the checkpoint, which is enough to prove that the Heda family is their number one vassal. ”

"So what are we waiting for?" Minna's eyes lit up, "Hurry up and take it back and get rid of this bad family!" Then my dad won't have to do dangerous jobs anymore! ”

Vasily smiled and scratched her little nose: "Okay, let's go out of the city early tomorrow morning and go back to Ito!" After a pause, I thought of my colleagues in the city, and felt that it was more important to send the letter, or the next time I passed by. Visit them again.

They left the empty area and soon returned to the inn. But Vasily hesitated a little, went to the counter to settle the payment, and took Minna to another inn, which was located near the east gate, and it was very convenient to get out of the city, but the price was half as expensive, and it was paid first and then stayed. He paid for two days' land.

Minna asked why she suddenly changed the inn, and he said, "It doesn't cost much in one night." The Fox father and son will find the two thieves at some point, and although we have told them, in case they know that we have taken the letter. If you check it again, you will definitely be able to find it, and it is better to change the store, which can buy a lot of time. ”

"Will they find the thief? How to find it? ”

"If you lose something valuable, of course, you must first suspect a thief." Vasily patiently explained, "There are a lot of things to do here, and Fawkes is not a local, so we have to investigate slowly." It will take a day at the earliest, waiting for them to find someone. It will take half a day to interrogate the store where we originally lived, and if they can't find us, and then find another inn, we will already run away. ”

Minna thinks about it, and sure enough, it seems that there are a lot of tricks in this.

There was nothing to do all night, and as soon as it was dawn the next day, Minna and the two got up and prepared to go. Vasily deliberately asked the clerk aloud as he passed by the counter: "What time does the daily circus show on Heroes' Square start?" My niece has wanted to see it for a long time. ”

Minna blinked. Immediately grasped what he meant. He also shouted: "I'm going to see the clown, and I want to eat something delicious." Uncle buy me toys! ”

The clerk smiled and said: "The circus show starts at two o'clock in the afternoon, and guests can go to the commercial street next to the square, where there are all kinds of goods, delicious and fun, and ensure that you are satisfied." He also bought what he "recognized" as the most delicious Earl Shaw barbecue in town, as well as a shop specializing in children's toys.

Vasily thanked him and took Minna to lead the horse, then walked in the direction of the square, turned a corner, made a detour back to the city gate, changed his clothes, and rode out of the city gate as fast as he could.

They ran all the way, Minna only felt that there was a buzzing wind in her ears, as if people were flying, and they ran down for half a day, and they had passed nearly a hundred miles. When the horse's speed slowed down, she couldn't help but laugh: "It's fun to run like this!" Faster than I can run in the desert! ”

Vasily looked back and said with a smile: "It seems that those people can't catch up, let's slow down, are you hungry?" Do you want to eat? ”

"I'll eat later." Minna put her hand on the pergola, looked at the green in front of her, and her heart moved, "Uncle Vasily, that is the Yaluo Forest, right?" ”

Vasily nodded: "Yes, Count Xiao came out of there, but unfortunately we have to hurry and don't have time to go around to see it." ”

Minna tilted her head: "Actually, it's not grandpa's hometown, but grandpa has a home there, and he said it's a big cave, and there are hot springs and flowers in the cave, which is very beautiful." He used to take Bevin to live there for a long time, but he never took me there..."She felt a little regretful, and couldn't help but miss her grandfather.

Vasily touched her head: "I can't go this time, I will definitely bring you again in the future, and then we will go to the beautiful cave of Count Xiao, okay?" Bring your cousin with you and be your guide. ”

Minna gave him a sweet smile: "Really? So it's decided? You can't talk and don't count. ”

When Vasily heard this, he rode to the stream in front of him and dismounted: "This water flows from the forest, and it is also the water of the Yaluo Great Forest, right?" ”

Minna nodded, a little confused about what he wanted to do.

I saw Vasily scoop up a handful of stream water with both hands and turn to Minna: "You know, I am half a Shaonan person. Shaonan regarded water as a symbol of life and believed that it could ward off disease and evil. In addition to this, there is also a saying: if someone drinks water from a river somewhere, then he will return to that place one day. Although it's not Shaonan here, we can learn from them as well. ”

He motioned for Minna to stand in front of him, slowly poured water on her head, and prayed in his mouth: "I hope that disaster will never befall you again, that illness will never arise in your body, that Minna will be safe and healthy all her life, and that one day in the future, she will return to this land again to find the footprints of her ancestors." ”

Minna accepted his blessing with a smile and held a handful of water to wish him back. Vasily lowered his head to meet her height, and suddenly paused, turned his head to look at the road: "Someone is coming!" ”

Ride through the dust. Minna had a vague glimpse of what appeared to be an army messenger, and when she learned that it was not someone who had come after them, she and Vasily breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at each other amused. Vasily said: "Let's get on the road early, let's not play anymore." Minna nodded yes, and the two of them set out on another journey.

In order to avoid being traced, they did not stop in the town all the way, and spent the night in the barren mountains and mountains. Minna didn't think there was anything unaccustomed, Vasily was also quite good at camping, and the two of them actually had a very good time, a bit like camping.

However, unlike when she traveled with Xiao Tianjian in the past, Minna now not only sat on the side and only helped light the fire and waited for her companions to prepare dinner, but also learned from Vasily how to dig traps and catch prey. She knew a lot about the functions of plants, whether it was to stun small animals or to spice them with herbs, and she did it better than Vasily, causing the youth to scream and then she stretched out her feet and pushed them aside.

After eating, they will also make small talk for a while. Minna was very interested in Vasily's work and pampered him to tell him. He saw that Minna was full of interest, so he chose some things that did not involve confidentiality, and said them again, but as a result, countless questions arose in the middle, Minna asked again and again, he couldn't resist, so he had to use the excuse of resting early and hurrying tomorrow, and mixed up.

However, this excuse quickly wore off.

Soon after entering the hinterland of East, they set foot in the Manado River valley, avoided the large port, found a cargo ship at a small cargo wharf, and made the owner of the ship promise to secretly send them back to Ito for two gold coins. In order not to let outsiders notice that they were on the ship, they had to stay in the cabin all day, and Vasily could no longer hide, but was forced to tell everyone everything he could tell people, even the mess that he had almost leaked after waiting too long on the mission.

Minna couldn't stop laughing, and Vasily pleaded with a bitter face: "Okay Minna, don't say it, if the people in the department know, I won't have the face to see anyone." ”

Minna raised her chin proudly: "Well... It's up to you to perform. ”

Vasily buried his head in pain and "cried": "I got it... Princess Minna, do you like to eat barbecue? Or veal steak? I've heard that Happy Forest's cream mushroom soup is good, so when I get my salary, I'll invite you to have a big meal, right? However, I can only eat one meal because I'm going bankrupt... Woooooo

"Hmm... Sounds good, so that's it! Minna patted him on the head, "Good, don't cry, don't cry..."

The boat shook suddenly, as if it had hit something, and Minna quickly reached out to steady her swaying body, and heard a commotion outside the cabin.

"What happened?" She looked at Vasily in astonishment.

(I might...) It's going to be tortured again... But the object of abuse is different... ）