An Long hid in the darkness and listened quietly to the quarrel between the Xiao family firm and the Northern Intelligence Department outside the carriage. The former has been emphasizing that he is a legitimate businessman, and that the other party's search methods have caused serious damage to him, while also implying that his boss has a relationship with the Security Service. As for the latter, Aemon, the fat man, did not know what was stimulated, as if he had lost his mind, but he was clamoring for the traitors of the Security Service, accusing the merchants of harboring criminals, and even his men were suspicious of his words and deeds, and he had no intention of restraining himself.

"Bang bang" two loud sounds, the carriage shook, An Long could hear that Veronica on the other side had pulled the sword out of the scabbard, from the conversation of the people outside, he could guess that Emon was ruthless, pushing the goods on several carriages to the ground, he felt nervous. Now he was sure that the fat man had absolutely nothing to do with the treason, and it was even very likely that he was the culprit behind the total destruction of the Maicheng Intelligence Station. He put his hand on the handle of his sword, ready to strike.

Just then, there was the sound of horses' hooves outside, followed by a shout: "What happened?!" Fatso? This is my central district, what are you people from the northern region doing?! An Long's heart moved when he heard this, and he knew that it was the director of the Central Intelligence Department who brought someone here.

The fat man gasped and finally regained a trace of his senses: "I'm just...... Traitors in pursuit of our Northern Intelligence Division! Leonard, don't meddle with your business! ”

"Nosy?" The voice known as Leonard sneered, "This is my jurisdiction, even if there are traitors, it's my business, and you're the one who really meddles, right?" What are you going to do to Count Shaw's men? Are you suggesting that the family of the creator of the Security Agency is a traitor? ”

Aemon was silent for a moment, and then a voice was advising him on something, and Anlong vaguely remembered that it seemed to be a middle-aged man stationed in Merton, who also belonged to the Northern Intelligence Division, and had met him a few times.

Aemon quickly withdrew with his people, and before leaving, he said to Leonard kindly: "I was too anxious to speak carelessly just now, and if I offend you, please forgive me." I was bent on chasing traitors, so I didn't pay attention to enter your jurisdiction, so you won't complain to the General Administration for this, right? ”

Leonard just snorted arrogantly, "I'm busy, I don't have that time to spare." ”

An Long secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Eamon's people leave, but for Leonard, he had only seen Leonard twice from afar, and he was not sure that the other party must be reliable, and the timing of their arrival was too coincidental, so he was suspicious and did not rush out.

Veronica, however, acted first, knocking twice on the plank, and soon someone came and opened the compartment of the carriage and helped her out. Anlong frowned slightly, and only crawled out of the mezzanine when he heard Veronica already greet Leonard.

The manager of the northern branch of the Xiao Family Commercial Bank, who was in charge of escorting them, was standing by the carriage, and when he saw him, he whispered: "I called someone to inform him." An Long let go of half of his heart when he heard this.

Leonard was in his thirties, with curly blond hair and two beautiful mustaches on his lips. He was talking to Veronica when he turned his head and saw An Long, so he greeted with a smile, "You are An Long, right?" As soon as I received the letter, I came here, and the General Administration has already sent a secret document to let me escort you into Ito Castle, and leave the rest of the journey to me. A trace of contempt flashed in his eyes: "You don't have to pay attention to that useless fat man, it won't be long before he is finished." ”

An Long responded with a smile, but he had doubts in his heart: "How could the General Administration issue such a document?" Did they already know about the traitors? ”

As a result, it was the steward who solved his doubts: "Our trading house also had branches in the first city we passed through after leaving Qiton, and I sent the letter back to Ito by carrier pigeon at that time, and it should have been the head office who informed the Security Department." Seeing An Long's surprised gaze, he just smiled slightly: "Transferring the risk as soon as possible is the principle that Lord Earl taught us. There was a slight reproach in his eyes: "You should trust us more, our people will not arouse the suspicion of others when they go out to investigate, and you really don't need to go out yourself." ”

An Long's face was a little feverish, and then he looked at this half-hundred-year-old man who had just behaved like a kind elder in surprise, his eyes shining, and he reported his losses to the head of the Central Intelligence Department and bargained over compensation. For some reason, his heart was a little heavy. These were all taught by his father, and because of Madame Mirabel and his brother, he had little contact with them, and only felt that he seemed to be far worse than them, and if it weren't for the vigilance of the steward and other employees of the firm, perhaps he would have been exposed, no, probably he had been exposed, otherwise Ammon would not have caught up so quickly.

This made him feel a little depressed, and he couldn't help but wonder if it weren't for his father's arrangement and the shrewdness of his men, he might have died on the road, right? Veronica will also be affected. He questioned his abilities and wisdom, and even though he finally arrived at Ito Castle, he was still a little depressed. Veronica once asked him what was wrong, and he just smiled wryly and didn't answer.

After entering the General Administration of Security, they met with the Deputy Director, Mrs. Leah, for the first time.

This is a lady of nearly fifty years, with dark gray hair meticulously coiled behind her head, gray-blue eyes revealing the light of wisdom, wearing unilateral glasses, lips tightly pursed, unsmiling, and rigorous. It is said that she is the daughter of a declining aristocratic family, and she is still unmarried, and the so-called "lady" is only a title. She was one of the oldest members of the Security Agency, starting as the third secretary to the Deputy Director, but more than a decade later, she had been promoted to Deputy Director, and she was the de facto top head of the entire Security Service despite the Director's poor health for many years.

After listening to Veronica and Anlon's report seriously, Lady Leah's first order was to take care of the families of the dead in McCity and apply for pensions for them, and the second order was to ask the Northern Intelligence Department to recover the bodies of the dead as much as possible. After giving these orders, she removed her glasses with a sad face, rubbed her eyebrows, and seemed a little tired. In the room, everyone fell silent.

Veronica was the first to break the calm: "Madam, what are you going to do?" The head of the Northern Intelligence Division, Emon, is obviously very suspicious, I think he has absolutely nothing to do with the tragedy in Maicheng, the treason of the Hedda family is already obvious, I ask you to order them all to be eradicated immediately! ”

Leonard also said, "Winnie is right, ma'am, we should have conclusive evidence, right?" Report to His Majesty the King right away. ”

An Long was a little surprised, it turned out that the people from the General Administration already knew?

Lady Leah just calmly put back her glasses and said lightly, "We have no evidence, because...... Little Yuri was also killed in the line of duty, and along with the evidence he had gathered, he was buried in the fire. ”

Veronica's face was full of confusion: "Little Yuri? Leonard exclaimed, "What did you say?!" ...... Alberly Yuri How could he die?! Could it be that his identity has been revealed?! ”

Lady Leah nodded, "It should be." Last night he had us informed that we had received conclusive evidence and that we had sent someone to fetch it for safety, but when our men arrived at his house, the house had burned to the ground, and neither he nor his wife, nor his son, who was only four years old, and several servants, had escaped, except that only one maid had escaped because she had returned home to visit her family. Our people have checked and found that little Yuri and his wife have traces of swords on their bodies, most likely after they were killed and their bodies were cremated. The evidence is gone, and the enemy already knows that we are suspicious of them, and we must redeploy our next move. After a pause, she tugged at Veronica and An Long: "Originally, we didn't dare to determine the identity of the other party, but now thanks to you, there is no doubt that the traitor is the Heda family, knowing this, we will have a clear goal in the future." ”

Veronica slammed her fist on the table, her eyes spewing with resentful rage. An Long was very uneasy in his heart, although it was not uncommon for him to die in the line of duty after entering the Security Bureau, but the surname Yuri made him feel familiar, as if he had heard of it somewhere.

Leonard was red-eyed: "Poor little Yuri, he is only twenty-five years old, the child is still so young, their family died too miserably, and the surname Heda is not a good thing!" Sooner or later, I will make them pay with blood! ”

Mrs. Leah nodded, and instructed lightly: "You must be very tired after such a long journey, there is an arranged room in the office, go down and rest first." Veronica will write a report on the affairs of Maicheng as soon as possible, and Anlong will stay in the capital for the time being, and I will make other arrangements. She glanced at the three young people in front of her, and her face was solemn: "The dead have passed away, what we have to do is to stay calm at all times, keep an eye on the actions of the prey, wait for the best time, and kill if you die." Don't do anything superfluous! ”

Her eyes were on Leonard when she said her last words. The latter was a little staggering, but never reconciled: "What about the fat Aemon?" Do you want him to stay? I'm afraid that the entire Northern Intelligence Division will be ruined by him. ”

A hint of coldness flashed in Lady Leah's eyes: "He won't have that chance." ”

After leaving Mrs. Leah's office, the three of them walked to the outside hall together, intending to go to the dorman's quarters in the backyard to rest. Leonard also kept talking about the tragic death of Little Yuri's family, and from his words, An Long knew that the martyr who died in the line of duty was a son of a nobleman, and his usual identity was kept secret, even in the Security Bureau, no more than five people knew about it, but he still failed to escape the scourge of death.

They were about to turn into the corridor leading to the backyard, when the door of a nearby room opened, and out came an old man with a solemn and resolute expression, dressed in black aristocratic clothes, with a faint sadness on his face. He was followed by a middle-aged man dressed as a butler and a maid, who was sobbing quietly.

Leonard whispered, "That's Count Yuri, the father of little Yuri, and the former director of the Department of Justice." His eldest son stayed in the fiefdom, and only put his younger son in the Legal Administration as a small secretary, but he didn't expect ......"

Veronica sighed and pulled her two companions by the hand, "Let's go." "She didn't want to see that anymore.

But An Long stayed there all by himself. The maid, he knew. No wonder he had always found the surname Yuri familiar, and Madame Mirabel's niece, her cousin's daughter, was married to the youngest son of Count Yuri! This titular cousin, who was brought up by her aunt at the age of fourteen because of the early death of her parents, once lived in the same house with An Long for two years, and although she did not have much contact, she was one of the few people in the entire Cardow family who did not discriminate against their mother and son. And the maid was the one she had brought from home.

Did that gentle little sister actually become a victim of the traitor's knife?

(Put it up first, the update may be later...... ）