Late at night, in a hut on a street in a certain town, four men closed the door and lit a candle on the table. They all sat down at the table, and one of them took out a few pieces of paper and placed them on the table for his companions to see: "Here is the list of the members of the Knights who are escorting and the positions they are responsible for, and this, this is the route they will take." Look at it

The other three took turns watching, and they all frowned. The man said, "The person in charge this time seems to have some skills and experience. Looking at the defensive position of these knights, we are afraid that we will not be able to attack from a distance. ”

"I've heard that the body of the carriage is made of steel plates, and even the most powerful steel arrows will at most shoot through the carriage, but they may not hurt the people in the carriage, and we can't tell where the target is."

"What then?!" The youngest of the four couldn't hold his breath, "Several people have been arrested for mistakes before, and they were killed by the boss pretending to be an accident during the escort. If we can't get the job done, we're probably not much better than them! I'm still young, I don't want to die like that! ”

"Who says we can't get things done?!" The other was upset, "Can't you do it on the road, even at night?" It's too late tonight, and tomorrow they'll be at their next lodging place, and you'll see, and keep that kid into my trap. ”

Several other people were interested, and hurriedly asked what the trap was, and the man proudly beckoned his companions, and whispered for a long time, before everyone suddenly realized and applauded.

Several people discussed in whispers for a while, planned all the details, and then each found a place to sleep, and after a while, they lost consciousness.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew in the room, and flew out through the open window, taking with it a faint fragrance. Minna propped up the windowsill. I jumped in and checked that a few people were indeed fascinated, and then I was relieved to search for the few pieces of paper in their arms. As soon as she touched something, she was about to turn around and leave, when she took a slap and the corners of her mouth curled, and she took out all the money bags on several people, and scavenged away pocket watches, necklaces, rings and other valuable things, even those close-fitting daggers decorated with gold and silver decorations. Fang jumped out of the window and left.

Alex sprang out of the darkness and asked, "How's it going?" Solved

Minna showed him the pieces of paper and said, "Only insiders know these things, where did they get the news?" You see, it clearly lists the names of all the inns where we are going to stay, and the locations of the entrances and exits, even what the captain of the knights likes to drink. You say, will someone in the Cavaliers pass a message to them? ”

Alex frowned, "I can't say for sure. I asked the captain of the knights, and he said that they were the reserve of the royal knights, sent directly from the palace. They usually do very well. It is very likely that their members are generally from ordinary families this year, but there are also some children of declining nobles or sons of minor nobles, compared to the official royal knights, their origins are a little cleaner, but there is no guarantee that they have not been recruited by major forces. ”

Minna pondered for a moment. He said, "We'll be in Ito in a few days." If you leave this person alone. Let him continue to leak information. Who knows what those people will do? You still have to find this person. ”

"So... We assume that we do not know. See what they'll do. Alex smiled. Then he looked at Minna's hand with some confusion. "What is this?"

"They have money bags. And valuable things. Minnadi's voice was cheerful. I said I was going to be a thief tonight. Stealing, of course. These pieces of information on paper are too important. It's better not to let the bad guys know. Since you can't kill them for the time being. To prevent them from becoming suspicious. I'll take everything of value. They will think it is a thief on dry land. There will be no suspicion on our heads. ”

Alec couldn't help but smile: "The idea is good. But they didn't have a single penny. And how can we do anything about it? ”

Minna blinked, "That's why I didn't take their boots." As long as they're smart enough. Still able to keep up with the ground. She smiled and pulled Alex with her to the house next door. Scatter all the stolen money and things in people's homes. Then I went back to the inn.

Early the next morning. When everyone is ready to pack up and go. Minna and Alex sat next to each other pretending to have nothing to do. Carefully observe everyone on the Cavaliers. I want to find out the suspicious person. But there was still no gain.

However, when Hebby saw them so leisurely, he wanted to say something several times, but he didn't speak.

The day passed peacefully, and nothing happened. Minna looked at Alex in confusion, but the other party calmly flipped through the book, glanced back, and used her mouth to judge the salt fly sword Ω the sword. br>

When they arrived at the inn where they were resting at night, everyone dismounted, but found that no one came out to greet them. Herbie's face sank and he turned to the Knight Captain: "You guys really booked a room here?!" The captain of the knight hurriedly motioned to his subordinates and asked what was the matter. The man hurried into the store, and soon came out, followed by a fat old man, sweating profusely and with a few drops of blood on his sleeve.

The fat old man nodded and apologized to them: "I'm really sorry, distinguished guest, just now there were two mercenaries in the store who fought and smashed half of my shop, the room was in a mess, and the dishes in the kitchen were dirty. It's really... I'm afraid we won't be able to accommodate you, if you don't mind, I can have a couple of nice inns, although a little smaller than mine, but you have scattered the stay and let them give you a good discount, you see..."

Hebby snorted coldly, grabbed the knight captain and walked to the side, and said viciously: "Look what kind of place you have landed!" And mercenaries fighting? Do you really care about the safety of Your Highness?! ”

"Absolutely." The knight captain frowned slightly, but still held back his breath, "This is the largest inn in the local area, and the backyard is enough for a hundred people." There are so many of us, we can only choose here! ”

"So what now? If you disperse to a few stores to live, Your Highness's safety cannot be guaranteed! ”

The captain of the knights is also very difficult, they can't spread out, but where to find a large enough place to accommodate the whole convoy now?

"Excuse me—" A male voice sounded behind them, and the two turned their heads back. Only to find out that it was a young knight, he smiled a little shyly, and said, "Does the captain want to find a place to live?" In fact, I'm a local, and I know there's a place for everyone to stay, and it's a lot better than an inn. ”

Hebby hurriedly asked, "Where is it?!" ”

"Just three kilometres out of town, there's a holiday estate. I heard that it is owned by the Duras family and has just been renovated. If we go for the night, they'll say yes, right? ”

Herbie and the Cavaliers were pleasantly surprised. The newly renovated aristocratic manor is certainly more worthy of a prince's stay. What's more, Duras, even if he is not too cold for the eldest prince, at least will not be bad for him.

Minna heard it from the sidelines, and knew it in her heart. Alex's heart tightened, he remembered that the manor was still surnamed Mandheling three months ago. There is no need for the family to sell the estate. And at this moment, the manor from the mouth of this knight is particularly suspicious.

He stared at the young knight with a gloomy face, and when he saw that Hebby was going to order everyone to go to the manor, he hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I have been to that place, the location is too remote, a few hundred meters away from the side of the road, and you have to pass through a small forest. Moreover, the manor is built next to the swamp, and the humidity is too heavy, so I am afraid that it will not be beneficial to His Highness's ground injury. ”

Herbie hesitated: "Are you telling the truth?" The young knight hurriedly said: "Actually, it is not far away, and the horse is here in a blink of an eye, and the owner of the manor has specially installed a fireplace in each room, so that it will not be damp!" ”

Alex glanced at him faintly, "You know very well... Have you been? ”

The knight was stunned, not knowing what to answer. He was the son of a grocer, and could not have been a guest at Duras Manor, and if he had been, everyone would have been suspicious.

Alex ignored him. He said to Hebby, "It's just for one night, why bother? The manor is not on our route yet. Why don't you go to the castle lord's house and borrow it? ”

"City Lord? But he's..."Herbie was worried about the number of people around him, and he didn't dare to say that the famous second prince sent him to live in his house. Isn't it a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?

Minna smiled and leaned over to him and whispered, "Stupid! Everyone knew that he was a hostile faction. If something happens to His Highness to him, doesn't it mean that he did it? The king still didn't tear him up? For his own safety. He will do his best to protect His Highness. On the other hand, if you go outside the city, if something happens, he can say that you are not in his territory and that he should not be responsible. ”

Herbie suddenly realized, and hurriedly ordered everyone to turn their horses' heads and drive in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. The young knight was stunned for a moment before he hurried to follow.

In the middle of the night, there was silence in the city lord's mansion, and from time to time soldiers patrolled in front of and behind the house, and the density was almost three times that of usual.

A dark figure flashed out of the house, looked around cautiously, moved against the wall, hid itself in the shadow of the trees, avoided the two groups of soldiers on patrol, and turned into the kitchen courtyard, where there was a small door unknown to outsiders. The shadow pulled out a thin wire and tinkered with the lock a few times, and the door opened, and the shadow quickly flashed out.

Minna jumped down from the tree, looked back at Alex behind her, smiled at each other, and followed the dark shadow to open the door and go out, and surrounded him.

She had changed into a dark dress at this time, and she was wearing soft-soled leather boots on her feet, and Alex was still wearing his black robe, and the two of them walked quietly on the dark street, and from time to time they didn't notice the dark shadows on the trees beside the road, and there were two more people behind them.

The moon passed through the clouds, and although the light was dim, it was enough to see the streets. Minna followed closely behind the dark shadow, and by the light of the moon in the sky, she recognized the face as the young knight who had suggested going to the manor outside the city during the day.

He looked around cautiously, and in a few moments he turned into an alley. Minna wanted to follow, but Alex grabbed her and took a step back, hiding back to the wall at the entrance of the alley, she was a little puzzled, Alex pointed ahead, she realized that it was a very short alley, and the knight was standing in front of a door less than ten meters away from her.

The knight raised his hand and knocked on the door, and knocked twelve times in a very rhythmic manner, before a soft male voice came from inside the door, and after a few words of conversation between the two men, the man welcomed the young knight in.

Minna didn't hear what they were talking about, so she hurriedly walked outside the door, listened carefully, and only vaguely heard the intermittent words "Mandheling's boy", "plan failed", "tomorrow", and "woods", and was about to hear it more clearly, when she threw a heavy object from the opposite wall, broke the window with a bang, and the candles were instantly blown out in the room, and then someone shouted "Run"

Seeing that things were not good, Alec hurriedly slammed open the door and rushed in, only to see a black shadow rushing over, hurriedly avoiding the side, Minna rushed up with a sword to restrain the black shadow, and then looked inside the house, it was already empty, and there was no fourth person, the window on the opposite wall creaked, and the wind closed and closed and looked down at the black shadow, it was the young knight who was ventilating the news, but he could not say anything at this time, because his throat was cut, and bright red blood was flowing out, and the pupils of his eyes were dilated, and he had long lost the signs of life.

(Legend has it that for the first time, I stayed on the monthly ticket list, and I am very grateful to everyone who voted for me.)