In the morning, a white light appeared on the horizon, and Alben had already gotten up and dressed, and it was time for breakfast. The housekeeper found that he was a little in poor spirits, and the whole person seemed to be a lot haggard, so he said worriedly: "Is the young master very busy with work recently?" You seem to be emaciated again. ”

Alben paused and whispered, "yes, it's busy. ”

"No matter how busy you are, you should take care of your body." The housekeeper sighed, "Isn't the second young master of the Huo Ning family also working in the Security Bureau?" He still has time to go to someone's house for a tea party, and I heard that he went out of town with someone to hunt when he came home yesterday afternoon. Why is he so laid-back, but you are so busy? ”

"He's in the Outreach Office, unlike me." Alben didn't want to continue the topic, "Didn't you say you bought a batch of fresh fruit from the north last night?" We can't eat that much, so let's send a cart back to Meiate to my mother and them. Also, what good clothes are popular in the city now, buy more and bring them back to Little Fanny by the way. ”

The housekeeper hurriedly replied: "Yes, young master, I will do it." He stepped forward and brought a glass of fresh milk to Alben, who frowned and took it and drank it.

After breakfast, Alben went out to work in the Security Department. The butler couldn't help but sigh as he watched his thinner and thinner figure disappear outside the gate.

Alben stepped onto the avenue and took a deep breath. Even though it's summer, the early morning breeze is still a little cool, so it's perfect for walking in such weather.

The Heddah family mansion is a short distance from the security department, and Alben originally went there on horseback, but at some point, he changed to walking. Sitting behind his desk all day reading papers, he hadn't hunted on horseback like he used to in a long time, and this one-and-a-half-hour walk was considered a workout.

Walking through a residential area, he walked into a narrow street. The shops on both sides of the street are already open, and the trucks that carry and unload goods are everywhere, and people shuttle between them, filling the street to the brim.

Alben passed by here every day, and was accustomed to it, so he nimbly avoided a few small cars, and by the way, he bought two long loaves of bread from a familiar shop, ready to serve them as lunch, but when he was paying for it, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a figure behind him flashing behind him from a lamppost less than twenty meters away from him, and when he turned his head to look, it had disappeared.

He frowned. Picked up the bread and left. Then I turned into a secluded alley. When turning. He pretended to turn back unintentionally. Again, I saw the figure dangling at the mouth of the alley. It was gone in the blink of an eye.

He started to get a little nervous. Secretly clenched the dagger at his waist for self-defense. Walk forward with a light pace. At the same time, keep your ears up and keep an eye out for movement behind you.

In the alley are Apart from Alburn himself and the stalker. There is no one else. But the man didn't seem to mean anything against him. Just follow unhurriedly. But it doesn't show up. Alben listened nervously to the faint sound of footsteps. It marches in a unique rhythm. But they kept their distance.

He turned out of the alley. Walk quickly into the crowd of people who are rushing to catch the morning. Keep your head down and hurry. When he finally squeezed out of the crowd. When I turned into a quieter street. Finally satisfied, the footsteps were gone.

Alben breathed a sigh of relief. Although guessing that the other party should not have malicious intent. But being followed is always unpleasant.

It takes less than ten minutes to walk. The faint sound of footsteps rang in his ears again. The rhythm of "Knock Knock Knock..." He immediately became vigilant.

What's going on?! Didn't he get rid of that man?!

He quickened his pace and walked along the avenue, and after a while, the voice disappeared, but he did not dare to relax.

And so, after about ten minutes, the voice came again. He finally couldn't help it, and when he turned the corner, he quickly glanced back, only to see a dark figure disappear behind the building, the same one he had seen when he bought bread earlier!

He angrily tried to go back to the stalker to ask for clarification, but suddenly stopped.

When the voice disappeared just now, no one followed him, but he clearly saw someone wearing the same trousers, but changing into two different coats, and appeared behind him. Isn't this two people alternately stalking?! He remembers that this was exactly what the Security Service was used to! Although he hadn't experienced it himself, it was the content of the training course and he remembered it clearly!

Alben immediately broke out in a cold sweat! Someone from the Security Service is following him? Why?! Don't... His secret was discovered? Or is it... They're already starting to suspect him?!

Alben's heart suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and even the rising summer sun could not warm him for half a minute.

~~~~~~ I'm splitting the line ~~~~=~======== from a different perspective

Minna poked her head out cautiously and watched Alben disappear around the bend, and not far ahead, the Security Department. She breathed a sigh of relief and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

It's so obvious, he should have found out, right?

A head popped out from behind her, and it was Alex who was dragged by her: "I bet he must have noticed someone following." He pouted: "You used to be able to walk without a sound, but now are you regressing?" ”

"Who said I regressed?" Minna glanced at him, "I can walk without a sound now, I did it on purpose just now." ”

"Deliberately?" Alex was a little confused, "You mean... You're deliberately letting him know you're stalking him?! Why? ”

"To remind him." Minna blinked, deliberately hanging his appetite and refusing to explain. Alex glared at her unkindly, gritted his teeth and said, "I finally got a day off from the teacher, and I was thinking about going home to rest, but I didn't expect to be dug out of the bed by you before dawn, and pretending to follow Little Hedda behind him, and deliberately reminded him to let him know that we were following?" What the hell are you going to do?! ”

Minna thought about it and felt that it was a little difficult to say, so she smirked a few times, grabbed Alex's arm, and said flatteringly: "Don't be angry, it's rare to go to the street together, I'll treat you to something good, how about it?" ”

Regardless of how Minna coaxed Alex back, after Alborn returned to the Security Agency, he was sure that there was no stalker behind him, but his mood was not relaxed at all.

Colleagues from the Security Service are following him? Why? Was it by accident or... Merory's order?!

This hasn't happened before, so why did it happen all of a sudden? Don't... Is it the matter of the master's handwriting that has been exposed? No. So... Could it be that he made an agreement with the Nogars...

Alben's heart was pounding, his hand unconsciously fiddling with the pen on the table.

He hadn't seen a similar report, and his colleagues in the Intelligence Section looked at him no differently, so was it the half of the Security Service that he didn't know was in action?

He had already discovered that there was a force in the Security Agency that he didn't know about, and that was the real Security Agency power. He didn't forget his identity, he didn't inquire, and he didn't expect to meet him in such a situation today.

What should he do?

If... Director Leah and Glori know his secrets, as well as his family's secrets, can he stay here? His family... Is there any hope of regaining its glory?

Alben was there all day

, and even the work efficiency has been reduced. Melori saw that his face was pale, he was too tired lately, right? You go home and rest, and leave the work to someone else. ”

Alben almost jumped up, how could he think his boss's words meant something else? He stared at Mallory for a moment before he said slowly, "Okay, I see." With that, he turned around and handed the report to another colleague and left the Security Department.

Glori couldn't figure out what was wrong with him, and wondered: could it be that something had happened between him and the Nogar people?

Alben didn't know how he got back to his home, and on the way he noticed someone following him, or the rhythmic footsteps, this time the other party only followed halfway and didn't appear again. When Alben arrived home in a daze, he locked himself in his room, refusing to open the door no matter how much the butler shouted. He didn't leave the room until nightfall, and Kamima seemed to have made a decision.

The next morning, he was neatly dressed and more formal than usual, and without even eating breakfast, he went back to the Security Department, and then sat down behind his desk, quietly packed up his personal belongings, and when he saw that Meloni was coming, he followed him into the director's office.

When Mallory saw him lock the door, she raised her eyebrows: "What's wrong?" Do you have something to report to me? ”

"Yes." Alborn took a deep breath and placed a few old letters and a black notebook in front of the other party, "I'm here to confess, and at the same time... It's also to confess sins..."

Melori paused in her hand, slowly took the letters, opened one and read it, and opened the notebook again.

While he was doing this, Alben had been watching from the sidelines, and he felt very tired: "The Duke of Nogardi Jada came to me and showed me a few letters. He said that it was written by my father when he was alive, and it clearly proved his sin. If I don't want the letter to be made public, I'm going to work with him. ”

"You promised?"

"I can't say no!" Alben covered his face with one hand, "I've come this far, people are about to forget the past, and I don't want them to remember it anymore." But I also didn't want to betray the country, betray the security agency, I didn't know what to do, so I could only promise him for the time being and reveal some inconsequential information to him. He gave me several letters, I burned two, but the most important letters he has not given me yet..."

"You stupid boy!" Melori glared at him, "He won't give it to you, unless he's sure you're no longer useful, and if he's a vicious person, maybe he'll threaten you with this to continue to work for him, and when he doesn't need you anymore, he'll put all the evidence in our hands, so you can't turn over again!" ”

"I know," Alben choked up, "I just wanted to hold him down and figure it out slowly." Your Excellency, I'm really miserable these days—" he wanted to cry. He could feel that Glori's scolding actually meant that he had forgiven himself, and the burden on his heart suddenly disappeared, so how could he not sigh? He truly felt that he had chosen to confess, which was the right decision.

Mallory didn't disturb his tears, just silently looked at the notes in his hand, his face was very calm, but his slightly trembling hands revealed the shock and excitement in his heart.

When Alben's crying died down, he asked, "This book... What's going on? Is it your father's relic? Why haven't I heard you mention it before? ”

"I didn't know it before, I stumbled upon it recently." Alben wiped away his tears, recounted Princess Stella's theft, and added, "I think she's very suspicious. If my father had mentioned this notebook to Jia Ren before his death, Duke Jeda should have known about it, and they wanted it, so why didn't they just mention it to me? Isn't it superfluous that the Duke of Jada threatened me with my father's letter, and gave me a large number of gifts to the nobles, including most of the people on this list? I don't understand what's going on. ”

Melori thoughtfully: "Princess Stella?" After looking down and thinking for a while, he got up and locked the letter and notebook into a large black filing cabinet, locked them with four locks, and turned back to Alben: "You go with me to a place." ”

"Yes." Alben was about to speak, "Your Excellency..."

Mallory looked back: "What's wrong?" ”

"What are you going to do with those people? Be... All in Balasig or... Just remove their titles? Alben was a little nervous, he made a choice, but he still didn't want to cause a turmoil, "In any case, they are just dissatisfied with some of His Majesty's decisions, but they are all great families that have existed since the founding of the country. “

Mallory thought for a moment and smiled slightly, "Don't worry about them. His Majesty is a benevolent and sensible man who will not cause turmoil. He just doesn't want the country's progress to be hindered, but he's not obsessed with blood. He glanced at the filing cabinet with deep meaning: "With this evidence, I believe that Your Majesty's recent troubles can also be solved."

I think that once some people know that their incriminating evidence has been exposed, they will be more willing to act at ease than lose their lives. ”

Before Alben could figure out what he meant, Mallory walked into his private retreat, flipped the mechanism, revealing a large hole in the wall, and then turned back and signaled, "Follow me, and don't tell the second person what you see later." ”

Alborne's eyes widened, and he obediently followed Melonory, entered the big hole, and slowly descended the stone steps, and found himself in a low tunnel, the walls on both sides were very rough, and when they were smeared, their hands were covered with plaster, as if they had just been built.

After walking in the tunnel for less than two minutes, he heard the sound of building walls and the sound of banging, and when he got closer, he realized that it was two men in the prime of life who were building a stone staircase. This is already the end of the tunnel, and the work is still not finished, because the stone staircase has not been built, and only a wooden staircase leads to the two-metre-high exit.

The two men heard footsteps, looked up at them, nodded to Mallory, and went back to work. Melori struggled to climb the ladder, but Alburn quickly helped him and carried him out of the exit.

Outside was a cellar with an oil lamp lit in broad daylight. Ascending the stairs, you will come to the ground.

Alben found out that it was a small building, and the view outside the window was very familiar, and it seemed to be behind the Security Department. The furnishings in the building were very simple, except for the bookshelves and bookcases, there were several large desks, and three people looked at them in surprise, one of whom he recognized as a trainer who had just retired.

What's going on? Over here... What is it?

"Mallory? You've come just in time, I'm looking for you! A female voice came from upstairs, and Alben turned his head to see that it was the girl he had seen in the hallway of the Intelligence Division.

When she saw him, she blinked, and seemed a little surprised, but when she looked at Mallory, there was more of a smile in her eyes: "You finally brought him, so he confessed to you?" ”

Mallory snorted, "Little ghost." He turned his head, smiled and winked at the startled Alben, spreading his big hand, "Welcome to the Dark Lair." ”

Alben looked at the people around him who were smiling at him, and suddenly felt the urge to cry again.