Two days later, in the evening, the living room of the Baron's family was brightly lit and the atmosphere was warm.

Baron Goya, his wife, two sons and a daughter, sat on several sofas.

They had already had dinner, and the maid brought snacks and fruit. The baron's eldest son, Gary, was telling some anecdotes about the city guard, and his younger siblings listened attentively, and the younger son, Jeremy, interjected from time to time to make the Baroness and his sister chuckle.

Goya reclined on the couch, crossed his legs, and listened to them quietly.

And Ines stood in the doorway, waiting for something.

After a few people chatted, the baroness said, "Ines, is that Lascano ready?"

"Yes, he can come in whenever you want to start. Ines bowed and said.

"Lascano is really a very good bard, I have already met him in the morning, and he recited to me his new work, a very talented young man. The Baroness said.

Her sons and daughters were very excited when they heard what she had said. Baron Goya said, "You can do it as you like, you are much better at this than I am, and it is true that we have not been together as a family for a long time." Ines, tell him to come in. ”

Ines turned to open the door, but stopped when his hand touched the doorknob. His fingertips twitched slightly, as if there was a barrier on the door that he couldn't get through.

"Ines, what's going on?" Baron Goya noticed the anomaly here.

"Nothing grown-up. I'm getting older and sometimes a little dizzy. ”

"If you're not feeling well, you can go and rest after the show starts. Just let your son wait for you in a moment. ”

"Master, I'm fine, I'll be fine soon. Ines closed his eyes, put his hand on the handle, pressed down hard, and pulled the door open from the living room.

The bard, who the baron's family had expected, did not appear, but walked in several heavily armed men. These men, men and women, warriors and mages, moved quickly, stormed the room and occupied the surrounding positions, blocking the baron's entire house.

Baron Goya put down the fruit in his hand, slowly stood up, looked at the young man standing at the door and said, "Your Excellency Xiao Chen!

"Your Excellency, you are suspected of murdering Chen Hansheng, the mayor of our town in the town of Arano, and I am here to arrest you on behalf of the Tower of China. Xiao Chen had regret on his face, "We were drinking and talking about wine not long ago, hoping to make the business bigger together, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this." ”

Baron Goya stared at Xiao Chen and asked, "Are you serious, for the sake of a steward, to arrest people in other people's territory?"

"I have informed the Marquis of Bardini, the lord of Suero, about this, and what I am doing now is with his permission. Xiao Chen said.

"Huh. Permission of the Marquis de Bardini. How much did you promise him? It's really embarrassing for you to find an excuse to divide up my family. Baron Goya pointed to the surrounding Caranda and the others, who were watching his family, and said disdainfully, "If you really come here for the so-called justice, what are you doing to watch my wife and children? Are they guilty?"

"They have to go together to assist in the investigation, and if the result of the investigation is that they are not guilty, they will naturally be released. Xiao Chen said.

"But what about my family business? That's right," ...... baron shook his head, "and now before force, there's no point in arguing about anything. I just want to hear the truth. Have you long taken a fancy to my family business, and you haven't been at ease from the beginning?"

"It's not. From the very beginning, we hope that the cooperation can be carried out well, and we have always been sincere to our friends. But you shouldn't be tempted to kill. From the moment you send your puppeteer to make a move, you become an enemy. We will not give the enemy the ability to retaliate. ”

Baron Goya looked at Xiao Chen's eyes, as if to see the truth of his words, but Xiao Chen's eyes were very open. He finally sighed and said, "I originally thought that taking advantage of the Green Forest City to fight with you and interfering in the middle would only make you settle the account on the head of the Green Forest City. I didn't expect it to hide it from you. I've gambled many times in my life, and I finally lost it all. ”

"Okay, Your Excellency Xiao Chen, as a businessman, I don't want to go around the bush, is there any way to alleviate my guilt? money, goods, information, secrets? Or are you going to work with those vultures to eat every gold coin in our house, and then arrange a decent death for us?"

Baron Goya's words sounded very damaging, but Xiao Chen knew that these were just temptations, and this businessman who had suddenly risen from Suero City had his own bargaining chips. Xiao Chen said: "If you cooperate with me and go with me obediently, I think our committee will give you enough opportunities." ”

Baron Goya said, "It seems that I have to believe you once." ”

"Father, how do we know if this man is lying!" said Gary, the eldest son of Baron Goya.

"Father, Lord Marquis, and other nobles really, really, would they really let them do this to us?" said Jeremy.

"Gary, Jeremy, now you should listen to your father. In an occasion like this, there is no point in questioning. The Baroness said, holding her trembling little daughter.

"But shall we just go with them?" asked the young and vigorous Gary again.

"Besides, can you resist?" Baron Goya asked rhetorically, "Your Excellency Xiao Chen is a high-level mage, and Miss Kalanda is a high-level warrior, so if you don't challenge their abilities, you just keep your mouth shut." ”

"Please!" Xiao Chen admired the baron's affordability and put it down. And the baroness was clearly knowledgeable.

"Wait, I'd like to see Ines. He must have been pinched by you. Goya thought for a moment, "Robert, you made him betray me through Robert. ”

Xiao Chen didn't answer his question, but asked Maleno, who was guarding the door, "Has anyone seen Ines?"

"As soon as you entered, he stepped back and ran into the next room. He said that he would appease the other servants. Marreno said, pointing to a door diagonally across from him.

"The room next door, structurally, looks like a utility room. Xiao Chen said. However, it is normal for Mainno to come from a poor background and not understand the structure of a large house.

"Maleno, go see what's going on inside. Xiao Chen said.

Marreno nodded in agreement, and when he looked over, he found that the door was locked from the inside. He condensed the fighting spirit in his hand, pushed it hard, and pushed the door open, but as soon as he looked up, he shouted: "It's not good, Deputy Team Leader Xiao! ”

Xiao Chen walked over to take a look, only to see a rope hanging on the beam of the utility room, and Ines hung on it and shook slightly.