Obviously, the plot of the middle tiger's body shaking all kinds of dragons and worshipping is not so easy to appear, so even if Su Wen showed his strength and made the city lord realize what kind of situation he was in now. But when he said this, he was still laughed at by Lucius.

"Are you kidding, I admit it's not difficult for you to take my life, but have you considered the consequences of doing so?"

This old man, who obviously only had the strength of a middle-level knight, looked at Su Wen in front of him coldly, his eyes were full of mockery, even in the face of power, he did not fall behind at all.

"Young man, the situation in Mtase City is far from as simple as you seem, don't look at the fact that there are no masters here on the surface, but even if the Magister comes, he may not dare to act rashly. There are rules everywhere, and those who break the rules tend to die ugly. ”

It was as if nothing had been said, but the threat was obvious. As long as you have a normal IQ, you will understand how amazing the benefits of this city active in the Black Zone will be every year, and if such a large piece of cake, if it is really as fat as it seems, it has already been swallowed I don't know how many times, how can it stand on the ancient Rhine wasteland for hundreds of thousands of years without falling?

As for the reason behind it, Lucius didn't say a word, obviously intending to make the young man in front of him suspicious.

It's just that he would never have thought that the person in front of him even knew what color his favorite underwear was.

"You're backed by the Xihuai Empire, right?"

Su Wen asked with a smile.

Lucius's face didn't change, and he just smiled: "Don't over-read it, I didn't say that." ”

"You don't need to hide it, but anyone with a little brain knows that the Xihuai Empire and the Duchy of Marda have actually been fighting for the dominance of Mtase City, and the factional struggle between you is, to put it bluntly, a proxy war between the two countries. It is impossible for these two countries to eat the difference so that they are brazenly looting for property in the Rhine wasteland, and you don't dare, but those wilderness robbers raised by your men dare, this is the value of your existence. ”

"You're spewing blood!" Lucius frowned, "Young man, speak responsibly, do you know what ridiculous slander you are making?"

"Let's just slander. But you know what? Lord Lucius, you have a fatal flaw, and that is being too cautious. Well, this should actually be considered a plus, but it is different when you put it on you, you always try to erase the traces of your contact with the people below, and try to make yourself look clean, but it is precisely this behavior that will leave more flaws. ”

Su Wen paused and continued.

"For example, in the disappearance of the Celtic caravan group some time ago, you arranged everything clearly, not only got the fifty tons of Mithril transported by the caravan, but also found the suitable backer of the quicksand thieves group, but you are worried that the night is long and you have a lot of dreams, and you want to kill the leader of the quicksand thieves group who colluded with you before, Harhaas......"

"It's nonsense!

Lucius interrupted Su Wen's words with a roar: "The Celtic caravan is the biggest tragedy in the Rhine Wasteland in the past ten years, the only thing I can do is to express deep regret and shock, and then send all the knights of Mtase City to exterminate the quicksand thieves and give justice to the dead." As for its leader, Harhas, I will bring him to justice, and what you are talking about is an accusation without any evidence!"

"Don't get excited. Oh, by the way, you gave this order two days ago, but you still haven't heard back from your trusty left and right man, Kailan, so you're worried if something is wrong. In fact, something did go wrong, the leader of the quicksand thieves, Halhas, has not died until now, and you can guess what he is going to do now after being betrayed?"

"You ......"

Lucius's eyes widened with rage, the green tendons on his neck were exposed, and cold sweat was already pouring out on his forehead. He wanted to say something, but he felt a cold light flash behind him, and a sharp edge appeared on his neck.

"My life is on the line. ”

That was his only thought.

But this feeling only existed for a moment, and in the next second, he felt his neck relax again, and the gloom and danger coming from behind him disappeared. The young uninvited guest in front of him appeared beside him, and in front of him was the assassin who had just disappeared into the darkness - still unable to move.

Only this time, the assassin was not as lucky as last time.

Under Lucius's gaze, the strange young man in front of him unhurriedly pulled out a strangely shaped iron box and placed it on the head of the masked assassin in mid-air. Then, he simply pulled the trigger on his jaw, and the masked assassin's head exploded like a watermelon.

"The person who was sent to protect you is always ready to take your life at a critical moment, it seems that it is not easy for you to be the lord of the city. ”

The young man turned to the glazed Lucius.

"Look, I saved your life, shouldn't you thank me?"

Lucius didn't answer Suven, as if he had lost all his strength, and he was leaning on the soft sofa, as if his eyes were only the assassin lying in a pool of blood.

"It's over, it's all over......"

He muttered.

"No, it's not over yet, it's just that the Xihuai Empire has given up on you as a pawn, and now that you have changed from a domestic to an ownerless, why don't you seriously consider the advice I put forward to you at the beginning?"

"Don't even think about it, you damn devil!"

Lucius finally exploded in anger, at this time he didn't seem to care if Su Wen could kill him with one finger, he jumped up in a rage, pulled Su Wen by the collar, and roared at him: "You did the Harhas thing? You ruined everything for me! My wife and my family are under the control of the Empire, and now they are all going to die, you better kill me now." Expect me to die for you?"

Su Wen showed a knowing smile: "Finally no longer deny it?"

"There's no point in talking about that now, kill me. ”

"Then you will regret your death, don't be impatient, I don't like to use subordinate means to restrain my subordinates like the Xihuai Empire, don't you care where your family is now?"

"What did you say!?"

Suven took out a communication rune stone and threw it to Lucius.

"See for yourself. ”

As if he had guessed something, Lucius shuddered and poured the knight's fighting spirit into the runes, and soon a picture of a locomotive telling a speedy ride in the dark countryside emerged.

He could see the people in the car at a glance.

Except for an old man who was driving the car, the others were all his most familiar faces!

Lucius exclaimed, despite his age, "Claire, Quinny, Occam, and Father...... Where are you?"

The wealthy old woman in the car replied with a sad face: "Master, we are now in the western suburbs of Xihuai, and we will soon be in the Rhine Wasteland, and something has really happened to the city of Mtase?"

"It's not a big deal, are you all okay?"

"Everyone is fine, it was this old gentleman who told us that there was a huge change in your side, and asked us to leave overnight, but unfortunately we left in too much hurry, and many things did not have time to be packed. ”

"It's okay if people are okay, it's okay if people are okay......"

As long as they're okay, nothing matters anymore. Lucius muttered, as if he had been reborn from hell to heaven in an instant, and grinned, but the flush and bruises on his old face that had not yet faded made the smile look particularly hideous.

"Alright. ”

Su Wen raised his hand and put away the communication runestone, interrupting Lucius who was still unsatisfied.

"Now that your worst fears have been solved, it's time to seriously consider my opinion. ”

"Dear sir, I am willing to serve you, but only if you have the confidence to solve the next troubles, do you plan to challenge the authority of the entire Xihuai Empire? No, not only the Xihuai Empire, if you want to enter the city of Mtase and break the balance between the two countries, even the Duchy of Marda will not be able to sit idly by and watch the affairs of the city of Mtase, and then you will face the enemy on your back. ”

Lucius didn't ink, he quickly put away his emotions, stood up and said with a solemn face, his ability to change his face even Su Wen secretly sighed.

"Why not?" Su Wen said confidently, "I have always pursued peace, and I have never said that I want to enter Mtase City, you only need to help me do something, I can naturally guarantee your safety, and even let you always be the city lord here, the kind with real power." As I said, unlike the Xihuai Empire, I never treat my subordinates badly. ”

"That'...... Well, it's rude to dare to ask the gentleman's name, and I know I don't even know your name yet. ”

"Tasuri, my name is Tasuri. ”

Su Wen looked at the wall and said, there was a gorgeous mirror there, and in the mirror, he had an equally young, but completely unfamiliar face.

-- Dividing line --

It had been several hours since the young man who had suddenly broken in and left, and the blood-stained carpet and the corpses on it had long since been disposed of, and everything seemed to be calm again, but Lucius was still sitting in the brightly lit office of the City Lord's Mansion, unable to calm his mood for a long time.

Until now, he could hardly believe that he had gone from death to life, from despair to hope, in just a few hours.

From the very beginning, he was like a marionette, and he was played with by the mysterious figure named Tasuri in applause, and he was completely led by the nose. He even doubted that the face that was too young to be hairy for a long time was just a disguise, and the real Tasuri was a magician sent by some hidden force to stir up the situation, and he had been lurking in Mtase City for a long time to observe.

It must be so.

Otherwise, he really couldn't understand why he knew so much......

And just then, Lucius heard a slight knock on the door.

His heart trembled, who could it be?

"Please come in. ”

He calmed himself down, then spoke in a deep voice.

The door opened slowly, but Lucius's eyes widened as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

It was a middle-aged, somewhat gloomy looking man, very thin, with unkempt hair, and a metal box in his hand.

Kai...... Kailan?!"

"I'm back, sir. The thin middle-aged man walked quickly to Lucius, opened the box in his hand, and there was a dead human head lying inside, "This is the head of Harhas, master, now his body has been properly disposed of by me, although there have been some twists and turns in the middle, resulting in a lot of wasted time, but fortunately it is not disgraced...... What's wrong with you, sir, come on, sir, he's fainted!"

(End of chapter)