Chapter 510: Hackcliff's Character
This hiding, for most of the day, Al has been in a curled posture, and has not entered a drop of water for a long time. Even for a person like him who exercises regularly, it is inevitable that his back hurts and he is exhausted, and he can only grit his teeth and endure it at this time.
While hiding, Al remembered the time when he was trained by Medea in the West. At the most critical moment, he hid in a tree, and under the tree was a powerful snow leopard. I didn't expect that time had passed, and after such a long time, I would hide in a tree in such a panic, I have to say that it was a coincidence.
However, he is in much better condition now than he was then, and his life is in danger at any moment when he confronts the snow leopard. And now that Al's strength has grown greatly, El thinks that even if he is discovered, the people in this mansion will not be able to stop him.
He thought of the leopard, which was as white as snow, and the color of its fur was like the finest white rice paper, without the slightest patch. "I've never seen a beautiful snow leopard again. Al thought silently as he lay among the trees.
The snow leopard was blinded by him, and he didn't know if it was still alive. It's just that in that ghost place, there shouldn't be this snow leopard's world, maybe it is still living and hunting freely, running and roaring in the snow.
"I live carefree like this, but I am much happier than people. Al thought of the name of the place: Atlantis, a name on Earth that represented a lost civilization. "I once wanted to explore the mystery of this, why is a wonder of this world named after the legendary city of the ocean?"
"Is there any special connection between these two worlds, which is why I am reborn in this world?", Al had thought more than once, and had read a lot about it, but he had learned very little.
And as Al came to Shenghui City, he met all kinds of people and all kinds of things happened, and he was too busy to take care of himself, and his desire to explore also faded. At this moment, when Al was hiding alone in a tree, bored, this thought came to his mind again.
"When we're back in the West, let's go to Atlantis. After all, I was only twelve years old at the time, and I didn't dare to go too deep, and now I might be able to make new discoveries. Alr thought.
Thinking like this, the sky gradually darkened, and during this time, there were also several maids who came to enjoy the flowers, but El used the magic of the "Cloak of Night" to cover up the past.
Slowly, the lights were on, and the people were silent, and Al suddenly heard someone shouting, "Master is back! Al was shocked and knew that the main master was coming.
He jumped off the peach tree and released the "Cloak of Shadows" to sneak into the front yard. The General's Mansion was not large, and Al followed those subordinates and soon found General Hackreef. He used his hands and feet together, quietly climbed onto the beam, and secretly looked down.
At this time, the old general had already changed out of his military uniform and put on civilian clothes. His complexion is already old, his temples are gray, but his waist is still straight, his spirit is still strong, and his behavior maintains a unique military demeanor.
He was sitting at a small table, eating dinner. Don't look at the general's mansion, a lot of ingredients are going to be imported every once in a while, but this old general eats nothing extravagant. A big bowl of rice, two plates of vegetarian dishes, a big bowl of fragrant, extremely greasy fatty meat, plus a big bowl of soup, this is his dinner. And seeing that he eats so sweetly, and the maid on the side is also not strange, you can know that he eats these things on weekdays, rather than changing his taste temporarily.
"It's strange, there aren't many people in this house, how can you get so many ingredients?", Al was wondering, only to see Hackreef slump and sweep away all the soup before finally speaking.
"Is it still peaceful in the house today?", he asked the maid beside him.
"If you go back to the master, everything in the house is peaceful, and there is nothing important. The guards will guard the whole house, and nothing will happen. The maid thought to be Hatch's confidant, and her tone was respectful but not afraid.
Hackreef nodded in satisfaction, but Al felt a pang in his heart, "It turns out that he has a group of guards in the mansion, no wonder the ingredients are consumed so much, and it seems that it has been going on for a long time." ”
Al mentally had a new assessment of the character of the Hardcliff General: sensitive and cautious, even to the point of insecurity. You must know that this general has always been known for his honesty and dedication, even if he is the quartermaster of the entire Northern Army, he will not have any "gray income" in such a name, and the maintenance and maintenance of guards costs money, and the cost is not small, which shows how insecure this old man is.
What's more, this is the capital of the North, Eagle Castle, and there is no safer place in the entire North. And even if he needs guards to protect his family and hospital all day, it means that he doesn't trust the intelligence department in the north at all, and even the Duke of Reinhardt. And even the number one general of the empire like Duke Falcon didn't trust him, this old man was really suspicious.
However, this is exactly what Al wants, and the more suspicious this person is, the more likely it is that the plan will succeed. After all, no matter how cautious the old man was, he would never have thought that there would be such a magic as the "Shadow Cloak" in this world, and everything he did would fall into the eyes of Al.
It is impossible for a person's thinking to go beyond his own cognition, and this old man is no exception.
When dinner was over, Hackreef practiced his fists and kicks for a while, and then went back to his bedroom. Al naturally followed all the way, still sneaking up on the beams of the house, waiting for that moment to come.
Al thought that Hackreef would soon rest, but he took out a key, opened a drawer, and took out an account book!
"Is this the book?", Al was a little excited, he really had no place to find his iron shoes, and it took no effort to get there.
However, he immediately knew that he had made a mistake, and after Harcliffe counted the account books for a while, he called the housekeeper over and checked them one by one, and it turned out that he had calculated the amount of money in the house! Al was disappointed, but he was more sure of his character guess: he really didn't trust the people around him.
It's just that he has some doubts in his heart: Would a person who is so suspicious keep the account books in the mansion all the time?
Thinking like this, Hackreef carefully put the account book away, then stripped off his clothes and went to bed, and in the middle of that time he untied his close-fitting clothes and fell out of his arms a thick black account book!