Baron Deniz struggled to get up from the rain-soaked pavement.

For his old bones, whether he was held hostage by Manfred or teleported to the cold, hard ground by Swain, it was enough for him. At the moment, the rain was beating down on him, and the old baron's face was wet, and the chill had gradually pierced into his bone marrow, which was really very bad for his age.

"Monsieur Baron!"

As he was rushing to the carriage, the driver suddenly noticed that the door of the carriage had been opened, and when he stopped to check, he found that the carriage had been soaked by the rain and was empty, and Baron Deniz had disappeared right under his nose.

The panicked coachman quickly stopped the carriage and braved the rain to look for Baron Deniz in the surrounding area. He didn't know exactly when the old baron got out of the car, whether he got out of the car himself or if something had happened, but these were not questions he should be thinking about now. Although Baron Deniz is a steward in the Jericho family, and his status does not seem to be high, he has a baronial title recognized by the empire after all, and if something happens to him, then the coachman will definitely be held accountable later.

So the young coachman is now very anxious, whether it is in his duty to the Jericho family, or his personal conscience, he feels that he should find the old baron as soon as possible, although because of this heavy rain, there are almost no pedestrians on the road, Baron Deniz should not be injured on the road, but it is precisely because of this heavy rain that the coachman wants to find Baron Deniz is also a lot more difficult, the rain screen blocks the view, and even the sound is difficult to spread in the rain, and the sound of rapid and continuous raindrops falling on the ground covers all other sounds。

Fortunately, although Baron Deniz was old, he was not as deaf and blind as ordinary old men, and when he struggled to get up, he happened to hear the shouts of the coachman.

"I'm here ......," the old baron walked out of the alley tremblingly, leaning on his waist. He was no longer at all calm and unfazed, and now Mr. Baron Deniz not only looked embarrassed, but also frightened by Manfred's appearance and Swain's seal.

"Sir!" Seeing Baron Deniz, the coachman hurriedly ran over to help the old baron, "Are you alright?" he hurriedly checked the old baron's condition to see if there was any injury on Baron Deniz's body.

"I'm fine," Baron Deniz waved his hand slightly, and although he fell to the ground when he was teleported by Sven, he fortunately didn't suffer any flesh injuries, but his bones were a little too much to bear such a toss.

"Sir, you just ......," the coachman tried to ask Baron Deniz how he had left the carriage, but he swallowed it back again. He thought of what had always been wrong with the Jericho family, especially when he thought of the night when the former butler disappeared, and Swain had entered the Jericho Mansion so silently and unnoticed, and he didn't dare to ask these questions.

The old baron turned his eyelids, glanced at the coachman, and saw that he did not continue to ask, so Baron Deniz did not pay much attention. "Hurry up, go back to the carriage, the carriage should still be there, right?"

"Yes, yes, it's down the street. ”

The coachman walked around the corner with the old baron in his arms, and the carriage stopped not far away. With the help of the coachman, Baron Deniz slowly boarded the carriage, which had been made a mess by the wind and rain due to the wide open door, but Baron Deniz, who was also soaking wet, did not care about these things. For him now, the most important thing is Swain's business.

"Go to Landes Town. ”

The coachman was stunned, Baron Deniz's orders today always seemed so strange that he couldn't understand it. "Aren't you going back to the castle?" he asked, for it would take nearly a day to get from Dewei to Lands by carriage.

"Don't ask so much!" reprimanded Baron Deniz, "at once, we don't have time to stay longer." ”

"Yes. Seeing that the old baron was a little angry, the coachman hurried back to his seat and waved his whip. He didn't know why Baron Deniz was going to Landstown, and he didn't need to know that during his time working here in the Jericho family, he had developed a habit of not asking much.

Sitting in the car, Baron Deniz didn't feel much better, although he didn't have to be hit by the rain anymore, but the wet clothes froze him enough, and the old man was already coughing. However, now is not the time to stop and rest, and when he saw Swain being sucked into Jupiter's fifth star array, Baron Deniz knew that this time the Jericho family might be facing a great disaster.

His first thought was to go to Viscount Jericho, although Swain and old Winston both had a deep hatred for Ernest and tried to strive him of his inheritance to Earl Midnight, but Ernest's Jericho's bloodline would not change, even if he himself did not like this bloodline and identity.

For Baron Deniz, his allegiance was to the Jericho family first and to Swain second. Maybe this order will be reversed when Count Winston is alive, but Swain is not the old Winston, he does not have the personality charm of the old Winston, and he does not have a master-slave relationship with Baron Deniz for more than forty years, so even if Baron Deniz is on the opposite side of Ernest because of his status as Count Swayn Midnight, but in his heart, Baron Deniz does not dislike Ernest.

So in the current situation where Swain's life and death were uncertain, Baron Deniz immediately thought of Ernest. The blood of the Jericho family is too scarce, in addition to Swain, there is only Sven, Sophia and Victoria's father, Ernest No. Jericho, a male, in case of any accident to Sven, can inherit the Earl of Midnight, and only Ernest will keep the Jericho family. Although Sophia and Victoria were not unable to inherit the Earl of Midnight, in the eyes of Baron Deniz, they were incapable of fulfilling the obligations that came with this title, after all, the two girls had not been cultivated in this direction since birth.

"Mr. Baron. "The coachman shouted into the carriage, for the rain was so loud that he had to raise his voice so that the old baron in the carriage could hear," said the coachman, "I have a friend who is near here, and I can ask him to help us deliver a message to the castle, and to keep the lady from worrying." And, by the way, grab some of the necessary things on the road - he lives close to each other and won't take too much time. ”

Baron Deniz thought about it for a moment, although he was in a hurry to find Ernest now, but the coachman was right, and the situation on Sophia's side was also very worrying, although Baron Deniz didn't have much to do with her now.

"Then you can ask your friend to bring a sticky note. Baron Deniz fumbled in his pocket, and because it was too cold, he couldn't help but shiver, "Take my seal, this can be trusted." Also, come back with some wine. ”

"Okay, I see. The coachman pulled the carriage on the side of the road, got down and opened the door, took the stamp, and ran into the neighboring block.

After a while, the coachman came back with a leather waterproof bag, and he gripped the big bag with both hands, so that even the way he walked looked a little awkward.

"What did you take?" said the old baron, frowning, the bag was so large that it seemed to contain a lot more than he had asked for.

The coachman ran to the carriage panting, and struggled to push the bag into the carriage. "I saw your clothes were soaking wet, so I asked my friend for this. He pulled out a dark green blanket from his bag and put it over the old baron's body, "It will be warmer than cold." ”

Baron Deniz paused for a moment, staring blankly at the young coachman, and after a few seconds his expression softened. "Thank you, you have a heart. The old man wrapped the blanket around his body, which was indeed much better than wearing soaked clothes alone, "Speaking of which, I never asked, what is your name?"

The coachman continued to take his things out of the bag, and as he handed a bottle of honey to Baron Deniz, he replied, "Mercer, sir, my name is Mercer Frey. ”

"Frey, Mercer Frey. The old baron muttered, the name familiar to him, "Did your family work for the Jericho family before?"

"Yes, my uncle and grandfather served Earl Winston when he came to the imperial capital. ”

"Oh-" Baron Deniz remembered a little, he did have an impression of the surname Frey, "I will remember your help." ”

Frey, who had his head down and sorting out the bag, only nodded, and then trotted back to his seat and continued to drive the carriage.

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Manfred walked slowly to Beria's office, and although he rarely came to the Ministry of the Interior, he knew the complex interior of the building inside and out.

"Come in. ”

Beria's cold voice came from inside, and then Manfred gently pushed the door open.

"Your Highness. Manfred lowered his head and looked deferential to Beria, "I'm sorry, but Count Jericho still refuses to cooperate. ”

"Really?" Beria was not surprised by this, for he had read Swain's report, so he knew that the young earl had so far behaved in a rather haughty manner, and had never compromised anyone, at least on the surface.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter if he doesn't want to cooperate - what do you do with him?"

"It's all taken care of," Manfred smiled slightly, a smile that was neither transgressive nor flattering, "and he won't disturb our plans, and, by the way, will help you free up a room." ”

Beria was noncommittal, he didn't care if Swain was dead or what, even if Manfred told him a lot of things, he had seen it with his own eyes, but Beria still couldn't quite understand the world of these people.

"So that's it, Count Hecate, how are you prepared?"

"My assistants and I are on standby, and we can call Count Hecate over as long as you think the time is right. Manfred licked his lips, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time, "The only thing to worry about right now is Ernest No. Jericho and his 10,000 Imperial Capital garrison. ”

"Hmm-" Beria snorted in a long, nasal voice, and the Minister of the Interior couldn't help frowning at the mention of Viscount Jericho, "can you find a way to stop him from entering Deweide? ”

"Maybe, but whether it is to change the weather or create a change in the terrain, it will take a short time to prepare, and if I go to stop the imperial capital garrison, then there will be no way for Deweide to help. ”

Beria sighed, although Manfred had praised magic before, but now it seemed that such powerful things were sometimes quite troublesome.

"I know, you go down first, I'll figure it out again. ”

"Yes. Manfred bowed and slowly exited Beria's office.