On the third day of Ernest's arrival in the imperial capital, Baron Denise finally returned to Dweide.

Because of his health, he was delayed for a long time in Lantz, and it was only now that his health had improved that Baron Deniz was able to leave and return to Karin Castle with his coachman, Mercer Frey.

As soon as he arrived at Karin Castle, the old baron sensed that something was not quite right in the atmosphere.

The servants who came and went at the door seemed unusually busy, as if something was urging them. And from the expressions of the servants, the old baron also sensed a trace of suppressed tension.

"What happened?"

Baron Deniz didn't understand what was going on, and this time the servants Swain brought to De Wei were all henchmen of the Jericho family, serving the Earl of Midnight for generations, and everyone could be called by the name Baron Deniz. But now these people were so preoccupied with the matter at hand that they were in such a hurry that they did not even greet the old baron.

Seeing that Baron Deniz had returned, the previous manservant hesitated for a moment and quietly walked over. "Mr. Baron, you are back. ”

"Well," the old baron nodded, coughing softly, "did anything happen while I was away?

The manservant didn't answer immediately, he glanced to the left and right before saying, "Mr. Baron, could you please go to the living room and have a look?"

Baron Deniz glanced at the valet in surprise, and he had a vague sense that something was wrong.

"What the hell is going on?" asked Baron Deniz, as he walked towards the living room, to the valet who followed him.

"This ...... Please go to the living room and see for yourself. ”

Although the manservant did not say it explicitly, the old baron roughly guessed it. At present, in the Jericho family, the eldest person is him, because of his age, the prestige of the old baron is also very high among the servants, and he can make the manservant dare not say it to him directly, and now there is only one person in the Jericho family, and only one person can have more influence on the servants than Baron Deniz.

The head of the Jericho family, Earl Midnight, Swain Noe Jerichault.

When Baron Deniz came to the living room, as he had vaguely guessed, Swain was sitting on the couch reading the newspaper, and Sophia beside him leaned tightly on his shoulder.

"The newspapers are talking about what happened in the Ministry of the Interior the day before yesterday," Swain flipped the page of the newspaper, no matter which newspaper it was, it was all about the events of that day, and although they didn't actually know the truth, these journalists were always able to make up something, "The Philip family in Port León was attacked? The perpetrator is suspected to be the remnant of Pritown, many of the Philip family are missing, and the case is still under investigation." ”

Although he had guessed in his heart, when Baron Deniz confronted Swain, he couldn't help but feel very nervous, and a lot of sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Your Excellency the Earl......"

"Your face doesn't look good. Swain raised his head and didn't let the old baron finish his sentence, "Sit down first, and rush back from Lantztown, you must have had a hard day, right?"

As soon as Baron Deniz sat down, he heard the second half of Swain's words, which made him lean back on the sofa and couldn't help but stand up again. At this time, the old baron was not as calm and calm as before, but the soft and comfortable sofa made him feel like sitting on pins and needles, and his already sick body couldn't help but tremble.

"Wipe your sweat. Swain took a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Baron Deniz.

"Thank you, Your Excellency. The old baron took the handkerchief, and the blue silk handkerchief shook to wipe the sweat from the baron's forehead.

"What about Viscount Ernest's attitude?"

"Huh?" Baron Deniz paused, not reacting to what Swain meant.

"Didn't you go to Landstown?" Swain's eyes were calm, but this calmness made the old baron even more uneasy, "Didn't you go to Viscount Ernest to replace me and become the new head of the Jericho family?"

The old baron swallowed, he didn't suspect who leaked this matter, because there was no need to leak it at all, Eswin's mind, as long as he heard the news that Baron Deniz had gone to Lanz Town, it was easy to guess the old baron's purpose.

Taking a deep breath, Baron Deniz tried his best to calm himself, staring at Swain's face and not letting his gaze look at Sophia on the side, which only made him feel more sorry inside.

"Ernest decisively rejected my offer," Baron Deniz admitted very dryly, "because I really didn't know how to rescue you at the time, so to be on the safe side, I wanted Viscount Ernest to take charge of the situation first." ”

When Baron Deniz said this, Swain could clearly feel a vibration in his arm, and it was clear that the old baron's recognition had dashed Sophia's last hope.

"Sophia," Swain patted his sister on the shoulder, "you go back to your room first." ”

Sophia lowered her head, she understood her brother's meaning very well, although she respected the elder Baron Deniz, but now the anger spread irrepressibly in her heart.

After being silent for a long time, Sophia lowered her head and replied in a low voice, "Okay, brother." ”

Watching Sophia leave the living room, Swain turned his gaze back to Baron Deniz.

"Alright, now we can talk about it. Swain's face was still calm, and Baron Deniz couldn't tell any thoughts from his lord's face, "Why don't you go to Sinjid, you said you didn't know what to do at the time, but there is nothing you can do about it, Sinjid only took a long time to solve." I don't remember that I teleported you away to let you escape alone. ”

"I didn't save you for the sake of my life!" said Swain, and Baron Deniz couldn't help but retort, "no matter what, the Jericho family must continue, and this is an obligation that we have inherited for countless years. ”

"It's me," Swain stared coldly at the old baron, "not 'us.'" ”

Baron Deniz couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, Earl Winston would never say such a thing when he was alive.

"And this obligation does not have to rely on the continuation of the Jericho family to pass it on, and as long as the Earl of Midnight exists, this oath will not be broken. ”

Baron Deniz's face changed immediately, and he could tell Swayn something dangerous.

"Your Excellency, please think clearly, this is not a joke, we ......"

"Mr. Baron!" Swain interrupted the old baron again, "watch the wording. ”

Baron Deniz's old face twitched, and he was very reluctant to see Swain speak to him like this, and his heart could not help but flow with a deep sorrow, bitterness filled the old heart. The scene of the Count Winston era when the monarch and the courtier got along probably will not be there again.

"Of course, you are an old man who has served the Jericho family for forty years, no matter what, Sophia and I have grown up under your watch, and I naturally respect you very much, and I don't want things to evolve to the point where neither of you can accept it. Swain's words softened slightly, but his tone and expression remained the same, "So that's it for this time, I know you don't like Sinjid, and honestly, I don't like this guy either, sloppy and cunning, even I have to admit that this man can betray us at any time, just like he betrayed Michel VII, I am not his lord, just his employer." However, because of this, this person is easy to control, he has something to ask, we can satisfy him, we can naturally get his effect, I hope you can keep this in mind, and I hope that this kind of thing will not happen again next time. ”

Baron Deniz lowered his head and pursed his lips tightly.

"Yes, Your Excellency. ”

"So be it. Swain waved his hand and motioned for the old baron to go down.

Baron Deniz stood up in silence, and walked step by step to the door of the drawing-room, and when he reached the door, he turned back and looked at Swain.

"May I ask a final question, Your Excellency?"

"Of course," Swain didn't look up, his eyes still resting on the newspaper in his hand.

"How did you get out of Jupiter's Fifth Star Formation, and who brought this news to rescue you?"

Swain paused as he flipped through the newspaper, he slowly raised his head, looked at Baron Deniz and said, "This is the will of the Black Cat Goddess. ”

"What?" Baron Deniz was stunned for a moment, not immediately reacting to it.

Sven didn't answer, just raised his hand and made a "please" gesture.

The old baron left the drawing-room with amusement.

After Baron Deniz left, Swain didn't look at the newspaper again, and he remembered something else.

When Manfred caught Baron Denise in front of him, Baron Deniz clearly recognized Manfred, which was a strange thing. Unlike Ernest, who escaped from Midnight Fort early, Baron Deniz has served the Jericho family for more than forty years, and many core secrets are known to him, so although Baron Deniz himself is not a magician, he knows a lot about the mysteries of the wizarding world, so he can recognize the fifth star array of Jupiter used by Manfred at a glance. From this point of view, it is likely that Baron Denise had met Manfred forty years earlier, and that Manfred had made a deep impression on Baron Denise at that time.

"Forty years ago......," Swain threw away the newspaper and buried his head in the couch, "did you start laying out then, Manfred Alkado von Nosferatu." ”

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"Boom"

Alexander threw the plate on the ground so hard that he had gotten up early yesterday morning with a report of the incident at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and today an even worse news reached his ears.

"What are you kidding, all the more than 10,000 people of the Southern Army have run to Germany, Guderian, how did you become the Minister of the Army!"

In a fit of rage, Alexander did not have the grace he used to have, and he was almost like a child who couldn't stand a blow, throwing things hard.

War Minister Guderian bowed his head and silently endured Alexander's roar. Now Prime Minister Pitt has not yet arrived, so there is no one to defend him.

"Say, how did they get to Deweid? Why didn't the garrison in Lantz report it?"

"They came from the sea," Guderian hung lower, but not as fearful as he had been in the face of Nicholas I, "and the Southern Fleet provided them with ships, and they went inland from the mouth of the Emerald River, completely avoiding the sentry on land. ”

"And then the traitors swaggered and sailed to Dwed?" this time Alexander threw a knife, "the capital of the empire has been invaded so easily, what if the next time it is the fleet of Mahdia?

"The Leviathan fleet has been transferred to the Lonnal Strait to spy on the desert people, and there is no way to do it if the waters of the empire become so empty. Caterina walked over and picked up the knife that her father had thrown at the Minister of War, "Now we should figure out how to deal with Beria, instead of throwing a tantrum at my subordinates here, father." ”

Alexander, who had been counted down by his daughter, felt even more embarrassed, and he raised the spoon and was about to throw it at Katarina, but after thinking about it, he put his hand down.

"It's none of your business here, Karin, go back to your room. Now that Nicholas I had no refuge for his granddaughter, Alexander could finally exert a little power in front of his daughter.

"I don't have a military map in my room. Caterina ignored her father's whisker and glare, and walked straight to the map that Guderian had laid out on the dining table, "Now the Southern Army is mainly divided into two parts, the 72nd Division and Beria occupy the garrison of the Imperial Capital, while the 88th Division controls the Imperial Capital Police Station, one south and one north, holding the Tiamat Palace hostage from two directions, and our troops are stationed in the War Department barracks on the outskirts, which is too disadvantageous for us, if Beria suddenly attacks the Tiamat Palace, our troops will have no time to support." ”

Guderian looked at the eldest princess in amazement, although he had long heard that Nicholas I was very fond of this granddaughter, but no cabinet minister really noticed Caterina's talents.

"So what do you think we should do? If the troops are to be moved into the city, I am afraid that it will cause great panic among the general population. He asked Katerina, not Alexander.

Princess Celestia shook her head, disagreeing with Guderian's statement. "Panic has been created and is still spreading, and since the change in the Ministry of the Interior, anyone can see that Germany has to fight. ”

Pointing to a corner of the map, she said to Guderian, "We should move here." ”

Guderian looked at where Caterina was pointing, and even Alexander couldn't help but glance at it quietly.

The place that Caterina was referring to was none other than Karin Castle.