Chapter 33 Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, you still can't be too explosive
It's really drunk, and when I get up in the morning to work, I walk and float, and I have to hit the wall while walking. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info wine is really not a good thing, but with the brothers can not live without wine, look at my little fast hands four more.
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Barto's mind was still buzzing, and he could not have imagined that it was just a day's work, that Kent was dead, and Poole was missing. If he was just one of those small forces in the city who were still crawling in the mud, he might laugh out loud. After all, the two Tai Sui, who were riding on their heads, suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the inevitable arrival of a round of power reshuffle, coupled with the territory left by Huter and Rice, there will be several new forces rising to become a part of the decent people in the city.
But he couldn't be happy, the inherent sphere of influence was broken, and the companions who were eyeing each other, the challengers who were about to move, were staring at this acre and three points, even staring at him. And what made him feel the most frightened and frightened was the cold thing behind this incident. If you want to say that this matter has nothing to do with the city lord, he doesn't believe it when he kills him.
His face was gloomy as if it was night at this time, and he squeezed out a heavy angry snort in his nose, "Go back first, it's really special." ”
More than a dozen mercenaries drove two carriages, and when they were still more than a hundred meters away from the city gate, two teams of cavalry came up with torches. Barto just glanced at it, a little disturbed in his heart, if Kent was still alive, these people would definitely not be so positive, and they would not dare to be so positive. He thought about a lot of things in his mind for a moment, where Puls had gone, who would take over the post of captain of the garrison, whether he would be selected from the garrison or directly ordered by the city chief.
After Kent died, the capital would definitely come to investigate, and no one would believe the absurd and funny thing of a city's garrison officer being bitten to death by a dog, whether they would directly appoint a city defense officer after they came, or transfer someone from the capital. Whether there is room for interference and whether there is the possibility of doing anything needs to be carefully considered.
In short, it's going to cost another sum of money.
Seeing the knights getting closer, Barto raised his hand to stop the convoy, he glanced back, and when he looked back, his face changed suddenly, and the merchant who had hired them to deliver the goods was gone. Not long ago he was sitting on the edge of the carriage, but now he has disappeared without a trace. He snapped, "Where's the employer?"
A new mercenary explained: "The employer said that it was convenient to go, saying that this place was not far from the city gate, and there was no need to wait for him, so he rushed over as soon as he pulled it up......"
Bartow scolded, choked and pulled out his long sword, and the entire convoy suddenly became nervous.
This ****** is also a game!
He tugged on the reins and turned the horse's head, and shouted, "Go, go, I don't want anything!"
Most of these mercenaries who are responsible for escorting supplies are young people who can't get along in the city, and they are unwilling to work hard in exchange for three meals a day, thinking that they can also become masters one day, and joining all forces is the only way out. Perhaps in the eyes of people in other cities, these young people are hopeless, and even if they starve, they cannot join these underground forces, but here, in Ortlenburg, being a member of a certain force is a thing that deserves to make the whole family happy.
Having a child in the family on this path means avoiding the extortion of protection money from street thugs all day long, as well as the insults that women in the family may encounter when they go out, and having a good monthly salary. In the imperial capital, it is something to celebrate that a child is successfully admitted to the Imperial Higher Academy, so here, being selected by those big people to become a subordinate is like being admitted to a higher college.
The young men were still in a state of ignorance, and they subconsciously drew their swords, obeyed Bato's instructions, turned their horses' heads or pulled their legs and ran. As for why, they don't know and don't dare to ask.
In the darkness of the night, the knights with torches did not seem to speed up, but surrounded the two carriages with torches. One of them, with the captain's armband, pointed to the first carriage and said, "Pry it open!"
The two soldiers turned and dismounted, raised their swords and slashed the locks, and with a tug, opened several boxes. It was filled with ordinary goods, such as clothes and spices needed for daily life, as well as a few bits and pieces of gold jewelry. The two city defenders handed over the gold jewelry to the team leader, the team leader hesitated, and left two rings that looked quite delicate and were inlaid with broken gems into his arms, and the rest were thrown to the team deputy, "Go back and change the money, everyone will divide it." ”
Each knight grinned with bared teeth, of course, they also knew very well that this was not the captain's style, and he was doing this now just to win over their subordinates and support him when the captain competed for the city defense officer. Anyway, who is the work for, not the work?
The team leader pointed to the clothes, spices or something, "These may be stolen goods, pull them back and keep them closely guarded." In fact, these things will eventually be divided after being pulled back, and if the owner of these goods is not willing to face huge losses, he can take out a part of the money to redeem these goods and sell them again. Although you can't make any money and you may lose a little money, it's better than nothing.
These are all unspoken rules that have long been a common practice, you will come if you follow them, and if you don't follow them, you will get out, and there is no reason for Ortlenburg to talk about.
When the squad leader pointed to the second carriage, when the two squad members of the city defense army cut off the lock and opened the box as before, everyone stared at the boss with glasses and swallowed dryly.
In the smallest of the boxes, a cleaned head was placed uprightly on a fine gilt shelf, gray-white eyes were wide open, and the skin was completely bloodless and blue-gray.
It's Poulsh's head!
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It's late at night, and at this time, most people would choose to sleep if they weren't in a casino or a technical service center. Ortlenburg is a place lacking in the entertainment industry, and it is difficult to compare with the highly developed cities of the imperial capital. The only entertainment here when it gets dark is gambling, being happy, and the kind of creation that ordinary people often choose. Of course, you can also choose to do nothing, listen to the cold wind outside the window comfortably, but lie in the warm quilt and enjoy the most rare comfort.
And today, all those in the entire city who have a little status and can speak a voice in this city are gathered in the huge living room in the city lord's mansion at this moment. The hall was illuminated by a few chandeliers with cured illumination, and the wrinkles on everyone's faces that were squeezed out by the ugly smiles and the fine lines on their foreheads when they were worried were all visible. Alma, dressed in a long linen-colored dress, sat first on the left-hand side of the guest seat, holding a teacup and whispering to Harvey next to her.
Many people are looking at this woman intentionally or unintentionally, and those who are well-informed almost know that this woman took refuge in the City Lord's Mansion and became a member of the City Lord's Mansion. They are outraged by Alma's actions, a betrayal of Chigogo, who betrays everyone and the traditions of Ortrenburg. But more or less, these people also have a trace of envy and a trace of jealousy in their hearts. The strength of the City Lord's Mansion is growing day by day, and it is no longer possible to treat the City Lord's Mansion and the City Lord with the old eyes.
If you can get to this young man at this time, maybe you will have any chances in the future?
The reason why they are here is because what happened today is really eye-opening. Robbery and homicide in the casino, and then the officer of the city defense army fell from his horse and died, at least everyone thinks that the statement of falling from a horse and dying is better than being bitten to death by a dog. Then the captain of the garrison disappeared, and by the time he was found, he had been reduced to several large pieces of corpse, and the most unbelievable thing was that the murderer was still the fierce sword and shield mercenary group.
The scenes that can be called legends are overwhelming, and many people have not come back to their senses until now. In an instant, several of the most important forces in the city collapsed, and one of the remaining two took refuge in the City Lord's Mansion, and the other seemed to have cooperated with the City Lord's Mansion. This frightened many people, and they could find the problem even if they tried to use their unsmart dog brains.
Those who have a good relationship with the lord of the castle are still alive, and everyone else is dead.
When I thought of this, there were always some people who couldn't sit or stand, and the stove in the hall couldn't dispel the deep chill on their bodies.
After a while, Wren walked in through the side door in his formal suit, and Blair followed him with his sword on his shoulder, staring at everyone in the hall as if they were all enemies of the city lord.
Wren glanced at it and sat down directly, Alma and Harvey looked at Wren with awe in their eyes, and as for the others, it seemed that they didn't even dare to meet Wren's gaze.
"It's so late tonight that I invite everyone to come over, it's because I didn't think it through. ”
Wren's tone was very soft, as if he was whispering in people's ears, without a trace of arrogance and domineering belonging to the city lord, just like an ordinary relative and friend.
"Don't dare...... , the lord of the city invites even the contemptible person to get up from the bed in the middle of the night. ”
"How so? I just feel honored!"
"Lord Castle, you're so polite!"
Looking at the many power leaders who saluted one after another and expressed their humility at the same time, the corners of Wren's mouth twitched. He remembered how swaggering and arrogant they had been on the first day they had been in the city. They joked about Wren and took pleasure in revealing his scars, not even taking him, the young city lord, seriously. At that time, Wren was actually no different from a clown in their perception.
But now, look at these fellows, they are going to rejoice with Wren's joy, be terrified with Wren's anger, and be disturbed with Wren's displeasure. They are like dolls in Wren's hands, careful with the meaning, trying their best to please him.
That's the charm of power!