Nick drove non-stop for half a day and finally reached his destination. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info turned over and dismounted, and his legs were weak and he almost didn't stand.

Because Sardenberg continued to lock down the city for the first two days and was powerless, he only let his subordinates try to go out of the city to chase and kill the target, while he stayed in the city and waited for news.

But the result made him tremble with anger, the elite team of nearly twenty people, the whole army was wiped out, only one escaped unharmed, and the target was still alive and well!

A girl who can teleport indefinitely?A target that can't be pierced by a sword, a gun, or an arrow?A person who messes up a mission and escapes back alive can always make up a bunch of excuses to be a fool?

The first attempt to assassinate was borrowed from an outsider, and the failure was only due to bad luck, but the second time he sent so many of his own people over, it still failed unexpectedly: a real mage plus a dozen well-trained elite soldiers, and two spies in charge of tracking. It was a hand-picked manpower from Narig's intelligence system in the northern Empire, and was intended to be prepared for special situations that required a frontal battle - if necessary, the force would be able to fight the target's entire bodyguard, including the Great Swordsman named Grom, and try to eliminate key players in the chaos.

But now, under the perfect conditions that the target was separated from his escort force, and the great swordsman was also arrested by the Anteli official, the pursuit actually failed, but the people he brought with him were almost dead?

Nick couldn't accept the result. Indeed, he has always adhered to the idea that in the contest between countries, the ruling class must be willing to invest, in order to achieve a specific strategic goal, even at any cost, and no matter how much sacrifice is worth it in the long run.

But this time, the assassination mission is not among them, it is already quite stupid in itself, and it is even more stupid as an executor...... This makes the spy boss, who has a mild obsessive-compulsive disorder, hard to contain.

It must be done, not only to recover Narig's losses, but also to keep his record of never failing in the mission, and to dispel the obsession in his heart - he doesn't believe in evil anymore, and there are people in the world who can't be killed?

Of course, "going out in person" is not about picking up weapons and weapons to deal with targets, and intrigue is always a stronger thing than violence.

Despite his sore back, he tried to speed up as much as he could, and had to get everything done before the Antelli official arrived, and there was no manpower left to take any other plan.

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"I'm sorry sir, I respect the House of Tully, but after all, it is Count Leonard, who values rules and order, and more importantly - he is not a vassal of Duke Tully. The prison warden firmly rejected Nick's proposal: "This is a prisoner of Her Majesty, and I can't take any action on my own." ”

"But you have a good reason...... That guy killed your most beloved king, the feudal lord to whom your lord is loyal, and that's not enough for you to get a hot rush in your head?"

The dear king, the fat man, the prison warden sneered in his heart, but his face remained businesslike: "The law is the law, and the suspected assassin should be tried." As the regent, Duke Tully wants him to die as long as he participates in the trial, so why rush to settle it privately?"

"The kingdom is on the verge of civil war, but what kind of trial do you propose to waste manpower and material resources at this time? What do you think the Assassins and their allies should do if they send someone to bring them back to Saletenburg, and if they want to ensure safety, they will have to draw troops that should have rushed to the front, and if they send fewer people, they will be robbed halfway?"

"This ...... It's not something I should think about, it's my duty to keep an eye on the prisoners. If you want me to do anything, please have the Duke of Tully contact my lord, and he will give the order. ”

"Duty?" a slight joke appeared on the spy leader's face, "It's not that I doubt Your Excellency's loyalty to the lord, but unfortunately I have heard some news that is very unfavorable to you, and there are often prisoners in the town's arena who should be locked up in prison or hung on the gallows. They were forced to squander their blood for the amusement of the spectators, and this was also an order from Count Leonard?"

The prison warden paused for a moment, and his originally righteous and awe-inspiring face suddenly turned into a pig's liver color: "Do you suspect that I sent prisoners to the arena for personal gain, this is slander!"

"Ah, then they must have escaped from prison and ran into the arena by themselves?" Nick sighed: "Unfortunately, it seems that I have to meet with Count Leonard and remind him that there is a serious breach in the prison security, he has been so busy for the past two days, and I don't know if he has time to deal with this." ”

"You're threatening me!" The warden slapped the table and stood up, raising his voice sharply: "The people who were sent to the arena were all wandering bandits who were extremely vicious and must have been sentenced to death, and they didn't even have citizenship, no one cared about them, so it was better to let them use their spare heat......"

"Waste heat...... That's a good word. I agree, but wouldn't the assassination of the king be even more heinous? Nick waved his hand: "I don't mean to threaten you, I just want to provide a plan that can quickly punish the villains who assassinated the king, and will not let you suffer too much." ”

The warden sat down with anger on his face, claiming to be a subordinate of Duke Tully and indeed able to provide tokens...... If what he said is true, even if he is threatening himself, he has to listen to him patiently when there is a handle in the hands of the other party.

"First of all, one thing is certain, if Your Excellency is found by Earl Leonard as I say, the job will definitely be gone. Nick touched the back of his hand and said unhurriedly, "But you're also forty years old, are you going to watch the prisoner die, and don't think about retirement?"

"Retirement?"

"When I came, I saw your lord personally leading hundreds of men out of the castle, and I am afraid that at this time it was already more than ten miles away. ”

"War is on the verge of breaking out, and the adults respond to the princess...... Her Majesty's summoning order is ready to fulfill the obligations of vassals. ”

"That's right, it's on the verge of a touch. Nick nodded with emotion, "Do you think he would care a lot about a prisoner at such a juncture?"

"Maybe not, but before he left, he made it clear that he was going to hand him over to the queen, and I couldn't ignore his orders. ”

"Leave the damn order alone, let me tell you what's going to happen. Nikpi looked at the warden with a smile and shook his head, "You hate the criminals who assassinated the king so much that you disobeyed the orders of the most respected lord while he was leaving, and used your authority to execute the assassin in public without trial. Such impulsive and reckless behavior will cost you a decent job and status, and even anger Count Leonard. But Duke Tully thinks your anger and loss of reason are justified, and he uses the power of the regency to pardon you, allowing you to atone for your sins on the battlefield by joining the army and becoming a soldier......"

"So I didn't get any good, and I killed someone who had no grievances with me for Duke Tully, and ended up going from a warden to a low-level creep?" the warden interrupted Nick, "You better go and report to Count Leonard that my prison security is not doing well, for the sake of being loyal to him for so many years, without merit and hard work, he will not do anything to me." ”

"No, being punished and demoted to a low-level creep is just something outsiders see, but what actually happens, as long as you leave here, who can know?" Nick smiled slightly, coercion and temptation, as long as this step of coercion can have some effect, as long as it is accompanied by some lure, no one can survive the calculation: "Please be quiet, let's discuss what kind of reward you will get for your loss." ”

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