"Give the prisoner to the person who issued the bounty, and the reward will not exceed fifty gold dragons...... It's a lot, but you can always earn it after ten or eight years of work, and more importantly, as far as I know, this bounty doesn't belong to you. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info And as long as you do what you are asked to do, the price you pay, Lord Tully will compensate you ten times the bounty, five hundred gold dragons...... I'm sure you won't get that much money for a lifetime watching prisoners in that cold dungeon. A sum of money that lasts a lifetime!And all you have to do is execute a damn Midland Assassin, then confess and volunteer to the front. Neither your family nor Anteli will suffer any actual loss from your actions......"

"No amount of money has to be spent. ”

"Agreed, so we can figure out a way to fix this. Duke Tully has pardoned you and placed you in the army under his command, and you have taken your family to report, and you have a head in the barracks, and then you can take the five hundred gold dragons to enjoy your retirement wherever you want, are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

The warden had a gut feeling that something was wrong, but the five hundred golden dragons shook his heart, he thought for a while, and finally made a request: "I want a thousand golden dragons, my brothers all know my temper, I am not a willful person at all, if they want to cooperate with my 'reckless and impulsive' performance, they also need hush money." ”

"Deal. ”

"I'm going to get the money first. ”

"No problem. Nick shrugged, Narig had money, not to mention that the idiot in front of him didn't have a chance to spend it, "You've opened your mouth widely, and I'm going to have to put some conditions on it." In order to be more realistic, the execution had to be carried out in public, and enough people would know about the viciousness and deserving of the King's Assassins, so that the Duke of Tully would have a reason to 'hear about you and decide to pardon you without exception'. ”

"Good. ”

"The check for the five hundred golden dragons, you can take it to the town bank immediately to verify the authenticity. Nick took out the benefit fee, "Your price increase makes me a little unprepared, and I will prepare the other five hundred immediately and deliver it to you in the afternoon." But after you've verified the authenticity of the check, you need to prepare what you need to do...... You'd better not use your brains, Duke Tully won't accept fooling, although he doesn't have the right to deal directly with the subordinates of the Queen's vassals, but as a regent...... You can take it as a threat, don't do anything stupid. ”

"I won't. The warden took the check and put it in his arms, "Those who assassinate our venerable King Elite will be severely punished!"

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Rhodes lay on the bed in the corner of the dungeon, quietly waiting for the Sardenberg arrivals to escort him back for trial. The undulating straw pavement and interspersed with plant stems are a far cry from the soft and comfortable woven mattresses at home. But it is much more comfortable to have a place to lie than to go on foot or flee on horseback all day and all night.

Being restricted to freedom was not a pleasant pleasure, of course, but at least he could be paralyzed with peace of mind. Lying on a straw mat and looking up at the dirty ceiling of the dungeon, my body rested and my mind restlessed.

He was first saddened that Ciri had not returned, and if she had her, how could he have been caught by a bunch of hooligans who were wandering around and trying their luck? A rabbit trap, a farmer with a hoe, or even a dirt dog can be a great threat. I wonder if she will be able to use what she has thrown down to escape back, and if she is caught, will she be forced to sleep with others?

Thinking of this, the male's instinctive possessiveness and control over the female suddenly flare-up, and the powerlessness of not being able to protect his mate is afraid that no male creature can bear it, and he suddenly becomes uncomfortable, and begins to feel annoyed that Ciri did not grit his teeth and continue on the road after leaving last night. Tossing and turning on the straw for a while, his powerful imagination made him think of Yin'er in or under someone else's arms from time to time, and he couldn't calm down.

"Take care of yourself!" Pauli's roar rang in his ears, and Rhodes forced himself to stop wandering his thoughts. Now that I've been caught, let's think about the future I'm facing.

......

Count Leonard ordered himself to be handed over to Antelli's new nominal ruler, Queen Elaine, who succeeded to the throne de jure...... Rhodes immediately recalled the little girl with a sweet smile on her face at the palace dinner, and her serious little expression when she quietly leaned into her ear to gossip about the chief court mage of King Elite, as if it was still in front of her...... Witnessing the whole process of her father's assassination, how horrible and cruel is this for an innocent and innocent little girl?

Rhodes couldn't empathize, but he sympathized, but he had nothing to do with the matter and said that he shouldn't be buried for Illit III...... The girl was now Queen Antelli, and she knew she wasn't an Assassin, but hopefully the grief didn't affect her memory or character.

Rhodes intuitively felt that if he could be sent to the queen, the situation would not be much worse, and he was afraid that the person who secretly wanted his life would not let things go so smoothly...... The first group of assassins he ambushed and eliminated had said that it was the Duke of Tully who wanted his life, and since they wanted to kill themselves, they should not have a reason to lie to themselves before doing so, but the act of forcibly exposing the mastermind behind the scenes was quite suspicious in itself...... In any case, it is a fact that someone wants to deal with himself, and now he has fallen into the hands of others, and life and death are not up to him.

He thought of a lot of things, and gradually became a little tired, and the jailer brought lunch, but the pig-like food made him have no appetite, and he did not want to touch the plate, and he took a nap hungry.

......

It was afternoon when he was woken up, and the jailer kicked him: "Hey, get up. ”

So fast?, Rhodes sat up groggily, his stomach rumbling a few times, looking at the plate still on the floor, still without an appetite.

"The queen has sent someone?"

"Well, let's go. ”

The jailer put him back in anklet handcuffs and dragged him out, the humiliation of being led like an animal, which he categorically could not accept before he let him go...... But now that he has become a prisoner, and he learns that he may not be the son of the real Duke of Foster, he was beaten by more than a dozen people in the morning, and although the injuries of his nose and face were swollen and quickly recovered under the strong self-healing ability of his body, the pride and dignity that were lost could no longer be picked up. Honestly pulled to the door of the dungeon, he looked up left and right, but found no expected carriage or escort, only two jailers on the left and right.

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