Chapter 115: Infiltrating the Territory
A few days have passed since Winnie announced the news of the training camp, and after thinking about it, Caesar decided to solve the task he received from the Killer Guild first. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Count Vlad Cepes!
He gathered all the information about Vlad through the few means he had. Of course, this is only the information that can be queried. The more he got to know this Count Vlad, the more Caesar felt that this man was not simple.
This Count Vlad is an old nobleman of the empire, and his earl title is hereditary in the family, and it seems that the title is not high, not as good as those marquis or even dukes. However, Caesar learned from the information that if the Cepes family wanted to obtain the title of duke, they would have been able to take it long ago. However, for some reason, as a close confidant of the emperors of the past dynasties, the Tepes family is content with the title of mere earl. It seems to be unambitious, but in Caesar's view, there must be a deep, deep secret hidden in it.
The Tsepes family domain is located on the outskirts of the northern part of the city. According to Odd's later statement, the reason why the garrison was late was that Count Vlad was in the way. At the same time, Odd also told Caesar about his suspicions.
Odd suspected that this Count Vlad should be on the side of the Grand Prince. However, it is not known what kind of role it will play.
At the same time, there are rumors that someone once saw a terrifying pool of blood in the territory of Tepes. Legend has it that when passing through the territory of Cepesz late at night, the screams of humans would often be heard from the eerie castle.
Count Vlad rarely appeared in public, and he became a symbol of Virgina's terror due to various rumors. And the territory of Cepes has also become a tacit forbidden place for everyone.
Looking at these miraculous legends, it aroused Caesar's interest.
He wanted to see what kind of character this Count Vlad was, and whether he was really like a demon as described in the legend, with three heads and six arms.
Vlad's daily meals are prepared by chefs he personally hires. However, the number of chefs hired is limited, and it is impossible to prepare meals for all the guards and servants in the territory. So, with the exception of Count Vlad's three meals a day, everyone else's meals were ordered from a regular restaurant.
Horse-drawn carriages carrying meals leave the restaurant at 6:30 p.m. every night and arrive in the territory of Cepes at 7 p.m. sharp.
The next hour is the meal time for the territorial guards and various minions, after which the guards and minions return to their respective posts.
Having figured out all this, Caesar was ready to infiltrate the territory of Cepes.
In the evening, 6:40 p.m.
Caesar stood on the roof beside the road leading to the territory of Cepes in the north of the city, waiting for the carriage that would surely pass through it.
It wasn't long before the sound of wheels pressing on the road came from not far away.
The carriage carrying the dinner was passing in front of Caesar's eyes.
Taking advantage of the poor evening light, Caesar quietly fell from the roof and landed on the warehouse behind the carriage where the meal was stored.
Caesar's movements were swift, ghost-like, and did not attract anyone's attention.
Even the guards escorting the carriage did not notice that a figure was already lurking quietly above the warehouse at this time.
Caesar didn't stop, and with a dodge, he sneaked into the warehouse.
Looking at the neat boxes of food in front of him, Caesar quickly filled each box of food with the drugs he bought from the "Undercity".
After doing all this, he climbed onto the roof of the car again, crawling like a gecko, on the roof of the cargo hold.
As usual, the carriage headed straight for the Tepes family's territory.
Passing through the heavily guarded gates of the territory, the carriage winded through the path to the kitchen behind the castle.
Once the wagon had stopped, the kitchen staff and the guards who were escorting the meals began to unload the dinner from the hold.
Caesar didn't rush into action, he stayed on top of the warehouse, eavesdropping on the small talk between Vlad's men.
"Sixth, are you on duty again today?"
The servant working in the kitchen greeted the guard who was driving the carriage.
"No, that guy Steth is making excuses to take a leave of absence again, saying that there is something at home, and who doesn't know that he is going to the underworld to live happily. I've been on duty for days now. ”
"Well, bear with me, who told Steth that he was brought out by the housekeeper of Worthco. Now Lord Earl hasn't shown up for a long time, and everything in the territory is managed by Worth. Whoever looks like Worthco will have a much easier job, and if he doesn't like it, he'll be unlucky. ”
The guard, known as the "Old Sixth", asked with some confusion:
"How long has it been since the Earl appeared?"
The servant pondered for a moment, and said with some uncertainty:
"Maybe it's been more than a month. ”
He thought for a moment and continued:
"For more than a month, the Earl has been staying in the study, and even the meals are sent to the study by special people. Until a few days ago, on the day of the accident at the Lint auction house, the Count suddenly summoned the guards of the city, saying that he had been attacked. But we, the servants who had been in the castle, were unaware of the attack. Finally, when the garrison arrived, the Earl said that he had made a mistake. What a strange thing......"
Listening to the discussion between the two, Odd's suspicions were confirmed.
This Count Vlad was looking for trouble, in order to hold back the city guards and prevent them from interfering with the assassins' assassination.
After watching the two of them divide their dinner and prepare to serve it to the people of the realm, Caesar quietly slipped off the roof of the car and went deep into the castle without everyone's eyes and ears.
The potions were estimated to take effect within an hour, and all he had to do was make the most of the hour, kill Count Vlad, and evacuate quietly while the potions were in effect.
According to what the two men said, Count Vlad must be in the castle's study.
However, it takes some effort to determine the location of the study.
On his way from the kitchen into the castle, Caesar happened to run into a food delivery man pushing a food cart.
Looking at the dining car, the exquisite food one after another.
Caesar guessed that this was exactly what was going to be sent to the study for dinner for Count Vlad.
He knocked the food delivery staff unconscious and hid him in a hidden place in the castle. Caesar stripped him naked without mercy while changing himself into his clothes.
Caesar, dressed as a food delivery person, wanders aimlessly around the castle, wandering in search of the study.
At this moment, an angry shout sounded behind him:
"You! That's you! What are you running around?"