In the small courtyard outside the Earl's Court, Hunter was reporting the latest information to Claire.

"Lord Claire, Count Vian has sent someone to talk to us, let's withdraw our troops, and everything else is negotiable."

"What else did you say?" Claire asked.

"He said he was willing to transfer Portland City to us, as long as we paid a certain amount." After saying that, Hunter added, "The guy he sent has already given the title deed to Portland City." ”

"Don't worry, let him keep waiting." Claire said lightly, if the county of Count Vian is taken down now, it will still be a little conspicuous, what Claire wants is to be ready to annex all the surrounding territories at once, so that the rest of the nobles have no time to react.

In this case, after annexing those nearby territories, the rest of the lords will not be able to do anything even if they react. Unless he declares war on himself with the dead, Claire doesn't mind having another piece of territory or colony for herself.

"Understood, I'll keep dragging." Hunter nodded and continued: Then I'll retreat first.

"Hmm." Claire nodded slightly.

As soon as Hunter walked out of the gate of the courtyard, he saw Reagan walking towards him with a man in ragged clothes, yellow muscles, and a very poor mental outlook.

After Hunter and Reagan nodded to each other, Reagan walked straight into the Earl's Court with the very down-and-out man.

Seeing this, Hunter couldn't help but be curious, what was the identity of that person just now, he obviously looked very down, Lord Claire actually saw the other party in person.

Not enough, Hunter was just curious in his heart, and he didn't plan to explore and answer his inner doubts, many things are not the more you know, the better.

To give an inappropriate example, if a pig knows that it will be killed during the Chinese New Year, the meat quality of the pig will not be very good, even during the Chinese New Year.

……

Still in the small pavilion outside the mansion, Claire lay leisurely on her chaise longue, looking at the person in front of her.

His eyes glanced at the piece of paper in his hand, and his mouth was muttering, "Austin Carlyle, the eldest son of the previous Earl of Carlyle, and the elder brother of this generation of Earl Carlyle, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the noble court because he was framed by Earl Carlyle as the murderer of his father during the title battle, and was detained in the kingdom dungeon until now, and it should have been more than ten years now." ”

After finishing speaking, Claire threw the paper in her hand on the stone table beside her and looked at the person in front of her with interest.

"Am I right?"

And Austin was also looking at the boy in front of him, who was less than twenty years old, he thought that after entering the dungeon, he would stay there for the rest of his life until he died, but he did not expect that he would see the light of day again. While being happy, he also knew that the reason why he was released on bail was because of the friendly teenager in front of him.

After a moment of silence, Austin nodded slowly, "Well, you... It's all said... That's right. ”

Austin felt a little unfamiliar with his voice when he said this, and he stumbled over the short dialogue he said.

yes, I haven't spoken to anyone in my dungeon for years.

At the thought of this, a wry smile appeared on Austin's face.

After a slight adjustment, Austin continued, "Do you have anything to do with me?" He didn't believe that the other party would save him from the dungeon for no reason. And he can also feel that this incident must have something to do with his goddamn brother.

Claire didn't say it directly, but continued to ask, "Don't you want to come out after being in the dungeon for so long?" ”

A hint of intent flashed in Austin's eyes, and when he looked at Claire who was smiling, the desire for freedom in his heart couldn't help but reveal from his eyes.

Since this young man has bailed himself out of the dungeon, he must also be able to give himself freedom!

"I think! I'm always thinking about getting out of the dungeon! Austin immediately said firmly, "As long as you let me out, then you can let me do whatever I want!" ”

Claire smiled again, and reached out to point to the stone pier chair beside her.

"Needless to say, it's so generous and righteous, let's sit down and talk first."

Austin looked at the direction Claire pointed and was slightly stunned, he had been here for a few minutes before the other party sat down. Do you think you can continue the conversation?

Austin was stunned for a while, but immediately sat down in the seat that Claire pointed to, there is value that can be used! If you don't have the value of being used, how can you have a chance to come out!

"What do you call this adult? What do you need me to do? Austin asked hurriedly after sitting down.

"Ann...... Claire. Claire almost subconsciously reported her fake name, and the other party's question was too similar to what those traders would ask.

"I don't need you to do anything."

"Huh?" Austin was stunned again, he thought that he was fished out to use it as a hole card to deal with his younger brother, after all, he also had a lot of black material about his younger brother in his hands. If it broke out, it could also have a certain impact on Count Carlyle, if it weren't for his own dungeon in the kingdom, his ruthless brother would have sent someone to kill him.

This also made Austin a little confused, why did the other party fish himself out if he didn't need him?

"I don't need you to do anything, but I will give you a big gift."

Austin subconsciously asked, "What gift?" ”

"Don't you want to go back to the title of Earl of Carlyle, the thing that belongs to you?" Claire's tone at this time was like a demon who seduced people into hell.

And Austin also showed a shocked expression, the sound of breathing in and out was clearly visible, and the next second he covered his heart, Austin felt that his heart was about to jump out at this moment.

"What did you say?" Austin couldn't believe his ears.

"You also have the right to inherit the title of Earl Carlyle, right? If your brother hadn't plotted against you at that time, you would have been the first heir. ”

Austin's memory seems to have returned to the moment when he was identified by his own brother as the murderer of his father eighteen years ago, and it was also from that moment that he realized that his originally well-behaved brother could show such a sinister smile, and he was usually not bad to him, and he also wanted to find a good official position for the other party in the royal capital after inheriting the title, so that he could live a better life.

Mourning is greater than heart death, that was the only feeling he felt at that time.

"I'm ......" Austin became incoherent, not knowing what to say.

In the end, he held back a sentence, "But I have been in prison for eighteen years, and I have lost my status as a nobleman." This is also the reason why he has no confidence, losing his status as a nobleman, which means that he has no inheritance rights.

"Haven't you been wronged?" Claire asked rhetorically.

"Yes, but it's been so long, it's impossible to overturn the case......" Austin's tone became more and more unconfident.

"A matter of one word." Claire said lightly, the current justice is still Joseph, and Claire can continue to pinch the other party.

“？！” Austin stood up in shock, so arrogant.

"After you go back to the dungeon, I will arrange for someone to help you overturn the case, since he used the law to let you go to prison, then use this way to lose the fight against him."

"Then the real culprit of the case, Earl Carlyle, went to the stewed prison, and you sat in your earl's position as you wished, and became the new lord of the Earl of Carlyle, how about this proposal?" Claire laid out Austin's future in a few words.

Austin nodded in astonishment, but still asked a little uneasily, "And then?" ”

He still understands the truth that there is no free lunch in the world.

Now that he hadn't paid the price at all, how could he dare to eat the bread like this.