Chapter 188: Blood on the Streets
Located in the northwestern part of Estonia, the Principality of Nebuchu is a province of six cities, and the current Grand Duke of Nebuchu is determined to dominate the entire Kosovo region.
However, the strength of the war was limited by economic constraints, and it never fulfilled his wishes, so he had long coveted the rich Estonia. In recent years, together with the surrounding countries, Estonia has finally been isolated, and now it is time to share the pie.
However, there is still a question that plagues the Grand Duke, and that is how to gain sovereignty over the city after the destruction of Estonia.
According to the secret agreement of the four countries, Estonia would be divided into four parts, while Nebuchu would receive the northern city and its affiliated villages, and the rest would be divided among the remaining three kingdoms. Nominally, it was obtained, but no country was allowed to station troops in the city, and only a security bureau could be established to maintain its rule.
There was nothing wrong with this entente, the main thing was to prevent a military conflict, after all, once the entanglement of the army was suspected, it would not be an ordinary thing.
But people's hearts are always insufficient, and every country, including Nebuchu, wants to get a complete Estonia, because only in this way can a lot of wealth be created and a voice in future wars.
Grand Duke Nebuchu made a special appointment with General Roko and Prime Minister Marder today, just to discuss with them what happened after the destruction of Estonia.
Prime Minister Mard arrived at the palace on time, the two of them chatted for a long time but still couldn't see any trace of Rocco, Grand Duke Nebuchu couldn't help but call the chamberlain, and ordered: "Go to Rocco's mansion again to urge!
Prime Minister Marder smiled slightly and quipped: "Your Majesty, Weichen heard that two new concubines have recently been admitted to the Rocco Mansion. Maybe this guy is still in bed and hasn't gotten up......"
Grand Duke Nebuchu laughed and said, "Marder, Marder! You old fellow is still so thick-skinned! If Rocco knew that you were talking like this, he would be angry with you!"
The two of them talked and laughed. In an instant, Rocco's delayed anger swept away. At this time, they could not have imagined that Rocco, who was late, was about to suffer a catastrophe that fell from the sky.
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The palace of the great general Nebuchu. Rocco had been summoned by the Grand Duke of Nebuchu early in the morning, and after bidding farewell to his family, he boarded the elaborate carriage, having come from a small aristocratic family, and had now obtained everything by virtue of his great military exploits.
The thought that after destroying Estonia this time, he might be able to be made a first-class earl, Rocco's mood was difficult to calm down. He couldn't help but secretly think, "Maybe Your Majesty will give me a city as a fief, so that the family will never fall." β
Halfway through, he suddenly heard a shouting from outside the carriage, apparently someone was blocking the way of the carriage. He was driven away by the guards.
"Is the sign on the outside of the carriage blocked?, how can you come across such a blind thing anywhere!" he frowned slightly, and quietly waited for the guards to expel the untouchables.
Unfortunately, after half a ring, not only did the carriage not drive, but several screams came in, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. Hurriedly opened the curtain and looked out, only to see that the car was already covered with blood and corpses.
A man in a black cloak was standing proudly outside the car, a silver spear in his hand was chilling, and the bucket shield was not opened on his body, so that people could not see his cultivation clearly.
Rocco couldn't help but be horrified. He knew the strength of several guards, all of them were silver-level masters he had worked so hard to recruit. Being able to kill them in such a short period of time is enough to show that the person who came is definitely not an ordinary assassin.
However, he was also a man who had experienced the great waves and sands, and although he was secretly shocked in his heart, he was not ready to be killed, and he pushed the door of the carriage open, and he sacrificed his natal sword, and looked at the man in the cloak with great vigilance.
"I don't know Your Excellency, I don't know why you are making such a big move?! If Your Excellency is willing to stop here, the old man can not blame the past and ensure that you leave Nebuchu safely!"
He was vaguely unsure of the other party's strength in his heart, so he didn't want to fight now, if he could delay for a while, maybe there would be rescuers.
However, the man in the cloak obviously didn't want to waste time with him, so the cold gun shot a spear and went directly to Rocco's faΓ§ade, and the surrounding air was brought up by him with a blow, and the powerful air flow overturned the surrounding stone slabs, and for a while the dust flew and blocked Rocco's vision!
At the last moment, a layer of golden light bloomed on Rocco's body, and the long sword in his hand was full of fighting energy, and he stood up directly, wanting to use the back of the sword to meet this blow.
The moment the two weapons intersected, there was a buzzing sound in the air, and Rocco's natal sword had already bent inward, and the whole person was directly knocked out, his throat was sweet, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.
When he fell to the ground, the ghostly silver spear instantly pressed against his throat, and from the angle of the ground he could see the man's appearance, handsome, like a god.
"Ahem...... cough ......" coughed twice, blood gushed out of his mouth again, his eyes were full of unwillingness, and he said haggardly: "I don't know how I can Rocco Hede...... It was able to bother the hero to shoot...... Edward Zoro is dead...... Can you let me die?"
The man in the cloak showed a compassionate look in his eyes, and he said with a little unbearable: "You shouldn't have died, but it's hard to be human, so you can only ...... like this" His voice fell, and his hand suddenly exerted force, and the silver spear directly penetrated Rocco's throat.
The pedestrians who come and go have already scattered and fled, some of the excitement can be seen, some of the excitement can not be seen, and the killing of people on the street undoubtedly belongs to the second type, and no one dares to stop and stay for a long time.
Only a few attics in the distance had someone in the attic who had witnessed the killing process in its entirety, and the man in the cloak had not opened the douqi shield on his body until he took Rocco's life, which showed his strength.
The whole killing process took less than seven minutes, and when the police bureau arrived, only corpses were left all over the ground and Rocco's unwilling eyes. And the mysterious man in the cloak had long since disappeared without a trace.
Grand Duke Nebuchu received the news at the same time as Prime Minister Marder that the general of the imperial court was killed in broad daylight, which was almost a national shame!
So the entire Nebuchu immediately began martial law, going door-to-door to investigate suspected criminals, but because the murderer left too few clues, he had to stop in the end.
In the palace of the king of Nebuchu, the Grand Duke of Nebuchu had bloodshot eyes, and two days had passed, and there was still no progress on the murder of Rocco, which made his depression in his heart unable to be vented for a while.
"The country can have today, Rocco is indispensable, now he is dying tragically on the street, but the widow can't avenge him, how can the widow face the wife and children he left behind!"
Marder knelt on the ground with his head bowed, there was no obvious sadness in his eyes, in fact, Rocco's death was not only not a harm to him, but a great benefit, but it could not be expressed.
"Your Majesty's mourning, don't hurt the Holy Communion, Rocco will definitely be sad if he learns that His Majesty is so sad......" He forced out two tears and choked on the ground.
Grand Duke Nebuchu's eyes suddenly fixed on Marder, and he asked sharply, "Everyone knows about the feud between you and Rocco!
Marder didn't expect the king to suddenly attack, he hurriedly swore and said: "The relationship between Weichen and Rocco is a business affair, and there is absolutely no selfishness! Besides, how could Weichen not know that the country is in the stage of development, and the death of the general is a heavy blow to our country! And Weichen's net worth and life are closely linked to the country, and it is impossible for me to do such a dirty thing in public or private!"
After observing him carefully for a while, Grand Duke Nebuchu finally sighed and said, "Get up, this matter is too strange, and the widow has to doubt it......"
He got up from his chair, wandered around the palace for two steps, and said with a worried face: "Originally, I was going to let Roko personally go out in this Estonian matter, and he would lead the follow-up plans to carry out the troops, but I didn't expect him to suddenly suffer such a catastrophe and directly disrupt my overall plan......"
Marder carefully got up from the ground, bowed to the side and said, "Your Majesty, there is indeed something strange about this matter. Rocco's absence had no effect on the destruction of Estonia, but it was a major setback to our subsequent annexation plans...... Wei Chen dared to speculate, the reason why the murderer couldn't find out the clue was that it could be someone sent by the other three countries?"
Grand Duke Nebuchu's eyes flickered twice, and he instantly understood what Marder meant, so he nodded slightly and said, "I have also considered what you said, and I have prepared for the worst...... If it was just one family, the widow did not have the slightest fear, but he was afraid that the three of them would join forces, and that would be the most troublesome thing. β
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Compared with the national martial law of Nebuchu, its neighbor Principality of Slo is extremely unrestrained and free, and it is still soft to check the merchants who come and go, but the soldiers defending the city will selectively extort some silver coins from the merchants.
And a man who is alone and speaks with a foreign accent is undoubtedly the best candidate for blackmail. After the routine inspection, the soldiers defending the city still refused to let him go, shouting: "We still have to search his body to confirm whether he can be released, you lead the horse and follow me!"
The man in white did not panic on his face, he knew the virtues of these city defenders, only to see him take out two silver coins that were shining with silver, and said in a low voice: "It's better to be convenient, I'm just an honest and responsible little businessman." β
A flash of greed flashed in the soldier's eyes, he still wanted more, but he also knew that he couldn't fish with all his might, otherwise the future business would not be good, so he quietly took the silver coin and waved his hand: "It seems that he is an honest trader, go in quickly." β
Only then did the man in white turn over and enter the city, but his eyes had become cold, as if he did not eat the fireworks of the world.