Since the assassination, Paul has strengthened the garrison of the barracks, and the orcs have reduced their daily time outside the barracks, much to the dissatisfaction of the orcs who do not like restraint. www.biquge.info In the same way, the human soldiers gradually began to become dissatisfied with the fact that they rotated their posts much more frequently, and their daily rest time was much shorter.

Green was ordered to arrest the people, and he searched the city of Famedos for five days according to the list.

More than 300 names appeared on the list, like sparrows stealing wheat grains in the fields, and they scattered at the slightest disturbance. As soon as the people who had escaped from the barracks spread the word about what had happened, the spies who had infiltrated the St. George's empire realized that a catastrophe was coming, and they left the city of Famedos through their own long-run channels, leaving only those who thought they were well hidden or had a fluke mentality.

Even though Green and the others had been weaving a big net for a long time, in the end, they only caught about two hundred and thirty people, which accounted for only two-thirds of the number on the list.

Paul was furious and rebuked Greene for his misdeeds, and some of the people caught were real spies, but there were also townsfolk who had been wrongly convicted. As for those who escaped, there must have been a problem, but they were not all caught.

The city of Famerdos is backed by the wide white-maned river and is surrounded by land on three other sides, and the best way to escape from it is not by road, but by boat. When Paul found General Montgomery that day, he sealed off the gates of the city, along with the town's port.

However, there were still people who managed to escape, including what the Assassins called Old Mudin. This man was the mastermind behind the assassination, and he was the first person Green wanted to arrest, but when Green led the team to the old Mudding's house, he found that the building had long been empty, and the cunning old fox had given the assassin a sum of money the night before packing up and leaving overnight.

This was the biggest setback since the start of the manhunt, and no one expected the old Mudin to react so quickly, or that he had already judged the outcome of the assassination and made his own choice first.

The main course of the Whitemane River is rolling all the way to the east, and if Lao Mudin had gone down the river, he would have already entered the territory of the neighboring country.

"Hmph, he's lucky!" Paul had no choice but to give up when he heard the news, and the men he had sent out to hunt down Old Mudin had learned that he had gone out of the city in his small wooden boat at night.

The main culprit of the assassination was not caught, but Paul still caught a lot of fish in the big net he cast this time, and nearly 80 of the more than 200 people participated in the action of encouraging the people to march, and these people were more or less related to the spy organization of Old Mudin, and this time the capture of so many people can be regarded as removing the unstable factors hidden in the city.

Many of the remaining suspicious elements were interrogated, such as the fact that most of them were employed by several neighboring countries, and they needed to secretly collect and transmit information for these countries.

What Paul and the others did not expect was that the city of Famaidos, as the northernmost part of the St. George's Empire, had received so much attention from so many people, and the spy agencies of several countries had crisscrossed and woven such a huge spy network in the city.

Everyone shuddered when they thought about it, and General Montgomery, the supreme commander who had guarded the city for many years, was even more shocked and angry, he dutifully guarded the city, but he never noticed that so many filthy reptiles had grown under his nose, and his dereliction of duty made him ashamed.

"General, the responsibility is not on you, you are a soldier, it is your duty to train and command the army, and it is the city lord's dereliction of duty that there are so many spies in the city. Facing the old general with gray temples and a guilty face, Paul comforted him.

James also said: "His Royal Highness the prince is right, the duty of a soldier is to go into battle to kill the enemy, and catching these rats and insects in the gutter is not what we should do!"

Montgomery held the helmet on his waist, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You don't have to comfort me, I have lived in this city for so many years, and every year when the cold winter comes, I will take over the management of the city from the city lord, but after so many years, I have taken over the city again and again, and I have not noticed the existence of these people once, this is my dereliction of duty, I am dereliction of duty......

"General......

Paul wanted to say something, but saw the old general waving his hand tiredly: "I'm a little tired and want to go out for a walk, you don't have to come along, I'll just walk around the barracks." ”

This is a pure soldier, from an ordinary soldier to a general who defends the city, and has been defending for decades, not by drilling camp connections, but by performing the duties of a soldier and defending his oath with blood, sweat and life.

Of the eight garrisons of the seven cities and one port in Victor Province, the soldiers he trained were the bravest and most able to endure hardships, because he spent all his time and energy on these young men, eating and living with them, training with them, and even when he was fighting, he would only shout and charge me.

However, it is precisely because of his dedication and meticulousness that he can only be a city general. To become the commander of the whole province of Victor, you need to intrigue with the nobles and the rich merchants, Montgomery was only born as a commoner, rooted in the army since he was a teenager, his birth and life experience determined that he could only be limited to such a position, perhaps, he did not have more energy to pay attention to other things......

The old general straightened up again as he stood at the door, picked up his helmet and covered his meticulously combed hair, and stepped into the cold wind.

"Your Royal Highness, this ......" James knew the old general's past and admired him very much.

"I will report the situation to His Majesty, and at the same time explain in detail that the main responsibility for this matter does not lie with General Montgomery, and that he is also responsible for the results of this operation, so you don't have to worry, I think Your Majesty will only deal with the fat-headed and big-eared Lord Pierce. Paul knew what everyone present was worried about. "Rest assured, I will do my best to help the old general, the empire cannot do without such heroes. ”

The adjutant, who had been with Montgomery for decades, then said, "Your Royal Highness, please tell Your Majesty that this incident was caused by my deception. ”

"You ......," Paul looked suspiciously at the man who spoke.

"Yaris, what are you talking about!" the other man pushed Yaris away, who had just spoken. "Your Royal Highness, please don't listen to his nonsense, it's me, and the responsibility is all mine. ”

Paul now understands that if this matter is to be held responsible, the city lord of Pierce will definitely not be the first to escape, but General Montgomery will also be implicated, for such a highly decorated veteran general, this will definitely become a stain on his life, Montgomery has made countless achievements in his life, but this small stain may become the regret of his life, these people want to take responsibility......

"I understand your thoughts, but you don't have to, if we do, it will be his eternal regret and regret. ”