Chapter 15: The Hidden Trail (I)
The dilapidated streets, the eaves on both sides of the roofs are still constantly falling sewage, and anyone who dares to stand underneath will surely have their clothes ruined, but the pedestrians are still very crowded, and the noise echoes like countless flies in their ears. Nobles never appeared in such streets, and the terrible sewage and garbage on the streets alone would make them reluctant to touch their carriages again.
Brother Tao under the eaves yawned, squatting there impatiently, he was only wearing a piece of clothing, he kept shivering, carefully avoiding the falling sewage from splashing on his body, this was one of his few good clothes.
"I still don't understand, aren't you going to investigate the Minest family, shouldn't we go to the West Quarter, but stay in this place, which is worse than the worst street in The Hague Harbor. Rubbing his hands with a complaining face, he asked Ludwig Dorian behind him, "Who would want to live here in this kind of place, except for those who are so poor that they can't even pay the rent?"
"Of course it's the poor guy who can't even pay the rent, and that's the only guy who has what we want. Ludwig replied very indifferently, glaring at the fellow: "If you don't want to, you can go back to The Hague Fort now, I think life there may be more suitable for you." ”
"I just want to ask......" Brother Tao shuddered and replied with a flat mouth, "What's more, you haven't told me what you want to do until now." ”
"It's simple, I'm going to grab some rat's tail. Ludwig smiled and pointed to a guard in the tavern opposite, who was gulping ale from a wooden cup and a plate of pork on the table. He then glanced at Brother Tao beside him: "Seeing that guy didn't - remember his appearance, and his back, your best thing is coming." ”
"You want me to follow him?" Tao Ge immediately understood what Ludwig meant, "But what does this have to do with Minest?"
"Because he is the servant of the House of Minest—to put it more clearly. He was an internal ghost, and he could get a lot of money every month, so he was generous, and the soldiers were only paid to make ends meet. ”
"So as long as we keep following him, we will be able to know if the Minest family has anything to do with those assassins?" Tao Ge's face showed a smile of excitement that suddenly understood: "If there really is, we will just wipe out those assassins!"
"That's right. So...... Keep an eye on him for me, and don't lose it. After saying that, Ludwig, who had a little smile on his face, turned around and was about to leave: "Good luck." ”
"Wait!, you, are you leaving?" Seeing that Ludwig was leaving, Brother Tao, who was still excited just now, was dumbfounded: "Won't you ...... with me?"
"Of course not, the Mineste family's power in Turin, the eyeliner, the hired spies...... There are so many of them, and this is just one of them. Ludwig said very easily: "If you want to defeat this powerful family, one clue is not enough. ”
"Then what if this clue is really on it?!" Tao Ge was about to cry, "Am I going to fight those assassins who almost killed the Duke?"7
"No, you just need to do a steady state. Then run away without hesitation - if you can escape, and then you have to remember the streets and alleys you have walked. Shaking his head, Ludwig patted him on the shoulder: "The Radiant Cross will bless you, you are now in the service of a person who has accepted the will of the Radiant Cross." ”
"So the Radiant Cross will surely bless me?"
"Probably. Ludwig smiled happily: "Even if you don't, at least you should be able to go to heaven?"
"I'm still ......" Brother Tao, who subconsciously wanted to refuse, just before he could speak, Ludwig's figure disappeared without a trace.
"Damn no, no, no...... Radiant Cross bless, Radiant Cross bless. Brother Tao, who was so frightened that his heart was jumping, slowly moved his head back and stared at the soldier in the tavern. Waiting for him to do something next.
The wait is an extremely long affair, from noon to early evening. Brother Tao, who was almost unable to open his eyes, finally saw the guy walking out of the tavern, walking steadily, and he didn't look drunk at all.
How many of the guys who came out of the tavern would be drunk? Brother Tao, who was cautious, stood up, pulled the clothes off his body, and walked aimlessly on the street very casually, not forgetting to take two copper plates from the passers-by. Very chic to throw it to the tavern owner and take a bottle of inferior ale.
Drinking sour ale, beneath his messy hair was a pair of eyes that were always keen, and his steps were always in the back and forth behind the soldiers, who had been following the mysterious smugglers more than once in the port of The Hague. And every time they get a lot out of their warehouse.
The guard soldier who walked in front also looked very cautious, and he had to pretend to look behind him as if nothing had happened when he took two steps, beware of someone following him. The more this is the case, the more convinced Tao Ge is that the other party is definitely not going to do any good deeds - he is also this nervous ghost every time he steals it.
Radiant Cross, this guy must really have something to do with those assassins, right? Tao Ge felt a pang in his heart, and wanted to turn around and run away several times, but Ludwig's "smiling" face kept flashing in his mind, and he continued to follow with a shudder, and poured himself a sip of ale.
No matter how terrible the Assassins were, they certainly weren't as terrible as Master Ludwig—at least in the minds of Brother Tow.
Leave the bustling streets, deep alleys, narrow crevices, and a few dilapidated shantytowns...... It's like deliberately taking a long detour, carefully guarding against the situation that he may be discovered, but in front of a golden finger like Tao Ge, it is as clear as a map in front of him.
A few days earlier, he had taken a look at the terrain around him—it might have taken years for the average man, but that was his job, and the castle guards and the foreign soldiers hired by the rich would not have a good word for you.
The sneaky soldier stood in the alleyway and looked around, as if to make sure that there was no one around. Brother Tao, who was hiding behind the wall, scratched his head a little - he had been here once, but it was a dead end.
And in the next scene, the reason is explained to him - the soldier carefully lies on the ground, digs a piece of dirt from the ground, finds something like a bracelet from it, and pulls it hard, and the whole tile is lifted, revealing the passage below!
Sewer?!
As a large city with a population of 400,000 and the royal city of the Kingdom of Turin, Turin's sewer system and water supply system are equally excellent, like a terrible spider web, enveloping the entire city from the dark and secluded underground, with ditches and tunnels that can theoretically reach any part of the city.
It turns out that this is the reason why they were never caught...... Brother Tao watched the man walk in, and was thinking about whether to follow him himself, when he suddenly felt a chill behind him - he felt this way every time he was caught!
"Ahh
Before he could escape, a black shadow had already fallen from the sky, his right hand like iron pincers grabbed his throat, and the wide-eyed Tao Ge screamed like a rooster about to die, staring at the short knife aimed at his eyes, and the hideous face that was as cold as frost.
Brother Tao, who was paralyzed by fright, was stuck in his neck, as if some power was desperately trying to surge out, and at the moment when the handle of the knife was about to stab, it suddenly burst out of his mouth.
"Radiant Cross Blessing - !!!" (to be continued......