"You shouldn't have come out so early to warn them, it's going to make a lot of rats retract their tails. ”

Little Goodwin had just stepped out from behind the door when an incomparably cold voice drifted into his ears from behind him, and he turned his head in fright, and the ghostly figure of Ludwig Dorian had appeared there at some point, with a slight smile on his face, although the smile made him feel creepy no matter how he looked at it.

"I'm just doing Edward's orders, and I don't understand what you're saying. The vigilant little Goodwin took two steps back and looked at him with a wary look in his eyes, "Why are you here?"

"Like you, I'm just carrying out the orders that Master Edward has given me—it's clear that a few of these fellows are unseemly and have bad intentions. Ludwig smiled with "goodwill": "My task is to catch them one by one, and then keep them quiet forever." ”

"Unfortunately, because of a friend's warning, I'm afraid many of them are already on guard - so this task can be difficult, so I'll have to take a good look. ”

Hearing what the other party said, little Goodwin really felt a trace of regret for a moment - this matter is still to be kept absolutely secret, once the Minest family, especially that Lady Angelica, learned that Fort Hague had formed an alliance with Hantu City, they would definitely immediately start preparing and even preemptively buying grain from the south, and the small advantage that was already there would be vanished immediately!

Compared with the Minest family, Edward is far inferior in terms of capital and transportation capacity, and wants to grab Dominica's grain business at the beginning of this year. You have to get a head start in order to make a profit. Otherwise, it's all empty talk - the Millar family will certainly not be for the sake of a new aristocracy that has just emerged. On the one hand, he offended the Marquis of Holard at the expense of interests.

Just when little Goodwin was still annoyed, Ludwig, who was snorting, suddenly walked over and walked up to him casually: "But it doesn't matter, at least these rats will be able to understand the importance of this matter after your warning, I'm afraid that many guys will go to that Lady Angelica to ask for credit, right?"

"That way, I can also be sure that those guys are wall grass, and those are real ghosts. Ludwig slowly raised his left hand and placed it on little Goodwin's shoulder: "By the way, I can try my new toy." ”

"New toy?"

Little Goodwin was stunned for a moment, and saw his left hand pressed on his shoulder suddenly turn up. Suddenly, there was an extremely subtle sound in his ears, and the sharp dagger stretched out from Ludwig's arm guard and pressed it against his neck!

"A small gift from Lord Edward Witwood to the Blood Banner Brotherhood - but it was only a drawing, and it wasn't until I followed the expeditionary force south that the little toy was actually made. Ludwigslu smirked: "Although it is a little dangerous, I have to admit that it is really very secret and unexpected." ”

"So when you're on the island, you've always had a weapon in your hand. The startled little Goodwin seemed to have a sudden realization, and an angry expression appeared on his face: "Those so-called 'sincere' actions are just tricks to deceive my trust?!"

"I prefer to call it a way for both of us to maintain mutual trust. Ludwig shook his head and said with some sarcasm: "Trust is mutual. Don't you think so?"

Slowly retracting the Hidden Blade from little Goodwin's neck, little Goodwin glanced at him with some curiosity. Ludwig's left hand shook slightly, and the dagger retracted into the armguard.

"Well, isn't it amazing? I was surprised when I first saw this weapon - it seems that Lord Edward must have a mysterious wizard by his side, otherwise how could he have designed such an elaborate weapon?" Ludwig showed the Hidden Blade on his left arm to little Goodwin as if he were showing off a toy child, and looked at the other man's surprised look in his eyes.

"You say this is a gift from Lord Edward to the Blood Banner Brotherhood?" As soon as he thought of this, little Goodwin's heart immediately flashed to Angela's figure, but he couldn't help but shake his head—such a cute and innocent girl didn't look like someone who would make such a terrible weapon.

"This one in my hand is the first one, before the expeditionary force went south. Ludwig nodded: "Even now, I don't think there will be many, and this weapon is not easy to make - but I suspect that Lord Edward may have a better one, of course, it is just speculation." ”

"I've told you all my secrets - I believe it's a testament to my sincerity. Ludwig spread his hands: "Maybe this will satisfy you a little?"

"I won't believe you until you can prove your loyalty to Lord Edward. Little Goodwin just snorted coldly, and turned away warily, not even wanting to say anything more to him. Ludwig only smiled, and when the door opened again, the ghostly Brotherhood killer was gone.

What better way to prove your loyalty to Lord Edward Witwood than to clear the way for him?

Looking at the merchants who came out of the hall of the house, looking at each other with different looks, excited or nervous, looking around from ear to ear, Ludwig hidden in the shadows slowly curled the corners of his mouth - he already had a complete plan.

Even in the south like Fort Hague, there are certain "invisible" groups of people - maybe not like the gangs in Turin, but thieves and robbers are not uncommon people, as long as you look for them, you can still find a lot of secrets, especially some of the smarter ones, maybe they will be very good partners to work with.

With a smile of "full of sincerity", Ludwig slowly turned around: "If I have the chance, I would very much like to be friends with you, what do you think?"

A young man who had been tied up and down with a rope on his body fell to the ground with a frightened face, and there were still a few bruises on his face, and when he saw this man who was no different from a demon turn around, he quickly nodded vigorously.

"So, can I ask you what your name is?" Ludwig crouched down very kindly, but scared the young man half to death, and his body trapped by the rope twitched violently like a worm and shrank back.

"Brother Tao, my name is Brother Tao!" the young man replied eagerly, with a cry in his trembling voice: "Please, my lord, spare me." I want to know that you are a cronie of a noble lord and will never dare to touch your wallet, I will never dare to do it next time, I swear that I will never appear in front of you again in my life!"

"No, no, no, you're mistaken, respectful...... Mr. Tao Ge. Ludwig said "with a spring breeze on his face," said Ludwig, "that money is nothing at all - just as my greeting gift, or if you don't think it's enough, I can treat you to another drink, how about a chilled cherry wine?"

"No, no!" Brother Tao was really about to cry, and his voice changed: "These are very good, thank you very much for your generosity, I'm so happy!"

I would have been happier if you could have let me go now—but he didn't dare say it, and the thief, who was already on the verge of being frightened by Ludwig, now had nothing but the strength to cry but to be in a puddle of mud.

"That's great, because I have a lot of things I want to ask you for. Ludwig slowly withdrew his smile: "I heard that you have relationships with many local businessmen, and even have business in private?"

"That's right, they asked me to go and mess with those rival shops, and then help me sell the stolen things - those people are all misers, and ten pounds of silver can't even be exchanged for ten silver coins in their hands!" As soon as he said this, Tao Ge immediately gritted his teeth and blinked a little strangely: "What, you also have something to sell stolen goods?" (to be continued......