After saying goodbye to Chels, Ryan rushed back with his team, he was worried about the whereabouts of the thief, so he didn't dare to delay.

After two days of traveling, the group finally arrived at a newly built town in the territory, which was one of the three towns that Ryan had planned to build to house the fleeing refugees.

After more than half a year of vigorous investment, this place has begun to take shape, with a little bit of a small town. Fields of rice are about to be harvested, and farmers are toiling in the fields, with the occasional sound of laughter.

What the people at the bottom want is so simple, to have food to eat, a mud house to live in, and clothes to keep out the cold...... And they were satisfied.

"He didn't choose to escape from the territory, is it a master of the arts, or is it ......" Looking at the town in front of him, Ryan narrowed his eyes slightly, although he already knew the detailed hiding place.

However, it is not known what kind of means the other party has, whether it is transcendent or not.

Their group of people looked very eye-catching and abrupt in this peaceful town, but fortunately, they all knew the uniforms of the Kanna Army, which did not cause any disturbances.

"Take your subordinates, block all the main roads in the town, declare the lord to patrol to the outside world, don't cause riots and panic, but also pay attention to suspicious people with triangular eyes or sneaky behavior, and kill them on the spot if they resist!"

Ryan turned back to his left and right leaders and said, He only brought out a team of 100 people this time, and there was a bit of a shortage of manpower.

The soldiers unsheathed their blades and headed for the town's entrances and exits, while Ryan himself led the rest of the men to the thieves' residence.

Soon, they came to a remote and dilapidated thatched hut, which was clearly an old building, because the town was expanded on the basis of a village, and the unaffected edge buildings would not be torn down and rebuilt.

They are often used to provide temporary housing for the refugees who have been assigned here, and there is no refugee area in Kanna now, but refugees are rushing to Kanna all the time, and they will be assigned to various small towns to wait for houses and land to be arranged.

"This guy is really smart, he lives here disguised as a refugee, stole my lair, and now he is receiving my relief money, it's just no one!"

With anger in his eyes, Ryan ordered the soldiers to seal off the hut, and he pushed the door open and entered alone, without the expected sneak attack and resistance.

Very quiet, quiet and eerie.

On the dilapidated bed, a figure slept on it, and in such a hot weather, he was actually covered with a thick quilt, no matter how he looked at it, it was not normal.

And it's daytime, and the other party, as a fugitive, is unaware of the movement outside, which is too suspicious.

The doubts in Ryan's heart became more and more intense, he took out his saber, carefully picked off the quilt on his body, and sure enough, he revealed a pair of triangular eyes specially marked in the intelligence, which looked indeed obscene.

It's just that his current state is obviously not very good, his face is gray, his eyes are deep, his lips are blue, and his body is thin, which looks like a manifestation of overindulgence.

But Ryan doesn't think so, such a good thing can sneak into a defense-tight castle? Are you kidding.

Looking at his slightly heaving chest, he could confirm that he was still alive, but his breath was weak, and he was afraid that death was not far away.

The blade of the knife slapped him in the face, but there was no response.

Ryan frowned, what was the situation, could it be that the rat caller did it again? Not only to provide intelligence, but also to directly solve the target?

The service is so intimate? There must be a demon when things go wrong, and he doesn't believe it's so simple.

The soldier who called the guard outside said: "Control this guy, you must treat it with the highest standard, and then carefully check whether there are any wounds, whether it is poisoning or something, in short, I need him alive now, and by the way, I will search the stolen goods again." ”

"Yes, Lord Baron!" The soldier gave a military salute, and then went outside to prepare, and soon he brought a iron rope the thickness of his forearm, and tied it firmly to the thief.

At this specification, Ryan could only stare dryly when he was tied up.

Ryan nodded in satisfaction, and then called another soldier and said, "Call the mayor of the town to see me, I have something to ask him." ”

The soldier took the order to leave, and Ryan walked outside the house, quietly waiting for the results of the inspection and the mayor.

The mayor of the town is a middle-aged man who is extremely fat and short, and Ryan and the others are making such a big noise, it is certainly impossible for him, as the mayor of a town, not to know.

After receiving the news, he rushed over at a speed of nearly 100 meters, and when he arrived, he saw that the soldiers were immediately swordsman, and his eyes were fierce, he was a little weak-hearted, and he did not dare to take the initiative to take the initiative, so he had to stand in the crowd and wait.

Under the scorching sun, the pores on his body were bubbling with oil, mixed with sweat and constantly flowing down, making people feel nauseous, and his fat short hand was holding a soaked handkerchief and constantly wiping his head, and his heart was up and down.

It's been such a long time, and everyone has estimated the temper of this lord, and he is afraid that something will happen to him here, and it will be uncomfortable at that time.

Just as he was about to faint, a soldier stepped forward and shouted, "The mayor is not here, Lord Lord!" ”

The fat mayor suddenly woke up like a dream, and hurriedly waved his hand: "I'm here, I'm here." ”

While shouting, he moved his round lower limbs and squeezed out of the crowd with difficulty, but the short distance almost exhausted him half to death, and he felt that he was going to be squeezed out of lunch.

After taking a few breaths violently, he nodded and said, "I...... That's it, I'm Mayor Forma. ”

The soldier obviously didn't expect the mayor to be such a "behemoth", and was slightly stunned for a moment before letting Forma go with him.

Ryan sat on his war horse, looking at a lump of "Roshan" like something walking towards him, and couldn't help but widen his eyes, it is no exaggeration to say that the pigs that he raised all year round in his previous life did not have this size, and he ate a certain twin feed?

Looking at his extremely uncoordinated legs, Ryan was afraid that he would break it in the next moment, and seeing that he was still about to bow and salute, Ryan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, move him a stool." ”

Forma immediately glanced at him gratefully, standing was indeed a big burden for him, the soldier brought a bamboo chair, he sat down, and the bamboo chair suddenly made an overwhelming "creaking" sound.

He glanced at Ryan, his face embarrassed.

Ryan frowned without a trace, where is there an official who looks like he is full of fat.

He suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said, "Your name is Forma, right, do you have an impression of who lives here?" ”

Forma wiped the sweat from his head, thought about it carefully, and said with a smile: "Lord Baron, I have an impression that he is a refugee who arrived in the territory a week ago.

In accordance with your policy, after making basic inquiries and examinations, I sent someone to arrange for him to be sheltered and relieved, and he should have been given a job.

But he didn't seem to be in good shape, he looked weak, and he couldn't walk steadily. I thought it was because he had been hungry for too long on the way to escape and was weak, so I made an exception and asked him to rest for a few more days.

During this period, there were no other refugees, so he has always lived here alone, and two meals a day have been brought over, and he has never been out. Did he do something? ”

At the end, he asked cautiously.

Ryan was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the mayor, who was as fat as a pig, actually knew something.

How did he know that the reason why Forma had the impression of the little refugee was that the other party gave too much "rent", and how could the money not be something that a refugee could get.

Just, what does it matter? The other party has to leave after a while, and he gets a lot of money, even if the other party is a wanted criminal, it doesn't matter, as long as he leaves on time, who knows that he will still be involved?

It's a pity that there are unforeseen circumstances, and before the appointed time, Ryan killed, and when he knew that the lord had sent troops to surround the town, he even had the urge to run away at a moment.

Fortunately, he remembered in time, and the servant he sent out to deliver food at noon today said that the man seemed to be dying, and he had not eaten any food delivered, and he had not gotten up from sleeping in the morning until he went to collect the dishes in the afternoon, and the food had not been touched.

He thought to himself, what if the other party had already gone to see the Lord of Light? Won't you just sit back and relax? That's why I mustered up the courage and didn't run away.

Perhaps he should be glad about this choice, because the soldiers outside the town have already received orders, but anyone who tries to run will be caught or killed on the spot!

Ryan didn't know the twists and turns in it, but he felt that he was still judging people by his appearance after all, although the other party was fatter than a pig, he was not a corpse vegetarian.

After a deep sigh, he knew from Forma's words that the thief had behaved abnormally when he came, and perhaps this was the reason why he hadn't left the territory yet.

Out of here, there are no people for nearly a hundred miles outside the territory, and if you are sick, you can only wait to die.

But why would such a thief have a physical condition after only such a short distance on the run?

"Could it be that someone killed someone? That's not right, if that's the case, there's no reason why he can live until now, is it poisoning? ”

Ryan's mind was a little unsmooth, and the fact was a little difficult to start.

Just as he was groaning, the soldiers in the room had already finished checking, and he stepped forward respectfully and said, "There are no injuries found on the target's body, and it doesn't look like it was poisoned, and I don't understand the reason for the coma for the time being."

We found this under his bed, full of tools and gold and silver jewelry, presumably the stolen belongings of the castle. ”

The soldier handed over a piece of leather armor, and the pockets were stuffed with bulging bags, and at least Ryan saw his stolen gems.

When Forma on the side heard that the other party was just unconscious, his heart suddenly cooled half, and when he heard that the stolen goods of the castle had been searched, he suddenly felt a little dizzy, and he was going to plant it this time!

Ryan picked up a few tools inside and looked at them, and suddenly snorted coldly, and two scorching air currents erupted from his nose.

Frightened Forma, the sweat on his body dripped.

Ryan gave him a strange look, why did this guy react so much.

"This thief can't die for the time being, give the order to go down and collect the team and return to the city."

"Yes!" The soldiers immediately turned their horses and notified the squads to close their teams.

Ryan glanced at Forma appreciatively and said, "You did a good job, I'll tell Hervian when I go back and deal with the matter, wait for the reward." ”

His words made Forma want to cry without tears, if the man died, he would be happily waiting for the reward, the point is that he is still alive, although it sounds like he will not live long.

But who is the lord? If he is saved, the other party confesses himself again, and sentences himself to harbor a fugitive, and the crime of negligence and dereliction of duty will be over?

"This ...... That's what I'm supposed to do. With tears in his eyes, Forma struggled to bow down in order to hide the panic on his face.

"Isn't it just a reward, as for being moved like this? Am I paying them too little? Ryan reflected on himself in his heart, but he didn't dig deeper, and left in a hurry with the team......

Back at the castle, Ryan first gave him an alchemy potion to take, but it didn't get any better, and the people who called the pharmacy couldn't see why.

Ryan suddenly felt a little numb, it was too difficult in this world without a medical system.

"Do you want to go to Horay City and ask a priest to come back?" Looking at the half-dead thief, Ryan thought to himself.

It's just that the next moment, he keenly found something on the other party's hand, it was a ring, unremarkable, just inlaid with a black gem.

It was the one that Lane had captured before, and he had never found any effect, and he had worn it himself for a long time, and he didn't notice anything special.

But at this moment, although it was still the same ring, there was no change, but he felt that the ring seemed to be different, it was a feeling in the dark.

He took off the ring and wrapped it in spiritual power to examine it carefully, and he really found the clue, and the inlaid gem faintly exuded an uncomfortable aura for him.

That feeling was very faint, and if it weren't for Ryan's spiritual power to wrap it, it wouldn't have been able to find it.

"Why is there such a change, is it behind it?" Ryan quickly connected the two, and there seemed to be nothing logically wrong.

It's just that he wore it for so long, and Liman also took it to study it during this period, and it was fine, why was it different only on him, and was there anything special about him?

At this moment, the thief's originally gray face was slowly returning to normal, his blue lips gradually became rosy, and his breathing slowly became stronger.

This is directly a real hammer, but there is a problem with this ring!

Ryan seemed to think of something, put his hand on the other party's forehead, and his spiritual power spread out, turning all over his body.

"Sure enough, he has no supernatural power in him, he is a mortal. And this ring, since its appearance, both me and Liman have been transcendent.

Although Cather, who was the first to handle it, was also a mortal, he hid it in his clothes and did not wear it, obviously with more convenience, but he did not.

Apparently he knows something, so it makes sense! ”

Ryan suddenly brightened, and suddenly felt that he had grasped the truth of the matter!

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(End of chapter)