Nauda's face was a little flustered, but Niko's reflexes were quick.

He took off his coat and put it on Nauda's body, put his hat on her by the way, pulled her open the back door, and walked slowly down the mountain.

The path they were walking was staggered from the way the men in black had come up, but even so, the men in black could still see them.

The man in black at the head was very strong, looking more than 1.9 meters, wearing a heavy black trench coat, wearing leather boots, his hair was shaved very short, the bridge of his nose was high, and his face was not very angular, which was a very standard Slavic appearance.

The difference between the Slavs and the Germanic peoples was that the faces were softer, and the latter had more angular contours, as if they had been cut out of a knife.

He looked at Niko, who was descending the mountain.

"This is the boy we saw yesterday, right?"

Jerry looked over as well, "Yes, Mr. Jackman." He Niko, probably saw us coming, so he hid from us. ”

The man known as Jackman narrowed his eyes slightly, "Who's that guy next to him?" ”

Jerry was also a little puzzled, he thought for a moment, "Maybe it's his sister who came to deliver food?" ”

"Stop him." He said.

Jerry reacted and shouted at Niko.

"Hey, Niko, stop!"

But as his words fell, Niko and the man next to him not only did not stop, but quickened their pace and ran quickly down the mountain.

"Hey!" Jerry shouted.

"Chase!" Jackman shouted.

The men in black on his side all chased after him.

They were certainly not as fast as the adults, but Niko also had the advantage of running first, and the descent was not long.

Before the men in black could catch up with them, Niko ran back to the door with Nauda.

His father, Milutin, stood in the doorway with his hands crossed, and frowned when he saw Niko running down.

"I think we've got to talk about it first, kid."

"Wait a minute." Niko gasped and said anxiously to his father, "Someone's going to arrest this girl." ”

Milutin frowned slightly, and he looked at the girl beside Niko who looked like she was only a teenager with a face covered in soot, and then at the man in black who was trotting down the mountain road.

"Go to the house." Milutin said.

Niko took Nauda and ran into his house.

The group of men in black came to Milutin's side, ignoring that Milutin also wanted to enter.

But he took a step to the right to block them.

"Sorry, this is private territory." Milutin said.

Milutin's figure is very strong and tall, and he is not much shorter than Jackman, so he does not lose at all in terms of momentum.

Jackman's face was visibly impatient, and he pulled out a smoothbore firebolt from his body and aimed it at Milutin's head.

"I don't want to kill anyone, just get out of the way if you're interested."

Milutin stared at Jackman silently, without speaking, but without moving away.

At this time, the door of the building next door slowly opened, and a bald middle-aged man in his thirties and forties walked out, with a big belly, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he asked.

"Yo, Milutin, what's going on?"

"There's a group of outsiders here who want to tie up a girl and take her away."

The bald middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly, "This is not a trivial matter. ”

He silently pulled out a smoothbore firearm from his body, and slowly loaded the bullet in front of them.

According to normal human thinking, Jackman should have killed this man before he could be shot.

The reason why he didn't do it.

At the same time, the rest of the buildings in the neighborhood opened their doors and came out with some people, including old ladies, old men in their seventies and eighties, some women, and of course, many young people, some of whom had muskets in their hands, some of whom were holding muskets, and some of whom were quietly loading.

There was nothing on the street except the sound of guns being loaded.

Jerry lowered his voice and whispered in Jackman's ear, "He is a priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and here are all of his own race, and they all believe in Orthodox Christianity. ”

It's not that they are fierce, they live in a place surrounded by foreigners and pagans, and if they want to protect their property and family, they must be armed.

This is also now, hundreds of years ago, when the power of religion was still strong, these people had to be tied up and burned at the stake.

Jackman didn't move the gun, his eyes were cold, and he said quietly.

"So, you're their head?"

The group of men in black behind him raised their guns without the slightest fear and aimed at the group of people.

"Now, your life is in my hands." Jackman said.

"I have a lot of people, and they are definitely more accurate than you old, weak, sick and disabled, at least, it is no problem to take away more than 20 of you."

"So, do you want to exchange our lives for the lives of more than twenty people, including you, or, with a girl you don't know at all, for the lives of our people, including yours?"

Milutin looked at him, looking at the calmness and calmness in the eyes of Jackman, who was confronting him, and his face was a little more solemn.

In the building behind him, Niko's mother watched the scene through the window and said with a solemn face.

"It looks like this group of people won't leave so easily."

She turned her head and suppressed the anger in her heart.

"I told you not to cause trouble, don't make trouble, why did you still bring trouble back!"

"Mother, this is not a problem!" Nico said displeased, "That's a bunch of traffickers, trying to capture Naouda." ”

His mother shifted her gaze to Naouda, "Your name is Naouda?" ”

Nauda also grabbed the clothes in his heart with some uneasiness, and nodded, "I'm sorry, I'll leave immediately, I won't cause you any trouble." ”

His mother thought for a moment and said, "Niko, you take her through the back door and take her to the police station." ”

"Yes."

Niko reacted and hurriedly opened the back door and walked through the narrow alleyway behind the house.

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"Captain."

A man in black walked over from one side and whispered in Jackman's ear.

"These houses have back doors."

Jackman glanced at him, then at the people around him.

He thought for a moment.

"Let's go."

They retracted their guns and quickly left the place under the watchful eyes of these men.

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Niko had been frail and sickly since childhood, and his physical strength was not very good, and after they had left the street for some distance, they walked into a lane that was not often visited, and their pace slowed down.

"No, you can't go to the police." Nawdahu spoke.

Niko turned his head to look at her, a little puzzled, "Why?" ”

Her eyes dodged, obviously a little embarrassed.

"You mean, they have people at the police station too?"

"You have to trust me." Niko said helplessly, "If you don't tell me the truth, how can I help you?" ”

Nauda was silent for a moment, his face visibly hesitant.

However, after a few moments, she clearly made up her mind and said, "My full name is Nauda Petarrović, daughter of King George III of the Kingdom of Serbia. ”

Niko looked at her with some surprise, "So, you're a princess?" ”

"Not anymore." "A month ago, a group of liberal officers, led by Adams, stormed the Konark Palace in Belgrade and killed King George III, Queen An Xin, as well as his uncle, prime minister, and military minister. ”

"So, it's the rebels who are chasing you?" Nico said.

Nauda bowed, she looked at Niko, "Thanks, Niko, you've helped me a lot, but I can't bother you anymore, you go, tell them I'm gone." This belongs to Austria-Hungary, and they should not dare to kill indiscriminately. ”

"You also said that this place belongs to the Austro-Hungarian Empire." Niko said, his eyes calm, "Where are you going to run?" ”

Nauda was silent for a moment and said, "I'm going to go to Beichen, where I have my aunt, my mother's sister. ”

"The only way to get to Beichen from here is by boat." Niko touched his chin and thought, "But they probably will go to the harbor to guard you, and the best way is to go by empty boat." ”

He seemed to have thought of something, and took Nauda's hand and walked briskly through the alleyway.

"Where are you taking me?"

"There's an empty boat yard nearby, where my uncle used to work, and I have the key to the back door there." Nico said.

"You're going to take me to steal the airboat?" Nauda reacted, and she said anxiously, "You'll go to jail unless you never come back." ”

"No, it won't." Nico said, "I broke through a lot of the technology of the empty boat factory, and the boss wanted me to work with him every day, but I didn't agree, and it should be fine to lend him an empty boat and let them send us to Beichen." ”

"Why don't you agree?" She asked.

Niko was silent for a moment, "I'd rather be free. ”

"Then if you ask him for help, don't you owe the boss a favor?"

Niko didn't say a word, and they quickly walked out into the street, where they bumped into the man in black walking towards him.

Niko's face changed, and without hesitation, he returned to the alleyway with Nawda.

But apparently, the group of men in black also spotted them.

"Catch them!" Jackman shouted.

They walked briskly through the alleyway, where Niko had lived for many years, so it was familiar, but the men in black were different.

Although Jerry is here, his physical strength is not good, and this group of men in black obviously will not wait for him.

With this advantage, Niko nimbly dodged the men in the alleyway.

"Your father," Nauda said next to him.

"It should be fine." Niko said, "They didn't lose their numbers, they didn't get hurt, they probably found out that we ran away and chased after us." ”

Nauda breathed a sigh of relief.

This group of men in black are soldiers, and their physical strength is obviously better than theirs.

Niko's keen senses could clearly sense the sound of footsteps nearby, and some even ran ahead of them, forcing Niko to steer with Nauda.

They entered an infrequently frequented street, deserted, lined with rows of three-story wooden houses with locked doors and only one storefront.

There is a sign hanging at the entrance with the name of this shop written on it.

【Merlin Tavern】

There is a sign on the door that reads: Open.

The road was long, and if Niko continued to run, they would inevitably find him, so he had no choice but to drag the girl into the tavern (end of chapter)