Plante didn't keep Nock and the others waiting too long.

So he invited Madame Freya out.

She was accompanied by Charlotte and a man and a woman.

looks and temperament, it should be the general and the general's wife.

"Holy Lord bless, Ryan and you, you're all right!"

Freya rushed to the door with her skirt "excitedly" and did not leave the general's mansion.

This scene made Nock secretly remember it in his heart.

What happened to make Freya reluctant to walk out of the gate of the General's Mansion when she was acting.

The man who came out on the side was around forty years old, dressed in aristocratic clothes, and looked very homely.

But with the majestic momentum on his body, it is easy to guess that he is a soldier.

However, Nock didn't guess blindly, after all, if you guess the identity of someone wrong, it will be rude.

"Since it has been confirmed that it is my own person, it is better to go to the mansion first. I'm sure you've had a hard time along the way. The house has prepared meals and rooms, and I will let the next person take you to settle in a while.

As for the carriage, it can be left to the people in the palace to take care of. ”

As soon as the man opened his mouth, he identified himself as his master.

"Ah, sorry, I forgot to introduce you to you. This is the general of the fortress and the lord of the fortress city, the count of Rochefort, the second general of the kingdom.

General, this is the priest I mentioned who can solve the problem of the fortress and his guardian knight, Lord Gareth. ”

When the Count of Rochefort heard that Nock was the one who could solve the problem of the fortress, he immediately became much more enthusiastic.

"Welcome, welcome. Father Lane, I have been looking forward to the stars and the moon, and I have finally come to you. Hurry inside please! ”

As he spoke, he was about to step forward to Lanok, with a great posture of hand-to-hand speech.

"Wait, Your Excellency General, there is still a suspicion of being a traitor in Xiaxia, so it is better to stay outside in Xia until he clears his grievances."

Nock lightly withdrew his hand from the General's hand, and then set his eyes on Freya.

"Lady Freya, your bodyguard, Jack, has just ordered this Chief Plante to take us down on charges of traitorhood. Fortunately, Chief Plante became suspicious of Jack's words, and invited you and the general out.

Now, please also ask the lady to administer justice. On behalf of the group behind me, I asked Madame for an explanation.

We worked hard to break off the queen for our wife, and we took the risk to defeat the monsters that attacked the camp, and even saved three carts of tribute saplings.

Trekking all the way through mountains and rivers, the wind and dust rushed to this canyon fortress.

As a result, he didn't even see his wife's face, and he was labeled a traitor.

Excuse me, is this what you meant, ma'am, or is it Jack's own?

If Madame meant, please also tell us which of our actions betrayed Madame.

So that we can confess our sins convincingly! ”

Nuoke's righteous and stern words are neither humble nor arrogant.

But he can make the people around him hear a kind of "all the birds, the good bow is hidden; The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. A sense of grief and indignation.

For a moment, Freya and Rochefort were stunned.

Then, the faces of the two men were as black as ink.

Originally, Rochefort was still dissatisfied with Nock actually avoiding him and expressing his closeness.

Now after listening to Nock's words, I know that people are dissatisfied.

No wonder, dare to throw him in the face.

But now Rochefort has a request for Nock, and he doesn't dare to turn his face with Nock.

Nock also saw this, so he took the opportunity to make trouble.

After all, this Jack is not the same as Jon and the others.

Jon and the others were not convinced by Nock, at least they only made small moves on the surface.

In times of crisis, Jon was able to step up.

This kind of person, Nock doesn't say that he turns enemies into friends, but as long as the other party no longer provokes himself, superficial friends can still do it.

But Jack is a guy who secretly makes bad things and has the audacity.

If you don't beat it to death with a stick, keep it for yourself to continue to block!

Moreover, he falsely passed on orders for such a great rebellion, and to put it mildly, he falsely passed on military orders and ordered the defenders of the fortress to act as his executioners.

To put it mildly, he also disobeyed his master's orders and framed his colleagues.

The lightest punishment for such a person is also expulsion.

Whether it is being dealt with by military justice or being expelled after being punished by Freya, this is what Nock is happy to see.

Naturally, Nock won't let go of the opportunity for Jack, an idiot, to come to the door.

"Jack! What Lord Lane said is not true! ”

Freya was furious, not saying that she had made this trip south for the sake of Nock Lane.

Let's just say that Nock Lane and his party kept three truckloads of goods for her, and her conscientious behavior is worthy of praise.

The people around him took the opportunity to frame the heroes!

Even an unscrupulous person like Freya feels that it is too much.

The superior wants the subordinate to be convinced.

There must be clear rewards and punishments.

This Jack is clearly destroying her credibility!

Facing the angry Freya, Jack was scared, but he was unconvinced.

"No, it's not! Madame, they have joined forces to frame me. I haven't done what they said! ”

Freya, Rochefort, and even Rochefort's wife looked at Jack with idiotic eyes.

"Are you wronged? Do you think that in full view, everyone dares to join forces to deceive the general and the general's wife? ”

Freya pointed to the surrounding soldiers, as well as the guards at the General's Palace.

"Ryan, they've just arrived, what to buy them for! Or how unpopular you are, so that a group of people can risk military punishment and gang up to frame you!

Who do you think you are! ”

Freya was.

If you are not afraid of the insidiousness of your subordinates, you are afraid that your subordinates will be stupid.

Don't talk about the blatant framing of people, and after the revelation, he still doesn't admit it.

Who did he think she was Freya! Who did he think Rochefort was! Who did he think he was Jack!

"You, tell what you saw out loud. Let General Ben hear how this Mr. Jack has been wronged! ”

Rochefort was also angry, and directly ordered a guard guarding the door to let him testify.

"Yes! Checkmate! ”

The guard took a few steps forward to the middle of the crowd and began to tell aloud what he had seen.

From Nock's arrival at the General's Mansion, to Jack's greeting and Jon warmly embracing, to Jack's framing of Nock as a traitor, and finally Plante entering the mansion again to invite Lady Freya and the General's couple.

The guards vividly recounted the whole process.

"You go back to your post, the one over there, you come out and tell me what you see."

Rochefort told the guard to go back, and ordered another guard to come out and tell him what he had seen.

When the second guard finished telling the story of the same.

All eyes were on Jack.

"Now, you're still going to insist that you were wronged?"

Rochefort asked Jack coldly.

Jack lowered his head in fear, not daring to look at the general's face.

But he still said stiffly: "They...... Lying. ”

"Hahaha! Hahahaha! ”

The general laughed out loud: "Good, good, good. I kind of opened my eyes today. Do you mean that I, Rochefort, have been stationed in the fortress for eight years, and I can't even control my soldiers, and I am lying to my face one by one?

Forget it, since you are so ignorant, I don't think you need to be judged.

Jack falsely passed on military orders in an attempt to trick the army into proclaiming his personal vendettas, framing his colleagues, and deceiving his superiors. General Ben suspected that he was a spy sent by the enemy to try to undermine the stability and tranquility of the fortress.

Now General Ben has announced that Jack will be executed for treason. Come, take him to the city, hang him on the wall, and make an example! ”

As soon as the general gave the order, the guards who were holding Jack were about to take Jack away.

This time Jack couldn't hold his breath anymore and he shouted frantically, "No! You can't do this! You have no proof! I am a knight of House Tetamora, and you have no right to execute me! ”

When Rochefort heard this, he turned to Freya and asked, "Marquise, I don't know my verdict, do you agree?" ”

Freya replied indifferently, "Kill this kind of betrayal." I'm okay with that. ”

The general looked at Nock again and sneered: "I don't know if Your Excellency Lane is still satisfied with this verdict?" ”

Nock saw that his goal had been achieved, and he dared to continue to play the score.

He immediately bowed and said, "The general enforces the law impartially and has no opinions." ”

Seeing that Nox was soft, Rochefort waved his hand at the guards escorting Jack with satisfaction: "Pull down, according to what I said, hang on the city wall!" ”

This time, without waiting for Jack to behave again, the escorted soldier directly covered his mouth and dragged him away.

Plante was even more worried about arranging a team of ten people to escort Jack to avoid accidents.

"Since the misunderstanding has been explained clearly, then please enter the house, don't pestle outside the door."

The general extended the invitation again.

This time, Nock didn't dare to refuse any longer, and led a group of people to thank the general, and followed them into the general's mansion.

Freya spoke: "Butler Charlotte, you go and arrange for Jon and the others to stay, and by the way, explain to the people of the General's Mansion about the precautions for taking care of Danfeng Bailu." ”

"Yes, ma'am."

At Charlotte's suggestion, the members of the "lark" and Jon were taken away by Charlotte.

Leaving Nock and Leo behind, follow the General's couple and Freya towards the living room of the General's Mansion.

In the living room of the General's Palace.

"Lord Lane, please be seated."

The general extended an invitation to Nock, and then sat down on the throne himself.

Subsequently, the general's wife and Freya also sat on the general's left and right.

Nock looked at it and sat down under Freya, and Leo naturally sat down next to Noke.

When Nock sat down, the general couldn't wait to speak.

"Lord Lane, you were originally running all the way, I shouldn't have bothered you at this time.

But the situation is urgent, and I can only take the liberty of delaying your rest time, tell you about the matter, and ask you to help me think of a way to solve this crisis for the fortress.

Otherwise, if this continues, the people of the fortress will be panicked, and they are afraid that they will lose a large number of people. ”

The general's anxious demeanor made Nock understand the seriousness of the gaffe.

He immediately calmly motioned to the general: "Please also ask the general to explain the situation in detail." I looked all the way and saw that the streets of the fortress were deserted, and the residents were hiding in their homes, wondering what was going on? ”

"Well, that's strange to say."

The general began to tell with a helpless face.

"Three days ago in the evening, the Marquise and her party arrived at the fortress in the dust. Asked me for help and said she was attacked on the way and got separated from the guards. I would like to ask me to send someone to meet you. ”

"I had received great kindness from my wife in my early years, so naturally I didn't dare to slack off. Therefore, a cavalry team of 100 men was sent to support you. ”

"But I didn't expect that the team had just left the fortress and entered the jungle in front of the fortress you passed through when you came, and suddenly they were attacked.

According to the soldiers who fled, they had only entered the woods when they were surrounded by fog. ”

Then they heard the screams of their teammates and the smell of blood in the air. Then, I saw that the opponent next to me was dragged into the fog by something that I couldn't see.

The companion who wanted to save the person also let out a scream and was dragged into the fog.

The surviving soldiers, waving their torches in fear, fled the way they came.

However, the screams were getting closer.

According to the confession of the last survivor, it was as if he had heard a thousand wails.

In a panic, they were taken out of the fog by the horses and out of the jungle.

But when he returned to the fortress, there were only five people left.

However, this is only the beginning of the disaster.

After the five survivors explained what had happened, they were arranged by the commander to go back to the camp to rest.

As a result, the next day, one of the survivors was found dead in his bed in the dormitory.

The death was horrible, with the deceased's eyes protruding and bloodstained. The tongue sticks out, as if it has been strangled to death.

No, to be precise, he strangled himself to death.

However, the roommates who shared the camp with the deceased made it clear that they had not heard any movement at all except when the deceased had returned the night before.

It wasn't until the morning that he needed to go to his daily training session, and his roommates noticed that he hadn't gotten up.

When I wanted to call him, I found that the other person was dead, and the death was so terrifying and weird. ”

At this, the general exhaled heavily, but the general's wife shook her shoulders in fear, but forced herself to keep a smile and accompany her.

Freya's eyes flashed with concern, but her face remained unmoved.

Nock watched the performance of several people, and then heard the general continue.

"At that time, when this happened, their commander did not dare to hide it, and reported it to me, and I only knew that such a thing had happened.

I punished the officer for his bad behavior, and then I spoke to the other four survivors and learned the whole story.

But after I asked, on the night of pacifying the barracks, the four survivors also died strangely.

Although the death was different from the previous one, it was also very strange.

The first is to drown yourself in the washbasin.

The second was to hold a gun himself, pierce the heart, and die on the school field.

The third ate a belly of dirt and swelled himself to death at the gate of the camp.

The last one died in the stove of the house, and burned himself to charcoals. ”

"On that day, the whole barracks was panicked and the atmosphere was strange.

There are even rumors that they were cursed in the woods.

As a last resort, I forcibly suppressed the emotions of the soldiers.

But just when I thought that all five survivors were dead, it would be over.

It turned out that there were dead people in the barracks that night.

More than a dozen of the dead appeared, but they died smiling in their sleep. ”

The general's face was ugly, and his fingers unconsciously tapped on the armrest of the seat, and continued.

"Just when I thought that the murder only happened in the barracks, suddenly someone reported that the people in the city also had murders.

Moreover, in the afternoon of the same day, someone found a little girl hidden in a kitchen cabinet in the home of the deceased in the city.

She got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet and found that her parents were crawling on them by a white shadow floating in the air, sucking something.

The little girl covered her mouth in fear and hid in the cupboard, then fell asleep when she became sleepy.

It wasn't until the murder investigators woke her up that she cried out in fear.

It wasn't until she was completely calm that we learned the truth about her parents' deaths. ”

"Knowing the murderer, I arranged for someone to find this white figure.

However, on the third night, my men did spot and barricadage the white shadow in the room.

But as a result, a team of men and horses was almost completely wiped out, and the only survivor was a trainee priest.

With the skills he learned in the monastery, he scared away the white shadow and watched it pass through the wall and leave. ”

"After the survivor's testimony, I surmised that it was a ghost that could suck human souls. It is not afraid of magic and physical damage.

I'm only afraid of the light system.

But there is only a magic army of soldiers and more than a dozen mages in the fortress. One of the mages was also killed for catching ghosts. ”

"There was only one elderly priest in the only church in the city, and he himself said that he was just an ordinary man who was proficient in theology, not a professional. He was just a retired theological teacher from a church college.

was arranged here to serve as a priest, just to let him retire. ”

"There's no way, I can only find a way to send someone to the mountain city of Dokoso in the north to ask for help."

"But the mountain city of Dokoso is far from the fortress, and even if the horse gallops fast, it will take nearly five days to go back and forth. I'm just afraid that by then, the fortress will be empty. ”

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, if I hadn't forced the closure of the city for the past two days, I'm afraid that some residents would have left the fortress with their families in tow."

"I can only put my hope in you. As long as you help me get rid of that murderous ghost, I promise.

As long as I'm stationed at Canyon Fortress, you'll be a guest of Canyon Fortress. Not only is I responsible for the consumption at the Canyon Fortress, but I can also pass without inspection.

As long as it's in your team, I can let you go! ”

The general's words surprised all four people present.

Even Freya didn't expect Rochefort to dare to say such a thing.

What if Nock Lane used this to smuggle weapons? He Rochefort doesn't care?

The weight of this promise is not insignificant!

I have to say, Nock was moved.

But before he acts, he also needs to be prepared.

This Rochefort general seemed to be digging out his heart, but Nock still felt that the other party was hiding something.

So, Nock asked.

"General, since the ghost has begun to kill people in the city, there are still people who have witnessed its existence. So how does it go to the barracks to kill people when they are killing people in the city?

Come to the location where the barracks are located, away from the living quarters of the residents. ”

Nock stared at the general's face, trying to find out the weakness of his face.

Unexpectedly, the general touched his nose in embarrassment and said, "The murderer in the barracks, I'm actually not sure. It's just that the soldier's death is a bit the same as the resident's death, so I assume that the murderer is the same. ”

"Now I can suppress the barracks, but the mood swings of the people are very strong.

I just want to wait until you have solved the ghosts of the residential area and pacified the people, and then we will look at the problem of the barracks.

If there are no more murders in the barracks, it means that the murderers are the same.

But if there is another murder, it means that there are other murderers, and I can only ask you to help again. ”

Nock said to himself: As expected.

After all, just listening to the description, the murderer in the barracks has even more strange and fierce methods.

The one in the city is a bit sneaky.

The style of the crime is completely different, how can it be the same murderer.

Moreover, the general still hid something else.

"Well, General, I'll take care of this matter. But I need your full cooperation with me.

Give me an assistant who can get me through the barracks and the city, and a group of people.

It doesn't take too many, fifty people.

Also, arrange a meal for me and I'll sleep after eating.

When I wake up, I'm going to see my assistants and people.

Finally, please arrange for the surviving probationary priest and the old priest in the house to meet me at dinner time, and we will talk while we eat.

But the general and his wife should not get involved, so as not to disturb our conversation.

If there is any other need, I will ask the assistant to inform the general, I don't know if the general can agree? ”

The general listened to Nock's conditions and found that there was nothing harsh.

Natural selection agrees.

But he was also a little embarrassed.

"How did Lord Ryan guess that the old priest was in the mansion?"

Hearing the general's question, Nock shook his head and smiled.

"It's a guess! People outside were panicking, but only the General's Mansion was business as usual.

In addition to the general, you have to lead by example, but also because the general you have confidence!

Although the old priest is an ordinary person, he may not be able to deal with humans. But dealing with ghosts, it's a complete one.

I suspect that the old priest is too old to withstand your toss, but I am afraid that you may not need to wait for me to make a move.

Since the old priest was a teacher at the seminary, the exorcism rituals he knew were enough to suppress some evil spirits.

At most, because of your age, the cost of suppressing evil demons is too great, and you don't dare to risk sacrificing an old man of high moral standing in the Holy Church in exchange for temporary peace unless you have to! ”

"Let me guess if the probationary pastor is now studying with the old priest? You don't expect him to destroy the ghost, but you also want to rely on him to stall for time until the rescuers appear? ”

The general, who was broken by Nock's thoughts, looked at Nock who was talking eloquently in a daze, with a look of respect.

He turned to Freya and said, "Marquise, I am now completely confident that this Lord Ryan will be able to solve the crisis for the fortress.

You're right, Lord Lane, you're very human! ”

With that, the general stood up and gave a noble salute to Nock.

"Lord Lane, the safety of the fortress is up to you."

Nock generously accepted the gift.

"Alright, let's talk about it first. Next, I need to report back to my employer, Mrs. Freya, about the past few days. I won't bother the general and the general's wife. ”

Hearing Nock's resignation, the general and the general's wife couldn't say anything more.

Hurriedly got up to send him off.

Freya and Nock also returned the salute to the general and his wife, and then returned to Freya's courtyard under the leadership of Freya.

As soon as he entered Freya's room, Nock couldn't wait to speak.

"Madame, what the hell is going on. Don't fool me with the general's suit. That strange murderer in the barracks is coming at you! ”

Nock's straightforward words immediately frightened Freya and Leo.

Freya exclaimed, "How do you know! ”

"There was a bUG above, and Nock and his party spent a night in the Monster Attack camp, and then set off after a half-day rest. It took another three days on the way and then spent one night outside the woods. It must have taken five days to reach the fortress. Freya and her entourage drove wildly and arrived at the fortress in two days and two nights. Among them, there are midnight and whole days that are wasted by accident. Therefore, when the incident occurred in the fortress, Nock and his party were still on their way."