Section 16 Guards

But, in theory. The queen at this time was supposed to sit at the small table in his bedchamber and study under the guidance of the governess. If the venerable governess thinks that she has learned enough for the day, she should lie under her bed, listening to the bedside stories and getting ready for bed, or simply fall asleep. And at the door of that bedchamber, Essien, the colleague whom Esshurufar had known only to-day, must have stood guard as hard as he could, lest any accident disturb the queen's rest.

It should have been just a coincidence...... Or maybe I just read it wrong. Ashrufat came to a logical conclusion with reason, but he immediately understood that this was just self-deception. That's really the little queen, yes. Since she had slipped out of the palace before without telling everyone (and happened to meet Ashrufat), it was only natural that she would sneak out of the palace a second time.

Ashruphat immediately followed. It was only then that he realized that he had learned the art of stealth in the past, which allowed him to lurk in the shadows, silently and quickly following the man.

The man was a middle-aged man in his mid-thirties, with a well-built physique, and wore a long-sleeved cloth coat that was a little thin for the season. Although he had a big burden under his armpit, it didn't affect him in the slightest. Other than that, he seemed familiar with the alleys, at least without pause in the chaotic corners.

He finally stopped. At this time he was already standing at the end of an alley, with a high wall in front of him. To his left was a door to the door of an ordinary-looking alley. The man puts one hand to his mouth and blows a long and two short whistles.

"Sixth, are you back?" the door was opened a little halfway, revealing a vigilant face at the door. However, after seeing only one person at the door, the doors were all opened.

"What's the takeaway today? That's what you've learned?"

"Very good, I met it on the road. Hee-hee, it seems that she is a young lady from a rich family, who went out to play and was separated from her family. You should get a good ransom. ”

"Uh-huh, indeed, it's a nice outfit. Oh, look, her bracelet...... It's a bracelet of pure gold! Oh my God, it's studded with diamonds! Great, take our 'goods' to the boss." He's angry that he hasn't had a big deal in this time. He will be happy to see what you have gained. ”

"What's going on today, you seem to ...... Nervous?"

"Heh, I just got the news recently. Do you remember the last time the boss did the vote? The Iron Eagle Gang seems to have known that it was our hands, so they are secretly planning revenge. I heard that it was just these two days. ”

"Ah, then we ......"

"The boss is thinking about whether to stay out of the limelight for a while. According to reliable sources, the Iron Eagle Gang has hired a magician from somewhere. They will most likely play a big one. ”

"Okay, then I'll go in first, you be more careful. ”

The sixth child walked into the door, and the entrance was a courtyard, and there were several doors on the side of the courtyard. However, the sixth did not enter any doors, but walked to the entrance of a small and inconspicuous house (this thing looked like a utility room) on the side, and then bent down and got into it from here.

After the sixth disappeared, the sentry closed the door again and locked it carefully. After doing this, he picked up a crossbow from the side. The crossbow was already wound and bolted, and if an uninvited guest came outside, he only needed to gently hook his finger to completely wipe out a life.

Then he heard the code again: three whistles, one long and two short.

The sentry cautiously glanced through the crack in the door to make sure there was only one person outside, and then he opened half of the door.

"Who is ......?" before he said two words, and his voice stopped dumb.

......

In the gloomy basement, the sixth child is taking down the valuable things on the "prey" one by one.

This basement is bigger than anyone expected. Although the entrance is in the humble utility hut, the inside is almost unbelievably large. I don't know what the simple homeowner dug this basement for, but at least, it provides a good environment for this group of villains for now. Because no matter how much the victim shouts here, it is inaudible from the outside.

There should be several vents in the basement, as torches lit from above burn exceptionally brightly. But even with torches in all four corners, the peculiar gloom and dampness of the basement still lingers.

The six men were sitting or standing, and all of them watched with interest as the "sixth man" in the center was moving. The prey was either anesthetized by some kind of drug, or knocked unconscious by a heavy blow, in short, lying motionless on the ground, at the mercy of the sixth child.

And directly opposite the sixth child, sat a tall one-eyed man. With the one remaining eye, he was scrutinizing the diamond-encrusted gold bracelet that had been taken from his prey, and the greed in his eyes seemed to materialize.

"Tsk...... This bracelet can't be taken down without a hundred Quioli. ”

"Boss, look at this necklace. "The villain called Lao Liu took another thing from his prey.

"@#¥%, this is also high-end goods!" the boss cursed fiercely. The necklace is very delicately made, not to mention the precious metal texture itself, this process alone is definitely from the hands of a skilled craftsman, and it is worth a lot of money in itself.

Lao Liu searched for it, and there were no other particularly valuable jewelry on the prey.

"I'm afraid this meat ticket is worth a lot of money!" said a man on the side. Now fools know that this little girl is either rich or expensive, and if she can successfully extort a vote, I'm afraid there will be more than that. The deal that the sixth child did today is really a big profit.

"It's a nice outfit. Someone touched the clothes of the meat ticket and smiled. "High-grade velvet. It's a pity that it's a child's clothes and can't be sold at a good price. ”

"Wake her up quickly, and ask her what her origin is. The sixth proposed.

"It's also very good-looking. Someone came to the little girl's side and turned her head a little. "Even if there is no ransom, it is not a small amount if you sell it!"

But the boss put down the necklace and bracelet, and there he was silent.

"Boss, boss......" The man who looked very strong on the side saw the leader's thoughts. "Although this is a good meat ticket, she is likely to be some dignitary in the city...... I'm afraid that what we will get by then is not a ransom, but an elite army. In addition, we are also about to transfer, and the meat tickets will be exchanged for money, which is probably not a matter of one or two days, and with this little girl, I'm afraid it's a little troublesome. It's better to sell. ”

"Slave traders' side...... What is the price of such a little girl?" At present, although the state controls the slave trade extremely strictly, and it is generally some criminals who become slaves, this does not prevent black-hearted merchants from coming up with all kinds of ways to hide from the world.

"Pretty girls are very affordable now. Especially those between the ages of 12 and 17...... The last time I drank, I heard that in the south, such a slave girl could be sold for 500 gold Ori. ”

"Five hundred......" The boss hesitated. Judging from the identity of this little girl, if she succeeds in extorting a sum of money, the ransom may be far more than five hundred.

But the boss is the boss after all. No matter what kind of boss he is, he always has a little more insight and a little more brains than his subordinates. The current situation is very bad, and the hostile forces may attack at any time, and there is no time to slowly lay out the situation and extort ransom. On the contrary, it can be given to underground slave traders, but it can be paid with one hand and delivered with the other, which is very fast and convenient. As the saying goes, one sparrow in his hand is better than a hundred sparrows in the woods, so he quickly made up his mind.

"Sixth, wake her up with an antidote. ”

After a while, the little girl woke up. Although her head hurt a little because of the anesthesia of a certain drug, she woke up after all. Then she immediately found herself in the environment.

A little girl wakes up and finds herself in the midst of a group of strangers with bad intentions, and the trepidation and horror cannot be hidden.

"You ......"

"Little girl. The Boss gave a fierce smile. "What's your name?"

"Rude!" this is the little girl's subconscious scolding, but in exchange for a burst of laughter from the villains. This is indeed the first normal reaction of aristocratic children. These children had grown up under the care of the servants, and were born to think that all adults except their parents should bow their heads to them, which is why they said this ridiculous thing.

"Alright, little girl. I don't care what your name is. I'll tell you one thing now, you're mine, I'm going to sell you now, you know?"

The little girl looked around anxiously, the effect of the anesthetic was still there, and she couldn't even stand up, let alone escape.

"If you want to shout, just shout. The boss made a gesture, and one of his subordinates brought him a cigarette, and he lit it and took a long puff. "But I promise, it's useless to shout at a throat. ”

In order to sell people into slavery, it is necessary to carry out some necessary means. After all, the slave trade is a high-risk thing, and an unruly person can't sell it. But it's not particularly difficult to scare a little girl.

"I'm the Queen! How dare you do this to me!" the little girl was actually a little scared and almost cried, but she still pretended to be brave.

"Oh," the boss said in a pretentious voice. "I'm still an archbishop. Why, do you want me to crown you?"

"Don't mess around, I have a personal guard......"

"Ah, where is the dutiful Mr. Guard?" said the Boss slowly, puffing out a puff of his cigarette.

"Here!" a voice came from the location of the basement entrance.