Then, in Raymond's "ignorance", he continued calmly.

Finally, in the middle of the night a few days later...

The bright moon hanging high in the sky cast a miserable white light on the sleeping Headington, and the night breeze with the smell of the sea whistled by, gradually filling the quiet town with an unsettling atmosphere, as if to indicate that it would be an unquiet night.

A mysterious man, wrapped in a black bodysuit, was leaping and jumping across the rooftops of Headington at great speed, towards a house in the center of town.

Coming to the opposite side of the house, the man did not rush to the target, but lay quietly on a roof across the street from the house, listening intently.

When he was sure that there was no one around, he immediately jumped out like a civet cat, lightly touched the middle of the street, and the next moment he had lightly climbed over the outer wall of the opposite room, and did not make any sound from beginning to end.

Climbing up the outer wall of the house to the balcony on the second floor, the man crouched outside the door, and without seeing any movement from him, he quietly opened the door. Then he slammed into the room, and when he entered, he had closed the door with his backhand, and the whole process took place in a matter of seconds, and from the outside, it looked as if nothing had happened.

This is a typical room with a female surname, through the moonlight outside the window, you can see the curvy and graceful figure of the person sleeping on the bed, and a faint female body fragrance fills the air.

However, the man who infiltrated was not in the slightest confused by this temptation, and he walked silently to the bed, and from his point of view, it was Charlotte who was asleep on the bed.

That man was obviously one of the two thieves Paist left behind when he left.

The man's wrist flicked, and he pulled out a dark dagger. Aimed at Charlotte's heart, the dagger in her hand stabbed down like lightning.

However, just as the moment came, from the darkness behind the man, a petite figure suddenly flashed out like a ghost, and at the same time, a bright light drew an arc-shaped trajectory and slashed behind the man.

The man's reaction was also extremely fast, he turned around almost instantly, and at the same time, a series of sparks exploded in the dark room, and the sound of blades striking sounded like popping beans.

The two figures suddenly parted, and each leaped to the side of the room. It seemed that there was no winner or loser, but if you looked closely, you could see that the man was half-crouching on the ground, panting slightly, and from the knee of his right foot, a large blood stain was gradually spreading.

This noise also woke up the sleeping Charlotte, who sat up from the bed, and then found that there were two more people in her room, and couldn't help exclaiming, "Who are you?"

"Meow, I'm Bath, don't make a mistake. The petite figure said, "He's the one who came to kill you." ”

"It's you. Charlotte could hear Bathter's voice, but the room was so dark that she could only see two vague figures.

"Wait, I'll light the lights right away. Charlotte fumbled to light the candlestick beside her bed.

"Wait, don't move yet!" said Bath hurriedly.

At the same time, the man had pounced on Charlotte.

Catwoman then sprang out, and the two met at Charlotte's bedside almost at the same time. Bath slashed at it, but the man didn't resist it, but just took the knife with his body.

The knee injury had greatly affected his mobility, and knowing that there was no hope of escape, the man simply gambled desperately, hoping to exchange his life for the success of the assassination.

Knowing the other party's intentions, Baste hurriedly drew the knife, but because the knife was embedded in the man's body, he was a line slower, taking advantage of this opportunity, the man used his last strength to throw the dagger in his hand at Charlotte.

In an instant, Baste flicked her left hand behind her waist, and drew another scimitar and threw it. The sharp scimitar swirled, chasing the dagger like a spinning silver platter.

At the moment when the dagger was about to stab Charlotte, the scimitar collided with it, and with a clear sound, a spark exploded, and the dagger grazed Charlotte's cheek. The blade was so close to her skin that Charlotte could even feel the chill.

The blow he gave up his life in exchange was still unsuccessful, and the man's eyes flashed with unwillingness, and then a large mouthful of blood spurted out, and his body fell limply.

At this time, Charlotte still maintained the movement just now, and was so frightened that she didn't dare to move at all.

"Whew, it's dangerous, but fortunately I caught up. Seeing that Charlotte was safe and sound, Catwoman wiped her forehead happily: "Otherwise, I really don't know how to explain to the young master." ”

"Hey, are you alright?" walked up to a sluggish Charlotte, and Baster reached out and shook it in front of her eyes.

"Ah!" exclaimed Charlotte, as if she had just come to her senses.

She lit the candlestick on the table, and as the light drove away the darkness, the body of the man who had been slain came into view, causing Charlotte to be frightened again.

"What's going on?who is he??," she asked Barste in a loud voice.

"Meow, you ask so much, how do you ask people to answer. Bath said blankly, "Which one do you want to know first?"

"Who is he?" Charlotte said, pointing to the man's corpse.

"He's a thief left behind by the guy named Paist, who was specially prepared to assassinate you. Baste said, ripping off the corpse's mask, and the man was Mogan.

Charlotte immediately recognized him as one of Paist's retinue, and she couldn't help but say, "Why did he kill me?"

Bath shook her head: "I don't know. ”

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Charlotte looked at Baste and said, "Why are you here?"

Baste hurriedly said: "That's the case, a while ago, the young master accidentally found out that he stayed in Headington and didn't leave, and he felt that there must be some purpose, so he asked me to spy on him." I followed him here tonight to see him sneak in and try to do something to you, so I stopped him. ”

Naturally, Raymond taught her to panic.

Of course, Charlotte won't believe it all, but the facts just now are too thrilling, and she still has lingering palpitations at the moment, and she really doesn't have time to pursue so much.

She said strangely, "Why did Mr. Paist kill me?

"By the way, when I was following him, I found a guy in another place. At this time, Baste said again.

"Who is it?"

"It seems to be the old man named Lambert, and they met before this guy came to kill you. Bath recalled.

"What, Mr. Lambert, it can't be—" Charlotte was taken aback.

She grabbed Baste and said, "Where is he? Take me there, I'm going to ask him for myself." ”

In a remote alley two blocks away from Charlotte's mansion, Lambert waited anxiously for Morgan with two retinues.

"What's the matter, why hasn't he come back?" Lambert paced back and forth nervously, glancing at the entrance of the alley from time to time.

Although he had already made up his mind, this act was really disgraceful, and he was afraid that the matter would be exposed and his reputation would be ruined, and he was excited that he could be recommended to the lower council, and this feeling of suffering from gains and losses made him look very nervous.

At this time, a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley, and Lambert was overjoyed, and he didn't have time to take a closer look before he greeted him: "How is it, have you killed Charlotte... Ah, how are you!?"

When it became clear that the person who appeared was Charlotte, who should have died, Lambert was shocked.

He pointed at Charlotte in disbelief and said, "You... How did you know I was here?"

"Hehe, when you met that guy, I could have seen it clearly. At that moment, Baste poked her head out from behind Charlotte.

Charlotte said in a deep voice, "Mr. Lambert, what the hell is going on?"

Under the pressure of her gaze, Lambert couldn't help but take two steps back. Suddenly, he said to his entourage, "Kill them for me." He turned around and ran.

However, before the two attendants could draw their swords, they saw a white shadow ghostly pass between them. As the two unlucky ghosts splattered blood from their necks, Barster caught up with Lambert and kicked him to the ground, placing the cutlass on his neck.

Feeling the chill of the blade on his neck, Lambert's face suddenly turned to ashes. He was already very old, and at this time it was even more like he had been drained of his soul, and he was extremely depressed.

"Mr. Lambert, you grew up watching me, why did you do this?" Charlotte said with a sad expression as she walked up to Lambert.

Lambert pulled himself together and said, "Because you're only going to lead Headington to the wrong place." ”

"Do you still believe the Confederacy?" said Charlotte, in surprise.

"It's better than letting Headington fall into the hands of that unknown fellow. Lambert snorted, "I failed, I have nothing to say." However, as long as Javier can be killed, Hydington will return to Ravutt sooner or later. ”

"What, you're still going to do something to Mr. Javier?" Charlotte was taken aback, if Javier was assassinated, Headington would really be finished.

"Go and tell Mr. Javier to be careful. Charlotte hurriedly said to Bath, but then remembered that Morgen had already done it, and the other person naturally would not wait until now, and it was too late to warn him.

She changed her tone and said, "You take Mr. Morant, let's go to the garrison's station." ”

Unaware of the conspiracy of Lambert and others, as early as Raymond's calculations, the anxious Charlotte asked Baster to escort Morant and hurried to the garrison's camp.

At this time, outside the camp of the garrison, Fanning was hurrying towards the door.

Lambert followed Morgan to Charlotte's side, while Depero and Spear went to assassinate Javier. Once it was determined that the two were dead, he took the pre-prepared committee order, mobilized the garrison to drive out Raymond, and if the other party refused to leave obediently, he would blame Charlotte's death on their heads and solve the problem by force.

After that, Headington will be able to be accepted into the LaWitt Federation again, and everything will be back on track, without the bandits raging and without the hateful Raymond, although it is a pity to kill Charlotte, but that is also the price that must be paid.

Of course, it would be the most wonderful thing for him, Lambert, and Depero to be in the lower council because of this, and finally not have to stay in this town with no future.

However, for some reason, although the plan had already been drawn up, Fanning's heart became more and more uneasy. Although he was sure that the two thieves would not miss, there was always an inexplicable anxiety lingering in his heart.

Finally, Fanning couldn't wait any longer, and he decided to mobilize the garrison first. Although at this time, she had not received news of Charlotte and Javier's death.

"Who?" said Fanning vigilantly as he reached the gate of the camp.

"It's me. Fanning said in a deep voice.

"It turned out to be Lord Fanning. The garrison recognized him and hurriedly withdrew his weapon: "It's so late, what are you doing here?"

"Is Sean here? Take me to him. Fanning ignored the guards.

Seeing that his face was uncertain, the guards did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led him into the camp.

"Mr. Fanning, why are you here?" said Sean, the commander of the garrison, who was also surprised to see him.

Fanning said: "I am here to take over the garrison, and from now on, everyone will obey my command." ”

"What!?" Sean was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

Fanning said: "The mayor of the town has been assassinated, and now that Hydington has entered a state of emergency, according to the authority of the committee, the garrison is at my disposal from now on." ”

As he spoke, Fanning handed over the pre-prepared order, which was signed by the three members of the committee. In the event that Charlotte is unable to fulfill the duties of the mayor of the town, everything in Headington will be managed by the committee.

"Summer... Mayor Charlotte is dead?" Sean said incredulously, and he mechanically took the order, "What's going on?"

Fanning shook his head: "It's not clear for the time being, but the biggest suspicion is Raymond's gang." So I order you to gather all the garrison at once, and follow me to Raymond's quarters, and find out. ”

This happened so suddenly, Sean still couldn't believe it, he couldn't help but say, "This is not a trivial matter, I hope to confirm the mayor's safety before making a decision." ”

"Don't you see the order?" Fanning said angrily, "Now you will obey the dispatch of the committee and carry out the order at once." ”

Sean was still very hesitant, and Fanning was about to exert pressure again, when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the door: "Oops, why was I suddenly wronged as a murderer?"

"Is that you?" Hearing this, Fanning couldn't believe his ears.

He turned his head in astonishment, and sure enough, he saw Raymond, accompanied by Freddy, striding into the room.

Fanning's uneasiness intensified, why did Raymond appear here? Shouldn't he be in his sleep without knowing anything, greeting the garrison to the door?

Sean also saw that something was wrong, and he silently put away the order and watched what happened.

"Captain Sean, I guess Mr. Fanning must have told you that Charlotte had been assassinated, didn't he?"

"Ahh

"Yes, and he also said that you are the biggest suspect. Sean said cautiously, "I'd love to know, what's going on?"

"Ah, it's actually quite simple, Charlotte is fine. Raymond waved his hand: "On the contrary, Fanning, De Perrot and Morant colluded with Paist, plotted against her, and wanted to assassinate her, but they just framed me in turn." ”

Fanning felt that his eyes were black for a while, and he almost fainted, and the plan had indeed been revealed. It's just, how would this kid know?

However, it is impossible to give up on this point. Fanning forced: "He is talking nonsense, this is just the murderer reversing black and white." Sean, don't listen to his nonsense, get this guy up right now. ”

"Don't waste your time, you won't be naïve enough to think you have a chance to win, will you?" said Freddie scoffingly.

Fanning gritted his teeth and said, "Sean, don't forget that you are from Headington. Don't you even believe me, but you want to believe these outsiders?"

Sean looked at both sides and said slowly, "Until the mayor is dead or alive, I won't believe anyone." ”

"Okay, then send someone to Charlotte's house. Fanning said desperately: "I tell you, she is dead!"

Now Fanning is betting that Raymond is bluffing, and Morgan and Spear will definitely succeed. But in his excitement, he forgot that his current tone was as if he wished Charlotte was going to die.

Sure enough, hearing his words, Sean frowned. At this moment, a garrison member hurriedly ran in: "Captain, mayor, mayor, she..."

"What's wrong with Mayor Mare?" asked Sean quickly.

"I'm fine. Mr. Fanning, I didn't expect you to be involved in the rebellion. At this moment, three men entered the room, and Charlotte was the first.

Charlotte's appearance immediately overwhelmed Fanning, and when he saw Lambert who was being held by Bathter, his face suddenly turned extremely pale.

Fanning knew that he was completely finished.

"Captain Sean, I order you, in the name of Mayor Shawn, to arrest Mr. Fanning immediately on charges of rebellion. Charlotte said to Sean.

It's still unclear what happened, but Charlotte's presence speaks for itself. Sean said in a deep voice, "Mr. Fanning, you heard me. ”

At the same time, a member of the garrison walked towards Fanning, ready to arrest him.

As the garrison approached, Fanning suddenly attacked. He drew the swords of the guards, then took a few steps back against the wall, shouting to the crowd, "Don't come here!"

Everyone was taken aback by his actions, and Baste smiled, touched the scimitar on her waist with both hands, and stepped forward.

"Bath, wait a minute. Raymond stopped her with a wave of his hand.

"Mr. Fanning, stop doing useless things, please restrain yourself. Charlotte stepped forward and said calmly.

"Hmph, I really didn't expect you to escape. Fanning pointed the sword in his hand at Charlotte and sneered, "It seems that I still underestimate you too much." However, as long as you can kill Javier, you can..."

Before he could finish speaking, Freddie said coldly: "Don't be stupid, do you really think that if you and Lambert are planted, will another killer succeed?"

In fact, Fanning knew very well in his heart that tonight's plan had completely failed, but he still couldn't accept the reality. At this moment, listening to Freddy's unceremonious pointing, his stubborn arrogance couldn't help but stagnate, and the hand holding the sword couldn't help but hang down.

Charlotte said at the right time: "Mr. Fanning, surrender." ”

"No, I will never surrender, let me be in prison with those robbers for the rest of my life, I might as well die!" However, unlike the old Lambert, Fanning is quite tough.

Knowing that there was no more hope, Fanning had a look of madness in his eyes. Before Barstone could make a move, he suddenly crossed the sword and swiped it around his neck.

Charlotte exclaimed, but she couldn't stop it, and saw the blood spurting out of Fanning's throat, his body shook twice, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground, and he was already exhausted.

Fanning is a person with a head and a face in Headington after all, looking at his still staring corpse, Charlotte couldn't bear to look away: "Captain Sean, please send someone to collect Mr. Fanning's body." ”

Sean nodded, called in two of the guards, and carried the body out. The two guards didn't know what was going on, and when they suddenly saw Fanning's body, they all showed shocked and inexplicable expressions.

Soon, all that remained in the room was a pool of blood on the ground, as if to remind everyone of what had just happened.

"It's so dangerous, but fortunately I thought that I had to come to the garrison first, so I didn't let Fanning succeed. Charlotte rejoiced.

Then, she walked up to Raymond: "Mr. Raymond, why are you here?"

Raymond said: "Actually, I just received the news that something might happen in Headington City tonight, so I came here to take a look, but I didn't expect to really run into Fanning." ”

As he spoke, he touched Bathter's head: "Bath, you saved Charlotte, well done." ”

"Meow, they're just stumbling into it by mistake. Bath said "modestly". However, the actions of the two of them look like they were rehearsed in advance.

"Do you really know anything?" Charlotte glanced at him.

Raymond shrugged: "Of course, I didn't expect them to be so bold. ”

In fact, by this time, Charlotte was more or less aware that Raymond must know something. However, there is no point in pursuing it at this point.

She wisely gave up the question: "Since Lambert and Fanning have failed, then I suppose Mr. Javier will be fine?"

Raymond Ha smiled: "Maybe, Mr. Javier has been traveling from south to north for so many years, I think he should know how to protect himself." ”

"Let's go and see, then, and hopefully get something out of Mr. Depero's mouth. ”

Afterwards, Charlotte, Raymond and others took the garrison and headed for Javier's residence.

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