Section 226 - Playing with fire and self-immolation
Lord Morin?!
If this title were to come out of the mouth of the civilian comprador Curran next to Lin Mo, I am afraid that it would only attract many derogatory and negative reactions such as ridicule, disdain, contempt, and ridicule.
But it was said without warning from the mouth of this captain of the Imperial City Defense Army, it was really unbelievable?!
What is even more surprising is that this squad leader even took the initiative to make an extremely solemn half-kneeling salute to the other party, could it be that this Lord Morin is still some kind of big person? Even a second-class officer can hardly let the city defense army make such a big salute!
The identity of this young man with black hair and black eyes seems unusual?
Tenessa, the leader of the Holy Flame Demon Crystal Society, looked at her in surprise, her delicate and smooth face could not hide her surprise.
Not only her, but others also reacted, especially the arrogant triangular-eyed alchemist, who was even more stunned as if he had seen a ghost.
The fourth-class civil affairs official of the empire, the corners of Reynolds's mouth twitched, and his face was shocked.
"Captain Hardy, why are you on duty on the 'Spell Array Street'?"
Lin Mo smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to help, and saw that the other party stood up obediently, his waist was as straight as a javelin, and he gently slapped his chest in return!
"It's a rotation, exchanging duty areas with another squad, the practice of the city defense army, Lord Morin, what can I do for you!"
Others may not know what happened, but Hardy knows very well what happened yesterday in the newly built dueling arena outside the city.
In addition to the royal guards, the city defense army also deployed a lot of manpower to maintain the order and safety of the duel arena, so Hardy was fortunate to watch this thrilling and tragic duel battle with those dignitaries who could afford to watch the battle.
The Slan Empire single-handedly fought against the warriors of the Tessie Empire and the Portland Republic without defeat, and the three sides of the twenty battles were drawn, and the last Lord Morin was challenged to play, and no one expected that. Although he is no longer a dragon knight, he has changed beyond everyone's expectations, becoming the first and unique Xuanyu Huangxing knight under the sky.
The dragon god is above, and the body of the demon beast that covers the sky and the sun just by looking at it makes people feel chills in their hearts, just ask who is still his opponent.
And that's not all, in a duel with the Portlanders who blatantly cheated on drugs, Lord Merlin was promoted to become a status sword god powerhouse, and challenged the nations with the strength of consecutive victories.
That's right, it's a blatant challenge, and the audience is suppressed for a while. Silent. The envoys of the Tessie Empire and the Republic of Portland were disgraced, and they fled in disgrace, presumably from today onwards, they will inevitably become the laughing stock of the Slan Empire.
Although the duel battle has ended, the domineering figure shrouded in the heavy armor of the black knight has penetrated deeply into Hardy's heart, as a man, it should be so.
The relationship between the two sides that had been in the city of Deland made him immediately recognize this lord who was once a dragon knight, and even made a solemn ceremony out of respect from the bottom of his heart. I am even more happy in my heart, I am really lucky to meet this adult here.
"This Mr. Alchemist said that someone had robbed him of his alchemy, hmm. And this chubby fourth-class official is also a witness, Hardy, you can look at it!"
Even force was not worth using, and Linmer's words made Zangwill's and Reynolds' hearts sink on the spot, like falling into an ice cellar.
The white-haired girl leader of the Holy Flame Demon Crystal Society, Tenya, was still happy in her heart. I didn't recklessly get involved in this dispute, otherwise I might have been implicated.
An alchemist and a fourth-class official may seem high to the common people, but they are simply not enough in high society. Not even qualified to step in.
Even in the dueling arena outside Deland City yesterday, on the one hand, the magician who projected the picture inside Deland City did not have the habit of zooming in on the close-up, and on the other hand, Lin Mo was not wearing that dark black armor, and it was natural that Zangwill, Reynolds and others did not know Lin Mo's origin.
"Yes, sir!"
Hadi, the leader of the Ninth City Patrol Squad, nodded vigorously, turned his head to look at the triangular-eyed alchemist and the pot-bellied imperial official, and once again regained his rough voice and shouted: "Say, who is robbing just now? What did you rob? What does that robber look like? Our city defense army will definitely give you an explanation!"
Zangwill's arrogance vanished, and cold sweat immediately soaked his back, and he quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, no, this lord, you must have heard it wrong, there is no robbery here." ”
"Yes, yes, there was no robbery, everything was normal, nothing. ”
Reynolds also had an unnatural face, which was completely contradictory to Fang Cai's words.
Although according to the rank in the system, he is higher than the captain of the city defense army, but now he is within the scope of the other party's duties, the current official is not as good as the current management, and now the other party's voice is greater than his own, if he is accidentally impeached, I am afraid that not only will he be unable to escape the blame of his boss, but his position will be difficult to protect.
These words can fool others, but they can't fool the city defense army who deals with the three sects and nine streams all day long, and as soon as the words of the two parties are compared, the captain of the ninth patrol city, Hadi, immediately noticed something unusual.
He pointed to the middle-aged swordsman lying in a pool of blood, and said coldly: "What the hell is going on? Who can explain it to me? There is also the robbery, who was robbed, please stand up." ”
Hardy completely made a businesslike appearance, which was exactly what Lin Mo wanted.
"No, no, no, this is my entourage, and suddenly an old wound recurred and died, and it has nothing to do with anyone else, nothing to do with it. ”
Zangwill's face immediately turned green, and he hurriedly accompanied the smiling face, thinking about sending the captain of the city defense army away quickly.
He couldn't understand it, Lin Mo dragged him to the ditch with just a word, and if he continued like this, he was afraid that he would be cocooned and burned.
The city defense army of the imperial capital Delan City is not as easy to talk as the soldiers of ordinary cities, but there is the royal family behind it, even the ministers of the court and the central government have to weigh it.
The other guests on the second floor hid far away for the first time, and did not hear the conversation between Fang Cai Zangwei and the others and Lin Mo.
The people of the Holy Flame Demon Crystal Society, including the president Tenessa, all remained silent and neutral without exception, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to themselves.
Fortunately, otherwise at this time, a random person would stand up and tell the truth, and Zangwill and Reynolds would immediately fall into big trouble.
But the gods didn't seem to be willing to let the two of them go so easily, and Hardy, who already had a number in his heart, glanced at the others and looked at Lin Mo again. He changed his respectful tone and said, "Lord Morin, you are also at the scene, I wonder if Lu Dao can provide some clues for the lowly." ”
At this time, the situation was completely out of the control of Zangwill and Reynolds, and the initiative was completely in the hands of Lin Mo.
The words of Hadi, the captain of the city defense team, immediately made Zangwill's face pale, as if his conspiracy would be exposed at any time, it's over, it's all over!
"The alchemist of Zangwill said that I robbed him of two alchemy artifacts and killed his retinue at the same time. Mistress Reynolds was able to testify to this. ”
Sure enough, Lin Mo repeated the words of the triangular-eyed alchemist.
fell into his ears, and Zangwille seemed to see the other party taking the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, and shouted "no" in his heart!
But he offended the other party ruthlessly, and there was no room for maneuver at all, so he could only watch the other party push him into the abyss.
"No, no, that's his side of the story, please don't believe him. This is a planting!"
Zangwill was already in a state of confusion, and quickly shouted incoherently.
"Planting a blame on yourself? Are you kidding? It's clear that you have a ghost in your heart!"
"Someone!"
"In!"
The entire second floor of the Holy Flame Demon Crystal Society was shaken by the soldiers' loud shouts in unison.
"Take it!" In the decisive order, the eyes of the Ninth Patrol Squad Leader Hardy looked back and forth between the triangular-eyed alchemist and the imperial official, revealing a grim smile.
The city defense team rushed up and surrounded Zangwille and Reynolds. At the same time, he casually knocked out the weapons in the hands of the opponent's guards and entourage, unceremoniously pressed him to the ground and began to search his body violently.
Although these guards and retinues may be more skilled than these soldiers, they did not dare to resist in the slightest, and the city defense army was more than just a well-trained army. Even if they defeated or even killed this small group of soldiers, the next price would be beyond their reach, whether it was the constant rush of soldiers. Or those tough and ruthless warriors.
"No, no, I'm an official of the Empire, you can't do this to me, Holy Flame Demon Crystal Society, you should be fair!"
In the eyes of the soldiers of the city defense army, there are only orders, there is no great big man at all, the fourth-class civil affairs official Reynolds just shouted a few words, and was punched on the fat belly by the soldier who did not know which one did it, screamed, fell to the ground and gasped for air, unable to say a word.
At this time, Reynolds could only put the last glimmer of hope that represented the life-saving straw on the white-haired girl leader of the Holy Flame Demon Crystal Society.
Seeing the fat-headed and big-eyed guy with a look of both pleading and threatening, the girl with the slanted white hair and ponytail turned her head away, and a fluttering sentence gave the two of them the most difficult blow.
"Both of them are lying!"
Neither professionally nor in conscience, Tenya could not allow herself to be in the league with these two disgusting and ugly fellows against her will.
What's more, in the current situation, whether it is morality or strength, this mysterious young man with black hair and black eyes has the absolute upper hand.
"What a bold man, he dared to frame Lord Morin, bring them all back to me, and interrogate me severely. ”
Ignoring all the pleading and threatening words of Zangwill, Reynolds and others, Hardy, the leader of the Ninth Patrol Team of the City Defense Army, waved his hand and asked his soldiers to escort these guys who offended their heroes out of the city.
"Rest assured, Lord Morin, I will give you an explanation, and I ask you to assist us with our inquiries when you are free. ”
There was no arrogant shouting of "follow me to the city yamen!" that was most commonly used by the city defense army, and the attitude of this city defense squad leader was extremely humble.
As a veteran of the city defense army, Hardy knows very well that as long as he does business and everything goes according to the regular process, others will want to take revenge at this time, and he can't find any opportunity.
"There is no problem, Captain Hardy, it is the duty of every nobleman and citizen of the empire to cooperate with the work of the city defense army, and I also ask the city defense army to handle this matter fairly and justly. ”
Lin Mo bowed slightly and nodded to the captain of the city defense army to express his gratitude.
From beginning to end, he fired only one shot, and he didn't even move his fighting spirit.
This triangular-eyed alchemist and the fourth-class official with a crooked heart and a crooked mouth ended up like this, which can only be blamed on themselves, they have no eyesight, they are dead, and they cannot live.
"Yes, my lord, I will definitely handle this matter impartially!"
Hardy made a serious expression, but exchanged glances with Lin Mo tacitly, biting the word "impartial" extremely hard.
"No, don't, let me go, I'm an alchemist, you can't catch me like this!"
"Shameless! I will go to the military headquarters to accuse you and impeach you to His Majesty the Emperor! You have no right to arrest me. ”
"Shut up!" The protests of the two main parties turned into howls like ghosts and wolves as the soldiers shouted, punched and kicked.
If it weren't for Zangwill's deliberate blockade, I'm afraid that Reynolds, a fourth-class civil affairs official who was successfully taken to the ditch by his pig teammates, would not have thought that they would end up like this. (To be continued......)