Chapter 108: The Secret of the Bureau
As long as a small person like Colby does not fall to the ground and fall in half, it is generally difficult to attract the attention of others, especially at this moment, when the undercurrent of Khorfakan is surging, and he kisses the earth on a platform several meters high, and he is not even qualified to become a nobleman's after-dinner conversation. Soon the incomparably small episode of Colby becoming a pig's head was forgotten in the sewers of Howl Fakan.
Now that the attention of all the idle people in Khor Fakkan is focused on the performance in the palace, the bet between Heller Bixia and Mr. Nan Guo keeps their adrenaline rising, and while they continue to change their supporters, they also make enough advertising effect for this performance, and people's hearts are filled with infinite reverie and anticipation!
But most people can't imagine that both sides of the bet have shifted their attention to other directions, and they seem to have forgotten the content of the bet at the moment.
"Can any of you tell me what this pile of junk represents?" asked Heller, pointing to a few crumpled pieces of paper in front of him, looking at Grand Duke Elvis and Yale in front of him.
"Before we asked to see you, the Grand Duke and I studied the patterns, and we both thought they were sketches of some of the streets of Khauer Fakkan!" Yale said with hesitation.
"These places have one thing in common: they are good for ambushes!" said Grand Duke Elvis with a slight expression.
"Yale, do you think there's anything wrong with these sketches?" Heller asked, looking at Yale's face, a little puzzled.
"I think these maps are a little too easy to come by! I don't think Edlaide should be such a careless person!"
"Lord Yale, the process of getting this map is not as simple as you think, and my men are also taking great risks!" Archduke Elvis said with some dissatisfaction when he heard Yale's words, waving his arms exaggeratedly.
"I think you have this idea entirely because you don't know about the recent situation with the Korby slave caravans. ”
"In the past few days, Edlaide has been asking all the slaves for their opinions on their future lives, and today it happened that Colby fell from a stage several meters high, and he fainted directly, and the doctor of the eldest princess's mansion was busy for a while to save him. Colby and Mr. Nan Guo have a very good personal relationship, and Mr. Nan Guo is worried about Colby's safety, so he hurriedly left his room to visit Colby, which is a very normal thing!"
"Not only that, but during this time, after the rest of the caravan staff left, the slaves were basically in a state of self-management. What does this mean, this means that both Camilla and Mr. Nanguo, oh, even Bixia and the Marquis of Edlaide, you think, trust these slaves. ”
"Besides, if it weren't for Elle Bella's care, how could a few pieces of waste paper without words in the paper basket attract the attention of others!, so Bixia, I think these sketches are still credible!" Elvis turned to Heller.
"What conclusions did you draw from these sketches?"
"The Grand Duke and I have repeatedly compared the locations shown in these sketches, and found that they are all on the way back to Yule's house!"
"Bixia, there are still a lot of things that I need to deal with over there in the Eldest Princess's Mansion, so I won't bother here!" Elvis has been in a high position for a long time, and he knows how to protect himself, he doesn't want to have anything to do with actions that are unfavorable to Yule, and he doesn't want to be someone else's scapegoat like Colin! Hearing that Heller is going to discuss Yule's affairs with Yale, of course he can't stay here and let Heller pull him on the thief ship. Before Yale could finish speaking, he immediately got up from his chair, bowed deeply to Heller, and left the palace as quickly as if he were about to run away.
"Old fox!" Heller scolded in a low voice as she looked at Elvis's back.
"Originally, I was worried that Edlaide would give up on assassinating Yule because of his own safety problems, but now it seems that his retributive personality will probably not change for the rest of his life!
"Edlaide has ordered his men to scout these areas on the map, and even sent people to buy some abandoned houses in the surrounding area. Strange to say, although all the clues in Yale's hands began to point to one point, but without knowing Weishenme, it became more and more difficult for him to make correct judgments.
"Isn't that right, why do you still have this expression?" Heller looked at Yale hesitantly, and his face became less pretty.
weishenme is this expression, is it because the children of those previous 'comrades-in-arms' are also in this operation, you can't do it?
Yale knew very well that the subtext that Heller didn't say must be this one!
This is the fate of the traitor! No matter which camp you belong to before, you will always bear the suspicion from all sides, and the saddest and most helpless suspicion comes precisely from within! Yale's heart resounded with a sorrowful sound, as if he had become a bell at this moment, and the knocks from all sides made him tremble slightly, and he could only feel hollow!
Seeing that Yale's face became extremely ugly, Heller also felt that what he had just said was a bit excessive, and he coughed lightly and changed the subject.
"Any news from Thomas?"
"Thomas Juggernaut should have left Khauerfekan, he seems to have encountered something special, he left in a hurry, leaving only a letter, and left alone, even his apprentice Geoffrey does not know his specific whereabouts. Yale calmed down a little and said.
"'Monlin's No. 1 master!' whenever I need him, he plays for me and disappears, I really don't know if he should belong to my Monlin Empire or my opponent!" Heller said indignantly, followed by another burst of angry scolding.
Thomas had a very high position in the Monlin Empire, and Heller could complain about him unscrupulously, but Yale did not have such courage! Yale stood in front of Heller, and he did not dare to echo a word from beginning to end!
"Looks like we're going to have to leave Simon out of the room! and the others are fine, right?" asked Heller, who vented his frustration for a while, feeling much more comfortable, as he looked at Yale.
Bradley, Jeffrey and Gibran have all agreed to stop Edlaide, and Bradley has even offered to guard the most crucial east gate. It's just Lord Lynn and I haven't been able to contact him, so I wonder how he's prepared?"
"What Mistress Lynn promised will be done! ”
"Can you see the most likely location in Edlaide on the sketch? If we could know that, it would be much easier for us this time. ”
"And even though those three guys are guarding the gates, we'd better not let Edlaide get near there! I hope to be able to solve most of the problems in the city, so that if there is any oversight, we will have a chance to remedy it." Many of the people who came to pick up Edlaide this time had already made up their minds to die. In case Edlaide and they run to the location of the city gate, they will not hesitate to give him the hope of life, as long as he steps out of the city gate, we may find him again!" "Heller felt very helpless and jealous that Edlaide was able to make his subordinates trust him with his life at such a young age!
"Rochester Street! Whether it's the most detailed place where Edlaide sketches or the place where he has set up the most reconnaissance liliang!" This time Yale didn't dare to have any more expressions, and directly said the most intuitive opinion.
"Rochester Street? It is also only a few blocks away from the East Gate and the South Gate, which is also very conducive to highlighting the city of Horfakan. Edlaide is very accurate, and what are you going to do?"
Originally, Yale also wanted to remind Heller that if there was any agreement between Yule and Edlaide, many of the things they were doing now would be useless!
Seeing Heller's determined eyes, and thinking of his attitude towards himself just now, Yale chose to hide this conjecture of himself deep in his heart, no matter what, he did not want to arouse Heller's suspicion anymore! He decided to do everything according to Heller's instructions.
"The three Juggarnats of Geoffrey, Gibran, and Bradley will guard the northern, eastern, and southern gates respectively, and in addition, I have dispatched 5,000 royal guards to replace the city guards to garrison the four gates according to your orders. In addition, I have a hundred archers at each gate, and even if Edlaide can fly into the sky, it will be difficult for him to escape from Halfekan!" Yale thought of these arrangements, his heart was instantly filled with confidence, and at this moment he secretly vowed that he must establish his position in Heller's heart through this battle!
While Heller was stepping up the arrangement, Li Zijun was also busy nervously. After arranging for someone to take care of Colby, who had fallen asleep, he immediately returned to his room with Camilla.
"Did we all guess wrong? Ellebella wasn't bought, how do I think this room doesn't seem to be what I imagined!" Li Zijun looked at the situation in the room, and asked with suspicion at Catherine, who had been hiding in the room.
"Or did you clean it up?"
Camilla was also puzzled, and she was also looking at Catherine with questioning eyes.
As an excellent assassin, Catherine was extremely good at hiding herself, and because of this trait, she was arranged by Jenny to enter the Eldest Princess's Mansion to protect Li Zijun's safety. Regarding this matter, Li Zijun had already greeted Camilla, and Camilla also wanted to learn the truth from Catherine's mouth at this time.
"You're not mistaken, it's just that this Ellebella is too cunning!" Catherine said as she took the waste paper from the paper basket and poured it on the table, she casually spread out a few pieces of paper, and Li Zijun immediately discovered the mystery.
"She's already taken everything inside!?" both Li Zijun and Camilla breathed a sigh of relief, Ellebella took the sketch as a very important part of their jihua, and they were glad to have made a good start.
Catherine looked at the two and nodded earnestly.
"Not only did he take all the waste paper from the paper basket, but he also set up this illusion to deceive you. If I hadn't seen all this with my own eyes, I really couldn't believe that such a little beauty I had seen pity would be this kind of person!"
"That's not all, there is nothing wrong with the papers she is looking through, they are arranged exactly in the order I left! It seems that we have underestimated her a little, she is not as simple as we thought!" Li Zijun sighed.
"Where did she go after she left here?"
She went to see the Grand Duke Elvis, but it wasn't long before she secretly returned to her room. It seems that her betrayal was not successful!" Catherine saw Li Zijun's face change slightly, and she hurriedly continued.
"Fortunately, this unsuccessful is only for her personally!"
"While Ellebella was thinking about her future, the Grand Duke hurried out with someone, and I overheard that the Grand Duke's expression was both nervous and excited, and I also overheard that the destination of the Grand Duke's trip was the Imperial Palace!"
"I was worried that the metaphor was too secretive, and Ellebella was disappointed. Well, her excellent performance has become the biggest help for us Jihua!I'm starting to think she's a good person!" Li Zijun said with a slight eyebrow.
"How's Troope going?"
"His acting skills are outstanding! From start to finish, we didn't find any traces of acting. It's just that whether Heller Zuihou will fall for you, I'm afraid only God can know, but you must not pray, because we all feel that God doesn't like your voice so much, especially your singing!" After kissing Li Zijun in front of everyone, Catherine was no longer as reserved as before, and Li Zijun immediately felt her extremely ironic humor!
"I just sang those two sentences casually, so that you won't laugh at it until today!" Li Zijun complained.
When Catherine first arrived, she and Camilla overheard Li Zijun humming a few lyrics, and he has been ridiculed to this day.
"I won't discuss your so-called 'singing' with you first, yesterday when Boswell sent his second sister out of the city, he accidentally found an extra red strip on the inside of the collar of the city defense army, do you think this incident made you feel happier?"
For the sake of Jenny's safety, Lee asked Bilboom to forcibly send her out of Khauerfekan.
"There's an extra red on the inner collar? The special emblem of the Monlin Royal Guard! It seems that Heller has replaced the city defense with the Royal Guard, and he has finally begun to make a move! Fortunately, we still have some preparations, otherwise our casualties will at least double!" Despite saying this, Li Zijun was still worried, and his good mood just now also vanished.
"Hey, the person who sent my second sister out of the city will become Boswell? I remember that the person who assured me of my second sister's safety was Uncle Bilbom!" Li Zijun didn't understand that they suddenly made such a temporary change.
"You don't care about your loved ones so much!" Catherine said, shaking her head and pretending.
Hearing Catherine say this, Li Zijun immediately remembered the changes he had found in Jenny, and he finally understood the reason for these changes. Suddenly, a little sour feeling rose in his heart, and there was about to be another person to share his sister's care with him!
But soon Li Zijun figured everything out, Jenny has been suffering in pain for so many years, she was finally able to come out today, the most important thing he should do is to be happy for her and send her the most sincere wishes!
Thinking of this, Li Zijun's mood also became relaxed.
"Immediately order Boswell to go out of the city to protect my sister's safety, don't let Boswell participate in this operation, the same pain, I can't let my second sister suffer twice!"
Catherine wasn't teasing him either, nodding firmly.
"When are you going to meet Yule? Yule's original idea was for him to attract Heller's attention, so as to cover your escape from Khauerfakan, and finally use this way to preserve the family's honor in the Monlin Empire, and have Gavin's hope of continuing the family in the Dongyu Empire!, but now you just want to make a mess of Halfakan, do you think Yule will agree with your thoughts?" Camilla couldn't help but remind her when she saw that Li Zijun seemed to have forgotten about Yule.
"It's really embarrassing for Yule, but it's also a decision I have no choice but to make! I just wanted to get out of Khorfakan, and I'll wait until I get out of the city. ”
"But now it's different! I have more resources in my hands, and I have more responsibility to protect them! If I can't give Heller a head start in the city of Khorfekan, these people who are besieging us will become our pursuers in the blink of an eye, and when that time comes, I am afraid that not many of us here will be able to see the sun of the motherland again! This is also the reason why I asked Catherine to give him Jihua before the meeting. On the one hand, I want to show my trust in him, and on the other hand, I also want to give him a space to think, if he opposes this Jihua, I will still abide by our previous agreement!"
Camilla nodded slightly when she heard Li Zijun say this, which is also one of the things that Li Zijun admires more. No matter what Li Zijun does, he will use a bottom line to restrain himself, no matter how difficult Zuihou is, he will not allow himself to cross or even touch that bottom line. That's the principle of his existence!
"Father, what do you think of Edlaide's jihua?" Gavin saw that his father had just read the jihua that Edlaide had sent, so he gently put it aside, and was silent for a long time, he couldn't help but ask.
"You've already seen this jihua, what do you think?" Yule asked without answering.
"This jihua is very thorough and detailed"
"I'm not here to talk to you about this Jihua, I'm going to talk to you about Edlaide as a person!" Yule waved his hand to stop Gavin from continuing, re-emphasizing his question.
"Edlaide?" Gavin had been studying the pros and cons of this since he received it, and had never thought about Yule's question, when he suddenly heard his father ask, and he didn't know how to answer it for a while.
"I'm sorry, father, I didn't think about it!" Gavin said honestly, he never had to lie to his father, and this was what Yule liked most about him.
"Atmosphere! I read the atmosphere of Edlaide all the way! I'm not as good as him!" Yule sighed.
"This jihua is ingenious, well-arranged, and is aimed at Heller's character weaknesses everywhere, and it is not too difficult to execute, and the military talent of the Marquis of Edredde can be seen! ”
"Of all your siblings you are the most wonderful, and that's why I've always kept you around, and I want the family to be inherited and developed in your hands, and I've even braved the world's condemnation to work with Edlaide. But you have to remember that in order to do this, you have to improve your vision and structure, and pay more attention to things other than the article!"
"Just like now, if you were Edlaide, would you put such a detailed book in the hands of your former enemy?" Yule's words were like a midnight bell, and Gavin was shocked, and then he understood the true meaning of Yule's previous words.
"Not only that, do you think that Edlaide will give us advice and protect the family just in exchange for his safe departure? Even if it is this Jihua book he sent, he has extremely far-reaching intentions. You don't think it's Edlaide fighting! You just stand here, think everything through, and then talk to me about it. Yule's words fell head-on like a basin of ice water, pouring Gavin from top to bottom, freezing Gavin, who was already drenched in cold sweat, shivering.
It took a while for Gavin to clear his thoughts, and the more he thought about it, the more he was shocked, the more he thought about it, the more incredible he felt, and the eyes he looked at his father with more and more admiration!
"Have you figured it out?" Yule had witnessed Gavin's maturity, and he had a sense of satisfaction that he had never gotten before, and he could finally leave with peace of mind.
"Edlaide's cooperation with us will make the eldest prince an invisible beneficiary, and as long as the eldest prince can stand, his battle with the eldest princess for the heir of Monlin will continue. Heller's original intention should be more inclined to the eldest prince, and Empress Athena hopes that Jima can fulfill her unfulfilled wish! Heller represents the orthodox Liliang of the Monlin Empire, and Athena has the support of the Empress Dowager and a powerful family behind her, and the victory or defeat of Zuihou is still unknown. And this conspiracy against you, even if it can't be completely revealed to the world afterwards, it will be known to the upper echelons of Menglin. Mutual vigilance is inevitable!"
"Such a result will eventually make it impossible for the Monlin Empire to integrate Liliang into one place for a long time, let alone the so-called external expansion! This will also greatly reduce the threat of the Monlin Empire to the Dongyu Empire, and further widen the gap between the two countries!" Speaking of this, Gavin couldn't help but shudder, he looked at his father in surprise, and he thought of a possibility, hoping to get his father's approval. But Yule closed his eyes, as if he hadn't noticed his son's new thoughts.
Gavin didn't expect his father to have this expression, and he couldn't help frowning slightly.