“How are you doing, do you see clearly?” At the corner of the business road not far from Solonborg, a man wearing a black cloak and burqa asked another person.
"Sir, you see clearly. That bastard has entered Sauronburg." Another man who was observing secretly not far away from the gate of Sauronburg a moment ago said softly.
The two of them chased from the valley to Sauron Castle, but they still failed to catch up with this guy who was a hunter. This person was particularly good at concealing his whereabouts and caused a lot of trouble for his pursuers. When the trace was finally discovered, this person had already arrived near Sauronburg. Because he was worried about attracting the soldiers guarding the city, he could only follow this guy secretly to find out his origins. In this way, you won't come home empty-handed, and you will have an explanation for yourself.
"Okay, in this case, we will return to the valley immediately tomorrow morning and report the situation to your Excellency."
Not long after, the two of them quietly headed north at night.
A few days ago, the two of them, along with their soldiers and hounds, went to the south of the workshop area to capture two escaped laborers.
Previously, according to people from the Construction Department, the two had not seen anyone before starting work the next day. I sent people to search all over the surrounding areas but no one was found. In order to avoid more troubles, we can only report this situation to the Government Affairs Office, and then request the Military Affairs Office to send someone to look for it.
After Art learned about this, he analyzed the situation of the previous group of Lombard businessmen and analyzed that the two people were probably spies sent by Lombardy. Immediately, Ron was sent to search south with a dozen people and two hounds. All this while avoiding the two Provençal caravan guards who were still working on the construction site in the valley.
A few days later, Art used the excuse that the caravan needed to recruit new people, and ordered the government officials to arrange for the two guys to take care of the goods at the trading company's warehouse in the valley. What Art did was tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house. But on the other hand, Ron has arranged people to closely observe every move of the two. Once they reveal their tail, immediately close the net. Since these four people were able to sneak into the valley without anyone noticing, they must be extraordinary and must have a special mission on their shoulders. Once the enemy is alerted, all arrangements will be in vain.
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In the Lord's Hall on the second floor of the Valley Wooden Castle, Art sat alone on the big leather chair in the study after finishing his official duties. A series of things that have happened in recent days have given the Earl of Wales a headache.
When the Province of Wells was first established, it should have concentrated on building its territory, but being disrupted by Lombardy in the south made Art instantly feel threatened. If the Lombards really attack before the construction of the territory is completed, they will definitely cause a lot of trouble for themselves.
Just when Art was lost in thought, there was a sound of heavy footsteps on the stairs.
咚～咚咚～
"Come in."
Ron pushed open the wooden door.
"Master, the two men sent to the south are back."
Art immediately stood up and asked: "Did they catch the bastard who escaped?"
Ron lowered his head, feeling guilty that his men had not completed their mission.
Seeing Ron's expression, Art understood in his heart.
"However," Ron said again, "According to the reports of the pursuing soldiers, that guy finally entered Sauronburg~"
"Solonburg?" Art was shocked. No matter what, I will never forget these words, as well as the robber-turned-Lombard Count Walder Burley who once occupied this castle.
"Yes, sir. Originally, the two of them had followed the footprints to track the bastard, but because they were already in the sight of the soldiers guarding the city of Sauron Castle, they had to give up the action." Ron explained.
After a moment, Art said: "They did the right thing. If others caught us, we wouldn't know that the bastard was related to Walder Burley. From this point of view, I have been targeted by him!"
"Sir, what should I do with the two caravan guards?"
"I will observe them for a while first, and I want to see what that bastard Walder wants to do to me. Send someone to keep an eye on those two bastards, and never let them run away!" Art gritted his teeth and glared ahead.
"Where is the guy who was bitten to death by the hound?" After a moment, Art asked.
"Master, I ordered people to chop off his head and bring him back. The body was left in the valley to feed the wolves." Ron said calmly, without any pity in his heart.
At turned around and glanced at Ron, and said: "Okay, keep that head for me first, I will still have use for it later~"
"Yes, sir."
"Where are the two hounds?"
"Sir, are the hounds well taken care of?" Ron took great care of the two hounds. Had it not been for the hounds discovering the two men's whereabouts this time, it would have been impossible to discover that they were Walder Burley's people.
"Last time, a hound saved my life and that of some high-ranking officers of the legion. This time it has made a great contribution. It should be fed well." Art said with emotion. "When you go down, instruct the kitchen. From now on, feed the two hounds more beef and mutton every day. This will be my reward for them~"
"Yes, Master."
The flat nose was observing the situation in the hut, and looking around from time to time.
"You boy, how many times have I told you to concentrate, but you just don't listen." Oliver, who was standing behind the man, admonished.
"Sir, you are still awesome." The task force flattered him.
"Hurry, hide, they are coming." Then the two of them hurriedly hid behind the pile of boulders around them.
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"Joel, have you figured out how to deal with that bastard?" Norman looked around and asked Joel in a low voice, who was good at poisoning.
"You give me a few more days, and I promise to let him die cleanly without leaving any trace." Joel promised, patting his chest.
"I'm counting on you this time. After we go back, I will definitely ask Wadbury to reward you well."
"Then I'll thank you in advance~"
"Easy to say, easy to talk~"
Four eyes looked through the cracks in the stone at the two people who were gradually moving away~
.........
"Oli, I'm back!"
In a newly built two-story wooden house not far to the north of the wooden castle, Ron's voice reached Ollie's ears as she was preparing lunch in the kitchen.
"Honey, I'm here~" Ollie replied, with a hint of excitement in her tone.
This is the new house that Art gave to Ron when they got married. When the house was completed, Ron and Ollie moved into their new home and started a new life.
Watching Ollie and Ron become a family, Lottie felt sincerely happy. She has always been careful, so that Ollie can spend more time with Ron, she no longer allows Ollie to be by her side at all times. He also asked Art to give Ron a certain amount of free time so that the couple could get together often.
At, who has been fighting abroad all year round, of course understands Lottie's thoughts and immediately agrees.
"Honey, have you missed me?" Ron quietly walked into the kitchen and hugged Ollie's slim waist from behind.
The more Ollie struggled, the tighter Ron held her.
"Stop making trouble, please help me take out the bread, otherwise it will burn in a while~" Ollie said delicately.
"Then how do you repay me?"
"I~"
Ron remained motionless, waiting for Ollie's sweet kiss.
"Oh, life is so sweet for these young couples!" Oliver, holding the dagger in both hands and leaning outside the door for a long time, finally spoke, and then opened the kitchen door curtain.
“That’s right, Chief Ron, please ask your sister-in-law to introduce a girl to us sometime~” Another task force member also joked, sticking his head out from beside Oliver and looking in.
A moment ago, after the two spies left the pile of rocks, Oliver brought another guy to report the new situation to Ron, the bodyguard responsible for Art's security. As soon as the two of them walked to the door, they heard Ron and Ollie talking to each other in the kitchen, and they were inseparable. He simply walked in quietly and leaned against the kitchen door to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two.
"You bastard, how dare you eavesdrop!" Ron suddenly removed his hands from Ollie's waist.
"Sir Ron, we have just arrived. We were going to report military affairs to you, but unexpectedly you were making out with your sister-in-law~" Oliver winked at Ron with a playful look on his face.
As soon as Ron heard that the two men had come to report on military affairs, he immediately became serious. Said: "Go out and talk!"
...
"Tell me, what's the matter?" After inviting Oliver to sit down, Ron asked.
Oliver motioned to the guy who came with him to keep an eye on the door, while he explained the situation he had just discovered.
"Sir Ron, I guess those two guys will take action in the next few days."
Ron suddenly opened his eyes wide and said: "Tell me your basis."
"We found that the thin man has been secretly going to the kitchen behind the castle in recent days. Today, another guy went with him and stayed there for a while before leaving."
"Kitchen?"
Ron stood up and walked around the room, thinking about the next actions of the two spies.
If the purpose of the two of them is to assassinate their master, it is obvious that they will not succeed. Not to mention that they are always under surveillance, even if they avoid surveillance, there are still guards around the wooden castle. As a result, assassination can only be carried out through other means. According to what Oliver told us, it seemed that the two spies planned to poison the food to achieve their goal. In this case, why not make a plan and use this opportunity to find out the true purpose of the two people.
Ron suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Oliver: "Oliver, when you go back, continue to monitor those two bastards closely, and I will make a decision after I report the matter to the master."
"Yes!"
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"...Master, this is the situation. It seems that those two bastards can't sit still and plan to attack you." In Art's study on the second floor of the wooden castle, after Oliver and the two left, Ron hurriedly came to report.
"Hmph, they want to kill me, Art Wood Wells, but they don't have the ability yet!" Art said, slamming his fist on the table.
"Ron, I'll leave this matter to you. I have only one request. No matter what method you use, you must pry out from their mouths who is the mastermind behind the scenes before cutting off their heads!"
"Yes, sir!"
…
Late at night, a room for the guards to rest in the warehouse of the Continental Trading Company in the valley was brightly lit. The two guards responsible for guarding the warehouse were sitting at the table. One of them took off his boots by the light, and took out a small bag of black powder tightly wrapped in sheepskin from the inside of the shoe.
"What is this?" The snub-nosed guard looked at the powder in front of him and planned to reach out and touch it.
"Don't move!" The thin guard quickly stopped him. "This is the poison I carefully prepared. Once it comes into contact, the skin will slowly rot. If it is eaten into the stomach, you will definitely die!"
Hunting my nose and widening my eyes, I didn't expect that although the thing in front of me looked inconspicuous, it was so poisonous.
"I have observed that every night late at night, there will be a person left in the kitchen. At the fixed time, that person will deliver the prepared food to the wooden castle. Except for the busy earl, it is impossible for anyone to receive such treatment." The thin man fiddled with the black powder on the table with a branch, getting carried away.
As usual, there is always one person left in the wooden castle kitchen to prepare food for Earl Art, who often deals with literary matters late at night and needs to fill his stomach.
It’s just that today’s servant is a different person. To make sure nothing goes wrong, the servant in the kitchen who looks similar to Oliver is replaced by Oliver, who has never appeared in front of the two spies.
In the kitchen, Oliver, who was a woodcutter, had already lit the firewood in the stove and boiled the water in the deep pot. He planned to make a delicious mutton soup for the earl tonight to warm him up.
Not long after, this agile guy had chopped the leg of lamb into fine pieces and poured them all into the pot. Then add firewood to the stove while preparing other seasonings. He was completely unaware of the two spies who had been observing him for a long time not far away.
After the mutton soup in the pot boiled, Oliver stirred it. Suddenly, the bottom plate tightened, and a feeling of shit came over me. Oliver quickly put the lid on the pot, forgot about the door, and ran towards the hut not far away~
"Hey, why did that guy suddenly run away?" The thin man was puzzled.
"Isn't this just right? Quick, you go poison me, and I'll look out for the wind. Otherwise, you'll miss such a good opportunity."
"Okay!"
Then the two of them split up.
Not long after, Oliver put on his belt, breathed a sigh of relief, slowly came out of the hut, and walked towards the kitchen.
At this time, the mutton soup has been cooked and the aroma is fragrant. Oliver put out the open fire on the stove and poured the mutton and soup into a large bowl. Entering the wooden castle with steaming mutton soup~
Watching the servant enter the wooden castle, the flat nose and the thin man hiding in the dark secretly rejoiced. After lurking for several days, it was finally done. Now I just need to go back and wait for the news. Tomorrow morning the news of the death of the Earl of Wales will spread throughout the valley. Once the storm had passed, the two of them found an opportunity to leave the valley and go back to receive the reward.