Dust of History Chapter 51: Your kindness is worse than a fart

"Tell me, what did you see in the woods outside the city two mornings ago?" Clovis looked at the woman shrinking in front of him, majestic like a lion facing its prey issue orders.

On the way slowly leaving the capital, Xuan was caught by a large group of soldiers. The toss and fear all the way made Xuan extremely embarrassed. She said tremblingly: "I didn't see anything, I don't know anything, you guys Why catch me...."

Clauvis didn't get angry or warn or say anything, he didn't even try to make sure this was the person he was looking for. He always felt that such an inferior pariah was not worth spending any time talking about. He reached out and grabbed a strand of hair on her forehead with **** and pulled it.

Miss Prostitute let out a scream, and the soft and smooth hair she cherished so much left her immediately with a piece of **** scalp, and the blood immediately flowed all over her cheeks.

Fingers were a little wet with blood, Clovis frowned, threw away the small thing in his hand like flicking booger, then grabbed Xuan by the hair and lifted her up from the ground , very succinctly ordered: "Don't let me delay too much time. Say."

Xuan was in so much pain that she couldn't speak, the blood flowed out from her hair, staining half of her face red, she barely stood up, covering her head and whimpering, the tears mixed into the blood as soon as they came out of her eyes and disappeared without a trace.

Clovis sighed in disgust. He felt extremely disgusted. He didn't know what it meant to create such a low-level and stubborn person. Did he deliberately waste the precious time of a noble person like him? He dropped the trashy woman and walked out the door. Because the content of the interrogation is temporarily classified, he cannot let anyone get close to this witness casually.

Clauvis said to the guard officer who was waiting outside: "Go and call me the interrogator in the cell." A group of experts, they have already developed this eccentric trade to the height of what they consider to be art. Clovis has great confidence in them. He has seen one of the strongest spies persevere for two days and one night, only accepting half of the craftsmanship of those artists, and then completely collapsed, saying everything that can be said. At that time, except for the parts that controlled his speech, his whole body was still intact, and he was basically not recognizable as a person.

Suddenly, a guard ran over to him and said, "Master Duke Mrak is looking for you and told you to go there for something important. He will wait for you at the gate of the palace first."

"Understood." Clovis hesitated. It must be a very important thing to go to the palace with the Duke. Anyway, he has already been caught, so it doesn't matter if it is slow here. He originally wanted the interrogator to work here first, and when he came back, all the things he wanted could be arranged like dishes on the table, but after thinking about it carefully, he decided to forget it. The things obtained through torture must be very important. If the interrogator knows something that he should not know and uses it to talk nonsense, then the gain will not be worth the loss. It is better to direct by himself. So he nodded and decided: "I'll call the interrogator when I come back." He looked at the officer with murderous eyes. "Remember, you must never allow anyone to touch this woman casually, do you understand?"

"I know." The guard officer nodded vigorously as if he wanted to speak with his head. He is very aware of Clovis' temper. Although it is annoying to serve these big men, he can only serve them carefully and hard.

Shortly after watching this big shot leave, another big shot came again. But even though this young hero is also in a high position, he gives people a completely different feeling. No matter who sees that face that is always soft, it is very comfortable. The guard officer hurriedly saluted: "Hello, sir."

"Hello." The young officer returned the salute with a smile. "It's hard work standing guard here. I heard that you have captured a strange female prisoner, who is some kind of witness. I want to go and see her, can I?"

Such a noble person, such a kind smile, such gentle and courteous words, made people feel uncomfortable all over. What's more, he can't be regarded as a "casual" person anyway. The officer also nodded vigorously: "Of course."

Asa was summoned by Bishop Ronnies early in the morning and asked him about the situation of his ambush. Consciously or unintentionally, he didn't say anything about the prostitute Xuan, but vaguely said that he was lured into an ambush by their tricks, and then Sandro rushed to kill the ambush. Sandro also told Asa in advance about the things being stolen from Sandro so that he would not tell Bishop Ronis.

He was a little surprised that Captain Roland figured out the general situation so quickly, and saw that it was the Necromancer who shot and killed those members. What was even more surprising was that even if Captain Roland and the High Priest figured out the general situation and had every reason to suspect that he had something to do with the Necromancer, the bishop's light words covered everything up.

Bishop Ronnies doesn't seem to care much about whether this matter will be investigated clearly, but just said lightly: "Anyway, no one has seen it with their own eyes. Speculation is nothing but speculation, and doubts can only be doubts."

Asa thought of Xuan who was let go by him, and was stunned and didn't speak. But another strange thing came to his mind.

After coming out of the Magic Academy, he immediately walked towards the big house, and he wanted to ask Sandro exactly what was going on.

Walking at the door of the big house, someone stopped him from behind. He turned his head and saw a young officer with an extraordinary appearance walking quickly. Asa was stunned, and after a closer look, he recognized that it was actually Rodhart.

It's been a while since I saw him, but now he looks more mature again, and the spirit of the young man has become more and more restrained without losing the external brilliance. Matched with his handsome and friendly face, he was dressed in a tall and straight knight attire. He is completely the person who embodies the concept of 'boy hero'.

"It's a good thing you're really here. I'm looking for you with a very urgent matter." Although it's been a long time since we saw each other, Rodhart didn't waste time on greetings, but walked quickly to him whispered to him. "The **** you let go was caught by Clovis."

Asa's face turned pale. First of all, he was surprised that even Rodhart, who stayed out of the matter, could utter such a thrilling word, and then he was surprised that Xuan was caught by the person who most wanted to trouble him, and was probably the one who could make trouble the most. Even Rod Hart seemed to know it already, could it be that things have been stabbed all over the sky?

There is no one around, but Rodhart's voice is still very low: "After more than a dozen people in a squad of the Paladins were killed strangely, the head of the group seemed strangely silent. However, the team leader, Clovis, ordered the royal guards to dispatch urgently yesterday afternoon. First, he searched all the prostitutes in the entire royal capital, arrested many of them for interrogation, and then sent nearly a hundred cavalry out of the city. .I inquired about it, and they were hunting down a prostitute, and it is said that it is a very important witness. And this prostitute was also caught overnight, and was escorted back this morning."

Rod Hart's face was solemn, but he didn't seem to be in the slightest panic, and continued to whisper, "I think it's a bit weird, so I stopped by to take a look when I went to the Guards to do business. Captain Lauvis was called to the palace by the duke due to urgent matters, I took this opportunity to contact that prostitute, I asked her about it, and she told me everything about that day."

"I told you everything?" Asa gasped. If you can tell Rodhart, you can tell others.

"Don't worry, she only told me about this, and she didn't tell anyone else. Clovis hasn't had time to interrogate her yet." Rodhart's voice became lower and lower. "Although I know that you can never have anything to do with a necromancer, others don't think so. You shouldn't let her go. This woman is too dangerous for you."

"Tch, you don't know, he let that woman go on purpose." The door of the big house was suddenly opened, and Sandro came out from inside, looking at Asa with an obvious sarcasm Tone said. Although Rodhart intentionally lowered his voice, it could never be hidden from his ears.

"This old gentleman is..." Rodhart watched Sandro take a step back subconsciously, with a look of horror on his face. He had already heard Xuan's narration, and he could tell that the old man who appeared suddenly was the Necromancer. Although he knew that he should be Asa's companion, after all, the strange method of killing more than a dozen members of the Paladins with a single gesture was really chilling.

"This old nonsense Mr. Sandro is actually a secret master under the bishop's command, and he came to save me that day." Asa was in a panic, and there was nothing wrong with casually giving Sandro title. "However, this master can use necromancy and is easy to be misunderstood, so his identity is very confidential, and if it is leaked out, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble to the Bishop..."

Rodhart looked at Sandro and nodded, then looked back at Asa and said, "In this case, you should kill her." His voice was very soft, without the slightest evil spirit, and his expression was very Sincerely, it seems that you are just persuading your friends to eat more rice.

Asa only felt that Rodhart's gaze pierced his whole body with pain. He was silent for a while, sighed, shook his head and said slowly: "But it's too late even if you want to kill her now."

"No." Rod Hart slightly revealed a confident smile. "I have quietly released her from the guard's cell."

"What?" Asa was taken aback. Although he knew that Rodhart would find a way to help him, he didn't expect that he had brought Xuan out directly.

"Don't worry. No one will know that I did it. I just changed the order of the guards, told her how to escape, and then created some accidents. Everything is natural, prisoner His escape was nothing more than an accident."

Rod Hart's faint smile seemed relaxed. But Asa looked at him with mixed feelings. He knew it would not be easy.

Rod Hart is now the reserve squad leader of the Paladins. During this period of time, under the deliberate cultivation of the military, he has made great achievements and been promoted quickly. Even Asa, who never cared much about these things, often It can be heard in the mouth of others. But now, for his own sake, he actually let go of an important prisoner handpicked by the head of the Holy Knight Order. To him, this is no longer a word that can be described as 'dangerous'. It is simply a joke about his bright future and his head.

"She should be waiting for me at the place I assigned him by now. I wanted to bring her out and kill her quietly in a hidden place. But I think since you let her If I passed her, I should come to ask you. So now I let her hide quietly in an inn, and ask you first." Rodhart's voice was very soft and soft, as if asking for his own Like the elder brother, he asked Asa: "Let's kill her."

"Naturally, she should be released again, and let her be caught by the guards who searched all over the city. Then you, a loyal and stupid friend, will be exposed together." Sandro looked at Asa, The mocking eyes and words made him feel uncomfortable all over. "Or you can try to **** her out of the city quietly, haha, I think you should surrender directly, it will save some effort."

Asa glared at Sandro viciously for the first time, and closed his eyes with a long breath of pain.

As long as Xuan is caught again this time, not only Sandro, Bishop Ronnies, but also Rodhart will be affected.

There is really no other choice. Asa looked at Rodhart with difficulty, and said word by word: "Okay, you go and kill her."

"We will follow." Sandro suddenly reached out and grabbed Asa's shoulder.

In order not to attract attention, Rod Hart changed from the knight's attire to ordinary civilian clothes. He took Asa and Sandro to a relatively remote slum area in the royal capital. There are several dilapidated houses here.

Rodhart stopped in front of a broken house, gestured for Asa and Sandro to walk out of a broken window to keep quiet, and then walked in by himself.

"You are finally here." Xuan's anxious voice sounded from inside. "

"You haven't been discovered, have you?" Rod Hart's voice.

"No. I ran out quietly according to the method you said. I was also very careful on the way, and no one noticed." Xuan's current tone can't quite hear the panic that the fleeing person should have, more Instead, it was gasping excitedly like a girl who had a private meeting with a lover, and it was actually a bit coquettish. "I....I'm so happy. I was scared all the time...when they caught me I almost went crazy...but when I saw you I was not afraid of anything ....."

Asa knows why Rodhart can ask all the things from Xuan's mouth in one go. In a desperate situation, seeing the idol I have always admired and admired first, I asked gently, even if the gods descended, it would not be more inspiring than this.

"Okay, now that you're here, you don't have to be afraid anymore." Rodhart's voice was calm and gentle, and it really had a heroic flavor that could give any woman a sense of security.

"Thank you for saving me." There was a trembling sound in Xuan's voice, probably because she never thought that saving herself would be the hero she had admired for a long time.

"By the way, the things you told me are what you saw in the woods that day. Have you told anyone besides me?"

"No. Did you forget? You already asked me."

"These words are for us, so that we can rest assured." Sandro patted Asa's shoulder, his hand was as cold as a corpse. "This kid is careful and cautious."

"Since that person has told you not to tell others about these things, why did you tell me as soon as I asked." Rodhart's voice.

"Because...because..." Xuan hesitated for a while, as if she didn't know how to express her feelings. "Because you are a hero. With a hero standing in front of me, I will not be afraid of anything, so I will tell you everything." Her voice was full of trust and fascination.

Rodhart's voice was so gentle, as if one could imagine from the voice that his hand was on the woman's head, patting like a kitten. "Are you really sure that you haven't told anyone else about this?"

"No more. Really no more, I will never lie to you." Xuan's voice is very sure. There is no trembling or hesitation in her voice at all. There is nothing to worry about in front of such a hero who can give people a sense of security and warmth. Miss Prostitute's voice actually had the shyness of a young girl. "Did you know...in fact, I have been..."

A strange voice sounded, which was clear and clear in the turbidity, and stopped all the voices suddenly.

Asa is very familiar with what this sound is. He has often heard it before, and he has often felt this sound with his hands.

"It's over." Sandro's voice was as crisp and dry as the bones of a dead man, and he pulled Asa up. "Go, go and have a look."

Walking into the dilapidated house, Asa saw Xuan lying limply in Rodhart's arms.

Her forehead was bandaged with cloth strips, and there were still some faint bloodstains there, but her face was very fair, and the bandages on her head seemed to be wrapped as nicely as possible, probably because she was waiting here. Forgot to modify her face, because what she was going to meet was her idol and hero. There were still some traces of gentle expressions on her face, which were frozen when she was overwhelmed with shock. I don't know if she was surprised by the sudden behavior of the hero in her mind, or because she suddenly saw her back and found it incredible.

Xuan's head was completely turned to the back. It looked like a twisted rag doll, head and body jumbled together. Rodhart slowly lowered her body to the floor. His demeanor is still so calm, and his expression is still so calm.

Rod Hart left quickly, and he had to go back to help the royal guards hunt down the fugitive he had just killed. Only Asa and Sandro were left in the broken house.

Sandro suddenly said: "This kid is really troublesome. In fact, according to my original plan, I will find a way to force you to kill this woman yourself when things automatically get out of hand."

Asa was startled and turned to look at him. "What?"

"Because I want you to realize your mistakes, and then correct them with your own hands." Sandro's sneer made Asa feel a chill from his bones. "Do you think that if you let this woman go, she can really live? As I said, under the investigation of the Paladins, they will definitely know that the person who ambushed you has had contact with her, and they will naturally try their best to find her." .And she is an ordinary woman, and she will never escape. No matter what, she will only die. Your kindness is nothing but a joke. It is worthless."

"It turns out that you have such a plan a long time ago." Asa sighed. "No wonder I felt weird when I heard Bishop Ronnies say that those corpses were found. I, a rookie, forgot to destroy the corpses. How could you have forgotten these corpses and left."

"I just want those people to see. They will be nervous, they will go all out to hunt, and they will catch that woman so quickly."

"Aren't you afraid that the Paladins will find you? Are you not afraid of causing trouble to the Bishop?"

"I said, I'm not afraid of trouble. I just want to show you that your kindness is not worth a fart." Sandro's voice actually had a bit of viciousness. "In this way, when you do things and make judgments in the future, you will know how to think more with your head."

"I never thought about being worth anything, but I was willing to do that...."

"I promise, in the end you will be willing to kill this woman with your own hands." Sandro's smile sharpened. "You are too weak."

"Weak?"

"I still remember when you first came to the capital. At that time, I could see firmness, wildness, and even a little cruelty in your eyes. It was a man's eyes. But now, you have even a fart It's not as good as it is."

Asa did not speak, looking at Xuan's body in silence.

"Let's go, don't waste time here." Sandro took Asa's hand and walked out of the dilapidated house. After turning the corner, he snapped his fingers, and the shabby house burst into flames. By the time they walked back to the big house, the fire had already ignited half a block in that area.

On the road in the palace, the Duke and Clovis were walking towards the outside of the palace.

"Accident, accident..." the Duke murmured to himself, his slender eyebrows and eyes were curved, and the usually iconic smile had now expanded to a point Out of control, the excitement has even surpassed the restraint of his self-control ability, making his face like a businessman look as if he has made a huge deal.

No. It's not doing a huge business, but picking a huge bargain that fell from the sky.

This morning, the Duke suddenly received an order from His Majesty the Emperor, asking him to enter the palace immediately to face the saint. This was a complete emergency for the duke. His subtle observation has a full judgment on the various political forces in the court, and he is fully aware of every variable, and he will not be caught off guard. However, he did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor would suddenly call him over. .

The Duke never cared about His Majesty's preferences and movements. If he wanted to maintain an upright and upright image, he couldn't follow the example of others to cater to the holy will. What's more, he is just a child who has no opinion and is easy to be swayed by courtiers. As long as he has the upper hand in politics and gains the upper hand in politics, why should he care about him?

But after all, he is still the ruler of the empire in name or in fact, so he can't treat it carelessly. He immediately called back his assistant Clovis in case of emergency, and the two went to the palace to face the saint. . The duke had already prepared in his heart, no matter what opinion the emperor blamed or rewarded or received any instructions from others and doubted his behavior, he could immediately take appropriate countermeasures and soldiers to cover up the water.

But when Geffenhardt XVII dismissed all the attendants and even Clovis, and was embarrassed to say what he meant, the Duke was completely stunned.

His Majesty the Emperor said that he intends to marry her daughter Chris as his concubine. That is to ask him to be his father-in-law, ask him to be a relative of the emperor, and give him a huge and unparalleled political capital.

Just like people who can really make a lot of money will never be obsessed with winning the lottery, while those who are capable are habitually down-to-earth and shield their speculative mentality of opportunism, sometimes they will miss some excellent opportunities. Moreover, the Duke really likes the sense of accomplishment brought about by using means to improve his status little by little. He is confident that he can reach his ideal height, so he really never considered this shortcut to reach the sky in one step.

But when this path suddenly fell in front of him, asking him to walk up it with big strides, such mediocre words as overjoyed, pleasantly surprised, ecstatic, etc. are no longer qualified to describe the mood at this time.

A young emperor who doesn't know the world, this is definitely a powerful trump card in the power struggle. Now this trump card has fallen into his pocket uninvited, and it does not conflict with his image of integrity. And what would happen to such an ace if it fell into the hands of a good player like myself? Imagine a little bit of the beautiful future, even a man with self-control like the Duke can't hide his joy.

But please be happy, the Duke is still a Duke after all. He immediately picked up some discordant tone from this pleasant surprise.

Although I have never cared about the emperor's preferences and intentions, and although I have been busy making up for the previous plan some time ago, but he didn't even know that the emperor was interested in Chris, there is no doubt. The place is missing.

"How is Rod Hart doing recently?" As Clovis expected, the Duke asked.

"He went to other places to quell several pagan rebellions, and he seems to have done a good job. The military ministers are very satisfied with his ability, and the bishop seems to be planning to let him go to Airi with that guy and then go to quell it The pagans there."

"However, he should know about Chris and His Majesty. He dared to hide it from me. Hehe." The Duke's smile was as friendly as ever, but the light in his eyes was unprecedentedly sharp. "Good scheming, good scheming."

Clauvis was not very comfortable with this evaluation, and reminded the Duke: "He and that guy are good friends...."

"I know. That's why I said he was scheming." The Duke nodded.

It was already afternoon when I came out of the palace. An officer of the Guards was waiting for Clovis, and when he saw him coming out with the Duke, he hurried forward to report that the female witness had escaped by herself.

"What did you say? You ran away? How did you escape? You idiots." If the Duke hadn't been there, Clovis would have tore the officer in two immediately.

"What female prisoner?" asked the Duke, frowning.

After listening to what Clovis said, the Duke thought for a while, and asked the guard officer: "Tell me how the female prisoner escaped, from the moment Clovis left, and tell me all the details."

"After Chief Clovis left, Chief Rodhart once visited her. He asked us to keep a close watch on him when he left. But then the warehouse caught fire, and the prisoners in several other prisons did not know what happened. He escaped..... Now Chief Rodhart is helping us to search everywhere...."

The Duke smiled faintly and waved to the officer. "Then go search yours~IndoMTL.com~ Shall I go too?" Clovis asked the Duke for instructions.

"No need." The Duke looked at the officer's back with a half-smile. "How can you find a dead body?"

"Corpse?" Clovis was surprised.

"Maybe even the body can't be found." The Duke said thoughtfully. "I won the appreciation of those military ministers, and I almost stood next to the bishop with my old friends... Hehe, it really has a bright future." He asked Clovis: "Such an outstanding person must pay more attention to him. That's right. When are they going to Airy?"

"It should be just these two days."

"The pagans there are rampant. If the timber industry entrusted to me by your family is damaged, I will be responsible for it. And this is also your job, so you go to Airi Take care of the timber business there. Of course, by the way, keep an eye on their every move. From now on, I want to know all their movements." The Duke's voice dragged on. "Let's forget about the necromancer this time. The bishop must have a way to suppress these religious matters. But in terms of politics, I will see if these two guys still have such a big deal. Luck."