vstars Chapter 210 Resolving the feud
Chapter 210 Resolving the feud
In a building in the Nord Guards' garrison, Grunberudo was explaining what happened today to General Kierston, who nodded and said:
"It seems that the direction of my investigation is correct."
"General Kiersten, what are you investigating?" Higel asked puzzledly.
"Ahem, this matter has to start from the time when we drove the Yoda people into the sea." Kiersten coughed a few times and then continued:
"Since the end of the war, an unknown criminal organization has emerged in Nord City. Its members target women who travel alone at night, brutally killing them and leaving them in the square the next morning. This is extremely evil."
"We have been here for such a long time, why haven't we heard of this organization?" Gulenberudo asked. After hearing his question, General Kierston said proudly:
"At that time, you were still out there clearing out the remaining Yoda soldiers. After I led the Guards to hunt them down day and night, the organization disappeared. After you returned to Nord, people gradually forgot about the organization."
"However." At this time, Kirston changed the subject and said to everyone in a serious tone:
"But recently, this organization has started to operate again in Nord City. This time, the targets are not only women, but also clergy and officials of the local religion. Moreover, they are now so bold that they dare to launch attacks against residents even in the daytime."
"But the strange thing is that every time I want to get to the bottom of a case, either the evidence is lost or the witnesses are assassinated without a trace, including some officers, businessmen and people of certain status. When I reported these things to the Grand Duke, although he said he would take it seriously, he did not take any action."
"So what you mean is that the Grand Duke is intentionally protecting these people, or that they are carrying out the Grand Duke's orders..." The clever Higel extracted the key information from General Kilston's words. However, just as she expressed her opinion, Kilston immediately covered her mouth, looked around and reminded her:
"This is just speculation. Before the truth of the matter is found out, any slander against the Grand Duke must be treated as treason."
Although he said so, Benedik could clearly sense that his grandfather's melancholy and anxiety were deepening. It was obvious that his grandfather had most likely determined that Grand Duke Haakon was the mastermind of this operation, and he was wavering between loyalty and the truth, unable to express his thoughts for a while.
Grunberudo and the other man also saw some clues from his gloomy eyes, which were different from before, but out of loyalty, they chose to remain silent like General Kierston.
As the room fell silent, a knight in the armor of the Fire Dragon Knights entered the room accompanied by guards.
"General, this knight wants to see Lord Grunberdo and Lord Higer, saying that it is an order from Lord Edward." The guard reported to Kirston. After Kirston nodded in agreement, the knight looked at the two and said:
"Captain Grunberdo, Captain Higer, Captain Edward ordered me to come and inform the two lords to return to the base. After meeting with the captain, we will go outside the city to meet Lord John."
After hearing the news, the two suddenly realized that they seemed to have ignored Earl John who came with a large army. After telling Kiersten the news about John, Higel asked worriedly:
"General, do you think this Earl John is trying to lure us in and then kill us?"
Unexpectedly, Kirston denied it decisively after thinking for a short while:
"That's impossible. If they really want to surround and kill you, it would be a better choice to accept the Grand Duke's order and go to the palace instead of going to a stranger's tent."
Seeing the experienced veteran's conclusion, the two had nothing more to say. After hurriedly saying goodbye, they returned to the Knights' base.
Looking at the two people who had fallen silent since entering the camp, Edward didn't know why the centurions who were originally lively and cheerful had now become like chicks caught in the rain, but he had no time to care about these things at the moment. He was also anxious about what to say when he saw John.
Just now, he accepted the invitation from John. As a young man in the prime of his life, having a celebrity with great international influence willing to talk to him was like handing him a pillow when he was sleepy.
In his excitement and excitement, Edward agreed to John's envoy without even thinking about it, and even without reporting to his superior, Archduke Haakon, he hurriedly sent people to retrieve the two centurions. After dressing up a little, he led a team of dragon knights out of the city gate to John's camp.
After explaining the reason for their visit to the guards outside the camp, the group went to John's tent under the escort of the soldiers.
Facing the soldiers and various equipment coming and going in the camp, Edward sighed like Archduke Haakon:
"It turns out that the island's military level has fallen so far behind."
Unlike Edward's focus on weapons and equipment, Grunberudo was more concerned about the soldiers' physique. After some observation, he found that most of John's soldiers were over 1.7 meters tall and had strong builds. This phenomenon showed that the soldiers often participated in high-intensity training and had a good standard of food.
After everyone had a tour, the soldiers led them to John's tent. After getting off their horses and dressing up, they walked into the tent with their heads held high. After opening the curtain, the three of them saw John, who was younger than them but could command an army of 10,000 people.
While the three men were looking at John, John was also observing three young men of similar age at the door. One of them, a burly man with fiery red hair, immediately caught John's attention.
"It seems this is Gurenbelud." John thought to himself and ordered:
"Come here, give them a seat."
After everyone sat down, John didn't wait for anyone to ask the reason for the invitation, and said straight to the point:
"Enough of the small talk. I'm sure you all understand that things have been turbulent in Nord City recently. I can tell you very clearly that this matter has some direct relationship with Grand Duke Haakon."
Then John told the confused crowd all about Archduke Haakon's plan. After listening to John's explanation, Edward, the core figure of this incident, asked half-believingly:
"How can you prove that this is true?"
"Let me analyze it for you." John responded after hearing Edward's doubts, and then thought for a while and analyzed:
"First, judging from the character of Grand Duke Haakon, he was reluctant to send troops to rescue the people in distress during the invasion of Yoda. Do you think he would give his title, which he depends on for his survival, to Grunberudo for the sake of national justice?"
"Secondly, although Grunberudo is a hero who fought against the invasion of Yoda, he is obviously a pagan. Archduke Haakon has spent so much energy to support a pagan to inherit the title. Isn't he afraid of the wrath of the French King's Office?"
"Finally, and most importantly, I heard that your Fire Dragon Knights recently received a sum of military funds from Grand Duke Haakon, which enabled you to expand the Fire Dragon Knights from 3,000 to 5,000. As far as I know, your father doesn't care about you, and even though it's a peaceful time, he's spending a lot of money to train knights for the people. Don't you think it's a bit strange?"
Continuous analysis and questioning made Edward's jealousy and anger towards Gurenberudo waver. But even so, he still couldn't accept that his father would abandon him for wealth, so he asked persistently:
"Your analysis is good... but aren't these all your own analyses, not your personal experiences? How can you prove that what you said is true?"
"This is not just my opinion." John said to the crowd nonchalantly:
"The entire plan and his views on you were told to me personally by Grand Duke Haakon. Otherwise, I would not have explained it to you so confidently."
"How could this be..." Edward said in disbelief. Perhaps she did not trust what John said before, but combined with what John said and Archduke Haakon's attitude towards him in recent years, although John did not produce conclusive evidence, Edward's various prejudices against Gulenberudo gradually disintegrated, and were replaced by confusion about the future.
Not only Edward, but the two people next to him also recalled the various unreasonable events before in John's analysis. After combining them with what John said, they found that everything could be explained.
"If that's the case, what should I do?" Edward responded to John again with a slightly tearful tone. At this moment, Edward looked more like a child who had been irritated than the leader of the Fire Dragon Knights.
"Excuse me, this is not my concern. You should ask the two people behind you. After all, you are the protagonists of this incident." After John finished speaking, he looked at Grunberdo and Siegel.
But at this moment, Edward didn't dare to look directly at the two of them. After all, Edward's attitude towards them was not very good due to a series of reasons. A feeling of guilt and regret filled his heart, and he didn't know how to say it.
Just as Edward was hesitating, a big hand patted his shoulder. He looked up and saw Gulenberudo's warm and hearty smile.
"Edward, no matter what difficulties we face, we can face them together. After all, we are good friends."
Hearing these words, Edward's heart was suddenly touched, because Grunberdo had said these words when the three were imprisoned in the Yoda concentration camp. Now these familiar words completely untied Edward's heart knot.
Just when Edward was moved and wanted to say something, John interrupted at an inopportune moment:
"Please stop being sentimental here. It will be dark soon. If Grand Duke Haakon knew about this, he would probably arrest you right away. So do you have any plans for this?"
At this time, everyone also saw the fire clouds outside, but it was obvious that the young men who had just learned the truth had no plan at all.
Looking at the confused eyes of the three people, John touched his forehead, then raised his hand to signal the three people to come closer and whispered:
“You can do this…”