The sky was completely dark. The survivors did not dare to stay here. Who knew if the other party had reinforcements? They could not find any clues on the other party's body and carried their unconscious companions into the nearby forest. Of course, Babasa carried Winst and Abel, and Will carried Brad.
" Oh…" Not long after Winst woke up, Brad also woke up. The only one who was unconscious was Abel. However, with the previous experience, everyone was not too worried.
Because they were afraid that there were still enemies, they did not start a fire. They sat on the ground under the moonlight. Although the moonlight was blocked by the dense leaves, they could still see each other's positions.
"Mr. Hade, the other party is definitely not a bandit gang. I hope you can recall if you have any enemies.”Winst was furious. He had suffered a fatal blow for no reason. The strength of the opponent was not something a bandit group should have. If the opponent was a mercenary, they would not rob them unless they were seeking revenge.
"Captain Winst, I don't know anything about this. I don't dare to say that I don't have any competitors, but my business this time is extremely confidential.”
"Secret? Do you really think that this kind of thing can be kept secret?”Winst scoffed at Hade's explanation.
"No! But my itinerary was changed at the last minute. My original destination wasn't the border city, but to take the sea route to the Pass Port at the junction of the two countries.”
"If it's really as you said, a last-minute change of mind, coupled with the speed of our advance, even if someone received the news, they wouldn't have set up an ambush here so quickly. What the hell is going on?" Winst was getting more and more confused.
"Guild Leader, I suddenly have an idea, but it's too bizarre.”Brad said hesitantly.
"If you have any ideas, just say it!"
"According to Mr. Hade, the possibility of us being ambushed is very small. Then, could it be that those people's target isn't us?”Brad's words were like a thunderbolt that struck everyone's head. If that was really the case, then they would be too f * cking wronged.
"F * ck!" Winst jumped up. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that Brad's words made sense. He couldn't help but curse.
"Motherf * cker!" Even Will, who had the coldest personality, couldn't help it.
"Babasa, carry Abel and head to the border city overnight. After we hand in the quest, we will gather information and see who we are using as a shield.”Winst said with a gloomy expression.
The next afternoon, the travel-worn group finally arrived at the border city. Abel woke up in the morning, but this time, his spiritual power did not increase. They went to the Mercenary Guild to hand in their mission and found a hotel. They couldn't hold on any longer and went to rest. They agreed to start investigating the attack tomorrow.
The next morning, everyone went out separately to investigate the news. Other than Avril and Catherine, who were together, even Abel acted alone. Although Abel's EQ was low, his IQ was definitely high enough. In the evening, everyone returned to the hotel and gathered in Winst's room.
"What news has everyone heard?”Winst's expression was still very bad. After all, no one would be in a good mood after being used as a weapon.
"I've been sitting in the guild for the whole afternoon, but I haven't heard them mention any powerful mercenary groups coming here recently.”What Brad meant was that the ones who attacked them were not mercenaries.
"Nothing valuable." Will, who was in charge of the restaurant and the leisure bar, said.
"The bar is closed in the morning, and the people who come in the afternoon are just simple drunkards.”Babasa did not have any good news.
"Don't mention it. Catherine and I chatted with all the women in the city for a day. Other than some family gossip, they didn't know anything at all.”Avril's hair stood on end as she recalled the day she spent with those middle-aged women.
"I heard some news, but I don't know if it's useful.”As soon as Abel finished speaking, everyone looked at him. "Why are you looking at me like that?”
" Then what are you waiting for?!" Different voices and the same words almost made Abel deaf.
"On the way, I met a child who was beaten up by other children. When the child was beaten, he cried and waited for his father to come back and avenge him. He told me that his father had gone out with an uncle to do some business. He left the day before yesterday and said that the uncle had come from the royal city and brought him a lot of gifts. He said that the uncle must be a big shot because many people listened to him.”
"It's them!" Combined with Abel's words, everyone was sure that the people who attacked them were from the capital.
"Then did you find out why those people left the city?”
"I asked, but the child doesn't know either. However, I asked around and found out that the child was born here and has never moved.”
"Although we can be sure that those people are the ones who attacked us, there is still a question. Since his father is a Sky Warrior, why is he willing to stay here and be a commoner?”
"I don't know about that." Abel had no idea what to do with this question. After all, the other party was a child, and he did not know many things.
"But this is at least a clue. We'll follow this line tomorrow. Abel, you did well." After saying that, Winst waved his hand and signaled for everyone to go rest.
It was another day of investigation, but the focus was on the Sky Warrior. Everyone asked for information that would be helpful to them from various channels.
"Damn it, no one knows about what happened before that family came.”Winst couldn't help but curse.
"Brad, did you get any information from the black market?”The others also said that they had found nothing. Their only hope was on Brad, who had gone to the black market to buy information.
" Yes, I have some gains. I only know that he seemed to have been a guard at the military minister's house before he came. As for the reason why he came here, the people in the black market are not clear. The reason why they have information on him is that his strength as a Sky Warrior has attracted the attention of the black market.”
"Military Minister? Hoffman? Damn it, why was she hooked up with him again?”
"Is there any other news?"
"This piece of information is already very expensive. The people in the black market said that the other information was after he came, so I didn't ask.”Brad shrugged helplessly.
"Then those people from the capital are also the Hoffman family's guards. Could it be that they're here for us?”
"Hehe, Guild Leader, I've also bought another piece of information. If it wasn't for it, I would think the same as you.”
"If you have something to say, why don't you say it all at once? What's the other piece of information?"
"The second prince will be here in two days.”Brad's words sent chills down everyone's spine. Damn it, Hoffman wasn't trying to kill the second prince, was he?
"That's not right. If the target is really the second prince, the person who attacked us might not be a match for the prince's guards.”
"I heard that the second prince was acting in secret and did not bring many guards. As for the reason why he came here, I don't know.”
"Since it was a secret operation, how did the black market know about it?”
"One of the guards who accompanied the second prince this time came from this place. He wrote a letter in advance to tell his family that the second prince was coming and asked them to be prepared to receive him. Since he needed a guard to receive him, it must be a secret operation.”
"Even if the second prince is acting in secret, does he not even bring a Templar with him?”
"I don't know about that, but looking at the lineup that attacked us, there shouldn't be any Templars. Otherwise, those people wouldn't be enough for him to kill alone.”
"In other words, the people who attacked us knew the strength of the second prince's guards very well. That's why the people sent by the palace contacted the Sky Warrior who lives here.”
" Whether it's a secret operation or not, Hoffman, as the military minister, will definitely know. He will also know the strength of the second prince's guards like the back of his hand.”
"Then the remaining question is, why did Hoffman kill the second prince?”This was a difficult question. None of them were fortune-tellers. They were far away from politics and could not think of a plausible reason. Everyone speculated one reason after another, from normal to strange, but none of them were reliable. Helplessly, everyone could only stop here.
"Alright, everyone, don't even think about it." Winst rubbed his aching head.
"Regiment Commander, this matter is already very obvious. We have become the second prince's shield, and it is very likely that the one who did it was Military Minister Hoffman.”
"Politicians are the dirtiest creatures. The waters are deep, and I don't want to provoke any of them.”Although Winst wasn't in politics, he knew that this wasn't an easy task.
"Then we'll just forget about it?" Avril obviously couldn't accept this.
"Avril, what do you think we should do?”
"We can go to the second prince and tell him what happened. Let him settle the score with Hoffman.”
"If we really do as you say, then we'll be on the second prince's boat.”Brad said meaningfully.
"So what? As long as I can take revenge, I don't mind helping him.”Avril clearly didn't understand the crux of the matter.
"Avril, we are just cannon fodder to the second prince. If he and the military minister are really like fire and water, even if we help him fight Hoffman, what will happen after he wins? Who can guarantee that he won't wipe us out?”Brad's words were not without reason. There were too many examples of a dead rabbit being cooked.
"What? How did this happen?" Avril didn't understand this at all. What Brad said made her feel incredulous.
"The most heartless imperial family…" Winst sighed. Avril, who finally understood the crux of the matter, was speechless.
Everyone fell into silence. He had inexplicably become someone's shield, causing the mercenary group to almost be completely destroyed. After painstakingly investigating for two days, he finally found the culprit and figured out the truth of the matter. However, he could not reveal the truth, so he could only swallow his anger.
"Bang!" Babasa punched the table. This was too frustrating.
"Enough! My mood isn't any better than yours. Let's end this matter. At least we're still alive. That's enough. If we're really dragged into this political vortex, none of us will survive!”Winst was also angry, but as the leader, he couldn't lead the mercenary group to their deaths just because of a moment of anger, so he could only endure it.
"Leader, since we don't plan to get involved, we can only pretend that we don't know about this. However, Hade…" Brad was well aware of the severity of the situation. If this matter was exposed, they wouldn't even need to seek revenge from Hoffman. Hoffman would send people to silence them.
"Brad, I understand what you mean, but..." Winst couldn't bring himself to kill Hade. Although it was their mission to protect him, Hade had saved their lives. Even if he didn't save their lives, Winst couldn't live with his conscience.
"Captain, Hade is still in this city. Think about it, we will leave first.”Brad, who knew Winst well, knew his difficulties. He didn't say anything, and everyone walked out of Winst's room one by one.
"Will, Abel, come to my room.”After seeing Avril, Catherine, and Babasa leave, Brad hurriedly called out to them.
"Brother Brad, why did you call us here?”Hearing Abel's question, Brad didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Will.
"Albert, we'll teach you another lesson tonight.”Will's words were filled with endless killing intent.
"Big Brother Will, what class are you having in the middle of the night?”When he heard that class was about to start, Abel's head immediately became twice as big.
"Tonight's lesson is to teach you how to survive in this world.”Brad's eyes emitted a cold light as he said faintly.
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