"Are we friends?" said Anne with a sneer, then turned a little colder and looked directly at Claire, "No, we're not friends, and we Pombo don't have friends.

Each of you sees us as the cancer of St. Louis, a tyrannical ruler, a greedy profit-grabber, and indeed we do. How can we have friends like this? Some are only enemies and ...... Potential enemies. ”

As she spoke, Anne stood up, approached Claire step by step, looked directly at the other party and asked, "I want to ask you now, are you going to be a potential enemy of our Pombo family, or are you going to be an enemy directly?"

Claire's eyes widened, a little frightened by Annie's momentum, her face was slightly pale, and she retreated step by step towards the door and said, "Annie, you misunderstood me, I just want you to do a favor, not to provoke you." You...... Don't be angry, you eat slowly, I still have something to do, so let's go first. ”

With that, Claire quickly slipped out the door and disappeared.

There was silence in the room.

"Bang!"

A few seconds after Claire left, Anne walked back to her seat and sat down heavily, looking a little embarrassed, like a powder keg that would explode at the slightest moment.

Brando originally wanted to please a few words, but looking at Richard, who had been as unresponsive as wood, he opened his mouth and took back what he wanted to say.

Who knows, at this time Anne took the initiative to speak.

It's like talking to Richard and Brando, and it's like talking to yourself.

Looking at the air in front of her, Anne said slowly, "I have known for a long time that the Pombo family has a bad reputation in St. Louis City, like the evil characters among some knights.

However, in order to survive, the Pombo family must do so. Because as soon as we weaken and retreat, someone will pounce on us and try to challenge us, they will try to defeat us and get the wealth that our family has accumulated. ”

"The law of the jungle. Richard said suddenly.

"Huh?" Anne was visibly surprised when she heard Richard speak, and took a deep look at Richard, "I thought you were dumb, but you said ...... The law of the jungle does make sense. That's right, it's the jungle.

This world is like this, the weak are destined to be swallowed up by the strong. If you want not to annex, you have to annex others, which is cruel, but it is also very real. That's why our Pombo family treats the other forces in St. Louis City so harshly, and they will continue to grow themselves.

But the problem is that the further down the road goes, the stronger it becomes, the more people will covet it and the more enemies it will provoke. In order not to unite against us, we must use enough majesty to frighten a group of cowards, we must be evil.

I think that one day, we Pombo will be avenged for our actions, just like I was assassinated yesterday. But there's only one way to go......"

Eventually, Anne's voice became quieter and quieter, and she was almost the only one who could hear her.

After a few minutes of silence, Anne let out a long breath, her expression became calm, and she returned to the cold appearance of Miss Anne, looked at Brando and pouted, "Hey, you go and tell the people in the restaurant to make another table of food and bring it over." ”

"Huh?" Brando was stunned for a moment, looking at the dishes on the dining table in the room - after Claire, the man in purple, it was indeed a little cold, but it was not that it was impossible to eat, and most importantly, these dishes were very expensive.

"What about these meals?" Brando asked, swallowing his saliva and staring directly at the plates on the table.

"What do you want to do?" asked Anne.

"I'm not hungry. Brando replied almost without thinking, and then reacted, "I mean, I don't know what to do." ”

As he spoke, Brando's stomach was very puzzled, and there was a "coo" sound.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward.

"Well, I'm going to tell the people in the restaurant and ask them to make another table and bring it up. Brando said, leaving the room quickly.

Anne watched Brando leave, blinking her eyes and saying nothing.

Although she occasionally sighs, she is definitely not weak or kind.

She is who she is—Anne Pompo, the ruthless eldest lady of the Pombo family.

......

In the blink of an eye, an hour later.

It was already dark, and Anne, Brand, and Richard appeared in a four-wheeled carriage and drove outside the city of St. Louis in an unknown direction.

Anne sat on the cushion at the back of the carriage with a food box at her hand. The food box is five layers, more than half a meter high, elegant in shape, and excellent in heat preservation, and inside is the new meal that Anne asked Brando to order the restaurant to make—after the meal was ready, Anne did not choose to eat it herself, but let the restaurant put it in the food box, put it on the carriage, and went all the way here.

Brando asked why he did this, in exchange for Anne's very "gentle" answer.

"What's the matter with you, shut up!"

Brando: "......"

"Gollum ......"

The carriage continued to move forward under the groom's drive, and finally stopped in front of a manor.

Richard looked in, and in the blurred night, he found that the entire manor was somewhat dilapidated, with only a few stone buildings standing. However, the area is huge, almost four or five times the size of his Blue Lagoon estate. There's a real lake, as well as a large expanse of lush woods with the occasional hare coming in and out, like a fenced wildlife park.

This is?

Richard was puzzled, Anne got out of the carriage with the food box, and as soon as her feet touched the ground, a very bright red light suddenly flashed in the distant night, followed by a loud boom.

"Boom!"

It seems that there is an explosion.

The groom looked flustered.

Brando immediately jumped out of the car, very competently guarding Anne's expression, looking vigilantly at the place where the red light and the banging sound came from.

Richard jumped out of the car as well, looking in the same direction, squinting slightly.

Anne's expression was calm, she glanced at Brando, Richard and the groom and said, "Don't panic, it's not an enemy." ”

"What's that?" asked Brando.

"It's a camp of demonic knights stationed in our family on the side of the manor, and the voice just now should have come from their training. Anne explained.

"That's it. Brando nodded, and suddenly realized.

Richard was thinking more: a camp of knights in disguise, stationed outside the city? stationed outside the city was nothing, but stationed near an almost deserted manor, it was a bit of a problem. After all, this manor can't provide any supplies at first glance, and if it is transported from other places, it will not be too convenient and slightly strange.

With that in mind, Anne walked towards the manor with the food box in hand.

Brando and Richard were about to follow, and the next moment they heard Anne say, "You two and the groom wait here, watch the carriage, I'll just go in by myself, and come out later." ”

"Huh?" Brandy and Richard wondered.

Anne gave no explanation, and stepped into the manor door.

......