"Members of the Brotherhood of Stonemasons! We are gathered here today because we have been treated unequally! ”

Van Cleef, dressed as a worker, stood at the gates of Stormwind, and in front of him were the workers' representatives, who had been owed 8 months' wages, standing on a high platform, waving his arms and shouting:

"We just want our reward back! And those nobles slandered us for rebellion! ”

"We are unarmed! We will not hand out our fists to our compatriots at all! We have been restrained, but they are still spreading vicious rumors about us in our homeland! ”

"It's unbearable!"

Van Cleef's voice was full of pathos, the past week, the nobles had stopped confronting them head-on, they had taken a more vicious approach, and in the towns of Mooncreek and Shining Gold in the western wilderness, there were rumors circulating everywhere that the "Brotherhood of Masons was preparing a rebellion", and the vicious rumors were so good that the details of Van Cleeff's arms trading with the goblins were even revealed.

This made many civilians who originally supported the stonemasons feel afraid, you know, in the feudal kingdom, rebellion is a very terrible crime, the low-level members of the stonemason brotherhood are honest people who do their duty, once the nobles with a lot of hearts are charged with rebellion, many people will be ruined in an instant.

What is even more frightening is that the nobles' rumors are not groundless, only Van Cleef and a few administrators know that they did trade a batch of weapons with the goblins and hire some mercenaries, but that was not for rebellion, but to prevent the nobles' private soldiers from destroying the Brotherhood of Stonemasons and their relatives in Shining Gold and Moonstream.

Herein lies the problem, at this juncture, no matter how Van Cleef explained, the matter could not be explained, so the leaders of the Brotherhood of Stonemasons, after deliberation, decided not to wait any longer, and to force the nobles to make a decision today.

No one wants to be used as a gunman, they already feel that a conspiracy is brewing, and they can't wait any longer!

"Follow me, brothers, and in the presence of the citizens of Stormwind, let's go to the town hall to ask for an explanation!"

With a wave of his hand, the members of the imposing Brotherhood of Stonemasons, those who were watching the excitement or who were very sympathetic to the masons' plight, and the soldiers who were in charge of monitoring the situation, followed the Foreman through the bustling business district, and along the way, the members of the Brotherhood of Stonemasons waved flags and shouted the name of justice, attracting many citizens to follow.

But Van Cleef felt a little weird, because under normal circumstances, there would not be so many people willing to get involved in this kind of thing, he looked back, and the crowd following behind him looked menacing, and the number of people had reached an astonishing 500 people.

The crowd was like an anxious beast, and the atmosphere became much more noisy, and a trace of sweat appeared on Van Cleef's forehead, but he could not stop, and once he stopped, his inner cowardice would be exposed, and the nobles hiding in the shadows would realize that he was strong and strong, and they would intensify their oppression of these poor workers.

He could only lead them all the way towards the town hall in the Old Town, and at the same time, at the headquarters of MI7 on the edge of the Old Town, the Master Assassin Madias, who was taking care of other affairs. Shore also received a report from his subordinates.

The 35-year-old Master Assassin frowned, listening to the report of the secret agent hidden in the crowd, his majestic brow furrowed high:

"You say, there are a lot of people with ulterior motives mixed in the crowd?"

"Yes! Chieftain. ”

The agent, dressed like an ordinary person, replied: "Many people have weapons in their hands, they are trying to provoke the emotions of the civilians, there is no doubt that they have a complete plan, and in the name of the Brotherhood of Stonemasons, they may well start a real rebellion, today!" ”

"Van Cleef is not a reckless man, he is a veteran, he has fought in the Orc Wars, and there is no doubt that he has a deep affection for his homeland."

Shoalmo rubbed his beard, and the Master Assassin narrowed his eyes and said:

"He's been taken advantage of, or rather, he's just a trivial minor player in this conspiracy... It's a shame to get all the agents in Stormwind right now, blend into the crowd, keep an eye on the bad guys, and arrest them if they plan to make a fuss! ”

"Yes! Chieftain! ”

The agent took the order, and in the empty office, Madias. Shore rubbed his forehead, he leaned back in his chair, took out a magical image from the file on the table, and placed it in front of his eyes, he stared at the beautiful countess on the image, the Master Assassin muttered to himself:

"Who the hell are you? And why are you here? ”

"Soma! Get out! ”

"Come out and explain clearly!"

"Give us back our money!"

"Open the door! Open the door! ”

Standing in front of the gate of the town hall, the crowd was restless, everyone was shouting something, and in front of the town hall, the soldiers guarding here were like great enemies, they drew their shields and looked at the restless crowd in front of them vigilantly, Van Cleef was talking to the officials of the town hall, he spoke fiercely, and the official was submissive, and from time to time he pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

"You have to give us an account today!"

Van Cleve's expression stiffened with anger, and he swung his fist to add to his momentum, and he shouted:

"The arrears of wages are bad enough, and you are still spreading rumors, which is too bad! You are destroying our lives and our lives, so let Sir Soma come forward and we want him to apologize to us! ”

"But Sir Soma hasn't been to the town hall for two days."

The reluctant official glanced at the restless crowd with some fear, and he whispered: "You guys can't change anything here, listen to me, Van Cleaf, I'm also from Mooncreek Town, and I want to help you too, I heard that Sir Soma and the nobles are raising funds, believe me, they are already planning to solve this matter, what you need... Just wait patiently. ”

"Wait?"

The word ignited Van Cleve's anger, and the surviving veteran reached out and grabbed the officer's collar, pointed to the crowd behind him, and whispered:

"You go tell them, make them wait and see how they respond to you! If it weren't for Countess Caterina who had helped us with some supplies, many of us wouldn't even be able to eat, and we've been waiting for 8 months! How long do you want us to wait? 1 year? 2 years? Or is it simply a knife to shut us up? ”

"Bastard!"

The great foreman also had too much pain and irritability in his heart, and today, he completely broke it out:

"The king said that if we worked hard, the priests said that if I was a good person and did something good, life would be fine, but in reality? Aristocrats, insatiable ones! Bastards like Soma, they're on top of it, we're just bugs under its feet! The king gives us a pension every month, but now, we don't get a penny! He dares to be greedy for the king's money! Not to mention ours! I can't do it, I can't wait any longer... I'm sorry, I can't! ”

"Let go of me! You're crazy, Van Cleef, let me go! ”

The shouting of the petty officer made Van Cleef take a step back, and he looked at the soldiers who were gathered around, and he shook his head and whispered:

"The country is full of oppressed people, you turn a blind eye, every time a person wants to stand up, the nobles shut him up, now it's my turn, right? It's my turn! ”

"Ding, Ding"

Just as Van Cleeff and the soldiers were confronted, and the stonemasons were about to come to their aid, the sound of a carriage sounded behind them, and Van Cleeff turned to see the chubby Sir Soma stepping out of the carriage, his face a little pale, and behind him, followed by a group of soldiers carrying heavy boxes.

"I'm here to solve the problem! Stop it! ”

Sir shouted:

"All the members of the Brotherhood of Stonemasons, come here and get your money!"

"Bang"

The heavy chest was opened, and the golden coins stopped everyone shouting, while the soldiers gathered in front of the box, maintaining order.

"Van Cleef!"

Sir Soma, escorted by soldiers, walked up the steps of the town hall, and glanced indifferently at the bewildered foreman, and said in a deep voice:

"In your eyes, there are no good people in this country, right? Follow me, you troublemaker! Let's talk about the follow-up placement, I brought some money, but it's not enough to pay everyone's salary, but we'll raise it later, if you really want to solve the problem, just come in and we'll discuss the details. ”

Van Cleef glanced back at the crowd that had gradually calmed down, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he looked at Sir Soma, and the cunning fat man in front of him seemed to be a different person.

He silently followed Sir into the town hall, into Sir Lord's office, and when there were only two people left, Sir suddenly turned back and looked at him with a strange gaze:

"You want to find justice? I've heard your voice, and more than once, you feel like you're doing what's good for the kingdom, right? You rebel! Listen, I'll give you a choice, take your people back where you need to go now, and we'll always find a way to solve your problems, or you can go all the way down the wrong path and take you and your brothers into the abyss. ”

Van Cleef heard a hint of ominousness in Sir Clear's voice, and he jerked his head up and looked at Sir Soma:

"What does that mean?"

"It means... We don't have any money on hand right now. ”

The chubby Sir sighed and sat down in his chair, and he looked at Van Cleeff with a sad gaze:

"The money I brought is still the countess supporting us, that beautiful and noble lady just wants the problem to be solved quickly, but the problem is here, the royal family is building a navy, and the finances of the entire kingdom are very tight, even if you kill me, you can't solve the problem."

"That's your business!"

Van Cleef figured out what the jazz was going to do, and he still planned to talk about the matter and drag it out, as for the money he had brought, it was only used to calm people's hearts.

"We want to live too! You've got to fix this, sir! ”

The foreman gritted his teeth and said, "That's what we deserve!" ”

"You deserve it?"

Sir Soma's voice suddenly rose several degrees, and he screamed:

"You are the king's people, and you should make sacrifices for the king's image and honor! It's like those soldiers who set foot on the battlefield! Do you want justice? Desperate for justice? ”

This retort made Van Cleef angry as well, and he shouted:

"I want to see justice and truth, one way or another!"

"Good, then come on"

Sir Soma's expression suddenly became strange, he looked at Van Cleef, all expressions on his face converged, and his white-gloved hand took something out of his pocket and put it in front of his eyes.

It was a red dagger, with hideous barbs, and red strips of cloth wrapped around the hilt, it was an orc-style dagger, like some kind of trophy, and at the sight of it, Van Cleef's eyes widened, and he cried out:

"That's mine..."

"That's right, it's yours."

Jazz muttered to himself, aiming his dagger at his heart and looking at Van Cleeff with an eerie smile that would scare people out of a heart attack:

"You want justice, and for this you will not hesitate to step on this path of flesh and bones... When you kill enough people, when you sacrifice enough to the god of ignorance, you will see it, and if only then, you will smile happily. ”

"In order to... For the glory of the king! ”

"Poof"

The sharp blade pierced Jazz's heart from the front, and blood spurted out wildly along the blood groove of the blade, staining the desk in front of Jazz with blood red, and blood even splashed on Van Cleve's clothes, while the veteran watched this scene in amazement, his mind was already confused, and he couldn't figure out what was happening.

Until the moment when the officials of the town hall screamed and pushed the door open, they only saw Van Cleeff, crouching next to Sir and covered in blood, and Sir Soma, who was lying on the ground and had lost his life.

"Bang"

Silent sparks exploded over Stormwind, igniting the powder keg buried beneath the city... In the midst of the clouds, a chaotic storm is coming. 2k reading web