"It's none of your business if I'm crazy or not, just ask you if you dare." Alan retracted the foot that was pressing on Remington's chest, clapped his hands, and said, "Of course, you can tell Reicd or your eldest brother when you go back." If I do that, I'll have to find someone else. Oh yes, by the way, I killed that group of cavalry outside the city dressed as bandits. A full fifty men, and twenty hoplites, the count was a big deal. ”

Remington looked dazed.

Alan looked strange and said, "You don't even know this, do you?" Tsk, it seems that the Earl and your eldest brother really treat you as outsiders. ”

He slipped a note into Remington's pocket and looked at the man again before shaking his head and leaving.

Remington's face was complicated, and although Allen's feet on him were heavy, they were no heavier than the glance he had looked at before leaving. The look of pity for him was so heavy that Remington couldn't breathe.

Alan returned to the hotel, Ante had already slept, and Belmode was still waiting for him. Seeing him come back, Belmode said, "Wouldn't it be too ostentatious to do this, and you can be sure that Remington will listen to you?" ”

"That's not for sure, Remington has to gamble, why don't I. It's just that betting on him to win or lose is not hindered by the overall situation. Alan stood at the window, tapping his fingers on the edge. He looked in the direction of the barracks and said, "From the moment Rykerd lured the aliens into the city, no matter what kind of cards he played, he was destined to lose to me." No, lost to Edward. All I'm doing now is just going through the motions according to the strategy and arrangement he had already laid out, and the real outcome was decided long before the showdown began. ”

Belmode opened his mouth and closed it again. Alan glanced at him and smiled: "Say whatever you want, you and I still have to hide?" ”

"I want to say, whether the young master has figured out Edward's bottom. This Malitan recommended himself to come to the door at that time, and this guy is still so good at brains. Not to mention the distance, just look at the layout of the mountain city this time, and press on Ryced. People who are too smart are always uneasy. ”

Alan nodded, "When I first arrived at Heavenly Star, I told him about it. I don't care what he's trying to do, as long as it's not a stab in the back, I don't bother to care. I can even push him if I have to. Of course, I didn't say anything more about the following words, and some of the words were picked too clearly, and they seemed boring. ”

Belmode nodded: "He's a smart guy and should know how to do it." I'm afraid that I'm too smart and do something stupid. ”

'He's done well so far. Since I want to use him, I will not doubt him. Of course, if someone really thinks I'm a fool, then he must be a real fool. Alan smiled.

"Then young master, when are you going to do it?" Belmode was referring to the Reicke father and son, of course.

"Wait another day, if the Mountain City Guards don't come tomorrow morning, then I'll go to Young Master Parson tomorrow night to talk about my thoughts. Let's see if Remington makes a move, but I'm sure I'm going to do it on the third night anyway. ”

Belmode frowned and said, "The young master's sword is domineering, and it is not suitable to be an assassin. Why don't I go? ”

"Who said I was going to be an assassin, I made it clear that I was going to smash the field." Alan reached out and tapped his chest and said, "Don't think about getting involved, there are other things that have to be left to you." ”

Belmode shrugged: "You have the final say." ”

Late at night, the City Lord's Mansion.

In the study, Rykerd and a young man looked at each other.

This man looks a little similar to Remington, and he is a little clearer. Without Remington's fierce ruffian, there was a little more gloomy between his eyebrows. Rykerd looked at his eldest son and said in a deep voice, "I suspect that Viscount Alan is in the mountain city right now. ”

Yopuni narrowed his eyes and said, "Then this viscount's courage is inevitably too great. I'd like to see what he has to do to kill the unicorn leader. ”

"Fifty of our horses were lost outside the city, but Jarting asked people to check and found a mercenary group called Chidori. They were also smart, and first let out the rumors, so that I didn't dare to cut them down. But it's not hard to know a few things. For example, there was a guy in their caravan who looked like Alan, but I heard that the man was red-haired, which was a bit different. However, it is an indisputable fact that our fifty horsemen were lost under the guards of the young master Sagar. I'm surprised, I haven't heard of any nobleman who has such a powerful master. ”

Furthermore, their letters of recommendation were given by Roger. Taken together, these doubts are eight out of ten. Nine should be Allen unmistakable. As for the red hair, it shouldn't be difficult to dye it. ”

Yopuni habitually rubbed his hands: "Then do we have to surprise this viscount." ”

"Nope." Rykerd shook his head, "We're going to pretend we don't know anything, but we're going to strengthen the guards here." At that time, the ancestors of the family built the city lord's mansion on the snake road, in order to separate it from the city height. In this way, it would only be a joke to want to infiltrate the city and assassinate the city lord. I don't think that the viscount would have been so irrational that he would have done such a self-defeating thing. ”

"It would be better if he was willing to come, a nineteenth-level guy, he should have killed Daniel by luck. I heard that Oban had a foot in the arm at that time, and if there was no Oban that waste, how could Daniel die in battle inexplicably? Jopney glanced into the shadows by the study window, and said in a low voice, "Why don't you borrow someone from those guys?" ”

"Then if something really happens, you won't be able to hold the fire. Now is not the time, Yopuni. If the people of the Principality of the Shadow are exposed prematurely, not to mention that Allen and they are wary, the first in the empire will not let us go. Rykerd shook his head and said, "Now we just wait for the end of the winter season to attack the unicorn territory with the power of thunder." Then he swung all the way and destroyed Alan and Ark Harbor. After that, the Ark Harbor will be ours, and the other monsters will make trouble as much as they want. They would surely attract the attention of the Empire, and even if the Empire eventually expelled them, how could there be any evidence that the Shadow Duchy had been brought in by us in such turmoil? ”

At this moment, there was a soft sound of Jardine outside the study, and then the door was slammed open. Jarting stumbled back into the study and hit her ass to the ground. Behind him was Remington, who was full of wine and blood, his eyes were red, and he strode in with a bottle of wine in his hand. Rykerd frowned and shouted, "What are you doing here?" ”

"What? Good question, old man. Remington exclaimed, "Tell me, I'm not your son." Why are you hiding so much from me, is it only Yopuni who can help, and I'm nothing? ”

"What are you doing drunken again!" Rykerd slapped his palm on the desk and said angrily, "Look at you, the son of the dignified earl, who has the nickname of a mad dog outside, and is embarrassed to come to me and go crazy." I tell you, if you weren't my son, you would have been beaten to death! ”

Remington laughed, and suddenly raised his hand and smashed the wine bottle behind Reckerd, and the glass shards splashed at Recke's feet, and the old earl's flesh trembled with anger. Remington yelled, "That's right, everybody calls me Mad Dog." But what can I do if I'm not crazy, you won't let me get involved in politics, and you won't let me touch the army. Do you want me and Parson to stay here all day, only to go out into town and meet a mean woman once in a while? ”

Parson, who happened to pass by the study, rushed in, pushed Remington and said angrily, "Ollie is not a cheap woman. ”

Although Remington's chest hurt a lot, some brute force was still there. Immediately, he overthrew Parson to the ground with color, and said disdainfully: "Get away, waste." If you weren't my brother, you'd be the first person I'd cripple. ”

"Enough!" Reckerd said angrily: "If you don't get out again, the first thing I will break is your leg!" ”

Remington snorted, laughed maniacally, and stumbled out of the study with his chest in his hands.

Rycde sighed, and Yopney picked up Parson and sent the sick brother back. Jia Ting didn't dare to stay for long, anyway, it wasn't once or twice like this farce. The time Remington drank too much and didn't come back to toss before stopping, but this time the toss was too much. And he was also injured, so I don't know who was so bold as to dare to beat up all the mad dogs?

The next night, the Diamond Queen Theatre in the mountain town was packed. Despite its magnificent name, the opera house is actually a small third-rate theater. Not to mention the Royal Opera House of the Empire, even the Night Rose Theater with the Iron Gun Collar can't compare. However, there is only such a theater in the mountain city, and in the past two years, the song and dance dramas in the imperial capital have been sought after, and such a fashion wave has rolled into the mountain city.

The nobles in the mountain city, if they haven't heard one or two operas, are embarrassed to say that they are nobles. Aristocrats always have to live a decent life, and if they want to be no different from commoners, what fun is there? This Diamond Queen Theater doesn't open every day, there are only two or three musical performances a month. But every opening was packed, and tonight was no exception.

When Alan stood in front of the theater gate, he could already faintly hear the woman's graceful singing from inside. He rolled up his sleeves, and as soon as he arrived at the gate, he was stopped by the snobbish doorman. As soon as the doorman shook his voice to speak, a golden coin was stuffed into his pocket. The doorman had a smile on his face: "Although there is no place anymore, it is still okay to erce a chair for the guests." ”

Alan didn't speak, two gold coins were stuffed into his pocket, and he whispered, "I don't want a chair." I want a private room. ”

The doorman frowned: "There are also boxes, but they are all booked, but those old men have not yet arrived." ”

There were ten more gold coins in his pocket, and the doorman's voice trembled: "There is one, I don't know if you have the courage to go." It was Mr. Parson's booking, and he usually booked three private rooms. In fact, only one room will be used, and the remaining two compartments are just hidden from people's eyes. ”

Alan patted him on the shoulder, put a small bag of gold coins in his pocket, and said happily, "Lead the way." ”