Seeing that no one could stop Harder anymore, Harder was about to step in when he saw Mei, the owner of the castle, finally walking from behind the scenes to the front.
"Mei, you are indeed here." When Hader saw Mei appearing, he had already thought of a lot. The previous good impression of Mei Yi turned into a trace of hostility towards Mei Yi.
May also saw Harold's look in her eyes, but he didn't care. Originally, when Harold did not return within the set time, the creditors came to seize his estate and property. His sister Bella initially thought of staying in Horumos and waiting for Harold to return. But later I heard that Harold had encountered pirates and had been buried in the sea long ago, so he had to accept the reality in despair, and immediately took his children to Hulumos and came to seek refuge with him.
Now he doesn't know why Harold, who was rumored to have sunk to the bottom of the sea, came back to life. But since he met the pirates, even if he can escape with the care of God, his goods must have been stolen. Pirates took it away.
What else could a bankrupt Harold have to fear?
As for the faces and attire of the people behind Harold, he had never seen them before, but May didn't pay attention to them, guessing that they might just be people Harold met on the road.
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Seeing the real master appear, Han Du's eyes lit up and he turned to Zhu Biao and asked: "Your Highness, let's go and have a look too?"
Zhu Biao knew what Han Du was thinking, and he wanted to see the outcome of this matter, so he nodded and agreed. From now on, it seems that Hader has taken good care of Mei in the past. Logically speaking, if Mei remembers a little bit of Hader's past kindness, he should also take good care of Hader's wife. But judging from the current situation, Harder's wife's current situation may not be so optimistic.
May didn't feel the slightest bit of shame that she had been hiding just now. Instead, she asked, "Harold, you led people to break down my door and rush into my castle. What on earth do you want to do?"
After hearing this, Hader glanced at Mei and said, "Bella, your sister, brought her children to seek refuge with you. Now I want to see them and ask you to bring them out. You won't say , They haven’t been here before, have they?”
Originally, May really wanted to deceive Harold, but seeing Harold's determined look on his face, he thought he came here because he got the exact information.
Then he smiled and said: "How could it be? My sister did come to me with her children. Originally, I wanted to let them live in the castle. But she said she still had somewhere else to go, and they had already left."
"Leave?" Hader sneered twice, "Bella doesn't even have a single family member here except you. She has no money and has two children. How could she leave?"
Mei shook her head expressionlessly, "Then I don't know, but sister did say that at the beginning."
Hader didn't believe May's words at all. He pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, I also want to enter your castle and have a look. If Bella and the child are really not here, I will leave."
May's face suddenly darkened and she shouted sternly: "Harold, this is my castle. You can't come in without my permission."
As May finished speaking, a large group of slaves rushed out of the castle and stood behind him, holding various farm tools in their hands. They stared at Hader eagerly and demonstrated to him.
"Do I have to go in?" Hader faced May's large number of slaves without any fear. It is true that he alone cannot be the opponent of so many people, but he is surrounded by the elite warriors of the Ming Empire.
Harder had seen the power of these pro-military forces with his own eyes. Killing people was as easy as breathing for them.
Although there were many people around Mei, those people were not even considered militia, just a group of serfs.
May felt that he had the upper hand, and became more and more rude to Harold. "Harold, if you want to force your way in, don't blame me for treating you like bandits and beating you to death."
Not only was Hard not frightened by May's words, but he laughed loudly: "May, I broke the law by breaking into your castle. But don't forget, if I proposed a duel with you, it would be reasonable. legal."
Duels are sacred here. If one person challenges another person to a duel, they can indeed ignore the laws of the city lord's palace.
A duel is not a casual fight, but a fight to the death. The duel will not stop unless one side surrenders and the other side agrees. But usually, once two people have a fight that requires a duel to solve the problem, the possibility of forgiving each other is very small. Therefore, the duel has always been a life-and-death struggle until one party falls down and dies.
Mei did not directly agree to Harold, but stared at him with a gloomy face, assessing the opponent's combat power.
Hader proposed a duel, but he looked relaxed, as if he didn't take May to heart at all. He turned around and walked to Han Du, leaned down and bowed, "Master Marquis, Hade wants to borrow the firearm from Master Marquis."
Borrow a revolver?
Han Du was surprised when he heard Hade borrowing something. He gestured with his hands and asked, "Shouldn't you use the same weapon in a duel? For example, if you use a broadsword, he also uses a broadsword?"
"Who said that?" Harder was surprised by Han Du's words. "Master Marquis, everyone is good at different weapons. Some are good at daggers, some are good at swift swords, and some are good at scimitars. Since it is a duel, Naturally, everyone must use the weapon they are best at. Otherwise, if a person who is good at daggers is given a swift sword and he can't even use it, how can he duel?"
So that's it. Han Du nodded and thought this was reasonable. After all, every weapon has its own way to deal with various weapons. It does not mean that the one with the bigger weapon will definitely win.
Later, Han Du asked curiously: "Then what are you good at?"
Hader shook his head and said: "I'm not good at any weapons. As a businessman, I only need to spend money to hire mercenaries to protect myself. I don't need to specialize in training any weapons. But I have only seen the power of the Marquis' firearms. After that, I felt that the weapon I was best at was this kind of firearm.”
Han Du was dumbfounded when he heard this. In such a sacred duel, someone is holding a knife, but you want to take a revolver? He also said that your best weapon is the revolver. Han Du wanted to ask Hader, "Have you ever touched this thing once?"
This is simply shameless!
However, seeing as Hade was on his side, Han Du didn't bother to argue with him. He took out the revolver from his waist, handed it to Harder, and asked, "Do you know how to use it?"
"I know." Hard took the revolver with a face full of joy, "Had has seen the sailors in the fleet use it."
Han Du pointed at Hader worriedly, "This is the safety, and downward is closed. You can't pull the trigger at this time. You need to pull the safety up first, so that it is open. Aim the muzzle. Enemy, just pull the trigger. Never point your gun at us, otherwise I will order you to be killed immediately."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, Hard understands." The use of the revolver is extremely simple, and the fleet sailors have taught him these things, so Han Du's instructions only allowed Hard to review it again.
Seeing that Hard was holding the revolver skillfully, Han Du opened the safety. He nodded towards him, indicating that he could pass.
Holding the revolver in one hand, Hader walked up to Mei and said with a smile: "I have chosen my weapon. It's your turn. What do you choose?"
May didn't answer. He looked at the revolver in Harold's hand, although he didn't recognize the thing. It looks like it's not even as good as a machete. It can't be used to chop, it can only be thrown out and hit people. But its exquisite appearance always gave Mei a very dangerous feeling.
In addition, May didn't think Harold was a fool. There were all kinds of swords to choose from, but he chose this seemingly useless thing.
Such a thing is either really useless, or it is extremely powerful. Combined with the confidence on Harold's face, May felt it should be the latter.
Besides, he, Mei, is not one of those mercenaries. He does not need to sell his force to earn a living. He has never dueled with anyone.
After much hesitation, Mei still gave up.
"Okay, since you want to see Sister Bella, then I'll let you see her."
Hearing this, Hader nodded immediately, "Okay, let Bella and the children come out quickly."
May said at one moment that Bella had left, and at another that they were here. Such capricious behavior as a villain had already let Hader know what kind of person May was. It's just that he is eager to see Bella and the children now and is too lazy to worry about it with May.
Mei had to lower her head and give instructions to the housekeeper.
The housekeeper looked embarrassed, but he had to obey May's order to bring Bella and her son out.
As Bella and her son were brought out, Hader's face was full of smiles when he saw his wife. But the moment he saw Bella and the children, his face couldn't help but darken.
Bella was originally a beautiful wife with a good face in his memory, but now she was a person with a haggard face, a sallow complexion, and a thin body in front of him. Had it not been for the fact that her facial features and eyes were still familiar to him, Hader would have been a little afraid to recognize her.
There are also clothes. Bella used to wear soft and light leather or fabric, but now Bella only wears an old linen dress, which is even in tatters.
When Harder saw them, Bella and the child saw him too. There were looks of disbelief in the eyes of the three people. The three of them froze in place for a long time and did not come back to their senses. When Bella woke up, she screamed with joy and rushed towards Hader.
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