The middle-aged nobleman, Lord Willett, treats the residents of his territory very carelessly.
For the safety of residents, he prohibited residents from leaving the city and even told them not to leave their homes unless necessary. Concerned that someone might have an accident at home, he also arranged for a team of people to go to each house at regular intervals to check on the situation. There are also large and small patrol teams on the streets to give residents a sense of security when they go out to buy necessary supplies.
A security force of more than 2,000 people is considered to be relatively large in a town with less than 20,000 people, but after this arrangement, there are still signs of shortage. But there is no way, the middle-aged noble has simplified the defense plan to the minimum.
Of course, the effect of the painstaking efforts was also very significant. The disappearance case never happened again.
However, the consequence of focusing all the energy on preventing cases is that the operation of the entire town has almost come to a standstill.
Lord Willett's team analyzed for him that if the case could not be concluded within the next four days, the town's operations would suffer irreparable losses.
Leonhardt's willingness to help was an unexpected surprise to Lord Willit. If it weren't for various concerns, this straightforward and heroic lord would have wanted to hug the imperial guard captain and kiss him twice.
Therefore, although he was doubtful about Leonhart's request, Lord Willett agreed without hesitation after confirming Leonhart's wishes and the details he mentioned several times.
Next, Lord Willett led the imperial princess's motorcade to the dining location - at this point in time, it was already a bit late.
Due to the special situation in the town, the meal prepared by Lord Willett was not sumptuous, but it was still distinctive.
No one complained about this, and everyone silently replenished their energy.
Having seen the bleak scene in the town, the atmosphere at the banquet was quite depressing. Only Lord Willit, Civil Service Officer, and Leonhardt maintained the shaky enthusiasm, and the content of the conversation was still about the case.
An didn't say a word from beginning to end, so the civil servants who wanted to talk to him had to give up.
If there was anything disturbing about the entire meal, it was only when they first sat down that the members of the theater group sat next to the Imperial Princess Liliana amid the unexpected looks from Lord Willett and the civil servants. Especially Ann, get the closest. If you change the angle, you can see him sitting with the princess.
This made it difficult for the two to let go for a long time.
However, seeing that Leonhardt said nothing, it was naturally difficult for them to ask questions.
After a banquet with a somewhat torturous atmosphere, everyone in the Queen's convoy took a short rest before preparing to set off again.
After working hard for a few days, his thinking was a little slow. Lord Willit, who had just devoted himself to discussing the case, subconsciously stood up and prepared to arrange for someone to see him off.
Before the civilian officials had time to dissuade him, the security officer who had just met Leonhardt walked in quickly.
The security force officer was about to say something when he suddenly looked at Leonhardt with concern.
Lord Willett finally came to his senses and waved his hand: "It's okay, tell me, what happened to be so panicked?"
The officer lowered his head and said quickly: "A group of unknown people clashed with the security forces at the gate of the city. The number is about four hundred. The other party is menacing and has no regard for life or death. There has been bloodshed!"
"What?!" Lord Willett was shocked and angry, "Who is dead?"
"Don't worry, there are no casualties among our brothers. The ones who died are those who attacked us." The officer then added, "I have the impression that some of them are bandits who appeared nearby before. I don't know whether they are the ones who attacked us now." What's crazy..."
Lord Willit breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Leonhardt in surprise.
Without noticing his gaze, Leonhardt asked the officer: "Are the people who attacked the security forces acting strangely, like someone fighting among themselves?"
The officer was very surprised, and there was a brief delay in his answer: "...Yes, the first few who died seemed to be afraid of continuing to fight with us, so they were hacked to death by their own people when they turned around and ran away."
It turned out to be the one who attacked us!
The extremely similar signs convinced Leonhardt.
Lord Willit opened his mouth and looked at Leonhardt, a little speechless. The civil servant looked at An instead, but An was getting into the car and didn't seem to notice his gaze.
"Lord Willett, please prioritize dealing with emergencies in the territory." Leonhart said sideways.
Lord Willit was silent for a moment, looked hard, and said to the officer: "Immediately gather all patrol teams in the city at the city gate, and make every effort to arrest the thieves who provoke the security forces. They may be the culprits of the cases that have occurred in the past few days!"
"All teams?" Hearing this uncharacteristic order, the officer was stunned, "But the convoy..."
Leonhardt took the lead and said, "It doesn't matter. Lord Willett's escort is just a superficial good intention. Our escort team is enough to protect Her Royal Highness Liliana when she returns to the empire."
"Thank you, Lord Guard, for your understanding."
Lord Willit nodded to Leonhardt, then walked towards the security army officer and said: "Go get my armor and weapons, I want to catch these thieves with my own hands!"
After the accident, the officer was ecstatic: "Yes! With your leadership, we will win easily!"
"Hmph, brat, stop complimenting me. I haven't held a sword for a long time. What if I can't compare with you now?"
The officer said anxiously: "Impossible!"
"Okay, go quickly."
Lord Willett waved the officer to hurry up and prepare. After saluting Leonhardt and saying goodbye, he also left here.
Leonhardt watched him leave.
"Lord Willett is indeed a good warrior."
Leonhardt felt that Lord Willett was quite prestigious in the minds of his subordinates.
"When he served in the army directly under the royal capital, Lord Willett was the superior of most of the knight officers here, so the relationship between them is deeper than that of lords and knights in other places." The civil servant explained.
Then he saluted and said: "...then according to the plan, I will be the one to lead the way for you."
Seeing that there was no hint of flinching in his expression, Leonhardt said with some surprise: "Then I'll trouble you."
"It's your honor."
The princess's motorcade prepared for a moment, and under the guidance of the civil servants who brought their own horses, started to set off again along the streets of the town.
Leonhardt noticed that the civil servant's movement on the horse was light and skillful, and recalled that he and Lord Willett seemed very close, so he said: "I would like to ask, what is your relationship with Lord Willett?"
"It seems that the chief guard has noticed it!" The civil servant smiled easily and replied, "He is my uncle, that's why I stay here..."
"So you are also a member of the Willett family!"
"Ashamed, ashamed." The civil servant said several times, then sighed and said, "My family is martial arts, but I have never been able to withstand force since I was a child. Although my family took good care of me, when I was young, I still felt that I couldn't hold my head up at home. . Fortunately, I was a little smart, and later received the guidance of Mr. Hutto, so I was appreciated by His Majesty when I grew up and entered the palace as a civil official."
"It seems that you are a close confidant of His Majesty Kallion."
The civil servant quickly waved his hand: "You are so flattering to me!"
During their conversation the carriage traveled some distance.
Under Miku's gaze, a smile slowly appeared in An's somewhat cold eyes. He lifted the car curtain and said to the civil servant: "Your Excellency, do you know Bai Lan?"
The civil servant was stunned for a moment, then replied with a smile: "You...you happened to be talking about my nephew. That kid is more like me than my brother, and he is also a different kind. I remember that the orchestra he was in had something to do with the theater troupe. I have cooperated twice, I hope he did not offend you in any way..."
The person in the carriage who also heard the sound showed a surprised look.
The smile in An's eyes was a little stronger: "Haha, of course not, we get along very harmoniously."
He paused and then said to the civil servant: "Don't know what to call me?"
The civil servant smiled heartily.
"The full name is long, just call me Joa..." Civilian Joa hesitated for a long time before spitting out a title that surprised Leonhardt, "Your Highness."
"Um."
An nodded calmly.
