"Oh! Mr. Matiya! It's really you!"
The merchant from Oak Town who was "invited" to recognize the person kept wiping the sweat on his forehead, forced out a three-point smile, and greeted old Ma Jiya warmly: "The guy said he saw someone familiar. I didn't expect it. I didn't expect it to be true." It’s you.”
Old Ma Jiya nodded: "Mr. Panno."
"Yes, it's me." Panno glanced nervously at the soldiers around him when his name was called, and pretended to be confused: "Are you going to Artemis too? To visit friends?"
"Redemption." Lao Ma Jiya replied straightforwardly: "My eldest son was captured by Montanien, I would like to redeem him."
"This...that...I..." Pan Nuo was extremely embarrassed, his fat face turned red, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "I wish you good luck."
When the young man with a sword on the sidelines saw that the merchant from Oak Town had confirmed the identity of Old Ma Jiya, he nodded and signaled to his subordinates to take the merchant away.
Pannuo was granted amnesty and immediately followed the soldiers away obediently.
It wasn't until he reached the far corner that he turned his head covertly, cast a look mixed with concern and sympathy at old Ma Jiya, and then disappeared into the carriage and the shadow of the trees.
Except for the old soldiers of the halberd, the remaining "rebels" soldiers returned their posts. The checkpoint, which had been tense just now, suddenly returned to its previous calm state.
Old Tasso and Raul were also released from the barracks and came to old Matiya.
The young man apologized for the young man, and returned the weapons that had just been taken away from the three to the three.
It wasn't until this time that Old Tasuo finally touched it -after the wisdom that was dispelled in the stretch of people who dared not breathe, the young man in the sword was actually a "doll" that was similar to Raul.
However, compared to Ma Jiya Raul, who is immature, the young people of the young man are lying and capable, raising his hands to reveal a strong sense of self -confidence, making the old Tasso unconsciously treat him as a real adult. Even daunting.
"Please forgive our offense." The young man with a knife solemnly took his hat and explained to the three sincerely: "Wrong in me, I treat you as another category."
Hearing the other party apologize made Lao Tasso feel nervous. He looked at the Raul next to him, and found the same suspicion in the latter's eyes.
Only the "fish" has had its teeth smashed and blood swallowed, but how can it be seen that the "knife" takes the initiative to admit his mistake?
It should be noted that for "knives", dignity and authority are often closely linked. So even if it is a trivial matter, it is harder to make the "knife" take off the hat and bend over.
The young Sabers admitted their mistakes so readily, but were underestimated by Tasso by three points. This means that the other party either lacks authority or has no self -esteem.
No matter which type the other party belongs to, it is not good news for the three members of the Majiya family - lack of authority means that they cannot make the decision, and without self-esteem, there is no bottom line.
However, even if the future situation is worse, it is impossible to prevent Old Tasso from despising each other now.
"Sure enough, he is still a baby." Old Tasso sneered silently: "He doesn't have the grace that an official should have."
But no matter how I think in the old Tasuo's heart, the surface kung fu needs to be done.
So like Raul, Old Tasuo stood silently behind Mari Jiya Micolk and waited for the owner to negotiate with the other party.
Seeing the abnormality of the young man in the sword, the facial features of the old Ma Jiya gallery also shook briefly, showing half a doubt.
He did not take the weapon, but also took off his hat. He first gift: "Search for a close detection, it should be so."
"Thank you for your understanding." The young man with the sword took a deep breath and smiled cheerfully: "Thank you very much."
Old Tasso wanted to ask the other party, "Why do you think the three of us are spies?"
However, the other party turned around and never mentioned any information about the density.
"We will compensate for the property damage caused at the original price." The young man with the sword fell on the tattered clothes and boots of the three members of the Majiya family, and apologized again: "Please wait here, I have sent someone to A few of them are looking for some clothes. "
After all, the young man in the Bao Sword looked at the white helmet behind him. Although he issued an order, he was very polite: "Just leave me alone to talk to the three gentlemen. Holt sergeant, don't worry."
The veteran Bai Yan, who was holding the halberd, put his legs together and raised his hand to salute.
"Your people have done a good job." The young man with the saber returned the greeting meticulously. After the ceremony, he said to the veteran Baiying: "Praise them for me."
Bai Yan's veteran raised his hand again, and then walked towards the original position without a sound.
Old Tasso was extremely angry after hearing what the young man with the sword said.
If it weren't for the big tree with more than twenty corpses, it was not far ahead, and the old man had to say this hairy boy.
Even so, Old Tasuo couldn't help but ask questions.
He pulled the dragged top of the sewing, deliberately exposed his dry chest, and asked roughly: "This master, I don’t understand — to remove the good clothes into a broken cloth, it can also boast that it can also exaggerate ? This old man only has good clothes!"
Old Tasuo asked very provocative, but the young man answered very seriously.
He asked seriously: "So what happens if I blame Sergeant Holt?"
The old tower was stunned.
"If Sergeant Holt opened your clothes, I will blame Sergeant Holt. Then he will not dare to check suspicious people again in the future." The young man with the saber nodded again and apologized: "Besides, this time The main responsibility is me. "
Old Tasuo could not refute, and subconsciously avoided his sight: "That shouldn't be praised ..."
"That's right." The young man with the sword actually nodded in agreement: "On the other hand, if you give rewards easily, it will encourage them to search for passengers who are not suspicious."
The young man of the knife shrugged and explained with a smile: "So just praise it verbally."
Old Tasuo stomped his neck and wanted to continue to argue, but he glanced at the employer's eyes. He had to lowly bow his head and whispered: "Adults have a square, admire."
The young man of the sword did not compare with the old servant of this cow. He looked at the old Ma Jiya and asked politely: "Mr. Ma Jiya, be a soldier?"
Old Ma Jiya answered truthfully: "Twenty-five years ago."
The young man with the sword looked at Old Tasso again: "Then this..."
"Tasso." Old Tasso said sadly, "I've been cheated on him before, but I didn't get anything out of it except an old wound."
The young man with the sword folded his arms and listened, with a little more respect and compassion in his eyes.
But it was his respect and pity that deeply hurt old Tasso, so the latter picked his yellowed teeth with his nails and grinned nonchalantly: "In addition to old injuries, I also have a serious illness. Hey, look at me. Remember, I almost forgot. "
"What is Hualiu's serious illness?" Raul asked curiously.
Old Tasso's dark old face couldn't tell whether it was red or white, and he had no choice but to squeeze out a curse from his throat: "You...if you are also a soldier, you will know sooner or later!"
"Now I believe you have really been a soldier." The young man patted his hand and laughed heartily: "However, your soldiers are not the same as the soldiers you have ever. At least in my subordinates, there is no kind of evil disease. "
"Really?" Old Tasso raised his voice deliberately.
"Yes." The young man with the sword replied seriously: "You will know sooner or later."
The other party's confident attitude made Lao Tasso speechless, and he even didn't know how to be angry for a while.
The young man with the saber took off his gloves and took the initiative to extend his hand to Old Tasso: "I haven't introduced myself yet - I am Lannis, a soldier of Lord Montagne."
Old Tasso was stunned for a while, then hesitantly shook the other person's hand: "I have already introduced myself - Tasso."
This time he said his full name: "Taso Rumyantsev."
When the other party heard this surname that obviously came from a foreign country, he raised his eyebrows slightly, but still nodded friendly and said, "Nice to meet you."
Old Tasuo put away the contempt, because he already found that the hard cocoon of the other person's palm was not as thin as his own: "Fortunately."
The repertoire of competing masculinities between male humans who meet for the first time should have come to an end here.
However, Ma Jiya Raul, who had been hiding behind the two elders and did not say anything from beginning to end, suddenly opened his mouth.
"Lannis?" Raul stared at the young man with his eyes widened, and asked unbelievablely: "Are you Lannis? That Lannis?"
The young man forgive Raul's impressive question. He spread his hands and responded freely: "If I didn't guess it was wrong, the Lannis you said could only be me."
Old Tasso was confused: "That? Which one?"
Old Ma Jiya also frowned and looked at her younger son in confusion.
"That's Lannis, the Lannis in the "Communication" of the rebels..." Raul explained eagerly to the two elders, but as he went on, his voice became softer: "The Lannis who conquered Artemis , Lannis made an emergency landing with Major Sandel.”
He swallowed, and the sound from his throat was finally as small as the flapping of mosquito wings: "And... and Lannis, who captured Parr."
This time, it was the turn to look at the "doll" in his eyes.
The young man in front of Lao Ma Jiya was the "rebel" commander who captured his eldest son and could not help but set his sights on the other party. But his expression remained as unchanged as granite, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
On the contrary, Lannis unlocked the knife and handed over the three people: "The former owner of this military knife is Major Sugdel, how? Can you prove that I am 'that Lannis'?"
Old Tasso was like being poured by the top. He finally figured out where his subtlety familiarity about this luxurious sword came from -exactly the last time he accompanied "employer" to Artemis to donate to the young master, he was new. The ancestral saber that the garrison officer always kept with him.
However, when the other party handed this expensive saber, which was worth more than the same weight of gold, in front of him, old Tasso did not dare to accept it.
"Where did you read that... what the hell..." Old Tasso stumbled and asked Raul, struggling to squeeze out the somewhat awkward word: ""Communication"?"
Raul lowered his head and kicked the little stone at his feet guiltyly: "Town."
"When are you going to the town?"
"Going there secretly."
"When did you go there secretly?"
"I go there secretly every day."
Old Tasso stood stunned for a long time, and a painful sigh came from his chest. He bowed heavily to the young and promising young man with the sword, and then bowed to the "young and promising" young master, then slumped aside and stopped talking.
Raul was in a embarrassed way, and I didn't know what to do.
"Lannis." Old Ma Jiya's voice broke the disturbing silence: "Can you speak a step?"
Lannis nodded and agreed, and he joked: "I am not your own," I have only one. "
After saying that, he made a "please" gesture and led old Ma Jiya towards the barracks.
Raul and old Tasso were the only two people left in the small clearing at the outpost.
"What do you want to do?" Raul returned to God and asked the old Tasuo in a panic. He grabbed the saber on the table and was so anxious that he almost cried: "Could it be - that?"
"My little master." Old Tasuo looked complicated and took the horse knife from Raul's hand: "You and the Lord Lannis are about the same age, why can't you learn the atmosphere of others?"
"What exactly do dad do you want to do? Why are you carrying us?"
"What else can we do?" Old Tasso slapped his saber on the table and said angrily: "Pay tribute!"
At the same time, in the outpost barracks.
"Lord Lannis."
If Raul and Old Taso are in the barracks, they must not believe it -the facial features of the old Ma Jiya Granny softened. "Rebel" senior official.
"I would like to entrust you with delivering the gold to Monsignor Montagne."
"Mr. Majia." Lannis told old Majia frankly: "When I knew who you were, I already knew your purpose, so I confirmed that you are not the person I want to arrest."
Lao Ma Jiya's upper lip trembled.
"But you don't have to be so humble, and you don't have to explain anything." Lannis spoke before old Majia, and directly gave the answers that the latter wanted: "First of all, your son was not killed in battle. He should be in the hospital now. Prison camp.”
Lao Ma Jiya appreciated his head.
"Secondly." Lannis paused for a moment and said seriously: "When to release them and how to release them can only be decided by Your Excellency - no one can influence your judgment, and certainly not me."
Old Ma Jiya's eyes became dimmed by three points. He steeled himself and waited for the other party to continue.
"Finally - those gold. I advise you to take it back. For you, those gold bars may be all your movable property, or even your entire net worth."
Lannis gently whistled, and there was a touch of playful and chic in the eyebrows: "But Montene, there is no shortage of that point."
[Belated update, sorry Orz]
[Additional explanation]
[As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no day before to prevent a thief. Compared to searching for documents from a suspect, the process of hiding secret letters is always simpler]
[So for a long time, it was more important to find the secret agent carrying the documents than to find the documents on the secret agent]
[The body search described in the previous chapter is the real process of searching for spies and couriers in history] [However, the book does not mention a default background setting: intercepting spies and couriers is more complicated than intercepting the documents carried by spies and couriers. easy. Therefore, in most cases, the army acts with the attitude of "I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go"]
[For example, during the Peninsular War, Spanish guerrillas accidentally killed many peasants who were thought to be French couriers. The French army treated the Spaniards who were considered British spies equally cruelly]
[That’s why the three old Majiya have an attitude of gratitude towards Lannis]
[As for old Tasso, it’s not that he doesn’t repay his kindness, he just has a bad temper, and he treats everyone the same]
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