Hoover couldn't quite remember the day he was born. To be honest, even if he remembered it, it would be meaningless because he was a person who should not have been born. His mother did not have a ring on her hand until she died, and his father - -That drunkard is not his biological father at all.
He was born and grew up in such a deformed family, and spent a not-so-good childhood, accompanied by cheap tobacco and low-quality alcohol.
After Hoover's mother died, he left the town, struck out on his own, and never returned.
At the age of thirty-seven, although he no longer has the energy as when he was twenty, it is still the prime of life for a man.
Hoover looked at himself in the mirror. He had been living in the wind and sand for many years. His appearance looked older than his actual age, which was extremely confusing to people who didn't know.
The leader of the horse bandits has a keen sense, just like a wild animal that can be alert to traps set in the wilderness. He vaguely felt that everything seemed to be going too smoothly. The other three horse bandits in the oasis territory could not stop him at all. Even if they unite, Hoover Don't care either.
However, he always thought that something was wrong, that there seemed to be some missing details.
Talat Pasha was a young man, and no matter how capable he was, he was still just a boy, without power.
Although Franklin and Jason have always been unhappy with themselves, they are more wary of each other and don't worry about it.
Malen Pasha is fierce and timid, and his words far outweigh his actual abilities, so don't worry too much about him.
As long as he arrives at Baisha Settlement, his biggest problem will be solved. As for not returning it to Talaat, of course it is easy to borrow or return it. How to return it will be discussed later.
After taking stock in his mind, Hoover grabbed his hair. Maybe he was overthinking, and there was nothing to fear at all.
So what did he miss?
The leader of the horse bandit frowned again, recalling all the details again, and found an inconspicuous person, about whom there was no clue.
Talaat was accompanied by Mr. Four.
There are very few descriptions of the mysterious man, except that he appeared suddenly.
Hoover instinctively got up and walked out, finding the second-in-command who was drinking with his brothers. They had met Talaat together at the dinner that day.
The second boss was drunk and shouted: "Boss, what are you doing?"
"I want to ask you something, it's very important."
Hoover took the second master for a few steps. The latter found that the leader of the horse bandits was preoccupied and quickly cheered up.
"Boss, what's wrong? Who wants to harm us?"
"I don't know. Do you remember the fourth gentleman we met that day?"
Even though he was wearing traditional Sargonian clothes, he also had a mask on his face, with only a pair of eyes exposed?
The second master had the impression that he yelled at Talaat loudly and was threatened by the mysterious man to poke his eyes out if he even took a step closer.
"Yes, that person is quite strong, at least at close range. I don't want to conflict with him."
It seems that they only have so much contact with Mr. Fourth, just a one-sided relationship.
Hoover hummed and said nothing. After a long time, he asked, "Are the prisoners we captured at Baisha Settlement still there?"
"Oh, yes, I've been busy these past two days. I haven't had time to go back to the mine, so I'm locked in the dungeon."
"Let's go to the dungeon."
The two men hurried to the dungeon. In the dark and damp cells, several prisoners were held separately. Hoover randomly pulled out a person and asked a few questions. After interrogating the three prisoners in a row, the horse bandit leader fell silent.
Talaat fought a beautiful battle in the wilderness of Baisha settlement. He used more than 100 light infantry to protect 800 residents and withstood the impact of a cavalry squad. He himself did not suffer much damage and defeated the pursuit of the Baisha royal chieftain. soldiers, and captured a number of prisoners equal to the number of their own infantry.
This young pasha is really a genius.
But such a genius was almost killed by the White Sand Chieftain? If Mr. Four hadn't suddenly appeared, he would have died long ago.
Hoover stared at the second boss and asked, "Do you believe it?"
"I do not believe."
As a horse bandit, the second-in-command knew very well that it would be difficult for someone who had never experienced a cavalry charge to stay calm in that environment, let alone organize a counterattack.
The second master cleared his throat: "Those more than a hundred prisoners were not killed by Talat's order. The pasha took action after listening to Mr. Fourth's suggestion. Before taking action, the mysterious man asked a question. He asked who had not done evil. , you can stand up and don’t have to die.”
The result was more than a hundred heads piled into a hill.
Hoover frowned and said, "How did you know?"
"I had a drink with the guard captain of the Talaat camp. What he said personally should not be wrong."
The second master was stunned and whispered: "Could it be an accident?"
"I'd rather believe it!"
Hoover stood up suddenly and said hurriedly: "Quick, you take our people into the city immediately. You must be quick and move towards the Tallatt camp at full speed!"
"Boss, what about you?!"
"I'm gonna fucking stay here so you can have a chance to escape!"
Hoover spat viciously. He realized that he was in big trouble. There was only one reason. From the beginning, they were on someone else's script!
The life of the chieftain of Baisha is worthless, and the Baisha settlement is also a piece of bad land, because the fundamental reason lies in what the dead ghost of Baisha did!
He openly attacked a pasha, and still sent troops to chase him openly. If he succeeded, he might still have a way to survive, but he failed and got caught. The Sargon royal family would never let him go!
Even if Hoover hadn't taken action, the White Sands chief would have been dead, so the leader of the horse bandits caught up with him twenty kilometers outside the Baisha settlement and chopped off his head.
Hoover suddenly realized that he was going crazy.
The normal plot should be that Talaat was assassinated in the White Sands settlement, and the White Sands royal chief was punished. However, not only did the young Pasha not die, he also defeated his pursuers in the wilderness and successfully arrived in the oasis territory, just because there was one more person.
And he was so anxious to kill the people who deserved to die that he shouldn't have killed him, and to go to a place he shouldn't have gone!
Just because I missed one detail, when did Mr. Fourth appear, and more importantly, what he said.
"Boss! What's wrong with you!"
The second boss couldn't understand.
Hoover opened his red eyes, grabbed the collar of the second boss, and growled: "We have made one mistake all the time! That fourth gentleman didn't do nothing, he did it on purpose! We are like a bunch of idiots, One after another took the bait!”
When he rushed out of the dungeon, Hoover was shocked to find two large fires in the distance coming toward him.
"Boss! The Gauls and Maron's men are attacking us!"
The shrill siren rang through the night sky, and the flickering light shone on Hoover's slightly pale face.
The second boss shouted: "Boss! They are nothing to worry about!"
Hoover gasped: "You, don't have a head-on conflict with them. I will lead my brothers to cover your breakout. You must not be surrounded here!"
"Why! Boss, why, tell me something, what time has it been? Is there anything else you can't say?!"
Hoover let go of his hand and smiled sadly: "Second brother, because I killed a person who should not be killed by me, the royal family will not reason with us horse bandits, but you still have a chance, go to Talat, he is the only one I can save you!"
He reached out and took off the hat and handed it to the second master: "If you can successfully see Talat Pasha, take this hat, he will protect you, second brother, I lost this time, if there is no gold in this world, We should have been heroes."
"Boss..."
"You take a detour and go back, I will help you buy enough time, go quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sand fell like raindrops, hitting people's hair and clothes.
The second master left without looking back, and Hoover sighed silently and took out the weapon hanging on his waist, hoping that he still had enough time.
…
"I was waiting for you, I thought you wouldn't arrive until tomorrow."
The person who spoke first was Zhou Jinru. A ray of light burst out from his palm and shone on the dark figure opposite.
It was an adult wrapped in a black cloak, with metallic armor vaguely visible under the black cloth, and a ferocious metal mask on his face.
Zhou Jinru found that emotion perception can only detect emotion sources without fluctuations.
"Who are you?"
A husky voice came from behind the metal mask, jokingly saying that the corpse was talking.
"They all call me Mr. Fourth. You came here just to see me, and I am waiting for you here."
"Why……"
Zhou Jinru said lightly: "To confirm something."
The other party slowly shook his head: "You can't stop me."
"I will try my best to stop you. If you don't believe me, you can try."
"Why?"
Zhou Jinru's tone was serious: "There is a saying in my hometown that tiger poison cannot eat its seeds. I don't dare to believe it, but you should be careful."
A cold voice came from under the black cloak: "This has nothing to do with you."
“I’m standing here and it’s about me.”
The other party did not answer, but the wind increased, and Zhou Jinru was nailed to the spot like a steel drill. The two faced each other for several minutes, and the wind and sand weakened.
"You're a strange person."
"So are you, the Immortal Army."
Zhou Jinru revealed his identity.
The Changsheng Army said noncommittally: "You can't protect him forever."
"What is the reason why a father hates his son so much that he wants to get rid of him?"
The Immortal Army did not speak. After a long time, he said cryptically: "For humans, aging is a very scary thing. The prince is very good, very similar to the king when he was young."
So much so that the king of Sargon was afraid of his own son?
Rather than hatred for his son, is it more a fear of aging and death?
Zhou Jinru sighed in his heart, it was exactly what he thought.
"As long as the prince never goes back and stays in his territory, it will be fine."
The subtext of this sentence is that as long as the king does not die, the prince will never want to go back and stay in the territory honestly, otherwise his life will be in danger.
"I can't agree for him. For some things, let the prince make his own decisions."
As soon as Zhou Jinru finished speaking, Talaat's voice penetrated the darkness.
"Mr. Four, I heard everything."
The young pasha, dressed in military uniform, slowly appeared and looked at the Immortal Army with an expressionless face.
He said, "Father will not send you alone."
The Changsheng Army said truthfully: "I came here specifically to see His Highness the Prince. My companions were solving some troubles. A royal chieftain was killed by horse bandits. This is against the rules."
Talat sarcastically said: "So you know the rules too!"
"Your Highness, I have brought you what you need to say. Please allow me to retire."
A fierce wind and sand blew, and the black immortal army disappeared from in front of them.
Taras didn't speak for a long time. He slowly squatted on the ground, his voice was low and his tone was terrifying: "Mr. Fourth, does he really hate me so much?"
Zhou Jinru is an outsider and cannot make an objective judgment, but judging from various signs, the father of the young pasha is a very paranoid person, with such an extreme personality that he can kill even his son.
He also squatted next to the boy, looking down at the sand at his feet.
"Don't worry about those things for now. At least you can live well here."
Talat asked again: "Mr. Fourth, if you were not here, would the Immortal Army kill me?"
The answer in Zhou Jinru's heart is yes. The king of Sargon has murderous intentions. The Immortal Army should not kill people too easily. This is why he must stay here and not even leave the door.
"You don't have to worry about this problem in the future. Jun Wuxi, now that the words have been spoken, as long as you don't leave the oasis territory, you will be fine."
It’s hard for everyone in this world, it’s hard for the father, it’s hard for the son, and what they can do is quite limited.
Talat was silent for a few seconds and then asked: "Mr. Fourth, you already knew this, right?"
"I guessed it too."
Zhou Jinru held the pen of memory in his hand and gently drew a horizontal line in the sand: "Why on earth did the prince of Baisha dare to attack you? He killed three of your guards in a row, sent people to chase you, and even sent troops to chase you. How dare the prince to attack you?" Killing a pasha is simply unheard of, he must have support behind him.”
In fact, the White Sands prince came just shy of success.
"But if he fails, he will only die. But others don't know. We want to make him a sweet bait and make the last contribution."
"That's why you chose to kill those prisoners."
Zhou Jinru looked at Talaat, and it turned out that this kid had already discovered it.
"Hoover was just an accident. I didn't expect him to be so anxious, but it doesn't matter. As long as someone kills the White Sands chief, the rest of the problems won't be a problem."
Talat wondered: "But I don't understand the reason for doing this."
Zhou Jinru reached out and patted the young man on the shoulder, laughing and saying: "The royal family of Sargon will not tolerate a lowly horse bandit killing the royal chief, let alone other nobles killing the Baisha royal chief, because your business is A scandal, and the Immortal Army that follows will inevitably disperse their forces to strangle those who violate the bottom line. After all, there are so many Immortal Army, I can't stop them..."
At this point, Talaat completely understood. He reached out and touched the corners of his eyes. The last trace of luck in his heart was gone.
It turns out his father really wanted to kill him.
Mr. Fourth is not strong enough to stop so many Immortal Army. He cannot escape death, but with only one Immortal Army, he will be forced to retreat.
A scandal is a scandal after all, a scandal that cannot be spread.
Talat wanted to cry, but the man beside him smiled and said: "You are free, Talat Pasha."
