Domestic production is in the ascendant, and everything is complicated to build a new capital. Marshal Lothar calls for a gathering, and his sister is tragically kidnapped when she returns home. .com|
Carlos ended his inspection trip hastily and hurried back to Alterac City, feeling very angry.
His captain of the guard had escorted Brian Bronzebeard through the Blackstone Mountain Tunnel to Thorium Post, and Sylvie Morgan urged her to fulfill her promise.
Lothar finally completed the internal integration of the alliance army. After holding a meeting to swear an oath, it was time to go south and continue fighting with the tribe.
The integration of domestic forces is on track, and the Mountain Faction has been basically suppressed. Everyone has accepted the order to build a new city in Hillblade, which is quite impressive when you think about it.
The first batch of summer grain has matured, and orders have been issued to compile household registrations for refugees and to phase out war crimes.
The conflict with his father was alleviated after he surrendered and was scolded.
Everything is going according to plan.
I'm a genius, hahaha, snap.
Carlos was slapped hard.
After her sister Ilucia helped her complete the operation of the portal, she couldn't stand her parents' urging to get married, so she returned home lightly packed with her maid and her entourage, preparing to return to Caer Daron from Alterac to take a break.
However, some blind guy actually kidnapped the king's sister in the Alterac Kingdom of Haiyan Heqing.
You don’t want to live anymore, right? It must be that you don’t want to live anymore.
For the first time, Carlos wondered if he was too kind, so that his enemies were not afraid of the horrible revenge from the king after hurting his relatives.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but there was no follow-up contact with the other party. The only threatening letter was delivered by a shepherd boy, so the clue was lost."
Brother Bald claims to be an expert in kidnapping and extortion. However, the person opposite was also very professional. In front of Carlos, the intelligence chief lowered his head helplessly, showing a helpless look.
Sent elite Antan to trace Ilucia's route back home. The broken carriage was found at the foot of the cliff, but there was no body. There were no signs of fighting, and it was completely impossible to tell whether it was a long-planned conspiracy by external forces or the crime was committed by an insider.
Four guards, two maids, a coachman, and the eldest princess Ilucia disappeared from the world.
The line of pursuit was broken, and Brother Bald couldn't even determine where the scene of the first crime was. All that was left was the threatening letter and the shepherd boy who delivered it.
However, not every cowherd boy is called Wang Erxiao. Not every wild child is called Zhang Ga. The shepherd boy didn't know anything about it. He only found out that the traveler asked him to send a letter to a certain place with a dried fruit as a price, and the adults there would give him ten copper coins.
"Did you give it?"
"Huh? What?"
"The shepherd boy's reward was that he fulfilled the agreement, so did you pay him?"
"Forehead……"
A bunch of murderous rough guys surrounded the poor little guy and glared at him, and the little guy almost cried.
"I received the letter, you can go home."
After receiving the ten copper coins from the guard, Carlos touched the shepherd boy's head and signaled Brother Bald to let him go.
"Why aren't you leaving yet?"
"ox."
Carlos turned his head and glanced at Brother Bald.
"you go."
Brother Bald shook his head, and an ordinary-looking guy left with the shepherd boy.
"Your Majesty, we have checked. There is no problem with the shepherd boy. The only useful information we got is that the other party knows our secret stronghold."
"And you held an innocent child for two whole days?"
Carlos also knew that he was venting his anger, but his sister was kidnapped, which made him furious.
Brother Bald thought for a while and finally said nothing.
Taking the letter again, Carlos glanced at it and snorted heavily.
"His Majesty King Carlos Barov please settle down in the Royal City, and we will contact you again."
Ordinary envelope, ordinary paper, ordinary ink, ugly words, that's it. No further information.
"So the clues are all gone?"
Carlos couldn't help but ask.
"Your Majesty, you requested not to alert more people. Not even alert the Duke and Duchess, so we can't search the entire territory. Kidnapping and extortion case. In this case, it is difficult to solve."
Moreover, we are professionals, and you can see that the other party is also very professional.
But Brother Bald buried this sentence deep in his heart without saying it.
"Then I will go back. You can continue to investigate as long as you can. If you can't hide it anymore, let your father know, but you must not let your mother know. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Leaving the small village east of Steinblade, Carlos returned to Alterac City.
Obviously, there are two current situations. One is that the kidnappers want Carlos to return to Alterac so they can extort ransom. This is not terrible. As long as he can redeem his sister, Carlos has a hundred ways to make it difficult for the kidnapper to survive. The other one is more terrifying. The kidnapper's original purpose is to tie Carlos up in Alterac City. If so, Ilucia's life safety would be a concern.
"Do you need my help?"
Aaliya asked with her big shining eyes, using Yan Yi to convey to Carlos the three meanings of "I am free, I am powerful, and I am willing to help."
"Your father is also a suspect, and you need to avoid suspicion."
Carlos gave Aria a gentle push and pushed her face away from his eyes.
It can't be a disloyal noble in the country. Carlos's power currently has an absolute advantage in the country. I don't need conclusive evidence. As long as I think you did it, I will kill you first and then slowly find evidence. . Nobles with families and businesses would not easily use kidnapping to deal with a king who has the ability to retaliate.
It's a foreign force, but I don't know who it is.
This is Carlos's judgment.
Although he knew that his whereabouts could not escape the eyes of interested parties, Carlos still chose to take a carriage back to the city.
Along the way, Aria perfectly acted as a dog-headed strategist, talking nonsense in a serious manner, and analyzing the possibilities of the case for Carlos.
"I'm not going back to the palace now, I'm going to the Knights."
After passing through the city gate of Alterac City, Carlos gave instructions, and the carriage broke away from the group and drove directly into the residence of the Knights of the Royal Ecclesiarchy under the escort of a small number of plainclothes soldiers.
"Wait a minute, this is a military camp. Your Majesty Carlos, didn't we agree that you won't ground me?"
Alia howled as she was surrounded by four tin cans.
"Our agreement is not to throw you into the mountains, that's all."
Carlos, who was worried about his sister's comfort, had no time to play word games with Alia. After arranging for the guards to treat her well, he ignored Alia's struggle.
"I have done meritorious service for xx, and I have shed blood for oo, Your Majesty, Your Majesty! You can't do this to me!"
After dealing with Aria's episode, Carlos was ready to take a walk around the Knights to see the training progress of the new batch of Paladin apprentices.
"Young Master, you are here for inspection. There happens to be a letter that needs to be delivered to you."
Seeing that Carlos was free, Todd quickly stepped forward to salute and then took out a lacquered letter rolled out of parchment from his secretary's bag.
"Someone sent this this morning, but judging from the wax seal, it belongs to the eldest lady. I don't understand why the eldest lady's letter was designated to be delivered to you personally."
Todd didn't know about Ilucia's kidnapping yet, so he reported to Carlos with some confusion.
"Well, I understand."
Without rushing to open it, Carlos pretended to be calm and put the letter into his sleeve pocket.
After spending more than an hour inspecting the training of the new batch of Paladin apprentices, Carlos asked Todd to arrange a rest room for him.
"Tan Ji, is someone secretly observing my actions?"
Carlos asked into the empty room.
No one answered.
"Continue to observe my surroundings and look for unusual behaviors of the people around me. If the Duke Regent does not take the initiative to ask, please do not take the initiative to report."
After speaking, Carlos threw his money bag on the table, then took out the letter and read it carefully.
When Carlos looked up after reading, the money bag had disappeared.
If she hadn't been greedy for money and fearful of death, Tan Ji might have become a more terrifying killer than Garona.
This stealth ability is getting more and more terrifying.
After Carlos read the letter, he couldn't help but smile cruelly.
I'm not afraid that you will pretend to be mysterious, but I'm afraid that you won't make any demands.
After carefully reading the letter written by the kidnapper in Ilucia's name, Carlos became murderous. (To be continued.)
