"You will definitely die in my hands." The little girl lowered her eyes and said very calmly. This is not a threat, but more like stating an event that is bound to happen, or discussing the family's shortcomings.
The middle-aged man smiled and didn't take it seriously. It was obvious that this was not the first time he heard this sentence.
"I hope that day comes sooner." The middle-aged man stared at the little girl in front of him with complicated eyes for a moment, and sighed secretly in his heart.
"I don't want to come to this shabby place like Zantz. It doesn't even have a bowl of delicious yellow croaker noodles." The flash of excitement disappeared in an instant, and then the middle-aged man turned around and complained.
"Stop whining there and catch up quickly."
"It's not your fault, that arrow was almost too powerful." The little girl pouted and said with disdain, "Otherwise we wouldn't be here."
"What do you know?" The middle-aged man turned around and rolled his eyes at his apprentice, "This is called the joy of hunting."
"You see, that guy must be in a state of panic all day long. He is too scared to go out."
"What's the fun in killing him when you come up?"
"Bah! Come on." The little girl gave the middle-aged man a bite and rolled her eyes. "If someone hadn't blocked that blow, that man might have died. You were just trying to save his life."
The middle-aged man shook his head, "He can't die."
"Even if he gets hit by that arrow, he won't die."
"How is that possible? Did you fart?" The little girl obviously forgot the reason for the slap she just received.
The middle-aged man wanted to slap her mouth again, but when he saw the little girl shrinking, she was obviously scared, and when he looked at the swollen cheeks, he couldn't do it.
"Shou Nan, Shou Nan, can't you change your bad mouth problem?"
"You don't care about me." Shounan turned his face and said.
The middle-aged man was too lazy to discipline her and wandered around Zantz City, looking for a place to eat.
Unexpectedly, the bistro they finally chose was the "Looking at the Stars" where Zhang Hao took Alvin to eat.
It seems that the middle-aged man still has his unique sense of smell when it comes to eating this piece.
"Yellow croaker noodles, chewy and smooth..." The middle-aged man hummed his homemade ditty and entered the restaurant.
Shou Nan followed him with sweat all over his face. It was obvious that the contents of the box were not as heavy as usual.
After entering the store, the middle-aged man's eyes were attracted by something.
"Hey, look, what is that?" The middle-aged man looked at the pieces of "paper" in the hands of these diners when they checked out, expressing his confusion.
The key is that the tavern owner is also happy to accept it, which makes the master and apprentice even more baffled.
"I don't understand." Shou Nan also widened his eyes and shook his head.
"Go up and ask." The middle-aged man ordered like a master.
"Why the hell don't you go?" Shou Nan said angrily.
"Do you want to eat or not?" The middle-aged man glanced at Shou Nan.
This threat was the most direct and powerful for Shounan, and she still had to bend her back for five buckets of rice. Although she is not big, she has a big appetite. Thinking about it this way, there is a reason why the middle-aged man doesn't give her food from time to time.
"Those are banknotes, they are Looney made of paper." After asking the shopkeeper, Shounan came back and explained.
The owner of the tavern took one look at Xiu Nansheng's clear and ethereal gray eyes, as if she had a strong thirst for knowledge. Her accent sounded like she was from out of town, so she enthusiastically introduced the origin of the banknotes. Ichiban.
"Does Looney still have something made of paper?
"The middle-aged man said with surprise in his heart. He planned to exchange the Looney in his hand for two banknotes to see what kind of interesting thing this was.
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When the middle-aged man asked his apprentice about the origin of the banknote, he was as desperate as ever. His disciple's mind was still not working as usual, and seeing her slurping up words while eating so much made him very angry.
"This stupid girl can use her mouth better when swearing." He said helplessly in his heart.
So he could only go out and ask in person.
His question completely opened up the tavern owner's chat box.
When the shopkeeper saw that the man and the little girl were together, he just thought it was the curiosity of outsiders, so he explained in detail the issue of banknotes by Zonghengtong Trading Company.
The middle-aged man seemed to be dissatisfied with what he heard, and asked about the takeover of Zantz City by the Universalist Freedom Army.
Good guy, this time it hits the point of the shopkeeper’s conversation even more. That dancing introduction was as if he had stood beside Alvin during the Battle of Constant Plains and witnessed with his own eyes how he commanded.
He also talked about the inspiring speech that Riya gave after entering the city, which made everyone see the true face of the nobles. Then let’s talk about the establishment of free city-states and the introduction of various policies.
Many diners in the tavern were attracted by his vivid speech. Many of them were about to go out after paying their bills, but now they all stopped and listened. So the aisle was blocked all the time.
In fact, what the middle-aged man really wanted to ask was Alvin.
He knew Riya to some extent. Based on his judgment of Liya, this religious leader of the free city would not be able to make such a big move.
Therefore, based on his speculation, this uncharacteristic behavior of Universalism must be fueled by Alvin. And the Zongheng Trading Company must also be the work of this person.
This inquiry made him more and more interested in the target of this hunt.
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After the escort arranged by Xia Ye arrived, Alvin led Quanba to the headquarters of the Free City State, the former Earl of Onein's Mansion.
After arriving at the headquarters, Alvin led Quanba directly to the "Shadow Yi" department led by Qiao Zhi.
This is the result of his careful consideration.
Although Qiao Zhi has good talent in martial arts, she is not very talented in the field of espionage. He can lead people to do field work, but he still needs someone to give him advice.
Quanba knows the nobles and wealthy businessmen of Boer and its surrounding principalities very well, so in Alvin's view, he is very suitable for this job. In addition, Jiaba also has excellent intelligence analysis skills, which is the most needed trait as the leader of the Yingyi department.
Therefore, Qiao Zhi leads the main position and is responsible for operations outside, while Quan Ba leads the deputy position and is responsible for collecting and analyzing intelligence. This is the most sensible and appropriate arrangement. Only in this way can the Yingyi department truly operate.
So Qiao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Alvin's latest personnel arrangements. He knew how much he weighed, and he believed in Alvin's vision, so he expressed a heartfelt and warm welcome to this new colleague who saved him from danger.
He even said that he would accept it if Quan Ba was given a full position and he became his deputy.
However, Alvin would not arrange it like this. This is a kind of sympathy and comfort for his old subordinates.
When Quanba knows where he is
After learning how important his department was, I became even more admirable and grateful to Alvin. He thought that he had joined the core organization just a few days ago, and today he was able to enter the core organization. The boldness of this appointment was really impressive. More importantly, he clearly knew what kind of person he was. Unexpectedly, Alvin could also see clearly. This was what impressed him most. On the surface he is a bard, but in his heart he longs to pry into other people's privacy. Only he knows this. Alvin was naturally aware of this.
"Espionage work? This is really suitable for me. I feel like a fish in water, really like a fish in water." Quan Ba sighed with some excitement in his heart.
"Yingyi has just started. I hope you two can get this department on the right track as soon as possible." Alvin looked at the two of them and said earnestly, "This is not at all as simple as going into battle to kill the enemy. Sometimes. You're just working with your head in your hands, do you understand?"
Qiao Zhi and Quan Ba both nodded solemnly.
"You may not understand it now, but you will understand it in the future. The meaning of your hard work here is to prevent our brothers outside from dying." Alvin glanced at the two of them and said.
"By the way, let's go and find out what happened about me being assassinated."
"However, with your current level, you shouldn't be able to find anything."
"Assassination?!" Qiao Zhi looked at Alvin in surprise, "Your Highness, what's going on?"
"When I came back from Tilea City, I almost got into trouble." Alvin said calmly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
Qiao Zhi still wanted to go deeper, but Alvin interrupted him: "Has the city been peaceful these days?" He asked Xia Ye just now and was still worried, so now he asked Qiao Zhi again.
"Everything is as usual." Qiao Zhi didn't know why Alvin suddenly asked, but his mind was still on Alvin's assassination.
"Where's Oneiyin? Have you been in contact with anyone?"
"No. No such news received."
"What about the other routes? Are everything normal?"
"Um."
Alvin nodded. He looked at Qiao Zhi and knew what this guy was struggling with, so he smiled and said, "You don't need to blame yourself, it has nothing to do with you."
"With our current manpower and resources, how can we possibly find out the details of people like Marquis Elu and Lao Jiugong so clearly? As I just said, the Yingyi department has just been launched, and we have to do it step by step. Now I want you to keep an eye on it. These people are just watching their movements. But they really want to play some secret tricks, and we don’t have any good way to deal with them now."
"But if in two or three years, someone can assassinate me so openly, and you are not prepared at all, then you two really deserve to die." Alvin joked.
"That's impossible." Quan Ba replied with a smile.
Qiao Zhi was still a little depressed.
"I know what you want to say," Alvin said after glancing at Qiao Zhi, "The assassin who killed me was stronger than you in martial arts. So even if you want to protect me personally, you may not be able to. So. , it’s better to put your mind here.”
Then Alvin stared at Qiao Zhiti and said, "But one thing is very important, that is, your martial arts cultivation cannot fall behind."
"Understood, Your Highness." Qiao Zhi nodded with a calm expression.
Alvin had other things to be busy with, so he told Quan Ba before leaving: "If that guy Yuhao wakes up, I will notify you as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, that guy has a horse-like face and a tough life. He won't die that easily."
When Quan Ba heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
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