Whispering Poems

"Speaking of which, how long are you going to stay in Green Lake City? Negotiation meetings have been intermittent this week, and the newspaper did not give a recent schedule. I don't think Galina has attended meetings as often as before. The church is not a decision, Let the delegation leave here so that they can fully deal with the Green Lake matter?"

Xia De asked, the Duchess nodded:
"Arrangements for the church have already begun.

Tomorrow night, a grand banquet will be held in this manor, and everyone involved in the negotiations, including Kasenrick's representatives, will come to attend.Later, I will invite Marguerite Anjou to stay and stay.The day after tomorrow, Sunday, she and I will show up to experience a major 'accident' that will negate the negotiations.I have already got the plan here, Xia De, remember to come to the banquet tomorrow.In addition, if I encounter an accident, you don't need to rescue me, this is all arranged. "

After finishing speaking, I was worried that Xia De was not clear:
"The day after tomorrow, I will take a carriage with Marguerite Anjou from Rose Manor to the City Hall. At that time, there will be a large number of citizens watching along the way, and when I reach out from the window to say hello, I will be shot .”

"Why is this scene so familiar, last summer."

The girls in the room laughed. Last summer, Queen Diana suffered a similar assassination, and Shade, who ran for several streets, blocked the fatal bullet for her.

"Margaret was invited together because neither country wanted it to cause a war. If they were assassinated together, they could attribute the incident to a third party to the greatest extent, rather than Kasenrick's gray gloves planning the incident. "

Rezia explained, as to why it was Margaret and not someone else, Xia De certainly understood.The Duke of Carson Rik was shot last week and cannot attend the banquet yet.As for Margaret's brother, Miss Galina was not at all willing to ride in a carriage with any man other than Shard, so the matter fell naturally to Margaret.

"Xia De, I remember you said that there are friends of yours in the military camp on the border?"

Miss Galina asked suddenly, and after Xia De nodded, she continued to inquire:

"What rank? Is it reliable?"

"Captain, very reliable, currently the deputy battalion commander of the Crossroads Barracks.

Captain Ladds has quite a rich resume. Last spring, he was captured by Kasenlik because of a relic. After meeting me in the summer, I took that relic from the dinner at the Lake View Manor, and he regained his confidence after that. .After catching the traffickers, he was transferred to the Red Water Camp of Mount Xikale, where he took part in the Battle of Mount Xikar in autumn, and cooperated with the church team, fought against those ghosts and undead, and made meritorious deeds again.Although he was not promoted in the award season at the beginning of the year, he was transferred to the border of the Pantanal after the end of the year and was only recently transferred to the Green Lake area. "

Not only Miss Galina and Rezia, but even Agelina, who has little contact with military affairs, was surprised by this resume:
"Is that captain just an ordinary person?"

"Yeah, just a regular guy. He's strong-willed and a good guy. I was with him last summer when Queen Diana was assassinated and he caught the child kidnappers. Then I got shot and he caught the guy." .I was awarded the title of knight, and the fact that he was captured by Kasenlik was also written off."

The Duchess nodded:

"Well, since you said that he can be completely trusted, I will trouble you in a moment to deliver a letter to him for me. After Margaret Anjou and I were assassinated, the teams on the border between the two countries , A controllable small-scale battle will take place. Kasenlik also has this tacit understanding, so that the two sides can really stop the negotiation on the grounds of 'everyone needs to calm down and avoid the expansion of the conflict'."

Rezia wanted to continue explaining to Xia De, but after thinking about it, she signaled Agelina to speak:
"So, it's best to find a trustworthy officer on the front line. After all, if this matter is found out later, it will inevitably damage the credibility of the royal family. But if you don't deploy troops through regular channels, but let the local patrol team, Fighting myself with Carson Rik's side"

Miss Galina nodded again, satisfied with Adelina's reaction:

"Shad, tell your officer friend that as long as he can exchange fire with the Carson Rik army according to the arrangement, no matter what happens afterwards, he will be transferred from the Green Lake border. As for the subsequent promotion and transfer to Naturally, there will be no problem in the defense zone."

Since she said such a trivial matter, she certainly wouldn't regret it afterwards.Xia De then agreed, but whether Captain Lades is willing to take over this task, Xia De has to ask himself.

So at ten o'clock this morning, Shad came to the tavern in Crossroads Village again, and sat down in the tavern with Captain Lades.During the daytime, soldiers in the army are of course not allowed to enter or leave the tavern, let alone drink alcohol, but this rule does not restrict the officers too much.Captain Lades regards Xia De as his best friend, since Xia De came to visit, he will not shirk.

There were not many guests in the tavern at this time, and when the enthusiastic tavern proprietress brought drinks for the two of them, Xia De first talked with the captain:
"I still remember when we came here for the first time, you had a conflict with several Kasenlik people, and you were even kicked out by the tavern proprietress just now. At that time, there were people from both countries here;
Later, when we came here for the second time, the badge of De La Rion had already been hung up, and the attitude of the proprietress became very enthusiastic towards you, and the number of people in Kasenlik also decreased a lot;
Up to now, the Kasenlik businessman who was crossing the border was no longer seen in the village just now, and there are no southerners in this tavern anymore. "

The captain fiddled with the Delarion coat of arms hanging on the wall:

"It's not just us here, I heard that domestic voices against Kasenlik are also very loud. This year's trade between the two countries will definitely be greatly affected. Fortunately, I don't do cross-border trade."

Xia De smiled:
"Yes, you don't do cross-border trade, you are a professional soldier. Now that you are talking about soldiers, Captain, I have a small matter here, I don't know if you are willing to do it."

The topic changed a little quickly, and Captain Lades across the table put down the wine glass in his hand, a little puzzled:
"Small things? Of course I can help."

The captain didn't realize what Shade was going to say, he just thought it was something like a transit document.

Shad shook his head:
"Don't make a decision yet, just look at this."

He handed Miss Galina's "personal letter" written by Tifa to the captain. The captain touched the paper of the envelope, his puzzled expression became serious.He looked up at Xia De cautiously, and after Xia De nodded slightly, he opened the wax seal and took out the letter.

Even during the day, the light in the tavern was a bit dim.The white candle used for lighting on the table shortened little by little, and the wax tears fell drop by drop, forming a layer of wax oil at the bottom of the candlestick.The captain began to read carefully by the candlelight, frowning a little bit, and his eyes became more and more serious.

When he finished reading, he handed the letter back to Xia De.Xia De brought the letter paper closer to the candle, ignited it, and threw it into the empty bowl that he asked for from the proprietress in advance.

Neither of them spoke, they watched quietly the letter paper curled up in the flames in the bowl until it was burned to ashes.Afterwards, Xia De took out the kettle and filled it with water. After fully stirring the burning ashes evenly, he drank the whole bowl of ashes in one gulp under the surprised expression of Captain Lades.

"Actually, it's quite safe to burn it clean."

"Safety first, you know the seriousness of this matter."

Captain Lades nodded slowly, but his brows were still frowning:

"It's really tricky. I didn't expect you to bring this kind of mission. If I'm not careful, I might become a sinner who triggers an all-out war."

"Then what are you doing?"

"Give me some time, I'll think about it."

The captain stared at the burning candle, and Shad could see him struggling.

"Captain Eight Guns" Lades is a stranger who met in this world. He is one of the few friends of ordinary people, but he is also a truly upright person.If he is allowed to carry out this plan, not only may he be infamous in the future, but once the fire is fired, all subsequent casualties can be regarded as being caused by him.

At this moment, his reputation and the lives of his soldiers are at stake with his own future and the fate of the kingdom.Although the weight of the chips is not consistent, this is still not an easy decision, so Xia De is willing to give him time to think.

Finally, the captain looked up and said softly:

"No problem, I will do it. If I don't do it, other people will do it. In fact, some time ago, I heard the wind that the two countries intend to end the negotiation. They will wait until they sort out the current situation and choose another place to talk. This is something that cannot be stopped, but I did not expect such a radical method to be used."

"There is no way not to be radical. You can also know about the recent conflict between the Delarion people and the Kasenlik people on the north and south sides of Green Lake City. What's more, there is someone in the dark who is planning to assassinate the two countries Representatives of the negotiating team. If the talks continue, sooner or later there will be a war here. Therefore, the two countries simply have a tacit understanding and stop each other after a brief conflict."

Schade explained that he certainly couldn't say it was all because of the church.Of course, because the Green Lake negotiations have not progressed for a long time, in fact, the two kings may not have taken the initiative to suspend the negotiations.

The captain nodded cautiously:
"I will do it, the specific time and place, I will inform the contact person according to the method in the letter after the arrangement is made. This can be regarded as participating in the process of history."

Xia De smiled:
"We have long been in the process of history, and no one can escape."

Captain Ladds raised his glass again and toasted Shad:
"Detective, thank you for giving me this opportunity. Don't look at me being so entangled just now, in fact, I am also happy in my heart. I was finally able to seize a further opportunity before I was discharged from the army. This is a bad thing and a good thing. I know it's you trust in me."

PS: Main task:
"Whispering Verses", currently in Branch 6: The Farthest Distance.

Sub-main quests:
The Rise and Fall of Civilizations—

Act I: The Cat and the Grey-Owl (End)

Act II: Cities, Trade, and Conflict (Closing Stage)
PS2: 18/20