Urban Sims

Chapter 637 The cruel truth

Kingdom of Cardon.

An ancient civilization of more than 3000 years, its history is quite long.

Historically, this kingdom had a powerful military, a prosperous culture, and a vast territory. It was once called the "Kadorn Empire".

But that's all gone.

The reason why this kingdom can still exist today is precisely because there are a group of nobles who have not given up, hoping to restore the glory of the past and rebuild a powerful empire.

but……

This is destined to be an unattainable dream.

Zhou Ming, who had just arrived in this kingdom, felt a dead air.

However, after traveling around for three days, I witnessed more than a dozen incidents of nobles oppressing civilians, including those who robbed civilian women, violently collected rent, and forcibly confiscated property... Zhou Ming could see that the low-level people in this kingdom, In dire straits.

Even Zhou Ming himself was blackmailed by a nobleman and his dogs, slandering him as a spy of Habas Kingdom, planning to take him away for a good interrogation.

When Zhou Ming took out his staff, a "flying technique" floated in the air, and after rubbing a big fireball in his hand, the opponent rolled and crawled away.

Day [-].

In Lambi City, the capital of King Kadorn, in a remote alley in the south of the city.

Among the many beggars lying on the ground, Zhou Ming found Defoe, a warrior whose image was not much better than the beggars.

"Defoe, why did you become like this?"

Zhou Ming asked in surprise. He sent Defoe to the Kingdom of Cardon to inquire about news, and gave him more than 100 gold coins. , took care of him a little, but Zhou Ming almost didn't recognize Defoe with his appearance.

"Sir, it's a long story... Those hateful nobles are really too hateful!"

Seeing Zhou Ming, Defoe wiped away tears while talking, his voice was hoarse and his expression was excited.

Zhou Ming took him to a remote corner and asked him what happened in the past six months.

Half a year ago, when Defoe had just returned from Yadude Kingdom to Kadorn Kingdom, his overall image was still good, with a strong physique, sunny temperament, and looked very energetic.

The search for information went very smoothly. In the first month, he was astute and found out all the news that needed to be obtained.

But his most fatal mistake was in his daily consumption behavior.

The more than 100 gold coins he carried with him may not be a big deal in other places, but in the Kingdom of Kadorn, it is definitely a huge sum of money.

A huge sum of money with the envy of many forces.

Because the Kadorn Kingdom and the Habas Kingdom have been fighting for years, the economy is in decline, and the people's livelihood is difficult. Not to mention that the people at the bottom do not have enough to eat, and the life of the nobles is not easy.

A lot of money has been invested in the military field, and the common people have no money in their hands. The purchasing power of gold coins has naturally increased significantly.

Defoe discovered that with just one gold coin, he can stay in a relatively high-end hotel in Langby City, order four or five dishes per meal, and order various cheap services.

Even going to the population market to buy two servants to serve, it only costs a few dozen silver coins.

Defoe, who was pregnant with hundreds of gold coins, suddenly became the "money master" here.

Naturally, Defoe, who spends money "lavishly", was quickly targeted.

After investigating the details of Defoe, a young nobleman rushed into his guest room with a few dog legs, beat him violently, and then found more than 80 gold coins hidden under the bed, took them all away, and left. go.

Defoe refuses to accept and pulls the other party to reason, but the other party falsely accuses Defoe of being a thief who stole his money, and if he entangles him again, he will be dragged to see an official, sent directly to prison, and then sent to the battlefield as a slave soldier.

Defoe had no choice but to let go, cursing secretly, "Bitch born of a bitch!"

"What did you say?"

The other party heard the scolding, stopped immediately, and ordered his subordinates: "Catch him, I will kill him!"

The sad Defoe, after being tortured by the other party, was charged as a "thief" and thrown into a prison... If the frontline war is tight, he will be sent to the frontline to serve as cannon fodder.

"Then how did you get out of prison?" Zhou Ming asked.

"I was starved in prison for more than three months, and lost shape, so I got out through the crack of the prison door and escaped from the prison." Defoe explained.

Does this work?

Zhou Ming was taken aback, this was beyond his imagination, and asked again: "Since you have escaped, why don't you go to the Mainland Chamber of Commerce for help instead of staying with beggars?"

Defoe smiled wryly: "I went to look for it, but they couldn't recognize me, they thought I was a beggar who wanted to make a living, and they wouldn't let me in."

He also has some regrets. If he had known about today, he would have kept a low profile at the beginning, and he would not spend so much money, or he would not scold that nobleman, and just endured it.

Anyway, the suffering he has suffered in the past few months has educational significance for his life.

Fortunately, Mr. found and recognized him.

Regarding what happened to Defoe in the past few months, Zhou Ming just shook his head, but he didn't blame him. In this kind of country, if you don't cause trouble, trouble will come to you.

"Defoe, I asked you to inquire about the news about Gazef's family. How is your inquiry going? Is there any progress?"

"There's been some progress. We've found all the people who wanted to inquire, but..." Defoe said, with hesitation on his face.

"Just what?"

"Gu Gu~" Before Defoe answered, his stomach suddenly made a grunting sound.

"Haven't eaten for a long time, I'll take you to have a meal first, and talk while eating." Zhou Ming said, it's no wonder that Defoe's sallow, emaciated, skinny image is not hungry.

"No...not hungry, I ate a lot of bark yesterday."

Defoe whispered, scratching his head in embarrassment, but Zhou Ming had strode out of the alley, telling him to follow quickly.

"Yes, sir!"

Holding his growling stomach, Defoe followed quickly.

……

In a restaurant with a deserted business.

On a table by the window, there were eight or nine plates of dishes, each plate was full, the portions were large, and most of them were meat dishes.

Defoe held a piece of toasted brown white bread in his left hand, and a bowl of broth in his right hand. He took a mouthful of bread on the left and drank the broth on the right.

Use both hands, gobble it up.

There was no pause.

After he ate for a while, Zhou Ming reminded him: "Okay, eat slowly, don't overwhelm yourself."

"Snoring~" The sound of eating remained unchanged.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Ming tapped his hand with a spoon, and his eating speed slowed down.

After feeling a sense of fullness and happiness, Defoe sighed and said:
"The Warrior Captain was betrayed, everyone betrayed him."

"Including his favorite wife, his best friend, his most loyal king, and even his two most beloved daughters...all of them betrayed him!"

"The warrior captain is the most miserable person in the world."

Defoe picked up a glass of ale on the table, raised his neck, and gulped it all down.

"What's the specific situation?" Zhou Ming asked, what shocking news did Defoe investigate?
"gentlemen!"

Defoe suddenly stood up, knelt down on the ground, put his hands on his chest and said: "Sir, I can tell you everything I have learned, but I hope you don't tell the warrior commander, I don't want him to know the truth."

"If the warrior commander finds out, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it. He may go crazy, collapse, or he may not think about it and do some stupid things."

"In short, don't let him know the truth."

This……

Seeing Defoe's seriousness, Zhou Ming was very surprised.

Is the cruelty of the truth really that exaggerated?

"Say it, if what you say is more bad for Gazef than good, I will choose not to say it."

Zhou Ming nodded and agreed to Defoe.

"Thank you, sir."

Defoe stood up, sat down again, and began to talk.

It took about an hour, and Defoe told Zhou Ming everything he had investigated.

For more than an hour, Zhou Ming rarely interrupted and listened very carefully.

His expression became more and more serious.

After Defoe finished speaking, Zhou Ming said in his heart: "It's miserable, it's miserable, it's really miserable."

Among the most miserable men in the world, Gazef definitely ranks first!
Even Wu Dalang, Lin Chong and others in "Water Margin" are not as miserable as him.

Why do you say that?

One, the betrayal of best friend Jacobby Count.

Earl Jacoby is a polite, handsome, frank and honest nobleman. He is an excellent nobleman and a rare nobleman who does not discriminate against civilians.

Among all of Gazef's friends, he is the one with the closest relationship, the most contacts, and the most trusted friend.

But it was this friend who had been in touch with his wife Natia for more than ten years.

It was this friend who contributed a "poisonous trick" in the circle of stubborn nobles, allowing Gazef to serve as the commander of the Western Legion to resist the Habas Kingdom's attack.

Two, the betrayal of his favorite wife, Natia.

Natia is a beauty, a beauty well-known throughout Langby City. She was born as a nobleman. Out of admiration for heroes, she gave up the comfortable and luxurious life of nobles and married the commoner hero Gazef... She and Gazef's union was indeed out of love at first.

But shortly after marriage, the life dropped several grades, which made it difficult for Natia, who was used to being superior since she was a child, to adapt.

Secondly, as a heroic fighter, Gazef is qualified.

But as a husband, he still lacks a lot of homework.

For example, he is taciturn, doesn't understand romance, doesn't know how to say sweet words, and always can't figure out a woman's mind, and doesn't know what she needs.

At work, he does not collude with others, does not accept other people's property, only keeps his own duty, only takes that little salary, even the rewards he got for his meritorious service on the battlefield, and the money he got in exchange for his life, he does not want it, and distributes part of it to his subordinates , Part of it was given to the families of the casualties... I didn't take any money.

Therefore, the economic situation of the family will not improve for a long time.

Under such circumstances, how could Natia not give up on him?
Of course, Natia also admitted that her husband, Gazef, was really good to her. He gave her all the delicious, useful and fun things, and he never flirted with women outside... But these advantages, in the gentle and considerate, handsome, and eloquent In front of Earl Jacobby, who is full of endless sweet talk, it is like the difference between heaven and earth.

Natia fell into his warm embrace after only meeting Count Jacoby a few times.

In addition, although she felt guilty, before Gazef went to the front line, Natia, who had learned about the nobles' "poisonous plot" from her lover, could have told her husband about it, and could have saved Gazef's life, but ...

Natia still chose to remain silent.

Three, two extremely beloved daughters, none of them are biological.

With regard to this point, Defoe determined after investigation that: Gazef's two daughters, with a probability of more than 90%, are not his own, but are born to Natia and her lover, Earl Jacobi.

"Why are you so sure that Geoff's two daughters are not his own?" Zhou Ming asked.

Defoe listed two reasons:
"When the warrior commander was young, he practiced excessively, which caused great damage to his body. Moreover, he participated in hundreds of battles and suffered dozens of injuries. One of them was in a relatively critical position, which affected his reproductive function. , otherwise he would not have had a child after five or six years of marriage."

"I asked a priest who treated the warrior chief, and the priest told me: The warrior chief is unlikely to have children."

"As for the two daughters of the Warrior Commander, the eldest daughter Sophia is 10 years old, and the second daughter Nicola is 8 years old. These two daughters only came after the Warrior Commander made friends with Earl Jacobby."

"A few months ago, I visited Earl Jacobby's house who lives in Moon Lake Castle, and I heard with my own ears that Sophia and Nicola called Earl Jacobby 'Daddy'."

"I saw with my own eyes that the two children have many similarities with Earl Jacobby's appearance."

"So..." Defoe didn't continue.

Zhou Ming nodded, these two points are almost enough, Ge Jeff's two daughters, there is indeed a [-]% to [-]% probability that they are not his own.

Coupled with his defeat, the king abandoned him.

The upright, kind, and brave warrior commander, Gazef, had nothing to gain in his life except betrayal.

"This is indeed too cruel."

"In the face of such a cruel truth, no matter how tenacious and tenacious Gazef is, can he withstand this blow?"

"Can he withstand this wave of blows that will extinguish all the fire of hope in his heart?"

Zhou Ming shook his head. He didn't know if Gazef would be able to handle it, but for more than 90% of ordinary people, he would definitely not be able to handle it!

　Great chapter, publish early

　　
　
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