Traitor Summoning System [Infrastructure]

Everyone swarmed there, and Philip Black asked loudly, "What happened?"

A terrified maid stood up and said, "Ge, Viscount Green wants to kill Miss..."

The crowd immediately exploded, and many people showed shocked expressions.

The maids pieced together what happened in a few words, and the information they got on the surface was that while the second brother Vito tried to kill his wife Sitney Black, a bloody dagger fell to the ground, and Sitney was The maid gasped violently in her arms, and her eyes were full of fear.

Black's owner, Goldsmith, was furious in an instant, but the object of his anger was not the Briar Green family, but the maid who said this.

He slapped the maid flying away, and said angrily: "Don't give me nonsense! My relationship with Horace is as good as brothers, how could his son do such a thing!"

"But my lord, miss, she..." The maid said aggrievedly while covering her face after being beaten to the ground.

Leonard already understood a little bit in his heart.

Sure enough, under Goldsmith's questioning, Sitney coughed and said: "Father, father, he first said that he would help me become the heir of the Black family, and then said that Philip is only the second son, and I should be your heir... ..."

The crowd was in an uproar.

Everyone present is not a fool, and they all understand what Sitney Black means.

"He's right." Goldsmith's face darkened.

"But, but I've never been interested in power, so I turned him down," Sitney said. "Then, out of the blue, he drew his dagger and stabbed me, saying he would have the right to inherit after I died."

Many people's faces have completely changed.

If it was said that Thorn Green was accusing Thorn Green of interfering in Dark Night Black's inheritance rights, then this sentence clearly accused Thorn Green of plotting against the other party's entire family.

Goldsmith's face was very gloomy at this time.

Eldest brother Graham looked at Vito, who was pale, and said, "Do you want to defend yourself?"

Only then did other people realize that Briar Green was very calm.

Vito shook his head: "There are indeed some people who witnessed what happened, but they will not tell the truth, because telling the truth means speaking for me. I can only say that this is a complete conspiracy , You know, this is what happened in Black's territory."

Sitney lowered her eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Is this what you just said? This happened in your castle, so no one will believe that I killed you."

Vito thought for a while, and finally realized that although he knew the other party was cheating in advance, he still didn't know how to deal with it.

This is awkward.

So he simply gave up thinking.

"I don't admit that I did it, she's lying." Vito said bluntly.

But it is clear that the public is always willing to believe those who seem to be weaker, and the king is no exception.

The king looked at Vito in disappointment, and then at Horace Green, "Horace, is this the son you educated?"

"I'm very sorry, Your Majesty, but I think I'll give you an explanation." Father Horace didn't make any excuses, but said this.

In the end, the second brother Vito was temporarily locked up, and the guests talked a lot.Although Patriarch Black has issued an order to evict guests, many people don't want to leave at this time and want to watch the fun.

"But what they don't know is that everyone on this continent is connected as one, and no one is an island." Leonard said to Lu Bu.He likes this passage on the title page of "For Whom the Bell Tolls". By the way, although this passage is well-known because of Hemingway, this passage is not said by Hemingway, but quoted by him. "So when the death knell rings, don't ask for whom the death knell is tolling. The death knell is tolling for you and for each of us."

When they discover this, I am afraid that everyone will not be able to escape.

……

Father Horace had already been mentally prepared, so his way of coping was very simple.

"Your Majesty, do you trust me or the Black family?" Horace asked bluntly.

"Of course I prefer to believe you, my brother." The king frowned, "but so many people have seen it, if I side with you, my majesty will be lost."

"What the Black family said makes sense, but what Vito said also makes sense. Aside from superficial phenomena, the chance of us lying is actually half and half. After all, both sides can lie." Hollus said, "But there is another The key question, if this is what I asked Vito to do - how could I do such a stupid thing? Assuming Vito really killed Miss Black, how can I explain this matter? How to settle the follow-up question?"

"But...the other party is just a poor girl, she doesn't seem to be acting," said the king. "Do you mean that she can stab herself with a dagger?"

"What else?" Hollus asked.

The king looked at him: "I think you are protecting your son, so you want to plant it on Black."

Horace sneered, "It's just a second son, I don't want to take Green into it. I'm just worried that there are more conspiracies behind this, Your Majesty, I know you hate conspiracies, but you can trust me, as if As in the past. As for the other party is just a weak woman...Your Majesty, as a nobleman, every qualified member of the noble family is mentally prepared to sacrifice for the family without hesitation."

The king was a little annoyed, "I hope you didn't lie to me. Damn it, it means at least one of you did. Damn it, Goldsmith said you and him are like brothers, what is that?"

"Brothers will kill each other for profit, not to mention 'like brothers'." Hollus said calmly.

After Horace left the king's residence, his face was frosty, and Graham and Leonard who were waiting outside immediately greeted him.

Leonard asked very blindly: "What's the matter, father?"

"There's no problem dealing with a temporary situation," Horace said.

Leonard said seriously: "Then here comes the problem, which means that the other party's plan must not have started yet, otherwise we wouldn't have solved it so simply."

Graham glanced at Leonard, as if to say 'you talk too much'.

Leonard also understands that the behavior of the other party can only be kept unchanged for the time being. Although there is an army at hand, this matter is really difficult to deal with.

The next day the king announced that the matter would be heard publicly, and the two sides had their own complaints. The king turned to the Green family, so the big guys who couldn't tell the truth also turned to the Green family.

At this moment, a knight who looked a little familiar suddenly rushed in: "Your Majesty, please allow me to offend, I have something to say."

Vito was calm at first, but his face changed slightly after seeing the knight.

coming.Leonard thought.

With the king's permission, the knight began to tell.

He claimed to be Vito's confidant and followed Vito all the time.He said that Vito was a narrow-minded man who acted very cruelly.He wanted to seek the inheritance of the Green family, jealous of his elder brother, and hated his younger brother.He even tried to kill Leonard time and time again, and he had evidence of all of this.

His statement made the king furious, and the king gave Horace a furious look, said, "You have betrayed my trust in you!" and then walked away.

Hollus frowned and looked at the king, and said silently: You also failed me to you.

In this situation, Hollus is faced with two choices, one is to abandon Vito, saying that this is Vito's personal behavior, and the other is to continue to protect Vito.

Hollus posed the question to Leonard.

"It's up to you to decide the next move. After all, it was you who hurt Vito back then."

"There is nothing to say. You have explained the specific reasons to me. I chose to accept it at the beginning, and now I will not be angry and add insult to injury, so now I am making the same choice." Leonard said.

The current method of protection is actually quite brazen: even if Vito did the attack, the other party was only injured but not killed, so Vito should be punished accordingly.

Horace goes to see the king and learns that the king is talking to Goldsmith Black.

When Leonard went back, he learned that the nobleman who 'bravely exposed' the truth about Vito was from Mithril Town, so everything was connected.

"The other party wants to take over our entire family." Leonard felt that his thinking suddenly became clear, "Mithril Town is the stake they planted, but now there is good news, that is, Mithril Town is mine. Back then, Mithril Town Most of the hidden mithril should have been given to the Black family, and the soldiers in Mithril town are very powerful... well...compared to other soldiers in the mainland, I doubt they will cooperate with each other."

Hollus nodded: "It makes sense now, you've done a good job, Leonard."

"Thank you father." Leonard said.

"But there are still some things...let me teach you three brothers a lesson." Horace said, "The current strategies of the Black family are interlocking. Tell me, Graham."

"The first ring is to frame Vito." Graham said, "It is said that Vito did this kind of thing for the inheritance of the Black family. In this case, any explanation we make seems to be sophistry, but the public At this time, we can still listen to our explanation, after all, it still has some rationality. In this case, the second day to throw the bargaining chip of internal response, for the bystanders, because they have hesitated, so now I firmly believe that Vito is the mastermind."

"There's another question in it," said Hollus. "You didn't say it."

Graham: "I can't think of it, Father."

"That night, I had to talk to the king," said Hollus. "I was still using the 'quibble', and I knew it myself, so the only way in front of me was..."

Leonard's eyes lit up: "Talk about feelings with the king."

"Yes," said Horace. "I asked him bluntly, did you trust me or Goldsmith, and the King chose to trust me."

Leonard said: "Ah, in this case, the turning point on the second day will cause a rift between the king and his father!"

Hollus nodded, "Yes."

Leonard scratched his head: "Actually, I have a question..."

"You say," said Hollus.

"Why would the king trust you more than Duke Black? You fought side by side together back then." Leonard said.

Hollus looked at Leonard for a few seconds and said, "This is going to involve the past."

Leonard immediately regained his spirits.

It's all about the past, as expected.

"You mean, the truth about the Black family falling out of the five major families?" he asked.

"You're sharp," Hollus said. "It was my mistake for not noticing you sooner."

"Cough...not really." Leonard scratched his head.

Horace continued: "The most powerful of the five major families at the beginning was Crown Rhett, but after the war, the strongest became Stars Black."

Leonard had realized something, he was a little surprised, and he restrained himself from interrupting.

"The look on your face tells me you've thought about it. Yeah, we were all afraid of them, so we negotiated with Black, and then Black started to split," Horace said.

Leonard: "Wait, why am I a little confused about the ins and outs... Did they split themselves up?"

"Yes, of course they are not the opponents of the four major families, so they can only choose to weaken themselves." Hollus said, "The branch outside the main family was moved to the territory of the four major families, changed their surnames, and became theirs. Vassal."

Leonard was stunned for a moment, "Then Mithril Town..."

"Yes, you're right," said Hollus.

Graham frowned: "Since Mithril Town has a different heart, will the descendants of Black in other family territories also have a different heart?"

Hollus did not answer the question.

That night he went to meet Eagle Bruce and Earth Brown and talked all night.The next morning Horace went to breakfast with the king.

Another surprise appeared.

Dark Night Black placed the third chess piece on the board.

The king was poisoned, and Horace Green, who had breakfasted with him, became the prime suspect.

Everyone else knew that the king was currently very dissatisfied with Vito Green, and this seemed to be the direct cause of Horace's murder of the king.And the root cause seems to be obvious. The Green family is plotting to occupy the Black family. If the Black family is successfully annexed, the strength of the Green family will reach an astonishing level. At that time, it is also possible to get their hands on the king's position.

"It's so naive, would anyone believe this? They really think that the dignified Duke would be so simple-minded and would only do what he saw?" Leonard was startled.

"Some people will believe this, and more people just need an excuse." He Shen said.

Late last night, Hollus told Leonard and Graham that no matter what happened the next day, he would immediately rob Vito, protect the other members of the four major families, and forcibly lead them to leave the territory of the Black family quickly.If in doubt, you can get the answer by flipping over the parchment he left behind.

But the bad news he heard early this morning made Leonard shake his mind: "Anything, including this one?"

Graham immediately unfolded the parchment tied up with a rope left by his father, and saw the word "include" written on the parchment

Leonard was terrified, and Graham no longer hesitated. Led by Lu Bu and his bodyguards, they caught the Black family by surprise and directly robbed Vito.

Because of Graham's decisiveness, they encountered little resistance.

The other three families should have made an agreement with Horace in advance, so they quickly agreed to leave the castle with Thorn Green.

Outside the castle, a large group of Black's soldiers had already blocked the path, led by Philip Black.

"Looks like the day is coming sooner than I thought, Leonard," Philip said.

After tearing his face apart, he called Leonard's name instead.

"It's hypocritical, it's extremely ridiculous." Leonard waved his hand, "Fengxian, tear him apart and let me see if his heart is warm or cold."

Without saying a word, Lu Bu brandished Fang Tian's painted halberd and charged forward.

The fight didn't last long, Lu Bu fought his way out, and He Shen chose to cut off the rear.

"Don't worry about me, my lord." He Shen said.

This was the first time Leonard saw He Shen go into battle and kill the enemy: "You..."

"I forgot to mention, apart from the series of titles, I used to be a first-rank Ouchi guard with a sword." He Shen said as he beheaded the knight over there.

Although the situation is urgent, Leonard still couldn't help showing a smile, "Then I'll leave it to you, Zhizhai."

"No problem, my lord." He Shen said.

……

Inside the castle, on the main hall.

Goldsmith Black's expression was a little distorted: "You, you actually..."

Horace Green had a rare smile on his face: "I thought I should say 'you' to you rather than you."

"You..." Goldsmith took a deep breath: "You have changed."

"Yeah, you think you've become unscrupulous and ruthless all these decades, don't you think I haven't?" said Horace Green.

"I didn't expect you to let me kill the king," said Goldsmith.

"Yes, I predicted it in advance. Under that circumstance, it is not difficult to judge your next step." Hollus said, "I told the other three families in advance, and they didn't believe it, but you The next actions left them with no choice but to trust me."

"Don't forget, your life is in my hands now." Goldsmith's voice was sinister.

Hollus even laughed directly: "You regressed, do you actually think that such a threat will work for me?"

"Okay, very good. You used yourself as a bait to attract my attention, but let them drag you away. I didn't expect that you would directly use yourself as an abandoned child. Are you not afraid that I will really kill you? "

"The roots are deep and the leaves are endless." Hollus sneered: "I am just a branch in the thorny green, and my children have grown up."

Goldsmith roared: "But the building is going to fall, and you can't stop it."

Hollus stood up from his seat: "Then each depends on his ability."

Goldsmith showed a shocked expression.

"You Dark Night Black want to rule all directions, don't you think I am Thorn Green?" Horace couldn't help laughing: "The king is dead now, but the other three families know what actually happened. , anyone can be a king, but you, a kingslayer, cannot be a king. I am dead, but I, Briar Green, live forever."

This is the real lesson Horace taught Leonard and the others.