Lion City, Palace Garden.
This is the former Pande Noble Council Plaza.
A noble lady was sitting on a wicker chair in the garden. Her face seemed not to be very good, and she coughed twice from time to time. She seemed to be ill.
In front of her, stood King Ulrich.
Ulrich was wearing casual clothes, a golden brocade robe, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, and his face was not very good.
"Sister, of course I can't really make Andrew confess... In fact, he is just staying in my secret room right now..."
Ulrich frowned tightly. He didn't like dealing with relatives, but the cousin was ill, so he had to explain patiently.
"Your Majesty... cough... then why did you issue a wanted warrant? This will ruin Andrew's future! You clearly know that Andrew will not do that kind of thing!"
This lady is of course the wife of Godric, the cousin of Madam Philina, and King Ulrich.
"This is Bacchus Empire's conspiracy. I can't let the conspiracy succeed. This is the only way... Sigh, where is Godric? Why didn't he come with you?"
Ulrich is a little helpless, but now he hopes that the brother-in-law who has always disliked him will show up quickly. It is really tiring to chat with a woman who does not want to see her son being wronged.
"What conspiracy? Since we know it's a conspiracy, we shouldn't want Andrew... my poor son... you have to make it clear!"
Philina seems more anxious...
King Ulrich didn't even want to answer. It was said to be a conspiracy by the enemy. How could he tell a woman about national affairs?
But I couldn't say harsh words. He was a patient, so I had no choice but to ignore him and drink alone.
However, the other hand quietly made a gesture to the nearby attendant.
"Your Majesty, there is important military information on the front line..."
The attendant was obviously very smart. When he saw the gesture, he immediately circled around and then came back with a fake report.
"Oh? I'll go right away... Sorry, sister, I can't stay with you anymore..."
King Ulrich put down his wine glass and planned to leave.
"Stop!... Ahem...Ulrich, I taught you this little trick... If you don't speak clearly, I will die here! See if Godric will rebel with White Deer Fortress!"
Madam Philina's threat seemed to be effective, and the king immediately stopped.
"Back off... all of you!"
Ulrich sighed, waved his hand to repel all the guards, turned around to see that no one was around, and then started talking again.
"Philina, Bacchus Empire's troops are still in Lion Territory! Now is not the time to investigate the case. Eldred publicly testified that Andrew murdered Count Oden, so I can only issue a wanted order first."
Of course Philina is not satisfied. "But this is not the truth, Andrew has done nothing!"
"The truth is not important. What is important is that Seven Forks Fortress has handed over all the evidence to me! The witnesses and physical evidence are all there! If I don't issue a wanted warrant, wouldn't it mean that I don't trust Eldred at all?"
"Unless it is confirmed that Bacchus Empire will completely withdraw its troops, this is the only way it can be done now!"
Ulrich is not a fool, he knows what is important and what is more important.
But Philina was unwilling to give in. "But we can't keep Andrew in a dark room all the time! It's okay to let him go back to the fief to hide!"
"Hmph... If he replies to Crow's Perch Village, what will happen to Royal City Guard?... My dear sister! Your son has done a good job, and now most of the royal guards only listen to his command!"
King Ulrich turned his head, with a faint glimmer of coldness in his eyes.
"If I don't want him, that means I think this is a false accusation by Eldred - so what will Seven Forks Fortress think? Bacchus Empire's army is near Seven Forks Fortress!"
"I don't know the truth, and I don't want to know the truth, dear sister!"
"I need Royal City Guard to obey the command, and I can't lose Seven Forks Fortress! I can only let Andrew stay in my secret room, there is no better way!"
Ulrich lowered his voice and said through gritted teeth, "I will take good care of your son. When Bacchus Empire retreats, naturally everything will come to light!"
Philina started to cry, "But in that case, Andrew's future will be over..."
The king looked gloomy and paid no more attention.
"Your Majesty, Lord Herriwold wants to see you! There is an urgent military situation!"
The guard just now hurried over again.
"Leave me alone!"
"Your Majesty, it's true this time...Lord Herriwold is in the castle hall, and he brought back the military information from White Deer Fortress..."
The attendant lowered his voice.
"I'll go right away."
At the same time, the lord has arrived at Seven Forks Fortress.
As the main logo of Pande's famous listed company 'Wheat Fragrance International', Li Ang with black background and white Griffin banner is very famous in this neighborhood. After all, a large-scale commercial activity was carried out here not long ago...
Seven Forks Fortress's garrison basically recognized this flag, so Li Ang entered the city smoothly.
In fact, the garrison's emotions towards this flag are very complicated - not long ago, most of their military pay was wiped out by this profiteer, but the services provided by this profiteer really made them have endless aftertaste.
The delicious food, the nostalgic gambling, and the handwritten memoirs that spread throughout the military camps...
But this time, there was no caravan under Griffin flag, only about a dozen strong men, and the big boss didn't look very good.
"Is Baron Eldred here? I am Baron Wheat Fragrance Territory Li Ang!"
The lord came outside the main castle in the fortress and shouted to the guards at the door.
The guard looked at Griffin flag, then at Li Ang who had a sullen face as if he was here to collect a debt, and then ran off to report the news.
Soon, a middle-aged man in his forties came out. When he saw Griffin flag, he grinned, looking very heroic.
But he couldn't hide the gloom in his triangular eyes.
"Hahaha... What kind of wind brought Lord Li Ang here? The movement of the Bacchus Empire's army is currently unknown. Your Excellency only brings a few people here, so please pay attention to safety..."
Li Ang squinted his eyes. The last time he did business near Seven Forks Fortress, Eldred had never left the city and had never dealt with him. How could this guy look so familiar?
"Baron Eldred, this is our first time meeting, do you recognize me?"
The lord looked around and found nothing wrong.
"Baron Li Ang has taken possession of my son's Ailedge but doesn't know me. This is unjustifiable... Why do you want to come to me?"
Eldred narrowed his triangular eyes and still smiled brightly, but the words in his mouth did not match his expression at all.
It turns out I was still thinking about Ailedge...
There is nothing to say, this guy must be the murderer and has not escaped. No wonder Renier can find so many gangsters, it is probably Eldred who is arranging them.
I don't know if this guy can still laugh when he hears the news of Renier's death...
Li Ang curled his lips.
"I'm here to tell you that your son Renier is dead. He was killed by the Bacchus Empire. He died in front of Lion Knight Order deputy commander Ryman."
The lord didn't tell a single lie. In the final analysis, Renier was indeed killed by the Bacchus Empire's spy, and Li Ang just happened to be the one who did it.
Eldred's smile gradually stiffened, and his face quickly changed from white to red, from red to purple, and finally from purple to blue, and finally he could only say one sentence.
"You are looking for death..."
Eldred's face looked extremely ferocious, and he reached out and took off the bow from his back.
"Bacchus Empire has withdrawn its troops."
Li Ang's gentle words made Eldred stop his movements. "Eldred, you have no backup, regardless of whether you can kill me or not... Look outside the city, do you dare to kill me in front of Lion Knight Order?"
Just a few hundred meters away from the fortress, the flag of Lion Knight Order was marching towards the city gate.
The garrison on the city wall also promptly began to report, "Master Eldred, people from Lion Knight Order are here... at least two hundred people."
Eldred's face turned even uglier.
This is the confidence that the lord dares to enter Seven Forks Fortress with only a dozen people.
He deliberately let Lion Knight Order of Ryman act with him, just to bluff into Seven Forks Fortress and bluff people.
Originally, it would have been better to let Ryman come, but the death of Oden would be of huge benefit to Ryman. The Lord cannot bet on his character, and his performance is not trustworthy.
Although those Lion Knight will not listen to Li Ang's command, the problem is that Amy came with the lord...
So Lion Knight came here to 'protect' Amy all the way.
However, in the eyes of Eldred, the meaning of Royal Knights appearing here is completely different.
Only after it is confirmed that Bacchus Empire has completely withdrawn its troops, can King Ulrich send a large number of Lion Knight to investigate the truth!
"Did you see that? I'm here to tell you that your son died because of the Bacchus Empire... Do you think the empire can still trust you? White Deer Fortress captured two governors of the empire, and they sold you, and the empire has fully withdrawn its troops."
"Now, you either have to find a way to explain it to Lion City, or you run away quickly."
Li Ang's voice became very low. After speaking, he waved his hand and asked Kloze and the others to put down a large package, then turned around and left.
The guard at the city gate looked at Eldred, then at Li Ang, wondering whether he should stop him or not.
Eldred rushed forward and opened the big package left by Li Ang. His whole body trembled and he kept cursing. "Asshole, bastard..."
That is the body of Renier.
The lord slipped away very quickly, Lion Knight Order was about to enter the city, and no one stopped Li Ang from leaving.
Eldred doesn't know that Renier was killed by Li Ang himself. It's impossible for him to kill Li Ang when Lion Knight comes over. This is asking for trouble.
But the arrival of Lion Knight is indeed enough to prove that Bacchus Empire has withdrawn its troops - otherwise the king would not have sent people to Seven Forks Fortress to find excitement...
So, at the same time that Li Ang exited Seven Forks Fortress, Eldred also went to Lion City through the back door with some of his cronies.