Gold Cloaks Headquarters.
Commander of the City Watch Adam·Malbrand Ser, looking at the pile of papers and report documents in front of me, I felt like I was about to be murdered.
He is tall and thin, with dark copper-colored shoulder-length hair, which can be called handsome. He is wearing a dark red armor and a dazzling golden cloak behind him.
Since he was very young, he has been serving as Lord Tywin Lannister's squire. Adam has had a smooth journey.
In his early years, he showed outstanding martial arts and loyalty and was knighted. Since the war began, he has led the way.
Especially for his brave fighting in Battle of the Blackwater Rush, he was personally promoted by Duke Tywin to the position of Captain of the Capital Guard, which can be said to hold great power.
But such an outstanding knight was currently crouching in front of the desk, frowning at the files on the table, with irritation written all over his face.
"The second son of the Lake family, Silk Street, was drunk and injured someone. The injured person claimed a compensation of one hundred Gold Dragon..."
"An armed fight broke out among civilians in Lannimen competing for stalls, resulting in several casualties..."
"The cardinal of the church violated Ser Calay's eldest son by taking advantage of the convenience of presiding over the baptism. Ser demanded that he be sentenced to death..."
"Fuck you!"
The more he read, the more irritated Adam became. Finally he couldn't help shouting and slapped the document on the table, "Why are all these bullshit and dirty things!"
A strong impulse drove him to crumble these annoying documents into a ball and throw them into the wastebasket in the corner, out of sight and out of mind.
But out of honor and Lord Tywin's trust, he could not abandon his responsibilities, gritting his teeth and carefully reading the details of each case again.
Three seconds later.
Boom~~~
The paper was put into the basket, Ser Adam leaned on the back of the chair with his eyes closed, and his brows gradually relaxed.
Cool!
To be honest, he would rather hold Longsword again and fight against Stannis's 100,000 troops again than waste more time in these endless civil disputes and noble scandals.
"It's all because of that bastard Janos Slynt!"
He couldn't help but curse under his breath.
The capital garrison originally had a strength of nearly 10,000 people, but it was filled with drunkards and scoundrels living on free wages.
Later, Jacelyn Bywater took over and drastically reduced the number to 6,000 men, but a third was lost in the Battle of Blackwater.
Nowadays, he can mobilize only 4,000 people, and only a handful of them are barely qualified.
Four thousand people!
To maintain order in a capital city with a population of more than half a million... No, as the war continues and countless refugees pour in, the actual number is probably much higher than that!
This is simply an impossible task!
The labor of writing documents is so damn torturous!
Just when Adam finally enjoyed a moment of tranquility, there was suddenly a burst of noise in the yard outside the window.
"Damn..."
He jumped up irritably, rushed to the window in a few steps, and slammed open the window. "Please be quiet, if you make any more noise, I will put you all in prison and destroy you all!"
After that, he closed the window with a loud bang.
Fortunately, his scolding had an effect, and the noise outside became much quieter.
Adam slumped back on the chair and closed his eyes again.
Cool!
However, this stolen tranquility did not last long.
"Dong dong dong..." There was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Adam roared angrily, not even bothering to open his eyes.
The door was pushed open, and a man in a gold robe walked in cautiously, with a respectful smile on his face.
"Sir, I'm sorry to bother you."
The voice was so sweet that it was a bit cloying. Adam raised his eyelids slightly and immediately recognized the person.
--Humphrey Waters, the defense captain of the Dragon Gate.
"What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy!"
Seeing that it was him, Adam's angry expression softened a little. This guy was usually very smart and helped him share a lot of tedious tasks, so he was considered a capable confidant.
"It's Swen Captain Rossby..."
Humphrey stepped forward and answered, "He's back from Flea Bottom."
Hearing this, Adam immediately opened his eyes and asked, "Is there any news about Master Tirek Lannister?"
Tirek is the nephew of Duke Tywin. He disappeared not long ago during the riots of hungry people in King's Landing. The Duke personally supervised the case, but so far there has been no progress. It has been weighing on his heart like a stone.
"Uh... that's not true."
Humphrey showed a slightly awkward expression on his face and pretended to hesitate. "Captain Swen... he handled a big case in Flea Bottom."
"It is said that Arena's former boss, a fugitive named Rorge, was caught. It is said that the current boss Ralf personally reported it."
As he spoke, he paused deliberately, observing Adam's reaction, and then added as if casually, "You know, Captain Swen has always been very responsible for Flea Bottom."
"And I've also heard about that Rorge. He used to have a close relationship with Janos Slynt and bribed him a lot of money."
"Swen Captain is so active this time. He must have grasped some important... clues, right?"
This statement seems to be an honest report, but every sentence implies that Swen has some kind of private interest relationship with Flea Bottom.
However, Adam, who was a straight man, didn't understand what he meant at all.
All he knew was that there was no clue about the whereabouts of Duke Tywin's nephew, and that this Swen Rossby actually left his business behind and went to mess around with the gangsters in Flea Bottom?
"I have no time for the bullshit going on between these scum!"
He slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Go tell Swen Rossby and ask him to resolve the matter at hand as soon as possible, and give me all your strength to find out the whereabouts of Tyrik Lannister!"
As he said that, Adam rubbed his eyebrows and complained, "That boy has been missing for several months, and today the wet nurse House Harte came to me again holding his wife and crying."
"When there is no man in the family, there are always distant relatives who appear out of nowhere to take advantage. It makes my head explode!"
Hearing this, Humphrey pursed his lips slightly, suppressing a smile and not daring to say anything.
House Harte It's really sad. In the War of Five Kings, almost everyone in the family died, and only an infant was left.
Later, Duke Tywin very "magnanimously" allowed his nephew to marry Miss Harvard, who was still breastfeeding. Everyone knew what his plans were, but no one dared to say it clearly.
It's just that the boy was not very lucky. He could inherit a family business as big as House Harte, but he disappeared in the riot not long after.
Although the body has not been found, Humphrey estimated that he was dead.
Miss Harvard, who is less than one year old, is probably the youngest widow in all of Westeros.
It's really mouth-watering...
It's a pity that Humphrey Waters is an illegitimate son, so even if he wants to marry into the family, it won't be his turn.
"I'm going out and you can help me look at these damn documents!"
Completely ignoring Humphrey's little thoughts, Adam stood up and forced him down on his seat, wanting to go out and hide in peace.
"I heard that James Ser has returned to King's Landing. I have to go and have a look..."
But before Adam could finish speaking, he heard a familiar voice outside, complaining constantly.
"Seven hells, please spare me, James!"
"Do you know how busy I am? King Robert left so much mess, the debt of the Iron Throne, the money for Joffrey and Marga's wedding, and the salary of the gold cloak, but it still hasn't been paid yet!"
"God knows why I, bearing the Lannister surname, would one day worry about Gold Dragon!"