Chapter 74 Estes: Kobayashi is definitely not an undercover agent
Chapter 74 Estes: Kobayashi is definitely not an undercover agent
The original purpose of hunters was to counterbalance night raids and prevent thieves from stirring up trouble in the imperial capital.
But now in the past few days, several hunters have died, and the thieves have become more and more rampant.
"What exactly is going on?!"
In the magnificent palace, the little emperor sitting in the main seat asked majesticly, "General Esdes, give me an answer."
At a young age, he has the demeanor of an emperor.
pity……
"Is it all right for me to say so, Minister?"
In the next second, he turned his head and asked the fat middle-aged man beside him.
The juvenile's immaturity is perfectly reflected, which all shows that he is now at the mercy of the minister and is just a puppet on the table.
Hang Chi Hang Chi——
The minister who was biting the raw steak raised his head.
Wiping his beard covered with fat, the elder pretending to be gentle praised: "That's very good, Your Majesty. But General Esdes is a loyal minister of the country, so he cannot be reprimanded and blamed so severely."
"That's right."
The little emperor nodded half understanding.
"And it's not entirely the fault of General Esdes, it's because the thief is too cunning, so let's listen to General Esdes's explanation." With the reprimand from the little emperor first, the minister pretended to be red-faced nice guy.
"You are right, Minister."
The little emperor nodded, looked down at Esdes who was kneeling on one knee and asked, "So, do you have any explanation, General Esdes?"
"Yes."
Estes echoed and said only one sentence: "It's all my fault, and I am willing to accept the punishment."
I can't fix it for the two of them at once.
Before the meeting, the minister had told the little emperor that it would be good to beat him a little bit, and that he must not be really punished.
After all, there is no direct interest dispute between Estes and the minister, and there is no need to go online because of a trivial matter.
Therefore, even if Esdece used the ridiculous reason of "I feel unwell during my menstrual period recently", I didn't expect her to take all the responsibility.
But that's part of its charm.
"Well... General Estes has just returned after all, so it's understandable not to know the strength of the thief for the time being. Right, Your Majesty?"
"S-That's right, Minister."
It was obvious that they were the ones who were holding accountable at first, but now they are the ones looking for reasons for the other party.
It's kind of indescribably funny.
"But this matter is still very strange." The minister said seriously: "The members of the hunters are all Tegushi, so there must be something wrong with losing three of them so quickly."
"What does the minister mean?"
Estes tilted his head slightly.
The minister didn't say it directly, but instead asked: "Is there a newcomer in the general's army, I remember Xiao Lin?"
"Yes, he is the one I recruited myself."
"Hasn't the General ever suspected him?"
The members of the hunters are all selected by the minister himself, and they are very clear about their background, character, and strength, so they know that they will never die so soon.
unless……
The thieves know their weaknesses and target them specifically.
Among the hunters, only Kobayashi is an unknown variable, so it's hard not to suspect him.
"The minister means that he has a problem?"
Estes understood what the other party was implying, but said without waiting for the minister to nod: "Xiao Lin is the person I personally recruited."
"but……"
"I believe my subordinate, he can't be a thief." Esdeth denied it decisively, with a displeased expression on his face.
Can't convince the other party at all.
The minister stopped talking and his eyes flickered slightly.
Although he is bad, he has a good mind and is very clear about everyone's position, otherwise he wouldn't be sitting in the current high position.
But now the thieves are still rampant, and Estes is too confident.
It seems necessary to recall Sheila.
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"Damn it! Hiss—it hurts!"
Will thumped the table angrily, but grinned in pain because of the serious injury.
"It's better not to be brave at this time." Heitong said to him coldly.
Will clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said, "But Porus and Seleu were...damned!"
Cursing under his breath, he was visibly angry.
But he was seriously injured by the opponent's surprise attack as soon as he came up, and now he can only sit here powerless and furious.
"Porus and Sailiu are dead, and we can only blame them for being too weak to blame others." Esdeth's words were rather ruthless and cold, but she added: "But they are my subordinates and yours anyway." Colleagues, we have no choice but to avenge them for us."
"Ah! I will definitely avenge the two of them!" Will clenched his fists, making up his mind.
Hei Tong suddenly interjected: "Will let it go, you are too weak."
This sentence almost broke the simple boy's defense on the spot, because it was too shocking.
It's hard to be serious once and want to show determination, but the next second you are ridiculed for being too weak, and no one can accept it.
"I'm also a Tegu envoy!"
"The Tegushi who was beaten from the inside of the city to the outside of the city?"
"That's a sneak attack!"
"But it's true that he was beaten and flew out of the city and was seriously injured."
"Uh... can't refute it."
Will opened his mouth, and in the end he could only admit that it was his fault.
Xiao Lin also said slightly disappointed: "I'm sorry, I was also at fault. I didn't leave behind the thief who attacked at night, but chose to escape."
Some scars and bruises could still be seen on his face, and his clothes were a little messy, but compared to Will who was wrapped in bandages all over his body, he was much better.
"It's not your fault, Kobayashi. It's all because of Will's inability to be useful, and he was blown away all at once."
Hei Tong comforted and belittled Xia Will at the same time.
Will also reassured: "That's right. I was able to escape from the siege of two Tegu envoys with only minor injuries. I have done a good job."
If Kobayashi was wrong, then he made even bigger mistakes.
"Damn it! If the patrol area hadn't been changed last night, Porus and Seleu wouldn't have had to...Damn it! Hiss—it hurts!"
Will was angry and annoyed.
I don't know if I'm angry at myself for being too incompetent, or because the thieves are too rampant.
"No, it's not your fault."
Estes said: "I asked you to change, so if the ambush was really deliberately designed last night, then the people who died now are probably you and Xiao Lin."
That's why she didn't doubt Kobayashi.
In fact, she had been testing Xiaolin very early.
From being rejected for the first invitation, to actively applying to join later.
It is impossible to say that there is no doubt.
That's why Esdeth tried Xiaolin many times, even sleeping with him meant to be a test... although the idea of the test only occupied a little bit.
But even if she didn't defend herself, Xiao Lin didn't attack her.
in various senses.
And last night Will stayed with Kobayashi all the time, according to intelligence, they were attacked at the same time.
Kobayashi and Will have only two thieves on their side, while Porus and Seleu are facing eight enemies.
Obviously, the opponent's goal is to kill the two of them with absolute strength difference, no matter who they are, and the remaining two just need to hold back and prevent them from rescuing them.
In addition, the change of patrol area last night was specially arranged by her, so how could Xiao Lin know what she was thinking in advance?
So Kobayashi is definitely not an undercover agent!
——Kobayashi smiled triumphantly after reading what she was thinking.
(End of this chapter)