Isolde gently closed the door, turned and left the house, guarding outside the house with Bacchus.
The knight's hands and feet were still a little heavy. The rope extending from the ceiling in the reception room to hang the oil lamp was shaken by the vibration when the door was closed, causing the sparks in the lamp to flicker. The swaying light beside the conference table
Several shadows appeared on people's faces, making the already gloomy atmosphere even more eerie.
There were four people in the reception room, all sitting on high-back chairs beside the conference table, three alive and one dead.
Lovren tried hard to control his eyes from looking to his left. On the chair to his left, his brother Carlos sat there in the same posture as before, silent, but this time the silence was
For all eternity, a person with a hole in his head that goes from front to back will never have the opportunity to express his presence through actions again.
Although he didn't look at it, it didn't mean that the scene didn't exist in Lovren's mind.
An expression mixed with a series of emotions such as shock, unwillingness, fear, and anger finally distorted his facial muscles into an exaggerated shape. His eyes, which were lifeless and like dead fish, were still expanded to the limit, and then there was a point above the eyes.
That hole, a hole penetrated by a sharp weapon, a hole that Lovren will never forget, and makes him feel chilled when he thinks of it, and the sister on the other side that he saw through the red and white passage when he just saw the hole.
Luo Lucy's fearful and almost ferocious eyes...
His thoughts were in chaos. Lovren frantically tried to turn his uncontrollable thoughts to come up with a solution to the predicament at hand, but it was useless. His thoughts were still floating freely, and the trace of fear slowly followed his thoughts.
It is wrapped around every bone, every muscle, and every inch of skin, as if it were sinking into the endless deep sea in a dream, unable to struggle or resist.
He forced his gaze to the opposite side, where Luo Lucy was.
This noble lady now lowers her head, and her bright golden hair, which was originally tied up high, has also fallen down, covering her cheeks and hiding her expression in shadow, but Lovren can still see it from
The exposed bits of skin were as pale as death.
I should be of this color too.
Lovren didn't dare to look anymore, his eyes moved sideways again, and a bright light on the table caught his eyes.
It was a knife, much like a sword. There was no scabbard, the shiny blade had a straight spine, one side was edged, and the tip had a wonderful arc, shining with a shuddering light.
Is this the knife that pierced Carlos's head? If it was this knife, his death might not be very painful.
Da da da……
The crisp knocking sound attracted Lovren's attention. It was a slender hand placed on the edge of the knife. Lovren suddenly felt a little regretful. The owner of this hand should have used it to play the piano.
A great artist, not a sword-wielding butcher.
Lovren's regret could not stop the index finger of this hand from continuing to tap the table with a strange frequency. With the tapping sound, everything in front of him became so illusory and misty, as if it was just a dream, a funny scene.
Ridiculous dream.
It wasn't until the owner of the hand spoke that these illusions were suddenly shattered.
"Uncle Lovren, Aunt Luo Lucy, do you have anything else you want to say?" Like the young man's face, his words were equally calm, unhurried and unhurried, and every word was very clear.
"Ger, what do you want us to say?" Lovren smiled miserably.
"Let's start from the beginning. By the way, let's talk about the gold mine first." Geer crossed his hands, rested his elbows on the table, intertwined his fingers and put them under his chin, pretending to be listening.
"Gold mine! So you know. What did Kevin say?" Lovren was shocked for a moment, but thinking about the old butler who didn't appear here, he suddenly felt relieved.
"It's not that Kevin didn't have the chance to say these things. It's just that I just found out this afternoon and haven't determined the location yet." Geer nodded slightly, signaling Lovren to continue.
Lovren did not bother to worry about how the gold mine was discovered, which now has no meaning, and began to speak in a low voice: "Count Carter told us about the gold mine. We didn't know about it before.
He didn't say the cause. However, after learning about it, the family behind us did some research. After combining all the information and going to the mine to check on the spot, we also deduced the general truth of the matter.
."
After a pause, Lovren looked up at Luo Lucy opposite, and found that she still had no reaction. He shook his head and continued: "It should be a miner who dug a deep hole while looking for branches of the copper mine.
However, good luck happened to him. After bypassing a large rock layer, his hole came under the main vein of the original copper mine. As a result, he really found an unprecedented gold vein there. Unfortunately for him,
He acted too carelessly and was suspected of being followed when he was dealing with secretly excavated gold mines in Mora City. For a while, the entire underground society in Mora City was uneasy because of this. As a result, the news spread to Count Carter, and the miners
Then it fell into his hands, and the existence of the gold mine was exposed. In order to protect this secret, Earl Carter completely purged the underground forces in Mora City, so until he told us, the families behind us were all
Don’t know about this.”
"Then why does Earl Carter tell you? Wouldn't it be better to have it all to yourself?"
"He can't swallow this." Lovren shook his head: "After returning to Winterset Castle, several of our families secretly asked master ore surveyors to conduct exploration, and the results were all consistent. The conclusion was that the abandoned copper mine
What's underneath is just a branch of the gold mine. Judging from its extension direction and geological environment, the real main vein is right under our feet... yes, it's underneath Winterset Castle."
There was a hint of clarity in Geer's eyes, and everything connected together.
"The size of this gold mine has exceeded our imagination. If it is really developed, as long as we control this gold mine, the economic lifeline of this country will be controlled. As long as we take a share of it, even a very small part."
, our Corbenson family...forget it, this is not something I should consider anymore."
Lovren became excited as he spoke, but when he saw Ger's emotionless eyes, it was like a basin of cold water was poured on his head, and the gold mine suddenly became boring.
Next, Lovren gave a detailed account of how Count Carter found them, how they set up the plan, how they completed it, and how they allocated time, including the various changes in Lovren's and their decisions after Geer revealed the cause of Baron Andre's death.
Geer said it again.
"When will the reinforcements Earl Carter said arrive?"
"Five days... no, it should arrive in four days. There may be a slight error, but it won't be too big. I don't know the exact number of troops, but it won't be too many, otherwise it will trigger a violent backlash from the royal party.
It should be mainly his private soldiers, maybe with some people drawn from the army." Lovren thought about it and said cautiously.
"Four days?"
Geer frowned and took out the news that had just arrived today from his pocket. It said that Count Carter's private soldiers would arrive in ten days, which was more than twice the time difference.
"Okay, thank you for your answer, uncle. Let's end it like this for today." Regarding the intelligence question, Geer temporarily suppressed his doubts. It was getting late now, and the sounds of guards patrolling could be heard sporadically outside. It should be
It's time to resolve everything currently.
"Wait, Geer!" Luo Lucy, who had been silent until now, suddenly raised her head and called out to Geer.
"Auntie, what's the matter?"
"I know we lost, and there's nothing to complain about, but I ask you to let my children go."
"Okay, as long as they don't come to me, I won't go to them." Geer didn't hesitate at all.
Hearing this answer, Lovren immediately brightened up. Luo Lucy's child was not brought here, she was the only one who came, but Lovren and Carlos were different, they both brought their whole family, and now
They were hiding on the second floor waiting for their fate. He himself was definitely hopeless, but if Gerken raised his hand, their family might not have a chance of survival.
"Ger, I..." Lovren said as he thought of it, as if making a request to Geer.
"Uncle, you understand." Geer interrupted him bluntly, his tone calm but as cruel as the north wind.
Lovren's eyes suddenly dimmed.
He, Carlos's family is different from Luo Lucy. Strictly speaking, Luo Lucy has taken on another family's surname and can no longer be considered a member of the Coulbenson family. Her children pose no threat to Geer, so
Geer will let it go. But he is different from Carlos. Once they die, their wives and children will become the best excuse for all the forces who want to get a share of the Kolbenson family. The threat to Geer is too great.
He's older, and if he were in Geer's position, he wouldn't let it go.
"Ger, I have one more request. I hope that our Kolbenson family can die with dignity." After the safety of her children no longer needs to be worried about, Luo Lucy's whole body relaxed.
Her skin color began to turn rosy, and she regained the beauty that a noble lady should have.
"Okay, I'll give you 20 minutes." Geer nodded, stood up, picked up the knife, left the reception room, and walked out of the house.
Outside the door, the rain had almost stopped, with only a few scattered raindrops still floating away.
Isolde and Bacchus were sending a group of guards on patrol. When they saw Ger coming out, they immediately greeted him. The captain leading the guards also immediately came up to salute after seeing Ger.
"You lead your men to surround this room, keep a certain distance, and don't let others get close. There is no need to worry about anything else."
"Yes, sir." The squad leader immediately led his men to follow Geer's arrangements.
"Isolde, Bacchus, follow them."
"Yes, sir."
After a while, Geer was the only one left at the door.
Looking up at the sky, the thick dark clouds have begun to disperse, and the red moon finally reveals a small face in the darkness, which is particularly bright.