Meyer City, the former Salle Circus Grand Ballroom.
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The spacious and luxuriously decorated banquet hall has exquisite and bright crystal chandeliers as ceiling lights, white background wallpaper and gold metal decoration on the walls, and there is even a thick red carpet on the floor. No matter the tables, chairs or cups and plates, everything is luxurious and luxurious.
This is the place where the Sarre Circus, which has been entrenched in Anson and has been doing evil for many years, celebrates its success and has a banquet. It was once filled with the wanton laughter of thugs who were looking down on human life.
Strong wine, meat, and beauties were once absurd scenes, but they have become a thing of the past.
Right now, this place belongs to the Horse Thief Group.
The wild talk and laughter of the past have become a thing of the past.
At present, the new owners of these banquet halls are silent one by one, and the atmosphere in the whole room is solemn and quiet.
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Kanoka, the leader of the horse thieves, sat in the main seat, his thin face was gloomy and deep, his withered hands were clenched tightly, his body was trembling slightly, anger, unwillingness, and murderous intent emerged spontaneously.
Beside him, an old priest with a gray beard and a younger nun lowered their heads, not daring to look at him, and their bodies were shaking constantly.
Kanoka's chapped lips were slightly open, and her voice was hoarse and low.
"Father..."
Before Kanoka could say anything, the old priest knelt down directly on the ground. His old face was full of fear. He was holding the prayer beads in his hands, shaking like chaff, and said with a trembling voice...
"Sir! I tried my best. My nun and I are both weak. Your master is too seriously injured. We have tried our best to keep him alive until today!"
"We are just clergymen in the town church who use holy light to treat the villagers' injuries. We really don't have the ability to heal human flesh and bones!"
"I beg you, please spare our lives!"
Kanoka suddenly became furious, glaring angrily at the priest and nun who were kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy. His thin face was almost crazy, and he roared...
"You beg for mercy, why the hell are you begging for mercy!"
"I want my son! I want my son! I want him to live! I want him to live!"
"I want my son to live!"
Kanoka's hands were shaking. He waved his hand and summoned an old gangster beside him. He pointed at the priest and the nun and gritted his teeth and said...
"These two losers, go out and light a fire and burn them!"
"As a fucking clergyman, I can't save the wounded. I can just watch my son die. What's the use of such a waste in the world!"
"Burn!"
All of a sudden, several old bandits came up, pulled the two men and walked out. Their faces were full of panic, and they were crying and begging for mercy.
"No, no, no! Sir, you can't do this! We...we are the apostles of the Lord! Sir!"
"We are the ones in this town who give people a headache! You said that as long as we come here, you will treat us politely and send us back without asking about the final result!"
"Please spare us! We really tried our best!"
"grown ups!"
The sound of begging for mercy gradually faded away, and soon, heart-rending shouts and the crackling sound of burning flames came from outside.
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The screams drifted through the cracks in the door and the smell of burning flames lingered in the banquet hall.
In the banquet hall, every horse thief leader present was silent and did not dare to say even a word.
Everybody knows it very well.
Their leader, Big Brother, was already as devastated by his son's death as a lunatic.
Dreyfus, who led the young leader out, and the dozen old brothers who sent people back, were all beheaded, their bodies were fed to the dogs, and their heads were stuck with sticks in the city square.
In the past, the generous elder brother who even went hungry and wanted to let his brothers eat has now become like this.
Who knows what he will do next?
It seems that after all, some people can't stand this depressing and chilling atmosphere.
The second leader of the horse thieves, the nearly sixty-year-old De Luo stood up and walked towards Kanoka.
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"Brother, what do you want to do next?"
De Luo frowned and looked at the emaciated and crazy Kanoka in front of him, his expression also gloomy.
Kanoka laughed when he heard this, raised his head, with a ferocious smile on his thin face, gritted his teeth and said...
"What to do? Haha..."
"That village, that knight leader."
"Everyone, I'm going to disembowel them, squeeze out their entrails like a fish, chop them all into fucking pieces and feed them to the dogs!"
"These bastards who are digging in the ground...these bastards are so brave!"
Kanoka was furious, but Dro remained solemn and said in a deep voice...
"That village was beaten once."
"Either everyone in the village has fled, or they are already taking precautions."
"it..."
Before Delo could finish speaking, Kanoka yelled angrily...
"Once all are gone, disperse the brothers and hunt them everywhere!"
"If you're on guard, hit him hard!"
"No matter what, they all have to die! They all have to be buried with my son!"
After hearing this, De Luo finally couldn't hold it in any longer. He slammed his palm on the table and said angrily...
"That's enough!"
"Kanoka, look at you!"
"You've gone crazy!"
"Is it possible to disperse all the brothers to catch and kill them? Do you know what the villagers look like?"
"If you fight hard, how many brothers do you want to die? Your son's life is life, but the lives of your brothers are not life?"
"I told you a long time ago that you are becoming more and more confused in making decisions, whether you transfer to this shabby place like Anson or move into this shabby city."
"The people in the city have fled long ago, leaving nothing of value and no food!"
"You treat your brothers well, and you treat me well."
"Brothers, no matter whether it was last time or this time, I didn't really want to rebel against you. I just wanted to give my brothers a way to survive."
"Okay!"
Hearing this, Kanoka gritted his teeth and his eyes were about to bleed. He glared at De Luo, gritted his teeth and whispered angrily...
"You ungrateful old beast, how dare you turn against me!"
As he spoke, he saw fire suddenly rising around Kanoka, and a large orange-red fireball condensed out of his hand, flying towards De Luo in an instant.
De Luo, however, still looked angry and helpless. He did not move. He gathered all his strength and suddenly drew his sword.
Red fighting energy wrapped around the sword, and suddenly the fireball fighting energy collided. There was a loud bang in the room, and the cups and plates were immediately shaken.
For a moment, De Luo's throat felt sweet, and Kanoka was also shocked by the backlash.
When the surrounding horse bandit leaders saw that the big leader and two leaders had taken action, they quickly came up to start a fight, fearing that the two of them would fight to the death at this stall.
If they both lose by then, then this group of horse thieves will really fall apart!
The second leader, De Luo, was dragged away by some of the leaders who were close to him. The leaders who were close to Kanoka kept trying to comfort Kanoka and couldn't help but say good things.
Before Delo left the house, Kanoka and he each glared at each other.
Kanoka's eyes were full of anger, while De Luo was more helpless.
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In the city, Dro was surrounded by the leaders who were close to him and walked away.
"Second brother, why don't we really rebel? Brothers really can't stand him anymore. What do you think of us? Do we become domestic slaves?"
De Luo shook his head and replied in a deep voice...
"I have said many times that I don't want to rebel against him. What I want is for him to continue to be the eldest brother. I will make the main decisions. That's all. I just want to give the brothers a way to survive. Okay, okay, let's break up. , I won't rebel. If you want to rebel, find someone else to take the lead."
In the banquet hall, a group of leaders who were close to Kanoka offered kind words of comfort, which eased Kanoka's mood a little.
"Brother, this old beast really dares to attack you. Why don't we strike first?"
Kanoka waved his hand. At this time, he regained some of his senses and responded in a deep voice...
"He wanted to strike early, but it was our turn to strike first. It is true that I have made poor decisions several times recently, and it is indeed my fault."
"He, in fact, when it comes to loyalty, no one can compare to him. Let's talk about him later."
"Tomorrow, you go to that village and see if they are still there. If they are, we will prepare for two or three days and prepare arrows and food. By then, everyone will be dispatched, and no one will be left in this village!"
All the leaders heard this and responded.
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Baishui River Knights' Territory, Castina's Mansion.
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Castina looked at the man in front of her who was talking endlessly and happily, telling her father the detailed situation inside the horse bandits, and felt incredible.
Listening to him speak eloquently and like a storyteller, he explained the contradictions within the horse thieves group, the madness of the big leader, and the complex "rebellion" of the second leader's helplessness and loyalty, all in one sentence, clearly.
Castina followed the candlelight, looked left and right, and then recognized it.
This man was the gangster who was so frightened that he told the story when the horse thieves attacked the city that day!
She originally thought that this person would be killed after being pulled out.
But who would have expected that he would become his father Hall's spy in the Horse Thieves Group!
Now, every move within the Horse Thief Group is clear, and the situation has become one-way and transparent!
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After the man finished talking about the situation of the horse thieves, he looked at Hall with a smile on his face as if taking credit, and said with a chuckle...
"Old Marquis, this is the situation."
"One, his son is dead, he is going crazy, and one seems to want to rebel. But no, one hates the other, and the other is helpless. Anyway, both sides are suspicious and jealous, but it has not reached the point of real conflict."
Hall smiled and nodded, patted the man on the shoulder with admiration, and then said...
"Okay, not bad."
"The first time you sent me a message last time, I gave you ten gold coins. This second time, just like we agreed, twenty gold coins!"
The man was grateful and thanked him repeatedly, while Hall waved and said to the guard captain Brian...
"Brian, come on, please take a trip and take this brother to the warehouse to collect the gold coins!"
The guard captain responded and walked in front, and the man followed happily.
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Seeing this, Castina quickly moved to the seat next to her father and looked at her father curiously.
A pair of fox eyes looked at the father in front of him, stretched out his hand to stroke the messy hair beside his ears, and said quickly...
"Can you, just by relying on gold coins, make him use it for you? It's as simple as giving him money?"
Hall smiled, shook his head slightly and said...
"Not just gold coins, but more gold coins every time."
"At first, he was so frightened that I promised him a huge profit. He tried it once and found out that I actually gave him a lot of money, so he accepted the matter."
Castina frowned slightly, and then said...
"Aren't you afraid that he will make up nonsense?"
Hall shook his head and replied...
"Where does he have the brains to make up nonsense and defraud money?"
"If you are a smart person, then after I let him go for the first time, he will not come back again."
"What's more, no matter last time or this time, the causes and consequences he said were very clear, and I think they are also true."
After hearing this, Castina nodded slightly, and then thought about the gold coins.
Liu frowned slightly, then said...
"Isn't it a bit..." to spend so many gold coins for this information?
After hearing this, Hall shook his head and smiled, looking at his somewhat honest precious daughter, he laughed and said...
"Spending money? I didn't spend any money."
At this time, the guard captain Brian came in, with blood on his body, and placed a money bag on the table.
The ten gold coins I gave to that man last time were a lot.
Hall looked at his daughter and said...
"With such a large amount of money, there is no place to spend it in a den of thieves like Meyer City, and all the businessmen have run away."
"It's dangerous to put it away and get stolen. The safest way is to carry it with you."
"Look, it doesn't cost you a penny."
Castina looked at the yellow gold coin, and when she touched it, it still carried the person's body temperature.
He looked up at his smiling, kind and amiable father.
For a moment, Castina didn't know what to say.