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Volume 1: The Beginning of the Imperial Capital Chapter 42: A Crucial Chance (1)

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    Time goes back to three days ago. It is said that after Kerry was kidnapped that night, the servants of the Lister House carried Kerry in a sack and hid in a remote place until daybreak.  When he opened it, he loaded Kerry into a dung cart and pushed him out of the city. Since the soldiers guarding the gate had long been bribed, there was no trouble at all.

    After leaving the city, a few people drove an ox cart for a day in a hurry. Because the speed of the cart was too slow, they had only walked seventy or eighty miles by the time it got dark. The strong man among the four servants asked the other servants.  Several people complained: "We haven't eaten all day, and we are far enough away from the imperial capital now. Why don't we find a place to deal with that fat pig? The damn weather is going to freeze to death." The other two people also nodded in agreement.  At first, the person who pretended to be dead to lure Kerry seemed to be the leader, so he pondered for a while, and then agreed to the requests of several people, because he was too cold, so he might as well solve the problem early and divide the money to find a place to have fun.  go.

    Since everyone agreed, a few people drove the ox cart to a desolate and remote wild forest and carried Kerry in.

    After pulling Kerry out of the sack, he saw that the fat middle-aged man was no longer human, and his head was stained with blood. He had been hit by a strong man with a stick.  There were large bruises on his face and body, which were caused by the bumpy ride in the car.  His expression was really miserable.

    The strong man smiled viciously at Kerry and said, "Fat man, if you have any last words, say them now, otherwise there will be no chance. Today will be your death anniversary next year."

    Kerry was very frightened, because he didn't want to die, and he still had a wife and children to support, so he asked tremblingly: "Why do these brothers want to arrest me? I have not offended you? If you want money, it's easy to negotiate. My family  I still have a hundred gold coins in savings, all for you, please let me go? I still have a wife and children to take care of at home!"

    Before the strong man spoke, the leader sighed: "You have not offended us, but you must die. Only if you die can you keep the master's secrets. We also obey orders. If you want to blame, just blame your bad fate!"  "After saying that, he ignored Kerry's plea and ordered the strong man to take action.

    The strong man took out a dagger and slowly approached Kerry with a cruel smile on his face. Although the desperate Kerry was confused about what the man said, he could only helplessly close his eyes.  I felt secretly guilty that I could no longer take care of my beloved wife and fat son.

    The strong man was about to make a move when suddenly a servant behind him said: "This fat man is Caesar's butler. He must be very rich. Search him, maybe there is extra money? Don't strike first, lest the money gets caught on it."  Blood is bad luck." The strong man's eyes lit up and he was very tempted. He put away his weapon and fumbled around in Kerry's arms and waist. Not to mention, he actually pulled out a money bag, which was really heavy.  Not light.

    Several people were overjoyed and quickly gathered around. The strong man dumped all the contents of the money bag on the ground. In addition to a pile of silver coins and a dozen gold coins, they saw a small parchment roll rolled into a tube. The strong man could not read.  , he picked it up and handed it to the leader. When the leader opened it, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, and the breath in his nose spurted out.

    The rest of the people saw his strange behavior and asked about it. The leader gasped and replied: "This is a warrant for withdrawing money. The little Grand Duke Caesar has already stamped it with his official seal. As long as the fat man signs his name, it will be fine."  I went to the Caesar Chamber of Commerce to withdraw the money." The strong man asked stupidly: "How much is it?" The leader suppressed his excitement and said in a deep voice: "Two thousand gold coins."

    "Sigh" Several people took a breath, stunned by the amount. You must know that the four of them killed people for their master, and Butler Devitt only gave him a hundred gold coins, and they only received seven gold coins a year.  A salary of eight gold coins. Even if these two thousand gold coins were divided into four parts, it would still be enough for them to buy a small manor in the countryside and live a leisurely life as a landlord.

    The leader whispered: "This fat man can't be killed now. Find a place to force him to sign, and then come up with the money." The other people nodded hurriedly. With such wealth, people can really take risks.  One of them said: "This place is not too far from Master Liszt's manor. I remember that there is a cemetery thirty miles north of the manor. It is only seven or eight miles away from us. It is absolutely inaccessible. It is approaching the Spring Festival, and there is a cemetery there.  The gravekeeper should have gone home a long time ago, so his residence must be idle, how about going there?"

    The rest of the people also remembered that place and thought it was really good, so they carried Kerry into the car and hurried over.

    After passing by, it turned out that the cabin there was empty, and several people quickly carried Kerry into the house.  He hid the bullock cart in a secret place and began to force Kerry to sign.

    When he was in the wild woods, Kerry had already heard the conversations of several people. Although the last sentence of the leader was spoken in a low voice, Kerry still understood the purpose of these people.  So after entering this cemetery hutThen he said nothing and closed his mouth tightly.  Because he knew that if he didn't sign, he could live for a few more days, but if he signed, he would be killed immediately.

    Several people coerced and lured him for a long time, but Kerry just didn't say a word. Finally, the irritable strong man couldn't bear it anymore and began to torture him.  Kerry endured brutal beatings and never gave in.  It made several people very helpless.  Fortunately, there is no such thing as fingerprints in this other world, otherwise these people would definitely lift his hand and press it on him.

    After two days of this, Kerry was already dying, but those people never succeeded. Finally, the leader lost patience. Since he couldn't get the gold coins, he had better complete the master's task!  The strong man looked at Kerry with a vicious look on his face and could only obey the order.  In his view, it was Kerry who was blocking his financial path.

    It has to be said that Kerry may really have the blessing of the gods. When the strong man was about to strike for the second time, a knock on the door suddenly came from the cabin to stop him.  Several people were shocked, who would come at this time?

    The person outside the door didn't seem to care about the owner's opinion. After knocking a few times, he walked in and was stunned when he looked at the situation inside.  The leader looked at it intently and suddenly said: "Master Caesar, why are you here? Aren't you a guest in the manor?" It turned out that the person who came in was the pharmacy master Caesar who cast the permanent transformation magic on Devitt.  It's just that Nishizawa is in a very embarrassed state now, his face is extremely pale, and his body is covered with dirt.

    After hearing what the leader said, the skinny old man suddenly changed his expression and said viciously: "Yes, I was a guest at Liszt's place, but I was plotted by that shameless villain. This bastard actually gave me wine in order to silence him.  Poisoning, what a warm hospitality! It's a pity that this idiot shouldn't have used the poison I gave him to harm me. I was resistant to that poison, and it finally cost me my life. I won't take revenge for this.  I swear not to be a human being.¡±

    It turned out that when Liszt entertained Caesar that day, he poisoned his wine glass. The old man was unprepared for the poison, and soon he suffered from bleeding from the mouth and nose, and died.  Liszt ordered his servants to carry him out of the manor and bury him in the cemetery here.  The weather was cold, so a few servants dug a hole hastily and buried it shallowly.

    Of course, Liszt would never have thought that this master pharmacist had a quirk, that is, every time he developed a poison, he would test it on himself by taking a very small amount. The repeated tests made his body naturally have extremely high levels of immunity.  He was drug-resistant, so the glass of wine could not poison him. However, Caesar stayed in the pit for two days before he slowly woke up, pushed aside the floating soil that almost covered his body, and entered the cabin.

    When the leader heard that this Caesar was actually poisoned and buried by his master, it was only because of Liszt's negligence that he did not settle the matter thoroughly. His mind suddenly changed and he thought to himself: "Since the master wants to kill him, this Caesar must have known something."  Something I shouldn¡¯t know, and now he is alive again. If I deal with him now and report to the master, the master will definitely reward me heavily. I took advantage of his illness to kill him. He is very weak now.  When will we take action?" Thinking this, a fierce look appeared on his face.

    Caesar is a good man, how could he not know what the leader is thinking?  Hehe sneered: "What? You want to kill me and take credit from the master? Haha, you idiot, use your brain and think about it carefully? In order to keep the secret, Liszt even wanted to silence me. Do you think he would keep it?"  Are you alive in this world? Look at your faces, you have been poisoned a long time ago, and I guess it is time to have an attack now."

    Several people were shocked and looked at each other quickly. Sure enough, their faces were gray and the bloodshot eyes were black.  With a 'clang', the strong man suddenly dropped the dagger, clutched his stomach and fell down, rolling on the ground in pain. Before the other people could react, they also felt severe pain one after another, and rolled to the ground one after another.  In just a short while, he was vomiting blood, his eyes were wide open, and he could not rest in peace.

    Kerry, who was nearly dying, was stunned. The changes in things made him unable to react, but from the conversations between several people, he still heard the smell of conspiracy.  The owner of these people is Marquis Liszt, and the conspiracy seems to be related to his own Caesar family.

    After Caesar waited for those few people to be poisoned and died, he suddenly fell to the ground, lying on the cold ground, panting, and said to himself: "It was so dangerous. Fortunately, the poison on them took effect in time."  Otherwise, I will have to give up my life just now." After lying down and resting for a while, he seemed to have some strength, then he sat up cross-legged and began to look around the room.

    Kerry endured the severe pain and the discomfort of almost comatose, because he felt that in addition to being bruised and bruised, he also seemed to have several broken ribs. If he fainted now, he might never wake up again.  He raised his head with difficulty and looked at the old man Caesar and said weakly: "Old gentleman, can you please save me? I am the steward of the hereditary Grand Duke Caesar's family. If you save me, I will definitely thank you."

    Nishizawa seemed to have just realizedSeeing that there was another person here, he turned to look at Kerry in astonishment, suddenly with a strange look on his face, and asked, "You said you are the butler of the Caesar family?" Kerry nodded.  Caesar didn't answer and thought to himself: "Isn't this the prototype of Liszt who asked me to change the appearance of his steward? How could he be caught here?" He muttered to himself.  For a long time, just when Kerry was about to fall into coma, Caesar suddenly clapped his hands and shouted: "I know, this Liszt is so brave. He dares to attack the Caesar family without fear of being exterminated."  ?"

    After hearing what Caesar said, the dying Kerry suddenly became energetic and suddenly became energetic. He hurriedly asked the reason. It was related to the safety of his master, so he couldn't help but not be anxious.  Caesar seemed to have a better attitude, so he told his experience and speculation.

    After listening to Caesar say that someone had changed his appearance as Kerry in order to get close to the Caesar family, and now he was actually kidnapped, the anxious Kerry seemed to have forgotten all the pain he was feeling.  If this is the case, then Master Julius is in extreme danger now.

    Kerry hurriedly begged Caesar to take him back to the imperial capital Elsa, the sooner the better.  Out of his hatred for Liszt, Caesar agreed without hesitation. He thought that if he sold a favor to the Caesar family, he might have unexpected gains in the future.  But he said awkwardly: "But I am somewhat unpopular in the Imperial Capital. If someone sees me, I might end up in the prison of the Imperial Capital Police Station." There is no doubt that this old man has a somewhat disgraceful past.

    Kerry was worried and hurriedly replied: "Go through the west city gate. The commander there, Knight Nick, is our Caesar. He will not stop us and we can ask for help from him. There is an oxcart hidden by the four of them in the woods behind the house. Please  Go and drive them out quickly. If you delay for even a moment, my master will be in great danger." Xizawa was very quick. He got up and rushed out of the door. Not long after, he drove an ox cart over and struggled to lift Kerry, who was no longer able to move.  After getting on the car, Caesar reminded with emotion: "Loyal Butler Kerry, I have to remind you that your injuries are too serious. If you go through this bumpy road again, you may die."

    Kerry replied resolutely without any hesitation: "If I can rush back to save the young master as soon as possible, I will die! I should repay the kindness of the two generations of Caesar family masters! As for my family, the master will not treat them badly.  "

    Caesar couldn¡¯t help but be in awe, and sincerely admired this fat man.  He nodded, moved very quickly, swung his whip, scolded the cart oxen, and hurried towards the imperial capital.  The bullock cart couldn't move very fast, but it finally arrived at the west gate of the Elsa Imperial Capital on the evening of the next day.

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