Chapter 1004 235. They must be the Free Blade
“You can join us, we can make a lot of money together, become nobles, and overthrow this kingdom...”
The leader of the fake Free Blade The tone is no longer so strong.
"If I catch you, you can also make a lot of money and become a noble." Annan smiled, tilted his head and said, "Do it!"
The men who were following him immediately pounced on him. The fake Free Blades had enough of bullying ordinary people, but when faced with regular soldiers wearing leather armor and holding sharp swords, a cry broke out as soon as they made contact.
Three blind guys were killed on the spot for resisting. Seeing that they were coming for real, the leader of the fake Free Blade and the rest of them stood there obediently, motionless.
The companions who were hiding in the crowd and watching this scene knew something was wrong, so they got into the crowd and informed the people behind them.
Annan stepped forward and said sarcastically: "Is this the 'Blade of Freedom'?" He didn't care that this scene was seen by many onlookers.
Their leader forced an ugly smile like crying: "No... don't fight, how can you make money if you fight."
Annan almost thought he had watched "Let the Magic Fly" , and his daze was regarded as hesitation by the leader, who quickly lowered his voice and added: "There are several nobles behind me...don't you want to know them?"
"Don't worry, everything you said will be used as evidence in court. We will find the nobles who are sponsoring you." Annan said with a smile.
"Take away!"
The crowd outside dispersed, Annan glanced at the gangster who was snitching on the side: "Do you have a family?"
"Yes... No...!"
"Okay, but in order to protect the witness, I need you to come with us and give you a reward."
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
The gangster was very grateful, with a smile on his face.
In front of the window, watching this scene, the members of the True Freedom Blade breathed a sigh of relief.
"Huh... they are gone, it should be fine."
The leader turned around and looked at Maria in the cloak again: "This... sir, thank you Help, are you from Liberty City? ”
"Why do you ask?"
The leader didn't know whether to say: "I heard that Mr. Annan has a soft spot for other races..."
The shadow under the hood was raised. A hint of arc: "Let's change the topic, how are your progress?"
After confirming that Maria was not an enemy, and might even be from Liberty City, the leader reported the results just now.
“Not bad, not too slow.”
After all, the new king is not just a man with a free blade on Sock Street.
“You don’t need me to teach you what to do, just remember this address.” Maria gave the leader the address of the Sable Gang. “If you encounter trouble that cannot be solved, you can come here to find us.”
Annan did not intend to expose himself, but he also did not intend to conceal his identity. Forget it if they didn't guess it. If they did, a companion in a "high position" would inspire them a lot.
The leader hesitated to speak.
“Yes?”
"Well..." The leader thought for a while. Since he already trusted the other party, it is better to give him more trust: "We have been exposed and need to find a new safe house."
"No, you are not exposed. Just stay here," said Maria, who knew what they were worried about.
The leader had no choice but to give up and watch Maria leave the safe house.
"Dirk, can we really believe her?" a member asked.
The leader did not answer, but asked: "How much money is in the purse?"
"A few tens of gold..." the middle-aged man replied stutteringly.
“Are we worth the money?” “It wouldn’t be worth even 1 gold if we were sold!”
……
Use Rushing back to the city guard station as quickly as possible, Annan took the time to interrogate the fake Freedom Blade. Under torture, they even revealed that they had secretly watched the girl take a bath when she was eight years old.
As for their confession of "being ordered by the nobles to pretend to be Liberty Blades to make money," they were invariably ignored by their subordinates.
There is a huge difference between catching a group of Free Blades and catching a group of gangsters pretending to be Free Blades. Even if the Minister of War is here, they must be the Blades of Freedom.
However, there are still a few "innocents" among them. They did come in with the idea of joining the Freedom Blade, and insisted not to report in the face of interrogation.
These guys are pitiful and unlucky, but the people they have hurt are even more pitiful and unlucky.
The only thing Annan can do is to enforce the law a little more impartially and put them in the dungeon as accomplices instead of sending them to the gallows.
Finally, after handing over the criminal evidence to the clerk, Annan calmly waited for the good news about his promotion and took care of some things.
For example, the gangster who betrayed the Blade of Freedom.
He was still waiting for a reward from the city guard, but the only thing he was waiting for was being imprisoned in the dungeon for interrogation.
After all, he really thought they were the "Freedom Blades". It would be better to deal with these guys who could sell out the Freedom Blades for profit.
And, the noble behind the fake Freedom Blade came to find him.
A steward came, and he asked Annan to let them go with a haughty expression.
"Sorry, they are related to dozens of cases, no one can come." Annan was businesslike.
“I want to see your city guard!”
“Sorry, the city guard is busy.”
The housekeeper frowned, looked at Annan and said : "Who do you work for?"
"King!" Annan puffed out his chest and spoke forcefully.
Seemingly thinking that Annan was a fool, the housekeeper softened his tone and said coercively: "You are young and very ambitious, but the world is not as black and white as you think... Tell me quietly. You, they are pretending to be the Blade of Freedom, and their mission is to ruin the reputation of the Blade of Freedom... You don't have to take it too seriously, this is fine, I can invite you to the manor as a guest on behalf of the master..."
" This is impossible!" Annan retorted loudly and took out the parchment, "Look, this is their evidence. They raped, killed, and plundered, and they committed all kinds of crimes. What if they weren't the Blade of Freedom?"
Annan's tone suddenly changed! DeBuShan: "You defended them...could it be said that your master and the Freedom Blade are in the same group?"
"No, no..." the butler denied repeatedly.
They don't have the courage to take refuge in the Blade of Freedom, but they have the courage to make money through the Blade of Freedom. They are also very bold.
Finding people to no avail, the housekeeper had no choice but to give up the money offered by the leader during this period, and looked deeply at Annan: "...I will remember you."
"I can be promoted to the city Are you a military official?”
“I don’t think there will be much doubt,” the official replied.
"I remember you too." Annan shot back, "I will find an opportunity to bring someone to visit to see if your master has colluded with the Freedom Blade..."
"You..."
"I dare to catch the Freedom Blade. You don't think I'm afraid of a little nobleman, do you?"
The butler didn't dare to say the last word and left in a hurry.
Annan doesn’t really intend to take action against the nobles, so wouldn’t it just be like helping the kingdom clear out moths?
But it doesn’t seem impossible... The fact that they dare to fake the Blade of Freedom shows that they will not stand on the side of Liberty City. In addition to the evil they have done, there will be no pressure to liquidate them, and they can also confiscate them. Wealth of righteousness...
(End of this chapter)