"My Lord, something's not right." As they walked into the mansion, Drummo reminded Li Huailin in a low voice.
"I can see it." Li Huailin said. "Under normal circumstances, even if the governor is too sick to get up, he would still ask someone to bring him out to see me. Now that he's asking me to go in … something doesn't seem right no matter how I look at it. Be careful, it's probably a Feast at Hongmen," Li Huailin said.
"My Lord, I understand. But what is a Feast at Hongmen?" Drummo asked.
"The story is too long to explain. It's fine as long as you understand what I mean."
"Yes, my Lord." Drummo understood Li Huailin's meaning and nodded.
Soon, Li Huailin followed the guard and arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. From the outside, the mansion looked a little empty. In fact, Li Huailin had already noticed a lot of strange things. This was because there wasn't a single maid in the entire mansion. Instead, there were a lot of guards. Most importantly, these guards hadn't come to welcome Li Huailin. They were just standing in their original positions. This was already very obvious. However, Li Huailin pretended to not see it and continued to see what was going on.
The guard brought Li Huailin to the second floor. It was probably the governor's office. As soon as he entered the door, Li Huailin saw the governor, Viscount Modick, sitting behind the desk. He looked to be in his forties and looked a little plump. He looked quite kind and did not look like a scheming person.
"My Lord, cough cough … I'm sorry … I'm very sorry … I suddenly fell ill, it's really … impolite of me." Modick's words were a little strange and sounded like he was acting.
"Sir Overlord, there's someone in the next room." Drake alertly whispered into Li Huailin's ear.
"Oh?" Li Huailin nodded slightly. "How many people?"
"About ten," Drummo said.
"Hmm." Li Huailin nodded again and turned to Viscount Modick. "It's okay. It's normal to be sick."
"Thank … thank you, my Lord." Modick immediately bowed. "May I ask why My Lord is visiting …"
"Oh, my friend here received a mission to pass a box to you. He then asked the guards at the door and they said there's no such mission. I don't know what's going on." Li Huailin pointed to the side and Hai Tianlan took out the box containing the secret treasure. "This is the box. My Lord, take a look and see if this is the mission you assigned."
"Eh?" Modak was slightly taken aback. He then looked at the box in Hai Tianlan's hands. "This … I don't think I've assigned such a mission …"
"Dong!" Just as Modak finished speaking, a soft sound came from the side. Everyone immediately turned to look.
"What's wrong?" Li Huailin turned to look at the door and asked, "Is there someone next door?"
"It's … it's my wife." Viscount Modick thought for a moment and said, "Go away, I'm receiving His Excellency the Duke."
"Oh." Li Huailin nodded as if he knew nothing.
"Yes, yes, I remember." Modke suddenly shouted, as if to divert Li Huailin's attention. "I remember now. There is such a mission. I have indeed given such a mission before. Oh right, but it seems to have been a long time. I almost forgot about it." Modke suddenly shouted.
"There's really such a mission." Li Huailin nodded. "Alright, what's the reward for this mission? Let me see."
"Huh? Reward? " Modick was taken aback. "Uh … that … Oh, I remember. I left the reward in the treasury. I'll go get it now."
After saying that, Modak stood up and walked towards the room next door.
"Pfft." Drummo couldn't help but laugh. "This guy said he's sick. It doesn't look like it."
"There must be something wrong." Hai Tianlan chimed in. "This guy's a little strange. Are they going to fight later? This mission is at least an AA-level mission. It can't be that easy to give me a reward right? "
"Let's talk about it later." Li Huailin said. He pretended not to know anything.
"I'll listen to you. You hired me anyway." Hai Tianlan said.
"I'll go over there and have a look?" Drummo pointed to the room next door and asked.
"No need. Take your time. I just want to know what's going on with him." Li Huailin said. "This is very important."
"Yes, my lord." Drummo nodded.
After a while, Viscount Modick came back again. He seemed to be sweating a lot and looked more nervous than before. Two soldiers came back with him, carrying two boxes.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, my lord. This is your reward." Modick said as he gestured for the two guards to put the boxes on the table. Hai Tianlan went up to take a look. The box on one side was filled with about 500 gold coins. On the other side was a piece of equipment, but it wasn't anything special. It was golden.
"It's like this." Li Huailin nodded. "But … I have a question. Why did you assign someone to retrieve this item for you?"
"This … this …" Modak's eyes turned slightly. "That's right, this was originally mine. Because it was stolen, I sent someone to look for it. Whoever finds it, I'll give him a reward."
"Oh, I see." Li Huailin nodded. "But according to my friend, he found this item on a severely injured person. Then … the other party asked him to send this item back …"
"Yes! This severely injured person is the man I sent to look for this item for me. What do you mean he's already dead? This … this is really unexpected. I actually lost a general. "Viscount Modick looked a little sad.
"Oh, I see. Your general went out to look for the box for a few months and didn't return. How could you forget about the mission …" Li Huailin said.
"This … This … My memory isn't that good recently," Modick said hurriedly.
"Oh, that's true. That makes sense." Li Huailin nodded in agreement.
"Then …" Modick sighed in relief at his good luck as he reached out to take the box.
"Wait, my lord, I'm suddenly a little curious." Li Huailin suddenly stopped Viscount Modak and asked, "I'm a little curious as to what's inside this box. I'm really curious. Can the City Lord tell me what's inside?"
"What's inside?" Modick was obviously taken aback. Then … he froze.
"Eh?" Li Huailin hesitated for a moment. "City Lord, don't tell me you've forgotten what you've lost. You just said it was something very important."
"This … This …" Modick was sweating profusely. "This … Duke … I …"
"You should know who I am, right?" Li Huailin suddenly smiled. "You should have heard about me. Speaking of which, I've already killed two dukes. You … you don't think I won't dare to touch you, do you?"
"Duke … Duke … I …" Modick was really anxious. He looked like he wanted to say something to Li Huailin, but he couldn't. Just then, there was a loud bang from the side door. A black shadow flew out from the side door, heading straight for Li Huailin and Modick.
"Dramo!" Li Huailin shouted.
"I'm prepared … Ugh!" Of course, Dramo was already prepared. He had been staring at the side door all this while. The moment he saw the black shadow, Dramo charged forward. However, something unexpected happened. The fully prepared Dramo exchanged a punch with the black shadow, and both of them were sent flying backward. The black shadow retreated more than ten steps, knocking the people behind him back. Dramo, on the other hand, was even more exaggerated. He crashed into the wall behind him and created a huge pit.
"F * ck!" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. Dramo was already one of the strongest among his subordinates. Along with Bruno, he was considered the strongest. He didn't expect the person who jumped out to be even stronger than Dramo. Li Huailin looked at the other party and … saw a burly man in full armor with his face wrapped in cloth. He couldn't see the other party's name. Perhaps it was the effect of a player's equipment, but it was obvious that the other party wasn't a player, but an NPC.
"Lord Duke, save me!" Viscount Modak suddenly crawled to Li Huailin's feet and hugged Li Huailin's leg. "These people are rebels. They've been threatening and controlling me for a long time. I was forced by them."
"Oh?" Li Huailin nodded. He understood this strange situation. Viscount Modak didn't have the courage to go against him, but the guy in front of him wasn't.
"Lord Duke, be careful!" Dramo also suffered a slight loss because he underestimated his opponent. However, he wasn't seriously injured. He stood up and stood in front of Li Huailin again.
"Dong!" The door of the office opened, and a few armed guards rushed in.
"Lord Duke, these aren't my subordinates. They're all their people," Viscount Modak shouted again.
"I understand," Li Huailin said and looked at Hai Tianlan and Dramo. "Prepare to clear the area."
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