In an alley in the civilian area of the City of God Blessed, Li Huailin and Bruno were heading to their destination. Dramo and Gina followed behind them. Although there were no other guards, this lineup was enough to handle everything.
Soon, the four of them arrived at a small two-story house. It was obvious that the house was just an ordinary civilian's room. It was probably temporarily taken over by Reggie and the others. Walking up to the second floor, Li Huailin quickly found Reggie and Legg squatting by the window.
"Where is he?" Li Huailin asked.
"Across the street, Your Excellency," Legg stood up and pointed to the opposite house.
Li Huailin walked to the window and looked out. The opposite house was similar to this one, but it only had one floor. It looked like a small bar from the outside, and there were many people inside. Through the window, Li Huailin could see his target, Romerigg, sitting by the window. There was obviously someone sitting across from him, but from this angle, he couldn't see the person's face. He could barely tell that it was a man.
"This Romerigg came here early in the morning. It seems like he's waiting for someone. I asked Bruno to go back and report to him. As expected, a man came and sat across him. It's this man. The two have been talking for more than ten minutes now," Reggie replied.
"Did you see the man's face?" Li Huailin asked.
"I didn't see him clearly. I don't know when he entered the bar across the street. I didn't pay attention at all," Reggie said.
"Oh?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. He then smiled. "What time is it now?"
"Eh?" The others couldn't keep up with Li Huailin's pace. Weren't they talking about Romerigg just now? Why did he suddenly ask about the time? However, Legg immediately replied, "It's 7: 30 now. What's wrong, Your Excellency?"
"Doesn't anyone think that this bar is a little too early?" Li Huailin said with a smile.
"Eh?" Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly reacted.
"Yeah, it was only seven in the morning when I followed Romeriger here. The bar was already open. Is it an all-night bar?" Reggie said.
"Where is the owner of this house? Call him over and ask him. "Li Huailin asked.
"They're in the room next door. I told them not to come out for now." After Reggie finished speaking, he left the room and quickly returned with two other NPCs. The two NPCs seemed to be a married couple. Both of them looked to be in their thirties or forties. Based on the other party's attire, it was easy to tell that they lived an ordinary life. They were probably commoners.
"Sir, please don't kill us." When the man named Bryce saw Li Huailin, he immediately knelt before Li Huailin. Although Bryce didn't know the identities of the people who had visited his house, he knew that they were definitely Knights. Now that he saw Reggie and Legg's attitude towards Li Huailin, he knew that Li Huailin was the owner of the house.
"I'm not trying to kill you. Stop crying and answer my questions quietly," Li Huailin said.
"Yes, Your Excellency. I'll tell you anything you need to know," Bryce immediately said. Although Li Huailin's tone wasn't very pleasant, Bryce felt that it was normal. It would be strange if a noble spoke to him in a pleasant tone.
"Do you know the bar across the street?" Li Huailin asked.
"Oh, that Sumptuous Meal Bar," Bryce said. Bryce said, "I know, but I've only been there once. That bar is a bit weird."
"Strange?" Li Huailin asked. "What's strange?"
"This bar opened half a month ago, but as you can see, Your Excellency, our location isn't very good. It's not like it's on a main road, so it's strange to open a bar here. But what's even stranger is that the bar's business is really good. I saw a lot of people visiting the bar every day, and all of them were familiar faces. I felt that the drinks in this bar might be very good, so there were more repeat customers. So I went to try it, but … it tasted terrible. That's not all. What's more exaggerated is … that …"
"Even more exaggerated?" Li Huailin asked. "Continue."
"That … When I was drinking, I felt like the people inside were looking at me. The atmosphere was very strange, so I drank a glass and went straight back. I haven't been there since," Bryce said.
"Oh? That's interesting, "Li Huailin said." Do you know the owner of this bar? "
"I've seen him a few times, but I've only greeted him a few times. He doesn't seem like a person who likes to communicate. Our house is just opposite his bar, but he didn't even say hello to us when he opened his bar, "Bryce said.
"Does the bar across the street always open so early?" Li Huailin asked.
"Yeah, it's weird. Normally, bars are open from noon until late at night, but this place is different. It opens early in the morning and closes early in the evening. That's why it didn't affect us," Bryce said.
"Well, one last question," Li Huailin said. "Did this bar open yesterday?"
"Yesterday?" Bryce thought for a moment.
"No, Your Excellency," the woman next to him suddenly replied. "Your Excellency, they closed yesterday. I remember now."
"Really? Thank you for your cooperation, then. "Li Huailin waved his hand." Go to the room next door and wait. I'll return the house to you later. "
"Okay, Your Excellency. Thank you, thank you." Bryce and his wife quickly bowed and nodded as they walked out.
"Your Excellency, this is too strange." Seeing the two go out, Legg immediately said, "There will be regular customers in this kind of place, and the opening hours are so strange. There's definitely something wrong with this bar."
"Duh, anyone can see that there's a problem. Here's the problem." Li Huailin suddenly raised a finger and said, "Which bar is better at learning excavator technology?"
"Huh?" Everyone present was stunned. What's going on? Why did they suddenly talk about excavators? And what exactly is an excavator?
"Ahem … I'm sorry, I went off topic." Seeing the group of people looking at him in confusion, Li Huailin said, "The problem is, what's wrong with this bar …"
"Your Excellency, I heard that you were attacked by more than 20 men in black on your way to the competition yesterday. At the same time, this bar was closed yesterday …" Gina ignored Li Huailin's cute behavior and said calmly, "Do you think it's …"
"We'll know after we try." Li Huailin said, "The Royal Knights are probably still looking for the dozen assassins who escaped yesterday. Legg, go to the palace and ask a group of people to surround the bar first."
"Yes, Your Excellency." Legg nodded and immediately went out.
When Li Huailin returned to the palace last night, he also asked about the assassins. At that time, more than a dozen assassins had escaped. Although the Royal Knights had searched the whole city, they had not caught any of them until yesterday. However, the city gate was tightly guarded, so it was impossible for them to break out. This meant that the assassins should be hiding in the city, and the bar in front of them was very suspicious.
After waiting in the hut for a while, footsteps could be heard from afar. Li Huailin looked outside and saw a whole group of knights in the armor of the Royal Knights rushing towards them. At this time, Li Huailin, who had been sitting and chatting with others, had also stood up.
"The Royal Knights are tracking the assassins. All personnel, return to your houses immediately and wait for inspection. Kill any suspicious people!" The leading knight was Eddra, the deputy commander who had protected Li Huailin yesterday. With a roar, all the civilians who had come out to see what was going on retreated into their houses. At this time, anyone who dared to stand on the road would be stabbed to death by the knights.
"Sir Eddra, this way." Legg, who was leading the way, immediately pointed to the bar and said.
"Surround it!" Eddra waved his hand and said to the knights behind him.
Soon, the team of knights began to move and began to surround the bar from all sides. Li Huailin also walked out of the house opposite.
"Your Excellency." When Eddra saw Li Huailin, he immediately came up to greet him. "His Highness told me to fully cooperate with you. Is this where the assassins are hiding?"
"Probably," Li Huailin said.
"What do we do now? Do we rush in?" Eddra asked.
"I still have a lot of questions to ask them. We need to keep a few alive. Of course, it would be best if they voluntarily surrender," Li Huailin said. "Why don't we knock on the door and see if we can resolve this peacefully?"
With a loud bang, just as Li Huailin finished his sentence, the window next to the shop shattered. A few figures jumped out of the window. At the same time, the door of the shop opened, and a few people rushed out with weapons.
"Really, we haven't even finished talking." Li Huailin held his forehead. "Bruno, Dramo, stop the people at the window on the left … Wait … Wait … Both of you don't move first."
Li Huailin extended his hand and stopped the two who were just about to rush out.
"What's wrong, Your Excellency?" Both of them asked at the same time.
"How can we let the important people be the vanguard? These people are here to attract our attention. Both of you go around to the right and see what big fish you can catch," Li Huailin said.
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