POW camp

Crane hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and rushed to the gate of the Hovis mansion in a few steps.There were actually two boys in the hall, sleeping lazily on the large sofa. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he raised his head and opened his big eyes painted with heavy eyeshadow.Seeing that it was Kelan, he curled his lips in disdain, yawned and lay down again.These male favorites of Hovis are usually jealous and unwilling to submit to each other, secretly oppressing each other, especially Kelan, because only he can enter Hovis' bedroom at any time without notification.

Howes just smiled at this: "It's okay, they just listen to me."

At this time, Hovis was leaning on the big recliner under the window of the study.When Kelan pushed the door lightly and came in, he saw that his master was asleep with his eyes closed and his forehead propped up with snow-white gloves.It seemed that he had just returned from the ball welcoming Gerber, and he hadn't even had time to change out of his clothes, and he was still wearing leather boots.The shirt on his body was crumpled, and the placket was open, revealing a smooth chest, and a red lip print could even be vaguely seen on the collar.

Crane hesitated for a moment, hesitating whether to wake up Hovis.He saw the master lying quietly, breathing calmly and peacefully, all the sharpness and brilliance were suppressed, and the figure looked a little dignified.Crane held his breath and walked over step by step.After two days of dancing all night long, Hovis seemed to be exhausted, and he fell into a deep sleep, hearing no footsteps.

Crane pursed his lips and knelt silently on the carpet at Hovis' feet.Looking up like this, avoiding the master's outstretched gloved palm, one can clearly notice Hovis's tired expression, showing it without any cover.Only Klan knew how much he, the master who talked and laughed wantonly in the crowd, hated the hypocritical entertainment.Given a choice, Crane believes that he would rather hold a book and read it carefully in a corner alone; or climb the steep peak alone and breathe freely in the boundless pines.In peacetime, Hovis would have been a good writer, or explorer, or something, certainly not a spy.

If you want to have one precious thing, you must pay for another equally precious thing.

Crane stared at him, a faint sadness and deep affection gradually emerged in his eyes.He carefully took Hovis's other hand that was resting on the arm of the chair, and kissed it almost reverently.

Almost at the moment when his lips touched the back of his hand, Hovis shuddered and opened his eyes as if awakened.He first glanced at his feet very quickly and nervously, saw that it was Kelan, then relaxed, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's you."

"Yes, master." Kelan withdrew his hand quietly, and replied respectfully and politely, "I'm back."

Hovis wiped his face vigorously and sat up straight: "How is the matter going?"

"Master, there is good news and bad news." Crane stood up, went to the wine cabinet and poured Hovis a glass of whiskey with ice cubes, put them on the table with both hands, and then knelt down again, "Listen first which one?"

"It's bad." Hovis took a sip from his glass and smiled mockingly, "The earlier you know, the better you can prepare."

"Captain Morton will send a small team to the front line as a supplementary force to fight against Ole."

Hovis nodded: "I know about this matter. It was that bastard Lauter who suggested it. I don't think Morton can scold him behind his back. I understand Lauter's meaning. The emperor probably hinted at him and wanted to transfer him back to the imperial capital. He is unwilling to leave the army power to Prince Haiya. After all, Morton is not the emperor, nor the eldest princess, so he can only obey the orders of Prince Haiya. Lauter is very afraid of him, and taking the opportunity to weaken his strength is also It's normal."

"Yes, master, that's exactly the case." Clan paused and said, "But what you didn't expect is that the people Morton will send include the group of soldiers that we have successfully instigated."

Hovis stood up "Huo", walked a few steps back and forth, and asked, "Is it a coincidence, or..."

"From the current situation, it looks like a coincidence. We haven't done anything yet, so we shouldn't have attracted attention."

Hovis pondered for a while: "When are they going?"

"The order is the day after tomorrow, and tomorrow it is their turn to guard the north gate."

Howes' eyes jumped: "How about that tunnel?"

"This is the good news I want to tell you. The tunnel has been dug and is ready to use."

Hovis sat down slowly, and put his gloved fingers together: "This will be easy to handle. Tomorrow, it is said that Lauter has prepared a generous gift for Gerber, and there will be a program to relieve Gerber's boredom. What is the specific matter? I don’t know. But all the officials in the city are busy with Gobo’s inspections. This kind of chaos is of great benefit to us. We can definitely send Lan Ting out of the city when they are relaxed at the party. As long as Lan Ting passes through the North City smoothly, the rest That's easy."

"But there is only one chance tomorrow. It will be very difficult to send that team of soldiers out of the city after they go to the front line. The battle on the front line is tight. After Ge Bo comes, he will definitely order to strengthen the martial law, and maybe the city will be closed."

"As long as you can grasp it well, one chance is enough." Hovis's eyes were burning, "The instruction from the 'family' is to do whatever it takes."

"Yes." Kelan repeated calmly, "Rescue Lan Ting from Fancheng at all costs."

Hovis looked at him: "Klan, there is one more thing."

"At your command, Master."

Howes didn't speak immediately, but remained silent for a long time, as if he didn't know where to start.It took a long time before he said slowly, "We have to kill Ge Bo."

Crane was startled, and stared at Hovis intently.

Howes continued: "The relationship between the emperor of the Puman Kingdom, Princess Meixi, and Prince Haiya is complicated. According to accurate information, within the imperial capital, conflicts have become prominent with the defeat of the war. The emperor He doesn't care about political affairs, is corrupt, and has no reason. He didn't have the courage to fight this war and tried to negotiate a peace. But this decision was suppressed by the militant Princess Maisie. She took advantage of the war to secretly cultivate her own power. Now it is not to be underestimated. She wants to turn things around and shake the emperor's rule in vain, and become the first queen of the Puman Kingdom, but she is afraid that the defeat of the war will weaken the army she finally built, and she is wandering between fighting and not fighting Not sure. The one who is really fighting is Prince Haiya. On the surface, he has no power and is insignificant, but in fact, many veterans have correspondence with him, and they are full of praise for his character..."

"I understand." Kelan said, "If Ge Bo is killed in Fancheng, the emperor will have an excuse to punish Prince Haiya and recall him back to the imperial capital. Once he leaves, Fancheng will be without a leader, and the Ole Empire will definitely fall in one fell swoop." capture."

Hovis nodded, but shook his head again, and said leisurely: "It's not just that, Kelan. We can't let the emperor kill Haiya so easily. Once Haiya dies, only Maisie and the emperor are left. Maisie will definitely kill Haiya." Fight to the end against the Ole Kingdom, and show the officials that he is completely different from the emperor's strong wrist and strength, so as to overthrow the emperor's rule. Ge Bo must die, but not in Fancheng. After his inspection, He will definitely enter Yadi City from the south. Don’t forget, the head of the security department of Yadi City is the emperor’s confidant. Kelan, if, I mean if, Ge Bo, the direct descendant of Princess Maisie, died in the emperor’s confidant On the territory of Haiya, the blood was found to have been poisoned as early as in Fancheng. Then, what will happen to these three major forces? The emperor needs an excuse to kill Haiya, but this excuse is not sufficient; The princess needs a reason to openly question the emperor, but there are loopholes in this reason; Haiya will not let go of the right to appeal for herself. Ge Bo is the last straw that breaks the camel's camel, they will be very confused Kelan. I think the best way for them is to ignore this matter and work together to win this war, but this is absolutely impossible, no one will give up this great opportunity to counter the enemy, no one will." Speaking of this, Hovis raised one corner of his lips sarcastically, "Ole Country should be glad that they have a queen who doesn't take too much power, and this queen has only given birth to a son, the crown prince, so far." He spoke the last four words so softly that they were barely audible.

Crane asked, "Then master, what do you need me to do?"

Howes looked at him: "The most important person in this plan is you." He stretched out his hand, gently and slowly stroking Kelan's gentle and beautiful purple hair, and said in a deep and deep voice, "Gebo has one of the biggest hobbies, and It can be a fatal addiction. What you have to do is cater to this addiction and really kill him. I will not force you, Klan, you are not my slave now, you have the right to make decisions. Are you willing?"

Crane took Hovis's hand, closed his eyes tightly, and branded a deep kiss on the back of that hand, then opened his eyes and raised his head, saying firmly: "I am willing, Owner."

To everyone's surprise, Lauter's so-called "gift" for Gerber was actually in a prisoner-of-war camp.He ordered some chairs to be placed on the high platform where the prisoners had been lectured, and invited Gerber Hovis Morton and the others to sit down.Said with confidence: "Master Special Envoy, I will let you see a very exciting performance, which will definitely open your eyes."

Ge Bo laughed loudly, his face was trembling, his belly was shy, and his eyes shot out: "Then I really have to wait and see."

Hovis narrowed his eyes: "I'm also curious, Lieutenant Colonel Lauter, your show today is very mysterious. It's not just me, even Captain Morton hasn't heard anything about it."

Laut was determined to show off in front of Gerber, relying on his close relationship with the emperor, he never paid much attention to Morton. Hearing Hovis' secret provocation, he only laughed dryly and said, "I am It was a temporary idea and I didn't make any preparations in advance. I think the two of you will definitely not obstruct it. What's more, Captain Morton has already gone home from work to live his warm and happy life. I am too embarrassed to disturb you, haha. Morton Don't blame the captain."

Morton glanced at him and said lightly, "Nothing."

Among the three, Hawes is known to be the eldest princess' confidant, and Lauter is the emperor's secret envoy. Only Morton's identity is clear, and he is a general who was single-handedly promoted by Prince Haiya. It is not a day or two to fight secretly.It's just that one is wild and flamboyant, the other is cunning and cunning, and the other is taciturn and profound. At least on the surface, they can live in peace with each other.

Lauter stood up, waved his hands, and said loudly, "Let's get started."

As soon as the words were finished, the door of the cell door creaked open, followed by a group of prisoners shuffling over in handcuffs and fetters.

Ge Bo tightened his grip on the binoculars, and asked excitedly, "Laut, what are you doing? Are you going to torture people here? I've never seen so many people being tortured at once."

Lauter shook his head mysteriously: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Mr. Special Envoy, that's not the case. It's not interesting to torture so many people together. Apart from screams one after another, what else can be heard."

"Oh? Then you are..."

"Don't worry, look down."

Driven by the guards' batons and whips, the prisoners walked to the stands one after another like a herd of sheep without making a sound, forming a semicircle facing Gerber.Hovis could tell at a glance that the group of people who came was precisely the prisoners in Area C.He pretended to pick up a glass of wine casually, and shook it in front of his eyes, but his eyes quickly searched calmly, and he saw Lan Ting, standing in the first row.Hovis' heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect Lauter to make such a move. The only chance left was today. What should he do if something changes here?

Before he could think about it, Lauter let go of his throat and said, "Mr. Special Envoy, to show that the frontline soldiers of our army have been fighting the enemy bravely and never flinching, I want to organize a wonderful performance for Mr. Special Envoy." Pointing to the ignorant prisoners in the field, "These are all prisoners of the Ole Kingdom." Then he waved to the left, and there stood a row of shirtless and energetic soldiers standing there, one of them He was two heads taller than others, with big arms and a round waist, with muscles like rocks, and a long scar running across his face, standing there fiercely. "This one is the well-known gladiator king among our soldiers, You Yong. A single soldier from our Puman Empire can defeat a whole company of them. Mr. Special Envoy, I would like to ask you to see which country is stronger !"

Ge Bo patted the armrest of the chair, his eyes lit up, and he said repeatedly: "Okay, haha, this idea is really good, Lauter, I have to praise you, hurry up, let me see the mighty and heroic posture of our soldiers!"

Lauter walked into the arena, paced back and forth in front of the prisoners, and asked, "Who are you coming?"

A fool can also see that this competition is unfair. You Yong's face is full of red and he is showing off his power. Looking at the thin bodies and dull eyes of the prisoners of war, and wearing heavy shackles, it is clear that he wants to tease the prisoners of war for fun.

No one moved, everyone looked up at the sky and bowed their heads, as if they didn't hear.

"Why, is there no one?" Lauter sneered, "So it's just a group of pigs shot to death."

Still no one moved, the prisoners of war had long been accustomed to such insulting abuse, and some even yawned.Gerber moved impatiently and asked, "Laut, when will it start?"

Lauter was a little annoyed at the non-cooperation of the prisoners of war. He pointed casually and told Tada: "Pull that out for me."

"Yes!" Tada beckoned, and two jailers rushed forward, tugging and dragging out a prisoner.You Yong stepped forward a few steps and stood beside him.Comparing the two, the prisoner is like a chicken under the iron tower.

There was no suspense in this game, almost a joke.The prisoner lazily made a few gestures of resistance, and then lay down on the ground, desperately refusing to get up.It made You Yong dumbfounded, and many prisoners laughed in low voices from behind.Lauter was furious, his snake-like eyes swept over and over the faces of the prisoners of war, grinning grinningly and gnashing his teeth, he said: "Okay, it's really a toast and not fined wine. You don't have fun? Then let's get serious." Pointing at the prisoner lying on the ground, he shouted at You Yong: "Hit him for me!"

You Yong is like a machine, it moves immediately when it hears the sound, and before the prisoner can react, he lifts him from behind, turns sideways, lifts it high, and at the same time raises his leg, and slams it heavily on his thigh.There was only a scream of "Ah--", and the prisoner fell limply to the ground, his spine must have been broken.

There was a sudden silence in the end, everyone was stunned, and then there was overwhelming anger.Someone waved their fists and asked sharply: "What are you doing?!"

"Bang bang bang" three gunshots, nailing the prisoners to the ground like sharp arrows.The muscles on Ge Bo's face trembled, and he said coldly: "What are you going to do? Rebellion? If you are not convinced, come up and compete. I order that anyone who dares to act recklessly will be shot immediately, and he will not be soft!"

Lan Ting was furious, clenched his fists and took a step forward.But he suddenly thought of something, stopped again, and looked at the high platform involuntarily.

There, Hovis was holding a wine glass, without raising his eyes, but shaking his head slightly.

"I'm going to accompany the special envoy in a while, I can't stay in the prisoner-of-war camp, you wait in the cell." Hovis pressed him into the office early in the morning in the name of training, and then whispered, "Today In the evening, I will come back early from the banquet and continue to train you. You knock me out and escape along the tunnel we agreed on. Remember, no matter what happens today, you must not be impulsive or disrupt our plan , thousands of thousands."

It was the first time for Hovis to speak to Lan Ting in such a serious manner. The serious and unquestionable expression on his face seemed to be a different person, making Lan Ting ignore this passage.

Lan Ting gritted his teeth and held back the breath in his chest. At this moment, he heard someone say: "Isn't it just a competition? I'll do it!" Strong body.He looked young, only 25 or [-] years old, his eyes flashed with anger, and he pointed at You Yong with a handcuffed hand: "You, come on!"

The two fought in the arena.Lauter approached Hovis: "How is it? It's exciting." Now Hovis's heart is not as uneasy as it was at the beginning.It doesn't matter much, he thought, as long as Lan Ting doesn't push himself forward and doesn't participate in the wrestling, they'll give up after enjoying themselves, and the plan will continue as usual.Hearing Lauter's words, he smiled slightly: "Okay, you boy, there is a way. Our special envoy will never forget you."

"Haha, it's not a big deal. Oh, but I'm sorry for one thing. I didn't expect that boy Coto to get out of Area C. The Lan Ting you trained is also in there. If there is a casualty or something later, I'm really sorry for you."

Hovis shrugged indifferently: "It's just a slave. The lieutenant colonel thinks too much of him. Besides, I made him very timid now, so he might not dare to fight."

"Haha, let's wait and see." In fact, Lauter deliberately mobilized the prisoners in Lanting's area. He knew that Lanting was proud and impulsive, so he definitely couldn't stand by and watch.Normally, he cared about Howes' face and didn't clean up Lan Ting, but the young captain offended him too many times, how could he live with it if he didn't hurt him?With the special envoy here, Hovis certainly couldn't say anything.

Unexpectedly, Lan Ting really didn't end up fighting.You Yong broke off the prisoner's arm, held it in a showy manner, and dragged the prisoner around the empty field.The prisoner gritted his teeth and refused to groan, but his face was pale and sweaty, and everyone could see that he was enduring great pain.

The prisoners couldn't stand it anymore, and their anger was mobilized, and another person went to the field to compete with You Yong.Ge Bo had already put down the binoculars on his chest. The place where they were sitting was too close to the empty field, and You Yong's heavy breathing could be clearly heard.As for the expression of fear and pain of the prisoners of war in the end, it was even more clearly seen.Gerber and Lauter clenched their fists and shouted excitedly, while Morton looked indifferent.

This time, the prisoner was kicked up by You Yong and smashed on the stand. There was an exclamation from among the prisoners, and they quickly fell silent again.The smell of blood spread immediately, like a kindling, ignited suddenly, causing a ball of flames to burn in everyone's chest, but some were out of excitement and stimulation, and some were out of rage!

Another prisoner of war was knocked down, and You Yong actually picked up the big rock next to him and smashed the kneecaps of the man's legs with all his strength; while the other was kicked hard to the lower body without even making a sound. Just passed out.

Hovis seemed to be leisurely, but in fact he was extremely anxious. He could see a faint commotion among the prisoners; he saw Lan Ting's eyes were flushed with anger; he saw Lan Ting clenched his teeth so desperately that his face All twisted.

Hovis wanted to warn, but he couldn't; he wanted to hint, but Lanting was no longer looking at him.

At this moment, he saw Lan Ting calm down suddenly, with a cold determination on his face.

It's over.Hovis' heart sank suddenly.He had a premonition.It's over.

"I'll do it." Lan Ting stepped forward, stood in the center of the venue, and said.

Lauter's eyes sparkled.Hovis spread his fingers on his forehead, lowered his head, and sighed helplessly.