"On this point, I agree with you," Marquis Slys nodded solemnly: "To accomplish such a big thing, I think Lombard does have help."

"You have a lot of connections, do you have any clues?" Thales' eyes lit up:

"In your opinion, who is the most suspicious?"

At this moment.

Little Huantou suddenly raised his head and looked out the window.

Her face turned pale and she poked Thales.

Only then did Thales notice that their carriage had stopped unconsciously.

Marquis Shless put the pocket watch he had been rubbing for a long time into his pocket and sighed: "Your Highness, we are here."

Thales's heart moved: "So fast? I remember that the Palace of Heroes is..."

"The Palace of Heroes is still a bit short," Shless interrupted him and blinked: "Another adult will escort you on the next journey."

Thales was slightly startled.

What?

The next moment, their car door was opened.

A rough voice that made Thales change his color with horror came into the small carriage:

"My Lord Marquis, thank you very much for your help."

A middle-aged nobleman in uniform, whom Thales was very familiar with, held the car door with one hand and pressed his sword with the other. Under the protection of dense soldiers, he boarded their small carriage.

"Otherwise, we will have to spend a lot of time looking for this guest."

The visitor sat down heavily, and his sharp sword-like eyes swept over Thales and Little Slippery:

Thales felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave.

The little slippery man was so frightened that he covered his mouth, his eyes full of fear.

I saw the ruler of the Black Sand Territory, Grand Duke Charmaine Lombard, sitting peacefully next to the smiling Marquis of Shres and closing the car door leisurely.

Facing the Grand Duke of Lombard, Marquis Slice smiled the friendliest smile, just like when he saw Thales for the first time.

The Marquis leaned forward slightly and said in a respectful tone, "It's my pleasure."

Lumba snorted softly, turned his head, and glanced at Thales with a pair of cold eyes: "You can really run, Your Highness."

The little slippery man was already trembling with fear when he thought of the bloody scene just now.

The prince just stared blankly at the Black Sand Duke in front of him, motionless.

Fear and panic instantly came to his mind, and he suppressed them forcefully.

No.

Charmaine Lombard.

Shless Bermula.

this means……

It took a few seconds for Thales to react to the shocking scene in front of him.

"Shles Bermula, you!" He turned his head and looked at the Marquis of Zenliu City in disbelief: "You betrayed us!"

Lumba said nothing, his face as cold and serious as ever.

"Don't be so surprised, Your Highness," Marquis Slys sighed regretfully and shook his head slowly: "This does not fit in with your usual image of a genius. Besides, I didn't betray you."

"Didn't you betray me?" Thales laughed angrily, "Don't tell me, from the beginning..."

After Thales finished speaking, his expression changed.

No way.

At that moment, he realized: he might be right.

"You are the helper," Thales looked at the smiling Marquis Slys and said with disbelief: "Have you been with Lumba from the beginning?"

"You wake up so quickly, Your Highness," Lumba said sarcastically.

A second later, Thales shouted in shock and anger: "Shles, you betrayed King Nun!"

The little slippery head twitched slightly.

Lumba chuckled disdainfully.

Marquis Slys frowned.

Thales clenched his trembling fists and looked angrily out the window at the soldiers with black sand collars wearing patrol uniforms.

Once again they fell into the hands of Lombard.

More desperate and worse than last time.

"Tsk, tsk," the Marquis of Camas shook his head, seeming to dislike Thales's words: "Don't say that, I hate betrayers and repeat villains the most - I have never betrayed His Majesty Nunn.

"

Thales tried his best to suppress his impulse and anger: "I thought you had an agreement with King Nunn and were doing things for him!"

"Of course, he needs to take revenge on the black hand who betrayed Morar," Shlais shrugged, as if he didn't care: "For this, he needs someone like me who can move freely among the Grand Dukes without arousing suspicion.

third-party candidate.”

The Marquis blinked: "It's fair to exchange the limestone mine contract for revenge."

Thales gasped and glanced at the unsmiling Rumba: "But you betrayed Nunn!"

"No, no, no, Your Highness," Shless sighed, raised a finger and shook it gently: "You misunderstood."

Shless opened his eyes, his eyes were full of shrewdness, but with a hint of sincerity that was irrefutable: "I am a person of integrity and promise-keeping. The spirit of contract is the first creed of the Bermuda family."

"Contract spirit?" Thales clenched his fists and gritted his teeth in anger.

"Yes," Shless nodded and spread his left hand: "I have faithfully fulfilled my agreement with His Majesty Nunn and helped him find and kill his enemy. He is very satisfied and I am also very happy."

Shless raised a finger, raised his eyebrows and shook his head, as if accusing Thales of doubting him: "Spirit of contract."

The Marquis's eyes were very clear.

There is no trace of guilt or embarrassment.

As if this is his true nature.

Thales took a deep breath.

The sins of the prison river rushed to his head at the right time.

Finally, Thales slowly eased his breathing and his brain began to calm down.

Marquis Slys continued with his friendly smile and blinked: "As for now, I am just fulfilling another contract with Lord Lombard."

"And I keep my promise as always - look, it's still the spirit of the contract."

Thales loosened his clenched fists, looked at Lumba's hand that had been resting on the sword, and gave up the intention of touching the dagger.

"How much have you done for Lumba?" Thales said coldly: "Help him prepare supplies? Or just kill the king directly?"

Shless exhaled and looked at Lumba, whose eyes were full of coldness.

"When I think about it, it's actually not much." His Excellency the Marquis took out his cane and smiled slightly: "To provide His Excellency the Grand Duke with some news from the Palace of Heroes, about the King's whereabouts and the progress of the plan..."

"Activate some of Conmas's business connections, use regular channels to deliver news and items, and cover up some news..."

"Take your majesty's charter, prepare some weapons, and transport some men into the city..."

"Of course, as for disguising and replacing it with a patrol, that is Mr. Ullard's task..."

Listening to Slys telling one piece of chilling news after another, Thales suddenly raised his head.

"Since when?"

"When Nicolai came to see me? When he entered Longxiao City?" the prince said angrily: "Or should you just be Lumba's internal agent from the beginning?"

Marquis Slys smiled and said nothing.

"That's enough," Lumba on the side said. His words were cold and he glanced at Slice mercilessly: "We are very pressed for time."

But Thales had no intention of paying attention to his enemy.

"What did he give you to risk the biggest taboo and cooperate with a regicide?" The prince said angrily: "Contract? Money? Power? After deducting the price you paid, it can be better than what King Nun gave you.

There are more?”

Shless shook his head.

"No, the problem is not what His Excellency Lombard gave me," the Marquis said with an apologetic smile to Grand Duke Lombard, then turned to Thales and said: "In business, you can't just look at profits and numbers. Sometimes you have to build some reputation and connections.

"

"His Majesty Nunn is a good collaborator, but even if it is the most certain business, you must have a backup plan."

Thales was stunned when he heard this, and then sneered:
To be continued...