Section 28, Threats
The Italian painter looked at Rudolph with a strange smile, but Rudolph was very strange. He clearly came according to Western etiquette, so there should be no rudeness, right?
However, what he didn't know was that the kissing gift was for married women, and was in private indoor places, not like the ones that were popular in various Western countries and women of all ages after the Renaissance.
Ying Zheng: This broken baby is very bad.
Cao Cao: I have the style of my youth, but this little girl is too thin and she is still a married woman with charm.
Li Qing (Rudolph): Cough, don’t mention your wife’s hobbies, Boss Cao.
Cao Cao: Wife? An interesting name, boy, you are very talented! You can be worthy of the title of a disciple.
Li Qing (Rudolph): I really don’t know that it’s wronged, and I don’t mean to tease others.
Your friend Liu Bang is online.
Liu Bang: Uh? What did I missed?
Li Shimin: A good show.
Li Qing (Rudolph): Taizong, you have been diving all the time?
Li Shimin: Yes.
Cao Cao: It’s just a matter of teasing the little girl, you should stop the internet by kid.
Li Qing (Rudolph): Yes, that's right.
After visiting the church, Rudolph took Matthew and Taylor out of this small temple of gods. Behind him, the Italian painter looked at the departing Rudolph and others thoughtfully.
The night gradually enveloped the earth, and the streets of Lorraine town became dark. People in the town lit torches inserted on both sides of the street, illuminating the alleys and streets of the town.
"Ah oh~~." The leader of the guild Nord yawned a big yawn. He walked out of the guild office with his stomach. The cold wind at night made him rub his hands, but when he thought of going to the tavern immediately, he was in a good mood while drinking ale wine.
"I heard that a new waitress has come to the Dragon Knight Tavern, so I should go and have a look." The guild leader Nord smiled on his face. As a widower, it is a good choice to occasionally go to the tavern to fool around.
Nord tidied up his robe and strolled on the street. Everyone passing by took off his hat and paid tribute to the respected guild leader. Nord just nodded slightly to express his greeting. He did not bring his bodyguard when he went out because his enemies had long been wiped out or suppressed in the town of Lorraine, and no one would threaten him at all.
"Ahem." Suddenly, while walking through an intersection, he heard a cough coming from a humble alley on the left. Nord didn't care at first. The homeless people were sleeping in dark corners such as the humble alley waiting to die. This situation was everywhere, but what made him care was that the sound was very familiar, so he couldn't help but stop and look in the direction of the humble alley.
"Mr. Nord." In the darkness of the alley, someone was calling Nord's name. At this time, there were no pedestrians on the street. Nord's brow frowned slightly. He looked in the direction of the darkness and looked over carefully, hoping to see clearly who was in the darkness with the faint torches on both sides of the street?
"Who is it? Don't sneak up, come out!" Nord relied on his identity as the leader of the guild and the town guards who were patrolling along the street to hear his voice, so he raised his voice and scolded loudly.
"Why, have you forgotten me so soon?" The sound of footsteps rang in the alley, and the sound familiar to Nord gradually approached. A full moon in the sky revealed clouds, and silver light shone on the street. Nord saw the face clearly.
"Maxiu, why are you here?" Mr. Nord was shocked. The recorder told him that Maxiu was seriously injured and rescued by the soldiers in Rudolph's camp. But he did not expect Maxiu to come to settle the score with him so quickly. Thinking of this, he immediately turned his head and ran away, but he hit a man's fist hard.
"Table." Nord's nose was punched hard. Before he could even scream, he sat on the ground and covered the bridge of his nose and wailed.
"Do you still want to run?" Rudolph retracted his fist and smiled. He now felt a little fond like to punch people with his fists.
"Don't move." Taylor pulled out the dagger from his waist and pressed against Nord's throat. The cold blade made Nord, who was struggling and covering his nose, stopped resisting.
"Take him over there." Rudolph raised his chin at Taylor, and Matthew also walked out and dragged Nord into the alley.
There were empty wooden barrels and a wood truck missing wheels piled up in the corner of the alley. They pushed Nord next to the wood truck. At this time, Nord found that he had no chance to escape.
"Woooo, who are you?" Rudolph just now hit Nord with a punch, and the sky was dark. Instead, he did not recognize Rudolph. Instead, he thought that Ma Xiu colluded with a robber and wanted to kidnap him. Thinking of this, he felt a little calm. As long as he paid the money, his safety was still guaranteed.
"Nord, have you forgotten me?" Rudolph said to him with a smile, and this voice reminded Nord of something. He raised his head and looked at Rudolph.
"Is it you, the eldest son of Count Schwartz?"
"Yes, it's me." Rudolph nodded and said to Nord.
"What's going on? Sir, why do you kidnap me?" Nord felt nervous when he saw Rudolph. It was not a good thing for him to appear at this time.
"Nord, you dare to send someone to spy on my camp. You know, offend a nobleman. I will kill you today, and the Baron will not say anything." Rudolph stepped forward and patted Nord on the shoulder, then sat on a wooden barrel and said to him.
"No, no, sir, I am the loyal servant of the Baron. If you kill me, the Baron will not let you go." Nord quickly said to Rudolph. In name, the leader of the guild in the town of Lorraine was the subject of the Baron, but the two sides were just a nominal vassal relationship. After all, the election of the guild leader was still an internal election of the guild.
"Do you think the Baron will fight against the eldest son of an earl for a lowly merchant? Stop dreaming, and there are many people who want to take your position." Rudolph smashed his mouth and said to Nord.
"Well." Sweat beads appeared on Nord's forehead. Rudolph said it was right. The position of the leader of the guild means that the market commodity prices could be set and business taxes could be collected instead of the Baron. Needless to say, the benefits were included. In order to firmly hold this position, Nord did not work hard.
"Sir Rudolph, please don't be rude to him. This guy has done a lot of bad things for his position today." Ma Xiu looked at Nord, who was paralyzed in a lump and felt relieved. This guy who had used himself and was like a rag and dispose of him at will, was also today.
"No, no, no, respected adults, please don't do this. You can do whatever you want to do, let me do anything." Nord knelt in front of Rudolph and cried bitterly. He knew that if he lost his current status, he would be worse than death. It doesn't matter if he died, but what should he do if his beautiful and kind daughter is as beautiful as an angel?
"Then it depends on your performance, right!" Rudolph stood up with a smile and patted Nord's fat cheek with his hand, but the other party didn't dare to move at all.
"Okay, sir, I am your faithful servant now. I will do whatever you say." Nord lowered his head, and he said to Rudolf in his humbleest voice.
"That's natural, but don't want to play tricks. Ma Xiu told me a lot about you. Tsk tsk, I didn't expect you, a fat man, was so bold, with a lot of innocent blood on your hands. As a robber, you did it so beautifully." Rudolph was not moved by his humble voice, because Ma Xiu told him a lot about Nord.
"Ah?" Nord was surprised. He looked up at Ma Xiu, and the other party was staring at him coldly.
"Have he told you even this kind of thing?" Nord secretly complained in his heart. He didn't expect that he would be defeated with every care.
"Hmph, from a robber who blocked the road, he transformed from a businessman and successfully became the leader of the guild. Tsk tsk, you are really capable. What would your child think if he knew your dirty past?" Rudolph ruthlessly revealed Nord's past. When he was young, Nord was originally an ordinary handicraft, but he was unwilling to be mixed in the smelly leather all his life and led his two companions on the road of robbers.
After becoming a robber, Nord was very cautious and cruel. Any traveler or merchant who was robbed by him was killed. Therefore, no one had seen his face. People called him Algo Forest Boy. After accumulating enough wealth through robbery, he and his two companions shared the money and went their separate ways.
Nord returned to his hometown of Lorraine and became an ordinary leather merchant. He gradually became the leader of the town with wealth and cold private means. The reason why Maxiu knew about his past was that not long ago, Nord's two partners came to threaten him with his secret. Of course, Nord satisfies them on the one hand, and ordered Maxiu to secretly get rid of two companions.
"No, don't tell my daughter, you can do anything you ask me to do, even if I kill me." When Nord heard that Rudolph was about to reveal the secret, he immediately hugged his feet excitedly and begged bitterly.
"Tsk tsk, it turns out that you love your children so much, but do those who have been killed by you have no relatives of their own?" Rudolph looked at Nord under his feet, without a trace of sympathy in his heart. Maybe he has a thousand reasons, but this cannot make up for his fault.
"For God's sake." Nord's once agile skill has become degenerate in his wealthy life and the pursuit of power. He does not have the coldness and courage he used to be, and now he can only cry and beg like an old cow.
Chapter completed!