Chapter 796: Geralt's ups and downs last night, to kill Manji
Chapter 796 Geralt’s ups and downs last night, preparing to kill Manji
Author: The last envoy of Xuanfu
What happened to Geralt this night was quite ups and downs.
First, after coming out of Pucilla, he immediately went to the bathhouse to look for Sigiluwen.
At first, the bathhouse closed its door tightly and did not respond at all. When the men knew that the person knocking on the door was the witcher Geralt of Rivia, their attitude changed drastically and they immediately opened the door.
After entering the door, even though Geralt had already guessed that this Sigiluvin was not simple, but when he actually saw him and discovered that he was an acquaintance from a few years ago, Sigismund Dijkstra still found it difficult to see him.
Concealing surprise.
Sigismund Dijkstra was the head of the intelligence organization during the reign of the previous king of Redania. He was also the real manager of Redania and held the position of Minister of State.
Judging from his past acting style, this guy is more like a KGB chairman who uses intelligence to control military affairs. He is far from the stereotyped and unspecific impression of a spy in rumors.
He was nearly seven feet tall and weighed over two hundred pounds. Whenever he clasped his hands in front of his chest - a habitual gesture - he looked like two sperm whales kowtowing to a great white whale. As for his appearance...
Combined with his hair color and skin color, he looks more like a pig that just took a bath, although this fat giant always gives people the illusion of being stupid and slow.
But before he lost his position as intelligence chief, his power could be so great that if Dijkstra wanted to turn day into night, no one would dare say no.
He lost everything because of the failed coup on Thanede Island. Geralt originally thought he should be dead, but unexpectedly, he suddenly changed from a great spy to a great criminal.
On the other side, Dijkstra was equally surprised, but this was not the time to show his expression, simply because there were other underground giants gathering here at this time.
There are Cliff the Butcher, King Beggar, etc., all naked, with only a towel covering their private parts.
Except for the Beggar King, Cliff was the only one present who had never seen Geralt. After questioning, Dijkstra finally introduced the witcher: "This is the witcher, the one who saved Fortest earlier."
The king then murdered his own man."
Stealing a head start and amplifying a bad reputation to shake up the situation is a common method used in the underground world to overwhelm tough opponents.
Geralt did not want to bear the reputation of a king-slayer, so he made corrections. However, just as he and Dijkstra were chatting about old history, a new incident occurred.
A group of uninvited guests broke into the place and planned to start a beheading operation against the other three giants, and Geralt had to get involved and kill the intruders.
After the incident subsided, Geralt was suspected of being involved in the assassination, but everyone was more suspicious of Hawthorne II, who had never been present.
Cliff decided to use very drastic means to sweep away Hawthorne II's territory in order to lure him out; while the Beggar King decided to stay out of the matter, and only Dijkstra planned to talk to Geralt one-on-one.
In fact, Geralt was also confused at this time: you must know that the real Hawthorne II has been controlled by Xie Yuan for a long time, and has not been released for a long time, so the one who is giving orders to Hawthorne II's men at this time
who?
Isn't it really Radovid V who actually controls Hawthorne II?
But the cautious Geralt did not reveal any information, but continued to lie to Dijkstra, and at the same time made a vague request to find Dandelion.
Dijkstra agreed, but the price was that Geralt had to help find the lost treasure - I didn't expect that Dijkstra had completely distrusted humans and was more inclined to let a troll defend the city... A very clever idea.
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But unfortunately, Dandelion's planning skills are also very good. In order not to expose Dandelion as the biggest mastermind, Geralt also had to help Dijkstra review the process of the robbery.
The result is: after Dandelion learned about the Marquis of Henville who was secretly buried last year due to a horse wind, he imitated this person through many means.
Except for a few well-informed people, such as Dijkstra, who only realized it later, most people did not know that this person was dead, so after pretending to be a marquis, Dandelion directly deceived the person responsible for registration.
Reserved a bathing seat.
Then a bomb...an alchemical bomb set with magic runes entered the drainage pipe through the open plug, and then "bang!" There was a loud noise, and the pipe directly broke the iron door of the secret room below.
Before that, because the troll ate the deadly poisonous mushrooms attached here, it became drowsy. Moreover, because the sound insulation effect was so good, the above did not notice the changes below...
So under such a strange combination of circumstances, a ridiculous robbery was successful.
By inspecting the pipes - before which Geralt had to take an unpleasant antidote that made people vomit, Geralt discovered two people who had died of poisoning due to vomiting due to the taste of the medicine...
One of Dijkstra's men, one of the men who came to rob.
The exit of the robbers was a river, so after grabbing the goods, they immediately followed the waterway down the river and soon disappeared without a trace.
The clues that could be found in the bathhouse were quickly interrupted, so Geralt could only follow Dijkstra's reminder and came to the house of the Marquis of Henville. By this time, the place had long been deserted.
But the strange thing is that there are still traces of recent life here. Through the traces left by his predecessors, Geralt discovered the bomb formula using pterodactyl oil as the main material, and through the hidden mechanism, he finally discovered...
Manji, the leader of the temple guards, obtained all the treasures.
"Manji got it?" Xie Yuan suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Geralt in surprise.
"Yes." Geralt nodded, but soon looked at Xie Yuan in confusion, "What's so happy about?"
"Hey! This means we have a better reason to take the life of the temple guard leader!" Xie Yuan slapped his thigh, "I have decided. I will visit the spots around the torture house later and draw some drawings.
A detailed location map, we will take action tonight to catch everyone in that building."
"Yuan." Geralt was very cautious about this, "The torture facility is an airtight fortress with only a front door and is surrounded by walls. It is difficult to sneak in and it is almost impossible to storm. Triss has a plan.
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"Wait!" Xie Yuan suddenly stretched out his hand, "What does this have to do with Ms. Triss?"
Geralt suddenly rolled his eyes helplessly, as if he was accusing Xie Yuangang of interrupting his speech.
However, he continued to describe what happened next.
Dijkstra is not a person who can easily trust others, but considering his former career as a spy chief and his current title as a major criminal, this character and behavior are understandable.
Because runes were involved, he went directly to Triss—it was really tricky to choose this person.
Because if Geralt really couldn't reach an agreement, the demon hunter, who had no weak points, could just walk away. He didn't hide Dandelion, so it would be really hard to keep him after all.
But Triss cannot do that. She is a member who must live in the circle. There are many younger spellcasters behind her who are waiting for food and help. They need shelter and basic material protection, and only these giants can provide these. Triss
I dare not and cannot offend Dijkstra.
And it just so happened that because Geralt, a demon hunter, had an affair with Triss, he couldn't just sit back and watch Triss have problems... so he entangled Geralt like this.
Even now, Geralt has never thought of telling the truth to Dijkstra, but he doesn't mind exposing Manji, the current mastermind who took the treasure. Anyway, Xie Yuan also has this intention to blame Manji.
Prompting the two parties to turn against each other.
But I didn't expect the suspicion to be confirmed.
However, Dijkstra is not a person who will give convenience and trust to the executor of the will, or he is happy to see Geralt controlled - controlled by the bond with Triss, as long as his old love remains...
As for Geralt, it is true that his old love is still intact.
After Dijkstra left, Geralt had no choice but to tell Triss the truth about the real reason why he helped find the treasure.
The good news is that Triss is willing to help and is ready to do her best to help, but the bad news is that Triss does not tell the witcher her method - she just asks him to meet at the altar of the eternal fire.
"Don't promise her like that." Xie Yuan looked at Geralt indifferently, "Relationships require mutual fulfillment and debt, but there is no need to suffer physical torture - just let me do it."
"Promise what?!" Geralt was a little confused.
"You really don't understand?" Xie Yuan looked at Geralt suspiciously.
"Say it quickly!" Geralt was also a little impatient.
"It's not hard to guess Triss's methods. The burden fell on her. She was simply using herself as a bait, controlled by you, and entering the torture chamber openly."
Xie Yuan looked at Geralt impatiently: "And all you have to do is take this opportunity to master Manji's secrets through dialogue..."
"I won't agree!" Geralt asserted firmly.
"But there is always someone who needs to do things, so I will be the executor."
Xie Yuan then pointed at Geralt: "You can just help me search and wash the ground when the time comes."
"I'll go with you." Geralt didn't seem to be looked down upon and directly asked to join the action.
"No need, the people this time are not thousands of fully armed warriors, one more person will not speed up my killing efficiency."
Xie Yuan waved his hand and refused: "I will use my weapons this time. You have to pick up the people early, and maybe you can see my heroic appearance - but my only request is that Triss must torture
Is it possible to burn it completely, without leaving any clues, to the level of burning it to a white ground?
I can’t just do it all by myself.”
This provoking method immediately made Geralt angry: "Don't worry, she can do it - I want to see how you can use it quickly!"
At this time, Geralt's curiosity and competitiveness were combined.