Hodge looked at the expression of his father, Marquis Bach, and suddenly understood that his father wanted to test him?
Want to see what you would do if you left things to yourself?
At this thought, Hodge gradually became enthusiastic. He originally planned to leave all the matters to his father to arrange, and he would just be a hands-off shopkeeper and wait for the results quietly.
Anyway, for a battle at this level, he, a newly promoted Sequence 9, was simply not qualified and did not have the strength to participate.
After all, the opponent is the Lazy High Priest, one of the seven great priests of the Eternal Demon Cult who destroyed the entire mansion.
The miserable sight of being trapped on the cross, the pain of having his arm eaten away, the horror of having his neck broken, and the embarrassment of being searched for the soul, even now, Hodge can vividly remember it and bear it in his heart.
It is precisely because he knows the strength of the other party that Hodge will not be blindly optimistic and will hand over the right things to the right people. He will not be too strong and will not drag others down.
But even so, Hodge had fantasized in his heart more than once that he could personally kill the Slothful High Priest and avenge himself and his parents.
But limited by his strength, Hodge decided to give up this plan.
Let my father take action and use external forces to completely solve this disaster.
But now, he seems to have the opportunity to participate in the plan, and even have the opportunity to personally kill the lazy high priest and take revenge.
How can this not make him excited, how can it not make his blood boil?
"Father, if it were me, I would choose to meet Mrs. Nia and the leader of the third branch of the Royal Knights." Hodge gave his own answer.
"Oh? Why?" Marquis Bach pulled up a chair, sat down, and looked at his son with interest.
Seeing this, Hodge was not polite, walked directly to the blackboard on the wall, picked up the chalk, and started writing directly.
Soon, the pen moved quickly, and lines of small characters appeared.
The first step is to plan to deal with the reinforcements on the night of extermination.
The second step of the plan is to investigate the truth behind the night of massacre.
The third step of the plan is to solve the dilemma of the night of destruction.
Hotch pointed to the first item above and explained: "Father, after I woke up from the dream, based on our current situation, I designed three plans. The first is to solve the problem of reinforcements on the night of the destruction of the family."
"That night, the mansion was captured by the Eternal Demon Cult, and I was tied to a cross. The battle has been going on for so long. As the nearest village, Huodu Village has a cavalry regiment stationed there, but no cavalry has been sent to rescue. I think there is something wrong.
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"I didn't think the enemy could attack so many cavalry while attacking the mansion, so my first reaction was that there was a traitor in the cavalry regiment."
After hearing Hodge's explanation, Marquis Bach nodded, looked at the content on the blackboard, and said: "So, the first step is to use the promotion path of potion as an excuse and go to Huodu Village for inspection in the name of hunting. At the same time,
Have someone come back and tell me that you are going hunting."
"You know very well that as soon as you asked about the Eternal Demonic Cult in the morning, you immediately left the mansion and went hunting in the countryside. This is an abnormal behavior. I am definitely worried about this abnormal behavior. I will send people to follow you. You plan to use the guards I sent you to carry out
The first step of the plan.”
"In the name of discovering a traitor, Russell and Bessemer were ordered to capture O'Neill to test the loyalty of the three. In the end, there was indeed something wrong with O'Neill. He was bewitched by the giant statue of the Juting sect and mutated."
"After the battle, you killed O'Neill and successfully completed the first step of the plan."
"Yes, father." Hodge nodded and admitted his arrangement generously.
"The handling was good. If Will had not dealt with the mutated statue, or if you had chosen to take refuge with the Cavalry Regiment, you would not have been in any danger at all. You just removed a hidden danger." Marquis Bach nodded slightly and gave Hodge a thumbs-up for his behavior.
High praise.
"Yes, but I still don't worry about Russell and Bessemer. Although they saved me, they are still not completely free of suspicion, especially under the premise that O'Neal is contaminated. Therefore, I take the initiative to remind you, father, that I hope they will
Temporarily transferred out of Huodou Village, the problem of the traitor was solved from the root." Huo Qi chose to continue the showdown and stated his purpose without any concealment.
"Well, let's continue. Apart from the traitor in Huodu Village, what other plans do you have?" Marquis Bach nodded and continued to ask.
"As for the second step of reinforcements, I originally planned to show my hand to you, father, after my promotion, and ask the church and the government to mobilize some people to set a trap and ambush the enemies of the Eternal Demon Sect."
"And now, the emergence of the Juting sect has provided us with a good excuse. We can use this as an excuse to openly ask the church and the government for help, let them investigate the fief and its surroundings, and tell us when the time is right.
They, someone will attack the mansion in seven days, let them cooperate with us secretly to complete the ambush."
"In this way, my first step of the plan is completed. We have enough reinforcements, solved the internal spy problem, and secretly laid a trap, waiting for the enemy to come in."
Marquis Bach nodded slightly and said, "Well done, well-founded. What's the second step?"
"Investigate the reason for the dinner?"
"Find out who your mother offended that day at the party at Blackthorn Manor?"
"Which force in the empire did you offend to trigger this level of revenge?"
"Yes, Father, this is why I keep asking my mother about the details of the party." Hotch admitted with a nod.
"You decided to meet Mrs. Nia and Bernard, the leader of the third regiment, because you thought they were the powerful forces in the empire that your mother had offended?"
"Just because we refused to meet, you held a grudge and secretly colluded with the cultists of the Eternal Demon Sect to attack us?"
Marquis Bach looked at Hodge and spoke again.
Huo Qi shook his head and replied: "No, father, I think this is a bit too crazy and too direct. It is not logical and does not conform to the behavior style of the high-level nobles of the empire, especially with the mediation of Her Royal Highness Princess Leia.
Under such circumstances, it seems unreasonable to do such crazy behavior."
"Father, normally we have a feud with Mrs. Nia's family. Her Highness the Princess just reconciled, and the next day, we were exterminated. Who is the most suspicious?"
"Yes, that's why I think we should meet Mrs. Nia's family." Hodge continued, "Someone wants to make Mrs. Nia's family a scapegoat and make them bear the crime of killing the Marquis of the Empire. I think this enemy, Ni
Mrs. Ya’s family should know best.”
"Besides, at present, we also don't know the reason why Mrs. Nia's family came to the door rashly. I think this reason is probably related to the Eternal Demon Cult's attack on us."
"Well, that's a good analysis." Marquis Bach first affirmed, and then changed the topic, "However, Hodge, have you ever considered that if Mrs. Nia's family is colluding with the Eternal Demonic Cult, they are our enemies, and we
After tomorrow's meeting, the dinner five days later will naturally not take place. This will most likely cause the Eternal Demon Cult to give up the attack, hide, and wait for the next opportunity. By then, we will be passive and lose the opportunity."
"Father, what do you think we should do?" Hotch frowned and asked.
Marquis Bach smiled slightly and said slowly: "Just maintain the status quo. Sometimes, no change is the best change."