Liu Xing took a deep breath, threw away all the unrealistic doubts in his mind, and silently recited "I don't work in a winery" ten times in his mind.
After some self-suggestion, Liu Xing found that Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen were both looking at him with puzzled faces. It seemed that the actions he had just taken seemed a bit too big.
"Liu Xing, what are you doing?"
Li Hanxing asked with concern: "If you are sleepy, just close your eyes and rest for the time being. It seems that there won't be any big movements in the back garden in a short period of time, and people from the public faction can't blatantly come to deal with us."
, so we can take a break now and wait for the further development of the plot."
Sun Huiwen on the side nodded and said with a smile: "Although Liu Xing, you were in a coma for several days before, you actually only slept for less than an hour, so it is normal to feel sleepy now, and it is very likely that you will be asleep tonight.
Eighty-nine will not fast forward time, so we cannot waste time in meaningless waiting."
As soon as Sun Huiwen finished speaking, Zu Mu's voice came from the other side of the stage, "Everyone, please be quiet. I have something very important to ask you here."
The eyes of Liu Xing and the other two people instantly fell on Zum.
"Is Zum planning to start an attack now?"
Liu Xing frowned and said: "It shouldn't be. Although Zum is a little arrogant, he doesn't look like the kind of person who can't hold his breath. So in this situation, Zum can wait until the middle of the night.
, and then attack when everyone is exhausted, his chances of winning will be higher and his own losses will be less."
"Liu Xing, you are right. I also thought that Zum would take action in the middle of the night, but I didn't expect that he would start so soon. However, this may be Zum's trick to exhaust the troops and prevent us from taking action properly."
Rest." Li Hanxing said intently.
At this moment, a servant walked onto the stage carrying a wooden box, and Zum took out a few narrow planks from the wooden box... Wait!
Liu Xing took a closer look and found that what Zum was holding were actually several disassembled picture frames!
Obviously, this is the picture frame that Liu Xing and others threw into the river before.
Unexpectedly, the picture frame ended up going around a lot, and ended up in Zum's hands.
"We will never admit it!" Sun Huiwen said in a low voice: "We must never admit that this picture frame is related to us. As long as we don't admit it, Zum will not be able to forcefully put this blame on our heads in public.
Because the people who knew that this frame was related to us have long since disappeared, and they should not have been in contact with other people during that time, so we don’t need to worry too much.”
"But the guys from the public faction should be able to guess that this picture frame is most likely related to us, because for these nobles, oil paintings should have specially matched frames, so the picture frame in Zum's hands is very likely to be related to us.
Eighty-nine of them are specially made, so Zum may be able to tell that the original oil painting in this frame is related to his father; if the guys from the public faction learn this, then they will definitely think that this frame is
It is related to a certain knighthood medal, and combined with the current situation, you can guess that this picture frame was actually thrown into the water by us, so it is very likely that they will take this opportunity to pretend to be powerful and come to trouble us!" Liu
Xing said seriously.
Hearing what Liu Xing said, Li Hanxing could only sigh and said helplessly: "No matter what, we can only pretend to be confused now. Anyway, this is just the speculation of those in the public faction. As long as
Without Zum's approval, they can't really do anything to us."
At this time, Zum continued to say on the stage: "Everyone should have seen clearly what I am holding, right? Yes, it is a broken picture frame, but I can recognize this picture frame at a glance
It was custom-made by my father after he returned to the castle. It was used to frame an oil painting that was very important to him. Moreover, that oil painting has always been treasured by my father and has never been to me or my brothers.
Showcase."
Conaway and others standing in the audience nodded in agreement.
"After my father passed away, my brothers and I sorted through the things my father left behind, and found that this oil painting was missing. At that time, I realized that this oil painting was very important. As for why it is very important, I believe that I was there
All of you should know very well, yes, there is most likely a knighthood medal hidden in this oil painting, and it is very likely to be the Duke's medal!"
As soon as Zum said this, the whole back garden instantly became noisy.
Because for those melon-eating NPCs who don’t know the truth, Zum’s words mean that the Duke’s Medal has been found!
So who could this person be?
At this time, some smarter NPCs began to move their positions carefully, because they all knew that if Zum had discovered the Duke's Medal, he would have taken out the Duke's Medal to show off, but at this time Zum
If he didn't do this, it means that the Duke's Medal may have fallen into the hands of others, so it is obvious what Zum wants to do now.
Of course, some smarter NPCs also analyzed one more layer, that is, Zum believed that the Duke's Medal was once hidden in this oil painting. It was just his own opinion. There was no definite evidence to prove that Zum's idea was correct, so
It's possible that Zum just wanted to use the topic as an excuse.
But you can't tell when you see it, so after discussing it for a while, everyone in the back garden closed their mouths before Zum could open his mouth, and turned their attention to Zum again.
Zum was very satisfied with everyone's performance and continued: "If I guessed correctly, this oil painting is probably a portrait. As for the protagonist in the painting, he is not actually my father, but my father's best friend.
, was also the strategist who helped him achieve great success - Oda Nobunaga. I believe everyone present should know the situation of Oda Nobunaga, because everyone knows that he advised my father on the battlefield, and my father also
I became a brother with him. Unfortunately, my uncle suddenly disappeared after the overall situation was decided, so my father always felt that he was indebted to him. Moreover, my father also believed that at least 50% of the reason why he could become a duke was at least 50%.
The credit should go to him, I believe you all understand what I mean, right?"
Of course I understand.
Now even the stupidest person should know clearly what Zum's words mean - Duke Gundogan has always believed that half of his Duke Medal should be given to Oda Nobunaga, so Duke Gundogan
After realizing that his time was running out, he decided to hide the Duke's medal in the oil painting of his good brother.
"Obviously, this oil painting has been torn apart, and there is indeed something in this oil painting, so they deliberately threw the removed frame into the river in an attempt to cover up the truth. It's a pity that they have thousands of
I never imagined that a natural disaster would cause many burned trees to fall into the river and block the river, so the castle guards discovered these wooden frames during their patrol."
At this point, Zum paused for a moment, and after scanning the crowd, he continued: "I believe you can all guess what I want to say next, right? Yes, I hope to find this
An oil painting, and if the person who opened this oil painting can honestly stand up and hand over the Duke's Medal that may be inside, I can still give you glory and wealth; but if you toast and don't eat,
If you're fined with alcohol, then don't blame me for being cruel after this, because you took something that shouldn't be yours!"
Zum took a deep breath, pointed to the audience and said: "I will wait for you in the audience until the moon stays in the middle of the sky. If no one appears by then, then I can't guarantee that I will do it."
what."
After finishing speaking, Zum walked off the stage, while Conaway and others all had unhappy but helpless expressions on their faces.
"This Zum is really a bit arrogant. Isn't this a blatant threat?" Li Hanxing said with a smile: "But I think Zum is more like a bluff, because he obviously doesn't know more about the situation.
"
"So we should continue to wait and see what happens and see what Zum's next move will be. If it doesn't work, we can still pass the blame to those two unlucky guys." Sun Huiwen nodded and said.
As a result, Liu Xing and the other three continued to pretend to be completely unaware, eating and drinking what they should in the corner.
I have to say that this is truly a duke's castle, and the buffet provided tastes really good.
Just like that, the moon in the sky soon hung in the middle.
A while of dark clouds passed by, and Zum came back to the stage, "Okay, it seems that some people are more calm than I thought. You really don't shed tears until you see the coffin, okay, I
I can only say that you have won for now."
Hearing what Zum said, everyone present, including Liu Xing and the other three, looked at Zum in surprise, because everyone thought that Zum would become angry because of this, and then demand that certain measures be taken against everyone present.
In the end, Zum didn't do that.
This left Liu Xing and the others a little confused.
At this moment, Zum suddenly laughed, and then slowly said: "I know that in your eyes, I am still the impatient boy, so you all thought that I would do something irrational at this time.
choice, but what I want to tell you is that you are wrong. I will not offend all of you for something that is not certain yet. Besides, we are still a family after all, so I will not do such stupid things. The most important thing is
What’s more, the person who got this oil painting is probably still outside the castle, or is no longer here.”
Zum sighed, shook his head and said: "I believe everyone should already know about that. There is a group of people who are possessed by the legendary facehuggers there, so I took people to kill them today.
The nest was burned down; in addition to these people, there are more than thirty people whose whereabouts are unknown, and their lives and deaths are uncertain, so we have reason to suspect that the Duke's Medal is in the hands of these people, so I hope we can unite and carry out the investigation tomorrow
Let’s deal with those who are not here during the knighthood certification.”
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Zum to take the wrong approach. After realizing that he couldn't attack everyone present, he planned to trick a group of people into working for him.
But having said that, this is indeed a good choice, because when Zum wants to become a duke, he must also consider his own reputation, otherwise there will be no point in becoming a duke.
Because no one recognizes your identity, the most you can do is recruit some random people to work for you.
"It seems that this Zum is not as stupid as we thought. He actually knows how to win people's hearts at this time. It seems that tonight will not be too lively, unless the chameleon plans to take action tonight."
Liu Xing went to pour another glass of champagne and continued: "But then again, the dark horse can't help us now. After all, it shouldn't be able to come to meet us in the back garden."
"Yes, without the help of the dark horse, we will indeed have less chance of winning when facing the chameleon. And if the chameleon is really in the back garden now, then the dark horse should be able to find it if it is there, but it is a pity that the dark horse is not there.
Ah." Li Hanxing shook his head and said.
At this moment, Liu Xing saw Alice and her new "friends" coming to the long table and starting to eat various snacks.
At the same time, Alice blinked twice at Liu Xing while others were not paying attention. Liu Xing instantly understood what Alice wanted to say.
I see.
Liu Xing suddenly realized and finally understood why Zum did what he did.
"Liu Xing, what code are you sending to Alice?" Li Hanxing asked with a smile.
Liu Xing shrugged and said: "What kind of code is this? Alice is telling me that Zum already knew about this picture frame because she was handing the Viscount Medal and the Baron Medal to Zum.
At the time, Zum either took the initiative or passively told Zum how he obtained these two medals, so Zum was just using the topic as an excuse. Firstly, he wanted to take the opportunity to see everyone's reaction to determine whether the Duke's medal had fallen.
In their hands, secondly, they want to put on a show to increase the favorability of these NPCs towards him, and finally, by the way, they can beat their brothers."
Sun Huiwen took a sip of wine, nodded and said: "That's true. When Alice handed the two knighthood medals to Zumu, Zumu would definitely ask where the two knighthood medals came from, because these clues can