In the boundless silence and everyone's gazes, Little Barney frowned and looked behind the Punishment Knight.
He looked at the man who suddenly appeared with a sword scabbard and a mark on his face.
"It's you." Little Barney said softly, with a touch of disdain.
Finally, Sak'el, who had been listening silently, sighed and turned around slowly.
He showed a feeble smile to the person behind him:
"I'm glad you're okay."
"Samuel."
I saw the former royal guard flag officer and the culprit who brought the Sword of Disaster here, the man who had just been knocked unconscious by Yoder, Colin Samir, standing behind Sak'el with cold eyes open.
Thales suddenly felt a little sad.
Eighteen years have passed, and the only nine remaining members of the royal guard, carrying nine ugly marks that will never be erased, meet again in this most profound, dark, gloomy, dirty, and dark prison of bones.
Seeing Samir, many people had complicated expressions.
"Wow, there are so many people here," Naki's voice came in at an inappropriate time. His smile was forced, but Thales could see that he was trying to lighten the atmosphere:
"Barney, Sak'el, and of course you, Samuel, I really think we old friends should sit down..."
But Samir didn't care about them, he just pointed at Sak'el and interrupted Naji:
"And he!"
"The respected Sak'el, the reason why he is so tight-lipped, saying nothing, would rather respond with force..."
"It's because that matter relates to the dirtiest and darkest secret deep in his heart."
Samir spoke word by word, but every word seemed to have some kind of magic power, making everyone's breathing disorder and making the atmosphere in the venue more solemn.
Thales frowned and looked at Samuel.
The latter sneered, glanced at the seven prisoners, and continued:
"And they ask questions in a secretive and hesitant manner... because that is also the most terrifying nightmare in their hearts, isn't it?"
The seven prisoners outside Sak'el exchanged glances, but Thales tasted panic among them.
Little Barney even closed his eyes.
"It's not just Sak'el."
Samir's words were as sharp as a sharp knife, cutting through the seemingly indifferent expressions of his colleagues in the vanguard inch by inch:
"In fact, each of them is avoiding it, unwilling to face it, unable to believe it, and unwilling to reveal it."
"Because of the secret!"
Samuel shouted angrily and raised his arms, pointing directly at Thales!
"The secret that drove Sak'el to do harm to this child and Prince Thales...can happen to explain the past, doesn't it?"
Thales was heartbroken.
The past...
The next second, little Barney suddenly opened his eyes!
"You have no right to speak here, Samir!"
He looked at Samir angrily:
"You are just a deserter of the Guard..."
But as if he wanted to return all the anger from the previous confrontation, Samir also widened his eyes and spoke back with a voice louder than Barney:
"And that secret!"
I saw Samir saying harshly:
"Including that when the chief flag officer went south, it was Sak'el, whom we respected most, who took on part of the flag officer's duties, and our watchman 'happened' to be the one who was closest to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince every day.
Anyone who has access to his warrant."
As soon as he said this, it was as if someone had turned off the sound, and everyone's breathing, footsteps, teeth grinding, and the friction of clothes disappeared without a trace.
All that was left was Samir's gritted teeth:
"Including, it was Sak'el who took you in the Fuxing Palace back then. I, he, took most of the guard wing and vanguard wing, and led the most elite personnel in the guard to rush back and forth, fighting with the assassins and mobs
After a bloody battle, he was still one step too late, unable to save his life, and could only watch the misfortune of the late king and crown prince..."
Thales breathed in a daze, the Guard members breathed tremblingly, and Sak'el breathed sluggishly.
"include……"
"clang!"
Little Barney couldn't bear it anymore. He slashed the wall with his sword and shouted loudly amidst the harsh noise:
"enough!"
"Shut up, you runaway traitor and coward!"
Shocked, Samir subconsciously gritted his teeth.
Little Barney pointed his sword at Samir and said angrily:
"This is a conversation between us and Sak'el, and you, a traitor, have no place to speak!"
Samir was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
He lowered his head, raised his head again, pointed at Little Barney with the scabbard, and said mockingly:
"You know, Barney, just now, I was just like you."
Little Barney's pupils narrowed more and more.
"Until I see myself clearly."
Samuel opened his arms and sneered, as if to embrace all the darkness in the dungeon:
"What are you afraid of?"
Thales felt that Samir seemed to be a changed person. After experiencing the rebellion of his colleagues and the sea of death, he reappeared in front of everyone like a bewitching evil god:
"Afraid of the past, afraid of the truth, afraid of the answers, or afraid of the incompetent and cowardly, ostrich-like self?"
"Where was your undoubted bravery and decisiveness when you just accused me?"
"Where is your smug 'I have suffered so much so I am qualified to scold you'?"
"Where has everything gone?"
"Quil Barney Jr.?"
Samir's smile was huge.
And every word he spoke seemed to pierce deeply into the hearts of the Guard members, flowing out the thickest blood.
"In the name of Chief Vanguard Officer..."
Little Barney's voice trembled together with the edge of his sword, and his eyes boiled with murderous intent:
"I say it for the last time."
"Shut your smelly mouth."
Samir's smile became even brighter, like a firework that was about to disappear in the next moment.
He raised his hands and shook his head, his eyes provocative.
Before the situation on the field began to get out of control, Naji's words came in again, but this time, he was particularly cautious:
"Barney, Samuel, I think maybe we shouldn't rush like this..."
Little Barney turned his head sharply:
"Shut up, Naki."
"This is the order from the vanguard officer."
Naki was choked like this, and his face suddenly turned ugly.
Little Barney tried to adjust his breathing and turned his eyes.
"A shameful traitor is accusing you, Sak'el."
Little Barney looked coldly at the silent punishment knight:
"Because eighteen years ago you were loyal and devoted to your duties, but eighteen years later you became crazy and suddenly pointed the finger at the bloodline you once swore to protect."
"And you have nothing to defend?"
Quick Rope looked at Thales in fright.
Barney paused and took a deep breath. It seemed that what he was currently doing was an extremely difficult task:
"For example, you know some secrets that we don't know, and they are located on this prince, so you must find him?"
"Or do you have a better reason, such as that the prince is an impostor?"
"Or is there some secret hidden in Canxing's bloodline? As you said, you were appointed by the late king and have a mission that must be completed?"
Little Barney's eyes held a hint of hope and a hint of pleading.
"Even...he is a scourge that must be eliminated?"
"Such as that?"
Thales's heart skipped a beat again.
But don't know why.
he knows:
He doesn't need to worry.
The place became very quiet.
It reminded Thales of the gutter in the abandoned house where there were only corpses.
Little Barney stared at him with an emotion that he probably didn't know, waiting for Sak'el's answer.
Samir still sneered and looked at everyone with disdain.
The other members had different expressions on their faces.
The atmosphere in the venue became increasingly embarrassing.
"No, we were once brothers in the Guards. We should not have fallen to this point..."
Naki gave up the possibility of communicating directly with Barney Jr., but he did not give up his efforts. Instead, he turned to his colleagues for help, and his tone even contained a hint of pleading:
"Beletti, your position is relatively high, please, say something..."
Even the quick rope could see that this weak soldier was trying to distract everyone's attention, just to delay the arrival of that moment.
Unexpectedly, the sad-faced punishment officer Belletti shook his head:
"According to the rules, the penalty officer cannot interfere with the vanguard officer's wartime decision-making unless ordered by the captain of the guard."
Naji's words stopped for a moment:
"Wartime? But now..."
At this moment, Sak'el, who had been standing numbly and hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly raised his head, and his boring voice sounded again in the Prison of Bones.
"It doesn't matter!"
But this time, his voice held a touch of joy and relief.
The punishment knight looked at his former fellow guardsmen with gentle eyes:
"Naki, Belletti, and Samir."
"It's fine."
He slowly turned his head, and his eyes met little Barney in the air, who had been staring at him.
But there was no spark, just heaviness.
"Someone needs an answer, that's all."
Sak'el said hoarsely.
Unknowingly, Thales' breathing became tense.
He immediately discovered that not only him, but also many members of the Guard were acting a little unstable.
"Thank you, Barney."
Sak'el's tone was very calm, with a hint of gratitude and friendliness, just like a kind and gentle uncle next door.
"Thank you for asking so many questions, and thank you for being willing to ask so many questions."
He looked at little Barney with vague eyes, nodded and said:
"Thank you, thank you for your trust."
The moment he touched the other person's gentle eyes, for some unknown reason, little Barney shook him fiercely.
He trembled unknowingly as he looked at the vaguely majestic target in front of him, whom he had looked up to, envied, and vowed to defeat.
At that moment, Barney's words softened, no longer aggressive, no longer cold and unpleasant:
"Then answer me."
He said with difficulty, with a hint of imploring that was not easy to detect:
"please."
No one spoke.
Sak'el looked at little Barney silently.
He knew, he knew what kind of answer Barney wanted.
but……
Sak'el lowered his head, took a long breath, and showed a comforting smile:
"You already have the answer, don't you."
Little Barney trembled slightly.
Sak'el's eyes swept over each of his colleagues, and finally stopped in the empty void: "Before you meet Samir again, after you are finally sure...that Samir is not that person."
His eyes were a little dull:
"You have your answer."
At this moment, Thales felt many things from the people present, from their suddenly changing breathing and heartbeats.
Sak'el raised his head and glanced across the ceiling, but his melancholy frown looked like he was looking up at the sunset:
"But I just have to finish...the unfinished business of the year."
He said in shock.
Little Barney's figure swayed and his chest heaved.
that year……
"Unfinished business?"
He forcibly suppressed the thing in his throat, gritted his teeth and asked:
"What exactly did you do back then, Sak'el?"
"What does it have to do with this child?"
In Thales's eyes, Sak'el was still looking up at the dark ceiling, as if there was his exit there.
The corners of the other person's mouth become more and more curved.
He gently raised his hand, touched his forehead, and forced out a clumsy smile that seemed to be made by hand.
In a trance, there was a sense of sadness with tears in the laughter.
"That's right."
Sak'el spoke quietly, as if telling a bedtime story:
"Barney, the answer you've been searching for for so many years...is right here."
Thales frowned and stared at the punishment knight.
so……
Under the complicated and profound gazes of everyone, Sak'el took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.
"Eighteen years ago..."
Thales' nerves became tense.
"The one who falsely conveyed the crown prince's order in Fuxing Palace and specifically transferred you from the Hall of Stars to create a gap..."
"So that Shadow Shield and Thaliton can assassinate the late king's men..."
"And the person who later deliberately led the team out of the palace and left the crown prince with the assassins..."
The punishment knight slowly pulled his palm and combed his forehead hair to the top of his head and back of his head, exposing the ugly mark on his forehead to the air.
He lowered his head and looked at everyone.
Without the coverage of his forehead hair, the features on the face of the Punishment Knight Commander became sharper and more menacing.
While everyone was waiting shudderingly, his words became more and more indifferent:
"The key figure in that great rebellion..."
"Betrayed the Royal Guards..."
"Betrayed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
"Betrayed His Majesty the Late King..."
"As a result, the entire Canxing family was destroyed, and the entire royal bloodline was withered..."
Every word and every sentence is extremely dull and tepid, like the drowsy chanting in a temple.
But it made everyone present nervous.
The punishment knight continued calmly:
"The person who should really be charged with collaborating with the enemy, but concealed the truth for eighteen years..."
"That shameful, sad, hypocritical, disgusting, self-righteous, sanctimonious, duplicitous guy."
The punishment knight opened one corner of his mouth:
"It's me."
Amid the uncontrollable inhalations of many people, the Punishment Knight exhaled.
With a sense of relief, his smile remained unchanged, and after a series of descriptions and titles, he added the unusual name that made everyone sad: