Reggie thought he had made the best of both worlds, saving the business of Tuodao City, saving some poor girls, and satisfying some of the conditions of these four "highly respected" people.
But in fact, Yang Qiu was not satisfied with his choice. Reggie proposed to release the girl who had lost her freedom, which in itself touched the interests of many people, including Yang Qiu himself. According to Chris's investigation, Yang Qiu's family was
There are twelve amorous houses in Tuodao City, and most of their main sources of income come from girls who have lost their freedom.
Those "highly respected" people are even less satisfied. They think that they have not gained anything valuable from Reggie. As for letting them go out of the city to explore the road, in their opinion, this is no different from letting them die, and they also
I would never agree to such a vicious request.
As for those poor girls, they will be grateful to Reggie at first, but soon they will face the reality. On Camel Island, they have no other way out except this business. The land here cannot be cultivated for you.
They do not have the skills to become workers, let alone the capital to do business. Their only option is to return to their old jobs. Even if they gain freedom, their living conditions will not change much.
As Chris said, most humans have a strange bad habit of remembering what they have lost and not caring about what they have gained.
Now he is having a night talk with Reggie Bingzhu, trying to persuade Reggie to give up some drastic measures in the most tactful way possible.
"I know you have different ideas, but governing a territory and war are two completely different things. On the battlefield, you can win by surprise. In a new territory, you must figure out the original rules, and then gradually integrate your rules.
Under the original rules, if you are too impatient, what is waiting for you will be..."
Before he finished speaking, there was the sound of fighting outside the door. Reggie subconsciously pulled out the short knife, only to find that dozens of candles in the room were all extinguished in an instant.
What kind of operation is this? The candle seems to have been knocked out by a spear.
"Don't move," Chris whispered, "These are assassins from Dongsang Kingdom, and their methods are more terrifying than you think."
Could it be that the assassins of Dongsang Kingdom were the legendary ninjas? The sounds of shakuhachi and shamisen could already be heard in Reggie's ears.
Fortunately, both Reggie and Chris had learned some fighting skills. They stood side by side with their backs against the wall, carefully observing the movements around them.
But in this era, the difference between the East and the West is so great that even Reggie can't take any measures.
Western buildings are mainly made of stone, and being backed by a wall means one less risk, unless you encounter a wall-walking witch like Sophia.
But most of the buildings in the East are made of wood. When a long sword stabbed Chris in the right shoulder, Reggie realized that leaning against the wall was not a wise choice.
He helped Chris to the center of the room, burned a wooden stick coated with white phosphorus with one hand, and took out a grenade with the other.
Regardless of whether the opponent is an assassin or a ninja, Reggie will have no chance of winning if he continues to fight with cold weapons.
He held his breath and observed every corner of the room with Chris. A black shadow suddenly appeared in front of Reggie. Reggie almost threw the grenade, but found that the person coming was Modesa.
"Four assassins came. I killed two, captured one alive, and escaped. The one captured alive is now outside the door."
Reggie nodded and said, "Well done, light the candles and bring in the one who was captured alive."
Modeza brought the assassin into the room. The assassin was seriously injured and lost an arm, but he still looked at Reggie calmly.
"What's your name? Who ordered you? Tell me and I can let you live."
The assassin said nothing, and Modesa said: "I'm afraid I have to use some special methods to get him to speak. If you don't mind, I would like to find some red-hot iron drills to chat with him..."
Halfway through his words, Modesa suddenly froze, and his sensitive sense of death found that the assassin was in a strange state.
He first tried the assassin's throat, then touched the assassin's nostrils, then frowned and said: "He is already dead."
Dead? How is this possible?
A few minutes ago, Reggie watched this man walk into the room with his own eyes. His eyes never left the assassin, and the assassin was always looking at him. Until now, the assassin's eyes are still fixed on Reggie, but
Modesa said the man was dead.
What method did he use? He had no chance of committing suicide.
In the end, Modesa gave the answer. He opened the assassin's mouth and knocked out a strange tooth from inside.
This tooth had serious caries, and the middle part had rotted away. There was only an empty shell left, and there was some residual powder left in the empty shell. Modessa sniffed the powder, shook his head and said, "Yes.
Poison, strong poison, he had already swallowed it after he was captured."
Bite your own cavities and swallow the poison inside. Only a ninja can commit suicide this way.
Modeza said to Reggie: "We must find a way to detoxify it as soon as possible."
Chris smiled and said: "Fighting gladiator, this is not like what you said. This man is already dead, why do you still want to detoxify him?"
Modesa shook his head and said: "I didn't want to detoxify him, I wanted to detoxify you. You were injured. I also smelled the smell of poison on their weapons, which is the same as the poison in this tooth.
"
Chris turned to look at Reggie. Even though he vomited all his bile on the hot air balloon, his face was not as ugly as it is now.
He pointed to the wound on his shoulder and said with a desperate look on his face: "I'm going to die here, right?"
Chris made the correct judgment. He was indeed about to die. Although the dose of poison he was poisoned was not as exaggerated as that of the assassin. It was only a small part of the poison that was brought into the blood through the enemy's weapons.
But the toxicity of this poison is too strong. According to Modessa's speculation, Chris will not survive tonight.
Chris collapsed instantly and lay on the ground waiting for death. He didn't know if he could still be saved, and he didn't know if Reggie was really willing to save him.
Reggie also knew that the chance was very slim. If Camilla was here, nothing would be a problem. However, Broken Snow City was more than ten hours' flight from Tuo Island. It would take at least a day and a half to go back and forth. Waiting for Camilla
If we come, we might be able to catch Chris's funeral.
But he wanted to give it a try anyway. He asked Jiawen to lead his troops to surround the mansion, and then went to Yang Qiu's room alone.
Reggie had just returned to Tuodao City, and not many people knew where he was staying.
The assassins could easily sneak into the mansion and carry out the assassination operation smoothly, which shows that they know the situation of the mansion very well.
This matter must be related to Yang Qiu. Even if he is not the mastermind, he must be an insider.
Using him to find a way to detoxify is the only hope to save Chris.