During the players' investigation at Saltpeter Ranch, they finally found this name. It seemed that only this person was dealing with the Fallen, and the others were completely unaware of it.
This is obviously not possible.
The governance structure of the Far North Brotherhood is composed of a county and multiple subordinate viscounties.
And Dolgoruky is not the most authoritative viscount among them, nor is he the one most loyal to Count Yuri. He does not have the power, nor the courage to dare to contact the fallen on behalf of others.
This requires no reasoning at all.
The truth is already before our eyes.
——Viscount Ostov Dolgoruky is just a target and a scapegoat pushed out by the Far North Brotherhood.
Only then did Annan realize that they had already made a plan "if they were discovered"... and the content of this plan was to push out Viscount Dolgoruki and the entire Dolgoruki family behind him.
Take the blame.
"Are you trying to delay time..."
Annan thought.
Regardless of who proposed the "Satisfying Gold" plan, who taught them the curse cellar technology, why they believed in this plan and why they agreed... in short, all they need now is time.
If Annan didn't know about the "Satisfying Gold" plan, then he would have successfully achieved his political goal by coming over to knock out the Dolgoruky family.
First of all, arresting them with solid evidence will undoubtedly suppress the arrogance of the northern nobles and increase their deterrent effect on other mainland nobles.
And through the torture of the Hand of Winter, they can also cut off their communication channels with the outside world... If you look carefully, you can even get a handle on several of his "associates".
A great harvest.
It can even be said to be a great victory - if there are no surprises later, the Far North Brotherhood will never be able to make waves again.
However, Annan knew about the money-making plan.
Then he can detect it...
"——This is the gecko's tail-cutting strategy."
The Far North Brotherhood is buying time by ceding a large number of political interests and shrinking its sphere of influence on a large scale.
In this way, it can be said to be the second level.
But here comes the problem.
Annan learned the evidence of the Dolgoruky family's collusion with the Fallen at the same place where he learned about the "Satisfied Gold" project.
Since they had already made a plan that the "evidence of collusion with the fallen" would be discovered, were they so sure that the "Satisfaction Gold" plan would not be spread?
So, what if their purpose is to hope that Annan will think that "they are just stalling for time" and take action?
This is the third level - coming around again.
The question now is which level they are on.
"There are wise men in the north..."
Annan thought with interest.
There is only one question, and Annan has not thought about it clearly for the time being.
Now that the Far North Brotherhood has used "Viscount Dolgoruki" as a bait, he has thrown it directly in front of Annan and the others.
How could they be sure that Annan would never be able to convince him to leak information... Or were they so sure that Viscount Dolgoruki could withstand the torture of the Hand of Winter?
So, let's talk the other way around.
Annan took a deep look at the man in military uniform with a scar on his face next to him.
——Is he really Viscount Dolgoruki?
As if feeling Annan's gaze, Ostov Dolgoruky suddenly turned around, nodded to Annan, and showed a kind smile.
This smile made Annan narrow his eyes slightly.
If he is really Viscount Dolgoruki... that would be too calm, right?
Annan temporarily gave up the idea of jumping in the face and arresting people.
Because he smelled a trap——
And Annan understands deeply...there is no need to be afraid of traps.
Simply cracking the opponent's trap will put the enemy at a disadvantage. Because there is too much information contained in the trap, it will in turn expose the opponent's situation and the opponent's understanding of yourself.
This is undoubtedly an opportunity.
And when Annan noticed their route, this feeling became more obvious:
After leaving the subway station in Wrangel, I walked west for a while and encountered a high mountain.
Although Annan saw it for the first time, he could immediately recognize it as the Wrangel Mountains—the source of the name Wrangel Province.
The name Fran means "deep well" in the Elvish language. It is one of the few mines in winter that produces rare coal resources.
What lay before them was a rugged mountain road.
Even though the small barrier has blocked the freezing blizzard outside, it still cannot block the coldness seeping from the ground.
It's noon now, but I can't feel the warmth at all.
The air in the mountains is moist and cold, as if it is sticking to the soles of your shoes. This is not so much the "road" leading to the viscount's mansion, but more like a narrow path leading to a hunter's hut in the mountains.
Not only were there no stones, the dirt on the road had not even been completely leveled, and its width could not even accommodate more than four people traveling together.
The only difference between it and the dense forest is that the trees have been cut down for the time being, and occasionally you will step on the roots of the trees that have not been dug out, or trip over stones.
This makes people wonder - do people really walk on this road on weekdays?
Or……
"Under such traffic conditions, how should the Viscount's daily food needs be transported?"
Citalopram asked.
She is not the Hand of Winter, but she is more or less a young girl. It is not rude to ask such a question based on her identity, nor does it seem like a forced question.
"Actually, there is another road to this mountain, which goes up half a circle from the west side of the mountain. It's just the opening, which is too far from the subway station... It would be better to say that the path we are taking here is a small path. But a little further up.
, you can see the road.”
The Viscount explained: "As for the miners, they usually enter from the mine on the south side and do not need to climb up the mountain..."
He said and led everyone out of the dense forest.
The view suddenly opened up - although there was still no paved stone, it was still a smooth and spacious dirt road leading up the mountain. The Viscount's Palace was at the top.
"Lord Viscount, do you usually live at such a high altitude?"
Citalopram asked: "Wouldn't this be inconvenient?"
"Ah, because I like to see the sea view."
“Ocean view?”
"That's right, you may not have seen the map. After passing Fran Mountain and going west, there is the Black Sea...that is, the sea north of Noah."
The Viscount smiled gently and introduced calmly: "If you live on the top of the mountain, you can see a beautiful sunset every evening. This is the most beautiful scene you can see in a desolate place like Wrangel.
Already."
Annan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Unexpectedly... Annan felt that the Viscount was not lying.
But he always had a vague feeling... like something was wrong.
Zhuo Ya also seemed a little silent. She had not said a word since seeing the Viscount. She followed Annan quietly, as if she was thinking about something.