Chapter 517 Lina's Trick
Isaac looked rather disheveled, his clothes had several large holes in them, and although there was no blood on his body, his face was extremely pale.
"While the resistance was fighting the other side, the [investigators] from the Candlelight Society also rushed over, and my mother-in-law and I had a fight with them."
"Is mother-in-law okay?" Gwen asked nervously.
"She was injured a bit, but it's not a big deal. As long as the [Nymph] is not dead, it's not a big deal. We have no weaknesses."
"So the army of Grand Duke Longya has become like this. Is it the work of the Investigators?" Hodge asked.
"No, on the contrary, they are actually investigating this matter as well. To be more precise, this group of investigators were lured here by the army of Grand Duke Longya!"
Isaac's expression turned grim.
"Someone took control of Grand Duke Longya and his army in advance and issued an order to hunt down the resistance army. This attracted the attention of the [investigators], and then they naturally tracked us down and fought with me and my mother-in-law."
Hiss. Several people took a deep breath at the same time. It turned out that the resistance army was tricked? The most important thing is that if the expeditionary force had not appeared, the resistance army might not know how they were finished until the end, and they successfully borrowed the Candlelight Society's knife to kill people.
No wonder Grand Duke Longya wanted to take revenge for no apparent reason. These soldiers attacked like crazy, and the [Investigator] also caught up with them.
"Can you tell what force is behind this?"
Isaac shook his head.
"This kind of long-term, large-scale mind-seduce is not something that any extraordinary method I know of. Even the Night Watchman's Glorious Dream cannot maintain such a powerful effect."
"But I do have a suspect."
He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a name: "Lina, the traitor!"
The resistance army was found, and the good news was immediately passed back to the expeditionary force's temporary camp in the north. Alexei immediately sent out several support teams, bringing all the medical teams and various supplies to set out for the support.
The resistance army was not actually too far from here, but the northern border was too vast, and the expeditionary force was completely in the dark and spent a long time trying to find it, until they were guided this time and were able to follow it.
With the help of the expeditionary force, the resistance army quickly withdrew to the expeditionary force's camp. The movement along the way was quite loud, which attracted the covetousness of several lords' armies and bandits, but they were all persuaded to go back by Gatling.
Since there were many casualties in the previous battles, the expeditionary force immediately organized trains to evacuate the personnel. However, the number of resistance troops was several thousand, and even if the steam locomotive was fully utilized, it would still take some time.
Fortunately, a lot of supplies were transported here before. Although we can only live in some simple tents temporarily, there is still no shortage of food.
After hurriedly settling the resistance soldiers, Alexei finally found some time to talk to Gwen and the others.
Alexei was flipping through the report in his hand while looking at the girl sitting opposite him with a nervous look on her face.
"I've read Isaac's report. He witnessed your bravery firsthand and spoke highly of the resistance."
"Thank you, thank you!" Gwen said stiffly, her voice stuttering a little.
God bless her, she was just a farm girl before, and the most powerful person she had ever met was Nora.
Nora is just an ordinary priest of the Temple of Silence, responsible for burying the dead at funerals. Above the priest is the master of ceremonies who is in charge of church affairs and manages the area.
Above the emcee, above the emcee. Gwen didn't know what it was.
But his status is definitely not as high as the one in front of him.
The person sitting in front of her was the Archbishop of the Empire of Truth! Gwen secretly asked Nini what was above the Archbishop, and she said that the person hanging above the Archbishop was Chloe, and there was no one above Chloe.
Although she didn't know what "hanging" meant, this Lord Alexi was a person who was second only to the first person in the entire church! When such a person spoke to her in person, she felt her calves begin to cramp.
"Ms. Gwen, your meeting with Nora is scheduled for later. Oh, the other Nora."
Alexei pointed to his head.
"After you meet, the Nora from both sides will also meet. For now, no one knows what will happen when these two sides are put together, so we plan to be cautious. There will be some guards coming over. I hope you don't mind."
It took Gwen a while to understand what Alexei was talking about. Her expression changed from confusion to surprise.
"You, you mean, Lady Nora is still..."
"Yes, the lady Nora you know is still here, and she remembers you, so you can have a good chat then."
Gwen was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and rubbed her eyes, and big tears flowed down.
She and Nora really had a lot to talk about. She wanted to tell Nora about the grievances she had suffered these days, and she also wanted her to see how she had grown. She also wanted to tell Nora in person -
She has successfully led the resistance army to this day. Even in the most difficult days, she did not give up resistance and she fulfilled her promise to Nora.
Alexi handed over a handkerchief and waited patiently for Gwen to calm down.
"I'm sorry, I'm so excited, your Excellency."
"This is normal. It's really not easy for you. Resistance itself is a great thing."
Gwen took a deep breath, bit her lower lip, and finally controlled her emotions. Her eyes became firm again.
"Sir, you must have something else to ask me, right?"
"Yes, I do. I know you probably want to take a steam locomotive to Castel in the south. This is human nature. So what follows is not an order, or even a request, but an inquiry. Any decision you make will be supported."
He stared into Gwen's pure white eyes.
"Ms. Gwen, do you want to return to Castel first, or help us capture Count Bazel?"
"I want to stay!"
Gwen replied without hesitation.
"We have shed too much blood in the North. Bazel and other lords have committed too many sins against the refugees in the North and their people."
"I want to stay here and see them hanged!"
Alexey blinked and smiled.
Gwen was just a farm girl, and she didn't know that for the nobles, the lords would not be sent to the gallows if they made mistakes.
Hughes had no intention of sending them to the gallows - he preferred beheading.
But Alexei admired this spirit, this indomitable will, and this fearless expression.
"Whether they will be hanged in the future is a matter for the court. My duty is to send them to the court."
As Alexei spoke, he stretched out his hand and clasped the two hands tightly together.
“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”
(End of this chapter)
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