"Only one carriage? Where does he live?" Job asked with a frown.

"A house in the north district is the headquarters of the Seneca City-State Freemasonry Alliance in Longvington." The attendant who was questioned answered loudly.

"As expected." Job raised his eyebrows. "Go immediately and tell them to keep a close eye on them. Don't let them go for even a moment. There can't be only one carriage."

"Yes." The attendant bowed and replied.

After a while, Job walked quickly into George's residence, pushed open George's office and saw that George and Hodge were sitting by the window talking.

"Job, you're here at the right time. Is there any new news?" Hodge asked while motioning Job to sit down.

After Job repeated what his attendant had said, he could not help but sigh and said, "You have entrusted your trust to the wrong person. Henry, that useless guy, must have fallen into the hands of Wooleglindos. Maybe he has already said everything that should and should not be said."

George frowned. He was talking to Hodge about Henry just now.

Hodge smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "It's all my fault for being too careless. I originally thought it was just a small matter. Besides, Henry is used to doing this."

"It's a bit too late to say anything now. My followers looked through the records at the gate guard. Wulagrindo only entered the city with one carriage. He, the coachman, saw that the carriage was covered with scars. It was obviously the one that was attacked." Job said, "What do you think we should do now?"

"Woole Green has many tricks up his sleeve, and Henry is still useful to some extent, so he must have hidden him away." George frowned and said, "Send some people out to check the villages and towns near the city to see if there is anything unusual. Also, find a reason to search the headquarters of the Tongji Alliance."

Job thought for a moment, then sighed and nodded: "It has to be this way. I'm worried that Henry has been sent away by him, for example, to Assyria..."

"Impossible." Hodge interrupted Job. "I had prepared for this and had the garrison set up checkpoints along the way. It is impossible to secretly send a living person to Assyria. What's more, Henry knows very little and has no evidence. He may be of some use in Lovington, but he will be a waste if he goes to Assyria."

"Forget it. What's the point of discussing here? Let's do what needs to be done first." George looked out the window. "Lord Kevin will come in person in a few days. We'd better get all these things done before he arrives."

"Send a few more people to kill that guy?" Hodge narrowed his eyes.

"Wooleglindal must die." George's eyes were a little cold, "But he can't die in the city of Lovington. When he returns, we will kill him halfway. We can't fail again this time."

Job nodded. He was well aware that if Woolley was killed in the city of Lovington, it would bring unpredictable consequences. Apart from the fact that this guy had been identified as Connor's pawn, the supporters behind Woolley and Grindelwald were also a force that could not be underestimated. It was not wise to openly provoke them and become an enemy, at least for now.

Where would Henry be? Hotch frowned again.

The answer is that Henry is in the city of Rovington. He even arrived half a day earlier than Woolley - he was hidden in the mezzanine of a carriage by a young man from Daishan and sent into the city, and then sent directly to the Tongji Alliance's headquarters in Rovington, because Woolley could not find a suitable place to accommodate him for the time being.

At this moment, Wu Lai stayed with Henry. This was the first time he had truly interrogated Henry since he captured him.

In fact, Woolley was not very interested in interrogating Henry, because he did not think he could get much useful information from a small character like Henry. He was not even as good as Nivea. For example, this counter-ambush was because Nivea informed him in advance to prepare for it, otherwise it would not have been so smooth.

Under the light of two oil lamps, Henry looked very haggard. He was tied to a pillar, his thin body wilted, as if he would fall down at the wind's touch. His face under his broad forehead covered with slightly curly brown hair was not only pale but also looked much older. He looked listless. When he saw Wu Lai come in, his eyes moved slightly and his lips, which were already pursed into a line, were pursed even tighter.

"Henry, it seems I have to apologize to you first. You see, I don't have any good place to entertain you, so I can only inconvenience you for a few days." Wu Lai said with a smile. Although the Tongji Alliance's business has not yet been completely established in Lovington, the base for intelligence gathering has long been established. The place where Henry was imprisoned was originally a large basement for storing vegetables and grains, but now it has become a place for the alliance to store valuables and coins.

Henry glanced at Wu Lai slowly and lowered his head.

"Henry, it seems like you're going to grit your teeth and say nothing today?" Wu Lai frowned slightly, pulled over a stool and sat opposite Henry.

Henry didn't even raise his head.

"You really impressed me. I originally thought that someone like you who is used to a life of luxury would not be so stubborn." Wu Lai laughed and said, "Your performance is surprising. It doesn't matter if you don't want to speak. I will do it."

Henry gritted his teeth and remained silent.

"You, in fact, are just a small follower. In addition to following orders and doing your work, you also do some dirty work to make some extra money, such as delivering messages to the bandit group in Baiguo Town, and colluding with the bandits to rob passing merchants. You have been a peace officer in Yanzhan Town for fifteen years, so you should have made a lot of money, right?" Wu Lai asked.

"You are slandering me." Henry couldn't help but blurt out. Actually, Wu Lai didn't wrongly accuse him at all. It was just that although Henry was doing this job, he still had some shadows in his heart. His fifteen years of being both an official and a gangster obviously didn't completely cover up his sense of shame. At least, he hated others mentioning these things.

"You know whether you are slandering me or not." Wu Lai sneered, "I won't talk about the other things. Let's just talk about this time. You went to Baiguo Town alone to ask the bandits to ambush me. You were so arrogant. Did you think you did it secretly? Humph, that's just what you think. Otherwise, how could I catch you so easily and kill Tulu's gang of bandits who did the dirty work?"

Henry turned his head away. When his escape attempt failed, he had already guessed that he had been betrayed.

"Don't like to hear it? Well, let's change the subject. You did so many shameful things and accumulated so much money. Why?" Wu Lai asked, and after pondering for a while, he suddenly slapped his forehead. "By the way, you have to support your family. The woman who is following you in Salt Marsh Town is your legal wife, right? You don't seem to like her very much. I heard that you have another wife who lives in this city of Lunvington. I also heard that she is much younger than you and gave birth to a son and a daughter for you. The son is four years old and the daughter is only one year old. It seems that you want to leave all your money to them?"

"If you really do that, you will be so sorry for your wife in Salt Marsh. Oh, look at my mind, I forgot again. You don't like her at all. It doesn't matter whether she is there or not, right?"

"I don't know what you are talking about." Henry said in a deep voice, but he was already feeling uneasy in his heart, because he didn't know what Wu Lai would say or do next.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. You're not deaf, you can hear." Wu Lai spread his hands. "For a corrupt official like you who colluded with bandits to bully the people, I will definitely respond to the townspeople's request and bring you back to Salt Marsh Town to be publicly executed. As for the property you looted, I will recover every penny. Henry, just wait and see. I will confiscate your house in Rovington and everything inside. I will drive your little wife and two sons to the street and make them beggars who are insulted and spit on. By the way, your little wife is young and beautiful. Will she abandon your sons and daughters and go find someone to rely on herself?"

"Stop talking!" Henry was so angry that his chest was about to explode. Although he knew that Wu Lai was deliberately provoking him, he still couldn't suppress his excitement, especially when Wu Lai mentioned that he wanted to drive his young wife and two children to the street to beggars. In his mind, he actually imagined the scene of the mother and her two children begging on the street in ragged clothes and being humiliated.

"Of course I have to say it!" Wu Laihu stood up and pointed at Henry, his voice suddenly doubled, "Henry, you have done so many evil things, you can't pay for it, I will let your family bear it for you! If you have the guts, just continue to bear it, see if I dare to do it?"

"I'm going to kill you!" Henry roared through gritted teeth.

"Want to kill me? Come on." Wu Lai shrugged. "There are many people who want to kill me. You are just a small character who is used by others. I don't really care if there are more or less of you. However, it seems that you are the only father of your children. Of course, your little wife may be able to..."

"Shut up! You scoundrel!" Henry cursed and twisted his body to try to break free from the ropes, but he couldn't.

"Whether he is a scoundrel or not is not your decision..." Wu Lai was just speaking when a young man from Daishan knocked on the door and walked in.

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"Master, Madam Manqi has arrived." The young man bowed and said loudly.

Henry was startled. Wu Lai glanced at him with a smile and asked the young man, "How old is Madam Manqi? What does she look like?"

"She looked to be about 20 years old, tall and pretty, with a small red mole between her eyebrows, which was quite special." The young man paused, then added, "She brought a housekeeper and a maid with her. The housekeeper was holding a little girl, who was about a year old."

"Tall? Very beautiful? Oh, I see. Tell her I'll be there soon." Wu Lai glanced at the astonished Henry again and waved his hand.

The young man left as promised, and Henry finally came back to his senses. After a slight hesitation, he asked, "Wu Lai, what do you want?"

"I don't want to do anything, but since I've caught you, I have to interrogate you as usual. For example, I want to know who asked you to kill me and why. Of course, I don't expect you to know everything I want to ask, so I'm more interested in chatting with your little wife." Wu Lai smiled and walked towards the door.

Before he took a few steps, Henry's voice came from behind him: "Wait! I know more than you think!"

Woolley stopped, turned around and smiled, saying, "You are not qualified to make terms with me, but if what you say is valuable, I can send the three of them to a safe city, such as Seneca or Menia, and I will let them take away all the money you earn for them. In addition, I will give them an extra sum of money. However, Henry, you should be able to guess that you have no way to survive."

"Well, I know..." Henry couldn't help but sigh. He certainly knew that Wu Lai was not trying to scare him.

"If you're ready, then start talking." Wu Lai breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in his chair.

…

The next morning, Wu Lai walked into George's office. Not long after he submitted his request for an interview yesterday afternoon, he received a notice to meet with George during this time period. He was surprised and touched because he thought he would have to wait for another day or two. When have the people in power in Lovington been so efficient? After exchanging polite greetings, Wu Lai sat down at the signal of George, who showed no change in emotion. He looked around the furnishings in the office nonchalantly while waiting for George to speak.

George was waiting for Wu Lai to speak first. It was his request that Wu Lai come to Lovington City this time. The reason was to inquire face to face about some things that had happened in Saltmarsh Town recently. To put it bluntly, it was an accountability with a warning meaning, and it could even be understood as a high-level interrogation. Once something was asked, the consequences could be very serious.

George chose to remain silent because he was hesitating whether he should leave Wu Lai alone for a few more days.

Yesterday afternoon, when Wu Lai came to the governor's residence to submit a letter requesting an audience, the 150 North District garrison troops arranged by Hodge turned the Tongji Alliance's Lunvington base upside down. They searched all corners including the basement and the walls, but naturally found nothing. Instead, they were scolded by Wu Lai who rushed back after hearing the news. What made those scolded soldiers speechless was that this guy held up the tiger tooth nameplate as a talisman while cursing like a grandson in front of hundreds of onlookers, and in the end he even wanted to force these more than a hundred soldiers to restore the base to its original state.

When facing a guy who was almost a scoundrel, George's usual approach was to ignore him and let someone else deal with him. However, he had to pay attention to Wu Lai in front of him, at least until someone who could deal with him arrived.

After sitting there for a while and seeing George remained silent, Wu Lai simply stood up and said, "Sir George, if you don't have anything to say for the time being, I'll come back tomorrow?"

George was startled, thinking, what do you mean by "I haven't thought about it yet"? Did I suddenly decide to let you come to Lunvington? "Sit down." George frowned and glared at Wu Lai, saying in a lecturing tone, "You are no longer a student of the Citizens Academy. You are the governor of Saltmarsh Town. You should be sensible in your actions and conduct."

Wu Lai sat back in his chair with a smile, and then spread his hands nonchalantly: "Sir George, I have been very sensible."

What did he mean by this? Was he hinting at something? Or was he just picking up my topic? George thought about it and said, "Some time ago, I kept accusing you of..."

Wu Lai listened with a stern face. Somehow, a woman suddenly emerged in his mind - twenty years old, tall, with a small red mole between her eyebrows, pretty and decisive.