On the Seven Towers

Two nights later, the living room of the Baron's family was brightly lit and the atmosphere was warm.

Baron Goya, his wife, two sons and a daughter were seated on several sofas.

They had already had dinner, and the maid served snacks and fruit. The Baron's eldest son Gary was telling some anecdotes about the city guards. His younger brothers and sisters listened attentively. The younger son Jeremy would interject a few words from time to time, making the Baroness and sister cover their mouths and chuckle.

Goya was leaning on the sofa with his legs crossed, listening to them quietly.

And Ines stood at the door, waiting for something.

The chat between several people came to an end, and the Baroness said: "Ines, is Lascano ready?"

"Yes, he can come in anytime you want to start." Ines said with a bow.

"Lascano is really a very good bard. I met him once this morning. He recited his new work to me. He is a very talented young man." The Baroness said.

Her children listened with great interest to what she said. Baron Goya said: "Whatever you think is good. You are much better at this than me. It's true that we haven't been together as a family for a long time. Ines, ask him to come in."

Ines turned around to open the door, but stopped when her hand was about to touch the doorknob. His fingertips trembled slightly, as if there was a barrier on the door that he couldn't cross.

"Ines, what's going on?" Baron Goya noticed something unusual here.

"Nothing grown-up. I'm old and I get a little dizzy sometimes."

"If you feel uncomfortable, you can go and rest after the performance starts. Just ask your son to wait for you later."

"Master, I'm fine. I'll be fine soon." Ines closed her eyes, put her hand on the handle, pressed it hard, and then opened the door to the living room.

The bard the baron's family expected did not appear, but instead walked in several armed men. These people were men and women, warriors and mages. They moved quickly. After rushing into the room, they occupied positions all around, blocking the baron's family inside.

Baron Goya put down the fruit in his hand, stood up slowly, looked at the young man standing at the door and said, "Your Excellency Xiao Chen! This really surprises me. What do you want to do?"

"Your Excellency, Baron, you are suspected of murdering Chen Hansheng, the mayor of Alano Town. I am here to arrest you on behalf of China Tower." Xiao Chen said with regret on his face, "Not long ago, we were drinking and talking, hoping to do business together. Da, I didn’t expect things to turn out like this.”

Baron Goya stared at Xiao Chen and asked, "Are you serious? Arresting people on other people's territory for a steward?"

"I have informed the city lord of Suero, Marquis Baldini, about this matter. What I am doing now is with his permission." Xiao Chen said.

"Ha. Marquis Baldini's permission. How many benefits have you promised him? It's really embarrassing for you to find an excuse to divide my family." Baron Goya pointed to Calanda and others around him who were watching his family. He said disdainfully, "If you are really here for so-called justice, why are you watching my wife and children? Are they guilty?"

"They must go together to assist in the investigation. If the investigation results show that they are not guilty, they will naturally be released." Xiao Chen said.

"But where is my family property? It has disappeared a long time ago. It's so fair..." The Baron shook his head, "Now before force, there is no point in arguing. I just want to hear the truth. Don't you? You have been interested in my family business for a long time, and you have no good intentions from the beginning? "

"No. We have hoped that the cooperation can proceed well from the beginning, and we have always been sincere to our friends. But you should not have the intention to kill people. From the moment you sent the puppet master to take action, you became the enemy. For Enemy, we will not let him have the ability to retaliate again."

Baron Goya looked into Xiao Chen's eyes, as if to see the truth in his words, but Xiao Chen's eyes were very magnanimous. He finally sighed and said: "I originally thought that taking advantage of Green Forest City to fight with you and interfering in the middle would only make you blame Green Forest City. I didn't expect that I still didn't hide it from you. I I have gambled many times in my life and finally lost it all.”

"Okay, Mr. Xiao Chen, as a businessman, I don't want to beat around the bush. Is there any way to reduce my guilt? Money? Goods? Intelligence? Secrets? Or are you planning to work with those vultures to kill everyone in our family? Eat all the gold coins and arrange a decent death for us?"

Baron Goya's words sounded very heart-wrenching, but Xiao Chen knew that these were just temptations. This businessman who suddenly rose from Suero City had his own bargaining chips. Xiao Chen said: "If you cooperate with me and come with me, I think our committee will give you enough opportunities."

Baron Goya said: "It seems I have to believe you once."

"Father! How do we know if this person is lying?" said Baron Goya's eldest son Gary.

"Father, Lord Marquis, and other nobles, are you really going to let them do this to us?" Jeremy also said.

"Gary, Jeremy, you should listen to your father now. This kind of questioning is meaningless on an occasion like this." The Baroness said while holding her trembling little daughter.

"But are we going to go with them like this?" the young and energetic Gary asked again.

"Besides that, can you still resist?" Baron Goya asked, "Mr. Xiao Chen is a high-level mage, and Miss Karanda is a high-level warrior. You should shut up if you don't challenge their abilities."

"Please!" Xiao Chen admired the Baron's ability to let go. And the Baroness was obviously very sensible.

"Wait a minute, I want to see Ines. He must have been hurt by you." Goya thought for a moment, "Robert, you made him betray me through Robert."

Xiao Chen did not answer his question, but asked Mareno who was guarding the door: "Has anyone seen Ines?"

"As soon as you entered, he retreated and ran into the next room. He said he wanted to appease the other servants." Mareno pointed to a door diagonally opposite and said.

"The next room? From the structure, it looks like a utility room." Xiao Chen said. But Mareno was born in poverty, so it is normal that he doesn't understand the structure of a big house.

"Mareno, go check what's going on inside." Xiao Chen said.

Mareno nodded in agreement, and when he looked over, he found that the door was locked from the inside. He gathered Dou Qi in his hand, pushed hard, and pushed the door open, but when he looked up, he shouted: "Not good, Deputy Team Leader Xiao! Come and see."

Xiao Chen walked over and saw a rope hanging from the beam in the utility room, and Ines was hanging on it and shaking slightly.