Chapter 145 Even if you are rich, you can’t be too high-profile
Andrew came in a hurry, and his purpose was obvious, which was to ask the undead magicians in the Northern City whether they knew where Abel was.
"Abel is missing?"
Xu Ercong was stunned, and then couldn't help but glance at Long Aotian: "What do you think about this matter?"
"ah?"
Long Aotian was thinking about the task plan that the project team had just discussed. When Xu Ercong suddenly asked him this, he was a little confused.
But the smart Brother Long reacted quickly.
Long Aotian pointed at his nose and said, "Brother Cong, do you suspect that Abel's disappearance has something to do with me?"
Xu Ercong remained silent and just looked at Long Aotian quietly.
Not only Xu Ercong, all the players in the City Lord's Mansion hall were looking at Xu Ercong quietly.
"Why are you looking at me like that!"
Long Aotian reacted and yelled, "I didn't kill Abel! I don't know why he disappeared, you have to believe me!"
Ma Kesi hesitated for a while and asked, "Brother Long, is Abel's disappearance really nothing to do with you?"
If we were to say which player in the Northern City is an unstable factor, it would definitely be Long Aotian!
Even newcomers who have just entered the game can occasionally get a glimpse of Brother Long's style from the game forums, seeing Brother Long carrying a big blue bone, dominating in team battles and bullying the weak on weekdays.
Brother Long’s catchphrase is: “Cut! Chop! Chop!”
If someone doesn't know the inside story, they might think that Long is a member of the Axe Gang.
Long Aotian glared at Ma Kesi and said, "Your bonus for this month is gone."
Ma Kesi cried with a sad face: "No, Brother Long! I haven't received any bonus for three months!"
This is really not my fault, it's because you are too tough, and you hate evil! You also know the contents of these two letters. People are worried that you will kill Abel without thinking about the consequences.
Xu Ercong said, "Stop messing around, you really didn't kill Abel?"
Long Aotian put three fingers together and said seriously, "Really not, I can swear on planning my father's sexual happiness for the rest of his life!"
"That's good."
Xu Ercong nodded and looked at Andrew: "Sir Andrew, you also heard what he said. We don't know where Abel went."
Andrew frowned and said nothing. It was not that he did not believe Xu Ercong, but he had a vague feeling of worry in his heart.
A project team leader suddenly said, "I guess Abel has already left the Northern City."
"Why did he suddenly leave the Northern City?"
Wang Dali asked curiously, "Could it be that he is afraid of drinking?"
Everyone looked at Long Aotian reflexively, and even Andrew couldn't help but shudder. The drinking last night was something he would never forget.
Long Aotian scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "Hehe..."
"If my guess is correct, he should have escaped."
Bai Xiaosheng suddenly spoke up and asked Andrew: "Is Abel the only one missing from the delegation? What about the others? Especially the knights of the Temple of Light."
Andrew said: "They are all here, the entire delegation, only Abel is missing."
"That means he ran away!"
Bai Xiaosheng said firmly: "The two letters were found in his carriage. He must have discovered that the two letters were missing after he sobered up, and then guessed that someone from the Northern City took the two letters, or it could be that Lord Andrew took the two letters."
"Whichever the case, it is not what Abel wants to see, because the conspiracy in these two letters is very important and cannot be revealed."
"Abel didn't dare to take the risk and could only flee in a hurry. He didn't even have time to inform others. Or maybe he deliberately didn't inform the Temple Knights in order to leave them behind to delay time and divert attention."
Bai Xiaosheng glanced at Xu Ercong and said to Andrew, "Sir Andrew, if we go after him now, we should be able to catch up."
Abel drank so much alcohol last night that even with the magic potion to sober him up, it would be impossible for him to escape too far in such a hurry.
Players also have magic scrolls. As long as they conduct large-scale searches and pursuits from different directions, there is a great chance that they will catch up with Abel.
"I'm afraid it's too late."
Andrew sighed and said, "I also think that Abel may have fled because of his crime. I know he has a precious small teleportation scroll that can only provide long-distance teleportation for two or three people."
"I think he should have arrived at the City of Thorn Flowers by now."
Andrew paused, then smiled again: "However, he has walked into a trap. As long as I return to the City of Thorns with these two letters, his crimes will still be exposed!"
"Mr. Chantedo!"
Andrew looked at Xu Ercong seriously and said solemnly: "I really need your help. Give me these two letters, and I will be able to stop the conspiracy of the Temple of Light."
"I need to get these two letters and return to the City of Thorns as soon as possible. I'm worried that if I go back too late, Abel and the Palace Master will escape!"
A lot of money?
The players glanced at Xu Ercong with strange expressions.
Brother Cong, we all know that you are rich, but you don’t have to be so high-profile, right?
Xu Ercong had a calm expression, did not change his face, and remained silent.
Andrew continued to persuade him: "Sir! I already know the purpose of your attack on the Northern City. It is to fight against the Temple of Light!"
"In fact, the Temple of Light has also been suppressing the School of Magic. This time they are trying to frame me. I must expose their conspiracy!"
"As long as you give me the letter, I can report the temple master and Abel to the king. Then the Temple of Light will be punished by the Lion Empire! The number of believers will also be greatly reduced, which should be in line with your expectations."
Andrew was very confident that this was a good thing for both parties, and he felt that Xu Ercong had no reason to refuse.
"I can give it to you, even if I can't let you leave the Northern City."
Xu Ercong shook his head and said, "Have you ever thought that Abel might not be fleeing for fear of crime, but returning to the Northern City in advance to set traps and make preparations?"
Andrew was stunned.
"Just like my brother explained earlier."
Xu Ercong pointed at Bai Xiaosheng and said, "Abel discovered that his two letters were missing. There are only two guesses. Either the letters were sent to someone in the Northern City or they were taken away by you."
"For Abel, if the letter was taken away by Lord Andrew, his crime would be exposed. Even if the letter was taken away by someone from the Northern City, you will know the contents of the letter sooner or later. No matter which result it is, it makes no difference to Abel."
"If I were Abel, I would not flee for fear of crime. I would hurry back to the City of Thorns and expose your crimes to the King first, saying that you betrayed the Empire, colluded with the undead, and wanted to frame the Temple of Light with a false conspiracy!"
"If you return to the City of Thorns at this time, do you think His Majesty the King will still believe what you say?"
Xu Ercong looked directly at Andrew: "Even if you have evidence in your hand, it will be considered as something you forged!"
Xu Ercong's words made Andrew ponder.
Given the strong attitude of the Temple of Light in the empire, even if His Majesty the King is willing to believe what I say, he does not have enough excuses to continue punishing the Temple of Light.
He might even punish himself due to the strong attitude of the Temple of Light.
After all, everyone has preconceived stereotypes about the new information they receive.
Although Andrew didn't know what "the wicked are the first to complain" meant, he understood this principle.
If we return to the City of Thornflowers at this time, it would be like walking into a trap. Not only would we be able to expose the conspiracy of the Temple of Light, we might even implicate the Thornflower School of Magic.
"But if I don't go back..."
Andrew frowned and said, "Doesn't that prove my treason? No, I must go back! At least I have to explain it clearly to His Majesty the King!"
The players looked at each other in bewilderment, and the executives were in an uproar.
"Why is this NPC so stubborn? Isn't he afraid of going back to die?"
"Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, you still go there. I admire you very much."
"I think it will be hard to complete Cong's mandatory mission. This guy is so stubborn. Has he become stupid from studying magic?"
