Chapter 402: Cat and Mouse

"The ones loading cars in the distance below are those unknown businessmen you are eyeing?" &1t;/p>

Mathias Shaw, the leader of the Stormwind Kingdom's SI7, was at the Alexton Farm in the northwest of Yuexi Town with a few of his high-ranking subordinates. In a hidden room by the window on the second floor of the farmer's house, he was quietly watching the group of strange businessmen near the granary outside who came to the farm to purchase food, fruits and vegetables. &1t;/p>

Since they spent 500 gold coins from the goblin venture capital company to obtain the approximate time and place when the ships transporting weapons and equipment from the goblins arrived in the western wilderness more than ten days ago, they hurried up the river in those goblin steam boats, and Finally arrived here in the Western Wilderness two days ago, intending to make some preliminary preparations for intercepting the other party's escort ship. &1t;/p>

Whenever he thinks of the said to be very advanced steam boat that they hired from the branch of the Wind Thorn Valley Venture Investment Company, the automated and mechanized ship that is said to be able to go upstream without paddling, Mathias can't help but want to chop Stop those damn goblin urges! &1t;/p>

During the few days he was on the road, he finally experienced first-hand what is called: goblin products, shocking! &1t;/p>

In the beginning, those coal-burning steamships were really fast and good, although the smoke was a bit heavy and the smell of coal was a bit strong, but that was bearable! &1t;/p>

However...&1t;/p>

During the other half of the journey, their boat had a problem, and the magical mechanical paddle wheel could no longer turn, so they could only change from employers to crew members, and rowed desperately with the only goblin It was barely reached the river bank of the Westfall with the oars, but at least it didn't waste time. &1t;/p>

"Yes, we have been monitoring them for a long time!" &1t;/p>

In fact, the group of merchants below has already purchased grain for the second time this month! Because the amount of food purchased by the other party was too large, the personnel from MI7 reluctantly sent someone to investigate. &1t;/p>

Originally they thought,

The other party was just the same grain merchants as in previous years, and they didn't care too much. &1t;/p>

However, they discovered something new during their investigation: Those merchants who were said to be from Stormwind City, those wealthy merchants who were buying grain and paying generously, after confirmation by the farmers, they discovered that the other party had not come here in recent years The regular merchants who buy food here in the western wilderness are newcomers instead? &1t;/p>

What's even more thought-provoking is that the accents of these unfamiliar faces don't sound like people from Stormwind City, but more like the accent of Lordaeron in the north...&1t;/p>

This kind of situation is very intriguing: a group of very rich guys who don't care about the price, and they still speak the accent of Lordaeron, they come to the western wilderness of the Stormwind Kingdom to buy a large amount of food, what exactly do they want to do? ! &1t;/p>

Therefore, Mathias' subordinates came to an astonishing final conclusion after their own close observation and multi-party intelligence summary judgment on the timing of the opponent's appearance and the composition of the opponent's entourage: the opponent should have come from the north. Westfall, and those Flame Alliance enemy spies who are helping organize the Defias Brotherhood's evil intentions! &1t;/p>

The purpose of the other party helping to organize the Defias Brotherhood is already obvious, and that is to disrupt the large granary of the Stormwind Kingdom's Western Wilderness and create difficulties for the Stormwind Kingdom and even the Stormwind City Alliance Army's supplies! &1t;/p>

But now, the reason why the other party bought food on a large scale, after the judgment of MI7 agents, they felt that it must have something to do with the upcoming batch of weapons and equipment! &1t;/p>

Because, the time for those Defias Brotherhood uprising is coming soon...&1t;/p>

Now that the other party is buying food in a big way, it is nothing more than preparing logistical supplies for the Defias Brotherhood's army in the name of a merchant, and it is definitely not wrong! &1t;/p>

"Are you really sure that there is indeed something wrong with the two of them?" &1t;/p>

Slightly opened a small corner of the curtain in the room, and through the poor-quality window glass, Mathias Shaw could easily see the two persons in charge of purchasing grain in the distance: one of them was a twenty-year-old A young woman who looks very temperamental and behaves well. She seems to be from an extraordinary background? And another tall young man who was a bit frizzy, looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, and had a broadsword with a somewhat ornate hilt hanging on his waist, but he didn't know whether the other party was a knight or a warrior? However, judging from the other party's strong body and moving steps, they must be at least a high-level professional! &1t;/p>

However, after watching for a long time, Mathias Shaw did not see the information from those other followers that he forcibly assassinated Gregory Lescowa in the barracks of the People's Army in the Western Wilderness of Yuexi Town a few days ago. The black-headed rebel the Duke then walks away with ease: the figure of Vanessa VanCleef. &1t;/p>

Of course, it is also possible that the other party used that magical transformation method that can escape detection? &1t;/p>

But no matter what, in Mathias' own opinion, the other party's choice to go to the western wilderness of the Stormwind Kingdom to make trouble here at this time is nothing more than some last-ditch struggles. This just shows the weakness of the opponent's Flame Alliance and the smooth progress of their Northern Expedition of the Storm Kingdom! &1t;/p>

According to the information that Mathias himself knew, the powerful support of those draenei is coming soon, and the few lines of defense that the Flame Alliance in the north can hold on for so long with the Holy Knights of the Silver Hand will certainly not be able to hold on much The days are over, their demise is just around the corner! &1t;/p>

At that time, the entire Eastern Kingdom will be under the control of their Stormwind Alliance! Whether it's the evil flame alliance or the ignorant tribe, don't even think about gaining a foothold on this eastern kingdom continent! &1t;/p>

"Yes, leader, we are sure!" &1t;/p>

"After investigation, we found that before the Defias Brotherhood resumed its activities, no one had ever seen those two people! Moreover, we also specially investigated the major business groups in Stormwind City and the surrounding area, and we can confirm that the two of them are indeed Noble children who do not belong to any business group or rich family!" &1t;/p>

This kind of one-time purchase of a large-scale food transaction that is enough for thousands of people to eat for several months, the chamber of commerce without a little strength dare not reach out at all! In the Stormwind Kingdom, there are very few business groups with such strength... After all, Stormwind City has not been rebuilt for many years, and there are only a few rich people, so it is too easy to investigate up. &1t;/p>

"Our members who have been stationed in the western wilderness have also discovered that among the entourage under them, several of them were unemployed who used to wander around Moon Creek Town. However, when the Defias Brotherhood became active again, they Missing! So, we are now 90% sure: those people are indeed members of the Defias Brotherhood!"&1t;/p>

All kinds of information have shown that those guys who are purchasing food below are the hostile targets they want to deal with by MI7! &1t;/p>

"You have done a good job during this time, I am very satisfied!" &1t;/p>

"By the way, have you found out where they are going to escort the grain later? Hmph! With so many carts of grain, they probably won't easily go to the north or south road?" &1t;/p>

For such a large convoy, although it was the second purchase that was discovered by SI:7, Mathias also had enough reasons to believe that the other party would definitely be transported to the lair of the Defias Brotherhood. ! &1t;/p>

And this is their opportunity for SI:7! &1t;/p>

Now they not only know where the opponent's weapons and equipment are going to be delivered by sea, but will also soon know the exact location of the opponent's lair, which will have a great effect on whether they can successfully smash the opponent's conspiracy! Next, they just had to wait patiently. After they learned everything, it was time for them and the People's Army of the West Wilderness to eradicate each other. &1t;/p>

I hope that the Western People's Army formed by that old knight, Gryan Stallman, will not disappoint the Kingdom of Stormwind...&1t;/p>

"Yes, leader! Those disguised brothers below have already asked, and the other party said that they must first go west, cross the Dimont wilderness to the temporary pier by the sea to load the grain, and then turn back by sea. Stormwind City?"&1t;/p>

Speaking of this, the intelligence officer from MI7 couldn't help but sneered. &1t;/p>

Since their Northern Expedition of the Stormwind Kingdom and mobilized almost all sea power to participate in the war in the north, the route from the north of the Westfall Lighthouse to the port of Stormwind City has long been cut off by those crazy pirates! None of their Stormwind ships dared to take the sea ships along the West Wilderness now, and where did these guys get ships for shipping? ! &1t;/p>

"Interesting! Alright, you guys go organize your people now! When they escort the food back, we will follow quietly... I think they definitely won't be returning to Stormwind City or other places!" &1t;/p>

"At that time, we will pretend to be robbers and grab their food directly! But you have to remember, you must let go of a few living people. We need to know where they will return? That's all for now, you first Go out..."&1t;/p>

After continuing to observe outside for a while, when Mathias could not see any more information from the other party, he waved to his subordinates wearily. &1t;/p>

During this period of time, he traveled from Stormwind City to Stranglethorn Vale, and from Stranglethorn Vale back to West Wilderness. He was always in a hurry, and he was really exhausted. But it's all worth it, they've grabbed a few vitals from the New Defias Brotherhood, and they're just waiting to strike! &1t;/p>

In fact, from Mathias's point of view, it should be easy to defeat the new Defias Brotherhood. After all, the opponent was formed in a hurry, so it must not be a big deal! However, the only thing that worried him was: Will he be able to capture and kill that Vanessa Van Cleef? &1t;/p>

Once the rebel who is said to be only in his teens manages to escape again, it will be another endless trouble...&1t;/p>

"Yes! This subordinate obeys!"&1t;/p>

When the masked thieves turned around and were about to leave one by one, Mathias called out to one of the dwarves again. &1t;/p>

For some reason, he suddenly remembered something. In order to succeed in the operation later, he had to reconfirm it again, and he couldn't be careless in the slightest! &1t;/p>

"McCleary, take a closer look at that, that woman who is still wearing a robe... What she is wearing... seems to be a mage's robe?!" &1t;/p>

Mathias, who was about to rest and wait just now, suddenly realized that something was wrong. Then, he quietly opened a corner of the curtain, and once again, he and the dwarves began to look intently at the man who was directing his followers and the farmer to load the car in the distance. young woman. &1t;/p>

The style of the robe on the opponent's body, and some strange things, seem to be very similar to the magic equipment that mages like to wear? &1t;/p>

"Uh...it should be?"&1t;/p>

"Head! What do you mean... you think she might be a mage? But, I didn't see a staff in her hand..."&1t;/p>

The dwarf detective is also a little uncertain. After all, he is just a thief who specializes in assassination and concealment. He doesn't know too much about mages. It is still a bit difficult to judge whether a person who uses spells is a mage. difficult. &1t;/p>

Besides, there is no obvious mana fluctuation on that robe, and even if there is, it may be just an ordinary magic item! &1t;/p>

In the Kingdom of Stormwind, those rich nobles or big businessmen always like to buy one or two expensive magic robes for themselves, because it can not only show their noble status, but also have good protection ability, making them safer ? Thinking about it this way, it is normal for the woman in the distance below to wear a magic robe, so there is no need to make too much fuss. &1t;/p>

"You mean the wand..."&1t;/p>

"Staff... No! This is troublesome!" &1t;/p>

"McCleary, hurry up! You still have a lot of time before they finish loading the car, and ride the griffin back south to Moon Creek Town, and let the high-ranking mage from Stormwind City who came to investigate the cause of the Duke's death Come and help me! If he won't come, just say: We may have found the sorceress who killed the Duke!"&1t;/p>

Hearing the dwarf's subordinate McCleary talk about the staff, Mathias suddenly remembered the confession written by many witnesses: On the day the Duke was killed, the man who cast a strange teleportation spell directly took him away. Bandit Vanessa VanCleef and the mage with the head of the Duke, the other party used what seemed to be a staff in the shape of a short wooden stick! &1t;/p>

And that magic staff at that time... It seems that the other party took it out of his sleeve? At that time, the woman just waved her hand, and the heads of Vanessa and the Duke disappeared in an instant...&1t;/p>

Thinking of this, Mathias couldn't help but look at the sleeves of the young woman below. She was indeed wearing a long-sleeved gown. It couldn't be easier! &1t;/p>

"You mean...yes! This subordinate now understands!" &1t;/p>

McCleary, the bronze-bearded dwarf of Ironforge, was stunned for a while, and immediately understood the meaning of his boss, then nodded quickly, turned around, took funny short steps, and ran towards the door quickly. go out. &1t;/p>

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"Sister, you have to be careful, I found out that we seem to have been targeted..." &1t;/p>

While loudly urging the farmers and his subordinates to hurry up and load the goods, the future General of the West Wilderness, Pete, walked to his sister Lana while holding the sword hilt at his waist, and then followed Whispering quietly in the other's ear. &1t;/p>

After observing for a period of time, Pete noticed that something was wrong with the people around him, so he immediately walked to his sister's side, reminding the other party, but also hoping to protect her. &1t;/p>

"Oh? My good brother...then when did you show up?" &1t;/p>

Lana was noncommittal to Pete's words. In fact, she had already noticed that there were people watching them, and probably found many suspected observers! In fact, at the beginning, she even thought that the other party did that only because of her beauty, so she didn't care at first. &1t;/p>

Because, when she was in the city of flames, she had long been used to the attention of others. &1t;/p>

However, after many confirmations just now, she finally found out that something was wrong! Because, those guys, when they looked at her, they didn't look at her with strange surprise or admiration, but a cold, ruthless look, even like looking at a dead person, without any emotion in it! &1t;/p>

So, after confirming, Lana felt that the shopping this time seemed to be getting more and more interesting...&1t;/p>

"Aha! It's been a while!" &1t;/p>

Pete was not in a hurry to say anything, but stood next to his sister, pretending to look at the carriages loading and unloading goods in the distance together, and then pointed with his fingers. &1t;/p>

His height is two heads taller than Lana's, and Lana, who was originally very slender, can barely reach the position a little lower than his shoulders. With that kind of intimacy, one might even think that the two of them are lovers! &1t;/p>

"Sister, you also know that we grew up on a farm since we were young! If some terrible things happened later, so that we would never touch those farm jobs again, we might still be two ordinary farmers now... ...Although our current circumstances have changed, some things will never be forgotten!"&1t;/p>

"You may have noticed just now that behind us, among the sharecroppers threshing the grain, two or three guys have been holding a handful of grain and pretending there. They are obviously not qualified farmers!" &1t;/ p>

Pete didn't turn around to look over, but seemed to be talking about something insignificant, lowered his head and whispered to his sister. The other party's inattentiveness when doing farm work seems very unprofessional, and it is inevitable for him to find his flaws! &1t;/p>

"Oh? Then how do you know they are spies? Maybe...they are actually being lazy?"&1t;/p>

Lana was still a little noncommittal, she just smiled and teased her younger brother. &1t;/p>

In fact, she actually has more people, but she didn't act hastily to scare the enemy, but just pretended that the other party didn't exist! But if the other party dared to do something, with so many of them here, they might not be afraid of them! &1t;/p>

The big deal, when the time comes, she will set fire to this place, and then run away, what can those enemies do to her? Due to the example of a certain little girl, the spell that Lana is most proficient in now is 'blazing fire'! The fire released was fast and ruthless. Although it was not very powerful, it couldn't be easier to burn down this farm and the granary here. &1t;/p>

"No! They are definitely not being lazy!"&1t;/p>

"First of all, I noticed that although they changed their clothes, their skin color and hair did not look like those of the coolie farmers at all. Moreover, the farmer holding the whip was right next to them...they just held a It has been squatting there for almost an hour, but the shrewd farmer didn’t shake the whip, don’t you think this is strange?”&1t;/p>

Earlier, before the food was loaded into the truck, Pete and Lana had bargained with the farmer for a while. He felt that it was absolutely impossible for a miserly and shrewd guy to tolerate the farmer under his nose. Lazy under the sun! So, this thing is obvious. &1t;/p>

Anyway, those people, who are they, why did the farmer cooperate with the other party to come in, lurk, approach and observe them, and why did the farmer have a slight sense of fear towards them, combining these factors, the other party's The specific identity is not difficult to guess. &1t;/p>

"As long as you know!"&1t;/p>

"Actually, there are not many of them! As far as I found out, there are at least twenty or thirty people, and there are many hidden guys! Don't look back, don't be surprised... just do what you want I don’t even know, and don’t leave my side easily! I’m casting an obstacle spell on my body now, if they attack violently later, not only will it be an early warning, but at least it can help you resist a few more times?”&1t;/p>

After talking tenderly and telling those still unaware subordinates to hurry up and load the car, Lana reached out and patted her younger brother's hand that was holding on to the hilt of the sword, signaling to the other party not to worry, take it easy, because, at this moment, you are in a hurry It is also useless! &1t;/p>

Just as the people from SI:7 had guessed, today, the two brothers and sisters came here to buy food, and they were indeed preparing for the upcoming uprising in the West Wilderness! &1t;/p>

After all, Lana, who grew up in the Flame Palace, was often in contact with government affairs and was no stranger to the military, was very clear about the fact that the soldiers and horses were not moved, and the food and grass went first! This time, it was actually the second batch of food, so Lana herself didn't mind whether they could be escorted back successfully. &1t;/p>

Even if she really fights with the other party here later, she won't hesitate! It would be the best if she could win, but if she couldn't win, she would just drag her younger brother to apparate and run away, leaving those dozens of insignificant subordinates, if they died, they would die! &1t;/p>

Anyway, in Lana's eyes, the safety of her brother Pete is the most important! &1t;/p>

And since those thugs have chosen to join the New Defias Brotherhood to gain a bright future, they must always be prepared to go all out! In this world of Azeroth, where are the jobs that are both safe and promising? If you want to get something in return, you have to give first! &1t;/p>

You know, even Lana herself has been assassinated by hostile militants or spy assassins in the past few years! Even she, the Queen's Maid of the Flame Kingdom, survived many times, so what can those thugs who joined the Defias Brotherhood complain about? &1t;/p>

"Okay sister, I understand! Do you need me to remind those guys?" &1t;/p>

Nodding his head, Pete thought for a while, then lowered his head to ask his sister Lana's opinion again. Those guys in his mouth were obviously the quasi-soldiers of the Defias Brotherhood disguised as entourages and caravan guards. &1t;/p>

"No! It would be bad if those idiots of them knew!" &1t;/p>

"..."&1t;/p>

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