Chapter 4

When the first ray of sunlight shone on Graycastle in the morning, the fire in Colin’s bedroom had already been put out.

Fortunately, most of the building materials in Graycastle were non-flammable rocks. Otherwise, the fire would not have only burned down this room.

In the messy room, the butler, Eamon, stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the charred corpse in front of him in a daze.

Thud, thud, thud..

With heavy footsteps, a tall figure appeared in the room.

“Eamon, I’ve already ordered people to seal off the castle. At the same time, all the entrances and exits of Graycastle Town have been put on high-alert. Humph, I don’t believe that the murderer will escape this time!”

The man was three meters tall and as strong as a black bear.

His entire body was clad in heavy armor, but he did not wear a helmet. Instead, he had an exposed round, bald head. Coupled with his fierce face, stern expression, and the huge blood-stained battle-ax in his hand… it was terrifying enough to bring all the children in Graycastle town to tears.

“Thank you for your hard work, Knight Rego.” Eamon did not turn his head. His eyes were still fixed on the charred corpse, but his focus was a little loose as if he was thinking about something.

Seeing this, Rego thought that the old butler was sad about the death of the young master. He sighed and said, “Hey, let’s rearrange the young master’s body and bury it once the old master returns.”

Eamon did not respond.

Rego touched his big bald head, thinking that the old butler was blaming himself, so he took a few steps closer to Eamon and whispered, “Eamon, I didn’t see Knight Carter today, I suspect…”

Hearing Carter’s name, Eamon’s eyes instantly focused, then he turned to the servants who were in the midst of tidying up the mess in the room and ordered, “There’s no need to tidy up here, you guys can go.”

“Yes.”

After the servants left, Eamon slightly raised his head to look at the tall Rego and asked, “I remember that three years ago, you and Carter had a competition at the Knight Championship held by Earl Oman.”

Rego was a little puzzled. He did not understand why Eamon would suddenly mention the previous Knight Championship, but he still replied, “Was that three years ago? I think so. Hehe, I beat him up badly that time!”

Eamon smiled. “Yes, he was stabbed off his warhorse by you. He broke his arm and lost two teeth.”

“Hehe.” Rego was a little embarrassed when he mentioned his glorious record, but at the same time, he was also very confused. “Why are you saying this now?”

Eamon didn’t answer. Instead, he continued to ask, “Do you still remember whether Carter’s two teeth were on the left or the right?”

“How would I know!” Rego was a little anxious. Eamon’s reaction made him very confused and dissatisfied.

Eamon did not care about Rego’s attitude. Instead, he revealed a mysterious smile and pointed at the charred corpse on the ground. “If you can’t remember clearly, you can go and take a look yourself now.”

Rego frowned and stared at Eamon with his bell-sized eyes for a long time. Seeing that he did not seem to be joking, he finally squatted down and reached out to pry open the corpse’s mouth.

“Crack!”

Eamon saw Rego, who had thick hands and feet, pry off the corpse’s jaw, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Rego was also shocked, and then hurriedly tried to put back the fallen jaw.

“Okay, stop it. Look at his teeth carefully.” Eamon looked at clumsy Rego and was a little speechless.

“Oh, okay… Hey! There are two gaps in his lower left gums!” Rego turned his head with shining eyes and asked anxiously, “Did Carter lose his left tooth?”

Obviously, this boorish man also realized that something was wrong with this corpse.

Unfortunately, Eamon shook his head. “I don’t know which two teeth Carter lost.”

Rego frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Eamon said slowly, “However, I know that Young Master Colin has never lost a tooth.”

“That’s right!” Rego stood up abruptly and shouted excitedly.

Then, he seemed to realize that his voice was too loud. He quickly lowered his voice again. “So, this corpse is not Young Master Colin, but that bastard Carter!”

“No.” Eamon smiled and shook his head. “The young master has been killed by Carter. You must now take people to capture this evil traitor.”

“What?” Rego’s eyes widened again. “Are you stupid?”

Eamon sighed and explained patiently, “Think about it, why did the young master set this fire? And why did he leave without saying goodbye?”

Rego touched his big round bald head and seemed to understand. “You mean, the young master deliberately burned this corpse to let others think that he was dead?”

“Yes.”

“Why did the young master do this?”

“Maybe he wanted to see who was behind Carter? What was his purpose? Or maybe he wanted to hide… In short, since the young master has his own plans, then we need to help execute them and carry out this trap.”

“Alright, I understand.” Rego walked out with his head lowered. “I’ll send out an order to capture that bastard Carter.”

Eamon watched Rego’s tall figure disappear outside the door, and silently added in his heart, “It’s also possible that young master doesn’t dare trust us anymore…”

“How can I not trust you?” Colin smiled and said to the old mercenary in front of him, “What I mean is, I’ll pay you half of the commission first, and the remaining half will be given to you after you help me introduce a caravan to Fallen Eagle City.”

“Then what if you refuse to pay the remaining money after I introduce you to a caravan?” The old mercenary was obviously not satisfied with this arrangement of paying the deposit first before the final payment.

“Do you think I’m the one who needs that little money?” Colin took out a gold coin and tossed it up and down in his hand.

The old mercenary’s eyes instantly widened as his gaze followed the gold coin up and down.

There was nothing he could do. For a person at the bottom of society like him, copper coins were the currency that was used every day. Silver coins were rare, but gold coins, that was something that only nobles and big merchants possessed.

“Then I want thirty copper coins!” The old mercenary realized that the person in front of him was wealthy and immediately began to raise the price.

“20 copper coins. Any more and I’ll find someone else.”

“Deal!” The old mercenary happily took the 10 copper coins that Colin threw and began to lead the way.

A moment later, the two arrived at the western district of Graycastle town and walked into an old tavern.

“Big Beard Tavern.”

After stepping through the door, Colin found that the name of this tavern really lived up to its name. Almost all the people drinking in it were big beards at a glance.

The old mercenary was obviously very familiar with this place. As he greeted everyone, he led Colin inside.

The two of them came to a long table in the corner of the tavern. The old mercenary bent his back and muttered to a bearded man sitting in the main seat for a moment.

The bearded man looked at Colin in the direction the old mercenary pointed and then waved his hand, indicating for Colin to go over.

“This is the leader of the Firefox mercenary group, Lord Saru. Lord Saru is a tier 2 warrior, and he happens to be heading to Fallen Eagle City. You will definitely be safe following their team!” The old mercenary first introduced the bearded man to Colin.

Then, he turned to the bearded man, and his attitude was clearly much more attentive. “Lord Saru, this is my nephew. Don’t think he’s strong, but his martial skills are quite good…”

“He is your nephew?” Saru sneered and interrupted the old mercenary.

“Yes… Yes!” The old mercenary was slightly stunned, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

Then, he quickly explained, “Don’t be shocked that he doesn’t resemble me, he mainly takes after my brother-in-law. Moreover, all these years, I have been running around outside, and this old face has long lost its appearance. You must know that when I was young, I was also handsome and carefree, and my temperament was extraordinary…”

Saru sneered and once again interrupted the old mercenary, “Your nephew is a knight?”

Upon hearing the word knight, the old mercenary felt as if someone had suddenly strangled his neck, and his words immediately got caught in his throat.

Colin’s pupils instantly contracted.