Cesare pointed the crowbar at the hoop on the barrel, swallowed his saliva and began to use his force carefully so as not to hurt Anya, but fortunately, the barrel was very old, and the hoop on it had already rusted, and it loosened a lot after two gentle pries. Seeing this, Cesare set the crowbar aside and grabbed the edge of the bottom of the barrel with his hand, trying to loosen the planks that had been held free from the hoop, thus saving Anya's head. After two clicks, the gap between the planks did not move, but Cesare suddenly felt that something was wrong, and his face suddenly became much more ugly, and he effortlessly lifted the barrel up slightly, and Anya's white and lovely face was immediately revealed in the faint light in front of Cesare's eyes. I saw Anya blink her blue eyes and pretend to be innocent, tilting her head to meet Cesare's eyes, and a lock of red hair stuck in the barrel also gently fell back to her face at this time. "You're kidding me." Cesare said with a cold expression. "I should have thought of it, and it was a really good performance." "Good evening, Mr. Cesare, it's a pleasure to see you again." Anya's face was filled with an innocent smile. When Cesare let go, the barrel "bang" muffled back again, and the inner wall hit the back of Anya's head fiercely, and the painful Anya wanted to hold her head tightly but only hugged the barrel, and after a while, she lifted the barrel and threw it out at will, not forgetting to pat it back and forth with both hands. Then, as if she had completely forgotten about it, Anya turned sideways around Cesare and walked straight back to the mechanical heart. "Where did we just go? Crows, bad news, earth, riddles from the ancient empire? Anya grabbed the mechanical heart with one hand, threw it into the air and caught it with the other. "Oh, maybe the crow's crest has something to do with this, that's interesting." Anya smiled slightly, and without warning, threw the mechanical heart at Cesare, and in the dim environment, only a small black shadow could be faintly seen passing through the air, and Cesare quickly took two steps forward and stretched out his arms to protect it precisely. "If you really want to fix it, please don't throw it around." Cesare said annoyedly. "I want you to understand that this device is much more delicate than it looks, and any slight damage could be the reason why it doesn't work properly, please! Alas...... Although this was taken by your father, at least be gentle. As if accustomed to Anya's personality, Cesare's tone became flat. "Okay, okay, my bad." Anya stuck out her tongue mischievously, then put her hands behind her back and shook her body slightly from side to side. "So, for the sake of me helping you once at the prom, can you fix this thing?" Cesare looked down at the mechanical heart in his hand thoughtfully, if not for the sake of returning the ball, but the strange device alone made him very curious, and from the moment he learned at the auction that it was the creation of the Hunyadi family, Cesare wanted to study the heart carefully to see what secrets could be unearthed. "I can try, but I can't guarantee that you will be satisfied with the final result, even if this device is forced to work, it may not be effective, but I will try my best to make his price in the market not to make Earl Laurion lose money." "Loss?" Anya covered her mouth and laughed. "Mr. Cesare, you seem to have misunderstood something, I didn't ask you for help with my father's finances." "Isn't it?" Cesare was a little skeptical, as if his train of thought had been carried too far by Sandino's dream of making a fortune. "Of course not! Although I have to admit that money is very tempting, I can buy a boat, or Director Anri's wine glass! I've been in that glass for a long time, but the dean always holds it as if it's stuck to his hand. Anya muttered to herself as she turned to look at the map on the table. "Anyway, I want you to fix this thing just to satisfy my curiosity." Anya raised her arm and pointed to the location of Karl Stream on the map. "The city we are in, Karliu, is located inside the Duchy of Orsiny, and right next to ours......" Anya's hand shifted to one side, pointing to the adjacent territory. "It's the county of your Hunyadi family, a vast territory where almost no one has ever been there, just because of those ...... Terrible rumors, I remember there were cannibalisms, kidnappings, unicorns out of nothing. "I haven't heard of unicorns, it sounds like you just made it up." As soon as Cesare finished responding casually, Anya pushed the table and turned in a circle in front of Cesare, with a smile on her face, close to Cesare's face, so close that the tips of her noses almost touched, so close that Cesare could clearly feel the temperature of the girl's breathing and the faint body fragrance. "I want to know the truth about the Hunyadi family, can you help me? Cesare-san?. The crows hissed, the endless fields that had been abandoned for a long time were shrouded in darkness, the fog cast a mysterious veil over the moonlight, the rotting ears of wheat covered the earth, the corpses of plants and animals had mostly turned into black mud and fallen into the earth, the strange and unpredictable crows hovered in the night, the looming ghosts hovered in the mist, and the scene seemed to have been reduced to the paradise of death, and there would be no living creatures to visit it. The sound of horses' hooves in the distance broke the dead silence, and two scrawny horses were carrying a grown male and a young-looking girl, both facing the field, perched on the edge of the wasteland. Both were wearing pitch-black cloaks, and their faces were covered by veils, except for the girl's hidden silver hair. The man dragged a thick hemp rope in his hand, and at the other end of the hemp rope was a living person dragged on the ground, it was a slightly chubby man, no shoes, his clothes were full of holes and scars, and his back was also dragged all the way to become fleshy and bloody, and he could only cry and beg for mercy in a weak voice. "Please...... Please, Janos...... I don't want to be a rabbit, anything else is fine, please don't let me be a rabbit......" Listening to his faint wail, the silver-haired girl among the two escorts tilted her head to look at him, but there was no expression visible under the tightly woven veil. After another adult man, known as Yanosh, rolled over and dismounted, the tied man was still begging for mercy. "I didn't mean to...... I didn't think about betrayal...... You know me, I never wanted to leave here......" "yes, you don't." Janos replied with regret, but he couldn't see his expression either. "You should have brought the money back after selling the core, instead of pretending to be clever and hiding and lying that the money was robbed." "I'm sorry...... I'm really sorry...... But I really need those silver coins...... My wife is sick, you have seen her, she has a chance to be cured, she needs a little money...... I can give the money back to everyone soon......" The man choked up, tears welling up in his eyes, as if talking about the subject was more painful than the torment of the scars on his body. "You don't need to say I'm sorry, I'm sorry for you, I have to deal with this matter in accordance with it." Janos grabbed the man by the neck and forcibly lifted his mangled body up, untied the ropes from his body, and pushed him in the direction of the field. "You know what to do, keep running, just go through the fields to the woods, and you're safe." "That's impossible...... That's impossible! No one has ever been able to do it! The man almost broke down and roared, but then, a pair of huge scarlet eyes slowly appeared in the fog behind Yanosh, and a black beak half a human tall faintly appeared in the man's eyes, and he immediately paused and roared. "You brought it to ...... too? No... Don't do that, you can't do this to me, I have Hunyadi in my name! I'm also from the Hunyadi family! I'm also a member of the Crows! Have you forgotten Yanosh, we used to be friends, I, I even saved your life! "Gaber, this is the most glorious punishment for the Hunyadi family! Don't worry, I'll be there later. With that, Janos removed a short crossbow from his saddle. I don't want to take this against you, please don't force me, you know very well that we don't have a choice. "Janos looks at the previous friendship...... Heal my wife...... This is my last request, is it okay......" The chubby man choked with tears streaming down his face, and then vented his unwillingness and fear through a loud roar, cursing the cursed field with a nameless rage, and then ran, stepping on the muddy soil with bare feet, roaring and running towards the boundless field, like a living creature making his last protest against death. Within a moment, the man's figure disappeared into the fog, and the hoarse roar faded away...... Until a terrible scream tore through the night sky, and the eardrums of the terrible wails could not help but tremble, only the fear beyond death could make the vocal cords let out those almost deformed howls, and the two people on the edge of the field seemed to have known this result, calmly looking in the direction from which death came, motionless. Soon, another man in a black cloak rode to Yanosh's side, and said in a somewhat anxious tone: "Three have been brought out, and we may not have enough manpower." "Where's the big one?" Janos asked, turning his head, and the person who responded to him shook his head slightly. "Just three ordinary ones, one of which is a rabbit from before." "I'll go with you, and I'll kill at least one before dawn." Janos turned and stepped onto the horse, pulling the reins and about to leave, but was stopped by a silver-haired girl beside him. "I'm also a flock of crows, and I'm going with you." "I admire your courage, but your death is not today. Girl, I have more important tasks for you. Janos continued: "Go to Monsieur Leopold at once, and ask him to clear the nearest ledger. If you need to, you go to Karl Stream in person and solve the problem of the boy's tuition. You're one of the few people who can do things reliably, don't let this go your way. The silver-haired girl did not respond immediately after hearing this, but lowered her head and tightened the reins, looking very hesitant. I don't understand...... That money is enough to feed us for at least a few months, is that important to that boy, and even he is not really......" The girl was interrupted by Arnos at once before she could finish speaking. "Don't question the Count's decision, one day you will understand that the boy's life is far more important than all of us, provided that you survive to that day, of course." With that, Janos and another rider rushed into the field and disappeared into the fog without being heard from. The silver-haired girl sighed slightly after a moment of hesitation, twitched the reins, and rode her horse in the opposite direction When everyone was gone, the moonlight caressed the earth, and a few corpses were added to the darkness waiting to decompose.

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