After a long struggle, Hasel finally lay on the bed. In fact, it was almost dawn, Dongfang had turned white, and his head was touched to the pillow for the first time. Uneasiness and fear had deprived him of sleepiness, so he lay down with his clothes, with his eyes open and looking at the ceiling.

A sharp scream suddenly sounded at the door, and Haser jumped up because of the stimulation. This scream was only made when humans shouted dyingly, full of pain and despair. Then, Haser heard someone knocking on the door gently.

He held the sword and came to the door step by step. "Who?" he shouted loudly.

A sword suddenly pierced through the wooden door. Although Hasel stepped back in time, it still wiped his arm. He was not wearing armor, so the sword tip immediately left a small wound on his arm, and blood gushed out.

"I won't kill you just like this." A woman was talking at the door. "Do you remember my father? You murdered him with despicable means! Now you have to pay the price! I will give you fear and pain until you confess your sins while begging me to kill you!"

The sword shrank back. Then he heard shouts around him, which meant that his guards who were always late had arrived. A short while later, someone knocked on the door again, and this time the door was talking with a male voice, and Haser recognized that the person who was speaking was a small team leader under his command.

He opened the door, and he could guess the situation outside the door. The two soldiers who were in charge of guard were dead. One had his throat cut off, and all the shouts were sealed below the throat with a sharp blade. The other was pierced in the chest and finally could make a dying cry. Both of them were killed by a blow in the raid without fighting.

If Hathel had any doubts before, it has now completely disappeared. Because the two guards stood by the door, with their backs against the wall, they could not raid from the rear. Moreover, the sky was also dark at this time, and they could not get close to them even in the darkness. In other words, both soldiers were raided by the other party at a short distance, and then were killed one after another without even time to react. This speed, strength and skill are by no means a level that ordinary soldiers can reach.

Moreover, this voice... is absolutely impossible to be wrong. This female assassin is that person's daughter! How could he forget that past event? It was by helping the Ryans seize the credit of Baccarat that he was promoted from an ordinary knight to a true noble (judgmentally speaking, even if the knight is considered a noble, Hassel's standards are higher than others), and finally gains his current status.

What happened that day? An ordinary woman fell into the hands of a ghoul and suddenly turned into a supreme assassin and returned? Hathel really couldn't figure out what was going on. But answering this question is not the key now, the key is that he is indeed in danger of life.

If the woman's target of that raid was not his bodyguard, but himself. She only needed a dart, a flying arrow or simply a bullet... Then I'm afraid he can no longer stand here to consider the problem.

At dawn, the lord's mansion was filled with tension and chaos. Moreover, unsurprisingly, the guards searching everywhere found nothing. The woman suddenly disappeared for the second time - but Hassel was very confident that she would come back as soon as it was dark.

Now, Hathel sat in his meeting hall and held the only meeting today. Those attending the meeting included his housekeeper, his adviser, a small group of officers in his army, and the captain of the guards responsible for the security of the lord's mansion. This was almost all the power he could control at this moment. There was only one issue, the female assassin who appeared last night.

His officers proposed a very simple and practical method, in one sentence: increase guards. Three steps, one post, five steps, and no matter how hard the assassin is, it is difficult for him to find loopholes. However, this method is just a temporary measure, because it is impossible for him to not go out. When he goes out, no matter how tightly he defends, there are enough gaps. In addition, this method has great side effects, because it is impossible to carefully screen the guards in a hurry. The result of this is that the cooperation of the guards will add more loopholes. If the female assassin uses disguise, impersonation and other methods, there is still a great possibility that he will approach the lord.

His butler made the second suggestion, which was to choose a closed and sturdy house that could not burn, and replace the lock with a state where the door could only be opened from the inside. In this way, no matter what, at least he could sleep at night. This method has no side effects and is very limited. It is naturally fine in the house, but the assassin will definitely wait for him to leave the house.

"Sir, I think what you need is not this defensive solution, you need an offensive strategy." For these two methods, everyone discussed for a while, and finally, his guard captain (the respectable captain was not on duty last night and was not present) expressed his opinion. "Our problem is that you are threatened by a powerful assassin. You should not think about how to defend against assassin, but how to kill this lurking assassin."

"Do you have any good ideas?" This opinion immediately aroused Hasel's interest.

"The danger of assassins lies in their concealment." The captain continued, "There is no doubt that if a battle is open and the most highly qualified assassin can only fight ten at most. She can defeat five or ten guards, but can she deal with hundreds? Not to mention that we can arrange muskets, crossbows and other weapons. As long as we think of a way to prevent the assassin from escaping, then victory is only a matter of time."

"You are right, but how can you stop the assassin from escaping?" Hathel asked.

"That's the problem." Now, not only Hathel, but also others stopped discussing and focused on the captain. "The housekeeper had already told this method just now, choose a solid and closed house, lure the female assassin in, and the matter was solved."

"But this requires the Lord to take risks!" said the housekeeper dissatisfied. "Let the Lord be in the house and attract the assassin... But in this way, what's the point of even if we catch or kill the assassin afterwards? The safety of the Count is the first element."

"The key is here!" said the captain of the guard loudly. "When the assassin and the Count are in the same room, if there is a way to protect the Count's safety, isn't the problem solved? For example, make a solid iron cabinet that cannot be opened easily, and let the Count hide in it. Or dig a very small basement and install a solid small door."

Everyone suddenly realized that this was indeed a feasible solution.

"We first choose such a house, and then install a spring-loaded door so that it can only be opened from the outside and will automatically close." The captain further used his intelligence and proposed a specific plan. "Put something like an iron cabinet that can protect the Count in the house. Then the Count walked into the house and hid it in the cabinet. After the assassin entered the door, it turned into a mouse locked in the cage. After a period of time, our patrol personnel would inevitably find the invasion of the assassin... and then... the rest was simple. We gathered a team of musketeers or crossbowmen, and waited to turn the assassin into a hornet's nest or a porcupine!"

"In a hurry, where should we find a cabinet that can protect the Count?" Someone questioned. "If it is specially made, it may take the year of a monkey and a horse to make it. But the assassin will come back tonight."

"This, I remembered a ready-made thing." This time, Hathel said, "Do you remember the empty sarcophagus we found on the outskirts of the city last time? I remember it took twenty people to carry it back. In the end, it took a lot of effort and tried a lot of hard work to open it, but found that it was empty and there was no treasure at all! If it were that thing, it would be impossible to open it with the power of a person. And there was a vent hole on the thing... It was as if the gods had long expected that I had the predicament today and specially gave me this thing! Hahaha..."

As soon as the meeting ended, things immediately became busy.

Several teams of garrison were transferred into the lord's mansion to strengthen their vigilance. At the same time, another matter was quietly executed. A small warehouse in the mansion was quickly cleared out and replaced with an iron gate and a new lock. In the afternoon, some furniture was moved into the warehouse, some of which were even quite expensive. In addition to furniture, there were also some debris, some food and water. Hasel entered the warehouse before dark.

Everything was ready in the small warehouse. Haser lay in a sarcophagus (or stone box), and several servants closed it. After a simple test, Haser was very satisfied with this thing. On the one hand, it was absolutely safe, on the other hand, it was ventilated, and at the same time, it could also talk to each other inside and outside. The stone box was equipped with a simple stone mechanism. If you want to open the lid, you must have four people in front, back, left and right, and four people should use special tools to turn on the switch. In other words, if only one assassin came, she would do nothing except chatting with Haser in the room.

As the servants left, Hathel heard the sound of the door closing outside. Now he was not concerned about his own safety, but whether the prey would bite the bait.

Time passed minute by minute. Although he didn't close his eyes a day and night, Haser was still sleepless at this moment. What supported him was a kind of evil joy. He looked forward to his complete victory and washing away the trace of stains in his past with the blood of others.

How long have you been waiting? The hourglass at his hand had been flipped three times. It is inferred that it is almost midnight at this moment. If Fei wants to come, he should have come. But she may not be able to come... If she has discovered this trap, then...

A slight "creak" sound came into his ears. Hasel was extremely sure that this sound was the sound of the warehouse door opening. His subordinates had been sentenced to death for a long time, so there was only one possibility that the door would be pushed in! He felt ecstasy in his heart.

"Fei? Is it you?" Hasel said out through the sarcophagus.

"You are really interesting. Have you made such a thing hide? Are you planning to turn into a turtle?" Fei's voice came from outside. Although he could not hear footsteps, Haser knew that Fei was looking around the sarcophagus at this moment.

"I have no choice...Dear niece, you forced me!" Get faster...I'll get faster...I'll get faster...I'll be praying in his heart. If there are any shortcomings in this trap, this is the only one.

"Niece? Why do you have the right to say this word?!" Fei's voice clearly revealed his heart, "If you are shameless, you may be the most powerful one in the world."
Chapter completed!