83 – How to betray a traitor
“Hurry!”
“We have to get them all on the wagon before the sun rises!”
“Move carefully. “If anything happens to the box, you’ll be put in the brig right away!”
Countless cigarettes piled up in the warehouse.
The soldiers were putting them in boxes and loading them onto the wagon.
As each box had a price similar to that of a gold nugget, a strong sense of tension could be felt in the sight of the soldiers working.
Watching that scene.
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Dunhill was the person who was supposed to lead this procession and was one of the inspectors dispatched from the home country. He spoke to General Neto, who was watching with some concern.
“Hey… General. “It seems like the number of soldiers is a bit low, so why not send in more troops?”
“Is there really a need for that? Didn’t you tell me? “Nothing special has ever happened in this area.”
“That’s true, but… Anyway, isn’t there something that happens once in a while? “I think we need to have at least some variety.”
“Hmm, if that’s the case, let’s take some slave soldiers with us. “I guess that’s enough, right?”
“Thank you, General.”
General Neto accepts Dunhill’s words in a not very pleased manner.
Dunhill bowed his head and expressed his gratitude, then began to move to the front of the group as he watched the work slowly being completed.
And.
Seeing him like this, General Neto began to smile deeply.
‘Good, this will make things go a little easier.’
*
“What… what? Attacked by natives?”
“Yes, the report is that these guys attacked the procession and stole the cigarette boxes!”
The faces of the managers, including Neto, began to be colored with astonishment at the report that came about a day after the procession left.
An unexpected situation that has never occurred before.
In response, General Neto asked his adjutant in front of him a question in a trembling voice.
“That… So, how much damage is there?”
“The Dunhill manager who was leading the procession was killed, and most of the soldiers who were transporting it were said to have died or been taken prisoner. Fortunately, the slave soldiers in the rear survived and were able to deliver the news.”
“Oh my!… I added soldiers just in case, so how could something like this happen! Dunhill has made things so annoying!”
General Neto shouts in anger.
Meanwhile, the managers here began to panic, feeling deep confusion about an emergency they had never experienced before.
“Uh… “What should I do?”
“Do… If their home country found out about this, they would not remain silent. Even if Dunhill dies, we won’t be safe either!”
People who are caught up in fear and don’t know what to do.
Looking at them,
General Neto shouted in a stern voice.
“What can I do! Of course I have to come back and find it! “Nothing can be solved by making a fuss!”
“Uhm… “
“That… Yes, but… “
Managers who are not willing to step forward despite General Neto’s words.
As expected, most of the managers here were focused on administrative work and knew nothing about combat.
Of these, Dunhill was well-versed in combat, and because of that, he had always been in charge of transportation duties, but now that he is dead, no one is willing to step forward anymore.
And,
Looking at their reactions, General Neto sighed heavily and said.
“… Ha. This is truly pathetic. I get it. If not, let me go. “The natives might burn them, so I’ll go get them right now.”
“That… I would appreciate it if you could… “Yes.”
“We will only trust the general.”
If there was someone who took on a task that they were unwilling to do, people would naturally leave the work to that person.
This was the case when doing group work at the academy, and it is the same now.
Having decided to leave everything to General Neto, the people dispersed as they did not know when he would change his mind.
And, seeing them like this.
Watching everything proceed as planned in advance.
General Neto began to smile deeply.
‘Okay… ‘According to plan.’
*
General Neto leads his soldiers to the indigenous people’s village.
At first glance, it seemed like a brave attitude, risking one’s life in battle to recover the empire’s assets, but behind it all, it was simply a play based on a dirty plan.
In the first place, the raid by the natives was carried out by Viscount Harconnell, the keeper of this place, by dressing up slaves under his command, and the slave soldiers initially assigned to Dunhill were also those that General Neto had recruited in advance.
Not a single Dunhill and his soldiers survived their sudden joint attack, and having completely destroyed the evidence, they were waiting at the appointed location with the stolen cigarettes.
“Now all that’s left is to pretend to fight the guys dressed as natives, right?”
“Yes. If we charge, they will run away, leaving about 30% of the captured cigarette boxes behind. The remaining 70% of the cigarettes will later be traded and returned to our pockets as gold coins.”
General Neto and Clara are doing the final inspection in a low voice in a position where others cannot hear.
At this moment, they were feeling strong anticipation for their brilliant future, which was already beginning to appear.
‘It would be safe to say that with this, the matter is over. With this, I say goodbye to that dirty Nelson b*tch!’
‘That’s it, now all you have to do is accidentally kill General Neto in the final process and everything will be over. If that happens, you will finally become the general you dreamed of, and you will have a future where you will achieve success under General Nelson and walk the path of success… ‘
The two people rush to the meeting place, each with different expectations.
After a while, they passed through a huge canyon with steep cliffs on both sides.
In general, this is a place where it would be appropriate to suspect an enemy ambush and conduct reconnaissance.
But…
General Neto, who knew that what he was doing now was a play and not a battle, naturally did not feel the need for it at all.
“Now, let’s hurry. “There are not many enemy villages left.”
General Neto moving forward, encouraging his soldiers.
Without any suspicion, General Neto entered the canyon with his soldiers.
At that time…
-Bang!-
“Koheook!”
“!? What…. What?”
The next moment, the sound of a gunshot suddenly sounds.
Starting with that, numerous natives appeared above the canyon.
“Attack!”
“Don’t let anyone live!”
Without a moment of hesitation, the natives shot at the soldiers located at the bottom of the canyon and rolled rocks.
General Neto’s face began to show deep embarrassment at the surprise attack, which was not just a play, but an actual surprise attack.
“Ah… No, what is this… this… The story is wrong! Wealth… Obviously we decided to just pretend to fight… !”
General Neto doesn’t know what to do in a sudden and incomprehensible situation.
He was not even sure whether to counterattack or retreat due to the attack from those he clearly considered allies.
And.
While the commander was in this panic, the soldiers following him were also confused.
In this situation where the person who is supposed to give direction is using Otokeman over and over again, all they can do is face death helplessly.
In just a few minutes, the soldiers led by General Neto suffered damage that was close to annihilation.
The devastating damage suffered as a result of an unexpected surprise attack by those who were fully prepared.
So, right after what could actually be called troops were killed.
Before General Neto’s eyes, the figure of Viscount Harconnell appeared, leading a group of soldiers from the retreat.
A viscount with a haughty smile on his carriage.
General Neto started shouting at him with deep anger and embarrassment.
“Now… viscount! This… this… How on earth is this happening? “The story… the story is not wrong!”
General Neto is expressing his resentment in this situation where there is no time left to pay attention anymore.
About this. Viscount Harkonnen snorted and said to him:
“hehehe… What does that mean? “I just carried out the work as promised in advance, but it seems like you are mistaken about something.”
“What is that…?” What on earth are you planning? Do you really think you can get away with doing something like this? Where do you leave me? I’m seeing you right here… “Keuuu!?!”
That was when he became obsessed with anger and began to gather his magic power.
General Neto lost the staff he was holding in his hand due to the sudden pain he felt.
However.
At this moment, General Neto’s mind was caught up in a deep shock that was even worse than the pain that was piercing from his back to his abdomen.
“What… what… Hey?… Uh… Why… Why are you… “
A person stabbing a knife in his back.
It is.
A person he truly loved.
The one he trusted more than anyone else until now.
It was Clara.
“I’m sorry, General. “I am now in a state where I can live without you.”