As the first ray of sunlight shone through the window, Ashu Rufate opened his eyes.

He dreamed again. In fact, he dreamed every time he went to bed. He had already found that he did not need sleep very much, but he could always fall asleep as long as he wanted to sleep. This time he dreamed of some new content. In fact, it was not appropriate to say that it was new content. It should be said that his dreams were gradually turning from fragmented and incomprehensible scattered dream states to understandable pictures.

The dream of last night was different from the past. Perhaps I knew yesterday that I was actually a black magician. In the dream last night, he saw something new. He dreamed that he was standing condescendingly on a small hillside, watching countless undead creatures staggering by his feet like a river. He also saw himself flying in the air, with the sound of wind roaring in his ears, and the mount under his crotch was a giant dragon that had long turned into a dry corpse but still flew by the wind.

He shook his head and temporarily expelled the things about dreams. It was just a dream. As the respectable doctor said, what he wanted to do was to find what would help him in the fragments of past memories. As for the others, don't worry about them for the time being.

The smell of breakfast was already heard in the air, which was the aroma of fish when it was stewed. Oh, by the way, he smelled the fish in the kitchen yesterday. It seemed that the fish had turned into breakfast now.

Ashu Rufate got up, washed up briefly and then went to the restaurant. As he thought, the two sisters had already prepared breakfast. The breakfast was a big fish, stewed with minced meat. In addition, there were many sauces.

"You're up." Xingke said. It took Ash Rufat a long time to realize that this was the first time in such a long time that Xingke took the initiative to say hello to him at breakfast time. Of course, at this moment, he could also look at the pair of sisters in a completely new way.

"Yeah." Ashu Rufat answered softly. This is a very ordinary question and answer, but many things change between these questions and answers.

He sat down, cut a piece of fish for himself with a knife, and then chewed it slowly. He eats now rather than eating, but rather a pure tasting. Perhaps it was because the two sisters were careless, or perhaps because of the table manners, that they had never discovered the fact that Ash Rufate had eaten too little.

The fish was very fresh, but unfortunately it was a bit too old. Ashu Rufate chewed carefully and analyzed that the heat was wrong. The fish was too big, so to make a real dish, it had to stew slowly over low heat instead of over high heat. In this way, the spices had not had time to soak the fish thoroughly...

I am really a mercenary, not a chef? He smiled at himself in his heart. Of course this is impossible. Maybe he prefers food because of his background, and has practiced this skill in his military career. That should be it.

The rapid footsteps interrupted Ash Rufate's thoughts. He turned his head and happened to see a maid, or a fat aunt in her forties, rushing over.

"There are guests coming." The maid said simply.

There were indeed guests. At this moment, at the gate of the mansion, a stranger dressed in a bad manner was waiting there. When the two sisters and Ash Rufat came out, the man bowed and immediately handed a letter in his hand to Xingke's hand.

"What is this?" Xing Ke looked through the envelope and noticed that there was a seal on it. It was the sheriff's seal.

"Notification from the Sheriff." Hearing the bad guy answered.

Xing Ke opened the envelope suspiciously and began to look carefully. The letter didn't look very long, but she read it for a long time, and as time went by, her face became paler and paler.

"Damn it!" she cursed softly. Although Ashu Rufate was far away, she could see thin beads of sweat oozing out of her forehead.

"What happened?" Xingjian also noticed that his sister was in a wrong state. Because she was very close to the other party, she clearly saw that her sister's hands holding the letter paper were trembling slightly.

"We..." Xing Ke even his voice was trembling.

"What's wrong?" Xingjian took the letter paper from his sister's hand. At the beginning, her expression was very curious, but after a few seconds, her face also changed drastically.

"Then I have sent the letter." The speaker gave a bow again. "Please forgive me for saying goodbye." He quickly jumped on his horse and left.

"Can I take a look?" Ashu Rufat asked Xingjian, who immediately handed him the documents in his hand.

When Ashrufate reads the letter, it is not a private letter of exchange, but a notice of judgment. The entire notice is written in all kinds of old-fashioned styles of official documents, so readers can easily understand everything without worrying about misunderstandings.

The content on the notice is very simple. Since there is a dispute over the inheritance right, according to relevant legal provisions, the property related to the dispute should be divided equally. The manor who has disputes over the inheritance right should be handled in accordance with this example. According to the price estimate, the manor is equivalent to 20,000 gold coins. The two sisters either hand over 10,000 gold coins within 50 days, or the manor will be auctioned, and the proceeds will be divided equally by the parties to the dispute.

At the back of the letter, the sheriff's signature was clearly written, and his seal was also written.

On the surface, this seems to be a very common verdict notice, but Ashu Rufate knew that things were not right. Because no matter what kind of accusation it was, a "trial" procedure must be passed before the final judgment. Not to mention such a controversial thing, even those who steal, robbery criminals, and those arrested on the scene must go through this procedure. Of course, many times, the so-called "trial" is just a formality, but even if it is a formality, this procedure cannot be ignored. The laws of the human world have always been like this.

However, the two sisters received a notice about the legal accusation yesterday and then received a judgment today. In other words, there was no trial at all, and the matter was settled. The two sisters were not foreign wanderers who were unfamiliar with their own personalities, but local squire and nobles. This matter was not as simple as it seemed.

In addition, the price is not normal. According to the two sisters' own valuation, the value of the entire manor is only eight thousand gold Oly, and the valuation in this notice has increased by more than twice.

Ashu Rufate thought, but everything was like a fog, making people unable to find the key points.

Xingke took the notice from Ashu Rufat, and her face was gloomy. She had calmed down and began to think about ways to solve the problem.

"Let's go to the city to find the financial officer Lord Russell!" she said. My aunt said before leaving that when she is in trouble, she can go to the financial officer Russell for help. The financial officer is also an extremely important official in the local government, and her status is second only to that of the sheriff.

Time was tight, so they had no intention of continuing to eat, but hurriedly ran to the room to change into their clothes and ordered the carriage to stand by. So soon after, everyone in the family could see two sisters getting into the carriage, and then the carriage quickly rushed onto the main road. This time, Ashu Rufate did not ride a horse, but sat in the carriage with the two sisters.

There is a small hillside on the road far away from the two sisters' homes. At this moment, several riders were stopping on the top of the hillside and looking into the distance. If Ashu Rufate or the two sisters were present, they would recognize that the listener who had sent the judgment notice was among the group.

The two sisters' home is in the suburbs of the city. Although it is said that it is a road to go out, there are few cars and horses on the road. Therefore, although the distance between these observers is quite far, it is still easy to see the two sisters' carriages driving out of the house and head towards the city of Bracian. In addition, because their vision is blocked by the carriage, the people in the carriage did not notice that anyone was observing them.

"They really refused to wait for death." On the hillside, the leading man sneered. "Looking like this, they want to go to the city for help?" After saying this, he took off his hat and revealed Io's face. "Lyle, who do you think they will go to?"

"Well... it should be the finance officer, Lord Russell. I heard that he had close contact with Countess Marianne." Lyle replied in detail. "And he is also a good person in the city."

"I think it's him." Eo replied. "Countess Marianne made a good arrangement, but unfortunately, even she had miscalculated her opponent. Now you know why I have to write for fifty days, right?" he asked.

"I understand," Lyle replied. "In this way, the verdict will be perfect, and there is no place to attack."

"Yes, I want to get this trouble as soon as possible." Io smiled slightly. "Fifty days actually don't matter. After all, we also need some time to prepare for other aspects. When we are ready, the time will not be short of a few days."

"Brother Io," said Lyle. In just one or two days, he had already understood Io's status at this time, so he willingly regarded himself as his younger brother. "The financial officer Russell... things may not be easy to handle." And Io was also happy to have such a helper who was familiar with the local situation because of his old friend.

"Don't worry, he can't pick out the stinger." Eo replied. "Unless my Aunt Mary suddenly comes back and runs to the county magistrate of North County to accuse... Otherwise, if a mere financial officer, he will not change anything."

...

This is a medium-sized living room. The whole room is rectangular, with four sofas and coffee tables occupying most of the space in the room. A fireplace is built on one wall. At this moment, the fire is burning, making the whole room warm. At this moment, taking a nap in such a room is simply a great pleasure.

Unfortunately, the guests in the room had no intention of enjoying the warmth of the winter and the exquisite snacks on the coffee table. Ashu Rufat was fine, and the two sisters were a little restless.

The three of them have been waiting here for a long time.
Chapter completed!