Chapter 1779: Swindling

At this time, Europe.

Hanover.

Due to the opening of the economy, the Longyan army could cut off the supply lines of the Holy Cross Army, but they had no Method to cut off those who came to Hanover to do business.

The people of Hanover also had goods that needed to be sold out.

Ling Chen was only the garrison in Hanover and had no way to interfere with the business of Hanoverian merchants.

Furthermore, the various countries of Europe had tacitly entered a period of truce, and the conflicts between the Longyan army and the Holy Cross Army had also decreased.

But friction remained constant.

However, previous friction was able to wear down the combat effectiveness of the Holy Cross Army.

Now, fighting a war of attrition seemed to have no profit to be gained at all.

In order to face this crisis, Ling Chen made a decision to send merchants into the territory of the Holy Cross Army to do business.

To drain the wealth brought by the Holy Cross Army from within.

To control this army with money.

Ling Chen personally led the team to the territory of the Holy Cross Army, and accompanying him was Diana.

The two disguised themselves as merchants from Longyan.

The high command of the Holy Cross Army remained highly tense regarding the appearance of these Longyan merchants.

Currently, this Holy Cross Army was under the command of Prince Soubise.

Ever since the last defeat at the hands of the Longyan army in Saxony, Prince Soubise had led the remaining Holy Cross Army Cavalry to Hanover to take over these Crusaders left behind by Douglas.

The two Crusader corps were temporarily merged into one, under the command of Prince Soubise.

Because they had been defeated by the Longyan army several times, Ling Chen, as a Longyan, was highly scrutinized the moment he arrived in the Holy Cross Army's territory.

Prince Soubise asked, "That merchant who came from Longyan, how is he now?"

"Respected Prince, it is laughable to say, but that Longyan merchant seems to have fallen into a scam."

"Not long after he arrived here, he encountered a swindler selling a so-called banknote printing machine, and this Longyan merchant was swindled out of two hundred Silver Coins."

Hearing this news, the usually serious Prince Soubise also laughed out loud.

"To think there is still someone who believes in such a stupid scam; are you sure he is really a Longyan merchant?"

The attendant suppressed a laugh and said, "Yes, I am very sure."

A burst of laughter came from the command room of the Holy Cross Army.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ling Chen, who was disguised as a Longyan merchant.

At this moment, he was grabbing a filthy swindler, his eyes cold and filled with killing intent.

No one had ever been able to swindle him, yet today he had been swindled out of two hundred Silver Coins by such a ridiculous swindler.

"My money, where did it go!"

Blinken begged for mercy, saying, "Oh, for the sake of the Lord, please forgive me."

"Your money, I have already spent it; you should just treat it as a joke."

Ling Chen could not suppress the killing intent in his eyes; if he were not being watched, this person would have already become a corpse by now.

"I hate swindlers the most, especially you, someone who uses clumsy acting to commit fraud!"

Ling Chen threw him away and tossed the wooden box he was holding in his left hand onto his head.

Ling Chen felt he had the worst luck in eight lifetimes; as soon as he arrived here, someone promoted a so-called box that could produce money to him.

Originally, no one would fall for such a clumsy scam.

This swindler also knew that such a thing could not deceive anyone at all.

He also told everyone that the money produced by this wooden box could not be spent and was fake.

The next part was where the swindler's skill lay; this swindler used a child to help him commit the fraud.

The swindler said: 'He was originally a toy designer, but because of the war, this child lost his mother, and he also lost his wife...'

Speaking to this point, everyone understood what had happened.

The situation.

Ling Chen also felt inexplicably moved; he was a general, and it is said that mercy does not command troops, yet he could spare no cost to achieve victory in war.

But when truly facing the losses that war caused these people, Ling Chen hesitated.

He did not know if this counted as regret; in war, those most affected were still the ordinary people.

So, filled with self-reproach and guilt, Ling Chen donated his two hundred Silver Coins, attempting to help this poor father and his poor child.

But the result, not even an hour later.

Ling Chen saw this poor father and his so-called son dividing the day's spoils.

At that moment, Ling Chen instantly realized he had been swindled.

Someone had used his sympathy to swindle money.

Ling Chen was instantly furious; he absolutely could not accept such a result.

And then the current scene occurred.

The wooden box did not hit him but smashed against the wall, yet Ling Chen still grabbed him by the collar, his anger unappeased.

"Listen, you had better return all the money you swindled, otherwise, you should know the consequences."

Just at this moment, a bunch of children ran out from who knows where.

They blocked Ling Chen; some hugged Ling Chen's legs, some grabbed his hands.

"Don't you dare bully Uncle Blinken!"

Ling Chen was stunned to see so many children coming out to stop him from punishing this swindler.

Blinken helped himself up, looked at Ling Chen, and said apologetically, "Sorry, your money, I really have no way to return it to you."

He took out a small notebook, quickly wrote an IOU on it, tore it off, and solemnly handed it to Ling Chen.

Ling Chen looked at the IOU in his hand, watching these children defend Blinken.

He was somewhat stunned.

Blinken bowed deeply to express his apologies.

Then he hurried away, along with those children.

This time Ling Chen did not chase after them; he did not know why this was.

Why would these children, who looked like they were from the slums, defend a swindler?

In his eyes, this was a bad person.

Just at this moment, Diana found Ling Chen, who was sitting in the corner of the wall deep in thought.

"Ling Chen, I finally found you. How is it, did you catch the swindler?"

"If you can't catch him, then don't bother."

"Just while you were chasing him, I already found out what that swindler does."

"I heard from others that he really is a toy designer. The war took his wife and children, and he also lost his job, but this guy is a good person."

"He helps those children who have also suffered from the war."

"It was only two hundred Silver Coins; if they're lost, they're lost. Being able to help them is a good thing for us too."

Ling Chen looked at Diana, a trace of bitterness appearing on his face; these were all the consequences of their war against the Holy Cross Army.

An endless war of attrition will only cause more people to be harmed.

"You're right, he is a good person, but we must find him."

Diana was taken aback. She looked at Ling Chen as he stood up, confused, and asked, "Why?"

Ling Chen took a breath and smiled, "We need his help."

"We need him to help us end this war quickly. The Holy Cross Army must leave Hanover."

Diana remained puzzled, but she trusted Ling Chen.

"Let's go, our time is precious. I remember he left in this direction."

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