Edward's question was as sharp and realistic as the pain of a wound on Lird's body, and for a moment Lird was silent in silence.

Looking at Liard's stunned appearance, Edward said: "You have been away from the United States for more than two months, and you have been living in this valley barbarian for the last month, although I don't know what exactly happened here, but you have been here for too long, I think this has reached the limit." ”

The word "limit" echoed in Lird's head, and although Edward's description of the word may not be accurate, it struck Liard's heart.

Have you really spent so much time with the Remnants of Atlantis that you've reached a certain limit?

Lird sighed in his heart, although he had long known that there would be people who would be unfavorable to him, but when that moment really came, Liard's heart still felt inexplicably sad and sad, saying that he wanted to save the tribe through his own efforts all the time, but in exchange for a dangerous assassination.

But is it true that he left here and returned to the United States, as Edward said?

This is clearly the same no.

The contradiction of ideas lingered in Lird's mind for a moment before he made a decision.

"No, I'm not going to leave here. ”

Edward's resolute answer did not surprise Edward, and he looked at Lird with a calm attitude, not knowing what to think in his deep eyes.

After a long time, Edward spoke, "May I ask why?"

Lird shook his head again and said, "I'm sorry, I can't comment on that. ”

Edward touched the bushy beard on his chin and said, "Mr. Pym passed away a few days ago, and I don't think you should have anything to worry about here after his death, and I really can't think of anyone or anything here to keep you..."

Unexpectedly, Edward was only halfway there, and he stared at Lird and continued, "But I also have some thoughts about the reasons for this..."

"One night shortly before Mr. Pym's death, it was estimated that it was more than two hours later than it was now, when it had been subjected to a catastrophe that was probably unprecedented. ”

"A fighter jet dropped a bomb here, and in an instant it became a living hell, and even though I was far from where you were stationed, the cry was still in my ears. ”

Edward was talking about the German fighter planes attacking the remnants of Atlantis, and Lird was immediately stunned when he heard this, and he suddenly realized that Edward was also an eyewitness to the events of that night, and what he was going to tell next Lird had already guessed eight or nine points.

"At that time, I really had the mentality of watching the excitement, although it was an out-and-out human tragedy, but it was also very useful for me, a detective who hid in the mountains and forests all day long and closely observed his employer. But what happened next was really beyond my expectations, hehe, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'm afraid that whoever relayed it to me would have shot him. ”

Lird said in a deep voice, "Don't say it. ”

Edward looked at Lird and smiled, "Okay, I won't say fighting, but you understand what I mean, right?"

Lird nodded slowly.

"Hey, it's good, it's good. I really enjoy dealing with smart people like you, it feels really easy, many of my previous employers are also very wealthy, but many of them are just fat pigs in my eyes, and they are always worried that someone will murder them, but at the same time they are constantly committing suicide acts on their own, alcoholism, drug abuse, uncontrolled indulgence... Haha, all of a sudden it seems to say a lot of inconsequential things that make you laugh, in fact, I just want to express that you are indeed different from those people in my heart, you... It's funny. ”

Looking at the smile on Edward's face, Lird felt that the middle-aged man in front of him had a very strong city, as if everything in his heart could be seen through by him.

Edward said: "I followed you here before, and I have not been able to get in touch with you during this period, and today is also destined by God. I'm watching you as I do every day, and the action at night is mostly done by the little falcon. ”

"But there was something special about your actions tonight, and I was really glad that you wanted to move outside, because then I had the opportunity to make contact with you. I don't want tonight's contact to really skip the twists and turns, and the two of us are almost separated by yin and yang. I was really worried at the time, afraid that you would die like this, and if that were the case, I would not have gotten a child from Mr. Wyatt. ”

Lird didn't comprehend all of Edward's sudden chatter, mainly because he thought that Edward's thinking was too big, but when Edward said it at the end, Lird suddenly understood that the reason why Edward said these things was to show himself an attitude and position, which was also his main purpose.

That's "profit"!

If it is true, the reason why Edward followed Leard all the way from the United States to India, and then followed himself all the way from Mumbai to get here, who would have done this if it wasn't for the money?

So at that moment, Lird said: "Money is not a problem, you saved my life, I will never forget this kindness, you can rest assured." I still have all the cash in my luggage. You can use it for supplies, consumption, etc. ”

Looking at Liard's eagerness, Edward laughed again, he shook his head and said: "I'm sorry young master, what I said just now was not very careful, let you misunderstand, here I want to clarify to you, I don't mean to extort money from you, although I love money very much, but I still pay attention to the principle of taking money to do things, and the behavior of getting paid according to work will definitely be blessed by God." Moreover, I do not think that your financial means can give me a very attractive figure, and if I tie you back to the United States now, I am afraid that Mr. Wyatt will write me a very good check. ”

Leard's face couldn't help but change when he heard this, and at this time, the awe in his heart for Edward became a little heavier.

At this moment, Edward smiled again: "Of course, what you just understood is not wrong, I do have some selfish intentions. What makes me happier than money in this world is the satisfaction of curiosity. For this, you have something that Mr. Wyatt does not have..."

This time, Lird finally reacted and spared such a large circle, Edward's purpose was still the secret of the Atlantean remnants.

When Lird refused to disclose the information to him, Edward did not give up, and he expressed his attitude and power to Lird in a very "tactful" way of "moving with affection and knowing with reason", so as to use a seemingly invisible "coercion and inducement" to ask Lird for information.

Lird couldn't say anything about it, and he couldn't say no either.

At this time, Edward still looked at Lird with indifferent affection, as if everything he had just said was just gossip with the neighbor's children, and he was extremely relaxed and indifferent.

But Edward also underestimated Liard, and he was no longer the nervous and unassertive teenager he had been more than a month ago.

Lird shook his head again and said, "I'm sorry, there are some things I still can't tell you, no matter what you think or do. That's my bottom line. ”

In the face of Lird's naked refusal, Edward was not annoyed, he just stuck out his tongue, showing regretful affection: "It seems that you still don't trust me enough, hehe, this is normal, after all, we did not make a joint code in the presence of Mr. Wyatt before leaving the United States, and it is normal to have doubts about each other's identities." ”

"Anyway, you're still on the side of the barbarian tribe in your heart right now, and you still have some doubts about my identity, for example, if I'm a spy for some other hostile force. ”

Lird didn't answer that, but the thought did come to his mind.

Edward nodded, "These thoughts of yours are indeed excusable, and I think even I would have such thoughts." Well... Especially at this time, everyone who can speak English is very suspicious. ”

After a pause, Edward said, "Then let's take you to meet someone now, and I believe that after meeting this person, you will clear up your misunderstanding of me." ”

Liarde was stunned when he heard this, looked at Edward in surprise and said, "Who are you going to see?"

Edward smiled, "Let me buy a pass, and you'll know when you meet him, and maybe there's a surprise in the clubhouse." By the way, you should also rest there and take some medicine, otherwise you will easily get a fever due to an infection tomorrow morning, but fortunately my place is not too far from here, so you can hold on a little longer. ”

Speaking of this, Lird also realized the seriousness of the problem, although he was not seriously injured, but the injury on his body would not be a trivial matter if it was delayed, so he gritted his teeth again and used a wooden staff to support his body and rush with Edward.

Edward did not deceive Lird, and his place was not too far from their resting place, and after more than half an hour of walking in the dark, Lird and Edward came to a mountain col after all.

In the middle of this small col there was a very deep cavernous depression where Edward rested at night.

When entering the cave, Lird was the first to smell bird droppings, and it seemed that there were many birds in the area.

Edward, who was walking in front of me, laughed, "The smell here is not too good, it's really a mistake on my part of training, these guys of mine always like to leave some feces around me, as if this will make them find their way home." ”

"I don't smell like there's just a falcon here," Lird said. ”

Edward said, "Of course not, as a falconer, how can I only have one eagle." Let me tell you, because I brought five eagles from India for this operation. ”

With that, Edward took out a box of matches from his bosom, and the head of the match slashed across the sleeve of his coat, and in an instant a flash of fire flashed, and Edward threw it away, which had already ignited a small pile of sawdust on the ground.

The sawdust began to burn violently with a snort, and the dazzling light of the fire was released.

"I'm sorry, young master, this is the biggest flame I can ever ignite. You know, the barbarians have been on guard lately, and my life here is not easy, and on a few occasions I have almost been discovered by those people, and if I am caught, I am afraid that I will be arrested and tortured like a spy, and maybe I will be burned and eaten. Well... They don't eat people, do they? I've been seeing that they're running out of food. ”

The warmth of the fire warmed Lird's heart, and he crouched down close to the fire, feeling very comfortable and reassuring even though the heat of the fire made his wound painful.

After a moment of roasting the fire, Lird suddenly remembered something and said to Edward, "Where is the man you want me to see?

Edward nodded, "That's true, this person is the one I 'befriended' on the first day I came here." After saying that, he walked to the cave **, and after a while, he remembered the sound of chains ringing.

Later, Lird only heard Edward speak in another language, which he could not understand, but he could tell that it was Hindi. And from Edward's tone, he was scolding that person.

Subsequently, Edward moved a man out of the cave ** with iron chains.

When the faint light of the fire shone on the man's face, the man let out an abrupt "ah", as if the light was too dazzling, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to block his eyes.

Lird looked at the man by the light of the fire, but saw that the man was very thin, as if he had not eaten well for a long time, and every step was very difficult. The few steps he took out of the cavern were more like being dragged out by Edward than out of the cavern.

The clothes on his body were already in tatters, and Lird could smell the rancid stench on them from a distance. However, the pattern of the tattered clothes was very familiar to Lird, and he looked down the clothes to the man's face again, and although he was holding his eyes with his hands, Lird recognized the man from the rest of his eyebrows.

"Raqqa! It's you!"

Lird subconsciously cried out.

Edward's captives were none other than the boatman who trained with Jim on the docks of Bombay to help Lird shake off his "tail", and then escorted Lird all the way to the boatman Raqqa!

Hearing Lird's call, the man who covered his eyes with his hands also showed a slit in his hand, and when he saw Lird's appearance, he also screamed violently, but his voice was too weak.

At this moment, Lird was even more sure that the other party was Raqqa.

Seeing the scene of the two of them meeting each other in surprise, Edward laughed and said, "Look, I said there would be a surprise!"