The Demon King Chapter 18 The Price of Loyalty

.“ Behind every treasure here is a bitter history of blood and tears! Chen Tian said to the person behind him in a heavy tone.

Lisa was standing not far away looking at a colorful Buddha statue, and at this time, listening to the holy words behind Chentian was Rennie Adler, his oldest and closest partner besides Ollie, Matthew and other close friends of the Königsberg Cadet Military Academy, and their friendship did not become estranged because of the master-servant relationship, on the contrary, in more than ten years, they gradually became the most honest friends.

In fact, Rainey has long been shocked by the rare treasures in the museum, he was born in Germany, and spent his childhood in Asia, and then followed Chen Tian to experience many rights and wrongs, plus this time to the Americas, the four continents of the earth have left his footprints. Even with such a wealth of experience, most of the collections in this museum were like nothing he had ever seen before, let alone these extraordinary Buddha statues and treasures!

Chen Tian quickly saw the serious Rainey behind him from the reflection of the glass case of the exhibit.

"Have you ever seen anything like that in the East?"

Rainey shook his head, "Japan is a country with relatively poor culture and resources, and it is said that there was a time when it had a lot of silver, but when I was there, all I saw was factories and dilapidated temples that were increasing year by year. There are Buddha statues in those temples, but they are nothing compared to these! ”

Chen Tian carefully observed the Buddha statue wearing a ceremonial crown in front of him again, perhaps because of the age and the air corrosion after unearthing, the color of its surface has been a little dull, but it is not difficult to guess its original color from the remaining mottling.

"You know what? There is an old saying in our hometown: if you fall behind, you will be beaten! Chentian whispered in German, and at this time Jona was introducing the mural on the other side to Lisa, and the American officials who followed him did not seem to understand much German.

Only Chen Tian understands here that how can it not be the truth that a nation is devastated and even facing life and death! However, at this time, the helplessness and sympathy in his heart were more than anger, after all, his empire also participated in the ruthless plundering of the ancient eastern kingdom at that time.

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten......" Rainey repeated. Then he said appreciatively, "A word of truth!" ”

"Yes, once you fall behind the times, you will not only be beaten, but you will also be robbed of the most precious things in the house, but you can only watch with tears in your eyes as the robbers come and go back in batches!" A helpless wry smile appeared at the corner of Chen Tian's mouth.

Rainey's mouth moved slightly, but he couldn't seem to find the right words to express his feelings.

The two of them couldn't help but quicken their pace, wanting to leave the exhibition hall possessed by grief and resentment.

Driven by Chentian, the people behind him also accelerated the process of visiting. But even at this rate, it is difficult for them to visit all the galleries in the scheduled time, which currently only hold one-quarter of the museum's collection.

Primitive art, costumes, European decorative arts, ancient Near Eastern art, Chinese and ----、 Islamic art, European paintings, all of the exhibition halls that Chen Tian and his entourage visited afterwards have their own unique features, and almost everyone has found something here that can shock their spirit and heart. The cold and wordless stone carvings, the painted windows, reliefs, and colorful plates depicting various scenes in the Bible, and the statues of modern abstract art, the more people speak at the end. Even if my legs are sore, I don't want to stop, even if I take a short break.

Just as Chentian and his entourage visited the treasure of this museum, the ancient Egyptian mausoleum with a history of more than 2,000 years, which was moved to the glass cover of the special hall. The accompanying U.S. officials came to remind them that it was time to end the schedule, and that the Kaiser and his delegation could choose to go to Broadway to watch a musical or return to their hotel to rest.

Chen Tian found out at this time. Before you know it, you've been visiting for almost 4 hours, and of course, it's not enough time for anyone to visit a museum of this size.

With deep regret, Chen Tian and his entourage, accompanied by American officials, walked in the direction of the gate. Others may have the opportunity to visit here in their spare time, but as the German emperor, Chentian may not have the opportunity again. His visit has been met with enough concern and opposition that the next one may only exist in anticipation.

It was not until they approached the gate that they realized that it was already dark outside, that street lamps had been lit up around the museum, and that many police and gendarmes were doing their best to maintain their appearance in the cold air, and the cordon was far away. It was only two or three hundred meters away that a few pedestrians stopped to watch.

"Let's go back to the hotel and rest!" Chentian instructed the attendant Jonalet, and Jonalet, who was dressed in a gray military uniform, immediately walked quickly to the accompanying American officer.

After several days of peace, the Americans in charge of the guard finally showed a little relaxation, and no one expected that in a small bell tower 500 meters away, a sniper was peeking through his scope to see this group of people with unusual identities.

Although the American military police, who were responsible for ensuring the safety of the rifle range, inspected the place before the Kaiser and his party arrived, only one gendarme was left to guard that very important place, and what was even more fatal was that no one was sent to replace it. As a result, the poor gendarme could only lie quietly at the feet of the attacker, the blood on the ground had solidified into a black object, and his empty eyes looked straight at the bronze bell on the top.

500 meters. It's an effective distance for a specialized sniper rifle, but Northwall doesn't have a full grasp of the M1903 Springfield rifle in his hands. The body of the gun was brand new, as if it had just come off the production line, and the gun had a somewhat comical mechanical sight with a small sight strapped to it, which was apparently added later. Whether in the British or the American gangsters, Northvo is not even as good at using a rifle as a dagger, but he can use it to hit a large humanoid target within range.

In such a tense moment, Nosworth finally stopped thinking about the situation of his other two companions and whether the two of them could already solve the target, and he concentrated on putting the target into the scope according to the long-distance shooting tips that Ketz had told him before.

In the dim light, Nosworth could only roughly discern the identities of the men walking towards the car, and he regretted that the German Emperor did not wear the obvious military hat with a large tuft of white feathers like the Austro-Hungarian crown prince, and he could only lock his crosshair on the figure surrounded by everyone.

At the same time, at two positions 550 meters and 620 meters from the museum's gates, Kaz and Martin also pressed their fingers tightly on the trigger.

In a small café about a mile away, Sino and the others waited silently for the gunshots to ring.

What are the odds of such an abrupt action? Sino has no bottom in his heart. He also did not know why the "doctor" had suddenly changed his plan to assassinate the Kaiser outside the museum. In such a warm café, he didn't have to shiver from the nervousness and cold, but his face didn't look very good. His mind was full of questions, but his throat felt like it was stalked.

Across from him, the "doctor" was leisurely sipping a cup of coffee.

Who is a "doctor"? Sino suddenly gave himself a difficult and difficult question. Although he is the chief military advisor of the "doctor", he only knows a little about his background and identity like the rest of the organization, and he doesn't even know the real name of the "doctor". Only once, very accidentally, I heard a stranger call him "Jack".

Sino remembers that he was found by the dock workers when he climbed out of the freighter where he was hiding, and that the able-bodied guys had no mercy on such an unidentified stowaway, and that Sino felt that he was about to die, not on the battlefield, but at the hands of a group of American porters, as worthless as garbage.

That night, Sino met the "doctor" for the first time.

The well-limbed, simple-minded porters obediently gave way when they saw the "doctor" as if they saw evil, and the "doctor" made people rummage through their pockets, but for fear of being arrested as a deserter, Sino threw away his military ID card and military card. So at that time, there was nothing on the body that could identify himself. To his great surprise, the "doctor" had him carried back. He also personally cleaned his wounds and applied medicine, and his demeanor and movements were simply a very professional "doctor".

Since then, Sino has stayed with the "doctor" to work for him. Although there was no salary to speak of, Sino felt that he had been given a new lease on life. Later, he gradually understood that the "doctor" turned out to be the leader of an underworld organization, an organization called the British Free Army, which had forty or fifty members or more, mainly operated a dock in New York and used it to do some smuggling business, rarely participated in vendettas and firefights between triad organizations, and had a high-sounding slogan: oppose Germany and save the country!

Whether assassinating the Kaiser will save the declining Britain, Sino does not know, but he has no deep admiration for the "doctor's" determination to assassinate the Kaiser. Some doubts gradually arose in my heart.

"What are we going to do when it's done?" This was the first time Sino had asked the "doctor" questions about anything outside of the action plan.

"Go back and celebrate, of course!" "Doctor" replied casually.

This answer is clearly not what Sino wants to know.

"What about the future?"

"Same as ever!" The "doctor's" answer seemed to be the right question, but it still didn't satisfy the question in Sino's mind.

So Sino looked around vigilantly, and then lowered his voice: "It's such a big thing happening, you know, there's a good chance that we won't be able to stay here!" ”

To Sino's surprise, the "doctor" still had such a nonchalant expression, and he didn't even look at Sino for a moment.

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements!"

This composure with the style of a general made Sino envious.

Smack......

A gunshot rang out, followed by another two seconds later. Then there was a third shot, and then the gunfire became as dense as firecrackers.

The "doctor" raised his head and called out to the waiter who was standing not far away and looked out the window with a surprised face: "Refill a cup of coffee!" ”

At this time, the small square outside the main entrance of the museum was chaotic, some people were shooting at the perimeter, some people were lying on the ground motionless, and some people were bent and moving.

"Guards! Protect Your Majesty! Someone shouted.

Little did it take for this to be the last shout of Reney, the head of the German Royal Guard.

In this way, the surrounding thirty or so guards all gathered around the Kaiser and his wife, who were hiding in a crouching position, and Chen Tian and Lisa were not allowed to choose, and the guards sent them to the nearest car like "escorting" prisoners. At this time, the captain of the German Royal Guard, Reni Adler, was lying in a pool of blood with his chest clutched, but despite this, his eyes were still firmly fixed on the direction of the emperor's departure, until the emperor and his wife were sent into the car and quickly left under the escort of the guards, his head hung limply on the ground.

"Your Majesty, are you injured? Are you alright? After getting into the car, Lisa looked at Chen Tian very nervously.

After being silent for ten seconds, Chen Tiancai said something that reassured Lisa: "I'm fine!" ”

Lisa was still not at ease, she carefully examined Chentian's blood-covered right arm, and found that the clothes there were not damaged, and the arm inside could move freely, so she was sure that it was not the blood from his own injury. Next, Lisa simply and quickly examined Chentian's whole body, and finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Compared with Lisa, who was calm and composed, Chen Tian didn't say a word.

Chen Tian is not an irritable person, but at the moment he has an uncontrollable anger, and what makes him even more depressed is that now he can't take a gun and take the soldiers to kill those who plotted to assassinate him, he can't stay there to save the wounded, and he can't even go back to see Rainey.

"Your Majesty, it's okay!" Lisa, who usually looks at the weak, comforts Chen Tianlai, which not only reminds people of the German girl who saved lives and helped the injured in a small Chinese village near Lushun many years ago.

"Someone...... Bastard! Chen Tian suddenly clenched his teeth, and his face was pale.

Looking at the two guards on the pedals on either side of the car, Lisa's face softened a lot.

"Rainey......" When this name came out of his mouth softly, Chen Tian's heart suddenly felt sour.

What happened just now was so sudden that when the first bullet fired from the cold place hit an attendant who was less than half a meter away from Chen Tian's right hand, the vast majority of people present had not yet reacted. Only Rainey, the incomparably faithful Rainey, used his huge body to protect Chentian and Lisa as quickly as he could.

At that moment, it was as if Tatsuten and Lisa were being overpowered by Tarzan, but it was Rainey's protection that allowed them to dodge the two bullets that followed. Although his brain was almost blank at the time, Chen Tian still felt the violent shock on Rainey's body, and then his right arm felt the hot and humid liquid.

Life seems so fragile and great at this moment!