"James. White, 45 years old, served in the Navy Division as a military doctor when he was young, and was later dismissed by the branch chief for violating military discipline, broke a leg in a brawl with hooligans six years ago, and has been drinking and gambling all day long. ”

On the perimeter of the rope bridge that connects the city of Crescent Island to the slums, Douglas and Wright crouched in the bushes, looking through binoculars into the control tower duty room in the distance.

At this time, there was only a middle-aged man with a rosacea in the control tower, half-squinting drunk, flipping through the newspaper at hand for a while, and dozing off for a while.

"The target is this person, remember, you are only responsible for taking him to the place we said we would like, and you don't have to worry about anything else." Douglas patted Wright on the shoulder, trying to calm his nerves.

Wright smiled bitterly and nodded, "I'll do my best..."

Douglas: "It's okay to play in your true colors, that old drunkard can't have seen the real nobles, and naturally it's impossible to see through our plans." ”

Douglas doesn't say anything like "don't be nervous" or "don't be afraid" at such times. He was well aware that for the person concerned, such reassurance without substance could often only have the opposite effect.

He didn't mean to rush Wright, and before the action, Douglas had repeatedly explained that they only had about 25 minutes.

With Wright's personality, he was the oldest of all and would not make such a low-level mistake.

And so, after about five minutes, the young oceanographer, who had calmed down, finally stumbled out of the bushes.

- It's certainly not because Wright is so nervous that he can't even walk well.

According to Douglas's previous plan of action, this time he played a noble boy who was shipwrecked near Crescent Island and accidentally sunk a ship.

His "parents" escaped with him in the accident, but both adults were injured in some way or another.

Separated from all his servants, Wright's aristocratic boy has to cross the long coast alone, staggering all the way to the control tower without knowing the place where he lives.

By chance, he "accidentally" met James, who was a former military doctor. White, and promised that as long as the other party could save his parents, he would give him 10w Bailey!

… In order to complete the story, Douglas chose Wright, who was closest to the aristocracy in terms of image and temperament, to play the main characters.

The multi-torn dress on his body was an accidental trophy obtained by the children when they were "fishing for the sea" half a month ago, which was suitable for the image of the fallen noble, and at the same time, Douglas also artificially left some scars on Wright's body according to the tears on those clothes to ensure that nothing was lost.

Most importantly, as a civilian, Wright rarely appears in the eyes of strangers other than members of the Boys' Army, which greatly reduces the risk of being recognized by familiarity during the operation.

Of course, even with all the foreshadowing, Douglas was not convinced that the plan to trick Dr. White would go ahead.

Rather, as the leader of the boys' army, he must take into account all possible changes in the event.

In order to prevent accidents, he had Hagrid send a team of helpers to ambush near the control tower, and if the situation changed, he immediately launched a rescue operation.

So, under the watchful eye of many pairs of eyes, Wright succeeded in seducing the unrestrained old military doctor with a gold watch (the money Douglas had set aside from the public expense) as planned.

In order to save this benefit, White did not report the news of the sinking of the ship to his superiors, as Douglas expected, but limped with Wright to the location of the predetermined trap with the medicine box on his back.

Douglas watched the spot for a few more moments, making sure there were no other outposts or civil servants nearby, and then followed the footsteps of Wright and the old medic as he followed.

By the time he reached the side of a boulder-obscured cave on the coast, the hapless former medic had been tied up and couldn't move.

His mouth was stuffed with strips of cloth and his eyes were blindfolded, but Wright had already changed his clothes and left to be safe.

Douglas glanced at the high-spirited Hagrid, nodded slightly in appreciation, and began to rummage through Dr. White's first-aid kit, easily obtaining two anti-inflammatory drugs with different properties.

Douglas: "Good job. ”

Hagrid: "It's a little thing, don't worry, boss!" ”

Douglas paused, but did not rush to the safe house.

His gaze swept over the four or five children in the cave in turn, and said slowly: "You may not know very well, but now I can tell you in advance that just recently, our Cadet Army will face an important opportunity. ”

Douglas paused a little to concentrate on what he said next: "In the past two years, we have established ourselves in the slums, but have you thought about it?" Even if we mix well, they will be just a raccoon dog with Scarface in the future. ”

"You may get married and have children, and everyone may have their own fish stalls, but after all, we are just shrimp living at the bottom of this sea, and we can't say that one day we will be eaten by the big fish that turn over, and then... Your children will retrace the path we have walked now. ”

Douglas lowered his voice, but his words still made the boys' soldiers in the cave breathe heavily.

For this group of children, this kind of topic seems to be too far away, but they are instinctively angry and unwilling to resist fate. However, it is also convenient for Douglas to influence their unsound worldview because of this.

He continued: "Now, there is an opportunity before our eyes, and if you are willing to give it a go, you will have the opportunity to pass through the control tower with your head held high and enter the world on the other side of the bridge, and at that time, all the suffering of today will become your medal, a footnote to great achievements... Are you willing to fight? ”

"Hey!"

The tall Hagrid snorted and blushed - he, like everyone else, was in the heat of Douglas's vision... These children, who have not yet seen the terrible power of power, have been fully mobilized in their enthusiasm for the struggle for their lives.

Hagrid: "Boss! Again, you say how to do it! I listen to you! ”

"Okay." Douglas stretched out his right hand, and in the palm of his hand, a sharpened fruit knife was handed to Hagrid.

The boy pointed to Dr. White lying on the ground, and his ice-blue pupils flashed with a cold light

"Kill him."