Chapter Ninety-Six: On the Road
It was still Carmelo driving, with Snolan, Theresa, and Leslie sitting in the car. The distance back to Carmelo's house from the western suburbs is not very close, and coupled with the chaotic traffic conditions from the West Gate to Uptown in Port Ward, it will take more than an hour. Every time Carmelo walked on this road, he had to stop himself from jumping out of the car, and he would stop the carriage sideways on the main road, ride a horse and see the stitches, and he always felt that the road was his house, and the people walking in the middle of the road were beaten one by one.
Snorlan didn't have that idea, he was happy to sit and chat with Theresa and Leslie in the carriage, and the rest after a battle was the most rare.
"Leslie, I haven't asked you yet, who did you learn this skill from?" Snorlan laid down the bed and lay down to rest, Theresa sitting next to him and Leslie across from him.
"What do I do? Quite simply, if you've been taught how to survive on the streets by a bunch of thugs since you were a kid, and you have plenty of training opportunities, you can do the same thing I do. Leslie's voice couldn't help but rise a little as she talked about the past. She still has some inexplicable emotions about her past. Do you resent those old gangsters? But without those old gangsters, he wouldn't have lived so much; Do you appreciate those old gangsters? Not to mention, they didn't teach Leslie any good things, they were just stealing chickens and dogs. I should resent my parents who abandoned me and my brother, but are they still alive? I'm afraid I'll have died.
Snorlan didn't know Leslie's mental journey, but she also knew that she was full of mixed emotions about her past, so she had to say, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." β
Leslie smiled reluctantly and said, "It doesn't matter, whether you ask or not, those are facts after all, and they are long since irrevocable." β
Theresa asked again, "Sister Leslie, why did your brother Kane get the favor of the big brother who took the lead?" β
Leslie sighed and said, "Once, the Dock Brotherhood suppressed the docker riot and killed a lot of people, and the thugs of the Brotherhood and the dock workers who rioted died a lot, and my brother killed a lot of people in order to survive at that time. In this way, the eldest brother who took the lead took a fancy to his character of being able to fight and dare to fight, so he promoted him to be a warrior, and you know what happened later. β
"Kane is indeed a man who dares to fight and dare to do things," Snorlan nodded, "It's a pity that he is in the dock brotherhood, and it is difficult to get out." Even if we don't eradicate the Dock Brotherhood, when the war is over, whether the CΓ©cuses win or the Roe win, the Dock Brotherhood will surely perish. β
Leslie asked suspiciously, "Why?" β
Snorlan said with a smile: "If the Seygu people occupy Port Ward, the Dock Brotherhood, as the largest force in Ward Harbor, is a threat to the rule of the Seigu people, not to mention, the Dock Brotherhood has been doing evil for so many years, will it win the hearts of the people and be very popular with the citizens?" I'm afraid not, the citizens have hated the Dock Brotherhood for a long time, and the eradication of the Dock Brotherhood is also a signal from the Seigu people to the citizens, a friendly signal, which is very beneficial to maintaining the stability of Ward Harbor. It would be easier if the Roe won the war, and it would be even better if the Roe wanted to take back Midtown, and it would be even better if they could take back the Lower Town, and this time the Wharf Brotherhood's rampant conquest would bring the citizens' disgust with them to the top, and take advantage of the victory in the war to eradicate them in one fell swoop, which would not only regain the firm grip on Ward Harbour in their hands, but also appease the panicked citizens. β
Leslie nodded in understanding.
Theresa nodded knowingly, and asked, "Brother Snowlan, will the CΓ©igu people have another way, such as cooperating with the Dock Brotherhood, to control Port Ward through them?" β
Snorlan shook his head and said, "Probably not, after all, Lieutenant General Costana is not a young general, she is very experienced in how to manage the occupied area, and the possibility of managing things through the Dock Brotherhood is too great, Costana should not take this risk, after all, she has a better way - that is, she manages it herself." β
"But can she handle it?" Theresa couldn't help but ask.
"That's a figure who gives everything for Segu, her will is as strong as steel, she may be tired, but she will never fall."
"Theresa," Leslie said suddenly, "if I'm not mistaken...... That Lieutenant General Kostana is your mother, right? β
Theresa nodded and said, "Blood-wise, yes. It's just that I won't admit to having her as a mother. β
Snorlan nodded silently, he could understand Theresa's mentality, a mother who had treated herself as a burden since she was a child and finally abandoned herself, what was there to love Theresa? We love our parents, not only because they gave birth to us, but also because they raised us and took care of us, but Costana gave birth to Theresa, but did not raise Theresa, when Trisa was two years old, when Costana threw her from the city wall to Arturius, it already marked the end of their mother-daughter relationship, and it was difficult to reunite after the broken mirror.
Leslie sighed and said, "You still have a mother you know. But I don't even know who my parents are, and I can't resent them if I want to, because I don't know who they are, and I don't know if they're still alive. β
Snorlan looked into Leslie's melancholy eyes and said, "They're dead." If you don't know who it is, then treat them as dead! What if one day, your parents are still alive and you find them? They may feel guilty and treat you as their own daughter β you were their daughter, but can you really treat them as your own parents? β
Leslie shook her head.
"You know, Leslie, your parents just gave birth to you and didn't raise you, but they gave you life after all, so don't ask them for anything or even hurt them. But it's impossible to love them, so you just treat them as if they're dead, and that's good for everyone, isn't it? β
Leslie nodded.
"Kane is a reliable person, and when Kane gets out of the dock brotherhood, you live with him, and we are all very relieved, in the future, you can get married, have children, do some small business, and live happily ever after. I had this opportunity, but unfortunately I wasted it. Snowland sighed.