79. Plea of innocence
On the way out, everyone remained silent in a tacit manner, and no one mentioned Batticus, who was still unconscious in the monastery.
They couldn't even bear to take him prisoner.
A cold wind blew in my face, and I sneezed, and I couldn't help but say, "I didn't do it." ”
Michael sighed, "It's nothing, Longie, he's an enemy." ”
I said angrily, "I didn't do it, I don't care if he is an enemy or not?" I don't do anything like that. ”
Virgil and Tate said in unison, "Duke, you are a hero, and we will keep our mouths shut." ”
I said, "Hell-so-locked, I'm going to clarify my reputation now, I'm a man who stands up to the sky!" ”
Cork laughed, "yes, you're very topped!" The hole behind him was big enough to fit into his arm. ”
I was furious and shouted, "I'm not that big! That's not my stuff! ”
Yi Xin couldn't help but smile and said, "Sword Saint, you don't have to be modest, where is there anyone else present besides you?" You have defeated the enemy, punished the enemy, what is so dishonorable about that? You have avenged the death of our brothers and sisters in the black coffin, and we are too late to rejoice. ”
Dong Dingqi applauded: "Seeing you do this, I feel even more intimate. ”
I couldn't help but stay away from him, to avoid the kind of intimacy he was talking about.
Dong Dingqi said: "Originally, I thought that you were a great hero who was high above and had no desires, but now? I saw your approachable side again..."
I wanted to cry without tears, and said, "Do you call that approachable?" ”
Dong Dingqi said: "How do you say it? That's a vulgarity... Wrong... Normal human desires. ”
Wrong, that's not normal at all, it's crooked in the Himalayas.
He also said: "You are not a perfect person, but a man with your own blood and preferences, flesh and blood. When you see a beautiful and handsome teenager, you will have that... That kind of feeling, when you see a hateful and hateful enemy, will do that.... That kind of move. ”
Michael said solemnly: "It's just that you are not allowed to do this to Sosa." ”
I looked at him in despair, but he laughed and said, "Just kidding, we two brothers are not outsiders. ”
I don't know what kind of joke he was playing, did he allow me to do this to Sosa?
Dong Dingqi finally said: "You are a respectable soldier and our comrade-in-arms, which is more worthy of our respect and follow." ”
Even though I had a high emotional intelligence and didn't hit people with smiles, if I weren't weak now, I would have broken all of this guy's teeth, and I finally lamented, "We met a strange man in the monastery who claimed to be the memory of Smitz, who took control of Bartix and then went madly to abuse him. ”
With a look of disbelief, they asked, "What about the man?" ”
He seemed to have consumed the essence of his life, and after that, he vanished, leaving only Bartix. Perhaps he poured his own memories into Bartix. ”
Cork asked, "What were you doing at the time?" ”
I shouted, "I drank the poison I shouldn't have drunk and lay on the sidelines, unable to stop it, let alone participating in it!" You bastards are completely mistaken. ”
At this point, I looked at my ancestor of Salot, hoping that he would clear my name with his discerning eye, and he was reliable, and said briefly, "I believe in Longinus." ”
Michael was silent for a moment and said, "I'm willing to believe it." ”
Dong Dingqi immediately said: "I am also willing to believe." ”
"I believe it," said Cork. ”
They said this one after the other, in a very sincere, yet obviously comforting tone, as if a lawyer who had received money had promised to exonerate a murderer with conclusive evidence, and like an actor who advertised on ancient television.
I wanted to say more, but looking at the gray sky above my head and listening to the wailing wind and snow, I couldn't say anything.
Soon, a figure appeared in front of us, and Zhao Luo walked towards us with a person on his shoulder. I was pleasantly surprised and rushed forward to greet her. The person she saved was a mask, which made me even more overjoyed.
Michael bowed down and said, "Ms. Zhao Luo, how did you escape?" What was the outcome of Cain's decisive battle with Abel? ”
Zhao Luo shook his head in disbelief and said, "Cain won." ”
We couldn't help but exclaim, and I asked, "Cain killed Abel again?" But if that's the case, Zhao Luo will be extremely sad.
Zhao Luo said: "I don't understand very well, he seems to have sealed Abel in another dimension, and he can barely support it himself." I tried to get closer to Abel, but the entrance to the space was gone. I wanted to ask Cain, and he was gone. ”
I laughed and said, "The mask is really hard, it's not dead, and it can be saved by a beautiful woman." ”
"I saw him lying in the middle of the road on the way out, he was so thin that he was not crushed by the rocks and trees that had fallen, and I had already treated him with my divine eyes."
I wanted to wake up the mask, but suddenly I felt that he was working harder, much harder than all of us, he was probably weaker than an ordinary person except for writing inexplicable spells, and this trip was enough to make him sick for months after he returned, and I would never want him to die.
I said, "Let him sleep for a while." ”
Michael nodded and said, "Dong Dingqi, you carry him." Dong Dingqi happily complied.
The snow is pouring down, we hurry up, we don't want to stay in this terrible blood city for a moment, the rest of the secrets are naturally buried inside, but think of Batticus, who would think that their lives are too long? Who wants to be brutalized like that?
Forget it, it's none of my business whether this kid is dead or alive, we rescued Salot's ancestor (who undoubtedly told Michael his true identity) and made him realize the bliss of blood (at least he thinks so), and many people died on this trip, but I think it was worth it.
In the middle of the night, the mask woke up, and his head hurt, I think it's normal like some kind of altitude sickness, we are people who have returned from the city of blood, this is only a rare achievement in the past. At the same time, we are all branded, the brand that belongs to the Blood City.
The mask asked: "We.... Ready to go back? ”
Michael said, "I must salute you, mortal, that you survived, and although it didn't do much to help, it is still a great honor." ”
The mask said, "Yes, the supreme glory. ”
I said, "We have met Cain, we have met Abel, we have met the founder of Balism, we have foiled the plot of Gottrix, and we have suffered a major setback to the Anno Empire, and this is something to celebrate." Each and every one of us will go down in the annals of the Black Coffin and even the Bloods. ”
The mask asked, "Cain?" Abel? What am I missing? ”
Yes, the kid was gone, he didn't see anything at all.
I sighed, "Forget it, ignorance is also a blessing, if you see that scene, you will be scared of heart failure." I patted the mask on the shoulder and smiled, "I've got you covered, my old friend." ”
The mask said, "Thank you, by the way, I'm also your employee, right?" ”
I said, "Of course! You are my advisor and staff officer. ”
The mask asked, "Is this a work injury for me?" Can I get reimbursement for medical expenses? ”
I was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Actually, you are considered to have been injured while traveling at public expense, and it is not covered by the medical insurance for this government employee." ”
The mask said, "Is it like this?" ”
I said with a straight face, "Also, do you have a formal labor contract with the city government?" No, you don't, you don't have a contract, you're not a regular employee of this government. ”
The mask sighed and said, "Hard." ”
I don't want to go, but I'm also injured, and I've been working overtime so far, have I complained to anyone? No, I don't even get a penny for that. As my employee and partner, shouldn't he learn from my selfless dedication?
"Michael, my child, when I return to the Black Coffin, please remit two hundred million credits to Duke Longinus, which is far from expressing my gratitude to him," said Salot. ”
Michael smiled, "Yes, sir." ”
I took the hand of the dried corpse and kissed it a few times, it smelled so bad, but why was it so sweet at the moment?
The mask's gaze fell on me once more, and I was still sweating in the bitter cold.
I said, "I have made a great contribution to this trip, but I will use these funds for urban construction, and I will never end up in my own pocket." ”
The mask said miserably: "Am I not able to get half a point?" ”
I smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Dear old friend, you have to think not only about the present, but also about the future. You must know that it is a rare blessing to be able to work overtime with us big people, born and die. ”
The mask asked, "Good fortune?" ”
I only know that this is the clear words of the ancient philosophers, and the clear words of the philosophers are most likely not wrong.
Salot reopened the passage that Zhao Luo had opened, and after that everything went well, we returned to the cry, reported safety, and then returned to the black coffin through the portal.
Laca's voice rang in my ears: "You're back?" Mr. Fishbones? ”
I thought to myself, "Do you miss me?" My lovely lack? It's like a good daughter with a father-love complex who misses a handsome, reliable, mature and chic father, alas, the girl Sichun, it's forgivable...."
"In the Senate, the Duke of Legang is being questioned, and the situation is very unfavorable. ”
I couldn't help but be shocked, and I was even more shocked that I had deducted 20 million credits from my bank account by my previous words.
I said to Michael, "Quick, go to the House of Elders." ”
Michael asked, "What's the matter?" Don't you send your ancestors back to the chamber first? ”
I hadn't told him about his crush on me, so I couldn't explain it for a while. I said, "I have a hunch that something has changed. ”
As we approached the Council Chamber of the House of Elders, Ti Feng Zheng said, "Legang, why do you have to hide the truth about the disappearance of the consul? We all already know what's going on. ”
Maxwell also said, "If it's about the Lord who is hidden in the black coffin, I think we have the right to know." The archons have failed to protect their lords, and we need an explanation. ”
Suddenly, Salotte launched Telekinesis and opened the door, and Typhon and Maxwell looked at each other in amazement, shocked by Salot's strong will.
"Don't worry, children, I'm always with the coffin, now, let things go back to the way they were," Salotte said. ”