Chapter 8: Exhaustion
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"That's not a problem, aren't the mercenaries just trying to get money? β
"Okay, I'll talk to them first. But even if they agreed, it would seem like we were going there less. β
"We will recruit some more people temporarily, at least don't let the other side see the flaws when we clear the customs! For the sake of the great cause of the empire, it is worth taking some risks. Here, have a toast, and wish you all the best for this operation. β
The boss Uma raised his glass, and the two of them drained the wine in the glass, and then Uma sent the caravan owner Victor out of the house, turned around and came to the front hall, but just as he was about to call his men to arrange something, he suddenly saw several familiar figures at the front desk, and his heart suddenly moved.
The four of them returned to Ulang Town, and just saw some people dressed as mercenaries coming in and out at the door of the Flying Bird Bar. So he walked in and asked the guy about the mercenaries and the accommodation, but the guy didn't know anything about the mercenaries' business, and told Alan that the hotel behind the bar had been fully occupied by the mercenaries, and there were no vacant rooms at the moment.
But just as Alan was about to turn around and leave to figure out another way, a figure flashed at the back door, and the boss Uma walked in, and when he saw him, he immediately walked over with a happy face.
"Mr. Levins, we meet again, what a fate!"
As soon as the boss Uma saw Allen, he immediately became smiling, and his enthusiasm was like seeing an old friend he hadn't seen for many years, and he came up and gave Allen a hug, which not only gave Allen goosebumps.
"Boss Uma, it looks like we've just been separated for two hours. β
Alan said with an embarrassed smile.
"Yes, but Mr. Levins and I hit it off at first sight, by the way, did you find those five?"
The boss, Uma, put his arm around Alan's shoulders enthusiastically, completely ignoring Alan's embarrassed expression, and suddenly changed the subject and said.
"The border guards said they had already gone back three days ago, so we had to come back and find another way. β
"I see, but don't worry, I have an opportunity here to take you to my uncle's house. β
The boss, Uma, said seemingly casually.
"What chance?"
Alan glanced at the boss Uma strangely, and for the first time he felt that this boss was afraid that it was not so simple, and it was not so kind.
"I think you must be in a hurry to get to your uncle's house, and I happen to have a caravan living in my shop, and they are going to escort a shipment to the Hig Empire, which happens to be near Lua City, and they have hired a team of mercenaries to protect them, and the security aspect should be foolproof, if you want to stop by the way, I will be more than willing to help, and tell them for you, their boss is also my old customer, I think this little thing should not be a problem. β
The boss, Uma, seemed to see the fleeting hesitation in Alan's eyes, so he opened his mouth to explain.
"Brother-in-law!"
Steven also seemed to see the boss's excessive enthusiasm and became suspicious, and wanted to open his mouth to remind Alan, but Eren stopped him with a wave of his hand.
"Thank you for the kindness of the boss, I have this intention, can I meet the boss of this caravan first?"
"Of course, I think he will be very honored to know you. But Mr. Levins, where are you going now?"
"That's right, I was going to spend the night in your shop, but the guy said that your shop has been taken over by a passing caravan, so I'm going to check out the other shops. β
"Haha! I see, the caravan doesn't want outsiders to disturb me, but that fellow must not know that Mr. Levins is my new friend, otherwise he wouldn't dare turn away such an honored guest as you. Don't worry, I'll ask him to arrange a few rooms for you right away. β
The boss Uma did what he said, and he didn't drag his feet, immediately shouted the guy in front of him, and affectionately put his arm around Allen's shoulders and told the guy that this was his friend, and asked the guy to immediately pick two clean rooms for Alan and the four of them.
When confirming the number of rooms for Allen, the boss Uma looked at the combination of three men and one woman and hesitated for a while, but fortunately Alan saw his doubts in time and told him that there were two rooms.
In terms of the allocation of housing, Steven and Stanny have a room, and Alan and Miranda have a room. Initially, Alan hoped that Miranda could sleep in a room by herself, the little girl is 13 years old this year, it is the age when love is beginning to bloom, like a flower, although it is a separate bed to sleep, but it is not suitable for living with an adult man, but the little girl experienced the tragedy in Yuewan Village, she suffered a great psychological blow, and had a serious illness, Alan can only live with her day and night to take care of her, after the illness, the little girl often has nightmares when she sleeps, and she dare not sleep alone when she wakes up, Stanny wants to accompany her, she is unwilling, and finally has no choice but Alan to continue to live with herγ
But Allen's sleep is also very poor, often as soon as he closes his eyes, there is a picture of Bai Lanxue falling to the ground in his mind, as well as the scene of the charred corpses of the villagers of Yuewan Village piling up, and these pictures are like knives cutting his heart, so he has been in a state of insomnia, fortunately, his brain has been reshaped, and it is no longer comparable to ordinary people, otherwise this long-term insomnia will definitely have a serious mental breakdown even if it will not have a mental breakdown.
It was the same tonight, when Miranda had fallen asleep, Alan walked out of the room and went up to the roof of the hotel, where he sat alone and watched the starry night sky in great silence.
Along the way, the weather gradually entered the rainy season, and the weather was like the mood of several people, and the sky was either drizzling or gloomy. The unstoppable rain made Alan wonder if Bai Lanxue, who had turned into stars in the sky, was crying. It's just that more than a month has passed since they have been chasing him until now, and not only have they not even seen the murderer's face, but they have even chased the murderer away.
If Alan is only alone now, Alan will not have any hesitation, he will definitely choose to smuggle in the past, no matter who stands in his way, there is only a dead end, until he catches up and stabs the murderer, even if he dies together.
But not now, because Alan still has three oil bottles by his side, although Steven and the three of them are already teenagers, but they know too little about the outside world, not only do they not have the ability to live independently, but they also lack experience in dealing with the complex world, and the biggest possibility of leaving them is to become beggars, or be deceived and used by people with ghosts, which is also the last thing that Bai Lanxue can let go of before his death, and now the three little guys are also full of hatred, even if they don't have themselves, Alan has no doubt that they will continue to walk the road of revengeγ But how difficult it is to take revenge, I am afraid that there is a stronger force behind the murderer to manipulate, and these masterminds behind the scenes are the real culprits, and they are the real objects of revenge, with Allen's current ability, he is not sure, he can only take one step at a time, see the move, if there are three Steven left, it is almost equivalent to sending him to death, Alan will never allow this to happen, so he has been protecting the three people or the careful balance between revenge, making himself exhausted.
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