Minna got up from the ground with a bitter face, rubbed her aching little buttocks, and reluctantly said "It's okay". At this time, Goodwin heard the voice and walked back, and when he saw this scene, he frowned: "Mr. Eamon? How did you end up here? ”

The big fat man, Eamon, raised a big smile and said, "Oh, Mr. Chulov, I beg your pardon, I just had something to discuss with you, but your servant told me that you were meeting a guest, so he kept me waiting in the little room next to me. I was really anxious, and as soon as I saw you leaving, I wanted to catch up immediately, but I didn't pay attention for a while......" He smiled and turned to Minna: "I'm really sorry, kid, I apologize to you again." ”

Minna blinked, and for some reason, she felt that this person's smile made her feel very uncomfortable. And Goodwin obviously didn't have much affection for this guest: "You are so reckless, Mr. Eamon, she is only a six-year-old child, and you? I'm guessing you're about the same weight as two adults, right? I really can't think of anything to discuss between us. ”

"It only takes a little time, Mr. Chulov, about a little thing that is happening in this fortress. I've heard that your father has been an old friend of the Commander here for many years, and maybe you'd like to solve a little trouble for him? Emon smiled politely, ignoring the sarcasm of Goodwin's words.

Goodwin stared at him twice, and said slowly, "Okay—please follow me." He touched Minna's head, and led the new guest to a room not far away, and before entering, he instructed the servant to prepare supper and hot water, and especially to avoid the tongue and carrots in the menu.

Minna had been watching, and she began to think that this man was not so annoying, although he still laughed fakely, but at least he didn't let himself eat the nasty carrot.

When she walked into the room, she saw that her mother was pulling her handkerchief tightly and in a daze, so she walked over and hugged each other and said, "Mom, when are we going home?" I miss my dad and grandpa, and Grandpa Marshall promised to make me orange cake for dinner in the morning. ”

Dora sighed faintly, hugged her daughter and said, "My child, do you really want to go back so much?" Minna nodded violently: "Mom, don't you quarrel with Dad, okay?" I'll tell my dad to tell you everything. Although the woman was fierce, she was sick, and we will chase her away when she is well. ”

Dora frowned tightly, took a deep breath, and made up her mind to let the child know their current situation: "Minna, that ...... Woman, I'm afraid it's not so easy to get rid of, your father and him...... He cared so much about the woman that he didn't stop us from leaving, and if ......" she suddenly felt as if something was choking on the depths of her throat, "if you ...... Your dad finally decided to abandon mom and you and be with that woman, what should we do......" At this point, she couldn't help crying.

As if she had heard something terrible, Minna couldn't help but think of Veronica holding a dagger to her neck, and felt chills all over: "No, Daddy loves us, Mommy, Daddy won't want us." ”

"But...... He didn't leave us behind, and he would rather watch us leave the house than promise not to travel with the woman......"

Minna shook her head in fear: "No, Dad, he ...... Daddy, he just ......" She bit her lip and sniffed: "Then let's just drive that woman away, as long as that woman is not there, Dad will be with us forever." ”

Dora jerked her head up, "My good boy, good Minna, you're going to help Mommy, aren't you?" You're going to help mom get rid of that woman and make your dad change his mind, right? ”

Minna kept nodding her head and hugged her mother tightly, and the mother and daughter hugged their heads and cried. Winnie, who came to the room at some point, couldn't help but wipe her tears with a small handkerchief.

Dora had been a little absent-minded at dinner, seemingly unaware that the table was full of her favorite dishes, but Minna had a good time, even though Winnie kept reminding her not to drip the gravy on her clothes.

Goodwin did not accompany them to dinner, but had a simple meal with his deputy, went out with just a hello, and did not return all night.

Minna didn't care about this, she slept on the soft bed at night, and felt very happy, and they would be able to go home tomorrow after listening to her mother's tone.

However, when she arrived at the docks the next day, she was dumbfounded, because her mother Dora said that she would only be sent home alone, while she and Winnie continued to Port Matt. She panicked and cried and begged, "Mom, why don't we go home together?" Don't you want me? Mom, please. I promise you that I will never be naughty again, I will stay at home obediently, learn to play the piano and draw with you, greet guests politely, and behave in the rules when eating. I don't climb trees anymore, I don't catch birds, I don't go to taverns with my grandfather. Mom, don't leave me behind......"

Dora hugged her with tears in her eyes and said, "Good boy, it's not that your mother is cruel to abandon you, I just ask you to help your mother, persuade your father to change his mind, and when your father comes to pick up his mother, we can be reunited as a family." Child, remember what you said to your mother yesterday and persuade your father to ......"

Goodwin smiled and advised her, "Don't be too sad, it's just a temporary separation." The boat is about to leave, let's go, don't worry about the kids, my deputy Bob will get Minna home safely. ”

The Sven man standing beside him with a stern face nodded to Dora.

Dora wiped the tears from her face and touched her daughter's head: "Good, Minna, don't cry, mom will be back soon." Minna didn't want to believe it, she glared at Goodwin fiercely, "You scoundrel! It's all your fault! "She actually thought that this man was not so annoying last night, how could he be deceived by him because he didn't let herself eat carrots? A bad guy is a bad guy!

Dora hurriedly hugged her daughter: "Minna! No, it can't be! Uncle Goodwin helped us a lot, you can't be so ungrateful. She apologized to Goodwin, but the other party just smiled softly: "It doesn't matter, she's still a child, and when she grows up, she'll understand my kindness." Let's hurry up and get on board. He turned to Minna: "Persuade your father more, we don't go fast, he will catch up soon." As long as he admits his mistakes, your mom will forgive him. After saying that, he hurriedly explained a few words to his deputy, Bob, and stretched out his hand to Duo.

Dora didn't stretch out her hand, just nodded, comforted her twice, handed her into Bob's hands, and then pulled Winnie, who kept wiping her tears, reluctantly boarded the military ship, and waved goodbye to her daughter on the shore while covering her face and crying.

The ship escorting the armament gradually moved away, and Minna was also tired of crying, only to feel at a loss in her heart, what happened? Why didn't Mom suddenly want her? That Goodwin is obviously a bad person, why does his mother believe him so much? What should she do now?

The figures of Goodwin and Dora on the ship became more and more blurred, and the originally noisy dock returned to calm. Bob said dryly, "Little Minna, let's go, I'm going to go in the afternoon." Then, without waiting for Minna to respond, he took her hand and turned away.

"Oh, Mr. Bob, it's great to have you here, I'm looking for you." Suddenly a fat figure appeared in front of them, it was the same Emmon they had seen yesterday.

"Oh? I don't know what's going on? Bob raised an eyebrow, they had never interfered with the Security Service, and after he had come to his boss yesterday to extort a small sum of money, what was he looking for today for?

Emmon looked annoyed: "Actually, I just happened to come to the dock to pick up a few colleagues, but I didn't expect to run into the accountant of the arsenal, he told me that the armament that was about to be shipped to Ito did not seem to be packed into a suitable box according to the rules, hundreds of swords were squeezed together, and the surface of two soldiers' armor was already dented." The accountant described this as a huge disaster, and I think only you can handle this now, after all, Young Master Chulov has just left. ”

Bob was taken aback, his brow furrowed, hadn't he already counted all the armaments? I didn't find a problem before, but I saw that I was going to set off in a few hours, how could there be such a big mistake all of a sudden?! Could it be someone who is playing tricks in the shadows? Their itinerary had already been reported, and if there was any delay, the military department would put all the blame on him, and he did not think that he had such a big backer as the Chulov family that he could be exempt from punishment.

But when he turned his head and saw the little girl he was holding in his hand, he felt a headache again. It wasn't that far from here to Qitun, but in the event of such an accident, where would he have time to send the child back? But if this matter is delayed, the boss knows about it and doesn't know how to scold himself. Really, he wants to be courteous to women, why should he drag himself into the water? If it weren't for the promotion of him and his family, he wouldn't have obeyed everything.

As if sensing his plight, Ammon kindly offered a helping hand: "I suppose you're probably going to send this child home, right?" I happened to be going to Qiton to see a friend, so why don't you let this kid come with me? Her grandfather was someone I respected very much. ”

"Oh...... Such...... That's great. Bob only hesitated for a moment before agreeing, since Aemond knew the child's grandfather, he should take good care of the child, so he bowed his head to Minna and said, "Little Minna, uncle has urgent business to do, so I have to hand you over to this uncle, don't worry, he will send you home." Then he nodded to Aemon: "Then please." ”

He walked away cleanly, thinking only about the solution to the mistake he had just heard and the possibility of shifting the blame to his superiors when questioned by the military department, completely oblivious to the fact that Aemon actually knew that Minna's family was there. And Minna, who had just recovered from her grief, looked at the big fat man who was smiling at her, and she was a little scared in her heart.

=====================I'm the dividing line ====================== the transition scene

Qiton, Cado House.

An Long was walking around worriedly, wondering if his wife and daughter were safe. Xiao Tianjian looked upset and said, "What are you worried about?" It is a road from here to the pier, and I have informed the office of the Xiao family trading house at the dock that as long as I see Dora and Minna, I will escort them to our own merchant ship, and there will be no danger. ”

But An Long was still worried: "They have been gone for so long, why hasn't there been any news yet?" If they didn't get on the boat yesterday, where did they spend the night? ”

"There is an inn on the dock, as long as your daughter-in-law is not so particular, you will definitely find a place to live." Xiao Tianjian was a little impatient, "Your mood is too impetuous, which is not conducive to your internal cultivation." Calm down. ”

Although An Long listened to his words, took two deep breaths, and stopped walking around, the anxiety in his heart was still unabated.

There was a sudden knock at the gate, Marshall went out to open the door, and after a burst of exclamation, the two men in the house heard Minna's cry: "Grandpa Marshall, Mommy doesn't want me anymore......"

An Long was taken aback, rushed out quickly, hugged his daughter and comforted: "Don't cry, don't cry, what happened?" How could you ......" He inadvertently looked up, only to find his boss standing in front of the door, who was also the head of the Northern Intelligence Department on suspicion of treason.

"Good day, Anlong, long time no see." Aemon greeted Anlong happily, "I happened to meet your daughter on the docks, and your wife seems to have had a little quarrel with you, so she left the child and went back to her parents' house?" I'm sorry, though...... Obviously, the person who was originally entrusted with sending the child back had to leave in an emergency, so I simply helped to run. But your daughter seems to be very guarded, and she won't pay attention to me all the way. He turned to Minna and smiled, "Look, your dad knows me, we're good friends, you believe I'm not a bad guy now, right?" ”

Minna wiped tears from her face with the back of her hand, shrunk back, and ducked behind Marshall. Although this fat uncle had been acting amiable just now, she just couldn't help but be afraid. Marshall, though he didn't quite understand what was wrong with her, protected the child.

An Long quickly returned to normal after a brief moment of shock, and his mind was spinning rapidly. He has always gone to the Northern Fortress to report to Aemon, and the other party has never been to Qiton, so what is the purpose of the other party's trip? Did he find out that he was already in touch with Veronica? This is a problem, and it is better not to let him find out Veronica's whereabouts until you are sure that the other party is reliable.

Thanks to the three months of emergency training he received after joining the Security Agency, An Long quickly thought of a way to deal with it, and a grateful smile immediately appeared on his face: "Thank you so much, Mr. Emmon, I am so ...... I don't know how to express my gratitude. ”