Chapter 189: The Journey
'Boom~Boom~'!
Before and after the special train, the four steam locomotives began to accumulate steam, and a huge power was born in the huge metal creation.
Joe stood at the door of a carriage in the middle of the special train, breathing like a fish out of water.
Hesse and Leah stood in front of Joe, looking at Joe without blinking.
Hesse can barely control his emotions, as a mature and qualified head of the family, Hesse has his hands behind his back, his face is black, and he looks at Joe very seriously, and there is no expression on his dark face.
But the corners of his eyes were a little red, and it was obvious that the emotions in his heart were not as calm as he appeared.
And Leah ......
She was completely emotionally out of control.
Her eyes were red, her face was full of tears, and her hands were clutching Hesse's arm beside her, slender, fair, and ten fingers that looked as soft as shallots, like a vice, and fell deep into Hess's arm.
God knows how much strength there was in Leah's hands, and Joe could clearly hear the 'rattling' of the muscles in Hesse's arms.
Poor Hesse...... But he has rough skin and rough flesh, and he can bear it.
Joe opened his hands and hugged his mother hard: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely take care of myself...... Aha, donate more money to the Cinnamon Church, let Sister Rosa, help me say more good things to Mutesthe, and she will definitely protect me. ”
Jo leaned into Leah's ear and whispered, "Besides, I have Helmato's protection...... Haha, I'm a patron of the gods. ”
Leah let go of her hands and wiped the tears from her face.
She gasped and forced a smile, "Yes, baby, Joe, Mustester will definitely shelter you...... Ah, you're outside, be careful with yourself, take care of yourself, don't worry about the house, everything is fine at home. ”
Vigrar, who was standing on the side, said solemnly: "Lady Lia, please rest assured, there is no danger for Joe to go to the imperial capital, this time, it's just a ......"
Like a lioness in a state of madness, Leah turned her head sharply and roared low at Vigrar: "Shut up! I've said a long time ago that I don't want Joe to go to any judicial school, and I don't want Joe to go to any police station...... I only hope that my children can live this life safely and peacefully! ”
"Joe's brain has not worked well since he was a child, and this is a poor child...... I never wanted him to take on any excessive responsibility and pressure......" Lia whispered, "I just hope that he can live happily ever after...... With Gorkin, Tifa, Vima, and his brothers and sisters, he didn't need to work hard at all, he didn't need to take such a risk! ”
Vigrar's eyes widened and he looked at Leah with a look of horror.
Hesse covered Leah's little face, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Leah, Leah, dear, it's okay, it's okay...... Joe is an adult, and sooner or later he ...... Sooner or later it will leave us and have a life of its own! ”
Viglar spread his hands helplessly.
Duke Rose smiled softly from the side.
As the inspector general of countless nobles and officials in the Southern Special Administrative Region, very few people can make Vigral deflated.
But in this state of Leah, she is full of some kind of crazy power, not to mention Vigrar, even if it is in front of Her Majesty, maybe she dares to roar at the Empress!
Duke Ross took two steps in front of Viglar.
She turned around and whispered softly to the stiff-faced Vigrar, "Your Excellency the Inspector General, I hope you can understand a mother's feelings...... Joe had just become an adult, and he suddenly had to stay away from him, and this feeling ...... You men can't understand it, only those of us who are mothers know what a heart-rending pain it is! ”
Vigrar lowered his voice and rolled his eyes: "But seven years ago, when the eldest son of the Vitu family joined the army, it was not like this. ”
Duke Ross shrugged his shoulders: "The eldest son must endure hardships and stand hard work to support the family business. And the youngest son is for pampering, which is very reasonable, isn't it? ”
Vigrar pursed his lips and subconsciously, quickly glanced at Sean von Master who was standing aside.
The Inspectorate's third class secretary is now Viglar's personal secretary...... Vigrar lowered his eyelids and said indifferently: "That's right, little son, it's always ...... A little more pampered. ”
'Woo~~~'!
The front of the steam locomotive at the front of the special train sounded a high-pitched whistle, 'knock, knock', the heavy doors of the special train closed heavily, and the staff in the carriage turned the key and locked the doors tightly.
Tremendous force poured out from the front and rear four locomotives, and the special train with a total length of 36 knots began to move slowly forward.
The wheels made of steel and the rails made of steel rub against each other and squeeze each other, making a screeching sound.
Joe let go of Liya and nodded vigorously to Liya: "Mom, don't worry!" I'll take care of myself, and besides, Uncle Tooth, Mr. Sgens, and Hibiscus, and Kikyo, and they...... And, and myself! ”
Joe clenched his fists, and then slammed into each other with a 'bang' sound like a field cannon fire.
Leah pursed her lips vigorously, forced a smile, and ten slender, white fingers grabbed Hesse's arm again.
Joe glanced at Vigrar again, and he nodded to Vigrar and said, "Your Excellency, as a loyal subject of Her Majesty, and as a glorious Imperial policeman, I will definitely do my best to complete Her Majesty's mission. ”
Vigrar nodded solemnly.
The Duke of Ross gently fanned a small folding fan to Joe: "Joe, when you arrive in the imperial capital, remember to help me carry a letter to little Byron...... If there is any trouble, go directly to the head of the Huntingburg family in the imperial capital. Have a safe trip! And, all the best! ”
Joe nodded vigorously, then took two steps back.
A staff member in black uniform slammed the door shut, and Joe could only wave his hand to Hesse, Leah and the others outside through the slightly blurred window glass on the door.
The special train gradually accelerated.
In the first huge locomotive, several new giant gas lamps released strong light, several huge crystal glass concave mirrors hit the back of the gas lamps, and several thick pillars of light shot out thousands of feet through the huge glass windows in front of the locomotive, illuminating the rails in front of them.
Leah was already crying in Hesse's arms.
Duke Ross raised his right hand in the air and waved it towards the train.
Vigrar stood aside, put his hands in his pockets, squinted at the train that was gradually speeding away, and exhaled heavily: "A true man always has to go through a little more storms and more treacherous exercises...... In this way, they can ......"
Leah, who was soft in Hesse's arms, suddenly burst out, she let out a sharp and piercing scream, and in an extremely sharp cracking sound, there was a rippling sword shadow in her right hand, and a sword was like a gale, stabbing towards Vigral as fast as lightning.
Vigrar couldn't dodge, he turned his body dangerously and dangerously, the blade of the sword brushed his cheek, tearing a deep, thin, long sword mark on his face, and a large area of blood flew out, spurting out seven or eight feet away with the sword wind.
On the platform, a large group of people in black uniforms shouted in unison and quickly surrounded Liya.
The large group of Vetto subordinates who had come to the train station to see off Joe at the train station also surrounded him, shouting loudly and insulting, and drew their rifles and muskets to gesture towards the inspectors, and their arrogance was unstoppable.
Duke Rose's eyes widened suddenly, she covered her face with a small folding fan helplessly, and moaned weakly: "Your Excellency Vigrar, please be considerate of a mother's feelings...... Sometimes, not all mothers want their children to be so-called masculine ......"
Duke Ross took a deep breath: "For example, I would rather my husband and my two sons, who are weaker and incompetent, who can be by my side than ......"
Vigrar covered the sword marks on his face with his right hand, and his face twitched violently a few times, then he smiled bitterly.
In the special train car, Qiao sat weakly on the sofa in the living room of the small suite, looking out of the car window with a dull gaze. The lights in the carriage shone through the glass windows, and Joe's dark vision allowed him to see the night scene outside the window.
Overlapping hills, vast vineyards and olive groves pass by.
In the vineyard on the side of the road, several night mastiffs stood under the grape trellises, roaring loudly towards the speeding train, and even more daring mastiffs ran after the special train on the side of the road, and it took half an hour before they were left behind by the special train.
Joe felt like the mastiff he had been abandoned.
An inexplicable emptiness and uneasiness enveloped his body, and he looked at Lan Mu Hibiscus, Lan Bellflower, and the group of family elders led by Ya and Si Gengsi standing in the small living room, and smiled a little blankly.
"It's the first time I've been out of the house...... For the first time, I left Hesse, Leah, Tifa and Vima......"
"Sorry, I don't know what to say."
"I feel like it's a little ...... Somewhat...... Ah, hibiscus, bellflower, when you join the army and leave the port of Tulum and go to the great plain of Rulai, you ...... Aren't you panicking at all? ”
Lan Mu Hibiscus and Lan Kikyo glanced at each other, Lan Mu Hibiscus sat on the sofa opposite Qiao, and then took out a deck of cards and put it on the small square table: "Of course we are also nervous and afraid...... In the face of an unpredictable journey and an unknown future, we are also at a loss, and we are also panicked and ignorant. ”
"Still, you'll get used to it soon, Joe, and you'll get used to it soon." Lan Mujin skillfully shuffled the cards in his hand, and with a flick of his fingers, the cards flew up dexterously, and then spun and fell back into his hand.
"Let's play a few games of cards, shall we? You definitely can't sleep right now, and playing a few games of solitaire will make you relax a bit! ”
Joe's interest came, he rubbed his hands vigorously and laughed loudly: "Playing cards? I'm a master...... I learned the cards from Gorkin, and I'm a master...... Hmm, a handful of ten gold marks? ”
"Oh no, we don't have as much money as you, ten fountain Sus?"
"Oh no, Fountain Sue? You can't even win a bottle of rum for one night...... Ten silver fennigs, right? That's my bottom line! ”
"Okay, ten silver finnigs." Lan Mujian's laughter rang out: "We just got paid, and we still have some money in our pockets!" ”