159. Shell
The knight of Trollope returned the maroon Gubolai horse to He Boqiang, and when he led the horse into the city, he needed to line up honestly.
There are still a lot of people waiting at the city gate to prepare to enter the city, and some small businesses have spawned at the city gate, and there are always some small traders walking around the crowd with baskets of delicious snacks and fruits, so that in such hot weather, sugar cane water with ice is the best-seller, and melons that taste crunchy can be bought with only three or five copper plates.
He Boqiang not only bought himself two melons, but also bought a bag of grass for Gubo Laima, which is mixed with bean dregs and grass, which is Gubo Laima's favorite food.
The crowd was filled with the aroma of food, the sour smell of sweat, the smell of cheap perfume, the smell of horse manure, and the sun roasted drowsy overhead, He Boqiang stood in the shadow left by Gu Bolai's horse, but he didn't feel how cool it was.
Fortunately, after paying the entrance tax of thirty copper plates, he asked the guards about the location of the court by the way, and the city gate guards looked disdainful, but they still told He Boqiang the general direction of the court.
He Boqiang led the horse into Handanar City, and inquired along the bustling street all the way to find the inquisition.
The alley was far more deserted than the main streets, and the whole court was a 'hui' shaped building, and in the round arched doorway at the entrance stood two ironclad guards with spears, which looked quite like that, and the whole building was made of stone strips, and every window looked small, and it looked more like a fortress in the direction.
He Boqiang led the horse to the door of the inquisition, and it was not until he stopped that the guard in the doorway came out of it and scolded He Boqiang: "Go away, go away, do you know where this is?" ”
Seeing the guard coming out of the doorway, He Boqiang loosened the reins of the Gubo horse, walked over to the guard, and said to the fierce-looking guard, "I am Mondstadt. Knights from Count Goss's side, I want to meet Mondstadt. Count Goss. ”
As he spoke, he took out a handful of silver coins from his bosom and stuffed them into the guard's palm.
The guard's face immediately softened, and he glanced back at his companion, and another guard in the doorway also came with a spear, and then the guard said, "It's not time to visit, but our brother has a way to take you in, and I'll see Mondstadt later. Count Goss, we can't delay too long, after all, we still have to be on duty at the door, and if you have anything to do, it's best to make a long story short......"
The guard divided the silver in his hand into two parts, one of which was given to his companion, and asked him to guard and watch over He Boqiang's horse at the door, and he himself led He Boqiang into the Inquisition, through the round arched stone door, into the courtyard garden of the Atrium, where some tall trees were planted, and the arched cloister made of gray stone blocks circled the Inquisition, and there were stairs leading up in all four directions.
The guard was very familiar with the place, and he walked quickly, through the dimly lit vaulted corridor, and up the stairs to the second floor of the building.
The guard said to He Boqiang as he walked:
"Mondstadt. Count Goss was brought in yesterday, why did you think of coming? ”
He Boqiang was speechless about this, he only came to Handanar City last night, and at that time, he didn't know about Mondstadt. Goss is here temporarily.
The guard said to He Boqiang without care:
"In the past two days, we have come here with a lot of generals of the Moyunling Expeditionary Legion, but it seems that you are the only one who came to visit the class."
“……”
He Boqiang only agreed softly, and then heard the guard say again:
"I heard that you lost the battle on the Moyunling side, and the military camp was occupied by evil spirits?"
If it weren't for the need for this guard to lead the way, He Boqiang would have wanted to smash him in the mouth with a punch.
As far as the eye can see, the entire building is made entirely of gray strips of rock, and the walls appear unusually thick.
It's not a prison, but it's not much better.
The rooms on the second floor are a bit dense, they are not fenced with iron railings, and each room maintains a certain amount of privacy.
Although the top brass of the expeditionary force were imprisoned here, Duke Newman still gave them some basic rights.
This is the place where the war criminals of the Green Empire are imprisoned, and the Moyunling Expeditionary Force lost the battle, and all the high-ranking members of the Expeditionary Force must temporarily stay here before the responsibility is determined.
He Boqiang looked up, the room on the third floor seemed to have a built-in balcony, and the guard seemed to know his thoughts, and said to him: "The people who live on it are all marquis......
The court was quiet, and all the way through, there was only the footsteps of the two men and the chatter of the guards.
Walking to the wooden door between the third and fourth stone pillars on the south side, the guard stopped and pointed inside with his hand, indicating that this was Mondstadt. Goss's room, but the door was not locked, He Boqiang stood at the door and tidied up the collar and cuffs, and then exposed the nameplate on his chest, raised his hand and knocked on the wooden door several times in a row, and said: "Captain Surdak, Squadron Leader of the Sixth Squadron of the Fourth Brigade of the 57th Heavy Infantry Regiment, please see Lord Earl." ”
There was no answer, no sound, He Boqiang glanced back at the guard, but the guard was motioning for him to walk in with encouraging eyes.
Pushing open the wooden door, the light inside was dim, and He Boqiang stepped in.
I saw Mondstadt. Goss was lying on a wooden bed in a linen robe, and a set of magical patterns flowing with a magical glow hung from a wooden shelf next to him. Count Goss, however, lost his eyes, his temples were gray, his cheeks were deeply sunken, and his whole body was so thin that he was out of shape.
See Mondstadt in front of you. Commander Goss could not in any way reconcile him with the knight in armor who was on a horse and carrying a storm sword two weeks ago, when he was still so high-spirited, so radiant, and seemed to be full of confidence in the battle of Moyunling.
And now he is completely an old man in his twilight years, a dying man lying on a sickbed with no one to take care of him.
He Boqiang stood in front of the bed, saw the empty water cup on the table, reached out to pour some water from the water bottle, but found that the bottle that should have been filled with water contained the corpses of several wilt insects, and the mouth of the bottle was full of dust, it seemed that this water bottle had not been used for at least half a year, He Boqiang looked at Mondstadt. Goss sighed silently with dry lips, turned around and walked out with the water bottle.
The guard was waiting at the door, and when he saw He Boqiang coming out so soon, he said excitedly: "It's over so soon, then let's go!" ”
He Boqiang didn't move, he didn't speak, he just handed him the carafe, and the guard was a little dumbfounded.
"You want me to fetch a bottle of water?"
He Boqiang nodded.
"Why don't you ......"
The guard just widened his eyes and wanted to scold.
Seeing that there was a silver glittering silver hammer in He Boqiang's palm holding the glass water bottle, the guard's face suddenly brightened, and he took the water bottle in He Boqiang's hand with a smile, and said to him: "Okay! You may not know where our kitchen is, I'll make you a pot of lemon tea......"
He Boqiang turned around and walked back into the room, and saw Mondstadt on the bed. Count Goss's eyes were glazed, and he found a chair and sat down.
"Lord Earl, the fifty-seven heavy armored infantry regiment has been completely wiped out, the battle of Moyunling has failed, all the soldiers of the second squad of the sixth squadron have died, I have brought back all the nameplates of these people from the battlefield, they are not deserters, they are warriors who died on the battlefield, they are eligible to receive the pension that the members of the legion who died in battle can apply for, I want to ask you to sign this list, for every warrior of the second squad!"
He Boqiang held a string of nameplates in his hand, and said to Mondstadt lying on the bed. Count Goss said softly.
But Mondstadt was lying on the bed. Goss didn't react at all, and at this time, the guard at the door brought in a bottle of fragrant lemon tea, and He Boqiang took it and gave it to Mondstadt. Count Goss poured a glass, brought it to his lips, and fed him a glass of water.
It's a pity that almost half of the cup of tea flowed out of the corners of his mouth, and Mondstadt. Count Goss was completely unresponsive.
"What's wrong with him?" He Boqiang saw Mondstadt. Count Goss suddenly felt a little cold in his heart, and asked the guard.
The guard also spread his hands with a wry smile on his face and said, "Who knows! He's been a mess since he was carried over yesterday, and we're trying to inform his men...... Oh, yes! That's you. ”
The guard said with a smile and said, "I didn't expect to start looking for it yet, so you found it yourself." ”
"I'm a little worried that if he lies down like this all the time without eating or drinking, it will be easy to starve to death here, the guards of our Inquisition have been pulled to the battlefield for the time being, except for a cook, there are only four guards here, and they can't take care of it at all, if you want to come and take care of him every day, you can ask me to take you in, if you have twice a day in the morning and evening, that time in the evening can be free......"
"Hey, hey, hey...... Knight Surdak, where are you going? ”
"Please wait a minute......"
Seeing He Boqiang turn around and walk out without hesitation, the guard immediately chased after him and asked loudly.
In the blink of an eye, only Mondstadt remained. Goss lay on the bed with blank eyes, looking like an empty shell......