Chapter 210: The Sheriff
According to Apa, the sheriff of Violet City, Erte, is a very capable person, after the fall of the city, he hid in the slums, mixed with beggars and homeless, and avoided the attention of the soldiers of the Shining Sand Empire, and after the Shining Sand Empire withdrew, he was the first to stand up and rectify the order of the city. In a similar situation, the city will be in a power vacuum for a short time, this is the most chaotic time, some people who have experienced the trauma of war do not mind transferring the pain to their compatriots, it is Erte who stood up in time, so that Violet City avoided suffering greater losses.
I often hear people say that Violet City is a beautiful city, but what An Fei sees has nothing to do with beauty, the streets are messy, you can see ruined houses from time to time, pedestrians are sparse, and pedestrians usually have no expression on their faces, if they must say that there is, it is just numbness, and the whole city looks very bleak. Appa reluctantly told An Fei that there were more than 200,000 people in the entire Violet City, and after the war, more than 3,000 people were killed, and more than 11,000 people were missing, most of the missing people were young women between the ages of fifteen and thirty, and some people proved that more than 5,000 women were captured by the soldiers of the Shining Sand Empire, that is, at least 5,000 families lost their daughters or wives.
When Ampai asks Appa if it's possible for the missing person to ask for his back, Appa shrugs his shoulders and tells Apa that it's impossible. The missing women could not be treated like favorites, and they would be better off if they fell into the hands of slave traders, who would ensure their basic livelihood in order to sell them for a good price, and would not abuse them excessively. If it becomes the plaything of the soldiers of the Sand Empire, it will be much more miserable, the offensive and defensive battle of Blakenia City has lasted for a long time, the Sand Empire has not been able to attack for a long time, and the mood is more anxious, and the fire will definitely vent on the playthings, if you turn over the land outside the Sand Emperor's ** camp now, you will find the remains of many missing people.
Five thousand is just a number that can be verified in Violet City, and there are seventeen relatively large cities on the eastern front of the Ma Empire lost during the war, so how many will there be in total? What if you add those towns and villages? The huge number makes An Fei feel terrified.
An Fei couldn't help but think of an old saying in his world, prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer! The Mao Empire will definitely ask for a huge amount of war reparations, but this money will only be used for post-war city reconstruction and military pensions, conscription and other major national affairs, and will not give the people a copper coin, and all the losses can only be silently borne and digested by the people themselves.
When he arrived at the Flower Garden Hotel, Appa jumped out of the carriage first, carefully observed the surrounding situation, and gently knocked on the carriage, signaling An Fei and the others to come down.
An Fei lifted the black cloth and pointed to the bamboo basket, the little guy raised his head and looked at An Fei's expression seriously, and saw that An Fei's expression was very serious, so he stood up very reluctantly and stepped into the bamboo basket. In order to avoid the little guy getting into trouble, Anfei conducted more than a dozen trainings, and as long as the little guy got into the bamboo basket, he couldn't move anymore, otherwise he would be punished by Anfei. Although it is said that high-level demonic beasts are all intelligent, the little guy is still in his infancy, and it is too early to talk about any wisdom, so it is better to forcibly cultivate conditioned reflexes.
Suzanne picked up the bamboo basket, sighed softly, covered it with a black cloth, covered the little guy inside, and looked at the little guy's light blue eyes full of grievances, she really wanted to talk to An Fei and let the little guy out. It's a pity that that's impossible, with An Fei for so long, she has more or less understood An Fei's character, whether it's her or the little guy, she can't be willful, what An Fei hates the most is people who are still willful and messing around at critical moments.
The group walked into the Flower Garden Hotel, the scene inside the hotel was as depressed as the outside, the hotel was not small, but at a glance, there was no guest at dozens of tables, all of them were empty. The two hostesses were napping on the bar, and when they heard the footsteps, they hurriedly stood up and turned around, but they startled people, they were all characters like Wuyan, and the soldiers of the Shining Sand Empire had already run out, so there was really no need to be so disgusting to the guests!
And the two hostesses were also looking at the group blankly, and finally fixed their eyes on Susanna, forgetting even the necessary polite reception, this flower girl was so beautiful! They were surprised why the soldiers of the Shining Sand Empire would let go of such a beautiful girl.
Appa walked over and whispered a few words with the two waitresses, one of the waitresses took the lead up to the second floor, until she walked to the door of a private room, opened the door and stood sideways, her eyes were still staring at Susanna, Susanna was a little uneasy to block the bamboo basket with her hand, she was worried that people would find out her secret, who knew that because of the bamboo basket she had been regarded as a flower girl.
Black Eleven closed the door with his backhand and shut the 'saltless' out, the first thing Suzanne did was lift the black cloth, and the little guy raised his head with a swish, looked at An Fei with a blank eye, and saw An Fei nodding
Happily jumped out, although he was only locked up for a short time, but for the thirsty high-level demonic beast, it was already a torment.
"Sir, don't you need to order something?" asked Wuyan, who had been shut out of the door, timidly.
"After a while. Black Eleven replied impatiently: "Apa, it should be him waiting for us, right? What's the matter with that sheriff?" Black Eleven has a good idea of his future, his original position has been taken over, and His Majesty Yoland still asked him to follow An Fei, indicating that he will be An Fei's deputy in the future, so many things have to be considered for An Fei first. After all, An Fei is the owner of this Violet City, and it is very rude and dereliction of duty to let An Fei wait, so Black Eleven is a little angry.
"I don't know, maybe it's something else that's delayed, he's a busy man right now. Appa laughed.
"I really don't understand what is important. Black Eleven cursed and sat heavily in his chair.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door: "Is Mr. Appa inside?"
"It's coming. Appa laughed, "Mr. Erth, come in." ”
The door opened, and a slightly chubby man in his thirties walked in, with an apologetic face: "Lord Apa, I'm really sorry, I just found the remains of some missing people, so go and deal with it, sorry, sorry." ”
An Fei looked at the person who came lightly, in terms of appearance and temperament, this person looks very ordinary, but you can't look at people so superficially! You can get information, in addition to the sound from the throat, there are also emotional language, body language and other things, after human society becomes more and more complex, the voice from the throat is no longer very reliable, far less real than the emotional language and action language, as long as the observation is good enough, you can find some interesting things.
When he got out of the car, he looked at the surrounding scenery, there were few pedestrians, there was no one within two hundred meters before and after, even if they had just entered the hotel, the sheriff in front of him rushed over, it was impossible to knock on the door so quickly. In other words, the sheriff should have been waiting nearby, even in this hotel.
"It's useless to apologize to me. Appa laughed, and then looked at An Fei: "This is Violet City Sheriff Erte." ”
The little one walked slowly and curiously and arrogantly to Erte, looked up a few times, and Suzanne hurriedly stood up and shouted, "You come back to me!"
A white light flashed, the little guy has appeared on Susanna's lap, rubbing affectionately, these days of experience has made it understand a truth, absolutely don't anger Susanna!
Erte's pupils contracted suddenly, the speed, the demeanor, and the shape all proved the identity of the little guy, and Erte couldn't believe his eyes, what kind of person could be to have a unicorn as a pet? At least he had never heard of it!
"Wait a minute, my lords, I have something to explain. Ert bent down respectfully, then walked to the door, and said loudly, "Go back first, don't wait for me." ”
"Yes, sir. There was a response from outside the door.
Erte turned around and walked back, his eyes swept over several people, and naturally fell on An Fei: "A few adults, is there anything you want me to do?"
"Sit down and talk. An Fei waved his hand.
"No, no, I'll be able to stand. Erte laughed.
"If you want to sit down, you can sit down. Suzanne smiled and made a chair for Etra with her own hands, and the transformation from a mercenary to a city master was indeed a bit too big, at least now Suzanne did not fully realize what the transformation meant.
"Thank you so much. Erte flattered himself to express his gratitude, and then carefully confirmed An Fei's expression, and then slowly sat down.
"I won't talk nonsense, my name is An Fei, and I came to you to find out about the situation in Violet City, after all, this will be my home in the future. ”
"Heavenly ...... You are Lord Anfei?!" Erte couldn't help but exclaim, out of political needs, Yolander deliberately brightened Anfei's image greatly, Anfei has become a peerless warrior who dares to face any challenge and any strong man, and the annihilation of a griffin flight squadron is evidence of iron!
"Have you heard of me?" An Fei raised his eyebrows, he didn't know what Yuland had done, so he was a little surprised, even if he knew that he was the master of Violet City, his expression didn't need to be so exaggerated.