Chapter 41. Tomorrow the sun will rise as usual
The explosion happened so suddenly that many people did not react, and when they understood what was happening, some people immediately fled the scene to find a safe place, while others rushed here to check on the situation.
Zhou Jinru got up from the ground, looked at Sylvia not far away, patted the snow on his body, and said without replying: "Someone wants to blow us up, can't you see it?" ”
Sylvia sneered: "I'm afraid I just want to blow you up." ”
The problem is obvious, the power of the bomb is enough to blow up the entire apartment, and only when a miracle happens, will the lucky ones who survive appear.
The person who planted the bomb here in advance must not have known that he would come here, and what this man said was clearly a stealing concept.
"Yes, it was an accident that you were affected, and you may also be the other party's casualty indicator."
Zhou Jinru quickened his pace, ran into the doorway, rushed to the basement, banged on the door, and shouted, "Luo Shan! Open the door! ”
Two seconds later, the door creaked open a crack, and the little girl hugged him in horror.
"Mr. Four, what's going on?"
August helped his wife down the stairs and asked hurriedly.
Zhou Jinru said vaguely: "It's not safe here." ”
There is a curfew coming soon, and it's probably too late to find a place to live, but there are already tenants who choose to leave, and no matter where they go, it's better than staying here.
August didn't ask anything more, but said, "I know there's a place where we can spend tonight." ”
He looked at Zhou Jinru and did not continue.
"I'm going to stay here and wait for Carl to come back, Roshan and I."
August's eyes were complicated: "Stay safe, be careful." ”
Seeing the two old men leave, Zhou Jinru took Luo Shan's hand and sat on the steps at the entrance of the door, during which he never paid attention to the dragoon.
Sylvia took the initiative to speak: "Do you know who planted the bomb?" ”
"I said, you're going to trouble him?"
The dragoon's face turned pale: "It's Huron." ”
Zhou Jinru shook his head: "It doesn't have to be him." ”
"It always has something to do with him."
This woman doesn't seem to be dealing with the new aristocracy?
The crowd that had gathered in a hurry was about to disperse because of the curfew, and several police officers on horseback came from the other side of the street, saw Sylvia in military uniform, and left without saying a word.
Zhou Jinru's body was like a stove, very warm, not only that, but even the cold wind changed direction, and the frightened Luo Shan leaned on his shoulder and fell asleep unconsciously.
Half an hour passed, Carl and his wife rushed back, and saw that the door of the apartment was in a mess, and they were taken aback at first, they didn't dare to ask Sylvia, so they had to run in front of Zhou Jinru.
Karl said eagerly: "Mr. Four, what's wrong?" ”
"There was a little bit of an accident, some of the tenants have left, and it's no longer safe here, take care of Rosan."
"How so?"
Carl's wife said something nervously, and ran into the apartment without looking back, leaving Carl with a wry smile on his face.
Karl, the landlord, took out a pack of shriveled cigarettes from his coat pocket, took out one and bit it to his mouth, lit it with a match, and took a hard puff.
His voice was extremely lonely: "Mr. Four, I know what you do, but I am a timid person, and I have a large family, so I dare not participate." ”
He glanced up at Sylvia next to him, and lowered his tone: "I hope this matter can end soon, we just want to live a dull life." ”
Zhou Jinru was silent, his eyes looked at the dim sky, it was cloudy, and it might be snowing again.
"How's your son?"
"I don't know, no one wants to take my money, I heard that the main culprit committed suicide in fear of crime, if he is lucky, he will be sentenced to 20 years to work as a laborer in the mine."
The hot cigarette butt kept flickering, Zhou Jinru knew that Carl as a father, he had done his best, he was just an ordinary person, he had no deep background, no rich family, and he couldn't even touch the slightest edge of the aristocracy.
Life has to go on, he still has a family to take care of, his wife is deeply shocked, her mental state is not good, the little girl is also frightened, the tenant runs away a lot, and I don't know when there will be new tenants.
Everything is hard.
But they are all alive, and the sun will rise tomorrow.
"I know some nobles, maybe it's all a misunderstanding."
When Zhou Jinru spoke, Karl's eyes lit up, but he quickly refused: "No need, Mr. Four, thank you for your kindness, this is my business, it's all that kid who doesn't listen to me, young people are always so self-righteous and easy to be instigated by outlaws, this is a lesson for him." ”
Prisoners go to the mines to work as laborers, very few can survive more than five years, the society in 1080 is not as civilized as people see, many barbarism is hidden under the glossy coat, and the laborers are exposed to high-risk source stone raw mines, it is very likely to become infected, and can no longer be effectively treated, and will die within a few hours in the acute stage.
It was impossible for Carl not to know this, but he was still unwilling to let Zhou Jinru help, and made up his mind not to have too much contact with him.
He's protecting his family in his own way.
Zhou Jinru did not speak again.
"Please come in, it's curfew soon, Mr. Four, you're still my tenant."
Carl barely managed to squeeze out a smile.
Sylvia turned around and whistled, and the majestic horse came out of a corner, like a whirlwind, standing beside her master.
The dragoon would turn over and leave without looking back, and she wanted to make sure of one thing.
No one dared to stop her, even if the police officers patrolling the road saw it, they avoided it far away, and the war horse led her to the king's palace, but it was already cordoned off, and no one could enter without an order.
"Your Excellency the Dragoon, why are you here at curfew time?"
Sylvia grabbed the reins and asked rhetorically, "I'm on patrol, is it okay here?" ”
"It's good here, the loyal guards are protecting His Majesty, don't worry."
It's been a terrible day, and since the morning, Sylvia is in the same mood as the weather, she turns her horse's head and goes straight to the police station, just in time to block Huron, who is off work, at the door.
Huron was taken aback, the famous dragoon was full of anger, and it was not easy to mess with at first glance.
"Your Excellency Huron, I have something I want to talk to you about."
Sylvia did her best to make her tone sound flat and less intimidating.
The war horse blocked the door of the police station, and the dragoon general looked at the chief of the police station condescendingly, no matter how he looked at it, he knew that the comer was not good.
Huron reluctantly said, "It's time to get off work." ”
"I know, but a lot of people are working overtime, and the police chief can't go home and sleep, right?"
Huron wanted to say that he didn't want to work overtime, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his words: "That's right, I'm just going out to blow the wind and calm down." ”
He immediately turned around and went straight back to his office, took the key out of his pocket, opened the door, and placed the briefcase next to his seat.
Sylvia, dressed in military uniform, followed closely behind, kicked the door shut with her foot as she entered, and pierced Huron's office chair with a short gun a moment before she sat down, the wheels of which shifted backwards for some distance.
"Sit down."
The commanding words weighed on Huron and couldn't lift his head.
He tried to calm down, "What's the matter, Your Excellency Dragoon, do you have any advice?" ”
"You planted that bomb?"
This sentence was like a thunderclap exploding in Huron's heart, and under the fluorescent lamp, the young nobleman's face turned pale, but he said: "What bomb, what are you talking about, I don't know anything." ”
"It's dangerous, just a little bit, I'm buried under the rubble, you're disappointed?"
"Nope!"
Huron's voice raised an octave and retorted loudly: "Impossible! I don't know what a bomb is, and even if you're a dragoon, you can't frame me! ”
"The bomb you planted shouldn't be aimed at me, I just happened to be passing by, Huron, what kind of thing are you, I know very well, don't think that West helped you to the throne, I won't dare to kill you, to be honest, there is no grudge between us, right?"
Huron kept his mouth shut, not daring to leak a word.
Sylvia sneered: "You don't have the guts, let me guess, it should be those people in MI9, only they can put bombs in other people's homes without knowing it, Huron, if I were you, I would never go out of this office tonight, do you believe it?" ”
Cold sweat was dripping from Huron's forehead, and he didn't dare to answer, nor did he dare to make any movements.
Everyone knows that the dragoon will be a cold-blooded and ruthless guy, never merciless in the face of the enemy, and can make good use of the privileges given to her by the military, the casualty index will be used up every year, and people can't grasp the handle, if you want to send her to a court-martial, you won't have a chance, but will be remembered by this crazy woman.
If he doesn't want to die, it's best to pretend to be dumb.
"Very well, I am satisfied with your answer, remember what I said, don't leave this office, not a single step."
Sylvia strode out of the police station with a short gun, and it wasn't until half an hour later that the frightened clerical staff cautiously asked, "Chief, are you okay?" ”
"I'm fine, you, go buy some food, get a quilt, I'll sleep in the office today, go quickly!"
Huron opened the blinds, and it was pitch black outside, and there were no street lights, so he couldn't see anything.
He didn't dare to go out, as if there was an invisible barrier at the door, locking him inside.
Sylvia, this crazy woman! She's a madman!
Lunatic!
……
Outside the largest local prison in Lentinium, the lights are no different from daylight, and the guards and prisoners here have changed their identities, with the uniformed ones locked inside and the prisoners standing outside.
In the basement of the prison office building, several people are talking in secret.
The Earl of Arizona said excitedly: "The prisoners here are all prisoners with special status, and even some minor nobles and monks, how did you come up with that?" ”
Wearing a hood, Kelsey said lightly: "Enemies and friends, you can always tell the difference, right?" ”
William shook his head: "Compared to the new nobles, our strength is still too thin. ”
Joel frowned and said, "Because there are too many families who are still waiting, you can't count on them!" ”
"They only help those who win, it's the same at all times, whoever wins they help whom."
"No matter what, we only have one chance, and for the sake of our king, we must succeed!"
After not seeing Zhou Jinru for a whole day, the Earl of Arizona said uneasily: "That Mr. Four said that we have a seventy percent chance of winning, but he disappeared, so he can't have fled, right?" ”
Another person followed suit: "William, the person you are talking about, will he come?" ”
William was silent for two seconds, looked at Kelsey, then at everyone, and waved his fist vigorously: "He promised me, he will definitely come back!" ”
Kelsey looked down at the schedule, interrupted William's words, stood up, and looked around: "We have made a lot of noise, we have already shaken the new nobles, and by tomorrow early tomorrow morning, they will gather troops to attack, they must be arranged in advance, don't forget our purpose, rescue the king." ”
"I know, monk, you can arrange it."
William was a leader, but not a qualified commander, and he was well aware of his position.
Kelsey nodded: "When we attacked several armories in the morning, we obtained a lot of supplies, which was very beneficial to us, and food was not a problem, but when we attacked the next armory later, we were met with a strong counterattack, and it is said that someone other than us attacked the armory and set fire to one, so the surrounding defense forces gathered in the armory......"
"They are also undermanned, and after strengthening the defense of the armory, the granary and the prison have been easily taken by us." The Arizona tyrant was triumphant, and the battles he personally commanded achieved quite good results.
Kelsey glanced at him: "This is also what I want to say, our reconnaissance efforts are not enough, if we can detect the defense forces everywhere in advance, we will not fall into passivity." ”
This is mainly due to the fact that the various families did not help, although William and the others gathered a lot of strength, but in front of the new nobles, they were still too weak, making the wall grass sway.
William said seriously: "What are we going to do?" ”
"Fight as vigorously as you can, and it's best to crush the vanguard of the new nobles."
"Leave it to me."
When it comes to playing forwards, the Earl of Arizona is in charge, he is a Walper, but he fights like an Ursus.
"Be quick, be ruthless, put down your aristocratic gentleman shelf, you must defeat the vanguard of the new nobility as soon as possible, fear is contagious."
……
It was late at night.
William couldn't sleep, he sat on a low bed in the basement, holding a pocket watch in his hand.
Someone came in.
William looked up, and it turned out to be Kelsey.
He asked, "Monk, you haven't rested yet?" ”
"What are you thinking?"
"I'm thinking about the relationship between Mr. Four and you, don't get me wrong, I don't mean to offend, I just feel that you have known each other for a long time, and the two of you have an indescribable tacit understanding."
Kelsey was noncommittal: "Maybe." ”
Syllable.
William folded his pocket watch as if to say to himself: "I have a happy family, a loving wife, and a lovely daughter, but I still choose to do this, and I can't tell whether it's right or wrong to get to this point." ”