Chapter 1048: The Role of Politeness (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
As soon as the alarm bell rang, the atmosphere in the city became tense.
The people were busy going home, and the shops were busy closing their stalls.
Brigades of swords-armed and armoured soldiers took to the streets and began to patrol back and forth.
And the soldiers who were relaxing in the tavern and restaurant did not care much, and hurried out the door to return to their respective units.
As soon as the alarm bell sounds, it represents a level of combat readiness, if anyone still lingers and does not return in time, then it will be 'escaped from the battle, punished, and killed without forgiveness~!
The city was full of chickens and dogs for a while, and it was extremely chaotic.
Subsequently, the news that the spies of the Southern Army had infiltrated the city spread, and all kinds of gossip and rumors flew all over the sky.
Some say that the Southern Army assassinated a high-ranking officer of the peacekeeping force.
Some say they came to burn the city and destroy supplies.
Some people say that his 10048th chapter polite role (asking for a monthly ticket) is to clean up the traitors who have defected to the peacekeeping forces.
Others say that those people were actually sent by the undead. They took advantage of the big battle here, and many people died. Collect the souls of those who died......
For a time, the people in the small city were panicked and could not live all day.
Immediately after, the Fourth Legion of the Holy See Army marched neatly into the town and began to search for suspicious people from house to house.
Because he was mixed with a southern spies, he was also a dark knight of the demon race. The stakes are high. Not only the Archbishop of Santos, but even the soldiers themselves, who no longer trust the soldiers.
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Actually let the enemy in, these guys all grew up eating?
Is there someone who is the backbone of those evil terrorists?
And even though no one is the internal response of those dark knights, these guards are not strictly guarded, at least they are derelict in their duties~!
What's more, those dark knights are elusive. Since you can disguise yourself as a new army and blend in, you can naturally dress up as a soldier of the old army.
There are so many soldiers and civilians in this city, who knows which one of them is in disguise?
However, the Fourth Legion of the Holy See is all from the north and has nothing to do with it at all, so there is no suspicion of the role of politeness in Chapter 1048 (asking for a monthly pass).
And they are still a formed army. Officers and soldiers, up and down, basically all know each other. The chain of command is smooth, and it is most appropriate for them to be responsible for the search.
At this time, in order to avoid suspicion, the chief officials and guards in the city all consciously and voluntarily stood aside.
At the same time, they also secretly prayed to the God of Light: "O great and glorious and omnipotent God of Light, I praise you with my soul and give us a temporary worker." When the time comes, we can all justifiably buckle the black cauldron on his back~!
Archbishop Santos also took over the command for the time being, directing his soldiers to conduct a carpet search in the city.
The Fourth Legion of the Holy See Army may not be able to do anything else. But it's their old job.
At that time, they were under the leadership of Archbishop Santos and engaged in a great war of wits and courage against the dead people who had bad intentions and tried to evade the Holy See's eleventh tax.
Whether it was the potatoes and sweet potatoes hidden in the cellar by the dead people, or the rice and white noodles hanging from the beams of the houses, or the gold coins in the mouse holes under the bed, none of them could escape the eyes of these warriors.
It's easy to find out for them.
The papal knights' name for being able to 'pull cream out of the stone' is not in vain. Even Second Master Lei, who has always been unconvinced by the sky and the earth, can only be out of reach and willing to bow down.
With a thunderous roar, a cavalry column galloped through the street.
A few hens on the side of the road were frightened, flapping their wings in panic, clucking and flying sideways through the street.
Under their vigorous beating, countless fine pieces of fluff fell off their bodies, flew in the air, and slowly fell.
Many of them fell on the people who were standing on the side of the street, hiding from the cavalry.
It wasn't until the cavalry were all gone, and the people looked at each other, shouted, and fled in all directions. All that's left is a mess.
Among them was a hunched old man, carrying a paper bag tied with straw rope in his hand, and hurriedly turning the street. Then it stopped suddenly.
I saw another group of heavily armed peacekeepers in front of me. He hurriedly stood on the side of the street again and made way for them.
The soldiers of the peacekeeping force rushed over.
At the front of the line, in addition to the officer leading the team, followed a priest wearing a temple robe.
When the priest saw the old man standing on the side of the road, he glanced at him coldly, and then shook his head: this old fellow is too old to be a spy at all.
He walked straight past the old man. I don't even bother to use even the most basic Word spell - it's a big search, and there are too many suspicious people to identify. He didn't want to waste his precious holy power on this old man who could be blown down by the wind.
The soldiers behind him also had tense faces and strode away with the priest.
The old man looked at the distant backs of the soldiers, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned into an alley with trembling steps.
He had just reached the middle of the alley when a courtyard door opened next to him.
A small, gray-haired old lady poked her head out of the door.
She beckoned to the old man and said, "Memphis, Memphisγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
The old man smiled, showed his missing teeth, and said, "What's the matter?"
The old lady looked left and right, and said mysteriously: "Have you heard? Old Meng, there is a spy from Hadu in our city." β
The old man smiled reluctantly and said, "I heard that the army outside has been dispatched and is searching the city." β
The old lady leaned over to the old man and said softly: "Then you must not have heard of these spies, they are actually dark knights~!"
"Dark Knight?" the old man muttered, suddenly shocked, and said in a loud voice: "What do you say, Dark Knight~?
That's a demon thing, don't talk nonsense. β
The old lady pleaded eagerly: "I'm not talking nonsense. My son went to do carpentry work for the warehouse, and he saw it with his own eyes.
The soldiers of the peacekeeping force also said that when they first started fighting, those people could not cut in with their swords, and they could not be pierced by their swords. It's the Dark Knight.
Moreover, my son also saw that there was a big goat.
He used the holy light that we usually seem, the priests and old men, and shone it at once, and burned the Dark Knight to death in one fell swoop.
My son said he had opened his eyes. That scene, even the city lord may not have seen it. β
At this point, there was an indescribable pride in her words. It was as if her son's identity was on the same starting line as the noble lord of the city.
Memphis looked at her hesitantly.
The old lady thought that the other party didn't believe it, so she couldn't help but get anxious, and said, "I said that all of this is true, why don't you believe it?"
She stomped her foot, and then said, "Forget it, I'll tell you a secret." When my son came back, he listened to the meeting of the big officials.
Say the honorable General Haddou...... Uh-bah bah~!
Haddou, who killed a thousand knives, is now in collusion with the undead. There are still undead in our city~! β
After speaking, I couldn't help but curse in a low voice. To show her unswerving stance with General Haddou's 'collusion with the undead,' the villains who killed a thousand knives.
In the past, although the local nobles were rampant, tossing the filthy smoke and miasma. But she was quite sympathetic to General Haddou.
And now, hearing that he actually colluded with the undead, this naturally touched the bottom line of the human world. Therefore, there is no sympathy.
The old man shook his head disapprovingly, and said, "You believe this." That must be the enemy's rumors, who is General Haddou, impossible. β
The old lady hurriedly said, "What I said is true...... Forget it, believe it or not.
But I tell you, don't go out on the streets for the next two days. Especially your nephew, he is not our person, be careful to let people be caught as spies.
"What a fart~!" the old man muttered displeasedly: "That kid has been here since he was a child, and you haven't seen it before."
"Anyway, be careful, don't go out for a walk at night. β
The old man waved his hand and said impatiently, "Okay, okay, I know." β
As he spoke, he took his bag and pushed open the door on the opposite side and walked in.
At the moment when the door was pushed open, in the house facing the door, the window was opened a crack, and a cold light was faintly seen flashing behind the window.
The old man glanced at the window, then turned and slowly closed the door, humming a little song into the room.
Just as the old man had just crossed the threshold, a large hand suddenly reached out from behind the door, grabbed the old man by the collar and pulled him to the side.
Then the door was slammed shut.
The man holding the old man's collar made a silent gesture to the old man, and after being silent for a while, a tall man on the other side of the door opened the door and walked out, pretending to slip around the small courtyard.
Then he went back to the house and nodded to the young man who was holding the old man.
The young man let go of the old man's collar, straightened his clothes for him, and whispered, "How is the situation outside?"
A hint of annoyance flashed in the old man's eyes, but then he shook his head and said, "It's not good, the streets are full of soldiers. β
The young man nervously asked, "Are you coming at us?"
The old man thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't seem like so, they are said to be searching some southern troops wearing Yankee clothes." β
The young man shook his head helplessly, sighed and said, "How can this be?"
The old man also sighed and said, "It is said that they wanted to burn the warehouse of the Yankees, and they were discovered. β
The young man was stunned for a moment, then smiled unnaturally and said, "Those stupid people, I don't know that the city is heavily guarded. β
The tall man next to him was also stunned for a moment, and slapped the table angrily, and the swords on the table jumped up.
The old man looked at him in surprise, then nodded, and said with a long sigh: "Indeed, recklessly... Forget it, stay at home honestly, don't go out on the streets.
You were a soldier in the Southern Army, and now it's easy to escape. But if you're caught by the Yankees, you won't be able to tell. β
The young man waved his hand and said impatiently, "Okay, okay, I know." β
"I'm going to cook, you and your friends are waiting. The old man walked into the kitchen with a paper bag.
The young man watched the old man enter the house and manipulate the kitchen utensils, so he went back to the table and got together with the big man, and whispered: "What's the matter?
Dahan spread his hands and said in a dull voice: "I don't know~! The leader Sen Sheng is a personal elite, and he has worked in the Northern Army for two years before. It stands to reason that he should be foolproof. β
With a worried expression on the young man's face, he said worriedly: "What the hell is going on? With their skills, even if they are discovered, they should run out, and even if they send a signal, they can still cause us to be blocked in the city now." β
"Why don't you γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»" The big man thought for a moment and looked up at the kitchen, and heard the sound of boiling water coming from the kitchen, so he leaned into the young man's ear and whispered: "Let's create some chaos and take the opportunity to escape, and we can also inform the brothers of the other groups that there are several places on this wall that can be climbed out." β
The young man shook his head and said with a wilted expression: "Just the two of us, what kind of chaos can we create?"
Dahan glanced in the direction of the kitchen, his eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he said angrily: "Let's set fire to the whole block~!"
"What?" the young man jumped up in shock, glanced nervously at the kitchen, and said, "You ......"
Then he sat down and leaned into the ear of the big man and said, "You are crazy, this γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» my uncle's house." β
The big man smiled contemptuously and said, "Yode, this senseless feeling of you human beings is really ridiculous. What is not to sacrifice for the sake of victory. β
"This will not work, absolutely not," the young man shook his head and said, "Let's think of a way." β
Dahan sneered and said coldly: "Think about your mission, if you don't do it, kid, then I'll do it myself." β
As he spoke, he quietly took out the short sword and gently brushed the blade of the sword with his thumb.
The sweat on the young man's head came out with a brush, and the expression on his face changed to show that he was hesitating in his heart.
"Bell, bell" At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door, interrupting the two people in the house, and the knocking sound became louder and louder, and the people outside the courtyard were already impatiently "banging and banging" to slam the door, and at the same time shouted: "Open the door, open the door quickly~!"
The two watched the door warily, and at the same time drew their weapons, leaned against the window and looked out cautiously.
The old man walked out while wiping his hands, and said calmly, "You guys hide it, I'll go out and have a look." β
As he spoke, he opened the door and walked out.
After opening the door, the first thing the old man saw was a large number of heavily armed soldiers, and the one in the middle was glaring at him dissatisfied, and shouted unceremoniously, "So long?"
The old man knew in his heart that the fierce-looking man must have pointed a crossbow arrow at him in the window, and if there was a little abnormality, he would not hesitate to give himself an arrow.
The old man looked at the soldiers in front of him, nodded and said, "I've been waiting for a long time, I'm cooking in the back room, and I didn't hear it." β
The soldier looked him up and down, and found that he had gray hair, wrinkled face, and was quite old, so he slowed down his tone and said, "This uncle, is there anything unusual here?
Originally, Memphis was still a little hesitant, but when he heard the politeness revealed in the soldier's words, it was like something pushing him behind his back, which made him make a decision in an instant - a legion that can have such a soldier, no matter how bad it is, it can't be bad~!
The old man had a sincere smile on his face and said softly, "Can you let that priest come and talk to me?" β
The soldier looked at the old man in amazement.
But the old man still smiled in response.
He couldn't help muttering and said, "It's a lot of requests." β
The priest who accompanied the army was next to him, and when he heard this, he stepped forward and said, "Old man, what do you have to say?"
The old man bowed to the priest and said flatly, "My lord, no matter what you hear me say below, you must keep your current expression. β
The pastor felt a little strange, and when he saw the old man wincing at him, the pastor's heart sank, and he thought of a possible situation.
The priest gave a cold "um" and said, "You say." β
The old man said loudly: "I and a nephew from the countryside are at home, and he works in the city. β
Then he whispered, "I have an unknown person hiding in my house." β
The priest's pupils dilated instantly, and his lips trembled, but he tried his best to maintain a flat expression on his face, and said, "Call your nephew out." β
The old man turned around and shouted, "Come out." β
The young man opened the door, walked out with an impatient expression, and shouted, "What's the matter?"
The priest glanced at the young man, then shook his head, waved his hand to the soldier beside him, and said, "Go in and search." β
A dozen soldiers rushed in and searched the courtyard and rooms carefully. This courtyard is extremely small, and the rooms are also three or four simple rooms, and it takes less than two minutes to look at them.
The soldiers came back and shouted, "Nothing." β
The priest nodded and said, "Let's go, next house." β
The soldier next to him said sternly: "You guys, if there is any abnormal situation, you should report it to the fullest."
The priest and the soldiers rushed directly to the next house in the alley, and the old man and the young man breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the two returned to the house, and the young man stomped his feet heavily, and a small door suddenly opened on the floor, and the big man jumped out of it with a crossbow in one hand and a sword in the other.
Inside was a small hole that could only accommodate one person, and there were several bottles and jars in it, which seemed to be the old man's hiding place.
The old man looked at the hole in the ground and smiled, and said, "I only dug this hole when the northern Yankees came over, but I didn't expect it to come in handy." The meal will be ready soon, you wait. β
With that, he walked into the kitchen again.
Dahan looked at the old man's back and said, "Wipe the dark and act, the enemy always has to eat." At that time, there were a lot of people who were active, so it was convenient for us to mingle in. β
"Butγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»" said the young man eagerly, "don't think again." β
The big man narrowed his eyes, stared at the young man tightly, slowly touched the hilt of the sword with his hand, and said coldly: "Yode, are you disobeying?"
Looking at the big man's cold eyes without a little emotion, the young man swallowed a mouthful of saliva nervously, he knew in his heart: this guy launched a ruthless attack, and he would not hesitate to kill him and his uncle.
For a moment, the thought quickly turned in his heart, thinking about how to escape from this man with his uncle.
But the young man remained silent on the surface, shook his head with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, I won't." Of course not. β
The big man looked at him coldly, and then he stuffed back the half-drawn sword, and said silently: "That's good, otherwise, hum~!"
At this moment, there was a sudden muffled thud on the wall facing the back street, and the whole house shook and fell to the dust. οΌοΌοΌ