Chapter 45: I Can't Laugh
After the captain was rescued, under the arrangement of the captain of the Qin, they set up a temporary tent near the Favonius Cathedral to settle down for treatment.
Anping and the others came this time with a total of four boats and dozens of sailors, and the knights did not have so many spare rooms to accommodate so many people.
When the captain and the others were settled, Anping found Captain Jean and explained to her what he had found in the Fatui stronghold.
"Gunpowder? Now that I've known about this, I'll step up the Knights' recent inspections and patrols in the city. ”
The head of the piano nodded solemnly.
But the head of the Qin regiment didn't understand, what was the purpose of the fools bringing this gunpowder? While the four ships were indeed full of gunpowder, it would be a joke to attack Mondstadt.
What's more, Mondstadt is unique in dealing with the endless bombings because of Klee and Klee's mother Alice.
What exactly do the Fatui want to do?
Captain Qin couldn't figure it out at all.
"It is said that so many Fatui have been arrested this time, and so much evidence has been mastered. Isn't that a reason to expel all the Fatui in Mondstadt? ”
Faced with An Ping's suggestion, Captain Qin shook his head.
"It's hard. Not to mention the fact that the Knights do not have enough manpower to do this, it will also cause a series of problems diplomatically, and it may lead to further aggressiveness of the Fatui. ”
"Huh!? Why? The Fatui had committed so many sins in Mondstadt, how could they be even more aggressive!? Completely unreasonable? ”
Living in a powerful country like Liyue, where the gods walked, Anping couldn't understand why the Fatui were so arrogant in Mondstadt. In his opinion, the gods of the Seven Kingdoms are analogous to nuclear weapons, and who doesn't have them, so why can you put the Winter Fatui on someone else's territory? It's a big deal to restart together.
Captain Qin could not answer Anping's puzzlement, and as the acting leader, she could not share with a stranger the difficult situation of Mondstadt's weak power.
"Anyway, it's more difficult to expel the Fatui, but we're going to put pressure on their diplomats, so you don't have to worry about that. There's one more thing I'd like to ask you about. ”
Captain Qin didn't want to discuss this headache with An Ping.
"Captain Qin, even if you say it, as long as you do what you can, I will definitely not refuse."
Anping also saw Qin's idea of changing the topic, and he wouldn't ask questions without interest.
"Don't tell Barbara about the fact that the Sky Lyre has been recovered. If she asks, tell her that the Knights have a clue and that it won't be long before they are recovered. I believe this should not be difficult for you, right? ”
"I'm sure I can do that..."
An Ping looked at the head of the Qin troupe, and wanted to ask why, but after his eyelids jumped twice, he still held back his doubts in his stomach.
He instinctively sensed that this was not something he should be involved in.
"Then please, I still have something to do, I'll leave it to you here. If you're sleepy, go back and rest early, as the Order will always be guarded, so don't worry. ”
Jean said goodbye and left.
Anping stood on the edge of the guardrail and watched the head of the Qin group leave, but he noticed that the direction in which the qin left did not seem to be the direction to the Knights.
What is the purpose of the head of the piano to hide the fact that the Sky Lyre has been recovered? And what are you doing in the middle of the night when Ying and Diluc come back? Where did that bard go?
The Fatui steal the Sky Lyre, and the head of the Piano also wants the Sky Piano, so what is the use of the seemingly useless Sky Piano?
An Ping felt that these people seemed to want to do a big thing.
Forget it, don't think about it.
As long as you're not that big deal.
Eula escorted Schubert to a secret interrogation, and Anping, the knights in charge of the guards, didn't know him at all, and couldn't even talk.
Looking at the crew members sleeping on the ground bunk with steady breathing, An Ping was a little bored, so he simply meditated on the spot to absorb the wind element.
A sound of footsteps outside the tent interrupted Anping's practice, and he hurriedly got up to check, and just opened the tent curtain, almost colliding with Barbara in a hurry.
"Barbara, why are you here?"
Anping was a little surprised, it was in the middle of the night.
"Anping, when did you come back?"
Barbara was also a little surprised when she steadied herself.
After both of them asked the question at the same time, they both waited for the other to answer first, and they both laughed after staring at each other for a while.
"I received news from my sister that the Knights had rescued a group of sailors who had been imprisoned by the Fatui and were in need of help, so I quickly called the nuns of the church to help."
"These sailors were seized by the Fatui last time they came with me to Mondstadt to transport their goods, and I have come back to save them. But Barbara, you don't need to be so anxious, you should have a good rest at night, you see how chubby they look, it's no problem at all. ”
The two of them each gave a brief explanation, but Barbara's smile disappeared after two glances at the lying sailor.
"Anping, I'm afraid their situation is not as good as it seems."
Barbara said worriedly.
"What's wrong with them?!"
Hearing Barbara say this, An Ping suddenly became nervous.
Barbara didn't rush to answer, first walked over and squatted down to check them one by one, and An Ping looked at Barbara nervously.
"How?!"
After Barbara finished the examination, Anping dared to continue asking.
"Although their lives are not in danger, they should have been in a coma by the Fatui all this time without knowing what drugs they have been in, and their physical condition is actually very bad by the drugs, and if there is a problem with the subsequent recovery, it is very likely that they will fall into very serious sequelae. Difficulty breathing, weakness or even paralysis of the hands and feet can occur. ”
Barbara's kindness made her feel so depressed that she didn't even dare to look into Anping's worried eyes.
"Sequelae... Alas, as long as people are alive, at least people are still alive, and there is hope. ”
An Ping sighed and sat down on the ground.
The captain, who always boasted that he could lift the cargo box with one hand, woke up paralyzed, how could Anping accept it?
There are many sailors who rely on sailors' work to support their families, and if they can't resist and can't lift their shoulders in the future, what will happen to their families?
Those young people who are not married, can the object really accept them?
Can the compensation from the Northland Bank really make up for their dismal second half of their lives?
It is all in the same boat that they can support each other all the way to today, and it is difficult for Anping not to feel sorry for them.
"I'm sorry, Anping, if only the Knights had found them sooner. But don't worry, we'll do our best to treat them. ”
Barbara crouched down next to Anping and apologized in a whisper.
"It's not your fault, Barbara, why do you apologize?"
Anping wanted to smile at Barbara, but the corners of his mouth curled up, and he couldn't smile at all.