Chapter 1048 The role of politeness (seeking a monthly ticket)
Chapter 1048: The Role of Politeness (please vote for me)
After the alarm bell rang, the atmosphere in the city immediately became tense.
People are busy going home and shops are busy closing stalls.
Brigades of soldiers armed with sharp swords and wearing strong armor took to the streets and began patrolling back and forth.
The soldiers who were relaxing in the taverns and restaurants did not care much and rushed out of the door in a hurry and returned to their respective units.
When the alarm bell rings, it represents the first level of combat readiness. If anyone lingers and fails to return to the team in time, they will be punished as "escape from the battle" and be killed without mercy~!
The city was in chaos for a while.
Subsequently, the news spread that the Southern Army's spies had sneaked into the city, and all kinds of gossip and rumors were flying all over the sky.
Some people say that those southern troops assassinated a senior official of the peacekeeping force.
Some people said that they came to burn the city and destroy supplies.
Some people say that they are here to clean up the traitors who have defected to the peacekeeping forces.
Some people say that those people were actually sent by the undead. They took advantage of this place to fight, and many people died. They collected the souls of the dead...
For a time, the people in the small town were in panic all day long.
Immediately afterwards, the Fourth Legion of the Holy See Army marched neatly into the small town and began to search for suspicious persons from house to house.
Because he had infiltrated a southern spy and was also a dark knight of the demon clan, the matter was serious. Not only Archbishop Santos, but even the military station itself, no longer trusted those soldiers.
mlgbd~!
You actually let the enemy sneak in, these guys grew up eating shit?
Is there someone who is an inside agent for those evil terrorists?
And even though no one is an insider of the Dark Knights, these guards are lax in their supervision, or at least they are derelict in their duties~!
What's more, those dark knights are so elusive. Since they can sneak in disguised as the New Army, they can also disguise themselves as soldiers from the Laohe Army.
There are so many soldiers and civilians in this city, who knows which one is pretending to be one of them?
However, the Fourth Holy See Legion is all from the north and has nothing to do with this place at all. Therefore, there is no suspicion on them.
Moreover, they are a well-organized force. Basically all the officers and soldiers know each other. The command system is smooth, and it is most appropriate for them to be responsible for the search.
At this time, the chief officers and guards in the city all voluntarily stood aside in order to avoid suspicion.
At the same time, they also secretly prayed to the God of Light: The great, glorious and omnipotent God of Light, I praise you with my soul and give us a temporary worker. At that time, we can all legitimately use that
The blame is placed on his back~!
Archbishop Santos did his part and temporarily took over the command, directing his soldiers to conduct a thorough search in the city.
The Fourth Legion of the Holy See Army may not be able to do anything else. But doing this is their old profession.
At that time, under the leadership of Archbishop Santos, they launched a great battle of wits and courage against those dead people who had evil intentions and tried to evade the Holy See's tithe.
Whether it's the potatoes and sweet potatoes hidden in the cellar by ordinary people, or the rice and flour hanging from the beams, or the gold coins placed in the mouse holes under the bed, none of them can escape the discerning eyes of these warriors.
It's easy to find them for them.
The reputation of the knights of the Holy See who can "grab butter from stones" is not for nothing. Even Mr. Lei, who has always been dissatisfied with both heaven and earth, can only look forward to it and be resigned to it.
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Amid thunderous roars, a group of cavalry galloped quickly through the street.
A few hens on the roadside were frightened, flapping their wings in panic, clucking and clucking, and flew sideways across the street.
Under their vigorous beating, countless fine downs fell off from the body, flying in the air and falling slowly.
Many of them fell on the people standing on the street to avoid the cavalry.
It wasn't until all the cavalry disappeared that the common people looked at each other, then shouted and ran away. Only a mess was left.
Among them was an old man with a stooped body, carrying a paper bag tied with straw rope in his hand, and hurriedly turned across the street. Then he suddenly stopped.
He saw another group of heavily armed peacekeepers appearing in front of him. He quickly stood on the street again and made way for them.
The soldiers from the peacekeeping force ran over in a hurry.
At the front of the team, in addition to the officer leading the team, there was also a priest wearing a temple robe.
The pastor saw the old man standing on the roadside, glanced at him coldly, and then shook his head: This old guy is too old, there is no way he is a spy.
He walked straight past the old man. He didn't even bother to use the most basic Holy Word spell - it was a big search now, and there were too many suspicious people to identify. He didn't want to waste his precious Holy Power.
On this old man who might be knocked down by the wind.
The soldiers behind him also had tense faces and strode away after the priest.
The old man looked at the retreating figures of the soldiers, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned into an alley with trembling steps.
As soon as he reached the alley, a courtyard door next to him suddenly opened.
A short old lady with white hair poked her head out of the door.
She waved to the old man and said: "Memphis, Memphis..."
The old man smiled, showing his chipped teeth, and said, "What's wrong?"
The old lady looked around and said mysteriously: "Have you heard? Lao Meng, there are spies from Hadou in our city."
The old man forced a smile and said, "I heard that the troops outside have been dispatched and are searching the city."
The old lady leaned towards the old man and said softly: "Then you must have never heard that these spies are actually the Dark Knights~!"
"Dark Knight?" the old man murmured, suddenly shocked, and loudly said: "What are you talking about, Dark Knight~? How is that possible?
That's something from the demon clan, don't talk nonsense."
The old lady defended eagerly: "I'm not talking nonsense. My son went to do carpentry work in the warehouse, and he saw it with his own eyes.
The soldiers in the peacekeeping force also said that when the war first started, those people who could not be cut with a knife or killed by a sword were the Dark Knights.
Moreover, my son also saw that there was a powerful official.
He used the common holy light of the priests, shined it at once, and burned the Dark Knight to death.
My son said that his eyes were opened. Even the city lord may not have seen that scene before."
Speaking of this, there was indescribable pride in her words. It seemed that through this comparison, her son's status was on the same starting line as that of the distinguished city lord.
Memphis glanced at her hesitantly.
The old lady thought that the other party didn't believe it, so she couldn't help but become anxious and said: "I said these are all true, why don't you believe it?"
She stamped her foot and then said: "Forget it, let me tell you a secret. When my son came back, he listened to the meeting of the high officials.
Speaking of respected General Hadou...uh, bah bah bah bah~!
Hadu, the one who killed a thousand swords, is now colluding with the undead. There are still undead in our city~! They are catching him."
After saying that, she couldn't help but cursed again in a low voice to show her unwavering stance against General Hadou, the villain who had 'colluded with the undead' and 'killed a thousand swords'.
In the past, although the local nobles imposed exorbitant taxes and created a filthy atmosphere, she was quite sympathetic to General Hadou.
But now, I heard that he actually colluded with the undead, which naturally touched the bottom line of the human world. Therefore, I will never sympathize with him anymore.
The old man shook his head disapprovingly and said: "You also believe this. It must be the enemy spreading rumors. Who is General Hadou? It is impossible."
The old lady said anxiously: "What I said is true...forget it, you can believe it or not.
But let me tell you, don’t go out on the streets these two days. Especially your nephew, he is not one of us, be careful to be arrested as a spy.
"What a spy~!" the old man muttered displeasedly: "That boy has been living in my place since he was a child. It's not like you haven't seen him before."
"Anyway, be careful and don't go out for a walk at night again."
The old man waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, I understand."
With that said, he picked up his bag, pushed open the door on the opposite side and walked in.
The moment the door was pushed open, in the house facing the door, the window was opened a crack, and a cold light could be vaguely seen flashing behind the window.
The old man glanced at the window, then turned around, slowly closed the door, and walked into the room humming a tune.
Just as the old man crossed the threshold, a big hand suddenly stretched out from behind the door, grabbed the old man's collar and pulled him violently to the side.
Then the door was quickly closed with a bang.
The man holding the old man's collar made a silent gesture to the old man, and after remaining silent for a while, a tall, strong man on the other side of the door opened the door and walked out, pretending to be cool.
He wandered around the small courtyard.
Then he returned to the house and nodded to the young man holding the old man.
The young man loosened the old man's collar, straightened his clothes, and whispered: "How is the situation outside?"
A trace of anger flashed in the old man's eyes, but then he shook his head and said, "It's not good. There are soldiers everywhere on the street."
The young man asked nervously: "Are you coming for us?"
The old man thought for a while and said: "It doesn't seem so. They are said to be searching some Confederate soldiers wearing Yankee clothes."
The young man shook his head helplessly and sighed: "How could this be?"
The old man also sighed and said, "It is said that they wanted to burn down the Yankees' warehouse, but they were discovered."
The young man was stunned for a moment, then smiled unnaturally and said, "Those idiots don't know that the city is heavily guarded."
The tall and strong man next to him was also stunned for a moment, and slapped the table angrily, causing the swords on the table to jump up.
The old man glanced at him in surprise, then nodded and said with a long sigh: "Indeed, that's reckless... Forget it, just stay at home and don't go out on the street.
You served as a soldier in the Confederate army, and now you can escape easily. But if the Yankees catch you, you won't be able to tell."
The young man waved his hands and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, I understand."
"I'm going to cook. You and your friends are waiting." The old man walked into the kitchen carrying a paper bag.
The young man watched the old man enter the room and fiddle with the kitchen utensils. Then he returned to the table, got together with the big man, and whispered: "What's going on? How come you were exposed just after stepping out?"
The big man spread his hands and said in a stiff voice: "I don't know~! The leader, Sen Sheng, is an elite man. He also served in the Northern Army for two years. Logically speaking, he should be foolproof."
The young man had a worried expression on his face and said worriedly: "What on earth is going on? With their skills, even if they are discovered, they should be able to run out. At least they can send a signal."
That’s why we are stuck in the city now.”
"How about..." The big man thought for a moment, looked up at the kitchen, and heard the sound of boiling water coming from the kitchen. Then he leaned into the young man's ear and whispered: "Let's create some chaos and take the opportunity to escape."
Going out will also inform the brothers in other groups that there are several places on this city wall where you can climb out."
The young man shook his head and said with a languorous expression, "How much chaos can we create with just the two of us?"
The big man glanced in the direction of the kitchen, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he said with an angry look: "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 big man's ear, saying: "You are crazy, this... is my uncle's house."
The big man smiled contemptuously and said: "Joder, this senseless emotion of you humans is really ridiculous. Is there anything that cannot be sacrificed for the sake of victory?"
"This won't work, absolutely won't work," the young man shook his head and said, "Let's think of another way."
The big man sneered and said coldly: "Think about your mission, boy. If you don't do it, then I will do it myself."
As he spoke, he calmly took out the dagger and gently wiped the blade of the sword with his thumb.
The sweat on the young man's forehead came out in a flash, and the expression on his face changed, showing the hesitation in his heart.
"Dang Dang, Dang Dang" suddenly there was a knock on the door, interrupting the argument between the two people in the house.
The knocking on the door became louder and louder, and people outside the courtyard were already impatiently banging on the door, shouting at the same time: "Open the door, open the door quickly~!"
The two looked at the door warily, drew their weapons at the same time, and leaned against the window to look out cautiously.
The old man walked out while wiping his hands, and said calmly: "You hide well, I will go out and take a look."
Then 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. The one in the middle was staring at him dissatisfied and shouted unceremoniously: "So long?"
The old man knew in his heart that the fierce-looking man must be pointing a crossbow at him through the window. If anything unusual happened, he would shoot him without hesitation.
The old man looked at the soldiers in front of him, nodded and bowed and said: "Master Lei, I have been waiting for a long time. I was cooking in the back room and didn't hear you."
The soldier looked him up and down and found that he was quite old with gray hair, wrinkles on his face, so he softened his tone and said, "Sir, is there anything unusual here? Who else is there in your family?"
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Memphis was still a little hesitant at first, but when he heard the politeness in the soldier's words, it was like something pushed him behind, making him make a decision in an instant - a legion with such a soldier could
, no matter how bad it is, it can’t be any worse~!
A sincere smile appeared on the old man's face, and he said softly: "Can you ask the priest to come over and talk to me?"
The soldier looked at the old man in surprise.
But the old man still responded with a smile on his face.
He couldn't help but murmured, "That's a lot to ask for."
The chaplain accompanying the army was nearby. Hearing this, he stepped forward and said, "Old man, what do you have to say?"
The old man bowed to the priest and said calmly: "Sir, no matter what you hear from me below, you must keep your current expression."
The pastor felt a little strange. Seeing the old man winking at him, the pastor's heart sank and he thought of a possible situation.
The pastor gave a cold "hmm" and said, "You tell me."
The old man said loudly: "It's just me and a nephew who came from the country. He works in the city."
Then he whispered: "There is a person of unknown origin hiding in my house."
The pastor's pupils dilated instantly, his lips trembled, but he tried to keep a calm expression on his face and said, "Call your nephew out."
The old man turned around and shouted: "We have an appointment, come out."
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."
More than a dozen soldiers rushed in and searched the courtyard and rooms carefully. The courtyard was extremely small, and there were only three or four simple rooms. It took less than two minutes to look through it.
The soldiers came back and shouted, "There's nothing."
The pastor nodded and said, "Let's go to the next house."
The soldier next to him said sternly: "If you have any abnormal situation, please report it as soon as possible."
The priest led the soldiers directly to the next house in the alley. The old man and the young man breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. The two returned to the house. The young man stomped his feet heavily. A small door suddenly opened on the floor, and the big man held a crossbow in one hand.
, jumped out from inside with a sword in one hand.
Inside is a small hole that can only accommodate one person. There are several bottles and cans inside, which seems to be the old man's hiding place.
The old man looked at the hole and smiled, and said: "I just dug this hole when the Yankees came over, but I didn't expect it to come in handy. The food will be ready soon, just wait."
With that said, he walked into the kitchen again.
The big man looked at the old man's back and said: "We will act as soon as possible. The enemy always wants to eat. There are many people active at that time, so it is convenient for us to sneak in."
"But..." the young man said eagerly: "Do you want to think about it again?"
The big man narrowed his eyes and stared at the young man closely. His hand slowly touched the hilt of the sword and said coldly: "Joder, are you disobeying my order?"
Looking at the big man's cold, emotionless eyes, the young man swallowed nervously. He knew in his heart: if this guy got serious, he would kill him and his uncle without hesitation.
For a moment, thoughts were racing through his mind, thinking about how to take his uncle and escape from this man.
But the young man remained calm on the surface, smiled and shook his head, saying: "Don't worry, I won't. Of course I won't."
The big man looked at him coldly, then put the half-drawn sword back and said silently: "That's good, otherwise, hum~!"
At this moment, there was a sudden muffled sound from the wall facing the back street, and the whole house shook, with dust falling down.