Old Ford tapped his index finger on his thigh and pondered. In fact, Old Ford learned about the disappearance of Qi much earlier than Arthur thought. Four years ago, Old Ford would use Ford Town's
The telegraph machine and Dodge exchanged letters. A few days before Hobic arrived at the White House, Dodge did not reply at the agreed time, which aroused the attention of Old Ford. For this reason, he asked the snake-headed orcs to investigate secretly four years ago.
After looking at Dodge's whereabouts, the snake-headed orcs who were good at reconnaissance spent three months without finding Dodge's whereabouts. So Old Ford had planned to go to Brighton City early in the morning. As for why it was delayed for four years, it is unknown.
.
At this time, Old John was adjusting the shoulder strap of Li Qi's new schoolbag in the inner room. Old Ford secretly paid attention to the movements of Old John and Catalina Li Qi, and made sure that the three of them would not come out of the inner room in a short time.
, officially ended the greetings with Arthur, put away the kindness on his face, and asked:
"No one knows your last name yet."
"No, no one has ever asked, including Mrs. Lily."
Nodding, Old Ford paused for a minute, and after making sure no one could hear their conversation, he continued in a low voice:
"I know you are living a good life in your new life. I want to know one thing. Do you still want to avenge Green Village and your parents?"
Arthur originally wanted to answer yes without hesitation, but Old Ford shook his finger and blocked Arthur's unsaid words, "The premise is that after you know what I am going to tell you, you are most likely to
Will die. I know that Lily can easily have deep bonds with others. She probably already treats you as a family member. If you die easily, I still hope you will think carefully about caring about you now.
people’s feelings.”
This passage made Arthur's determination become hesitant. He knew very well that the secrets hidden behind his parents' death in Green Village were as complex as cobwebs. If he hadn't met the family members in the Charity White House, Arthur wouldn't have cared.
He wanted to use his life to avenge his parents, but after being exposed to a new life, new knowledge, and a new family, whether he could really let go of his revenge completely, Arthur was convinced that he couldn't do it.
You have to remember that you are a member of the Hebrew family.
His father's last words lingered in Arthur's ears. Arthur didn't know what the surname Hebrew represented. In the past twelve years, except for the actions of those black-robed orcs who told Arthur the weight of Hebrew, he had no idea what Hebrew meant.
I don’t know what Hebrew is. Is it just tenacity, self-reliance, and self-improvement? Or does it have other meanings? Compared to four years ago, Arthur has more ideas of his own, and many times he can already do it himself
Decide.
"If I can be strong enough to live comfortably even after listening to what you said, old Grandpa Ford, then that's it." Arthur lowered his head, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth.
With the understanding of a twelve-year-old child.
There was a gleam in Old Ford's eyes, and he moved his fingers from his legs to his huge belly. The portion there was about the size of a whole roasted suckling pig compared to four years ago: "That's a natural child, but as far as I'm concerned
As we know, the only way for you to become stronger now is to participate in the battle between us and the orcs."
There is also the water wizard I met before, but Arthur will definitely not tell this idea to Old Ford. Looking at Old Ford's increasingly sparse hair and shiny head, Arthur also thought of what he saw in the bookstore.
The legend about the sun god.
"The battlefield can train a person's ability, whether it is survival ability or combat ability. Aren't you just old enough to join the logistics force? It can also give you a certain degree of protection." Old Ford did not see Arthur looking at him.
The head of his head was in a daze, and his tone slowly became serious, "Next, I will tell you why your parents fled to Green Village. This is because of an incident seven years ago..."
Old Ford had just begun to speak, but the bustling movements in the inner room reminded him of the rest of the story. He had to stand up with difficulty and whispered to Arthur. See you later at No. 16 Templer Street, East District. After that,
Bian returned to his image as a kind old man, chatting with Old John about various things.
Li Qi had already received her new backpack and had no more reason to stay in this old store. Arthur had no choice but to hold Li Qi's hand and walk toward the Charity White House with the backpack. Before leaving,
Arthur turned back and looked at Old Ford, and nodded to each other.
Walking on Perkley Street, three people walking side by side, Lizzie and Catalina were having a heated and meaningless discussion about tonight's dinner, and even how many spoons of salt should be put in the pea and mutton soup.
This kind of question can also make Catalina and Lizzie, who are becoming more and more like sisters, discuss it for more than five minutes. Normally, Arthur would have a few words with the two of them on such meaningless arguments, but today they met
After passing Old Ford, especially after making an appointment with Old Ford to meet at No. 16 Templer Street, Arthur had no intention of doing such a thing.
"Katerina, you go to the post office first to get George's letter. I forgot to tell old John something. I'll just meet you in the white room later." Arthur made up a reason casually, without waiting for Katerina.
In response, he ran to the east first.
"Katerina, isn't Old John's shop behind us?" Li Qi looked at the direction Arthur was leaving and asked in confusion. Katerina didn't pay much attention and explained to Arthur: "Maybe
Arthur has to do other things first. Let’s just get the letter first and read it together when Arthur comes back. By the way, Lizzie, five spoonfuls of salt in the mutton soup is really not rich enough. If you don’t believe me, go back and give it a try.
try."
No. 16 Templer Street is an abandoned, deserted hut in the slums of the East End. The house is dilapidated and all the buildings inside can be seen directly from the roof. It is also a place where homeless people nearby often gather at night. Law enforcement teams also
He couldn't control all parts of the slums. Old Ford only knew this place because he had performed tasks here when he was the captain of the law enforcement team.
When Arthur arrived, Old Ford was already in the dilapidated house. He was touching a broken beam and recalling something.
After hearing the sound of Arthur stepping on the food scraps thrown by homeless people on the ground, Old Ford turned his back to Arthur and said slowly: "What I wanted to tell you just now, I started to hesitate again because I am already old.
I can't help you much, and Dodge is not here, otherwise he would still be able to guard you with his strength."
"It's okay, Grandpa Ford. I'm already mentally prepared. Just say it."
Sighing deeply, Old Ford was also mentally prepared to reveal the incident that he had hidden in his heart for 12 years.
"The year you were born, that is, twelve years ago, there was a family of Earls with the surname Hebrew in Brighton City, and the ancestors of the family were the sixth-generation lord of Brighton City, the wizard Rhine.
Come on."
"But on the moonless night of October 32, 1994 of the New Calendar, which was the night you were born, the Hebrew Manor on Goss Street in the North District, where your parents and your grandparents lived,
Five men in black robes broke into the manor, wearing exactly the same attire that chased you that night."
"Except for your parents, Joe and Jane, who ran out of Brighton with the newborn you, your grandfather Albert Hebrew, grandmother Elena Hebrew, and the housekeeper and domestic servants, a total of 43 people were killed.
In the hands of a synthetic orc with a tentacle in his left hand."