It has been a full week since Lawrence moved into his apartment in Beicheng District. This is also a rare day of leisure for him after traveling through time.
Every morning, Lawrence changed into his uniform on time, waved to the citizens who respected him on the street, and then walked to the patrol station to supervise the work.
With the influence of the last public execution, and Lawrence's daily personal supervision these days, the patrol team's style has indeed improved a lot to the naked eye.
This also caused more and more citizens to start secretly talking about Laurence Bonaparte, a rising star.
However, as the saying goes, a carrot can be a stick with both kindness and power. Lawrence also understood very well that now that his prestige had been established, but if he wanted to truly win over the hearts and minds of the patrols, he had to find opportunities to extend favors.
At home, Anna, a smart and hard-working girl, also took care of everything in the house in order. Although Lawrence did not really regard her as a servant, he had to admit that having Anna made him less worried.
After thoroughly cleaning the dirty girl, Lawrence discovered that Anna was also impeccably beautiful in appearance, with regular facial features, a slender figure, and especially a pair of breathtaking blue eyes.
Lawrence could not help but be stunned sometimes.
Mrs. Dora was even more happy when she saw her. She called her the little princess of Austria. She generously gave Anna several sets of dresses and invited her to drink tea and chat in the shop every afternoon.
In the evening, Lawrence returned home from his day's work. Anna had already prepared dinner: simple beef stew with potatoes and two pieces of soft wheat bread and jam.
"Sir, you are back." Anna stood up from the table happily and greeted with a smile.
Lawrence nodded, whistled, took off his uniform, and sat down at the dining table in his shirt.
Anna's personality has become much more cheerful during the few days they have been living together. Every day she tells Lawrence a lot of interesting things she heard from Mrs. Dora:
"Sir, Mrs. Dora gave me this..."
Anna stood up and lifted her long skirt slightly, revealing her slender calves, which were wrapped in a layer of smooth white silk fabric.
"Mrs. Dora said these are called stockings, and all the ladies wear them. She said you might like it..."
"Ahem...eat, eat!"
Lawrence's old face turned red, and he quickly coughed twice and changed the subject. Despite his two lives, he was still a virgin, how could he bear this.
Anna chuckled and spread jam on Lawrence's bread thoughtfully.
"By the way, sir," Anna suddenly said during the middle of dinner:
"I have a small request."
"What is it?" Lawrence asked as he swallowed a piece of beef stew.
Anna said carefully: "I want to go back home. My parents don't know that I work for you. They will be very worried."
"Your home? Xicheng District? Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow morning."
Lawrence hesitated for a moment, but nodded in agreement. He also wanted to take this opportunity to find out some information about the situation in Xicheng District, especially the information about the dockworkers union.
Governor Pauly's solemn reminder made Lawrence very worried about possible revenge. Instead of worriedly guarding against enemy attacks every day, it was better to take the initiative and find out the true and false status of the other party.
"Thank you, sir." Anna happily forked a piece of potato and put it in her mouth with a bright smile.
In the early morning of the next day, Lawrence and Anna got up early and began to wash and dress.
Considering that Xicheng District may be full of labor union informants, Lawrence did not wear a patrol uniform, but wore a gray coat. However, Lawrence still carried the short knife and pistol, hidden under the coat to prevent possible conflicts.
As for Anna, she chose a pure black robe with a hood to cover her appearance.
After all, Anna is no longer the little dirt-covered briquette. Even Mrs. Dora, who has come into contact with countless noble ladies, is very fond of her.
Before setting off, Lawrence first went to the patrol station and explained some things to Old Sean. After all, he was going to Xicheng District, so he still needed to have some backup.
There are no strict dividing lines between the various urban areas of Ajaccio, but for the Xicheng District, as soon as your nose starts to pour into the pungent stench, you are already standing in this poor area with poor security.
place.
"Oh my god, Anna, did you grow up in a place like this?"
Lawrence covered his nose and stood there for a while to recover from his dizziness. The smell reminded Lawrence of the smell of ammonia in the university laboratory in his previous life.
In fact, the air here does contain a small amount of ammonia, because there are almost no toilets in the homes of poor people here, and they basically defecate outdoors. The ammonia in the urine volatilizes and mixes with various odors to form this kind of
stench.
There are very few high-rise buildings in Xicheng District. There are shacks built with wooden pillars and iron sheets everywhere. Most of the passers-by wear tattered linen clothes, and many are even half-clothed.
"Sorry sir, actually once you get used to it, it won't be that uncomfortable." Anna said apologetically.
The slums are not divided into streets like other urban areas. Because these simple shacks are easy to collapse and build, the residence of each poor person is often changed. This also made Anna wander around for a long time without finding her own shack.
Room.
As the two continued to search, Anna suddenly turned her head back slightly, glanced sideways, and then quietly tugged on Lawrence's clothes and quickened her pace.
Lawrence also understood and followed Anna into a hidden alley.
Anna leaned against Lawrence, leaned into his ear, and whispered:
"Someone is following us, sir."
"Did you notice? Do you know who it is?" Lawrence was a little surprised. He didn't realize that he was being followed at all.
Anna said calmly: "There was a burly man just behind us to the right. He had a tattoo on his arm and a knife on his waist. He should be a member of a gang."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lawrence frowned slightly, considering the close relationship between the gang and the dockworkers union, this stalker may have bad intentions.
"Are you sure you're following?" Lawrence carefully drew out his flintlock pistol and began loading lead bullets and gunpowder.
"That's right." Anna nodded and said, "I noticed it ten minutes ago. I made a few detours in the middle and he was always behind us."
Lawrence nodded and couldn't help but feel that recruiting Anna was indeed the right choice. Such intuition can only be developed in such a harsh environment.
Lawrence made a shushing gesture to Anna, then hid behind the wall, quietly waiting for the stalker to catch up.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Lawrence counted three numbers silently in his mind and jumped out from behind the wall. The stalker obviously did not expect Lawrence to find him and did not react for a moment.
Lawrence swung his pistol and hit the man's head hard. The gun handle made of bronze hit his forehead hard. Stars flashed in the burly man's eyes. Lawrence's hands were quick and he immediately punched him in the abdomen, and then he collapsed.
The man on the ground was dragged into an alley.
"Tell me, who asked you to come?" Lawrence put the muzzle of the gun on the man's head and asked in a cold voice.
Seeing that he had been spotted by Lawrence, the man simply tore off his disguise and said with a ferocious smile:
"Laurence Bonaparte, I didn't expect that you would dare to step into Xicheng District after killing the union members. Let me tell you, our people are already on the way, and you can't fly! If you let me go, I will still be able to
I beg you for mercy!”
"Tsk, it's indeed the union's."
Lawrence smacked his lips. He didn't expect that the union's eyes were so dense. He was recognized as soon as he arrived in Xicheng District.
"Anna, close your eyes." Lawrence said lightly.
"Okay sir." Anna closed her eyes obediently.
boom!
The loud gunshots echoed in the alley, and the man's bloody face could still be seen with a look of death. Unexpectedly, Lawrence chose to shoot without any nonsense.
Gently blowing away the smoke from the gun, Lawrence grabbed Anna's little hand and left quickly. The union people were already on the way, and it was no longer suitable to stay here for a long time.
