The commotion here has alarmed the neighbors. They didn't even bother to get dressed and ran to the entrance of the small courtyard to watch the excitement.
In the room, Penny had climbed out of bed, moving her little feet little by little, and came to Sol's side. Her face did not have the same despair as her brother's.
Penny touched Sol's knee and shook his leg slightly.
"Brother Sol."
"I am here."
"Are they taking Penny away?"
"Yes, and your brother shouldn't be able to stop them."
"Brother Sol," Penny raised her little face, not showing much fear, "will Penny die after being taken away?"
"Absolutely. Are you scared?"
"Actually, dying is not a terrible thing. Brother Sol..."
"Um?"
"Since Penny is going to die, the eyes will no longer be used. Brother Sol, please take them."
Sol looked at Penny, couldn't help but chuckle, and raised his hand to rub Penny's head.
"Brother Sol, I didn't take your things for nothing. Tell me, do you have any other wishes?"
Penny raised her hand to touch the top of her head with an innocent face. This was the first time someone had rubbed her head.
"I hope..." Penny said without hesitation, "Ada can live a happier life in the future."
Sol was stunned and looked at little Penny, thinking she would say she didn't want to die or something.
"I know." Sol said softly, "Now, raise your head and open your eyes. It will hurt a little."
Outside the door, Ada was still making her last effort, but Captain Jeff did not immediately resort to violence.
Over the years, he has always been like this. Instead of taking the girl away directly and violently, he would let the girl's family voluntarily give up under the siege of the small town people.
In this way, when they dreamed back in the middle of the night, they could comfort themselves that they sacrificed their children for the sake of the overall situation of the town.
Outside the door, someone had indeed begun to persuade Ada.
The reasons used are nothing more than "the town has taken you in", "you can live a stable life in the town from now on", "you must not be ungrateful", etc.
Aunt Jenny, who always loved to join in the fun, appeared at the door of the courtyard. She walked in slowly, and as soon as she opened her mouth, Ada, who had been insisting on blocking the door, broke through.
"Ada, just let Captain Jeff take Penny away. You have been in Mofan Town for so many years, and you have no intention of taking Penny away. Even if you are ready, one day, Penny will be taken away. Are you ready to leave?"
Ada, who looked tough just now, raised her head in disbelief, "Aunt Jenny!"
Jenny chuckled lightly, "Otherwise you should have left a long time ago. Aren't you just coveting the stability and prosperity of Mofan Town? In the face of this kind of life, it is acceptable to take a little risk on your own sister, isn't it?"
Ada's shoulders slumped, and he shook his head with a look of collapse, "No, no."
Captain Jeff glanced at the sky. This Ada was unexpectedly difficult to deal with, and neither the wizard nor the mayor could come today...
He waved, and the soldiers behind him rushed forward and decided to rob someone.
I have encountered tough people over the years. If I don't have time, I can snatch the person away first and then comfort him.
As soon as Ada saw that the soldiers were about to rush forward, he ran to the door of the house and pressed his hands and feet against the door frame.
"No, I won't let you take Penny away."
How could the soldier care about an unarmed boy, preparing to clear the way with his fists.
At this moment, a man suddenly rushed out from behind the soldier and inserted himself directly between Ada and the soldier.
It's Jaycee.
In his hand he held a long knife, identical to the one hanging from Jeff's belt.
"Hey, Ada, can you save Penny just like you? At the critical moment, you still need to take up arms like me."
"Jie Yins?" Ada never expected that at the most critical moment, it would be Jay Yins, whom he always despised and was most defensive about, who would stand up to protect Penny.
Seeing Jaynes appear, Captain Jeff, who had been standing beside him, finally stepped forward.
"Jie Yins, this is none of your business." Jeff also took out his long knife.
"Of course I have to take care of it. To tell you the truth, Penny is already my daughter. If she calls me father, I will naturally protect her."
Jeff looked a little solemn when he saw this.
The people in the small courtyard also retreated one after another. They realized that a fight might really break out in front of them.
"Go and bring Penny out, and leave Jaynes to me." Captain Jeff ordered loudly.
Jaynes naturally knew that Ada would not be a match for those soldiers. While he was careful about Jeff, he also had to help Ada share most of the pressure.
But after leaving the army for so many years, he may not be able to deal with so many people.
A bloody battle is inevitable.
"Ada, Jaynes."
"Brother, dad."
Penny's low voice came from behind.
Both of them were shocked and looked back into the house.
Penny was groping her way out of the house, her eyes that were usually open were tightly closed.
In the room, Thor was still sitting on the table, watching all this with an expressionless face.
"Penny, go back quickly." Ada shouted.
"Ada, you take Penny away, and I'll stop them." Jaynes wanted to continue to delay time.
"Brother, dad, please stop fighting. Let them take Penny away. Penny is not afraid of dying."
Ada looked at Penny in disbelief, "Why, Penny?"
But Jay Yins snorted coldly, "Don't worry about what children say."
He raised his long knife and charged forward.
The soldiers on the opposite side did not expect that he would suddenly launch an attack, so they could only dodge first.
At this time, Jeff had also arrived, and he slashed down with his knife, almost hitting Jaynes' shoulder.
Fortunately, Jieyins made a temporary change of tactics and closed the knife, thus preventing blood from splattering on the spot.
After all, he hadn't fought for many years. When he picked up the knife, he realized that he was already old.
Ada picked up Penny, originally wanting to take the opportunity to run out of the courtyard. But he didn't expect that the entrance to the courtyard had long been tightly surrounded by residents of the small town.
Even if they saw Ada rushing over with Penny in her arms, they had no intention of getting out of the way.
Ada wanted to knock the person away, but found that she could not resist the power of so many people by herself.
He was quickly pushed down by soldiers coming from behind and snatched Penny over.
This time, the residents of the town immediately gave way to a passage.
Several soldiers grabbed Penny and were about to walk out.
Penny, who had been silent all this time, suddenly turned around and shouted loudly: "Ada, brother Sol promised me that he will make you happy in the future."
As soon as she finished saying this, Penny was taken out of Ada's sight.
“Penny!
!
"
Ada was still held down until Jaynes was cut down by Jeff and several other soldiers.
Jeff didn't hit Jaynes harshly, but just left a long, thin stab wound on his chest.
"Jie Yins, your behavior has violated the bottom line of the town. You are limited to leaving Mofan Town within three days." Captain Jeff paused and then said, "Or if you are willing to change your ways and return to the Guards , I can still let you go."
But Jaynes just held the wound and slowly got up from the ground, ignoring Jeff's solicitation.
Jeff shook his head and led the people away.
After the soldiers retreated, some neighbors wanted to step forward to comfort Ada, but after seeing Ada's red eyes staring fiercely at everyone, they all shook their heads and backed away.
He also called it euphemistically, "Wait until you become rational."
