"Hoo, ho, ho..."
"Ha, ha, ha, ha... Ouch!"
At dusk, the top of Fenghua Town looked even more beautiful than usual, because the jagged and worn stone slabs seemed to be covered with a layer of golden light by the setting sun in the distant sky. Looking from a distance, you can still see the shadow of the tall stone statue, reflected diagonally on the ground. As time goes by, the shadow of the stone statue becomes longer and longer, and even has a shadow that is about to run through the entire The trend of small squares on the top of the mountain, but if you look carefully, you can find some small reflections of birds perching on the top of the shadow at the top of the shadow, which brings a harmonious and tranquil feeling here.
But at this time, two other shadows ran in from one side and inserted themselves into this harmonious scene. One of the shadows fell down while running and accidentally dropped something in his hand.
To be precise, it was a little girl.
Duan Qing staggered over and helped Mengzhu up with one arm. At the same time, he checked the condition of little Nina - the little girl seemed to have calmed down after running for a while, even though she was thrown out at this time. It didn't sound like a child crying at all. Spotting Duan Qing's gaze, the girl hugged the doll tightly, and then climbed up from the ground with some effort.
"Are you OK?"
Nina didn't speak, just nodded.
This is not the first time Mengzhu has fallen. The exclamation she made before was due to her accidentally tripping on the mountain road. The closer she gets to the top of the mountain, the more rugged the mountain road here becomes. Although this level I didn't realize it when I came here before, but in the anxious and panic running, this kind of thing becomes easy to happen, not to mention that they have been fighting and running for a long time, and each other is exhausted. status.
However, the pursuers behind were not much better.
First one, then two, more and more soldiers began to appear at one end of the square. Due to the narrowness of the mountain path, these frustrated pursuers could not rush out all at once, so they had to walk out of the mountain path in two or three bits, and then spread out along the edge of the summit square, gradually approaching here. .
They were also a little scared.
The shield warrior from before blocked them for a long time alone, which made them even more angry and frustrated. Although the terrain here is indeed disadvantageous to their side, it is really not commendable that so many people, after such a long time, chased them to the top of the mountain and blocked them in a place with no way to go. matter.
So now they just want to catch these people and leave it to their captain, and catch them steadily - a few of them carefully looked around, there should be no path down the mountain here. ? Although I have never been to this place often, this library that was inexplicably built on the top of Fenghua Town should have nothing special about it...
Walking slowly to the door of the library, Duan Qing ignored the pursuers behind him and relaxed his body. He looked at the closed door, then at the more and more soldiers behind him, and finally mustered up the courage to stretch out his left hand.
He knocked on the door, but got no response.
Duan Qing, who had no expression on his face, stretched out his hand again and pushed hard. However, the small wooden door did not move at all, and did not look as nonexistent as when they came before. Duan Qing took out the dagger blankly, and then shook his head - he still didn't have the guts to try what would happen if he destroyed that woman's home.
The person who had imagined to decide Nina's fate did not appear, and there was no sign of the door opening. Duan Qing sighed helplessly, then simply turned around and walked a few steps. A few steps away in front of the strange dome building, a Sitting on the ground.
"It appears...that this is the case."
The little girl supporting Nina walked behind Duan Qing. The little girl was similar in height to the sitting Duan Qing, so when she saw Duan Qing sitting down, she stretched out a little hand curiously and touched Duan Qing's head.
The latter wanted to raise his hand to respond, but accidentally pulled his right arm, which made him grin for a while.
"Aren't we leaving?"
"Ah...well, I'm not leaving."
Looking at the little girl's bright eyes, Duan Qing answered Mengzhu's question calmly: "There is nowhere to go anyway..."
"Sorry, it seems I made the wrong choice." He said apologetically: "I thought we could still be saved..."
"It's okay." Mengzhu shook his head resolutely: "Just die, it's just..."
"What should Nina do?"
Duan Qing did not speak, but suddenly looked towards the front of the crowd.
"I admire your courage, adventurers." At this moment, a crack gradually appeared in the increasing siege ahead. Duan Qing looked up and saw an old man wearing a top hat walking slowly. Walked out from the crowd.
"It's really admirable that you guys were able to do this."
"Oh, I can indeed see you again, Mayor Rama." Duan Qing said: "But please forgive me, I am seriously injured and cannot salute you."
"...You have no way to escape." After looking at the other party who showed no sense of crisis for a long time, the mayor, who was neatly dressed and meticulous, finally said: "Give up the useless struggle, today... ..."
"Enough people have died."
"I think so too." Duan Qing replied: "After exercising for so long, I've seen the excitement, I've fought, I've pretended, and now all that's left is... to solve the problem. "
"What a beautiful day." Duan Qing said with emotion as he looked up at the sunset.
"...What I want to emphasize is that she is the suspect's daughter." Rama was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "So giving her to me should be the best choice... ....”
"There are no outsiders here, Mayor." Duan Qing waved his hand and interrupted the other party: "So there is no need to act."
"I told you Yasiqi's whereabouts, but from what happened later, it seems that you... are not satisfied with his fate." Duan Qing said, "That's why you did this. Play, or rather..."
"You have already thought of such a play."
The guards behind the old man gradually dispersed and began to fill the small square. Some of them also heard the conversation between the two, but out of respect for the mayor and obedience to the order, no one said anything about the content of the conversation between the two. The old man seems to be accustomed to such situations. In fact, deceiving people in public is an essential skill for every leader.
But Duan Qing obviously didn't want the other party to do this.
"Let me think about it, where should I start..." Duan Qing supported his chin with his left hand and slowly recalled everything that had happened before: "Let's start with the simplest logic."
"Anyway, since you said he is a bandit, you must have a sworn relationship with him, and even want to kill him. In other words, you must have a hostile relationship with him, right? ?”
"It is the responsibility of the leader of a town to eliminate violence and ensure peace in Fenghua Town." Rama nodded and said, "So... there is nothing wrong with what you said."
"Ha, of course there is no problem. The key to the problem is which side is the good guy and which side is the bad guy." Duan Qing wiped his mouth: "I only met Yasiqi once, so I can't tell what kind of person he is, but just Judging from the situation at that time, he did bring a bunch of messy men and used violence to drive us out... and finally resisted the arrest."
"Resisting arrest will naturally result in this." The old man said regretfully, "He deserves it."
"But from what I've learned, the truth is not like this." Duan Qing shook his head and said: "As far as I know, there is a problem with the mission sent out by the Master Council. If this situation is true, then we These adventurers who want to complete the commission have become your tools to kill people."
"If this is really the case, Yasiqi obviously died... very unjustly."
"Think about everything you have experienced." The old man's face remained calm: "Do you think Yasiqi and his men are just? Are there any humans who like to stay deep in the mines every day, waiting for opportunities to harm others? They are there Where monsters are raised and bases are built, just to..."
"Look, look, don't get excited, Mr. Mayor, I haven't finished speaking yet." Duan Qing spread his hands and said, although at this moment, he only had one hand to move: "If these words are told to people who don't know, , or if someone with incomplete information listens to it, then maybe I will believe it. But unfortunately, we are insiders, and we know what the situation is deep in the Ankaras mine..."
"Am I wrong?" Rama asked, "Do you dare to say... that the situation I just mentioned is different from what you saw?"
"It's the same." Duan Qing replied: "The problem is... I don't remember telling you these things."
"Excuse me...how did you know?"
"Huh, hahahaha..." The old man in black suddenly laughed heartily as the mountain wind blew: "I see, you want to prove that I know something I shouldn't know, so... .Put me in the same group as Yaski, right?”
"Is not it?"
"Of course...impossible." Rama said: "This is absolutely impossible."
"Then how do you explain..."
"It was told to me by another group of adventurers." The old man said, "I remember it was called... code name Aqiang..."
Click.
This was what came from Duan Qing's mind, representing the crisp sound of the chain closing. He raised his head and looked at the beautiful sky dyed red by the setting sun in the dusk. After a while, he let out intermittent laughter.
"Heheheheheheheh......"
"Excuse me." Rama's eyes narrowed: "But what are you laughing at?"
"I have figured out some things." Duan Qing shook his head and smiled: "This way everything makes sense."
"It seems you plan to believe..." The old man laughed.
"No, no, no, I didn't mean that." Duan Qing waved his hands repeatedly: "I just want to ask, since you are indeed the opposite of Yasiqi, why did you... drag us into the water?"
"The rhetoric in Fengwu Square is indeed very exciting. Except for a few of us who know everything about ourselves, everyone else may think that we are Yasiqi's accomplices after listening to it." Duan Qing continued. Memories: "But from our own perspective, we know that we are innocent, so here comes the problem..."
"Why are you framed? Why...the four of us?"
The old man was silent.
"Looking back at your speech at Fengwu Square, it seems that the evidence was not fabricated on the fly. Combined with what happened in the past few days, I have every reason to believe... that you were well prepared."
"Why is it targeting us? This is the only question I had after thinking about it for a short time. I originally thought it was the previous plea for mercy.
The side effects brought about, but now it seems..."
"You have already thought about who will be the scapegoat."
"What happened in the Ankaras mine, what happened at the Yaski family, and what we were doing during this period are enough to arouse your vigilance." Duan Qing patted the ground: "In order to prevent us from If you do something you don’t want to see, you always have to find a way to deal with us, and this is... the reason why we become the scapegoat."
"You think too much." The old man said, "That's how it is."
"Put away your hypocrisy, sir." Duan Qing shook his head again: "Before I went to Fengwu Square, I didn't know where Kalon was imprisoned, and then I became an accomplice or accomplice? And then I was chased by your people. A city?"
"I didn't say that, I just suspected..."
"I said, you can put this suspicion on anyone, Mr. Mayor. The reason why you do this is just that you don't want a specific group of us to tell what we know, including the Ankaras Mine. Cave matters, including... the theft at Yaskiga.”
"Now that I think about it, the theft was not like a theft at all, but a naked house raid. Later, the city guard arrived at the speed of light and even gave up the routine training they were participating in. And looking at their appearance, it seemed that they had already As if you know what happened there... You did that thing too, right? What do you want to find out from his home? What are you anxious about?"
"You are questioning the mayor of a town, sir."
"I just have suspicion, sir." Duan Qing shook his hand: "And it's a reasonable suspicion."
"I don't care which side is justice and which side is evil. Since you are going against Yasiqi, then there must be something wrong with one of the parties. From what I know, the possibility of your side is high. , nothing more.”
"Simple logic, huh?"
"I don't know how to persuade you." The old man finally lost his patience. He raised a hand. Seeing this, the guards behind him began to take steps: "But time does not allow me to continue."
"I don't know what the deal is between you and the codename Aqiang." In the unified march of the guards, Duan Qing's voice was almost buried: "But based on what I know about him, he is a strong enough person. But people who are not smart enough.”
"So he definitely didn't tell you...what Yaski said before he died."
The raised arms were lowered. In the increasingly dark sky, the mountain wind blew up the old man's hat again. He covered his top hat with his hand, and then simply took it off, revealing his head of white hair.
"What did he say?" he asked slowly after a long time.
