Huron took a few deep breaths, then opened the door with a straight face and an expressionless expression. The cell in the main police station was empty, and there were two people in prison, one was a Victorian and the other was not a Victorian.
The commander seemed not to notice the kettle dumped on the roadside, and with a wink, his subordinates immediately walked over and opened the Colombian's cell door.
Huron forced a smile: "Mr. Cotterman, I think there is a little misunderstanding between us. I hope this will not affect your trip in Victoria."
Zhou Jinru did not deliberately embarrass him, and immediately walked out of the cell: "So, I can leave?"
"Yes, it's all a misunderstanding."
"Okay, where is the nearest clinic? My face, hiss, needs to be treated. According to my adventure experience, if the wound is not treated carefully, you will die of infection and gangrene. What's even more terrible is tetanus, for which there is no cure. save."
Huron stared at the Colombian's face, which was bruised and bruised. Those were the blows he had made. Now he wanted to punch a few more times, but he had to hold back.
"Mr. Cotterman, this is my personal compensation to you. It is already very late today. If you go to the clinic again, it will be very troublesome after curfew."
You better lose track of time and get caught after curfew, you bastard!
Huron took out his wallet, took out a few gold pounds and handed them to Zhou Jinru.
"I'm so sorry. My injuries were caused by my own fall. It has nothing to do with you, Chief Huron."
Zhou Jinru said polite words and pulled the banknotes from Huron without any courtesy at all. He put on his hat and walked a few steps before suddenly exclaiming: "Oh, no!"
what happened again?
Huron felt his anger rising, but he could not get angry yet, so he said calmly: "Mr. Coatman, do you need any help?"
"I'm so sorry. It's my first time coming to Londinium and I don't know the environment well. It's so late and I don't know if I can still catch the city bus. It would be bad if it goes past the curfew."
Huron said gently: "...Don't worry, I have arranged a carriage from the police station, and the police officer will take you back to your temporary residence."
Send this bastard away quickly!
If he didn't send him away, Huron thought he would lose several years of his life!
"Thank you, you are such good people, thank you."
Zhou Jinru thanked the policeman profusely and followed the police officer out of the cell. Joel was stunned by the dramatic scene. Is there such a thing?
It wasn't until Mr. Four left that he discovered one thing. Huron had just let Mr. Four go from Colombia, and he was still locked in a cell!
"what should I do?"
Do you want to spend the night in a police station cell?
The owner of the dream castle eagerly grabbed the iron fence door, shook it violently a few times, and shouted: "I am the one who was beaten, why don't you let me go?!"
Huron's face was ashen and he said coldly: "Disrupting official duties, drinking alcohol and endangering the lives of others will be punished by five days of detention."
I can't deal with Colombians, but I can't deal with you, a Victorian?
Joel was dumbfounded. He received a beating in vain and had to spend time in jail.
Huron politely sent Mr. Fourth away, gave him money, and sent a carriage to transport him. But when it was his turn, he was turned into a cold iron window, and the differential treatment before and after almost made him breathless.
At this time, Huron finally felt better and relieved his irritable mood. When he came to the service hall, he happened to see a nobleman wearing a top hat looking around. He walked forward and asked softly: "Sir, how can I help? your?"
"Oh, hello, how do I go about the bail procedures?"
bail?
Huron felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
"I have a friend who is being held here due to some misunderstanding, and I'm here to bail him out."
"You came alone?"
"My butler and servants are behind me. I was impatient, so I came here first. This is my business card."
Huron took the business card unique to the Victorian nobles, and the person standing in front of him was the Earl of Arizona from Doron County.
…
On the way back, Zhou Jinru opened the curtain of the carriage, and a snowflake floated in, fell on the window edge, and quickly melted into water marks.
It's snowing, the temperature is very low, and is still falling. It will be very difficult to live in places without heating today. Coupled with the shortage of food, I don't know how many people will spend their time in hunger and cold.
The missing hundred years is not reflected in the actual situation. It is still 1080, nearly twenty years away from the era of Rhodes Island.
It is unimaginable that Victoria's capital, the rich and glorious Londinium, could be reduced to such a situation.
Zhou Jinru's eyes were deep, and the cold wind was blowing on his face like a knife, causing painful bruises.
I don’t know how much time passed, but the sky was dark and the carriage slowly stopped on the side of the road, obviously it had arrived at the station.
"Thank you guys, you deserve this."
Zhou Jinru took out a gold pound and handed it to the police officer who was driving the car. The latter's face turned red from the cold and he gratefully accepted the money.
He then walked to the apartment and saw the fat figure of the landlord Carl at the door.
"Hey, Mr. Four, I thought you were going to spend the night outside today... was that the police station's carriage just now?"
"Yes, there was an accident today. Fortunately, it's not a big problem. Let's go in."
Karl frowned. It was not a good thing for Mr. Four to mix with people from the police station, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Zhou Jinru opened the warm curtain and got into the doorway. A wave of warm air hit his face, mixed with the aroma of food, making his hungry stomach growl.
"What's for dinner today?"
“Lamb stew with peas, pancakes, and a small slice of brioche for dessert.”
The person who responded to him was the old gentleman. He had changed his clothes today and his whole person looked full of bookishness.
Zhou Jinru walked over and found that the old man was drafting a manuscript, and asked curiously: "What are you writing?"
"An adventure story in which the main character's name is Thomas Cotterman."
"Wow!"
Zhou Jinru was surprised: "Are you still a master?"
"If I really had the identity and status of a family, I wouldn't stay here now. I am a Gaulish. They all call me Auguste, Auguste the Gunner."
"Gunner?"
The old man took off his gold-rimmed glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose: "I'm not Sarkota and I don't know how to use firearms, but I often write for others and make a living from it, so I'm called a gunner."
It turns out that Terra already has this kind of profession?
"Can I help you in any way?"
"Maybe there will be, but not now. I need to sort out my thoughts."
After dinner, Zhou Jinru did not see Kelsey or the little girl Luo Shan. He returned to the room amidst the quarrel between Karl and his son.
When she opened the door, the lamp in the room was on and the monk was writing, but she never went out.
"are you not hungry?"
"I have already eaten."
Kelsi's plain words left Zhou Jinru at a loss, and he realized that she was not a Riddler now.
"Kelsey, you are always so busy and never want to rest more."
The tip of the pen hovered over the paper, and the lynx turned its head: "Do you know me well?"
"I dare not say it, but after getting along with you for a while, I know that you are a workaholic. There is no lie in this."
She put down her pen and rolled up her sleeves: "Sit down over there."
Zhou Jinru sat obediently on the edge of the sofa, watching the woman take out the medical bag from the suitcase, and then gently treat the scars on his face with cotton swabs and alcohol.
"Why don't you use healing spells?"
"Don't be superstitious about medical magic. Sometimes it doesn't work that well."
Zhou Jinru could smell the fragrance of Kelxi's body and even wanted to reach out and hug her.
"Kelsey, you are so charming."
"Did you drink too much?"
"Just think I drank too much."
Zhou Jinru smiled and asked, "How was your investigation?"
Kelsey looked into his eyes and answered after a long time: "Those nobles were worried about the royal family staying in Little Londinium, so they moved the detention location overnight and now placed it in a church. There were many guards nearby, and even unknown people. As for the dragoons, William and the others have a very small chance of winning, almost negligible."
But the man's previous chance of winning was 50%, which made William start to doubt himself.
"It's not 50% now."
Zhou Jinru shook his head.
Boom, boom, boom.
There was a knock at the door. Kelsey walked over and opened the door and found it was William. They were discussing him a minute ago.
William nodded to the monk, then walked into the room and asked the first thing he said: "Mr. Fourth, were you comforting me before?"
Zhou Jinru folded his hands: "You have no confidence in yourself?"
Everyone has seen what happened this morning. William received written documents from several nobles announcing their withdrawal. In other words, they are really fighting alone now.
William said firmly: "Even if I can't succeed, I will not give up."
"Mr. William, I have just one question, can you answer me?"
"Speaking."
"The remaining people who are still standing with you, are you willing to believe them?"
William's expression was serious: "We spontaneously united together for our king. At this point, there is no retreat."
Zhou Jinru nodded: "Okay, after what happened today, I give you this much chance of winning."
He made a gesture, and William's expression changed: "Why?"
Mr. Fourth's right hand is clearly "six", which means that it is 10% more than in the morning, and now it is 60%.
"Our numbers have decreased, but our strength has increased."
"I can't understand it."
Zhou Jinru tilted his head: "It's snowing outside now."
William said nothing.
"Go back to sleep. There will be new news tomorrow morning."
After sending William away, Zhou Jinru found that he still had to face Kelsey. The big lynx looked at him and said calmly: "Is this why you were beaten by Huron?"
"Because I am a Colombian, that's the reason. Maybe Huron will cover the lid, but the new nobles behind him definitely don't want to cause trouble. From me, if you follow the clues, you will find the secret meeting. They don't care about the secret meeting, but they can't care about a secret meeting. Potential crises are also opportunities.”
"you……"
Zhou Jinru showed his white teeth: "Because there is a big crisis before everyone. William cannot solve it, but the new nobles can solve it, and they will try their best to do it. But as soon as it starts to operate, loopholes will appear."
The secret gathering thought that the starving citizens would be a help, and as it happened, the new nobles thought so too.
"Go to sleep, we will know the result tomorrow."
…
Early the next morning, Zhou Jinru woke up from his sleep and found that Kelxi beside him had already gotten up first.
It was too cold at night, and he was a stove. The big lynx reluctantly slept on the other side of the double bed. Of course, they didn't do anything because Zhou Jinru fell asleep early.
Opening the curtains, the view is covered in silver and snow-white.
It snowed heavily last night.
Not long after, William knocked on the door and said anxiously: "The new nobles have donated some food overnight and are distributing it to citizens who have no food throughout the city. We are one step late!"
"It's not too late, it's just right."
Zhou Jinru put on his black coat and made a gesture with his right hand: "It is now 70%."
He hurried out. Earl Arizona and Joel were both on the first floor. Their arrival made landlord Carl uneasy.
"Did you sleep well last night? Earl Arizona."
Zhou Jinru's greetings failed to make Mr. Earl relax, and he hurriedly said: "We must do something!"
"Of course, we will definitely do it," Zhou Jinru looked at Kelsi, "Friar, do me a favor."
"what you up to?"
"Count Arizona, please lend me a hay wagon. Monk, please be my driver."
The carriage arrived half an hour later. After lifting the tarpaulin, Zhou Jinru lay on the haystack, covering his face with a top hat and letting the snowflakes fall on him.
"Monk, please go to the nearest food distribution point."
Watching the hay carriage leave, William looked complicated and murmured: "So that's the case, but why did he dare to do this?"
"What, what are you talking about?!"
Joel also had a dark look: "Arizona, can't you see, there was something wrong with yesterday's secret meeting. Some people objected to us touching the grain merchants."
"I know, but what happens?"
"It's all because of what Cotterman said, even I would be scared. Someone immediately provided information to the police station during the intermission, so Huron came so quickly!"
When he said this, Joel's face showed a chill: "As we all know, our civil servants are extremely inefficient. Yesterday they were selling food at five times the price, and this morning they started distributing food for free. Is it reasonable that the efficiency is so high? Ha! Because! Our enemies are afraid!"
William punched the door frame fiercely: "Quick! Go gather our people, the opportunity is right in front of you! The enemy is scrambling for time, and we are scrambling for time too!"
"I'll go now!"
Earl Arizona didn't quite understand, but he knew that the judgment of the two companions would not be wrong.
The three men walked in different directions, disappearing into the snow for their ideals.
…
There was heavy snow in the sky, and a carriage was walking hard in the snow. Snowflakes fell on the shoulders of the monk who was driving the carriage, but the man lying on the haystack seemed to be asleep.
"You've already guessed this, right?"
Her words were blown to the wind.
Under the hat, Zhou Jinru's mouth outlines a beautiful curve.
