Chapter 645: Battlefield Without Gunpowder (VI.)
"Hahaha, do you hear me? We won! ”
"This war proves with ironclad proof of Campbell's foresight!"
"Let me tell you all the truth, the goddess of wealth will always be on my friend Campbell's side, what else do you have to say now?"
In the gloomy hall, only Jonathan was ecstatic, taunting the young trader with the attitude of a victor. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Learn to be a private, that's why my friend Campbell is called the 'Iceman', and you, whether it's in the Coast Guard or on this trading floor, can only run errands for us, if you want to be a man like Campbell, be humble and humble, my child, you still have a lot to learn."
The young trader was stunned by this earth-shattering reversal, Jonathan's fat slap on his back several times before he suddenly came back to his senses, took out his handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and replied with mixed emotions: "Old sir, you have won, but Mr. Campbell is not necessarily a winner, and the worst mistake a smart person can make is to be clever ......"
"Come on, you're the clever bastard! If you lose, you have to admit it obediently, what's the use of being stubborn? Okay, go get me a bottle of champagne and I'm going to treat the great 'Iceman' to a drink and celebrate our official entry into the millionaire ranks! ”
Jonathan picked up two glasses of wine and walked up to the roof terrace, saw a familiar figure smoking against the railing from a distance, walked over, handed Campbell a glass of wine, and smiled happily: "Facts prove your foresight once again, my dear friend, except for the Yangbo family who sit in the village, you and I are the only big winners in this hall!" ”
Campbell waved his hand to refuse the champagne he handed him, lit a handmade cigarette himself, and smoked it silently, his face as cold as ice. Jonathan is not surprised by this, Campbell is always so calm and immobile in the face of strong winds and waves, which is why he has earned the reputation of "The Iceman".
Jonathan noticed that his old friend was smoking and had no interest in chatting, so he happily poured both glasses of wine down his throat.
The speculators in the hall below, who had just undergone a dramatic reversal, had gone from shock to collapse, some kneeling and tearing their hair, regretting that they had sold the bills at a low price and had lost all their money, some had fainted straight up, and some still did not give up, chasing the newspaper editor who had caused the chaos, asking if the news of the naval battle was true, and what was even more ridiculous was that some people were chasing Katya, chattering and begging her to return the bills she had just sold at the original price......
Katya categorically refused this vexatious request.
Frightened by the frenzied atmosphere of the scene, Orome and Antron hurriedly gathered around Katya, for fear that those who had failed in speculation would lose control and act roughly.
Katya sneered, reassuring them that they didn't need to worry, "The bill hall is shrouded in a lock, no one dares to use force here, of course, they can hurt themselves, hang themselves or jump off the building, the lock will not stop the coward from ending his life." ”
"Haha, Miss Katya is really as hard-hearted as the legend says, but she is right, the second floor of the fair is a big casino, don't play if you can't afford to lose."
Jonathan put his arm around Campbell's shoulders and taunted his faceless counterparts who had lost all their chips in a victorious manner.
Campbell took a deep breath of his cigarette, turned back to Jonathan, and said, "My family will please you from now on." ”
Jonathan smiled and nodded, "No problem, no problem, your family is my family, Campbell, are you going to go far away?" Haha, you cunning guy, you want to go out and have fun when you make a lot of money, right? Tell me, where do you want to go on vacation? ”
Campbell didn't answer, threw half of the cigarette on the ground and stepped on it, then jumped out with both hands on the railing, climbed out of the roof with Jonathan's unprecedented agility, and fell straight down the hundred-foot building.
Jonathan stood stunned, and after a long time he shivered like an electric shock, and hurriedly looked downstairs, where he was greeted by a pool of scarlet and piercing blood, and Campbell was lying in a pool of blood, his lifeless eyes staring straight into the sky.
In an instant, great fear grabbed Jonathan's heart, making him unable to breathe, and his stomach tumbled, and all the champagne he had just poured out vomited.
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When the "Dawn" landed in the square in front of the fair, passers-by focused on the six treasure chests carried down from the airship, guessing how much gold and silver they contained, and few people noticed a pair of men and women wearing cloaks and covering their faces, walking down the gangway hand in hand.
"It feels good to be home." Lyubov Yangbo pulled his veil, his eyes swept over the familiar streets and crowds in front of him, and stayed on the face of the tall and handsome young knight beside him, his eyes showing sincerity: "Roland, thank you for bringing peace back to this city, how nice it would be if you could help me protect Baigull Harbor forever." ”
Roland felt a strange feeling in his heart, took the slender hand of the lord's sister, and thought for a long time before slowly speaking: "It is not difficult to win a war, the difficult thing is to end a war, and it is even more difficult to avoid a recurrence of the war, my hometown is in the south, where there are still countless disputes waiting for me to solve, but I promise you, as long as you take the time, you will come back often to visit you and Vita, Port Baiou is a beautiful and vibrant city, I hope this will become the starting point of our common cause, and become my second home." ”
"'Our common cause', this sentence makes me so happy," Lyubov looked into Roland's eyes, and his smile had a hint of almost provocative charm, "I know you have a lot of things to do, and it may be difficult to find time to accompany me, so can you give me a reciprocal promise, if I have free time, can I go to the south to catch up with you?" ”
Roland finally understood why it felt strange: Lyubov's attitude towards him had changed subtly. In the past, their relationship was between allies and friends, and their personal relationship was not bad, but they rarely discussed private matters, and communicated with each other mainly for official matters, and occasionally expressed concern in a teasing and joking way when it came to personal life.
However, on the way back to Baigull Harbor on an airship, Roland finds that she has tried to get closer to her several times, often revealing hints of breaking the boundaries of friends.
After a short period of thought, Roland raised his head and stared into Lyubov's expectant eyes, and replied solemnly: "Of course I welcome you, Lyuba, if you are not the lord of Baigull Harbor, I really hope that you will always be by my side and help me run the Southern Province as prosperous and powerful as Baiou Harbor." ”