Sitting on the chair, Rod looked coldly at Anne who was standing in front of him, uneasily puffing her hands, the girl at the moment looked a little embarrassed, not only her hair and cheeks were covered with dust, but even some bruises could be seen on her body——— although things did not develop in such a strange direction as the "mysterious carriage serial murder incident", but the current unfolding is not a very fortunate thing for Rhodes.

"It's been so hard for you, Annie, how did you feel along the way?"

Facing the embarrassed Anne in front of him, Rhodes didn't have a good face at all, he just stared at the girl in front of him coldly, and then asked with a half-depressed mouth. Hearing Rod's inquiry, Anne couldn't help but smile a little awkwardly.

"It's okay, it's okay, Commander...... A little better than expected........."

"Okay, I'm not here to talk nonsense with you right now."

Rod frowned suddenly, and then he reached out and tapped on the table. The tone became colder and tougher.

"I remember that I had already ordered you to stay in the fortress, why didn't you listen to my orders?"

"This............ Because ..............."

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Anne couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, but under Rod's questioning, Anne finally confessed everything very happily, although Rod's previous strict prohibition on her leaving the fortress, but for Anne, she really didn't want to take on those troublesome and trivial tasks, so in the end, Anne still took advantage of Rod's inattention, sneaked into the back of the carriage, and set off with them.

I have to say that Anne's decision is very courageous. Although the carriage that Mace gave to Rhodes was specially made, the space like the trunk was never very large, and there were also travel clothes and boxes inside, as well as some tools for repairing the carriage and dirty tatters. The smell of dust and greasy is even more unbearable. And the small space was no less torturous for the tall Anne, who almost curled herself up in a ball. Only then did he reluctantly stuff himself into the back box.

I have to say that this is definitely a pain for Anne, not to mention that because he was in a hurry, Rhodes didn't stop to rest all the way, and the bumpy road was a little unbearable even for Rod sitting on the soft and comfortable cushions, not to mention Anne who was squeezed in the hard back box. The bumps along the way also made the girl's body full of bruises, if it weren't for Anne's elemental awakening. If you have the wind elemental protector, I'm afraid that if you really don't die now, you will have half a life in this carriage. At that time, I'm afraid that even if there is really a rejuvenated detective, it will not be able to clear Rhodes's murder suspicion.

"What about the mercenaries?"

"Anne has left it to Uncle Marfa to manage, anyway, Uncle Marfa is so steady. There must be no problem in controlling those mercenaries. ”

"Did you talk to him face to face?"

Hearing Anne's confident answer, Rod couldn't help but be a little surprised, although he didn't have much contact with Marfa, but in Rhodes's eyes, this middle-aged mercenary still had his own persistence and calmness, and he shouldn't agree to Annie's bizarre request. If that's the case, then Rod is really blind. Or rather, did Anne use a beauty trick?

"Hmm."

Hear Rhodes' inquiry. Anne nodded as a matter of course.

"Of course Anne has talked to the uncle, saying that Anne can't do a good job, just leave it to the uncle, Anne wants to go to the head of the regiment. But I was severely reprimanded by my uncle..............."

"And then?"

"Then Anne was afraid that she would be disciplined again, so she left a note for her uncle, and then ran out secretly!"

After saying this, I looked at it. A girl who straightens up proudly.,As if you want to accept a reward.。 Rod doesn't even have the strength to sigh anymore——— dereliction of duty can still behave so justifiably, does she want me to praise her or what?

"You've disobeyed my orders again, Annie, aren't you afraid I'll expel you from the guild?"

Looking at the proud girl in front of him, Rod did not relent, but still asked seriously. And hearing Rod's words, the girl who was proud just now lowered her head in frustration at this moment.

"Of course, Anne is afraid of being driven away by the captain."

"And you're coming along?"

"However, Anne thinks it's more comfortable to be with the regimental commander, staying in the fortress and training mercenaries is too boring!"

Although Rod's first thought now was to immediately make Anne turn around and go back to the fortress. But he soon found that this idea was not realistic at all, and it could be seen from Anne's actions this time that she really dared to do anything without watching herself. This time he was going to send Anne back to the fortress, and unless Rhodes followed her from beginning to end, he was sure that Anne would sneak up again after leaving. This is definitely not a difficult thing for her. But for Rod, he didn't have time to send Anne back to the fortress, the most important thing was time, and Rod didn't want to waste any more time on this kind of useless run. Not to mention, he has no interest in running back and forth two or three times on such a painful journey.

However, looking at Anne in front of him, Rod didn't know what to say.

He already understands that it is useless to say this to Anne, this girl's way of thinking is very different from ordinary humans, she does not respect traditions, and does not like rules, although she has considerable strength, but most of the time the girl is relying on her intuition to make judgments and understandings. Before the crossing, Rhodes had seen some similar beings on TV shows, which were children who were abandoned by humans as children and then raised by wild beasts, and when they returned to human society, most of them did not appear to be so adapted to human life.

And Anne's performance obviously falls into this category, her views on responsibility, loyalty, and even feelings are different from normal humans, and Anne prefers to do things according to her instincts rather than thinking and logic. It was as if this time, by her own admission, she was afraid of being kicked out of the guild by Rhodes, but rational thinking didn't stop her instinctive action. Anne just felt comfortable staying by Rod's side, so she came without hesitation, as for whether she would be hated by Rod, or even kicked out of the guild, it seemed that this girl didn't care at all. But think about it. This is also in line with Anne's consistent style. Originally, the reason why Rhodes wanted to keep Anne in the fortress this time was to try to cultivate her sense of group awareness and responsibility, but now it seems that Rhodes's experiment has obviously failed.

"Hahh..............."

Looking at Anne in front of her. Rod didn't know how to reprimand, and in the end, he could only sigh helplessly. Since his experiment failed, Rhodes had no choice but to accept this reality and take Anne on the road with him. But fortunately, Anne's strength is not a retreat for Rode. In terms of level, she is no more than three levels behind Rhodes now, and for the current Anne, the training method in the fortress can no longer keep up with her requirements. Opposite. Battles like this at Custer Ruins can make her strength improve. Originally, Rhodes also considered whether to bring Anne with him, but in the end, in order to take care of the overall situation, he gave up.

But Rod didn't expect that he took care of the overall situation. Anne completely gave up on the big picture——— she didn't think about the big picture at all.

"Regiment......... Head? ”

Looking at Rod, Anne showed an uneasy expression, and she looked up uneasily. Gazing at Rod.

"If I want you to go back now, I don't think you're going to go back?"

"Of course, Captain, Anne definitely still wants to follow the Captain!"

As soon as she said this, Anne immediately looked up proudly, but a second later. The girl realized that her reaction did not seem to be right, so she lowered her head again.

"I'm sorry. Captain, but Anne ..............."

"Alright, don't say anything."

Rod has been laughed and cried by Annie's actions, knowing that he has done something wrong, and he is still so righteous and proud......... This young lady is really ............... Thinking of this, he couldn't help but wave his hand helplessly.

"You can stay this time, Annie, but I want to tell you first, once you join, then from today, you must follow my orders, and if you violate any of my orders, then I will immediately expel you from the guild and never want to see you again, do you know what I mean?"

"Understood, Captain! Anne can guarantee that Anne will absolutely and absolutely listen to the head of the regiment! There won't be a problem at all! ”

Hearing Rod's answer, Anne immediately showed an excited and cheerful smile, and then she immediately threw herself in front of Rhodes and hugged the man in front of her tightly. Then she couldn't wait to reassure Rod, and her performance even made Rod wonder if Anne had only heard the first half of her words and completely blocked the threat behind her ears somewhere?

But there was no point in saying this now, and Rod pushed away the girl who was hugging him tightly without changing his face, and then made a gesture.

"Alright, you go take a shower and clean up yourself. After staying in the back box for so long, you must be tired too, so let's rest early today. ”

"Okay, Captain, Annie is going!"

After listening to Rod's words, Anne immediately raised her right hand excitedly and replied to Rod. Then the girl ran out of the room in a puff of smoke.

Looking at the shaking door, Rod stretched out his hand and pressed his forehead, and at this time, Qilian, who had been watching the show on the side, finally stood up and came to Rode.

"Huhuhu, I really didn't expect that there would be someone who gives you such a headache as you."

"I'm just a little helpless, but it's not a big headache."

Hearing the ridicule of Qilian, Rod couldn't help but raise his head and replied coldly. As for Rod's answer, Qilian didn't seem to care, she just chuckled, and then looked out the door thoughtfully.

"So, master, if Miss Anne disobeys your orders, are you really going to expel her from the guild?"

In the face of Qilian's inquiry, Rhodes did not give an immediate answer, instead, he stood up and walked to the window.

"I guess you know my choice, don't you?"

Then, Rod spoke.