Volume 3 The Vortex of Strife Chapter 142 Psychological Burden
"The smartest man in the rebels..."
"If Clermont is clever, then Levier is the one who has real wisdom among the rebel cadres I know, of course, you don't have to judge me by my standards, commander, after all, you and Captain Luca have only seen Levier from a distance, and have never worked with that person. β
Fett reflected on today's situation, and after leaving the Reindeer Chamber of Commerce, the two followed a man dressed in civilian clothes towards the harbor. The rebel cadre was of medium stature from the back, and his hairstyle was also the most ordinary, which was not noticeable at all. Feder saw the front of Levier with his peripheral vision, as if he was a listless young man, but he didn't see the details of the other party's appearance clearly, even if the other party was standing in front of Fett now, Feder might not be able to recognize the other party.
"You once said that you want to be the brainchild next to me, if you are compared to Levier, who is smarter?"
"He's more comprehensive," Vittorio turned his head, the short boy's eyes slightly unwilling, "he's a cadre of the Rebels who can take on any position, a cadre directly under the supreme leaders of the Rebels. β
Fei De thought for a moment: "There are still cadres who are not directly under him?"
"Yes, it is difficult for middle-level cadres like Clermont and Thomas to get in touch with the leaders of the rebel army, they are basically in charge of the affairs of the rebels in a certain area, and the people who command and lead them are the high-level senior cadres, and those senior cadres have more frequent contact with the leaders, after all, the place where the leaders are located is not necessarily within the Three Duchyes, and these senior cadres who are the hub need to go back and forth in various places, Clermont They only need to stay in a certain area and work. β
"Since your old acquaintance Li Wei is a direct cadre of the leader, then he must have appeared here for something very important. β
"That's right, we're definitely not here for him," Vittorio looked up at the stars in the sky and sighed softly, "but we don't need to worry too much, because the leaders are very jealous of Levier's talents, so they also keep a distance from him, and just use him as a pawn." β
"Looks like you're quite close to him. β
"He used to be a good friend of mine, but he was reluctant to leave the rebels with me, and now he had to be regarded as an enemy. β
The two of them whispered to each other as they walked to the harbor town, where most of the civilians and merchants had dispersed, leaving only the taverns that were still open for business. There are not many houses in the harbor town, and most of them are warehouses used to store goods. Vittorio suggested staying in the tavern called the "Pearl Tavern" in front of him, as it was not yet time for the investigation to begin, and there were still many eyes and ears along the harbor. In this harbor town, there are many taverns like the Pearl Tavern, and Vittorio chose this humble tavern, and the two sitting by the window can clearly see the movement on the harbor.
Fett looked around the tavern, and there were only two tables left except for the dozing boss, one of three drunken sailors, and the other of a young woman sitting alone.
"It's half past nine in the evening, so let's wait another hour. Vittorio picked up a few beans and put them in his mouth and chewed them.
"Since Levier is the smartest and wisest man in the rebels, he must have discovered us, and we will come back tonight..."
Vittorio, who was eating a snack and looking out the window, replied, "If he wants to kill us, he can do it long before we reach the harbor, maybe he also wants to lure us into the harbor, or even lead us to the ship, and then arrest us." β
"So we're throwing ourselves into the net. β
"Perhaps," Vittorio turned his head and looked directly at Fid, "but I'm sure you'll be able to get out of the way, Captain Fid." β
Fei De closed his eyes slightly, but it was a pity that "Black Flash" and "Silence" were not completely around him, otherwise how could a few rebels become an obstacle. He suddenly remembered the passenger ship he had been on with Koss, and that the Assassins had used a poisonous mist, something more troublesome than the Dark Arrow.
"Two handsome guys, would you like to have a drink with me?" The young woman, who had been sitting in the distance, suddenly walked over, holding a bottle of wine in her left hand and two wine glasses in her right hand, looking at Fide and Vittorio with confused eyes.
Fide shook his head, and Vittorio immediately said, "No, we don't want to drink tonight." β
"How can you do it without drinking! I can't sleep," the young woman sat down, she lifted one foot up, and stepped on the wooden stool with the sole of her foot, and the view under her skirt was unobstructed by Fide and Vittorio. Both immediately turned their heads away, with Fidel blushing slightly, and Vittorio blushing even more.
The young woman wore an orange headband, her light brown curls were coiled, and her forehead was hung down at the edges.
Fed, who is not good at dealing with women, motions with his eyes to Vittorio to deal with the young woman, but Feder does not know that Vittorio is the same, this kind of active and coquettish young woman is simply more troublesome than the smartest enemies in the rebels.
In order to ease the scene, Vittorio tilted his head sideways and said, "Please, Miss... Please don't force us, Madame, we're just ordinary merchantsβ" He unconsciously reached out to pick up a bean, but the young woman immediately pulled the dish with the beans open, leaving Vittorio to catch it.
"Is it because I'm not pretty enough?" said the young woman, filling both glasses, and she handed one of them to Field, and kept talking to Field, apparently a little drunk.
Vittorio noticed that the young woman was more interested in Fidel, and he immediately stood up while the other party was not looking, trying to explain the matter to the tavern owner and let him deal with the drunken young woman.
Feder closed his eyes and sat aside, constantly approaching the young woman who kept blowing wine on his face and couldn't say that she was not pretty, but the other party was already in her thirties, and judging by the way she dressed, it showed that she was a family person, how could she be so inappropriate to openly seduce other guests in the tavern after drinking.
The burst of wine that came out of the young woman's mouth made Fei De feel uncomfortable, and he was not a good drinker, and he was not a woman, and he wanted to leave the corner, but his right arm was pressed by the young woman's breast, and he could not move.
Just when Fidel was at a loss, the three already drunk sailors suddenly walked over.
"Hehe, look at her like she's in heat! Let's play with her!"
"Yes, Boss, bring her back to the ship, and let's satisfy her..."
"What's so good about this little white face, let's play with you..."
The three drunken sailors dragged the young woman out of the Pearl Tavern with a mop and headed straight for the harbor, where Vittorio had not been able to wake up the tavern owner, but the owner's brother had woken up from his sleep and began to pack up.
Feder looked at the three sailors and the young woman who had been dragged away, and the young woman's cries could be heard from a distance, and he could see that she did not want to go with the three men.
"Huh, there is such a shameless woman, but fortunately she was dragged away. Vittorio was only sixteen years old, and he had no idea what the three drunken sailors were going to do next to the young woman.
Although Feder didn't have a good impression of the young woman, he felt a sense of guilt about watching a woman being dragged away by a drunken man - if he had responded to the other party a little bit just now, maybe the drunken sailors would not have thought of taking her away, and if this woman suffered a nightmare because of this, was it his own responsibility?
"Let's wait, none of the eight ships have left..."Vittorio took his glass away and continued to eat his beans.
"No, it's over now. With that, Fidel left his seat, and Vittorio chased after him, and Fidel explained that he was going to save the young woman.
"It's none of our business, heroes shouldn't be mercenaries saving beauty!" Vittorio shouted behind Fed.
Fei De didn't answer, he suddenly felt some more burden on his shoulders after the young woman was pulled away, he knew that it was a psychological burden, if the young woman hadn't come to talk to him, he would definitely not have made a move, but the other party found him first, no matter how he thought about it, he was responsible...
The three sailors did not go far, and they dragged the young woman onto one of the cargo ships, which happened to be one of the eight. Vittorio had been paying attention to his surroundings, and there were very few civilians nearby, and they all noticed the screaming young woman and the three drunks, as well as Fid and Vittorio who were catching up behind. Most people are just watching the hilarity, and no one pays attention to this farce for women.
The three sailors, who could not even walk a little straight, soon went to the deck of the freighter, and a sailor sitting next to the shipboard was called by the three sailors, and dragged the young woman to the ship.
Fidel jumped on deck quickly, and at this time he remembered tonight's mission, so he waited until Vittorio came up before he said to the other party, "Maybe this ship is the ship of the rebels, let's investigate this ship by the way." β
Vittorio exhaled with his mouth before saying, "It's okay, anyway, the people who happened to see the ship were also attracted by the woman, but the security of this ship is not tight at all, and the possibility of being a rebel cargo ship is low." β
Fei De didn't say anything more, he didn't take out his daggers, and the drunks only needed to use their fists to deal with it.
The two followed the four guys into the cabin, there were many cabins in the cabin, but the main ones were vacant, except for the four sailors, only a few cabins were inhabited by sailors, most of those sailors were already asleep, and they did not find Fid and Vittorio, the two open-minded infiltrators.
"Don't be in a hurry... Stand up and stand back, let me take off my clothes!" came the voice of the young woman from the deepest cabin, and these two words made Feid, who had followed, feel regretful. Is it really meddled in your own business?
Fed, stunned, did not continue walking, and a half-drunk sailor retreated to the hallway of the cabin as he agreed to stand back, and fell to the ground, but he immediately noticed Fidel and Vittorio standing nearby.
"You... Who are you!"