Chapter 364: A Consoling Conscience
For five days, Chen Wei and others stayed on the canal for five days, and the steamer that Chen Wei and others took finally arrived at Chen Wei's destination, a small city in the Giant Rock Mountains - Half Horn City.
It's a strange name because the city is located next to a valley that is shaped like a semi-angular shape.
This small town is quite prosperous because it is located on a trade route in the Great Rock Mountains. Large and small mercenary teams escorted the goods they escorted, constantly moving around in front of Chen Wei's eyes.
Half Horn was not the domain of a nobleman, but a town directly under the Empire. Here, officials large and small are all over the place. Three city lords, deputy city lords, district chiefs, and captains of the city guards. All of these officials are powerful beings. However, because Chen Wei was hidden this time, Chen Wei did not plan to contact other people except Count Idas.
In addition, although it is true that they are officials, the Rollin family is not so simple.
Although there is only Chen Wei's father in the family, Lei 'Meng' is such an earl. But a small city lord, for the Rollin family, this is not enough to make the family taboo.
The only thing that can make the family taboo is the other city lords who have the same existence as the family behind them.
Chen Wei and the others sat in a hotel, looking at the dense flow of people on the street, and they couldn't help but sigh to each other in their hearts: "Can't you really see it?" It's so lively here, it's not a little more crowded than Windmill Town! Is that right? Leo. ”
Leo didn't say anything more about Chen Wei's exclamation? Leo said, "Young Master, what is this?" Although this half-corner city is a bit more prosperous than we are. But young master, the prosperity here is only on the surface, not in the real sense. Behind this prosperous appearance, I don't know how much bloody wind and rain exists! ”
"Really? Leo, indeed, you're right, it's really 'messy' and 'messy' here! Chen Wei looked at the soldiers of the Half-Horn City Guards in armor on the road in the distance, and his brows began to wrinkle.
The soldiers in front of them were blatantly rampage through the street, and the panic began to shout from the mouth of a 'woman' in the soldier's hand: "You, what do you want to do? I, I'm going to scream. ”
A soldier began to say obscenely to a teenage young 'girl' in front of him: "Call, even if you scream to cut your throat, it's useless, in this half-horn city, who doesn't know who I, Fryer, is!" Besides, your family has already sold you to me as a concubine, even if I treat you? What more can others say! I see, you're still obedient to me! In that case, maybe if I'm happy, I'll heal your half-dead brother. ”
"Are you talking nonsense, why didn't my family sell me to you? All of this is made up by you. If it weren't for the fact that you saw that my father was illiterate, and lied to my father that if you were willing to work for you for two years, you would have helped my brother to be healed, otherwise my father would have signed that contract. The 'girl' shouted angrily at Fryer.
As if she had been caught by this 'girl' and had a sore foot, Fryer began to look a little annoyed.
Fryer glanced at the 'female' Kemi directly and fiercely. "Huh, really? Is that up to you? ”
Fryer glanced at the soldier beside him and said, "Bring her back for me." ”
"Yes, young master," the soldier hurriedly replied to Fryer when he heard this, and grabbed Kemi directly. One left and one right, the two soldiers respectively pressed Kemi's shoulders and carried Kemi away.
Chen Wei was about to stand up and rescue the young 'woman' from the man's hands, but at this time, Leo's hands were pressed on Chen Wei's shoulders, and he whispered directly to Chen Wei: "Young master, don't forget, you are hiding your identity now!" If you make a move, won't you reveal your identity? Young master, Leo, you still stay here! ”
Chen Wei didn't agree with Leo's words, and directly retorted to Leo: "Leo, then what do you say?" So am I just watching this happen? Leo, you should have heard what the 'girl' child said just now! From beginning to end, this matter was the so-called young master's intention to rob the people's 'daughter' when he saw the 'lust'! ”
Leo looked at Chen Wei and asked rhetorically, "So what?" Young master, do you think you can participate in this matter? Young master, let's not ask whose fault it is in this matter? What does Leo want to ask you now? What can you do? Rescue that 'woman' from that scumbag, or just kill that scumbag? Young master, I don't know if you know, what are the consequences of your doing this? ”
"What will be the consequences?" Chen Wei asked rhetorically.
"First, if you rescued this 'girl' from this kid's hands this time, what about next time? If that man attacks her again, then she will inevitably double the hatred you brought to him this time, and you can protect her for a while, but you can't protect her for a lifetime!
Second, solve this problem once and kill this kid, just the young master, in this way, we will inevitably make a storm in the city because of this incident, and when the time comes, your identity will inevitably be revealed. Then we'll be in big trouble! Young master, you must know how many people from the outside world want your life! That's a room full of baskets.
Also, young master, you have heard about it just now, what is in that soldier's mouth! Master! That is to say, the man's father or a mother, they should be a person with great power, or a great background or strength. Even if you save the 'girl' child or kill their son, do you think they won't find out about the 'girl' child? You say, if they knew who their son was with before he died, what would they decide? Leo said this, he also stopped, smiled at Chen Wei, and patted Chen Wei's shoulder.
"Kill!" "In line with the attitude of preferring to kill mistakes and not letting go, I directly sent the 'girl' in front of me to my child for burial."
Chen Wei listened to Leo's words, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Tatsuchi spoke to Leo, "Then, isn't there anyone to take care of them?" ”
Regarding Chen Wei's words, Leo directly 'revealed' a look of contempt to Chen Wei. "Tube? Hehe! Master, what you think is too simple! Didn't you see what the identity of that 'girl' was just now? Young master, Leo dares to guarantee that this 'girl' is definitely a pauper living in a slum. If not, then why did the 'girl' and her father work for the man for two years, and they would help his brother to heal? Under normal circumstances, in our 'Jade' Empire, there will not be a commoner who can't even afford to hire a priest or a 'pharmacist' to see a doctor, and only those poor people will not even be able to do this, and they will have to rely on themselves to be slaves and servants to others before they can have the money to hire a priest or a 'pharmacist' to treat the disease.
And the clothes that the 'girl' is wearing, haven't you noticed the patches on her clothes? And the 'girl' said that her father was illiterate. Chen Wei, do you think there are people in this empire who are illiterate? It's just the poor! ”
The more Chen Wei listened to Leo's words, the more Chen Wei's own heart refused to calm down.
"Dare to be affectionate, isn't this just not treating people as human beings at all?" Chen Wei muttered like this in his own heart.
At the same time, Chen Wei himself sat back on top of his seat.
"It's not that people don't look at it! It's that their status on the continent is too low. This world is originally a society where the weak 'meat' eats the strong, and if you are not careful, you will be planted in it. Without strength, everything is just empty talk. "Leo felt like he had a philosophy of life.
Looking at Leo who sat back on the table, Chen Wei looked at the scene in the distance as if he hadn't seen each other.
In the end, Chen Wei personally still felt that he couldn't sit back and watch such a thing happen to him. Although this society is like this, Chen Wei is powerless to resist, but Chen Wei feels that he should still do something? Otherwise, Chen Wei would be sorry for his conscience.
A subtle black 'colored' silk thread swam out of Chen Wei's cuffs.
The black snake spat directly at Chen Wei's body, and spat out the tiny snake head in his mouth. Swish! The black snake disappeared directly from Chen Wei's eyes and swam in the direction where Fryer and the others left.
"Technique" Chen Wei began to pinch his fingers vaguely, and his fingertips 'made' a small magic seal.
The black snake Hugh swam directly on Kemi's own body. "Hidden" Chen Wei suddenly sang like this in his mouth, and the entire black snake instantly became transparent, and he disappeared into Kemi's body.
Although Chen Wei's actions are very secretive, he can't hide it from others.
Leo's eyes narrowed, and a fiery light shot at Chen Wei in his eyes.
"Young Master! That's not a good thing! Sometimes, you may hurt yourself because of your bad intentions. Besides, you may not be able to help with all the injustices in the world. Also, there are some people who obviously helped them because of you, but in the end, they don't accept your affection, and even blame you for it, and resentment against you is not necessarily? Leo kindly persuaded Chen Wei.
"Captain Leo, I understand what you said! However, if this didn't happen to me, maybe I could have sat idly by, but since I saw it, I couldn't just do nothing. Besides, I'm not going to get anything out of it? I'm just seeking comfort in my conscience. Chen Wei smiled bitterly at Leo.
"Comfort of conscience" Leo shook his head at Chen Wei when he heard Chen Wei's words, and he didn't say anything more to Chen Wei? After all, Chen Wei has done everything, can he still stop it?
However, although Leo said that he couldn't persuade Chen Wei now, Leo wouldn't give up either.
Leo intends to treat this as a long-term mission, and he is slowly carrying out it with Chenwei.