At the gate of the Bailu Town Post Office, Old Benz said to Claude very apologetically: "Little Claude, the Chinese New Year will be here in four or five days, and the post office will be on holiday tomorrow. You have to deliver this letter.
If we go to the Royal Capital, we can only stay here first. We will have a mail train to the Royal Capital after the annual holiday on the 15th of next year. Only then can your letter be delivered..."
Looking at the letter in his hand that had been written all night, Claude could only smile bitterly. The time was so unlucky, it happened to be just before the Chinese New Year, and it was reasonable for the postal office to be on holiday. He just waited until the fifteenth day of the new year to send the letter.
This time has been delayed a bit too late.
"Uncle Benz, this letter is urgent and is addressed to Baroness Maria. Can you help me ask if there is anyone at the post office who is willing to help me make a trip? I will pay a gold crown as a reward."
Now Lord can only believe in the effect of the words of a brave man under a heavy reward.
For those postmen whose monthly salary is only one silver tale and five riaso, a trip to the capital to deliver a letter for ten and a half days can earn more than three months' salary. There should be some people who are willing to give up the hard work of celebrating the New Year holiday at home.
This trip.
Old Benz looked at Claude and nodded: "Let me ask for you. Little Claude, I sympathize with your father's experience, but I believe he will be fine. He is a good man."
Soon old Benz came out with a middle-aged man who was lame in his left foot: "Little Claude, this is Borik, and he is willing to make this trip."
Borik is a newcomer to the post office. He just retired from the army due to a foot injury the year before last. He is from Siromik County and was assigned to the post office in White Deer Town as a postman. Because his family has not yet followed him.
He came to Bailu Town, so he was willing to make a trip to the royal capital for Claude to earn some extra money.
Old Benz chose Borik after careful consideration. During the Chinese New Year, patrol police in various places will be on heightened alert. Borik is a national and a postman, so he will have less trouble on his way to the royal capital, no matter what
Whether he is passing through checkpoints or staying overnight, patrol police in various places will not conduct strict interrogations on him.
Claude handed the letter in his hand to Borik and paid a silver thaler as travel expenses. If he drove quickly, it would only take seven or eight days to go back and forth to the capital. But it was winter now, and the road was covered with snow.
, the journey was a bit difficult, and if there was a heavy snowstorm, the trip might be delayed for a few days. So Claude wrote another piece of paper to prove the identity of Borik's messenger, allowing him to stay for a few days after arriving in the royal capital.
, it’s best to get Mrs. Maria’s reply before coming back...
After sending the letter away, all Claude could do was wait patiently. In the following days, he spent half of his time at the forest farm and half at his own home, running around in both directions. His mother's health finally got better and she could do some housework.
But sometimes when she thinks of Mr. Morsan, she still sits in a daze and sheds tears.
Viriclo's father, Kubelik, convened a group of retired veterans to complete proposals for taxation and voluntary donations, and then went to the town hall to ask for discussions with the mayor, Baron Robert, about the formation of a garrison. As a result, he was opposed by Mayor Robert.
reject.
The mayor of the town, Baron Robert, said that he had submitted three plans for the establishment of a garrison to the county council and left it to the council for decision. Therefore, he and the veterans like Kubrick had nothing to discuss, no matter which plan was approved by the county council.
, then the town office will just have to act in accordance with the plan.
So the grumpy Uncle Kubrick once again had a quarrel with Mayor Robert. Uncle Kubrick scolded Mayor Robert bloody in public with his loud voice, and forced the red-faced and helpless Mayor Robert to fight.
Chang hid in his office at the town hall, closed the doors and windows, and pretended not to hear Uncle Kubrick's yelling.
It’s just that Uncle Kubrick won the scolding battle, but this victory had no influence at all on the establishment of a garrison brigade in White Deer Town. When Mayor Robert could not win the support of the veterans, he chose to overturn the table.
Leave the formation plan to the County and City Council for decision.
Although he lost the initiative to form a garrison in this way, he could rely on the county council's lack of understanding of the specific situation in Bailu Town to achieve his goals, and he could also properly pass the blame to the county council. In this regard,
, the veterans who opposed him in Bailu Town have lost.
The military control of the whole town is still continuing. A well-informed person said that this military control will not end until the establishment of the Bailu Town garrison. However, for the residents of Bailu Town, the military control does not affect their lives.
.In addition to the inspections required when leaving and entering the town, some businesses and shops in the town even seem to be more prosperous due to the arrival of these soldiers from the security battalion who are not short of money. The old streets of Fengyue Land also have more consumers.
new force.
In fact, many residents of Bailu Town still hope that this military control can continue, because with these soldiers standing guard in the streets and alleys, the public security order of the entire Bailu Town has improved unprecedentedly. Even the gangsters in the slums have
The Snake Society also curbed their usual arrogance and became more content and more conservative.
Claude did not pay attention to these disturbing things that seemed to have nothing to do with him. He was just busy taking care of his mother, sister and brother at home, and tried his best to find out about his father who was imprisoned in the military camp. In his unremitting efforts
With his efforts, Pied from the old tavern did not want to lose face and helped him pull a string and hosted a banquet for a captain of the security battalion.
The brigade captain told Claude that Mr. Morsant and the other nine arrested people were treated relatively well in the military camp. They were not mistreated or tortured to extract confessions. It was just that when they were arrested,
For two days, a special envoy from the Royal Capital and several officers sent by the Navy Ministry interrogated them, and then they were imprisoned in cells, waiting for the Royal Capital to punish them for their crimes.
The captain said that they did not know the real reason why Mr. Molsang and the nine people were arrested on charges of endangering the security of the kingdom. The order they received in the county was to come to Bailu Town for military control and prevention.
Bailu Town was attacked by pirates, and he assisted Bailu Town in forming a garrison. In addition, he also obeyed the orders of the special envoy from the royal capital to arrest and guard the nine important criminals, Mr. Morsan.
The banquet cost Claude six silver thalers, and he gave the captain a box of blueberry fruit wine worth one gold crown. This almost spent all the change around Claude. Originally, Claude wanted to pass
The battalion captain sent something to his father in prison, but this request was politely rejected by the battalion captain. He said that it was only slightly against military regulations to inform Claude of the news, but it was not enough to help Claude deliver something to the prisoner.
It's just a violation of the law, and he doesn't want to be implicated...
Now Claude can only place his hope in the letter he wrote to Madam Maria for help, hoping that Borik, who delivered the letter, can rush to the royal capital as soon as possible, so that Madam Maria will have enough time to understand the case and defend herself.
Father intercedes.
The days passed as Claude and his family waited anxiously.
One day before the New Year, Albert came home. This was something that no one in the family expected.
His mother asked him hopefully what the result would be if he went to inquire about Mr. Morsan's situation. He told his mother with a sad face that the situation was not good. His father and the eight people seemed to have formed a rebel gang. If he was caught now, he would probably be charged with treason.
was sentenced to death for the crime...
My mother almost passed out. This was the biggest bad news she had heard in this time.
Claude almost spit out the sip of black tea he had in his mouth. He knew very well that Albert didn't ask for any information about his father. After taking his mother's money, he must have wandered off somewhere until he had no money.
He just came home. But he didn't expect that Albert would actually make up lies to threaten his mother. It was obvious that his purpose was to get money from the family.
Claude slowly turned his wrist. He felt that his fist was beginning to itch. He would definitely give his fist a good time tonight...
"Claude, what do you think we can do..." The mother looked at Claude. During this time, Claude has become the backbone of the family.
But before Claude could speak, Albert had already taken over: "Mother, what did you tell him? Now I am the only one who can take charge of the family. I went to the county town a few days ago and met many friends.
I went to inquire about information, but in order to save money, I could only stay in those cheap and shabby hotels and travel around.
Fortunately, I finally found out that my father was not the mastermind of the rebel gang. He was only forced to join out of love and could only be regarded as an accessory at best. Therefore, the warden who told me the news told me that he wanted to rescue my father.
If so, it must be dealt with immediately. As long as the favors and gifts are delivered, the father may be given a light sentence and will not be shot."
Claude was also drunk, what was this guy thinking? Mr. Morsant was imprisoned in the military camp in White Deer Town, but he said that he went to the county town to inquire about the news, and even got his father's information from the warden.
News, is this even worth it? It’s obvious that this guy doesn’t even know where his father is being held, and he didn’t even make up a lie. Bad review!
"Then, how much money will it cost to save your father?" The mother was very confused.
The guy frowned in a pretense of seriousness, thought for a moment, stretched out a hand, and turned the page three times: "At least fifteen gold crowns... so that I can go to the county to build connections and give gifts to alleviate my father's crime.
"
"Yes, but the family doesn't have any money at all..." The mother was very desperate: "Last time you took away all my money, and the family's expenses these days have been paid by Claude. Your father's bank account is also
It’s been blocked, and now that he’s been arrested, he can’t withdraw the money at all.”
"Don't you still have jewelry? Mother, give me these jewelry first and exchange them for money. Even if it is not enough, we will talk about it later. The most important thing now is to reduce the father's crime. We must hurry up. If time is delayed,
For a long time, I worried that it would be too late... You, what do you want to do? Oh... Mother, help!"
If you don't seek death, you won't die! As soon as he heard that this guy was planning to use his mother's jewelry, Claude couldn't help the anger in his heart. He strode over and slapped this guy to the ground.
.I was about to pick him up again and give him a lesson, but I didn’t expect that this guy saw the opportunity quickly. He crawled directly from under the dining table to his mother’s feet, hugged his mother’s left foot and shouted for help.
!
"Claude! You, what do you want to do!" The mother, who had been deceived by this guy's lies, was shocked when she saw Claude suddenly beating her eldest brother. She quickly got up and grabbed Albert.
The goods were blocked behind me.
"What didn't I want to do, mother, I just wanted to beat him up. Last time he slapped Little Booker, I haven't asked him to settle the score. Today he came back and kept telling lies, and he also wanted to defraud you of your jewelry. I
I really can’t bear it anymore and I have to teach him a lesson!”
"I didn't lie!" This guy was hiding behind his mother's back and was still talking arrogantly.
"Humph, I'm not lying. Where is father now?" Claude asked with a sneer.
"In the county, in the county jail..." This guy was just guessing. In the past, felons in Bailu Town were sent to the county jail, and he thought people like Mr. Morsan were no exception.
"Congratulations, you gave the wrong answer!" Claude kicked him hard in the ribs, causing the guy to bend over in pain and bend up like a river shrimp.
The mother finally came back to her senses: "No, Claude, didn't you just inquire about the news yesterday and tell my father that they are now locked up in the military camp?"
"Yeah." Claude pointed to the guy on the ground: "So he has been lying, and he even accused his father and others of being a rebel gang on his own initiative. How much hatred does he have towards his father? Think so.
Send father to death."
With that said, Claude kicked him hard twice, causing the guy to scream and roll around on the ground.
"Stop it, Claude, he is your brother..." The mother still couldn't bear to see her brother beating her brother so hard, although the little Lolita and the little chubby guy next to her were very happy to see it...
"Get out of here! If you go home and lie to your mother or bully your younger brothers and sisters, I will beat you every time I see you. I will keep my word and I will do what I say!" Claude cursed.