The two came to a side hall of the Marshal's Mansion. Rodney opened the door, and the other five people were already waiting here.
Chai Anping looked at them one by one. Except for Quinn and Pickle, the remaining three Rodneys had already described them to him on the way here:
Sitting next to Pickle was Dobbin Clive Partridge, who also had a background in the field army and had a beard. He was dressed luxuriously and was the son of a great nobleman. There was another person who looked to be middle-aged.
It was Needham Gallup, a commander from the city defense army.
The entire team is equipped with high-end equipment, and no one in it is lower than the Centurion!
Standing on Quinn's shoulder, Hua Luo chirped twice when he saw someone coming in, then fell silent again, apparently showing no interest in Chai Anping.
"Everyone is here." Rodney motioned for Chai Anping to take a seat, and he sat next to Quinn.
"We meet again, Miss Quinn." He greeted in a low voice.
"Good evening, Inspector Shelley."
In fact, Chai Anping's entry into this team was not all due to Tiana's tricks. His "detective" ability was obvious to the nobles of the capital, so joining this team was not a far-fetched reason.
Pickle, who had a cut in his ear and the wound had not yet healed, also greeted him gently. Only the noble boy named Partridge looked at him and did not react.
"Then let me explain your mission in detail." Rodney took out a wooden map: "You need to ride on your war horse and rush to the garrison point of the Fearless Vanguard Battalion within three days, inform the vanguard commander of the council's decision, and then find Novo as soon as possible.
The location of the Texas army..."
"Time is running out!"
Rodney handed them the maps and equipment they needed: "Gather at the north gate at the specified time tomorrow. The horses are ready."
"Still have any questions?"
"No!"
Even Partridge, who disliked Chai Anping, just curled his lips and suppressed the urge to cause trouble on the spot.
When leaving the room, he came over and sneered in a low voice: "Everyone knows what the inspector of the Inspection Department is. If you don't want to die in the north, I advise you to stay away from Lux!"
"Tsk..."
Quinn, who was walking in front, suddenly turned his head slightly and glanced at the two of them.
"Well, if you weren't about to become a member of a team, I would really like to send you a message." Chai Anping rubbed his temples in distress.
"What?" Partridge said coldly: "Just say it!"
"I originally thought that I was the only one in the entire team who wanted to gain military exploits, but I didn't expect that you would be at the bottom for me." Chai Anping sneered: "I have to thank you more, at least it won't look so ugly.
——”
"Bastard!" Partridge suddenly raised his voice.
"Oh, I have to tell you, not only can I not stay away from Lux, because Marshal Tiana just told me to remember to say goodbye to Lux later. Tsk, you said... it's hard to disobey military orders.
Why don't you, a great nobleman, go and argue with the marshal?"
"Pfft..."
A suppressed laugh came from the front of the team: "Cough cough cough... cough, the stars at night are so bright."
Quinn poked Pickle's arm and said loudly: "You think so?"
The dialect with a rural accent sounds full of laughter, and the middle tone changes several times, which is very interesting.
Pickle glanced helplessly behind him and could only respond: "Yes, Captain."
After hearing this, Partridge's face changed, turning red and white. He looked ahead and then fixed his gaze on Chai Anping again: "Don't think that you can do whatever you want just by pulling the flag of Marshal Tiana. You country bumpkin, just ask for your blessings."
!”
He snorted coldly and walked quickly past everyone and left.
"Tsk, whose kid is this so naive?" He was a little confused.
Pickle shook his head speechlessly, but he still had a good impression of this Glory Contemporary, so he whispered: "Partridge's surname is Cyrod, and he is the most beloved grandson of Grand Duke Cyrod."
"Oh... no wonder." Chai Anping was suddenly surprised when he heard this. He had heard that this young master was spoiled in the past, but when he saw him today, he was "a man of honor despite his great reputation."
He still threatens himself in front of so many teammates. Isn’t this disrespectful?!
Without Partridge disrupting the team, the five of them quietly approached with their equipment on their backs: "In the next period of time, we will rely on everyone's cooperation!"
There was no other way. A man with a resume was added to the team, so everyone had to do more work to finish the work of this second generation ancestor.
"Then see you tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen."
Chai Anping said goodbye to everyone with a humble smile and went to the Crown Guard Mansion alone.
"Hey, you think..." Needham, a former commander of the city defense army, gossiped: "Do you think Inspector Shelley is really related to Miss Crown Guard?"
As he said this, his eyes were turned to Quinn. After all, she was also in the newspaper.
"Ahem, let me tell you—" Quinn said in a naive voice with his unique country accent: "That's all true in the newspaper."
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Arriving in front of the Crown Guard Mansion, after being informed by the concierge, a handsome figure soon poked out of the doorway.
"Gracie, why are you here?!"
Lux walked over with a little surprise, and her smile suddenly stopped when she saw the big bag Chai Anping was carrying.
"Come for a walk with me?" Chai Anping stretched out a hand.
Lacus had a sullen face and walked ahead without catching up.
"Um……"
Chai Anping's mouth curved downwards, and he quickly followed.
Unable to see his face clearly in the dark street, he quickly rushed to Lux's side.
"You see what I'm going to do?"
"Go to the battlefield!" Lux muttered.
"Hey, yes, you are from the Crown Guard family and are naturally familiar with this kind of attire." Chai Anping smiled: "Are you angry?"
"What kind of battlefield are you, an inspector of the Inspection Department, going to?!" Lux's eyes glowed with white light, and her eyes were moist.
Chai Anping scratched his head when he saw this. His original ambition of "a man making a name for himself on the battlefield" could no longer be expressed.
"Actually, I'm not going to the battlefield. I'm just a detective and scout in the rear, catching thieves." He whispered: "I won't go to the frontal battlefield, so the danger is not great."
"...the casualty rate of all troop scouts is the highest!"
The two walked to a river. Rows of street lamps on the river bank emitted a hazy yellow light. Chai Anping finally saw the tears on Lux's face.
"I never wanted my brother to go to the battlefield." Her words were very calm and touching: "Father and mother don't want to stay in the capital because the bodies of the Crown Guards' sacrifices will be sent back to usher in the heroic journey.
Hall. The battlefield is never a child's play, Gracie. I don't know how many nobles die on the battlefield every year, let alone you..."
Chai Anping held her hand and looked into her eyes.
"You know, I have never cared about honor and justice." He slowly wiped away the tears on Lux's face: "I don't care about power and moral character, but I am a man, and I didn't quite understand it before.
I may talk nonsense, but the more I have experienced recently, the more I understand what responsibility is.
Some things can't be pretended not to exist if you don't look at them. If you want to get something, you must pay for it. This is the eternal law of alchemy.
I am your knight, and I want the entire city of Demacia to cheer for you when I marry you——
Blessings to you!”
Chai Anping exerted his strength and directly pulled Lacus into his arms, then leaned over and looked into Lacus' wide, tearful eyes——