POW camp

Hill walked casually into the garden, enjoying the refreshing fragrance.The roses are blooming just right, the flowers are not big, not as enchanting as the peonies and peonies, but under the orange sunset glow, they have a charming charm.

"General, aren't you going back to the front line today?" the adjutant asked.

"No, don't go now. What's the hurry? The matter has not yet reached the final result." Hill raised the corners of his lips triumphantly, "How can I be missed at such a critical moment? Lan Wei couldn't think of anything, his cousin It will be so disappointing. It is rare that he has always been known for his strict self-discipline and self-cleaning, I want to see what he will do."

"If you can't continue to participate in the battle against the enemy, I'm afraid the Lan family will really be devastated."

"Is this not in the hands of the Crown Prince?" Hill glanced at the adjutant, "Why do you think the Crown Prince didn't order the withdrawal of the Lan Corps in public? Let me tell you, he was waiting for the Lan Lieutenant to speak. I think the most hopeful thing is that the Lan Corps It must be him who has disappeared since then, so that he can justifiably take Lan Wei as his own, but he still doesn’t want to be that villain and make Lan Wei hate him. Ha, it’s really a good plan, and I won’t let him succeed. You You must pay close attention to the movement of Mrs. Lien, and once you know that they want to withdraw from this battle, you must notify me as soon as possible." He gently fiddled with a rose, and said to himself, "It must be the most difficult and painful for the other party. When I come to help, he will agree to whatever conditions I ask, including himself..."

"General Mingjian." The adjutant said convincingly, he paused, and changed the subject, "Cotto sent the news that they have detained Lan Ting in isolation to prevent him from escaping. He also hopes to return to China as soon as possible, after all the people there The situation is very clear. Pullman is about to be defeated. I heard that Lieutenant Colonel Laut made great contributions to the Lanting incident and will be able to leave Fancheng soon. Now that his mission is over, he wants to come back soon."

Hill Man said nonchalantly: "Then let him come back, arrange a few people, find the opportunity to get rid of him, and destroy the body."

"Yes, General."

A soldier hurried over and stood at attention: "Sir, there is news from the Lan Corps."

Hill straightened his waist: "How is it? When will the statement of withdrawal from the battle be issued?"

"It's not sir, the Lan's Legion didn't withdraw, but deprived Captain Lan Ting of his inheritance rights, replaced by Captain Lan, and expelled Lan Ting from the Lan family."

"Oh?" Hill's eyes jumped "Huo", he never thought that the other party would use this trick.He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "A strong man cuts off his wrists, but gives up his car to keep him handsome. It's really superb. Mrs. Lien, hehe..."

"General, what should we do?"

Hill walked back and forth a few steps, and said: "Continue to monitor Mrs. Lien and Lan Wei, and report to me immediately if there is any trouble." He sneered, "I don't believe it, that is her only flesh and blood, trapped in the enemy camp She will let it go. As long as there is any news that she tried to rescue or contact Lan Ting, I can charge them with the crime of collaborating with the enemy, and they will never recover." He grabbed the rose, twisted it with his fingertips, and said lightly Said, "there are too many thorns, remove them all."

"Yes, General."

Lindsay pushed open the door, and Hovis swaggered into Morton's office, and sat down on the large leather sofa without anyone else in sight. Kelan followed behind him, docile, quiet, soft and elegant, like a beloved pet Persian cat.

Morton stood up, even though his work was suddenly interrupted by the unexpected guest in front of him, he remained expressionless, looked at Lindsay, and said, "Two cups of coffee, please."

"I don't think so." Hovis drew out his tone lazily, and he smiled sarcastically, "Morton, you know I never drink coffee."

"I'm sorry, I was negligent." Morton smiled apologetically and said to Lindsay, "Bring the red wine."

"I don't drink other people's wine." Hovis interrupted him coldly, "As an intelligence officer, although his level is not very good, he can still be careful. Drink other people's wine casually." , I don’t even know how I died!”

"Horvis, why did you say that? I thought we could still trust each other."

"Trust?" Hovis suddenly laughed, "You trust me?" He lowered his face, "If you really trust me, if you have something to say openly, why bother to investigate secretly!"

"Hovis, I think you have misunderstood."

"Hmph, then please tell me, Director Morton, why you checked my files, why you sent people to the imperial capital to ask Princess Maisie's bodyguard? Why did you call up the record of Lan Ting's interrogation? Why do you want your subordinates to follow me?!" Hovis spoke louder and louder, and finally stood up, waving his arms excitedly, "I tell you Morton, I'm not afraid of your investigation, I'm innocent, why should I be afraid of you?! I just can't stand your attitude! "

Morton twitched the corners of his mouth, showing a sort of smile: "Hovis, please be calm, I am just doing routine work, after all, the situation is tense now, Fancheng's safety is the first, and each of us will go through this procedure .”

"That's not your turn! Morton, don't forget who is the director of the Intelligence Agency, and I have to come if you want to investigate!"

"Exactly." Morton said indifferently, "I'll investigate you, and you can investigate others. Of course, you can also investigate me. There is no longer any suspicion of each other, and everyone is happy."

Hovis stared at Morton intently, and nodded after a long time: "Okay, if that's the case, then please hand over the assassin you caught to me for interrogation."

Morton frowned: "Hovis, no, after all, I was the one who caught the man, and I was also responsible for the security of Fancheng. It is my duty to interrogate the assassin. What's more..." He glanced at Hovis' arm With a glance, "You still have to recuperate, so you don't need to bother so much. Don't worry, that person dared to assassinate you. He committed a heinous crime. I will find out who is behind the scenes and avenge you."

"I can take care of my own affairs, and I don't need others to intervene!" Hovis persisted, "Hurry up and return the person to me."

Just as Morton opened his mouth to say more, Lindsay pushed the door in and gestured to him a few times.Morton sighed regretfully: "Sorry Hovis, that assassin is dead."

Hovis narrowed his eyes and suddenly smiled: "Morton, you really know how to act."

"It's true. When the man was caught, he was shot twice. He was finally rescued and then tortured. He died before he survived." Morton explained solemnly, "The body is still in the torture room. You can take it with you."

"Okay, very good." Hovis patted the armrest of the sofa, stood up slowly, walked up to Morton step by step, and said with a smile: "Mr. Morton is so dedicated to me. , I will remember it in my heart." He squeezed out the words word by word, "I will definitely repay you if I have the opportunity in the future."

"You're welcome." Morton nodded slightly.

Howes turned his face away, looked at Lindsay for a while, and then led Kelan out.

Lindsay gestured nervously at Morton: "Hovis has noticed your suspicion of him."

"It would be a problem if he didn't notice it." Morton grabbed Lindsay's shoulders, "Have you noticed? He is a bit abnormal today. The assassination is definitely not simple, and there is a lot of content in it."

"Unfortunately, the captured assassin is already dead."

"It's okay." Morton smiled reassuringly, "I still have other ways." He remembered something, rolled his eyes at Lindsay mysteriously, walked to the desk, took out a square thing from the drawer, The outside is covered with black cloth.Lindsay looked at him in surprise: "What is it?"

"I gave you a gift, open it and have a look."

Lindsay gently lifted the black curtain, revealing a three-foot-square glass box, which looked like a model of a certain place.There are houses with red spires, meandering rivers, exquisite stone bridges, and a large green grassland.There are a few lifelike sheep on it, which are charmingly naive, as well as a few hounds.There are two horses in the middle of the grass, and the two little people riding on the horses look exactly like Lindsay and Morton, smiling at each other.The corners of the eyes and eyebrows are all similar and lifelike.

Morton held Lindsay's hand, and when he looked over, he said, "This is the ranch I bought, and we'll be able to move there soon. How about it, do you like it?"

Lindsay's eye circles turned red involuntarily: "I..."

"This place is very nice, it is like spring all the year round, and the scenery is beautiful. Let's stay away from here together, away from the war, and I don't want to be an official anymore. Let's just be two ordinary people and take good care of our pasture. Lindsay, I Accompany you, quietly live a lifetime."

Lindsay closed his eyes and finally couldn't hold back his tears. He called silently: "Morton...Morton..."

Morton kissed his smooth forehead, then kissed away the crystal tears, and finally kissed his soft and trembling lips deeply...

Hovis and Crane boarded the carriage, and when Crane was about to speak, Havis stretched out a finger to stop him, and motioned slightly outside.Ke Lan nodded understandingly. Now it is a critical moment, and there cannot be any negligence.

The two chatted about other topics casually, and waited until they returned to the mansion and entered the big office.Crane cautiously closed the door, listened carefully to the silence outside, and then walked to Hovis' side.

Seeing Klan's serious expression with a hint of worry, Howes guessed that it must not be good news.He let out a long breath, poured himself a glass of red wine, and said, "Go ahead."

Crane hesitated for a moment, as if he didn't know how to speak, which further confirmed Hovis' guess.He squeezed the wine glass hard, watched the red liquid swaying in the clear glass, and asked, "Is it... related to Lan Ting?"

Kelan nodded and said in a low voice: "'Dead Leaf Butterfly' just informed me that Lan Ting has been expelled from the Lan Clan Legion and lost his status as heir. The family has strictly ordered that all rescue activities be stopped."

Hovis leaned back on the back of the office chair, his upper body was hidden in the shadow of the wall, and after a long time he said quietly: "I see, you go down."

Kelan opened his mouth to say something, but he still didn't make a sound.He bowed to Hovis, quietly left, and closed the door behind him.

Hovis turned his office chair and looked at the prisoner-of-war camp through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

No prisoners of war came out to let the wind go, and the surroundings were deadly silent.The tall walls and the ferocious barbed wire cast vague shadows, like a greedy beast with its mouth wide open, ready to swallow everything, all beliefs and lives at any time.

Hovis picked up the glass of wine on the table and threw it towards the French windows. There was a crisp sound of "crash", and the glass shattered to the ground.The red liquid, like a twisting and twisting snake, spread out on the floor-to-ceiling windows.