POW camp

Lan Wei opened the wooden box and took out a note on the top, which said: The matter has been done.As soon as he saw this sentence, he breathed a sigh of relief and closed his eyes slightly.It was undeniable that from the bottom of his heart, he knew that as long as Flo agreed, he would do it, and it had always been like this.But it was beyond his expectation that the result would come out so quickly. Could it be that he really misunderstood the Crown Prince before?After all, the extravagance of Flo, Hill, and Van Jiss are still different.

In any case, Morton, a very important witness, is already on their side, which is very beneficial for Lan Ting to reverse the case.Maybe...after the dust settles, he should express his gratitude to the Crown Prince for the Lan Corps.Lan Wei pursed his lips habitually, and continued to look down, there was another sentence on the note: This is a gift for you.

Lan Wei's heart skipped a beat, only to find that there was another thing in the wooden box, which was kept in a dark purple velvet bag.He put down the note and picked up the cloth bag, which was heavy and seemed to be a small ornament inside.Lan Wei untied the golden drawstring at the mouth of the bag, and a wooden statue slowly appeared.This kind of wood is extremely rare and exudes a warm yellow color. It is said that there are less than ten pieces left in the world. Lan Wei saw it at an auction by chance.At that time, a piece of wood like this fetched the highest price on the spot, even surpassing many old books, so Lan Wei was very impressed.

At first glance, Lan Wei was slightly surprised, this little gadget was actually a full-body statue of Crown Prince Flo, only the size of a palm.Flo was standing casually, smiling, in a tight riding suit, holding a riding whip in one hand, which was slightly resting on the palm of the other hand.

The carving of this ornament is quite fine, and the polishing is very smooth, and the details are lifelike.The tenderness and tranquility in Flo's eyes were particularly vivid, as if he was standing there facing himself.

Lieutenant Lan thought that the gifts Flo mentioned were nothing more than swords, guns, and even the castle title deed, but he never thought that it would be such a small gadget, which made him a little surprised.He held up the little figure, looked carefully at the sunlight, and found three words engraved on the wooden block at Flo's feet: stay with you.

Lan Wei frowned, really didn't like this kind of intimate and affectionate tone.He put down the figurine, and suddenly remembered that the gift Flo gave him before was still dusted in the storage room and never opened.

After hesitating for a moment, he still called the butler: "Please take the wooden boxes that the crown prince gave me a few times ago."

There are four in total, and the housekeeper has kept them very well. The ribbon on the box is tied, and there is also a label marking the time. The wooden box used for the outer packaging is exactly the same as the one Lan Wei is holding now.

Lan Wei picked up one at random, untied the ribbon, and when he opened it, it was actually a small portrait, but the carving was obviously much rougher than the first one he saw.Lan Wei was a little puzzled, so he simply opened those boxes, and suddenly a group of villains appeared on the table, all of them were full-body portraits of Flo holding a whip, all of them looked at Lan Wei tenderly, with kind words on their lips. Smile.

Lan Wei arranged these gadgets in chronological order, and the differences appeared immediately.The one on the far right is obviously the most exquisite, and the more you go to the left, the uglier it is. The one on the far left can only barely be seen as a portrait, vaguely like a crown prince.There was a small circle of white marks in the whip in his hand. At first Lan Wei thought it was dirty, so he stretched out his fingers and rubbed it lightly, only to find that it was wood glue.It must be that Flo accidentally cut off the thin whip when he was carving, and he had no choice but to stick it with glue.

The second one is slightly better, the outline of the clothes came out, and the facial features are carved much more delicately, but there is a small dark red mark next to the three characters on the base.It was blood, which had seeped into the wood texture, and couldn't be wiped off even if you tried to wipe it off, especially in the warm yellow.

Standing in a row, these five villains range from gross to lifelike.The blue captain looked over one by one, as if he saw Flo clumsy and sighing and annoyed—it turned out that the always calm and steady crown prince also had such moments—and then he was proficient in holding the knife with light fingers.I don't know how many times he has rubbed these villains.

Five villains, five years.

Lan Wei's heart was suddenly filled with something, a little bit of doubt, a little bit of surprise, a little bit of joy, a little bit of funny, a little bit of moving, a little bit of bewilderment, and finally it all turned into warmth and filled his chest.

No one had given him such a gift since his parents died.Mrs. Lien is strict and resolute, and she has very little tenderness for her son, but Lan Ting only wants to succeed and start a career, and doesn't care about these things at all.

Lan Wei always thought that he didn't care...

He put the dolls back into the box one by one and covered them up.But after thinking about it, they took them out one by one and placed them on the desk by the window.The sun shines in through the thin window screens, shining brightly in front of the eyes.The mottled shadow of the big magnolia tree swayed in front of the window, and some milky white flowers fell with the wind.

It turned out that it was my birthday again.

Along with the other prisoners, Lan Ting slowly got off the truck, subconsciously raising his hand to cover the glare of the sun.He hadn't seen the sun for so long that he couldn't get used to it. He felt a musty smell emanating from his body from inside to outside, like grass growing.

Fortunately, I can still come out today to let the wind go and breathe some fresh air.

They are here to do hard labor. The prisoners in this prison will be sent out to do hard labor every once in a while. Although it is very tiring, the prisoners are looking forward to it, because compared with the prison, it is a bit free.

Since the last riot in the dining room, no one has given Lan Ting a hard time.He was locked in a small cell alone, and it was normal for him to be provided with water, food, medicine, and medicine, but no one talked to him.The other prisoners couldn't see him, and the jailer avoided him like the plague, as if he would be defiled by him if he got a little closer, and he was even ashamed to guard him.

At first, Lan Ting was still angry and wronged, but gradually became numb.When everyone thinks you are a criminal, you will have very strange associations. Did you really do something wrong in the first place?Shouldn't the "Surrender" be signed at all?Lauter's smirk and the moment when Duowei was shot and fell down were replayed in front of his eyes over and over again, as clear as yesterday, and even because of countless recollections, some details that were not noticed at the time gradually emerged.He could almost see Duowei's weird smile, Gail's nervous eyes because of terror, and the panicked faces of other comrades-in-arms.

Is this his own sin, or the enemy's?

Lan Ting looked up at the majestic building with national characteristics in front of him, and felt the guard behind him poking him with a baton: "Hurry up, hurry up, what are you doing?"

They came to pave the gravel road between the lawns outside the building wall, first lay a layer of cement, and then put white stones on it.They work from morning to noon, hunched over or squatting on the side of the road, and have no time to drink.The vicious sun shone brightly above his head, and his back seemed to be roasted.The guards had long been impatient and hid under the shade of the trees. The other prisoners were lazy in twos and threes, occasionally chatting quietly, and the guards turned a blind eye.Only Lan Ting was laying cobblestones under the guard's eyelids. If he was a little slower, someone kicked him: "Hurry up, you haven't eaten!"

Sweat poured onto the ground, clothes were damp, Lan Ting was dazed by the sun, and only white stones were left in front of his eyes, which were mechanically picked up, laid down, picked up again, laid down again, like a A puppet without nerves.Therefore, he did not see the two carriages driving one after the other to the gate; he did not see Morton and Hill getting out of the carriage; When he saw himself, there was a flash of light in his eyes; he didn't see Hill touching his chin and smiling meaningfully.

It wasn't until Lan Ting's sight, besides the boundless white, suddenly appeared a person's feet, that he heard Morton's sneer from above his head: "Isn't this Captain Lan Ting? Why haven't you been free when you return to China? Kneel here like a dog and pave the way for me." He hated Hovis especially because of Lindsay, and vented all his vicious resentment on Lan Ting.

Lan Ting raised his head suddenly, his eyes widened in disbelief.Although from his angle, he could only see a blurred shadow illuminated by the sun, he recognized this person immediately, and said in a voiceless voice: "Morton!" He stood up suddenly and glared at him, "You This scumbag!"

Before he could make a move, someone twisted his arm.Hill came over lazily: "What are you doing? Dare to attack His Excellency the Prince?"

"What prince!" Lan Ting was furious, "He is a murderer! He is the murderer who killed Duowei. He and Lauter set up a trick to shoot and kill the prisoners of war! He is the criminal, the criminal! He should die!" Lan Ting screamed frantically .

The guard gave Lan Ting a stick so hard that he bent down and coughed desperately.

Hill said contemptuously: "What nonsense are you talking about? This is Prince Morton of Huixuan Kingdom, our distinguished guest, are you crazy?"

Lan Ting couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't imagine how a person who had abused and slaughtered his comrades-in-arms and forced himself to sign the "Letter of Surrender" to such a point became a distinguished guest?As for himself, he went through life and death for the country, and was unyielding in the prison, but he was cast aside and abused by the people of the country.What is right and wrong, what is black and white, is good and evil really distinct?

Lan Ting's mind was chaotic and difficult to distinguish, all the facts were confused and mixed together, and he stood there for a while, with a dazed expression.

Hill waved his hand impatiently: "Take him down, don't embarrass yourself here." He turned his head and said politely to Morton, "Your Excellency, I am sorry to make you laugh."

Morton glanced at Lan Ting indifferently, and walked into the Huixuan Consulate surrounded by servants.

"The style of your country is really magnificent and magnificent." Hill admired while watching, and walked along with Morton.

"The Hill family's mansion is not far behind. I was invited last time to participate in the grand celebration reception, and I still have a deep impression on it." Morton said the official entertainment, his voice was calm and rigid, not like a compliment, but like It is reciting.

"Hey, Your Excellency the Prince is noble and knowledgeable. I'm just waiting for Pongpi Bouillon to make a smile." Hill had something on his mind and said politely, but pretended to look around and search for his target.

Sure enough, as soon as they turned a corner, they saw five or six people in white robes standing by the side of the gravel road, and a lady who looked like a housekeeper was talking about something with a straight face.The men knelt down, stood up again, knelt down again.

"These are..." Hill asked.

"They are new slaves and need to learn the rules." Morton said flatly.

"Oh." Hill had seen Lindsay's photo, and he pretended to be very curious to observe the slaves, and sure enough, he saw a familiar face, smiled inwardly, and pretended to be puzzled and said, "Hey, that man sees It looks very familiar, as if... I have seen it somewhere before."

Morton's heart moved, he quickly glanced at Hill, and became alert to the purpose of this person's visit today, but his face remained calm, and he said: "Well, his name is Lindsay, and he is a slave given to me by the crown prince. "

"Ah——Lindsay..." Hill showed a look of sudden realization, and murmured, "No wonder... no wonder..."

"What?" Morton asked.

Hill was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed: "It's nothing, it's from the crown prince. I mean, it's no wonder I look familiar."

"Oh? General Hill has seen him?"

"Ah... yes." Hill blurted out, "I met him at the Crown Prince's place. He used to be His Royal Highness's attendant. His Highness must be afraid that there are not enough people here, and he might not be considerate enough to serve you." He seemed very unwilling to talk about this topic. Continuing the discussion, they walked to the gold wire cage hanging next to them and asked, "What kind of bird is this? It looks beautiful."

Morton would not be surprised if Hill asked Lindsay to the bottom, and even told about the deal Flo made with Lindsay, and would only be more cautious.But Hill just showed that he was avoiding this topic, which made Morton suspicious.

He slowly replied: "It's called Jinshan Pearl."

The two chatted a few more words casually, and Hill didn't mention Lindsay again, and didn't even look over.

After finishing the afternoon tea, Hill got up to leave, but Morton didn't send it out.

While walking, Hill talked with his entourage, and took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands. Just as he passed by Lindsay, the handkerchief fell off.Lindsay picked it up, bowed his head and offered it to Hill with both hands. His every move was the same as the most common slave in Huixuan Kingdom, but Morton's pupils shrank, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

Did Hill know that Lindsay was a spy before, did he know about Lindsay's mission in Puman, and did he know about Lindsay's relationship with him?Morton suddenly had great doubts about the crown prince sending Lindsay here. Flo was really just trying to make a deal with himself to get him to testify in court and reverse the case against Lan Ting. He still wanted to use his feelings for Lindsay to continue Put Lindsay next to him and monitor his every move?The moment Lindsay picked up the handkerchief for Hill just now, did the two pass some secret information?

Morton slowly clenched his fists, staring at Lindsay intently.The man was walking up to a guard, raised the tray in his hand above his head and knelt down, but the guard overturned the tray and slapped Lindsay with his hands—this is the necessary way to train a slave, and the slave is required to In any case, you must remain obedient, absolutely not allowed to resist, even resentment.

Morton narrowed his eyes, Lindsay...Lindsay...

Hill boarded the carriage contentedly, "You can't speak too bluntly, you just need to know it well." The crown prince's words really made sense, he didn't even need to open his mouth, he only needed one movement to arouse Morton's suspicion of Lindsay cast doubts on the real purpose of the crown prince.As long as he felt that the crown prince sent Lindsay here not for Lan Ting, but to continue to be a spy, he would ignore Lan Ting's case in a fit of anger, and even give false testimony in court.Of course, this needs further design, but the most important thing is that Morton doesn't trust Lindsay.In this case, no matter what Lindsay did, Morton would think that he had ulterior motives, would feel pain and insult, and what was lacking was only time.

As soon as Hill's carriage returned to the mansion, the adjutant greeted him and said eagerly to Hill, "General, I just received two pieces of good news."

"What's the rush?" Hill lazily sat down on the sofa, and drank the ice water brought by the guard.He tore off the tie around his neck, unbuttoned two buttons, and sighed comfortably.No matter how long it took, he still couldn't adapt to this military uniform, it was too rigid.

"General." The adjutant held his breath, and was still a little excited, "I heard that the second prince of Huixuan Kingdom is coming to our country for an official visit, and he will take their third prince with him. General, Prince Morton is leaving soon." .Once he returns to China, he will never pay attention to the case of a small soldier from another country, which is very beneficial to us.”

Hill closed his eyes halfway, and seemed not surprised by the news. He nodded slightly: "What about the other one?"

"Snipers have been arranged on the road. As long as Lan Ting resists and escapes from the prison car, he will be killed immediately."

Hill squinted at the adjutant: "Are you sure Lan Ting will try to escape on the way?"

"Of course." The adjutant smiled resolutely, "No matter which man is pinned down in the car by other people and raped, he will resist, let alone Lan Ting, who has a strong personality."