[Gone with the Wind] Parallel Time and Space

Chapter38 Action

It was Friday, a cloudy day, and it started to rain in the evening, and it was only light rain at that time.This group of hysterical men was surrounding the table to reconfirm the course of tonight's actions. There were candles burning on the table, and the flames flickered up and down, shaking everyone's faces with a terrifying light.

Rhett was one of them, and he knew the plan of action for tonight, as clearly as he believed everyone here did.But he always felt that something was wrong, he always felt that he should not stay here, in this small closed room, all the sources of intelligence and information were given by others.Instead, he should drink and chat with those in power to obtain first-hand information.He stared blankly at the flames.

"Hey, Butler, why are you dumb? Are you scared? Huh?" It was a tall man, and Rhett was not familiar with him, but he had always disliked Rhett.

"Don't talk nonsense, Mr. Butler is very brave and very wise. Many of our previous actions were planned by him to succeed." Kennedy argued for him.

"That's right, and he also managed to get the guns and ammunition." Ashley also defended Rhett.

"Oh, I've seen him hang out drinking with Yankee officers. Who knows what he's up to. You see, he didn't say a word during this operation, did he?" He looked around at the crowd. , but no one responded. "You fools, it wasn't like this before, ha! Look at Rhett Butler now..."

"Shut up." Rhett squinted his eyes, he was a little dissatisfied. "I recommend that this operation be called off."

This sentence caused an immediate uproar, but no one agreed.They asked Rhett the reason, but he couldn't tell. Should he tell everyone that this is intuition?how?When did Rhett Butler act on his instincts?He should be drinking by now, with those northern officers, he'll get their words out of him.Do you have an ambush?Do you know about this operation?Is this operation... safe?

"We don't have enough information," Rhett replied.

what's the message?Where is it not enough?The past actions have been carried out like this, oh!It turned out that you were cowardly.

Each of them had a gun pinned to their body, and their nimble figures disappeared into the darkness.Pea-sized raindrops hit Rhett's hat, and all he heard was the sound of rain.He suddenly regretted that he didn't give his wife a kiss when he went out this morning.

Since he confessed to Scarlett that he joined the Ku Klux Klan, his relationship with her has deteriorated. He knew that his wife was silently protesting to him.She wants him to quit the Ku Klux Klan, and he won't.Why not?One thing his baby is right about is the same as when he joined the army.No matter how disgusted, contemptuous, mocking, and disdainful this place is, he still can't let it go. Even if he is a person who doesn't care about all the rules, he can't just sit back and leave indifferently when he sees a white girl being humiliated by a black man.

He knew that it frightened his baby so much that every time she went out she looked nervous and asked herself, "Where are you going, Rhett."

He likes to hear her call his name, whether it is when she is happy or immersed in sadness, whispering softly, or calling him in the usual way... It seems to be the vibration of the soul.

And this morning he lied to her, for the first time, that he was at a political rally, but his smart darling was half-believing, and once she was half-believing, she wouldn't believe it.How angry she was this morning, with fire in her green eyes!And I, what a fool I am, to say something like that. "Even you don't have the right to interfere with my life and my decisions."

This is so heartless...

He took his hat and left without kissing her.

"Go to Washington Street!" Ashley yelled, his voice muffled a little by the sound of the rain, and he didn't hear clearly until the second time. "Go! Go!"

It was only when the first shots rang out that they realized that the Yankees were lying in wait for them to come and catch them all.Naturally, there was a fierce battle afterwards, and the street had long been emptied, only scattered figures shuttled through the torrential rain, and behind them were well-trained northern military officers.

Rhett strode toward Washington Street, the address he'd given Ashley to post, and Bell's shop was there.In this rainy night, he heard his breathing become a little heavy and short due to running, intertwined with the sound of rain.His vision was also blurred, and he wiped the water on his face.

I can't die, Rhett thought.If his darling married someone else he would jump out of the coffin in a rage!

"Where's Bell?" Rhett gasped and asked the girl in front of her, her name was Sophia.

"She has something to go out." Sophia replied, the man in front of her was very annoyed and impatient, she said again: "But she said before she left, now we are all listening to you, Mr. Butler."

"Okay!" He wiped the rain or sweat off his face.

Sophia let the group of men in through the back door, and found suitable clothes for each of them, but there were always people who didn't cooperate—they blamed Mr. Butler's tricks!

"Change or get out!" Sophia hated this self-righteous false morality.

When the northern officers came to search, they all acted very well, Sophia judged in her heart, Mr. Merriwether was as if he was really drunk, and the wine was crazy... tsk tsk tsk.Where is Mr. Wilkes?He bowed his head in shame, hoping that the story would not reach Mrs. Wilkes' ears.As for Mr. Butler, he is the most vivid... He first expressed his fearlessness without any politeness, and then wept bitterly on the shoulder of an officer, saying that he loved his wife.

"Who can prove that you are all here?" asked the officer.

Sophia wanted to answer, but Bell came down from the stairs at this time, and she said: "Ah! I just had a headache and went upstairs to lie down for a while and didn't know you were here! As for your question... I think I still have some questions." All my girls can prove it, officer, they've been here all night." Sophia saw at a glance that she had just come in through the back door and came out with a change of clothes.

All of this is an attempt to send a message to officers: They are always here.But the officer finally took everyone back for questioning one by one, including Bel Watling who just came back in time.

"Sir!"

The officer tilted his head, and his subordinate whispered something in his ear. "Sir, Miss Watling was seen meeting Mrs. Butler tonight during the Ku Klux Klan operation."

The officer frowned. He paced back and forth, but when he raised his head, he suddenly met Rhett Butler's gaze... Captain Butler bowed to him to show his kindness, and he returned the salute.They were still friends until the truth was found out.

"Go, trouble Mrs. Butler, and invite her over." The officer ordered his subordinates, and at the end, he added: "Don't scare that lady, just ask her for help if you have something to do, don't mention tonight's matter, be more polite."

"Understood, sir." The subordinate saluted.

The rain was still falling, hitting Rhett's heart very cold.He saw the conversation between the officer and his subordinate, and he also saw that subordinate was ordered to go out, but where did he go?What are you going to do?Could it be related to this matter?Once again he regretted not kissing his wife this morning.

The subordinate drove the carriage to Peachtree Street, and the carriage stopped in front of the westernmost house.He opened his umbrella and ran to the gate.

"Boom boom! Boom boom!" The knock on the door was loud and hurried.

It was a black woman who opened the door. The subordinate was stunned for a moment, and then understood that not all blacks were willing to be "liberated". "Good evening, ma'am, I don't intend to disturb you, but is Mrs. Butler at home? Mrs. Wilson has something to ask for help, and I want to ask her to come over."

"Now?" Mama Hei's tone was suspicious, she had a strong accent, and her black eyes were fixed on the person in front of her.

"Yes." He nodded.

"Please wait a moment." Mama Hei shut him out, not intending to let him in, although it was raining heavily outside.About 10 minutes later, Mammy and Scarlett finally got into the carriage, and Wade was thrown into Prissy's care.

"Officer, may I ask what Colonel Wilson wants me to do? I don't think I can be of any help."

"You will know when you get there, madam. But don't be afraid, just ask a few questions." The subordinate drove the carriage and turned his head slightly to talk to Scarlett.

"Then what happened? You must tell me that?"

"Okay, okay, ma'am, there's a case involved, and someone died. That's all I can say." Afterwards, the subordinate didn't reveal any more information, making Scarlett guess very hard in her heart. .

Mammy was stopped at the door, and Officer Wilson asked to talk one by one.

"Good evening, ma'am." The officer pulled away the chair for Scarlett, and sat back opposite her after she sat down.

"I'm really bothering Madam. Sorry for the inconvenience. I just have a question that I must ask you to answer." Sergeant Wilson smiled at her.

"That's all right, sir, I'd be glad if I could be of help. I hear it's about a case? It involves the dead, isn't it?"

"I'm afraid my subordinates have disclosed it to you. Yes, it is true. There is indeed a case tonight, and casualties have occurred."

Hearing Wilson's affirmation, Scarlett guessed that this was a murder case, and that must be when she heard the gunshot tonight!But why are there so many gunshots?Maybe the police are after the criminal!

"So, did you have a date with Miss Watling tonight?"

Scarlett's face turned pale. "I'm afraid Miss Watling has nothing to do with the case?"

"No, you are wrong, ma'am, she is a very important person, and she may even be the person involved. I understand that this involves your reputation, and I promise that it will never be spread out. I beg you, please answer truthfully." Wilson raised his hands Standing on the table, his eyes are firm and loyal.

What?What's the meaning?She needs to get her head around her head.She doesn't know whether Watling has anything to do with this case, but Scarlett knows that Watling was with her when the gunshots broke out tonight, and she has an alibi!

This means that if she risks her reputation by saying that Watling was indeed with her, then she can testify in Watling's behalf that she has nothing to do with the case.But if Scarlett denied dating Watling for the sake of her reputation, it could kill her.

She had thought that Bel Watling would have to pay the price if she had the chance, and now the chance came.

But Scarlett moved her lips and said: "Yes, she came to the appointment. I wanted to talk to her and let her stop pestering my husband."

She felt a lightness in her soul.

"Scarlett is a kind person," Melanie has always said.