Vol 2 Chapter 25: heroic sacrifice
The moment she was asked a question, Mrs. Bogner, who had always been silent, frowned for the first time.
The hooked-nosed officer, who could not take his eyes off the hook, stared at the old woman's expression, breathing a little short of breath, and the right hand holding the pencil also began to tremble slightly;
His companion, who always had an easy-going expression, also put away his smile, and his scattered eyes wandered between Mrs. Bogner and Anson, intentionally or unintentionally.
The heartstrings were tense, and An Sen, who was extremely nervous, still kept his face blank, and his right hand, which was naturally placed on his side, gradually approached the position of the lower back waist of the coat.
In the silence, even Lisa felt the increasingly depressing atmosphere; the petite body half lying in Anson's arms curled up slightly, like a cub always ready to slaughter its prey.
"Clap."
Taking down the pipe in her mouth, Mrs. Bogner, who had exhaled a long puff of smoke, turned her cloudy eyes, and moved her gaze from Anson to the hooked-nosed officer:
"The suitcase you speak of... I haven't seen it."
Um? !
The hooked-nosed officer whose expression was instantly stunned shuddered violently and almost fell off the sofa.
Not only him, but even An Sen felt a burst of surprise in his heart, trying his best to restrain his urge to look at the old woman.
The two guard officers glanced at each other. The serious-looking hooked-nosed officer was obviously unwilling to continue asking questions, but he silently put away the notepad and pencil.
"Uh... Since even Mrs. Bogner said that, it seems that we think too much." The easy-going guard looked out of the window where the sky was dark, and smiled apologetically at the three of them:
"Sorry, we seem to have delayed a few dinners; but please be considerate. We are the guards, protecting the loyal kingdom people and arresting prisoners. These are all our duties."
"So if there is any suspicious or wrong discovery, please notify the nearest guards immediately, and we will definitely rush over to deal with it as soon as possible."
Repeating the previous words, the smiling guard officer extended his right hand to Anson again:
"Your Excellency Anson Bach, thank you again for your cooperation, farewell... Ah, this time it's true!"
"You're welcome, it's all right."
Standing up, Anson also shook hands with the other party again.
Having said that, the two guard officers left the room back and forth, and the other two guards outside the door walked towards another house on the street.
"boom."
Closing the door, An Sen turned his back to the living room with a heavy expression.
Not right.
Very wrong.
The other party will come to investigate this matter. Anson has been mentally prepared since he left the Steel Sky; it is impossible for him to let such an important clue go.
But the problem was that they were all sure that they were in the same box as Draco Wilters, to the point of suspecting that the suitcase was in their hands, but they didn't even search because of what Mrs. Bogner said. Do a search to remove doubts about yourself?
Neglect, or want to let your guard down?
The former is not very similar, but if it is the latter... such a high-profile door-to-door investigation, and even asking about the suitcase in person, they are not afraid to run away, or find a way to destroy or realize the evidence in the suitcase as soon as possible. ?
Or is this their purpose, wanting to expose themselves and seize themselves justifiably?
Countless ideas and guesses flashed through Anson's mind, and then they were rejected one by one.
While he was still hesitating, a mean voice sounded in the living room:
"Hey, how long are you going to stand foolishly at the door?"
"Ah...it's nothing." The awakened Anson came back to his senses and turned to look at Mrs. Bogner, who was curled up in the sofa and wrapped in a thin blanket:
"Thank you, Mrs. Bogner, thank you very much."
Anson's expression was very solemn - if she hadn't been here, the two guard officers probably wouldn't have left so easily.
Although he didn't understand why the Guards would be so shy about an ordinary landlady.
"Yeah, you have to thank me well." Mrs. Bogner, who snorted coldly, showed contempt in her cloudy eyes:
"I hate the Guards, but I hate being troubled by others - so I don't care what trouble you have caused yourself, it's best to solve it for me quickly, otherwise I can't guarantee that this kind of thing will happen again. I would like to rent the house to you!"
"Also, even if the tobacco you brought today is a thank you gift for helping you solve this trouble, I won't give you any other money."
"Of course there's no problem with that!" Anson said without hesitation.
"No problem?" The old woman's cloudy eyes rolled over at him.
"Ah!" An Sen, who realized that he had said the wrong thing, quickly changed his words: "I, I mean... this is what it should be!"
"whispering sound."
Mrs. Bogner, who was smoking a pipe, snorted coldly, and crawled out of the sunken sofa with her thin body wrapped in a blanket: "It's alright, don't stick it there, I have to hurry up and prepare dinner."
"dinner?"
Anson glanced out the window, the sky was completely dark, and he reached out to stop Mrs. Bogner, who was walking towards the kitchen: "Why don't you forget it, it's really late, just eat something and then... …”
"Goo."
A very strange but familiar voice echoed in the living room.
Anson and Mrs. Bogner, who suddenly fell silent, turned their heads and looked behind them in a very tacit understanding.
Lisa, who was sitting motionless on the sofa, stared at the two of them with wide eyes, aggrieved and serious:
"hungry."
As she spoke, Lisa raised her right hand and patted her stomach hard:
…………
"Boom!"
A white light flashed, and the hooked-nosed officer who had no time to howl tragically fell to the ground like a rag bag.
Before he could stand up, the officer of the guards dragged him from the ground by the collar, and smiled and looked into the eyes of the hook nose:
"I warned you not to act rashly... right?"
The soft and easy-going voice is as cold as the devil's whisper.
The frightened aquiline nose gasped rapidly, but the light gray eyes did not have the slightest fear.
"Don't answer? Very good, then let me guess." The guard officer chuckled and winked at his partner:
"Don't you think that Major Fabien is really too stupid, too cowardly, not as good as you-Dear Major David is young and decisive, so you try to sabotage my plan again and again, right?"
Hook-nosed tightly pursed the corners of his mouth and did not answer, but the half of his face that was drawn quickly swelled up.
Looking at his silent companion, the guard officer smiled even more happily.
"David, my dear David... Hehehe...Let me tell you a secret~www.readwn.com~ The guards officer laughed softly: "You know why I've been in the guards for almost fifteen years A major, and you can climb to the same position as me in just four or five years? "
"Because you're smart? Brave? Loyal? No, no no no..."
"Let me explain it this way - for the big guys, the only time they make an exception to promote the little guy is when someone needs to 'stand up' to take responsibility."
The guard officer's eyes were full of jokes: "So this slap is just a reminder of my personal 'good intentions', because I really don't want to have anything to do with this Luo Shizi family because of you."
"I'm from the army, and I've also worked in the navy. I entered the guards just to stay in the capital. I really didn't intend to die for this mission, do you understand?"
"If you understand, then we can continue to cooperate." Lieutenant Colonel Fabian said happily:
"If you don't understand... um..."
"People like you shouldn't care about 'heroic sacrifice', right?"