Mystery: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 158 Train Defense Battle

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In a blink of an eye, the day to go to Backlund has arrived.

The earliest bus departs from Tingen Station at five o'clock, and the journey to Backlund takes at least three hours.Because it is not easy to be delayed in the morning, although this time is ridiculously early, there are still many people who choose.

Before dawn, Benson stood on one side of the platform, holding their suitcases in both hands, and kept a distance of about half a meter from the people around him.He was wary of other passengers around him, and told Melissa to keep an eye on her important items.

"There are a lot of people this morning." Melissa said in a low voice. From her height, she could only see the shoulders of countless people.

Benson looked around at the dark mass of heads around him, and was also a little surprised:

"That's right. It turns out that there are so many people on the first bus. It must have been affected by Backlund's recruitment boom."

"I heard that on the early morning trains in the past, each carriage can take one-third of the seats, which means there are too many people. This time is still too early."

After all, he took out his pocket watch from his pocket, took a look at it, and immediately put it back: "There are still 15 minutes."

Melissa nodded, and the brother and sister stood in the crowd and waited quietly.

Tingen Station is the starting station, and the steam train has stopped on the rails under the platform, but the time has not yet arrived.A demarcation line was drawn in the front half of the platform, and the station staff ran back and forth near the train to confirm the status one last time.

Eight minutes before departure, the staff removed the demarcation line.Soon, the car door opened, and the crowd started to commotion.The staff on the platform began to check the tickets, and directed the people to move to each compartment.

The two siblings squeezed into the car smoothly, followed the crowd for a short while and arrived at their place.

The first-class seats are comfortable and spacious, with two single seats about one meter facing each other, and a small table attached to the wall in the middle.There are special luggage storage lockers for the first-class seats, and they don’t have too many sundries. They sit on soft seats and can straighten their legs.

Melissa sighed with emotion at this comfortable and luxurious enjoyment—a full 15 soli for one person!The first-class seat is equipped with car meals, one piece of bread, one drink, and unlimited hot water, which is enough for breakfast, and even if you save a little, you can make do with Chinese food.

But Benson definitely wouldn't let Melissa be so frugal. He made up his mind to take his sister to Backlund for a relatively hearty lunch.

Because their savings are completely enough for them to spend their lives safely, but they were reluctant to use the money that their elder brothers/brothers exchanged for their lives in the past, but now they are heading for a better life. Would you be happy if you found out about this?
Furthermore, Benson's reason is also very good - "We are newcomers, we are not familiar with Backlund's geographical conditions, and we don't even have a map, so we will definitely have to buy a map before we look for a place to live. Under the circumstances, public carriages and horse-drawn carriages are not suitable, we estimate that we will have to walk a long way and look at many houses to make a decision, and if we don’t have a good meal, how can we have strength?”

Benson successfully persuaded his younger sister with his excellent eloquence. At this moment, a dark shadow flickered in the corner of his eyes, and a figure sat on the empty seat next to them with a suitcase. It was a young-looking gentleman, but Dai Wearing a mask, only a pair of green eyes can be seen.

Melissa was a little taken aback.

Mr. Green Eyes noticed them and greeted them in surprise: "Good morning, Miss Melissa, we have met again."

So Benson first glanced at Melissa, seeing that she didn't say hello immediately, he quickly stood up with a smile, helped Mr. Green Eyes put the big and heavy suitcase on the luggage rack above his head, and then warmed up. say:
"Hello, my younger sister is a bit shy, what should I call her?"

Mr. Green Eyes, who felt a little embarrassed at first, breathed a sigh of relief, and let out a dull and hoarse voice from behind the mask:
"I'm Leonard Mitchell, a police officer in Tingen City, transferred to Backlund. Mr. Benson, I met you once, and I met your sister on the road the day before yesterday. To be able to meet you today—what a coincidence!"

"Mr. Mitchell, ah, Officer Mitchell..."

Benson's memory didn't leave him with his hair, and he immediately remembered what this meeting meant: "You were the one who came to our house at the time... I really troubled you at that time, the security of Tingen City is thanks to all of you Congratulations on your promotion."

He said a few polite words skillfully, and Melissa also got up to say hello.They are about to live in Backlund, and every reasonable fellow from their hometown is a resource, and Mr. Mitchell is obviously a kind and enthusiastic police officer, so he will naturally be an important contact in the future.

Of course, Benson believes that he, who is about to become a government employee, is also a network resource for Officer Mitchell.

So Benson casually chatted with Leonard about the customs and environment of Backlund. He thought it was the first time for Leonard to go to Backlund, but he didn't expect that the other party already had many business trips and experience in handling cases.

Usually stay in Backlund often, this time is a formal transfer - no wonder I hardly saw each other in Tingen.Leonard talked eloquently about Backlund's geography, various institutions, and regional divisions. He even knew how many churches of the Evernight Goddess were in each district. Benson was immediately in awe of this devout believer.

This knowledge was exactly what Benson and the others needed. Benson eagerly listened to Leonard's descriptions of Backlund's various residence points, and took notes in his notebook from time to time. Melissa also paid attention and asked a few questions from time to time.

Her questions mainly revolved around the neighborhood, such as where the restructured Backlund Technical University is located, how much is the surrounding rent and prices, how far is the distance from the residential area, how much is the bus and trolley bus fare, and how long does it take to walk... ... Leonard couldn't cope with these fragmentary questions.Since this is all useful information, and this car is basically going to Backlund to ask for a living, no one thinks they are nagging and noisy, Leonard is like this (from time to time in Pales Under the guidance) chatted with the Moretti brothers and sisters for nearly an hour.

Leonard's mouth was dry, and when Benson began to ask him his new views on environmental protection regulations, he felt that he was about to run out of ammunition.At this moment, he caught a glimpse of Melissa yawning, and her expression suddenly became listless.

Then, there were successive yawns in the carriage.

The drowsiness was like a tide, filling the entire carriage in an instant.

Leonard suddenly felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his head. He pursed his lips and began to pay attention to the surrounding situation.

Benson also yawned, glanced sleepily at his pocket watch, and said to Leonard:
"It's already 06:30, Officer Mitchell, I'm also a little sleepy, let's take a rest first."

Plan [-]: Let the Moretti brothers and sisters maintain a clear mind and a high degree of concentration throughout the whole process to resist the interference of dreams, failed!
"Of course I will."

Leonard nodded understandingly, sat up straight and leaned against the back of his seat, and also made a posture of closing his eyes and pretending to be asleep. In fact, he was vigilantly watching the movements of everyone around him. Suddenly, he stood up abruptly——he found Everyone around is out of breath!

nightmare!This is a nightmare! —or did Ince Zangwill do it in a split second? !He does have such abilities!

But Your Excellency Illya should be able to find out!

Leonard stepped forward and came to the Moretti brothers and sisters, stretched out his hand to sniff... Indeed, there were no more.He quickly checked the heartbeat and pulse again, and found that they had also stopped, and the texture of the skin of the two of them was very similar to that of a newly dead person, still warm and elastic.

Melissa was dozing off in the scarf on the table, and when he stretched out his hand to push, Benson fell heavily on the seat.

If this was a dream, then the demigod Ince Zangwill must be much better than himself, and it would be impossible to find a flaw.Thinking of this, he suddenly turned his head and shouted to the seat in the row behind him: "Old man?"

As soon as he came, he noticed that there was an old man sitting behind him. Although his shout was abrupt, it was fine.

The dead old man didn't answer, and neither did the old man he really called!
Leonard stopped breathing immediately, and immediately said in ancient Hermes:
"bright!"

no response.

Leonard was anxious to get out of the nightmare and protect people in the real world, but he didn't become impatient because of this.Several missions had gradually trained him to respond in emergencies. He immediately half-kneeled on the ground, closed his eyes, and began to chant the names of Archbishop Backlund and Saint Anthony aloud!
At this moment, he suddenly felt that the dream world was blurred for a moment. He immediately finished the unfinished prayer, stood up, and instilled spirituality in the direction of the distant induction, and shouted:
"bright!!"

Leonard instantly felt that his spirituality was quickly swallowed up, reducing by a quarter in the blink of an eye, and at the same time, he suddenly became hot as if he had fallen into a furnace—he suddenly opened his eyes, and was as if a branding iron had been installed. His trouser pocket was hot and he stood up.

Pales snorted softly in his ear: "Not bad."

"43 seconds."

"Longer than I thought." Leonard looked at the wall clock in the carriage. He felt that he had only been in a nightmare for more than 20 seconds. He immediately stood up and carefully checked the breaths of the Moretti brothers and sisters. There is air in and out, slightly relieved.

The soldering iron in his pocket was still hot, and he took out the red and hot charm. The carriage was immediately filled with warm sunlight, and the temperature in the room rose rapidly, and he arrived at a high-end mansion with heating in an instant.

Holding this talisman, Leonard seemed to be able to distinguish between reality and dreams again.

At the same time, he was shocked to find that there were really dead spirits in the carriage, which had been purified in a flash under the sun.

This... Could it be...

Leonard walked towards the back of the car in disbelief—a second-class car had 16 rows of seats, so full that adults couldn't even stretch their legs.The first-class seat is slightly looser, with 12 rows of seats, and he and the Moretti brothers and sisters sit in the third row.

He came to row 9 and found that the passengers sitting here had died of breath.

The death was very peaceful... very peaceful, the body was still warm, and the skin was still elastic.

There is no need to go any further.Leonard immediately turned around, returned to the Moretti brothers and sisters, easily took out his wallet from Benson's pocket, then vigorously shook Benson awake, and pushed the table vigorously, shocked Melissa also sat up.

"What happened?"

"Mr. Moretti, your wallet fell out."

Leonard handed the wallet to Benson, talking loudly on purpose.In fact, the volume was not too loud, but with the help of spiritual power, the people who were still alive in the car were successfully woken up. They didn't notice that some passengers had died silently for a while, and they all started to check their own cars after being reminded by him. important items.

Benson finally opened his sleepy eyes, yawned and kept thanking him, and took the wallet.He hesitated for a while, but Leonard's calm attitude made him relax a lot. He opened the wallet and counted it in front of his face. He saw that there was nothing missing. The smile on Benson's face became more sincere, and his evaluation of Officer Mitchell Also higher.

Melissa rubbed her eyes, yawned, and glanced at the wall clock in the carriage:

"It's only been a while?" She was still a little drowsy, muttering, "How can I sleep so deeply on the steam train..."

"Yeah." Benson agreed, "Maybe it's because I got up too early and was too sleepy."

After being tossed about by Leonard, they became sober for a while, and chatted a few words back and forth.And Leonard took the opportunity to sit back in his seat and close his eyes to rest his mind. He walked through the dream car and informed the past of what happened in his car and the casualties.

After hearing this, Soster immediately asked Daly to act.

Leonard opened his eyes, and in the eyes of others, he only rested for a minute or two.Just at this time, the train arrived at the platform of the city it was passing through, and more than a dozen passengers in rows 2-9 behind the carriage stood up one after another, picked up their luggage, and walked quietly after the train door opened.

They walked along the platform and quickly disappeared into the distance.

"They left so early?" Melissa looked out the window in surprise, "They didn't go to Backlund."

"Maybe he changed his mind," Benson said casually.

After all, the dozen or so passengers who died accidentally went out by themselves, so they didn't attract much attention from others.After the stopping time, the steam train started again.

The train attendant pushed the dining car past this carriage and brought the only good news to Leonard:

This train will not be late!

It's already seven o'clock, and I only need to persist for another hour and a half to reach Backlund smoothly!

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"The screws of the luggage rack above Melissa Moretti's head are loose, and this train is going to Backlund for overhaul. The inspectors are focusing on several damaged seats and broken safety doors. On, ignoring the safety hazards on the luggage rack, um, safety hazards."

"The screw on row 6 is broken!"

"The entire luggage rack fell three centimeters, the iron frame tilted, and the luggage weighing six kilograms was about to slide down. At this time, Leonard had to stay in the bathroom for 8 minutes and 24 seconds because of sudden abdominal pain that he couldn't resist."

"The luggage slipped down one after another. Unfortunately, Melissa Moretti's neck was not broken because of this. The spirits belonging to Daly Simone hovered here. They pushed down the glass to give a warning, so that Passengers were quick to notice the danger."

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"The train stopped in York. Coincidentally, a wanted criminal in disguise got on the train smoothly."

"He's searching for a seat, and it's just right—rows 4-9 of carriage No. 12 are all empty, and those passengers are all going to Backlund, so even if he stays here for a while, he won't attract suspicion. "

"... Well, in theory, it is, but a train attendant who was specifically notified by the red gloves discovered the problem, and he reported the sudden appearance of the passenger to Soest. Soest didn't know about it. However, it is obviously unacceptable to allow a person who evades fares without reason to sit near an important protection target. He realized that this was also a coincidence, so he entered the dream of the wanted criminal and wanted to let the wanted criminal go by himself. Go to the compartment where he is, and there is an empty space near him that is convenient for monitoring."

"Ince Zangwill is very dissatisfied with this development, but Ilia has already confirmed his general direction through the rewards of the red gloves and the Extraordinary items she carries. At this time, Ince Zangwill We are being strategically deterred."

"Ince Zangwill felt that the story was illogical, so when he let the wanted man pass by Benson Moretti's side, he suddenly lost his mind, took out the dagger that had escaped the security check from his arms, and started waving it! God Well, yes, this wanted man happens to be a drug addict!"

"At this time, Leonard Mitchell didn't get up to stop it immediately because of a sudden severe headache, but he threw his thermos and smashed it on the back of the wanted criminal's head."

"The mug is double-glazed and stainless steel. Very good. The wanted man is stoned to death, Mr. Mitchell is about to get an extra grant, and the dagger he wields only scratches Benson Moretti's shoulder clothing and Seat. Ilia also confirmed the location of Ince Zangwill."

brush!The sky outside the train suddenly darkened!
At the same time, an ethereal singing sounded in the train, Soest and Leonard received instructions, and began to sing the poem of requiem at the same time, the singing was relayed throughout the train by other nightmares, and a huge dream instantly covered the train conductor everyone.

People fall into a dark sleep, their souls are sheltered by dreams, and the war of demigods is waged in the real world.

The stars, the crimson moon, as if the pen dyed with starlight writes chicly on the night sky as the paper, the power of death and tranquility are opposed, the screams of the spirit body are smoothed by poetry, sometimes thunder and lightning flash, rumble, Leonard can't help Dare to take a closer look, but it seems to see a strange brass-colored eye, as if one glance at this thing will be seen through from beginning to end.

The battle between the demigods came and went quickly. After about ten minutes, the stars gradually faded, but the sky was not too bright in the winter morning, and there was no difference except that the night sky was clearer.

In this way, Ince Zangwill will no longer come to obstruct them during the next trip, and their escort mission was more than half successful.

The dream was maintained for half an hour longer, and after half an hour, the passengers woke up one after another.They just felt that they had a good night's sleep and had a good and vague dream. They didn't know what they dreamed about, but after waking up, they were refreshed, their minds were peaceful, and their spirits were better.

Woo!
More than an hour later, the steam train arrived in Backlund with countless hopeful people. At this time, the sky was still bright, and the mist in the mid-air had thinned a lot, and the gas lamps hanging above the platform were no longer lit early.

Benson was very experienced in protecting his sister and wallet. He carried suitcases, one for himself and one for Leonard, and walked out of the station along the crowd.

Along the way, Leonard, who had a headache, stomachache, abdominal pain, and leg pain, followed him dying. Now he no longer had to deliberately disguise his voice, and his voice was indeed hoarse.But he was wearing a mask, so no one could see that his face was pale and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

He helped the Moretti brothers and sisters a lot along the way, and the brothers and sisters were also very touched, especially when the drug addict suddenly wounded someone with a knife—the police officer is indeed a police officer, and a police officer who can be promoted to Backlund in his early twenties is indeed a police officer. agile.In a big way, it was a life-saving grace, not a relative, not a reason. This kind of enthusiasm is really admirable, and it strengthened Benson's determination to establish a long-term friendship with Leonard.

Suddenly, they felt a line of sight sweeping across at the same time.

Looking around, Benson and Melissa saw a young gentleman with neat black hair and dark brown eyes.

The gentleman wearing gold-rimmed glasses pressed his top hat, looked past them and into the distance.

On the contrary, Leonard slowed down because of excessive energy consumption, and now he finally breathed a sigh of relief. When he looked, it was already difficult to tell which person the line of sight just came from, but the spirituality vaguely outlined a person An ordinary-looking, strange young man.

There was no hostility, just a crossed line of sight.This kind of staring happens many times a day, and Officer Mitchell didn't think about it.

Benson and Melissa also looked away, looking at the smoke-spraying pillars in the garden in the middle of the street, expecting to see Backlund's underground transportation.

Carrying his suitcase, Klein passed them straight and expressionless, and entered the departure station in the face of the large crowds pouring into the "Land of Hope" and the people who were anxiously harboring good expectations.

They passed each other, turned their backs, and walked towards different expectations and futures.

The end of one journey is the beginning of the next.

TBC
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"Captain Soest... I want to ask for leave... I want to take a leave of absence for an afternoon..."

"... Thank you for your hard work, Leonard. We thought that Ince Zangwill would target you and the Moretti brothers and sisters more. Unexpectedly, after the first sneak attack failed, he began to pay attention to the Goddess. Keep an eye on Your Excellency's movements. Our people will guide you in the afternoon's housing arrangement. If you still go, it will be too suspicious, and we will arrange it later. Okay, you can rest."

"How is your Excellency Eye of the Goddess?"

"Victorious, but Ince Zangwill is not a big defeat - 0-08 should not be underestimated, even if you are fully prepared this time, Your Excellency Eye of the Goddess still suffered some minor injuries. However, our mission has been successfully completed .”

(End of this chapter)