Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Haiwen nodded and remained silent.

The butler smiled, and then suddenly kicked Fan Deli in the face, the fat man fell down with an "oops", blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, the butler didn't care about it, he swung his walking stick to beat him.Hai Wen stopped him and said, "Housekeeper, although he is wrong, we can't hit people either—we have our rules."

"My lord, let's see how you deal with it." The housekeeper paused the crutch, "According to the family law, it's not too much to kill such a thing that eats inside and outside."

Haven said, "I'm the judge, and lynching cannot be abused—Vandry!" he shouted.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Let me ask you." Haiwen squatted down, stared into the prisoner's eyes, and said, "I have treated you well, why did you betray me?"

Fan Deli didn't dare to look him in the eyes, so Haven turned his head, "Look at me and say, why did you betray me? I want to know the reason."

Fan Deli's eyes fluttered for a while, and finally he could only look into Haiwen's eyes and said, "My lord, I dare not."

"What do you mean 'dare not'?" Haiwen stared at him, "You mean you dare not betray me? Then what are you doing?"

"No, my lord. I don't dare to work under you." Fandry sighed, and it was only then that Haven realized that he was much thinner than before.

The fat man continued: "You are a man who has achieved great things, everyone knows that. But I am a fat man with no ambitions. I just want my wife and children to be warm, and I dare not follow you to do great things. So I ran away. "

The evening wind was desolate, the moonlight was cold and charming, and the cold atmosphere surrounded Haiwen's body, but it made him feel more and more angry.

"So you ran away? Bring my money?" Haiwen really couldn't figure it out, "I got you out of prison, I promoted you and made you rich, I treated you as a friend, and I even planned to I will use you again in the future—you just ran away like this? Huh?"

The fat man raised his head when he heard this, and said, "My lord, it's true that you use me, but I don't believe you can treat me as a friend."

"Why?" Haiwen didn't understand, "Did I treat you badly?"

"My lord, you are indeed a person who is good at winning people's hearts, but I understand all these routines. We are all messed up, and everyone understands in their hearts. You take me to eat together, chat together, drink, talk and joke... This They are all routines and means, I understand. But you are a very good person after all, and I am willing to work hard with you. But... the things you do are getting more and more scary, my lord, you Pity me, I just want to eat - I can't sleep well with you, I'm afraid!"

"I fucking think you deserve a beating!" The butler came up angrily, swung his cane again, Haiwen stopped him quickly, and said, "Wait! I haven't asked clearly yet."

So he continued to ask: "Fandry, tell me, what are you afraid of?"

Fan Deli was also broken. He laughed bitterly and said, "My lord, you started dismissing your family before you hit the landlord. You sent away your own women, and then asked your brother to save money. Finally, the housekeeper Send them away too... Can I not be afraid? You sent all your important people away, so those of us who stay behind will become... become cannon fodder? I'm not that stupid!" He yelled , "If it were you, you would run too!"

Haiwen's heart suddenly felt cold and tired, "Do you think I didn't consider you?"

"if not?"

Haiwen sighed, and said, "I've thought about your way out, Van Deli, but you haven't waited until that day." Haiwen's mood was mixed, "If you can finish delivering the letter that day, I will I will give you a severance package and show you the way out. As I said, I treat you as a friend."

Fan Deli's face turned ashen when he heard this, and his eyes seemed to have seen a ghost, "No, I don't believe it!" He shouted loudly, "I don't believe it, I don't believe it! This is all your trick to deceive people, you guys A high-ranking person! He doesn't care about our lives at all!"

"I'll take care of it!" Haiwen also roared, "Every servant in the house, every person who may be implicated by me, I have thought about their way out! I have prepared everyone's severance pay! I Haven Ambleside is doing everything by himself, so how could he implicate you?"

The fat man sat on the ground, slapped the ground with both hands, and shouted with a ferocious face: "I don't believe it, you have nothing to prove, I don't believe it!"

"I'll show you the evidence." Haiwen's tone suddenly cooled down, and he said immediately, "Gerette, butler, take the two guests back to the house to rest first, and I'll go after I'm done."

At this time, the tall man said: "Don't be my lord, I really want to see it."

"Okay, then you all come with me."

So Haiwen led the people to continue walking eastward, and their tossing attracted many spectators.Among them are King Kong, Little Hammer, and some people from the Yizheng Hall.Haiwen didn't care about them, so he led the team to the east. They walked for more than two miles with a lamp, and finally came to a willow tree.Haiwen pointed to one of the obvious dark stones and said, "Dig."

The servants dug with a shovel left and a shovel right.Everyone was staring at this place, Gerrit and the butler were silent, their faces were solemn; the tall alchemist had a smile on his lips; Isrit and several girls stood tightly together, huddled together ; Vandrie stood there, swallowing saliva.

It didn't take long for the servant to dig out a small wooden box from under the stone. Haven picked up the box and asked Fandry, "Do you know what this is?"

Fandry stared at the box intently, then shook his head with a silly expression.

Hai Wen raised the box high, and then fell heavily on the ground.Immediately afterwards, the box cracked open, and all kinds of coins inside spilled out, and there was also a letter and a guide inside. "It originally belonged to you." Hai Wen said calmly, "It originally belonged to you."

Fan Deli knelt on the ground slowly, took a look at the gold coin, and then picked up the letter, and saw that it was written: To Fan Deli Garcia.He opened the letter like a madman, quickly read two lines, and then let out a wail and burst into tears.

At this moment the steward went to pick up the letter and read it aloud:

"To my friend, my loyal treasurer, Van Derry Garcia."

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One Hundred and Fourth: The Trial of the Traitor

One Hundred and Fourth: The Trial of the Traitor

After the butler started to read the letter, the people around became quiet, even the pigeons settled down and watched quietly.Only Fan Deli was still sobbing. He sat on the ground with his head bowed deeply, as if he was going to dig into the ground.

The steward reads:

"Fandry, if you read this letter, it means that our plan has gone wrong. This is a very regrettable thing. I know you are very worried and even fearful at the moment, but please believe me..." The steward With a dry cough, "I've already figured out a way out for you."

Haiwen realized that the butler didn't follow the script, so he skipped the sensitive words, because Haiwen remembered that there he originally wrote: "Our plan has not failed, and I plan to make a comeback and fight again".

However, the general meaning of the letter was repeated by the housekeeper.

Dreyer read: "Here are fifty gold coins and one hundred silver coins. This money is enough for you to go to other places to make a living. In addition to this, there is a copy of the road guide. I will borrow the official seal of the previous mayor to stamp it for you." Zhang, the date is also three years ago, so keep it safe. With these two things you can go far away and find another life. I am sorry for all that happened.”

After reading this, Dreyer gave the fat man a hard look, and then continued to read:

"My suggestion is to go to the north, to Fenglei Castle or White Bird City. I have already tested your ability. You are a very good accountant. It is a good choice to go to the pawn shop, the treasury, or to be a housekeeper for the nobles. Fengleibao One of White Bird City has a port, and the other is a trading hub. This place is full of business opportunities. I believe you can get a bite of food here—even a good life. By the way, I will give you a copy now. Letter of recommendation." After reading this, the butler took out a roll of parchment from under the letter, showed it to everyone, and then continued to read the letter:

"I wrote a letter of recommendation that describes your work in Mustang. This will be your qualifications, and it will make it easier for you to find a new job. I wish you the best of luck in starting a new life, but in In the end, I still want to say that I am happy to continue to hire you. If one day in the future you hear that a bald man named 'Haven Ambleside' is recruiting, please come back and I will continue to hire you Hold high positions and treat each other as friends.

Finally, I apologize again and thank you for your loyalty to me.

Haven Ambleside, to stay in November.

goodbye. "

The housekeeper let out a long sigh after reading it, and put the letter away.Then he saluted Hai Wen solemnly, and said, "My lord, I have never seen a fellow treat a servant like you. I admire you for your kindness." Afterwards, the crowd sighed endlessly.The lights flickered, the moonlight shone among the crowd, and everyone was silent, with occasional exclamations or deep conversations.There was a little more awe in people's eyes.

Haven walked over to Fan Deli and said, "Do you believe it now?"

Van Deli nodded silently.

Haiwen said: "Then according to the rules, I should punish you and punish you. When your sins are redeemed, you will become a clean person again."

Fan Deli raised his head and asked, "Aren't you going to kill me?"

Haven said: "You committed fraud and defrauded me of the gold I gave to a certain farmer; and then you violated our verbal agreement and betrayed my trust. But these crimes are not deadly. From a moral point of view, I do hate you, but from a legal point of view, I can’t commit a felony against you—Fandry, I’m going to sentence you to three years of hard labor and deprive you of your property and political rights..."

Dreyer rushed up at this time and shouted: "Three years? Just three years? This is too light! Let me tell you, skinning him will be cheap for him!"

Haiwen shook his head and said, "Three years is three years. I will not distort the law because of my personal feelings."

At this moment, Fan Deli said, "My lord, your housekeeper is right, I have no pardon for my crime, please punish me more." He said and knelt down, "I regret it now, I wish I could die soon That's right!" He sobbed again.

Haven shook his head and said, "Fandry, your crimes come from fear, and fear is human nature."

"I'm a deserter!"

"You're not a soldier, so I can't punish you for the crime of desertion." Haiwen paused after speaking, "But if you sincerely want to atone for your crime, I have a very good idea."

"What is it?" Vandery asked in a low voice.

Haven said: "First of all, I want to tell you a sad news, Van Derry. Your mother is no longer alive."

"What?" Fandry opened his mouth wide in surprise, his face was stained with tears and mud, looking funny, "Did she... die of illness?"

Haiwen shook his head and said, "Your father killed her after he was drunk because your mother humiliated him with words in front of outsiders. I was there at the time, but I couldn't stop it from happening. I'm sorry and I'm sorry." He said He took off his hat.

Fan Deli didn't show any surprise or sadness when he heard this.He just sighed bitterly, and said, "I've long thought something was going to happen between them."

"Now your father is in jail. I sentenced him to five years, but allowed him to continue to work in the statistics of Mustang Town. If he does well, I will commute his sentence-Vandry, are you willing to go to jail for your father? "

"I can't ask for it." Vanderbilt

"Okay!" Hai Wen said loudly, "It is great filial piety for a son to go to jail for his father! The Duke of the Gulf once wrote down four virtues in the scholar's tower, saying that citizens should abide by them. These four virtues are 'filial piety' "Righteousness", "loyalty" and "zheng". The first is filial piety, which means filial piety to parents; the second is righteousness, brotherly loyalty; , The son should be sentenced to a reduced sentence if he goes to prison for his father. Van Derley goes to prison for his father. The father and son will be sentenced to eight years in prison. I will subtract one year, and the remaining seven years will be your punishment. After seven years, you will come out and be a clean man. .”

"Thank you, sir!" Fan Deli immediately knelt down on the ground and clasped his head repeatedly.

Haven nodded, and asked the people around him: "People of Mustang Town, are you satisfied with this?"

Hearing this, there was a burst of admiration from the crowd.Some people chanted "King of Wild Horses" and others called "King of Benevolence and Righteousness". Hai Wen was a little relieved to see here—people in Ye Ma Town always enjoy seeing the death penalty, and all crimes, big and small, are punished with death. Now people can agree with Hai Wen This way of handling proves that the hearts of the people in Mustang Town are moving in the direction of justice.Thinking of this, he felt that what he had been doing had paid off.

"Go back to sleep." He said to everyone, then he went to the two guests, bowed, and said: "I made you laugh. I didn't take care of it just now. I'm so neglectful. Please don't take offense."

"Where is it, my lord." The nun said with a soft voice, "I was pleasantly surprised by what happened tonight. Miss Witch is right. You are indeed a benevolent person."

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"You are flattering me." Hai Wen said with a smile, "Both, it is already late, we can talk about those polite words tomorrow. Now, please go to my house to rest for a night. I will let the cook make some food, You can eat whatever you want, and then you can take a bath." Having said this, Haven and Dreyer winked, and the butler immediately understood, and immediately led the servants back to prepare to receive guests.

The nun quickly said: "No, no, no! We have eaten dinner tonight, and we can wait until tomorrow to take a bath. My lord, please tell the housekeeper not to trouble you."

Dreyer turned back and smiled and said, "No trouble, ma'am. I'll get some food and hot water ready to go. Even if you don't use it, we still have to use it ourselves. After all, we come out in the middle of the night to make a trip. It's all dirt, and it's all hungry."

"Okay then." The nun smiled and nodded.

The tall man in the windbreaker kept silent, Hai Wen saw that this man was dressed strangely, he must be the kind of person who doesn't like to talk.So Haiwen didn't talk to him any more, and made a "please" gesture, the man nodded, and followed him up.After arriving home, Yisrit took the initiative to say: "My lord, I will take the two guests to choose a room."

"Okay, please." She is really looking more and more like a hostess, Haiwen thought to himself.

Immediately, Islet took the two guests upstairs; Violet was instructing the servants to carry the ceremony; Little Mir poked her head quietly at the door, looking very frightened, Hyacinth saw this scene, and hurried over to hug her.

Now only Haven and Gerrit are left outside.

"This home is much more harmonious than the last time I came here." Gerrit and Haven said.

Haven nodded and said, "Yeah, a lot of things happened. I'll tell you tomorrow, Gerrit, your room is still there. We cleaned it a little bit, and there is nothing left in it." move."

Gerrit drew a smiling face in the air with her finger, "Where's the sweet roast chicken?"

"It's been prepared a long time ago - eat now?"

"No, I want to sleep with it." She said seriously.

"what?"

"I have a hunch it's gone tomorrow."

"If it's gone, I'll call the kitchen to make it for you again. This time I promise you can eat it, okay?"

Hearing this, Gerrit nodded worriedly.

"Now tell me about those two people." Haiwen led her to sit down by the stove in the small hall, and he asked the servant to get a basin of hot water, and then fetched some low-alcohol rum.He soaked the wine bottle in water and waited for a while to warm up before drinking.

Zhe Lite sat by the stove to warm her body, rubbing her hands together and said: "These two are the talents you need. The woman is called Laya, and she is a doctor and a nurse in the White Clothes Club. She has cured countless incurable diseases. Patient, she also helped many desperate people out of the haze, she was like a living fairy in that generation."

"How did you invite such a person?"

Gellite untied her hair, let it loose on her shoulders, and said: "On the one hand, we know each other. I helped her see patients and taught her how to use some herbs; the second is that I told her You, she is very interested in you."

"Tell me?"

"I talked about you, the mayor of Yema Town who made a revolution. I talked about your character, your words and deeds, all kinds of things...Of course, I didn't mention anything that is too sensitive. I think you all stick to your ideals People are naturally attracted to each other.”

However, Haiwen became interested and asked, "What kind of person is she?"

"She vowed to dedicate her life to the cause of 'relief of suffering'. She is one of the three leaders of the White Clothes Association and the chairman of the Fraternity. She has a free clinic every week to rescue the poor. The cheapest and most effective medicine is used to treat people's diseases; she often goes to nobles and rich merchants to raise money, and many nobles in Fengleibao have received her favor, and people love her and are proud to make friends with her. She is also the Lord Marquis Your honored guest, she once rescued the Marchioness from a dystocia, and also cured the whooping cough of the Marquis."

This is simply a living Bodhisattva.Haven thought to himself.

"After I told her about you, she was determined to come to Mustang Town. In addition, she also knew about Master Cat, and she told me that she would do her best to make Master Cat recover." Speaking of this, Zhe Lite lowered her voice, "She's the best girl in Fenglei Castle! If she can't do it, no one will." Her expression was like that of a pimp.

"I hope so." Haven said, "What about the other person?"

Zhe Lite said: "That tall man is the alchemist I mentioned—Hei Jin. No one knows his real name, but friends on the road call him Hei Jin. This man just recognizes money, and it belongs to taking money. People who work."

"Is it reliable?"

"Reliable. He has professional ethics. It's pure fart for you to talk about loyalty and honor with him, but as long as the business is negotiated and enough money is paid, he will definitely get things done."

Haiwen nodded, and said, "Such a person is not bad, I'm afraid that I won't do anything after taking the money."

Afterwards, they talked about some recent experiences, and Gerrit told him that Fengleibao was not very peaceful recently, and the Marquis of Eston Mondalia was gathering troops to fight against pirates.It is said that pirates have been rampant in several major ports in the east recently, and the Marquis couldn't bear it anymore and ordered his two sons to hunt down the pirates.

"But I don't think it's that simple." Gerrit took the warm wine and drank it. "The Marquis recruited troops, built weapons, and then built ships and reinforced the city walls—hitting a pirate, why not? Can you capture your city? Before I left, I followed Laya to a party, and I wanted to eat and drink, but I didn't expect to hear some rumors."

"What's the wind?" Haiwen glanced at the door, making sure that the door was closed and no one was eavesdropping.

Zhe Lite beckoned him to come over, and then whispered: "The Grand Duke Film of the Gulf is seriously ill and is bedridden, and he probably won't live long."

Film Kahn.There is this person in Hai Wen's memory.Because this surname also means trident, and the Grand Duke once used a trident on the battlefield, many people also call him "Duke of Trident" or "Duke of Harpoon".