Chapter 853 Do You Want to Take a Look?
The streets of Southeast City still look as bad as ever.
The muddy and dirty road is mixed with urine and human and animal feces, and the stench is high. Children in ragged clothes are running around barefoot, and their fathers do not know what worse environment they are working in. Their mothers would stand on the street after finishing housework to see if they could get any business.
Fabino took out the handkerchief he had prepared and covered his mouth and nose to prevent himself from being blown over. The imperial decree prohibiting the dumping of excrement was obviously not implemented here.
Fabino remembered that just about five or six years ago, a serious plague broke out here, taking away about one-third of the lives. Fabino originally thought that there would be fewer people here. At that time, some The place did look a little lifeless, but I didn't expect that soon after, with the influx of new immigrants and the birth of a group of newborns, the place would become even more lively than before.
Fabino also had to admit that in terms of vitality, this ghost place was quite tenacious.
But when his eyes turned to the streets in the distance, his mood turned sour.
Because that was the place where he was robbed and beaten for the first time when he came to the southeastern city. Because Fabino was the only son in the family, he had always been held in the palm of his hand. Since he was a child, he had never heard a harsh word, let alone been spoken to by anyone. He was pinned to the ground and beaten, and he seemed to have eaten a few mouthfuls of mud in his panic. It took Fabino half a year to convince himself not to worry about the ingredients in that mouthful of mud.
However, every time he revisits his old place, some shadows will inevitably appear in his heart.
But fortunately, when he felt uncomfortable, he could regain his lost sense of security by simply turning around and taking a look at the escort team behind him.
However, when he turned his head the next moment, the sense of security that he had just found and had not even had time to cover up was suddenly thrown out of the sky again.
"What's going on?!" Fabino's expression changed drastically, "Has the security in the southeastern city deteriorated to this extent? The roadblocks and robberies have escalated to an army. As for it, just to rob me?"
I saw a group of men in armor and armed to the teeth with weapons appearing from the other side of the street, steadily approaching Fabino.
Following Fabino's words, the guards around him also became nervous and drew their weapons one after another, as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They can become the guards of the Fabino family, so naturally they are not mediocre. , many people have military experience, but because of this they can better see how difficult the group on the opposite side is to mess with.
The opponent not only has excellent weapons and equipment, but also has an extraordinary temperament. They are obviously people who have seen blood. Although the number is similar to them, the outcome of a real fight is still uncertain.
The captain of the escort team was very responsible. He lowered his voice and said to the two patrol guards, "You two take the adults away first, and we will help you hold down the rest."
So Fabino, who looked confused, was sandwiched between two guards and was about to escape. Fabino had even started to draft in his mind. He didn't want to go back home and planned to run directly to the Senate. If they go to file a complaint, they will say that the large and small forces in the southeastern city are ready to rebel.
As a result, I saw a person coming out of the unkind group of guys and said respectfully, "Mr. Fabino, where are you going?"
"Ah... Aris?" Fabino was stunned when he heard this, and finally recognized the person.
The main reason was that the sunlight shining on the armor was so dazzling that he could not clearly see the appearance of the group on the opposite side. Moreover, Fabino did not think about the patrol at all. He was so familiar with Aris' group. Each one of them looked like they were suffering more than he was. They had no one to ask for, no money, and no armor. They looked like a bunch of beggars, and they were no match for the elite team in front of them. It doesn't matter.
But he didn't expect that after not seeing each other for two months, the man who had been helpless and could only sigh about the situation in the southeastern city had returned to his previous demeanor in the military. What surprised Fabino even more was that the rest of the patrol team also A great change has taken place. The timid appearance before is no longer visible. Instead, everyone is full of confidence, which actually gave Fabino a sense that they looked very reliable.
Fabino shook his head and quickly drove this ridiculous thought out of his head. No, no, no, this is an illusion, it must be an illusion.
It's not that he looks down on Aris and his group, but because as the assessor, he is also very aware of the difficulties Aris and the others face. In Fabino's eyes, Aris can't be blamed for this. Who else would face such a situation? There is nothing that can be done about this bad situation. The southeastern city has been in chaos for a long time. Several emperors have been unable to do anything. It is unrealistic to point at Aris and his gang to save the world.
But sympathy was sympathy, and Fabino still rated the patrol team according to the actual situation. As for the allocation of funds and manpower to the patrol team, it was not under his control, and he had no control over it.
Therefore, Fabino was very strange now. After recognizing the person, he was not ready to run away anymore, but he couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing? Where did you steal this armor? Why don't you return it quickly? How can you deal with it?" This is not how you deal with inspections, it’s not like I don’t know your situation.”
"Master Fabino misunderstood, this is our own armor." Zhang Heng also walked out of the crowd at this time.
"Oh, you are the gladiator who came to help the patrol. I have seen your performance and you are really good." Fabino did not hesitate to praise Zhang Heng, "Especially when you are dealing with that hair When you were a crazy bison, you were able to win the final victory with just a rope, which is more powerful than any gladiator I have ever seen. But did you offend someone? Otherwise, why was the first job assigned here?"
"No, I took the initiative to come here because I learned about the situation in the southeastern city from Clinder and wanted to do something for this place." Zhang Heng said.
"Do you want to do something for this place? Burn it all down with a fire?" Fabinocchi said, "This can actually purify the sins in this place."
"No, I want to bring order back to this neighborhood."
"Hahaha, I also want to build a pyramid for myself," Fabino said mid-laughing, then tightened his grin, "Wait, are you serious?"
"Yes, I'm sure." Zhang Heng took out a wooden box from his arms and handed it to Fabino.
The latter's face darkened, and he waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I'm different from the other people in the Senate. Didn't Aris tell you? I don't want to do this. Seeing as it's your first time, I won’t pursue you, but if you dare to pay a bribe next time, I will definitely have you arrested.”
"No, you misunderstood. This is not a bribe. I am just returning what belongs to you." Zhang Heng said,
"Huh?" Fabino raised his eyebrows and took the wooden box doubtfully. After opening it, he couldn't help but be startled because he actually saw the engagement ring he had lost six years ago in the wooden box, as well as some miscellaneous small items. The gadgets were all lost by him in that robbery that was the shadow of his life.
"In addition, we also captured the group of robbers who robbed you back then. Unfortunately, three of them have died, but the chief culprit is still there and is locked up in the prison at the patrol station." Zhang Heng added, " Would you like to take a look?"