Chapter 389 On the way
As soon as the stained glass wooden door of the VIP carriage was opened, the noise suddenly became louder.
Jilan noticed that in the cramped corridor, there were three dark-skinned men surrounding a bodyguard in a suit from the envoy group, constantly cursing and threatening in the Doro dialect.
The bodyguard just remained silent and allowed the three men to push him, but did not fight back. He just kept backing away with an ugly look on his face.
He couldn't understand what the other party said, and he didn't dare to make a move. After all, his duty is to protect the safety of the envoys, not to conflict with outsiders.
This trip with the envoys is an important diplomatic mission, and a rash conflict may spoil the event.
At this time.
The bodyguard noticed the sound of footsteps behind him. When he looked back, his expression suddenly became tense. He quickly lowered his head and said hello in a rather ashamed tone:
"Sir... "
"Yes." Jilan walked over and nodded towards him.
Immediately he looked at the three men with a calm face, opened his mouth and said in fluent Doro language:
"My bodyguard does not understand Doro language. Is there any misunderstanding?"< br>
Hearing this, the three dark-skinned men all cast suspicious glances at this young man with strange purple eyes and hair.
Based on the young man’s facial features and skin color, they could easily tell that he was from the Empire.
“Young man, you can actually speak Doro language?”
One of the men looked gloomy.
"That's good! It saves a lot of trouble! Your bodyguard destroyed the valuable collection we finally bought at the auction. How do you want to solve this matter?"
As he spoke, another man picked up the wooden box on the ground and opened it, revealing a tauren clay sculpture inside.
But the pottery sculpture had broken at the waist and became two halves.
Gilan glanced at it, turned around, and asked the bodyguard in a low voice in Bremen:
"Did you break their pottery sculptures?"
As he said that, he added lightly:
"If it is, it is, if it is not, it is not. Don't hide it. I will worry about anything. But I don't like people lying to me."
"Sir...sir!" The bodyguard turned pale and quickly explained: "It wasn't me!"
"When they got in the car. , I just stood aside. They accidentally tripped and bumped into me, and then..."
"Well, I understand." Jilan said calmly, patted the bodyguard on the shoulder, and seeing that he looked nervous, said, "Since it's not your fault, there's no need to feel guilty."
"Yes, sir." The bodyguard lowered his head, feeling quite moved in his heart.
The three people looked evil and stared at Jilan.
They felt confident when they saw that this young man was well-dressed and had an extraordinary temperament.
"Imperians! This ceramic sculpture is a legendary work of art with hundreds of years of history! The angel 'Taunos' symbolizes the great god of war 'Gladiator'!"
The dark-skinned man's eyes widened and he gritted his teeth and said:
"We went through all the trouble to come to the Bremen Empire just for it! Now it's all destroyed by you!"
Gilan just said calmly:
"My bodyguard told me that you fell down on your own..."
"Fart!" The three men immediately became furious. "This is what he crashed! If you don't give us a satisfactory answer, this matter will never end!"
Ji Lan chuckled and was about to speak.
At this time, a young woman carrying a travel bag got on the train. Seeing everyone confronting each other in the aisle, she hesitated and said directly:
"I saw it just now, It was the three of them who accidentally dropped the wooden box."
She looked at Gilan, first said it in Doroan, and then repeated it in less standard Bremen.
This woman’s appearance is a wheat-skin hybrid unique to the western countries. She has black hair, big eyes and a high nose, and is quite exotic.
"Little Alida! As a Westerner, why do you want to help this imperial man?!"
The black-skinned man led by them angrily yelled.
Jilan narrowed his eyes.
The "Alida" in the other party's mouth is not the woman's name, but a scornful name for women in the western countries. Its meaning can be extended to "a mongrel black female cat that steals things."
“It’s wrong for you to do this!”
The woman was insulted by the other party, frowned aggrievedly, bit her lip and spoke loudly in Doro.
"The western countries have been at war for years, the people are in dire straits, and everyone is not united. The 'Desert Alliance' has worked tirelessly in the past few years and joined the 'Bikburg' with difficulty, trying to attract investment, develop the economy, and improve the people Life..."
"But it is because of people like you who frequently travel to and from the border and cause trouble within the empire, which makes the empire have a very bad impression of us."
"Poverty, Barbaric, lazy, uneducated, lawless and disciplined... these are all labels we have! Instead of being ashamed of it, you have gone even further and harmed everyone's interests!"
" As a result, the 'Desert Alliance' cannot attract any investment, and the western countries are still living in an uncivilized state, with eternal sandstorms, and eternal isolation and poverty... I hate you pests!"
The woman became more and more excited as she spoke, her voice rising.
Jilan noticed that tears were welling up in her eyes and her fists were clenched tightly.
However, upon hearing her accusation, the three westerners were indifferent and instead sneered.
The leading man looked the woman up and down, and said mockingly:
"You must be a woman from Fosaka. Your family seems to be in a pretty good condition. You can actually run to The Empire came to study as a foreign student... But 'Alida' is 'Alida'. After a few days of studying the Empire's things, she was brainwashed by them."
"Don't forget, the blood of the desert flows in your bones! That is the glory of our ancestors! It is the glory of the warrior! Don't kneel down and be a dog in front of these imperial people!"
The other man did not say anything. He reprimanded politely.
“We are the descendants of the great God of War. The desert is our home and the precious legacy left by God! We can still live well without the fancy machine tools of the imperial people!”
Ding ding ding! !
At this time, the sound of platform personnel ringing the bell came from outside the train, indicating that the train was about to depart.
Jilan said lightly:
“Have you finished speaking?”
When everyone looked over, he shook his head and said:
“I’ve heard about the western countries for a long time. Outsiders often extort money in the border areas, but I didn’t expect that they bumped into my head today.”
Hearing this, the young woman who looked like a student looked sad, and seemed to feel that she was a foreigner. Westerners, along with them, lost face.
Without waiting for the three men to say anything else, Gilan directly ordered the bodyguard beside him:
"Throw the three of them down."
Hearing this, the other party's expression changed.
The bodyguard had a straight face and strode forward directly in front of them without saying a word.
“What do you want to do?!”
The dark-skinned men shouted angrily.
The bodyguard doesn't understand them and doesn't need to.
He just needs to understand what the officer says.
Before being insulted and pushed by these people, it was difficult to fight back. Although the bodyguard's psychological quality was extremely tough, he still held his breath. Now he can finally return the favor.
Pop!
I saw him reaching out with both hands, directly pressing their shoulders, and then pushing them hard.
These two strong Western men had no room for resistance, so they jumped into the air, flew out of the carriage door, and fell to the platform like a gourd. They were in pain. Yelling.
The remaining man was no exception. He was kicked in the stomach with a leather shoe by the bodyguard. He screamed and flew out holding his wooden box.
After doing this, the bodyguard turned around and returned to Jilan's side under the stunned gaze of the female student, bowing his head and saying nothing.
At this moment, the air holes in the copper pipes on the periphery of the carriage door made a puff sound, spurting out white steam, and the whole door closed with a clang.
Woo——
The whistle blows.
The train clanked slowly and slowly, gradually moving away from the platform. "What's your name?"
Jilan looked at the young woman from a foreign land and asked in Doro language.
The other party was startled at first, and then said slightly nervously:
"Senani...Senani Abate."
"Yes." Gilan smiled politely. "Miss Senani, thank you very much for your willingness to stand up and speak up."
"You're welcome, sir."
Senani raised her skirt and bowed to Gilan.
This is something she learned from her teacher in an etiquette class while studying in the Bremen Empire.
After saluting, Senani suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"I bought a regular ticket, but this seems to be a VIP carriage..."
She looked back and found that the VIP carriage was only located behind the cab, at the front of the train. . But the seat number of the ticket in his hand was at the back of the car.
Gilan spoke softly and came to the rescue:
"Miss Senani, why don't you come with me and sit in the VIP compartment? The train takes a day and a night to reach Bickerburg, so it is important to have a quiet and comfortable environment."
"Isn't this...isn't it right? "Great?"
The foreign woman looked stunned.
Jilan smiled and shook his head, stretching out his hand to pull back.
"Please. I have reserved the VIP carriage. There are no other passengers except my men, so don't be nervous."
"Okay, sir." Senani bit her lip and finally nodded. "Thank you."
Under Gillan's eyes, the bodyguard stepped forward to carry the woman's luggage, and the latter quickly thanked her.
Walking into the VIP carriage, Senani noticed that it was very empty, with nearly twenty men and women sitting sporadically in the two rows of seats.
But judging from the uniform black uniforms they wear and their demeanor, they are definitely not ordinary people.
Especially the purple-eyed young man at the head.
"This must be a big shot in the empire..."
Senani secretly guessed.
"Is it a rich man who engages in cross-border trade?"
Thinking to herself, she suddenly became enthusiastic.
Just like what she said before when she accused the three men, the Kingdom of Fosaka is too poor and closed!
If this young rich man can invest in the Fosaka Kingdom, it will definitely be a great thing!
“I study hard and strive to study in the Empire, isn’t it just to make Fosaka better...”
Senani cheered for herself in her heart, hoping It can leave a better impression on the young rich man.
Not long after.
Jilan invited the woman to sit down and chat with her.
Before that, he asked his female secretary Lenis to call the waiter to bring some food, drinks and snacks.
After a simple exchange, Gilan learned that Senani was an international student from the Kingdom of Fosaka, studying in Saiib State (east of Moro State and west of the capital). A prestigious business school.
I took this cross-border train because the college was on holiday, so I planned to return to my hometown.
"...Mr. Gillan, a big shot like you should be very busy at ordinary times, right?"
Senani cautiously picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and asked tentatively road.
Jilan smiled and said softly:
"You are indeed very busy."
"Then you have no hobbies at all for entertainment? Apart from work, it is work?"
>"Not really." Gilan shook his head. "I like watching movies."
"Movies?!" Senani was surprised and covered her mouth. "But movies are not..."
"Yes, contraband prohibited by the 'Art Order'."
Gilan smiled.
He raised his index finger jokingly, indicating that it was a secret.
Senani immediately understood and nodded.
"Don't worry, Mr. Gillan, I will keep this secret."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
During the chat, Gilan obtained a lot of information about the Kingdom of Fosaka from the other party.
Most of the information is consistent with the information recorded in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs documents, but some details are different. For example, local public opinion, and even the people's attitude towards the empire, etc.
These will be of great help to Gilan in his subsequent mission.
Clang, clang...
The train was already traveling in a wilderness environment, and there was a vast and empty space outside the window, with only scattered cacti and oases standing on the distant horizon.
"Miss Senani, it's still a long way from Bickburg. You can take a nap."
Gilan spoke and ended the conversation on his own initiative.
“I still have some work matters to be busy with, so I’ll excuse you now.”
“It’s okay, sir, just go ahead and do your work. I’ll lie down on the sofa for a while, so I won’t disturb you. .”
Senani waved her hands quickly and said.
Gilan nodded, and Lenis stood up one after another and went to the seats at the end corner of the VIP car.
He took out the information that Ms. Crow sent through the hotline alchemy array the night before departure and looked through it again.
‘Indeed, as Senani said, the Kingdom of Fosaka is poor and backward. Recently, a group of revolutionary armies have emerged, which have repeatedly opposed the Royal Army. ’
Jilan looked thoughtful.
'In addition, regarding the commissioned target, the real film called "The Legend of Invincibility" has roughly confirmed the scope...'
Information shows that there are a total of nine large-scale projects in the Kingdom of Fosaka. business group, and the whereabouts of the real film was in the hands of the leader of one of the groups.
This goal is not small, but it is better than finding a needle in a haystack. At least it has established a direction.
Jilan had a plan in mind and put the information away.
The train shuttles through the wilderness, and the VIP carriage is quite quiet. Just like that, time flew by to the next morning.
The train finally arrived at the terminal, Bickburg.
This neutral trading town belongs to the Bremen Empire, but its governor is elected by the locals of Bickburg.
Gilan got off the bus with the envoys and said goodbye to Miss Senani on the platform.
"Mr. Gillan, it is my honor to meet you on this journey... Welcome to my hometown of Fosaka, I am happy to be your tour guide."
Senani smiled.
"Definitely."
Gilan gave her a meaningful look.
(End of this chapter)