Moira Rodney was born into a wealthy family, but because of the competition for property and rights within the family from her grandfather's generation, the family's power declined, and it was not as good as before.
She vaguely remembered the painful appearance of her father smoking in the study, and the reason why this memory was a little vague was because she didn't like the disgusting smell of cigarettes, and she hated her father, who was arguing with her mother at home, so she wanted to throw that memory out of her mind.
Even in a family that is becoming more and more chaotic, Moira still likes to read to her mother by the bedside, she is gentle, even to the point of cowardice.
But no matter what happens, Moira doesn't hate her mother, she just ......
Now it is useless for her to like or hate it, after all, Moira knows her current situation very well, and from the mouths of those kidnappers, Moira can clearly hear that she has been abandoned by her father.
Even if her mother wanted to do something, Moira thought it would be difficult for her to do it, knowing that the most powerful person in the family was her father, who wanted to get more power and make the family stronger.
Moira didn't quite understand what those things did, as long as they could live together and not live on the streets, wouldn't it be enough?
Does it really make sense to pursue too many things?
Recently, Moira has been reading difficult and obscure books, she doesn't quite understand the true meaning of those stories, but seeing the suffering protagonist, Moira thinks that her past self is happy, and her heart hopes to be able to continue, but the reality is not as beautiful as she imagined.
It's such a nasty situation, why is it like this?
Moira thinks she has done a good job, neither making mistakes at home nor making trouble outside, but God does not let this cause miracles, just like the protagonists of the books, they are struggling and the writer's words determine their end.
Thinking of this, she began to miss the budding roses in the courtyard, the creeper climbing the vine trellis, oh, and the shepherd dog Kerry who was always running around in the yard, and the most nostalgic thing was of course the story that her mother read by her bedside.
No, Moira thinks it's not the stories she misses, but her mother's gentle words.
Even though there were some painful stories, her mother could still read them in a gentle tone, and Moira at that time really hoped that the protagonist of the story would also find comfort and encouragement in this way.
Thinking so, Moira ate the bread with the ham and bacon, and then she drank the water from the cup in one gulp, feeling much better than before.
The nostalgia just now made her eyes moisten, but she didn't cry, because tears are not the solution to the problem.
However, whether she cries or not, Moira can't change the situation, she has little power alone, even when she plays with Klery, she will be knocked down by it, but in the end she will be dragged up by her mouth, she is a rather naughty child.
Speaking of naughtiness, Moira also overheard her father's conversation with others in the study when she got up at night to go to the bathroom.
Although Moira's mother kept telling her not to get up at night and run around, she would catch a cold or catch a cold, but at that time Moira stopped and listened to her father's conversation with someone.
What is the content?
Moira thought about it for a moment, and then thought of the words 'strike' and 'raid', and the rest of the content was not quite remembered.
Soon her thoughts were interrupted by a voice from the side, the other party was the brown-skinned boy who had rescued her, about fourteen or fifteen years old, two or three years older than Moira.
"What's your name?
Why do you pass out?
You don't look like you're from here. ” Moira thought in her mind that the teenager who helped her was probably also well-intentioned, but she was kidnapped, attacked, and fled, and she didn't easily believe in the plans of others, so she used the name of a sheepdog to deceive the teenager in front of her.
"Kerry, other questions......
I'm not quite sure why I'm here. ” "Krierry......
Anyway, don't you know why you're here?
Children are too sloppy. ” "Aren't you a kid too?"
"I'm fifteen years old, and there are no children here, only you outsiders, especially fools who think very highly of themselves."
The boy seemed to be in a meeting or something, and after a moment he continued "Just call me Barney, and since you don't know why you came to Roanapur, then ask for your own blessings, I won't risk my life to protect you as a stranger!"
Moira looked at the young man named Barney in front of her, and she also knew that it was impossible to let the other party die for her life easily, not to mention that he was still a child.
Although Moira thought about revealing her true identity and using future rewards to get him to help, it quickly occurred to Moira that the kidnappers might be looking for her, and maybe Barney might hand him over for money.
"I don't have any intention of asking you to help me, I'll find a way to pay for this meal."
Moira doesn't like to owe money to others, and even if the maids and housekeepers in the house help her, Moira will try to lighten their work as much as possible.
Do what you can do by yourself, and only by becoming independent as soon as possible can you leave that home with your mother.
And......
Moira remembered the group that had rescued her in the first place, claiming to be members of the Black Reef Chamber of Commerce, but had been torn apart by the kidnappers, and she wondered if they had found each other now.
She is grateful for her helpers, but the current situation makes it difficult for Moira to trust others.
Moira wants to live, and that's why she chooses her helpers carefully.
Although Moira is not a genius, she knows how to deal with problems in a chaotic situation, after all, she is the class leader who manages everyone, whether in kindergarten or elementary school.
She will remind students who are late, and she will help, temper themselves and continue to grow if they can't do their homework, this is what Moira thinks.
However, she now realizes that her power is not worth mentioning in front of the adults, and that in order to achieve her goal, she must start in other ways.
But what is the best way to do it?
"Kerry, Kerry, hey, did you listen to me?"
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"What's wrong?"
"You stink, let's go take a shower first."
"Rude guy!"
Seeing that Moira was angry, Barney showed an innocent expression.
"Even if you say that......
I'm just telling you the truth, and by the way, the bath water is only cold, and there is a water pipe in the next room. ” “…………” Moira nodded, even if the current environment was not good, she knew that she had to accept it.
What should I do if I just change my clothes?
Thinking of this, Moira looked at the necklace around her neck, it was a birthday present from her mother, but now in order to survive, she had to take it off and give it to Barney.
"This is the real thing, it should be able to be exchanged for some money, can you trouble you to buy me a set of clothes after the exchange of money?
As long as you can wear it. ” "Necklaces?
It's dark around here. ” Benny looked at Moira, who was a little reluctant, and he took the necklace and walked out of the house.
"Leave it to me, don't go out just like you, because it's dangerous."
"I know."
Moira had heard an explosion outside, so she knew very well that if she went out casually, she might be in big trouble.
What kind of place is this city?
———— Attacks on the city's inhabitants seemed to be the norm, and even though the church had been shattered and shattered by bullets from firearms, Yolantan, who was at the helm, sat down calmly and talked.
Gu Wu, who was staying in front of them, was also organizing words in his mind to see if he could get any useful information from them.
Since both Levy and Locke said that the people of the Church of Violence knew something, it was all that had to be talked about for now.
Yulantan, who had a cold, looked at the two out of the corner of his eye, and waited until she had finished coughing before talking face-to-face.
"Who are you?
What happened to those guys just now?
” Recalling Ada's expression just now, Gu Wuke didn't tell the truth immediately.
Although they might interrogate those guys after this, Gu Wu thought that Ida would kill those people.
However, these are not the problems that Gu Wu should consider, the trouble he wants to solve is the lack of information; Because even if the city is small, it is not easy to find someone, let alone in such a stressful situation.
"Those guys are trying to collect protection money from here or something, probably new from other regions."
"The idiots who attacked here are new?
Sounds like a possibility, but what about you?
It's a new face, too. ” Yolantan is not a stupid person, since she has the ability to have a place in Roanapura, in addition to being extremely deep in the city, she is also a guy who knows how to seize the moment.
"What are we here for......
Sister Yolantan, if you were told the word 'Black Reef', you should know it, right?
” "I don't have any interest in troublesome things, and if you want to deliberately ignite the flames here, I'm not welcome!"
"I don't mean that, I'm going to talk about it for a better life here."
That's when Ida joined the question.
"In fact, their suspicion is only based on their identity, and as for their position, it has no effect on us anyway."
"Ada, I told you not to get into trouble here, did I?
You seem to have taken my words for the wind in your ears. ” "No, no, the so-called trouble is that some guys are boring for themselves, and I have no intention of causing trouble at all!"
Many of Ada's statements were false, but Yolantan didn't seem to be going to ask too many questions.
"Say, do you want to come here to pray, or do you want to come here to be baptized?"
In a somewhat sarcastic tone, Yulantan set his eyes on Gu Wu and Altair.
In the eyes of this scheming old nun, Gu Wu, who is a new face, is like a lamb that has entered a tiger's den, and it is difficult to survive in such a world.
"The gods that can't be touched or touched are not my beliefs, the existence of God varies from person to person, and we have only one purpose here, I hope you can tell some information."
"Information?
Intelligence, right?
That kind of thing is not something that can be obtained by request, and even God's revelation can only be obtained by a long wait and sincere prayer. ” Altair didn't intend to continue, she stood up.
"It doesn't seem to be worth talking about, so let's use our own means."
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It has to be said that Altaïr may have his own methods, so it is the right thing to do, but in this world, gathering information from the people of this world, this is the easiest option.
"Wait, if you want to talk about information, it's a little bit of a thing."
Ada, who stopped Altair, clasped her arms to her chest.
"Ada, don't talk too much."
"What's so bad?
Anyway, there's nothing to do these days. ” Ignoring Yolantan's warning, Ada looked at Altaïr and continued "To be honest, it's not very useful information, but didn't it have a big storm last night?
There was a lot of stuff coming out of the sewers, and the guys who were always in charge of cleaning the sewers had picked up a box that I had heard on my recent trip to the port was full of little girls' clothes. ” Recently, it became known that the daughter of a parliamentarian had been kidnapped, and it was a little girl, and she was staying in Roanapura.
"That makes you clear, right?
But it doesn't have anything to do with me, whether it's the black side or the white side, the only people to look for are the kidnappers and the Black Reef gang. ” Ada's speech obviously omitted the main 'little girl', but this also proves that the little girl is not the focus, the focus is on the forces involved in this kidnapping case.
Thinking like this, Gu Wu asked "Where are those people?"
"If you want to check it, go straight to the port."
"Okay."
Altai also nodded, and then followed Gu Wu towards the port. ———— Seeing the two leave, Ida set off to tidy up the messy church, calling Ricard, who had gone outside to retrieve the attackers.
"Ada, I advise you to leave those things alone."
"What's not to do?
Anyway, wouldn't it be nice to let those trouble-loving guys get that problem done as soon as possible?
” Ida remembered the speech of the young man named Gu Wu just now.
"And the bigger the problem, sooner or later it will involve those of us who are watching from the sidelines, because the little girl who was caught is the daughter of the councilor, and once they send troops over......"
"That's not a good idea."
Yulantan, who stood up, clapped his hands and motioned for her to work quickly.
"Clean up the church before that storm comes!
And then teach those goddamn bastards who are disrespectful to God a good lesson!
”