Chapter 1877: Rainy Day, Explosion, and Farewell

Xia De ignored the accusations of these Delarion people and looked at the thirteen Kaisenrike people:

"What about you? They actually have a point, this is a city in Delarion."

The burly man who led the southerners didn't raise his gun. He sat on a long wooden bench, facing the table, holding his two legs with both hands, with a towel covering his head. Although he was a southerner, his Delarion language was equally fluent:

"No one has ever said that the treasure is the treasure of the Delarion people. Gelinhu City has belonged to many countries in history. Who this treasure, which is said to have fallen from an ancient tomb, belongs to, is a matter for scholars to investigate."

He spoke logically, and it was reasonable for these Kaisenrike people to be led by him.

Xia De nodded again. He was also right. It was indeed difficult to say who this treasure, which appeared in the Duyin River from an unknown source, should belong to. Therefore, one could only infer from the simplest values: whoever picks it up, it belongs to them.

This was the reason why these people had a conflict:

He asked his second question:

"I am looking for a boy, you must have seen him just now."

Both sides holding guns looked at Xia De, so the Kaisenrike people said:

"The Delarion people beat him unconscious and then threw him into the river along with other corpses."

He looked at Xia De, and beside him was that huge Old Continent knitted map:

"This matter has nothing to do with us. You northerners are really interesting, you don't show any mercy even when dealing with your own people."

"Understood, thank you for your answer."

Xia De said, neatly put away his pistol, and then turned and pushed the door to leave. Those people holding guns aiming at him didn't fire, but after the door closed, they immediately aimed their guns at the other group:

"You northerners are really hypocritical."

"Southerners, get out of our country!"

As for Xia De, he and the puppy came to the outside of the house, stood under the eaves of the tavern, and looked at the rainy sky with cracks:

"Delarion and Kaisenrike..."

Reaching out to touch the rain, although he was very calm at this moment, he was definitely not indifferent in his heart. The raging anger and worry for the boy were enough to support that miracle—

"Passionate Ice."

Freezing water into ice, soon a piece of irregular ice crystal about half the size of a palm appeared in Xia De's hand.

"Let's go, go find your master."

He said to the puppy at his feet, opened the umbrella with a bang, Xia De held the umbrella with one hand, and threw the ice crystal with the other hand, entering the rain again, while the puppy followed at his feet. After Xia De walked more than half a mile (about 0.8km) away from the tavern, he threw the ice crystal he had thrown up and caught in his hand again, and threw it backward casually.

Although he didn't turn around, the ice crystal accurately smashed the tavern's glass, and then entered the room along with the broken glass amidst the noise in the tavern.

"Three, two, one."

Rumble!

The sound of the explosion in the rain couldn't spread very far. The puppy was frightened, turned around to look with its tail tucked, and only saw the shattered glass, the half-collapsed building, and the black smoke rising from the ruins, forming a completely different scenery from a few seconds ago.

"Oh, scared me to death,"

It said nervously and immediately followed Xia De closely. As for the outsider holding the umbrella, he didn't turn back to look behind him. There is always a gap between people, and he didn't need to understand everyone.

Following the river downstream, it had been half an hour since the puppy set off to find Xia De, but Xia De still didn't give up hope.

Fortunately, it seemed that fate was not willing to make things difficult for the child who was born unfortunate. Xia De took the puppy along the riverbank and walked less than half a mile (about 0.8km) downstream, and saw three or four people holding umbrellas on the grassy bank. Among them, the person who looked like a soldier from his standing posture, and another person was kneeling on the ground holding a boy.

Xia De took off the ring on the puppy's paw, and it rushed over first. Professor Boulanger, who was holding the boy, heard the barking, turned around, and saw Xia De walking toward this side.

This folklore/mineralogy professor from Willendale City, Kaisenrike, seeing that it was a familiar person, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and shouted loudly in Kaisenrike language:

"Oh, it's Mr. Watson. Look at this boy, we found him in the river. Do you know first aid? He is still unconscious."

Hearing that Little John was still alive, Xia De also breathed a sigh of relief. He walked quickly, squatted down, and placed his hand on the boy's neck.

【Choking and unconscious.】

Then he placed his hand on his chest and lungs, used the spell of controlling water flow to sense the accumulated water that did not belong to the human body, finally controlled the accumulated water to rise slowly, and then patted the boy's chest in a pretentious manner.

The accumulated water kept overflowing from the boy's mouth, along with blood and white foam. The boy coughed a few times and finally opened his eyes. The puppy immediately rushed up to lick his face, and the boy also hugged his puppy, his body trembling a few times, before he looked up and saw Xia De and Professor Boulanger.

"Sir, I..."

That was a look of timidity and shame.

"Don't speak for now, I will send you back to that kind maid's house now. Don't run out again. I know you want to repay me, but I helped you, not for you to repay me. If you really want to repay me, then grow up safely, and then do more things in this damn world."

Professor Brown did not know the relationship between Xia De and this boy, but hearing him say this, he more or less understood.

It was just that the boy still needed to rest for a while before he could move, so the professor let his student take care of him. After confirming that the boy was out of danger, he and Xia De came to the riverbank, holding umbrellas and looking at the Duyin River, and Xia De told this Kaisenrike gentleman about what he had just encountered.

The professor listened silently, and after Xia De finished speaking, he repeated the word in his mouth:

"Treasure..."

He shook his head:

"This treasure, isn't it the Pantanal region? Everyone thinks it's their own, and everyone thinks it should belong to them. Fighting for it, in the end, I don't know how many innocent people like this child were thrown into the river."

He took off his glasses, wiped them with a handkerchief, and then looked at the ripples on the river surface again:

"It's chaotic, it's really chaotic."

Xia De didn't expect the professor to think of this, but thinking about it carefully, that farce in the tavern really didn't seem different from reality.

"Professor, thank you for saving him. Is your investigation over? Will you continue to stay in Gelinhu City recently?"

He asked again, and Professor Boulanger shook his head:

"No need to thank me. Whether it's a southerner or a northerner, seeing a child about to drown, one cannot stand by and watch. As for my itinerary... although I have the bodyguard your friend lent me."

That was the soldier Captain Rads found from the barracks. The professor and his party paid to hire them. The person Xia De noticed just now who looked like a soldier should be one of them.

"But looking at the current situation, Gelinhu City no longer welcomes people with our Kaisenrike appearance. The investigation is not over, but we cannot stay any longer. I plan to take my students and leave today. The border area is assembling troops, it's too dangerous now. We plan to take the train northeast first, and after leaving the Gelinhu area, go south back to Kaisenrike territory."

He looked at Xia De:

"Mr. Watson, it's a coincidence to meet you today, it can be considered a formal farewell to you. Thank you for your help in this investigation. If you have a chance to go to Willendale City in the future, remember to find me."

Xia De nodded:

"Your decision is very correct. Although it's a pity that you couldn't complete the investigation, this place is indeed no longer suitable for staying. Go back to Willendale, I think the border area will not be peaceful for a long time."

The professor nodded silently, and then reached out to Xia De. Xia De was a bit surprised, but also reached out and shook hands with him:

"Goodbye, Mr. Watson."

Said in Delarion language.

"Goodbye, Professor Boulanger."

Said in Kaisenrike language.

Although Xia De didn't have much contact with Professor Boulanger, this Professor Boulanger really suited Xia De's temper. The two said goodbye solemnly by the river and agreed to meet again if there was a chance in the future. After seeing off the professor, Xia De personally sent the boy John to the apartment of the kind fat maid where he was staying temporarily.

The fat maid had worked for the Gelinhu Hotel for many years and liked children very much. Hearing Xia De say that the boy drowned while swimming in the rain, she was both worried and angry, telling the boy to go into the house quickly, take a bath, change clothes, and then scold him.

John also hugged his puppy and said goodbye to Xia De, but before Xia De left, he asked worriedly:

"Sir, are you going to do something dangerous tonight?"

He had been in the hotel, of course, he could guess. However, after the Battle of Gelinhu, the witches would deal with the memories of those who knew the inside story in the hotel.

"Yes. Don't worry, you can go back tomorrow."

Xia De, who was standing at the door, said.

"Then sir, I wish you luck."

The boy waved his hand with pursed lips, and Xia De waved goodbye to him with his blessing.

However, he didn't return to the Gelinhu Hotel immediately, but came to the Duyin River again, put away his umbrella, jumped into the river, and after diving to the bottom of the water, swam upstream along the river.

【The power of space.】

"She" in his ear reminded him suddenly, so Xia De, who had been swimming in the river for twenty minutes, surfaced. Raindrops fell on his head, and then hit his face. Xia De just exposed his eyes from under the water, looked left and right, touched the jewelry and gold and silver ornaments he had just picked up from the bottom of the water, and then swam toward the side.

This was already close to the northern boundary of the city. The west side of the river was no longer the street along the river, but a towering dam. At the bottom of the dam, there were three water outlets that continuously sent water to the Duyin River. This place connected to the city's underground pipes, but did not connect to sewage pipes and sewer pipes—after all, this was the upper reaches of the river, so at this time, the huge water volume was all rainwater brought by the storm. ===== CHAPTER 1878 =====