From Prisoner to Si Chen

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Suddenly, a dull and distant bell rang.

Accompanying the sound of the bell, the picture before Jilan's eyes began to show noise, as well as black, flashing vertical spots.

'The movie is about to end...'

Jilan understood.

'But this time, it is no longer the air raid siren, but a bell... Could it be that the form of the prompt will also change due to the different era and background of the story? ’

He guessed, feeling secretly regretful at the same time.

No mystery points were gained from watching the movie this time, and Agni’s mysterious swordsmanship could not be learned due to the short plot time.

But fortunately, three mysterious materials were obtained from "Windmill Cat", which were enough to refine "green gunpowder". Coupled with the equipment and medicines collected from the purification team, it was not like returning empty-handed.

Gilan looked at the knights in front of him, the down-and-out residents, the kneeling city lord, and Captain William, who was bathed in the morning light and looked not like a mortal.

In the blink of an eye, he was sitting on the sofa in the utility room.

On the curtain in front of him, the movie picture became a close-up of Captain William. With a smile on his face, he mounted his tall horse and led the knights along the road under the increasingly bright sunshine.

On one side, the cast list and subtitles were scrolling.

The list of behind-the-scenes personnel is the same as seen before and has not changed.

And finally, the director’s closing speech was:

"May the darkness and haze since ancient times be illuminated by you one day."

Click.

The lights suddenly came on.

Gillan saw a stork, an oystercatcher, a sparrow and a seagull gathered around him.

"Mr. Snow Owl, how do you feel?"

Mr. Oystercatcher looked curious and smiled.

"I heard from Miss Sparrow and Miss Seagull that you learned a body-building technique from the Knights? Has there been any change in your body?"

"Hmm..." Ji Lan nodded and said casually: "Not bad, I feel that my strength has increased, but the practice time is too short and there is no particularly obvious effect."

"pity."

Mr. Stork shook his head.

"That kind of body-building secret technique seems to require a unique secret medicine to be effective, and the time you have to enter the movie each time is limited, so it is difficult to practice it to a high level... Even if you go in and practice again and again, the cost of time and money will be Too high."

Hearing this, everyone was a little disappointed.

At the same time, the atmosphere also became silent.

Because the end of the movie watching means that parting is coming.

From now on, the members of the community are likely to live apart and never see each other again.

In the movie, they depend on each other for life and death, but in reality, they watch each other, forming this rare friendship that makes both of them reluctant to let go.

"I'll let old Jerry cook a nice dinner for everyone."

Mr. Stork chuckled and looked at everyone.

Then he added in a low voice:

"I also have a few bottles of red wine that I have kept privately for a farewell party."

The two ladies, Sparrow and Seagull, looked at each other, suppressed the reluctance in their hearts, smiled and nodded in agreement: "Yes!"

Mr. Oystercatcher laughed heartily, pointed at Mr. Stork and said:

"So you hid the wine and you didn't even tell me!"

"If you find out, you'll probably finish the drink."

Mr. Stork smiled and shook his head.

Everyone was infected by Mr. Oystercatcher's laughter and smiled.

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In the afternoon, everyone in the community was drinking tea and chatting in the living room.

Old Jerry put on an apron and got busy in the kitchen, starting to prepare dishes.

At the coffee table, everyone was chatting. The content has nothing to do with mystery or film. It is just anecdotes about daily life, respective troubles, ideals and ambitions, and even plans and expectations for the future.

It's very pure, just like a normal gathering of friends.

Taking advantage of the free time before dinner, Gillan talked to Mr. Stork alone.

"Mr. Stork, can you help me purchase some raw materials?"

Gillan asked straight to the point.

"What raw material?"

"Saltpeter, sulphur, and charcoal."

"Gunpowder... dynamite?!"

Mr. Stork looked surprised.

He glanced to the left. The three people in the living room were still talking and laughing, and didn't pay attention to this side, so he said in a deep voice:

"Are you ready to take action?"

"Yeah." Jilan said calmly.

Mr. Stork thought for a while and said hesitantly:

"If you need a large quantity, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a while."

"It doesn't have to be a lot, a few pounds will be enough."

Gillan shook his head.

When Mr. Stork heard this, he immediately understood that it seemed that the other party did not want to use explosives, because this amount could not cause much damage at all.

"That's no problem, I can give it to you tomorrow." He said.

"Thank you." Gilan thanked him. "Then please ask Mr. Stork to help me prepare to leave, let's make it tomorrow evening."

Mr. Stork was silent for a few seconds and nodded solemnly.

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Dinner time.

There were more than a dozen dinner plates on the dining table, with all kinds of delicacies on them, all made by old Jerry. It was obvious that he had put a lot of thought into this farewell banquet.

Everyone had a great time eating.

Mr. Stork took out three bottles of fine wine that he had collected. It was said that they were seventy or eighty years old. They had been hidden by the empire long before it promulgated the prohibition on alcohol, and they were never willing to take them out to drink.

Today is an exception, and it can be seen from Mr. Stork's behavior that he attaches great importance to everyone in the club.

Just drink wine and eat delicious food.

The candlesticks specially prepared for the atmosphere were lit with fire.

In an instant, everyone in the community temporarily forgot the sadness of farewell, and everyone had a smile on their face.

"Snowy Owl, you really don't want to take me away?"

Miss Seagull drank the old wine, her cheeks were flushed, and she finally plucked up the courage to ask the blond young man again at the dinner table.

"I was unable to resist the marriage arranged for me by my family, so I could only escape...but where could I escape to?"

"It's better to follow you and wander around the world!"

The lady with short hair lifted the ends of her hair, and her sterling silver cross earrings shone in the candlelight.

Her eyes were shining as well.

Everyone present fell silent.

Miss Sparrow sitting next to her had a complicated expression.

Aurora thinks that she doesn't have the courage of Miss Seagull. At the same time, she also has a father who loves her deeply... Her father didn't listen to her last time to persuade her and just thought she was making a fuss out of a molehill.

She was extremely eager for Mr. Snow Owl to take her away at all costs and take her away by force... But she couldn't take the initiative to follow him away.

Gillan took a sip of red wine silently.

After a long while, he just said softly:

"Feel sorry."

"..."

Miss Seagull said nothing more, just picked up the red wine glass and drank it.

She drank most of the glass of red wine directly.

Of the people present, only Mr. Stork knew about it.

He knew that Mr. Snow Owl was not heartless and unjust, but that what the other party was going to do and the consequences of doing it would inevitably affect the people around him.

"Do you need my help?" Mr. Stork asked.

"Miss Seagull, I have friends out there who can arrange a place for you to stay. If you want to leave Brak City..."

Before he finished speaking, Miss Seagull waved her hand.

"never mind."

She smiled slightly, her voice weak.