The Whispering Verses Chapter 2512: If you give me a ray of light (end of this volume)

Chapter 2513 If you give me a ray of light (end of this volume)

"This cat has bright fur and a very docile personality. It doesn't look like a wild cat but a lost pet cat."

Xia De said suddenly, and then explained to the doctor who looked at him in surprise:

"The most common commission I handle is to find lost pet cats, and I am very familiar with this."

As he spoke, Shade waved to the blue cat who, although scared away by little Mia, still turned back three times:

"Do you remember where you got lost?"

Then the doctor was even more surprised to find that the blue round-faced cat actually turned around and looked at Shade, and then said "meow~meow~" to little Mia who was picked up by Shade again. The voice came back.

Afterwards, Shade and the doctor spent a lot of effort and found the middle-aged woman who had lost the cat farther south on the street along the river. It's just that she didn't look very kind, or she was worried that Shade and Dr. Schneider would ask for benefits from her, so after picking up the cat she called "Little Harry", she whispered her thanks and left quickly.

Xia De is sure that he has found the wrong cat owner, and he doesn’t care much about the cat owner’s attitude:

"Although her attitude was not very good, at least she said thank you."

"Yeah, it's nice to be polite."

The doctor said, teasing Shade:

"Do you often do good things like this when walking on the street?"

"Don't think of me as a kind person, I just have time now."

The two of them looked at the Yuewan Bridge, which was very close at hand, and the doctor sighed again:

"I noticed this bridge when I first arrived here. It is a double-decker tower bridge. There is no such building even in Tobesk. I think it will be very grand when it is built."

"The river flowing through Tobesk is not as wide as the Taton River, so there is no need to build such a bridge."

"Detective, do you want to go up with me and take a look? Although there are workers, it should be okay to cover it up with illusions."

Now that the clouds and fog have dispersed, workers have returned to continue construction on the unfinished Yuewan Bridge.

Looking around, the huge bridge frame stands on the river, surrounded by scaffolding, like a metal forest.

The bridge has not yet been closed, and construction is underway on the east and west sides at the same time. Among the densely packed scaffolding, with only a safety rope to ensure safety, the workers were carrying out their work hundreds of meters above the river.

Romantic people would probably describe this scene with sentences such as "They are dancing among the steel", but the doctor standing on the bridge looking up asked:

"What a big project. This will become a new landmark building in Yuewan, and will even appear on stamps and postcards. Detective, are the wages of these workers high?"

"It's not particularly high. It is said that some of these workers have been owed wages for several months. The foreman said that they would not be paid until they were completed to prevent them from quitting halfway. If it weren't for Yuewan some time ago It's foggy, maybe we can see a strike now."

The two stepped onto the bridge deck which was under construction. The construction of the bridge head had actually been completed, but because construction materials had to be transported, there was a thick layer of dust on the ground.

As expected, no one paid attention to the two of them, so the two of them walked onto the elevator connecting the upper and lower bridge decks as if no one else was watching. The doctor marveled at this great project:

“But I heard from locals that the Yuewan City Hall has invested a lot of money in the Yuewan Bridge.”

The elevator rumbled and carried the two people upward. This kind of steam engine-powered elevator was not as effective as the "occult elevators" like the ones in Count Darmanin's mansion and the mountain top sacrificial site:

"Doctor, it's not that a lot of money has been invested, but a considerable amount of money has been invested."

Xia De corrected, stretched out his palm and made a number:

"The bridge has not yet been fully completed, and due to various reasons, the number guessed in the newspaper is not very accurate. But when the bridge is finally completed, the total cost will not be lower than this number."

The two men spoke in Delarian, so Dr. Schneider also knew that Shade was gesturing for gold pounds and not for Kassenrik's krona:

"1.4 million gold pounds?"

The doctor said in surprise, while Xia De looked at the distant scenery of Yuewan City that became clearer during the ascent:

"You know I have special information channels, so this number should be relatively accurate. Of course, this is the total cost, which includes corruption and misappropriation. In fact, the real cost should not be that much."

After saying that, I laughed again:

"Of course, for such a large project, corruption is one of the costs that everyone understands. After all, no one expects it, and no one will quietly lend a hand in this kind of project."

"Tsk tsk, 1.4 million gold pounds, I haven't even imagined this figure. Most of the real estate in Saint Teresa Square is equivalent to the cost of this Tower Bridge."

The doctor was amazed at this:

"I only heard that the local vampires are quite powerful, and it seems that other 'vampires' are equally powerful. 1.4 million, but judging from the role and significance of the Yuewan Bridge, this money is actually well spent. ."

After a clang~, the elevator took the two of them to the upper bridge. Because the construction progress of the upper bridge deck is slower, various engineering materials such as steel pipes, buckles, ropes, hanging baskets, etc. are placed on the bridge deck. The densely packed scaffolding on both sides cast shadows like spider webs on the bridge.

Even a few hundred meters above the ground, it is not quiet. Not to mention the bustling banks of the Taton River, even the sound of workers during construction is noisy enough.

But Shade and Doctor Schneider don't hate such sounds. Compared with the whispers of those evil things, or the whispers of unexplainable existence, the sounds at this time are really soothing.

The sun is shining brightly, and citizens' lives are recovering from the catastrophe. Time will erase everything, and the stable days after the thrilling war are even more cherished.

"I heard"

Xia De and the doctor walked around the workers squatting on the bridge to bundle the steel parts. The latter was stooped and had black oil stains all over his clothes. The oil used to maintain steel products has a strong smell.

"Yuewan City is planning to use the completion of the Yuewan Bridge in the second half of the year to celebrate Yuewan's escape from this disaster. But that should be this winter, and the city will be very different by then."

"Winter, another year has passed in the blink of an eye. I don't know if I am getting older, but I always feel like time is passing faster and faster lately."

The doctor said with a smile, and Shade raised his feet to cross the rope on the bridge:

"You are considered to be in your prime of life now, but the priest is considered to be old."

Although the construction progress of the upper bridge deck is not as good as that of the lower deck, the extension distance of the upper deck to the center of the river is about the same as that of the lower deck. The two of them soon arrived at the end of the bridge, standing on this high point and looking at the city of wealth under the clear sky from a broad perspective.

Although the height here is not as high as Belindel Big Ben, it is still high enough to overlook Little Half Moon Bay. The weather is very good, and the summer breeze blowing here is refreshing. The temperature this summer is on the low side, and even the afternoon sun is not very harsh and dazzling.

They stood here looking at the scenery together, and no one spoke immediately. Although foreigners have been to this bridge several times, this is the first time they just stand here and look at the scenery like this.

Under the bridge are the rapid rivers and cargo ships passing by. In front of them are densely populated but different urban buildings, including three-story apartments, two-story shops facing the street, a grand bank at the corner of the street, or They are temporary vendors blocking the alley.

Citizens walked through the street like ants. The more conspicuous carriage turned into another road at the corner and stopped towards the street to avoid the private carriage with the noble family crest coming from the other side.

The warm wind blows on the cheeks. Although the outsiders have been here for more than two months, they have never felt the vitality of this city so clearly.

Probably, he has been walking too fast before.

"City of Fortune"

He heard the doctor beside him sighing like this, so he asked:

"Doctor, do you want to hear my story? I have done a lot of great things locally in the past few months."

"Let's talk about it. I guess most of the things in this city in the past two months have to do with you."

Although the position where they are standing is the farthest point of the bridge deck, two steel plates that are not in contact with each other and are not very wide extend forward from here.

Xia De and the doctor continued to move forward. To ordinary people, this kind of behavior like walking on a single-plank bridge at a height of 100 meters might only be done by circus acrobats, but for Shade and the doctor, it was nothing.

There were heavy cables tied under the steel plate. The two of them stopped at the end of the steel plate protruding from the bridge deck. The doctor clasped his hands on his chest and continued to look at the city, while Shade sat down directly, letting his feet hang in the air and looking at the city. Towards the dock area on the right.

“The story begins when I came to Yuewan to look for a relic. Then I met old friends I hadn’t seen for a long time, and also made new friends.”

He omitted some sensitive events and did not disclose specific information about Mr. Albert and Mr. Bernhardt. It took him half an hour to briefly explain what Mr. Bernhardt called the "Legend of Moon Bay." The story of the summer of 1854.

The doctor stood on the edge of the steel plate and listened carefully. It was not until Shade finished speaking and sighed that he made his own comment:

"So, real stories are sometimes more exciting than those chivalry novels. Detective, most people in this city don't know you, but you did save most people in this city.

Working among the seven major families, mediating the conflicts between vampires and humans, tracking down dragons and madmen in the dark, and helping those in need. I think someone will always remember what you did. ”

Xia De touched the cat on his lap with one hand to prevent it from falling, and supported the steel plate with one hand on his side. He smiled and shook his head in the sun:

"I didn't do these things to be remembered by others, but it's finally over. If I hadn't talked to you about this, I wouldn't have realized how busy I was this summer."

After pausing for a moment, he stared at the city on the other side of the river:

"Doctor, in your opinion, what is justice?"

Bill Schneider lowered his head and looked at him:

"Look what you said, detective, aren't you justice?"

"I don't want you to praise me, I'm really asking this question."

The doctor thought for a moment:

"Justice, this is really a profound question. Detective, I can't tell you the answer. Some people spend their whole lives searching for the answer, only to discover in the end that the process of their pursuit itself is the answer."

Although this time he did not tell the unique truth like before, Shade was not disappointed:

"Some people are willing to sacrifice themselves, some are trying to save others, some are trying to get revenge, and some just can't stand the unpleasant things. Justice, justice is pale and humble, justice is powerful but cruel."

"Don't you understand this very well?"

The doctor smiled and asked:

"And I have given you the answer just now: the process of pursuing justice itself is justice. Detective, look, the story you just told is the story of foreigners bringing justice to this city?"

"Doctor, I told you that you don't need to praise me."

Dr. Schneider moved his eyes away from Shade and continued to look at the bustling Moon Bay scenery on both sides of the river bank under the sun:

"I'm not complimenting you. Look in front of you, detective, this scene is your justice."

The huge Tower Bridge surrounded by dense scaffolding is full of workers. The noise comes from both sides of the river bank under the bridge. Under the sun, the city is gray and warm yellow, like a lightly colored oil painting, and like a It is a gongbi painting with fine brushstrokes.

The ant-like people inject a steady stream of vitality into the city. The wind blew newspapers with Margaret's photo on them. There were still wanted notices for cultists commissioned by the church and issued by the city hall on the lampposts along the river bank.

Little Mia lay lazily on Shade's lap, and the sunlight made the cat's fur glow golden.

The sun is just right and the warm breeze is pleasant. The blue-eyed psychiatrist crossed his arms and looked into the distance, while the stranger stroked the cat on his lap while looking at the city he and his friends had saved.

The wind seemed to drag the light and shadow on the two of them backwards, leaving traces of light. The birds hovering above their heads flew across the sky and flew into the distance. The incomplete bridges in the building blend perfectly with the riverside scenery of the bustling steam city. The sparkling waves of the river below complement each other with the sunlight-reflecting tiles of the rows of houses.

The warm wind carried the clouds slowly drifting under the blue sky, and the petals blown by the wind flew past Sha De's cheek and flew to the unknown distance.

The vivid scene under the sun was so vivid that Shade felt that he really understood what Mr. Bernhardt said when he said goodbye, and understood why he was so reluctant to let the summer of 1854 end like this. .

The soft breeze blew over your cheeks, and you took a deep breath. The warm air made your whole body feel full and comfortable. A gentle smile rang in my ears, as illusory as the iridescent light and shadow in the sun, and as real as the satisfaction that emerged at this moment:

[The Sixth Age, year 1854 of the Universal Calendar, the Moon of Blossoms. The bitter cold drives away the warm winds of summer, and the excessive dazzling light is not always beneficial. The prophecies sent by the ancient gods from the past destroyed the ancient city, and the hope gained by the new gods from death wrote a new ending. Gluttonous dragons fly in the sky, and bloodthirsty beasts lurk in the shadows. When you and they draw the sword of justice and point it at the powerful enemy, and the golden thunder strikes, where the eternal light shines, a foreign land offering sacrifices to the ancient silver moon. Man, across time and destiny, civilization and time will record everything. May you run with this light in the world. 】

Shad listened intently. He felt that until this moment, all the adventure stories of Yuewan had finally turned the last page.

This scene under the sun is so beautiful. Although there is sacrifice and sadness, he thinks this is the best ending that this story can have.

Of course Dr. Schneider on the side had no idea what Shade was thinking. He just stretched out his right hand and turned his palm upward, as if he wanted to use this hand to catch a ray of light:

"Detective, although I just said that everyone's justice is different, would you like to hear what I think is justice? Talk about this matter from the perspective of a psychiatrist."

"Of course."

He sat there and gently stroked Miss Gold's cat.

"Detective, my justice is to bring a ray of light to every patient whose heart is shrouded in shadow."

When it comes to his own job, Dr. Schneider is quite serious:

"Of course, this is trivial compared to what you have done. But the two things are actually the same. We cannot solve every trouble in the world, and sometimes even the troubles we encounter It can't be solved.

But even so, it is still valuable to let yourself be a ray of light to illuminate a dark soul and a dark life. ”

"This sounds amazing."

Xia De praised, and the doctor waved his hand that "caught" the light forward, as if to cover the entire Moon Bay:

"You can't save everyone, Detective, and you can't manipulate everyone into doing what you think they should do.

So, give them a ray of light or let yourself be that ray of light, let them see the hope of life and future, and then people will follow that ray of light themselves. It was like this before, and it is like this now.

I can open up those depressed minds, and you can give people direction in their lives. In my opinion, justice is probably this kind of thing. Don't think of yourself as too great, but don't think that you can't do anything. Look, you have become that ray of light. Now it is not only the sun that lights up Moon Bay, but also you and the gentleman who volunteered to sacrifice. ”

"Doctor, you are always so eloquent."

Xia De praised, Dr. Schneider shook his head, but there was a smile on his face.

"If justice, give me a ray of light?"

Xia De lowered his head and looked at his right hand. At the same time, the tiny streams of light gathered behind him into a holy emblem in the shape of a golden dragon head. Because Shade was sitting and the doctor was standing, Dr. Schneider only squinted slightly and saw this scene clearly.

But the "well-informed" doctor was not surprised and didn't even say anything. He tried to blink, and the luminous circular emblem disappeared from behind Shade.

The doctor clasped his hands on his chest, raised his head slightly and continued to look at the scenery on the other side of the Taton River under the bridge:

"What a peaceful day. Detective, I don't know what the weather was like the day you first came to Yuewan, but such a legendary and beautiful story should end in such an ordinary but sunny day. ”

Little Mia's paw patted Shade's right hand, and he asked to continue stroking.

Xia De had no choice but to give up looking at his hand and continued to look at Yuewan while touching little Mia.

They at the end of the construction bridge are just two black dots when viewed from a higher place, while the Yuewan City seen from a higher place looks like a living creature full of vitality. The sun shines on the city, and thousands of sails are moored in the harbor. Perhaps experiencing a disaster will leave dark scars, but as long as the light remains, hope remains.

"Regardless of whether I have given others light about their lives and future, at least I am a light in little Mia's 'cat life'."

It was rare for outsiders to think proudly in their hearts. One person continued to stand and the other continued to sit at the end of the bridge. They would probably stay here for a while before leaving.

A flock of pigeons flew over their heads, but only a small shadow flashed past.

The white pigeons flew over the pier, over the Moon Bay Bridge, over Herring Street, over Spider Alley under the blue sky, and finally landed in twos and threes on the upper edge of the dial on the terrace of Belindell's Big Ben.

Click~

The pointer moves to the next frame.

At the end of the bridge, someone seemed to be hugging Sha De from behind, and "her" gentle voice came from the wind:

[Outlander, you have gained new power. 】

(End of this volume)