I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 420 A negligible price

"click~"

The iron door of the cell was opened, and a group of soldiers came in and took Joan away.

Through this familiar, dark and damp corridor, Joan of Arc came to the hall again.

Malfoy was already sitting behind the table waiting for her, with a flash of sarcasm in his dark eyes.

There was a document placed in front of him.

The soldier pressed Joan down and made her sit on the chair opposite him.

"Let's see," said Malfoy.

Joan of Arc had no worries, but raised her hand to look at the document in front of her, which was the armistice treaty signed between West France and Prussia.

The treaty was very detailed, and Joan of Arc read it very carefully.Finally, she saw the names of President Cartier and Malfoy at the end.

But I didn't see her name.

"Pfft ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!"

Malfoy opposite him finally couldn't hold back and laughed happily.

"Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc, you told me a few days ago that you have nothing to fear except treason."

"But what if your country abandons you?" Malfoy had a sarcastic smile on his lips, "You have worked hard for West France, and even risked entering Berlin alone to negotiate with my father, leaving your life behind, but you How does your country repay you?"

“After the armistice agreement was signed, they abandoned you directly and abandoned you in this place that everyone calls purgatory.

Like a piece of garbage that has been completely used. "

The smile on Malfoy's face became even more wanton.

"Joan of Arc, do you regret that you have sacrificed everything for this country?"

However, the smile on his face soon stopped, because she saw that Joan's expression did not change at all, and she just silently closed the document in front of her.

"Thank you for telling me all this, and thank you for letting me know that everything I work hard has results."

"Then what? Aren't you desperate? Are you angry?" Malfoy stood up and slammed the table, suppressing his anger and said, "Don't pretend to be calm in front of me, Jeanne! You can't fool me."

Malfoy had commanded several battles a few years ago, and almost all of them ended in perfect victory.

This is also the reason why he can become the commander-in-chief of the Verdun battlefield, not just because he is a prince.

When he first became the commander-in-chief of the Verdun battlefield, he was very proud and felt that he would definitely lead Prussia to victory in this war and would successfully take over the throne of his father in the future.

However, reality gave him a blow.

The Verdun defense line led by Joan of Arc blocked their attack like a wall reaching the sky.

On this battlefield, he experienced unprecedented frustration, and it was precisely because of his defeat on this battlefield that he led to a series of troublesome events.

Malfoy has always known what kind of person he is, insidious, cunning, greedy, selfish, full of suspicion and distrust.

Compared to his own interests, he would not hesitate to imprison his father, even if it cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

He never felt that there were any truly good people in this world. Even those who seemed friendly on the surface might have extremely dirty thoughts behind their backs.

But at this moment, Joan of Arc's existence ruthlessly shattered all his perceptions.

Her existence was like a mirror, perfectly reflecting his opposite side and his ugliness.

Her brilliance and excellence made Malfoy, who originally thought he was excellent, appear so incompetent.

This is also the source of his anger.

He was extremely eager for the dazzling Joan of Arc to show her ugly face, and for this aloof angel to fall into the mortal world.

So after successfully signing the armistice agreement, he took the documents to Montjuic without stopping.

But everything was the opposite of what he thought.

Joan's calmness was like a slap in the face that was extremely loud.

"Why should I be angry?" Joan of Arc asked, "What I save is the people of West France, not the politicians of West France. What the politicians do is their business.

With the signing of the armistice agreement, the people of West France will no longer be affected by the war and will no longer worry that one day a cannonball will be thrown in their face. This is enough for me. "

Joan's eyes were very calm, "I understood a few years ago that it is impossible to get everything you want. If you want to get something, you must let go of something at the same time."

Malfoy stared at her, trying to see any fear in her eyes, but the fact was that he couldn't see it at all.

He had never seen such clear eyes in his life, even though she had been in such a dark prison for a while.

"Aren't you afraid?" Malfoy said in a low voice, "Do you think the clothes Tesla left you can protect you from death?"

In Malfoy's opinion, the military uniform with special functions used to protect Joan of Arc should have been made by Tesla.

But Joan of Arc had no intention of explaining anything to him.

"Of all the despicable emotions, fear is the most despicable," replied Joan. "You may die and be executed in public." Malfoy continued, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Fear." Joan of Arc nodded undeniably, "But I have a clear conscience, and I will naturally die calmly."

The jailers who were standing straight around seemed to be moved by these words.

They looked at each other, as if they could see movement in each other's eyes.

Malfoy took a deep breath and slowly stood upright. There was no longer anger in his eyes, but it was not appreciation either, as if he had completely lost interest in a toy.

He said, "Call the chief judge over, and take her down."

The soldier who followed Malfoy on one side nodded.

"Yes."

"Take her to the room above and prepare her a supper," said Malfoy.

The soldier understood what Malfoy meant, nodded, and then motioned to the other jailers to take her out of the room.

They did not take Joan to the lowest level of the prison where she had lived before, but started to go up. This is where the jailers live. It is more like a staff dormitory than a prison.

But the place where she lives is on the top floor, which should be the room where the warden lives. The decoration inside is very exquisite, with carpets, beds, and even a simple wooden wardrobe.

This may be Malfoy's hospice care for Joan, or it may be that he wants Joan to experience the beauty of life and then die in despair with the desire for life.

Montjuic Castle was originally used as a war fortress, so the windows are very small, but there is a large window here that can overlook the sea in the distance.

However, this window is bound by many grilles made of iron bars, but even without these grilles, there is no way to escape through this window, because it is too high, it is on a high tower.

"About seven o'clock in the evening, your dinner will be delivered to you." The soldier in military uniform saluted Joan of Arc, and then slowly retreated from here.

"pat"

The door then closed, and Joan could clearly hear the sound of the door being locked.

She looked around and took a few steps forward. The anklets on her feet that restricted her escape made crisp sounds as she moved.

She came to the window and looked out at the vast sea through the glass between the iron gratings.

Dark clouds are gathering in the sky, and the clouds and mist are pulling the wind and waves closer to the coast. The rain is pouring, thunder is roaring, and petrels are flying in the sky against the wind and waves.

Joan of Arc just watched the storm in the distance quietly. Joan of Arc's hometown is near the Meuse River, which is considered a very inland place, and her family is not considered wealthy. Before she was a teenager, her activities were basically I can't even leave that town.

When she was 16 years old, she and her brother had a dream. When they grew up and had money, they would go to the beach and see the blue and vastness of the sea.

Now, she has reached the age where she can look at the sea at any time, but the person who originally agreed to watch the sea with her is no longer alive.

Farewell is the most painful thing in the world, and she has already experienced many farewells in just a few years.

In the army, she met many interesting and lovely people, whose names still remain in Joan's mind.

Lucco, a young boy who has just been admitted to the Paris School of Art, never leaves his hand with a pipe, and old Brown whose daughter has just given birth to a granddaughter for him. He also has a humorous personality and a character who always wants to marry the widowed owner of the flower shop in front of his house. Sri Lanka.

None of them are famous heroes, and the only people who know them are their relatives and friends.

They are just humble soldiers on this battlefield.

But they are just like the people who died in this war. They are people with their own families, people who love them, and their own lives. They are flesh and blood people who have lived in this world.

But they all died in this war.

To the careerists who launched this war, they may just be pale numbers on the battle report, which are insignificant at all.

Joan of Arc has read many battle reports, or in other words, during those days on the battlefield of Verdun, she could see extremely huge numbers almost every day.

And in this war, the number of people who died in this world may be counted in the millions or even tens of millions.

And among them, how many people have lost their husbands, their fathers, and their sons.
Joan of Arc didn't dare to think about how huge the sadness was.

Blood and tears are not enough to describe the cruelty of this war.

Sometimes, Joan often fantasizes about what these people would be like without this war.

If there had not been this war, Luco would have continued to attend his own art school, which was one of the best art schools in West France. After graduating, he might have become an excellent painter and more people would know him.

He painted a self-portrait of himself, and he was indeed very talented.

Without this war, Old Brown could hug his little granddaughter.He often took out his granddaughter's photos on the battlefield to see how much he liked them. Maybe he would quit smoking because of his granddaughter in the future.

And that Gus who wants to marry a widow.

Joan heard him mention that woman. She was very pitiful. Not long after they got married, her husband died on the way to the mountains for hunting. She took a daughter who was not yet three years old and relied on the help of relatives to open the flower shop. .

The orphan and widowed mother lived a very poor life and were often bullied.Gus and she had a mutual crush.

That woman could have ended her life of being bullied and lived a good life again.
Including Joan of Arc herself, maybe she can also take a walk on this beach with her family
But fortunately, all the pain and sadness will end today.

All will live a good life and move in a new direction.

Just need to pay some trivial price
(End of this chapter)