Chapter 101 Argument

"Sir Aetius." Father Galba sat up straight and leaned forward slightly in his seat, showing that he had an indispensable say in this matter. He stared at Aetius intently, spread his palms, and said slowly: "Respected Sir Aetius, although I am not a soldier, for your chief centurion Guy, yes, Sir Aetius, he is a faithful believer and has been appreciated by the Pope, but now it is unknown whether he is dead or alive. I came here just for this poor child."

"Father Galba, I understand your feelings. After all, Guy is not only a faithful believer of the church, but also a candidate for the Senate." Aetius had his back to me, so I couldn't see his expression. I guess he must have been smiling. It turned out that Chief Centurion Guy was a very mysterious person to me, but after Aetius revealed it, it turned out that he was a candidate for the Senate who came to the military camp to take credit.

"If I were Luca, I would also refuse to answer if Mr. Anthony was so anxious, so I ask!" Aetius said, staring at Father Galba intently. I don't know how much power this priest has. Father Galba nodded slightly and acquiesced to Aetius' request.

Deputy Legion Commander Anthony said nothing and then turned back to his seat. He was obviously self-aware and knew that he was not strong enough to fight against Aetius, let alone confront him face to face. If he did so, he would not only offend Aetius, but also not give face to Father Galba. He sat down and raised his hand to cover his mouth, as if he was listening carefully. Five older knights stood behind him. He must have given the initiative to Aetius now, just to seize the opportunity to refute.

"So, Luka!"

Aetius turned his head and thought for a while, then asked me: "What was your position in Worms at that time?"

"The 300th team."

I told the truth: "Chief Centurion Guy is in the first 100-man team, followed by Orius Andrew, and then me."

“Yeah, very good!”

Aetius nodded and then asked, "Then how did the Germans hired by the Burgundians attack you?"

"Can you give me another glass of water?" This glass of water was obviously not enough, so I pursed my lips and asked shamelessly.

I thought that doing so would make Aetius unhappy, but who knew that he just nodded and agreed readily, then waved behind him, and the captain of the guard, Levi, quickly stepped forward and brought him a glass of water.

Just like before, Aetius fed me personally. After I drank the water in the cup, I felt extremely comfortable. At the same time, my slightly turbid thoughts became clear.

"Go ahead."

Aetius' words were still neither sad nor happy, cold and emotionless. He put the empty cup back on the silver plate in Levi's hand. He continued to look at me, staring straight into my eyes without blinking, which made me feel very uncomfortable.

"First, we were advancing on the streets in the center of Worms. Because of your order, Marshal, we were the first to take down the eagle flag of Worms, so we went down the city wall. Chief Centurion Guy did not intend to let us assist the Eighth Legion in storming the city wall."

"etc!"

As I was speaking, Aetius interrupted me with his hand and said, "Are you saying that it was the order of the chief centurion Guy that you marched to Worms?"

"yes!"

"If what Orius Luca said is true," Aetius turned around and analyzed, "it was Guy who chose to advance alone, so as the commander at the time, he should shoulder all the responsibility." After saying that, he turned around and stretched out his hand to signal me to continue.

“But the streets are lined with abandoned houses.”

Here I was again interrupted by Aetius, who asked: "Why don't you search the houses?"

I shook my head, indicating that I didn't know, and just replied: "Guy didn't give such an order. I think, just I think, he thought that the Burgundians had done their best to defend the broken wall, so our attack was a sneak attack, and there was no possibility of an ambush."

"So, you didn't notice any signs?"

"Yes!" I immediately thought of the soldier.

"A soldier, one of my centurions. He found a lost Germanic leather helmet!" I sorted out my thoughts, and I realized that Aetius could save me from death. I was already captured, and they treated me like this, so Andrew and other soldiers who rescued me would not be much better. My death is not a big deal, but there is a high probability that those people will be buried with me, which I don't want to see. I have placed all my bets on Aetius, hoping that Aetius is deliberately against Anthony.

"The leather helmet was warm and was found in an empty space between abandoned houses. I became suspicious at the time, so I asked the soldier who found the leather helmet to alert Chief Centurion Guy!"

"And what about the soldier?"

I shook my head and said slowly, "The Germans have been watching us in the dark. The soldier just ran a few steps before he was chopped down by a flying axe and died!"

"What about your wound?" Aetius was really reluctant to say a word when asked questions. No one present said a word, even Anthony, who listened quietly to my next answer along with everyone else.

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I went on to say, "When I saw the axe on the soldier's back, I was stunned and had no idea what to do. That was until the Germans rushed out of the abandoned house on all sides, and I was hit in the chest by an axe. But the force of the axe was not strong, otherwise I would have died long ago!"

"So!" Aetius said to me slowly while lowering his head in thought, "You discovered all this in advance, but the Germans who were monitoring you also discovered what you did, so they launched an attack in advance!"

"You could say that." I nodded in agreement. "But the centurion that Chief Centurion Guy is in is too deep."

"So, you were carried out of the battlefield by your friends." Aetius put his hands on his hips, his expression relaxed a little, as if he already knew the answer.

"Sir! I think he is lying!" Anthony, who had been unable to sit still for a long time, jumped up from his chair before anyone else could react and shouted, "He is making excuses that are totally irrelevant, so I think his explanation is totally unreliable!"

"But I believed it!" Aetius turned around, his voice raised by a full octave, and he retorted to Antony.

"Guy has always been an impatient fellow, so what he did is completely consistent with the description of Orius Luca!" As expected of Aetius, he saw everything so clearly. I couldn't help but feel secretly happy in my heart, and I was full of confidence that I could survive!

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. I got home only ten minutes ago when I received a notice that the holiday was cancelled. I am so screwed!

(End of this chapter)