Chapter 22 Section 6 Within a year and a half

March 31st, dawn.Le Corgi had been busy all night yesterday and hadn't closed his eyes. He was tired at this moment. What kind of scene he had experienced!This is the manifestation of the good and evil of the human soul, and the manifestation of the violence and selflessness of human nature. He put the investigation of this case aside.With lives at stake, the two innocent victims of the tragedy were placed on makeshift stretchers and rushed to government offices. Sander was put to bed and immediately stripped of his clothes.The situation is worrying, the legs have been smashed to pieces and no longer exist.Seeing the young man's body in this state, Altleble felt his heart ache, and he couldn't bear to live, and the weather-beaten bronze face was full of tears.

Le Corgi seemed to be a kind mother, patiently and meticulously bandaging the bruised child.His legs were covered in flesh and blood, and he might not be able to walk on them for the rest of his life, and he would have to live the life of a disabled person forever.This is begging to heaven and cannot be recovered.But this also has a good side, without amputation, otherwise it will bring fatal injuries. After Le Corgi finished treating him, he dripped a few drops of tonic on his bloodless mouth, and he began to make some indistinct weak sounds mixed with groans. Le Corgi then dealt with Dick, but he too looked dangerous, his eyes closed, his face purple and twitching.He was short of breath and had a high fever.After the examination, Le Corgi felt very anxious. Although his body was not damaged and he looked harmless, in fact, his condition was more serious than that of Sander.

It was late to arrange the two children, but he still came to Ali.The Lordes family told him the whole story.Lordes was shocked when he heard this, and Le Corgi asked him for help, and he immediately agreed without any excuses.They discussed it, and Mrs. Lords, Kernery, and Du Liji.Cerrone and Graziina take care of the two children in shifts of four.The girls work the day shift and the mother works the night shift.Mrs. Lordes was the first to go to work. She only had a few minutes to change, and then she and Le Corgi went out together. After arranging everything, he went to rest after the most tense moment, but he couldn't fall asleep.His mind was full of big things, and he couldn't calm down.

Five criminals, three dead, and two alive, so the battle is not over.Although Siridai had fled and evaded capture all over the island, it was certain that he would be brought to justice sooner or later.In addition, Kennedy was locked up in police custody, awaiting sentencing. Three people died, one was at large, and two children were in critical condition. I'm afraid we can't hold back this time, and everyone will know the truth of the incident.However, there may be some hope if we act now before most people know it.Where to start? In fact, Le Corgi and his opponents are the same in terms of thinking and principles, but the methods of doing things are quite different.Generally speaking, these people, like him, hated all kinds of restraints, and they would never resign themselves to their fate.In addition, their personalities are also different: one side wants to completely destroy the autocracy; the other side is just content to escape.Therefore, they all demand and yearn for freedom. Although they express different views, their essence is the same.In any case, these people were just rebels from society, and he himself had been a misfit in society, and he saw himself in them.He is in power now, but will he kill them indiscriminately and punish them severely?

As soon as Le Corgi got up, he went straight to the prison, and Kennedy spent the whole night in a chair in despair.Seeing him approaching, Kennedy stood up quickly, but felt that he was not respectful enough, so he humbly took off his hat.Due to the strong small iron cuffs on his hands, he had to raise both hands at the same time when taking off his hat.After doing this, he lowered his head and waited. Kennedy's expression seemed to be that of a beast caught in a trap. He no longer had the right to enjoy the wealth bestowed by nature, air, space, and everything around him.He used to be so eager to deprive others of these wealth, but now he is restraining himself and reaping the consequences.

As soon as Le Corgi saw him, he was so angry that he couldn't control it. Altleble!He stuck his head out to the police station and called. Altleble came running. Open the handcuffs.Le Corgi pointed to the captive's handcuffed hands and said. But, said Mr. Altleble. Open it, Le Corgi interrupted him in a tone that could not be argued. Now Kennedy is free.he asks: You want to kill me, why? Kennedy didn't look up, just shrugged his shoulders, swayed unnaturally from side to side, and kept twisting the beret in his hand, as if saying that he didn't know anything. Le Corgi looked at him silently for a while, then walked towards the gate of the police station, opened the door fully, and turned sideways:

get out!He said. And Kennedy looked at him with an unsure expression. roll!He repeated it in a calm voice. Does anyone else ask him for such a thing?The former sailor bowed his shoulders and walked out the door.Le Corgi followed, closed the door, and walked straight in the direction of the two wounded, while Altable stood by, puzzled. Sander's condition is temporary, but Dick's is serious.He suffered from a terrible delirium, and he kept moving in bed, and his words were incoherent.There is no doubt that the child has severe cerebral congestion and a bad neck.So far, there is no way to treat him.He has a high fever, where can he find a piece of ice to cool him down?Except for winter, Khost Island cannot find this thing, and it has not yet developed to this point.

Ice, there was nothing Le Corgi could do.But the heavens are beautiful, and there is a spirit in the sky, and he soon had countless ice.The winter of 1884 was unusually early and very cold.In early April, continuous torrential rains began to fall, and it hardly stopped within a month.The torrential rain was accompanied by a sharp drop in temperature, and finally heavy snowfall.Such weather had not been encountered since Le Corgis settled down at Magellan.When the snow is not heavy, people still go about their normal activities.But in June, it snowed heavily and silver flowers were flying. People tried, but they could no longer go out. The snow had reached three meters, and Liberia was buried under a layer of ice.The door has been sealed by ice and snow, so we have to go in and out through the windows on the upper floors, and those bungalows have to open an opening in the roof.All public life stopped, going out only to buy some food, nothing else.

The cold weather, public health concerns, and the spread of the disease forced Le Corgi to help Dr. Liberia, who had long since been unable to cope alone. Fortunately, he could breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't have to worry about Dick and Sander any more.Of the two, Sander was the first to recover.On the tenth day after the accident, this dedicated man was out of danger and did not need amputation.Next, his wounds healed quickly.It can also be said that because of his small size and vigorous vitality, he recovered quickly.However, within two months.He was still not allowed to get out of bed.

get out of bed!To be honest, this statement is not accurate.Sander would never be able to get out of bed again. Without help, he could only stay where he was, his necrotic legs could no longer support his body, and he was permanently disabled and unable to move. The kid didn't seem too upset about it.When he woke up and regained consciousness, the first thing he said was not to cry out for pain, but to inquire about Dick's condition. He sacrificed so bravely and selflessly to save Dick. When people told him that Dick was safe and sound, he half-opened his mouth, revealing A little smile, but before long, he stopped believing what others said, and as his body recovered, he became more and more stubborn, demanding to see his friend.

But there was a long time that could not satisfy him.Dick was in a state of delirium for almost a month, his head was burning hot, and although it was now easy to get ice, it would not relieve his high fever.This difficult period finally passed, and his body was so weak that he would fall if the wind blew. However, from now on, his body recovered quickly, and the panacea for him was to tell him that Sander also survived the catastrophe. When Dick heard about it, his face was filled with angelic joy. These days, for the first time, he Sleep peacefully. The next day, he went to visit Sander in person and confirmed that no one lied to him and that Sander was still alive. From then on, Sander felt relieved. As for his own misfortune, he didn't care, as long as Dick was alive He is relieved to be alive.So he asked someone to give him the violin. When he took the violin, his face was full of happiness. A few days later, under the repeated demands of the two children, people had to give in and put them in a room.From then on, they no longer feel that time is difficult.The two beds were very close together, and they were both lying on the bed, Dick reading, Sandra playing the piano, looking at each other from time to time to catch their breath, and then smiling knowingly, feeling comfortable. The exciting day came, and Sander could get up.Dick had been down for more than a week, and he would never forget the sight of his friend's despair.His person changed completely, like a fairy's magic wand tapped him, and a new Dick was born, infinitely more stable, polite, well-mannered, and more docile. At the beginning of June, the sky was covered with heavy snow, and the residents of Liberia hid at home and stayed at home. One month later, before March 9 and the beginning of spring, the snow would never melt. Le Corgi used his brains to think of ways to cheer up people's spirits and eliminate the bad psychological reactions that people have had for a long time at home.He led the crowd and organized many outdoor activities.Many people came to work on the embankment, made a hole, dug a hole, drew water out, poured it on the swamp, and soon formed an excellent skating rink. This sport is very popular in America. You can play as much as you want.Those who don't know how to go to the south hillside to go sledding. People who engage in sports become more physically fit and more interested, and the public's health and psychological emotions form a virtuous circle, and it slowly arrives on October 15th. On this day, the ice and snow began to melt, first on the coast, and on the next day in the city of Liberia, the melted snow poured into the streets.It turned into a turbulent torrent, and at this time, the ice on the river began to break, and soon there were ice breaking everywhere.Snow began to melt on the southern slopes, and for days mud and water rushed down the hills and flowed through the city, while inland the snow remained unmelted, causing rivers to surge.Within a day, it will overflow the embankment and flow into the city. Emergency measures must be taken, otherwise the entire construction project will be destroyed. Le Corgi fully devoted himself to disaster relief.He led a large group of people to heighten and strengthen the embankments around the city. One of them went straight to Nanshan obliquely, and the other stretched along the river at a certain distance from the river.Only a few houses, notably the Paderson's home, were too close to the river to be sacrificed outside the reserve. Within twenty-four hours, working day and night, the project was finally completed.The time was just right, the river in the interior roared to the sea, and the embankment successfully resisted the torrential flood. Liberia has a higher terrain, so within a few hours, it became an island within an island surrounded by water and floating on the water. The new town in the northwest has a higher terrain and was not flooded, but the traffic between them was interrupted .The surging, rolling river separates the towns and makes them look far away from each other. A week later, with no sign of receding, a serious accident occurred.Although Paderson lived in a high place, the embankment was washed away by the flood, so he and his family were swept away, and Long Jie was also swept away by the irresistible vortex; The house was washed away, but nothing could be done. The victimization of these two people seems to calm the anger of the Dragon King. Soon, the flood began to recede, and the river gradually dropped. Within a month, the flood caused by the melting ice and snow finally returned to normal on November 5th. water level. How desolate the scene after the floodwaters receded: the streets of Liberia were washed into gutters, like the marks left by the passing of carts.Some sections of the road were washed away, some were piled up with a thick layer of soil, and the whole road appeared incomplete. First of all, we must restore the interrupted traffic and build a road leading to the new town, because the original one was the most damaged, and it is the most important road, which should be restored first. Start unblocked. Surprisingly, the first person to use this road turned out to be Paderson.Paderson hugged a large log and was floating in the sea. When he was feeling desperate, he was found by fishermen in Newtown.Fortunately, the Irish escaped from the danger unharmed, but Long Jie was not so lucky. People went to search for his body, but they always returned empty-handed. These circumstances were later learned from those who rescued him, not what Padson said.He didn't speak at all, and walked straight to the house. When he saw that he had nothing, he felt completely desperate. Everything he had in this world disappeared with the flood; everything he brought, he worked from morning to night, The wealth accumulated by living frugally and being stingy to others and oneself to the extreme is now gone forever.Only gold is his true love, the goal of life is always to accumulate, to accumulate, and now there is nothing left, he has become worthless, poorer than the poor, he is now like a newborn baby, naked, with nothing , he had to start over. Although he is in pain, he never complains, never blames others.He stared fixedly at the river that swept away all his wealth, thought hard, and then went straight to Le Corgi.Seeing him, he first greeted him respectfully, and then asked him to forgive his presumptuous disturbance.He recounted that the flood almost killed him and left him impoverished and living a difficult life. Le Corgi didn't like him at all, so he asked coldly: Sorry, but what can I do for you?Are you here for assistance? Although he loves money and life, he has an advantage, that is, self-esteem.Although he does things unscrupulously, he does not ask for help in everything.Although he withdrew his wealth little by little, he always maintained his dignity, and the credit for his wealth can only be attributed to himself. I don't ask for mercy, he said with his head held high, I ask for the law! law!Le Corgi repeated in surprise, who are you going to accuse? Charge the city of Liberia, Paderson replied, charge the whole Khost government. What is the charge?Le Corgi was surprised. He resumed his earlier respectful attitude.He was careful in his words, and expressed his views in a calm language.The general idea is that the government should take responsibility.First of all, everyone suffered from disasters and suffered losses to varying degrees; secondly, the government seriously failed in its duties and only raised the city embankment, which should protect all buildings without exception. Le Corgi pointed out that his complaint was unreasonable, unrealistic and invalid.But Paderson couldn't listen to anything and was stubborn.It was still those few words that were tossed around, and Le Corgi finally couldn't bear it anymore.Interrupt him and end the argument. Paderson didn't intend to say any more, he returned to the port and started working.Lives are destroyed, so it's time to rebuild your home. Le Corgis thought the matter was over, and immediately forgot about it.Unexpectedly, the next day, he changed his view, no, the matter is not over yet, as evidenced by the complaint received by the president of the court, Beauvalle.Now that the Irishman had once won his dignity before the law of Hoster, he could turn to it once more. For better or for worse, the courts have to decide the lawsuit, and Paderson certainly lost.Although he lost, he didn't show any dissatisfaction on the surface.On the contrary, the public hated him very much and sneered at him, but he pretended not to hear it.After the trial, he walked out of the courthouse and calmly returned to work. However, his heart was full of hatred.So far, he has divided the world into two: him on one side, and other people on the other. To solve the problem, there is only one way out, and that is to get all the gold from those people here, which requires long-term and unremitting efforts , but never with hatred.Hatred is an emotion, it does not bring profit, and the truly greedy people know what hatred is.But Paderson had real hatred now, for Le Corgi's injustice to him, and for all the Horstites who gloated over the ruin of his hard-earned fortune. Paderson buried hatred deeply in his heart, and anger made him have many bad thoughts.However, he has nothing to do with the enemy now.As the saying goes, it's not that you don't report, it's not that he waits until the time comes. Now, with spring in full bloom, people are mainly repairing flood damage, rehabilitating roads and raising farms.From February, 1885, all traces of the disaster disappeared. During this period, Le Corgi shuttled back and forth on the island as usual.He has time now to go out and do his rounds, and he can still ride because a hundred horses have been imported.On the way, he had several chances to inquire about Siriden.But the news he got was ambiguous. Few people knew his specific situation. A few people remembered seeing him last autumn. He went north on foot. As for how he is now, no one knows. At the end of 1884, after the attempted bombing of Doric, the government ordered 200 guns, which are now being delivered by water. A gun in the hands of several immigrants. Another month later, in early 1885, Host Island received visits from several natives.These poor Indians settled here.This is an independent nation and will not be subject to any rules and regulations. As in previous years, I came to the generous Le Keji for help and advice.The reason they were called Le Corgi (meaning savior) was to express their gratitude.Even if he forgets them, their devotion to him will always be remembered, and yet, however much the Fuegians esteem him and love him, he has so far never sanctioned an Indian; for them liberty is higher than material things Interests, once they settle down, will be bound for life, and they only yearn for true freedom.This is how once they know that they will be bound by the law, they continue to wander and wander, living a life of lack of food and clothing, with a bleak future. This is the first time that Le Corgi decided to let the three nomads camp here and try to live a settled life.The chosen families were the most intelligent and capable of them, and they settled down on the left bank of the river, before Liberia and Newtown.They built a small village, forming the prototype of an indigenous village. In the summer of this year, two events of different nature but extremely noticeable occurred on the island. One of them has to do with Dick. Since June 15th, the bodies of the two children have fully recovered.Especially Dick.Of course he was still a little skinny, but the way he devoured his meals told him that it wouldn't take long for him to grow stronger.As for Sander, that was about it, and there was nothing to improve.Moreover, there is no need to worry about him anymore.He will be crippled for life, unable to walk, and human science cannot do anything about it, and the cripple accepts the inevitability with great coolness.He is gentle by nature, very different from Dick's rebellious spirit, and it is precisely because of his gentleness that he can accept the current situation.Moreover, he had no nostalgia for the various big games he had played in the past, not for his own pleasure, but for the pleasure of others.Instead, his present backward life pleased him, made him happy.But there is one condition attached to living this life: playing the violin and chatting with Dick.Whenever Dick came, he would, uncharacteristically, stop playing. And, he's happy with Dick.He really didn't say anything, he was with him all the time, and he didn't let anyone do anything for Sander.He carried him out of bed with his own hands and put him on the chair. He spends time here every day. He is always by his side, always on call, dedicated to his duties, and seemingly infinitely patient. It is hard to believe that this was once a personality. An impatient, short-tempered little boy. Le Corgi was very moved to see how dedicated he was.He had the privilege of observing them during their illness and loved both children.For Dick, besides paternal love, he had a special interest.As time went by, he learned that this child was dignified, kind-hearted, and extremely intelligent. Finally, he gradually felt that it would be a pity not to make good use of this natural talent: talents are rare, but they are not born at the right time. Once Le Corgi had this kind of idea, he decided to discipline him specially, let him become his heir, and let him master all kinds of scientific knowledge of mankind. He once educated and trained Alji, but in Dick, there may be another kind of result.Dick had always lived in a civilized country, and the influence of civilization was so deeply rooted in him that the seeds of civilization would thrive in him.Of course Dick had to be willing to develop his natural ingenuity. At the end of winter, Le Corgis began his educational work.One day he took Dick for a walk, slowly inspiring him. Sander was well now, when they were alone in the field, but he would never get up!Always remember, boy, that he lost his legs to save your life. Dick looked up and looked at Le Corgi tearfully.Why did the governor tell him this, and Sander's kindness to him, he will never forget it for the rest of his life. There is only one way you can repay him, said Le Corgier again, and that is if he doesn't lose his legs in vain, you should be a useful person, and you have been like a child so far.You have grown up. Dick's eyes sparkled.He understood the meaning of the words. Governor, what should I do?he asked. study.Le Corgi said seriously, if you are willing to study hard, I will be your teacher, and we will learn scientific knowledge together. OK!Governor! .Dick agreed, and nothing more needed to be said. Classes started immediately, Le Corgi taught for an hour during the day, and then Dick went back to Sander and continued to teach himself.His grades improved by leaps and bounds, and the teachers were amazed. Since Sander's accident, he has completely changed. Now with intellectual culture, he is a different person.Childhood was gone forever, he had become a precocious man. The second thing that stands out is the combination of Algee and Graziana.Algie was twenty-two, and Graziaina was almost twenty. Many people have been married before, so this is not the first wedding on Khost Island.From the moment Le Corgi came to power, he first carried out the work of determining the resident status and established a special agency. Therefore, young people who want to get married when they reach the age can be approved immediately as long as they apply.In Le Corgi's eyes, Algie's wedding has an extraordinary meaning, and his masterpiece is finally completed. This is the masterpiece of his life's painstaking efforts. Don’t worry about the future life of the newlyweds. Every time Algie and his father go fishing, they always return with a full load. What they want to do is to build a canning factory in New Town, and Horst’s seafood can be shipped to all over the world.Even though the plans hadn't been finalized and the factory hadn't been built, Algie and Calori had found a market for the product, and since the product was selling so well, there was no doubt that the problem of building a factory was imminent. Over the summer, Le Corgis received a letter from the Chilean government regarding the proposal for Cap d'Orles.The answer is vague and ambiguous, and they need to think about it, and weigh the pros and cons.Le Corgi, who knows the bureaucracy and stereotypes of government agencies well, is not surprised by this phenomenon of delays. He has only one way out. He waits patiently and continues to maintain diplomatic dialogue. , so it is difficult to reach an agreement immediately. Winter came along with the cold, and during the five-month period, there was nothing special except for a political storm, and it was an insignificant wave that started from the bottom up. Oddly enough, it was Kennedy who started this political frenzy.Everyone knew who the sailor was, and now the whole sequence of events was known: the deaths of brothers Doric and Moore, the heroic devotion of Sander, Dick's long illness, the mysterious disappearance of Siriden, and the death of Le Corde. Ji's death is auspicious. When Kennedy returned to the immigrants, everyone sneered at him and made sarcastic remarks.But gradually, some people forgot about it, and soon a strange phenomenon appeared, all the disaffected and complaining people were sympathetic to him, and they were in cahoots.In short, his experience is different from ordinary people, so he can be counted as a character.But in the eyes of most Khost people, he is a criminal, but no one can produce evidence to accuse him of what bad things he has done or what atrocities he has committed.He is now the leader of the dissident group. As long as society has existed, there have been heretics everywhere and all the time.A world of Datong that everyone is satisfied with is at least currently an impossible dream, so it is normal for Liberia to have dissatisfied people. This team is mainly composed of people who are lazy and lazy, and of course people who live in poverty, or people who have escaped poverty but have returned to the same mistakes for various reasons.It seemed to be the custom that they always blamed the government for their personal misfortunes and held it accountable.In this army of idlers there are also those who talk big, empty words, and use political jargon.Unfortunately, their vision is not high, and what they publicly advocate and promote are only the theories that Le Corgi once talked about. They may be based on Lewis.Doric as an example, or Ferdinand.Beauval as guide. This team is of all shapes and sizes, and their eyes are mixed.Although they have different views, they can share the same hatred.They therefore formed an opposition whose object was to destroy the government, and ambitions were freely combined, and waited to share in the fruits.They are freewheeling and ambitious, and former enemies become allies. Now that everyone agrees, they showed signs of turmoil, but only on the surface. Throughout the winter, they protested and rallied many times. The number of participants was insignificant, and at most there were only a hundred people.But they were aggressive, and Le Corgis must have known the existence of this opposition. He dealt calmly with repeated acts of ingratitude and calmly considered their various demands.He felt they had at least one point of truth in that the appointment of the Governor was not electoral in any way.He raped public opinion and seized power, and he used authoritarian behavior. Although Le Corgi never regrets his behavior of trampling on freedom, and the situation was urgent at that time, there was no room for thinking and hesitation, but today's society has undergone earth-shaking changes, and Khost people have their own way of thinking and spiritual pursuit , life prospers and prospers.Perhaps the minds of the people are ripe for a cautious attempt at a more democratic way of life. Therefore, he decided to agree to the demands of the protesters, agreeing to hold elections and organize a parliament at the same time, allowing voters to appoint three representatives to participate in the daily work of the government. The election was held on October 20, 1885, that is to say, in early spring.The population of Khost Island has increased to more than 2,000, of which there are 1,275 legal adults, but some cannot participate in the election because their residence is far away from Liberia. The total number of voters is 1,000 Twenty-seven people, Le Koji got 968 votes. In the parliamentary election, the voters were very sensible and voted for Ali.Lordes had eight hundred and thirty-two votes, followed by Altreble, who had about the same number of votes, at eight hundred and four.Finally, Germain.Willy Lee received 718 votes.Although the opposition party was furious, it had to admit that the situation was over. Thanks to the assistance of the parliament, Le Corgis has relatively more time to complete the long-awaited travel inspection.Given the ongoing negotiations with the Chilean government over Cape Orr, he sees no need to visit the islet. On November 20th, he and Caloli set off in the small boat of Ville-Jet, and returned on December 10 after half a month's difficult voyage. Just as he was going ashore, a cavalry entered the city of Liberia from the north road.The soldier was covered in dust, so it could be said that he had come galloping on horseback from afar. The cavalry headed straight for the government, arriving at the same time as Le Corgis.He dismounted and declared himself home, bringing an emergency.He called for a special meeting to be held immediately. A quarter of an hour later, the council convened.At the same time, many messengers went to different places to recall the police.Nearly an hour later, Le Corgis, with twenty-five knights, headed inland at full speed. Everyone soon knew the reason for leaving in a hurry this time.Rumors arose that the Isle of Khost was in danger of being overrun, that disaster was imminent, and that a Patagonian army was indeed crossing the Beager Canal and landing on the northern shore of the Dumas peninsula.Heading towards Liberia.