Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 20 Sambo Koski

"Hey! How can you change your expression faster than flipping through a book?"

Sambo's shameless behavior prompted March 7 to complain.

"Well... after all, I'm a businessman, so I need to have this ability to adapt to changing circumstances."

Sambo kept rubbing his hands together and replied with a smile.

"Um...excuse my boldness, but has Commander Jepard arrived? I'm quite familiar with him..."

“Jepard? Who’s that?”

Seeing that March 7th did not recognize Jepard, Sambo frowned slightly, and the playful expression on his face disappeared.

"Oh--"

"So you're not the Silvermane Iron Guards after all? Ha! You should have said so earlier. Fighting your own people, isn't this just pointless?"

Sambo dropped his polite attitude, and his tone became somewhat casual.

"Sambo Koski." Sambo nodded slightly and introduced himself to Lin Qiong and the others. "Nice to meet you."

"Who is this Jepard you just mentioned?"

Dan Heng clearly didn't want to miss this opportunity to obtain intelligence, and coldly asked Sang Bo.

But who is Sambo? He had already seen through Danheng's intention to obtain information.

Sambo's eyes darted around quickly, and he put his right hand on his hip before saying in a joking tone:

"I'm telling you guys, it's fine if you don't trust me, but you don't have to play dumb to this extent, do you?"

"To be honest, we're all in this line of work, so it's understandable that we're wary. But you all know the rules..."

Sangbo grinned and rubbed his thumb and forefinger together, seemingly trying to take advantage of Lin Qiong and the others to make some money off them.

However, Dan Heng was clearly not buying it. He quickly raised his Ji Yun spear, twirled it, and pointed the tip at Sang Bo.

Sangbo turned pale with fright. He hadn't expected Danheng to be so difficult to talk to, and quickly raised his hands, saying:

"Wait...wait a minute, I, Old Sambo, love helping others the most. If any of you heroes want to know anything, just ask, and I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

Lin Qiong watched Sang Bo's attitude change faster than flipping through a book and thought to himself:

He truly deserves to be called a believer in "pleasure"; his ability to change his mind at will is unmatched.

"It would have been better if you had done this sooner. Why did you have to wait until a knife was to your throat before you would cooperate?"

March 7th chimed in with a complaint.

Xing, on the other hand, was trying hard to suppress her laughter. After all, this was the first time she had seen such an interesting person since she lost her memory.

"Getting back to the main point, what are the Silvermane Iron Guards? And who is Jepard?"

Danheng pointed the gun at Sambo and asked, looking at his terrified expression.

"The Silvermane Iron Guard is the army of Beloborg, known as the 'Eternal City,' and Jepard is the garrison commander of the Silvermane Iron Guard, responsible for the command and administration of the troops."

"Is there any way to get us into the city?"

When Sangbo heard Danheng say that he wanted to go into the city, he was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head like a rattle drum.

"No, no, no, hero, great hero! The Silver Mane Guards are after me right now. If I get caught, I don't know how long I'll be locked up."

Upon hearing this, March 7th, who was standing nearby, immediately became interested when he learned that Sangbo was wanted.

"Hmph! I knew you weren't a good person!"

"Tell me quickly what you did wrong?"

"...It's nothing serious, it's just...I robbed someone of a large sum of money in the city," Sangbo stammered.

"You actually committed robbery?! No wonder you got arrested!"

"...And another thing is to drug someone and then tie them up and take them somewhere else."

"You even kidnapped people?!"

"Then, while escaping, he accidentally knocked out several Silvermane guards..."

"You dare assault a police officer?!"

That's torture, really torture. If Sambo gets arrested, he'll probably live a life of plenty for most of his life.

March 7th was stunned; no wonder Sambo refused to go into the city.

Upon hearing about all the bad things Sangbo had done, Danheng frowned and showed a displeased expression, pushing the Jiyun sword in his hand forward.

Upon seeing this, Sangbo was so frightened that he took two steps back, fearing that Danheng would really stab him with the gun in his hand.

"This is really not what I wanted to do, but I had no choice but to do it because of the need to make a living!"

"You've seen the environment here. In the city, the rich will get richer and richer, while the poor will get poorer."

“Every day, many people starve or freeze to death. I do these things out of necessity to survive!”

Hearing Sambo describe the situation in the city, March 7 imagined the scene in her mind and couldn't help but feel sympathy.

Danheng lowered the gun he was pointing at Sambo, but he didn't intend to completely believe what Sambo said.

"The need to survive is not a reason for you to arbitrarily sacrifice the interests of others."

"I won't arrest you, but in exchange you must take us outside the city. Once we see the city, I can let you go."

Dan Heng spoke coldly to Sang Bo. Although he did not like what Sang Bo was doing, such things were particularly common in worlds affected by the "Star Core".

Most people are selfish in the face of disaster, but only those who dare to step forward under extreme conditions can be called "heroes".

When Sangbo heard Danheng say that he would be released as long as they were taken to the outskirts of the city, he quickly nodded in agreement.

"That's great, heroes, please come this way."

Sambo gestured for them to proceed, then led the way.

Dan Heng, carrying the Ji Yun sword, followed closely behind Sang Bo, ready to strike at the first opportunity should Sang Bo make any small moves along the way.

Seeing this, the others quickly followed.

They hadn't been gone long.

At a corner, Sambo, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and looked ahead in astonishment.

Dan Heng, who was following behind, noticed Sang Bo's unusual behavior. Sang Bo tensed up and then pulled Ji Yun to his waist so that he could strike out at the fastest speed.

Following Sangbo's gaze, several people dressed in blue military uniforms, wearing white cotton hats, and carrying axes and spears appeared in front of them.

It was obvious that the group of people had also spotted Lin Qiong and his companions.

The leader immediately raised his weapons with both hands, assumed a fighting stance, and shouted:

"The suspect and his accomplices have been spotted; arrest them immediately!"

After saying that, without giving Lin Qiong and his group a chance to talk, he led the others and prepared to charge at Lin Qiong and his group.

"Heroes, these are the Silvermane Iron Guards I was talking about!"

"Please help me, I don't want to get arrested!"

Sangbo immediately hid behind Danheng, seeking the protection of Lin Qiong and the others.

As they were talking, the group of Silvermane Iron Guards rushed up.

Dan Heng did not want to injure them, lest it cause a greater misunderstanding, so he had no choice but to use the butt of his gun to repel the Silver Mane Iron Guards who rushed up.

However, the Silvermane Iron Guards, who were unharmed, immediately regrouped and charged forward again after being repelled by Dan Heng.

For a time, the two sides were deadlocked. Dan Heng did not want to cause any casualties, while the Silver Mane Iron Guards were not afraid of the powerful enemy and charged forward again and again after being repelled.