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Song Lan was still chattering on the phone, and Zhang Mu's thoughts flew elsewhere.
I just paid the first quarter's rent two days ago. The landlord will definitely not pay me if I move out now. I will have to live here for three months before I can leave.
Although he doesn't need the more than 2000 yuan now, he is still unwilling to give it to the landlord.
Besides, didn’t my senior brother say he would treat me to a meal? How come there’s no news in three days?
Thinking of this, Zhang Mu interrupted Song Lan, said a few words, hung up the phone, and dialed Ye Ming's number.
……
Song Lan's jewelry store.
Behind the glass display case, Su Biqing sat on a high stool, staring at Song Lan who was on the phone.
Seeing her put down her phone, he asked hurriedly, "How about it, does he have a few similar crystal gems?"
"Brother Mu seemed to have something urgent to do. He hung up the phone before I could ask." Song Lan poked the phone screen, "Last time he told me there was still something else,
But he didn’t tell me the exact number, so ask me when you have time.”
Su Biqing was a little unhappy: "Just a question."
Song Lan rolled her eyes cutely: "You are in urgent need of rare crystal gems for a jewelry exhibition, so just use mine first."
"Others are busy, it's not nice to disturb them."
"Besides." Song Lan leaned over the glass table and looked at her sideways, "You talk about the scumbag Aquaman every day and told me to stay away from him.
Why are you urging me to contact Brother Mu now?"
As she spoke, she took out two bank cards from her pocket and pushed the one she had borrowed from Su Biqing over to her, pressing it against the glass countertop. “Here, I’ll pay you back.”
Su Biqing's face quickly turned red, and the big white rabbit trembled with anger: "Silly girl, I love you in vain!"
"Eh——" Song Lan leaned back strategically, with a teasing tone in his mouth.
"Don't be weird. Isn't it okay if I'm wrong?" Su Biqing held it in for a long time, but finally had nothing to refute.
He admitted defeat verbally, but he was still a little unwilling to accept it in his heart.
Who would have thought that a patient suffering from lung cancer would not spend a penny of the life-saving money that was delivered to his door.
At first she insisted that Zhang Mu must have known that it was sent by Song Lan, so he used it first, and what he returned was taken from other places.
But when she went to the bank to check, she found no transfer records on the two cards, which completely confused her.
Are there really people who are not tempted by money these days?
If someone had said this to Su Biqing in the past, she would have laughed at him mercilessly. However, the facts before her made her reflect unconsciously on whether her daily perception of reality was too biased.
After a moment of silence, Su Biqing pinched the soft flesh on both sides of Song Lan's cheeks and said, "Help Sister Biqing. Make another phone call and ask."
"How can you beg someone like that?" Song Lan tried desperately to hide away.
"If you don't fight, I'll go find him myself."
"Go ahead. You went to block the door a few days ago. You might as well apologize to them."
"I'm leaving."
"No! It's already so late, let's do it tomorrow."
Su Biqing thought about it and felt that it was indeed very rude to disturb others so late at night.
What's more, I misunderstood him and went to scold him a few days ago. It would be more sincere if I bought some gifts and brought them to his home.
If he doesn't accept the apology...
Oh, she is wearing a low-cut top and a short skirt that covers her hips. With her long and curvy legs, he is definitely going to be fascinated by her.
Su Biqing praised herself for her wisdom and picked up her bag: "Let's go home."
Chapter 26: Crime? Just pick one.
In Cass Town, it was pitch dark at night.
Charlie stood in front of the mayor's house, feeling a little depressed.
He arrived at noon, but the mayor was not at home, so he has been waiting until now.
In fact, he could come again tomorrow, but he was worried that the stranger might leave at any time, so he thought the sooner the problem was solved, the better.
So we waited until almost 12 o'clock in the morning.
"Bishop Charlie? What are you doing here so late at night?"
He looked up and to the right.
The mayor was wearing a linen shirt with short sleeves and shorts covered with weeds and dead branches. His hair and beard were a mess, like a bird's nest, and it was made of crude and shabby materials.
To calm his irritability, Charlie tried to make his voice as calm as possible: "I need your help with something, Mr. Mayor. Where have you been? Why did you come back at such a late hour?"
As he spoke, he looked at the mayor, who was covered in grass, twigs, and dirt. Did he go to the forest outside the town?
When the mayor heard Charlie's question, even though his face was covered tightly by a beard, he still looked grim.
"Bishop Charlie, there have been a large number of magical beasts active in the forest outside the town recently, which has seriously affected the safety of the townspeople when planting fields and collecting herbs."
"I wonder if we should combine the forces of the church and the garrison to go out of the town and destroy the monsters before their leader appears?"
The mayor was quite worried because such a large number of magical beasts had never been seen around Kas Town.
If the monsters are allowed to gather, if a leader evolves, the townspeople will be in danger.
Charlie looked at him suspiciously, "All members of the garrison are in town today. Did you go to the forest alone?"
Nodding, the mayor replied: "Yes, Bishop Charlie, the guards of the garrison are ordinary people. If they are surrounded by monsters, it will be very dangerous."
The mayor is the only person in the town who possesses extraordinary powers besides the church - a knight who practices the law of chivalry.
Out of consideration for unnecessary sacrifice, he went to the forest alone today. If he was surrounded, he could at least save his life with his physique far superior to that of ordinary people.
After answering, the mayor brought the topic back to the topic: "Bishop Charlie, what do you think of my proposal?"
Not very good.
Charlie thought in his heart, but said in a roundabout way: "Compared to the distant threat of Warcraft, it is more important to solve the troubles in front of us."
"What trouble?" The mayor searched his mind. There were no cases reported in the town recently.
"A very dangerous stranger has appeared in this town. Mr. Mayor, arrest him as soon as possible."
"What has he done that violates the laws of the kingdom?" The mayor's eyes were serious.
"not yet."
The mayor was stunned, then he said, "But, Bishop Charlie, I have no right to arrest anyone without a crime."
This stubborn idiot!
Charlie was furious.
After waiting for more than ten hours, he was already very impatient, and the mayor kept dithering, which exhausted his last bit of patience.
The gentle look in his eyes faded, and he stabbed the mayor with indifference: "Charge?
Just pick one of those things."
No matter how thick-skinned the mayor is, he can still understand what he said.
After a little thought, Charlie, who was quite familiar with him, quickly realized that the stranger must be carrying a large amount of gold coins or valuable treasures.
He was about to refuse subconsciously, but was blocked by Charlie's murderous gaze. He said in a low voice: "Okay, Bishop, I will do it tomorrow morning."
Charlie flicked the sleeves of his robe and strode away.
The mayor stood there for a while and then walked towards the gate.
After walking through the courtyard and entering the house, he sat on a chair in the hall, pulling his beard and thinking for a while, then called the butler: "Send Rone over here."
"now?"
"immediately."
The butler stepped back and soon, Rone, dressed in casual clothes, hurried over.
"Mr. Mayor, is there an emergency?"
"Don't panic, it's just a small matter."
"Well..." The mayor ran his five fingers along the beard and said silently, "Did you know that there is a stranger in the town recently?"
The stranger? The magician? Why did he care?
Luo Nei thought about it and responded, "There is such a person."
"What does he do every day in the town?"
"I didn't see him on the street most of the time. When I met him occasionally, he was basically just wandering around."
He didn't dare mention the conflict between the two over the sub-humans.
In the continent of Sol, demihumans have a low status, those with strong strength are better off, and those without ability are often bullied.
The Kingdom of Lake has introduced relevant laws to prohibit such incidents from happening, but the enforcement efforts in most cities are not effective.
Coincidentally, the mayor of Cass Town is one of the remaining small group.
If Rone was known to have beaten up the demihumans, the mayor would not let him off easily.
"In other words, he did not do anything that threatens the safety of the town?"
"Yes."
The mayor narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Rone, go find that foreign guest tomorrow and tell him that someone wants to hurt him. Stay away from Kas Town as soon as possible."
"Is it Bishop Charlie?" Luo's heart was churning, but his face remained expressionless.
“Well, that greedy bastard, if it weren’t for him, how could the caravan laugh at Kas Town as a vampire nest where even rats passing by have to hand over their own flesh in order to leave alive!
As a result, no caravan dared to come to Kas Town anymore, and some daily necessities were scarce.
The townspeople have to go to the next town three hours away to buy it, risking being attacked by monsters!"
Rone didn't hear a word and wondered why Charlie would report this to the mayor.