Chapter 86.
Chapter 86 Remuneration
Deng affirms to calm down and walks towards the two magistrates at the door.
He was honest in his mind – it wasn’t like he’d done any damage or had any run-ins with the authorities anyway, and despite Captain Duncan’s reputation, what relevance did a mobile apocalypse on a sprawling sea have to him, an honest antique shopkeeper?
Come to think of it the most suspicious action he’d ever taken was attending a cultist gathering – then he’d even enthusiastically reported it when he got out!
Wait …… reporting?
Duncan suddenly remembered this, and immediately vaguely guessed the reason why the two magistrates came to the door, and his steps forward suddenly became more confident, but Nina obviously did not have this composure, and when she saw her uncle coming down the stairs, she hurriedly greeted him, and at the same time, at an angle that the two magistrates could not see, she lowered her voice and said in a hurried tone: “Uncle, in a moment, when the two magistrates ask questions, you must be honest and tell the truth! You must be honest when the two magistrates ask questions ah ……”
Duncan’s footsteps immediately stumbled, eyes strange looking at his “niece”: “I am in your heart in such an image?”
Nina somewhat aggrieved to look at their own this bad reputation, every now and then because of alcoholism or casino brawl and people looking for the door of the “uncle”: “…… Otherwise Mr. Sheriff what else can because of the door to find you? ”
Duncan: “……”
He sighed helplessly and made his way to the front of the store, flashing a bright smile at the two sheriffs in their dark blue uniforms, “Good morning, gentlemen, how may I help you?”
“Mr. Duncan Strain,” the older of the two sheriffs spoke up, politely and with a businesslike tone, “We found this place at the registered address – your tip to the patrol officers yesterday The tip was confirmed, and on behalf of the city hall, we thank you for your contribution to the maintenance of order in the city-state and send a reward payment.”
As the words fell, the young magistrate next to him stepped forward and handed over a paper package that looked quite a bit thick.
Nina, who was standing on the side, had already stared with wide eyes.
Duncan had already guessed the intention of the two magistrates just now, guessing that it should be a follow-up to his previous report on the cultist dens, but he didn’t expect that they would even send the reward money directly to his door, he took the paper bag with some surprise, and saw the words “435 solas” on the disposable wax seal at the sealing position. –For the residents of the lower city, this is a very generous bonus.
“So there’s money to be had ……” Duncan squeezed the paper packet, feeling the thickness of the bills, “I didn’t even think about it that much at the time.”
“Of course there’s a bounty – the Consul places extreme importance on cracking down on nefarious behavior in the city-state, especially in recent times, and all valid reports are rewarded with tangible and lucrative rewards,” the young magistrate smiled, “Not to mention the fact that your tip was a good one. “Not to mention the fact that the tip you provided …… is quite extraordinary.”
Hearing this Duncan could not help but be moved in his heart, and pretended to ask without thinking, “By the way, I heard that the movement over there was not right at that time, so I did not dare to go over to take a closer look …… What exactly happened over there?”
The two magistrates looked at each other, and then took two steps forward to enter the store, while Nina froze for a moment when she saw this, and after reacting, she quickly went forward to close the store door.
“We didn’t go to the scene, this matter is being handled by the guardsmen, but according to the news that came …… to the scene, the situation is very tragic,” the sheriff who was a little bit younger spoke up, he hadn’t yet fully learned the senior’s kind of businesslike tone, “The sheriff who was a little bit younger spoke up, he hadn’t yet fully learned the senior’s kind of businesslike tone. “You were right not to approach hastily but to find a patrol officer to report it in the first place, otherwise you would surely have been in danger.”
As the young man’s words fell, another magistrate followed suit and spoke, “The specifics of the situation is not something that ordinary citizens need to know, we just need to remind you of one thing – there has been a recent increase in the number of cult activities in the city, so don’t mention to outsiders that you reported the matter of the bounty.”
Duncan was stunned for a moment and quickly responded.
This is the lower city, the place where the sewage and poisonous barriers fall down and converge, the most unseemly things in Prand are hidden inside these shabby and twisted ugly alleys, and when the moment of heresy and evil sneak around, they will inevitably hide in such places as well.
Although the block where the antique store was located was already considered a more decent part of the lower city, and there was still a distance from the most dilapidated slums, the entire lower city was actually more or less the same from the perspective of hiding dirt.
On the other hand, even if you don’t consider the possibility of cultists lurking among the general population of the Lower City, it’s very likely that a “person who reports to the authorities and collects bounties” would be the subject of caution here.
The magistrates, who were familiar with the local situation, knew this, and they gave this as a routine reminder, and indeed with the best of intentions.
Duncan thought about it, and felt that they were right to remind him.
This place was indeed prone to cultists – he still had that sun emblem in his pocket right now.
“Thanks for the heads up,” he thanked sincerely, at least the two in front of him gave him a good impression despite not knowing how average most of the sheriffs here were, “want to stop here?”
“No need,” the older sheriff waved his hand and turned towards the store door, “We have patrol duties.”
The younger magistrate, on the other hand, turned back before leaving, “If you still come across any clues in this area in the future, feel free to report them in a timely manner – the safety of the city-state affects each and every one of us.”
“Of course,” Duncan squeezed the paper packet in his hand, a heartfelt smile on his face, “I’ve always been a good citizen who cares about the order of the city-state.”
The two magistrates left Mr. Duncan’s antique store, and it wasn’t until the two uniformed figures disappeared into the street that Nina finally looked back at her uncle, who was opening the paper bag and counting the blue and green bills inside. green and blue bills inside, the pleasant sound coming from between the flipping of the bills gave her a little bit of a sense of reality: “Uncle …… is this really a reward from the city hall? You actually …… really ……” The girl opened her mouth for half a day, but in the end she didn’t have the heart to ask the words “You can really do good things”.
Duncan, however, knew what Nina was thinking, and also knew what she was wondering, he smiled: “It’s just that yesterday when I went home, I reported some unlawful behavior – uncle I have always been enthusiastic about public welfare.”
Nina: “……”
“But it’s quite a surprise to me to get such a high reward,” Duncan didn’t wait for Nina to say anything before he lowered his head again to look thoughtfully at the banknotes in his hand and muttered in a low voice, “This is faster money than doing business …… “
There was something else he hadn’t said: according to the information he’d gotten earlier, there were an unknown number of cultists from various city-states hiding in the city.
That’s all money!
Nina didn’t react for a moment, “What did you say, uncle?”
“Nothing,” Duncan waved his hand and said casually while pondering this new way to make money, “Isn’t it time for you to go to school? Get an early start and don’t be late – and by the way, when is Mr. Morris coming for his home visit?”
“In the afternoon, I only have one lesson in the afternoon,” Nina said, as if she had thought of something, “You’re going out again today, Uncle?”
Duncan nodded, “Well, a trip out, but will be home in time for your history teacher.”
Nina cast a skeptical look at this, “What are you going out for, Uncle?”
Duncan smiled extra wide, “Uncle is going out hunting.”
He already had an idea, since the sun badge is so good, the authorities pay out money so quickly, this doorway is not used for nothing – anyway, even if there is no “report to receive money” as a factor, just to ensure the stability of their own surroundings, he is also high and low to find the cultist trouble. Now that he’s sure that he’ll be able to glean more after he’s finished with them, why not?
Nina is a smart girl, even if you don’t know Duncan’s other details, she also immediately guessed the uncle’s words, “hunting” is what it means, the girl’s clear eyebrows immediately wrinkled up: “…… uncle you’re so is not right. It’s not right, you also said yesterday that you want to open the store in a practical way, and you also said that you want to reorganize the situation in the store, and you want to recruit sales clerks …….”
“Concern about the security of the city state and down-to-earth store is not contradictory,” Duncan waved his hand, “you go to school, uncle has his own measure.”
However, what he did not expect was that Nina heard this and instead found a chair next to her and sat down.
“Nina?”
“Uncle, this is dangerous.” Nina raised her head, her eyes looking straight at Duncan.
Duncan: “Uh …… actually ……”
“I want to watch you,” Nina stubbornly sat there, “just now those two sheriff gentlemen have said, recently the city state is not safe …… accidentally meet things even if, how can you still actively go to find those dangers? ”
Duncan looked at the girl, who was only seventeen, with a bit of a frown.
He suddenly realized that the other party was really caring about himself – in a stubborn way that she thought was right and safe, caring about Uncle Duncan, who in her eyes “has been seriously ill for many years, is physically weak, does things recklessly, and recently wants to make money urgently”.
“I don’t want the bike.” Nina muttered in a low voice, her head down.
“Go to school.” Duncan suddenly let out a breath and with a smile stepped forward and pressed Nina’s head.
Nina looked up in surprise.
“You’re right, it’s dangerous,” Duncan looked at Nina thoughtfully, “I’m not going anywhere, I’ll wait at the store until you get back.”
(End of chapter)