The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 802 The Grim Reaper From the Southeast

With the passage of time, it has now entered dusk.

The original bright sun gradually set to the west, and showed a thick blush red, and a small part of it has touched the undulating horizon in the distance, and night is coming.

Tonight is destined not to be peaceful. Officials of all sizes in the city of water jumped up one by one as if they had been stabbed in a hornet's nest. The loss of the Thousand-Blade Knife is a big deal. If it can't be found, all the people in charge of this matter will count one by one. All to eat fried squid.

But for ordinary people, this is just an extra source of conversation after dinner.

Hubert is like this. Compared with the knife with a thousand blades that the whole city is searching for, he is now more concerned about the placement of the tableware on the table. It is reasonable.

He is somewhat cowardly, but his long experience in business makes him quite accurate. A young adventurer like Lin Tianci is definitely a potential stock, not to mention he has saved his life twice, inviting people to eat at home Naturally, we should consider more.

As for whether he can become a son-in-law...

He has nothing to say about this matter, and he has to listen to Leonie. If there is no disagreement on major matters in their family, he decides. If there is, the daughter decides...

From the outside, Hubert's house is neither big nor luxurious, at best it can only be considered wealthy, and there is not even a servant in the house, which does not fit the luxurious and lustful lifestyle of nobles.

After all, the nobility of the Water City is just a lifelong honorary title, which cannot be hereditary. The rich life is mainly obtained by doing business with the privileges brought by the title of nobility. Just enough for her to buy some cosmetics.

Because there are no servants, the meals are prepared by professional chefs, and they are now placed in magic containers with heat preservation, which can ensure that the meals are still the same as the ones just out of the pan even after a few hours.

Hubert looked up at the setting sun outside the window, slapped his forehead, and realized that he had forgotten something.

Reflexively, he took out three candlesticks from the cabinet in the corner of the kitchen and placed them on the table. The sense of incongruity of the tableware disappeared, and the rest was just waiting for someone to come.

--Ding!

The crisp sound of the brass mechanical doorbell at the gate shocked Hubert.

I had previously agreed with Lin Tianci to come to the house to be a guest at night, if anyone Leonie came home, he would have taken out the keys or yelled at the top of his voice, but she had never rang the doorbell.

Hubert straightened his collar, and took two quick steps to open the door of his house, but he was slightly taken aback when he saw the person coming.

"May I ask you are……?"

The person outside the door was not Lin Tianci, but a young man whom Hubert didn't know, about 20 years old, no more than 30 years old, wearing a brown coat, the chest could be seen from the open button. Wearing a vest and white shirt.

Seeing Hubert open the door, he politely took off his soft cap and put it on his chest to salute:

"Sir, David from the Double Eagle Chamber of Commerce sends his greetings."

Hubert had heard of this chamber of commerce, and it was not a big chamber of commerce, especially in the capital of water.

He has heard of this chamber of commerce because it is said that there are shadows of gangster activities behind the Shuangjiu chamber of commerce, which can be regarded as the facade they push in front of the stage.

As a serious businessman, Hubert tried his best to avoid getting involved with gangsters. Apart from the fact that his daughter hated them, it was too tightrope to cooperate with gangsters.

"I've heard about you for a long time, what's the matter?"

"That's right. I heard that you run a jewelry store, sir. On behalf of the chamber of commerce, I would like to ask you if you need high-quality gemstones."

Hubert dared to swear to God, he really wanted to say 'no need, get out', but speaking is a science, you must reject others while not offending others, especially ruthless people like gangsters.

So Hubert could only show a formulaic smile and replied:

"If it's a business matter, can you come back tomorrow? I need to find an extremely important customer later."

This was enough tactful enough, the man could see the tableware neatly arranged on the living room table through the crack of the opened door, the reason was very good, and it was not a temporary trick.

But the visitor insisted:
"It won't take much time for you, I promise I will leave before the banquet begins."

Hubert had no choice but to open the door:

"Please come in, we can go to the second floor to discuss in detail."

There is no other way for people to come in. I hope that my daughter can come back later. Even a chamber of commerce with a gangster background would not dare to go too far with guards present.

Passing through the entrance, Hubert was about to make people go to the second floor, when David suddenly asked:

"Sir, do you have some rare gems in your hand?"

Didn't you tell me to introduce the source of goods?Why did you suddenly ask me?

Although he was puzzled in his heart, Hubert did not show it:
"I'm not as powerful as your Chamber of Commerce, and the gems I can receive are all middle and lower levels."

This is not nonsense, the jewelry store opened by Hubert is of this kind of category, mainly for tourists, not the kind of high-quality goods that can be eaten for several years.

"No, you've misunderstood me, I mean..."

David's eyes flickered, and he asked softly:
"Is there a blue gemstone that looks like a very high-purity sapphire or sapphire, which can emit a faint blue light in the dark."

This question aroused Hubert's suspicion. David was not as simple as someone who came to discuss business.

"Sorry, Mr. David, I have never seen the gemstone you speak of."

This is pure deceit, the gem he said was not only seen, but also in his pocket, because that gem was what Lin Tianci said he wanted, and he planned to give it as a gift to thank him for saving his life.

Hubert didn't understand the importance of this gem. Although the purity was quite high, it was not a magic gem, let alone a particularly valuable gem variety. It was originally collected for decoration.

But whether Lin Tianci or the man named David in front of him came to inquire, it can be seen that there seems to be some secret hidden in the gemstone.

"yes."

David looked at Hubert with a half-smile, which made him feel like a rabbit being targeted by wolves.

The atmosphere froze for a moment, but at this moment, there was the sound of a key turning the lock from the door.

Leonie, who was dressed in military uniform, opened the door of her house and just broke into the conversation between the two.

Leonie originally didn't plan to go home today, because of the loss of the Thousand Blades Sword, as a member of the regular army, Leonie was ordered to search the entire city.

Although some were embarrassed towards Lin Tianci, but they were on official business, so they definitely couldn't have dinner together.

She came back because there was no change of clothes left at the post, and she was tired all afternoon and urgently needed a change of clothes.

As soon as she looked up, Leoni saw someone she didn't know standing in her house. At first, she didn't pay much attention to it. Since she was a child, it was normal for people to come to our house to discuss business.

When she closed the door and approached, Hubert said as if grabbing a life-saving straw:
"Let me introduce, this is my daughter Leonie."

In the capital of water, the only guards who could wear the breastplate with the dragon's head emblem to go around were the guards of the regular army, and looking at it, Leonie was still a minor officer.

The power of the city defense team is not small. Their duties overlap with those of the city management to a certain extent, making it seem that those city management are the same as their subordinate units. Check it out every day and raid it every five days.

If it was an ordinary businessman, they would talk to Leoni very enthusiastically at this time. Even a chamber of commerce with a gang background would keep the guards at arm's length, and the two sides maintained a tacit understanding.

But David was not in a normal situation. Seeing Leonie standing still, he stretched out his hand and said:
"Hi, Miss Leonie, I'm David from the Shuangjiu Chamber of Commerce."

Leonie was about to shake hands when she suddenly noticed something and said sharply:

"Damn gangster, how dare you show up at my house!"

She pushed Hubert back, her body tensed like a panther ready to prey.

Gangsters, and chambers of commerce with gangster backgrounds, although they can be confused with gangsters in many cases, gangsters cannot directly come forward. If this guy named David is really a member of the chamber of commerce, then he should not have gangsters in his hands. There will be tattoos.

David looked at the tattoo that was only a little exposed under the cover of his sleeve, and sighed very much:

"Miss Leonie, you are too vigilant, I didn't expect to be spotted."

He stretched out his cuff generously, revealing the double-headed eagle pattern extending all the way to his forearm.

"Get out before I get angry!"

Leonie was known to hate gangs, and her colleagues knew that she would definitely beat them to death when dealing with any gang-related incidents.

Facing the threat, David ignored it at all, but said to himself:
"Originally, as long as your father handed over the sapphire, it would be fine, and you can pretend that you have never seen me, but it seems that there is no way to resolve it peacefully."

Before the words were finished, Leoni exerted force on her calf and bumped directly with her shoulder.

But David was unexpectedly agile, jumping back to avoid Leonie's impact, while he pulled his coat slightly and took out a switchblade from his pocket.

At that moment, there was a sound like a sharp weapon cutting metal, which was very ear-piercing.

"Miss, it's not good for you to do this. I don't like killing women very much. Please don't force me to do it."

On Leonie's forearm, there was a [-]-centimeter long scar, as if cut by an extremely sharp blade, directly piercing through the hard armor.

But the wound was not deep, and Leoni felt as if it had been cut.

But the question is, how did David do it?
The armors distributed to the guards in the city of water are all elite-level magic items, which have the magical effect of "defense increase". It is impossible for ordinary swords to cut it like cutting tofu, let alone the kind of switchblade used for peeling fruit. up.

Well, there is only one reason, super power.

Everyone in the City of Water has super powers, not all super powers can fight, and people with super powers that can fight can use it to fight.

But there is no doubt that David has a superpower that can be used in combat, and it is also very dangerous.

Leonie ignored the stabbing pain on her arm and Hubert's concerned eyes, put her left hand on the handle of the knife at her waist, and narrowed her eyes...

　The title should be Death from the Southwest, but I typed it wrong.

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(End of this chapter)