Calamity Crown

Chapter 11

2022-02-13

Chapter 11 My Bold Guess…

“Outside! Outside!”

“Sheriff Swart cracked Serial robbery and murder!”

“Outside! Outsider!”

“Sheriff Swart singlehanded against 6 gangsters!”

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In the early morning, the crisp shouts of newsboys just sounded on the street, and Goethe already had an ironed newspaper in his hand.

Newspapers are ironed by Swart.

Not just ironing one for Goethe, the sheriff ironed fifty copies and started distributing them in the police station – if it weren’t for the newsboy who only had fifty copies The sheriff will iron more.

Obviously, the little accident last night did not dampen the sheriff’s enthusiasm.

It’s also a pleasure to pay.

Breakfast for Goethe.

Two fried egg ham sandwiches and a glass of apple juice.

According to Swart, this is standard in the sheriff’s restaurant, and it’s a notch higher than the police’s restaurant.

Next to the breakfast is Goethe’s purse and dagger.

There are a total of one 100, one 50, five 10 denomination gold tickets, 3 silver cords, and 17:30 copper corners in the wallet at the moment.

Counting the coins in the wallet, Goethe’s mind about the ‘Tessin’s currency’ exchange standard instantly appeared.

1 golden gram for 12 silver cords.

1 silver cord is exchanged for 20 copper corners.

Copper corners are divided into copper corners, half copper corners and 1/4/2022 copper corners.

His previous purchase of a pound of brown bread was about one and one 1/4/2022 copper horns.

“It’s not base 10…a bit unaccustomed.”

Goethe rubbed the temple involuntarily.

But that didn’t stop Goethe from taking out the golden ticket, silver cable, and copper horn to take a closer look.

Gold notes are somewhat similar to hometown banknotes.

Silver cords and copper horns are coin styles.

The front is the head of a man wearing a crown, and the back is the ear of wheat and the number 1.

The half-copper horn is also like a coin, but half smaller than a 1-copper horn.

1/4/2022 Copper corners are half smaller than half copper corners.

“George I.”

Looking at the man’s head on the coin, Goethe’s memory popped into his head.

This is the emperor who created a great Great Empire. There are countless rumors about each other, such as ‘Son of the Dragon’, ‘The One Blessed by Fairies’, ‘The Invincible Knight’ and so on.

However, in the end, the emperor did not end well. He was betrayed by his beloved woman and his most trusted subordinate, and a sword pierced his heart.

There are rumors that the emperor did not die, but returned to the Lake of Fairies to heal and then return.

It is also said that the emperor was brought back to the Dragon Island by the giant dragon.

There are many legends, and after a hundred years, people are still familiar with it.

But for Goethe, he doesn’t care about that, he just cares about the coin in his hand.

“Ah, the smell of money!”

Goethe sighed like this, and even the tired spirit became a little better.

You know, yesterday’s follow-up was all handed over to Swart’s subordinates and Swart himself. After he simply testified, he rested in Swart’s office.

Although it is possible to go to the hotel, Goethe chose a chair in Swart’s office for safety reasons.

He didn’t want to be wiped on his neck in his sleep.

And this, of course, comes at a price.

The rigid chair didn’t fit Goethe’s body at all, so he could only lean back halfway in it, resting his legs on Swart’s desk.

Such a posture is naturally not a good rest.

In fact, even changing beds.

Suddenly experienced crossing, and in deep trouble and crisis, even the tenacious Goethe is impossible calmly.

It was almost dawn when Goethe took a short nap.

Then, I was woken up by the excited Swart.

If the other party didn’t bring breakfast, and the other party needs help in the future, Goethe will definitely let the other party understand what it means to get up.

After taking another count of his belongings, Goethe put away his wallet and grabbed his breakfast.

The ham in the ham omelette sandwich is firm, completely pure meat, without adding a little flour, the fried egg is even more crispy on the outside, but still soft on the inside, with refreshing The savory lettuce, one bite, let Goethe take another bite,

Then, took a sip of apple juice.

The apple juice is freshly squeezed, sweet and sour, and fresh.

Three mouthfuls and one sandwich.

When the two sandwiches were finished, Goethe drank the remaining apple juice.

Then, Goethe picked up the change of clothes he brought from home last night, changed it from the inside out, picked up his cane and top hat, and walked out of the police station.

It’s still an hour before eight o’clock, but Goethe, who hasn’t been to the ‘Black Sail Security Company’, left early.

He raised his hand to stop a public carriage.

The public carriage has no stops, but charges according to the mileage. Within 3 kilometers, it is a half-copper corner, and if it exceeds 3 kilometers, it is 1 copper corner. Every time it exceeds 3 kilometers, a half-copper corner will be added. Only in urban areas, Don’t go to the suburbs.

No. 22, Sausage Street, where the Heifan Security Company is located, is about 5 kilometers away from the police station.

Goethe was the only one at the public carriage in the morning.

The poor cannot afford the carriage.

Rich people have private carriage.

The people who take the public carriage are mostly middle-class people who can’t afford a private carriage but want to distinguish themselves from the poor.

And most of these middle-class people have good, decent jobs that don’t require getting up early at all.

And this allows Goethe to enjoy the spaciousness of the carriage while still being able to see clearly through the windows.

The first place to get on the bus is not only the tidy street, the shops stand in great numbers, the fountain sprays rainbows in the sun, and the patrolling police in pairs makes the whole street orderly. .

But soon, the ground became less level.

On both sides of the road where stone pavement and gravel roads are mixed, people wearing linen shirts, bibs, and worn felt hats crowded toward the factory. , including adult males and half-sized children.

Most of these grown men had dull eyes and tired faces.

And the half-grown child is even more skinny.

But even so, none of them stopped.

They need work.

You can only earn money by working.

You can live only if you earn money.

Man is like that.

The same goes for women.

In the crowd, many women walked towards the river in the suburbs with huge wooden basins on their heads.

The clothes in the basin do not look dirty, and many even wear lace, which is exquisite in workmanship.

Every woman raised high tubs, for fear that the mud under their feet would stain these clothes, while their own shoes and skirts were already dirty.

The crowds are mixed with stalls by the road.

There are both vegetable, fruit and cooked food stalls.

Without their own shops, these people are mobile traders.

They shouted hard.

“Fries! Fish!”

“Muffins! Sausages!”

The smell of the food mixes with the stench of the surrounding people , forming a taste called ‘human world’.

Leaning in the carriage, Goethe smelled it and watched it all in silence.

He is both free and integrated.

Just like the people around us, everyone worked hard to survive.

He?

No exception.

Whether at home or here…

It’s the same.

Goethe withdrew his gaze, leaned on the carriage, corner of the mouth raised, and smiled self-deprecatingly.

The wheels roll and the driver shouts.

When the carriage stopped again, it was already at No. 22 Sausage Street.

Through the car window, Goethe could already see the ‘Black Sail Security Company’ sign hanging on a two-story building.

Goethe took out a coin and paid for the car. After jumping out of the car, he looked carefully.

‘Black Sail Security Company’ is on the second floor.

The ‘Old Henry’s Deli’ sign hangs on the first floor.

The shopkeeper was an elderly man, who was carefully cleaning the signboard and window. After seeing Goethe approaching, the old man greeted him with a smile.

“Good day.”

A polite but not overly warm greeting.

Goethe walked up the stairs on one side after the nodded gesture.

Halfway through, Goethe found the door of ‘Black Sail Security’ was open.

Standing in front of the open door, Goethe didn’t go in right away, but knocked on the door twice while looking inside.

The room in front of you is about 10 square meters. There is a table at the door with the registration book on it. Walking along the table, there is a square coffee table with a long table on one side. sofa.

apart from this , that is, the inner door and the door opposite the sofa.

It’s closed at the moment, Goethe can’t see more.

Simple to the extreme.

This is Goethe’s first impression of ‘Black Sail Security Company’.

As Goethe looked at it, the door facing the sofa opened, and a youngster who was slightly bigger than Goethe walked out.

White shirt, black vest, black trousers and well-cleaned leather shoes, youngster is holding a cup of coffee, revealing a corner of the room behind him, Goethe can clearly see that there are many inside Kitchenware and food.

“A pantry like a kitchen?”

Goethe thought, then smiled at the youngster.

“Hi, I’m…”

“Goethe.”

“I know you.”

“Mr. Morey , told me everything.”

The other party directly interrupted Goethe’s self-introduction, and then coldly emphasized that he knew everything, and this youngster didn’t have any intention to introduce himself, so he left When I got behind the registration desk, I took out an envelope.

“It’s all in there.”

“Are you literate?”

The man asked after handing the envelope to Goethe.

When Goethe nods

, the other party continues.

“That’s good.”

“See for yourself.”

After saying that, the other party closed the door just like that.

Goethe touches his nearly bumped nose, playful eyes.

No hostility.

But also unabashed disgust.

He doesn’t seem to be welcome.