"Why?"

"I saved him from five robbers! Not only saved him, but carried him back. This guy said: 'You find a judge named Haven Ambleside, let him Pay you ten ducats!' You can't renege, can you?"

But I can't just rely on his one-sided words to believe it.So Haiwen said: "Well, you go to eat something to rest, and we can talk after my housekeeper wakes up."

"What if he can't wake up!?"

"When I investigate the matter clearly, I will naturally come to a conclusion. Friends, I will not wrong people or take advantage of them."

"My lord, I only saved him when he promised me ten gold coins, you can't just send me away with a meal." He raised his thumb as thick as a carrot, "But if you really want to send me away with a meal It's not that I can't, go and slaughter a cow! I'm very hungry."

"There is plenty of meat, and there will be no shortage of gold coins." Haiwen shouted to the back, "Violet, take the guests to the restaurant. Then tell the cook to kill a cow."

"Thank you for your generosity, my lord. As a villain, you have a bit of style."

Yeah?Hai Wen asked, "What's your name?"

"He's called the Smiley Ranger, and here's Spike the Smiley Cat, you can call me the Smiley Cat, you can call me Spike, or you can call me the Smiley Cat Spike, whichever is fine."

"Then please, Your Excellency Smiley Cat." He asked Violet to invite the weirdo to the restaurant.On the other side, Gerrit ordered the butler to be carried to the bed, and then called for people to prepare various herbs and strange materials.Haven asked about her housekeeper's situation, and Gellette said: "His internal organs are not injured, but the blood is too much. I have to stop the bleeding first, and then see if he can survive tonight." Not long after that, Fan Deli also The doctor was invited back, and Gellite, as a witch, should not show her face in public, so she avoided it in advance.

The doctor said that he would tie the wound tightly, and then attached three kinds of herbal medicines to him—since they were all dressings, Haven believed in Gerrit even more.So after taking the consultation fee, he sent the doctor away and let Gerrit take care of the unconscious housekeeper.After making arrangements here, Haiwen went to the restaurant to meet the "smiling cat".When he went, the fat cat was wearing a scarf and eating beef slowly.

"How long does it take you to finish eating a cow?" Haven asked.

The smiling cat glanced at him and said, "It will take several days."

"I thought you could swallow a cow in one gulp."

"That's sacrilegious food, my lord." He chewed a piece of meat carefully, chewing more than 30 times before swallowing it, "We have to respect the food on the plate." He forked a piece of beef, "This friend with horns uses it Life filled my stomach, and I am grateful for it. So I savored its taste carefully, without wasting any juice." He licked his knife and fork as he spoke.

A total weirdo.Haven thought, but I'm not normal either. "Can you tell me more about what happened earlier?"

"Of course, but you have to wait until I finish eating these things." The smiling cat pushed its chin on the table.There are also two steaks, a pot of vegetable soup, a basket of bread, and four other delicious dishes.

"It seems that you have to eat for a long time."

The smiling cat didn't answer, but just sliced ​​the beef leisurely.But Haiwen was willing to wait, he was very interested in this person, so he sat still and did not leave.He asked his servants to bring the books and files, and he worked here.So the only sound left in the air was the sound of his writing and the sound of the smiling cat's knife and fork colliding and chewing food.After about an hour, the smiling cat said, "I'm thirsty, let me drink some wine."

Haiwen then asked the servant to get the wine, but the smiling cat said, "I want you to bring it for me yourself and fill it up for me."

Haiwen stared at his fat face with a half-smile.He doesn't look like he's teasing me, Haven thought, but I can't just do what he says. "Give me a reason." Haven said.

"I saved your butler, is that enough?"

"Enough." Haven went to get a bottle of good wine and two glass goblets.He filled the eccentric, then toasted, saying: "To your chivalrous heart."

The smile on Maofat's smiling face seemed to tighten a bit, "Thank you." He toasted with Haven, and then drank it down.After drinking, he was finally willing to chat with Hai Wen about what happened before.

"When I was passing Yema Ridge Mountain Road, I heard someone calling for help. As a ranger, I must act chivalrously. I saw five bandits in rotten leather and inlaid armor besieging a man at the foot of the mountain." Listen When he said this, Haiwen couldn't help looking at the leather armor and inlaid armor on his body. The smiling cat noticed his gaze and said with a smile: "Of course I snatched this clothes. Although it's rotten, it's worth a few copper coins." .”

The smiling cat continued: "Five fight one, this is not in line with the spirit of chivalry! I went up and said, you can't do this, if you really want to fight, you have to come down one by one, right?"

Hai Wen couldn't help laughing, "Then did they listen to you?"

"No, they said they wanted to fuck me." Smiley Cat spread his hands, "It's quite strong, huh? The last time I took a bath was in winter."

"And then? You killed them all?"

"Yes." The smiling cat said, picking its teeth with a dagger.That knife is so sharp, isn't he afraid of poking his mouth?

Hai Wen asked, "You killed five of them yourself?"

"Yes, my lord."

"It seems that you have extraordinary skills."

"I'm a nimble fat cat." He twirled the dagger at his fingertips, and Haiwen trembled as he saw the shining knife, "But unfortunately I came late, your housekeeper was already injured at that time, and he ran all the way. He was bleeding a lot."

It seems that is the case.Haiwen said: "Thank you, Your Excellency Smiley Cat. If the two of you say the same thing after the butler wakes up, then I will pay you ten gold coins."

Fat Cat said: "Nine pieces are enough. Because I ate your beef."

"The cow is considered to entertain you, ten is ten, and the agreement will not change."

"No!" He stuck the dagger on the table, "Nine is nine, and the smiling cat should get a lot of points, and it shouldn't get a lot of points."

"Okay, then please stay at least two more days. I have prepared a room for you. I still have things to deal with, so I will leave first. If you have anything to do, you can find the agent housekeeper, Fan Deli, and please do the rest yourself." Hai Wen Saying this, he bowed and left.

"Haven Ambleside!" cried the Smiley Cat from behind, "You say you've repented, don't you?"

"Yes." Haven said.

"I'll keep an eye on you." After saying this, Fat Cat left the restaurant first.

wack.Thinking this way, Haiwen returned to the butler's ward.Both Gerrit and Isrit are there.He first asked about the situation of the housekeeper, Gellite, who said that she was getting better, and he estimated that he would wake up in the next two days.Afterwards, Haven asked Gerrit: "Do you know Spike, the smiling cat?"

"I've heard of it." The forest witch said, "It is said that he is a ranger with a weird personality. The premise of being a chivalrous man is to collect money. He is fond of wine and sex, and is greedy for money. It is a shame to the ranger world."

"But he is a ranger after all." Isrit added, "I have heard the bard's story that there are four very powerful rangers in the northern plains, and the smiling ranger is one of them. It is said that he has become famous It has been more than 20 years, with a sloppy appearance but an honest man. It is said that he once killed a man in the fortress of the White Bird Marquis. He is a living legend."

Ok.Haiwen thought to himself, maybe I can keep him, because I am short of someone who can beat him.So the whole night passed like this, and the next morning Haiwen went to wash up and do morning exercises as usual.During breakfast, Gerald came to tell him, "The butler is awake." Hearing this, Hewen immediately put down the half-eaten bread, and took Estherite to visit the butler.

He walked briskly down the corridor, then walked softly into Dreyer's room.On the hospital bed, the butler was looking at him with a pair of yellow eyes.Dreyer looked haggard, as if he had suddenly aged ten years.He said weakly, "My lord, I'm sorry."

"It's better than anything else that you can come back. Take a good rest these days and don't think about anything..."

Dreyer shook his head, propped himself up and sat up, and said excitedly: "No! My lord! It may be too late for you to go to the baron now, or there will be a catastrophe!" After finishing speaking, he coughed heavily.

Haiwen realized that this matter was not that simple, "What's going on?"

"Little Charles has already arrived first!" Dreyer's face was livid, "He bribed the baron before I went, and he will be the mayor soon! I told the baron to give us another three days, after three days I will definitely take It’s better to come to see you with a better gift, so I can hold off for three days…” He coughed again, “Then I was attacked by robbers, and I’m [-]% sure that those bastards were arranged by Little Charles! Thanks to that The... the fat ranger. My lord, I promise him..."

"Ten gold coins." Haiwen said, "I know everything about it."

"Yes, my lord, you have to leave quickly!" He grabbed Haven by the collar, "When little Charles becomes the mayor, we will all be finished!"

Chapter 22: Alliances

Chapter 22: Alliances

"I see." Hai Wen immediately bid farewell to the housekeeper.He ordered Fan Deli to strengthen the guards, and then placed all the female relatives in the innermost room upstairs, and no one was allowed to go out without permission except Gerrit.Little Charles is ruthless and may not do anything.Afterwards, he found Smiley Cat and said, "Master Smiley Cat, I would like to ask you to be my bodyguard temporarily."

"Why?" The fat cat smiled.

"I sincerely ask you, and I will pay you." Hai Wen said quickly, "I have to go out to do errands now, but I am not safe on the road. I need your strength."

"You still want to go knowing it's not safe?"

"Otherwise, my butler's blood will be shed in vain." He said in a deep voice, "Little Charles will have to pay for such despicable things."

Fat Mao laughed dryly, and the flesh on his face trembled, "Okay, then I'll go join in the fun."

So Haiwen asked the servant to bring two horses, one for himself and the smiling cat.It was the first time for Haiwen to ride a horse, so he sat on it neatly and grabbed the rein as he remembered; while the smiling cat slapped the saddle and jumped up with a sound of "oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"; Unable to bear the fat cat falling from the sky, it sat down with a wail, and the smiling cat slid down the saddle with no expression on its face.

The scene was very embarrassing.

Helpless, the smiling cat had no choice but to straighten the horse, and then climbed onto the horse's back with a serious face.It was only then that Hai Wen noticed that he was too short. If he got on the horse as usual, he would look very clumsy and lose his knight-errant demeanor.

After that, the two set off on horseback, but Haven didn't go to the baron's fortress, but went straight to Charles's home.

The Charles brothers have separated since their father's death. According to the will, the elder Charles inherited most of the estate, while the younger Charles only received less than [-]%.After the separation, Charles Jr. took the initiative to move out of the Charles family mansion, which is now the site of Charles the Great.Haven and Smiley Cat tied the horse and knocked on the door.

The house of the Charles family is no smaller than the mayor's house. There are six pointed bungalows with gardens. The gates are black and iron, and the roads are wide enough for carriages.After knocking on the door, a guard came to open the door for questioning. Hai Wen reported his name, and the guard passed it in.After a while, two servants led them inside.Passing through the pool, flower beds and flat lawn, the two came to Charles' room. Master Charles was leaning half-naked on the bench, with many pillows and cotton pads scattered around, and behind him was a blond girl with her left breast exposed. Massaging his shoulders.

"Your Honor, please sit down." He straightened his loose pajamas and waved the woman away.Haiwen sat down, and the smiling cat picked up the fruit plate and stood behind him. He ate it, spitting the fruit peel on the ground while eating.Charles frowned and looked at the smiling cat, and asked, "This is...?"

"My bodyguard."

"What? You bring bodyguards with you when you go out?" Charles looked at him with a half-smile, "Who in Mustang Town would dare to think of you?"

"Your brother." Hai Wen said.

Charles' face sank immediately, he sat up straight, narrowed his eyes and said, "What's going on?"

"Your brother almost beat my housekeeper to death, and he went to apply for the mayor of the town—don't tell me you don't know."

Charles looked at Haiwen dumbfoundedly, "I don't fucking know." He spread his hands, his expression of surprise was as if he found out that his son was not his own.

"Then I'm thinking you're in trouble, Mr. Charles." Haven snatched an apple from the plate in Smiley Cat's hand, "You just kicked out your brother, and he became the mayor of the town. You said he could Have you ever been?"

Charles waved his hand and said, "That's not true! After all, he is my flesh and blood brother. Besides, I didn't drive him out, he moved out by himself."

"Really?" Hai Wen took another grape from Smiley Cat's plate, Fat Cat clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, "Do you think your brother... really respects you as an elder brother?"

Hearing this, Charles' face elongated a bit. He wrapped his protruding belly tightly in his pajamas, and his mouth was pursed into a black slit, "I think of him as my brother anyway."

It seems that what Delaire said is right, people are very complicated.Haiwen went to get the fruit to eat again, but the smiling face cat took the plate away, and he found nothing; Haiwen glared at the fat cat, who was holding the plate high, with a wry smile on his face.

"Your brother once tried to frame you, did you know that?"

Hearing this, Charles glared at Haiwen first, then turned his gaze away and said, "I don't know."

Self-deception. "Your brother once exchanged three beautiful bed slaves with me for the woman who killed your father. Guess what he wants to do with that woman?" When Haiwen finished speaking, the smiling cat just took the empty The fruit plate was placed in front of him.Save some for me!You fat cat!

Charles lowered his head and said, "What? Kill her to avenge my father?"

Haiwen shook his head and said, "Since you don't want to say it, then I'll tell it for you. Your brother wants that woman named Islet to be a tainted witness, so that you can blame Master Charles' death on you." superior."

Charles stared and said, "It's impossible, he..." Halfway through the words, the maid on the side suddenly screamed.Charles was taken aback, picked up the plate and smashed it, cursing: "What's your name, bitch?" Then Haiwen watched the smiling cat catch the plate with one hand, while the other hand was still on the girl's chest.

What a shameful hero! "Be honest!" Hai Wen yelled at the fat cat.

The smiling cat looked aggrieved, "You guys have something to say, but I'm bored!"

Charles waved his hand to the servant helplessly, and said, "Take this gentleman down, get him some wine, and let Sister Jasmine accompany him for a while." The servant bowed to him, and walked down with the smiling cat.Haiwen saw the fat cat's lewd-smile, and couldn't help thinking: He might have had this idea in the first place.

After sending the comedian away, Haven was finally able to talk about something serious with Charles, "So sir, your brother wants to frame you for murdering your father, and then take away your inheritance rights."

"But he's my brother!" Charles kept scratching his head, "He's my own brother! I changed his diapers when he was a kid, and he... his father is gone, and he's the only family member I have left!"

"It's not uncommon for brothers to kill each other. There are a lot of cases in my file. My lord, you should abandon your illusions. Let's talk about the following things. Your brother became the mayor of the town. What will happen after that? With his cruelty, he Will you let you go-will you let us go? Don't forget, you have taken [-]% of the family property."

"But I..."

"My lord! If little Charles really regarded you as an elder brother, he wouldn't even tell you about such a big thing as the mayor. Think about it, what will he do after he takes office? I thought his first thing is to overturn the case. "

"Reversal?"

Haiwen nodded and said: "He beat my housekeeper half to death, which meant to scare me. He wanted me to submit to him and let me reverse the case with the power of a judge. He said that you were the one who killed your father at that time ..."

Big Charles jumped up against the case and said angrily: "Fart! How could I hurt my father?"

"But at that time, if the mayor and the judge say you are a murderer, then you will really be a murderer-don't forget, we have done such wicked things before! Are you not familiar with this routine?"

Big Charles cried: "How dare you! How dare you slander me?"

"My lord, I'm in a difficult situation right now." Haiwen rubbed his hands and said, "I came to inform you because I don't want to help little Charles; but if you want to fight with me, you have to express it."

"What do you want?"

"I need your patronage, Master Charles."

Charles frowned and asked, "Sponsor what?"

"Sponsor me to be mayor." Haven said.

Chapter 23: Getting there first

Chapter 23: Getting there first

Charles nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and said, "I knew you bastard! You are more fucking ambitious than anyone else. I wondered, I sponsored you to be the mayor? Why didn't I become the mayor myself? Where are you going?"

Haiwen had expected this, so he said: "Master Charles, do you think the mayor is easy to be? Back then, if the mayor was easy, wouldn't your father go to be the mayor? Think about the old mayor. Let people point their noses and scold him. He was doing business with us, and he didn't share much money, but he was blamed for a lot; and if something happened, he would be responsible. Do you think that life will be easier? His body is exhausted It's broken, why don't you drink to death?"

Charles smiled and said, "According to what you say, can I not help you?"

"This is not only helping me, but also helping you, Master Charles." Haiwen said, "When your brother becomes the mayor, everyone will have a bad life; if I become the mayor, we can make a lot of money together."

Charles seemed to be tempted, he narrowed his eyes, tapped the table with his fingertips, "Hmm... how much money can I make?"

"As long as you give me time, I promise you won't make less money than before."

Charles smiled and said, "Are you trying to make me rich? What do you do? Selling alcohol? Selling slaves? Or loan sharks?"

"Neither of them." Hai Wen said, "Those are small money, and I will take you to make big money."

"So, what do you use to make me a lot of money?"

Haiwen shook his head and said, "My lord, this business can't be discussed like this. I told you the way. If you become the mayor of the town and get rich yourself, wouldn't I have to eat dirt? How about this? Let's make a contract. If you earn less than now after a year, I will lose everything and pay you the difference, how about it?"

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