Chapter 6 Reward
Kingsley was a little hesitant at the moment, the entire golden pond undoubtedly had plenty of life energy, not to mention the lotus flower on Vishnu's navel, according to Kapil's description, if there were lotus seeds in it, Kingsley felt that probably one was enough for the old man, and maybe it could make the realm that had been stagnant for many years go further.
The lotus flower on Vishnu's navel, according to Hindu mythology, is something that is said to be born into the burning sky and then evolve into the world.
Now Kingsley has a goal, but he is struggling with whether he can succeed in obtaining it.
Although these myths and legends may not be reliable, once the matter really involves the gods, the slightest carelessness is a doom.
At that time, even if Vishnu is still in the form of a statue, if the serpent of the world where his old man is lying as a mattress wakes up, his own people will probably not even be able to plug their teeth.
However, if you are lucky enough to get a lotus seed or enough life energy, the throne of the head of the family will inevitably come to you.
It's hard to choose.
Just as Kingsley was struggling, several men in police uniforms walked in.
"Old John, your business is still so good. ”
The first man also wore a trench coat over his police uniform, but now it was covered with water droplets, and it seemed that the umbrellas placed by the attendants at the door did not provide enough protection for these civil servants of the British Empire in the increasingly bad weather tonight.
"My dear Sheriff Murray, how did the sea breeze from the Port of Liverpool blow you here. ”
Mo Li took off his windbreaker jacket, shook the water droplets on it vigorously, and said helplessly: "This damn weather." I'm sorry to bother you, old John, but for the sake of me being kicked out of my house by the Chief in the early hours of the morning, can I warm up with a glass of whiskey?"
"Of course, it's an honor for old John to be able to invite Sergeant Murray, the patron saint of Bar Street, to have a drink. ”
"Come on, old John, I haven't received any complaints or distress calls from your heroes since I took office, and perhaps your bar is safer than the police station. Taking the cup handed by Old John and taking a sip, Sergeant Murray let out a comfortable groan and said, "Ah, rare year Macallan, thank you for your generosity, knowing that with my meager salary, I can't afford to drink these fine wines from your bar." ”
"If Sheriff Murray wants to, you can always come to the bar for a free drink. ”
"Haha, come on, old John, the kids are still watching, at your place, enjoy a free drink, if someone reports it, it will definitely be enough for me to take off this hard-won police uniform and go to Scotland Yard for a while. ”
Old John asked curiously, "What made our beloved Sheriff come to visit Old John in this bad weather?"
Murray approached a little excitedly, and said to Old John: "The reward order issued urgently, just tonight, the British Museum was robbed by a Chinese while making a transaction, and two bodyguards and a soldier were killed, and what was lost was an ancient book and one of the twelve bronze heads of the Old Summer Palace. ”
Seeing that Old John was a little lacking in interest, Murray added: "The British Museum has offered a reward of 10,000 euros for ancient books, and as for the bronze beast, it is 100,000 euros!"
In addition, the police offered 90,000 euros, adding the bounty to 200,000 euros. ”
"I don't know how those old men who clamored all day long for lack of funds suddenly became generous. ”
Old John was surprised: "This is a big bounty. "Being an old man who has lived for a long time, in fact, I don't understand why a bronze sculpture that is not many years old is worth so much.
"Indeed, this is the highest bounty in years, even a little outrageously high, and the rampant gangster, I heard that he has been injured a lot on the way to escape. ”
"That's good news, maybe the position of the inspector is beckoning you. It's just that why the British Museum is trading in Liverpool, and are we going to bring it in the museums in Liverpool? I don't think the people of Liverpool would be interested in this kind of thing. ”
"Who knows what those people think, I'm just a poor sheriff who gets called up in the middle of the night to work. And our chief promised that whoever caught the gangster would definitely move up in the bureau, and in addition to the high bounty, there was also a good thing for promotion, and Liverpool had not had such a tempting bounty for many years? ”
Old John smiled and said, "You are a wise sir, and high rewards must also have great risks. ”
"I have a responsibility to these young lads, and being a nanny is a chore for these young men who are daunted by the bounty. ”
The accompanying police began to check the guests of the bar, and the huge reward made the excited young police officer move a little impatiently, and Old John saw that the customers were a little dissatisfied, after all, in addition to ordinary people, there were many VIPs who came tonight, and they were the kind of VIPs who didn't need to look at the police.
Before the clash broke out, Old John exclaimed, "Distinguished gentlemen, forgive these young men who have come suddenly, and hope that my dear guests will cooperate. ”
"There was a heinous robbery and murder in Liverpool tonight, an aggressive Chinese with wounds, carrying a bronze sculpture and an ancient book, if any lucky person can catch which vicious gangster, then congratulations, you will receive a bounty worth a total of 200,000 euros." ”
"Oh, my God. ”
"A whole 200,000 euros?dear police officer, are there any pictures of gangsters, I feel that as a citizen of the British Empire, I have an obligation to contribute to the security of the Empire. ”
After hearing the price of the bounty, the bar was full of praise for God, and not only was it very cooperative, but it also took the initiative to talk to the police officers.
Hearing this somewhat exaggerated bounty, many people put away their dissatisfaction, this huge bounty number has simply and rudely expressed the seriousness of this incident, at this moment, if there is any misunderstanding, it will not be easily eliminated, in the face of this level of events, routine inspection is just a trivial matter, you guys feel that it will not be undignified to cooperate.
"Two... 200,000 young Master Kingsley, I think I might be in Liverpool for a while. ”
The impoverished Kapil was shocked by the number and frantically praised the gods in his heart.
Kapil felt that since he met the idol of Vishnu in the forest, his life had reached a turning point, not only did he exchange the bottle of divine oil for far more than 10,000 euros of wine, but also took over the job of a guide with a deposit of 100,000 US dollars, and before it was over, the police brought a reward worth 200,000 euros.
Kapil flushed with excitement and attributed everything that happened to him to being the chosen messenger of Lord Vishnu.
Tonight was a dream.
Kapil fantasized excitedly that he might soon become a real big man, and maybe when he returned to India this time, those brahmin masters who were once high in the sky would also have great respect for themselves.
Kingsley looked at Pacy a little blankly, he had just opened the figure of 100,000 US dollars, but suddenly a prisoner with a reward of 200,000 euros appeared, Master Kingsley felt that he was despised in terms of money, which really did not give me face to Master Kingsley.
"Is Britain so chaotic now that we had fugitives of this caliber on our first night in Liverpool?"
Patsy shrugged and shook his head, indicating that he also didn't know anything.
Kingsley then said to Kapil, "I'll try my luck here with you." ”
At the other table, Leon's pretty eyes were as bright as the scorching midday sun on the sea, and Smith felt like he was about to be burned.
"Smith! here's our brother's chance to make a fortune!"
Smith looked at Leon, who was as excited as if he had seen a woman, and said helplessly: "Do you want to try to catch this bounty prisoner?"
Leon smiled and said in a low voice, "Smith, do you think this bounty comes more from the value of the antiques he intercepted or from his heinous act of killing people?"
Smith thought for a moment and said, "It should be that the value of antiques is higher, otherwise there is no need to risk your life, after all, there are regular soldiers among the traders." ”
Leon now has only 200,000 golden dollars in his mind, and has ignored it, except for the murder mentioned by Old John, his brother has increased to include soldiers.
Leon analyzed excitedly: "Although the police didn't say it, the value of antiques must be much higher than 200,000, even if there is a premium for the murder, this price should be about one-fifth to one-tenth of its original price, after all, it is not necessary or possible for the museum to recover an antique that originally belonged to it at the original price." ”
"Suppose, I mean suppose, this item is worth two million euros, oh my God, that's an exciting price to think about. ”
"Why should we give him back to the museum, is it so difficult that we have no other means to obtain greater value, even to our dear Boss Pete, I believe that the feedback given to us is far more than this number. ”
Smith poured cold water and said, "Brother, do you think the two of us can take out the soldiers who are on guard?"
Leon drained the beer from the glass in one gulp, raised the empty glass and said, "Afra, two more." ”
On weekdays, the two of them are reluctant to drink like this, but today, stimulated by money, Leon is ready to have a luxury, maybe the next time he comes, he should let Afra change the aged wine.
"We should try to work hard for this great fortune, and when faced with life-threatening risks, I will definitely be the first to pull you away. ”
"Smith, you have to believe my keen instinct to always think about the coming home of my husband when I was dating a young woman!"
Smith sighed: "Leon, the power of money is so terrifying that even your brain, which is rusted by women and liquids, rarely squirms. ”
Leon smiled shyly, "You've finally discovered the wisdom that I've been deliberately hiding in my daily life. Perhaps, this is the starting point for me to realize my dream, to take over the whole street of girls!"
Smith had a headache and said, "Is the girl who took over the whole street just the beginning of your dream? ”
After checking the guests at the bar, a police officer reported to Mori: "Boss, everyone has checked everything, and there are no gangsters." ”
Sheriff Murray was apologetic, "Sorry to bother you, dear old John. ”
"Nothing, that's what every citizen of the British Empire should do. Would you like another drink?"
Sheriff Murray said bitterly, "Oh, no, no, no, thank you for your kindness, I'm going to go on to the next bar to check." ”
There is nothing abnormal, in fact, Mori also understands that the possibility of the gangster being injured in the bar is not very high, after all, the environment here is not very friendly to an injured person, and the conflict that may break out at any time and the local entrenched underground forces can easily expose oneself to the outside.
Sheriff Murray was just passing by Bar Street to check on the port to avoid the gangster's smuggling, and there was another group of people there to pick him up, and as for coming in to check when he passed by the Bar of Inn, it was more likely that he was just coming to get a glass of delicious whiskey from dear old John.
Checking the next bar or something, it didn't exist, it was just Sheriff Murray finding a reasonable reason for himself to come to Ingjue.
The inferior drinks in other bars can be compared to Old John's aged whiskey by deceiving young people who are jumping around the opposite sex to the sound of music.
In fact, Yingjue still has the second floor and the basement, but Sheriff Murray, including all the police officers, only checked the entire hall on the first floor, and seemed not to worry at all that the gangsters would secretly hide on the second floor.
In fact, not only them, but the guests in the hall always seem to forget that there are other places to spare in the Ying Jue Bar, and only when there are guests who are led to the second floor by the waiter, everyone will suddenly remember that this bar has a second floor, and when they step out of the door of the bar, some memories seem to evaporate like alcohol.
Some guests asked to go to the second floor for a drink, but they were politely rejected by old John, and some people tried to sneak up to the second floor with the strength of the wine.
Sergeant Maury drank the last drop of whiskey, reluctantly put the empty glass on the bar, and thanked Old John, "Thank you for your hospitality, by the way." ”
Sheriff Murray seemed to remember something, patted his head, hurriedly put on his hat and said: "I almost forgot, tonight I was asked to bring a few police uniforms to change into the people of Liverpool Cathedral, those believers are already waiting in Liverpool Harbor, saying that it is a joint operation between the two parties." ”
"Hell, is it to act with the church to influence that gangster with the faith of the Lord?"
Sheriff Murray hurriedly left after speaking, and many people in the bar fell into deep thought.
Old John wiped the cup that Maury had used just now, and said softly: "The church is also involved, it seems that that ancient book is not simple, this glass of whiskey is really worth the price." ”
In the corner, Smith silently drank Afra's new beer and muttered, "The church..."