Chapter Thirty-Eight: Sowing Discord
"Childe, what's going on?" Clausen rushed over in a hurry when he saw the news, and he couldn't figure out Lin Qian's intentions.
"Seniors don't need to worry. Lin Qian gave him his seat and replied gracefully, "As you can see, someone wants to buy my and Elena's lives." ”
"Who?" Clausen remembered Charles he had met on his way upstairs, "Charles?"
"We don't have to make a fuss when people give us money to spend. Lin Qian didn't answer positively, which was a tacit acquiescence.
Clausen also calmed down at this time, and when he thought about it, he actually picked up a big bargain for nothing. He saw two golden tickets on the table, stamped with the special seal of the Empire, with huge words written on them: 10,000 gold.
"Is this his money?"
"Well, the rich man. - Xiao Yi, come and collect the money!" Lin Qian took out one and folded it and stuffed it into his arms, while the other one was handed over to Xiao Yi for safekeeping. He knew that Clausen would figure it out on his own, and he didn't explain it to him, the only thing he had to explain was Elena, who hadn't seen her for many days, and he really missed her.
In the afternoon, Lin Qian received an invitation from Elena. Because of the lack of the southeast corner of the palace, the location of the Magic Guild is considered to be outside the palace, and Elena is not easy to show up, not to mention that she is also rewarded.
However, when Lin Qian went downstairs, he also alarmed many people, which made Lin Qian also feel pressured, feeling like a gold man who was melted and minted by 4,000 gold coins. Fortunately, there are not many masters in the hall, and there are many masters around Lin Qian, and every time he takes a step, the surrounding crowd will automatically give way to space.
The scene of Lin Qian entering the palace was also seen by many well-intentioned people, in their opinion, this Lin Qian was too bold, and he offended the princess, and he was afraid that it would be a dead end.
"Brother Lin, you're so bad!" Elena shouted at Lin Qian with a pout.
"What's wrong?" Lin Qian's mood instantly improved when he saw her, and he said with a smile, "Didn't you just take two big orders?"
"I'm not talking about that. Elena looked at him with red eyes, "You haven't looked for me for so many days, don't you want to see me?"
"How come?" Lin Qian's head was too big, how could Elena's tone be the same as a resentful woman, "Didn't I invite you to dinner yesterday, didn't you come?"
Elena didn't give face at all: "There is no sincerity at all, just find someone to invite me to go, I won't go." ”
"Then you have a big loss, I ate at Fulai Restaurant yesterday, and I didn't eat at night. Lin Qian recalled the delicious food at noon yesterday and couldn't help but snort.
Who knew that the little princess was even more angry when she heard this, grabbed Lin Qian's arm and pinched it, complaining while pinching: "You didn't tell me such a good opportunity, you want to talk about Fulai Restaurant, won't I just go?"
"Alright, alright. Lin Qian found that although they hadn't seen each other for half a month, they still seemed so close when they met, "By the way, you know today's reward, right?"
"Well, are you here to kill me?" Elena looked serious, but she was just joking.
"You should kill me, and the reward is not small. Lin Qian's joke had other meanings, but Elena didn't seem to notice it.
"Brother Lin, it's embarrassing for me to post like this!" Elena has always cared more about image, she likes to be sought after.
"That's why I'm sending you money!" Lin Qian took out a golden ticket of 10,000 gold coins that he earned, "Elena, I don't know if this money can make you feel better, if you want to blame, just find the person who spent the money." ”
"If you don't say it, I won't let him go!" Elena took the money, feeling a little comforted.
"Do you know who it is?" Lin Qian adhered to the principle of confidentiality for customers, but no one was told.
"Of course," said Elena triumphantly, "Clausen told me a long time ago. ”
Lin Qian then realized that there was a super spy by his side, and he was absolutely loyal to the royal family.
"What are you going to do?" Lin Qian knew Elena's temperament, and she must want to save face.
"He did this to provoke the relationship between Brother Lin and me, and I will make him pay. "Elena doesn't know what the hell she's up to, but it's predictably not the norm, and Achill last time was an example of that.
Lin Qian couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Charles, until he received a report from his subordinates the next day: the first businessman who came to issue an escort mission had been robbed halfway.
"The goods were burned, and they didn't want to grab the goods at all, they just wanted to sabotage the mission. A few of his men reported the situation.
"What about the people, are they all right?" Lin Qian was more worried that the result would discourage those who wanted to issue a task.
"It's okay, we saw that the situation was not right in the back, so we rushed to the rescue. They were about to kill and we stopped them. ”
"Did you send someone to follow you?Who is doing the ghost?" Lin Qian's face was gloomy, he was really a little angry this time.
"We sent a magician to follow them all the way, and the men went into a room and disappeared. That room, it seems...... The city of the Charles family. ”
Lin Qian couldn't believe it when he heard it, if it was really Charles's ghost, why did he come over yesterday to ask for an explanation, did he really have this confidence?
Knowing what happened, Lin Qian immediately arranged for someone to compensate the merchant for all the losses at a high price, but there was one condition, that is, he had to declare that it was caused by an accidental fire in the middle of the night, and he received a high price of compensation. The other four escort magicians, Lin Qian, also gave them a hush money each, claiming that they did not protect the goods, so they did not have any payment.
After calming down the consequences of this incident, Lin Qian duly launched the so-called "insurance": for tasks such as escorts, the guild will conduct a security assessment in advance, and if the mercenaries still do not complete the mercenary's tasks after evaluating and selecting suitable mercenaries, the magic guild will be responsible for compensating the mercenaries for their losses, and these mercenaries can only get a small amount of remuneration, or even no remuneration.
However, for the Charles family, the culprit, Lin Qian thought to himself, it was time to find an improper reason to kill them properly.
When he was thinking about how to start, Lin Qian welcomed another guest, Boris, the young master of the Welsh family.
"Lin Gongzi, I'm sorry to disturb you!" Boris still said hello very politely first, he still had a good impression of Lin Qian, and he made a lot of money this time, thanks to him "making a hindrance".
"Master Boris, what kind of business did you bring this time?" Lin Qian warmly beckoned him to sit down and instructed Xiao Yi to pour a glass of water.
Boris's face was a little embarrassed, and he replied with a wry smile: "I'm afraid I've disappointed Lin Gongzi, I came here next time to cancel the task release the night before yesterday." ”
"Oh, why?" Lin Qian couldn't help but want to ask the reason, but as soon as he said it, he felt that it was not appropriate, after all, it involved the personal issue of the customer.
"To tell you the truth, it was my father who found out about this and blamed him, so - oops - you didn't grow -"
Boris was talking when he accidentally bumped into Xiao Yi who was serving tea next to him, and the whole cup of hot tea was spilled on himself. Boris was just about to scold, but when he thought that this was someone else's house, he hurriedly closed his mouth, stood up again, and shook the water on his clothes.
Xiao Yi seemed to be frightened, and froze in place, constantly rubbing the burned places on her hands.
"Master Boris is fine?—— Xiaoyi, you go down first. Lin Qian should care about Xiaoyi first at this time, but after all, the guests are present, so they must always take care of the guests' feelings first.
"It's okay, it's okay. Young Master Boris was splashed with a whole glass of water, and there was a water stain on his chest, Boris shook his clothes in embarrassment, and at the same time secretly scolded the maid just now for not being long-sighted.
Lin Qian remembered Xiaoyi in his heart, but Boris couldn't leave for a while, and he was also a little anxious: "Master Boris, if you cancel the release of the task, we can refund the bounty fee to you, and we will take the intermediate fee directly." ”
"Lin Gongzi doesn't have to care, the bounty fee will be left to Lin Gongzi. ”
Boris was in a hurry, but he forgot his magic, and after shaking the water for a long time, he remembered to use the water magic to suck the water on his clothes little by little, and then quickly took his leave.
Lin Qian shook his head, not knowing what this guy's intentions were, and walked straight to Xiao Yi's room.
"Childe, I'm sorry, Xiao Yi was careless just now-" Xiao Yi covered her hands and hurriedly apologized.
"It's okay!" how could Lin Qian blame her, "How are your hands?" said Lin Qian, who reached out and grabbed Xiao Yi's hands.
Xiao Yi's face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly wanted to pull it out, but Lin Qian's hand was not small, and she didn't succeed.
"It's all blistered here, and it's red here, does it hurt?" Lin Qian looked very distressed, as if he was injured.
"It doesn't hurt. Xiao Yi shook her head and took the opportunity to withdraw her hand.
Lin Qian secretly felt sorry for himself, he finally had an opportunity to take advantage, and these tender hands hadn't touched enough.
"I'll go find a light mage, you wait. ”
Ordinary wounds and even minor illnesses are a piece of cake for light-based magicians, and light-based magic is also the only arcane magic with healing powers. For convenience, Lin Qian specially invited a female magician in her 40s, and then watched her perform treatment.
can bother the president to personally invite people, this maid's identity is definitely not ordinary. The female magician didn't dare to slack off, and immediately cast a spell to help Xiao Yi reduce her swelling, go to the bubble, and return her hands to the same as before.
"Thank you seniors for your treatment. "Lin Qian has always treated the elders with respect, except for the old fox.
"The elder is gracious. The sorceress had been speculating about the relationship between the two in her heart.
"Xiaoyi, can you show me?...... Well, it's white and tender, soft and slippery to the touch, this magic is really magical!" Lin Qian took the opportunity to touch the handle again, and said that Xiao Yi's face was flushed, and then he reluctantly returned to the office.
This time, I saw a note on the side of the table. Could it be that Boris accidentally left behind his clothes just now? Lin Qian picked it up and unfolded it: Everything is in order, everything is going according to plan.