Passers-by walked past Cliff in twos and threes, not daring to come forward to help him, but only to cover their mouths in a panic and whisper to each other. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Though they sympathized with Cliff, they were very afraid of the coalition, and they were afraid of helping him, of getting into trouble, of bringing about unexpected disasters.

Cliff, who had only eaten scraps and had a full meal in his cell, clutched his rumbling stomach and dragged his heavy legs, and began to walk step by step in the direction of his home under the astonished gaze of passers-by.

When Cliff finally came to the courtyard door of his house. I saw two bodyguards wearing sunglasses, white suits, white leather shoes, and a large white paper flower on their chests with their backs behind them, guarding the door of the courtyard. When one of them saw that Cliff wanted to get close to the gate, he immediately shouted at him: "Where is it called Hanako!? This is the official residence of the Duke of White in the Republic of Vosfitta." If you know each other, get out of here immediately!-"

Seeing this, Cliff once again stretched out his hand, which was almost out of control and extremely excited, pointed at the two bodyguards and shouted loudly: "Who are you!? This is my home! You guys hurry up and get out of the way!" Seeing this, the two bodyguards suddenly rose up with the bruises on their heads, and without saying a word, they rolled up their sleeves and prepared to repair the vexatious beggar in front of them.

Suddenly, a shout came from inside the courtyard gate. "Stop!-" I saw a middle-aged man dressed in the same costume as the bodyguard, who looked like a housekeeper, hurriedly walked out of the gate of the courtyard, and hurriedly waved his hand at the two bodyguards, making them temporarily retreat to the side.

Immediately afterward, the middle-aged man did not dare to stop for a moment, walked quickly to Cliff's side, pulled his former master to the wall of the courtyard, and asked in a low voice, "Master." How did you get here?"

After Cliff saw this person, his mind suddenly calmed down a lot: "Bosu." What the hell is going on? Why won't they let me in?"

Bosu whispered to explain the current situation, and expressed his distress: "This... After you left. The soldiers of the Republic of Vosfitta seized your house and kicked us all out. Later, White Father... Mr. White bought the mansion from the government at a very low price.

For those of us who are subordinates, Master White said that as long as anyone is willing to continue to work, they can stay. So we all came back again. As you know, I have an eighty-year-old mother and seven or eight children to support. ”

When Cliff heard this, he said that he understood this very well, and asked about the whereabouts of his wife and daughter: "In that case. I don't blame you. But what about Madame? What about Mademoiselle? Where have they gone?"

Bo Su replied truthfully: "Madame and Mademoiselle led a large group of subordinates to question Master White about your affairs. As a result, there was a conflict. They and their subordinates were all arrested by the coalition forces as unscrupulous elements who were trying to disturb the public order and try to attack Master White. But as long as the facts are clarified, this is not a serious crime. You don't have to worry about it at all.

Those of us who are usually deeply favored by the lord are kind to us, and we will definitely try our best to find a way to bail them out of prison at this time. This is a little bit of my heart, not a tribute, please be sure to accept it, sir. With that, the butler took two gold coins out of his pocket and stuffed them into Cliff's palm.

Cliff took Bosu's two gold coins, weighed them in the palm of his hand, and turned away without asking any more questions. Then, with the money in his pocket, he began to think about what business he could do with it. Rals Shangjia thought to himself: since the Republic of Vosfitta has taken over the port of Shevis. The port of Shevis is the largest commercial port in the eastern part of the mainland of Faroución.

Soon, many merchants from the Republic of Vosfitta will gather. At this time, relying on his personal connections, he designed a variety of clothes that combined the characteristics of the traditional costumes of the elves and Lars, and promoted them in high society, which would definitely sell well.

So, Cliff stepped straight into a well-known tailor shop with whom the owner knew him, and asked loudly: "Boss." I would like to make a batch of garments. Is it okay?"

The boss saw a beggar-like man walking into his shop with a big grin, and hurriedly frowned and asked the other party unceremoniously: "Who are you?...?"

Immediately after, the boss recognized the Hanako in front of him, who turned out to be his old friend Cliff, and asked in surprise: "It turned out to be Cliff!

When Cliff heard this, he said, "That's a long story..."

When the boss heard this, he was very sympathetic to Cliff's plight, but shook his head and refused with a sigh: "No." Our shop can no longer do wholesale business, unless it is sold to the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce. ”

Cliff became anxious when he heard the boss's words, and hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?"

The boss explained helplessly: "The Elf King has decreed that if all Lars's producers and wholesalers do not cooperate with the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, and merge into the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce in the form of equity participation and joint ventures within a three-month period, they are only allowed to sell goods at retail. All assets of the violator will be confiscated. ”

When Cliff heard this, he was completely stunned as if five thunderbolts had thundered to the top, and his dream of a comeback was completely shattered in an instant, and his anger surged into his heart, and he loudly denounced: "This is a complete act of plunder! How can they do this!?"

The boss also sighed pessimistically and melancholy, and expressed his feelings: "Alas, this is probably because our country has rejected many requests from the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce in the past, and has also forbidden their goods to circulate and sell in our country, which has violated the interests of many powerful people in the Republic of Vosfitta; Seeing this, Cliff turned around and left the tailor's shop with a dejected look like a walking corpse.

At this moment, outside the tailor's shop, there was a noisy and noisy sound of horses' hooves and shouts from the wide street: "Get out of the way!--Get out of the way!--Get out of the way!--All the idlers and others are out of the way!-I saw two cavalry guards dressed in brilliant golden full-body armor with exquisite craftsmanship and ornamentation, and riding on the backs of two tall horses, clearing the way ahead. Boom! Boom...

A classic carriage carved with delicate multicolored patterns, covered with plain white garland ribbons, made of extremely luxurious materials, and extremely well-made, slowly drove behind the cavalry guards under the protection of a large group of bodyguards wearing sunglasses, white suits, and a large white paper flower pinned to their chests, and maintaining great vigilance against everything around them. Pedestrians on the street saw this formation from a distance, and they all quickly dodged and retreated to both sides of the road.

When Cliff saw this, he suddenly ran like mad at White's car, and with all his might, he ran and shouted loudly: "White!--Do you remember me!?-Have you forgotten!?-..."

White, who was sitting in the carriage, heard the sound as if he hadn't heard it at all, and continued to wipe the corners of his eyes with a silk handkerchief, and muttered to himself with great sorrow: "My brother—..."

Seeing that the people in the carriage refused to even stick their heads out to look around, Cliff became more and more furious, unable to contain his emotions, and shouted hoarsely as he rushed: "White! Did you hear me!?-you fellow, come out of here at once!--get out!--

Seeing this, one of the cavalry guards immediately rode up to Cliff's approach, pressed the blade at his waist with both hands, made a gesture of preparing to draw his sword and slash people, and shouted: "Get out of here!" and the three bodyguards, who reacted quickly, also hurried to the side of the down-and-out merchant.

White, who was sitting in the old carriage, pretended not to know Cliff at all, and loudly stopped his men from committing murder, and uttered words with extreme hypocrisy: "Wait! During my brother's funeral, you are forbidden to use any violence." I think he's a poor man. Give him two pennies and send him away. ”

When a bodyguard heard this, he immediately took out several copper plates from his pocket and threw them on the ground in front of Cliff with great disdain: "Pick them up." "Bang bang... When Cliff saw this, he froze in place, speechless in astonishment, and saw White's carriage fly away in front of him, only to realize that he had lost to his opponent once and for all.

Cliff walked through the streets with his head drooping and his soul depressed, recalling the days when he had a lot of money in his pocket, fine clothes and food, and a proud spring breeze; he remembered that when his business first started, he was full of vigor and infinite longing for the future; then he thought of his beautiful wife and lovely daughter; and finally, he thought that it was impossible to make a comeback, and that his gullibility in White led him to the point of bankruptcy, and his family was also affected.

Having overcome numerous difficulties in the business field, the tenacious Cliff could not help but crouch on a dark street corner, hiding his face in despair and crying: "Woo-woo-..." Every pedestrian on the street looked so hurried, as if a symbol driven by fate could not resist rushing to the final judgment table of life.

Cliff stopped crying, but he didn't know how to face his family, and he almost lost the courage to live. But after all, he is a successful businessman who has experienced countless ups and downs. Grunt-a belly call. The feeling of hunger reminds the down-and-out businessman that he must not give up his life like this, he must live no matter what, even if he can't be a businessman, he can still do something else.

Thinking of this, Cliff pulled himself together again: "It's okay. Then the down-and-out merchant took out the two gold coins that Bo Su had given him from his bosom, and weighed them in the palm of his hand, preparing to exchange them for some change, to buy food to fill his stomach, and then make other plans. That's when it happened. I saw a young man in a black leather suit with a fierce face suddenly rushing from the side and snatching the two gold coins from Cliff's hand.

Cliff found that his last hope was ruthlessly taken away by the other party, and reacted very quickly, and flew forward desperately, and instantly hugged the left arm of the gangster young man, and shouted: "Robbery!--you little thug!--return my money!--..."

Seeing this, the gangster young man struck Cliff on the bridge of the nose with an old fist, and threatened and cursed loudly with a hideous face: "Dead old ghost! Stinky Hanako! Hurry up and let go of your dirty hands! Otherwise, Lao Tzu will kill you for a ...long time." At the same time, a group of ruffians who looked similar to this person, tall, short, fat and thin, gathered around the two of them.

Cliff, whose face was covered in blood, still desperately held on to the thug's arm, shouting, "Today, if you don't pay me back, you won't want to leave!"

Among the group of ruffians who surrounded him, one with thick shoulders and round waist, strong muscles, a face full of flesh, a fierce appearance, and an older one crossed his hands, hugged his chest and asked, "What's going on?"

Seeing this, the gangster young man immediately replied: "Big brother." This stinky guy insisted that I robbed him of his money. In fact, he is poor and crazy and wants to rob me of my money. The guy quibbled as he winked at his eldest brother and made a gesture. The meaning of the gesture is: Everyone has a share in the money I get.

Seeing this, the head of the ruffian slapped Cliff on the shoulder, and said with threatening kind words: "Dude. This place is my turf. You are asking for food here, and you were supposed to pay tribute. But for the sake of your age, you're already a lot older. I won't embarrass you. Don't embarrass my brother. If you're interested, leave quickly. ”

When Cliff heard this, he glared at the ruffian head in a rage with flames, and shouted: "What!? You scoundrels dare to turn black and white upside down like this...

The gangster youth struggled with his left arm, which was held by Cliff, glared fiercely into the eyes of the down-and-out businessman, stretched out his index finger with his right hand, pointed at the other party's nose, and continued to curse: "Big brother, there are so many of them, and they don't see me robbing you of your money." What are you dragging with your stinky Hanako? Let go of your dirty hands immediately!" A large group of ruffians who were watching stood by one with their chests, their waists crossed, and their necks crooked, watching the development of the situation with fierce faces.

Seeing this, Cliff let out a heart, took out the consciousness of mortality, and shouted with all his strength, desperately holding the arm of the young thug, desperately trying to push the man to the ground: "Ahhhh

Seeing this, the sturdy ruffian immediately exerted his strength and firmly pressed Cliff's shoulder with his own slap, stopping the down-and-out businessman's desperate fight: "Huh?"

Seeing that he couldn't move when he was pressed by the other party, Cliff was not the opponent of the ruffian at all, so he immediately spat on the other party's face: "Phew!-"

The boss of the ruffians was immediately annoyed by Cliff's behavior, wiped the spit from his face, and shouted to the little ones: "Give me a flat!" The down-and-out merchant held his head in his hands and curled up on the ground with his teeth clenched, no matter how he was kicked and beaten, he just didn't open his mouth and shout a word.

At this moment, a heavy captain of the Republic of Vosfita led two subordinates to quickly approach the scene and shouted: "What are you guys doing!?"

The gangster young man immediately turned around and bowed respectfully to the captain of the heavy armor, nodding his head, and smiling with a smile on his face: "Master Jun." We're here to teach Hanako a lesson who accused me of robbing him of his gold coins. Leave right away. ”

The captain of the soldier questioned suspiciously: "Hmm-did you rob him of his gold coins?"

At this moment, the gangster young man had already transferred the gold coin to the ruffian's body, and he opened his arms very calmly, and continued to respond to the interrogation with a smile: "Of course not. If you don't believe me, you can search my body. Where did I get the gold coins?" the other scoundrels also joined their boss in a smile on their faces, and bowed ninety degrees to the captain. They were afraid that they would be treated as troublemakers by the soldiers of the Republic of Vosfitta, and they would not be able to eat and walk around.

Seeing this, the captain of the soldiers waved his hand and ordered, "Let's go." When the ruffians saw this, they immediately dispersed in a hurry.

Cliff, who had been beaten and bruised, and his face was covered in blood and bruises, and he struggled to get up with his hands on the ground, and shouted in his loudest voice: "Lord, they robbed me of my money!

The captain didn't believe that a ragged beggar would have gold coins on him, nor did he think that anyone would rob a destitute man called Hanako, so he raised his halberd and pointed it at Cliff's face, and warned him sharply: "And you, let me be honest and don't make trouble." Seeing this, the down-and-out merchant did not say anything superfluous, and completely lost the courage to continue to live, and slowly got up, dragging step by step, step by step, and wandered aimlessly through the streets.

Finally, when Cliff walked to the side of the well, stared at his dejected appearance, and could no longer suppress the pain and despair in his heart, tears poured down like a flash flood, and he began to weep and jumped into the well: "Woo... Call... Woo... Call... Wooh

Suddenly, a shout rang out, "Don't do anything stupid!" and an incomparably huge force grabbed Cliff's nightgown from behind with lightning speed, and pulled the down-and-out merchant out of the well in an instant. Cliff looked back. I saw a man dressed in a pitch-black martial arts suit made of unknown materials, with a black cloth towel covering his face below his eyes, wearing a light blue alloy helmet with a silver-white metallic luster, and two long-bladed knives pinned to his back.

Cliff was extremely surprised, and looked the man in black in front of him up and down with his own eyes, and asked, "Who are you, and why did you save me?"

The masked man in black then took out a letter of appointment from his bosom and showed it in front of Cliff, exhorting in the slightest change in his tone: "You don't need to know who I am. I'll just tell you that you have been appointed by the president of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce as the head of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce in the Lars region. All you need to do now is sign this letter of appointment. ”

When Cliff heard this, he became more and more surprised and confused, and asked two questions in succession: "Who is your president, and why do you want me to be the head of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce in the Lars region?"

The man in black replied to Cliff in a calm tone, and said that he was about to put the letter of appointment back into his arms: "You don't need to know the identity of our president. As for why you want to be the head of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce in the Lars region. It's because you're White's enemy, and that's enough. Do you sign or give up?"

At the thought of White's triumphant appearance, Cliff gritted his teeth and exclaimed, "I'll sign!-" He snatched the letter of appointment from the man in black, without glancing at what was written, and bit his index finger and signed his name on the letter of appointment with blood. The down-and-out merchant thought: I don't want to live anymore anyway, and I have nothing to sell. It doesn't matter what it is, let me sign it, and I'll sign it.

Then a group of bodyguards wearing sunglasses, black suits, and shiny black leather shoes twisted the gang of hooligans who had bullied Cliff just now, and walked straight to the eyes of Lars Shangjia: "Sir." What do you want to do with these ruffians?" I saw that the ruffians had been beaten one by one with blue noses and swollen faces, blooming heads, scarred all over their bodies, and their clothes stained red with blood, and they looked much more miserable than Cliff.

As soon as the ruffians saw Cliff, they fell to their knees one by one, and knocked their heads with a continuous puff and puff, and cried and begged for mercy with screams and tears on their faces: "Master!--Master!--The little ones have no eyes and have offended you!--Please spare the little ones!--"Please, sir, be merciful and let the little ones go!--"Please spare us!--"...

The bodyguards of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce received an order from above, and when they beat such ordinary civilians, they were usually beaten to death. Because even if they are killed, they do not need to bear any responsibility. The Five Elements Chamber of Commerce has a lot of money, unless it provokes the powerful, there is almost nothing unfair.

The man in black pointed to the guards and told Cliff, "From today onwards, these people are your subordinates. And their origins are all in Lars. ”

Afterwards, the man in black handed Cliff a silver token inlaid with five petal-shaped gems of yellow, green, blue, red, and black, and said, "This is a token that represents your identity as a merchant of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce. Seeing cards is like seeing people. And the rule of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce is to only recognize the card and not the person. Don't lose it. Then he vanished before the eyes of Lars Merchant.

In the end, Cliff did not blame the ruffians kneeling before him, but magnanimously forgave them: "Get up...", the gangsters immediately wept with gratitude, and vowed to follow and repay their great benefactor and master, Cliff. They already feel the pain of their skin, and if they don't find a backer for themselves, they won't be able to gain a foothold in this world at all. So, the Lars merchant arranged some odd jobs for the gang.

Cliff followed the bodyguards back to his former residence, and did not see White's bodyguards again outside the courtyard door, and as soon as he entered, he saw his beautiful wife and lovely daughter running towards him. The family cried tears of joy and hugged each other tightly. The housekeepers and servants of the Lars merchants also gathered around the family, sincerely celebrating and wishing the reunion of the master's family.

The gracious Cliff did not punish his subordinates for having taken refuge in White, but generously rewarded all who were willing to follow him again. When the stewards and servants heard this, they were all moved to tears of joy and tears.

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