Chapter 51: Employing Children
About half an hour later, more than 20 members of the law enforcement team on duty at the law enforcement corps were pulled over by Twin, most of them with fresh faces.
They are law enforcement officers, but they are not law enforcement officers who run Third Street in the South Side.
Yesterday, it was also because of the matter of tracking down the murderer, and most of the members of the Third Street Law Enforcement Team were working overtime, so they came so together.
"Boy Twyn, if that story is not as exciting as you say, then I won't admit this absenteeism, and then I will say that you were pulled out by you. A law enforcement officer quipped.
"Don't worry, don't worry, if you don't listen to me! If it weren't for everyone's colleagues, I wouldn't have invited you. Twin said.
By this time, Sanka had already finished eating the chicken legs, because he heard that many people were coming to listen to his story, and he went back to his room to take a shower, although he was still wearing the tattered clothes, but the stench was much less, and it was barely acceptable.
"Are you here?" Sanka hurriedly greeted Twin when he saw someone enter the store.
"Let's get started! From the first chapter, it was deep winter at that time, and a good story, you won't get tired of listening to it many times. Twin said.
"Okay!" Sanka looked around at the seats of the enforcers around him, a little distracted, "Shall I just talk about it here?"
Now he was standing in the middle of the hall, and if he were to tell a story here, there would be people standing behind Sanka who would not be able to see his soulful performance.
Standing at Agthius's feet, Little Black pointed to the left side of the hall and said, "Go and move the couch and make a clearing for Sanka." β
"Good!"
Agthius pushed the couch aside for some distance and beckoned Sanka to come over.
Sanka comes over with a harp, and the story of "The Stars Change" begins anew.
Even though he had heard it once before, when he listened to it again, Twin still felt a stream of blood burning in his heart.
And those law enforcers who heard the story of "Star Change" for the first time couldn't help but clap their hands when they heard the climax.
The applause was thunderous, attracting sideways glances from pedestrians outside.
Seeing that it was the troubadour telling the story, they expressed no interest, shook their heads and walked away.
Most of them left, but there were two children who chose to stay, anyway, it was free and they didn't listen to it.
As they stood at the door of the tavern, they slowly realized that this was a story they had never heard before, a more interesting story than the dragons who slaughtered the dragons, and the orc invasion of the common territory of the city gates.
And they found common ground with themselves in the protagonist Qin Yu, who was burdened with misfortune, but tenaciously wanted to change their lives against the sky.
Little by little, the blood burns.
"Good!"
There was another small climax, and the two children clapped their hands with the enforcers.
Blackie had noticed the two children at the door, but he didn't pay attention to them.
The popularity gathers little by little, and when someone finds a child lying in front of the bar listening to a story, curious people will always come to see it.
Once attracted by Sanka's story, they will also enter the tavern to consume.
Whether it's selling alcohol or news, it represents income.
When you have money, it means you can do more.
Sure enough, amid the applause of the children, two passers-by stood at the door and listened for a while and walked in.
Order two glasses of ale, listen to the story, and clap your palms.
The applause attracted more people.
The entire hall slowly filled, and these people were ordinary people who did business in the South District, and they had some spare money in their hands.
As for the locals in the southern district, they gathered at the door in twos and threes.
This time, Caroline was very busy, and she was very busy serving wine and serving fruit plates.
Xiao Hei sat on top of Erha's head and greeted Agthius: "You go and ask me how many of those children are orphans, and the orphaned children will bring them to my room for me." β
"Good!"
Agthius made his way to the tavern door.
The poor people in dirty clothes who were standing at the door of the tavern saw Agathius approaching, and collectively took half a step back, their eyes flickering and they did not dare to meet Agthius.
"How many of you are orphans?" said Agthius, looking at the five children in front of him.
The children looked at each other, and the first two children lying on the door slowly raised their hands with their messy hair: "Brother, we are..."
"Follow me. With that, Agthius turned and went back to the tavern.
The two children didn't know what Agthius wanted to do to them, but when they saw the enforcers in the store, they thought of Qin Yu in Sanka's story.
The uneasiness in his eyes slowly turned into firmness.
"Fast, go, see. The older child said.
Another child's face was full of innocence: "Longfellow, is it time for us to change our lives?"
Go up to the second floor, push open the door, Yingying candle flame illuminates the room, Xiao Hei has been waiting in the middle of the room for a long time.
"My lord, do you have anything to do with us?" Longfellow looked at the empty room, and looked at Agthius standing by the door with some uneasiness.
"Lord Black is looking for you, come in quickly. Agthius gave Fast a gentle push and closed the door.
"Who is Lord Black?" Longfellow looked around and didn't see half a figure, and the uneasiness in his heart intensified.
"Lord Black is there. Agthius pointed to Blackie in the middle of the room.
"It?" Longfellow was dumbfounded, a sad feeling appeared in his and Fast's eyes at the same time, how easy it was to change their lives, they were too naΓ―ve!
"Yes, I'm looking for you. β
Xiao Hei suddenly spoke, and Longfellow and Fast were stunned as if their brains had been hit hard.
"Are you talking?" said Longfellow.
Xiao Hei nodded: "Although I don't like child labor very much, but now that there are more and more customers, Caroline is too busy, and as for adults, I can't trust it, so I found you, how about working for me? β
The two children's eyes widened slowly.
"I do!" said Fast, impatiently.
No matter what he did, 15 silver coins was a huge amount of money to him, and he had no reason to refuse.
Presumably Fast's impulsiveness, the older Longfellow obviously had more scruples: "What do you want us to do? It's okay to steal things, but I don't do anything like murder and arson, there are too many law enforcers downstairs, if they catch them, they will have to peel off their skins if they don't die." β
Stealing?
I didn't expect them to have such a past.
But instead of minding, Blackie glanced at Longfellow.
If it is a thief, Xiao Hei has thousands of thieves in his hands, and every house mouse is a shrewd thief.
And Longfellow's ability to say that it's okay to steal things, but not to kill people and set fires, means that he has his own principles of doing things.
Besides, the two children are still young, even if they have any bad habits, they can be corrected slowly.
"I won't let you do things like killing people and setting fires, even if you are asked to do it, you can't do it. Speaking of this, Xiao Hei glanced at Agthius deliberately.
Agthius inherited the name of victory, and coupled with his cold personality, it was determined that he would become a strong man in the future.
It's just that he hasn't really fought until now, and he doesn't know what Agthius's strength is now.
"And what do we need to do?" asked Longfellow.
"Just help with the groceries in the store, buy some things, and if you promise, stay, if you don't, leave now, and forget that I have looked for you. Xiao Hei said: "Don't try to deceive me, no one can escape my sight." β
"Really? Longfellow didn't care about Black's pretending remarks, he nodded excitedly.
Originally, he thought that he would live a life like this, the difference between being on the wanted list and not being on the list was at most, but he didn't expect that he would be able to live a normal life one day.
"So be it, Agthius, take them tomorrow to buy some new clothes, by the way, call Sanka, his clothes stink. β
After Agthius left with the two orphans, Blackie slowly crawled back into bed.
Judging by the current enthusiasm of the audience and the speed at which Sanka is storytelling, the tavern should close until midnight today.
Isn't it time to put up a sign tomorrow to indicate the opening hours?
Otherwise, they come every day, and every time they come, they have to listen to Sanka's manuscript, and they have to read new content to Sanka the next day, who can stand this?