Contractor: Lloyd Bannings, Yuu Tatsumi.

Contract Payment: 10,000,000 Mira (Installment)

Contract content: 1. During the contract period, Yu Tatsumi unconditionally assisted Lloyd Bannings in all actions.

2. During the contract period, Yu Tatsumi will unconditionally protect the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture.

3. During the contract period, Yu Tatsumi cannot accept other people's contracts, assassination missions, etc.

Contract Period: Until Lloyd pays the contract money.

This contract is full of problems, as long as it is a normal person, it will not be signed, right?

First of all, the amount, the contract is generally paid in one lump sum, of course, there is also the practice of dividing the down payment and the balance, but I have never heard of a contract like this, where Lloyd's current salary pays a certain amount of money every month...... Moreover, at the level of Lloyd's salary, it may take 200 years to pay it off...... And the contract lasts until Lloyd pays the deed money......

Then there is the content of the contract, which unconditionally assists Lloyd in "everything" actions. Unconditionally "protecting the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture" is a very vague statement, which can be big or small.

As long as you think about normal people a little, I'm afraid you will scoff at this contract and throw it aside, right?

"Haha, there's really a domineering contract." You couldn't help but laugh when he heard Lloyd's contract proposal. "Is it really okay? I'm a vicious criminal. ”

"A criminal who repeatedly emphasizes that he is a 'criminal', at least not a bad person."

Lloyd also laughed, and he continued:

"And, from the very beginning, you have been consciously or unconsciously exercising my powers of observation and approach, and this was the same when we first found out that Rui was going to arrest you, and now you are the same when I come to you for a showdown. Actually, you're thinking about us, aren't you? Give us a reason to break with you with peace of mind, and then use it to protect us. That's why I said you were too gentle. ”

Yuu Tatsumi opened his mouth to argue, but suddenly he didn't know what to say.

Lloyd and Estelle share a similar temperament, a sun-like leadership that draws others together. Even a "moth" like Yuki Tatsumi can't help but be attracted and pounce on it, knowing that it might set itself on fire, but still can't extricate itself.

Back then in Liber, it was Estelle who changed him, so that Yue Tatsumi, who was originally indifferent to everything, gradually began to think about others, and let Yuu Tatsumi, who was originally in a mess, show his true identity and hole cards, and do his best to defend Libel.

If Estelle had half your eloquence, I'm afraid I wouldn't be here. You suddenly sighed in his heart, and he didn't know what mood he was in now.

"And, you actually want me to do that, don't you? Otherwise, you wouldn't have exposed so many details for me to discover, and you wouldn't have stimulated me with words, right? ”

Lloyd's eyes were fixed on Yu, Tatsumi, and the burning gaze made Yuki dare not look back.

Although they haven't been together for a long time, Lloyd thinks he has gotten to know Yuki Tatsumi.

The main ingredients that make up Yukumi Tatsumi are: 1. I don't want to cause trouble to others. 2. You can harm your own interests for others. 3. Pay attention to kindness and credit. 4. Contradictory people can't find a way out.

In Yu's heart, Tatsumi must be looking forward to someone who can say this. Wake him up, keep him in a tough way, and build a strong bond. And You himself didn't want to cause him trouble, so before he recognized You's identity and gave him relief, You would leave first. Both longing for salvation and firmly avoiding those who can give him salvation...... Such a tangled character is Yu Tatsumi, especially the sentence: I have no reason to do anything, and I have no reason not to do anything...... What kind of past did you have to say such things......

Lloyd was the one who ticked all the boxes. Lloyd was a search officer, and he was very observant and persuasive. Moreover, Lloyd was also a good man, unable to sit back and watch others suffer. The most important point is that Lloyd also fell into the same contradictory state of mind as his eldest brother, Guy Bannings, who longed for someone to enlighten him, but deliberately stayed away from home, and he was one of the few people who could understand You Tatsumi.

Yuki Tatsumi himself was also upset by Lloyd's words.

What Lloyd said...... Isn't that unreasonable...... If it weren't for the envy of that bond, I'm afraid I wouldn't have investigated the [Devouring Serpent] with Istelle. If it weren't for the fact that Lloyd and Estelle were too similar, I'd have left here a long time ago, right?

Actually, in my subconscious, I hope that someone will pull me? You is constantly asking and answering questions in your mind. No, I don't have a reason to do that...... But on the other hand, there's no reason why I shouldn't do it......

"And it's also out of business. If you leave Crossbell, there's no guarantee that you won't accept someone else's commission to assassinate Crossbell's politicians. Because you're too dangerous, I've decided that it's right to keep you under my surveillance, and the contract includes the power that you must become Crossbell—wouldn't it be easy for you to accept that? ”

“…… Really...... There's a far-fetched reason. You Tatsumi shook his head and said in his heart: "Lloyd, you are really a bad person, once you are discovered, then you will be finished...... Although I won't deliberately expose it to anyone else - it seems like I've already revealed one? - But the water in Crossbell is very deep...... Whether it's a search department, a mafia, a guerrilla guild's Wind Sword Saint, or a Karumon consortium, all of them are "deaf and clear-sighted......

Seeing Yu-Tatsumi's wavering, Lloyd took a breath and continued:

"I know that too...... There is a deep barrier between you and us, but Crossbell is a place with many barriers. After passing through the events of the Old Town, I realized that if we want to change the status quo of Crossbell, we need 'strength' to break down the 'barrier'. ”

Although the content of the words was very shameful, Lloyd's words were awe-inspiring and his face was unwavering.

"My eldest brother always told me: 'Whatever you face in front of you, you have to go ahead and try it.'" So, I'm your colleague, your friend, and I want to try to cross the 'barrier' between you and me, and if I can't even do this kind of thing, there is no way to talk about a more difficult 'barrier' than this. ”

You carefully looked at the serious brown-haired man, as if he had met him for the first time.

Suddenly, he looked up and laughed: "Hahahahaha......"

Randy and Ellie also laughed a little embarrassedly, and Theo sighed directly: "Is it really stupid......

This kind of thing that would be shameful to read just by writing on paper, Lloyd said it without changing his face. Did it be calculated in advance? Or do you really want to say that? In short, Lloyd insisted on saying it to the end. Only a child like Hexu looked at Lloyd with bright eyes, and suddenly felt that his image had become taller.

"I've wanted to say it for a long time, Lloyd, are you stupid?" Lying on the table with a smile, he shook his head and sighed.

"Our captain is also over-blooded!" Randy laughed and stood up to rub Lloyd's hair.

"What's your reaction......" Lloyd sighed, dodging Randy's hand sideways. Suddenly thinking of something, he asked apologetically, "I'm sorry, everyone, I made this suggestion on my own initiative...... I didn't ask for your opinion......"

Although Lloyd is the captain of the support section, in reality, they are still at the same level. This kind of problem should be studied and discussed by everyone, but Lloyd directly skipped this step...... He only realized his problem at this moment.

"I've already said that I can talk to this kid quite well. I agreed with him to stay. Randy shrugged his shoulders indifferently, he didn't have much of an opinion on politics, so much about him? Seriously, I've been talking about politics since I started, and Randy's head is about to blow up. I feel like we can talk about it, and we can be friends. It's such a simple idea.

"Agreed...... With a skilled guerrilla, the work should be much less troublesome. Theo is more focused on reducing trouble, and she wants the support section to be stronger.

"Hexu is no problem! Killer or something, that's cool! He Xu's eyes lit up, it seemed that she understood the killer as a stage image or a text image, and simply felt that kind of person was "cool".

Now only Ellie has not yet expressed her opinion, and the eyes of several people are invariably focused on her.

"Hehe, you all said that, how could I veto it?" Ellie also regained her composure.

Lloyd breathed a sigh of relief.

Ellie is probably the least welcoming of the few. After all, her goal is to go into politics, and politician Ellie firmly believes that it is too dangerous to leave Yu in the support department.

But Lloyd was right, it would really prevent him from assassinating the mayor, the speaker, and the like. Although his identity is very dangerous, but relatively, as long as it is not exposed, it will be fine...... Probably.

Just when Ellie wanted to refuse, another voice suddenly came from her heart. It's Ellie who is a member of the Special Assignment Support Division. The two Ellies were arguing in her head, so much so that she herself didn't know why she would agree. No matter how you look at it, it would be more appropriate to get rid of Yuki Tatsumi...... However, she just couldn't disagree with Lloyd's views, and she couldn't force her to expel her companions who had been with her for a few days.

"Are you all stupid?" Yuu Tatsumi smiled and shrugged his shoulders with a helpless expression. "As a police officer, you are all unqualified......"

"I agree with that." A lazy voice, as if he hadn't woken up.

Several people were taken aback, only to see Section Chief Sergei slowly move towards the dining table with his usual lazy attitude. As he walked, he said, "Really, one or two are so fond of looking for trouble. ”

"Section Chief......" Lloyd was silent, although the section chief looked lazy and idle every day, but he was a police inspector, and it was impossible for Yu Tatsumi to stay.

"That's why I want you to do it............ Action guidance. Sergei yawned, as if he had forgotten what he had casually assigned to Yu-Tatsumi at that time.

Lloyd quickly turned his brain, hoping to quickly think of some good reasons to prevaricate the past, and Yu Tatsumi finally had the intention of agreeing, and if he was recognized by the section chief, it would be a failure.

"Chief, what do you mean...... Can I continue to stay here? ”

Yu Tatsumi asked a little strangely. Lloyd didn't pay attention, but Yu Tatsumi didn't notice that Chief Sergei's breath had stopped at the door ten or twenty minutes ago. In other words, he has been listening to the conversations of several people, and the identity of the professional killer should be known to Section Chief Sergei.

Sergei raised his eyebrows, scratched his head, and looked incomprehensible: "Ah, what's not to do." ”

Chief Sergei lit a cigarette for himself and said, "Speaking of which, killers, criminals or something, is there anything here?" There was no notice from the upper echelons of the police department, and no wanted warrant was issued in the search department...... Lloyd, do you know anything about that? ”

Hearing him say this, Lloyd was both embarrassed and moved. The embarrassing thing is that the section chief already knows You's identity, but he is still thinking about how to cover it up. Touchingly, listening to what the section chief said, he was ready to play dumb to the end - clearly hinting to a few people, as long as You's identity was not exposed in front of most people, then he could continue to stay in the support section.

Although it is very inconsistent with the principle of the police doing their official business, Sergei has never felt that he is a good boss, and he is not motivated, addicted to smoking, prevaricating at work, or something. Now that he is already a thorn in the side of Deputy Director Pierre, if he doesn't report one more information, I'm afraid it won't be much worse.

Lloyd nodded excitedly and asked Yu Tatsumi again: "I'll make sure one last time, Yu Tatsumi, do you want to accept my contract?" ”

"Ah...... I agree. However, I would like to add that if my presence has caused you trouble, then I have the right to leave at any time. ”

Lloyd nodded in agreement: "Definitely." You're being 'watched', and if you do anything out of the ordinary, I won't hesitate to arrest you. Swim. ”

Sergei shrugged, took a big puff of smoke, and muttered, "This is also youth......"

Looking at the scene where You decided to stay and the seven of them had dinner together, Sergei suddenly had a feeling of "this is the complete support department". Moreover, Lloyd, who was so serious just now, also reminded Sergei of that excellent subordinate: Guy Bannings.

He couldn't help but wonder what Guy Bannings would have done if he were here.

The answer is yes, he will be like Lloyd, regardless of his status to keep Yuki Tatsumi. Before he became a police officer, Bannings was first and foremost a man with a strong sense of justice. If you know the identity and origin of Yuu Tatsumi, you must want to help this young man untie the knot......

Moreover, Sergei himself also supported Yu Tatsumi to stay. He also smelled discord in the air from Crossbell. The imminent movement of Rubacher and Black Moon, the sudden entry of the Karumon consortium, and the unknown forces hiding in the shadows all made him feel that Crossbell had become a "magic capital".

If you want to change the status quo of the magic capital, the current support department can't do it, and the strength is insufficient.

I don't know, can you become a new force to support the branch? Sergei looked at Yu Tatsumi thoughtfully, smiled, and said:

"Hey, don't just grab the meat, leave me a piece!"