Ingnum slumped into the concierge's sofa chair and yawned.

In front of the small building is a small courtyard, the ground is paved with bluestone, I don't know how much dirt has been deposited on it, or it is dried blood stains, the original lapis lazuli slate color has become dull and deep, even if it is washed by rain, there is still no way to restore the original state.

Raindrops hit the ground, splashing and making a dull sound.

Behind the courtyard gate, there is a partition of one or two meters above the head, the thick horizontal wood is used as a barrier to isolate the rainwater above the head, in the middle of the horizontal wood, there is a horse lantern, the lampshade contains two-thirds of the tung oil, half of the wick is coiled in the tung oil like a long earthworm, and the other half pokes out the tung oil, burning, and the faint yellow light is sprinkled, illuminating the world in front of several feet.

The light is too weak in the night, and it can't illuminate the small courtyard.

The small courtyard was also hidden in the darkness, and walked a few steps into the darkness until it reached the edge of the small building, and then saw the light again, because in front of the door of the small building, there was also a similar horse lantern.

Naturally, the light of the horse lamp cannot be compared with the brightness of the magic stone lamp, but unfortunately, the magic lamp is too expensive, even if it is the red-bearded boss, he will not have the luxury to use it in this place.

It's not that it's unaffordable, it's not that it's unnecessary.

As the younger brother, Ingnum is a confidant of the Redbeard Boss and has been able to see Redbeard's lair, which is his private villa, where there are all kinds of luxuries such as magic stone lamps.

To embark on this path is for money, for enjoyment, for the sake of venting one's desires, to be able to indulge as oneself wants, if not, why take risks, why do evil?

Now crawling in hell is just to be able to live a life like heaven in the future.

This small building is the secret base of Redbeard's society, in the small building, there are many secrets, and there are many evils, not to mention working here, just knowing this place, it can be regarded as Redbeard's henchman, because, here is not the light at all, if it is exposed and recorded by newsprint, then, even if Redbeard has a relationship with the chief of the police station, even if they have official support behind this community, when the time comes, it will be everyone's turn to shout and beat.

Forcing good people into prostitution and human trafficking is a felony no matter where in the French Empire.

Ingnum tilted his head, opened his mouth wide, and yawned again, and this yawn was played, and tears oozed from the corners of his eyes.

"Hey!"

He sighed, and then, a few words.

It's not anyone else who complains, it's yourself.

He forgot to carry blood olives, he doesn't have many hobbies, eating blood olives is one, that thing has a refreshing effect, when he was on duty late at night, he nibbled on a few, much stronger than drinking coffee, it was because he forgot to bring that thing, he yawned all day, sleepy-eyed, very tired, so, from time to time, he looked at the small building, wanted to go back to his dormitory to get a few.

However, I just thought about it, and I didn't dare to really leave my post without permission.

The relationship between him and Redbeard is a bit similar to the relationship between Randolph and Gibson, they are both fellow villagers, and they both came to a big city like Reims to beg for a living, but before Randolph and Gibson entered Reims City, they were basically on an equal footing, and after coming to the city, because of their respective encounters and choices, there was a difference between the top and bottom.

They weren't, Redbeard was their boss when they were still in Ince's small town, and Ingnum was just an errand runner at the time.

Less than ten years after coming to Reims City, Redbeard has made a name for himself in the port area, has a resounding reputation, and has become the head of a party, under his hands, there are thieves organizations, there are gangs of crooks, and there are also * prostitution syndicates......

Two-thirds of the small-town group that had come to Reims City with Redbeard had already gone to meet God, and of course, it was more likely that their spirits had been dragged to hell by the devil.

If you don't get forgiveness from God for doing evil in the real world, you will not be able to open the door to heaven after death, and you will not be accepted by heaven, so you can only be dragged into hell by the devil and accept eternal torment.

The priests of the church often said this in their sermons.

However, Boss Redbeard often scoffs at this, and although Ingnum agrees, in fact, his heart is empty, and whenever he echoes Redbeard's statement, he always secretly draws a cross in his heart and prays to God.

Perhaps, this is the reason why he can be the boss, and he can only run errands here to watch the door, right?

The other party is so bold that he does not fear the punishment of heaven, does not trust God, and sneers at the church, but he cannot, and does not dare, always thinks about washing his hands in a golden basin, and after having a certain amount of savings, he returns to the town where he was born, buys a shop, or buys a few acres of farmland, and then, every Sunday, he goes to the church, listens to the priest's sermon, and confesses to the priest, hoping to obtain God's forgiveness.

Speaking of which, he really misses that little town, the lumber yards on the hills, and the vineyards that are all over the mountain.

The town called Ince is more than 300 kilometers away from the city of Reims, located in the Sun Mountains, is a small basin, the town is built on the mountain, whether it is from the north or the sea cold current is blocked by the tall mountains, so, the sun is high all year round, the rainfall is not large, therefore, the grapes grown here are excellent, and the wine produced is very famous, like a few famous wineries The wine can even enter the court.

Cabernet Sauvignon, in the far East, has even become synonymous with the French Empire.

It's not so much nostalgia for hometown as nostalgia for the taste of winery wines.

Ingnum's parents worked in a small winery, and if he had been as loyal and honest as his eldest brother, most of them would have worked in that winery, as is the case with the residents of small towns, those who have a family business inherit the family business, and those who do not inherit the work of their parents, and the family business is often inherited only by the eldest son, but the work does not have to be so.

Speaking of which, it's been ten years since Ingnum came out, but Ingnum hasn't been back to Ince once.

Over the years, he has only sent money to his family through the postal system a few times, but he has not left a specific address to receive replies from his family, after all, he is doing shady things, and he is afraid of affecting his parents.

Even among his accomplices, only a few people know his real name, Ingnum, and most people will only call him by his nickname, Short Blade, because he is good at hand-to-hand combat and white-knuckle combat.

A short dagger is superbly controlled.

"Ahh

Yawning again, Ingnum got up from the sofa chair.

It's still early, he needs to be on duty until the early hours of the morning, if he lies on the sofa chair like this, most of them will fall asleep, and dereliction of duty in Redbeard's group is not a trivial matter, even if he is an old man, he will be punished extremely severely.

So, he had to get up and walk around so that he could get rid of his sleepiness.

Usually, it doesn't matter if he's lazy, because Redbeard doesn't often stay in this small building, he has other businesses, and although the base of this small building is important, it can't be here all the time.

Today, Redbeard is in the small building.

So, even an old man like him had to stand guard at the door.

In addition, there are many dark sentinels arranged in the dark, although I don't know what big things are happening, according to this battle, Ingnum does not dare to be lazy, now, in Redbeard's group, old people like him have been marginalized, the times are advancing, once your ability can't keep up, as long as one or two tasks are not done well, and Redbeard is not satisfied, even if your qualifications are old, you can only stand aside.

In this regard, Ingnum is dissatisfied.

However, he was subconsciously relieved.

At his current age, in his thirties, he should have been high-spirited and determined to make a contribution, however, he had the idea of retreating bravely in a hurry, which was nothing more than a lack of courage and fear.

At the beginning, there were about thirty people who came to Reims City with Redbeard, and now, there are less than ten people still alive, including himself, so it is understandable that he is cold.

He loved the little building, it was a paradise for enjoyment, and he was able to give vent to his desires at will.

Although, every time he came out of the secret room of the small building, he would secretly pray to God, praying that God would forgive him, but when it was his turn to punish those who disobeyed, he could not refuse.

Ingnum has been in this situation a few times tonight.

Several horse-drawn carriages entered the neighborhood and stopped at their respective places, and strong men got out of the carts, carrying black cloth bags, and they entered their respective houses, and then, through the secret passages, came to this small building, and moved the goods in.

This means that something new is coming.

If Redbeard appears in person, then it means that there is a guy with a not simple identity in this batch of goods, and behind it, there is a powerful person directing, so the boss will be in charge in person.

"Jingle Bell ......"

A bell rang in the gatehouse.

Ingnum's expression quickly changed, and he froze in place, twisting his head, looking at the wall to the left of the porter, where a brass bell was ringing.

Three long and two short!

This is a pre-specified signal.

Three long and two short indicate that there is an accident, and an unexpected visitor appears in front of this small building and is walking along the alleyway to this side, but the level of danger is not high, which can be regarded as the lowest level.

If it's a short, continuous ringing that doesn't stop until seven times, that's the most dangerous alarm.

Taking a deep breath, Ingnum quickly returned to the porter and walked around to the back of the sofa chair, which had a protruding button on the back of the chair, which Inggenem pressed hard, also three long and two short.

According to the procedure, he needs to report to the small building.

Even if the level of danger is not high.

Then, he drew the short dagger he had at his waist, lifted it upside down, pressed the blade to his forearm, and turned his head to look at the closed door.

The rain was so loud that he couldn't hear it outside.

Even so, he held his breath and waited.