As soon as the midday bell rang, McKui checked the pocket watch in his hand and put it back in his pocket with satisfaction. After a little grooming at the shop window on the side of the street, he picked up his cane and walked into a path. Walk through the alleys of the back streets, wade through the muddy dirt roads, pinch your nose and show a look of disgust.

The path between the houses was like a labyrinth, and after many detours, I found an inconspicuous wooden gate from a vague memory.

"Code ......"

An old beggar sitting on the side of the road shouted to him.

"Uh...... I haven't been here in a while, maybe some of them are even more out of fashion, do you need a code now?" McQueen said blankly.

The beggar remained silent, ignoring McQuay's words.

McGlove approached the beggar with the smell of stinking sweat and decay, "Excuse me, I have something very important to discuss with Lord Bray. ”

"yes, yes. Everyone wants to see the beggar king, so let's line up. ”

"You're new here, aren't you? My name is Steve McQuay," McQueen said to him with a smile, "rigid and stubborn." Perhaps it was this that Lord Bray took a fancy to that and asked you to watch the door. Admittedly, this is a lot of responsibility, but ...... I mean, the feats are not very outstanding, and you can't be expected to stop an assassin and hold off a team. After many years of hard work, maybe one day, just maybe. You don't know how to be flexible, you don't know how to prioritize, you stop an important guest. Having done a great loss to Lord Bray, do you think Lord Bray will remember your old feelings as a loyal janitor?"

The old beggar's eyes flickered, and he reluctantly took out a bunch of keys and opened several locks on the wooden door in turn, "You wait here, I'll report it, if you dare to waste my time......"

McQueen spun his cane around and waited against the wall for a moment. The old beggar pushed the door open and led him in.

"The code is cheese, remember. ”

McQueen was ushered into a room, and the old beggar returned to his post.

"Your Excellency Bray. McClove saluted.

"Mr. McQuay. ”

The two politely greeted each other, and Scott Bray motioned for McQueen to sit down.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Mr. McQuay. ”

"Indeed, about three years. ”

"Three years...... It's not short, indeed, and it's very dramatic in retrospect. Little Butch recommended us to meet, and he praised you. I've never seen him ...... like this Being confident in others means nothing else. Then we worked together for a while, and I admit that you are a good person about casino management, and you are a person with a bottom line and morality. Tell me, am I wrong?"

"No, Your Excellency. You're not wrong at all. ”

"That's good...... After you borrowed my 100,000 gold coins and took all of Butch's 30,000 savings and didn't hear from me, I thought I was outrageously wrong. ”

"Your Excellency...... I can explain. ”

"I want to say one thing before you explain...... "Scott Bray said slowly, "my family was once noble, and now it was so high that no one dared to fool me, even when I was young. Now I have an empty title, and both land and castle have been snatched from me. I can forgive them because it's not a big deal, it's not a personal matter for me, it's just a business trivial. When I started working here, the Marino family in the East City killed my brother and killed half of my men. I can forgive him, after all, it's just a business thing. But a man came to me and deceived me and my honest men with rhetoric. It's far from a business problem, you know what I mean?"

"Lord Bray......" McQueen rose slightly from his chair and almost pleaded, "You know I would never dare to lie to you, I made a bet with Little Butch. I kept telling him that war was an opportunity to make a fortune, and he said I was too conceited, and he was right. But my stubborn temper persuaded me to borrow you 100,000 gold coins and some of his money, which I had agreed to double after a year. Blame my arrogance, sir, I was too naïve. I was in the city of Demorah, besieged for months. Over time, a small slice of bread can eventually be exchanged for a box of gold and silver jewelry. Wealthy merchants and aristocrats had leather in their pots, and the grass roots and bark under the city walls had long been sold on the black market. McQuay described the desperation on his face, "and then, I survived by humble means. I don't have much money left, but I really don't have the face to come back to you and my best friend. So then I sponsored caravans and traveled with them. I have finally saved up some small money, which is nowhere near as good as the damage I have inflicted on Butch Jr. and Your Excellency, but I hope it will show my sincerity. McQueen pulled out a check for 90,000 gold coins from his almost worn out money bag, "This is a genuine check that you can exchange at any bank." I can pay an IOU, write a contract, and I'll pay it off!"

Scott didn't look much at the check McQueen handed over, but stared firmly into his eyes, "Mr. McQuay, do you think I sit here every day and deal with all kinds of people for money?"

"I ......"

Scott accepted the check, "I can forgive you the rest of the debt, but I hope you remember what I said." ”

"Thank you very much, Lord Bray!" McQueen excitedly stood up and kissed Scott's ring.

They chatted for a while, recounting the unpleasantness of the past three years. McQueen told it to the extreme, and even burst into tears. McQueen found his former friend Butch Jr., and the three of them caught up together before saying goodbye.

But only McChow knew that he was not besieged in the city at all, and he did not go to trade with the caravan. For three years, he had only squandered borrowed gold coins in the city of Tours, and since three years ago he had decided to scam them out of 40,000 gold coins.

For a second-rate liar, he will deceive the gang out of 40,000 and leave a foul-smelling infamy.

For a first-class crook, he will cheat the gang out of 40,000 and disappear without a trace.

For Steve McQueen, he will cheat the gang out of 40,000 and then continue to call them brothers.