Chapter 58: A Principled Young Man
After confirming that Lin Yuedong joined, John Baxter looked very happy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Welcome new brothers! To tell you the truth, Rojos has been getting a lot of benefits from the Holt company recently, and the people under him are getting angry. With a master like you joining at the right time, it is just right to suppress their arrogance. He said happily.
"Rojos gets a lot of benefits from Holt? Can I ask for more details? Out of concern for the Gang. Lin Yuedong asked.
"Of course, if you don't ask me, I have to say it, at least give you a general idea of the current situation." John Baxter said cheerfully: "At first, there were only two of us in St. Miguel, but then the Holt Company entered strongly and almost broke the balance of power here - I say almost, because the Holt Company, although very powerful, does not interfere much in the domination here, so in fact, it is still the two of us who are fighting."
"The Holt Company, despite its strength, is an outsider, and many places have had to rely on us, and in return for our assistance, they pay their bills in dollars and, more recently, occasionally use the looms excavated from the ruins. Originally, the two of us had a 50% share of the Holt Company's business, but recently, all of a sudden, the Holt Company gave more business to Rojos, and even helped them recruit some foreign superpowers.
"In addition, their attitude towards Rojos has also improved a lot, whether it is the people they help recruit or the materials they buy, they don't check much, and they can see the senior management of the Holt company at any time when they go to visit it......"
At this point, John seemed to feel a little timid, so he kept silent and said, "Anyway, they've been making a lot of money from the Holt Corporation lately, and they've been inflated a little. ”
Lin Yuedong rubbed his chin and said, "It seems that they have made some great contribution to the Holt Company, or did Rojos send his youngest daughter to the bed of the head of the Holt Company?" ”
The somewhat vulgar joke made John laugh out loud: "If Rojos's daughter is really that pretty, it's not impossible." It's a pity that the three brothers don't look very good, let alone their daughter. In fact, I think they did make a huge contribution to Holt. Remember when I said earlier that the Holt Corporation has occasionally used the loot from the ruins to pay their bills? ”
Lin Yuedong nodded.
"That's because they've only recently made a breakthrough in digging and really found a part of the treasure," John said. According to them, there are more treasures buried underneath and have not yet been dug up. And this incident happened at the same time as the relationship between Rojos and the Holt company became better. Realized something? ”
Lin Yuedong had already guessed what he was going to say when he said that the Holt Company used the treasures in the ruins to pay the bills, but he still pretended to think of it after being reminded, and said in surprise: "You mean, their relationship with the Holt Company has improved, and it is likely that they assisted the Holt Company in making a breakthrough in the excavation of the ruins?" ”
"That's right!" John clapped his hands, "Exactly." During that time, I heard that there had been a rebellion within their family, and not only did several good players die, but even the first master, Ramon, was injured. We wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to deal with them, but we were stopped by Holt. And after that, the Holt company made a breakthrough. Hey, are we really stupid? I'm afraid that any rebellion is bullshit, they used their lives to open the ruins for the Holt Company! ”
"Wow, if that's the case, it's not hard to understand." Lin Yuedong immediately thought of the inexplicably missing Guardian Clan, and pretended to guess, "Mr. Baxter, you mean that the ruins are guarded?" They died in battle with the Guardians? ”
John said disapprehantly: "This ruins are thousands of years old, where are there guards, but I am afraid that things like traps are indispensable, and there may even be ancient monsters or something." I think those guys were killed by the monsters. ”
Doesn't Baxter know about the Guardians?
Lin Yuedong thought about it. The trap is a dead thing after all, and if you want to inflict serious casualties on Rojos even if even the first master is injured and bedridden, I am afraid that it will have to be a living person.
Baxter didn't know, but he did know, there was a Guardian clan that had been guarding the ruins for thousands of years, and if the Holt Corporation wanted to dig up the ruins, of course it would conflict with the Guardians who protected the ruins. The delay in the excavation of the ruins in the early stage may also be related to this.
Then the major breakthrough made by the Rojos Gang to assist the Holt Corporation is likely to be that they helped the Holt Corporation to kill the Guardians and clear the biggest obstacle to the excavation of the ruins!
In that case, you'll be running out for time. The Holt Company has already broken through the outer layer of the ruins, and maybe they will find the magic stone at some point, and if one or two are demonized, it will be a lot of fun. A demon powerful enough to destroy the world, at least a hellish Andariel.
However, there is a lack of evidence to support this hypothesis.
"Mr. Baxter, I'll go grab a few Rojos guys and ask." Lin Yuedong said categorically.
"Don't go!" John hurriedly stopped.
"Don't worry, with my strength, they can't deal with me." Lin Yuedong said confidently.
"No, not that problem." John shook his head and said, "The Holt Company doesn't want the city to fall into chaos, so both of us are restrained, maintain a certain order, and don't break it." You've taken out Brother Juan a bit aggressively, but there is still a way to do it, but don't do anything superfluous. Everything will wait until the Holt company leaves. ”
"So, I'm not out of work?" Lin Yuedong pretended to be disappointed and said.
"I'll naturally give you your commission, but for the time being, restraint, don't do anything that causes uneasiness, I hope there is some order in the city at this stage." John warned.
Didn't even let it go? Lin Yuedong also thought that after joining the Baxter Gang, he could kill Rojos's people as much as he wanted in the name of gang fighting, and while building his reputation in the Baxter Gang, he intensified the contradictions between the two sides to pave the way for the next move.
It seems that there is no other way to go.
He pondered for a moment, took out the diamond from his arms, and put it on the table: "Since you don't have a job for me, then please take this back." ”
John said, "It's okay, it's a commission paid in advance, just take it." ”
Lin Yuedong said solemnly: "That is not in line with my principles, Mr. Baxter. I'm a person who loves money, but I won't take it unless I feel like I've earned it myself. ”
John was a little surprised and said, "Wow, there is such a saying? There aren't many principled young people like you these days. ”
"My hometown calls this mianzi, and you can call it self-esteem." Lin Yuedong got up from his chair, "When you have a job, send someone to find me, and when I find a place to live in the city, I will tell you where I am." ”
"You can just live on the manor, for free." John suggested.
"No, Mr. Baxter, I have principles to follow. If I didn't work for you, then I can't take anything from you. Lin Yuedong refused.
"But out of here, you can't find any safe place. If you kill Brother Juan, Rojos won't let you go, and they will find you wherever you are, unless you choose to sleep in a bar. John said disapprovingly.
"Unless I choose to sleep in a bar?" Lin Yuedong repeated this sentence, and there was more surprise in his voice, "Is there anything special about the bar?" ”
"It's the only safe zone in the city, and it's okay to fight normally, but any kind of fighting that could cause much damage isn't allowed. The men of Rojos will not dare to use force against you there, because it will certainly cause great damage. John explained.
"Why? Is there anything special about that bar? Lin Yuedong said. He didn't think the bartender girl had any superpowers, and he didn't see any powerful guards standing in the doorway, could it be because Baxter and Rojos didn't agree on this bar?
It seems that the bar is indeed sitting on the dividing line between two forces......
"That bar itself is nothing special," John denied Lin Yuedong's conjecture, "but the girl in it, Lin Xiaonuo, you should have seen, is the only proprietress and bartender, she has an older sister, and she is the number one master of Saint-Miguel." Her sister is stronger than any of us, maybe even the entire Baxter Gang or the Rojos family combined, so no one dares to mess around on her turf. ”
"And such a strongman?" Lin Yuedong was surprised. One person is more powerful than an entire gang combined, what extent does this strength have to be? "I don't think I saw it at the bar."
"She left Saint-Miguel two months ago, and no one knows when she will return. Maybe next month, maybe tomorrow, maybe in the next second. Speaking of which, I have to warn you that you're already on the verge of killing Valerio at the bar, so don't go too far. John warned.
"Yes, I'll be careful." Lin Yuedong nodded.
The bar is the only safe area, and the bartender girl Lin Xiaonuo has such a big master behind her, which is good for Lin Yuedong. Because in his plan, the bar was probably second only to the headquarters of Baxter and Rojos in terms of the concentration and circulation of information in the city.
In the last world, he had suffered enough "unexpected" losses, and this time he had to put intelligence in the most important position no matter what. Therefore, he had already made up his mind to find a place to live near the bar, and then go to the bar if he had nothing to do, to inquire and spread the news from Lin Xiaonuo and other drinkers, and then to grasp and influence the situation of the entire Saint-Miguel.
He was a little worried about safety before, but since this bar is so safe, he might as well live in it. For the sake of whether they are Chinese or their own family, maybe Lin Xiaonuo will charge a little less for his room.
He said goodbye to John Baxter, left the manor, and returned to the bar. It's about ten o'clock, and the lights are shining brightly in the city, so it's supposed to be the time when the bars are booming.
But when Lin Yuedong arrived, he found that Lin Xiaonuo was putting a sign with "CLOSED" written on it on the door.
"Hey, hey, wait, wait," Lin Yuedong snatched it with an arrow to stop her from closing the door, "I'm still thinking about having another drink, whose bar closes so early?" ”
"My bar closes so early because I still have to sleep." Lin Xiaonuo glanced at him.
"It's also ......" This bar is only managed by Lin Xiaonuo alone, of course, she closes the door when she sleeps, and she wakes up and opens the door again, "That's it, I plan to sleep in your bar for a few days, so let me in first......"
"Get out!"
…… Ay?