Chapter 60: The Cannibal
The ground of the shantytown is always rotten, it is full of sewage and feces, and it emits a foul smell, and if the noble lady arrives here, she will definitely faint, and only those who have lived here for a long time will not feel it.
Barry hurried home with one foot at a shallow foot, he hadn't been home for a day and a night.
Barry's home was not far from the church, and they had moved there since they had followed Boss Hook, and it was closer to the town, and as for the original owner of the shack, they had driven it out.
On the way, Barry also bought a few bars of brown bread and a roast chicken. He still had some copper soles in his pocket, and the money he collected this time was on a few of them, and Hook didn't take it.
"Damn it!"
Barry stepped on a pile of excrement, and he wiped the soles of his shoes on the ground in disgust, this was certainly not dog shit, there were not even chickens in the shantytown.
"No, I beg you, this is the ration that the church has given to our family. ”
A commotion caught Barry's attention, and an old woman was tearing at two men, one of whom was tugging at half a piece of black bread.
"Barry, help me, I still have kids at home. The old woman saw Barry and shouted to him for help.
Barry turned around and left, he didn't want to be nosy, he knew this old woman, her shanty was closer to the church, but it was estimated that he would not be able to keep it soon, and her strong son had not returned for five days.
"Merciful Lord, help me. The bread was snatched away, and the old woman could only sit in the mud and weep sadly.
Barry froze, the feeling of being illuminated by the light hadn't faded, and he felt compelled to do something.
"Stop, give her back the bread, and get out!" Barry stopped in front of the two men, staring them in the eye.
"Boy, don't be nosy!" said a man viciously, and although Barry looked strong, there were two of them.
"I'm the boss with Hook, I don't want to die, just drop the bread and get out!" Barry's voice was as cold as ice slag.
I've killed people! I've seen blood! I don't have to be afraid of them, they're afraid of me. Facing two opponents who were similar to him, Barry cheered himself up like this.
The two men retreated, probably because it wasn't worth fighting with Buck for a piece of bread, maybe because of Buck's scarlet eyes, or because of Hooker's prestige.
Ignoring the old woman's thousand thanks, Barry walked straight home, and the awe-inspiring eyes of the people around him made him feel different.
"Daddy!"
As soon as he entered the shack, a teenage boy threw himself into his arms, Barry's eldest son, now the only child.
"Aven, my little man, did you protect your mother at home? Barry picked up the boy and asked with a smile.
"No one dares to bully us now, and everyone knows that Dad is now with Hook Boss. The little boy said proudly.
"It's been a day, why did you come back, you 。。。。。。 You bought the roast chicken?" a woman walked over and took Barry's bag, which was fragrantly roasting chicken, making her swallow a mouthful of saliva.
"Roast chicken! I'm going to eat it. The little one broke free from Barry's arms and threw himself at the bag in his mother's hand.
"How do you have the money to buy a roast chicken?" the woman tore off a chicken wing and handed it to her cheering son, quickly tightening her pockets and asking her husband.
"Gave Hook Boss a good job, and the boss was rewarded. Barry said sullenly.
"Mom, I still want it!" A chicken wing obviously does not satisfy the little one.
"No, you've already eaten, have you forgotten what Mom told you? The woman rejected her son, knowing that only when her husband had enough to eat and had the strength to do so that the family would not run out of food.
"Oh. Although Evan still wants to eat, he still has to listen to his mother's words.
"Give it to Aven, the little guy is just when he grows his body, I'm his size, and I can eat one roast chicken like this in five days. Barry said unbearably.
"That was when we were lords, but now we are free people, and our family depends on you. The woman glared at her husband, and she disagreed.
"It's okay, I still have some money, and Boss Hook got it. You're done. Barry pulled a money bag out of his bosom and handed it to his wife.
"So much money?!Okay, okay, let's take it and eat it!Barry, what are you doing? Boss Hook sent you so much money?" the woman asked with some suspicion as she handed the roast chicken in her hand to her eye-eyed son, and happily took her husband's money bag.
"I... I did a good job, and I was appreciated by the boss, and he wanted to promote me. Sarah, believe me, I'm definitely going to let you move to town. Barry said firmly, determined to get into the position of Hook's boss.
"Well, I believe you. The woman leaned into her husband's arms, and the two silently enjoyed a moment of warmth.
"By the way, Ina came to you, and she wanted to ask you, why didn't Werther come back? You know, where Werther went?"
The woman's words made Barry's body stiffen, Ina was Werther's wife, and they also had a child, four years old, a girl.
"Didn't Werther come back? Yesterday, he left first when he finished his work. I guess I got drunk when I got the money, and I didn't know how to sleep in that pigsty. Seeing his wife looking up at him, Barry hurriedly said.
"Ina is so pitiful, it's better for me to have such a man who doesn't care about his family. Sarah buried her head in Barry's arms and said proudly.
"Yo, it's still intimate. Barry, there's work to do! Let's go, Boss Hook is still waiting for you. A strange voice came from the doorway, causing the two to quickly separate.
Barry looked up and saw that it was Hogan, Barry's boss's henchman.
"I'm going to work, you guys stay safe at home. Barry commanded and walked outside.
Walking to the door, Barry saw that Hogan did not mean to get out of the way, but stared straight at him, as if he wanted to subdue himself with a sinister gaze.
Barry instinctively wanted to back down, but the thought that he had seen blood now too, stared back coldly.
The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and Hogan showed a strange smile, stepped back, and whispered, "It's different." ”
"Humph!" Barry rubbed Hogan's shoulder and slammed him out, he felt different too.
In a low-slung house in the ghetto, Barry meets his boss and some hideous-looking men, both of Hook's henchmen.
"Barry, are you done with your job?" asked Hook, who was thin and skinny as Barry and Hogan walked in.
"It's done!" Barry said stiffly.
Being stared at by these outlaws with fierce eyes made Barry's scalp tingle a little, and he kept saying to himself, I have seen blood, and I am like them now.
"Okay, okay, Barry, you'll be your own person from now on. Seeing that Barry was no longer cowering as he used to be, Hook laughed.
"We called you here today because a few old cripples have swept our faces, and we must give them some color, or else the fat sheep on that street will not all rebel?" said Hook with a strange smile as he looked around.
"Head, some old things, do you need to call all the brothers over? I'll do them alone. A bald man with a scar on his face said disdainfully.
"Barry, what do you think?" Hook asked, ignoring the bald head's words, turning to Barry.
Barry was startled by Hook's sudden question, and he was secretly glad that the boss didn't ask about the money.
"Oh, boss, the old men are very hard-handed, and one of them is a one-armed old fellow, and he knocked over the five of us by himself! The thought of those old crippled eyes made Barry feel terrified irrepressibly.
"Waste is waste, how can you come out and mix up with such a small gut?" said a guy with a dagger in his hand.
"Barry is right, you may not know that these old cripples have more lives on their hands than you know. ”
Hook's maintenance made Barry's ugly face much better.
"Boss, don't bluff people, just with those dozen or so old cripples, can there still be people on their hands?" said a thug in disbelief.
"I've inquired with Old Harr, these people are all old mercenaries, and none of them are good at stubble. ”
Hook's words silenced everyone in the room.
"Why, scared?" Hook sneered at his men.
"Head, we're not afraid, a few crippled mercenaries are easy to clean up, but when their mercenary group comes back, we will be in big trouble, and we will lose our territory. It's not a good deal. A man hurriedly played a round field, and when he heard that it was a mercenary, they were really cowardly.
"Don't worry, these old guys are all lonely ghosts who have been dismissed by the mercenary group, and there is no backstage. Moreover, they can buy two shops and pay at least 200 gold soles for severance pay. Master Barol said that this time he will not take a cut, and all the money will be divided among the brothers! This is a big deal!"
"Head, why don't you gather some more men?" Let's prepare some boiling oil, it's better to get two bows and crossbows, and then do this ticket in the evening?" and a few people looked at each other, and the bald man hesitated to suggest.
The idea of playing mercenaries for retirement money is no different from extracting teeth from the mouth of a nightblade leopard, even if it is a crippled nightblade leopard, it is also fatal. Although Kinsor is a good thing, it also has a life flower.
"I'm afraid of a fart!" Lord Balor has said hello to the sheriff, and we'll do the same as we did last time, just with less share. Seeing the bear-like appearance of his men, Hook cursed the waste in his heart, but comforted him in his mouth.
"That's okay, it's still a great head!" a half-lying thug jumped to his feet.
"Go, go, go, get to work. ”
"Lord Barol is really, a few brothers will do it, find a sheriff, and pay less for nothing!"
Barry put on a cold look and walked out with Hook, although he was still confused, his heart was hot, it was different when he joined the gang, the front was to knock a few more copper soles, and now it was directly a gold sol, this is really a big deal!
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Old John was carefully wiping his glass behind the bar, and even though there were no customers in the restaurant at this time, he was still satisfied, and he liked his life now.
"One-legged, I don't know what Nelson kid is doing over there? A stout old man with an iron hook in his left arm took a sip of wine and asked John.
"Our war bear is so strong! What can happen? It must be good, but it is too far away, and it is estimated that it will take another three months before someone comes." Old John said.
"Did you say we were dismissed by Lord Victor?" asked the other old mercenary, suspiciously.
"Severance pay for 2,000 gold soles, is your face that big?" said old John coldly.
"Didn't I miss Lilia's girl a little?, did you say that the next time we saw her, would we call her Madame?" said the old mercenary.
"I look at the hanging, the female knight of the York family last time, looked at the eyes of the adult, as if she wanted to eat the adult in her stomach. The other old man said.
"Not necessarily, Lord Victor is a bit stupid, maybe he just likes Lilia?" another one-armed mercenary complained to the two of them very inauthentically.
", sir, what's going on?"
"Not stupid? Give us 2,000 gold soles, your face is that big?"
"Is business good?" said a grim voice, untimely.
"Hook!" said old Johansen coldly.
Hook pushed the door open and walked in, followed by a dozen oddly shaped creatures following him.
"What? Open the door and not do business? We're here to take care of Boss John's business. Hook sneered.
"When you come to drink, you pay first, and if you come to find fault... What's the matter?, there's nowhere to spend on the medical expenses?" the old mercenary with the iron hook stood up and sneered.
"I'm poor, I only have enough money to invite my brothers to drink, Barry, go have a drink, I'll please. Hook said with a smile.
Aren't you here to make a big deal?Why do you want me to drink?Barry was a little confused, but he still took a step forward at the boss's beheed.
"Poof" Barry had just taken a step forward, and there was a pain in his chest, and he looked down to see that the dagger was shining through his back, and blood was gushing like a spring.
"Boss Hook, you... Barry turned his head with difficulty, looking at Hook behind him in disbelief.
"Murder! murder! innkeeper murdered!" Hook screamed as he knocked Barry down.
Barry landed on his face, his vision blurring. Didn't he come to lead me to a big deal? Why did you kill me? With deep doubts, his consciousness fell into eternal darkness.
Those who eat men will be eaten.