Ramos' eyes rekindled the flame of hope, and the chick nodded his head as if pecking rice, waiting for Chino's next step.

Chino took out the silver moon from his pocket and played with it in his hand, his voice was calm: "I want to ask a few questions first." If you are put into the lower epidemic area, how much time do you have for the rest of your life? ”

Ramos seemed to think of something terrible, and whispered: "Half a month at most..."

Chino: "How much money can you earn in half a month?" ”

Ramos was a little confused and didn't understand the logic of the question, but he still replied resignedly: "I can earn 27 iron moons a day now, half a month... Forehead... Be... How much..."

Luca's mind spun quickly, hugging her father's neck, and whispering, "405 Iron Moons." ”

Ramos patted his head: "Yes, 405 Iron Moons." ”

Chino continued, "What about Luca?" ”

Ramos was inexplicably a little uneasy, like sitting on pins and needles: "She is still young, she can only help with manual work, and she can only earn 3 iron moons a day, and half a month is..."

Chino: "45, 450 Iron Moons in total, that's the value of the rest of your life." ”

"Ding." He threw the silver moon in his hand into the air, caught it, and covered it on the back of his hand: "King or laurel?" ”

When Paladin heard this, his face turned white with fright.

Ramos didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, and asked tentatively: "What do you mean, my lord?" ”

Chino shrugged: "Just choose, anyway, it's either the king or the laurel, choose one." ”

Ramos then realized that Chino was playing a coin game with him, and he whispered, "If I guess correctly, what will my daughter and I get?" ”

Chino's signature smile appeared on his face again: "Everything for the second half of life." ”

Ramos's gloomy eyes lit up, and he just wanted to choose, but he hesitated for a while, opened his eyes and asked, "Then if I guess wrong, what will my daughter and I lose?" ”

Chino was still smiling, and even the curvature of the corners of his lips had not changed: "Everything in the second half of my life." ”

At this moment, Ramos finally reacted, his face was completely bloodless, he hugged Luca in his arms and stepped back, his voice trembling: "I... I don't play this... I don't want to choose..."

Chino: "You want a chance, and now the opportunity is in front of you, and the chips on both sides are absolutely fair. Choose, King or Laurel? ”

"No... No, no, no! I don't want this opportunity anymore! ”

"Life is not a game, and every step you take cannot be undone, just like I can't put it back in my pocket right now, unless you tell me it's the king or the laurel."

"My lord! I was wrong! My lord! My daughter is still young... You can't do that to her! ”

"Then be brave enough to save her. This step cannot be done by me, because you are her father and I am not. So, choose, King or Laurel? ”

Ramos was so frightened that he kept slapping himself and muttering sorry to him, as if that would make up for his mistakes.

Luka was too young to know that she and her father's lives had been staked on Silver Moon, and thought it was just a game, so she watched them with wide eyes.

Seeing that Ramos refused to speak, Chino's smile gradually disappeared, and he issued an ultimatum: "King, or laurel?" ”

Under the pressure of death, Ramos was so confused that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

Chino looked sideways at Paladin, who realized, even if he was helpless, he could only draw his saber and walk towards Ramos.

Seeing Paladin carrying the knife, Ramos was already scared and cried out, hugging Luca tightly and protecting her in his arms.

Luca also hugged her father obediently, and touched his face with her little hands to help him wipe his tears.

Shadows hung over the father and daughter, and Paladin raised his hand, the blade glowing in the last glow of the setting sun.

"Laurel." Suddenly, a sweet voice rang out.

Luca looked at Chino and said in a milky voice, "I choose laurel, I like its scent." ”

Hearing the sound, Chino removed his palm and looked at the back of his hand.

Paladin also stopped his movements and subconsciously looked over.

On the back of her hand, Laurel smiled gently.

"Yay! I guessed it! Luca clapped for joy, her tiny ears trembling to the rhythm.

"Good." Chino smiled and applauded her, "I'll take 450 Iron Moon out of my salary and let Paladin send it tomorrow." ”

Luca said sweetly, "Thank you, Master Chino. ”

"Hmm~ you are very polite. How old are you this year? ”

"11 years old. Today is my birthday, and tomorrow I will be 12 years old. ”

"Happy birthday, little one." Chino put the silver moon in Luca's hand, and his friendly tone was like that of the big brother next door, "I'm in a hurry today, and I didn't bring anything else, so let's take this as your birthday present." ”

"Thank you!" Luca took the silver moon as if it had been treasured and looked at it in amazement, "I heard that this color moon coin is very valuable, I can buy a lot of sugar with it!" ”

Chino shook his head: "No, don't buy candy with it." ”

"And what can I buy with it?"

"Don't buy anything with it, it's your lucky coin, put it in your pocket, or hang it around your neck with a hole, it will bring you good luck."

"Oh~" Lukaro nodded obediently, at this time, her eyes caught a glimpse of Chino's torn sleeves, and she couldn't help but shrink her head, as if she had done something wrong, "I'm sorry, my dad broke your clothes... I... Do we need compensation? ”

Chino: "Of course, if you break someone else's things, you should be compensated, that's the most basic courtesy, isn't it?" ”

Luca shrunk her head and asked cautiously, "So... What are we going to pay you? ”

"I want to think about it." Chino reached out to his chin and groaned, and after a while, he opened his arms to Lucca, smiling like a warm holly sun, "How about giving me a hug?" ”

Luca smiled like sweet honey and threw herself into Chino's arms.

"Wait a minute." Chino took a step back and asked with a serious expression, "Mr. Ramos, your daughter is not yet an adult, and I must ask her father's permission before I make physical contact with her." Do you agree with me holding her? ”

Ramos had just recovered from his nervousness, nodding his head and muttering, "Agreed... Agreed..."

"Thank you." Chino then hugged Luca, rubbing her furry ears by the way.

He chatted passionately with Luca for a while, and it wasn't until the moon was in the sky that Chino said goodbye to the father and daughter.

Before leaving, Chino turned his head and looked at Ramos with a smile: "If there is anything I need your help with in the future, will you help me?" ”

Ramos kept wiping the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and only promised: "Yes, my lord, I will." ”

Chino's smile was meaningful, and he left.

Leaving the blockade and walking out into the street, Paladin half-jokingly said, "1 Silver Moon, 450 Iron Moon, nearly 500 cranberry breads are gone." ”

Chino didn't speak, his amber pupils moving sideways, looking at the Triple Shackles Realm.

[Respect from Luca Maupassant: 54.] 】

[Fear from Ramos Maupassant: 59.] 】

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