CHAPTER XXIV
"Mr. Ye, why aren't you in the mansion?!"
Not long after saying this, Chang'an realized something and fell silent.
Ye Fan thought that something was wrong. Now in such a situation, no matter how stunned people are, they should know that he ran away secretly.
What to do? Will it get big? Is there any remedy?
Do you kill people...... It doesn't seem like it's ...... But other than that, it seems that the only way to go back to the Earl's Court is to die...... He could already imagine all sorts of bad outcomes.
No, he had to find out what this man was up to and threaten him not to say it......
But what happened next turned out to be very unexpected for him...... Not only did the young officer not ask him again about his escape, but he also took him to the fun places in the city of Lybney, and walked and strolled.
The sky was cloudless, and the goddess Civita in the sky was at her brightest. As the night progresses, the city of Leiberni is more lively than during the day, with brilliant fireworks and exquisite architecture, revealing a romantic and warm atmosphere of life everywhere.
They shuttled all the way through the most lively places, and Chang'an Sabstiel dragged him around with a confused face, and went to the small wine street for a few drinks. There was no embarrassment in the scene, and this person seemed to be enjoying it, looking familiar.
Ye Fan had a look of surprise and doubt throughout the whole process, and he even thought that he would be handcuffed and escorted back to the Earl's Palace.
Is this person such a confusing character?
And everyone here seemed to know the young officer, and it seemed that he had come here often.
"Good evening, Sister Lesrie~"
"Hello."
"Is the quality of the cotton rescued last time okay?"
"Very good~"
"Mr. Malaguski, how about the new varieties that were distributed last time?"
"Ho ho ho! It's amazing, and the output has directly increased by more than three percent. ”
"Huh? Is it more efficient than what we experimented...... Great, the Earl would be glad to know this good news. ”
"Civita bless Lord Count!"
"Civita bless Lord Count~"
Chang'an greeted civilians all the way, and at this time he looked like a good old man...... But Ye Fan soon discovered something that was not quite normal. He himself looked happy, but the commoners seemed to be about to laugh, as if they all thought he was a fool.
"Mr. Ye, are you okay?"
"What's wrong?"
Ye Fan was a little fluctuating, this was the first time he had drunk so much wine, and he even doubted the reality of the world a little.
Before his seat was hot just now, a group of high-drinking strangers rushed up around him, insisting on toasting him, which made him even more confused.
Chang'an has actually blocked a lot of wine for him, but he has the physique to go up with a glass. He also knew that drinking with strangers was taboo, but these local cultures and people made him feel uncomfortable.
"Sorry! I shouldn't have brought Mr. Ye here," Chang'an: "Let's go somewhere else." ”
"No, no, no, it's good here." Ye Fan hurriedly stopped him, with a red smile on his face. But in fact, he wanted to make Chang'an drink high, so that as long as Chang'an drank down, he could take the opportunity to run back to the Earl's Palace. As long as people can't produce evidence to prove that he ran out, then there is nothing they can do about him...... Thinking of this, he took the initiative to fill Chang'an with wine: "I'm not strong enough to drink, hehehehehe...... Drink with tea instead of wine, I hope Mr. Chang'an doesn't mind~~"
Chang An was very moved, this was probably the first time he had received it from the people of Jingting Division, and it was not a cold-eyed response. A wave of warmth welled up in his heart, and he almost cried.
Just as he was about to shout "don't get drunk and don't return" to clink glasses with Ye Fan, a person came over and interrupted this action: "Woo? Isn't this the big brother of Chang'an! ”
Caleb...... Good evening. Chang'an suddenly behaved a little embarrassed.
Ye Fan glanced at this person named Caleb, and saw that he was dressed as a local ruffian, and his small eyes stared at Chang'an up and down many times. Two of them were on the sword at his waist, four on the gold and jade of his epaulettes, and once on his orb. There was still a malicious smile on his face.
Ye Fan frowned, this Caleb is not a good person at first glance.
"Who is this?" Caleb found him sitting next to Chang'an again.
"This is Mr. Ye, who has been in the city on a business trip in the past two days." Chang'an said.
"Oh~~Outsider, cool~~" The ruffian named Caleb didn't stay on Ye Fan for long, maybe he didn't have anything of value on him.
"There's a thing, Brother Chang'an," Keller moved a stool and sat down beside Chang'an: "I have a friend who runs a mine at home, and he has come to the city to talk to me about the past few days, and said that there is a newly discovered Jinyan stone mine near here. You want me to engage in joint venture development and make a lot of money when the time comes. ”
"Wow...... That's really...... It's a great thing" Chang'an spoke a little hesitantly, and his brows furrowed slightly: "Congratulations, Caleb." ”
"But there are other problems right now." Caleb: "They all say that joint ventures are engaged in development. The cost of mining deposits in the early stage is quite high, and these are all money. Damn it, my country friend...... That guy isn't really a thing. I had to pay a lot of money to let me take a stake. I said I'd pay it later, but he insisted on paying it now. So many years of brotherhood are gone. Do you know that I messed up the salt warehouse business before, how can I still get this money? At other times, this stinky money Lao Tzu didn't even blink his eyes when he burned firewood, now...... Alas, now it's the tiger falling in Pingyang being bullied by dogs. ”
Seeing that Chang'an didn't speak, he continued: "So Brother Chang'an, I searched around and didn't find anyone who could help me, and the current people are too uninteresting...... But I had a dream last night, and guess what I dreamed about...... Yes, I dreamed of that sexy pictorial girl, the goddess of luck hanging on our wall. How sexy and thoughtful she was in her dreams, and how soul-crushing her kisses were...... Oh~~ and asked me to meet her today. So I came as promised. And guess what I saw? Yes, that's right, Lady Luck has led me here and told me that I shouldn't die! She has led me here so that I can meet you again, my brother Chang'an! ”
Then she is really a goddess of calamity, Ye Fan thought to himself after looking at the unsightly pictorial. And the ruffian didn't wait for Chang'an to react, and continued to attack: "Now only you can help me, my eldest brother of Chang'an...... Only you can help me. ”
Chang'an hesitated: "But...... How can I help you? ”
The ruffian opened two palms: "This number." Just help me with the number, that's all. I'll reward you with ten points when it's done. ”
Chang'an: "However, the last time you borrowed it, there was still a ...... I haven't even returned it yet—"
"Oh uh-" The ruffian interrupted him with a long voice, which made Ye Fan, who had nothing to do with it, displeased. The ruffian continued, "If you can't help me, no one can help me...... This city, which takes humanistic care as the shining point, will be without my lonely, melancholy, and unique existence...... And the nearby Jinyan Stone Mine, which glows with golden brilliance, will not be involved in the presence of Leburney City......"
Where's my knife? Ye Fan thought to himself.
But Chang'an was just embarrassed, and then this embarrassment gradually turned into reluctance, and then into helplessness.
"Can you transfer the orb to you?" Chang'an said as he opened the program interface of the magic bead.
"That's another problem." Ruffian: "I wonder if I can give me something practical." ”
Chang'an hadn't reacted yet, and the man had already looked back and forth on the sword at his waist several times.
He understood what this meant, pressed his hand on the sword, and frowned: "This is not good, it is a very important thing." ”
The man turned his gaze elsewhere.
So, Ye Fan looked at the few small holes on one of the shoulder ornaments in Chang'an, and looked at the funny appearance of the skin exposed by those holes, and couldn't stop being angry.
However, the ruffian who took the gold and jade was not over: "Brother, the last busy, have you seen the brothers I am sitting there again?" ”
They looked over and saw several people sitting on the other side of the tavern, who looked like hooligans like him. The men were waving in this direction with a wicked grin.
Ruffian: "It's all brothers, can't you invite a few drinks to drink?" ”
"......" Chang'an nodded.
"Thanks, that's it. The two of you have a good time, I won't bother" The ruffian smiled proudly, and patted Ye Fan on the back before leaving, pretending to be very familiar with him, of course, he only received Ye's cold eyes.
Then he turned around and walked away, shouting from the crowd, "Let everyone drink tonight!" The Chang'an brothers said he was going to have a treat! ”
“???”
Ye Fan was stunned by this wave of operations again, and turned his head to look at Chang'an, but at this moment he looked calm.
The crowd erupted in excitement.
"Wow! Is it true?? ”
"That's really thank you, Brother Chang'an, wow!"
"Love you, love you! Chang'an little brother! ”
Changan Sabstiel picked up his cup and saluted the crowd, then took another sip. Turning his head and looking at Ye Fan's bewildered face, the atmosphere between the two was a little awkward.
Both of them drank quietly and did not speak.
Ye Fan secretly glanced at him a few times, seeing that he was just drinking quietly, and he didn't show any unhappyness.
Perhaps perceiving his gaze, Chang An took the initiative to break the embarrassment: "I'm sorry, let you see me so, isn't it very unambitious to look like this, haha." ”
"No, no, I don't think so at all" Ye Fan: "I just think it's a pity, obviously you don't have to be like this...... Compromised. ”
"Hahahaha, Mr. Ye doesn't need to be so considerate when he speaks." Chang'an glanced at the tavern: "Did Mr. Ye see the people here?" ”
Ye Fan looked at the laughter in the crowd, the spinning magic ball with impassioned music, and the wine that collided and splashed in the air, and didn't know what to do.
"Although Mr. Ye may feel that he is very embarrassed" Chang'an: "But seeing them so happy, then the meaning of my work in this city has been achieved." ”
Ye Fan still couldn't understand this, but looking at Chang'an's eyes full of serenity, the indignation in his heart was no longer strong.