"Did you lose again today?" said Deel Merlin as he walked to his desk and took his father's glass, "I told you to give up playing cards, but that wasn't for you." ”

"Yes...... I lost ......," Eva Merlin took a sip from his bottle, "and lost all." ”

"Really, how much did you lose this time?" asked Deel Merlin, whose father's loss would happen almost every few days.

Instead of answering her, her father picked up the dagger on the table, the tip of which was aimed at his heart.

"Dill, you must help me ......," he said, "or I'll be finished......

Dill Merlin took a deep breath and was ready to accept the fact that his father had lost a lot of money.

"Tell me, how much did you lose today?"

Mr. Eva Merlin said, "Dier, I'm sorry......"

"How much, exactly?"

Mr. Eva Merlin held out four fingers and shook them.

"Father, you're too much! It's ridiculous to lose forty gold coins in one night! You know......"

Mr. Eva Merlin said with great difficulty, "Not forty ......."

"Yes...... It's four hundred!" said Miss Deel Merlin, her eyes puffed out, "that's almost all of our possessions!"

Mr. Eva Merlin bowed his head and said in a barely audible voice, "Not four hundred ......."

Miss Dill Merlin slumped in the chair beside her desk, weak.

"If you don't say how much you've lost...... I swear I don't care about you again......"

"I ...... Lost......" Mr. Eva Merlin looked at the floor, "nearly five thousand...... Gold ......"

“......”

"I'm sorry! really! I'm really sorry!" said Eva Merlin looked up at his daughter.

"I knew we had to have this day, but I didn't expect it to come so soon...... We've got to go out into the street and ask for food. Miss Deel Merlin was utterly furious. "Monsieur Baron, have you figured out where you are going?"

"It's not just that...... "I don't know if I'm afraid of begging on the street." Still apologetic to his daughter, Mr. Baron's eyes flashed with tears, "They also saw me hiding cards......"

“......”

"I swear I didn't mean to! I drank too much. ”

“......”

"You have to trust me! I didn't mean to!"

"Die!" said Miss Dill Merlin, who looked at her father with cold eyes, stood up, and turned out of the room.

Mr. Eva Merlin put his head down again.

With a "bang", Miss Dill Merlin kicked open the door and rushed in, taking away the short sword on the desk and the long knife in the bookcase. Spears hanging on the wall...... Wait for something that qiē can be used to kill someone, and then, walk out again.

"You'd better go back to sleep now!" she said, still standing in the doorway, "and if you're not dead by daybreak, get me up and make breakfast!"

"I'm your father!" cried Eva Merlin, "you have to respect me!"

"Shut up!" Dill Merlin didn't reply, "now I'm your father!"

Miss Dill Merlin went down the hall, threw a large pile of things on the floor, and sat down on a chair in the corner of the hall.

With a long exhale, her little head began to spin at high speed. First of all, five thousand gold coins. You can't get it at home, and even if you sell everything, it's not enough.

She has nothing to say about the man she can call "father" now, if suicide can write off this arrears, she can personally prepare a qiē for him, but unfortunately not, it will involve the reputation of the family.

The reputation of the family is everyone's, and it also includes the reputation of the mother...... My mother had nothing left, and she left this reputation in the memory of the world. Miss Dill Merlin can ignore her family, her father, and even herself! But she can't ignore her mother, the only one worthy of her love.

She sat up straight, wiped tears from her eyes, and began to count all her possessions.

"Mademoiselle," a servant entered, "there is a letter from you. ”

"Thanks," she said, nodding her head, "please inform the others that something has happened in our family...... We're going to move, so get ready. By the way, I asked everyone to count a qiē item at home overnight and seal it. ”

"Miss......" the servant was surprised, "has the matter come to this point?"

"Yes, it's very strict. "But we still have to face it." ”

She opened the letterhead, and it was written by the creditor, the bastard named Orta, who had postponed the repayment date by ten days, and repeatedly stated that Monsieur Baron was drunk at the time, and that he and his friend had unanimously forgiven him for his actions in the last few rounds.

"Bastard!" scolded Miss Dill Merlin, "I'll kill you after paying off your debt to the last copper plate!"

But what she has to face now is the ridicule of all those who are dissatisfied with her from tomorrow onwards and the fingers of ordinary people pointing at her, and at the same time, she also understands that her life in Wanpu is over.

She got up and put the letter on the table, but saw a golden hair wrapped around her left hand, oh, it was the robber in black, she remembered the ridiculous fellow, remembered that the two of them were intertwined, and he didn't take advantage of himself, and wondered if the scent of his lipstick had left in his hand? Miss Dill Merlin smiled wryly and put her hair away.

Early the next morning, word spread through the streets of Wanpu that Eva Merlin's house was bankrupt! All his property, including his home, luxury goods, furniture, his daughter's clothing store, and goods, was to be auctioned off at an auction house.

Deel Merlin held a mahogany box containing his mother's sapphire jewelry, a necklace, a pair of earrings, and a ring...... This is the only thing that her mother left her besides love.

"I hope you can help me sell it for a good price......" Her heart broke the moment she closed the box and handed it to the auctioneer.

Cohen Al Al Keda stood far away, quietly watching the qiē.

"Buy that box!" he said to the people around him, "and the house." Clothing stores. Buy something that can be used for the next qiē. ”

"But Boss!" said Jack, who was beside him. "That's a lot of money!"

"Buy!" said Cohen Al Cadda, "and these will bring us more money!"

"Yes!" said Jack, "but Boss, the dagger in the woman's hand looks familiar......"

"You're wrong!"

"No, boss, it's like you......"

"I'll tell you you're wrong!"

"Yes, but you are the only one who can wrap the thread around the handle...... I know I'm wrong, boss, don't stare at me like that!"

"Go get done......" Cohen Kelda's fist rattled.

"Then I'll go!" Jack hurriedly ran away to arrange for the groceries.

Kelly Rhona looked at the dagger in her hand and looked at the delicate workmanship. Touching the silk thread on the handle, he finally did not hand over the dagger for auction. She didn't know that at this time, the owner of the dagger was looking at her, but her mood was even more nervous than herself.

The auction was over, and as she had hoped, everything had been bought for a good price, but it was far from enough to pay off the debt.

She asked the person in charge of the auction to transfer all the money to the creditors, and she really didn't want to face such a disgusting person.

"Please tell him that we have done our best. Miss Dill Merlin said to the auctioneer, "Please give me some time." I won't owe him a copper coin!"

Deel Merlin returned home in a carriage, where there was still a lot of work to be done. My father left the house in the morning and went to the villa by the sea, which was now the only place where they could stay, though he kept complaining that it was terrible.

There was a man waiting for her in someone else's house, who was Mr. Prley's butler.

"Miss Dill Merlin," said the butler, "I have brought you a message which I think you need very much now. ”

"Please. ”

"Yes, the message is for my master," the butler cleared his throat, and it seemed that this was not the first time he had done such a thing, and he seemed very methodical, "of course, you know who my master is, and my master wants me to tell you, and he will be honored to travel with you, and if you agree, he will be with you wherever you want." You can stop and buy a home and everything you need anywhere you like, and all the expenses will be paid for by my host. ”

"Do you understand?" said the butler.

"Very clear. ”

"So, Miss Dill Merlin," said the butler, "when are you going to go?"

Dil Merlin did not answer him immediately, but went to the window and looked out at the street.

"I know I look depressed now, and I admit that I am in a very difficult moment," Miss Dill Merlin clutched the dagger in her hand, "but I didn't put myself on the counter and let people pick and choose!"

But she knew for a moment that she really wanted to do it.

"I still thank your master for his willingness to buy me with money at this time...... But I am most grateful to myself," said Dil Merlin, turning around, "I am grateful for my strength! I am grateful for my faith!

"Miss Diel Merlin, I don't understand what you mean," said the butler, "but if you feel that the conditions are not good, I think we can negotiate them." ”

"It's not about the money, it's about your master. Dill Merlin instinctively lifted his chin, "Your master has nothing in his whole body worthy of my affection, and he bought me only to satisfy his lust." His personality is not even comparable to that of a prostitute!"

With that, Miss Dill Merlin herself stepped forward and kicked the butler out of the door.

※※※ On the sea, several ships are moving fast towards this side of the coast, and the draft is very deep.

Seeing the smuggling ship returning from lì, Cohen Cadeda, who had been standing on the tower of the castle, the governor of the Dark City, turned the corners of his mouth upward, patted Fischet's chest and walked to the docks.

"Boss!" called Marfa to him from a long distance, "we are back!

"What's there?" asked Cohen Kayada with a smile.

"The best wine!and all sorts of the most valuable things!" Marfa raised her eyebrows, "Boss, I don't think we should do anything more than the governor, there is a future for this!"

Cohen Kayada watched as his men unloaded the things from the ship and loaded them onto the wagon with ease. I thought of my past life.

"Marfa. Although now it looks like smuggling is profitable. He hugged Marfa's shoulder affectionately and said, "But this can only be used for emergencies, and it is never on the table, what we want is a truly safe space for survival." ”

"Ah......h

"That is to say, to do this unstable dìng is like ...... It's like marrying a wife and outside, it's dangerous!"

Marfa smiled and nodded.

"That's right, Marfa. "The next time you go back, figure out everything over there." ”

"Yes Boss!" said Marfa, "I like to inquire more than anything else...... Oh, this time there are almost four hundred gold coins to earn, but unfortunately we don't know what exactly is needed over there, otherwise it would definitely be more than that. ”

Cohen Kelda nodded and said, "So, we need someone dedicated to all our business." ”

Fichette on the side walked over and whispered. "I've heard that our target is trying to identify fruit trees and other solar terms these days. It's like you're going to open a farm. ”

"Really, then we'll make it impossible for her to drive!" Cohen Kelda waved his fist, "at night, go turn her orchard upside down!"

"Why?" said Fichette, very dissatisfied, "you have already hurt people enough!"

"It's not me! You're her creditor...... Cohen Kida said, "and to make a man follow you with all his heart, you have to hit her again and again! Find the bottom line of her psyche in countless blows, and at the moment when she is about to collapse, I will appear to rescue her, and make her grateful and remembered! In this way, she will know that I am better than her, and I am her dependence! She will be willing to help me do things...... I won't be sold for fifteen gold coins for three more clothes!"

The more people around them stood apart, everyone felt cold, very cold, and at the same time glad that they didn't have to be looked down upon by this guy.

"No need!" complained Fischet, "they only sell you fifteen gold coins for three pieces of clothing......

"No nonsense, my brother," said Cohen Kayada, "I think you can help me set up my room, I've been living here since today, thank you!"

Fichette looked at Cohen Keta who was walking away and said to everyone.

"Did you hear what he just said? He said 'thank you'!"

"Maybe it's because the boss has been listening to the corners a lot during this time......" said Jack, who had been with Cohen Kida for a few days, "you see, the boss has gone to ...... again."

"Oh, Miss Dill Merlin...... "said Fischet, "forgive me for my sins!"

The next day, Miss Dill Merlin got up early in the morning, and after a hasty breakfast, she went to the orchard with her servants.

The orchard was built with the little money she had left, and it was planted with all kinds of rare fruit trees, which would make a lot of money if the harvest was good this year. Whether you can turn over or not depends on this time!

However, the orchard was destroyed...... It can be seen that the saboteurs are perverts, because they cut down all the fruit trees and then stack them in neat order, like soldiers waiting in a queue to be reviewed.

"I can't cry, I can't cry......" said Miss Dill Merlin, "it was just an accident, I will get through, and until yesterday my plan went so well that I have even learned to recognize the fruit trees...... "but tears flowed down her eyes, and Miss Dill Merlin knew that she had little money.

"All right!" said Miss Dill Merlin, turning to one of the servants, "tell me what you saw yesterday?"

"Smuggle, miss!" replied the servant, "they join on the seashore, I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Forget everything you see!" said Miss Deel Merlin, turning away.

The servants looked at each other, not knowing what their young lady wanted to do.

At night, Miss Dill Merlin's room.

Miss Dill Merlin dressed herself in a voluminous robe, tied up tightly at her waist, and tucked her hair into her hood.

"Smuggling, it's not difficult!" she put the black iron dagger in her arms, "I'll see it last time!"

Opening the window, Miss Dill Merlin disappeared into the night.

"Jump off without saying a word...... You want to scare people to death!" Under the window, a man in black who had just been almost stepped on by her kept patting his chest, "You owe me again!"

The man in black followed Miss Dill Merlin.

Miss Dill Merlin, unaware of the presence of someone behind her, was cautiously weaving through the bushes, getting closer and closer to the abandoned castle built by the sea.

"I have to be careful...... Miss Deel Merlin said to herself, "they use this as a stronghold, and someone must be there." ”

She slowly reached the dock and found a dark corner to hide herself. She didn't know that in order for her to sneak into the dock "smoothly", the man in black behind her not only jumped up and down with various gestures, but also the people in the castle had to pretend not to "see" her.

Just as Miss Dill Merlin's feet began to tingle, the smuggling she had been waiting for finally began. More than a dozen fully loaded wagons drove up to the docks, and people began to load smuggled goods onto ships.

Miss Dill Merlin wanted to laugh because she felt that she was still very good enough not to be stupid enough to smuggle such bulky and unprofitable items. These guys are really hillbills, although they act very professionally.

Finally when the men had sent the boat away, and the lights on the dock had been turned off, Miss Dill Merlin slowly climbed down the dock with her almost completely numb legs, and her little mind had already begun to calculate how many boats to use at a time, and the servants to go with her, what goods to bring, and even what she should dress.

Watching Miss Dill Merlin humming a tune and climbing up the window, Cohen Al Kida sensed the danger of Yan Zòng, and he turned his head to look at Fichette beside him.

"Brother, the situation is not good, our plan must be advanced!"

"But ......"

"No, but, no, but, if we let her play tricks, we'll be done!"

"Okay! The consequences have nothing to do with me......" (to be continued......