Section 15 is chaotic

"Of course. The old man finally found the pen, "Don't you know what to do?"

"I'm new...... But she doesn't seem to take any money from those women, does she?"

"That's right. But I can tell you that all the women who want to solicit business in that place have to report to her in order to open a business. Opening a store and renting an apartment is no exception. The old man replied as he buried himself in writing. "Don't talk about them...... Even thieves rarely dare to cross the line and run there to pickpocket. Wait......" The old man's head lifted and stared at Ashrufat in front of him. "What are you asking all this for?"

"Nothing, just a little curiosity. Ashrufat replied. His mind raced to Rhodia's face. It looked like an unharmed woman...... She also doesn't look like she's ever worked out at all. Red Rose, Scarlet Rose, Is this a random resemblance, or is there some kind of internal connection?

"Ten Quiolis, I'll let curiosity never bother you again, how?" the old man held out a hand and placed it in front of Ashrufat.

"It's too expensive...... My curiosity isn't worth the price. Ashrufat replied. "Five Kioli. For this almost knee-jerk answer, he sighed a little in his heart. There are still great benefits to getting to know Ah Jin.

"Five is five. The old man looked at Ashruphat with a cunning and greedy gaze. The latter reached out and pulled out a bill and placed it in the old man's withered hand.

The old man's hand quickly retracted, shoving the banknote into a corner.

"Rhodia has some connection to the Scarlet Rose. The old man said. "It's impossible to say for sure she's a puppet of Scarlet Rose, or if Scarlet Rose is one of her men, but there must be some kind of connection between the two, and it's a relatively close connection. ”

"So ......"

"She now controls the whole area. But surprisingly, she didn't take the money from those women. It's easy to do if she wants. But she should have had some other income, at least she was much richer than she seemed. I think it might be because she made some kind of agreement with Scarlet Rose. ”

"I feel at a loss, all your words are 'I think', 'can't judge', 'should'. This kind of news can also be sold for money?"

"The real news is like this. The old man replied slyly. "It's because of these words that this news only charges you five Gollies. ”

"You say that Scarlet Rose has a strong connection to her, is there any evidence for this?"

"You don't know the road, there are very few thefts in Flower Street. ”

"Ah, for what?"

"There are some thieves in the city who take in homeless children and train them to be pickpockets. The old man replied. "Children are actually very advantageous in this regard. Such pickpockets must pay a certain amount of money every day, otherwise they will have nothing to eat, and even further, they will be beaten. But even when they are at their most embarrassed, they usually don't dare to go to Flower Street. Because once the thief knows that they actually went to that place to pickpocket, they are afraid that they will not be beaten. Do you know what the Tao is for?"

Ashruphat did not answer, for he knew that he did not need to answer.

"Of course, it's because Scarlet Rose has done the best education for this kind of thing with her sword. Two or three thieves may be tolerated in the crowd, but if there are a little more...... Then the thief will have to prepare his coffin. All the thieves who connived at their pickpocketing in the flower streets are dead. Their blood is the best lesson. ”

"In other words, Scarlet Rose is protecting the neighborhood? She's driving out the local gang first......"

"Don't use the word 'drive away,' but say, she's killed all the gangs. The old man corrected. "Bloody even the most ferocious killers shudder. That's not killing one or two, it's the real ...... Chop the grass and eradicate the roots, leaving half of the ...... Men and women, young and old. ”

"Ah...... So what the hell is this Scarlet Rose......

"Legend has it that only one person saw her and survived. According to this survivor, she is a woman and her weapon is a long sword. These two are very much in line with everyone's estimates, because men generally do not use flowers as their nicknames, and the wounds on the corpse clearly indicate that the murder weapon is a sword. ”

"Oh, what about the survivor?"

"Five Gollies, I'll tell you the secret. ”

"No need. Ashrufat replied. "Your answer must be 'he went out of town' or something like that. Because I'm sure you don't know exactly where this lucky one is. ”

The old man was frustrated. "Why do you say that?"

"Oh, it couldn't be easier. Because you are a qualified intelligence merchant, you will price all your intelligence according to its value. When you say 'five Giolis', it means that it is not very valuable news. Ashrufat replied. "Otherwise, for such information, you will bid at least a hundred quiolis. ”

"Looks like I'm going to pay attention to this little thing next time......," the old man muttered softly.

"Okay, let's talk about what I bought with five Quiolis. You say Scarlet Rose has a strong connection to Rhodia because she killed the thieves?"

"That's right, because all the thieves were warned by Rhodia before they were killed. The old man replied.

"Ah, I see. Ashruphat understood. This is a very obvious proof of this. "I asked if there was a prostitute who did business in Flower Street without informing Rhodia...... What will happen to her?"

"A hundred Kioli. The old man held out his hand again.

"One. Ashruphat took out a gold coin and shook it. "As I said, my curiosity is worthless. ”

"One is one. The old man sighed and accepted the coin. "If she is ignorant, then she will be warned quickly. If she was deliberately provocative, then Rhodia would have her men drive her away. If there is any power behind her, then this power is ...... You'll be immediately approached by the Scarlet Rose. ”

"So, how can I believe that what you say is true?

"Do you need proof? The best proof is the three thousand gold Oli you sent. The old man smiled slyly. "Do you think she'll have to spend so much money on anything in her store?"

......

When Ashrufat returned to the street, he immediately felt that all the malicious glances that had been following him had disappeared.

Sure enough, is there a target? What is the origin of that woman named Rhodia? She opened a shop in that place, and she looked like an ordinary shopkeeper, but she could easily pay 3,000 gold for information......

And according to the words of this old man of intelligence traffickers, Rhodia is indeed the de facto controller of that area. But what is she controlling it for? All women have to get her permission to do business...... All shops and houses can only be rented and bought and sold with her permission...... But for what? Even the old man admitted that Rhodia didn't use her own conditions to collect protection money......

Or does she have a grander goal, a more secret way to make money? However, even if she collects protection money, it will not affect her to make money through secret channels. Does anyone think it's too much money?

I can't figure it out at all. As he walked, Ashruphat pondered the nerve-wracking question.

But what does all this have to do with me? Ashruphat decided not to think about it anymore. While he was thinking so, a group of people appeared in front of him.

The sudden appearance of the procession consisted of about twenty people, all of them on horseback. Their unbridled horses marched at trotting speed on this night, causing quite a stir in the streets. Everywhere there were people panicking trying to avoid the horses. Luckily, there are fewer roadside stalls at night, which gives people more space to hide from the horse caravan. Therefore, although it caused a lot of chickens and dogs, it did not cause any serious consequences in the end.

It was already night, and even though there were lanterns and torches hanging in front of the shop, the light was still dim. However, Ashrufat had very good dark vision, so he could clearly see the whole team, especially the one in the middle.

It was a very imposing-looking old man, without a hat and with gray hair. Although he was riding a tall horse and wearing gorgeous and elaborate clothes, Ashrufat recognized him. That man was none other than Cross, the man who had met Ashrufat on the mail train and left halfway. Also, the person next to him is Qiang. These two people are indeed in a gang. Judging from the actions and behaviors of the two now, this little man called Qiang is probably this person's personal guard.

According to Ah Jin's speculation, it was the two men who broke the wheels when they got out of the car. Ashrufat had doubts about this, but now he felt that Ah Jin might have guessed correctly. Of course, this is also a good thing. Relying on this "little accident", both Ah Jin and Ashrufat successfully demanded part of the compensation, which significantly reduced the cost of the mail car.

Judging from the actions of this team, they should be the dignitaries in Eagle Falcon City. Because on a night like this, it is quite dangerous for a team of horses to rush through the streets like this. If there is an old and weak woman or child who can't avoid it, it is possible to be trampled to death.

It was too late, and the horse team was already rushing past Ashrufat. In the last moments of close quarters between the two sides, Ashrufat noticed that the little man named Qiang seemed to be looking at him.

But maybe it's just a delusion. The team soon disappeared at the end of the street, leaving only the sound of cursing behind them.

"It's really interesting...... "Ashrufat thought to himself. "It looked like something special had happened to me. This man named Cross...... Is it a pseudonym? Or maybe it's some big guy. ”

Ashrufat turned and walked towards a small alley on the side of the street. It was a shortcut to go back, and when Ashrufat had three thousand gold in his arms, he had avoided going through such corner alleys so as not to cause any further trouble, but now he could go back by the shortest way.

The alley is deep and crooked, and intersects with several other alleys, making it seem like a good place to ambush and kill people for money. But it's precisely because of this that no idiot is here to wait for the rabbit to wait.

Ahead, a figure was hurrying by. It was the figure of a man, with what seemed to be a large package under his arm.

Ashrufat stopped. If anyone could see his face, they would see that his face was full of astonishment.

Ashrufat rubbed his eyes vigorously, for fear that he had seen it wrong. If it were a different person, perhaps at most he would have taken a second look at the figure that passed by. But Ashrufat had uncanny dark vision, so he could see exactly what the man was holding under his armpit - it was Queen Gruny, Luvia61 Angel 61 Makrémiz.