A corner of Black Iron Street.

A young man with a slightly dark complexion, a thin face, and pale yellow curly hair was standing behind a large group of people, surrounding Yang Ji and Ms. Ole, only to see him dragging a simple baseball bat in his hand, with a cheap cigarette in his mouth, and said hatefully: "You should go and arrest Horton, who was killed that day, and live a happy life in the rich area, instead of watching your relatives struggle in this dark place and step on it." ”

"In fact, we're going to go to Horton, not now...... I promise that as long as you cooperate with us for a few days, I can pay you an extra fee. Ms. Ole stopped Yang Ji, who was about to speak, and Shi Shiran advised.

"! So many brothers are standing here, if you ask me to cooperate with me, I will be obedient, so where will my Hall's face be put on Black Iron Street in the future?!"

Hale swung his baseball bat a few times to show his displeasure, then pointed at everyone present and hissed.

"One thousand federal coins. Ms. Ole was noncommittal and offered the price directly.

"This ......" everyone present swallowed in unison, their usual monthly living expenses were less than fifty federal dollars, which was not a small amount for them.

"I ...... I don't think it's non-negotiable. Hall coughed, his tone suddenly weakened, and his eyes rolled and he continued:

"If the brothers agree, it will be a loss of face for me, but I'm not an unrighteous person, as the so-called seeers have a share, you see the money......"

"It's all a bunch of homeless people, and they don't want to hold up a scene, it's really funny. Ms. Ole lowered her voice and complained in a voice that only Yang Ji could hear.

"Two thousand federal coins, divided equally among all those present, Hall, you come with us, eat and drink, and let you come back in a few days, and pay you another thousand federal coins. ”

Yang Ji looked around and said calmly.

"Deal!" Hall didn't hesitate when he heard this, for fear that Yang Ji would regret it, so he agreed.

It's not a loss!

Not only did he sell the face of the people present, but everyone could get 100 federal coins, and he could easily get a reward of 1,000 federal coins, and he also had food and shelter, so why not do it?

"Pack up, let's go. Yang Ji directly took out a stack of cash from his bag, and the eyes of some people present suddenly turned red, and some began to gasp, their eyes changed subtly, and the stick in their hands quietly tightened a little.

"You will negotiate with yourselves to get the money alone, and I advise you not to have any restless thoughts, otherwise you will be able to beat all of your straw bales down without my intervention. ”

Yang Ji keenly captured the small movements of these people and reminded loudly.

Ms. Ole is also well-known in Heitie Street because of her profession, and those people are obviously quite taboo about her, so after a moment of silence, a middle-aged man with dirty pigtails and bare shoulders walked out of the crowd and came straight to Yang Ji.

"I'll divide it. ”

Yang Ji handed him the cash in his hand, and the man took the money and returned it to the crowd, during which no one expressed any objections, it seemed that he was a person with a higher status in their interior.

Now that the money had been successfully divided, the group dispersed, and Hall turned his back, threw the cigarette butt that was about to burn to the ground, screwed it out with his toes, walked up to them and asked:

"Where to go now?"

"Detective Agency. ”

The roar of the car engine sounded again, and Yang Ji and the others quickly disappeared into the street.

Located to the east of the 10th arrondissement, not far from the 13th arrondissement, Ms. Ole's detective agency is in a very good location, and it has an interesting name, the "Sherlock Holmes Club".

As for why it is called a club, it is because it is not only a detective agency, but also a very prescient place for lawyers to open up a venue for lawyers, part-time detectives, mystery enthusiasts and other related groups to gather, which can not only help increase the popularity of the industry, but also draw fresh blood to work in the detective agency, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Yang Ji and Hall followed Ms. Ole's footsteps all the way to her office, and Yang Ji looked curiously at the layout here, parchment, gear-shaped pendulum clocks, classic and old tables and chairs, and statues made of precision mechanical components, all of which looked fresh and different.

"Your aesthetic is truly unique. Yang Ji praised sincerely.

"Yes, I'm glad you like it too, they make me feel at ease, so I even occasionally think that a career as a mechanical engineer might be a better fit for me. ”

Ms. Ole was obviously very happy to hear Yang Ji's praise, and a hint of a smile rippled in her blue-gray pupils.

The three of them sat down around a small round table, and Ms. Ole brought simple biscuits, snacks and black tea to start the conversation.

"Can you talk about your brother Houghton?" asked Ms. Ole.

"Don't call him my brother, he doesn't deserve it. With a wave of disgust on his face, Hall said, "We separated when we were very young, when I was just five years old, and I just remember his last words before he left were to me...... He cried and said to me, "Brother, I will take you out of this sewage place and wait for me." ”

"At the time, I really believed that he would come back, because I was under the impression that my brother was the one who took care of me growing up. ”

"Our family conditions are very poor, our parents are homeless people in Heitie Street, relying on selling a handful of strength in exchange for a meager livelihood, and we were buried deep in the mud from the moment we were born, it should have been a never-turned-over ending, but until one day that person appeared. ”

"The man was wearing a cloak and couldn't see his face clearly, and he appeared in front of my parents very abruptly, saying that he was going to adopt my brother and gave our family a large sum of money...... Eight hundred federal coins, which was a lot of money for our family situation at the time. ”

So, my brother was gone, and I stayed with my parents for another eight years, and when I was fifteen years old, my parents fell ill and both died, and then my brother appeared that night. ”

He seemed to be a different person, and I still remember the contemptuous and mocking eyes, and I did wait for him, but it was not the brother I remembered, but a demon. ”

"He imprisoned me, tortured me for a week, and then left me covered in blood in the streets, and set fire to the last inch of my foothold on the Black Iron Street...... I don't know why, I don't know why instead of helping, he hurt his brother with impunity, what did I do wrong?! ”

Hall said this, his muscles were violent, his emotions became excited, and he suddenly tore his thin undershirt and exposed his chest.