"Have you heard?"
"What did you hear?"
In a dark alley in Clover City, a few young people in worn shirts got together and shared the new things that happened in the city with great interest.
"The caravan that entered the city last night, hehe, it was indeed stolen!"
"It goes without saying! I really can't figure it out, there are still caravans who dare to come to Clover City? Is this looking down on this chaotic city?"
"Who did it, do you know?"
"It should be Orlando's men, how many thieves in this city are not him?"
"What did they steal?"
"I don't know, but it's just a petty theft, and how many things can be stolen. If you want me to say, it should be a big one, and everyone looted that caravan together!"
"agree!"
"agree!"
"I agree!"
"You agree to have a fart, and this needs to be approved by Boss Capone." A short, fat young man with meticulously combed hair said disdainfully.
Hearing this, everyone was a little silent.
Because recently, as the president of the Alfalfa Brotherhood, after gradually controlling the situation in Alfalfa City, Capone actually began to restrain his subordinates, preventing them from burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil.
According to Capone - "We are about to become the masters of this city, how can the master wantonly ruin his own home?"
From this sentence, we can see Capone's ambition.
But this is not surprising, every dark force will think about whitewashing when it develops to a certain stage.
It's just such constraints that make all parties in the Clover Brotherhood somewhat conflicted.
If it weren't for Capone's strength and high prestige in Clover City, I'm afraid the Clover Brotherhood would fight on its own.
Seeing that everyone fell into silence, the man asked again in a joking tone: "Do you know that the steward of the caravan actually went to report the crime to the City Lord's Mansion? I laughed so hard, hahaha..."
"Report?"
The rest of the people were also suddenly happy, as if they heard a big joke.
"It's better to find our Boss Capone than to find the eggless city lord."
"Hehe, Boss Capone doesn't care about such trivial matters..."
As soon as this sentence was finished, a person hurried over and said out of breath, "Have you seen Harry?"
"Harry? Didn't see it, what's the matter?"
"This kid stole something from the caravan entering the city. Boss Capone is looking for him."
After hearing this, several people immediately looked at each other in disbelief.
They just said that Capone would not care about such trivial matters, but they were immediately slapped in the face.
It wasn't until the companion who asked the question ran away in a hurry that they recovered from the shock and doubt.
"You said... why would the boss ask such a thing?"
"I'm afraid Harry stole a lot of valuable things..."
This seems to be the only possible answer.
Realizing this, the breathing of several people became obviously heavy, and there was an unconcealable greed in the eyes that looked at each other.
"Since the boss is looking for Harry, how can we not help?"
"Yes, yes, let's find together!"
…
Clover City is not a city full of warmth, on the contrary, indifference is the normal atmosphere here.
But today, the enthusiasm of the whole city has been mobilized. Almost everyone knows that the caravan that entered the city last night was stolen, and Boss Capone is looking for the thief who did it.
Although Capone did not say why he was looking for a thief, this did not prevent everyone from being "smart" to think that this thief must have stolen a huge sum of money!
Otherwise, how could it attract the attention of Boss Capone
Again, this also attracted the attention of the whole city.
In this depraved city full of scum and villains, there is no one who does not love money. Even if they know that this wealth should not be within their reach, but if it really appears in front of them and is readily available, few people will be able to bear it. Resist such temptations.
All of a sudden, the city of Clover was surging.
…
In a dimly lit room, a middle-aged man with a dark complexion sat on his seat with a cold face.
He was not tall, just over 1.6 meters, and he looked even shorter when he sat down, but the whole room was enveloped by this person's aura.
Capone, a fifth-rank warrior, the president of the Clover Brotherhood, is said to be standing behind a big man in the East.
Now, Clover City is under the control of this person.
To Capone's right stood a tall, stern-looking half-elf named Orlando.
This half-elf is also well-known in Clover City, and almost all the thieves in the city are his subordinates.
It's just that the thief leader is in a very unhappy mood now.
"These are the things you stole?" Capone stared coldly at a young thief kneeling in front of him, and asked.
"Yes, my lord, except for drinking one gold coin yesterday, the rest are here."
The young thief's face was pale, his body was trembling uncontrollably, and his teeth collided with each other due to the trembling, making a clicking sound.
But Capone obviously didn't believe the thief's words, and said with a sneer, "I'll give you another chance. Besides gold coins, what else did you take? As long as you give it to me, I can guarantee your safety in Clover City, otherwise ,hey-hey… "
The young thief was sweating profusely. Hearing Capone's warning, he immediately raised his left hand, made a nondescript oath, and said:
"My lord, I can swear to the Lord of Radiance, all the things I stole last night are here, and I took nothing except gold coins!"
Capone let out a hey, and was about to speak, when Orlando at the side finally couldn't help but say: "Master Capone, if you want to punish my people, you must give a valid reason, right? What did he take that should not be done?" The thing you took actually alarmed you?"
Capone glanced at Orlando, knowing that his behavior had aroused the dissatisfaction of the thief leader.
Although Orlando's forces are also affiliated with the Clover Brotherhood, it stands to reason that Capone is certainly qualified to interrogate the thief in front of him, but as Orlando said, if Capone went to war just because the other party stole some gold coins from a passing caravan, that would be absolutely right. A provocation to the authority of Orlando.
Capone is nominally the president of the Clover Brotherhood, but this organization was originally formed by the union of various underground forces in Clover City. There are many factions in it, and Capone can't really ignore the ideas of those little bosses.
So, after hesitating for a moment, he said to Orlando, "Do you know the bond recently issued by the St. Hilde family?"
"Bonds? I've heard about it. It is said that this thing has caused a lot of trouble in the northern border." Orlando nodded, and then realized something, his face changed suddenly, and he asked, "Could it be that the caravan lost something? In addition to gold coins, is there such a bond?"
"That's right." Capone said solemnly, "And it's not a small amount."
"How much?" Orlando asked shakily.
"Let's put it this way, this bond is worth more than the entire city of Clover!"
Orlando opened his mouth wide, with a look of disbelief on his face: "You... you're not kidding, are you..."
"Do I seem to be joking?" Capone sneered, and then revealed, "These bonds are something that a big man in the East wants. Hey, Orlando, are you sure you can bear the consequences?"
Orlando's face instantly turned pale.
And the young thief kneeling in front of the two of them was about to be stunned by the news, his whole body was trembling uncontrollably with great fear, and he screamed:
"Lord Capone, Lord Orlando, you must trust me! I really don't have any bonds, I don't even know this damn bond..."
Capone snorted softly and urged, "Orlando, what are you waiting for?"
Orlando's face changed for a while, and finally he let out a long sigh, and said coldly:
"Go to punishment."
(end of this chapter)