"Why did he drink like this again?"

The abandoned house in the second district of Lower Town, Quaid's deputy, Nar Rick, looked at Quaid, who was holding the wine bottle in front of him, and was drunk in mud, and waved his hand and let the two young fraternities help him down.

"Closing him for a day, and then letting him go when he wakes up."

Drinking like this—it seems like he didn't treat that child—Rick (who prefers others to call his last name rather than his name) smiled mysteriously.

Nar Rick, unlike his regression in strength, fell from a thug leader to a beggar business, and he has never recovered from a slump, he is an ambitious and capable fraternity member.

He once studied at the Accounting Academy in Shuka City in the south of the Kingdom. If it weren't for the crime of being a scribe's father, Rick might have been an accountant in a certain city department or even a family. Even if he went further, it would be impossible to become a businessman in a certain industry. At that time, he would spend money to buy a lord and he would be able to enter the first stage of the upper class of the Star Kingdom. Three hundred years ago, wasn't the Shukader family, marked by the Chaoyang Flower, born in this way? Now it is also a prominent family in the Kingdom?

But even if he became a gangster and forever cut off the aristocrat's journey, Rick also believed that he was more qualified to be a character in the fraternity who had the right to speak and make decisions than his peers with muscles and women in his mind.

When the Brotherhood's business expanded to the southern coast of the Kingdom, Rick, a southern gangster, was absorbed in, used his expertise, planned several human trafficking chains from the south to the capital, and achieved great success. So the senior officials of the Brotherhood noticed him and promoted him to Yongxing City - the capital of the Kingdom, the heart of the stars, and the shining pearl city of the Western continent - and asked him to manage the Brotherhood's beggar accounts in the capital.

Yes, Rick knew that although the senior management made him Quaid's deputy and accountant, he was tantamount to entrusting all the beggar business of the Brotherhood in Yongxing City. Look at his "boss" Quaid, a terrible thug who made a name for himself with a knife and an axe in the old Lower City District, now he has become a waste who only looks for dignity in the beggar. If Quaid was not the son of a senior executive of a Brotherhood, he would have been trampled under the sludge of the slum of Yongxing City and drowned and rotted.

What's more, most of the beggar's losses were caused by him.

Of course, fortunately, Quaid's father only gave him a lot of resources every month, so that Rick himself could make a profit from it.

Having such a son, if Quaid's father was not a giant in charge of arms trading, he would have lost power in the association long ago.

What will happen if a gangster loses power?

Rick shook his head and watched Quaid leave.

The beggar business is inconspicuous and humble compared to smuggling drugs and arms, and compared to Yongshi Oil and Lijing Mine transactions, even compared to black accounts and management of streets.

But Rick believes that this is his chance.

The Brotherhood has risen very quickly, but human trafficking has always been the main source of profit. The Brotherhood's human trafficking chain is complete, from babies to old people, humans to elves, and even intelligent creatures in the distant territory of the Magic Queen. But the most important thing is actually the source of the Brotherhood's own members. Among them, infants and young children are collected and raised by the "black-hearted widow" Beth, and at the same time, some of them are sold. A little older will be sent to Rick, "beating" into beggars. A little older, a teenage beggar will be sent to the "iron" Locke, who is responsible for training thugs, the "figure-hearted" Belicia, who trains prostitutes, and some other special leaders, and then become a member of the Brotherhood.

Therefore, Rick, who manages the beggar, believes that he is in the fundamental chain of the fraternity population business, and is also the delivery node of the fraternity's future blood. He also comes with the Taoist intelligence network on the streets of the capital. Think about it, he is the new member of all the fraternity members in the future, the leader of the fraternity when he first has memories. He can see who is promising in his childhood, and then give kindness in time, and in the future...

Look, so I, Nar Rick, is an ambitious person.

Moreover, Rick was always very excited to think of this: And this is Yongxing City! The Star Kingdom - the capital of the second largest kingdom in the Western Continent, the origin of the Black Street Brotherhood. Being able to do things here means that the big guys in the Brotherhood can always see it. If you can see it, it means that you always have a chance to be promoted.

Of course, the chance of causing a disaster is not small.

Fortunately, Rick held his hands behind his back, looked at the far away Kuai Quaid, and raised his eyebrows. Fortunately, this guy was in charge of the trouble.

Under the moonlight, Rick turned his head and continued to walk, looking at the twenty abandoned houses in front of him. He knew that there were many beggars in each abandoned house, and these were the most important seedlings and bargaining chips when he climbed up in the future.

For example, the dark-haired Thales in the Sixth Room, two years ago, when Beth, who was in charge of fertility, showed a different attitude towards the child.

Sure enough, to this day, although this child is only eight years old (eight or seven years old?), he is smart and cunning. He actually wanted to act in a play begging a week ago - a cute child was beaten up by other older children and snatched money and food. So, when he hid in the corner and cried alone, the ladies passing by could not help but give him more compensation - Rick thought, compared to those beggars who were crying at the top of their lungs and making people feel bored, there was too short of such brain-knocks in the gang.

This child will definitely climb higher when he grows up.

It is time to give him some rewards to win Thales' gratitude. Of course, no reward without contrast will make people feel grateful.

This is why, when the boy in the same room in Tailes told him that Tailes might have hidden money privately, Rick would instigate Quaid to settle the score with him. When Quaid beat Tailes to death, he would come forward to stop him, and even fight Quaid for this (that waste is only useful), then Tailes would intentionally or unintentionally treat himself as his backer.

Rick doesn't care whether every beggar's money is enough. This is something that only short-sighted people care about. Compared to the money of a few copper coins, Rick knows that favors are more important property.

But the boy - Tailes - was still too smart. Rick knew that regardless of whether Tailes had money or not, the latter would torture him to death (if Tailes really took out the money, it would only be worse), but obviously the boy had tried to escape this disaster. According to normal understanding, Quaid, who was very enthusiastic, would "carefully" fabricate these disobedient children to cheer him up, regardless of whether they were really disobedient.

It doesn't matter, you still have to do what you should do. Even if the effect is not good, at worst, find another reason and let Quaid beat him up.

Rick walked to the sixth room and stepped over the broken door panel.

He saw that in the yard with overgrown weeds, Tyles was gasping and lying on the ground. The children next to him were applying something to him - my goodness, a few children, seven, eight or nine years old, would they actually plant Urdron leaves in the yard? Generally, only experienced gang members and poor people who have lived for many years know that this wild plant can be used as convenient, fast and cheap trauma treatment herbs.

"Ah! Mr. Rick!" The cripple Ryan first discovered Rick's arrival, and the experience of being broken one leg made him more sensitive to the surrounding environment.

Quaid had left less than an hour, and the fear in the yard had not yet dissipated. Need, the boy who had snatched his face, had not yet disappeared, Kellyt covered his black face, while the older child, Sinti, took a step back with a coward.

Especially the youngest girl, she even screamed in fear.

Beth had instructed that this was a descendant of a nobleman with hereditary nature, and it was very likely that she was a beautiful woman. Don’t mess with her. In the future, Belicia would train her again and get a lot of profits. It’s a pity that her beggar would be transferred to the club after she was ten years old, and at most she would be given to the club after she was fifteen years old...it would be great if she could be sent away later, otherwise she would be thirteen years old.

"Mr. Rick!" Tailes interrupted Rick's subtle thoughts, and saw him turn his head with difficulty, and grinning in pain.

"Oh, sorry, Tails," Rick sighed, showing a pity: "I can't stop him-Qued-I'm just his deputy after all, and I can't afford to offend his backstage."

"I can only come quietly afterwards," Rick squatted down under the careful gaze of several children and looked at Tails worriedly. "Fortunately he didn't take any serious action today, otherwise-"

"Mr. Rick, I'm fine," said Tyles, struggling, "just sorry, my money last week did-"

"Forgot the money!" Rick took the broken bowl from Xinti's hand, poured out the water, picked up a few Urdron leaves, picked up a stone and started grinding. "You were sent to me when you were just sensible. In a few years, I watched you go from trembling little guys to thick-legged fur children. To me, you are much more important than a few coppers," Rick's face showed a hint of pain. "You shouldn't have gone to the streets to beg for a while, but this is the rule of the Brotherhood-"

"Mr. Rick," Tails seemed a little moved, he tightened his fist, "I-"

"Come on, grinding the herbs with a stone is better than chewing it with your mouth," Rick smeared the herbs from the bowl and applied it to Tails with his own hands. Kelite next to him bit his lip and whimpered.

"Thank you, Mr. Rick," Coria said softly, "if you were in charge of us, not Quaid."

"Don't let Quaid hear this," Rick smiled helplessly, "To be honest, I'm afraid of him."

Several children would also smile with heart. Rick knew that showing commonalities and sense of humor at the right time was a good way for people to accept themselves.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Rick." Tyles said solemnly, knowing that in the eyes of many people, he seems a little more mature, so there is no need to act too childish.

Rick nodded: "Protect yourself, you are a smart kid, I believe you can do it well."

"By the way," Rick seemed to remember something suddenly. He handed the bowl to Need, took out a purse from his waist, and handed it to Sinti, who looked confused: "I have to pay it every month, and I don't have much money. Here are thirty copper coins. Go to the Grove Pharmacy Store - the one at the junction of Twilight and Lower Town - to buy some injury medicine. This money should be enough, if the price of the medicine has not increased."

Of course, this money is not enough - Rick thought to himself that he had been to the Grove Pharmaceutical Store a week ago, and the price had just increased. In this way, when children find that the money is not enough, they will think it is because of the temporary price increase.

What can they do if the money is not enough? Of course, they take it from the begging examples, so that their examples will definitely not be enough next week, then-

"Be careful when buying medicine, don't let others - especially Quaid know." Rick said with a smile and stood up.

Of course, Rick thought to himself that Quaid would know.

If they don't go buy medicine, it's better, Quaid will know that they're really hiding the money.

Rick's mouth was slightly raised.

At that time, you will be able to gain their final loyalty.

"Mr. Rick," Coria looked at the purse in Sinti's hand, almost burst into tears, "You, you are such a good person."

Need bit his lip and nodded violently.

Even the older child Xinti was a little touched. He touched the purse in his hand and weighed the weight.

Rick sighed, shook his head and waved his hand: "No, I should apologize, I can only do this for you."

"Mr. Rick," Tails lay on the ground, but looked at Rick with a hesitation, "I don't know--"

"Hmm?" Rick raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

"I heard that when we grow up, we will be assigned to other places to train," Tails asked cautiously, as if afraid of offending Rick, "Then - can we do things under your hands after we get training?"

Hearing this, Kelite, Ned and Coria on the side also looked at Rick with hope.

Bang, Rick snapped his fingers in his heart.

Score.

Faster than expected.

"Haha, that's the case," Rick smiled. "Don't look at me like this now. In the fraternity, I'm a man with ideals."

Rick smiled and bent down, touched Tailes' hair, making him look more friendly: "My men will be the best and strongest in the entire Brotherhood!"

This is my truth, Rick thought.

"So, you want to be my subordinates, but you have to work hard!"

"Yeah!" The children nodded in hope, and Thales was no exception.

"I'm leaving, Tailes, and the kids," Rick turned around, turned his head and showed his side face. "Next time I encounter this kind of thing, come and tell me secretly. Although I can't stop him directly, it's always OK to cause some trouble and prevent him from approaching you."

After saying that, Rick showed his white teeth, flashed in the moonlight, and left the yard of the sixth room without looking back.

"Mr. Rick is so nice." The tears on Ned's face dried up, "not like that bad Quaid."

"Yeah." Coria nodded, her eyes full of joy, as if she had eaten candy.

"But," the cripple Ryan, who had been in a state of fright, hesitated and said: "I always feel that Mr. Rick is even more scared than Quaid."

"So you're a coward!"

"Coward Ryan, how did you get money like this?"

Only Tails, after Rick left, his eyes gradually became calm.

When he saw Xinti counting the thirty coppers in his purse one by one, Tailes breathed a sigh of relief.

His back was still hurting, and he knew that regular trauma medicine would be better for him. But Tailes had only visited the Grove pharmacy store yesterday morning and took the typhoid medicine from Yanni's hand at the back door. He heard her complain that his stingy boss raised the price of the medicine, and even the trauma medicine increased to thirty-five copper coins - just five more copper coins than Rick gave him.

However, he also knew the key point from Yara, the daughter of the owner of the Sunset Bar.

Rick is responsible for Quaid's considerable expenses in the bar.

But--

"I have to pay it every month, and I don't have much money..."

Rick's words just echoed in the time traveler's ears, and he couldn't help but look at the bag of copper at hand.
To be continued...