Before six in the morning, the morning light rising from the east had already illuminated Mill Town, a small town in the Gate of Freedom's control area. The town's bell tower and church would be decorated with the flag of the Gate of Freedom, representing the ownership of the town. There was a group of guards in the town that belonged to the Gate of Freedom. This group of twenty guards was responsible for maintaining order in Mill Town.
Regardless of the outside world's comments, at least in Mill Town, the guards and residents of the Gate of Freedom were safe and sound. The town paid a fixed monthly tax to the guards. The tax was within an acceptable range, even three points lower than when it was under the jurisdiction of the Federation. Lower taxes were a means for the Gate of Freedom to smoothly take over the surface towns, and they were tried and tested. As long as the Federation forces in the area were eliminated, the people on the surface didn't care who would manage them. Because whoever took over would have to pay taxes. The Gate of Freedom lowered taxes, minimizing the hostility of the residents towards them. This practice was denounced as shameless by Babylonian critics, but who cared about these comments?
At least not the people on the surface. They only cared about whether they were having a good day.
The same was true of Jesse, who worked for a butcher in town. Every day, he slaughtered cows and sheep, sorted the fresh meat, and helped sell it. Jesse spent every day so busy that he was in his early thirties, but he was still unmarried. Jessi was tired of this life and wanted to run away from it all. But recently, he didn't have such a thought. Because recently, he met a girl.
It wasn't appropriate to say that she knew him. After all, this girl was just one of the customers of the butcher shop. The first time Jesse saw her, he felt that he had fallen in love with her. Even though the girl would only come to the butcher shop once a day to buy fresh steaks and leave, the whole process would not take more than five minutes. But those few short minutes became the happiest time of Jesse's day. A single glance from a girl, two or three words, could make him savor it for a long time.
So those who knew Jesse these past few days noticed the transformation in this man. People used to call him 'Woebegone Jessie', but for the last two days he had been called 'Jessie the Beaming Jessie'.
By the time the morning light rose, Jesse was already busy. He was using a sharp meat knife to process the steak that had just been thawed. He needed to separate the meat from the bone, and he was very familiar with this task. He could even stare at the entrance of the street outside the shop without stopping his hands. As he raised his head, people began to walk on the street, and the figure he was looking forward to finally appeared at the corner of the street across from the butcher shop.
The girl came again. Jessie had even prepared what the girl wanted, because she picked almost the same amount of steak every time, every day. Jessie packed the food for her in advance, so the time saved could be spent chatting with the girl. To him, even listening to a few words from her was good.
The girl walked into the shop. She was still wearing the heavy cloak, and only half of her face was exposed. She had a very unusual reddish complexion, although Jesse's boss warned him that it was not normal. If the girl wasn't sick, then she wasn't human. But Jesse didn't care about this. As the old saying goes, love can make even the wisest person a fool.
"Good morning." Jesse wiped his bloodstained hands and tried to smile.
The girl said in a slightly hoarse voice in the cloak, "I need some steak, Mr. Jesse."
Jesse's face seemed to glow, and he was even a little excited. The girl was the only person in this town who would call him sir, and he took it as a sign that the girl had a good impression of him. He quickly took out the packed food and put it on the counter. "It's still the same, but I promise that the meat today is very fresh."
"Thank you." The girl paid the money, picked up the food, and turned to leave.
Jesse summoned up his courage and said, "I'll take you back. These things are not light."
"How can that be? I'll disturb your work."
Jesse ran over. "Don't say that. You're our customer. It's our duty to serve you. It won't delay anything."
The girl smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'll be leaving soon and won't be able to patronize your business."
"What?" Jesse cried out involuntarily, "You're leaving? Why, didn't you just move to town? Why are you leaving so soon? "
"Well, of course I have my own reasons, but it's not convenient to explain them to you. So today should be the last time I visit. Please take care, Mr. Jesse. "The girl picked up the food, walked across the street, and disappeared around the corner.
Jesse felt like he had lost something. He walked into the shop dejectedly. At this time, he picked up the chopping knife. Jesse only felt that the knife was so heavy. Suddenly, Jesse felt something on his shoulder. Henry the butcher smoked and said, "I'll give you half a day off in the morning."
"What did you say, boss?"
"Idiot, don't tell me no girl likes you." Henry took the knife from Jesse's hand and pushed him. "She's leaving. Since you like her, hurry up and tell her. Maybe there's a chance. "
"Really … really?" Jesse hesitated. "But what's the use? She's leaving."
"Annoying." The butcher kicked him. "Hurry up and tell the girl that you want her to stay. Do you understand, idiot? If you go, you might have a chance, but if you don't go, you'll never have a chance. "
Jesse's eyes lit up and he nodded. "I got it, boss."
"What an unenlightened guy. I say, at least change your clothes first." Henry roared as Jesse ran onto the street, but Jesse had no intention of stopping. In the end, the butcher could only shake his head and laugh. "What a shy guy."
The sun was pouring down from above, and Jesse's pace was brisk. Mill Town was not big. For Jesse, who was born in this small town, he could go anywhere he wanted to go with his eyes closed. He had delivered food to the girl once before, so he knew that the girl lived in the area of Old Gilly Street. It was the most remote place in the town, and the low bungalows were characteristic of the old street. The rent of those houses was low, and the poor people in Tong Town would rent on this street.
Jesse couldn't imagine how a good girl like her could live here. When he walked through the old street, he couldn't stand the gazes of the idlers in the houses, windows, and eaves, let alone a girl. Suddenly, Jesse had an inexplicable anger. He even thought that if the girl was willing to stay for him, he would rent a house on Andrea Street with the best environment.
As his thoughts ran wild, Jesse stopped in front of a two-story building. On the old street, a two-story building was considered luxurious. He walked up the steps and stood in front of the door. He raised his hand to knock, but he hesitated. Suddenly, the door opened by itself. The girl stood in the door, and the two looked at each other. Jesse blushed with embarrassment, but the girl said naturally, "Mr. Jesse, what's the matter?"
The girl who returned home took off her cloak, and Jesse noticed that she was unusually tall. The long black hair that hung down to her hips was like black silk, and her delicate facial features were as beautiful as a sculpture. Although she was standing in front of him, Jesse suddenly felt that the girl was so far away from him that he couldn't reach her.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
At this moment, a man's voice came from upstairs, "Lola, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Only then did Jesse know that the girl's name was Lola, and the young man's voice upstairs made his heart tremble slightly. He asked hopefully, "Is that your brother?"
"No, it's my husband." The girl blinked, her eyes shining with happiness.
Jesse staggered back down the steps as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer. He accidentally twisted himself and fell to the ground. He quickly got up again. The girl walked out of the door and asked, "Mr. Jesse, are you all right?"
"It's nothing. Sorry to disturb you. I wanted to say bon voyage …" Jesse forced a smile and left in a somewhat embarrassed manner. He looked back upstairs and saw a young man standing at the window on the second floor. He had a head of striking silver short hair and no expression on his face, but his facial features were impeccably handsome. Jesse smiled bitterly and gave up on the girl completely.
Allen drew half the curtains and walked back to the hall. In the hall, Adele curled herself up in a patched sofa. She flipped through a yellowed book of poems, lazy as a winter cat. At this moment, Lola pushed the door open and smiled, "That's the butcher's clerk. He's here to say goodbye to me."
"I didn't say I was leaving tomorrow. That's just Mirren's wishful thinking. "
Adele put down the book of poems and said, "Allen, it's been a week. We've been away from Iron Prison for a week. I think we have to leave whether there's any news or not, if you don't want to cause more trouble for Bescot. "
Allen said resolutely, "I won't go anywhere without news from Grandpa!"
'"Mr. Horn will be fine. I'm sure they won't be able to do anything to Mr. Horn with a Fendi and that inexplicable fellow! You should think about yourself and the people around you! "Said Adele in a rare serious tone.
Allen looked at her and sighed a moment later, "I'm sorry, I know that staying here will bring trouble to you and General Mirren. But I'm worried about Grandpa. If it's just Fendi, I'm not worried at all. But there's still that man. He's the murderer of Tangerio. "
'"But don't forget that the reason he succeeded at that time was because Tangerio and the Sword Lord fought fiercely first, and he took advantage of the sneak attack to succeed in one strike. But this time it's different. Mr. Horn will never give him a chance to succeed. "Adele insisted.
"I hope so, but you said it. Adele, it's been a week. Grandpa should have contacted me anyway. But until now, we haven't had any news at all. "
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