"Did you hear about it?"
"What did you hear?"
In a dark alley in Alfalfa City, uncleaned sewage flowed along the terrain, forming puddles that emitted a foul stench. Rats slowly walked through the garbage pile in the corner, and the rotten smell permeated the air.
In such an unbearably bad environment, several young men in tattered shirts gathered together and excitedly shared the new happenings in the city.
"The caravan that entered the city last night, hehe, sure enough, it was stolen!"
"Of course! I really can't figure it out. Why would a caravan dare to come to Alfalfa City? Are they looking down on the City of Chaos? "
"Do you know who did it?"
"It should be Orlando's men. How many thieves in this city aren't his men?"
"What did they steal?"
"I don't know, but it's just petty theft. How much can they steal? If you ask me, we should do something big. Let's loot that caravan together! "
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
"I agree too!"
"What's the use of your agreement? We have to get Boss Capone's approval first," a short and fat young man with meticulously combed hair said disdainfully.
Hearing this, everyone was somewhat silent.
Recently, as the Alfalfa Brotherhood's President, Capone, after gradually taking control of the situation in Alfalfa City, began to restrain his subordinates. He didn't let them burn, kill, loot, and commit all kinds of crimes like before.
According to Capone, "We are about to become the masters of this city. How can a master wantonly ruin his own home?"
From this sentence, one could see Capone's ambition.
But this wasn't surprising. Every dark force would want to wash their hands when they reached a certain stage of development.
It was just that such restrictions made the various forces in the Alfalfa Brotherhood somewhat conflicted.
If it weren't for Capone's tyrannical strength and high prestige in Alfalfa City, the Alfalfa Brotherhood might have fought among themselves.
Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, the man asked in a joking tone, "Did you know that the manager of the caravan actually went to the City Lord's Mansion to report the case? I'm dying of laughter, hahaha …"
"Report the case?"
The others were suddenly amused, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Instead of looking for that cowardly City Lord, you might as well look for our Boss Capone."
"Hehe, Boss Capone wouldn't care about such trivial matters …"
As soon as he said this, a man hurried over and said breathlessly, "Have you seen Harry?"
"Harry? I didn't see him. What's wrong? "
"This kid stole something from the caravan entering the city. Boss Capone is looking for him."
Hearing this, the few of them looked at each other in disbelief.
They had just said that Capone wouldn't care about such a small matter, but they were immediately slapped in the face.
It wasn't until the person who asked the question ran away in a hurry that they recovered from the shock and confusion.
"Why do you think … Why would Boss ask about this?"
"I'm afraid Harry stole a lot of valuable things …"
This seemed to be the only possible answer.
Realizing this, their breathing became heavy, and their eyes flashed with unconcealable greed.
"Since Boss is looking for Harry, how can we not help?"
"Yes, yes, let's look for it together!"
…
Alfalfa City wasn't a city full of warmth. On the contrary, indifference was the normal atmosphere here.
But today, the enthusiasm of the entire city had been aroused. Almost everyone knew that the caravan entering the city last night had been stolen, and that Boss Capone was looking for the thief who had done it.
Although Capone didn't say why he was looking for a thief, this didn't prevent everyone from "cleverly" thinking that this thief must have stolen a huge sum of money!
Otherwise, how could it have attracted Boss Capone's attention?
Similarly, this had attracted the attention of the entire city.
In this depraved city full of scum and villains, there was no one who didn't love money. Even if they knew that this wealth shouldn't be something they could touch, if it really appeared in front of them and was at their fingertips, perhaps not many people would be able to resist such a temptation.
For a moment, Alfalfa City was surging like a storm.
…
In a dimly lit room, a middle-aged man with a dark complexion was sitting with a cold expression.
He wasn't tall, only a little over 1.6 meters. After sitting down, he seemed even shorter, but the whole room was shrouded in this person's aura.
Capone, a fifth rank warrior and the president of the Alfalfa Brotherhood. It was said that behind him stood a big shot from the Eastern Region.
Now, Alfalfa City was under the control of this person.
On the right side of Capone stood a tall and skinny half-elf with a serious expression. His name was Orlando.
This half-elf was quite famous in Alfalfa City, and could be called the ancestor of all thieves in the city.
Only, this ancestor of thieves was currently in a very bad mood.
"These are the things you stole?" Capone coldly stared at the young thief kneeling in front of him and questioned.
"Yes, Sir. Apart from the gold coin I used to drink yesterday, the rest are all here."
The young thief's complexion was pale, and his body couldn't help but shiver. His teeth chattered as they chattered.
But Capone obviously didn't believe the words of the thief. He sneered and said: "I'll give you one more chance. Apart from the gold coin, what else did you take? As long as you give it to me, I can guarantee your safety in Alfalfa City. Otherwise, hehe … "
Large beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of the young thief. He couldn't wipe it clean no matter how hard he tried. He raised his left hand and made a nondescript oath, saying:
"Sir, I can swear to the God of Radiance that the things I stole last night are all here. Apart from the gold coins, I didn't take anything else!"
Capone laughed and was about to open his mouth when Orlando finally couldn't help but say: "Sir Capone, if you want to punish my people, you should at least give a proper reason, right? What did he take that he shouldn't have taken, and even alarmed you? "
Capone shot a glance at Orlando. He knew that his behavior had already aroused the dissatisfaction of this ancestor of thieves.
Although Orlando's forces were also affiliated with the Alfalfa Brotherhood, and it was reasonable to say that Capone was certainly qualified to interrogate the thief in front of him. But as Orlando said, if Capone made a big fuss just because the other party stole some gold coins from a passing caravan, then it would definitely be a provocation to Orlando's authority.
Capone was nominally the president of the Alfalfa Brotherhood, but this organization was formed by the union of various underground forces in Alfalfa City. There were many factions among them, and Capone couldn't really ignore the thoughts of those small leaders.
So, he hesitated for a moment and said to Orlando: "Do you know about the bonds recently issued by the House of Saint Hilde?"
"Bonds? I've heard a little about it. It's said that these things are now causing quite a stir in the Northern Frontier. " Orlando nodded, and then realized something. His face suddenly changed and he asked: "Could it be that the things the caravan lost, in addition to the gold coins, were also these bonds?"
"That's right," Capone said with a dignified expression, "And it's not a small amount."
"How much?" Orlando asked bitterly.
"Let's put it this way, these bonds are worth more than the entire Alfalfa City!"
Orlando opened his mouth wide, and his face was full of disbelief: "You … You're not joking, right …"
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Capone sneered and revealed: "These bonds are something that a certain big shot in the Eastern Region wants. Hehe, Orlando, are you sure you can bear the consequences?"
Orlando's face instantly turned deathly pale.
The young thief kneeling in front of the two was about to faint from the shock of this news. A majestic urge to pee continuously attacked his fragile nerves, and he screamed:
"Sir Capone, Sir Orlando, you must believe me! I really didn't take any bonds, I don't even know these damn bonds … "
Capone snorted and urged: "Orlando, what are you waiting for?"
Orlando's face changed for a while, and finally he sighed and said coldly:
"Let's begin the punishment."
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