Chapter 252 So, Happy Birthday~!

Evening, Dongcheng District.

The sky was a little gloomy and a bit boring. Anyone with some experience could guess that there might be rain later.

Dongcheng District is probably the residence chosen by all urban nobles in this other world. The specific reason is unknown, but it is probably because the sun that spreads light always rises from the east. As we all know, nobles are really boring sometimes... Maybe it's because of the weather, but luxury carriages are constantly returning from outside. However, when passing through several sentries at the gate, the vehicle slows down and is inspected by the guards.

This appearance does not mean that the nobles abide by the rules and disciplines. You must know that if they are intercepted when walking through the city gate, their first reaction is often to whip a horsewhip at the inattentive defenders.

Naturally, the reason for accepting the inspection so honestly is for the safety of the place where I live.

In fact, this is exactly the case. As the location of the vast majority of noble estates in Dongcheng District, safety must be given top priority. It can be said that the level of vigilance here is no less than that of the City Lord's Mansion. In addition to the three or four sentries set up at the must-pass gate, there are also several groups of standing guard cavalry stationed throughout the city, and small teams are dispatched from time to time to patrol to ensure that no matter where an accident occurs, they can be dispatched as quickly as possible. The time has arrived.

However, despite this, the nobles still used various excuses to openly or covertly maintain private soldiers that far exceeded the requirements of the empire to protect the safety of the manor at all times. Well, these are a group of very insecure guys.

At this moment, a carriage that did not look gorgeous stopped at the gate. After a brief inspection, the sentry guard respectfully let it go.

If the guards here want to live well, a respectful attitude is inevitable. But the respect now is different from others, less superficial and more flattering. There was no other way. Just look at the Prancing Horse logo on the carriage. It was the carriage of their immediate boss, the Director of the Security Department.

As soon as the carriage was released here, the drizzle of rain began to fall. The rain was not heavy, but it was undoubtedly very annoying, especially when it was almost at the door of the house. So, "Your mother!" Police Director Dempsey opened the curtains and looked at the winding wind on the wall of the car window. Rain, which was like a spider, cursed depressedly.

Dempsey, the Chief of Police of Mountain Brook City, has been in office for nearly twenty years. He was born in this city and was already familiar with it all, so he didn't plan to make any changes after taking over this position. If there were no accidents, it would be the same in the next dozen years. Occasionally clean up the gangs that cross the line, and suppress the rebellious civilians in the attached farms according to the orders... That's it. Not all police ministers have to be like Powis, at least not Demps.

According to the rules of the common name, generally the nobles with higher titles move closer to the center of the city. The status of the Director of Security is naturally not high, and he does not even have a title, so his family lives not far from the gate post.

It's not really a manor, but it's pretty good to have four or five buildings here.

After the coachman stopped the carriage, Dempsey hesitated for a moment, then picked up the blanket in the carriage and put it over the cake beside him. Oh, and by the way, today is his daughter's tenth birthday.

"Damn rain!" Dempsey cursed again, rushed out of the carriage with the cake in his arms, and then ran wildly along the path in front of the door. Of course, he could ask the coachman to help, but after all, it was his daughter's birthday, so this seemed more meaningful.

Fortunately, the path is not long. Although Dempsey is middle-aged, since he is the director of the security department, he naturally has strength and physical strength. In just a few seconds, he reached the eaves of the hall.

After calming down for a while, Dempsey lifted the blanket and breathed a sigh of relief. The cake had not deformed.

Bang, bang, bang!

Bang, bang, bang!

"Oh, damn lazy maids, I should really fire you all! Swear to the God of Light, I will fire you right away!" Cursing incessantly, Dempsey held the cake and blanket between his hands, and took it out of his pocket with great effort. Take out the key and open the door.

As expected, the hall was empty.

"I will definitely fire you all, get out of here..." The good mood for celebrating his daughter's birthday has been ruined. Dempsey angrily walked through the hall and walked straight to the main room.

"Damn it, there's no light on... Uh, what?" There were several large windows in the hall. Although it was dim outside, it was still barely visible. But that was not the case in the main room. As soon as Dempsey stepped in, his eyes suddenly darkened and he was trembling with anger! Moreover, in the darkness, his foot also stepped on something soft. Before he could figure out what it was, hehe... a firelight lit up, and the silver candlestick on the table in the main room was lit, and then the environment became bright.

Dempsey narrowed his eyes and subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover his eyes, but as soon as he stretched out his hand a little, his face changed drastically, because there was a strange middle-aged man with a cold face sitting behind the dining table.

"you……"

"Shh!" Hu... pressed his lips with his fingers, exhaled and extinguished the match. The middle-aged man adjusted his sitting posture calmly, looked at the picture frame in his hand, raised his head, and said in a cold and hoarse voice, "Good evening, Dempsey. Mr. Security Director."

"Who are you?" Dempsey regained his composure and lowered his voice and said viciously. At the same time, his body was tense, ready to avoid the delicate crossbow in the middle-aged man's hand.

"Sit!" Without answering the question, the middle-aged man pointed to the chair opposite the table with his left hand holding the picture frame.

"I'm warning you..." Of course it was impossible for Dempsey to sit over. With the current distance between the two of them, he was still sure to avoid the crossbow arrows, at least not hitting his vitals. But it was hard to tell if he was sitting close. However, he shut up just as he said the warning words halfway, because following the direction of the middle-aged man's moving crossbow, Dempsey was shocked and angry to find that his wife and daughter were leaning against each other, with their eyes closed tightly on the soft body lying on the side of the house. Take your seat.

"Sit!" the middle-aged man spoke again.

This time Dempsey walked over with a livid face, but in an instant he touched the soft thing again. He lowered his head and saw that the chubby maid who was about to be fired was lying at his feet... her face twitched as she stepped over , walked a few steps forward, put the cake blanket aside, pulled up the seat and sat down slowly.

"How did you get in?"

"Nice family! Today is your daughter, well, let me think about it, Anne, Anne's birthday, right?" The middle-aged man placed the frame in front of Dempsey. There was an oil painting inside, which was of Dempsey. A family of three, it was originally supposed to be placed in Anne's bedroom.

"Don't be nervous, they are fine, they just fell asleep temporarily and will wake up in about ten minutes."

Huh... Dempsey didn't care about the middle-aged man's understanding of the threat to his family. He breathed a long sigh of relief and felt a huge stone fall in his heart.

At this time, the middle-aged man spoke coldly again: "So our conversation must end within five minutes. If I don't get the results I want by then, or you make some impulsive move in the middle... I'm sorry, I killed the person You won’t be the only one.”

After a pause, "I just want to say this, I hope the director can have a rational understanding, and I hope we can have a happy cooperation."

"What do you want me to do?" Dempsey asked immediately without any delay.

"Wow, very good, we have a good start." The middle-aged man shrugged, and then clicked on the table, "Just a small request, well, there will be a group of people entering Shanxi City tomorrow, no more than twenty people. , very skilled. I hope the mayor can mobilize the guard cavalry and greet the soldiers guarding the city and various gangs in the city to find out their locations."

Having said that, there is no need to guess too much, this middle-aged man is naturally Tang En.

Josiah's secret agency cannot be counted on, otherwise he would not know the identity of the other party until now. Now the only option is to risk finding someone through the energy of the Director of Security. The effect is undoubtedly obvious. Even if the city defenders couldn't recognize it and the guard cavalry couldn't find it, the gang members would definitely dig it out. After all, those people's behavior is very arrogant and they shouldn't be too secretive.

Of course, this assumes that Dempsey can agree. In fact, Tang En was 80% sure at this time. Thank the God of Light, this was not a person similar to Bowes. Otherwise, even if there were family members around, there would definitely be a fight now.

Dempsey frowned upon hearing this, of course his cavalry was fine. It's difficult for the city defenders. After all, it's not a system. Well, I owe you a favor. But those gangsters... are not afraid that they will not agree. Dempsey believes that as long as he makes a request, those gangsters will do their best to fulfill it, but the consequences of this... Dempsey is not a person who hates evil like Powers. , he was just worried that those bastards would take the opportunity to raise prices and disrupt the normal structure of Shanxi City.

But no matter how he thought about it, as Tang En expected, Dempsey's first consideration was to agree to the question.

"You've wasted two minutes!" Tang En said calmly.

"I promise!" Dempsey gritted his teeth and agreed without hesitation.

Tang En shook his head: "No, what I want is not that you agree to the request, but that you agree to find them."

"You..." Dempsey glared, but when he looked at the picture frame on the table, he immediately stooped down and said helplessly, "I will try my best to find it, but the population of Shanxi City is migrant every day..."

"Although I understand your feelings very well, another thirty seconds have passed!" Tang En said coldly.

"Huh..." In just a few minutes, sweat appeared on Dempsey's forehead and he wiped it off. His face was distorted, and he gasped a few times, "I promise, I promise to find them!"

"Very good!" Tang En nodded with satisfaction, but his tone was still cold, "The next words are a bit shameless, please forgive me! Annie is currently studying at Shengya Women's College. Well, your wife must go there every Saturday. Church once, the time is..."

"That's enough!" Dempsey's face turned livid and he growled in a low voice. Of course he understood the meaning of these words. If he didn't find out those damn dozen people by then, his life and that of his family would be threatened.

"Sorry again." Tang En stood up and bowed slightly, then pointed to the top and said calmly, "There is a small device in the master bedroom of the attic, which contains explosive crystals. I hope you can find it in the next five minutes. Goodbye, and I wish you the best. Have a great night.”

When the words fell, Dempsey had no time to get angry, and his eyes flashed for a moment... He opened his mouth, and was stunned for a few seconds. He turned around and rubbed his eyes, but no one was there! The other party disappeared in front of him in an instant. If it weren't for the frame on the table, Dempsey would have thought he was having a nightmare.

This is a demonstration... Dempsey instantly understood the other party's intention. Before the shock could dissipate, before he shouted a warning... Wait, explode the crystal! ! !

Bang, bang... Kick, kick, kick... The chair fell to the ground, and anything in the way was knocked directly against the wall. Dempsey stepped on the stairs like an angry and frightened bull, and rushed upstairs at high speed.

"Master bedroom, master bedroom..."

Bang, the door opened, and it was dark. He rushed towards the desk, and when he was about to reach it, his movements froze for a moment, and then became gentle. He groped slowly and found the matchbox in a familiar location. Dempsey now hates the reason why he imitated the aristocratic arty style and did not install lighting crystals.

Hey, he tremblingly lit a match and broke it. Hey, the flames flickered and lit up the candlestick on the table.

Huoran turned around and looked around. The master bedroom still looks familiar, and there is nothing extra on the surface.

Bang, bang, bang, one drawer after another was gently opened, and then fell hard to the ground.

"No, no..." He kept mumbling like he was nervous, sweating like rain, and Dempsey's inner clothes were all soaked at the moment.

"Where, where... come out, come out..." He immediately fell to the ground, but there was still nothing under the bed. He stood up helplessly and opened the pillow, but there was still nothing.

"Woo... woof... woof..." As if being disturbed by the movement in the bedroom, a faint voice suddenly sounded in the room.

what sound? Dempsey was startled and quickly held his breath.

"Woooo..."

Turning his head instantly, Dempsey looked at the wardrobe on the other side of the bed, swallowed, took a few steps quickly, and then slowly approached. The closer you get, the clearer the sound becomes.

The outstretched right hand squeezed, loosened, squeezed, and loosened in the air, and finally grasped the wardrobe handle. Huh... bang! Revealed suddenly.

"Woo woo...woo woo...woo woo..."

Under the wardrobe, there was a small iron cage. Inside, a pure white puppy that had not yet opened its eyes was sniffing and whimpering indistinctly.

Dempsey's face was blank, and he stared at the puppy blankly, his mind going blank. After a while, he blinked and bent down to pick up a folded white paper on the cage.

Open, "I heard that Annie has always wanted to get a puppy, so happy birthday!"

"Kaka, hehe, eh..." Dempsey made a strange sound in his throat, and his face was complicated. He didn't know what he should think or do now... Kick, kick, kick... A sound of footsteps came from behind him, and then he suddenly died. A raw voice sounded, "Dad, it's not good, Aunt Mary fainted...ah, puppy, puppy!" Little Annie in a white skirt stepped directly over from the bed, landed on the ground, and lifted up the small iron cage.

"It's really a puppy, it's really a puppy. Wow, Dad, aren't you allowed to have dogs? Oh, I understand. You want to surprise me and give me a birthday present, right?"

"Uh... Well, it's a surprise. Do you like it?"