Chapter 2539 Old House

Carter Horton was still sipping tea leisurely, but his eyes were no longer as relaxed as before, and he was slightly solemn, but there was no look of surprise on his face.

Obviously, he had anticipated this matter. He had even investigated the matter and had reached a conclusion. However, due to certain factors, he was unable to solve it immediately.

When I raised this hidden danger again, it was like an invisible hand tearing open his unhealed scars. How could I not make him treat it with caution?

After thinking for a moment, Carter Horton said: "Now that you know these inside stories, aren't you worried that John Davis will damage Moonlight City's reputation in the same way? After all, reputation is the foundation of a country!"

He said the last sentence very strongly, obviously warning me to put away my unrealistic ideas. Since John Davis can damage the reputation of Airy City, he can also damage the reputation of Moonlight City.

"About this," I responded with a smile, "Your Majesty does not need to worry. As for how to deal with John Davis and his family, I have my own means."

Looking at my confident smile, Carter Horton sneered three times and said: "Now that it's all said and done, I agree to your deal. I will hand over the money with one hand and the person with the other. I will send you one hundred thousand gold coins." At that time, you can leave with John Davis’ family.”

"That's good, thank you, Your Majesty."

I stood up, bowed, and strode out of the living room.

Now that Carter Horton has promised to return John Davis' family, it proves that the matter has come to an end for the time being.

Looking up to the sky and taking a long breath, I walked slowly on this familiar road.

My eyes casually scanned each building, and I could even tell the names of their original owners.

However, through the cracks in the windows and doors, I only saw unfamiliar faces. They were the current owners of these shops and restaurants, and they were the lucky people who had survived the ravages of several wars.

Lucky?

Haha, I'm not sure.

Perhaps the original shop owners who died in the war and had to leave their hometowns and live in other countries are the real lucky ones.

The former is freed, and the latter enjoys the happiness brought by peace.

But the current owner in front of him has to guard an old house and live a quiet life under high pressure and danger.

Perhaps they are the truly unfortunate ones.

After walking through the commercial street, I was about to reach the edge of the town, and a dilapidated building stood in front of me.

The dilapidated walls, overgrown gardens, missing door panels, broken windows, faded walls, and leaking roof all indicate that this is an old house that has been abandoned for many years.

However, the time it was actually abandoned was probably less than two years.

Its previous owners were probably an old couple, with stooped bodies, old faces, and timid eyes. They had just experienced the civil strife in Airui City and did not have any hope for the future. They just I beg God to give them a place to shelter from the wind and rain, so that they can huddle under the quilt and stay warm in the twelfth lunar month of winter, without freezing to death in the wilderness.

However, less than two years had passed, and the old couple had disappeared. I don't know if they had moved to another place, or if they had gone hand in hand to the God of Creation.

Further on, a group of rogue adventurers occupied this room. They made fires to keep warm, drank and ate meat here, had fun here, and died here.

It was me who killed them.

The reason why I killed them was not that I disliked their ferocious appearance, nor that I couldn’t bear to see them drinking and having fun, nor that I objected to them lighting a fire in the yard to keep warm, but because the real owner of this room was my fiancée, Phoenix .

Even if I leave Airui City, I will not allow others to get involved here at will.

Of course, if you have no shelter from the rain and live on the street, I will allow anyone to live here temporarily as long as the house is kept clean.

I think Phoenix probably won't care about this little thing.

Taking a deep breath, I took a step forward and entered the garden.

However, just when I stepped into the courtyard with one foot and threw the other outside, a thunderous roar suddenly sounded in my ears: "Stop!"

I turned my head in surprise and saw a team of city guards in straight uniforms, holding the sword in one hand and the hilt in the other, rushing over. At the same time, they shouted a warning: "Don't step into the courtyard again!"

Staring at the fierce-looking city guard rushing towards me, I frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then retracted my feet cooperatively.

"May I ask this sir, why can't I step into this building? Does it have any unknown secrets?"

The captain of the city protection team looked at me sideways and said arrogantly: "I don't know what you are talking about. I only know that the captain has ordered that no one can enter this house without permission. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed." amnesty!"

"Kill without mercy? Haha" I said with a smile: "Then if your Majesty also wants to wander into the courtyard, will you still kill him?"

"So much nonsense!" The captain of the city protection team glared at me: "I told you not to go in, so you don't go in! This is an order, do you understand?"

"Okay, okay, I obey, I obey, you put the guy away first, I'm dizzy when I look at it."

Raising my hands, I surrendered and slowly backed away.

When I was five meters away from the house, the captain of the city defense team put the gleaming knight's sword back into its scabbard, glared at me unkindly, and then led a group of city guards and left with a shout.

"Is this a good thing Shan Yong did?"

I thought to myself: "He really has good intentions. In order to save my house, he actually used public property for personal use and mobilized a team of city guards without authorization to help protect the house."

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh.

Unexpectedly, after no contact for a long time, Shan Yong still maintained his due loyalty.

Should I reward him a little bit?

After thinking for a moment, I wandered into the slums, caught a child playing with mud, and asked him if he knew where the home of the captain of the city defense was.

The child poked his chin with a muddy finger and thought for a while, but his eyes kept wandering.

Hum hum, this child is waiting for me to give him a favor.

He reached into his pocket and took out a piece of magic honey. The little guy's eyes immediately stopped wandering, and instead stared straight at the honey, saliva dripping down.

"Go, wash your hands and face," I ordered.

Although he was very reluctant, in order to get the honey, he still spread his little feet, ran to the well quickly, fetched a bucket of water, washed his hands and face, and then ran back as fast as he could, with a babbling look. Holding the honey between my fingers.

"Here" I handed over the honey. He took the honey, but did not eat it. Instead, he continued to look at me eagerly. His pitiful expression was like a little sparrow looking forward to being fed by his mother.