On the third floor of Old Tom's apartment, in a simple rental house.
The cool breeze blew in along the gap between the newspaper and the glass, blowing Hannah's long golden hair, causing a movement to appear on her face that seemed to be frozen like a sculpture.
Hannah tucked her hair behind her ears and looked at Locke seriously.
"Locke, did you rob a bank?"
"No, this is my reward for saving people."
If she was hit by a car and the car owner lost money, then Hannah would be very worried about herself. She would take herself to the hospital for a check-up no matter what. After checking that there was nothing wrong, she might even get the extra money back.
So Locke decided to explain the money with a white lie.
"Rescue?"
It was still hard for Hannah to imagine who she had saved to receive such a generous reward.
"Yes, I saved Miss Lucy from Baker's Bakery, and this is the reward she gave me."
"Baker...is that grain tycoon Baker!?"
Hannah stood up excitedly, not caring about her ladylike image at all. She had always been the truest version of herself in front of her brother.
"I think so."
Locke nodded.
He had seen descriptions of grain tycoon Baker in old newspapers and magazines. It was said that he was one of the top 50 richest people in the Tumen Kingdom. He started with Baker Farm and opened a grain import and export trading company, a flour company, a bakery, etc. Various food-related industries.
If Lucy was his daughter, it would make sense why he had 30 gold coins in his pocket.
The most important thing is her generous character, which cannot be cultivated in ordinary families.
"That's great, Locke, that's great."
Hannah couldn't help but shed tears in the corners of her eyes. Seeing that the debt collection company was about to come to provide services, she and Locke had never found a suitable job. There was a high probability that Old Tom would kick out the apartment and sleep on the street. Everything was going to the worst. direction of development.
However, at this time, the younger brother saved the daughter of a wealthy family and obtained a sum of money that was just enough to repay the debt.
Hannah felt like her parents in heaven were protecting them.
She excitedly took her brother's hand and spun around excitedly like a little girl.
And while turning, he cried.
Locke could only accompany his sister to play the game of dancing with the bear and the doll. After spinning around for several times, he pulled Hannah, who was about to faint, to sit on the sofa.
"Let's pay off all the debts we owe first."
Locke doesn't want Hannah to continue to be burdened with debt and live very tiredly every day.
But Hannah had different ideas;
"It would be nice to pay it all back, but we still have to live, so why not take half of it and open a restaurant for you."
Hannah didn't want her brother's gains to be used to pay off his parents' debts. She believed that she would definitely be able to find a job. On the contrary, her brother did not have a chef-related diploma and it would be difficult to find a job in this field. She might as well use the money to open a restaurant for him.
While the siblings were still discussing, there was a knock on the iron door.
They both turned their attention to the door.
"I'll open the door."
Hannah asked Locke to collect all the 30 gold coins before getting up and opening the door.
The black cat sat lazily on the window sill. She felt that black was a good invisible color. The servant's sister had not noticed her since she entered the door.
Hannah opened the door, and a brown-haired man with a scar on his face looked at Hannah with a ferocious smile. Behind him were three younger brothers, all of whom were tall and burly, with unkind expressions and full of oppression.
Hannah frowned, "Isn't it time yet? I will go find you. Why do you come to the apartment?"
"We have the final say whether the time is up or not. We have settled all the debts this time. We don't have time to play with you about paying in installments without paying interest."
The scar-faced man walked in swaggering, saw Locke, and said hello with a smile,
"Hey, little Locke, I heard about your exploits on Pat Street. Would you like to join our debt collection company? You have a great future."
Locke glanced at him speechlessly, "Not interested."
"Haha, the eldest young master has a bad temper. He is protected very well by your sister."
The scar-faced man sat down on the sofa, and his younger brothers followed him in.
Hannah said angrily, "Uncle Frank clearly said that he can let me pay back in installments. I will only pay 2 silver meters per month, and there is no need to pay interest!"
"Haha, Frank has retired. Nothing he says will work in the future. I will pay back the 30 gold coins now."
Scarface said in an unquestionable tone, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, showing a ferocious expression,
"Besides, you're unemployed, aren't you?"
Hannah was stunned, never expecting that Uncle Frange, who had always provided help to her, would retire so early.
"Miss Hannah, it's actually not difficult to get 30 gold coins. As long as you sell yourself to the Rose Theater, you should be able to get that much with your beauty."
Scarface said with a smile, and the boys around him also laughed in agreement.
Locke's brows were getting tighter and tighter. Since Miss Witch was present, Locke punched Scarface unceremoniously, causing blood to bleed from the corner of his mouth.
"you!"
Everyone in the rental house was stunned, and Hannah nervously rushed to her brother's side.
The burly younger brothers are gearing up to avenge their elder brother.
Scarface wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes were one part surprised and one part angry. Just when he was about to fight back, Locke suddenly took out the colorful Kimmies from his bag and stuffed it into Scarface's hand. ,
"That punch just now was because you insulted a smart and beautiful lady. This money is to pay off your debt. It's 30 gold grams in total, which is a penny. Hand over the IOU, take the money and get out of here."
Scarface's eyes lingered between the cold eyes of Kimmick and Locke, and finally he tightened his grip on Kimmick, stuffed them into his wallet, and slammed the IOU on the table.
I have already made a preliminary judgment in my heart that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time.
This boy has definitely done something illegal! Only then did he suddenly have such a large sum of money.
Whether he is robbing a bank or killing people and buying goods, he is already a dangerous person.
It's best not to mess with such people.
Although he looks vicious, he and his brothers are actually doing some debt collection and bodyguard business in order to make a living. They have nothing to do with illegal crimes, and they don't have the ruthlessness to risk their lives at all.
There is no need to risk your life for the boss's debt.
Scarface stood up, without saying a harsh word, took the money, took his little brother, and left Old Tom's apartment in a hurry.
Hannah, whose legs and feet were so frightened that they were weak, instantly collapsed on the ground. Everything she had just experienced was so unreal.
Locke tore up the IOU, walked to Hannah, and helped her up.
"Hannah, it's okay."
"Locke, money."
"You can make more money if you don't have it anymore."
Locke helped Hannah sit down next to the sofa.
A black cat lazily jumped down from the window sill and paced slowly in the room, attracting Hannah's attention.
"cat?"
"Yes, her name is Xiao Ai, and she will be a part of our family from now on."
Locke generously introduced the witch girl he raised to Hannah.
Hannah's little mouth opened slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't speak.
"It doesn't matter, life will get better. Getting out of debt is just the first step."
Locke comforted Hannah, and Hannah nodded slightly, "Yes, I will."
Suddenly, Locke stood up nervously and rushed into the kitchen.
Hannah, who was confused, put her head around and looked at Locke.
"What's wrong?"
