Shrine Mountains, Crow Tribe.
In the large conference room, several arakkoa elders were sitting around the conference table, all looking at a basket on the table with serious expressions.
"This basket contains all the things I bought from the Fool Woman's stall as you ordered..." A Crow servant explained to the clan leader sitting at the head.
"Well, take it out..." The Crow leader nodded.
The arakkoa servant then placed the items in the basket on the table one by one under the gaze of everyone.
"Look at that bowl and this pattern. I think I just saw it at the patriarch's house a few days ago..."
"Yes, there is also that vase. The bump on the bottle's mouth is exactly the same as the vase I saw on the balcony of the patriarch's house..."
"I heard that the former Tian Clan leader's house was ransacked. It is said that all the movable things in the house were emptied out, even the broom at the door was not spared..."
"Could it be that these are..."
The crow people had strange expressions on their faces, whispering to each other in low voices, and talking about it.
As for the crow tribe leader, his face became darker and darker as he looked at the familiar artifacts one after another, and the palm of his hand holding the cane couldn't stop trembling.
When the servants took out all the things in the basket, the Crow Chief sighed, looked at the others and smiled bitterly: "You can't be wrong, these are the things stolen from my house..."
"That female fool is indeed the gangster's accomplice!"
"These fools are too blatant and don't take us seriously at all!"
"Unforgivable..."
…
All the crow people angrily denounced. The stolen items were sold in public the next day without any cover-up. They had never seen such an arrogant thief!
"Then, send someone to arrest that woman?" a crow man suggested.
"it's useless……"
The leader of the Crow people smiled bitterly: "Arrest people, do you have evidence? We are businessmen, and our reputation is as great as the sky. That woman spent money to buy a shop here, and she is a legal vendor. If you arrest vendors without evidence, there will be more in the future. Who dares to do business with us?"
The other arakkoa people also frowned when they heard this, racking their brains to think for a long time, but they were helpless.
"Moreover, these things are not worth much money at all. The other party deliberately put these useless things out for sale, not to make money at all..." The clan leader added at this time.
"What's that for?" one person asked.
"Obviously, the other party is reminding us that the Ma bandits are related to them. If we want to solve the problem of the Ma bandits, we have to go to them..."
"That's so outrageous! This is a naked threat!" A crow-man stood up and slapped the table.
"Rampant? Then do you have any other ideas?" The clan leader sneered: "With so many people, they have been struggling for two whole days, but have they caught any hemp bandits?"
Amid the clan leader's questioning, everyone quickly stopped.
Indeed, for two days, they all took the lead and personally searched the entire tribe, but could not find any trace of bandit activities.
"Strange to say, we all know the ins and outs of the bandits in the original tribe. If they were still in the tribe, we shouldn't be able to find no clues at all..." an arakkoa elder muttered.
"No need to be surprised, the original bandits must have escaped." The clan leader said, "I guess there should be another wave of bandits sneaking into our tribe."
The clan leader pondered: "This new group of bandits is obviously stronger than the original bandits. They can not only steal divinity, but also steal props! These recent prop theft cases, as well as the previous thefts of arakkoa people, They should have done all the incidents in order to sow discord and use our hands to drive away the original bandits, and then they would move in on their own."
"Is this so?!" Everyone looked at each other, so they kept going on for a long time. Is this a power struggle between the bandits?
"Oh, it's my fault that I didn't think carefully at that time and directly put the responsibility on the original gangster gang. Now, the original gangsters have been angry with us and tricked us before leaving. Obviously, they have no intention of doing it again. return……"
"If that's all, that's it. The money that was stolen will be regarded as what we owe them. What's important right now is that the new batch of gangsters are not so easy to get rid of..."
The clan leader shook his head and sighed: "Judging from the current trend, these new gangsters obviously do not intend to be bound by us, let alone sign any sharing agreement with us. They want to be 'real gangsters'. If left unchecked, we may become their prey for a long time in the future..."
"After all, no one knows better than the Ma bandits that the Ya people are the richest..."
All the Crows were shocked when they heard this analysis. They have been used to a comfortable business life, and no one wants to be worried about thieves all the time, especially a group of thieves who can steal props...
"Clan leader, what should we do?"
"There is no other way but to talk to those fools first."
…
That afternoon, Mu You received a message from Lu Yao.
"Just now, some Crow people came to me and said that their clan leader wanted to invite my 'people behind the scenes' to the banquet... The people behind the scenes, are you talking nonsense?"
Mu You raised his eyebrows and found him indeed.
"okay, I get it."
"What's the situation? Hongmen Banquet? Are these Yao people scared by you and setting up an ambush to kill you?" Lu Yao immediately started gossiping after passing the message.
Yesterday, Mu You stuffed her with a large amount of goods. Now, no matter how slow Lu Yao was, she guessed that the origin of these things was abnormal.
"Don't worry, it's not a Hongmen Banquet, it's more of a financial banquet."
Mu You smiled. In the game, the character has been controlled to go to the Yaren Clan leader's house.
[You arrive at the highest point of the mountain, in front of a luxurious wooden residence. 】
[Several Crow elders, including the Crow clan leader, have been waiting here for a long time. 】
[The white-haired Crow Chief came to shake hands with you, looked at your familiar appearance, and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose: "You are the Fool who came to ask about real estate that day..."]
["Yes." You nodded and admitted. 】
When Mu You first came here, he came to see the clan leader, but he only had a simple conversation. He didn't expect that the old man still remembered his appearance.
[The crow chief leads you into the house enthusiastically. At this time, a table full of food and drinks had been set up in the reception room. 】
[While arranging for you to sit down, the leader of the Crow People looked at you and asked: "I would like to ask, who are you among the fools..."]
["You can understand that I am the 'patriarch' among the fools. As long as I give an order, most of the fools will obey my orders."]
Mu You was not polite and explained his status directly. This kind of negotiation on behalf of two forces cannot be carried out without highlighting one's own identity.
["It turns out you are the leader of the Fool. I'm so glad to meet you!" The Crow People chief breathed a sigh of relief: "Our tribe's business has been sluggish in recent years, and the sudden arrival of the nobles is really a timely blessing for us..."]
["Where, we are new here. Thanks to the trading environment provided by Baodi, our daily needs have been greatly facilitated..."]
This old man didn't mention business at all, and frequently gave him and the Fool a high hat.
Mu You was not in a hurry and exchanged business blows with the other party.
The two sides exchanged glasses and chatted for a while. As expected, the crows couldn't sit still for the first time and took the initiative to bring up business.
[The leader of the Crow People smiled apologetically at you: "You must have heard about the recent events. The nobles came to our tribe and brought us a large number of tourists. This was originally a good thing, but it is a pity that banditry is rampant here. , it is currently the active period of the bandits. If any fool has lost property in our territory, I am personally deeply sorry..."]
["Clan leader, you don't have to blame yourself. We fools all have the ability to protect our own property. Not many people have been stolen from us. Besides, those who stole from us were hemp bandits, not crow people. We, fools, still have clear grievances... ”]
[What you meant made several elders of the Crow people laugh a few times, their expressions a little unnatural. 】
[Only the leader of the Crow people remained calm and composed: "Speaking of which, we have been suppressing bandits for years. Unfortunately, the Crow people are not a race known for their fighting power. These bandits are elusive, and they are all agile and good at escaping, just like the people who are rooted in the Crow people. There is nothing we can do about the moths in the world. If this continues, the reputation of our people will be damaged in a small way, but it will affect everyone’s business in a big way..."]
"Don't worry, Patriarch, the bandits have also stolen our Fool's things. If given the opportunity, we Fool will not let them go easily." You replied. 】
[The Crow tribe leader's eyes lit up when he heard this: "So, the nobles are willing to take the initiative to help us suppress the bandits?"]
["Of course, from now on we are all neighbors, and it is right to help suppress the bandits. After all, this is also related to the interests of us fools."]
[Your answer made all the bandits elated, and one of the Crow people subconsciously asked: "It is better to suppress the bandits sooner rather than later. I wonder when the fool is going to take action?"]
["Don't worry, I am naturally willing to help unconditionally, but after all, my men are eating with me, so I can't let them work in vain..."]
Mu You didn't bother to beat around the bush, and his meaning was very clear: it was okay to suppress the bandits, but they had to give them enough benefits before they would act.
In the Crow Tribe, the smiles on the faces of all the Crows solidified when they heard this. They looked at each other with wry smiles, knowing that it was not that simple.
The crow leader was relieved at this time.
What it is most afraid of is that the other party did not ask for it, but now it is normal to make a request. This shows that their previous guess was correct. The Fool and the Bandit are not of the same mind, and they can use the hand of the Fool to expel the Bandit.
"I wonder what conditions the Fools need before they are willing to take action to suppress the bandits?" the Crow tribe leader looked at Mu You and asked, while secretly calculating the bottom line of investment he could accept.
"It's not much, just give me 7 to 800,000 divinity."
"Cough..." The crow tribe leader almost spat out a mouthful of old blood and hurriedly stroked his chest to slow down his breathing.
The other arakkoa also looked strange. If you are asked to make a request, how dare you ask so loudly? Seven or eight hundred thousand is as much as the entire assets of a rich Yaren man...
"You're joking, this number is really a bit..." The Crow Clan leader looked embarrassed.
"You mean you have no money?" Mu You asked.
"Yes, I'm afraid we can't even get half of it together... What's more, our divinity has been stolen by the bandits. The day before yesterday, my house was ransacked by the bandits. Now we are in a state of ruin. It’s difficult to even maintain daily expenses..." The Crow tribe leader sighed repeatedly.
"Yeah, I really have no money..."
"If we add all of us together, the limit is 10,000 to 20,000..."
The other arakkoa people also began to cry about their poverty.
Mu You just wanted to say "nonsense" about the performance of these Yao people. Let's not mention it. How much savings does your clan leader have?
However, Mu You did not expose them directly, but continued to propose.
"If you don't have money, you can ask the villagers of the entire Crow Tribe to raise funds. After all, suppressing bandits is something that benefits everyone. If we Fools contribute, others should naturally contribute money."
"It's possible to raise money... but seven or eight hundred thousand is still too much. We Ya people are all doing small businesses..." All the Ya people still just tried to evade.
"How about this? We Fools can help you suppress the bandits for free, but the bounty you set should be increased. Each bandit will be increased from one thousand to ten thousand gods. How about it?" Mu You looked at the other party. Not going forward, so I had to modify the plan.
Mu You's original plan was to let the Fools catch all the more than 70 gangsters outside, and each gangster would be rewarded with a reward of 10,000, which still ended up being 7 or 8 million, so for him there was no difference between the two plans. .
All the Crow people were stunned when they first heard this suggestion.
In fact, the reason why they are unwilling to pay so much money at once is not because they feel sorry for the money, but because they are afraid that the fool will run away after getting the money. After all, there is no guarantee in suppressing bandits. It is very likely that after receiving the money, they will just use the money. The bandits are driven away for a few days, and after a while, the bandits start to become rampant again. They treat the symptoms but not the root cause. After that, they have to find fools to suppress the bandits. Doesn't that mean that they have to pay "protection fees" on a regular basis?
Now, the other party offered to kill the bandits for free and only increased the bounty, which seemed to be easier to accept, because if the other party wanted to get the bounty, they had to catch real bandits.
And if every one of the bandits is caught, there will be one less. If they can really catch all the bandits and solve the hidden dangers of the bandits once and for all, they will be willing to pay this money.
Moreover, the leader of the Crow People felt that this new group of bandits should not have many people. According to the frequency of thefts in the past two days, there would be no more than ten. Even if they were all caught, they would not be able to make much money.
The Crow people hurriedly excused themselves from the meeting, discussed it in a diplomatic room, and finally made a decision.
"We agree with your proposal, but there is one requirement. The captured bandit must be alive before the bounty can be given!" The Crow tribe leader returned to his seat and explained to Muyou.
The reason why they are kept alive is because the captured bandits can be sent to the headquarters of the bandits. As long as the bandits don't want to completely fall out with the Crow people, they should spend money to redeem these troublemakers, so that they can more or less Recover some costs.
"Okay, it's a deal!"
“A pleasure to work with.”
“Happy to work with!”
…
In the afternoon of that day, just after the banquet, the leader of the Crow People took Mu You to the largest square in the tribe and summoned all the villagers.
"Ma bandits must be suppressed at any time! If we don't suppress them, it won't work. Think about it, you are sitting at home, eating hot pot, singing songs, and suddenly you are robbed by ma bandits... So, the days without ma bandits are It’s a good day…”
The clan elder held a loudspeaker over his head and delivered a speech with spittle flying around, calling on everyone to donate money to suppress the bandits.
The lines were kindly sponsored by Mu You, but to the clan leader, they were true to his feelings. After all, these were all things he had personally experienced.
And all the Crow people seemed to be moved by this speech. Of course, most of them were afraid of being stolen by bandits these days, so they all donated money quite enthusiastically.
I haven’t seen how much Shenxing Muyou raised in the end, but I think it shouldn’t be less than 300,000.
Mu You even suspected that most of the reason why the Yaren clan leader agreed to his conditions so happily was to use the name of suppressing bandits to mobilize villagers to make donations and then take part of the kickbacks from them. Not only could they make up for the money that had been stolen before, If you lose money, you can still make a profit.
Unfortunately, it didn't know that Mu You had already kept more than 70 ma bandits in captivity, waiting to be closed at any time.
Not only will all of the money raised from donations be turned into bounties, but a good portion of it will also have to be invested in by oneself.
(End of chapter)
