Chapter 568 Let’s borrow some money
“I’ll pay for tonight’s drinks!”
Frederick threw a handful of gold coins onto the bar, and the drinkers cheered even outside the bar. can be heard on the streets.
The waitress kissed Frederick on the face a few times before getting up from his lap and going to serve drinks to the drinkers.
Fine wine and appetizers were constantly brought out, and the whole tavern became a sea of joy. Everyone toasted to Frederick's health and wealth.
When Frederick was out wandering around, he didn't expect to meet someone he knew. The bald businessman who had his tongue bitten by "God's Punishment" in the convoy was a local.
The two chatted for a while, and the bald businessman learned that Frederick was looking for a tavern, so he took him to the one he often visited.
The drinkers in this tavern are basically local small businessmen, some have opened shops, and some have traveled extensively. They usually drink and brag together, and they can also communicate with each other.
Frederick wanted to understand the economic situation of the local people. When he met such a group of people, he felt like falling asleep on the pillow.
After several rounds of drinks, Frederick got an overview of their turnover, taxes, profits and daily investments during chatting.
Everyone has to go to work tomorrow, so it's impossible to drink all night. We will break up near midnight and go back to our homes.
When the cool night breeze blew, Frederick realized that he seemed to be lost.
But it’s not a big problem. Just wait for the night watchman who patrols at night to come over and ask how to get to the arena.
Frederick walked around for a while, but did not encounter any night watchmen. However, he encountered several groups of thieves and robbers.
Recently, there are a lot of people from outside the city, and more and more gangsters come to try their luck.
Frederick beat several people to the ground and turned an intersection in the direction of the arena in his memory. Immediately, five more people armed with daggers and daggers surrounded them.
He curled his lips, thinking that he might as well dress up as Batman or something and go out in the middle of the night to eliminate violence.
Under the dim street lights, the leader of this group of robbers put a dagger in front of Frederick's eyes and said in Sardinian with a strange accent: "We are the Black Claw gang. I advise you not to be ignorant. , take off your clothes, hand over the money, and I allow you to keep a pair of shorts!"
A few people nearby echoed, showing their hands blackened with charcoal.
Frederick sighed, the Black Claw gang was too famous, and this was the second fake gang he encountered tonight.
Mafia gave him the identity of the "second brother" of the Talon gang, only under Mafia's "mother" and Katie's "eldest sister". Now someone is impersonating him and he has to deal with it as a family.
Before he could take action to enforce the family law, a man standing at the door of the tavern not far away rushed over and knocked down all the gangsters with one punch.
Frederick recognized this enthusiastic citizen as the sparring partner Shi Shi that he saw at the training ground during the day.
He just saw Shitou standing at the door of the bar, but he didn't see it clearly and thought he was a gang member who was letting out gangsters.
Before Frederick could thank him, the bell on the door of the bar rang, and someone pushed the door open and came out.
Shitou immediately turned his head to look, gave up the last hit, and ran towards the people coming out of the tavern.
What came out of the tavern was the head coach of the training ground. He looked drunk and had a girl in his arms.
Shitou said to him: "Sir, can you lend me ten ores?"
The head coach glanced at him in surprise, turned to ask the girl next to him: "Am I I was drunk, and I thought I heard someone asking me to borrow ten ores?”
The girl said: “I heard it was ten ores.”
Shitou looked anxious and nervous, rubbing his hands constantly, waiting for the head coach's answer. The head coach snorted coldly. The stench of alcohol made the stone stink, but he could only endure it.
“Ten Orei?” The head coach had an incredulous expression, “Why should I lend it to you? Wouldn’t it be better if I use these gold coins to go to an actor for a drink?”
Shitou hesitated and said: "I...I want to participate in the game. When I win, I will give you 20 Ore."
A surprised expression appeared on the head coach's face, and then turned into Disdainful.
He named a few names in succession, and then continued: "If they come to me, let alone ten ores, even twenty ores, I will save my face and go around to help attract sponsorship."
< br>“But you can’t!”
Frederick listened carefully in the shadows nearby. The names the head coach mentioned just now were also heard and seen by him during the day. He is a nice young man in his early twenties.
Shitou said a little unconvinced: "I am better than them. I have seen the strength of many contestants. They can reach the top 32 at most."
The head coach said seriously: "No. No, they are not strong, but they are enterprising.”
"They will lose this game, but they can use this as motivation to move forward."
He snorted coldly and continued: "Look at yourself, your performance in the past ten years I You see it all, you have no ambition, you just muddle along every day, and you were perfunctory in arranging exhibition games for you before."
"How do you ask me to believe that you can do well in this competition. ?”
What the head coach said is true, and Shitou cannot refute it.
Shitou then said: "I met a good girl and I want to give her a good life, so I want to get the bonus in the competition."
The head coach said disdainfully: "You'd better leave the good girl. Others can buy a house in the city after working for a few years. You have worked for more than ten years and still live in the dormitory of the arena. Don't hurt the girl."
He is not interested in talking anymore. He has to go back to discuss life with the girl. There is no way he will waste his time here.
Shitou grabbed the sleeve of the head coach who was about to leave, and said anxiously: "I have paid you on time for more than ten years, more than ten ores, please lend me some money for this." Well, five ores are fine too.”
The unspoken rules were revealed, and the head coach became angry. He threw the stone away and shouted angrily: “Get out!” It became quiet, Shitou stood there for a long time, and finally could only lower his head and leave.
Frederick followed silently. Since he lived in the arena, he would not get lost if he followed.
Sure enough, Shitou walked straight to a block of low-rise bungalows next to the arena. Walking down the road, you can reach the back door of Frederick's house.
When Shi Shi was about to open the door and enter the house, a shout came from behind.
"Stone!" Frederick threw a money bag over, "Thank you for saving me just now."
The stone caught the flying money bag and looked at Philip in surprise. Te Lie, then he remembered that he had just discovered someone was robbing him and rushed over to beat the gangsters, but then he was in a hurry to borrow money and no longer cared about it.
After Frederick threw the money bag over, he turned around and left. Although he easily dealt with the gangsters, they also took the initiative to help. It would be unreasonable not to thank them.
It’s just that I spent a lot of money drinking just now, and I only have 8 ores in my wallet.
(End of this chapter)