Chapter 27 Reward
Early the next morning, Mr. Oystercatcher, who lived in room "302" next door, knocked on Gillan's door.
"Good morning, Mr. Snow Owl." The sturdy man greeted and handed over a small paper bag with a smile. "I went to Cook's Pawn Shop yesterday and asked a few friends to sell your things."
"Thank you very much." Gillan took the small paper bag and said Thank you solemnly.
After he asked questions at the dinner table yesterday, Mr. Oystercatcher offered to help. Naturally, Gillan would not refuse, so he handed over all the gold weapons and firearms he had collected.
I never thought that in just one day, the other party would get rid of them all.
Facing Gillan’s thanks, Mr. Oystercatcher smiled and waved his hand.
"You're welcome, we are all members of the collective, and we should help each other... But unfortunately, the quality of the two gold bars is not high, so the price at the pawn shop is a bit low."
"It doesn't matter, as long as it can be sold." Jilan said.
"Just don't mind. In that case, I won't bother you. Tomorrow is the 'movie day', so I will go back to the clinic first."
Mr. Oystercatcher said his goodbyes with a hearty smile and went downstairs to leave.
Jilan watched his back disappear and slowly closed the door.
After a brief interaction yesterday, he probably figured out some basic information about the four members of the "Recording Meeting"... The identity of the host, Mr. Stork, is relatively mysterious, although he opened the "Swan Coffee" downstairs "Pavilion", but almost never shows up, and the dragon never comes to an end.
Miss Sparrow is the daughter of a wealthy family, Mr. Oystercatcher is a dentist, and Miss Seagull is suspected to be a government official whose father is a high-ranking official in Brak City.
The four of them do not always live in the apartment on weekdays. They will only get together after receiving a secret signal from Mr. Stork, or on the agreed "meeting days" and "movie viewing days".
Gillan is an exception.
He is currently wanted with a reward on his head, and the police station is searching for him everywhere, so he can only temporarily hide in the apartment... Fortunately, the intensity of the manhunt in the rich area is obviously much smaller than that in the poor area, and the police station has no conclusive evidence on the case. They will not break into private homes easily before receiving evidence.
This is also one of the conditions for asylum that Mr. Stork agreed to.
Jilan walked to the desk in the room, pulled out the chair, sat down, and gently opened the paper bag.
It contained some banknotes and coins, as well as a handwritten note.
He picked up the note and checked:
"Gold watch, 9 Caesars and 10 pfennigs; 2 inferior gold bars, total weight 7.6 ounces, 16 Caesars and 5 pfennigs; 2 Borchardt pistols, plus 6 A full magazine, 2 caesar and 5 pfennig...a total of 27 caesar and 20 pfennig."
Gilan counted the money and items, and they were exactly the same as those on the note.
He nodded secretly. The price was only a little lower than his estimated price, but after all, he was in a hurry to make a move, so it was reasonable. It was Mr. Oystercatcher's enthusiasm and efficiency that impressed him.
Jilan opened the iron box containing the money and counted all the money he had.
Not counting some melange and pence coins, there were a total of 296 Caesars and 34 pfennigs.
‘Although it’s a lot of money, I didn’t expect that “mercury batteries” are so expensive... If I want to explore film movies on my own, it will cost a lot, so I have to save some money. ’
Gilan thought.
He took out a sum of money and put it in his pocket, then put on his hat and left the room.
When I went down to the first floor, I didn’t see any other members. Only old Jerry was sitting alone on the sofa reading the newspaper. After he caught a glimpse of Gilan, he smiled and said hello:
"Mr. Snow Owl, good morning. Mr. Stork asked me to give this to you."
With that said, Old Jerry took out an envelope bag from under the coffee table and handed it over.
"This is a forged identity certificate for you. Now you are temporarily an employee of the 'Swan Cafe', but don't worry, you don't have to actually work there."
"Thank you. Also. Let Mr. Stork worry about it."
Gilan took the envelope and thanked him.
Then, he took out two "10" Caesar gold foil bills from his pocket and put them on the coffee table.
"This is the team expense that needs to be paid. Please transfer it to Mr. Stork for me."
"Okay, no problem." Old Jerry smiled and put the money away, and pointed out He turned to the kitchen and said: "I have prepared some breakfast, including toast, marmalade, croquettes and pigeon pie. Would you like some, sir? Or do you need a cup of hot coffee or cocoa?" "Thank you, I want to go out for a walk first." Let’s go and buy some changes of inner and outer clothing and supplies.”
Jilan declined and asked Old Jerry for a gauze mask.
He put on a mask, covering his mouth and nose, exposing only his eyes, then lowered the brim of his black felt hat and walked out of the apartment door.
Looking at the bright sky outside, Jilan was in a good mood.
He stretched out his healthy legs and felt the wonderful mobility brought by being healthy.
This was the first time since he time traveled that he felt relaxed and happy.
Although this kind of relaxation still wears "shackles", and the "shackles" come from the wanted and bounties, at least, compared to the pressure of escape in the slums, it is obviously much freer now.
‘Thank you for being a new student, I will cherish every beautiful day. ’
Jilan secretly said.
Next, he didn’t go too far. He just found a clothing store on Third Street in Horst, where his apartment was located, and bought two sets of white shirts, suit trousers and ties, and a brown windbreaker. coat.
In addition, there are two pairs of leather shoes, several pairs of socks, several sets of underwear, a set of pajamas and a wallet.
These cost almost 6 Caesars in total.
Gilan hopes that he can live like a human being and live with dignity, and he is willing to spend the money.
And such a middle-class dress can also better disguise him.
Purchasing clothes and supplies did not take him too much time, but Gilan did not want to stay outside longer and went home quickly.
On the roadside not far from the coffee shop, he saw a little girl selling flowers.
The girl is eleven or twelve years old. She has two braids and is very cute. But judging from her clothes, her family was not wealthy. Gillan guessed that her parents worked as servants or shop assistants in wealthy areas.
"Sir, buy a bouquet of flowers for your beloved girl."
The girl squatted on the roadside, her eyes lit up when she saw Gilan approaching, and she shouted with a smile.
Jilan held the shopping bag in her hand, looked down at the flower basket in front of her, and whispered:
"How to sell these flowers?"
"Red Rose 5 One plum blossom, one plum blossom for tulips and lilies, two plum blossoms for both carnations and sunflowers, and one plum blossom for Margaret.”
The girl quoted her price skillfully and stared expectantly at the tightly wrapped man in front of her.
“I want them all.”
Gilan took out a gold coin and put it into the girl’s palm. With her stunned expression, she bent down and picked up the flower basket, then turned around and Walk.
"First...sir!"
"What's wrong, isn't it enough?" Gilan stopped and turned his head, and his voice came from the mask.
The girl said timidly: "You gave me a lot more. I haven't given you any change yet..."
"It's your tip. Go home quickly."
Ji Lan shook her head and walked away without looking back.
The girl showed surprise on her face and shouted from behind:
"Thank you, kind sir! Your sweetheart will definitely like it!"
Ji Lan didn't seem to hear it, but secretly said in her heart:
'Thank you for the new life, these flowers are the reward given to myself today. ’
(End of this chapter)