Volume 1 Village Story Chapter 36: Sulina

  I took a glance at the girl on the ground, her face was delicate and she didn't seem to be very tall, looking quite frail. It seemed like she had been knocked unconscious in an instant. I suddenly noticed that the girl's long eyelashes moved slightly, it looked like she had actually woken up a while ago, but was just pretending to be unconscious, what a clever girl!

  I lifted my head and told Mr. Ben the purpose of our visit. Seeing that our faces looked a bit better, he completed the task and handed over the written document along with the nameplate we had submitted. Trick took the nameplate and turned to walk out of the room. I hesitated for a moment and said to Ben: "Ah... respected Mr. Ben, please forgive my rudeness, you brought this woman here, do you really plan to throw her into the sea to feed the fish?"

  Those small eyes narrowed: "Mr. Alex, some things I can handle well, thank you for your concern, curiosity is not something a mercenary should have." Trick saw me meddling and immediately grabbed my arm, trying to pull me out of the room.

  I was involuntarily pulled by Trik to walk outside, I turned back to Ben and said: "I heard that this woman actually has a very deep background in secret, and seems to have some forces behind her back. I'm just afraid that Mr. Ben doesn't know the depth, offended people who shouldn't be offended, and if it affects your business in this city or endangers your safety, that would be a troublesome thing. Sorry, I spoke too much."

  The boss's face changed slightly and he called out to stop me: "Please wait, Mr. Alex, I don't know how you found out about this situation?"

  I stopped, and a mysterious voice said: "Snakes have snake paths, mice have mouse ways. Sometimes mercenaries can get some information that others can't get. As for the source of the message... please forgive me for not being able to reveal it."

  The old man's eyes narrowed slightly as he thought for a moment, sizing up his son and then glancing at the girl on the ground before turning to me and saying, "So... I wonder if I might trouble Mr. Arlik with something?"

  "I'm a mercenary, as long as the price is right, I might be able to help out with a small favor, but I don't know what orders you have for me, sir?" I smiled.

  He took out five gold coins from his money bag and handed them over: "Trouble you to help me take this woman out, find a deserted place to put her down, if she wakes up halfway, just say it's you who happened to pass by and rescued her."

  I tossed the gold coins upwards and caught them with a smile, saying: "Alright, it's stupid not to make money when you have the chance."

  I turned around, re-tied the sack covering the girl's body, and slung it over my shoulder. I nodded to Ben: "I advise you to take your precious son home as soon as possible. This place is not suitable for him to stay. I'll go first, don't worry, I'll definitely help you get it done."

  As they went down the stairs, Trick asked in puzzlement, "How did you know that girl had a complicated background? Since we entered the city, it seems like we've been together all along, so how come I never heard about it?"

  I smiled slyly and said, "Am I scaring him? Can't just watch a good girl being thrown into the sea to feed the fish?"

  Trick gave me a white eye: "You really don't look like a mercenary, excessive sympathy will kill you."

  Trix and I arrived at a deserted place, put down the sack, opened it, and revealed the girl who was still unconscious.

  I patted her face and said, "Okay, open your eyes now, stop pretending, we're already out."

  The girl did open her eyes and gave me a brilliant smile, stood up and bowed to me, saying: "Thank you for your help, my name is Sulina, I don't know your name, sir?"

  I pointed to Trick, whose jaw had dropped in surprise, and said: "This is my partner Trick. I'm Alex. Next time you go out, be more careful, there are many bad people outside. As for that little white face of yours, I am powerless, it's only natural for a father to take care of his son."

  "Sulina smiled and said, 'I'm just an ordinary friend of Sartre's. He likes the harp, and it happens that I have some experience in this area, so we've been coming and going a bit more often. Originally, I was planning to invite him to play in my hometown, but unexpectedly his father misunderstood.'"

  I nodded and said: "That's good, nothing else, we'll go first, see you later."

  "You saved me, I don't know if I can invite you to dinner to express my gratitude?" Sulina asked from behind me.

  He's really a person who distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. Trick didn't want to cause trouble, but the scene was probably seen by this girl in secret, so she doesn't seem to care about Trick at all, even when inviting me to dinner, only said to invite me alone, what can I do?

  I shook my head and said: "When you're out, if you can help, just help. It's a small effort, and besides, I even earned five gold coins, so let's forget about the meal."

  "Are you unwilling to accept my gratitude? If I don't repay kindness, I'll be uneasy at heart. Help people to the end, and let me fulfill this wish of mine, okay? Please...". My head immediately started hurting, I really can't stand it when girls ask me like that. Alas, this makes me think of when I was in the village, every time Serin would ask me to do this and that with this tone, and I'd do it willingly and enthusiastically.

  I helplessly nodded and said: "Alright then, you name a time and place, I'll definitely be there."

  Sulina heard me agree and seemed delighted: "My home is located in the northeast corner of Central Square, a two-story small house. If you ask where Sulina lives when you get there, you'll know. How about I invite you to dinner tomorrow night?"

  I nodded and said, "See you then." Then I hurriedly quickened my pace to catch up with Tricky, walking shoulder to shoulder with him.

  Trick teased me and said: "Invite a beauty to dinner, it seems like you have a deep relationship."

  I smiled and punched Trick lightly, saying: "Don't talk nonsense, but Mr. Ben said this girl is a prostitute? I don't think so at all?"

  Trick rolled his eyes and said, "What's wrong with prostitutes? Maybe one day you'll use your body to repay the debt of gratitude for saving your life. The life of a mercenary is always uncertain, and it's normal to find comfort in a prostitute when feeling lonely."

  Terry patted me on the waist and said: "Just be careful with your wallet, this second..."

  Trick intentionally sold a suspense, and I couldn't help but curiously asked: "What's the second?" Trick looked at me with a glance, haha laughed and said: "This second is to be careful not to become a soft-shelled shrimp the next day!" After finishing, he ran out in a flash.

  It wasn't until I woke up that I realized he was joking with me. In anger, I chased after him from behind and hit his head with small stones. The sunset scattered its remaining glow behind us, and we left a trail of unbridled laughter along the way...