book of old days

Chapter 190 Young Jack
Sean had never been to the dark alley area before, although he already knew such a place, and occasionally when he was walking by the Lane River, he would cross the river and look at the dilapidated, gloomy, dark alley area on the opposite side, but he had always deliberately He avoids there, avoids all the dark side of this era, so that he in the past can pretend that he is still living in the age of civilization.

But at this moment, he can't avoid it. He can only witness the surprisingly sick side of the industrial age.

As soon as you walk into the dark alley area, you will be greeted by a stench. The dark alley area is also known as the smelly street. The reason for this name is that this is the city where the entire Jianbao drainage system passes. Almost all the waste water and chemical waste from the arsenal and various factories flow through here, so the air quality is worrying, and those with a little money have already moved out of this place.

He came to the place where he met the vagrant the day before yesterday. This place is still under the jurisdiction of the Sword Castle police, and the social order that a big city should have can still be seen nearby, but if he continues to go deeper, he will completely step into the border of the lawless place. up.

He walked all the way along the alley where the homeless man left, and walked through the stone-paved streets. The light around him gradually became dim, as if even the sun was unwilling to visit this degenerate place.

But Sean knew that it was just a psychological factor, in fact, it was the thick smoke produced by some small illegal workshops nearby.

The deeper he went, the more he could feel the difference in this place. On the street, he could always see young men dressed in rags and looking unfriendly. looking at everything around.

The slick social temperament makes it easy for Sean to identify their identities.

Most of the passers-by on the street are in a hurry, hiding their heads and showing their tails, or have a fierce look on their faces, or a miserable look on their faces. Sean doesn't plan to stay here. He has heard that there is a job market in the dark alley area. Hopefuls, Metropolitans are looking for work there, masons, helpers, laundrymen, killers, prostitutes, everything you need can be found there, and the price is absolutely low.

Of course, sometimes the people recruited are not necessarily qualified. In order to make money and get out of this ghostly place, people will often seize all hope, even if they kill people, let alone lie, but Xiao En doesn't care about them at all. Professional ability, what he needs is qualified cannon fodder, an anonymous person who will not reveal his secrets, and it is suitable to find someone here.

When he came to a street corner, he was suddenly attracted by a corpse on the ground. The corpse was lying on the ground, already smelling slightly, and one hand was cut off, which looked shocking.

Although he couldn't see his face clearly, Sean recognized the man's broken leg, which was the crippled homeless man. Sean was a little surprised, even a little shocked.

I didn't expect that this old man died after two days of not seeing him.

Sean looked around, wondering why no one had dealt with the corpse, but he saw a young man wearing a peaked cap—so young that he could almost be called a child, looking at him as if nothing had happened.

"If I were your husband, I wouldn't touch that corpse." The boy said in a calm tone that didn't match his age.

"why?"

"This is a warning, a sign - this block is ruled by the Broken Blade Gang, this man died here precisely because he refused the order of the Broken Blade Gang, otherwise his body would have been sold for sale It’s money, if you move him, you’re challenging Sapir’s authority, trust me, you don’t want to do that.”

Broken Blade Gang?Sapir?Sean read these two names silently, and didn't pay much attention to them. They were nothing more than local gangsters. With his current strength, he didn't need to care about them at all.

"How did this man die?"

"I heard that I was going to beg for money. I got a silver taco but refused to hand it in. Someone reported it. Sapir happened to be in a bad mood, so I—"

"Just because of a Silver Tucker?"

The boy shrugged, "Because there are incidents of a copper penny killing people here, and that's Sapir, that guy never kills people for any reason, sometimes just for fun."

Xiao En was silent for a moment, then he looked at the corpse on the ground and suddenly laughed. The young man beside him was a little stunned and a little scared by that smile, wondering if this person is a lunatic?

Just as he was thinking about whether to get out of the way first, Sean said, "I need someone to take me to the job market and be my guide. This gold coin is yours." He took out a gold coin and threw it to the young man. ,

The young man instinctively took the gold coin, and after a glance, he was overjoyed at first, and then immediately looked around vigilantly. Two children not far away were watching this side, and they met the young man's eyes.

The two ran away almost simultaneously.

The young man became angry for a while, "Are you trying to kill me on purpose? Everyone knows the rules in the dark alley area, you must not reveal your money here." He said, but still grabbed the gold coin firmly in his hand .

"If you don't want it, then come back." Sean held out his hand.

But the boy stuffed the gold coin into his pocket, "Are you kidding me? Sapir won't believe it even if I give it back to you." He looked towards the street over there with a sad face, and the two children had disappeared.

"If you don't return it to me, it means that you have accepted my employment. Take me to the job market. Don't worry, at least you won't die before I leave."

"Sir, I can't guarantee this, we have to get out of here!" The boy got up and left, "By the way, my name is Jack."

The two walked side by side on the street, Jack quickened his pace several times, but Sean was leisurely, not caring about the possible danger.

Jack wanted to run away alone, but when he thought of Sapir's ferocity, he stopped instinctively. He didn't know where the man in front of him got his confidence, maybe he was a police spy?He immediately vetoed this guess, and the police would not care about the affairs of the dark alley area.

Let's hope Sapir doesn't catch up so quickly.

However, what they were afraid of would happen, as soon as the two of them crossed the street the next day, a few thugs in worn-out suits and with broken knives in their hands blocked the way.

Jack turned around and wanted to find a way out, but a group of thugs from the Broken Blade Gang came behind him.

Each of them is holding the iconic broken knife. The broken edge has been polished to be extremely sharp and has a strong tearing effect. The power is no worse than ordinary daggers. The reason why the broken knife is not purely for fun , At the same time, such weapons are also more convenient to carry.

A man in a black jacket stepped out of the crowd, and his top hat was slanted, looking from under the top hat with one gloomy eye.

(End of this chapter)