Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Dispute of the Rich Children
There was a sudden silence in the boxing ring.
The last two boxers died together, no one was free, and the powerful didn't win.
"Boom!!"
Immediately afterwards, the door and windows of the factory suddenly closed tightly as if they were hit by a strong wind.
The dignitaries were startled by the sound and looked around one after another.
"What's going on?!"
"Where's the boss?! Come out, we should win this round! That boxer committed a foul! If he didn't have a knife, he would have died!"
"What a violation! He has the ability to bring the blade into the cage, which means it's okay! Let the boxing ring bear your losses. Anyway, we won this round!"
After all, the sound didn't attract much attention. When he came back to his senses, the young and powerful people were arguing over who would win and who lost in the boxing match.
Lin En and Arthur felt something was wrong, and quickly came to the door regardless of the shouts of the powerful people around the iron cage.
"The door is sealed." Arthur pulled and pushed, but the iron door didn't move at all.
"Try crashing together." Linn wasn't sure whether it was closed artificially or because of the intervention of mysterious power.
"good."
The two of them slammed their bodies against the iron door together.
"Boom."
The impact was very dull, and the iron door did not even shake at all.
"This door... can't be closed so thickly. It's no different from a wall." Arthur rubbed his painful arm.
"Indeed." Lin En stabilized his body and observed the iron door.
This factory building has been abandoned for at least a few years, and the wooden door covered with iron sheets has long been rusty.
When they came in, the connection between the iron door and the door frame seemed loose, and when they pulled it, they would make a squeaking sound and shake slightly.
Even if it was closed from the outside and other things were blocked, it would not be possible for two people to hit the door. The door would remain as it was without being shaken at all.
"Is there any other exit here?"
"I remember there was a small door, and the bodies of boxers were usually carried out through the small door by bodyguards." Arthur also felt that there was no hope of opening the door, so he led Lin towards the small door.
Lin En moved slowly with a cane, glanced at the powerful people who did not pay attention to the abnormality on the iron gate, and then looked up at the windows on all sides of the factory building.
The windows of the factory building are large, at least three meters above the ground, and are mainly used for lighting and ventilation.
If someone outside deliberately sealed them inside, it would be quite difficult to seal these windows at the same time.
Lin En basically concluded in his heart that a mysterious force was at work, but before the mysterious voice issued a new cleanup task, he remained calm and went to the small door with Arthur for final verification.
"Is the main entrance sealed?"
The two of them had walked almost half the distance when the blond Reiner came over from the small door and asked.
Arthur paused: "You..."
"Like you, I heard the noise. Seeing you check the main door, I went to check the small door first. The small door was sealed and couldn't be opened no matter what." Reiner's eyes fell on Arthur's side.
Linn in the back.
"The main entrance is also blocked. This shouldn't be man-made." Lin En looked directly at Reiner, who was a [Transcendent].
"You too..." Arthur felt that Reiner was the same kind.
"There is one more." Reiner stood to one side and looked at Linn, behind Arthur.
Lin En, Arthur turned to look, and saw that the middle-aged [Awakened One] dignitary with a big belly was a step behind them and was trying to open the front door.
"How do you know he is?" Linn suspected that Reiner could also see other people's details. Otherwise, so many powerful people might go to the door to check the situation. Why was he so sure that the man with Mediterranean hair was also the same type and took the initiative to find him?
Both of them?
"When ordinary people see that the door cannot be opened, they should go to the people in the boxing ring to solve the problem, instead of just looking around in panic," Reiner said.
Hearing this, Linn breathed a sigh of relief.
At least, Reiner probably doesn't have the same ability as him.
Being able to distinguish the same kind of people present in a short period of time is mainly due to his keen observation.
Thinking about it this way, it's still scary enough.
"The problem is why the mission hasn't started yet." Arthur felt relieved when he saw at least two of the same kind present, "Are you waiting for something?"
"I don't know." Lin En was also wondering about this.
"Ignore that for now. Hello, my name is Arthur and his name is Linn. When the mission starts, we can help each other." Arthur, who couldn't figure it out, decided to establish a good relationship with Reiner first.
Reiner glanced at Arthur's outstretched hand, but did not shake it: "We don't need to know each other."
"Huh?" Arthur didn't respond.
The front foot asked them about the situation at the front door, and the back foot said there was no need to know. What kind of nerves was this?
Through the [-60] corruption value displayed on Reiner, Lin clearly knew that he was not a bad person, at least he would not harm them without reason. Such a repulsive appearance should be a habitual precaution: "
There’s no need to know each other, but if you need our help in the future, just let us know.”
"...No need." Liner was moved by the kindness that Lin En actively exuded, but he still did not take the initiative to introduce himself. He went back to the sofa to sit down and enjoy champagne with good mental quality.
"This..." Arthur retracted his hand awkwardly.
"It doesn't matter. Since the other party doesn't want to get acquainted with us, it can't be forced." Lin En had a strong interest in Reiner, but he didn't lose his composure and rashly got involved to make people disgusted.
"Then should we go take a look at that?" Arthur looked at the middle-aged dignitary who was still lingering at the door.
Lin En shook his head: "Don't worry. We still don't know what the cleanup mission is, so we can't confirm whether other people of the same kind are enemies or friends. If we can be less noticed by one of our kind, it's best to hide in the darkness as much as possible.
"
"But the blond-haired man doesn't seem afraid of us finding out." Arthur said.
"Maybe it means that he is very strong and doesn't bother to reveal his identity." Lin En used another reason in a roundabout way to remind Arthur of Reiner's unfathomableness.
"Maybe he's just arrogant. All powerful people are like this." From Arthur's perspective, Reiner's performance was not eye-catching. It was not as impressive as when he refused to shake hands and reported his name, "We even specifically found a place like this to do missions. It's really
A hot face against a cold butt.”
"Maybe..." Linn could only follow Arthur's words and echoed.
On the other side of the iron cage, the dignitaries were divided into two groups, and the argument became more and more intense.
The owner of the boxing ring, a strong man with a beard and a sinewy face, came forward with a team of bodyguards and took control of the situation: "Gentlemen and ladies, don't worry, our boxing ring will handle this matter properly.
"
"Boss Dempsey, we are all regulars. It would be boring if you just acquiesced in foul play." A representative from the powerful people who placed bets on the young boxers said with a sullen face.
"Don't worry, we must abide by the rules. Otherwise, if the boxing ring is not trustworthy, how will everyone come to support my ring in the future." Boss Dempsey looked fierce, but facing a group of powerful and prestigious children in Tswold City,
As docile as a servant.
"Wait a minute." The dignitary who supported the middle-aged boxer also stood up and spoke, "Before the fight, the boxer was inspected by you. After the blade was shown in the game, you did not stop the game in time, so since the game is over
, let’s just score a victory or defeat and let today’s game end successfully, right?”
"Both people are dead, so what's the point of winning?" the other side questioned.
"Whoever dies first will die last. Obviously, the young boxer died first, so according to the rules, we win." The powerful people on the middle-aged boxer's side are quite domineering.
The money won doesn't matter.
This group of people is not a monolithic group. Some of them play well, and some of them dislike each other.
And this time, the two parties betting on young boxers and middle-aged boxers are the two groups of rich and powerful children who have been in conflict for a long time.
The boxers on the field are, in a sense, the victims of their fights.
They didn't bother to do it themselves, and because of their status and complicated relationship, they couldn't go too far, so they put the victory, defeat, and face on the boxers, using their humble lives as puppets to vent their anger.
"Oh, you can only rely on this shameless method to win over us, but who would have thought that even if you use the blade, you will both die in the end. It is really useless."
"It's not decided yet who wins and who loses? Don't go home crying after losing money. Especially you, Maguire. I heard that your father only gives you a pocket money of one hundred gold coins every month. Just now
Have you invested everything? Will you be able to beg like a beggar in the next month? Haha!"
"Needless to say Maguire, do you think you are any better? Aren't you just relying on your father to help boss Demps and thinking that Demps will support you, so you are so confident? But you can
Don't forget, this factory building used for the boxing ring is in my family's name. I let him stay here so he can stay. If I don't let him stay here, he has to get out immediately! If you are really capable, why don't you go?
Help Dempsey find a new place?"
Boss Demps saw that the rich young men on both sides with good backgrounds were about to get involved in the fight. He quickly stepped forward and kicked the bodyguard who was responsible for checking whether the boxers had hidden weapons to the ground. He took out his pistol and slammed the button decisively.
The trigger was pulled.
"Bang! Bang!"
The two gunshots hit the bodyguard in the chest. The bodyguard died on the spot before he could plead for mercy or defend himself.
"This loser didn't check whether the boxer had hidden weapons, which affected everyone's experience. He deserves to be killed." Dempsey handed the gun to the powerful people. "If you are still not satisfied, you can give him two more shots."
The rich kids immediately fell silent, and no one took the shot.
On the other hand, the dude whose father had been kind to Dempsey raised his lips and stood in front of Dempsey: "Uncle Dempsey, for your sake, I can represent my friends and I in this matter.
Let’s dig deeper. But whether we can change the story depends on whether their minds are as broad-minded as ours.”
Another group of young dignitaries were so angry that their chests heaved violently.
It was clearly the opponent's fault, but now he actually has the nerve to turn it around and give up with a magnanimous look?!
But before they could stand up and speak, something unexpected happened to everyone.
Boss Dempsey's eyes suddenly turned black, he was stunned, and then he actually put the gun on the dude's head!