"Suck it~ It smells so good! Alijie wants to eat it~"
When she saw the uncle at the street stall playing with the squid in his hands skillfully, Alizee drooled.
At this time, her attention was completely attracted by the squid flipping up and down, and she didn't even notice that in the alley not far away, there were three pairs of eyes quietly watching her in the dark.
Rahn, Lyle, and Drac are among the many illegal elements in Waterdeep City. Their usual job is to kidnap and sell some lone children to supply gangsters and nobles.
Undoubtedly, Alizee, who was acting alone at this time, became the target of the three people.
No matter in appearance or temperament, Alizee is definitely the most outstanding child the three of them have met so far.
"Hey, brothers, look at how delicate that kid is, like...like..."
Secretly watching Alizee who was swallowing her saliva, Larn didn't know what words to use to describe it.
"Like a delicate rag doll."
Looking at Larn who kept scratching his head and still couldn't think of words to describe Alizee, Lyle couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.
He's obviously just an illiterate gangster, so why do he have to pretend to be a literary person?
"Yes, those beautiful puppets."
After listening to Lyle's answer, Rahn fisted his hands together with a look of realization on his face.
"If we catch her, maybe we can sell her at a good price."
Rahn's face showed excitement again.
"Haha~ You dare to attack a child from a noble family?"
Draco, who crossed his arms on his chest, couldn't help but sneered after hearing Rahn's thoughts.
How could some fool actually use the word "rag doll" to describe someone else's good looks?
What's more, do children from ordinary families really grow up like this?
"No matter how you look at this little girl, she doesn't look like a young lady born in an ordinary noble family. It would be bad if she gets into big trouble."
"So I advise you to give up on this idea."
Larn, who heard Drake's words from the side, was like a flame extinguished by water, his spirit suddenly dropped, and he slumped powerlessly on the wall behind him, with a dejected look on his face.
Lyle on the other side shrugged his shoulders at such a statement, saying that he didn't care whether things would succeed or not.
"But... maybe it's not impossible?"
After a pause, Drake said something that shocked the other two people.
"Oh?"*2
The two of them unanimously focused their attention on Drake.
"I recently heard a rumor..."
Feeling the gaze on him, Drake just raised his eyelids slightly and took a look.
"I heard that a group of merchants came from the south, and they happened to be settling in Waterdeep City in the past few days."
"You mean take this kid?"
"Sold to the group of merchants in the south?"
A gleam of light appeared in the eyes of Larn and Lyle at the same time. At this moment, the two of them felt an unprecedented tacit understanding. With every word you said to me, Draco's thoughts were expressed.
"That's right."
Drake looked at the two of them and nodded, then said in a deep voice.
"Although I don't know what the group of businessmen from the south wanted to do when they came to Waterdeep City, but this time they brought a lot of money."
"And they don't seem to accept all kinds of children. Only children who meet their requirements will be accepted. As for what the requirements are, I'm not sure."
"I don't know if this little girl from a noble family can meet their requirements."
"If it doesn't work, things may be in trouble. After all, the other party is not a child of an ordinary noble family."
"Maybe in a few days, the three of us may become part of the moat outside the city."
"Have you really thought it through?"
In fact, Drake's mood is not as calm and relaxed as it seems on the surface.
Especially this time, the target of trafficking is a child who obviously does not look like an ordinary noble family.
This had to make him a little worried about the results.
Did things...really work out as he thought?
"Why not! Maybe after we finish this job, we can buy a large manor in the countryside, hire a few maids, and live like those nobles."
Rahn didn't seem to worry about Draco.
Thinking about it in his mind, isn't it easy to kidnap an innocent child?
Even the sexual scenes of a happy future life have appeared in my mind.
"Rhan is right, maybe as long as we finish this job, we can get rid of this damn life."
Lyle nodded and agreed with Rahn's statement.
But his eyes were always fixed on the little girl not far away who was still unaware.
"In that case, let's do it!"
Now that the matter had been decided, Drake was not prepared to drag it on any longer and took the lead and walked out of the alley.
There is no plan.
As long as the little noble girl's guards come to the door, they can be lured to a deserted place, kidnapped, and then sent to the residence of the group of southern merchants.
As for what happens next?
Then we can only take one step and look at it.
Because no matter whether they succeed or not, they will no longer be able to live in this city.
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"Boss, bring me two skewers of grilled squid!"
"okay!"
Drake took two skewers of palm-sized squid that had been grilled from the boss's hands. In exchange, he lost the only six copper coins he had on him.
He glanced calmly at Alizee who was standing next to him.
When he found that the other party was looking at the squid skewers in his hand with envious eyes, Drake knew that he had taken the first step towards success.
In order to further attract Alizee's attention, the moment he received the squid skewers from his boss, Draco deliberately leaned closer to her.
The scent that was close at hand was like the whisper of the devil of the abyss, constantly surrounding Alizee, trying to lure the little girl into the abyss.
But obviously Alijie didn't think too much about it.
At this moment, all she could see were the two skewers of grilled squid exuding their fragrance.
in her eyes.
The two skewers of grilled squid covered in seasoning seemed to come to life completely.
And it wiggled its tentacles to say hello to her.
"Come and eat me~ Come and eat me!"
If the commoner in front of her is willing to dedicate the grilled squid skewers in her hand to herself, then it is not impossible for her, Alizee Arathor, the noble princess of the empire, to accept it.
But for some reasons, she couldn't say these words directly.
Therefore, Alizee just looked at the somewhat ugly man in front of her with hope, hoping that the other person could understand the meaning in her eyes.
Of course, Alizee doesn't have high hopes for this either.
However, I don’t know if the other party really saw the meaning in her eyes, or if she was favored by the late Emperor Arathor.
It was obviously just a random thought in her mind, but then it actually happened in front of her eyes.