The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 215: Misfortune Only Finds the Unfortunate

Old John didn't say anything else.

But Lynn could already guess.

"The surgery fee was also used to pay off your brother's gambling debts?"

Old John nodded.

"I couldn't save any money at all. During the most difficult times, Grace and I had no food to eat."

"Mr. Lin En, I haven't read much, and I don't understand those great principles, but...but I just don't understand why I've worked so hard, and Grace has done her best to help me, but our life is still so hard?"

"And my brother, what gives him the right to spend all the money I worked so hard for? Doesn't he know that our family actually has no assets to squander?"

"I'm not denying family ties, really. But I still have a daughter to raise. I promised my wife that I would take good care of our daughter. But Grace is already this old and has been suffering all this time. I can't even heal her legs."

At the end of his speech, Old John covered his face with his hands and sobbed bitterly.

And Grace, who was hiding in the room further inside, was already in tears.

Lynn didn't urge him.

He waited until Old John's emotions calmed down before continuing to ask.

"Then how did you get here?"

"One night, that kid Alfred broke into our house. He was drunk from somewhere and asked me for money. I didn't have any money, so he asked me to sell my daughter..."

"I couldn't stand it anymore, so I fought him, moved out of the village, and came to Novigrad."

"We've lived here for about half a year. Even though we live in a slum, it feels really good to not have to use my hard-earned money to pay off my brother's debts."

"Then one day, Alfred found us again."

Lin En asked in confusion, "How did he know you were in Novigrad?"

Old John shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe it's because our village isn't far from Novigrad, so he assumed we couldn't go to other cities and could only move to Novigrad."

"But none of that matters. What matters is that when he showed up this time, he said he had joined a local gang in Novigrad. If we didn't pay him, he'd call on his gang buddies to smash up our store."

"At the time, I was actually having some extreme thoughts, thinking about just picking up a knife and fighting him, but then I thought about my Gracie. Without me, she, a little girl, would definitely not be able to survive in the slums."

"I... I can't imagine what kind of tragedy she would encounter if I were gone..."

"So I had no choice but to kneel down in front of my brother and beg him to let us go. He's already hurt us badly. All the money his creditors took from us before... forget it, it's all in the past. I don't want it anymore. I just hope he will stop bothering us now."

"But I don't know how these words offended Alfred. He suddenly became very angry and started making a big fuss."

"Then, your companion, the witcher named Geralt, appeared."

Lynn asked, "So, he beat him up?"

Old John lowered his head.

"Yes."

"The witcher gave Alfred a good scolding and left. We haven't seen him since."

"Later, the guards came to question the situation. Even though we repeatedly explained that Sir Geralt had only acted to protect us, they still issued a wanted order... I'm sorry!"

Old John suddenly got up from his chair and knelt on the ground. "If you want to vent your anger, I understand, but please just hit me and leave my daughter alone."

Pfft!
The wooden teacup fell to the ground, spilling the hot water. Anxious, Grace ran over and fell.

She was about to fall to the ground.

Suddenly I felt a gust of wind blowing.

The witcher helped the stunned girl to her feet again.

Only then did he step back a few steps.

As soon as he stepped away, Old John quickly got up from the ground and went to check on his daughter.

"You misunderstood. I have no intention of accusing you of anything. Although my companion has been issued a wanted warrant by the City Hall, I believe that the council members are all reasonable and good people. As long as I explain it clearly, they will listen."

"Actually, I'm curious about one thing... My companion, every time he comes here, do you smell any difference in his scent?"

Old John and Grace were both stunned for a moment: "A different... smell?"

"It's like, the smell of some kind of spice? Do you smell it?"

Lynn said this while looking into the store.

The reason why he asked this was because with his witcher senses activated at this moment, he could "see" the lingering scent of spices wafting through the store.

And this faint smell obviously does not belong to the bakery.

"I hadn't noticed it before, but now that you mention it... yes, there seems to be a hint of spice."

Old John rubbed his hands nervously: "Is there...something wrong with this?"

"No, it's nothing. Let's forget about it... You just mentioned that Alfred claimed that he was now a member of the Novigrad gang. After he was beaten, did any gang come to cause trouble for you?"

Old John shook his head: "No."

"it is good."

Lin En had already heard the general idea, and his mind had gradually restored the original situation of the matter.

He took out ten crowns from his magic pattern leather bag and placed them on the table.

"One last question. Where does your brother, Alfred, live?"

……

If you ask what other characteristics of slum houses are besides being dirty and smelly, it is undoubtedly that they are messy.

Unlike the houses in other areas, the houses in the slums are in disarray. All the illegal buildings are crowded together, leaving only a crooked and narrow street.

—If this can still be called a street.

After turning countless corners in this crooked street, Lynn finally arrived at the house where Old John's younger brother, Alfred, lived.

This is a shed built by cobbling together various random materials.

The house is not big, you can see that from the outside.

There wasn't even a door, just a piece of cloth serving as a curtain.

Standing outside the shed, Lynn activated his witcher senses and could clearly sense that there was only a man lying on cardboard in the shed.

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