Life is tough, so Honglong resorts to performing?

Chapter 22 Choice
It must be said that the human director's suggestion was quite persuasive and directly touched Loren's impoverished heart.

However, the issue of pricing did indeed stump Loren.

Although he was well-versed in federal law, he was not really sure about the pricing for this kind of thing.

After all, this is Cuiye City, and he's a newcomer. How could he possibly know the local situation?

But if he just gives a random price or asks the other party for a quote, it makes him seem like he doesn't know the market, easily exposes his ignorance, and makes him vulnerable to being taken advantage of.

So Loren thought about it and made a compromise.

"I need to figure out what 'quiet' means."

"Loren said."

"In this incident, I am the victim, right?"

"Even if I go out, that guy will still come and harass me, right?"

"And from what you're saying, I'm the one who took the blame for a bunch of drow elves, or something like that, right?"

"Given the Red Dragon's personality, it's perfectly normal for them to take the blame and then seek revenge, right?"

Loren kept rambling on, and Gru, as the director, naturally understood the red dragon's unspoken meaning, but he still asked a question.

"what do you mean?"

“We’ll break down the ‘quiet’ concept into two parts. You’ll give me a ‘quiet’ package, which should include what I can and cannot do, define the scope, and give me a price.”

"I'll just do as you say."

After saying this, Loren stared at the other party quietly, waiting for him to name his price.

"Is that so? Then it's a fixed price, 3 copper coins. You stay quiet for three days and don't touch anyone related to this incident during those three days."

“I will warn him and stop all of that idiot’s activities.”

"If nothing unexpected happens, she will be suspended first, and then leave the system within three days due to an accident."

What happens to her afterward is none of my business.

Gru sold the half-elf Sally without hesitation, after all, she had almost made things spiral out of control.

Moreover, Sally is of a different race from him, and that alone makes it not worthwhile for him to clean up her mess.

Gru is human, so naturally he should stand on the side of humans.

If it were a young human who made such a mistake for the first time due to recklessness, he might be willing to protect him, but what can he do when that woman is a half-elf?
If one of these patrolmen is lost, it has to be replaced.

The middle zone isn't entirely their half-elf territory.

"Okay, then it's a deal."

Loren pretended to think for a minute before agreeing.

"Phew, it was a pleasure working with you, kid. I hope we never have to work together again."

Gru sighed, because the money would have to come from his own pocket.

Fortunately, when that half-elf goes down and a young person wants to go up, they might need his letter of recommendation.

Hmm, it seems like there's still room for profit.

"So, can I leave now?"

Loren asked the question, raising his hands, which were clad in anti-magic handcuffs.

"Of course, let's also call that idiot half-elf in while we're at it."

Gru sighed, took out a card, swiped it against the handcuffs, and they slipped off Loren's wrist.

As the handcuffs were removed, the magic within Loren became active again, and in its flow, it seemed to become easier to control.

"Dragons are magical beings, and the body before me is merely a product of my transformation."

"So the magic-suppressing handcuffs used on regular mages can't completely restrict my magical activity, but they seem to be useful for training my magical control?"

After a brief moment of thought, Loren's eyes lit up. Overjoyed at the prospect, he blurted out a question.

"Is this thing worth buying?"

He pointed to the handcuffs in front of him. Although he regretted asking the question afterward, he thought, what if he could buy them?
Wouldn't that mean we have another piece of exercise equipment?
"Heh, military controlled items, what would a civilian like you buy them for?" Gru glanced at Loren and couldn't help but find it amusing.

This was the first time he had ever seen someone ask if handcuffs were for sale in a police station.

"To train magic control, this thing can be used as a magic fitness machine for dragons."

Loren was honest about this; the Federation does indeed have relatively strict control over military matters.

"That's it..."

Gru stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Frankly, he didn't really trust Loren. In his career at the patrol office, he had seen too many guys who became increasingly demanding after taking money.

But if they've done something borderline together and each gives the other a little leverage, everything will be much more secure.

"I can give you four, the previous generation left rings of the broken magic chain."

"They cannot be pieced together and used as military equipment, but each one can provide a certain degree of magic suppression effect."

"If anyone asks, just say it's a counterfeit. You should know how to do that, right?"

As Gru spoke, he looked at the little red dragon whose eyes were already shining, and couldn't help but find it amusing.

After all, he is still a child.

The half-elves are truly outmatched; to be completely fooled by a child like this.

"What's the price, or what do I have to pay?"

After a brief moment of excitement, Loren realized that there's no such thing as a free lunch; if the other party had made this request, they must have other demands.

“I will only pay 20,000 copper coins. These four are for you to buy, 2,500 copper coins each.”

"But you should know that selling and buying military equipment is a crime that can be serious or minor, right?"

"I understand."

Loren had to admit that experience matters.

The other party's actions not only won their favor but also created a space of shared interests for both parties.

He can insist that it was lost, and Loren can insist that he found it; after all, it's a damaged item, and legally, it's unlikely to result in a conviction.

However, in work and life, it can also be used to create a certain reputational impact.

"In any case, thank you for your generosity."

Loren bowed his head in acknowledgment, which was considered as his agreement to the deal.

The other party took out four left rings and two cards representing magic crystals from their storage bag and handed them to Loren.

"Charge before use. It can only run for a maximum of 8 hours. Because there is no magic chain, it cannot form a path, so the largest function option cannot be used. It can only run at the fourth level at most."

Loren accepted all the items and left the inspector's office with a smile.

However, after he went outside, he didn't see the half-elf inspector. He asked around and found out that the guy seemed to have left on his bicycle.

Loren quickly reported the news to Gru, who was still inside the house, and Gru was equally surprised.

As a seasoned veteran, he was certain that the other party had most likely gone to call for reinforcements.

After all, in the other party's eyes, she had just suffered injustice, with a human stealing the credit that was about to be hers.

After pondering this, Gru hesitated.

The case was classified as being committed by the drow elves, an order that came directly from higher-ups.

In other words, the half-elves in the middle layer are most likely unaware of this.

Taking this opportunity, he might be able to clear out a patch of half-elf territory to make room for his human lad!
However, in the eyes of the higher-ups in Greenleaf City, he, Gru, would be labeled as incompetent and might never get a promotion again.

After all, the higher-ups only care about results, and the result was that Gru made a lot of mistakes while doing his job.

"Choose yourself or choose your community?"

Gru became unpredictable.

(End of this chapter)