Arknights, are you a good person?

"..."

Speechless and choked.

Cheng Shan suddenly felt like a clown cat.

"Is this place okay?" She casually tapped on the map presented by a family member. That was the most prosperous commercial street in Caraton City. Not to mention buying it, just renting it for a year would almost consume all of Cheng Shan's savings.

The family representative looked embarrassed, just as she expected.

"Then let's change places."

Cheng Shan took the initiative to speak out of consideration.

"It's not that difficult. The family only has three shops in that place, and only two of them are facing the street. I'm a little worried that there are too few options, and none of the three shops meet Miss Chengshan's requirements." The family representative scratched his head and said with embarrassment.

"..."

Is it really profitable to be in the underworld?

Chengshan's view on money suffered a severe impact.

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Cheng Shan held the map solemnly, as if the piece of cloth in her hand weighed a thousand pounds. She stood aside with a dazed look on her face and began to choose an address dizzily. The dream that was once out of reach suddenly became within reach.

And let her choose.

Qi Yuan started chatting with the gang representatives: "You have become big landlords, why do you still want to be the Earl's black gloves and help him do these dirty work?"

"Chaos is the ladder of ascent..."

"Stop it now and speak normally." Qi Yuan quickly stopped him seriously.

He raised the gavel to punish the Riddler.

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"Okay, let's not talk about these formalities anymore."

The family representative was very obedient. He changed the subject and asked a question that had been on his mind for a long time:

"Mr. Qi Yuan, can you really summon a giant robot of several floors at any time and cut down the clouds in the sky with a sword? Even the legendary Wolf Lord will bow down at your feet and tremble in fear to accept your judgment?"

"Family members say that you and Lady Sicily are the cornerstone of the legal system."

"Is that what the legend says?"

Qi Yuan was a little depressed.

It is said that the legend of a hero will be distorted and become gradually outrageous as it is passed on. Originally, a sword cut off a mound of earth, but as it is passed on, it will become a sword splitting a mountain. However, my own story spread from Syracuse to Victoria, and was sung with awe by every gang member. How come there is not even a little distortion?

Even the height of the mecha has not changed at all. It is five stories high, and the legend says it is "several stories high."

"You can imagine it a little more exaggerated."

Qi Yuan spread his hands and said encouragingly, "I have no objection."

"The poets of the family and the related stage plays all performed in this way." The family representative sighed, "I'm afraid that with the imagination of the poets, they can only imagine to this extent."

The reality is outrageous enough, and with the poet's poor imagination, all he can do is sing the true situation.

Even so, it will still be regarded as an exaggerated heroic epic.

"Ugh."

Qi Yuan, who learned of this situation, became a little melancholy.

"In fact, my sword can not only cut off the clouds, but also the whole sky will be split apart because of my sword..." He wanted to make up for it, but when he thought about the facts, he suddenly lost interest.

"Everything you heard is true. Now let's get down to business."

Qi Yuan waved his hand and interrupted the gangster.

"The question now is, you have already bought the shops and become the local landlords, so why do you still want to collude with the local earl and help him to deal with these poor infected people?"

The voice was sonorous, powerful, and righteous, and the atmosphere suddenly became serious.

"We just don't want to live off our savings. Whenever we go to a place, we will look for ways to make money that suit that country and invest our family's money in it. In Victoria, the most profitable way is to buy houses and shops and collect rent."

The gang representative explained calmly and eloquently.

It turned out to be the case.

Qi Yuan nodded in understanding, feeling a little surprised.

Collecting rent is just a way of life, while being involved in gangster life is the white moonlight in their hearts, and the rent is just the operating expenses of their gang.

They really like to mix with the underworld.

"Perhaps in Mr. Qi Yuan's mind, we are a group of pitiful fellows who wag their tails and beg for mercy. We are the Perros raised by the noble masters, looking up and waiting for them to be kind and throw us a piece of rotten meat."

The family representative said calmly: "But that's not the case."

Qi Yuan pretended to listen attentively.

As the gang representative told his story, Qi Yuan gradually understood everything.

The Victorian aristocracy system was completely different from what Qi Yuan had imagined, where one could become a local tyrant as soon as the door was closed. For example, Count Bechmann's territory was actually completely included in the territory directly under the Duke.

That is what is called a "vassal".

According to Victoria's regulations, all industries in Caraton City nominally belong to the Grand Duke, and the Earl is more like a professional manager who is paid. Count Bechmann's attempt to drive away all the infected people will cause the Duke to suffer losses, so he should have sought the Duke's consent.

"But he didn't, and chose to trust the Syracuse gang and incite public opinion."

"Once this matter is exposed, he will be thrown into prison immediately and his title will be directly stripped. No duke will accept a vassal who may cause him to suffer losses."

"It turns out that he wanted to take advantage of the situation to find something wrong with the local lord and use it as an opportunity to develop the family business." Qi Yuan was amazed and nodded.

The Syracuse family is like a ball of plasticine. Wherever it goes, it will automatically adapt to the most suitable shape, stick together, and then gradually grow and become stronger.

"Mr. Qi Yuan, all the family's activities in the local area have been stopped. We are just waiting for your order."

The family representative adjusted his glasses.

"Excuse me for being blunt, but chaos is a ladder, and you are also a ladder, and you are higher and more stable. Compared to the dirty laundry of the local lords who have been operating for many years and have a complex network of power, we believe that one or two instructions you casually say will help the family grow and develop."

The flattery was so subtle that even Qi Yuan couldn't find any fault with it.

The family representative looked at him with a burning gaze. Seeing that Qi Yuan was silent, he said something to ease the atmosphere.

"Thank you for changing the legal environment in Syracuse."

He said sincerely: "In fact, I am also a judge. Since I never go to court, I go back to retake the exam every year. So I am still a Syracuse judge and my judge certificate has not expired."

Qi Yuan felt a little strange.

Because his public morality increased a little bit instantly, he could be sure that the gratitude was sincere.

Even stranger.

It was as if the person in front of him had been possessed by a soul called "family" until just now, and only for a moment did he show a trace of the vitality of a living person.

Only at that moment does the family representative truly live.

"..."

Qi Yuan suddenly felt something strange.

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【The wish has been fulfilled. 】

[Although Cheng Shan lost the gold pounds she had saved for several years and the house she had rented for half a year, she gained what she had always dreamed of - a shop located in the infected community, which would allow her to realize her dream of opening a barber shop in one step.]

[It can be considered a blessing in disguise in a sense. ]

Qi Yuan turned around and saw Cheng Shan trotting towards him with an excited look on his face. The rune on his forehead flickered, showing that his mood was extremely unstable.

In just a few minutes, she generated electricity several times.

The talisman that Qi Yuan had casually drawn before was almost ineffective after being used a few times.

"Have you chosen?"

Qi Yuan tried to calm down Xiao Chengshan's emotions.

"Ok!"

Cheng Shan nodded heavily. "I found a shop that happened to be opposite Sister Xia Li's flower shop. I chose it without hesitation. It has two floors. People live upstairs and the shop is downstairs. It even solves the problem of living."

Because he was too excited, Cheng Shan directly referred to the store in the third person of the female pronoun, just like the soldiers in Victoria, who often referred to the land battleship they served on as their mother.

The family representative scratched his head and said, "Isn't his name Cheng Shan? Why is the owner's signature Susie Gritt?"

"..."

Cheng Shan's little face fell all of a sudden.

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"It turns out that Cheng Shan is just a nickname given by Lord Qi Yuan, and it is not your real name."

The family representative suddenly realized what had happened and immediately bowed and apologized: "I'm very sorry, Miss Cheng Shan. Please don't mind these unpleasant episodes, Miss Cheng Shan."

"..."

This apology is worse than no apology at all, it sounds like a provocation.

Cheng Shan looked at the direct current.

"Then we will follow Mr. Qi Yuan's orders and await your next instructions."

At a command from the family representative, the remaining gang members followed the instruction and slowly retreated. After all, the light of the torches only covered a small part of them, and they disappeared within seconds.

"Haunted?"

Cheng Shan was so frightened that his tail stood up straight.

"He does look a bit like the Wolf Lord. Could it be that the gangsters learned how to disappear from the Wolf Lord?" Qi Yuan stroked his chin and said with interest.

"..."

Cheng Shan was silent for a while, then suddenly turned around and asked, "Mr. Qi Yuan, what price would you pay for such a gift from the gang?"

"They asked me to give them some pointers and say a few words to point out the direction for the family's development."

Qi Yuan shook his head speechlessly.

Just two words from a big shot can equal years of hard work. Cheng Shan felt the disparity in the world and couldn't help laughing when he thought of the store with upper and lower floors.

"Feel sorry!"

Cheng Shan subconsciously covered his mouth. After calming down a little, he couldn't help but ask, "So what did you say?"

"They said they are still studying it, the current conditions are insufficient, and the timing is not yet ripe..."

As soon as Qi Yuan opened his mouth, Cheng Shan felt a little dizzy. She suddenly had an illusion that she was like facing those Victorian civil servants who were shirking their responsibilities. It seemed that they said a lot, but it was all nonsense.

"That's all you said?"

Although Qi Yuan is a big shot, it is still unrealistic for him to exchange these words for a shop on the upper or lower floors.

"Didn't I tell you? I'm still researching."

Qi Yuan said confidently:

"In fact, the lord here is determined to clean up the infected, which still has a little impact on me. Part of the power of the little girl under my jurisdiction will be directly lost."

I still need to take a little action...

Qi Yuan gently played with the reward he had just received - Cheng Shan's operator characteristics.

It was a ball of light pink psychedelic light, wrapped with dense lightning. After holding it in his hand for a little longer, Qi Yuan felt a numbness in his palm.

Can't hold it for long.

After looking at it for a while, Qi Yuan put it back and prepared to start manufacturing memory directly.

"Just now...what did that feel like?"

Cheng Shan frowned and sniffed like a dog. She felt very familiar but couldn't put her finger on it. It was like she was looking in a mirror.

"When you become a powerful lightning mage, you will understand."