Mercenaries and Adventurers

At the north gate of Bingxun Pass, Zhao Ji lined up to enter. Regarding his weapons and equipment, the soldiers guarding the gate only warned him that if he dared to hurt someone inside the pass, he would be severely punished.

Since there were no goods or commodities on Zhao Ji's trolley, they simply checked and let Zhao Ji in.

After entering the checkpoint, Zhao Ji found that the main road from the north gate to the south gate in the whole checkpoint is a main road, paved with a thick layer of gravel, and the other roads leading to the checkpoint are all roads. The frozen dirt road.

It's winter now, the cold temperature has frozen the mud on the ground hard. Zhao Ji didn't want to take a closer look at what was mixed in the mud on the ground before it was frozen hard.

Considering that he had valuables in his trolley, he decided to find a safe hotel as a base for rest and storage.

There are a lot of sensuality in the level, but Zhao Ji is not interested in those, and now he only wants to rely on paid commissions to develop himself.

There are several unsmiling thugs sitting by the entrance of the gambling hall by the main road. Occasionally, women's suppressed shouts can be heard from the house with red lights hanging by the window. A few young people at the entrance of the tavern are beating each other after drinking too much to maintain law and order. The guards are smiling and betting which club will stand in the end.

In the more serious-looking restaurant, the dusty merchants were whispering some hearsay rumors. From time to time, a pair of foreign caravans drove the rare horse-drawn carriages in Kendall County, and transported a large amount of foreign goods to Locally, they stopped at the door of the tall wooden warehouse, and only needed to scatter a batch of copper and iron coins, and the hard-working people in sparse clothes would rush forward to help unload the caravan's goods.

Of course, during the process again, the guys in the caravan will keep a close eye on those who work with money, and beware that some of them have dirty hands and feet.

Zhao Ji looked at both sides of the main road for a while, and found that this place is actually very lively, but many places are artificially guarded to prevent people from seeing more, and there are more or less standing at the door or inside of every house. There are one or two thugs with daggers, daggers and wooden clubs hanging from their waists. They seem to only allow people they know to enter, and for an unfamiliar face like Zhao Ji, if they get close enough to take a second look, they will be displeased.

If you don't like it, you don't like it, but these thugs dare not open their mouths to drive away the observing Zhao Ji. After all, Zhao Ji is carrying a long gun and a long sword and dagger on his waist. They don't look cheap, and he is wearing a brand new wolf Wool cloaks, and the clothes they wear are also elegant clothes that these thugs can't afford.

Because the temperature has dropped sharply recently, there are not many idlers on the roads in the checkpoint. Most of them are caravan personnel working on errands and various people who have to come out to make a living.

Zhao Ji randomly grabbed a passing man. Although the other man was very unhappy when he was forced to hold him, he stopped struggling when he saw the few iron coins displayed in the hands of the young man who grabbed him. Listen to what the other man said something.

"Just to ask, the money is yours. Which hotel is safe and cheap?" Kiel didn't intend to say anything, and asked directly.

Perhaps because he saw that Kiel was a first-time outsider, the man smiled twice and couldn't wait to take a few coins from Kiel's hand: "If it's safe, go to the Maple Leaf Pavilion on the main road. There are rich people there. It’s a place where businessmen come to Bingxun Pass to stay temporarily. As for the cheapness, it’s cheap to find any hotel on the ground, as long as you have several partners to live with.”

With some strength in his hand, he squeezed the arm of the man opposite him, and Keel said emphatically, "It's safe and cheap!"

After shaking the held arm twice, the man who was being questioned by Kiel had no choice but to speak honestly: "The hotels next to the God of Wealth Church at Nanmenkou are fine. I heard that they are all run by the family members of priests. It will definitely satisfy you, there are places for decent people to stay."

He smiled, "Where do all the unscrupulous people stay?" Keel asked curiously.

The man had a strange expression on his face, and pointed around: "Gambling shop, chicken shop, and tavern, you can see for yourself, which one is serious?" After finishing speaking, he felt that the young man's hand was loose, and the man threw away Keel and took Bai After counting the few iron coins that came, he went straight into a busy gambling hall not far away, and the thugs at the gate greeted him with smiles, and dragged the man in.

Heh, he's a bad gambler.

Zhao Ji pushed the car and left the middle of the checkpoint, walking towards the south gate.

But after walking more than a hundred meters, the shops and houses on both sides of the road became more serious, and there were more shops selling goods normally. items.

Zhao Ji saw the glittering building of the God of Wealth Church, and after confirming the location, he found a clean looking hotel and stayed in it.

The room fee of five copper coins per day is neither expensive nor cheap. Zhao Ji didn't know how long it would take to deal with the bandits who kidnapped people, so he had to pay a silver coin to rent for 20 days, and the extra money could be returned to him later.

After simply registering where he came from and what his name was, Zhao Ji took the large key handed over by the listless clerk, and followed the clerk to a room on the basement floor.

Even in the daytime, there was insufficient light in the corridor on the basement floor of the hotel, but Zhao Ji didn't care. He liked the house on the ground floor because he was worried that it would not be safe to live in a house with windows in a place with a bad public security environment.

The underground room is different, there is only a thick wooden door, and it is not easy for outsiders to enter.

The guest room on the ground floor is not small, but it is quite empty. It is estimated that the hotel used an empty warehouse to renovate it. He walked away humming a crooked little yellow tune.

Zhao Ji moved the things on the trolley into the house, and it was done quickly. With the candlelight of the oil lamp, he opened his little book and found the recorded address of the client.

Simmons Chamber of Commerce, a Chamber of Commerce that I have never heard of. The client was named Kendo Simmons. Zhao Ji remembered the name and took some important items with him, then locked the door and went out.

To inquire about the location, you still have to find a local person. Zhao Ji spent a copper coin from the hotel clerk to find out the approximate location of the Simmons Chamber of Commerce.

Not far, just by the river near the Kendall River, near the southern wall of the checkpoint. In fact, this ice flood pass is not very big, Zhao Ji reckoned that he would be able to get familiar with it after spending two days here. However, time is of the essence when it comes to rescuing the kidnapped people. Since we are here, we should take the entrustment to heart first.

After going around the messy streets and houses by the river a few times, and asking two young people who went out to collect firewood, Keel finally found the Simmons Chamber of Commerce.

It is said to be a chamber of commerce, but in fact, the scale of the Simmons chamber of commerce is much smaller than that of the Foxtail chamber of commerce. Not only is the location of the chamber of commerce not good, not on the main road, but even the building where the chamber of commerce is located is an ordinary wooden house. If it weren't for the fact that the house was newly built, Keel would have doubted the financial strength of the client.

It was probably because of the cold weather that the door of the chamber of commerce was closed. Kiel slammed his fist on the door to call for someone. It took a while before someone came to open the door.

The door opened a gap, and the face of a rough and rough man leaked out: "I haven't seen you before, who are you looking for?" The tone speaks out.

He touched the wolf's head with his hand, "I'm Joe Kiel from the Table Corner Tavern in Kendall City. Tell Mr. Kendo-Simmons of my arrival, he knows why I'm here." Kiel said calmly.

The rough-faced man nodded and asked Keir to wait outside the door, then closed the door and walked in quickly.

Soon, the sound of a few messy and fast-moving footsteps came to the door. After the door opened, a middle-aged man with a tired face looked at Kiel's whole body. It seemed that he was quite satisfied with Kiel's equipment. Invite in.

The other party introduced himself: "Is it Joe Keel Warrior? There is no other way now."

The interior of the Simmons Chamber of Commerce is not small. The large wooden house has two floors above ground and two floors underground. However, there are not many people, probably because of the weather, so there is no work to do, so they all went home.

"Don't worry. I've been hunting down a large group of goblins in the village of Dorallin before. After I finished killing and driving them away, it took me a while to rectify. Please tell me the details of the commission. Todd's only Tell me some forwarding news. I hope you can tell me the specific details. My side can also carry out operations quickly, and the success of saving people will be higher." Keel said while walking.

Mr. Kendo led Keir to sit down in the lobby of the Chamber of Commerce, and asked the two people around him to prepare some hot food and drink, and then told Kiel about the situation at that time.

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The incident happened more than half a month ago. Simmons Chamber of Commerce, as a chamber of commerce that has developed rapidly in Bingyu Pass in recent years, has always attracted more attention. However, most of the troubles came from some colleagues, and they were nothing more than creating some small troubles for their chamber of commerce. , but I can't help Mr. Kendo Simmons who has a relationship in the upper level of the level.

However, for the various chambers of commerce that often transport goods over long distances, their biggest trouble comes from the bandits who like to do business without money. The Simmons Chamber of Commerce has always followed the large chambers of commerce with sufficient manpower to avoid being robbed and blackmailed. As long as a small sum of money is paid to the large caravans on the same business road, several companies can be mixed together to avoid all kinds of troubles.

Therefore, the caravan of the Simmons Chamber of Commerce has never been robbed once. This is a little bit of fame in the small ice flood pass. give them.

However, this is naturally regarded as an obstacle and an opportunity by the bandits who have been entrenched in the mountains and forests around Bingxun Pass.

A few days ago, a group of bandits sneaked into the checkpoint without many weapons and broke into the Simmons Chamber of Commerce at night. Because of the cold weather, many members of the chamber of commerce went home to rest, so there were only a few people in the chamber of commerce, and Mr. Kendo-Simmons' whole family lived in the chamber of commerce.

Without checking for a while, everyone in the chamber of commerce was caught by the bandits. The other party didn't hurt anyone, because they were afraid that the screams at night would attract the soldiers in the checkpoint, so those bandits just signaled the people in the chamber of commerce to surrender obediently, and the other party just snatched some coins and other goods. If you can't take it, you don't take it.

At that time, the leader of the bandits threatened Mr. Kendo to work for them in the future, but Mr. Kendo did not agree at the time, so the other party took away the nephew of Mr. Kendo, who was important in the Chamber of Commerce, and asked Mr. Kendo to think carefully.

When Keir heard this, he asked Mr. Kendo: "So this thing hasn't spread around? Others don't know?"

The rough-faced guy who bought something to eat said: "The people around only know what happened at that time. The president didn't let the specific things go out, so they have some guesses, but they don't know the specifics."

"I went to Kendall City to find someone. After I failed, a reliable friend recommended you to me, so I went to the Table Corner Tavern. I asked the bartender named Todd to keep the secret. You didn't spread it?" Ken Mr. Do asked nervously.

Kiel waved his hand: "Only Todd and I know what you entrusted. By the way, the leader of the other bandit forced you to join them secretly. I think you will also inquire about them and understand them these days. Can you Tell me what you know, and let me make a judgment."

Sighing, Mr. Kendo poured Kiel a glass of wine and let everyone eat first. After eating two mouthfuls, Mr. Kendo said to Keir: "I have asked a reliable friend. The other party is a group of bandits called 'Drop Hole'. There are quite a few of them. There are five of them in each leader. I heard that Their lair is in a cave deep in the forest, so the militia raids in the past few times have not cleaned them up, and their influence is still quite strong.

Of course, they are not the ones with the largest scale of bandits nearby. There are a few bandit gangs outside the county that are even larger, and they are all in remote mountains. They have not robbed our business road much. Generally, some relatively small bandit gangs are active nearby, causing trouble to all the caravans that come and go. "

Kiel muttered the name of 'Dropping Hole' in a low voice. After thanking Mr. Kendo, he reconfirmed with the other party the entrusted third-level reward. For Mr. Kendo, finding the location of the opponent's lair can only be regarded as the less bad one of the results.

He himself knew the upper level of the checkpoint, and then he managed to deal with the bandit den where the lair was discovered with his apparent strength, but this also meant that his nephew would definitely not survive.

Speaking of this, Mr. Kendo burst into tears. The guy from the chamber of commerce who was having dinner next to him explained that it turned out that the Simmons chamber of commerce was the property of Mr. Kendo’s family, but Mr. Kendo had no son himself and gave birth to several daughters. In the end, only his eldest brother finally gave birth to one after giving birth to several daughters. Male.

The nephew who was kidnapped by the robbers can actually be regarded as the next generation president of the Simmons Chamber of Commerce, so the other party specially tied him up, which is considered to be a weakness of Mr. Kendo.

If Keir failed to rescue Mr. Kendo's nephew, then Mr. Kendo had no choice but to mobilize his official power to eradicate the bandits. If Kiel can rescue the kidnapped person~www.readwn.com~Mr. Kendo will not need to spend so much effort, he will only tell all the chambers of commerce and caravans he knows what happened, so that the bandits After a long time, the bandits naturally have other things to be busy with, and their chamber of commerce also has a lot of work to do, so the two parties naturally act as if nothing happened.

In the end, Mr. Kendo warned Keir that although he had placed a bounty on those bandits, Keir himself had to grasp the level. It is very dangerous to eliminate the bandits alone. Those guys are inhumane for money. stuff, they'll drain the catch of all their wealth, and they won't give the catch a real chance to live.

Keir must accept it as soon as he sees it. Those bandits still have some skills.

After eating and inquiring about the information, Keir bid farewell to the Simmons Chamber of Commerce and asked them to wait for news from him these days and not make any rash moves for the time being.

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Looking at the Kiel warrior walking away, the rough-faced man closed the door of the chamber of commerce, and complained to his chairman: "President Simmons, can that kid succeed? He looks quite strong, but he is so young, don't be afraid The life of the vice president. I think we should look for a way to see if we can ask Lord Crowe, let the lord lead the militiamen in the county to wipe out the bandits, and maybe the vice president can be rescued."

Mr. Kendo also looked troubled, and sighed: "Wait a little longer, give that young man some time. It's useless to eliminate bandits. There are bandits everywhere in the mountains. As long as there are caravans on the road, the bandits will It can’t be wiped out. For our Chamber of Commerce, for our family, the most important thing is to save my nephew first. Others are not important.”

After a while of silence, he said again: "The rest is not important."