Chapter 43 Alliance

Asu Ruffat had never seen Rotia leave the flower street. He still remembered that the last time Rotia came here, he was accompanied by several other strangers (unknown as the temporary staff recruited by Rotia). This was an obvious warning and careful attitude. But this time she came alone.

It was obvious that Rotia had something to do. Because she didn't notice Ashrufate at all, she walked over to the edge of the street. Looking at the woman's footsteps, Ashrufate instinctively knew that something was going to happen. To be honest, he had always maintained a curious and vigilant attitude towards Rotia. He still remembered the price she offered last time. If it weren't for Ashrufate, but someone else, it would probably be difficult to refuse such a temptation. And why could Rotia offer such a price? Or, why should she think that Ashrufate is worth this price? In fact, even the price offered by Duke Byron through Essin is just a house in the city.

In addition, there is the mysterious woman who should have a close relationship with Rotia, Bloody Rose.

Someone pulled the hem of his robe. He lowered his head and saw that the little girl was pulling his clothes. The little girl looked unhappy.

"Why are you staring at that woman?" asked the little girl. As mentioned earlier, when Rotia walked by, it was not very far away from them, so the little girl could see clearly - she was a very beautiful woman, both in terms of dressing, figure and appearance. Both men and women have to admit this.

"That woman..." Ashu Rufate replied. "I know." He thought about it. Anyway, he set out to go back to the palace immediately and would definitely have to arrive after dark. So why not take this opportunity to see what happened? Or, what is going to happen. As for the little girl... it seems that it doesn't matter to bring her with her.

"I know? What does she have to do with you?" the little girl asked.

"Ah, the relationship between you and me is similar." Asu Rufate replied casually.

"What? She is also a queen?" This time it was the little girl's turn to be surprised.

"Ah, no." Ash Rufate replied. "But he is also considered one of my employers."

"What did you say..." the little girl wanted to speak, but Ashu Rufate raised a finger and said to her with a mysterious expression. "Do you want to have a small adventure?"

"adventure?"

"Well, though, you may see quite a terrible scene." Ash Rufate said. "Didn't you always want to know what kind of place your royal city is? This may also be an opportunity to see...a different side from today's market."

The little girl seemed to hesitate for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

Ashu Rufate stood up straight and looked at the warehouse not far away. This is a considerable building with obvious appearance characteristics. There are several such warehouses in Eagle City, most of which are officially owned and are used to store grain, pig iron and other low-priced but very important materials. This one is obviously not an official warehouse, but Ashu Rufate believes that the internal structure of all this type of warehouse should be the same.

This large warehouse is about four floors high, and there is a large door on the front. The door is open at this moment, and you can vaguely see the warehouse empty. However, there are several guards standing at the door of the warehouse, all of whom are burly men, and they are carrying obvious dance music. A little rational person can infer that such an empty warehouse will definitely not require so many guards - the only reasonable explanation is that this warehouse is regarded as a secret meeting place.

The surrounding terrain is wide, so it is impossible to quietly approach the gate in such a light environment. Of course, when Rotia enters, there is a great possibility that the gate will be closed.

There is another small door open at the height of the warehouse. This small door is connected to the top floor of another building next to the warehouse through a trestle. This small door is for easy viewing when the warehouse is full of supplies. Standing at that height, you can see the situation of the entire warehouse from a high place.

At this moment, a guard can be seen on the plank road leading to the small door.

"Follow me." Ashu Rufate smoothly entered the house next door. This was the office building of a chamber of commerce. It was off work time, so it was not difficult to get in. The difficulty was the guard standing on the trestle. It makes sense to arrange a person in this position: the trestle is narrow and cannot accommodate more people, so a guard is enough to stop those curious people. But if the guard is killed, then this matter is easy to be discovered.

The guard on the trestle was smoking idle at this time. There was no doubt that if his original purpose of standing here was to stop curious visitors, then this purpose had been clearly achieved - because no one came at all. The merchants might have been greeted, or perhaps they didn't care about it at all. In short, he had nothing to do here, and had to use cigarettes to kill time bored.

He didn't notice that someone bent down and sneaked up to the roof, and secretly approached with the cover of the edge of the roof. Not only that, when Ashu Rufate approached, the sentry even turned his head so that he could better light the cigarette.

It is actually very easy to deal with this sentry that is dereliction of duty, but it cannot be done simply... because if the sentry encounters an unexpected situation, it will be discovered by the guards below... The correct way is to use a rope... The problem is that there is no rope at hand now.

Ashu Rufate thought for a while, pulled out the sword from under the robe, and then used the sword to cut off a long piece of it at the hem of his robe.

...

Rotia walked towards the warehouse with great strides. Her clothes were so simple that she could not hide any large weapons. Perhaps because of this, the guards did not check on her, but made a gesture of "please enter". After Rotia entered the warehouse, the guards immediately observed around with high tension. However, at this time, it was just after heavy rain, and the time was indeed not too early, so there was no suspicious person in the nearby area - in fact, there was not even a personal figure.

The guards called each other a few secret codes, and then they began to close the warehouse door with vigilance. When Rotia came to the center of the warehouse, the door was closed tightly, and even a mouse could not slip in.

Seven or eight torches were lit on the surrounding walls, so the light here was not dark. She calmly began to look around. There were some messy debris in the warehouse, including a pile of used furniture. However, these things did not occupy a large area, so the entire warehouse still seemed empty.

On the wall of the warehouse, there are about two floors in height, with four windows open, and there is a small door at about four floors. However, this small door is not an entrance and exit, but an observation entrance for checking the storage of the warehouse. Because behind the door of the small door is a small wooden platform, the platform does not lead to the warehouse floor.

It's really like a cage. Once you enter here, unless the door is opened outside, normal humans will definitely not be able to leave.

While she was looking around, some figures began to appear from all directions. They emerged from the corners where they hid and formed a half-encirclement to her. However, this was completely unnecessary, because the door had been closed and had to be opened from outside. It had no meaning to surround or not.

Standing opposite Rotia were five or six men, including an old man with vicious and mean wrinkles on his face and a crutch in his hands, two middle-aged men with a dull eyes and medium figure, one with a scarf covering half of his face, and a bald man with a round head and fierce look. These people stood in a row, faintly centered on the old man, and faced Rotia.

"Rotyya, you are really here." said the old man.

"Isn't this your hope?" If Rotia was afraid in her heart, at least she didn't show it at all. "You came to me... rely on kidnapping my girls! It's really like something you scumbags would do."

"You..." The bald man wanted to speak, but the old man made a gesture. So the bald man closed his mouth unwillingly, but still glared at Rotia fiercely.

"In fact, we have no malice." said the old man. "It is a forced way to use such a method."

"Okay, since I'm here, then you should let the person go."

"Of course, we have actually let the person go," said the old man. "I did this when I found out that you were here. This is to show you my sincerity."

"Sincerity?" Rotia showed a sarcastic smile. "Well, since you asked me to come, I guess you didn't come to chat with me. Say it, I'll listen to what I have."

The old man frowned. He also made some hint because the bald man immediately took a step forward.

"Rotia, don't make this gesture in front of us." He said fiercely. "At least for now, you are alone."

"Oh? I'm really alone. Then, what are you going to do to me?"

"I remember you were a prostitute... But I promise you that I have a hundred means to make you hate yourself as a woman!" said the bald man in a vicious and contemptuous tone. "For example, you can try what it feels like to have a hundred men taking turns."

"Don't be rude." The old man said in time to stop it. However, anyone with discerning eyes could see that this was just a blushing and white-faced song. "Rotyya, we have no malice. We came to you mainly because we wanted to form an alliance with you."

“Alliance?”

"Well, now the Iron Eagle Gang has become a big concern for all of us. If we do nothing and continue like this... we will have to be swallowed up by that kid one by one. So I want to establish an alliance against him, which will be good for all of us. My suggestion has also been recognized by everyone." The old man said. "Now we hope you can join in too."

"Haha..." Rotia chuckled. "What are the benefits of me joining this alliance?"

"We will recognize your control over the entire Huabian District." The old man replied. "That is your territory. We will not do anything there unless you have permission. In addition, you can charge 10% of the tolls for any transactions that pass through your territory. If you have any trouble, you can also ask others to do it for you. Of course, this will require a reasonable fee or a suitable agreement."

"Haha...Hahahaha..." Rotia laughed, "Is it only this level? If there is only this level of benefit, then I think it's better to forget it. The alliance should have been voluntarily joined, right? The Iron Eagle Gang does not seem to have any threat to me, so I don't think it is necessary to join this alliance."

The bald man wanted to speak again, but the old man stopped him again.

"Okay, we respect your choice." The old man said. "You are right. The alliance should be voluntary, otherwise it will not be an alliance. However, you must stop providing funds to the Iron Eagle Gang. If you give him money... in fact, it is equivalent to supporting him to start a war against us."

"What if I say no?" said Rotia.
Chapter completed!