Chapter 696 - A Gifted Ugly
GDK 696: A Gifted Ugly
Han Shuo immediately understood what the matter was after hearing the words of that green-haired man in a towering rage. However, Han Shuo refused to confess to his crimes. He forced a smile and said, “What are you talking about? I couldn’t catch what you are saying.”
“Despicable fella, you plundered all the valuables from those deceased. You had the guts to do it but why don’t you have the guts to admit it?”
“I didn’t do it. What is there for me to admit?”
“Those things you sold to that divine weapon shop obviously came from the deceased inside the valley. Someone from the shop tipped it off to me. Just admit it already.”
Han Shuo suddenly went silent after hearing those words. He did not expect that those divine weapons would still get him into trouble even though Donna had personally accompanied him to broker the transaction. Seeing that there was no room for denial, Han Shuo creased his brows and contemplated for a moment before he asked, “So what do you want?” This wasn’t that big of a crime and Han Shuo did not think that they could do much about it.
“Nothing much. Those things were sold for a total of three hundred black crystal coins. You must come with us to sort out everything. In addition, in accordance with the rules, a portion of the crystal coins will be forfeited. After that, this will be over,” said the green haired man with a smirk after Han Shuo admitted to his crimes.
There were around ten divine guards with midgod strengths surrounding Han Shuo. These divine guards were directly under the command of Erebus, one of the seven chief divine guards of the City of Shadows. As Erebus was a member of the Sainte Family, the most powerful family clan in the City of Shadows, while Han Shuo was still new to the city and possessed no influence, he had no choice but to follow the green haired man to the Third Corps of City of Shadows Divine Guards which was under the command of Erebus.
Naturally, Erebus would not bother himself with a matter as trivial as this. After arriving at the Third Corps, that green haired man took Han Shuo to a hall filled with books and scrolls. There, a middle-aged man with white hair and a solemn face interrogated Han Shuo about the matter. After Han Shuo described his account once through, that white-haired middle-aged man said, “As per the rules, you must pay two-thirds of the crystal coins to them, which is two hundred black crystal coins.”
“Of those divine weapons sold, the three midgod divine weapons belonged to me. I did not plunder them from that place. The three midgod divine weapons were worth two hundred fifty black crystal coins. Please take that into account,” Han Shuo immediately raised an objection.
Perhaps because of her ugly appearance, Carmelita had an extremely strange temperament and was very hard to get along with. But since she possessed valiant strength, and her father was the patriarch of the Sainte Family, and since she was highly regarded by the Sainte Family, no one in the City of Shadows dared to mess with her. She was an exceedingly unique character in the City of Shadows.
“Where is Erebus? I’m looking for him!” Carmelita shot a glare at the divine guards with her triangular eyes before asking impatiently.
“His Lordship is still pursuing Brovst, one of the leaders of the godhunters. He will not be at the Third Corps for a while,” Kayton replied solemnly and respectfully.
“Goddamnit, he’s not around whenever I’m looking for him. He must be avoiding me!” Carmelita cursed loudly. When she was about to leave, she suddenly turned to Han Shuo and said in an amused manner, “Is it you who tried to observe me with your soul a moment ago? You are merely a lowgod but your soul energy is rather strange. I’m quite surprised that you managed to escape from my soul capturing. What is your name? What are you doing here?”
Han Shuo was astonished and did not anticipate that Carmelita was so powerful that she was able to detect the probing of his consciousness in an instant. He remarked to himself that highgod souls were indeed very mighty and that he had to be more cautious and less reckless the next time.
Before Han Shuo could open his mouth, Kayton described the whole story once through to Carmelita in a fawning manner, “His name is Bryan. He’s here to assist with our investigation. Here’s the story…”
“Bryan… Bryan… Hmm, this name sounds quite familiar. I think someone mentioned this name to me recently… Thats right! Donna! It was Donna! I remember it now, Donna told me about you!” Carmelita cried out softly and she started to size up Han Shuo with her pair of triangular eyes, causing Han Shuo’s hair to stand on end.
After a while, Carmelita’s eyes lit up as though she recalled something. She suddenly invited, “You come with me. I want your help for a task.”
“Huh? What would you need me for?” Han Shuo asked, stunned at the unexpected request.
“It doesn’t matter. You will find out by then!” Carmelita was a person who acted as she said. She grabbed Han Shuo and started pulling him towards the exit. She seemed to have long forgotten that she was a young lady.
“Your Ladyship, this person is still under investigation!” Kayton hastily said with a bitter smile when he saw Carmelita pulling Han Shuo away.
“It’s just a minor case. What is there to bother for that bit of spoils? Erase the case for me. Any problem?” Carmelita did not bother to look at Kayton when replying to him.
“Er, no, no problem!” Karton hastily replied.
After Carmelita left with Han Shuo, Kayton turned to Anito and said, “Well, stop looking into it and forget about it!”
Anito forced a smile and sighed, “Of course, I have no other choice. Why am I so unlucky!”