Do not confiscate my citizenship

Chapter 3 Lankey Can Play Contracts
Even though the golden color of dusk has long since disappeared completely, the night scene of the city-state illuminated by lights still reveals a beauty that is no less beautiful than before.

Beside the ancient buildings on both sides, pedestrians are wearing all kinds of clothes, with leisurely smiles on their faces.

A corner of a residential area hundreds of meters away from the city gate.

There was no light but the torches the guards had placed on the walls and the lamps coming from the windows of the inhabitants.

After Lankey's eyes adjusted to the darkness, he slowly approached his destination.

He could see something huddled under the wall at the corner—and there were a lot of huddled creatures.

A fragile-looking guy who was shaking from the cold.

Lan Qi continued to walk towards that place, and he could hear the voices of those lives.

"Meow~meow~"

Stopping, squatting down, he opened the lunch box in his hand.

Just like that, the fragrance starts to permeate.

And when Lan Qi threw the cooked chicken inside to the ground not far away, gradually some kittens began to approach him.

At this moment.

He didn't seem to notice at all that there was another figure sitting against the wall not far across the street. She looked like a homeless person in a slum.

Although this street corner is not a good place, it is lonely and there are only some wild cats.

But there were no other bums, and there were few guards.

Thalia hated humans, so it made her feel more comfortable here.

No one would have thought that such a girl dressed as a refugee would be a former demon princess.

Time just went by.

Almost all the kittens around were attracted by Lan Qi.

Lan Qi watched the cats eat with a happy face.

He learned from the housekeeper that Talia had been sleeping on the streets here for the past two days.

So before dinner, Lan Qi asked the chef in the house to prepare a sufficient amount of special aromatherapy chicken for him. Cats can eat it, and people taste it more delicious.

Then a little later, I deliberately found this place to pretend to feed the cat.

"..."

Although in the past few minutes, Lan Qi never looked at Talia.

But Thalia had already noticed this human who rashly broke into her "territory" early.

If he just stayed here honestly, Talia might treat him as air.

But why did that damned human feed wild cats with such high-grade meat?
Recalling her years of eating and sleeping in the wild, Thalia can only come to one conclusion in the end, even cats eat better than her.

Finally, she couldn't help but look towards Lan Qi.

But because of her dignity, she seemed unable to utter a word of reprimand for a while.

Can only stare at Lan Qi in death.

But Lan Qi still didn't notice her for a long time.

"Can you feed the cat somewhere else?"

She opened her mouth and said coldly.

Lan Qi raised his head in a daze, looked blankly in the direction of the voice, and after seeming to roughly understand the situation, he responded indifferently:

"I come to this place more often than you."

As if declaring his sovereignty, he was expressing the fact that "he often feeds cats here".

Talia snorted coldly when she heard this, and ignored him.

Because this human being really did not lie.

Lan Qi didn't say anything more.

What he just said was indeed true.

As an aborigine of this town, no matter how he came to this place, he was more diligent than Talia.

And Talia just came to this town not long ago, so naturally she wouldn't have seen whether Lan Qi had come here to feed the cat a few days ago.

But Thalia was a curmudgeon.

She hated Lan Qi, and she was unwilling to walk away and give up her position for two days.

Whoever backs down at this time will look like she has lost.

So she sat in a corner and tried to fall asleep while enduring her hunger.

And so it went for a little while.

"Can you give me a hand?"

Lan Qi's abrupt voice sounded in the quiet street.

Thalia slightly raised her head and looked in the direction of Lan Qi, making sure that he was talking to herself.

"what?"

Talia didn't want to talk to him at first.

But according to the rules of the human kingdom, since someone asks her for help, she must be paid.

She needs all kinds of rewards now.

"Help me feed the cat, don't let the big cat bully the little cat. I'm sleepy and want to go home and sleep."

After Lan Qi finished speaking, he raised the box in his hand and added,
"The more is yours."

"..."

Talia was silent.

If it's not a charity, but a deal, she can consider it.

However, for demons, following the trading rules is extremely important.

It's even a matter of their dignity.

The more noble the devil is, the more he would rather die than break the trading rules.

Even if this human doesn't know that she is a demon.

But as a member of the demon royal family, even if she really starved herself to death, she would never violate the trading rules and covet more food for kittens.

She mentally counted the cats, making sure she would end up with a little chicken.

"make a deal."

Thalia felt no problem accepting the deal.

Although she doesn't quite understand what pleasure humans can derive from the act of feeding cats.

Lan Qi temporarily covered the lunch box, put it on the ground, stood up, stretched his back, and left leisurely.

……

The next morning, the mansion of a wealthy merchant in this town.

Today is another day of self-discipline, getting up early, Lan Qi left home after breakfast.

The plants in the courtyard seem to be colored by the rising sun, and there are canaries singing in the surrounding trees.

Lan Qi, who was walking in the yard, couldn't help but feel happy.

However, as soon as he walked out of the courtyard door, he stopped in his tracks.

Because he saw that Thalia was sitting across the street, as if squatting on him.

But he wasn't panicking at all.

Talia was unlikely to find out what he was doing so quickly.

Thalia in the distance quickly walked in front of Lan Qi, and behind Lan Qi, the guard standing at the gate of the mansion suddenly became vigilant.

Lan Qi raised his hand to signal the guard not to be nervous.

It's useless to be nervous, if she wants to kill, no one here can stop her.

"Box."

She just raised her hand and handed Lan Qi the lunch box containing the chicken from last night.

The reason why she came to Lanqi so quickly was because she could find out about the deeds of this not-so-famous nobleman by casually inquiring about the "boy with black hair and green eyes" in this town.

However, she always felt that what the people in the town called the rich son was a bit inconsistent with the boy she saw with her own eyes.

Although he looks a little stupid and lazy, at least he doesn't look like a curmudgeon human being.

"You can sell it, I have no intention of getting it back."

Lankey looked at her suspiciously.

The high-end tableware at home can be sold for at least half a pound.

"That's outside the deal."

Talia said blankly.

Lan Qi nodded when he heard the words, and reached out to take the box.

This demon princess must have put in a lot of effort to pretend to be a human being, and she strictly enforced the rules and regulations of human society.

Before Lan Qi could say anything, Talia turned around without a pause and left indifferently.

"Didn't you eat much?"

Lan Qi looked at Thalia, who was only left behind in a dark gray cloak for a moment, and asked.

"I've honored our deal."

Talia said without looking back.

"That's it."

Lan Qi lowered his head, looked at the box and said to himself.

The demon seemed to be emphasizing that this was a "deal" rather than a "favor".

Her arrogance does not allow anyone to give her charity, and she does not want to repay any kindness. She knows very well that what is free is actually the most expensive.

Then his little calculation of wanting to give Talia a favor was shattered.

Even the box that might become a "favor trap" was returned immediately.

Lan Qi sighed, and handed the lunch box to the guard beside him.

Sure enough, it is far from easy to offset the "hatred with her" by "giving favor to Talia".

but.

All this is within his expectations at present.

Lan Qi signaled to the guards behind him not to be on guard, he was going to talk to the lady alone.

The guard did not dare to say anything, and followed Lan Qi's instructions to guard the gate of the mansion.

Then Lan Qi trotted and followed Thalia.

Thalia turned her head and looked at the human who came to her again, her expression became a little puzzled.

She didn't understand what this weak guy, who didn't seem to be low in status, wanted to do.

"I want to make another deal with you, and I guarantee its fairness with the family's reputation."

Lan Qi spoke respectfully and politely.

Thalia's golden eyes stared at Lan Qi, as if they were about to penetrate into his pupils.

Not a lie.

She has the magic to judge the authenticity of the other party's words.

And had a trading experience.

It seems that this rich human being is not too bad, and should be able to give her the reward she needs now.

"tell me the story."

Talia stopped and responded.

"The next thing about the transaction, I hope you don't ask me why."

Lan Qi's expression became a little serious.

Thalia nodded.

She didn't need to investigate much, because no one could lie to her.

"There is a guy in this town who wants to kill me. So I want to entrust you to help me watch out for suspicious people near my house, and help me eliminate dangers and protect me. I will give you corresponding rewards."

Lan Qi looked a little embarrassed, he did not hide the worry in his eyes, and looked directly at Talia.

"It's not difficult."

After listening to Lan Qi's proposal, Talia was convinced that what he said was true,
"Your family should be very rich and powerful in this town, and there should be no shortage of people in the family to protect your safety."

She thought for a while, then looked at the not-so-weak guard in the distance, and raised her doubts to Lan Qi.

"Because the killer may be around me, I can't absolutely trust anyone around me, so I need as much and reliable insurance as possible."

Lankey looked like he had a crush on Talia.

His eyes did not hide his appreciation for Talia, because Talia returned the box honestly, and did not prejudice him at all because of his identity, status, or rumors.

"So you think I'm more reliable than those guards around you?"

Thalia seemed to acquiesce to the fact that she wasn't weak.

She understood that Lan Qi had the unique vision of some shrewd businessmen.

"Relatively speaking, yes."

Lankey nodded.

"It's expensive to hire me."

Thalia just said so.

She has been judging the truth of every sentence of this human being.

But he hasn't lied to her so far.

Of all the humans she had met so far, this was rare.

According to her judgment, he should belong to the kind of honest, upright and kind human being, and he should be a good trading partner.

"3 pounds a day, as long as you stay in this city, this agreement will take effect."

Lan Qi had already taken out a "Wilford Chamber of Commerce" check and a pen from his pocket.

It seems that the one pound and half pound gold coins are too troublesome for him to carry.

Generally, 30 pounds is enough to support an ordinary family on the Nanwantina border of the Hutton Kingdom for a year.

Talia was visibly stunned.

Not only was he overwhelmed by Lan Qi's rich man temperament.

For her, who hadn't encountered the currency of "pound" for a long time, and was still a black household in the kingdom, this was an irresistible deal.

But she has absolute confidence in her own strength.

So this is not a "favor", but a "deal".

The most important thing is that she also has the initiative to terminate this transaction, which will not affect her freedom.

"……make a deal."

Thalia whispered.

"Then trouble you."

Lan Qi directly handed both the checkbook and the pen to Talia, making her stunned again.

Thalia looked down at the check in her hand thoughtfully.

Means, let me fill in the numbers on it every day, and then cash it out?

Sure enough, a rich and generous human being.

There are also many qualities such as kindness and integrity.

However, this kind of human is often the most incompatible with their demons.

……

At this moment, Lan Qi turned around and was walking towards the other side of the street.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he could hardly hold back his smile.

Talia still doesn't know that the person who wants to kill Lan Qi is herself.

At that time, even if Talia finds out the truth that Lan Qi hunted her familiar, she will not be able to attack Lan Qi.

Because she has to follow such a rule——

"As long as she is in this city, she must protect Lan Qi, and then get 3 pounds of money every day"!
(End of this chapter)