From Prisoner to Si Chen

Early the next morning, Mr. Oystercatcher, who lived in room "302" next door, knocked on Gillan's door.

"Good morning, Mr. Snow Owl." The sturdy man greeted him and handed over a small paper bag with a smile. "I went to Cook's Pawn Shop yesterday and asked a few friends to sell your things."

"Thank you very much." Jilan took the small paper bag and solemnly thanked him.

After he asked questions at the dinner table yesterday, Mr. Oystercatcher offered to help. Naturally, Gillan would not refuse, so he handed over all the gold weapons and firearms he had collected.

I never thought that in just one day, the other party would get rid of them all.

Facing Gillan's thanks, Mr. Oystercatcher smiled and waved his hand.

"You're welcome, we are all members of the collective, and we should help each other... But unfortunately, the quality of the two gold bars is not high, so the price at the pawn shop is a bit low."

"It doesn't matter, as long as it can be sold," Gillan said.

"Just don't mind. In that case, I won't bother you. Tomorrow is the 'movie day', so I'll go back to the clinic first."

Mr. Oystercatcher said his goodbyes with a hearty smile and went downstairs to leave.

Ji Lan watched his back disappear and slowly closed the door.

After a brief interaction yesterday, he probably figured out some basic information about the four members of the "Recording Meeting"... The identity of the host, Mr. Stork, is relatively mysterious. Although he opened the "Swan Cafe" downstairs, he has almost no Will show up, but the dragon will never see its end.

Miss Sparrow is the daughter of a wealthy family, Mr. Oystercatcher is a dentist, and Miss Seagull is suspected to be a government official whose father is a high-ranking official in Brak City.

The four of them do not live in the apartment all the time on weekdays. They will only get together after receiving Mr. Stork's code or on the agreed "meeting days" and "movie viewing days".

Gillan is an exception.

He is currently wanted with a reward on his head, and the police station is searching for him everywhere, so he can only temporarily hide in the apartment... Fortunately, the intensity of the search in the rich area is obviously much smaller than that in the poor area, and the police station will not investigate until there is conclusive evidence. Easily break into private homes.

This can be regarded as one of the asylum conditions agreed by Mr. Stork.

Gilan walked to the desk in the room, pulled out the chair, sat down, and gently opened the paper bag.

Inside were some bills and coins, as well as a handwritten note.

He picked up the note and looked at it:

"Gold watch, 9 Caesars and 10 pfennig; 2 inferior gold bars, total weight 7.6 ounces, 16 Caesar and 5 pfennig; 2 Borchardt pistols, plus 6 full magazines, 2 Caesar and 5 pfennig... A total of 27 caesar and 20 pfennig.”

Ji Lan counted the money and belongings, and they were exactly the same as those on the note.

He nodded secretly. The price was only a little lower than his estimate, but after all, he was in a hurry to make a move, so it was reasonable. It was Mr. Oystercatcher's enthusiasm and efficiency that impressed him.

Gilan opened the iron box containing the money and counted all the money he had on him.

Not counting some melange and pence coins, there were a total of 296 Caesars and 34 pfennigs.

'Although this is a lot of money, I didn't expect that "mercury batteries" are so expensive... If I want to explore film on my own, it will cost a lot, so I have to save some money. ’

Gillan thought.

He took out a sum of money and put it in his pocket, then put on his hat and left the room.

When I went down to the first floor, I didn't see any other members. Only old Jerry was sitting alone on the sofa reading the newspaper. After he caught a glimpse of Gilan, he smiled and said hello:

"Good morning, Mr. Snowy Owl. Mr. Stork asked me to give this to you."

With that said, Old Jerry took out an envelope bag from under the coffee table and handed it over.

"I gave you a forged identity certificate. Now you are an employee of the Swan Cafe for the time being, but don't worry, you don't have to actually work there."

"Thank you. Thank you for taking the trouble, Mr. Stork."

Gillan took the envelope and thanked him.

Then, he took out two "10" Caesar gold foil bills from his pocket and put them on the coffee table.

"This is a team expense that needs to be paid. Please pass it to Mr. Stork for me."

"Okay, no problem." Old Jerry smiled and put the money away, then pointed to the kitchen and said: "I prepared some breakfast, including toast bread, marmalade, croquettes and pigeon pie. Would you like some, sir?" ?Or do you need a hot cup of coffee or cocoa?"

"Thank you. I want to go out for a walk first and buy some changes of inner and outer clothing and supplies."

Gillan declined and asked Jerry Sr. for a gauze mask.

He put on a mask, covering his mouth and nose, exposing only his eyes, then lowered the brim of his black felt hat and walked out of the apartment door.

Looking at the bright sky outside, Jilan was in a good mood.

He stretched out his healthy legs and felt the wonderful mobility brought by soundness.

This was the first time since he time traveled that he felt relaxed and happy.

Although this kind of relaxation is still "shackles", and the "shackles" come from the wanted and bounties, at least, compared to the pressure of escape in the slums, it is obviously much freer now.

‘Thank you for being a new student, I will cherish every wonderful day. ’

Jilan secretly thought.

Next, he didn't go too far. He just found a clothing store on Third Street in Horst, where his apartment was located, and bought two sets of white shirts, suit trousers and ties, and a brown trench coat.

In addition, there are two pairs of leather shoes, several pairs of socks, several sets of underwear, a set of pajamas and a wallet.

These cost almost 6 caesar in total.

Gilan hopes that he can live like a human being and live with dignity, and he is willing to spend the money.

Moreover, such a middle-class dress can better disguise him.

It didn't take him much time to buy clothes and supplies, but Gilan didn't want to stay outside longer and went home quickly.

On the roadside not far from the coffee shop, he saw a little girl selling flowers.

The girl is eleven or twelve years old. She has two braids and is very cute. But judging from her clothes, her family was not wealthy. Gillan guessed that her parents worked as servants or shop assistants in wealthy areas.

"Sir, buy a bouquet of flowers for your beloved girl."

The girl squatted on the side of the road, her eyes lit up when she saw Jilan approaching, and she shouted with a smile.

Jilan held the shopping bag in her hand, looked down at the flower basket in front of her, and said softly:

"How do you sell these flowers?"

"A red rose with 5 plum blossoms, a tulip and a lily with 3 plum blossoms, a carnation and a sunflower with 2 plum blossoms, and Margaret with 1 plum blossom."

The girl quoted her price skillfully and stared expectantly at the tightly wrapped man in front of her.

"I want them all."

Ji Lan took out a gold coin and put it into the girl's palm. With her stunned expression, she bent down and picked up the flower basket, then turned and left.

"First...sir!"

"What's wrong, isn't it enough?" Gilan stopped, turned his head, and his voice came from the mask.

The girl timidly said: "You gave me a lot more, I haven't given you any change yet..."

"It's your tip, go home quickly."

Ji Lan shook his head and walked away without looking back.

The girl showed surprise on her face and shouted from behind:

"Thank you, kind sir! Your sweetheart will love it!"

Ji Lan didn't seem to hear it, but secretly said in his heart:

‘Thank you to the new student, these flowers are the reward given to yourself today. ’