They all call me master

The carriage stopped at the edge of the Shire District, adjacent to the Duo District.

Opening his umbrella, Arthur stepped out of the carriage and immediately saw the gray and damaged spire of the building in the distance - it was the most famous building in the Duo District, and it was also the core of Nanlos during the Holy Empire: the temple.

However, with the disintegration of the Holy Empire, the core of Nanlos has already shifted from the Duo District to the Shire District.

All that was left was the temple that still looked towering.

"We found him outside 'Rat Street'!"

"At that time, he was fighting with a dog for food!"

Wiggins led the way and introduced the situation at the time.

Mouse Street is the collective name for a dozen streets in the block west of the church in the Duo District. Compared with other places in the Duo District that are full of factories, the lowest level of South Los Angeles lives here. Just like the name of 'Mouse Street', it is alive and well. The people here are all rats that everyone hates.

Most of the bankrupt people in South Los Angeles will gather here with their last bit of stubbornness.

Until completely dead.

Or choose to leave.

In addition to bankrupts, there are refugees from outside who can sneak into the city. They are one of the unstable factors in Nanlos.

Of course, it's nothing compared to the criminals hiding here.

These guys are the real pain in the ass.

You never expect to catch these guys on Rat Street.

Because the Rat Street on the surface is not just the dozens of streets you can see, there are also ‘streets’ extending in all directions underground, and that is the real Rat Street.

If you don't have someone with you, you will get lost when you enter it, and then...

Being 'eaten'.

Outsiders are extremely welcome in the eyes of real 'rats'.

These are all Arthur learned from the memories of his predecessor.

Old Charlie told his predecessor more than once not to go near Mouse Street without any reason. If he must come to Mouse Street, he must be accompanied by a family member, whether it is Uncle Drake or Aunt Cassandra. The best one is of course the old man. Charlie himself.

In the memory of his predecessor, old Charlie looked extremely serious when he gave instructions.

As a result, the predecessor suppressed his curiosity and only heard about Mouse Street, but never really visited it.

Arthur is also very curious, but he is more rational than his predecessor. He knows very well what kind of darkness is hidden in this kind of "no-nothing zone".

He will never set foot there before he becomes truly powerful.

At the same time, Arthur also glanced at Wiggins in surprise.

‘Being able to find people from outside ‘Rat Street’, Wiggins’ influence on the streets is greater than imagined! ’

Arthur had no qualms about this.

On the contrary, Arthur was happy about it.

For Arthur now, the greater the influence Wiggins has on the street, or the greater his power, the more helpful he will be.

As for the day when Wiggins’ power on the streets exceeds expectations?

Arthur wasn't worried.

Wiggins is developing his own power, will he stop moving forward?

He is also moving forward.

Moreover, it is definitely faster than Wiggins.

Arthur never thinks too highly of himself, let alone underestimates others.

He just has the confidence to continue working with Wiggins.

“What is Mouse Street really like?”

Scott, who was following him, couldn't help but asked curiously.

Wiggins, who was walking at the front, slowed down for a beat, and then said in a low voice.

"hell."

Immediately, the young reporter shrank his neck.

But curiosity has not completely dissipated.

For any reporter, Mouse Street has an inexplicable attraction.

"Just kidding!"

"Mouse Street is a place where a group of poor people gather. There is nothing good about it. However, if you want to go, you can hire me to take you in - 5 ropes at a time."

"Of course, what you saw inside can never be reported."

Wiggins, who turned his head and glanced at Scott, knew exactly what the young reporter was thinking and immediately opened his mouth to speak.

"Can't you report it?"

The young reporter had a sad look on his face.

"You're not the first reporter to want to write about Rat Street, but why has no newspaper ever published a story about Rat Street?"

Wiggins shrugged.

There were some words that Goldfinger did not say, but the young reporter guessed it and immediately stopped worrying about issues related to Mouse Street.

Undoubtedly, although news is important, lives are more important.

After walking along the muddy road for another five minutes, the three of them arrived at a house. Wiggins pushed open the door.

In the room, there were three boys of fourteen or fifteen years old, each holding a stick. Although their clothes were shabby and their bodies were thin, their eyes were extremely fierce, especially when the beggar behind them cowered. The older children are more aggressive.

When they saw Wiggins pushing through the door, the three boys put down their sticks and their eyes softened.

"Boss!"

The three of them greeted Wiggins and looked at Arthur and Scott with curious eyes.

"This is Mr. Kratos."

To Arthur, Wiggins raised his hand quite politely, but to the young reporter, he pointed casually.

"This is Scott."

After Arthur nodded to the three and a half-year-old children, he walked towards the beggar.

Arthur never underestimates people from the street, especially children who are half-grown, and treats them with caution - because you don't know what they will do when they are young.

Curiosity and impulsiveness are the hallmarks of this age.

Being brave and aggressive is a label that comes from a street background.

The combination of the two is unscrupulous.

The beggar's still cowering expression despite his stupidity and the injuries on his face proved this - Arthur believed that this was already the result of Wiggins' control.

Otherwise, this beggar will be even worse.

However, Arthur still frowned.

The beggar in front of him was indeed the beggar he had seen before, but this beggar was not the beggar he was looking for.

To put it simply, the beggar's appearance has not changed, but the 'person' hidden inside is no longer there.

Not only is it impossible for a truly mysterious person to be beaten like this without fighting back, but also because the vague feeling of uneasiness is gone.

Except for the last time when he faced the beggar and his [death intuition] began to flash after the other party made a move, when the beggar first appeared outside No. 2 Kirk Street, he also felt uneasy in the bottom of his heart. .

Now, it's gone.

Arthur trusted his feelings very much.

‘Possessed and then left? ’

‘The fear of puppets directly made the other party give up this body? ’

Arthur guessed.

As for the other party's death?

Arthur would never think about it. With the strength shown by the other party, how could he die so easily?

Being scared away was already Arthur's bold guess.

"Mr. Kratos, what's wrong?"

Wiggins saw something was wrong with Arthur and asked immediately.

"Nothing, you did a great job!"

Arthur smiled and shook his head, took out a 1-gold ticket and put it in Wiggins' hand.

He himself didn't really understand the mysterious side and extraordinary power, so he naturally wouldn't blame Wiggins for arresting the wrong person.

And if the other party has worked hard, they should be rewarded as they should.

This is not only about the identity of both parties, but also about future cooperation - Arthur hopes that the other party will serve him wholeheartedly in the future.

Therefore, he took out one of the 10 1-denomination gold tickets left by old Charlie.

Although Arthur also had 12 suos and 3 zeros in change, how could a golden ticket have any impact among a bunch of suos and zeros?

In fact, when Arthur took out a golden ticket, the eyes of the three and a half-year-old children next to him were all wide-eyed, and Wiggins was also full of surprise.

In Wiggins's mind, this trip and even the following 'jobs' were compensation for Arthur letting him go, and he did not dare to ask for remuneration at all.

Moreover, in the bottom of Wiggins' heart, he hopes that after several compensations, he can successfully escape Arthur's control, or that the two parties can cooperate with each other in a new identity.

But now looking at this golden ticket, Wiggins hesitated.

In the end, Wiggins chose to take the golden ticket.

He knew that it was the most correct thing for him to cooperate with each other in a new identity.

But, he is short of money.

In addition to the three boys beside him, Goldfinger also has some subordinates to support. In addition, he has to pay protection fees to those gangs on a regular basis. He has been struggling to make ends meet.

However, those gangs have recently increased his protection fee, which suddenly put Wiggins in crisis.

He must pay the gang's protection fee.

Unless he doesn't want to live anymore.

Therefore, even though he knew that after receiving the golden ticket, his relationship with Arthur would remain the existing 'up and down' relationship, he still chose to accept the golden ticket.

Arthur looked at Wiggins who took the golden ticket with a smile on his face. Just when he was about to say something, a series of footsteps of boots stepping on muddy water rang in his ears...

And, getting closer.