Chapter 696: A Gifted Ugly (1/2)
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.
“Mister Kayton, don’t listen to his nonsense. This kid is merely a lowgod who only recently arrived on Elysium. There's no way he could be in possession of three midgod divine weapons except through unjust means. All the divine weapons he sold were plundered from the valley. It must be so!” the green-haired man rebuked. Two hundred black crystal coins was also a small fortune for them. Of course they wouldn’t be willing to let Han Shuo have it for nothing.
Obviously, Kayton was partial towards the green-haired man and nodded after hearing his argument, saying, “Anito’s words make sense. There is no way that you could come to possess not only one but three midgod divine weapons through proper channels, therefore they must have been acquired from that valley. Enough, just take out two hundred black crystal coins and you may leave. There’s no need to quibble!”
“You are being prejudiced!” Han Shuo coldly groaned. He continued, “Please be impartial. When I sold those divine weapons, I was with Miss Donna of the House of Lavers. You can ask her about the specific details and find out if I’m telling the truth!”
“Miss Donna of the House of Lavers?” that person named Kayton was stunned. He soon turned to look at Anito with puzzled gazes and asked, “Was Miss Donna there as well?”
“I, I’m not sure,” Anito was somewhat hesitant. He had merely received a tip-off from a shopkeeper working in the weapon shop and he had not investigated the matter thoroughly. Now when he heard that Donna of the Lavers Family was involved, he immediately realized that Han Shuo might not be such an easy target.
The Sainte Family was, without a doubt, the most influential family in the City of Shadows. Although Anito and Kayton were pretty much members of the House of Sainte, their positions were far short of the real members of the family. If even Erebus would need to give some face to the Lavers Family, as mere subordinates of Erebus, of course they had to be careful and take precautions in dealing with their associates.
“Alright, I will decide on your case after further investigation,” after hearing Han Shuo mention Donna’s name and seeing that Anito appeared hesitant, Kayton thought for a moment and decided not to rush in handing his judgment before fully understanding the case.
It was at this point that Han Shuo truly came to understand Donna’s words. Useless was it to even be a highgod of great power; without authority, influence, or backing of a major family clan, you would run into all kinds of troubles or inconveniences when performing most tasks. Han Shuo came to recognize just how much of a deterrence a big family had from dealing with this officer. If Donna wasn’t there to be his witness, Han Shuo would likely have to suffer a big financial loss.
“You stay here. We will ascertain the situation very soon,” Anito stood up and walked towards the door irritatedly. He was feeling extremely annoyed as he originally thought that Han Shuo was a nonentity with no connection. He did not expect that Han Shuo would be close to someone as influential as Donna, which had certainly thrown off his plan.
Pow! But before Anito could walk out from the hall, suddenly he was sent flying in reverse and crash landed beside Han Shuo.
“Who are you? How dare you make trouble at the Third Corps. Are you impatient to seek death?” Kayton was enraged. He slapped his table and stood up. Immediately, twenty or so divine guards rushed from every corner of the hall. All of the divine guards were midgods.
“Yeah I’m here to seek death. Come and kill me you bunch of fools!” the piercing voice of a young female sounded. As soon as she finished those words, a young and ugly woman with messy light-purple colored hair entered through the door. She had a face shaped like an irregular square, a small nose, thick lips, a pair of triangular eyes, and dark green pigmentation on her skin. She was ugly, even borderline frightening, no matter which way one spun it.
However, if one were to ignore her face and merely focus their eyes on her body, they would find a graceful, curvaceous, and wonderful figure that only an extraordinary beauty should possess.