Chapter 83: 270,000 Gold Coin Reward

In a small tavern next to the Mercenary Guild in Fire Lizard City, travelers chatted noisily, filling the place with a bustling clamor.

Banogang sat in a corner of the tavern, sipping a beer that was neither good nor bad, as if waiting for someone.

Not long after, a person entered the tavern, looked around, saw Banogang, and walked over with a smile. "Hey, friend, you don't look too good." He signaled to the waiter, "A 'Shandy.'"

Banogang took out a small bag and placed it on the table, pushing it towards the person.

"Oh, what's this?"

Banogang said, "We agreed on it. The detailed information for that A-rank mission, 100 gold coins, with the other half paid upon completion."

The person took a large sip of beer from the waiter's tray and said, "I heard you didn't complete the mission."

"Ah, that's right," Banogang said. "The people from Blue Kudin Academy arrived there, and the person was already dead. But we agreed, didn't we? 100 gold coins is 100 gold coins. I can only blame my own lack of ability for not completing the mission."

The person chuckled and pointed at him, "Friend, I like you. I believe we will have many more opportunities to work together."

"Definitely. If you have any good missions, don't forget to contact me." Banogang raised his glass and clinked it with his.

"Got to go, I need to get back to work." The person put away the gold coins and threw a gold coin to the waiter, "Hey, I'll pay for this table." Then he left.

In a mayor's meeting room in another city, several Blue Kudin Academy supervisors were reading reports.

A female official said, "The initial investigation shows that both people were murdered. We questioned the students, and they all said they didn't see the killer. However, unexpectedly, we found that the decapitated man was Eijirushi Pipikan, the notorious 'Poison Scorpion' who committed rape and murder ten years ago and then disappeared. He was a wanted criminal in several neighboring countries."

"I've heard of him. I didn't expect him to be hiding in Datam."

The female official continued, "According to the two female students, they were stripped and left on the bed while drunk. We also compared the injuries on the deceased teacher and found that he had fought with 'Poison Scorpion.' It's likely that the teacher discovered 'Poison Scorpion's' indecent behavior, leading to the fight. However, we don't know if the teacher was killed by 'Poison Scorpion' or who killed 'Poison Scorpion.' Further investigation is needed."

"Are the students okay?" Daen was particularly concerned about this.

"They're all fine," the female official said. "The two girls were not sexually assaulted. The injured one has been sent for treatment. However, the child named Celeste Hesmingfen shows signs of fear when talking about the teacher's death."

A teacher said, "He might be traumatized by the teacher's gruesome death. Anyone would be shaken by such a scene."

Daen asked, "Have you told them about 'Poison Scorpion'?"

"We didn't plan to, but the mayor said they have the right to know and that it would be beneficial for them to be wary of strangers in the future, so we told them."

There was a knock on the meeting room door. A government employee brought in Hesmingfen and said, "I'm sorry to interrupt, but this student says he saw the killer of the teacher."

"Oh!" Daen asked Hesmingfen, "Didn't you say you didn't see anything?"

Hesmingfen said, "I was too scared, but now... now I'm not afraid anymore."

"What did the killer look like? Do you recognize him?"

Hesmingfen shook his head, "I only saw that he was a young man, wearing a red magic robe."

Everyone in the room was astonished, "A young man! Are you sure?"

"Um-hum." Hesmingfen nodded firmly, "After I woke up, I heard fighting, but I didn't dare to look. When the noise stopped, I peeked and saw him floating down from the sky. At that time, Uncle... Pipikan was already dead. I was too scared, so I closed my eyes again. Later, I only heard the fighting, and when it stopped, I opened my eyes again and saw the young man stab the teacher in the heart with a dagger, and Pipikan's head rolled to the side."

Everyone knew that the teacher had indeed been killed by a stab to the heart and had suffered multiple severe injuries, but it was unclear whether these injuries were inflicted by 'Poison Scorpion' or someone else.

"A young man?" A teacher thought for a moment, "About your age?"

Hesmingfen nodded again.

"It couldn't have been one of the students, right?" The teacher himself found it hard to believe, but he asked Hesmingfen with a smile, "I'm just guessing. Don't take it to heart. If you see that person again, would you recognize him?"

"I don't know," Hesmingfen said, "He was wearing a magic hat that covered his face."

Daen asked, "During the first fight, did you see who was fighting?"

"No, I only opened my eyes when the noise stopped and saw Pipikan walking into the stone house, apparently injured. Then the young man floated down."

"Okay." The teacher nodded and asked, "Have you told your friends about this?"

"Not yet."

The teacher said, "Good, don't tell them. We don't want them to worry unnecessarily, understand?"

"Um-hum, I understand."

"Alright, go rest. We'll call you if we need more information."

"Teacher Daen, what do you think about this?"

Daen thought for a moment and said, "I don't think a student could have done this. How could a child kill a high-level teacher and a more powerful person? However, we can't jump to conclusions. There are too many possibilities. The key is the young man in the red magic robe who killed the teacher. Once we find him, everything will be clear."

Next to the red magic robe, there were three large black cages containing a dragon beast, a drake, and a wyrm. Bingzhiye pushed his hat brim down and leaned against the wall, waiting patiently. This was in the backyard of a mercenary guild, not in Fire Lizard City but in a small town nearby.

The mission handler at the mercenary guild was carefully verifying the completion conditions on the mission form. Although the content to verify was just three magical beasts, for an S-rank mission, he had to be extremely cautious, as any mistake would be his responsibility.

After repeated confirmation, he looked at Bingzhiye with disbelief, "Tell me this isn't your work."

Bingzhiye smiled but said nothing.

The mission handler also smiled, "I knew it. This must have been done by your good friends, big brothers, and big sisters. You must have gotten your S-rank mercenary card this way."

Bingzhiye neither denied nor confirmed.

"400,000 work points, 270,000 gold coins, my goodness, that's enough to last you a lifetime." The mission handler signed the mission form and said, "Why didn't you sell these creatures yourself? If you found the right buyer, you could have gotten much more. Let me tell you, these three magical beasts have dragon blood. People who want these creatures aren't after their power, as their power isn't worth this much. They want the dragon blood. Even though it's diluted, you know dragon blood is very precious and useful. Keeping them and bleeding them periodically would be a continuous source of wealth, and you don't need the work points anymore."

Bingzhiye smiled, "I don't have the time for that, and I don't want to find other buyers."

"True, that would be a troublesome and time-consuming task. But by doing this, you're cutting off our guild's income. You know, the longer an S-rank mission stays posted, the more money it generates." The mission handler signed the form and handed it to an assistant, "Alright, wait a moment. We'll record the work points for this mission on your mercenary card and give you the 270,000 gold coin reward."

"Wait a moment." Bingzhiye took out another mission form from his clothes and handed it to him, "There's this mission too."

The mission handler smiled, "You've taken on quite a few missions. Oh, another A-rank mission. Let me see, let me see... Where's the mission item?"

Bingzhiye took a black wooden box from his backpack and handed it to him.

The mission handler opened it, quickly closed it, and looked at Bingzhiye meaningfully, "You're still doing this kind of thing?"

Bingzhiye's lips curled, "I'm just completing the missions you posted."

The mission handler said, "The mission item needs to be confirmed by the client. We'll send it to the mission poster via the guild's teleportation array, but it will take a few days. So I can't sign this form yet. Take it back for now."

Bingzhiye didn't take it, "I won't be staying here long, so give me a receipt for the mission item. Send the mission reward and items to my World Bank account, and deduct the handling fee from my reward. As for the work points, give me a voucher so I can redeem them later."

"Alright, no problem." The mission handler handed the items to the assistant, and Bingzhiye left with the 270,000 gold coin reward.

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