Chapter 8 Act IV - 2

Lawrence thought that such a hope was upon him. However, when he looked up, he saw an expression of disbelief and contempt. "I always thought that if Mr. Lawrence was in trouble, maybe I could do a little bit. After all, you have helped me earn money several times. However, I think that even a businessman should follow God's teachings, Qingqing Be a man in vain, and show your sincerity to The other side looks. " Although Lawrence didn't understand the meaning of the boss, he desperately wanted to explain. When he was about to speak, he was blocked by the businessman who was good at rushing to speak.

"When you are running around and want to rely on the sympathy of others to borrow money, you still bring a woman along with you? You have to be a little restrained in fooling others. The quality of the Ron Chamber of Commerce is getting worse and worse." After hearing this, Lawrence froze, and the door of the business house was also tightly closed at this moment. Lawrence could not go forward, nor could he go back. He even forgot how to inhale and how to exhale. The closed gate was as silent as a door painted on a stone wall.Presumably, the gate must be extremely cold to the touch, and must weigh as heavy as a rock.This door that is no longer open also means that all the contacts Lawrence has in this town are cut off.

There is no place to borrow money now. Lawrence left the gate unconsciously, and his shaking body backed away without authorization.When he realized it, he was already standing in the middle of the road. "Don't stand in the middle of the road!" Lawrence was scolded by the groom who was driving the carriage, and he dodged like a wild dog, and finally got to the side of the road. What should I do?What should I do?What should I do? These words kept interlacing in front of my eyes. "You, are you okay?" Holo's voice woke Lawrence up. "Your face is pale, let's go back to the hotel first."

In the next moment, Lawrence found himself pushing away Holo's worried hand. "It's fine if you're not here—" Lawrence scolded loudly, and by the time he found out that he was wrong, it was too late. Holo looked at Lawrence with a painful expression as if being pierced by thousands of arrows, and then slowly put down the hand that was hanging in mid-air because there was nowhere to go. After that, there was neither anger nor sadness on Holo's face, she lowered her head expressionlessly. "Um... sorry..." Although Holo managed to squeeze out her voice to say this, she didn't extend the hand that Lawrence pushed away again.

"Ah, damn it..." Lawrence could do nothing but curse himself. The voice in his head kept scolding Lawrence for his excessive behavior. "...Let's go back to the hotel first." Holo said softly, and walked away without looking at Lawrence. Holo could hear even talking inside the building.She must have heard the conversation between Lawrence and the boss clearly as if she was standing by. In this way, Holo must have a great sense of responsibility in her heart, so great that she even wants to run away.It goes without saying that Holo ran with Lawrence because she was worried.

Still, Holo doesn't apologize casually or look confused that her actions backfired: she's concerned about Lawrence instead.Lawrence understood that Holo's behavior was the most appropriate judgment, and because he understood, he felt that he shouldn't treat Holo like that. Looking at the petite figure gradually disappearing into the crowd, Lawrence couldn't find the words to stop her, nor did he have the courage to stop her. Lawrence cursed himself again. If Goddess of Fortune really existed, Lawrence could not wait to punch her beautiful face right now. As a result, on this day, Lawrence did not return to the hotel until the roadside stalls that could only be opened after sunset were closed.

Although Lawrence would have liked to have a good drink, he didn't have that much money and he thought it would be despicable. It was impossible for him to show up in front of Holo drunk enough to say anything. Although he did not drink, Lawrence did not return to the hotel until so late, because he visited many business houses after that. Lawrence even went around raising money with the idea that as long as he threw away all his pride and dignity and begged, the other party would definitely agree to borrow money because he thought it was troublesome. In the end Lawrence borrowed three Lumiones from four people, three of whom told him he would not have to pay them back.In this way, it should not be difficult to imagine how Lawrence borrowed money from the other party.

However, three Lumiones are certainly far from forty-seven Lumiones.Lawrence had to try to make money with the three Lumiones as the principal for the rest of the time.That doesn't mean things are getting better.In order to raise this principal, Lawrence personally destroyed extremely important and necessary interpersonal relationships in the business. At this point, the possibility of making money in the normal way is almost zero. However, before thinking about this question, Lawrence had to do one thing first.Before trying to make money, one thing must be tried to redeem.It was precisely because Lawrence thought so that he borrowed money everywhere regardless of the consequences.

The tactile sensation when she subconsciously pulled away Holo's hand reappeared, and her chest throbbed like a direct hit to the heart. When Lawrence entered the lobby of the hotel, he saw the sleepy face of the boss at the bar, who almost couldn't help yawning.It is a rule in Reubenhagen that the proprietor cannot go to bed until all the lodgers of the hotel have returned.After twelve o'clock in the evening, if If the lodger did not come back, the boss must notify the security team. This is a countermeasure to prevent thieves or criminals from coming to the city to do bad things.

"You came back so early." Lawrence ignored the boss's sarcastic greeting and walked towards the room. The room is on the third floor.Lawrence didn't want to think that Holo might have gone somewhere else before returning to the hotel. After taking two deep breaths, he stretched out his hand to open the door. Lawrence thought that no matter whether he opened the door slowly or quickly, it would make a creaking sound anyway, so he opened it forcefully. Due to the dense buildings in Rubenhagen and the astonishing number of tourists, as long as there is a room with a bed here, it can be regarded as a luxury suite.There is a simple bed in the center of the room, and a simple table next to the wooden window. A lot of accommodation fees have been charged for such a room alone.

However, at the moment Lawrence was somewhat thankful that the room was so narrow. If the space was more spacious, maybe Lawrence would hesitate to speak out. Under the moonlight streaming in through the cracks in the wooden window, Lawrence saw Holo curled up on the bed. "Holo." The short voice spread in the narrow and dark room, which made Lawrence fall into the illusion that he hadn't made any sound at all. Holo didn't move on the bed either. However, if Holo never wanted to see each other again, she probably wouldn't have come back to the hotel.She would curl up on the bed, at least that meant she didn't mean it that way. "Feel sorry." Apart from the word sorry, there is no other more suitable words.However, Holo remained motionless. Lawrence didn't think Holo was really asleep, so he took a step forward and gasped after him. At that moment, Lawrence felt what seemed to be a sharp knife at his feet.A stream of cold sweat poured down Lawrence's back. He hurriedly withdrew his feet, and the feeling of terror disappeared. Lawrence looked at his feet, then at Holo on the bed. If a person is really angry, just being around him can give the illusion of being burned.Lawrence secretly felt that it was impossible, while slowly stretching out his hand.An unbelievable feeling reached his hands, and he did feel Holo's anger.Both scorching hot and icy cold, such unbelievable air does exist there. Lawrence made up his mind to put his hand in, and it felt like sticking his hand into the hot sand where a sharp knife was buried.This made him fall into the illusion that his hand was about to turn into coke, as if it was about to be chopped into pieces by a sharp knife. Lawrence recalled the first time he saw Holo's wolf form in the underground sewer. Nevertheless, Lawrence still intends to take a step forward. At the moment of stepping out of the foot. "pain!" There was a "slap", and Lawrence noticed that the cotton on Holo's body moved, and then he felt his hand touch a hard object, and at the same time it was pulled away.Lawrence felt himself pushed away by the swollen tail.The pain that really remained in his hands made him not even suspect that this might be a dream or a hallucination. Then Lawrence found out.It must have been the same feeling when Holo's hand was pulled away.Lawrence was somewhat prepared, but for Holo, it must have been sudden.Presumably how surprised she is means how hurt she is. Lawrence cursed his mistake again. Lawrence took out the leather pouch stored inside his coat and threw it on the bed. That was the money he borrowed because he was reckless about the consequences and only thought about borrowing money. These are the money that Lawrence has exchanged for the relationships he has established in this city for a long time. "This is the money I raised by myself. There are only three Lumiones. Although I have to find a way to raise more than forty Lumiones, but I have nothing to do. I want to take the money Make money as principal, but I can’t think of any way out of my head.” Lawrence seemed to be talking to the stones on the side of the road, but got no response.He coughed lightly, and continued: "The most I want is to take the money to go to the scene. However, if the money is held by someone who is qualified to take it, the money can be rolled over, more and more , so, I decided to hand over the money to you.] There was a drunken man singing outside the wooden window facing the road. "Also, if the situation becomes irretrievable like this, whoever uses the money first will be considered the winner. It has reached this point, and it won't matter if the arrears increase by three Lumiones." Part of Lawrence's sacrifice of relationships to raise cash is because he thinks Iholo's intelligence might be able to take the money; On the body. Although only verbal, Lawrence did promise Holo to take her to the Northwoods.Besides, it would be too depressing if the two parted ways after he pushed Holo's hand away. Being a merchant, Lawrence felt he should at least leave some cash for Holo. Holo, however, remained unresponsive. Lawrence took a step back, then turned and opened the door, and walked into the corridor. The atmosphere in the room made Lawrence feel like he couldn't stay any longer. As he descended the dimly lit stairs and crossed the hall, he heard his boss scolding him for going out behind him.Lawrence stepped out of the hotel without paying attention. The drunken man singing just now came from outside the wooden window, faintly coming from the left direction. In a short while, the security team will come out to patrol.Lawrence had nowhere to go. He was going to find Yeckerberg, who was having a headache from his problems, so he turned to the right.Lawrence almost borrowed money by robbing everywhere, and the complaints should also spread into the Ye Kebo heard it. However, Lawrence's footsteps stopped instantly.Lawrence thought that after tonight, he would not be able to move around freely.This fact gripped his heart tightly. Lawrence raised his head subconsciously, and he looked at the room on the third floor of the hotel—that is, the room where Holo existed. Lawrence harbored the hope that if it was Holo, he might be able to use his amazing wisdom to help him out; but at the same time He also thought about how he could no longer rely on Holo. Thinking of this, Lawrence stopped when he picked up half of his head, and his eyes returned to the ground. Lawrence said to himself "Go to the foreign firm" and was about to step out when something hit him on the head. The sudden impact caused Lawrence's vision to shake, and he lost his center of gravity and knelt down.The word thief came to Lawrence's mind, and he reached for the dagger at his waist.However, Lawrence was not attacked again.Instead, there is the distinctive "clang" sound of the coin. Taking a closer look, Lawrence saw that he had left on the bed in the valuable three-Lumione leather bag. "Big ass." Then, a voice came from above. Lawrence looked up, and Holo, who frowned, looked at him with eyes as indifferent as moonlight. [Come up soon. ] Holo finished speaking.Then he left the wooden window. At this time, the hotel owner opened the wooden door and rushed out. If the traveler who stayed at the hotel did something bad, the hotel owner who stayed at the traveler must also be jointly and severally responsible.Someone who would go out in the middle of the night must not be a good guy, presumably the boss came out to take Lawrence back. However, there was no need for Lawrence to leave the hotel. Lawrence slowly picked up the leather bag that fell on the road, and gently waved the leather bag at the boss. "My wallet was thrown out the window by my partner." After Lawrence finished speaking, he smiled wryly.Hearing this, the boss sighed in embarrassment, and said, "Don't scare me." He opened the door. Lawrence saluted lightly, then walked back to the hotel, and climbed up the stairs again to the room go. Standing in front of the room on the third floor with a leather bag containing three Lumiones in his hand, Lawrence opened the door almost without hesitation. Holo took off her robe and sat cross-legged on a chair by the wooden window. "This big stupid ass." That's what Holo started with. "Feel sorry." Lawrence couldn't find anything else to say.Although these two words are the words that can most clearly express Lawrence's heartfelt feelings, they are also Too brief. However, no other words came to mind. "money……" Holo tossed out the shorter word in displeasure. "How did you get it?" "Do you want to hear it?" Holo narrowed her eyes as if seeing the most disgusting food, and turned her face away. Then, she scratched her head, sighed and said, "Aren't you afraid that we will just run away with this important money?" "I half-planned to give you the money I raised. In case I couldn't fulfill my promise because of my failure, I should at least leave some money for you—" Lawrence's words got stuck in his throat. Because he saw Holo sitting on the chair, her face turned away, her lips tightly pressed together, her eyes welling with tears. The emotion welling up in her heart seemed like it was about to burst into tears, but Holo tried desperately to hold back the tears. Then, the tears fell with the blink of an eye, and then burst the embankment. [You said... leave the money for us? ] [Ah...well...] ​​"Why, why do you have to do this..." Holo wiped her tears with her sleeves as if she was going all out. She stood up and stared at Lawrence without wiping away her tears, and said, "We should be the ones who are not good? If we weren't here, you would have borrowed it long ago." Got the money? Why aren’t you angry! We, we..." Holo's clenched fists kept shaking, and the words stuck in her throat turned into tears and welled up from her eyes. However, Lawrence didn't understand what was going on. The reason why Holo acted with Lawrence at that time was all because Holo was worried about Lawrence.Moreover, Lawrence never expected that he would not be able to borrow money because he took the woman with him. Not only that, Lawrence also pushed Holo's hand away so cruelly, even though it was only his momentary reaction. No matter how you think about it, it should be Lawrence's fault, and it is impossible for him to be angry with Holo. "It was my fault at that time. You accompanied me because you were worried about me. How could I be angry with you—" Holo looked directly at Lawrence.The moment Lawrence was about to speak again, Holo turned around and reached for the back of the chair. "You..." Then, she lifted the chair. "Big ass!" Lawrence flinched in surprise.However, the big chair that Holo lifted didn't fly over. Lawrence saw right away that Holo was struggling to lift the chair, and she didn't have the strength to throw it out. "Ugh... this..." Lawrence didn't know if Holo was cursing the chair or him. However, he knows one thing.That is, although Holo wanted to throw the chair to vent her emotions, she couldn't do it with her slender arms.Under the moonlight, her slender body fell towards the window.Even so, Holo still refused to put down her chair, her eyes still staring at Lawrence. "Danger!" Lawrence rushed forward, and the moment the chair leg hit the window frame and made a "knock", Lawrence grabbed the chair with his left hand and Holo's slender wrist with his right. Holo almost fell out of the window together with the chair, but she still kept her expression on, staring at Lawrence. Lawrence couldn't bear Holo's gaze, so he looked away. He didn't know what he should say, so he pulled the chair and tried to put it back on the ground first, but Holo obediently let go of the chair unexpectedly. Holo seemed to pin all her anger on the chair, and as soon as she let go, her petite body also became weak. "...You..." Holo said softly, her eyes moved down, and her tears fell to the ground. [Bad guy...] Knock!Holo's words came at the same time as the sound of the chair being lowered. "Bad... good guy?" Lawrence couldn't help asking back, because Holo's words surprised him too much. Holo's wrist was still firmly held by Lawrence, and she nodded like a child. "Isn't it...isn't it...? You couldn't borrow money because you took us there...but you...but you..." "Didn't I push your hand away? I was angry. But I shouldn't be angry." Holo shook her head, and hit Lawrence's chest with her free right hand. Holo looked like she wanted to be angry, but forgot how to be angry. "We... we were self-willed, so we went with you. Because our self-willedness had the opposite effect, of course we should be scolded. But, yes, we didn't expect to be pushed away like that, so we really want to send Temper, we really wanted to lose our temper." Hearing what Holo said, Lawrence finally understood the meaning. "Seeing your expression like that, how can we lose our temper?" Holo wiped her tears again with her free right hand and said, "That's why we're even more angry..." Holo was angry because her hand was pushed away, but she immediately saw Lawrence's expression of knowing that she was wrong, which made her want to lose her temper but failed. Can't post.That's what Holo meant, right? Lawrence thought to himself that he must have shown a very unpromising expression at that time. However, the anger in Holo's heart must not be extinguished because of this, because the anger of being pushed away is not so easy to calm down. I want to lose my temper but I can't lose my temper, so I get even more angry. Holo didn't listen to Lawrence when he returned to the hotel, perhaps because Holo didn't know what to do.Holo's reaction was several times faster than Lawrence's. Perhaps it was because of this that she didn't know where to direct her anger. Then, Lawrence misunderstood the reason for Holo's anger, and left the hotel with three valuable Lumioni leather bags. This is bound to add fuel to the fire. Holo was angry at the fact that she couldn't lose her temper, and seeing Lawrence leave valuable money to make her even more angry, the anger grew more and more violent. "I'm sorry... No, no, when I pushed your hand away, I really thought I had done something irreparable. Maybe no matter how many times I make amends, it will never be undone." Lawrence spoke slowly, and Holo listened, looking at him with tired eyes from anger. In fact, Holo must be tired.No matter what happens, Holo can solve Qin's situation with her quick brain and fluent eloquence, but she is so angry that she wants to throw her chair.If it is the original wolf appearance, of course it can bear the long-term anger.But with her current petite body, it was impossible for her to bear it. [..., that, I'm sorry. " Lawrence couldn't help cursing his poor vocabulary.However, Holo listened, and just slapped Lawrence's chest lightly with her right hand again. "...you." "Yep?" "Answer our question." Looking at Holo who was directly grabbing the clothes on his chest with his right hand, Lawrence certainly had no reason to refuse, so he nodded. However, Holo didn't speak immediately. After hesitating for a while, she finally said, "You...why..." Holo's eyes shifted to Lawrence in an instant. "Such a bad guy?" After Holo said this, she immediately looked away, as if she was avoiding something. However, Holloway looked away and showed a cold look, but her attention was all on Lawrence. It felt like something to look forward to. The wolf's ears, which had been drooping just now, were raised a little higher, and its tail was wagging slightly.Moonlight streamed in through the window, reflecting Holo's petite body. If the answer is honest, the reason why Lawrence was so shocked when he pushed away Holo's hand, and desperately raised money to keep her money for Holo, is all because Holo is a special existence. This answer must also be what Holo wanted. Hear the answer to it. Lawrence looked down at Holo, ready to answer her. At this moment, Lawrence saw Holo's sad eyes. When he realized it, a different answer came out of his mouth. "Personality dictates." Lawrence was afraid that speaking the truth would bring about unexpected results. If a frontal attack was taken, Holo, who was difficult to capture, would have surrendered at this moment. Lawrence didn't want to do that, so he answered that way.Because he thinks it's too cunning to do so. It's simply taking advantage of others' danger. However—"You, you..." It wasn't until Lawrence noticed that Holo's hand was trembling slightly, the next moment Holo had already pulled out the hand he was holding, swung his head towards his heart with all his strength, and threw out the words: [Big ass! ] Holo's punch was harder than Lawrence expected.He leaned back as a result, however, Holo stared at Lawrence, pulling on his clothes in a "don't try to run away" look. "Personality? Are you talking about personality? Even if you are lying, you should say that you are in love with someone. This is the positive behavior that a male should have? You big stupid ass!" Lawrence blindfolded unconsciously, because he knew Holo could of course read his heart. "I-I'm sorry. Actually, I..." Lawrence didn't continue talking. Because Lawrence saw Holo grabbing his chest and showing a smile, "You, in everything, even if the other party is lying, I want to hear when the other party says it; I said it a little too late, when I only wanted to beat the other party up. Guess what time it is?" Although Lawrence was intimidated by Holo's completely unsmiling face, he reluctantly answered "the latter".As a result, Holo listened, sighed with an unbelievable expression, and let Lawrence go. The wolf's ears and tail wagged unhappily.Still, it was easy to see that Holo was angry with such a reaction. "You really are an extremely rare bad guy! Under such circumstances, is there any male in the world who would not say that because he fell in love with the other party, or that the other party is important, in short, it is the kind of sweet talk that makes the female feel happy? You are thinking in your heart What, we can feel it clearly. It's unbelievable! You are an unbelievably bad guy!" Holo's eyes were no longer disbelief, but contempt.Lawrence, however, was not offended. Because Lawrence knew Holo would react in this way, he indicated that Holo wanted to hear him say these words. "However, having said that, we can travel leisurely because you are a good person. Maybe it's too greedy to want to have everything." Although he was criticized badly, Lawrence couldn't refute it. Lawrence wondered what kind of mood Holo wanted him to say? Does she just want to act like a baby?still……? While Lawrence was thinking about these things, Holo suddenly stretched out her hand and gently slid it into his arms. Lawrence thought that Holo might have some other intentions, and immediately became wary.However, Holo immediately confessed her purpose: "Even so, we still want to hear you say it. So, do it all over again." Lawrence murmured, "Leave me alone," but he knew Holo would be furious if he told the truth. After Holo coughed lightly, she looked at Lawrence, as if saying that she was ready.Seeing this, Lawrence took a deep breath and made up his mind.Holo's voice followed her gaze, and she didn't look like she was acting. "You...why are you such a bad guy?" Holo's moist eyes showed sadness, her lips trembled slightly, and she looked up at Lawrence with a much more serious look than before. Knowing that all the blood in his body was rushing to his face, Lawrence made up his mind to say briefly... "Because you are a special existence." After hearing this, Holo immediately showed a happy expression that didn't look like she was pretending. She lowered her eyes and leaned her forehead on Lawrence's chest. Lawrence saw an expression beyond his expectations: his heart beat faster.At this moment, Holo suddenly raised her head again with displeased eyes, and then she grabbed Lawrence's arm and wrapped it around her back. Holo seemed to be signaling "Hold me tight ÷ Lawrence froze for a moment, because Holo's behavior made him feel too stupid. But on the contrary, it also made him feel cute. As soon as Lawrence hugged Holo's slender body, her tail flicked contentedly.This action pleased Lawrence, so he hugged Holo more tightly. Although the elapsed time should be extremely short, Lawrence felt that the two had embraced for a long time. Lawrence felt Holo's slender back trembling, so he came back to find Holo smiling in his arms. "Ahahahaha, really, what are we doing?" "You asked me to do it yourself?" Lawrence relaxed his arms and said. "Hehe. However, this also gives you a chance to rehearse, doesn't it?" Holo said with a mischievous smile, Lawrence listened, and didn't want to answer her seriously. Seeing Lawrence shrug his shoulders, Holo laughed again. "But, you." Lawrence thought that Holo was going to say something to tease him again, but Holo showed a steady expression and continued the previous topic: "From next time, let's lose our temper, please? You do everything for us Thinking about it, we are very happy. But nah, sometimes losing our temper and scolding each other will solve the problem faster." Although Holo's proposal was very outrageous, Lawrence thought it sounded reasonable. If it were Lawrence, he would definitely not have such an idea. However, such thoughts made Lawrence feel fresh and warm. "Then, you. Just by looking at your face, you can tell how much money you raised?" "Three and two-sevenths Lumione." After moving her ears, Holo rested her forehead on Lawrence's chest again.Lawrence thought that if Holo wanted to blow her nose, he'd be ready to push her away; but when he saw that Holo was wiping her tears, he let Holo lean against him. Holo, who finally raised her head, had returned to her usual appearance. Then, she smiled smugly, and said, "It's the right choice for you to expect our wisdom. How should I put it, we thought of a good way." "What... how?" Lawrence was both surprised and expectant, and he couldn't help leaning forward. Holo pushed him away with a disgusted expression and said, "Don't expect too much. If it doesn't work, we can't afford it..." Holo spoke first, and then stated her proposed method in a sentence that couldn't have been more brief. The method she mentioned is very suitable to be described as "simple and bright".Because it fit so well, Lawrence's eyeballs almost fell out. "How? Is it possible?" "No, everyone must have thought of something like this, but in fact it doesn't work, right? I think some people should have actually tried it and were arrested." "That's because those people will turn to all kinds of people to complete this task, so they will be discovered. They must have passed through the help at the first level." Holo's proposal was to smuggle gold, but in a simple and straightforward way. However, Lawrence didn't think that Holo the Wise Wolf would casually propose a dangerous and unlikely method. Sure enough, as Lawrence expected, Holo explained the basis for her belief that this method might be successful. "We can swear to these ears and tails that we have someone who should be able to achieve this method. From our point of view, we can even assert that this person must be able to do it. But, to be honest, it is not our intention to ask this person ...We can easily jump over the walls of this town by ourselves. However, when you are in a predicament, we can't expect too much.] Of course, Lawrence knew who Holo was referring to . For Holo to say that, she must be unwilling to rely on that person's ability. However, smuggling gold is not as simple as just passing the checkpoint.Because if the deeds are exposed, there is absolutely no escape from torture, so it is necessary to let the helper receive the reward in advance, and understand the dangers of smuggling; if there is no relationship of trust that can give each other their lives, it will be impossible to succeed. The problem is more than that, just to convince the other party to be responsible for moving the gold: the mood must be very tormented.No matter how high the reward is, it can't change the fact that the other party is going to risk their life. However, if there is a possibility of gold smuggling, the current Lawrence certainly doesn't have the energy to ignore this opportunity, and he can't stop thinking about this possibility. "If this person is willing to assist, there is a possibility of successful smuggling, isn't it?" "As long as there are no accidents, it should be fine." [Is that so..." At this moment, Lawrence began to use his brain to think about some considerations that must be considered when smuggling gold. If you want to smuggle gold, you have to pay the person in charge of moving the gold enough to let him take the risk by boat, as well as cover money.In this way, the three Lumiones on hand are not enough just to smuggle gold from other towns.If remuneration is paid, the money earned from smuggling may be lost.Moreover, even if there is no payment, only three Lumioni golds are smuggled, which is not enough to pay off the loan. payment.So, there has to be a way to get funding from somewhere.Holo was able to overlook the checkpoint of the city wall by herself, but she specifically proposed to entrust someone else to smuggle it. She must have noticed this.It doesn't matter who you ask for funding, but just explaining the method of smuggling is troublesome.Moreover, in addition to confirming that the fund provider is willing to assist in the smuggling of gold, it is also necessary to trust that the other party will not betray itself. The problem is not only that, the biggest problem is that there is no time at all. Just as Lawrence was thinking about these things carefully, he was suddenly pulled by the hand, bringing him back to his senses. Lawrence noticed it immediately.His hand wasn't pulled, but Holo let go of his interlocking fingers. "Then, you can think about the other details yourself, we're going to sleep." Holo yawned lightly, wagged her tail as if sighing, and walked slowly towards the bed. "What, are you going to sleep?" Lawrence originally planned to borrow Holo's wisdom, so he asked.Holo lay on the bed, pulled the rough quilt towards her, poked her head out to look at Lawrence and said, "We don't know the details of the town. Apart from the possibility of gold smuggling, other things are ours." It’s useless to think about it.” "That's right," Lawrence thought to himself.Holo continued to laugh and said, "Or do you want us to be by your side?" Lawrence remembered the rehearsal.He said calmly: [Yes, I hope you will accompany me. ] "It's too cold, we don't want it." After Holo answered immediately, she covered her head with a quilt.Her tail, which was exposed outside the quilt and looked warmer than the quilt, flicked happily. Lawrence thought that traveling alone would never have such fun, so he couldn't help but smile, and then took a deep breath. Tomorrow, between sunrise and sunset, if nothing was done, Lawrence would have to pay his respects to God with this fun as a souvenir. However, there is still a chance.What can be done now is to sow this opportunity as a seed, and let the seeds bloom into successful flowers. Lawrence sat on the chair lifted by Holo's slender arms, and picked up the leather bag that had fallen to the ground. Bang!The familiar sound of coins colliding sounded quietly in a quiet room. The carriage was going "crack, clack, clack" on the road paved with stones.Looking down from the window, the wagon cargo table is full of vegetables, it should be a businessman who has to report to the market early in the morning.In addition to the carriage, there were also pedestrians walking in twos and threes on the road. Just thinking that the bell of the church was about to ring for the morning class, I heard the bell of the Great Cathedral resounding through the white sky.Although the distance The cathedral was a long way away, but the thick tones were very loud. Then, before the bells of the Great Cathedral stopped, the small churches scattered around the city rang their bells.This is the little bustle of the morning. To the residents of the city, it may be used to it: but to the traveling businessman who only hears the birdsong in the early morning, these sounds are a little harsh.Therefore, it seems quite harsh to wolves, which have a sensitive ear that is far inferior to humans. Holo sat up slowly after moaning displeasedly. "..." "morning." Holo didn't say anything, just nodded with displeasure. "hungry." Then this is the first sentence. "The vendors in the square are almost out, right?" "Yep." After Holo stretched her body like a cat, she used her hands to brush away her silky long hair even though she just woke up. " [It works. ] Holo just finished brushing her hair.正准备开始梳理她真正重视的尾巴。听到罗伦斯如此明确的回答。 她露出惊讶的眼神看向罗伦斯说：「难得汝说话会这么白呐。」 「你这话什么意思？」 看见赫萝故意别开视线，罗伦斯没多理会她，便继续说：「不过，必须克服两个难关。」 「两个？」 「除了得说服搬运黄金的人之外，还必须说服能够提供资金采买黄金的出资者。光凭我手头上的三卢米欧尼，没办法支付搬运工的报酬。」 赫萝稍做思考后，脸上写著问号看向罗伦斯说：「汝少算了一道难关呐。汝只剩下今天一天的时间呗？咱们有可能从很近的地方走私黄金进来吗？」 不傀是自称贤狼的赫萝，转动脑筋的速度快得惊人。 可是，花了一整晚的时间思考，当然能够想到连贤狼也想不到的地方。 「这个问题我当然也考虑到了，也认为这才是最大的难关。不过，该说是意外呢，还是奇迹呢，我想到了一个能够顺利解决难关的妙计。」 「喔！？」 看见赫萝露出仿佛师父在考验徒弟般的笑容，罗伦斯也有些得意地笑笑。 「只要让雷玛里欧商行出资就行了。」 赫萝轻轻歪头。 雷玛里欧商行是与罗伦斯同样濒临破产的商行。即便如此，以雷玛里欧商行的规模来说，罗伦斯不认为他们会让自己落得身无分文的下场。为了能够有起死回生的大逆转，雷玛里欧商行一定还拥有坚守不放的资产。罗伦斯打算说服雷玛里欧商行把这笔贵重的资产拿来走私黄金。雷玛里欧商行自身也陷入即将破产的窘境，如果这时向他们提出能够顺利走私黄金的妙计，为了度过难关，他们一定愿意上贼船。 而且，最重要的一点是，走私黄金最怕的就是遭人告密。也就是说，雷玛里欧商行一旦接受提议，上了走私黄金的贼船，如果罗伦斯先走上破产之路，那他们势必会很困扰。一个即将踏上黄泉路的人，是不会懂得客气的。只要罗伦斯说出雷玛里欧商行企图走私黄金，雷玛里欧商行将永远失去起死回生的大逆转机会。 所以，雷玛里欧商行只能暂时中止向罗伦斯讨债。为了防止告密，除了让罗伦斯也成为共犯外，雷玛里欧商行别无选择。 这就是罗伦斯花了一整晚思考出来的结果。 [不过，不管要怎么行动。现在都得思考没有时间的问题。 " 当下最大的难关就是时间。 「恩。既然这样，那吃完早餐后立刻行动呗。」 「早餐？」 「饿肚子就没有力气战斗，是呗？」 听到赫萝这么一说，罗伦斯想起自己从昨天中午就没有吃过任何东西。不过，不知道是熬了夜，还是想到接下来的行动让人心情沉重，罗伦斯没什么食欲。 不过，赫萝定下床后，把长袍当作裙子绑在腰际上，动作迅速地戴上三角头巾，她精神奕奕地说道：「咱想吃肉。」 听到赫萝一大早就提议要吃肉，就算此刻的罗伦斯身体状况绝佳，也会露出厌恶的表情。 在摊贩吃完早餐后，罗伦斯与赫萝两人直接再次前往雷玛里欧商行拜访。不过，这回不是坐马车，而是徒步，所以两人从正面玄关进入。 因为正面玄关位在大街上，所以店面一如往常。罗伦斯打开没写著准备中，也没写著营业中 的大门走进商行，空气中弥漫著商行面临营运困难时所散发的独特气味，刺激著罗伦斯的鼻腔。 这空气显然不同於满怀希望的早晨空气。绝望的气氛若隐若现，空气中弥漫著近似饥饿感的焦躁，以及焦躁所散发出来的热气。不过是有钱没钱的差别，竟然能够让现场的空气如此变质。 「呃——请问是哪位呢？」 商行里有几名员工表情僵硬地注视著早晨突来的访客，其中一名看来较为冷静的中年男子礼貌地搭腔。这名男子的身材过於瘦削，应该是天生的吧。 「我是昨天前来拜访过的罗伦斯，我有事想与雷玛里欧先生商量。」 「是这样啊。那么，请往这边……啊，不好意思，您的同伴是？」 「她是我的徒弟·为了图方便，所以才让她打扮成城市女孩的模样。以她的资质，相信过不了多久就会成为远近驰名的女商人吧。为了让她多多学习，我希望她可以同席。」 罗伦斯面不改色地扯了个大谎，对方听了，似乎也认为就是这么回事。女商人虽然罕见，但立志成为女商人的人并不算少。 「那么，请往这边走。」 罗伦斯跟著男子往商行里面前进，赫萝也跟在他后头。一楼办公室里的所有员工脸上都挂著黑眼圈，眼睛布满了血丝。想必他们就像昨天的罗伦斯一样，连日熬夜绞尽脑汁思考著如何调度资金吧。 [请在这里捎等一下。]男子将罗伦斯两人带到位在三楼的房间，这里平时应该是用来洽谈宝石或辛香料等昂贵商品的房间。罗伦斯弯身而坐的不是只贴上布料的硬椅子，而是填充了棉絮，并贴上皮革的软沙发。 「您是罗伦斯先生没错吧？方便请问您有什么要事吗？」 「请转告雷玛里欧先生，我想与他商量有关能够还清我欠贵行的债务，视状况甚至能够让贵行还清负债的方法。」 罗伦斯面无惧色，勇敢地直视男子的眼睛这么说，男子听了，像是遭到雷击似地挺直背脊，并且瞪大了眼睛。男子随后突然露出怀疑的眼神看向罗伦斯，想必他以为罗伦斯是那种闯进陷入危机的商行，然后夺走一切，连根骨头都不留的盗贼吧。 「您当然会怀疑。所以，我才想与雷玛里欧先生好好谈谈，」 男子听了，似乎因为被对方看出自己的心声而显得羞愧。男子慌张地低下头，说了句「我这就去转告老板」，便走出房间。 雷玛里欧十之八九会上钩吧，因为罗伦斯刚刚说的话是事实。来到濒临破产的商行的访客，通常尽是些想要分割财产的商人。这些商人想要尽可能地回收寄放在即将沉没船上的钱，他们就像饿死鬼一样聚集在商行。在这样的状况下，如果有人能够拿出大逆转的机会在商行面前晃啊晃，商行不可能不上钩。 说到赫萝所提议的走私黄金可能性，不仅是罗伦斯的债务，就算雷玛里欧商行背了天文数字的负债，也都有可能创造出足以还清所有债务的利益。 但是，赫萝想到的点子如果不先让雷玛里欧商行上钩，就无法成功。 还有，万一事迹败露，就逃不过死刑·尤其是雷玛里欧商行的亲戚们，恐怕将无法继续在这个城市生活，这些都是风险。 不过，如果就这么坐以待毙，最后的结局也是差不了多少。既然是这样，雷玛里欧商行一定会愿意赌上一把。这么一来，罗伦斯除了能够还清欠雷玛里欧商行的债务之外，同时也作了一个莫大的人情给对方。 面临的危机越惨重，情势逆转时可获得的利益就越大。 就如在波罗逊被识破骗人招数，而不得不接受罗伦斯强势交易的拉多培隆商行老板一样。 罗伦斯想起这件事不禁苦笑，但他告诉自己忘掉过去，只往前看。 无论如何都得设法让雷玛里欧商行加入这场赌局，这是第一个必须克服的难关。罗伦斯深呼吸一次，挺直背脊后，发现有视线集中在他的脸颊上，於是朝那个方向看去。No one else but Holo, of course. 「别伯，有咱在。」 赫萝扬起一边的嘴角。露处尖牙，那是值得倚赖的无敌笑容。 [Yep. ]所以罗伦斯简短地回答，因为他知道信赖与简短的话语是成正比的。如果双方的关系够亲近，根本不需要冗长的合约书，只需要互相握个手就行了。 然后，传来了敲门声。 门打开后，与罗伦斯同样憔悴的汉斯·雷玛里欧就站在门前。 「有什么重要的事吗？]计画的第一步就此踏出。