Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 33 Witch's Broom
Hearing the name of the hydraulic company he was going to investigate, Leon's expression couldn't help but sink slightly, but then he quickly realized that this should be a coincidence like his own "Ryan", just a coincidence of last name and first name.

The familiar company name brought back memories for Leon. Thinking of the hundreds of patients still lying in the hospital corridors and the painful screams he heard in the corridor when he went to see Anna, Leon's good mood suddenly dissipated.

I definitely cannot afford the medical expenses for hundreds of people. After the public water pipe incident, the price of antidiarrheal drugs in the old city has increased by more than fifty times. The special supplements that can treat this epidemic are even more expensive. I can't buy many of them even if I spend a year's salary.

Although there are only four or five hundred patients on the Red Brick Road, they are suffering from severe abdominal pain. There are at least tens of thousands of residents in the old city who are actually affected, and there is no telling how many patients are still holding on because they cannot afford to pay.

The only thing to be thankful for is that this disease is not highly contagious. As long as you avoid direct contact with excrement and vomit, or stay in a closed space where these things evaporate in large quantities, you will basically not be infected with the disease. Most people are still safe.

But the trouble is that this epidemic caused by dirty water seems difficult to heal on its own. At the very least, it requires an injection of alchemical supplement. However, given the income level of people in the old city, not many people can afford alchemical supplements.

The only way he could think of to solve this problem was to find evidence of dereliction of duty by the Charles Hydraulic Company and the Ministry of Road Administration, and then either report it to higher-level officials in the kingdom or provide information to a big newspaper that was not afraid of trouble. In short, he had to make a big deal out of it and force them to pay for the medicine!
And if you find that you still can't solve it in the end...

"guest?"

Looking at Leon, who suddenly fell into deep thought after hearing his name, and whose expression became uncertain, the profiteer boss couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise, and then he opened his mouth and called softly:

"Sir, your meal is ready. Thank you for one and a half copper wheels."

"oh oh!"

After hearing the call from the profiteer, Leon came back to his senses and said "oh" twice, then he reached out to take out the money and shook his head with a bad look on his face.
"I'm sorry, your name reminds me of something... Also, you're older than my father, so it's not nice to call you by your name. I'd better call you uncle!"

"Haha, okay, since you are willing to call me uncle when I'm just selling things at a street stall, why wouldn't I agree?"

After bringing over the coffee and the plate of bread, the owner of the coffee stall smiled kindly at Leon, who was a little thin and probably two years younger than his daughter. He then pulled a lame stool and sat next to him, asking in a gentle voice:

"Since you call me uncle, I'll ask you a few questions. When you mentioned Charles Company just now, your expression didn't seem very good... Did you have any unpleasant experiences with that company?"

"Well... that's right..."

After a slight hesitation, Leon did not say that he was going to investigate the Charles Water Power Company, but instead talked about Anna being injured in a "gas pipeline explosion."

I see... you are the one who refuses to ask for compensation.

"Then your family is really not easy."

After listening to Leon's words, the old man at the coffee stall couldn't help but blink, then sighed and said:
"Your sister is still sick, and she has encountered such bad luck... How about this, since you call me uncle twice, from now on, whenever you come to my place to order something, no matter what you order, I will give you half price, are you happy with that?"

???

Ah... is my calling you "uncle" so effective?
Looking at the coffee stall owner opposite who suddenly showed an explosion of sympathy, Leon couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise, feeling a little overwhelmed by this sudden kindness.

However, before he could figure out how to ask, the profiteer in front of him smiled innocently, returned half of the copper wheel, and added:

"Of course, since you call me uncle, remember to come and sit with me often and take care of my business!"

“……” I understand. When I call you uncle, it’s like I’m signing up for a membership card in your house, right?

My goodness, if I were the kind of person who can't save face, no matter how cheap the other stalls are, I would probably stick to your stall. If I went to another stall to have breakfast in front of you, I would probably feel guilty for at least half a week... You've put a lot of effort into keeping customers, and you really deserve to make money!
Realizing that this was probably another trick to attract customers, Leon smiled and said nothing more, but directly agreed.

After all, although the coffee stall is more expensive, it is indeed the most comfortable of all the stalls on this street. Now that they are willing to give me a preferential price in order to develop myself into a regular customer, there is certainly no reason for me to refuse.

After finishing the bread and ham slices in a few bites and saying goodbye to his newly recognized uncle, Lyon, who felt warm from the inside out, wrapped himself in the scarf knitted by Anna again and walked into the cold wind of the late autumn morning again.

After he left, a regular customer who was watching the fun by the stove came over with a cup of coffee and said teasingly with a wink:
"Old Charles! I've been drinking coffee from your stall for seven or eight years, but I've never seen you, such a stingy person, lower the price on your own initiative! What changed your mind today?

Could it be that your daughter has never been able to get married, and you are anxious to find a son-in-law, so you plan to get acquainted with this young man first?"

"Haha, what's the matter~
I just got along well with that young man, and seeing that he might be having a hard time financially recently, I took care of him a little, so that he can take care of my business more."

After waving his hand to indicate that you were overthinking, the owner of the coffee stall smiled and chatted as he looked at Leon's receding back:
"But it's not completely impossible. I think the young man should be a good person. Although he is a little thin, he is not short and looks pretty.

And look at the direction he's going. There are only office buildings in the municipal district ahead, so he should have a proper job. Also, he's always very polite even to me, a coffee vendor on the street... um... a very good kid."

Thinking about the other things he heard from his daughter Amy, the owner of the coffee stall raised his eyebrows slightly, chatted with regular customers for a few more words, and then sat back in his chair. He looked up at the dark canvas ceiling of the coffee stall and stroked the gray stubble on his chin thoughtfully.

People always like to hide themselves when facing familiar people and environments.

Only when faced with temptations that are within reach, and in front of strangers who are in a worse situation than oneself and with whom one has almost no connection, can one not help but reveal a little bit.

The things that this kid reveals unconsciously are quite rare... well... he is gentle and polite, serious and down-to-earth, and his brain is quite sharp. If Amy likes him, then I really have no reason to object...

But the problem is, our family does not accept marrying a wife, we only accept marrying into the wife's family, and I don't know if he can agree?
……

Not knowing that he was included in the list of candidates for the son-in-law program, Leon braved the cold wind and rushed to the Cleanup Bureau. As soon as he opened the door of his office, he saw the new anomaly that the red-haired director mentioned - a black broom floating in the air.

[Name: Lazy Witch's Rental Broom (Fall, Fly, Protect)]

[Appearance: A hardwood broom painted black with a small amount of crow feather pendant hanging on the top. In addition to the lingering slight smell of pine oil, there are often small cat paw prints on the broom handle]

[Abilities: Magic Enhancement, Flight, Airflow Shield]

[Price: Every Friday at 3:30 pm, a cat will knock on your door. Please be sure to treat it well.]

[File: An old broom discarded by an unknown witch. The witch goes out to play flying ball every Friday afternoon and does not return home until the early morning of the next day. She has no time to take care of her beloved cat, so she specially reached an agreement with the Lion Branch of the Cleanup Bureau to rent a broom in exchange for the broom user taking care of her cat for one day a week]

[Comment: A simple and practical anomaly. You can pet the cat for free. It is the favorite of Beverly, the director of the Lion Bureau.]

[Infiltration value: 0.5]

(End of this chapter)