Pawn Crossing the River

"I am Sadie Morgan. The head of the Queens District of the Morgan Brotherhood." The female thief introduced herself. She wore a short cloak and a one-piece hood, hiding her face in the shadow of the hood. Revealing slightly pale lips and smooth chin.

Qi Xuansu said: "You can call me John."

Shadi did not ask about Qi Xuansu's origin and identity. This was the rule. What he came here to do was shady business. No matter what aspect he considered, he should not show his true identity to others. The Morgan Brothers are just looking for money and nothing else.

"Okay, Mr. John, what do you need?" Sadie asked.

Qi Xuansu replied briefly: "Looking for someone."

"Who?" Shadi sat opposite Qi Xuansu, "I want to remind Mr. John that our business scope is only limited to St. York and the surrounding areas on the east coast. If it is other places, such as San Francisco on the west coast, then It is not within the scope of our business.”

Qi Xuansu said: "The person I'm looking for is in St. York. I'm just worried that Brother Morgan will have concerns..."

Sadie interrupted Qi Xuansu with a chuckle: "Dear Mr. John, if it is to assassinate someone, then as the gentleman said, we will indeed have concerns. But if it is just to find someone, or to know the whereabouts of someone, Then we have nothing to worry about.”

Qi Xuansu said eagerly: "What if it is a big shot like Speaker Mrs. August, Minority Leader Leopold, Cardinal Milton?"

Shadi only hesitated for a very short time: "There is no problem, but their whereabouts change frequently and they will not stay in a certain place for a long time. We can only provide the specific location at a certain point in time. We will not wait until it is out of date, or provide The schedule of these big shots.”

"Very good, I have no doubts about the Brotherhood's business capabilities." Qi Xuansu said, "I want to know the whereabouts of Sun Zhongnu."

For a moment, there was a moment of silence in the living room.

Qi Xuansu leaned back on the back of the sofa and waited quietly for Shadi's answer.

After a long time, Shadi slowly said: "Your Excellency, are you from the south?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Don't the Morgan Brothers ask about the origins of their guests?"

"Of course, I'm just asking. You can answer or not answer. I won't force you." Shadi crossed her fingers. "At this time, those who want to know the whereabouts of Sun Zhongnu want to let Sun Zhongnu know." The identity of the person who died was self-evident. In the past, you could have traced the whereabouts of Sun Zhongnu yourself, but due to Sun Zhongnu's rebellion, you have suffered heavy casualties, and you are no longer able to do this. , had to turn to us.”

Qi Xuansu said nothing.

Shadi continued: "Now that Sun Zhongnu is a member of the Gospel Ministry, in Eastern terms, our Morgan Brotherhood has to look up to others. If we offend the Gospel Ministry, the Morgan Brotherhood will probably pay a heavy price. "

Qi Xuansu then said: "Then don't let the Gospel Ministry know."

Sadie clicked her tongue: "Of course this is a good idea, but if you want to stop others' mouths, the best thing to use is not the cannon or the cake, but the sparkling gold crown. You should understand what I mean... "

Qi Xuansu smiled lightly and said: "Miss Shadi said so much, it's just more money."

Sadie applauded: "Yes, we have to charge additional service fees as appropriate."

Qi Xuansu was not surprised at all: "Please ask Miss Shadi for a quote."

Shadi took out a sheepskin scroll and used a quill to write on it: "According to our evaluation, Sun Zhongnu's personal rating should be between

Sadie raised her head: "This is

"By the way, if the Gospel Ministry pursues the case afterward, then we will keep the client's identity confidential. The level is three. This level of service will respond to the general investigation of the client's identity by the Gospel Ministry and others. This is a gift from us. But If the Gospel Ministry investigates further, we will no longer be able to guarantee the confidentiality of the customer's identity. At this time, a purchase will be required.

"Excuse me, sir, do you want to purchase this confidential service?

Qi Xuansu asked: "If you still leak my identity information to the Gospel Ministry after I purchased this confidential service, wouldn't my money be in vain? Can you provide any guarantee?"

Sadie smiled slightly: "Our credibility is the best guarantee."

Qi Xuansu said: "Well, let me add another guarantee. If you accept the money but fail to fulfill your promise, then I will ask for justice myself. There is a saying in the East, which is called: A monk who can run away cannot run away from the temple, Morgan There are so many brothers, you can always find it.”

Sadie was silent for a moment: "Can I interpret that as a threat?"

Shadi's words also contained threats, but Qi Xuansu didn't care: "You can understand it this way. Also, I buy

Sadie took a deep breath and quickly wrote a line of text on the parchment: "Okay, the total is sixteen thousand gold crowns, we only accept cash transactions."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Is the gold pound okay?"

In fact, the prototype of paper money comes from deposit certificates. It is difficult to carry gold and silver in large quantities. It can easily weigh tens of thousands of kilograms, making transportation quite difficult. Trading with deposit certificates came into being. After this method is gradually accepted by the public, the bearer deposit certificates will evolve into banknotes.

There are two main disadvantages of banknotes, the problem of excessive issuance and the problem of anti-counterfeiting. In order to solve the problem of excessive issuance of banknotes, firstly, the quantity must be strictly controlled, and secondly, there must be anchors to ensure that the banknotes can be exchanged for gold or silver coins of corresponding denominations. The anchor of Western banknotes in circulation is not national credit, but gold, so it is also called "gold pound".

Sadie nodded and said, "Okay."

Qi Xuansu took out the corresponding gold pound from the Xumi object.

The official tickets in the Central Plains are actually between banknotes and vouchers. Although there are large tickets of 100 yuan, medium tickets of 50 yuan, small tickets of 10 yuan, and loose tickets of 1 yuan, there are also super large denominations of 1,000 yuan. On the contrary, the gold pound is more standardized, with only one pound, five pounds, ten pounds, twenty pounds, and fifty pounds in denominations, and there are no larger denominations.

Everything Qi Xuansu prepared was in denominations of fifty pounds. Sixteen thousand gold pounds was about the thickness of a finger. It was not an exaggeration. It was just a pile.

Shadi took the gold pounds, carefully checked the number and authenticity, and then handed the parchment to Qi Xuansu: "If you have no objection, then the deal is done."

Business here is not open to public opinion, so of course you cannot use your real name. Without the use of real names, no contract will be effective, so as Sadie said, it mainly relies on the credibility of the brotherhood. As for this parchment, it can be used as a non-binding certificate. For Qi Xuansu, the biggest benefit is that it is easier to report accounts afterwards. Maybe the Morgan Brothers aren't

Just as Qi Xuansu was thinking this, Shadi took the initiative and said, "If you are willing to pay an additional thousand gold pounds, then I can issue you a voucher for twenty thousand gold pounds, ensuring that there are no mistakes."

Qi Xuansu was silenced by Shadi's words. After a while, he slowly said: "No need."

Even if he really wanted to be greedy, he, the dignified deputy head of Beichen Hall, would not look down on such a small amount of money. It was beneath his status.

Shadi sighed in disappointment: "At this time tomorrow, please come here again. I will sort out Sun Zhongnu's activities and hand them over to you to complete the last step of our transaction."

Qi Xuansu corrected: "Our last step is for you to ensure that this matter is not known to the Gospel Ministry."

Although Sadie was very reluctant, she still responded: "Yes, just as your Excellency said."

Qi Xuansu stood up and said goodbye: "Then I will wait for good news."

Just when Qi Xuansu was about to leave, Shadi suddenly said: "There is another news about the Patriarch. It only costs two thousand pounds. Are you interested?"

Qi Xuansu stopped and asked, "Why didn't you say it just now?"

Sadie smiled slightly: "Because this is my private information and it is not suitable to be included in the Brotherhood's accounts."

Qi Xuansu had to lament that everyone, whether Chinese or foreign, was gathering the wool of the organization.

Qi Xuansu doesn't really care about two thousand pounds: "As long as your information is of sufficient value."

"Of course." Shadi vowed, "As far as I know, because of the wars in the Netherlands, Rune, and Ibia, the Pope recently decided to convene a meeting of cardinals in the Holy See."

Qi Xuansu said: "This is not a secret."

Shadi continued: "The key is not this, but that the Patriarch of Steam Gospel has also received an invitation from the Pope. The Patriarch has decided to attend this cardinal meeting and will leave St. York soon."

Qi Xuansu's face became serious: "This is indeed important news, but I want to know the specific time when the Patriarch will leave St. York."

Shadi said: "I know what you mean. You want to wait until the Patriarch leaves St. York before you take action against Sun Zhongnu. If you are willing to buy this news..."

Qi Xuansu didn't waste any time and took out two thousand gold pounds.

"You are so generous, so generous." When it comes to her own business instead of the brotherhood's business, Sadie's attitude is no longer tough, her body is soft, and she is not stingy with her praise. "The Patriarch will be here in two days. I left St. York in the morning and headed to the Holy See in the Old World. This is the conclusion I deduced from various information, and I am 80% sure.”