The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 91 - Deceiver
"Then? Do you have another solution?" Lin Lin replied unhappily, half an hour of his time has been spent arguing with this man. He spoke as if he had been struck by the most terrible disaster to the point of making the matter even bigger.
Just look, the people around so excited themselves even some of them bet to guess the perpetrators of this kidnapping. Some choose the shopkeeper girl while the most choose the beggar.
After a little consideration, Xin Chen scratched his ears riled up. Confused about what he would say. "I don't think this beggar stole your money."
"Huh? For what reason? Isn't everything clear? If you want these slums to stay alive, you better prepare the money for compensation!" threaten him while lifting the axe in both hands. The man had the power to convert his inner power into fire energy. That is what caused the houses to burn for his actions.
"Start again..." Lin Lin prepared to fight while breathing heavily.
"My question remains the same, how did this beggar get into the wine shop? For what reason? If your answer is in accordance with reality I will pay triple the compensation. But if you're lying, please take your feet from this village."
The two axes in his hands went back downwards, the man tilted his sly smile.
"Look, at first I felt sorry for the beggar, he looked hungry in front of the tavern so I asked him to come inside and give him some food. Know my money was stolen. You imagine how upset I am and imagine you're in the same position."
The old beggar seemed eager to answer, but his breath was so stingy that his voice could not be heard clearly.
Now that Xin Chen understood something, he almost laughed at the defense.
"A pretty good reason. I agree."
All parties fell silent, it seemed that indeed Xin Chen was defending the man. The beggar gripped the ground in his grasp. Sweat drenched his forehead slowly.
"You finally understand too. Even if you're young, I admit you have a smart mind."
"Yes... It's up to you to think you're smart or something. But I agree on just one thing."
The two eyebrows of the man fused together.
"You're good at playing your part as a victim. Hahaha I'm quite amused to see it."
"W-what do you mean!?" He continued speaking. "Don't try to reverse the facts!"
"You said I was smart, right? Just look. I know you do have an emotional nature so some people think the killer air you let go is because you're angry at losing your money."
Xin Chen now turned to look at the beggar. "But to make ordinary people let alone helpless beggars seem depressed by the air you deliberately release for him so that he can not talk too much, right? From the beginning he did not want to defend himself. It's just that you pressured him into not being able to do anything with your power."
Lin Lin now had the answer to the small question that had once come to his mind. Although it was only a glance but the girl did not mind until Xin Chen brought it up.
Actually there is the location of the awkwardness from earlier and some people are not aware because they think the air is so strong it was deliberately issued to show his anger.
"You can't accuse me like that! There's no way I'm stealing my own money and for what?! You-"
"The reason is clear. From the beginning, it was realized that you never asked for money directly from the beggar because he knew he did not have money at all and instead threatened others for compensation so that the beggar's life that survived. In another sense, you used the beggar's life to earn money. It's just that your way is a little different. Didn't you?"
Xin Chen widened his lips after winning the debate with this man, his interlocutor was stammering in search of an evasive answer. The noisy atmosphere around him made the man not have time to think clearly. He growled in annoyance and again raised both his axes.
"I told you it wasn't me!" The pace of the axe attack split the air in front of Xin Chen's face, he retreated a few steps with Lin Lin directly advancing and serving the man.
Fights were inevitable again, Lin Lin had to fight against the swordsman. Some people do not believe to see the behavior of the man, he was good at deceiving many people since.
Xin Chen helped the beggar to his feet and took him some distance away so as not to be hit by the attack.
"You see where that guy keeps his money? It's the only way to help you get out of this thing."
"Thank you in advance... You want to trust a seedy beggar like me Young Master Xin. I'm so happy..."
"There's nothing to worry about, if you feel innocent, let out your voice. The weak are not there to be oppressed. Remember that." Xin Chen helped ease the pain in the stomach of the beggar because it was kicked so hard earlier and immediately got rejected.
"I'm doing fine. And about that man's money... I saw him on the table before and he's probably gone from there."
"Then come with me."
Xin Chen and the old beggar moved quickly towards the wine shop, of course the girl from the wine shop also helped them find it so that this problem did not drag on again.
Arriving at the wine shop there was indeed no gold coin in question, Xin Chen snorted softly. The man seems to be very good at deceiving. Seeing how he acted and led people's opinions to blame the old beggar earlier, Xin Chen was sure overcoming this problem would not be that easy.
"I've been looking all over Young Master Xin's place, she did not hide it here.." The tavern girl felt guilty. He's a little down.
"I'm afraid if this problem widens my mother will also be affected by the impact "he said later, because the owner of this wine shop is his mother. Considering the old beggar was certainly not the culprit now he is also accused of being a thief.
If indeed the man did not lie and he was no longer in defense then obviously his family's wine shop business would be blamed and immediately attacked. Or at worst ask for compensation money. This simple wine shop house certainly will not be able to pay the amount of money demanded by the man.
"Before the money was gone, did he not hold it? I need more detailed details. Maybe after knowing the whole incident there will be a bright spot."
The wine shop girl explained that indeed today the place was quiet, probably because the new wine shops had already taken control of Shengyou Village. And the only customer was just that dark-skinned man, he came very friendly.
He said that today he was happy because he had just killed a lot of ferocious demons and was paid a lot of money. To celebrate, he came to the wine shop and invited the old beggar to celebrate.