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Chapter 438 Contract
Chapter 438 Contract
Franklin was reliable enough; he actually got both of them imprisoned.
Navajo and Apache, Leo's supervisor and bodyguard.
However, as bodyguards, they seem to have neglected their duties.
Otherwise, Leo shouldn't have been tied up and imprisoned.
Inside the room, the two sat down in front of Leo.
The Federation also has green-eyed slaves, but they are mostly found in the Tuzhou.
That place seemed to be the federal agricultural hub, and in agriculture, manpower is the most important resource.
There is nothing more cost-effective than slave labor.
However, the federal government protects everyone's personnel.
Even slaves, once they are able to gain their freedom through their own abilities, are no longer entitled to be captured and enslaved again on this land.
Of course, those who can do this are often lucky enough to have encountered a master who can give them freedom.
But isn't luck also a part of ability?
Therefore, the two green-eyed people were able to move freely within the Council City.
However, it is still subject to restrictions.
For example, riding in public carriages is not allowed.
Visiting prisoners is also not permitted for the Green-Eyed People.
Franklin must have put a lot of thought into getting them to sit in front of Leo at this moment.
Kolio had no time to worry about that; he had to fight for his freedom.
Even in the worst-case scenario, Leo is not without options to save himself.
However, the cost could be very high.
Leo is a businessman, but in the face of true power, Leo has no room for bargaining.
Navajo, speaking to Leo with his green eyes, said, "Let us save you! I'll use my Eastern iron axe to break down that door, and we'll storm out!"
"You can smash down this small door, but how will you deal with the towering city gate?" Leo retorted.
In the council city where wind-up dolls walk, nothing is surprising.
Even if there were some means here to spread the message throughout the city in a short time, it would be the same.
Therefore, even though the two green-eyed men could help Leo escape from prison, they could not escape the city's pursuit.
The two were speechless, then Leo said:
"I need your help to investigate something."
"What's wrong?" Apache asked.
"Someone stole an academic research project I invested in—"
"...What? What did you say?" Navajo interrupted.
Leo spoke a whole month's worth of vocabulary, which was incomprehensible not only to the two green-eyed people, but even to the Kingdom's people.
"In short, someone stole my things," Leo said. "I need your help to get them back."
He was still not quite sure why Leo had been arrested.
But he always felt it must be related to that academic research.
He believed, at least, that uncovering the truth would be to his advantage.
Navajo and Apache immediately nodded: "But how are we supposed to investigate?"
Yes, they are green-eyed people. If you command two people to go into the forest to hunt a deer, they can return in less than half a day carrying a stag and a doe, plus three foxes and a pair of pheasants as a bonus.
Asking them to investigate academic thieves with many suspicious points and missing clues is indeed a bit of a challenge.
However, Leo never expected the two of them to be able to do all this on their own.
He just needed two people to run errands for him.
In fact, it would have been more prudent to entrust this matter to Franklin.
But Leo didn't want Franklin to know about the research he had invested in, and if the culprit were actually found, there could be a fierce battle.
These two green-eyed people are not considered top-tier combatants.
But even a second- or third-rate warrior is far more capable of fighting than a merchant.
Navajo and Apache nodded; they were probably also very worried about Leo's situation.
If Leo's condition worsens further, the two of them won't be able to return to the New World on their own.
Leo took a deep breath and began to recall the details of the case.
Through Franklin's plan, Leo finally found a dubious identity.
However, that identity was fake, and under normal circumstances, the clues would end there.
But for Leo, this amount of information was enough.
Leo asked the two men in front of him, "Did you bring what I asked you to bring?"
Navajo nodded, but the item was pulled out by Apache.
That was none other than a finely crafted jade pendant.
As jewelry, it is among the finest.
The pendant has no special abilities, but it can be used to bribe that great being who loves treasures.
This great being is named Jeribay, and his specialty is sharing secrets.
However, the secret she reveals may not be true.
Leo's book "Disqualified Contract" explicitly states that one should not inquire about the future from a great being.
This will most likely result in being mocked by those great beings, and there is a small chance of being directly wiped out by them.
It is only a smaller probability that one will be told their fate. However, precisely because the probability is so small, it is impossible to observe whether the fate they are told is true.
Therefore, the clues obtained are of no value.
However, in "The Contract of Disqualification", it is specifically emphasized that asking Jerippel about one's fate will affect the course of one's destiny.
Leo planned to use the pendant in front of him as a reward to bribe Jeremy to help him track down the criminal.
He held the pendant in his hand and began to gather his power, using tiny magic threads to write a contract above his pupils.
As the contract was signed, he felt a heavy and obscure atmosphere enveloping his body and soul.
Leo knew that Jeremy had arrived.
In the contract, he requested Jeribay to guide the two people before him to find the customer who had reported a false identity.
Leo cannot directly question the prisoner because without a clear direction, Yeribai will most likely give a false answer to get by.
Asking questions specifically enough can greatly reduce the probability of getting a false answer.
To be honest, the most difficult thing to grasp in "Disqualified Contract" is how to deal with all kinds of great beings.
You've gone to great lengths to ask for something from someone, but how they'll reciprocate is unpredictable.
Only by catering to their preferences can one obtain the desired return.
In this respect, it's quite similar to doing business.
As the pendant in Leo's palm vanished into thin air, Leo knew that the power had been activated.
Then, a pale pink light floated out from Leo's palm.
Navajo and Apache stared in astonishment at the sight.
They cried out in terror in their green-eyed language, "My God! Leo! Could you be a priest too?!"
"Keep your voice down," Leo said. "Follow it, it will lead you to your destination."
"And then what?" Apache asked. "What should we do?"
Leo thought for a moment, then squinted and replied:
"Tie him up first. Ask me for instructions on how to do it."
A businessman doesn't do business at a loss—Leo believes that someone must pay the price I've paid!