Chapter 67 Good things will always happen to those who are patient
It was already evening when they returned to Fairhaven by carriage, but what was waiting for Mo Cheng was not a hot dinner.
"We didn't order these things, please leave!"
At the entrance of Albert's House, Justin and his engineering team did not finish their work in the evening. Instead, they gathered at the entrance and confronted a group of people.
"But we were clearly commissioned to deliver the items. Even the Glorious Church can't be unreasonable, right?"
"Yes, that's right. So the Glorious Church can be unreasonable?!"
"Isn't this bullying an honest person?!"
The crowd confronting Justin burst into noisy noises and moved forward to create further pressure.
Justin couldn't help sweating on his forehead. He really wanted to let the group of people in front of him go in and let the nun kill them all. But thinking that he hadn't received the final payment for the project yet, he still felt that he couldn't let these bastards go in and cause trouble.
"What happened?"
Just when the scene was about to turn into chaos and a big fight, a calm voice stopped the tragedy that was about to happen.
"Priest Mo Cheng." Justin went to meet him. "The people from the Wind Erosion Key want to collect [protection money]."
"This is the most shameful slander." The leader of the group came out and said with a smile, "We are just a group of small vendors doing small jobs to make a living."
Mo Cheng observed the man in front of him for a moment. He had short blue hair, a close-fitting vest and tight pants, a combination suitable for moving and making big movements. His smiling eyes did not reveal any useful information. This person naturally used a smile to cover up his true thoughts.
It's a very troublesome thing, whether it's the current situation or the person with the Wind Erosion Key.
"Can anyone tell me what happened just now?" Mo Cheng pressed his nose and pointed at the colorful juice on the big iron gate.
"Respected priest, let me, Gurad, clear up your confusion." The leader, named Gurad, put his hand on his chest and bowed slightly. "When we were setting up the stall, we received an order from the Albert House to deliver [Colored Fruit]. As a result, these people took the goods but did not intend to pay, intending to taint the sacred glory. During the dispute, I don't know who accidentally threw the colored fruit at your door."
Justin immediately shouted: "Nonsense, this is slander!"
"Mr. Justin." Mo Cheng stopped the other party from shouting and said softly, "Leave the rest to me. Please take your people and Lilia back first."
"Priest Mo Cheng..."
"Listen to me and take your people and Lilia back."
There was a rare firmness in Mo Cheng's tone, so Justin had to take the engineering team and Lilia back to Albert's House, but he did not go far away. He hid behind the door with his men. Once a conflict occurred, he would rush out immediately to rescue Priest Mo Cheng.
After everyone went back, Mo Cheng wiped his glasses and looked at the gang members who were planning to blackmail him.
Colored fruit is a wild plant that is often used by children as pranks. It grows in different colors depending on where it grows. The fruit is full of water and will burst once it is hit, staining people with color. Not only is the liquid difficult to clean, but it also has an unpleasant smell after it dries.
Later, colored fruits were also used by gang members to collect debts, and throwing colored fruits at people's doors was no different from throwing red paint.
"Mr. Gulard, right?" Mo Cheng pushed his glasses. "I won't ask who from Albert House ordered the colored fruits from you. Forget about the rotten colored fruits. I want to ask how much the ordered colored fruits cost in total?"
The store will open tomorrow, and Mo Cheng will have a lot more work to do tonight. He will have to explain the meaning of the contract to the people in Albert House and sign the contract. He will also have to count the inventory and pick out the ointments whose efficacy has changed due to storage errors.
On the first day of opening a new store, at least there must be no mistakes.
More importantly, when he killed Naraka before, his strength was discovered by the head of the law enforcement group, Margaret. If there were large-scale deaths in this area, and it was discovered that the person who held the Wind Erosion Key had a conflict with Albert, then Mo Cheng might have to experience what it's like to be in Fairhaven Prison.
It's better to spend some money to avoid disaster.
"It's great that the priest is willing to pay. It's not much, just three hundred golden griffins."
“…”
Mo Cheng almost couldn't help but clench his fists and slaughter all the fools in front of him. Each colored fruit was sold in units of bronze eagles, and even a huge number could only be settled in silver lions at most.
There were three hundred golden griffins at the beginning. If many people had not seen the conflict between the people of the Key of Wind Erosion and the House of Albert, these people would have become a pool of fertilizer nourishing the land.
"Mr. Gurad, have you ever thought that God will punish you for doing this?"
Mo Cheng tried his last effort. He knew that his apparent level was only the fifth tier. Any behavior that intimidated these gang members without killing anyone would be considered cowardice.
If it were any other place besides the capital, this group of people would have long become a source of experience for Mo Cheng.
"Mr. Priest!"
Guraid smiled, and suddenly a silver light flashed, cutting off a few strands of Mo Cheng's hair. The sharp dagger was across Mo Cheng's neck, scraping his hair.
Gulard put his face very close and spoke in a calm voice, "When I was five years old, I was living on the streets with a dagger, and the gods didn't bless me at that time. I killed my first person when I was eight years old, and the gods didn't bless me at that time either. Everything I have is something I have fought for myself. I don't know if you are stupid enough to shout about the blessing of glory, but this is the land of mages."
"Doesn't your god have time to punish me himself?"
"You want to punish me with your holy light that has no lethality?"
Mo Cheng's eyes were calm and without any ripples. He untied the purse from his waist and threw it on the ground. "Here are three hundred gold griffins. Take the money and go."
On the way back, Mo Cheng went to the bank to withdraw money to upgrade the tools on the production line.
Gulard picked up the money bag and shouted to his men behind him: "Thank you for the gift from Priest Mo Cheng, may the glory bless you. Come, hand over all the ordered goods!"
In an instant, everyone threw the colored fruits in their hands towards the door and walls of Albert's House. The colorful juice splashed everywhere, even onto Mo Cheng's clothes.
Gurad held the purse in one hand and patted Mo Cheng's shoulder with the other, "It seems that Guanghui likes me more."
"Thank you for your generosity, priest. We will have another batch of colored fruits next month. Please remember to prepare the payment."
The people from the Wind Erosion Key left in twos and threes. Their laughter could be heard from three blocks away. One could even hear a few loud voices, who were not disguising themselves at all as they discussed their plans to sneak into Albert's House to search in the next few days.
"Priest Mo Cheng, are you okay?"
Justin brought his men out and saw Mo Cheng, dressed in colorful clothes, looking at the gate of Albert's House with his head down as if thinking about something.
"Me? I'm fine." The smell of the dried colored fruits was very unpleasant. Justin was about to ask someone to clean up the colored fruits on the door and walls, but was stopped by Mo Cheng.
"No need to waste time, someone will help us clean it up."
No one was willing to take on the job of cleaning the doors and walls that were smashed by the colored fruit. Justin was secretly wondering if Pastor Mo Cheng was frightened by the gang members when Mo Cheng suddenly said , "Mr. Justin, I'm fine. Don't worry, I won't do anything impulsive."
Mo Cheng is a patient person. When the situation is going to take a bad turn because of his actions, he will be patient.
This time I endured it for three hours!
