Chapter 91: Disposing of Stolen Goods

After jumping down from the second floor of the Old Neil Inn, Xia Duo and Aiwa walked one after the other through the small alley and arrived once again at the entrance of the Old Neil Inn. The guests inside were still the same as before: drinking, eating, and bragging.

But they would never imagine that the boss, who had just been rowdy and playing around with them, had now turned into a gradually cooling corpse.

Xia Duo did not look inside, but instead lowered his head and walked quickly toward the East District. When he entered a section of the road without light, Xia Duo suddenly turned his head, looked at the silent darkness behind him, and said:

"Aiwa, I took some things just now. Where is it safe to dispose of them?"

"……"

Aiwa was silent at first, then said, "I suggest you don't dispose of these things for now. The things you took might not be clean."

Xia Duo hurriedly asked, "What do you know?"

"Judging by the sound coming from the parcel on your body, there should be some jewelry and silverware. These things are not what an ordinary innkeeper should possess."

Hearing Aiwa's words, Xia Duo subconsciously pressed his hand against the parcel at his waist. When he packed it earlier, he had specifically wrapped it tightly to keep it from making noise; he hadn't expected Aiwa to hear it anyway.

Coupled with Aiwa saying these things might not be clean, it made Xia Duo suspicious and paranoid, fearing that others would hear it too. "These must be disposed of as soon as possible. Do you have any suggestions?"

If he just gave them up, he was truly unwilling; if he had known this, he would have been better off not taking them in the first place.

If he carried them with him, it would be very inconvenient. He could not enter the Mage Tower now, he still had to meet up with Dien and the others tomorrow, and he could not find a place to store them.

Therefore, it was best to find a place to dispose of them. He believed Aiwa must be more experienced in this regard than he was. At worst, he could just find a random shop to sell them. In any case, the heavy snow would arrive soon; once he hid in the Mage Tower, no one would be able to find him.

Xia Duo "looked" at Aiwa expectantly, and after considering for a moment, Aiwa indeed had a lead. "But I must warn you, even the middleman with the best reputation might not be reliable."

"I understand."

Expecting integrity from a middleman in this gray area was a joke to begin with. Xia Duo was not naive enough to think that his killing of Lao Nier was seamless; it was just that those who could easily find out usually wouldn't investigate, and those who wanted to investigate wouldn't find it so easy.

And even if this matter were brought into the open, Xia Duo had enough confidence to retreat unscathed. The only thing to worry about was some simple-minded righteous people who ignored the rules of the Territory.

……

Next, Aiwa led Xia Duo to a leather shop in the East District. On the surface, this place dealt in leather products like leather shoes, leather jackets, and leather pants.

As soon as he walked into the shop, Xia Duo smelled an indescribable sour, putrid odor. Even though he had already witnessed the stench of Goblins and Orcs, he still couldn't help but frown.

"Say what you're looking for, and don't touch if you're not buying."

The boss's attitude was not very friendly, and he went about counting accounts behind the counter, seemingly completely indifferent to the two guests who had just entered.

While making a gesture, Aiwa said in a disguised, hoarse voice, "Offloading goods, introduced by Du Yan."

Hearing "offloading goods" and "Du Yan," the boss finally looked up and happened to see the gesture Aiwa was making. He pulled a rope by the counter with a bang, and the shop door closed.

Xia Duo's heart tightened, and he instantly entered a state of Spellcasting focus. Although Aiwa had already gained some of his trust, this sudden turn of events still made him prepare for the worst.

In the focused state, Xia Duo "saw" faint blue light radiating from the leather shop boss's left wrist, fingers, and waist. This was a manifestation of the Magic Net being distorted, indicating that he was carrying a Magic Item.

Looking at Aiwa again, there was only a trace of extremely faint blue light at his waist. Xia Duo secretly made his preparations.

At this time, the boss spoke, "Where are the goods? Take them out."

Aiwa signaled for Xia Duo to take the things out, and while maintaining his focused state, Xia Duo placed the parcel on the counter and opened it. Inside were the things Xia Duo wanted to dispose of.

Except for an Elf silk scarf, a purple Crystal ring, and all the paper documents, everything else was here.

Huh—

The boss picked up a Small Wood Carving and brought it close to his eyes to observe it carefully. He soon put it down again and couldn't help but ask: "Where did you get these?"

Xia Duo was silent, while Aiwa still reminded him with that hoarse voice, "You know the rules!"

The boss wanted to say something else, but finally stopped and began to check the other items. Xia Duo keenly noticed that ever since seeing that Small Wood Carving, the boss had been a bit distracted.

This made Xia Duo notice the Small Wood Carving again. When he collected the items earlier, he had only taken a rough look; he had no time and didn't understand these things. He hadn't expected that a "big item" was hidden inside.

This Small Wood Carving was brown overall. At first glance, the edges seemed to have some kind of mysterious silver luster, but it disappeared when looked at carefully.

The shape of the carving was a human female. Although the carving technique was not very exquisite, the eyebrows and eyes were quite vivid. Just one look was enough to tell that this was an heroic and extraordinary woman.

Xia Duo was not sure if this thing was valuable, so he asked Aiwa via 【Sending】.

Aiwa shook his head obscurely. Xia Duo didn't understand if he meant it wasn't valuable or if he didn't know, so he could only watch quietly as the leather shop boss continued the Identify process.

After a long while, Xia Duo felt the flame of the oil lamp in the shop flicker, and the boss finally finished checking all the items and began to quote prices: "A pair of silver cups, 25 Gold Coins; two small silver statues, 30 Gold Coins; a pair of Crystal earrings, 50 Gold Coins; one silk scarf, 50 Gold Coins; pearl necklace, 150 Gold Coins; the remaining silver necklaces and earrings are of poor workmanship, 10 Gold Coins in total."

Xia Duo calculated silently in his heart; that was already 315 Gold Coins. If he were killing Orcs, he would have to kill dozens of Orcs to earn that much.

Looking at the batch of items still on the counter, which were all bottles and jars, the boss also offered prices for these things: "2 bottles of Alchemist Fire, 20 Gold Coins; 1 bottle of Strong Acid, 5 Gold Coins; 4 bottles of Unknown Poison, 10 Gold Coins."

"Wait, boss." Xia Duo hurriedly cast 【Ghost Sound】, using the exact same voice as Aiwa, and said, "Alchemist Fire is way too cheap!"

Although Xia Duo couldn't appraise items, that was only because he didn't understand the prices of goods. As a common Alchemical Item, the price of Alchemist Fire was transparent; even if Xia Duo hadn't bought it, he had heard of it.

This boss had cut the price in half directly, which meant that the previous items had also been cut by at least half. Xia Duo was not just complaining about the price of the Alchemist Fire, but was also dissatisfied with the previous prices.

The boss did not answer Xia Duo, but looked at Aiwa, "What do you think, sir?"

"Very fair."