[Chapter 407: Redemption Money for Team Edkin]

“How do you think we will be dealt with?” Warlock Simon looked at Edkin, who was imprisoned in the cell together, and hoped that Edkin could tell everyone that he had come up with a plan to escape.

“According to the laws of Winter City, it is likely that he will be imprisoned for a few years and forced to do forced labor.” Edkin’s investigation was very comprehensive. He not only collected the general situation of Winter City and the information of the target to be stolen, but also checked the legal provisions of Winter City.

As the commander of the team and the planner of the plan, he not only had to consider how to formulate a plan to achieve the goal, but also what kind of risks everyone would take after failure.

Because they were just stealing, they did not hurt anyone, nor did they kill anyone, nor did they cause any great damage to Winter City, so the crime was not serious and was completely within their tolerance.

The only thing that made Edkin entangled was that his daughter Kira was also arrested this time.

Usually, his daughter Kira would follow the team to act together, but would use magic props to hide her body and hide in the dark waiting for evacuation.

In this way, even if something unexpected happened, his daughter would be fine.

Unexpectedly, the Winter City easily cracked Kira’s invisibility and captured him.

What made him feel a little relieved was that Kira was with Holger, who was equivalent to Kira’s mother, and Holger could definitely take good care of the girl.

After thinking for a while, Edkin began to think about how to escape.

Although he had not committed any serious crimes and would not be executed by beheading, hanging or other severe punishments, Edkin was not prepared to serve his sentence in Winter City obediently.

Next, he had to observe carefully and look for opportunities to escape – his ability to shuttle was restricted. I don’t know if it was because of the cell or something else?

Just as Edkin ignored Simon’s complaints and Fudge’s inquiries, and was thinking about the next plan, they were suddenly led out of the detention room by the Winter City police.

Although he was still wearing handcuffs, there was no restraint on his feet, and the seemingly small handcuffs were not very deterrent.

Fudge and Simon both winked at Edkin, but Edkin shook his head decisively, telling them not to act rashly.

At the same time, they tried to talk to the policeman in front of them, but the policeman ignored them and just led them out of the male prisoner area and handed them over to an acquaintance of his.

“Shirley.”

“…”

Shirley looked at Edkin speechlessly. She had long seen that Edkin seemed to have some plan, but she didn’t expect it to be stealing: taking advantage of the coronation ceremony when everyone in Winter City was paying attention to the new king, he ran to several nobles’ homes to steal.

If Edkin hadn’t been on the intelligence department’s watch list, maybe they would have succeeded – Shirley only found out not long ago that the intelligence department had been eyeing this strange bard.

“Edkin.”

Looking at Shirley’s expression, Edkin knew that this new “friend” he had met not long ago was angry with him.

He had no reason to refute this. He did take advantage of the other party and Sansa’s kindness to him.

“I’m sorry…”

“Save this for Sansa!”

Shirley was really angry that Edkin had deceived a pure and kind girl like Sansa, which was a huge blow to a young child and could even affect his life.

Edkin didn’t say anything else, but turned his head to look at Holger and Kira who followed Shirley out. If the father and daughter were not handcuffed now, they would definitely hug each other happily.

Continuing to follow Shirley forward, Edkin whispered about his daughter’s situation. Kira said that everything was fine. The cells here were clean and tidy without any odor. The three meals a day were very good in both taste and quantity.

Even when Holger felt that he was not full, he could ask for an extra portion.

Hearing this, Edkin was relieved. Even the prisoners in the cells in Winter City were treated so well. This place was like a city that only existed in dreams.

However, where are they taking them now?

“Where are we going now?” Simon looked left and right, and curiously asked the question that Edkin was thinking about.

He felt that if anyone knew the answer, it could only be Edkin, because only he knew enough about this city.

“Maybe it’s to be transferred to a real prison.”

They were in the detention room of the Winter City Police Department. This was just a temporary detention place, not a real prison. It was normal to transfer them to a real prison.

This is why Edkin didn’t pay too much attention to the situation in this place: they must be transferred to a real prison, and then they can formulate an escape plan according to the situation.

The location of the Winter City Prison is said to be deep in the Winter Forest in the north, and other situations are unknown.

After walking for a while, Edkin found that they were not taken out of the police station, but were taken from the detention room in the basement to a reception room on the second floor.

When Edkin saw a young man in front of him smiling and saying to him, “It’s a little late, but… welcome to Winter City!”, he knew that things were going to be troublesome.

“Shit!”

Almost immediately, the companions beside him turned their eyes to Edkin. They were all curious about the identity of the young man in front of them, and judging from Edkin’s reaction, the appearance of this young man was not a good thing for them.

“Edkin, who is this person?”

“The King of Winter Kingdom.”

In Edkin’s plan, he tried his best to avoid meeting His Majesty the King, so except Edkin himself, no one else knew what the legendary David Glamorgan looked like.

“Wow~ I believe what you said before now.”

Edkin once complained that David Glamorgan became king by relying on a woman, but everyone just listened to it as a joke. Until now, when they saw him in person, the few people who didn’t believe it suddenly felt that Edkin’s words might not be complaints, but facts.

Only Simon remained silent. Like Edkin, he had a serious face because he felt a very terrifying power from the king opposite him. The hidden pressure made him suspect that he was not facing a human, but a god!

“Ahem, respectful king.” Edkin coughed twice to remind his companions that they should be timid when they should be, and he was the first to salute David.

David nodded and signaled Shirley to open the handcuffs of these people.

Seeing the handcuffs on his hands were opened, Shirley walked out of the reception room and closed the door. Edkin suddenly felt that the situation did not seem so bad?

His Majesty, is there anything for him to do?

“Don’t think too much, I’m just interested in a few thieves from another world.”

In fact, David did want these people to help him do things. The situation in the continent of Faerun was too complicated, or the entire world of Toril was too complicated. He currently did not have so much free time to explore such a complicated world.

In comparison, Edkin, a local of the continent of Faerun, could play a greater role.

He raised his hand to signal several people to sit down and talk, and they could also enjoy the fruits, cakes and juice at will.

“There are many people from other worlds, but you are the first group of visitors from other worlds who steal in Winter City.”

From this point of view, with the improvement of David’s strength and the development of Winter City, the newcomers who come to Winter City in the future will become more and more diverse.

Considering that this ability will be affected by one’s own thoughts, some villains that one cannot accept or characters with serious disagreements will still not appear.

At most, there will be criminals like Edkin in front of him who have enough bottom line.

“I can explain.” Edkin noticed a lot of things from David’s attitude: the other party is not particularly disgusted with him, and the other party must have something he wants him to do.

Regardless of the facts, this situation means that the two sides have a basis for negotiation. Maybe he can use his outstanding eloquence to make the other party “understand” his difficulties and pardon his crimes.

“I’m listening!”

David poured himself a glass of juice. He guessed that Edkin wanted to gain sympathy through his experiences over the years.

Although he knew what the other party would do, he still wanted to personally experience the strength of the “bard”.

As expected, Edkin Darvis was very good at talking, and he told a story that was neither strange nor touching in a very vivid way. David couldn’t help but eat a lot of broad beans.

When Edkin finished talking about his experience, David put down the cup in his hand: “From an emotional point of view, I can understand your choice…”

Edkin smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his speech was effective.

“But this still cannot change the fact that you have committed theft.”

The smile on Edkin’s face stagnated. It seemed that the other party was not ready to let him go easily. I guess he would put forward conditions next?

“Now you have two choices.” David stretched out two fingers, attracting the attention of everyone present: “According to the laws of Winter City, you will be sentenced to one to three years in prison.”

As the first offender, Edkin will be sentenced to three years in prison, and the others as accomplices will be sentenced to one year.

“What else?”

“As a hired team of Winter City, help me collect things in your world.” David did not limit the specific things. Anything that Edkin thought was valuable could be sent to Winter City, and Winter City would estimate a value for the items based on the specific circumstances.

Edkin’s team can choose to take part of the estimated money as living expenses and outing expenses, and the rest can be used to offset Edkin’s crimes; or they can take all of it, in which case this mission will not reduce their crimes.

However, if Edkin and others find items of great value that directly exceed the value of their stolen property, then only one mission can offset all their crimes.

“Sounds good!”

(End of this chapter)