Chapter 763 Freddy's Family
"This is indeed a bit weird." Lisa frowned, "Mr. Mario, have you ever raised this issue with Mr. and Mrs. Freddy in person?"
"I asked, and the couple told me that most of the orphans have been adopted by kind-hearted people." Mario sneered, "This is strange. If there are so many kind-hearted people in Avalon, why are there so many on the streets?" What a waif?"
"If I had been there at the time, I would have asked Freddy and his wife to provide the adopter's name and address and personally verify whether it was true," Gao Fei said.
"Brother Musk, we want to go together!" Mario said, "In fact, I also made such a request, but Mrs. Freddy told me that most of the adopters are foreigners, and they also pay attention to privacy, and asked her repeatedly She is not allowed to reveal her identity to outsiders, so she can only say to me - no comment."
"This sounds like a completely lame excuse...Mr. Mario, do you suspect that the Freddys are just hypocrites in name only, but are actually abusing adopted orphans in private?" Lisa guessed.
"How can any adopted orphan not be abused? If that's all, it would be pretty good." Mario sneered, "I suspect that Freddy and his wife adopted street children under the guise of doing good deeds, but secretly Taking advantage of those poor little guys to make ill-gotten gains."
"Forcing orphans to work hard in factories?" Gao Fei asked.
"How much money can child labor make? Brother Musk, there are many more cruel ways to make money in the world than exploiting child labor!"
Mario said angrily.
"for example?"
"For example, a young prostitute..." Mario glanced at Lisa and was too embarrassed to continue.
Lisa was not happy to be treated as an ungrounded young lady by him, so she took the initiative to take over the conversation, intending to explore this dark topic in depth: "Most of the orphans adopted by the workhouse are boys, right?"
"With some customers, little boys are more popular." Mario said with a half-smile. "If you don't believe me, ask the respectable priests in the church."
The corners of Lisa's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
There were some not-so-good rumors in the church, such as the kind-hearted old priest paying special attention to the pretty little boy. Lisa had also heard about it, but as a clergyman, she didn't want to believe those dirty rumors.
Claire saw that Lisa looked embarrassed and quickly interrupted Mario.
"In fact, a more common practice was to put the orphans who were nominally adopted on ships and sell them to plantations in the New World as slaves."
"According to the current market price, a healthy boy sold to the manor owner is worth at least 50 gold pounds. As for the price of a girl, it depends on her appearance and skin color."
Lisa bit her lip and held Goofy's hand.
Gao Fei can understand her mood.
The dark things I heard in the pub today are really unbearable for a rich girl who has always lived in the sun, and will inevitably cause a mental shock.
At this time, Lisa suddenly raised her head, her eyes becoming extremely firm.
"Musk! Mr. Mario, and Sister Claire, can you do me a favor?"
"Lisa! Don't mess around!"
Claire was keenly aware that something was wrong with the girl's mood and quickly vaccinated her in advance.
"The poor kids living in this neighborhood are full of bitterness and grievances. You can sympathize with their plight, but you can't meddle in their own business! You can't do it either, you know?"
Lisa ignored her warning, her eyes filled with enthusiasm.
"I'm going to go to Freddy and his wife's mansion overnight, as well as the workhouse run by this couple, to personally investigate whether this couple is really doing charity, or whether they are secretly doing something disgusting under the guise of charity. !”
"I told you to mind your own business!" Claire's face darkened, and she turned to Gao Fei and said, "It's getting late, take Lisa home quickly!"
Gao Fei was checking out a main quest that had just been released - "Accompany Lisa to investigate the secrets of the workhouse."
Hearing Claire's urging, he smiled helplessly, took Lisa's hand and stood up.
"let's go."
"Brother Musk! Where are you going?" Mario also stood up.
"First visit Mr. and Mrs. Freddie, and then visit the workhouse."
Goofy's calm answer drew cheers from Miss Lisa and angry complaints from Claire.
"Great, I'll go with you!" Mario smiled.
As a result, Claire was very angry again.
Angry as hell, the warm-hearted red-haired girl couldn't stand by and hurriedly chased the lion Simba out of the tavern, scolding Lisa for being too willful, but still wanted to stay with her as a bodyguard.
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System prompts: Lisa (Judge 6), Mario (Rogue 7), Claire (Trainer 6) and Lion Simba temporarily join your adventure team.
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Goofy checks the team status page.
Compared with when they first appeared, Mario and Claire have each been upgraded by 1 level.
This kind of upgrade speed is of course far inferior to that of the protagonist. However, in reality, upgrading to one level in two years is considered good.
With the configuration of their team, it is easy to deal with three ogres.
Mario said that Carl Freddy is a level 8 warrior but lacks understanding of his wife Agatha Freddy.
Considering that this mysterious woman can tame ferocious ogres and is worshiped as a mother by the ogres, Gao Fei feels that Agatha Freddy may be more difficult to deal with than the three ogres working together. .
If we count Freddy and his wife, plus their three adopted ogre sons, we have little chance of winning in a direct conflict with Freddy's family.
Mario and Claire had the same concerns and thought they should try to avoid alerting Freddy's family and sneak into the house first to investigate the family's background.
Under the cover of night, Mario climbed over the wall and entered Freddy's backyard, dismantled the traps set at the foot of the wall, and threw a rope over.
Claire and Lisa grabbed the rope and climbed over the high wall one after another.
Simba, the lion, jumped over the high wall without the help of a rope.
Gao Fei's imitator had already mastered the two specialties of "mastery of jumping" and "agile movements". He jumped higher than the lion and easily crossed the twenty-foot-high wall.
Four people and one lion crept through the bushes, trying not to make any noise.
It took more than ten minutes for everyone to cross the garden.
A magnificent two-story villa stands in the center of the courtyard, with a bright red roof, bathed in moonlight, and particularly dazzling.
Three strong men holding big sticks, each seven feet tall, are patrolling the courtyard. They are all the adopted sons of Freddy and his wife.
It seems that the visit of the "street angels" during the day has aroused the vigilance of Freddy and his wife, and they have specially strengthened their vigilance at night.
