Doomsday Code

Chapter 257 Life-Saving Talisman

Ke Ke Bo said with an "oh" sound, and then laughed:

"I won't open it. If the gift inside is not valuable, I will not be able to maintain my reputation as a baron."

Then he looked at those in Sofia who wanted to tear down the buildings but didn't dare to, and he also smiled and said:

"Don't be so serious. Today is New Year's Day. If you want to open the gift this boy gave you, open it now."

While they were hesitating, butler Carter opened his gift first. Inside the gift box was a pure wooden cane.

Seeing this, Carter also smiled and said:

"Oh, a cane? Do you mean I'm old?"

Looking at the butler who liked to associate, Chen Cheng couldn't help but say:

“Butler Carter, you are not old, this is not only a cane, it is also a weapon.

If you don’t believe me, you can press the top of your head with the cane.”

Carter pressed it upon hearing this, and then the upper part of the crutch that had been tightly fitted suddenly separated, and then a thin sword with a cold glow was pulled out by Carter.

"Butler Carter, I know something about you. You are a swordsman. This well-hidden rapier is perfect for you."

When Carter thought of his identity as a swordsman, a sword intent rose in his body. Then his eyes turned red. He said thank you to Chen Cheng, then put away his sword and turned back into the old butler.

Then Sophia, Jenny and others also received their favorite gifts. Looking at these gifts, they all knew that Chen Cheng must have put a lot of thought into preparing them.

Soon, Finier, who had left in a hurry, ran back, holding a scarf with a crooked pig pattern embroidered on it in her hand.

She put the scarf on Chen Cheng, and the piglet pattern fell just in front of Chen Cheng.

Finier looked at her masterpiece, smiled with satisfaction and said:

"This is the New Year's gift from me. How about it, little slave? Are you touched?"

Chen Cheng picked up one end of the scarf and looked at the crooked piglet pattern. He couldn't help but complain:

"Miss, where did you buy this? I have to go and talk to the boss. How dare he sell this thing when the embroidery is so ugly?"

When Finier saw the crooked pattern, her pretty face turned red.

Then she stammered and said:

"This... that... oh, why are you so picky? I don't even remember which store I bought it from. Take it or not."

As she spoke, Finier tried to take the scarf off Chen Cheng's neck, but Chen Cheng stepped aside and said:

"Don't worry, although it's a little ugly, it was embroidered by someone after all. I'd better wear it to avoid making someone sad."

At this time, Finier could no longer understand the meaning of Chen Cheng's words, and she immediately came up to teach Chen Cheng a lesson.

While the master and the servant were playing and joking, Kekebo returned to his room and opened the gift that Chen Cheng had given him.

There was only a thin piece of paper in his gift. Seeing this, he laughed and scolded:

"You little brat is still holding a grudge. What I gave to those guys were either high-end perfumes or precious magic weapons, but to me, it's just a piece of paper."

Kekeber opened the paper, but the next moment the calm smile disappeared from his face.

Written on the paper was a share transfer document, and the transferred equity was one percent of the shares of the now thriving Huidun Bank.

Then when Ke Keber looked at it carefully, he found that this share was not actually the current Huidun Bank, but the Huidun Bank that would be reorganized and established after Huidun took the throne in the future. The current Huidun Bank would be the national central bank by then.

But even so, this 1% of the shares is a sky-high price, and it is the only one.

Kekebo, who was well aware of the political struggle, knew that this was not just a matter of money. This was a life-saving talisman that Chen Cheng had asked for him, Kekebo.

Looking at the transfer document, when Kekeber signed his name, his nose couldn't help but feel sore, and finally tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

He worked hard in business in the first half of his life, and in the second half of his life he used his savings from the first half to buy the baronship. What was all this for?

All of this is for the longevity of my family.

In this world, only noble families can stand for a thousand years, so he works towards this direction.

And when he became a minor noble, he saw the intrigues among the nobles and the political struggles between various parties.

If he didn't work hard, then he wouldn't know when the title he bought would be revoked, and all his efforts would be turned to ashes.

This also meant that he spent very little time with Finelle.

Now that he has this life-saving talisman, he doesn't have to work so hard, and he can also spare more time to accompany Finelle.

At this time, in the courtyard, Chen Cheng was pulled out of the house by Finier.

"Aiya, little Nunu, why are you so lazy? Today is the birthday of the Sun God. The church will hold a celebration performance. Let's go and take a look now."

After handing out the gifts and playing with Finier for a while, Chen Cheng felt a wave of sleepiness coming over him. However, when Finier pulled him out of the house, he had no choice but to cheer up and said:

"My dear aunt, I got up very early this morning. Now I really want to go back and take a nap."

However, the next moment, Finier let go of her hand and walked away angrily.

Seeing this, Chen Cheng's sleepiness immediately sobered up a little, and then he quickly ran up to beg for mercy:

"Little Nunu is just a lazy pig. Little Nunu is wrong. Please don't be angry, Miss Finnel."

Finier rolled her eyes at Chen Cheng and cursed angrily:

"Little slave, are you such a jerk? You have to make me angry to be energetic."

Chen Cheng was choked by Finier's words, and in the end he could only awkwardly follow Finier as she walked down the street.

However, the two men, who had not left the house for a long time, suddenly discovered that although the streets were still as prosperous as usual, there were many more patrolling soldiers than usual.

If it were in the past, Chen Cheng might have gone directly to the Earl's Mansion to ask Huidun, but now, he was just curious, and then followed Finier while strolling towards the church in the city.

However, when we arrived at the church, we did not see any signs of celebration except for the believers coming in and out to worship.

Chen Cheng just thought that the time had not come yet and the performance might have to be at night. After all, most of the performances he had seen in his previous life were like this.

However, Finier was a native local. Every year at this time, they would move from the small town of Kekeber to the mansion in the city to celebrate the New Year. And every year at this time, Sofia and the others would bring her to watch the performances.

Soon Finelle found an old lady who was coming out of the church, and when the old lady heard Finelle asking about the celebratory performance.

Seeing that Chen Cheng and the other man still had childish looks on their faces, she thought that they were just kids who wanted to watch the performance like in previous years and didn't know anything about the church.

The old lady sighed and said:

"Little kid, there won't be any performances this year. The bishop has been arrested, and Father Hodos is in charge now. If you want to watch the celebrations from now on, you have to go to the Governor's Palace."

After saying that, the old lady shook her head and left.