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"...Here, there's a discrepancy of five gold coins for a weapon purchase."

"Here, the protection money for the East District tavern was underreported three times, totaling seventeen silver coins..."

"And here..."

As Lynn wrote, he calmly pointed out the problem.

As one problem after another was exposed, the atmosphere inside the room immediately changed.

Although the thugs couldn't understand it, they vaguely knew something about the issues Lynn pointed out.

It seems... to be related to the vice leader, Ghost Fox?

The one-eyed wolf's single eye grew brighter and brighter, and its body leaned slightly forward.

"In total, this ledger has overstated or understated 12 gold coins, 38 silver coins, and 77 copper coins!"

"This doesn't even include some of the 'inflated' purchase amounts."

When Lynn finally delivered a clear total income and expenditure figure, the thin accountant next to him turned pale and trembled all over.

It's over, it's over!

He was about to offer an explanation.

Suddenly, the one-eyed wolf slammed his hand on the table, startling everyone.

He stared intently at Lynn, his gaze burning.

"Good! Very good!"

A ferocious smile appeared on the one-eyed wolf's face.

"Hey kid, what's your name?"

"Lynn".

"From today onwards, you will take his place." One-Eyed Wolf pointed to the accountant whose face was ashen.

"I'll give you a month to sort out all the accounts."

"If you can really help me make money, you'll be the 'Abacus Snake' of the Blood Hand Gang from now on."

"If not..."

He gave a cold laugh and said no more.

One-Eyed Wolf was not prepared to directly attack the deputy leader.

He needed time to investigate the shady dealings and wait for Lynn to sort out the accounts.

He needs to know just how much benefit the Ghost Fox has reaped behind his back all these years!

Upon hearing the gang leader personally bestow a title upon Lin En, the others in the room all wore expressions of envy.

Lynn also showed gratitude, then lowered his head to hide the cold glint that flashed in his eyes.

"Abacus snake? That's such a low-class nickname."

"However... I'll accept it!"

...

And so, Lynn became the Bloodhands' new "accountant".

He had no place to live and still slept on the haystacks in the gang's woodshed, but at least he was freed from the cage and gained limited freedom of movement.

Knowing that the deputy leader would definitely want to get rid of him, the one-eyed wolf ordered him not to step out of the gang's territory.

However, the one-eyed wolf did not completely trust him and assigned a henchman who had learned a few characters to monitor him.

First, to prevent Lynn from escaping; second, to keep an eye on him and prevent him from cheating on the accounts.

But One-Eyed Wolf is giving too much credit to this guy nicknamed "Skinny Monkey".

Lynn was confident that even if he openly cheated right under his nose, the kid wouldn't be able to tell at all.

His first task was to sort out all of the Blood Hand Gang's accounts and "business".

He received some rough parchment and inferior ink.

But he soon discovered that the few otherworldly languages ​​he knew were far from enough; he needed more knowledge.

The gang members had limited cultural knowledge; some couldn't even write their own names.

The accountant, who was originally the most educated, has been "optimized".

Having done so much "dirty work," even if the gang leader doesn't punish him, the deputy gang leader won't let him off the hook.

The gang leader didn't give Lynn any chance to go out and "ask for advice." He simply had him copy down any unfamiliar characters and hand them over to the gang members, who would then go out and ask around before informing him.

This made his learning extremely slow.

But...this is also an opportunity for me!

I can't understand the script from another world, and others can't understand the Chinese characters and Arabic numerals I write either!

And so an idea instantly formed in his mind.

He found a thin wooden board and some charcoal sticks and said to the skinny monkey who was watching him, "It's safer and more convenient to use these for recording. Gang secrets should not be leaked."

The skinny monkey didn't understand, but thought it made a lot of sense.

So Lynn began to use Chinese characters and Arabic numerals, combined with simplified symbols he invented himself, to create a "coded ledger" on wooden boards that only he could understand.

To any outsider, it looks like scribbles.

Using his logical thinking and mathematical abilities from his previous life, he quickly sorted out the Blood Hand Gang's chaotic financial situation.

However, the various irregularities in the ledger all pointed to the deputy leader, "Ghost Fox," who had clearly profited greatly from it over the years.

This created a rift between the two leaders, who were originally on good terms, and the atmosphere within the gang became extremely tense.

Lynn redesigned the lending process and interest rates, introducing "pre-deducted interest" (borrowing ten silver coins but only receiving nine, but with interest calculated on the principal of ten coins) and stricter penalties for late payments.

Countless ordinary people have been ruined and destroyed by this "compound interest" calculation method.

Casinos, in particular, see a large number of gamblers forced into taking on "usurious loans" every day.

Two weeks later, Lynn sorted out all the gang's ledgers, and his "efficiency" and "shrewdness" greatly pleased One-Eyed Wolf.

He was rewarded with some copper coins and a worn-out thick linen garment, and it was announced within the gang that Lynn had officially become the gang's "Abacus Snake"!

Since then, Lynn has gained some freedom.

But every time he walked down the street, he was met with the resentful and fearful gazes of ordinary people.

Fortunately, no one has dared to make a move against him within his own gang's territory.

Lynn's ambitions went far beyond that.

While doing the accounting, he took advantage of information asymmetry and complex "codes" to quietly amass wealth for himself.

He kept a small portion of the protection money he collected.

He pocketed a small portion of the loan interest.

When purchasing supplies, he inflated the prices...

All of this was perfectly hidden deep within the ledgers that no one could understand.

He knew it was dangerous; if he were discovered, he would be doomed. But he had no other choice.

He couldn't stay in this dirty gang forever; he needed start-up capital and needed to pave the way for the future.

Meanwhile, Lynn also began her self-rescue plan.

If you want to run away in the future, a good body is essential.

Now, with her long-lost healthy body, Lynn, who had been bedridden for many years, felt incredibly relieved.

Every night, he would secretly do simple physical training in the shadows of the woodshed while the skinny monkey was asleep.

Squats, push-ups, and sit-ups.

This body, though healthy, is too weak and needs to be trained.

He didn't take advantage of the fact that the skinny monkey was asleep to escape. There were many thugs guarding the gang's territory, making it difficult for him to escape.

After gaining the gang leader's trust, he gradually gained more "freedom".

But when Lynn asked to enter the academy to learn knowledge so that he could better manage the accounts, the gang leader flatly refused.

There are too many powerful figures within the academy that their little gang can't afford to offend. If Lynn gets involved with them, he'll probably be completely out of control.

Left with no other option, Lynn had to settle for buying books to study on her own.

This time, the one-eyed wolf readily agreed and even gave him an extra thirty silver coins to buy books.

So, during one of his trips to buy writing materials, he walked into a bookstore that looked rather deserted.

He plans to take this opportunity to read more books and better understand the world he lives in.

In this world, knowledge belongs to the nobility; ordinary people struggle to survive and simply cannot afford the cost of education.

The bookstore owner didn't recognize him and, seeing his shabby clothes, intended to kick him out.

But Lynn took out a few silver coins and slipped them to the skinny monkey when he wasn't looking.

The shopkeeper was slightly taken aback, then pretended to be nonchalant and tightly gripped the silver coin in his hand.

Lynn didn't rush to buy a book, but instead picked one up and started flipping through it.

Just as his fingers traced the yellowed pages, a semi-transparent screen of light suddenly unfolded before his retina:

The Memory Library is now activated.

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