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> カメを助けた孫悟空、お礼 **にと** そのカメが連れてきたこのじいさんはいったい?

I don't understand what purpose the と serves in this sentence. Can someone
explain, please?
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grammar particle-と
what is the meaning of にと?
I think this と is being used in a quotative sense. Much like this post
describes: [particle
doubts](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/28906/%E3%81%A0%E3%81%A8-%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A8-particle-
doubts)

So with that, I would say it's indicating the speaker's thoughts on お礼 (a
thanks) and how it's perceived by them

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    お礼にとそのカメが連れてきたこのじいさんはいったい?
    Who in the heck is this old man that was brought by that turtle as a thanks I guess?
    
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「と」 is quotative と of「彼はアメリカに行く、 **と** 言った」. 「に」 of 「お礼に」means 「お礼として」. 「彼はお礼
**に** （=として)ハンカチをくれた」
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