Mystery Man: "Your Excellency, this is the letter sent to the 'Legal Office' in the suggestion box this month, most of which are complaints, letters about the oppression and extortion of civilians and ordinary businesses by city bullies. ”

Ron Zagolo: "I see, Kana, leave the letter there, I'll check it later." ”

On December 14, 1408, in a first-tier city of the Kramer Empire, the top administrator of the local city government office building was Carmon's father. As a powerful duke, he, like other dukes, was sent to manage the first-tier cities of the Kramer Empire.

And the person who walked into the office and handed over these letters was the daughter of another duke, who had come here to work, not on her duke's father's side, because her father was a duke who was engaged in military politics, and she did not want to be in military politics, especially in the current Kramer Empire.

Ron (Carmon's father), as one of the few virtuous and honorable dukes in the Kramer Empire, worked under him better than elsewhere. And Kana's father and Ron are acquaintances, so Kana was easily arranged to work next to Ron, and Kana also performed very well and successfully became Ron's assistant, and no one complained, Kana got to the top through a relationship, and her performance in a year was indeed better than everyone else.

Ron looked at the opinion letter sent, his face was full of sadness, this is not the first time he has encountered such a situation, but in recent years, he has complained that letters have been sent more and more frequently, and Ron is also very helpless, it is difficult for him to meddle in these things.

The current Kramer Empire is also out of a very dark era, don't look at the glamorous on the surface, the national strength is strong, but the glamorous is always only the royal family, the duke and those under the duke's command, all the citizens of the city live in their shadows, just like the city of Rosafern, the Ripland group works for a certain duke, and the dark gold gang under the Ripland, such as how to oppress the people and collect ' No one will care about the protection fee, because if they are angered, the duke above them will definitely let them all 'roll up and leave'.

The complaint letters Ron received were all about this, and although Ron wanted to take care of it, he could only choose to ignore it in order to ensure his current status. There is only one way to get the Kramer Empire out of this darkness completely, and that is to become a royal senator, or even the new leader of the Kramer Empire.

However, when Ron tried to put all the letters away as usual, he found that there was a letter with crayon drawings in between, which aroused Ron's interest, and Ron immediately took out the letter and opened it. Inside the letter, there was only one drawing, and it was clearly a child's drawing.

There are a total of 6 villains in the painting, 2 of them holding something like a weapon in their hands, and they still have smiles on their faces. There are also 2 villains who are 'down' with red crayon drawings underneath them, as if they are 'dead', and there is also a crouching villain next to these two villains, with tears on their faces, as if they are crying.

The last villain is at the very edge of the painting, and he wears a police cap, and his eyes are on the five villains, but his baton is thrown on the 'ground', and he watches what is happening there with his hands on his hips, indifferent.

Ron quickly understood the meaning of the painting, but he couldn't believe that it was a child's drawing, whether it was a personal experience or a side view, Ron couldn't tell. On the back of this painting, there are a few crooked words, and it is clear that this child has not yet learned to write, and some of the strokes have been wrong, or even written in other words. But Ron soon understood what the kid was trying to say — please help us.

It stands to reason that Ron has seen tens of thousands of letters like this in recent years, but this 'painting' is the first time, and it is because of this time that Ron is truly touched.

"Kana, come to my office. Ron used the dedicated phone in his office to get through to Kana's office, and Ron was finally going to make a change, but before he could do that, he needed to complete some preludes.

Soon, Kana was in Ron's office, "Is there anything I need to do, Lord Duke, there is still one hour and 32 minutes left before the next item on your schedule." "Kana is very dedicated, and that's why she won this position, she carries a folder with her all the time.

"Kana, I want to ask you to send a letter to my home. Ron said earnestly, much to Kana's surprise, and she asked blankly, "Me, home, do you mean the 'Krims', and if you want to meet them, I can arrange a time for you and contact them......

"No, I don't. Ron interrupted, "You've been with me for three years, and you've been in this position for more than a year, and you haven't been home for more than a year, so I want to give you a vacation and let you go back to your family." ”

"Put... Holiday?" Kana was confused, although there are still many days before the Chinese New Year (January 1st), there are a lot of things to deal with in the current time period. And they are municipal units, so there are no holidays or anything like that, and if they want to have a holiday, they should wait until the holidays of the New Year.

"I know you're confused, but you also know that it's almost the New Year, and it's time for family reunions, but we're different, we can't take a holiday, and it's the busiest time for us. Ron explained to Kana carefully, but Kana wasn't stupid, she knew that Ron must have some purpose in doing this.

"Just say it, you... What do you want me to do back to Dungerburg?" "I'm going with you. ”

Ron was blunt and expressed his true intentions, of course he knew that he couldn't hide it from Kana, so he told everything: "Of course, it's to see your father, Duke Krims, I want to discuss something with him." "Got it, Your Excellency, I'll contact the family immediately. Kana didn't go any further, as it was clear from Ron's tone that it was very important.

The family's reply came quickly, after all, as the eldest daughter of the Krems family, the family still valued Kana very much, and on December 18, Ron and Kana went to Dunger Castle.

"Welcome home. As soon as they arrived at the gate of Dungel Castle, six domestic servants greeted Kana and Ron in loud voices, "Welcome Duke Ron to Dunger Castle." "Uncle Ron, we're here. Although in the French office, Kana is called Ron's duke, but in private, Ron is Kana is uncle, after all, the relationship between Krems and Ron is because of Anna (Carmon's mother), so the two families have become very close.

With Kana leading, Ron soon came to the bottom of the apartment. In front of the building, more than 30 domestic servants and maids were here, waiting to welcome Kana home, and the housekeeper Ryaz was also here. "Miss, you're finally back, and we've been waiting here for a long time. "Sister!"

Suddenly, a teenage boy ran out of the main apartment building, and the nanny behind him didn't seem to be able to stop him, and couldn't run away from him at all.

"Hey, naughty. This boy, of course, is Kana's biological brother and the heir to the future title of the Krims family (in the current era of the Kramer Empire, women cannot obtain titles), "How have you been doing this year?" "Alas, you also know, sister, military... Politics is up... Let's go it, it's a ...... It would be nice if my sister could inherit the title. "You want me to help you with the burden? Study hard, you naughty man. ”

"Miss, I know you have a lot to say to the little master, the little master knows the news that you are coming back, and he has been unwilling to study hard in the past few days. Ryaz said, and Kana understood the implication.

"Come on, little naughty, let's put your questions to the test. My sister came back this time and brought a lot of gifts, and if you can't answer a question, I'll have to give these gifts to other people. Kana took her brother by the hand and returned to the main apartment building, followed by the nanny and several other domestic servants.

The other servants also returned to the sub-apartment building, while Ryaz and Ron stayed in front of the building, after all, they had business to discuss. "Duke Ron. Ryaz was the first to say, "Your intentions, the lord already knows, he is waiting in the main apartment building now." "Then please lead the way. ”

Ron's tone of voice was as polite as ever, which was why he was so well liked by the public, he was always so peaceful and friendly, completely different from the haughty bearing of the other dukes.

"Please follow me. Ryaz didn't say anything, just turned and led the way. This time, it was not like Serast who met Duke Krims later, he had to be arranged until the next day, and he was arranged to wait in the residence where the domestic servant was, after all, Ron's status was very noble, and Serlast was just a servant.

"Oh, my old friend, you're finally here, the cold wind on the way is not pleasant, isn't it?" But because of your daughter's presence, the journey isn't boring. You have an excellent daughter. "Krims and Ron were friends, so they chatted directly as soon as they met, and they didn't have the same inhibitions as they did when they met other dukes.

"How's it going, old friend, did Nana get into trouble with you, or did something bad?" (Krims)

"Don't worry, I'm not here to repatriate Nana because she didn't do well with me, so that she can return to the family. She did a very good job, even better than those veterans who have more than 10 years of work experience. (Ron)

"She's a little girl, and she still has something to learn. If she is really what you say, then I am afraid that those who are forced to leave this post will have resentment. (Krims)

"Hahaha, old friend, why do you think those 'old men' would abdicate? Because she handles things far more efficiently than those people, and she will have resentment, and she can only complain about herself. Otherwise, my original secretary would not have resigned voluntarily and recommended Nana to this position to me. Besides, they all knew what Nana's full name was, and they didn't dare to mess around. (Ron)

"Hmph, that's the last thing I want. (Krims)

"I understand, old friend, I understand your feelings. I had all the employees secretly investigated, and there were many people at the bottom who said that Nana was in this position because of family reasons. Many people ignore that she is so good in her own right. (Ron)

"When the gossip is over, it's time to get down to business. Krims's face suddenly fell, and the topic of Kana seemed to make him a little impatient, perhaps because the attitude of those people that Ron said made Krims a little annoyed, and he didn't want to continue talking about it. Ron knew this, too, and he had mentioned it more than once to the Attorney-General, but nothing had changed. This is also the reason why the Kramer Empire is so dark now, that is, the influence of the family, which makes everyone wear colored glasses when they see things. Refusing to admit the facts.

"Open this painting, you can open it and take a look. Ron took out the crayon drawing from the previous opinion letter and handed it to Krims, who frowned after looking at it, but quickly relaxed, and said calmly: "This painting doesn't mean anything, old friend." If you have to worry about an unrelated child, you will be crushed sooner or later. ”

"yes, that's not my job. This should have been on the minds of His Majesty, but what is our Great Majesty doing?"

"Oh oh old friend, even if you and I are friends, but if your slander against His Majesty is heard, not only your title will be taken away, but even your Zagoro family will be erased. Even if you're in my castle right now, that's just going to involve me and everyone up and down Dungall. (Krims)

"Of course I do, old friend. But... What if I become the next king?" (Ron)

Ron's words stunned Krims, and he couldn't believe that anyone would dare to say such a thing. Although the Kramer Empire had a rule that the election of the king would be held every ten years, there were still 5 years before the next election, and the king was re-elected up to 4 times. However, although the current king has been re-elected three times, the fourth re-election is basically unshakable.

Ron wants to break the foregone conclusion, which will not only completely upend the government, but also kill himself. In every king's election, there are dukes who stand up and fight openly and secretly in an attempt to compete for the throne of the king, but those who lose the election have a hard time after that.

"You also know that every duke who competes for the throne of the king is almost always a political duke, but they have more than one military and political duke behind them. (Ron)

"So, you want me to support you? You should also know that although I am now the second military and political duke of the empire, I have the military power in my hands to shake half of the Kramer Empire. But I am a supporter of His Majesty, and the Krims have such a large military power and a large number of private armies, all thanks to His Majesty. (Krims)

"Of course, I don't want you to jump out and support me now, I will think of a way to get the best of both worlds, when the election period comes, I will come forward to participate in the election, and you just need to jump back at the critical moment, I think we still have a chance to win the election. Ron was very excited when he said this, which was a side that Krims had never seen before, but what Ron said next made Krims fall into deep thought, "Don't you want to pull down that family and become the first military and political duke of the empire yourself? As far as I know, he has been suppressing you for many years." ”

Ron is of course referring to the First Military Duke who currently has the most military power and has the strongest private army in the empire. And Krims fell into deep thought, also because of this. Over the years, although he has received a lot of 'benefits' from the royal family, this is less than one-fifth of that of the duke, and he is often ridiculed by others for saying things like 'the Kree army will always be second'.

"I won't gamble with the fate of the family, if you really have the ability, I, Krims, will definitely jump out to support you as soon as possible. But first, I need to see hope. "Of course, Krims can't resist Ron's 'temptation', but he is a responsible husband, father and master, and he can't support Ron just because of two or three words, because that would be tantamount to going against the current royal family.

"Give me some time, old friend, I'll figure it out. (Ron)

"Don't involve my daughter. (Krims)

"I assure you, old friend, even if something happens to our entire Zagolo family, I will not let your daughter, my niece, be hurt in the slightest, and I will not implicate the entire Krims family. (Ron)

"I remember your words. (Krims)

Later, Ron left Dungerburg, and Kana returned to Ron's city law office a week later, of course she didn't know about it, Crims couldn't let his daughter know, and Ron wouldn't let her know, after all, the stakes were high.

But behind the scenes, Krims's bodyguards have been secretly protecting Ron, and Ron is constantly building connections, gaining more supporters, and giving speeches in many small places, especially those where the oppressed people are oppressed by the 'shadow of the Kramer Empire', he must ascend to the throne if he wants to completely change the city, and he must have the support of the people.

It was a dangerous move, but Ron had to do it, and he had to avoid all the eyes and ears of the 'haze', so that the fallen people would have a 'reason' to suppress his supporters, who knew that they could only protest silently now, and continue to endure only to explode at the last minute.

However, this secret operation was still discovered.