Miss Mage had been visibly bothered by the lab's finances lately, and her eyes were shining brightly when she was scythe money, so bright that it lit up her dirty face.

"Isn't there a sum of money coming in immediately?" Pei Di pointed to the gun in Nema's hand, "As long as you make a deal with the military department, I believe that with this transaction volume, it will definitely be enough for the laboratory to cover the expenses of the second half of the year." ”

"But..."

"Doesn't Twak have a big order? a whole 200,000 kroner!" asked Pedi as if he had suddenly thought of something, staring into Nema's eyes.

"They didn't even pay the deposit, so they couldn't make this order for the time being. Naima shrugged helplessly, "Although they bid two percent higher, I can't even get the money to buy the raw materials." ”

"The labs are so poor?"

"Omiki can spend more money than you think!" Nema pointed to the factory next to her, "If we don't have any more money to invest, we'll have to lay off the workers." ”

"I think you should change your thinking..."Pei Di pointed in the direction of the factory, "You can cooperate with the military department for that big order from Twak, let the military department go and talk to the people of Twak, and the military department will pay the deposit first... Of course, you have to give enough discounts. ”

Miss Mage's dim eyes immediately lit up again, and she couldn't help but laugh "haha", "You're so wise, boss!"

"That's natural, otherwise why am I the boss and you're just an employee?" Pedi liked Miss Mage's smile at this time, because he still hadn't seen such a hearty laugh in a long time.

"Your Majesty!"

A very rigid shout was heard in the distance, interrupting the communication between the boss and the employee.

It was Knight Otwood, secretary general of the King's Office, who was approaching from the other side of the test site at great speed, along with him and Baron Hanina, the Kingdom's intelligence commissioner.

"You go about your business first. The smile on Pei Di's face retracted the moment he saw the two of them, and after waving off Miss Mage, he carefully looked at the two approaching them. Baron Hanina, who had always been calm, seemed to be nervous at the moment, and the sweat on her face dripped to the ground as she walked, as if they had just been covered by water from the bathtub.

Miss Nema, who had left, frowned at the staggering of Baron Hanina and Otwood, who had approached, and she was annoyed that the other had disturbed her opportunity to ask for funds. However, she would not be stupid enough to disobey the king at such a time.

"What happened?"

When Baron Hanina approached, Pedi preemptively asked.

Baron Hannina's hands clasped together and rubbed them back and forth, rubbing both of her hands red and white, to relieve the uncontrollable tension in her heart at the moment. When she heard the inquiry from the king, she unconsciously let go of her hands, and subconsciously wiped the white hair on the top of her head that was already wet with sweat, and then replied in a low voice:

"Just got back from Harron Collar that Sir Seke-Marat has been assassinated!"

The old police officer, who had a legendary life, had an uncontrollable beating of heart after saying this, and she hadn't been so nervous in a long time... Or anger.

Pei Di, who was standing opposite Hanina, was obviously a little stunned when he heard the news, he looked at Otwood next to him with a serious face and chuckled, and then subconsciously asked, "What did you just say?"

He wondered if he had misheard.

The sultry weather, coupled with irrepressible anger and nervousness, made Hanina unable to wipe the sweat from the wrinkles on her forehead, and the king's surprise made her nervous a few times, and after several deep breaths in a row, she said in a deep voice:

"Sir Seke-Marat was on his way to Harrence City to attend a meeting at the town hall from the northern official road when he was attacked by a group of unidentified armed forces, and he was impaled in the chest and died instantly!"

"Are you kidding?" Pedy's voice unconsciously widened, and after Hannina's voice landed, she growled, "Do you know what that means? and... As the Kingdom Intelligence Commissioner, the word 'unknown' should not appear in your mouth!"

The roar from the king continued to echo in the empty test ground, and Miss Mage, who had just left before she had time to enter the laboratory, couldn't help but shudder when she heard the roar that exploded in her ears, secretly glad that she had left quickly.

Hanina and Otwood, who were standing beside the king, had already fallen down on one knee, waiting for the king's anger to vent.

"I'm very sorry, Your Majesty, but the responsibility for this time is mine. Hannina didn't explain.

"Alright, alright!" The anger rising in Pei Di's heart dissipated a lot because of the roar just now, but that anger still existed, but because of the current venue, he could only suppress the anger in his heart, and deliberately lowered his voice and asked, "Did you block the news?"

Hanina immediately replied, "Yes, it just so happened that Director Don Wright was in Harness, and he immediately blocked the news and sent spies to find out the whole story of this assassination. ”

"Give orders to Ser Fred," Peddy pointed to his Secretary-General, Otwood, "and let him order the garrison of the province of Harrence to be stationed at all the gates of the province and to search all those who come and go... and immediately put all the nobles under house arrest in the territory of Harrons... Also, I need to see Viscount Geerbock Donner and Count Borg at once!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Let Morinda and... Sir Bipp will be in the King's office in three hours!" Peddy looked down at Baron Hannina who was kneeling on one knee after giving Ottwood's order, "and you, I need to see a detailed report of this assassination in three hours." ”

...

Although Pedi was shocked by the sudden bad news, he did not change his plans to inspect the city's departments.

The moment he heard that Seke-Marat had been stabbed, he felt that he had to deal with it coldly.

Of course, it's just a superficial cold treatment...

So, by the time Pedi returned to the King's office, it was already after sunset.

Before entering the office, he instructed Otwood, who was waiting outside, "Tell the queen that I will have dinner in the office today." ”

As Otwood took the order and prepared to leave, Pedy asked, "Where are Viscount Donna and Earl Borg now?"

As the original owner of the Byan Collar and the Harrens Collar, after the assassination of Seke-Marat, all Pedi could think of was to control them as soon as possible.

"They're in the next room right now!"

Petdy's answer was obviously relieved, and after thinking for a few seconds, he immediately changed his previous order, "Let the queen prepare a dinner in the dining room of the garden building, and I will entertain the Viscount Donna and the Earl of Borg." At this point, there was a slight lightness in his words.

"Click!" said Pedy, pushing open the door to his office before the attendant was about to open the door for him.

The thick and familiar smell of tobacco in the room, mixed with the cold air created by the magic energy, made Pedi's footsteps pause slightly as he had just entered the room. For a moment of pause, his gaze swept to Morinda Morinda, Bipp, and Hannina, who were sitting on the guest sofa in the room.

"Your Majesty. All three stood up at the same time and saluted their king.

Pedi nodded but motioned for the three of them to sit down, he faced his minister with a relaxed face as usual, but the thought of Saike-Marat's death made his face subconsciously become serious.

"This is a detailed report on the assassination of Saike-Marat. Hanina, who had just sat down, hurriedly took out the report that had been prepared long ago after Peidi's eyes fell on her.

Pedi reached out and took the report, but he didn't open it and read it. He pressed the report against the armrest of the couch, looked at Hannina and asked, "Do you have any suspicions?"

"Before Sir Marat's assassination, he was investigating the smuggling of the northern official road..."

"Do you think that with a few smuggling speculators, you would dare to assassinate a magistrate in the kingdom?" Petdy interrupted Hanina, "this is the King's office, and I want you to tell me everything you know." ”

Hanina felt the pressure from the king, but she did not give an answer indiscriminately, but said very cautiously: "The police department does not have any evidence that can directly point to a certain person or a certain organization..." ”

"Is there anything more troublesome than the assassination of Sir Marat?" said Pedy, who now dared to challenge his authority at such a time.

"While I am shocked and outraged by the assassination of Sir Marat, I agree with Baron Hanina. The wrinkles on Morinda Morinda piled up, making him look much more serious than before, "We can't just investigate or arrest people based on speculation, the government restructuring of Harrence Province is a critical matter, we need to stabilize the situation, if a large number of arrests of merchants or nobles will affect the restructuring we implement." ”

"Sir Marat has been assassinated, and the current government restructuring in Harrence is a joke. Pedi leaned back on the couch and slapped his aching forehead hard.

The Prime Minister of the Government, Sir Bipp, also hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although Sir Marat was assassinated, the preliminary work he did in Harrence Province was very successful, and then strengthen the police department's law and order management of the entire province, even Sir Marat..."

The last thing Pedi wanted to hear now was a high-sounding word, and he coldly interrupted Sir Bipp, "Don't mention any policing to me, the report submitted by the police department is a bunch of shit, if the policing in Harrence Province is really as they reported, Sir Marat will not be assassinated on the official road!"

"Your Majesty, you should probably calm down. Morinda looked at Pedi, an old orc who had served several tribal chiefs, and he knew how terrible it was to be when a ruler had a setback when his career was going well.

"What the Police Department has done in Harrence Province over the past month is a testament to all and Sir Marat's reforms have been very successful. Morinda continued, "I don't think it was Sir Marat's reforms to Harrence that led to his assassination, otherwise they would have done it long ago. ”

Morinda's last sentence made Peddy forcibly suppress the anger in his heart that he wanted to vent, he quickly thought about the old orc's words, and then looked at Sir Bipp, "What is Sir Marat doing in Harrence Province in addition to implementing government reform?"

"I'm investigating a smuggling case," Sir Bipp said in an extremely slow tone to meet the king's gaze, "This case was submitted to the police headquarters by the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of Balan Town Customs, and Director Don Wright personally went to the northern official road to investigate. ”

"Why haven't you reported to me?" Pedi frowned.

"Your Majesty," Hannina looked at Sir Bipp who was speechless, and stole the topic, "this case is extraordinary, we need absolute secrecy, and the King's Office is not a place to keep secrets... Moreover, no written records have been established in this case. In addition, this case involves a wide range of issues, so... We intend to report back to you as soon as we have the exact evidence. ”

Pedy's expression became more solemn as Hannina's words grew. However, after Hanina finished speaking, he did not take a stand, but stood up and walked to the drawer of the desk and took out the cigar box inside.

"Let's go!!" the cigar slowly ignited as Pedi smoked hard, and as the smell of tobacco began to irritate his lungs, Pedi's mind began to think about the story behind Sir Marat's assassination.

Dare to assassinate the Supreme Governor in Harrence Province, and succeed!

The hidden figure behind this must have a very powerful energy within the kingdom. This kind of person is very rare in the king, but not everyone can touch it.

"What have you investigated so far?"

Pedi walked back to the seat where he had been seated, tossed the cigar box on the coffee table and picked up the report that Hannina had just handed over.

"The beginning of this case is the port smuggling trade in Balan Town, and this case has been reported to you in great detail by Director Don Wright, and the Port Anti-Smuggling Bureau was also established in this environment. Hanina refused Morinda to give her cigars, "because of the stability of the port's trade, the police department had only investigated certain smugglers at that time... It was only after the establishment of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau that we really began to investigate the problem of smuggling in the port..."

"After the establishment of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau, after three consecutive months of investigation and statistics by local agents, we found that the scale of smuggling in the coastal areas of the kingdom was more serious than expected, and the amount involved in it was initially estimated to be as high as 500,000 kroner per year!"

"The extremely high amount of smuggling made us realize that a very large smuggling network may be involved, and in order not to disturb the people on this huge network, Tang Wright even ordered the Anti-Smuggling Bureau to suspend all investigations in the name of the police headquarters. ”