That night, many people couldn't sleep through the night.

In the early morning, when the first rays of sunlight shone into the office of the lord's mansion, Earl Steven, who had not slept all night, finally took the time to stretch, and on the table were the accounts of the territory for more than ten years, he had not personally inquired about it for a long time, and now he could not afford to slack off.

The officials of the City of Plenty, large and small, stood tremblingly in their offices at this time, and no one dared to come forward to talk, because they knew that these accounts were more or less flawed, and although they had been covered up with great efforts, they would certainly not escape the inspection of the other party.

After a long time, Count Steven sighed deeply, threw the document in his hand to the side, leaned back on the gold and red chair, and looked at the officials around him with a flat expression.

He was about to say a few words when a guard hurried in through the door, bringing very bad news: "Lord Earl, Brad, he ...... He's dead. ”

"Dead?" Earl Steven didn't show any surprise on his face when he heard the news, and he asked in an indifferent tone, "How did you die?"

The guard swallowed nervously, looked around at the officials, and finally carefully spat out two words: "Suicide." ”

"Suicide?" Count Steven still had no surprise on his face, no anger, and the corners of his mouth even hooked up an inexplicable smile.

He glanced at the big and small officials in front of him, and everywhere he looked, everyone bowed their heads timidly.

After rounding back and forth several times, Earl Steven looked at the guard who had come to report again, and said, "Burial well." ”

"Yes, Lord Count. The guards were ordered to leave.

Then there was silence in the office, a deathly silence.

Count Steven took a sip of the vanilla milk tea that had been cooled, and his eyes fell on the document in front of him.

Am I a fool? Even a fool can see the trick in it, right?

Or that I am old and deaf, so I have no scruples.

In just a few minutes, Count Steven thought a lot, he thought that some people would restrain themselves after the matter was revealed, so that even if Brad really bit out someone, he could choose to take it lightly, or even not blame the past.

However, he only now realizes that he has made things simple.

Those people don't think about how to confess their sins in exchange for forgiveness, but choose the simplest, roughest, and most effective way to solve the problem.

He couldn't imagine what kind of disaster the entire Meredith family would fall into if he returned to the eternal night one day.

And in this matter, Count Steven showed even more care than the pursuit of Brad's death.

Seeing that Lord Earl was so calm about Brad's death, some officials immediately relieved themselves and said: "Lord Earl, Tax Officer Brad issued false decrees, embezzled and accepted bribes, and was suspected of murder, and now that he is dead, it is reassuring. ”

Although it is very inappropriate to say these words now, if the situation is allowed to develop, I am afraid that the same fate awaits them: "I propose to convene a congress of the square to make his crimes public." ”

"That's right, we can't let him die so cheaply, we must hold him accountable. Someone immediately chimed in: "Let the citizens know the ugly face of this guy." ”

Everyone began to criticize Brad with words, while Earl Steven watched from the sidelines.

After a while, everyone finished their opinions, and looked at Earl Steven, waiting for him to make a decision.

"You go out first, and we'll talk about it later. Count Steven waved his hand a little tiredly: "Heidi, you stay." ”

When everyone heard this, they were pardoned, and soon the father and daughter were left in the office.

Earl Steven groaned for a moment, and then asked, "What do you think should be done with this matter?"

Miss Heidi bit her lip lightly, and finally spit out four words with difficulty: "The law does not hold the public accountable!"

"The law does not blame the public?" Earl Steven chewed on four words: "A good law does not blame the people." ”

Miss Heidi looked at her father quietly, knowing that it was not as simple as asking a question that the other party had left behind.

Sure enough, after a long silence, Earl Steven suddenly said: "Heidi, I'm afraid I won't last long, I'm going to pass on the lord's position to you." ”

Miss Heidi's face first showed joy, and finally turned into lingering sadness: "Father!"

"I know what you're trying to say. Earl Steven raised his hand and stopped: "My illness will definitely not be cured, there is no need to waste time and energy, and my death can still give some residual heat to the prosperity of the Meredith family." ”

Perhaps the topic was too sad for Earl Steven to discuss too much, so he smiled and changed the subject: "I heard that you have a hot fight with Cliffor and old Henry?"

Miss Heidi nodded: "They are all strong and strong martial artists, and they have good character, I don't know why my father doesn't reuse them, but ......"

"Leaving them idle?" said Earl Steven, with his hands crossed on his chin, pondering for a long time before he said, "You have just noticed who are around us. ”

"Do you think you can beat Cliffor and old Henry with their intelligence?" he smiled, mockingly or gratifyingly, "two simple-minded and well-limbed fellows." ”

At this, Count Steven himself laughed.

Immediately afterward, he sighed deeply: "The two of them are too upright, they will cause endless trouble for themselves, and they will also cause trouble for me." ”

Earl Steven looked at Heidi with deep eyes: "Some people don't tolerate aliens, and the two of them happen to be aliens. ”

Miss Heidi looked gloomy and asked, "What if I have to reuse them?"

"Then surround yourself with people like them, but that's not going to be easy. The corners of Earl Steven's mouth hooked up a sneer: "Of course I can help you, but there is only one chance." ”

Although she didn't quite understand what her father meant, Miss Heidi nodded solemnly.

"Tell me about Renard. After dealing with business, Earl Steven turned the subject to personal matters: "He seems to mean something else to you. ”

Miss Heidi's face was slightly red, and she said, "I am just ordinary friends with him." ”

"Ordinary friends?" Earl Steven raised his eyebrows, revealing a look of disbelief: "Although you think of him as an ordinary friend, what about others?"

He paused here and said with a smile: "He has helped you a lot, I'm afraid that Leander guy will pay a lot of price for this, and the Kingdom Eagle Dog will definitely cause a lot of unnecessary right and wrong if it interferes in aristocratic affairs." ”

"Father, do you know?" said Miss Heidi, who was a little surprised, for she could not understand how her father, who had been bedridden all day, could know so much about it.

"I know a lot. Count Steven smiled undeniably.