Chapter 111: Stolen Jewels and Schemes
Declining the invitation to a dinner at the Tevo Manor, Thor and his party stepped into the carriage back to Worms, where he had a lot of work to attend to. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Marten sat in the carriage, his expression much lighter than when he came, and Miss Susie promised him that she would buy him at least a year to repay his debt from Glenemmeyer, so that the debt of the three thousand golden roses, which had been pressed on his chest without breathing, now seemed to have hope of being paid off.
The point is that Miss Conrad said that she would convince the other party to cancel the interest!
"It's a hoax, isn't it?" said Susie Conrad as he smiled and spoke to Malten, feeling that his life had been reborn.
Turning his gaze to Thor beside him, frowning and thinking, Malten knew deep down who had really given him such a chance for redemption, who had saved his life.
"My lordβare you bothered by Miss Susie's last request?" Not only did he and Thor become grasshoppers on the same rope, but the fat merchant was really grateful to the young man from the bottom of his heart, and he was also a little ashamed that he owed so much to the other party.
In return for convincing Glen Meyer to cancel the high interest on Malten's debt, Susie finally got Saul to agree to one of her requests.
"The people of the Meyer family are very difficult to entangle, and I have to pay a lot of price to get them to loosen the fat in their mouths. "This shrewd young lady never loses, but in any case it is a request that Thor cannot refuse.
"It's okay, I just didn't expect this young lady from the Conrad family to still run a jeweler's shop. Thor tilted his head, and said to Malten in a low voice that would not be heard by the driver outside:
"Isn't she a member of Platinum Amber?"
Marten smiled, subconsciously turned the emerald wrench in his right hand, and explained to Thor with a smile:
In fact, the jewelry business is the real foundation of this Miss Susie, and it is precisely by virtue of her status as the owner of the largest jewelry house in Worms that she can occupy a place in the Chamber of Commerce, not just because of the name of the Conrad family. β
Seeing Thor nodding thoughtfully, the merchant continued, "Every big man in Platinum Amber has his own property, such as the Meyer family being the largest grain merchant in Worms, the great salt works controlled by Felix Conrad, not to mention the slave trade in Miss Leonie's name, the copper and silver mines, and all kinds of loan proceeds. β
He sighed, and complained with some self-pity, "These things are not widely known in the streets, but the merchants of Worms know almost all the way to it, and only the most successful and powerful merchants are eligible to join Platinum Amber - hey, I used to dream of that." β
He scoffed, as if to laugh at something, the contrast between the past and the present was too memorable for Malten, who was a famous merchant in Worms a moment ago, but now he was in huge debt and was hunted down.
"Then who would dare to steal such a priceless treasure from her-" Thor smiled wryly at the corner of his mouth, and sighed, "I'm afraid the other party has already left Worms, even if he runs to the sea, there is nowhere to be found......"
Malten also frowned, and only the kobold Ketuma looked at the two of them strangely, scratching his ears and cheeks to help, but he didn't know where to start.
"It's strange indeed, Miss Susie didn't look like she had great expectations, even though she asked your lord to help her recover the stolen gemstone necklace......
Saul rubbed his chin and felt that the whole thing was weird, and Susie's last request was for Saul to help her find a priceless gemstone necklace stolen from the jewelry store, as a condition for her to negotiate with Glen Meyer to forgive the interest on Malten's debt.
Not to mention that it is already inconceivable that someone dares to steal the things of the Conrad family, and Susie's appearance is not like a big deal, if it is really a peerless treasure as she described, it should be anxious, how can it be like an additive, and it is handed over to Thor to do it at will, and it doesn't matter if it can't be done.
Shaking his head, his gaze swept over the gradually darkening sky outside the car window, Thor asked slowly, "Is the Seed ore that made that necklace really from the Heavenly Realm?"
Hearing the question, Marten was also stunned, he rubbed his palms and replied hesitantly: "This ...... I'm afraid no one knows...... But it is recorded that this is an extremely rare mineral, and only meteorites that fly from the sky carry a little ......"
"That's why the necklace is worth a fortune......," Saul sighed and couldn't help but wonder what kind of world Wotan is, if there is a meteorite, is this ore from the universe?
According to Susie's jewelry store, the lost necklace was made of the legendary Side ore from the heavenly realm, and its rarity was incalculable, and the other party stole this piece of jewelry, I am afraid that it has been premeditated for a long time, and has long been eyeing this precious mineral.
"Let's discuss this with Morey and the othersβ" Thor made a decision, he always felt that finding the necklace was not that simple, so he still focused on making money and buying supplies.
"Now that Miss Susie has agreed to mediate, the pursuit from those mercenaries should not continue. Thor looked at the fat merchant who was in a happy mood and said:
"Marten, you are familiar with the market of Worms, and the work of buying grain and meat will be left to you. "After coming out of the manor, Thor had officially recruited Malten, and told him that he was a barbarian from the Badlands, and that he had come to Worms to buy food and supplies to bring back to the tribe, etc.
Burdened with huge debts, homeless, and the only person he could rely on was Thor, the fat merchant naturally agreed to the solicitation without hesitation, expressing his loyalty to Thor and serving the young Noam, and of course, Thor would also help him pay off his debts.
"No problem, sir, I have a few old friends who sell grain, and I may be able to get a low price from them. β
Nodding, Thor values Marten's path in Worms, even if he is almost in a desperate situation when he is caught in a conspiracy, but the network is still there, which is much better than his own eyes in the dark.
"But speaking of your 'old friend'β" Thall, after a pause, lowered his voice, and said in a deep voice like the "grunt" wheels below him:
"I remember that one of the masterminds who framed you was another grain merchant from Worms, right? Dejan Seraphim?" Now after recalling the names of the two masterminds who framed Malten, Thor gradually understood that the two men named "Jason" and "Seraphim" that he met in the sewers that night were probably the leaders of the Steelers: Jason Spesa, and the grain merchant Dejan Seraphim.
"Since the group of mercenaries of the Steelman Regiment can't move for the time being, it is better for us to get some interest back from him first. β
It was the first time for Malten to see Thor's gloomy expression, his back was inexplicably cold, and he asked hesitantly:
"Interest?"
"You said that you were framed because Glen Meyer took money from Seraphim, but Seraphim is just an ordinary grain merchant in Worms like you, right?"
"Well, yes, this guy is better at camping than I am, but he's really just an ordinary grain merchant. β
"Now that the Conrad family has come forward, I'm afraid that this Seraphim will soon become an outcast in the hands of Glen Meyer, and the money has already arrived, so why should he hold on to the-stained chess pieces?"
Malten's eyes rolled, and he looked at Thor with some excitement waiting for him to continue.
"Jason Speza has Anze Corbetta in his cover, and we can't do anything about him for the time being, but Seraphim, who has lost his greatest protector, must be panicking now. β
Thor stared at Malten and finally said coldly, "The money he stole from you, we have to find a way to get him to spit it out to me." β
In terms of business, he thinks that he is not as good as Malten, but in terms of murder and arson, coercion and intimidation, the barbarians in the desert are really no worse than anyone in Worms, since he has the support of the Conrad family, as long as he does not touch those forces that are beyond Susie's psychological bottom line, Saul believes that there is no big problem.
So Seraphim, who was about to lose power, naturally became a fat sheep in his eyes, after all, for the barbarian Noam, he was also short of money now.