Chapter XXVIII: Investigation (1)
It's still a familiar recipe, it's still the original taste, ahhh
It's still a familiar place, it's still the same characters, and it's still arguing, but this time the rhetoric is much more intense.
"How dare you make a mess of my stall, you despicable country merchant." The middle-aged man who has always given people a good impression of cultivation scolded, completely ignoring the image, "Anyway, it must be your ghost, give me an honest confession!" β
"What? You imperial capital nouveau riche! You're doing this on purpose to monopolize my territory! The young man's temper is already hot, if it weren't for the mediation in the play, he would have started beating people a long time ago, "Not only do you pretend to be stupid, but you also want to put the responsibility on me?" What a joke, hey! β
"Hmph, do you want to fight? Just what the doctor ordered. Catching a glimpse of the young businessman's fists clenched, the middle-aged man was also carried away by the anger.
These words were like oil on fire, and the anger that the two were already full of completely exploded, and they fought together again.
"-That's it!" A small group of Consort troops dressed in blue and luxurious uniforms appeared at the scene of the incident.
The Imperial army was divided into two partsβthe regular army loyal to the emperor (nominal) and the vassal army (the private army of the nobility) under the command of the Four Famous Families. The former is generally responsible for foreign warfare, while the latter is mostly responsible for law and order in their jurisdiction.
Of course, this is just official rhetoric, power comes out of the barrel of a gun, and the authority of the "Four Famous Families" is established under the strong military power of the leading army. The number of Confederals under Duke Kane's "Ramar State" under the head of the "Four Famous Families" is 1.5 times that of Liber's army, and the number of "Crutsyn" Confederates under the command of Duke Elbarrea is roughly the same as Liber's.
The uniforms of the Confederates are the same in all states, distinguished by color - the Confederates in Ramar are purple and the Crutchen are blue.
"What are you arguing about early in the morning! Hurry up and end the dispute and dissolve it immediately. The Captain of the Confidency scolded, and then he turned to Otto, who was trying to mediate, "Sir, you are the head of the Grand Bazaar, and tell me what happened?" β
The straight military uniforms, neat military appearances, and solemn expressions were indeed very majestic, and the commotion gradually subsided from the moment they appeared.
Only Li En sneered in his heart, pretend, you just continue to pretend. The condescension of the vanity is far from the nobility that has been infiltrated from the bones of Kolotia and Elfin, and it will sweep away your majesty later.
Governor Otto couldn't hear Lane's thoughts, and reported the cause and effect of the incident 1510.
Yesterday, under the mediation of the general manager, two businessmen pinched their noses and thought they were unlucky. Who would have thought that this was just the beginning of things.
This morning, the two came to the market early, but suddenly found that their stall was smashed, and the goods that had been placed yesterday were missing. None of the merchants in the entire grand market were damaged, and they were damaged, pointing the finger at the people who had conflicts with them yesterday.
The fire that was suppressed yesterday came out, and there was the scene in the morning. As for why the opponent also suffered the same as himself, the two who were carried away by anger thought it was a bitter ploy.
"Well, I see." The commander of the Territorial Army bowed his head slightly, and instructed his subordinates, "That's easy, hey, take the two of them away together." β
"Yes!" The two soldiers responded and wanted to take someone.
The two businessmen, who were still angry, immediately panicked.
"Both of their stalls were smashed, and even their goods were stolen. Two businessmen who don't like each other commit the same incident at the same time, so it makes sense when you think about it. The captain glanced at the two of them condescendingly, "Hmph, the Consort Army doesn't have such a trivial matter as air traffic control, if we continue to quarrel, we will deal with it like this!" β
"Without even an investigation, are you going to deal with it so strongly?" Laura's sword eyebrows tightened.
"That's what it means." Alyssa's eyes unconsciously lengthened.
"So, what are you going to do?"
Under the intimidation of the Confederate army, the two merchants had no choice but to admit it.
The captain was obviously pleased with this attitude, and he looked around in an demonstrative manner, and then said unhurriedly:
"Hmph, that's right, you all pay attention to me, don't make trouble here, we're also very busy. So, wrap up! β
After speaking, he led his subordinates to leave.
Looking at their arrogant backs, the surrounding businessmen dared not speak angrily, and the two parties bit their lips and glanced at each other hatefully.
"Although the dispute has been settled, it is too chaotic." Elliot, who had always been good-natured, was also angry.
"Sure enough, they still don't want to seriously solve the problem of the big market, as long as we don't cancel the statement about the tax increase policy, they should always maintain this attitude." The old manager sighed.
"Is that what the Confederate Army does?" Laura's temperament became more and more awe-inspiring, and she seemed to have made some kind of determination.
"Laura, no." Lane, who guessed Laura's thoughts, pressed her shoulder, "Not yet, there is still a lack of conclusive evidence, give me a little time." β
Laura's eyes were like swords, piercing only through Riene's heart.
Rien looked at her without flinching, and finally she nodded in compromise.
"Mr. Otto, I have something for you." Li En let go of his hand, facing the old man who would even sacrifice to protect this place in the future, and said sincerely, "Can this incident be handed over to us to investigate?" β
"Tune, investigate?" Elliot was frightened by Rien's decision, "We, can we really do it?" β
"Well, yes, we're totally laymen." Alyssa wasn't confident either.
"Layman? No, I'm an expert! Ryne put on the glasses she had used to disguise herself in Kezhou, "That's right, Laura. β
"That's right." The words in the ears of others are not ashamed, but in Laura's opinion, it is indeed taken for granted, "and he does not do what is right, and he has no courage." β
"Ah~ It's that kind of atmosphere again, you guys quickly recruit me from the truth!"
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"Although the Governor has finally agreed to entrust this matter to us," Elliot looked confused, "but where do we start?" β
"Mr. Expert, should you say something?" Alyssa glared at Ryne.
"Don't stare at me, this is also part of "Special Internship", first tell me what you all think?"
"I think we should go to the big market to investigate first, especially the two victims, and I want to ask them for details." Elliot quickly had a clue.
"They should have calmed down by now, and we need to find out if those two people are really not criminals." Laura was surprisingly calm.
"Also, to figure out what their goods are, maybe you can track them from that aspect." Alyssa brings out the vision of a merchant family.
"Hehe, aren't everyone very capable?" Rien laughed.
"Hey, shouldn't you publish what the experts are doing?" Dark clouds converged between Alyssa's brows.
"Didn't I say that?" Li En pretended to be stupid and said, "Then let's say, the goods in the two stalls are not one or two, either packed by many people or pulled by cars, the movement will not be small, maybe there will be witnesses." β
"I see, there are so many people in a town, you have to ask them all," Alyssa smiled with a mocking smile, "Sure enough, it's a braggart expert." β
"Trust me, I'm really an expert."
"Then let's investigate, expert."
An hour later.
"Ha~ I feel like we're not trusted at all." Elliot looked a little frustrated.
"However, getting the information you want is not a waste of time." Laura is still confident, "You can rule out the suspicion of those two." β
"They all had perfect alibis, and there was more than one eyewitness." Alyssa nodded, "But in this way, it is even more clueless, do you really want to find a needle in a haystack as some unreliable expert said." β
"Did you notice anything out of the ordinary?" Li En said pointedly.
"Abnormal?" The three of them looked at Ryne in unison.
"It's hard to explain the movement of a group of people." Rien pushed his glasses.
"Ah, I see, you're talking about the Confederate Army." Alyssa's mind turned the fastest, "It's clear that this kind of thing happened, but I didn't investigate it well, and I said before that if I didn't revoke my case, I would let go of the big market, so why did I come to mediate this morning?" β
"Yes, such a back-and-forth attitude is really suspicious." Eliot has lived in the army a lot, and he knows the style of soldiers who say the same, and the more he thinks about it, the more wrong it becomes.
"Then let's go and ask the soldiers, maybe there will be any progress."
Laura looked at the camp not far away, so nicely decorated that it didn't look like a barracks.