"Chapter 236: The Bilgewater Firm"
Soon the Hook Gang was assembled, and Takeyan led the group towards the Bilgewater Firm. This time, almost all of the Iron Hook Gang were dispatched, and after the accident in the Blood Port, Zhu Yan did not make a move, just waited and watched. However, this time Shi Sen's death made him unable to sit still any longer, and if he didn't do anything, Billgewater might really be in chaos, and he wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.
Soon the Hooks arrived at the headquarters of the Bilgewater Comptoir, which was located on Gangxing Street, the busiest street in Bilgewater. The position of the Bilgewater Comptoir in Bilgewater is very special, and few people are generally willing to offend the Bilgewater Comptoir, and the reason for all this is the mysterious boss behind it.
Five years earlier, Bilgewater had come to a caravan owned by the Mississippi family of Demacia. The Missisppi family is a large family in the Demacian Federation, although it is not as big as the crown guard family, but it is not much worse. In the caravan at that time there was a young master of the Missisppi family, and his name was Ögerten Missisppi. Having lived in a large family like Mississippi since childhood, Ögerten naturally became a gentleman.
In the eyes of such a noble young master, Bilgewater is an extremely dirty place, and the people here are either pirates or a group of outlaws, and he is very disdainful of Bilgewater's people. He happened to arrive at the Bilgewater Comptoir that day, and he was just bored and wandering around, and he didn't want to buy anything here. In his opinion, how could such a place have what he needed.
However, after wandering around for a while, his mind immediately changed, and he discovered that some of the goods in this Bilgewater trading house were considered rare even in Valoran. With this discovery, Ugten was naturally extremely happy, and he wanted all these good things. But since these things are rare treasures, the price must be expensive, and many of them are actually priced as rune crystals. Rune Crystals are not rune stones, rune crystals are a very rare resource in the Land of Runecraft, even the Missippip caravans don't have many rune crystals.
Looking at so many treasures and unable to afford them, Egten was naturally extremely unwilling, at that time, the pirate king Planck happened to go out to plunder, without the pirate king's guard, Egten's mind suddenly became active. At that time, there were two level 15 rune master peak masters in his caravan, and the strength of level 15 peak was also considered a master in the land of rune, and Egten actually took those two level 15 peak masters to rob the Bilgewater trading house.
Although the strength of the Bilgewater Trading House is not bad, they are helpless in the face of the masters at the peak of level 15, and in the end they can only watch Egten leave with those rare treasures. After obtaining the treasure, Ögerten immediately left Bilgewater with his caravan, and by the time Planck returned to Bilgewater, the Mississippi caravan was long gone. Planck was furious about this, and all the firms and shops in Bilgewater paid Planck a large amount of protection money every year, so Planck also wanted to see Bilgewater become more and more prosperous, so that he could get more and more benefits. Ugten's approach is undoubtedly cutting off Planck's financial path, how can he not be angry.
Planck led his fleet in direct pursuit in the direction of Demacia, and finally he pursued directly to the coast of the Confederacy of Demacia, but before he could search for the traces of the Mississippi caravan, Demacia's fleet had already discovered him. Demacia's fleet was invincible in the Land of Runeterra, and how could they allow a pirate fleet to dock off their coast, so they didn't hesitate to attack Planck.
Although Planck's fleet was also strong, it was still inferior to Demacia's navy, and Planck was defeated in this battle. Although the battle was not painful, it was a heavy loss, and Planck had no intention of provoking the Confederacy of Demacia after that, so everyone thought that the Billgewater Trading House was going to suffer this loss.
But in the end, something unexpected happened, and after this robbery, the Bilgewater trading house did not collapse, and they went about business as usual. About a month after this incident, a piece of news came from the Valoran continent that surprised everyone. The treasure house of the Mississippi family, a great family in the Federation of Demacia, was stolen, and all kinds of rare treasures collected by the family for many years were looted, and the murderer left a line of words under the empty treasure house: "Young Master Egdon, come and don't be rude!"
This incident caused a lot of turmoil on the Valoran continent, and the Missippi family's treasure house was very well guarded, not only guarded by the masters of the Missisppi family day and night, but also set up various mechanisms. However, the killer not only escaped the patrols of those masters, but also did not touch any of the mechanisms in the treasury. He appeared in the Missisppi family's treasury out of thin air and then disappeared out of thin air, and the theft remains an unsolved mystery to this day.
The murderer's words left in the treasury undoubtedly made Ugten miserable, and Ugten was arrested and hanged by his elders, and finally he said that he had robbed the Bilgewater trading house. The Missisppi family quickly set their sights on the Billgewater Firm, and the Missisppians secretly sent experts to Billgewater to investigate the Billgewater Firm, and sure enough, they found a small number of stolen treasures from the Missisppi family's treasury in the Billgewater Firm.
Those masters unceremoniously ransacked the Bilgewater Comptoir again, and in a short period of time it was robbed twice, and everyone thought that the Bilgewater Comptoir was finished. But not long after, there was another shocking news from the Valoran continent that the young master of the Mississippi family, Ugten, had died in his room. There was nothing unusual about his room, the doors and windows were locked and intact, exactly as the previous theft of the treasure trove, the murderer appeared out of thin air and then vanished.
In Eggerten's room, the murderer also left a single line. "It's only three things, you've already provoked me twice, this time it's just a small lesson for you, if you mess with me again, you'll be killed!"
The blood in Eggerten's room shocked the Missisppi family, they knew that this time it must be the Bilgewater Firm, but this time they didn't dare to retaliate. Because they were frightened by the methods of the mysterious man of the Bilgewater trading house, they did not know how to watch out for such a non-trace.
Soon the news reached Bilgewater, and since then no one dared to underestimate this small trading house, which could compromise a powerful nobleman of the Demacian Commonwealth, and this strength was enough to make everyone fearful. Since then, the Bilgewater Comptoir has become the largest of the Bilgewater Firms, where it is common to buy rare treasures that cannot be found anywhere else, and even Planck has taken an interest in the nowhere master and intends to recruit him into his pirate group. But the Birgewater comptoir rejected Planck's invitation on the grounds that "the boss said he was not interested!"
Many people thought that Planck would take revenge on the Billgewater firm, but in the end he didn't, and no one knows why. Planck, who has always been fierce and domineering, actually compromised in the face of such a small trading house, and he also told his subordinates not to take the initiative to provoke this Bilgewater trading house.
The area of the Bilgewater Commercial Bank is actually not large, covering an area of only a few hundred square meters, and it is only three floors. The painting on the floor is also very old, and even some places have lost paint, but the owner of this place has not repaired it. As the largest business house in Bilgewater, it is certainly impossible to say that there is no money to repair it. The only explanation should be that the owner here is too lazy to repair at all.
There was no plaque name or anything like that at the door of the firm, but a few big cards, and many people were curious about why there were a few cards hanging at the door of the Bilgewater firm, and they also asked the employees in the firm. But in the end, they didn't get any satisfactory explanation, those employees said that the boss gave it, and they didn't know the rest. Everyone was curious about the boss of the comptoir who had never shown up, and everyone speculated that this mysterious boss should be very fond of gambling, otherwise why would he hang a few cards at the door of the comptoir.
Takeyan walked directly into the Bilgewater Comptoir with people, and because there were too many people with him, the Bilgewater Comptoir was instantly crowded. The steward of the Bilgewater Firm was an old man whose name was Pinault. Seeing Zhu Yan rushing in with so many people, Pino's brows wrinkled unconsciously, but he didn't have the slightest hint of worry. He stood up and said to the guests in the firm, "Everyone. I'm sorry, there's something going on here today, so let's go back first!"
After Pino's words were finished, those people ran out one by one, looking at the menacing Zhuyan, they naturally hid as far away as possible. Takegan's prestige is very prominent in Bilgewater, except for Planck, the most murderous person in Bilgewater is him, and Takeyan has killed a lot of people in Bilgewater over the years.
After everyone left, Pete looked at Zhu Yan, and he asked lightly: "Zhu Yan Gang Master, I don't know what wind blew you over, looking at your such a fierce appearance, could it be that you are here to rob?"
Seeing Pino's fearless appearance, Zhu Yan smiled lightly, and then said: "Old Pino, it seems that you have really come out of your luck all these years, and you dare to speak to me like this." I'm not here to talk nonsense with you today, call the boss of your firm out to me, or I'll demolish your broken firm today!"
"I'm sorry to see our boss, our boss is not interested in seeing you, you can tell me anything, if it's not a big deal, I can call the shots!" Pinault's tone was still very flat.
Hearing Pino's words, Takeyan's face turned cold, he looked at Pino and said coldly: "You're not interested in seeing me, when is there anyone I can't see in Bilgewater." Originally, I was going to save some face for you, but don't blame me since you don't know what to do. After speaking, Zhu Yan said lightly to his subordinates: "Smash this place, and then arrest everyone for me, I want to see if that boss shows up today!"
As soon as Zhu Yan's words came out, those people of the Iron Hook Gang immediately moved, and Pino's face also changed, and he scolded Zhu Yan angrily: "Zhu Yan, what are you doing, our trading house and your Iron Hook Gang have always been well water and river water, why are you doing this today!"
"Hmph, do you still need a reason for what I want to do in Bilgewater? After the accident in Bloodport, do you people think that your chance is coming? Since you want to mess up Bilgewater, then don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!" After speaking, Zhu Yan said to the people of the Iron Hook Gang: "Why are you stunned, don't you do it quickly!"
Hearing Zhuyan's order, those people of the Iron Hook Gang no longer had the slightest hesitation, and began to smash in the trading house one by one. And soon the people in the business house were controlled. Seeing this, Pino's face was furious, and he was about to make a move, but just as he was about to make a move, a short dagger appeared on his neck. The person who made the shot was none other than Takeyan, and his speed was so fast that no one could see how he made the shot. Although Pino also has the strength of the 13th level peak, he does not have the slightest power to resist under the 15th level peak Zhu Yan.
Soon Takeyan had Pino and the others tied up, and then he shouted, "In three days, bring Peter to see me, or all of them will die!" After the Hook Gang left, the group of onlookers dared to come forward to take a look. When they saw the scene inside the Bilgewater Chamber of Commerce, these people sighed one by one. The treasures in the chamber of commerce have been snatched up, and the things inside have basically been smashed, and the sudden attack of the Iron Hook Gang has made everyone feel a feeling that the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings.
The news of the Iron Hook Gang's attack on the Bilgewater Comptoir soon spread throughout Bilgewater, and within the Adventurers' Guild, two middle-aged people sat together to discuss something, and these two were the president of the Adventurers' Guild, John, and the vice president, Smith.
"President, have you heard, Zhu Yan made a move, and directly served the Bilgewater Comptoir. Smith said to John.
John shook his head and said, "It's not enough to be in a litter, at least the boss of the trading house who never showed up has not been arrested!"
"President, it seems that Takeyan can't sit still anymore, and since he dares to make a move against the Bilgewater Trading House, he will definitely not let go of our Adventurers' Union. Do we need to prepare in advance, now that the Pirate King is gone, this Bilgewater is no longer what the Hooks say, and we can't miss this opportunity!" Smith continued.
John still shook his head, and he said lightly: "Zhuyan is nothing, if it weren't for Planck's backing, he would have been killed I don't know how many times, just a level 15 peak rune master, and he can't make any waves." Let the people under him settle down a little lately, what they did before or what they do now, and don't think that Planck can do whatever he wants when he is away. Planck just disappeared, not dead. The matter of the sneak attack on the Blood Harbor has not yet been clarified, so it is not appropriate to act rashly. ”
Hearing John's words, Smith's face was a little unwilling, and he spoke: "President, isn't this too conservative?" Planck has made too many enemies over the years, and even Noxus's fleet dares to sneak attack, and it is only a matter of time before he is retaliated. Since that mysterious force can blow up the bloody harbor without knowing it, then they will definitely not let Planck go so easily, according to my guess, Planck must be entangled by that mysterious force now, maybe he will be killed. Although Planck has the strength of a great grandmaster, there are many great grandmasters in the Land of Runecraft, and it is completely possible to come out and kill Planck. The bounty union has already made a move, and if we don't make a move now, we can only watch those territories fall into their hands, and it will be a little difficult for us to get it back then. ”
"You're too anxious, and you're underestimating Planck too much. If you think that destroying a bloody port will completely destroy Planck's power, you are very wrong. Planck is the Pirate King, the Pirate King of the entire Runeterra, and if he was defeated so easily, he would have died no one number of times. Just wait and see, Planck will definitely return, and then his true power will be revealed. Let the Bounty Guild make a move, and they have the support of the Zuans behind them, just to test how deep Planck's water really is. John said casually, and after speaking, he continued to say to Smith: "Search for the Iron Hook Gang's protector Peter with all your might, if you find it and pass the news to Zhuyan, the bigger the trouble, the better it will be for us!"
In a secluded mansion in Bilgewater, two people sat at this time, it was Luiga and Peter. Luiga was pausing Peter's debriefing, mostly listening to Peter, only interjecting occasionally. After about half an hour, the conversation between the two stopped.
Just now, Peter was reporting to Luica about the forces he had managed over the years, and after listening to them, Luica felt that this Peter was really a talent, and he was able to avoid Zhuyan and secretly run such a special force. If it weren't for the fact that it was too obvious this time, Zhu Yan might not have found out that there was such a secret spy master by his side until he died.
Peter's men were not many, about a hundred, but each of them had a very important role. Peter adopted a free-range model for these subordinates, what is the "free-range mode"? He raised all his subordinates in other forces, and used other forces to help him cultivate these subordinates, this method of cultivating spies even Luica, a person who crossed over, had to admire.