Chapter 207: Meeting (3)
Financial Audit!
Since the beginning of this matter, it has spread among nobles and officials, and many people do not think so...... Usually this kind of thing is done beautifully on the surface, how easy is it to grab those people's pigtails?
Even Solo. Bell, Lin Nan. Camille, the two most ruthless people in the circle, are not afraid, no matter where those expenses end up, but the contract is absolutely legal and impeccable, and there is no need to even make false accounts. However, there are some people who have ghosts in their hearts who seem to be sitting on pins and needles...... Others don't know if there's anything wrong with them, they know their butts aren't clean. If she thought that Hathaway was a low-minded and bluffing person, she would never have this idea now. And the worst news is that both Solo. Neither the Bell faction nor the Camille faction had any way to speak for them.
The right to speak lies in strength, as far as the current shape is concerned, at least in Mandy Gaza City, Hathaway already has a lot of strength, some people have already regretted coming to the meeting so lightly, and many people don't even bring personal guards.
Hathaway instructed the clerk next to him to distribute a copy of the written document to the attendees, "This contains the names of the people involved, the amount of money involved and the specific matters involved, in line with the principle of not invading and not indulging, if you have a good reason, you can defend yourself." In order to give some accomplices a chance to repent and rehabilitate, if the amount involved in the case is below a certain amount, it is allowed to refund the dirty money......"
I don't know how many people listened to her words, anyway, except for Hathaway's voice in the conference room, it was the sound of turning paper...... There are those who are drenched in cold sweats. There are those who have no faces, there are those who are happy, there are those who are relieved, and of course there are those who gloat, the epitome of all kinds of things in the world, in this small conference room, it is a vivid expression.
Hathaway's words had been finished, and except for a limited number of people, the other officials were more or less wiping their sweat. The figures, amounts, and matters involved in this document are clearly written, even if the brain is not good. I can also think of it. Even if you want to distinguish for yourself, you can't tell for it.
"Come on, invite all the gentlemen involved in the case." Hathaway's face turned cold, and she followed her words. The door opened again. A soldier of the famous city defense army appeared at the door. Subsequently, Petro. Hughes appeared at the door with a stern face: "Gentlemen, please." ”
"Your Excellency Baron Bell, please help me......"
"Lin Nan. I used to ......"
Several nobles suddenly began to cry for help in an ugly manner, and even their companions couldn't stand it anymore. As soon as Bell pouted, several soldiers walked in and unceremoniously dragged these previously high-ranking big men out of the conference room as if they were dead dogs.
Click!
Sitting in place, Rotimack with a nervous look on his face. Thorne suddenly exploded, two silver rings flashed out of his body, and his body rushed towards Hathaway, shouting loudly: "Lord Lord, you forced me!" ”
The tables and chairs shattered under his impact, and several officials who could not dodge were hit by splinters, and a series of muffled shouts and shouts rang out.
Seeing that Hathaway's neck was about to fall into his own hands, Rotimark. Thorne had a happy smile on his face, believing that at this distance, Hathaway would have no way to dodge.
However, just as he was about to succeed, he suddenly caught a glimpse of lightning flying out of the corner of his eye...... and with a 'poof' sound, a thin sword had been pierced into his neck. Thorne still had a smile on his face, but his body slammed to the ground.
"If you dare to assassinate the lord, there will be no forgiveness!" Stilwell. Ponson calmly put the blood stains on the sword on the Rotimack. Thorne wiped his clothes clean, then retracted his scabbard and stood behind Hathaway.
There was a strong smell of blood flowing in the conference room, and the blood flowed from the neck of the former deputy commander of the city defense army to the floor, spreading zigzag and spreading, like a small red snake...... At this moment, not only the surrounding nobles and officials were stunned, but even the soldiers of the city defense army at the gate were stunned.
"What's there to see, quickly carry the body down and clean up the floor." Petro. Hughes's reaction was not slow, and he immediately whispered orders to several soldiers of the city defense army who were in a daze.
This time, the soldiers reacted quickly, and it didn't take long for the bodies to be carried down and the blood on the floor wiped clean, but until the meeting was cleaned up and the meeting resumed, there was still a faint smell of blood in the air.
"This episode just now is a bit shocking."
Hathaway smiled, but there was a nonchalance on her face, "I didn't expect Deputy Commander Thorne to be so frustrated. However, I am glad that the senior officials of the city defense army are not completely captured by greed. However, all of you here may have very clean hands, but are your consciences equally clean! ”
She suddenly raised her voice and asked, "For more than ten years, some of you have been in the Cordillera Plateau longer than I am, so you don't notice what is happening?" Or do you feel indifferent because it doesn't matter to you, whether as a nobleman or as an official? ”
This time, although she did not name names, it was obvious that she would be Solo. Bell and Linnan. Camille was also counted. Both of them were a little angry...... can't be more serious, and if they are more serious, they will fall into the trap of Hathaway's words, but the vivid glance at this breath really makes them all kinds of uncomfortable. Aaron. Jerami looked at it from the sidelines, of course he was among the 'incompetent' personnel, but these were two different things, he had now kept up with the new lord, as long as he didn't make any mistakes in the future, he would be able to say anything in the future.
However, these words were just a foreshadowing, and Hathaway's eyes looked at the commander of the city defense army: "Your Excellency, the problem of the city defense army is very strict. Although from the books, your problem does not seem to be big, but there is such a big thing in the city defense army, and thieves are rampant in the territory, are you competent as the commander of the city defense army? ”
Her gaze was filled with undisguised scrutiny and suspicion.
Yes, none of the accounts seemed to have any ill connection to the commander of the city defenses, but that only deepened Hathaway's suspicions...... Either this is a saint who walks among thousands of flowers and does not touch a leaf; Either that's the skillful means and the whole thing is picked up. Hathaway, on the other hand, was more inclined to the second point, because according to what she knew, the Commander had a small castle and a small private army, and his daily life was luxurious, and it was absolutely impossible to have that standard of living with the salary of a city defense commander alone.
"Shame on your duty!" Han Feng. Chi stood up from his seat and saluted Hathaway...... He didn't dare to move too fast, and if he caused a misunderstanding of the powerful thief, he didn't think he was any better than Rotimack. Thorne is stronger.
"Ahem,"
Solo. Bell coughed dryly and said, "Hathaway, Commander Chi did have a mistake in this matter, but the city defense army has just been laid off, and the people's hearts are undecided, so it is better to ...... A small punishment and a big punishment, right? ”
He called Hathaway by her name, which was mixed with the identity of an elder, trying to force Hathaway to be embarrassed to refuse.
"That's right, although the Blood Sun Thieves Group has been wiped out at present, there are other bandit groups operating in the Cordillera territory, and they are still mainly stable." LIN Nan. Camille is a rare time to help his old rival Solo. Camille spoke, and it seemed that he also sensed the lord's pressing aura.
"Small punishment, big punishment?"
Hathaway smiled faintly and said, "Everyone, you should know better than me. In the army, merit is merit, and passing is passing, and if everything is lightly carried over, what combat effectiveness does the army have? After this cut, the morale of the city defense army is high, and if the rewards and punishments are not clearly defined, then this reduction and reorganization will be meaningless. As for morale...... Hehe, I believe that after those moths are removed, and after the news of the total annihilation of the Blood Day Thieves Group is announced, morale can only increase and will not decrease. ”
Without waiting for the others to say anything against it, Hathaway directly announced: "The commander of the city defense army, Han Feng. Chi, who was transferred to the newly established Police Department as Commissioner; Captain of the Lord's Guard, Barth. Willy, but as commander of the city defenses, Bowen. Cornett was worried about the deputy commander of the city defense army, Sgart. Cancy served as the captain of the city defense army; Aaron. In addition to his position as financial officer, Jerami served as a military officer; Shani. Brett serves as the Treasurer...... Other officials are recommended by the heads of the ministries, and if there are still vacancies, they can be recruited by posting announcements. ”
There is a police station in Heidelberg, but there is no such department in the Cordillera. Considering that the main responsibility of the city defense army will change to a combat force in the future, the responsibility of maintaining law and order in the town will be taken out by her alone. Chi was completely transferred out of the city defense army, but also in order to completely sever his old relationship with the city defense army, as for the other deputy commander Nelson. Cody, so far, has not found any problems, and as others have said, it is necessary to pay attention to the stability of the army, while Nelson. Cody is a calm person and an old man of the city defense army, so he should be able to play the role of a needle in the sea.
Han Feng. Chi's face was ugly, but at this time he didn't dare to make any tough moves...... He believed that Hathaway might just wait for him to make a move, and then solve the problem in one fell swoop.
The rest of the story was a bit dreary, and everyone realized that the Cordillera was now their true lord, shrouded in Solo. Bell and Linnan. The halo over Camille's head has eclipsed.
The last item is the staffing of the police department, in principle, the core officers of the police in the police station are the officers of the city defense force after they have been discharged, and the police officers are recruited from the society, mainly mercenaries.
At the end of the meeting, there was only one winner, Hathaway took down a large number of officials with lightning speed, although there was no major change, but it was almost the same, and the biggest gain was to completely master the city defense army...... At this time, she has four armed forces in her hands.
City Defenses, Mercenary Groups, Special Combat Teams, Lord's Guards. (To be continued......)