The rest is simple.

With the safety of his only daughter at stake, Hugo honestly begins to work with the crowd to refine the details of how he "conspired" with Ludwig to murder the old Baron Reyer. Since he was captured by the East Coasters, he knew that he would not survive, and in order not to implicate his daughter, he could only choose to cooperate with the East Coasters and began to slander Ludwig.

Of course, Ludwig is not a good thing, this guy's ass is also very unclean, and there is no psychological burden to slander him. As for the remaining "guests" who had listened to the story all night—a badly wounded Scotsman and two dancers, who had been dug and buried by Inspector Sun of the Intelligence Bureau—they knew too much. And the Mr. Leicester did not escape the catastrophe, and in Hugo's happy eyes, the Scottish Assassin who was struggling for mercy was also buried in a pit of earth and became fertilizer for the vineyard.

After disposing of some traces of the scene, Mo Ming and a group of agents from the Intelligence Bureau quietly returned to the trading station in the city with Hugo in charge. They couldn't hide their own news from anyone else, and they didn't plan to hide it from anyone.

Xu Xin, who had just fallen asleep, was urgently woken up by Mo Ming, and after drinking a glass of wine to refresh himself, he sat down on the chair, and then began to listen to what was going on with the spies shouting at him in the middle of the night.

However, the amount of information contained in what happened tonight was obviously too large, and since Mo Ming's deputy, Sun Heiqi, began to report what happened in a serious manner, Xu Xin had maintained a dull expression from beginning to end.

The ins and outs of the matter are very clear, Ludwig is no more competitive than the new "comprador class" in Bordeaux, represented by the Pasquier family, so he is ready to repeat his old trick and destroy the newly established cooperative relationship between the East Coast Republic of China and the "comprador class" of Gascony through the next assassination operation.

It wasn't the first time he had done this in many years, and Hugo's little partner, Leicester, a scumbag from Scotland, had taken over several of the business. It can be said that this Ludwig is definitely a mafia-level businessman.

It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances, Lester did not act secretly after accepting the commission, and was discovered by Sun Heiqi, who has rich experience in counter-espionage, and then went to the old nest, and even Hugo, who was discussing the details with Lester at the time, was also held. Xu Xin couldn't help but gasp after hearing that the agents of the Intelligence Bureau had cleanly dismantled the assassination that had not yet happened, and dealt with these assassins with cold and cruel methods.

These are all ruthless people. Xu Xinxin's complicated eyes looked at the kind-looking Sun Heiqi in front of him, the heroic and extraordinary Mo Ming, and the loyal and silent Kojiro and Shinzaemon, and couldn't help but feel related.

After Sun Heiqi finished reporting the matter, Mo Ming cleared his throat, and then began to talk to Xu Xin about his preliminary ideas for the next development of the matter.

According to Mo Ming's thoughts, it was a surprise to catch the rain fruit this time. Not only can he use this to get in touch with Baron Reye, a powerful local powerhouse in the Upper Gallen area, but he can also climb and slander Ludwig's old fellow, even if he can't use this to pull him into the water, at least he can disgust him severely.

The fact that the murderer of the old Baron Reyes had been retained for more than twenty years was enough to make the powerful man of Toulouse feel great bad for him. What's even more terrifying is that the real power baron of Toulouse has a certain connection with the aristocratic circle in Paris, and his influence is not trivial, and the old Ludwig's future business is afraid that it will also go down. This is the plan that Mo Ming envisioned to beat rabbits with grass and kill two birds with one stone.

"It's dark." Xu Xin tugged at the corners of his mouth and said with a reluctant smile, "The combined population of the two regions of Haut-Gal and Languedoc is eight or nine hundred thousand, and what is even more rare is that these two regions are relatively wealthy, and Toulouse is a well-known and wealthy city compared to Gascogne." If we can really take this opportunity to catch up with Baron Reye this time, we will have a much greater grasp of the cotton cloth opening the local market in the future, as long as we can open the market, even if we give him half of the profit, it will be worth it. Not to mention, we can also radiate to Provence in the east. I have to say, Stationmaster Mo, you have solved a lot of trouble for me, at least let us save a lot of energy and costs. ”

"Don't say anything so unsightly." Mo Ming waved his hand, then stood up and walked to Hugo, who was squatting on the side, and said in French: "Hugo, I think you must have a lot of doubts and trepidations now, don't worry, I will keep my promise." Yes, I killed Lester, I deceived him. But that's because I think that scumbag would cause me a lot of trouble if she lived, and as for your daughter, Miss Lola, she is just a country girl who doesn't know anything, and I don't need to hurt her, on the contrary, I will give her a sum of money that will make her rich for the rest of her life. ”

"Let Lola go to the East Coast...... After a night of tossing, Hugo is now embarrassed and embarrassed, and his hair that was originally meticulously combed also looks messy at this time, only to hear him say in a low and hoarse voice: "Let her go to the East Coast, Ludwig will not let her go." Only on the East Coast can she live freely. When she grows up, marry a good man there and forget about her murderer father...... I have a deposit, about a hundred francs, and I ask you to help me transfer it to her. This is my only request, as long as you agree, I will cooperate with you in the rest. ”

"Okay." Mo Ming simply agreed, "Inspector Sun, you now take Hugo to the basement to perfect the details, and be careful not to make any mistakes." Luch, you also go down and make a note, and give it to me for review when the transcription is complete. ”

The two took Hugo to the basement.

"What about Ludwig?" Xu Xin was a little annoyed, he usually had a good temper, but it didn't mean that he didn't have a temper at all, especially when someone hired a murderer to assassinate him. Originally, he thought that the competition between him and Ludwig, a Jewish vampire, was limited to business and politics, and that there were certain ways and rules between the two sides. It's just that he really underestimated the moral limit of businessmen in this era, and people don't play cards according to the routine at all.

If I can't do you on the surface, I'll come to the yin; If you can't do it anymore, I'll do it! Buying murder is actually not uncommon in this day and age. You don't see, until the end of the 19th century, Rockefeller in the United States was still buying murderers. Therefore, honest people are not suitable for doing business in such a complex area, and if it were not for the powerful backer of the Eastern Republic of China, Xu Xin would have been planted in the hands of Ludwig, a native of the 17th century.

"What do you want to do? Kill him? Mo Ming glanced at him and said, "This guy is currently going to Lyon, according to Hugo, to deal with business disputes, but I think he is likely to deal with his backlog of cotton cloth, shrink the scale of the factory, and reduce costs." Moreover, this Jew is not without roots in the country. Otherwise, with the bad things he has done over the years, he would have died a long time ago. It's not advisable to assassinate him, and he's not defenseless, this guy is a goblin. ”

"So you're going to take the murder of the old Baron Reye on him?"

"Well, but it's hard to say how effective it will be." Mo Ming calmly analyzed, "After all, this is just Hugo's words at that time, no matter how detailed and reasonable the details are, after all, the evidence is insufficient, and the little Baron Reye is far away in Toulouse, so he may not be able to do anything to Ludwig, an old boy." Of course, even if this is the case, Ludwig is expected to be in trouble for a long time to come. I've heard that this kid has also invested in wine and citrus plantations in Montpellier, and that's where the baron of Toulouse can exert his influence, he's in big trouble. ”

"He's just a scumbag, anyway." Xu Xin was still a little puzzled, "What should we do next?" Send that guy in the basement directly to Toulouse? ”

"Of course not." Mo Ming said, "We still have to ask the Pasquier family for help in this matter, their family is very well-connected, and it will save a lot of effort if they can help us successfully catch up with Baron Reye." And I'm sure their family, especially Julian, would be more than happy to do so. ”

"Hehe, how did I forget this stubble." Xu Xin patted his head in annoyance and said, "Julian, this guy doesn't know how much he hates Ludwig!" This time I pinched the 'handle' of the old adversary, and I guess he will be so excited that he can't sleep. Well, I'll go to Julian's house in a moment, and discuss the matter with him. ”

Mo Ming nodded, then turned his head to Kojiro and Shinzaemon, who had been standing next to him and had not spoken, and said, "From now on, you will continue to follow Minister Xu inch by inch and protect Minister Xu's safety." This incident of Ludwig's murder is a wake-up call for us, and I don't know how many enemies are spying on us in the dark. Okay, without further ado, just know the importance of the way, and go and fulfill your duties. ”

The two of them bowed in obedience.

The next few days were uneventful, at least on the surface. Julien was ecstatic to say that he would take advantage of his family's deep connections to get in touch with Baron Reyer of Toulouse as soon as possible.

At the same time, the matter of immigration is also steadily advancing. As of July 14, the settlement in Bordeaux had housed nearly 800 bankrupt textile workers and their families; As for children under the age of 12, which is highly valued by the Executive Committee, the number of children has exceeded 100 at present. All of these people underwent preliminary inspection and quarantine in the resettlement area, and on the other hand, they underwent physical and psychological recuperation, so as to prepare themselves physically and mentally for the upcoming voyage.

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