"Brother Clifford." After a short time for Clifford to say this, Hogg also calmed down, slowly sat down on the small wooden bed again, looked at Clifford, and showed a wry smile on his square face again, and said: "If you have anything to say, just say it, I don't think we have the heart to come to this cell to discuss philosophical issues." ”

"I just want to know about the situation in Heihe County." Clifford stopped talking nonsense with him, and went straight to the road. To be honest, he didn't want to stay in this smelly cell anymore.

"What's the situation? Do you want to know how I got here? Hogg was a little unhappy, his breath was short, it was obvious that this was the biggest scar in his life, he was so proud, no matter what, he couldn't face the things that led to his situation, he said with a calm face, with a hint of mockery: "Brother Clifford, I know you are very capable. I heard about you when I was in the royal capital, and Mr. Taylor was full of praise for you. People say that Mr. Taylor, the position of the governor of the north, was planned by you for him, and I didn't believe it before, but after seeing you lead a few tricks, I believed it. I'll admit you're amazing, even better than me. But, I tell you, it didn't work. No matter who you are, when you get to that place, don't even think about completing the task that Teacher Taylor has given you. When you get there, it's nothing more than two situations, the first is to go along with them, be greedy, and then mix until you retire and go home to live comfortably. The second is to carry out Taylor's policy and, at the end of the day, come and be with me. Hahahaha! ”

The laughter is very intoxicating!

Clifford was very dissatisfied with his attitude, didn't this Nima look down on himself? Although you Mr. Hogg are quite talented, you are a yarn compared to your brother, can you direct the big drama of grabbing class and power in the royal capital? Are you a traverser? Do you have a cheatle? His face couldn't help but sink, and he said coldly: "Senior Brother Hogg, what you said is a bit too extreme. I think the rich and wealthy there are nothing more than bribery and co-optation, as long as you can keep a clear head and mix to the end, even if you have no merit, you will not fall to this point. In his tone, there was already a hint of disapproval of Hogg.

Before coming, Clifford specially checked Hogg's file, and knew that the reason why he began to take bribes was because his life was rapidly corrupted, and he became extravagant, unable to make ends meet, and the reason why he was extravagant was entirely because of a woman, for people like him, Clifford actually despised it in his heart, your sister, it doesn't matter if you play with a woman, but if you are played by a woman, it will be a shame to throw yourself home.

Obviously, this Hogg is a disgraced person who has been thrown home.

"Humph!" Hogg clearly saw what Clifford was thinking, and couldn't help but change color, and said angrily: "Clifford, you don't need to be sarcastic about me. I'll admit you're smart, but don't think you're just having your own brains, we're all idiots. I didn't pay any attention to that woman, and I knew exactly what she was trying to do with me. I can tell you plainly that I did it not because I couldn't resist the temptation, but because I had to. If I pretend to be with them, they can turn that city into hell on earth! It's a real hell! What I never expected was that I thought I was pretending to be very similar, but I still didn't gain their trust, and in the end I failed and fell into the situation of a prisoner. ”

"Hell? What hell? The cunning Clifford immediately grasped the most important word of this conversation, he had been puzzled before, with his knowledge of Hogg, this thing should not be a person who can't walk when he sees a woman, Hogg's wife he has also seen, although it is not a country and a city, but it is also a beauty, such a person, just relying on a woman to impress him, which once made Clifford very puzzling.

Now, with Hogg's words, it became clear to Clifford that Hogg had been coerced, and it was the coercion he had to accept, and it was this coercion that made him have to join the crowd, and voluntarily give his hands to the crowd, so that he finally fell to this point.

But what exactly was he subjected to? This question must be clarified, otherwise, he is very likely to repeat the mistakes of the past, Clifford did not dare to be careless, slowly stood up, put on a posture of inquiry, and said: "Senior Brother Hogg, can you tell me?" What power do they have to turn a city into hell? They also live in that city, and if it turns the city into hell, will it do them any good? ”

"Hahahaha!" Hogg stood up abruptly, laughed loudly, and then began to run around the prison, sometimes raising his hands above his head, sometimes beating his chest, and with his disheveled hair, the man seemed to others to be insane.

Sure enough, Clifford's words obviously brought up the past that Hogg didn't want to remember, and pricked the softest nerves in his heart, only to see Hogg running around the prison several times as if he had lost his mind, and then opened his eyes as big as Niu Ling, glared at Clifford, kept grabbing his hair with both hands, and said loudly: "Do you think they will care?" That city is actually controlled by them, and even if it becomes hell, they are also the judges in hell, holding the power to judge the life and death of others, how can they be affected? Besides, they have a lot of industries, not only in Heihe County, but also in Chaoen County, and even in the royal capital and foreign countries, even if that city is destroyed, they roll up the silver dollar and pat their butts and leave, and they can definitely live the life of a human being. They spell it up, do you fight it? You are the county magistrate there, if it is ruined, what will happen to you? Even if the king doesn't punish you, do you still have the face to live in this world? ”

"Hahahaha! Hell, there will be hell! And you, the county magistrate, are the next martyr! Hahahaha! Hogg began to laugh maniacally again, and tears burst into laughter in his eyes, but looking at his expression, it was extremely frightened, and you can imagine what kind of scene he had experienced at that time.

When Olivia heard Hogg cursing Clifford, the boss was unhappy, and her face was calm, and she shouted angrily: "Hogg, be careful when you speak, Mr. Earl is here to see you." ”

Collie waved his hand, signaled Olivia not to speak, looked at Hogg who looked like he had lost his mind, and said lightly: "Don't talk about Mr. Olivia, let him vent enough at once." ”

With that, he stood up, turned around and went out with Olivia, he didn't want to ask anything more, because he knew he couldn't ask anything, Hogg was his classmate anyway, and he couldn't bear to irritate him like this.

When Olivia locked the door again, and was about to follow Collifford out, she saw Hogg pounce like crazy, stretched out one hand, and clutched the bars of the cell with the other, and shouted hoarsely at Collifford: "Clifford, don't go!" Don't go! It's hell there! It's your grave! ”

Clifford was walking briskly towards the outside of the prison, and when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and his steps stopped unconsciously, but he did not stay long, and walked straight out of the cell, never looking back at Hogg.

As he said before, he has no way out, for self-preservation, for Angela, even if there is a tiger's den in Longtan in front of him, even if it is hell, then let me see the real hell.

After walking out of the cell door, Clifford broke up with Olivia, told Olivia to go back first, and went straight to Taylor's governor's palace. After a brief encounter with Hogg, he already knew that he was about to face a huge interest group, and they would do everything they could to deal with the person who collected their taxes.

Now the situation facing Clifford is very tense, with the poor and crazy Taylor in front of him constantly urging, and there is a huge interest group behind him, as long as he is not careful, he may fall to the point where Hogg is today, and may even be inferior to others.

Clifford is not a good man and a woman, let alone a selfless servant of the people, he can do things for the kingdom and serve the teacher, but the premise is that his own interests must be protected first, and he has no consciousness of sacrificing his life for righteousness after living two lives.

Now Collie Fu ran to find Taylor, in fact, there is only one purpose: to put forward conditions, after knowing the situation he is facing, he will be a fool not to mention the conditions, and he knows that Taylor will definitely agree to him, because he now needs to get him money himself, this time is the best opportunity to reach out and ask for conditions, at this time do not open their mouths, just run alone to Longtan Tiger's Den, that is not brave, it is a lack of heart.

In the Governor's Mansion of the Three Counties in the North. Taylor had just finished lunch, after seeing Coolford coming, his attitude was particularly enthusiastic, after this period of experience, he was already very clear about Coolford's ability, he thought that Coolford's trip to Heihe County would not disappoint him, he now saw Coolford is equivalent to seeing a golden ingot, how can he not be happy, wiped his mouth, put the white cloth on the table, and said with a smile: "Coolford, the wine you sent is really good." I can't live without them now. What do you think? Have you eaten it? ”

Clifford hadn't eaten yet, but at this time he could only say that he had eaten, otherwise he would be laughed at, and said respectfully to Taylor: "I'm very sorry, teacher." Students are interrupting your meal. Students also know that you will probably have lunch at this time, and after eating, you still have the habit of taking a lunch break, so you really shouldn't come here at this time, but students have urgent matters and have to come to disturb the teacher, and ask the teacher not to be surprised. ”

Clifford is a very well-behaved man, so he can not only lower his posture, appear respectful to his teacher, win the teacher's favor, but also show his concern for the teacher—otherwise he would not remember the small detail that he needs to take a nap, which can make himself a great plus in the heart of Governor Taylor.

"What are you talking about, Clifford." Taylor now looks at Clifford is more and more pleasing to the eye, this kid is simply his lucky star, when he was in the royal capital before, he single-handedly directed the most exciting power drama of the Rhine Kingdom in recent decades, and raised himself to the high position of the governor of the three northern counties that everyone envied, and after coming to the three northern counties, he came up with frequent tricks, and successively exterminated Joseph and Dupont, the two most powerful bandits, so that he made outstanding achievements as soon as he came up, and was highly praised by the king and dignitaries in the royal capital, If you talk about the most important person in your life, the first is the old King Frederick VII, and the second is afraid that this Clifford is this, now seeing that Clifford cares about himself so much, how can he bear to let him stand and nod his head, and hurriedly stretched out his hand, pointed to the seat next to him, and said with a smile: "You are a person who has made great contributions." If you are a teacher and student with me, don't be so reserved. If you have something, sit down and talk about it. ”

Clifford knew that his current fate was completely in the hands of Governor Taylor, if he wanted to gain his trust, in addition to being capable, it was more important to be loyal, and to make Governor Taylor feel that he was loyal, the first thing to do was to tell him the truth, pursed his lips, pretended to be entangled, and said lightly: "Teacher, I can't hide it." I went to see Hogg just now. With that, his eyes looked at Taylor lightly, and his expression was extremely sincere.

Taylor was just about to drink another glass of brandy, put the wine glass to his lips, after hearing Clifford's words, the hand holding the wine glass paused, and finally took a light sip of wine, and said expressionlessly: "Hmm." Did you catch anything? ”

"Teacher." Clifford was frightened by Hogg's appearance just now, and now he still has palpitations when he thinks about it, he doesn't want to be Hogg's appearance just now, if so, Sophia, Angela, Liana, these beauties who are dead to themselves are not going to die of sadness? Aren't those loyal ministers and good generals who are loyal to follow them to die of discouragement? He leaned forward to Taylor unconsciously, and said with a hint of urgency: "The teacher is aware of everything, and I feel that Senior Brother Hogg seems to be coerced by this. He has something unspeakable. ”

Taylor glanced at Clifford expressionlessly, but there was a trace of appreciation and joy in his eyes, Hogg is his proud disciple, although he has planted his heel now, but he has spent a lot of effort to cultivate, if Clifford wantonly slanders Hogg in front of him, he will definitely be angry in his heart, isn't that a slap in the face? Sighing slightly, he said lightly, "You already know?" That's good, save me from reminding you again. The environment in Heihe County is very complicated, there are many capable people there, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps, and it was an unwise decision for me to send Hogg there in the first place. ”