Sophie's meaning is obvious, just cooperating with the investigation, if she doesn't even want to do this, Fan Jinyan will definitely be very angry, then about the cooperation between the two sides! It's up for debate.

However, Clive didn't seem to realize the first point, and still insisted: "Miss Sophie, I think you seem to have forgotten your identity, do you think that you are already from this eastern country?" You actually spoke for them. ”

Sophie smiled sweetly and replied without being arrogant or humble, "Your Excellency, when my parents were killed and I fell into the hands of pirates, I was no longer Dutch. Now, I am the Minister of Commerce of Qiongzhou of the Ming Empire, and I am also the fiancée of Jing Haihou, I say so, do you understand? ”

"Damn." Clive cursed in a low voice unconsciously, and then said: "You have turned your back on your country, you will be cursed by God." ”

Clive had always thought that Sophie's appointment as Minister of Commerce in the Canton of Qiong would be helpful to the interests of the Netherlands, but today she heard her say that she was from an Eastern country, which was simply a blasphemy and an insult to the Netherlands.

Sophie doesn't care, since her heart belongs, the country is just a name for her, far less important than her sweetheart. What's more, except for her grandfather, she has no attachment to the Netherlands.

"Your Excellency, please allow Mr. Mohali and our Minister of Justice to come and go, whether he has broken the law or not, but please cooperate with us."

Clive had just seen Mohali's nervous and unnatural expression, and he believed that the woman opposite had also seen it, so he would be so determined to ask him to hand him over.

However, this is not only about the face of the Dutch East India Company, but also about the face of the United Republic of the Netherlands and the authority of the commercial hegemony in the world.

In Clive's view, these yellow-skinned monkeys did not seem to realize what kind of country they were dealing with, and it was a dream to dare to arrest the great Dutch citizens.

Thinking of this, Clive proudly said to Sophie: "I think you have forgotten the strength of the Netherlands, I will not pay people, even if Mohali kills someone, you have no right to convict Dutch citizens." That's it, we're leaving. ”

After saying that, he got up and turned back to the members of the mission behind him, and was about to leave.

"Your Excellency, you also seem to have forgotten whose land you stepped on, and I don't want anything unpleasant to happen to both sides because of this." As Clive stood up, Sophie followed suit, but stared at him closely, not at all afraid of the Dutch power.

For a while, the atmosphere on both sides became much colder.

At this time, Cheng Xuan was like sitting on pins and needles every second, and he couldn't afford to offend either of the two people. Because he couldn't guess what kind of attitude Fan Jinyan would have after knowing about this matter. If you are not careful, you may get into a big disaster.

is different from Cheng Guan's indecisiveness, if his in-law Li Tong is here, he will definitely stand on Sophie's side without hesitation, even if Fan Jinyan blames him in the end, he will support it to the end.

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive. At this time, Li Tong, who should not have appeared here, appeared.

He saw that the door was crowded with soldiers from the Ministry of Justice and his own family, and saw that the atmosphere in the room was very strange, and he couldn't help but be stunned, completely unable to understand what was going on inside. But I still remember what I came for.

So he pushed aside the soldiers, squeezed in, and didn't bother to say hello to his in-laws, walked to Sophie's side, and whispered: "The British are here, and the Hou Ye wants you to deal with it." ”

At this time, the corners of Sophie's mouth turned up slightly, and after unconsciously revealing a hint of cunning, she said to Clive, who was frowning: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I am going to greet the business delegation of the British East India Company on behalf of the Marquis. ”

At this time, the murderer was not so important, she believed that Fan Jinyan would take care of it, as long as the arrival of the British was revealed to the Dutch, the plan would be half successful.

Sure enough, Clive was shocked and looked at Sophie in disbelief.

No matter how stupid he is, he knows that the business delegation is just a cover, and it is simply to grab allies for them.

And Clive also noticed that Sophie was no longer dwelling on the case.

She was so anxious to meet the British, could it be that there was some kind of connection between them, or was it an agreement?

No, I'm going to have to follow along, monitor their every move, and find a way to break trust between them.

Thinking of this, Clive pretended to be a gentleman and said, "Really? I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to go with me? ”

Sophie said nonchalantly, casually, and left the room.

And Clive also followed closely behind, for fear that if he was one step slower, he would not be able to achieve the effect of surveillance.

Until the end, only Cheng Xuan, who looked depressed, and Li Tong, who was about to leave, were left in the room.

Seeing the strange expression of his in-laws, Li Tong asked suspiciously, "Why are you here?" ”

Cheng Xuan laughed bitterly at himself, and at the same time told Li Tong what had happened, but he was blinded by Li Tong, so he said depressedly: "Why is Brother Li like this?" ”

"You really don't know?" Li Tong kept a straight face, sighed for a long time, patted his in-laws on the shoulder wordlessly, shook his head and left Sophie's office.

Only Cheng Xuan was left standing there stupidly, not knowing why.

Li Tong originally wanted to say it, but he didn't know where to start. My own in-laws are simply stupid and hopeless.

But what about yourself?

I'm smart, but I'm also very helpless.

Nanzhou is the seat of Qiongzhou and the existence of the capital, so it stands to reason that when he is the governor here, he can be regarded as a figure at the same level as the minister, but Li Tong is very depressed.

The economic development of Nanzhou is directly managed by the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Justice is also involved in public security, and the tax is naturally collected directly by the Ministry of Taxation. In addition to being able to manage his own tile factory, he can only catch a few petty thefts, and he can hardly get his hands on the side things. He even had some doubts about whether Fan Jinyan did it on purpose.

In fact, Li Tong really thinks too much, due to the detailed distribution of Qiongzhou officialdom and the lack of officials, the officials of various ministries in Nanzhou can only hold two positions. If it is in the other three states, the officials of various ministries and departments naturally have to report to the governor, but Nanzhou is a little special, and the officials of various ministries often habitually report the local affairs of Nanzhou to their superiors directly beyond Li Tong, and unconsciously throw him aside.

It can only be said that he was unlucky to catch up with the first governor of Nanzhou

(To be continued.) )