Chapter 12: The Power of Intelligence
Douglas bowed slightly, and like everyone else around him, he saluted the horses and chariots of the Osiris family. Regardless of the expression or movement, there is no abnormality at all.
The boy was not at all surprised why Haile was here, and he was not worried that he would seek revenge on him.
Because he already knew that the name Haier originally belonged to two people.
- More specifically, the "Haier" who managed the fish business in the slums were originally a pair of brothers.
Brother Haier. Copernicus was well educated (Helgo) and spent many years in the wealthy area serving the Osiris family.
Brother Haier. Faraday was a sailor (Heldi) who stayed in the slums to manage the related industries.
It's not a secret in the city, but in the West End, very few people know about it.
Fortunately, with the help of the special ability of intelligence gathering, Douglas learned about the situation in advance and laid out the whole plan.
Helge: "Open the gate guards, we still have important things to attend to today." ”
"Yes, sir... But before that, there is something I have to report to you. ”
Hearing this, Helgo pushed his monocle, and his gaze naturally passed over the guards of the control tower and fell on Douglas and the prisoners behind him.
Brother Haier: "Who are they?" ”
"My subordinate was about to report, in fact..."
According to Douglas's previous description, the guards honestly informed Helgo about the fire last night. Of course, in this version, they deliberately ignore their own negligence and try to shift the blame for the accident onto the uncivilized "mob".
During the whole process, Douglas didn't even lift his head once...
If this operation is compared to a big show, then this moment is the last foreshadowing before the climax begins.
The young man's small body succumbed to the power, wrestling with the huge Osiris family, and even if he fought with his life to resist, he couldn't even raise a wave.
But that's the beauty of the drama, and no one knows who will dominate the next dialogue until the curtain falls.
So Douglas just waited, waiting for the most opportune opportunity, waiting for the moment when he would take the stage.
Brother Haier: "What did you say!?" Fish grounds burned down? ”
"Yes... Yes, my lord, if you want to know the details, we have brought witnesses. ”
The guards shuddered, and hinted that the others had pushed Douglass to the front.
Brother Haier: "Raise your head. ”
"Yes, Lord Haier."
Douglas complied with the order, and with natural acting skills, he simulated a slightly panicked look and looked at Helgo in a tuxedo.
Smacking lips, frowning, rubbing hands.
He noticed the anxiety revealed in the other party's micro-expression - there was such a big mistake in the fishing ground, and the first person to report to him should be Haierdi, and at this moment, this role was replaced by Douglas, which somewhat made him have some bad guesses.
Brother Haier: "You know me?" ”
Douglas: "Of course, Lord Hale... We only made an appointment with the details of today's pick-up of the goods the day before yesterday, didn't we? ”
Speaking of this, the young man took another step back at the right time: "Yesterday's fire was so great that not only our warehouses were completely burned down, but even your property suffered heavy losses... It's all these scum! The fishermen saw that they had lit the fire! ”
"My estate!?" Brother Haier clenched his cane... Of course, he knew that the young man in front of him had probably confused him with his own brother, but now, he had no time to correct these details.
"To be clear!"
Douglas: "Yes, last night Scarface was seen setting fire to all the warehouses of the fish stalls, and your warehouse was also affected by the fire, and judging by the situation after the fire was extinguished this morning, I'm afraid all the buildings are within the scope of damage... Thankfully, you're fine. ”
"Enough!"
Helgo shook his cane hard and slammed it into Douglas's face.
The boy, who had not dodged at all, was knocked out of the cane, and after the initial paralysis was over, the pain covered his cheeks with warm blood.
"Guards! Lock these people up for me right now! Seal off the slum area west of the bridge and send another team to the island! ”
"Yes! My lord! ”
Hellgo angrily gave the order, and of course those present did not dare to disobey, they locked up Douglas and the other prisoners, and then officially began the blockade of the connecting bridge.
Brother Haier: "Come on, send the eldest lady home immediately, it's not safe in the slum right now!" ”
"Yes!"
"Wait, stop me!"
Brother Haier was giving orders, but before the carriage could adjust its direction, the voice of the eldest lady of the Osiris family suddenly came from the gorgeous cart.
As the daughter of the largest mafia family on Crescent Island, Osiris. Freira didn't care about the fire, the damaged area, or anything else, and she didn't have the slightest interest in the teenager who was beaten away by Haier.
She has long been accustomed to being served by everyone since she was a child living in a honey jar, and the life and death of the poor naturally have nothing to do with her, but today she did not hesitate to deign to come to the boundary of the bridge.
As is customary, the protagonist of tonight's birthday party is, of course, Miss Freira herself.
For this feast, she asked her father for permission to go to the famous pearl producing areas of the West Sea to select the most suitable jewels to be set in the crown of her head.
Miss Freira had been looking forward to this for a long time, and Haile's request for her to turn back now had undoubtedly angered the daughter of the Osiris family!
Freira: "Haier, who do you think you are?" What authority does it command me? ”
"Forgive your sins, please forgive your sins... Please make no mistake about it, Miss, your servant is just worried..."
In the face of the real direct line of the Osiris family, Helge, who was the king and hegemon in front of ordinary people, immediately adjusted his attitude, he knelt nervously in front of Freira like a loyal old dog, and did not dare to have any words and deeds beyond the bounds.
"What is there to worry about?" Freira didn't show his face, but knocked on the window of the carriage in protest, "Is there a fool on this island who dares to offend Osiris?" ”
"No, the glory of the family reigns supreme."
"Then open the iron door and proceed as planned, and you can investigate the fire yourself, I don't need the advice of a servant when I choose jewelry."
"Miss think twice! Your safety is far more important than the life or death of your servants, and although I don't believe that the filthy untouchables will be bad for you, the conditions in the slums will be much more complicated than usual after the fire, and your servants will not want to let the wreckage stain your car. ”
Haier kept kneeling, his forehead almost touching the ground.
He knew that without any other excuse, there would be no one here to stop the eldest lady from entering the slums, but fortunately, as a veteran of the Osiris family for many years, he knew how to speak in the right way.
Really... This time, Miss Freira did not insist any longer, and the carriage of the "princess" stopped at the bridge.