Chapter 8: The Decent Way
In the evening, the banquet was held in a harmonious atmosphere.
Although all the people who were invited were not very good, they did not show much dissatisfaction because of the name of Osiris.
Come to think of it, these guys are professionals engaged in underground intelligence trading, and they will naturally not turn a deaf ear to the major news that happened in the area of Peanut Island a few days ago.
Although most of the official reports have achieved political correctness due to the interference of the world government, all kinds of gossip in private have become more and more crazy as time goes by.
Some of them are indeed the sights and stories of those who have witnessed them, some of them are rumors and rumors, and even include many false news deliberately spread by people with good intentions, but at least one thing can be confirmed.
- No matter whose calculations the Golden Dungeon incident came from, no matter whose hand it was responsible for the overthrow of the Snoopy Kingdom, as the person who had the last laugh in this uproar, Osiris's new godfather is definitely not a simple person.
It is precisely because of this caution about the unknown (and of course, the obsession with obtaining first-hand information) that the vast majority of the intelligence traffickers responded to the "official call" and came to the Lisée Street for a banquet, even if they had their own plans.
At 7 p.m., the banquet officially began in the form of a buffet.
Guests with invitations arrived, and some of them had even begun to play with their own agendas, but strangely, as the host of the banquet, Douglas was slow to show up.
Instead, Renard, dressed in a tuxedo, appears under a crimson curtain.
As mentioned earlier, as the new generation elite of the Osiris family, although Renard is not yet a high-ranking cadre within the family, his outstanding personal qualities are enough for him to deal with various scenes.
Douglas had instructed him about today's workflow long before the banquet began, so Renard was mentally prepared in advance.
He nodded to Leonardo, who was standing in the audience, who picked up the goblet in his hand and tapped it twice.
- Ding, ding.
"Good evening, everyone, and on behalf of the Osiris family, I would like to welcome you all there."
Wearing white gloves, Renard stroked his chest with one hand and tucked the other behind his back, and bowed politely to the guests present.
Naturally, everyone focused their attention on the red curtain.
"The Godfather has instructed that the main purpose of today's banquet is to connect you with Osiris, so I have specially instructed us to prepare delicacies and wines from all over the West Sea for you, and it will be my honor if you can fully enjoy it."
Speaking of this, Renard suddenly restrained the smile on the corner of his mouth, and the conversation immediately changed.
"Of course, the Osiris family is an invitation sent with great kindness, but among your peers, there are people who turn a blind eye to the godfather's kindness, and even secretly seek confrontation, and the godfather Douglas will not tolerate these scum who challenge the dignity of the family and the authority of the world government."
Renard snapped his fingers, and Leonardo, who had been ready for a long time, immediately pulled the switch and lifted the heavy curtain behind him.
At this moment, most of the stage is still shrouded in shadows, with only three lights from above and down, revealing the three treasures stored in glass cases.
Before Renard even opened his mouth, the informants were already gasping.
And all this is seen by someone who mixes in the crowd ... He didn't identify himself, didn't make any eye contact with Renard on stage, just silently walked through the crowd, and no one knew what he was doing.
At this time, Renard finally began to introduce the origin and use of the three treasures behind him, which attracted everyone's attention.
"I'm sure you already know a little bit about these things, but since the Godfather decided to add some fun to this banquet in the form of an auction today, I still have to do my duty and introduce them to you one by one."
Renard walked over to the glass case on the far left
"'Stronk Crown', a rare treasure created by the previous kings of the Snow River Kingdom, since the fall of the Snow River Kingdom, this crown has been auctioned in the Chambord Islands for a sky-high price of 200 million Baileys, and today, it can appear here as the first lot, thanks to the selfless dedication of the Count of Flanders."
Renard's words are light, but none of you here are stupid... As a fellow traveler, although Flander, the earl title bought with money, is often secretly ridiculed by everyone, no one can deny that he is definitely a vital newspaper merchant force in the West Sea.
And how could this "Stronk Crown", as his most proud collection, take the initiative to give it to others?
None of the people present were stupid people, and when they contacted the "no tolerance" mentioned by Renard earlier, they immediately knew that the remaining two lots were probably acquired by the Osiris family by similar means.
But such a move undoubtedly made most of the people on the scene dissatisfied with the new godfather's approach...
"What a joke."
"Hehe, please forgive me for not being able to accompany me."
Although their peers are enemies, the intelligence traffickers are somewhat taboo about this kind of blatant and coercive action of using violence... Most of them are outright businessmen, because only by following this minimum contract code can these marginal people who are not as strong as the bigwigs of all parties have room to survive in the cracks of the underground world.
And Douglas's arrogant and domineering approach undoubtedly broke through their bottom line.
It is also because of this that many people at the banquet scene have even gotten up angrily and left the table with a change of color.
However, Renard, who saw everything in his eyes, didn't care much, he just kept a deep smile and continued to speak.
"The Godfather has instructed you to leave if you have any grievances about this after-show, but before you do so, please take off the flowers that you wore on your chest when you entered... Master Douglas has specifically instructed that this is good for everyone. ”
Schneider's voice was loud and spread throughout the audience, although people were puzzled by this, but they still subconsciously took off the ceremonial flowers on their chests and looked at them carefully.
… It wasn't until this moment that they realized that the delicate red flowers were actually paper flowers folded from red paper.
On the inside of those paper flowers, a small secret is recorded with simple pen and ink.
Or someone's long-standing grievances hidden deep in their hearts and no one knows...
Or someone who carefully collects a rare treasure that does not tell outsiders...
It may even be an important piece of evidence left behind by someone's beloved sons and daughters after committing adultery...
This information may not be fatal, but all of them are carefully hidden, and you feel that there is no possibility of leaking secrets, and now they are all clearly recorded, how can this not be shocking and inexplicable?
In fact, as a foundation that has been accumulated since the beginning of the Junior Army, these are the results of Douglas's spending a lot of energy and money, and he has asked the intelligence department to continue to dig deeper since seven years ago.
Douglas, who is accustomed to standing behind the scenes and planning everything, knows better than anyone the importance of intelligence, and he invests even more energy in the construction of this front than mere military training.
This time, the direct purpose of his intelligence dealers from the West Sea was to investigate all the secrets related to the Dragon's Nest, but at the same time, he was also using this opportunity to give all these self-proclaimed smart businessmen the most powerful warning.
… Douglas knew very well that no matter how detailed the plan was, as the Boys' Army's operations expanded, it was inevitable that information about the Osiris family and about him would be leaked.
In order to curb this situation, he needs not only to strengthen the internal information security construction, but also to make all relevant local practitioners understand such a truth
- If you dare to buy and sell information about the Osiris family, you will risk being back-infiltrated by them and retaliating!
He wants to make the name Douglas a forbidden sentence in the underground trade of the West Sea!
And this is also the most dignified way to accommodate everyone to live in peace.