Chapter 22: Coercion and Inducement
After taking care of his official duties, Alan went back to his home to rest.
His home in Port Lepp was not far from the City Lord's Mansion, with an independent courtyard, a two-story building, an outdoor swimming pool, a dozen maids, and a few cooks.
"Your Excellency, you are back." When the servants saw Allen, they greeted each other, and without his command, someone had already gone to inform the cook to prepare for supper.
"Your Excellency." Claudia soon came to Alan's side.
"You come up tonight." Alan said.
Claudia's face turned rosy, and she nodded, and went back to her room to wash up.
The second floor, accessible only to Allen, has his library, laboratory, meditation room, bedroom, and a large balcony and a springboard that has never been used.
There's only one reason for Claudia to come up........
After the supper was over, after having fun with Claudia, Alan meditated directly at noon, and then went to the City Lord's Mansion after lunch.
And at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, the people of the Ward Consortium have been waiting for a long time.
Eren ignored them, and they didn't recognize Eren as the prince, so they could only wait at the door.
Entering the office, Bai Dewen quickly came over and reported: "The people of the Ward Consortium were waiting at the door just after dawn, and I didn't let them in. ”
"I know." Alan nodded and smiled: "Let their people in, but they are not allowed to bring weapons, and only one person who can be a plenipotentiary representative can be allowed to come in." ”
"Understood." Bai Dewen was ordered to go out, and half an hour later, someone from the Ward Consortium knocked on the door and walked in.
The person who came was a middle-aged man, wearing a valuable suit, with blonde hair, looking very arrogant, and having the momentum of being in a high position for a long time.
He spoke, "Hello Prince, I'm Ward Chester of the Ward Consortium, and I'm Barrett's uncle. ”
"I know you, the younger brother of Ward Barrett, the chairman of the Ward Foundation, and one of the founders of the Ward Foundation!" Alan said with a smile: "I don't know, what is the matter with you coming to visit me?" ”
Chester was choked, his expression was like eating a piece of, and he secretly said in his heart: You don't know what Lao Tzu is doing? What are you and me pretending to be here! Inside, he grabbed Alan with one hand and was frantically sticking a knife into him.
However, on the bright face, he still maintained an ugly and polite smile and said:
"That's right, the Barit prince of our consortium was arrested on trumped-up charges in your country, so I came to ask the prince to release the Barrett prince of our consortium."
"Oh, you said him!" Allen "suddenly realized": "He was arrested for murder, and he will be sentenced to death in twenty days, the facts are clear, the evidence is conclusive, and our court has pronounced the sentence." ”
"No, no, no, our son has definitely not committed a crime!" Chester said with a humble smile: "He is still young, it is impossible to make such a mistake, this must be a misunderstanding, so if the prince is willing to release Barrett, how about we give the prince a large amount of Bailey?" ”
"Do you mean bail?" Alan said.
"That's right." Chester was unusually unfamiliar with the term bail, but that didn't stop him from playing.
"According to the law, if this kind of prisoner wants to be released on bail, just take a billion Bailey in cash!" Alan smiled, the Ward consortium is famous for being rich, although a billion Bailey is a bit much, but the identity is the only son of the chairman, and the price is completely worth it.
"It can't be!" Chester refused, and said in a somewhat angry voice: "A billion Bailey, the Ward consortium can't earn this in a year!" ”
"I know, but it's not been a year since the Ward Consortium was established, right?" Alan smiled.
Chester was silent for a long time, and said with a hint of anger in his voice: "One billion Baileys, if you give any country in the South China Sea, they will not hesitate to send troops to destroy your country, one billion Baileys, enough!" ”
The corners of Allen's mouth were hooked, leaning on the backrest, and he said in a flat tone: "Bai Dewen, bring Barrett here." ”
"Oh, are you scared!" Chester felt that he had the upper hand, and regained a humble smile and said, "It is actually the wisest thing to do, after all, the lives of the people are in your hands." ”
Alan didn't speak, and waited until Barrry took Barrett into the house.
"Uncle, you're here to save me!" Barrett wept with joy.
Chester glanced at his nephew, nodded and smiled, "I'm here to save you, you will be able to leave soon!" ”
"Uncle, let me go!" Barrett shouted that he was now in a prison uniform, his hair was disheveled, his body was filthy, and he smelled of it.
The corners of Chester's mouth twitched, smelling the strange smell of Barrriet, looking at his embarrassed appearance, he sat on the chair and didn't move, he smiled at Allen: "Lord Prince, I will still pay 10 million Bailey.... Well, bail, then, we're going to take our leave! ”
With a smile still on his lips, Alan ignored Chester, but said to Bedwin, "Cut off one of his ears." ”
"Yes." With a sinister laugh, he pulled out the short knife he was carrying, grabbed Barritt by the hair, and cut off his ear with the knife in his hand.
"Ahh Barrett screamed, screamed incessantly, blood flowed a lot, and wanted to roll on the ground in pain but was trampled on the ground by Barrwin, only his hands and legs kept bouncing.
"Stop!" Chester only thought of stopping it, his body was trembling, the expected Alan's softness was completely shattered, he regretted it in his heart, he never thought that Alan would dare to do it directly.
Still smiling, Alan said, "Repeat what you just said." ”
Chester was stunned, his body trembled, and Allen in front of him seemed to have become a judge of hell, and he was a little lamb waiting for judgment.
Seeing that Chester was silent for a long time, Alan continued to say in a flat tone: "You repeat what you just said to me again!" ”
"I'll pay a thousand ..... Not 100 million Bailey's ..... Bail! Chester swallowed and stammered, "Please, Lord Prince, let Barrett go." ”
"Not that." Allen's faint voice rang out, looking down at Chester Road.
Chester's body trembled even more, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Ten.... Billion Bailey.... Enough... Enough for any country to ..... Extinguish... Destroy the kingdom of Lyle..."
"Cut off his other ear." Alan smiled.
"Stop, don't!" Chester was startled, turned around and unconsciously reached out to stop him.
However, all he saw was that Barritt was neatly grabbed by Barrit's hair and cut off his other ear.
"Now, you know how to talk to me, right?" Allen's tone was indifferent.
"Yes, I know!" Chester got up, bowed to ninety degrees and said, "Please, let him go, we are willing to pay a billion Baileys, this is the limit of our liquidity!" ”