In the end, whether sincerely or reluctantly, Joe Victor still pledged his allegiance to Leo, unlike others, Joe, who wandered in the dark all the year round, knew better than most people what was going on with so many missing people in the imperial capital every year......

Besides, it is not a bad thing for him to be able to climb a high-ranking nobleman as the master, not to mention that if Leo's promise can be fulfilled, not to mention the unattainable aristocratic status, even if there is only a huge amount of money, it is completely worth the gamble, and no one does not yearn for a better life

However, it is a pity that Joe Victor did not know at this time that the status of the new owner as a grand duke had not yet been recognized by the upper echelons of the empire, and of course, Leo would definitely not take the initiative to explain this......

After initially becoming his own person, the atmosphere of the conversation between Leo and Joe was much more relaxed than before, although Leo did not extract any personally useful information from his tight mouth

But he had to admit that Joe Victor was a genius when it came to intelligence, at least in this world......

Leo, who felt that he had dug up the treasure, once again thanked the strict class division in this world, which made Joe, a person from a poor background, not favored by the nobles, and at the same time, in connection with the previous life of the earth, it seemed to understand what he did not understand, and some of Joe's suggestions also made Leo vigilant and afraid

As the actual controller of Stormwind and the Northern Territory, Leo's steps are too big, and his ever-expanding strength has also made the army not as simple as it was at the beginning, not to mention some decrees that are obviously different from this era, as well as the wealth he revealed, which will definitely attract the prying eyes or greed of those who have a heart

It's just that thanks to the remoteness of the Northern Territory, and perhaps a little luck, some hidden dangers have not broken out until now, of course, with the addition of the Knights of Punishment and the Noldor Elves, these completely loyal knights can still help Leo to keep a close grip on the army

After the conversation, Leo, who was still rejoicing, didn't know at this time that there had been two incidents in his city one after another, first Kane and the church, and then the mysterious disappearance or defection of Rod, otherwise, he would definitely not be so optimistic......

"You're saying that we need to have two systems, both externally and internally, with the external being responsible for intelligence gathering, and in some cases doing something that divides and disintegrates or even dishonors...... Internally, we need to monitor in order to identify the sources that are unfavorable to us in a timely manner? ”

After a moment of silence, Leo stopped his habitual tapping of his fingers and said to Joe with a thoughtful expression, as if to himself

"Mr. Victor, I have to admit that some of the unpleasant and dirty things that come to mind with such a suggestion of yours ......"

These two suggestions seem to coincide with the figures of the FBI and CIA in Leo's previous life, of course, he has not been exposed to these, but in almost all film and television works, these two seem to have never played a positive role

plus the social ...... of personal life Hehe, shaking his head, Leo threw these unpleasant thoughts out of his mind for the time being, and pondered carefully, it should be said that Joe's suggestion is very suitable for his current situation, but the premise is that the person responsible for this is not trustworthy!

glanced at the respectful man in front of him, his emaciated body stood straight, his head was slightly lowered, and his extremely popular face was so calm that people couldn't see his inner thoughts, and his eyes couldn't see a trace of panic and concealment in the brief contact with Leo......

With his hands crossed over his chest, Leo changed to a more comfortable sitting position, thought for a moment and said, "You know, Mr. Victor, if I say bluntly, I can't trust your loyalty now, maybe the ritual of allegiance is sacred to knights, but obviously, not for people like you, so give me a reason!" ”

Hearing Leo's question, if it were an ordinary person, he would definitely complain wildly in his heart, ah, you pulled me hard, and then forced me to be loyal, and now let me give you a reason?

Joe is not an ordinary person, so he has no such thoughts and troubles, in his world than this more unreasonable things, Joe has personally experienced the incomprehensible, unlike the practices of other nobles, Leo's relatively mild attitude has surprised him a little......

His calm gaze remained between Leo's nose and chin, and Joe didn't hesitate to speak

"My lord, since you were able to find me, then I believe that if you investigate carefully, everything around me will definitely not be a problem for you and your friends, who have great energy......"

After Leo nodded in agreement, Joe continued, but with a rare bitterness on his face

"You've probably heard a little bit about it, many people think that I have an unusually greedy greed for money, but almost no one knows where I used all these copper plates and silver coins......

Speaking of this, Joe raised his head and looked directly at Leo for the first time, with a hint of begging in his eyes in addition to determination

"I'm not an orphan!"

"What?"

Leo was also a little surprised when he heard this, he didn't think that Keith would not take his account seriously, and he would definitely not doubt Keith's loyalty, so this means that the results of his most loyal knight's investigation turned out to be wrong

"Well, I've guessed something, but I still have to praise you, Mr. Victor, you have achieved your goal, and even few people around you should know the truth, right?"

Licking his parched lips, Joe lowered his head again, his hands hanging at his sides clenched into fists, his nails digging into his skin

"My lord, a nobleman like you, who is born with a high status, must have never seen the reality of the ghetto with his own eyes, right? I can tell you very responsibly, what would you think if I were to say that the cruelty of the ghetto in any book is even the life that we live in, praying and expecting, ......? ”

"Is it really that bad?"

Leo raised his eyebrows, but he was a little disappreciative in his heart, he knew that such a place had not completely died out from ancient times to the present, and he could imagine the cruelty of survival in it

…… Murder, brawls, hunger, poverty, numbness and lack of dignity, but beyond that, he really couldn't think of anything more terrible

"Whew~" He exhaled a long breath, looking at Leo's expression, Joe smiled bitterly and shook his head

"I understand your doubts, in fact, anyone who doesn't live in it, probably can't understand this, and as an adult I read some books, and the most cruel thing described in them is that children have to fight wild dogs for food, hehe...... You know, I wish the descriptions in the book were true, because then my sister and I wouldn't have to worry about food in our childhood, let alone wild dogs, and even wild animals deserve to exist as food......"

(To be continued.) Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info)