Coming back from a round of scouting, Charlie brings a bunch of negative-news.

The news of the death of Donald's father, Louis XIII, was exposed, but the news of Donald's attack and disappearance went unreported, sinking like a small stone into the river without any waves.

For a time, the city of Faroe fell into an atmosphere of sadness and chaos, the order of the bars and trading markets was chaotic, several small-scale clashes and looting broke out, dozens of people were injured, two people died, shocking the entire social class, and for a while, the atmosphere of the whole city suddenly became tense.

Anna couldn't help but say: "Conflicts have happened before, but there have never been dead people, it is the order of the underground world, there has never been an accident, and the current turmoil has actually seen dead people, or the first case in the past ten years, is it that the underground world has lost control of the situation? Or did they do it on purpose?"

In the face of this question, I believe that each other has a tendentious answer in their hearts.

Donald's fat face flushed, slapped his palm on the table, and said angrily: "It's excessive! There is no bottom line at all! When my father is here, do they dare to do this?!"

Charlie asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

Donald spread his hands, "I can't see anyone now, what can I think? If I'm at home, maybe I can make some noise, guide a wave of public opinion, maybe I can exert some pressure." ”

Charlie shook his head and said, "That's pointless!"

"What do you say, what should I do?"

"If it's me, what if I don't talk about it first? Think about the plan or conspiracy that the opponent might play against me, and guess the conspiracy before I can think of a countermeasure.

You see, they can assassinate you, they can block news, they can create chaos in public, this has broken through the bottom line of layers, it can be said that they will do whatever it takes to get to the top, so what else can they not do or dare not do?!

The assassination attempt against you is considered a failure, but the operation against you is far from over, do you think about it, what else can they do in the event of your disappearance? You mentioned earlier, for example, plotting against your subordinates, co-opting your partners, and what?"

In an instant, a gleam erupted in Donald's eyes, he was not stupid, he was a little clear, "The most important thing for me is, of course, the recipe for the tea, which is kept in Grace's hands. ”

Charlie furrowed his brows, "Who is Grace?"

"An old butler who followed my father for 68 years, grew up with him, his position in our family was transcendent, almost no one could command him, he reported directly to my father, and of course after my father's death, he may owe allegiance to the next head of the Louis family. ”

Charlie took a deep breath, "Does that mean that whoever is the patriarch of the Louis family can master the recipe for tea?"

Donald took a deep breath, "I...... There is no guarantee that with my father's understanding, since he supports me in this business, he should not leave such a will, it should still belong to me, and I will preside over the operation of this business!"

Charlie asked, "Does your father know about the magical master-servant agreement you signed with me?"

Donald shook his head, "No, don't worry, I'm not stupid to this extent, my family will never allow a patriarch who is controlled by outsiders to appear, and exposing this news won't do me any good." ”

"Oh!" Anna hesitated, "...... you"

Donald said solemnly: "Yes, Anna, please keep this secret for me, when I knew that Charlie had this recipe, I persuaded him to hand it over to me to operate, at that time there was no foundation of trust between us, and I did not have enough capital as collateral, I can only use this way, now we have been together for so long, I believe in Charlie, you should be able to trust him!"

Anna raised her hands and smiled in return, motioning for you to continue.

Charlie sighed: "I guessed that you might make a deal with your family, and I didn't expect that you would directly mortgage the recipe to them, which is equivalent to putting your fate in the hands of someone else!

"I'm sorry, Charlie, I'm in a hurry, and you know, I don't have much time. Donald hung his head.

"You're not stupid enough to open up about my relationship with you, though, but it still casts some shadow over our prospects for cooperation. Measuring your father's thoughts from an outsider's point of view is not difficult to draw conclusions.

First of all, your father is the patriarch of the Louis family, and when faced with the choice between protecting the interests of outsiders and protecting the interests of the family, he will undoubtedly choose the latter; For this question, I believe you have the answer in your own heart, you may have business talent, but it does not mean that it is indispensable; third, you run it, you may only account for a part of it, but it is run by the family, he may be able to enjoy all the fruits exclusively, and it is a huge question whether he can resist this temptation.

When a person is dying, there may be a lot of things to consider, and it is easier for the mind to go to one extreme, think about it, what choice is he most likely to make?"

Donald retorted: "Charlie, you don't know our family, the Louis family can stand for a hundred years, and what is important is a reputation, not only for their own reputation, but also for the reputation of outsiders, I believe that my father will not do that kind of thing to harm his partners!"

"Then you're a partner, not his. ”

"Another important point, I didn't reveal the identity of the boss behind it, they don't know where you came from. ”

"This does not stand up to investigation. ”

Donald was speechless.

Charlie said in a deep voice: "Okay, the thing has happened, and there is no point in arguing about right and wrong, about the question of tea recipe, let's put it aside for the time being, and continue with the previous question: what else might they do to you? I don't go around in circles with you, let me ask you, do you realize where your biggest crisis is at the moment?"

Donald thought about it, shook his head again, in a different situation, maybe he could come up with it, but under Charlie's questioning, he couldn't think of it for a while.

"As for the promotion of tea, we are already ahead of everyone, this is our advantage, so under what circumstances will this advantage come to naught? If the Louis family has a new owner, it is not you, if he wants to get involved in the tea business, what does he want to do the most? I think your secrecy work may be good externally, but it should not be so strict internally, right?"

Donald was stunned for a long time, and suddenly his face changed drastically, and he said, "Will he occupy or destroy the tea farm?!"

Charlie nodded.

"We must rush to the tea house immediately!" Donald got up from his chair and wanted to rush out, but halfway through, he grabbed Charlie as if grasping the last straw, "Charlie, help me!"

In this complex situation, Charlie is his last straw, Donald has little to rely on except for a farm security team he organized, but how much of a role can one person play in a war?

Charlie guessed that perhaps Louis XIII had a problem for his sons: whoever gets control of the city of Faro will win everything! Louis XIII may have considered Donald, but after all, his son has too poor a foundation, and he can hardly get any support from his mother's family, so even if he has performed well in recent years, it is not enough to make Louis XIII favor him.

Charlie said in a deep voice: "Now you have to do two things, first, through some channels, spread the news of your attack, the bigger the trouble, the better, and second, rush to the tea house, and defend the tea house!"

"That's exactly what I'm trying to say. ”

Charlie added: "You also have to be mentally prepared that if the tea house is too strong to hold on to it, I will leave immediately, and before leaving, I hope to receive some compensation to make up for my loss." ”

Donald didn't hesitate to take off the ring on his hand and said: "This is all my belongings, if the farm is lost, Nicholas or Bill's people come in, I don't think I will survive, these things will be handed over to you, I know that maybe they can't compensate you for your losses, but at least it represents my sincerity, I really want to do it as my own business." ”

There is no doubt that it is another spatial ring, and consciousness penetrates into it, and can roughly sweep a large number of gold bills, all kinds of precious magic jewelry, and all kinds of hard currency.

Charlie put away the ring and patted him on the shoulder, "I'll do my best." ”

After the trio made their decision, the corresponding countermeasures were quickly implemented, Anna asked John to buy a full set of clothes and cosmetics at the market, and called a horse-drawn carriage, and the three of them took advantage of the chaos to rush to the tea farm in the suburbs outside the city.