The next morning, the sky was a little overcast, and there were a few stars scattered in the pale sky, and even the air was filled with the fragrance of the earth after the rain, the grass was covered with dew, and the early larks sang in the half-dark and half-light clouds.

It was an extremely ordinary morning, and it could also be said to be a very special morning.

Because someone was "born again"!

When Hua Long woke up again, he found himself sleeping on the sofa in the prime minister's bedroom.

He hadn't felt so tired for a long time, and the bones in his body hurt like they were falling apart, but after a simple examination, there was nothing abnormal in his body, and even the previously damaged acupuncture points had recovered as before.

Is this going on? Is it a dream?

Hua Long tried hard to remember what happened before, but he didn't know why, but he couldn't remember anything, he only remembered that he seemed to have been rescued after being seriously injured by Hua Yun, and it seemed to be a woman, because he still vaguely remembered that nice voice, but he couldn't remember what happened after that.

Forget it, if you can't think of it, you won't want to!

After a long time, Hua Long, who was relieved, noticed that his wife Xue Ya was not in the room, and it seemed that he had gone out early.

Where will she go so early?

"Sasna. Sitting at the round table in front of the window, Hua Long shouted.

Dressed in a maid's uniform, she pushed the door and walked in, "Young Master, are you awake?"

"Hmm. Hua Long nodded, with a rare tiredness on his face, "I...... What time is it? How long have I been asleep?"

Hua Long originally wanted to ask how he came back, but after thinking about it, since the person who saved him could quietly get him back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, how could he alarm Sasna, and if he asked, it would be in vain, and he would also expose his secret, so he immediately changed the topic.

"Six-forty, young master, are you sleeping, haven't you slept for a few hours since last night, why do you ask that?"

Hua Long suddenly smiled awkwardly, is it six forty There are still more than three hours before the House of Representatives meeting, and it is still early, "What about her?" Looking at the empty soft bed, Hua Long hurriedly covered up.

As soon as she heard Young Master Hualong ask about Miss, Sasna's expression immediately became weird, as if she didn't want to say it, and as if she didn't dare to say it.

"If you don't know, forget it. Hua Long smiled, not blaming her.

"Young Master!"

"Huh?"

Seeing Sasna's determined expression, Hua Long felt that something was wrong, at least it was definitely not a trivial matter.

"Can you persuade Miss?"

Taking the vanilla milk tea brought by Sassna, Hua Long asked, "What happened?"

"Mademoiselle has always been with Lansi lately. At this, Sasna looked embarrassed again.

"You're talking about Duke Otto's daughter, Lanth?"

"That's her. ”

"What's wrong?"

"As a subordinate, I shouldn't have said such things, but I'm also Xueya's cousin, so ......" After a pause, Sasna said, "Young Master, a casino has recently opened in your jurisdiction, do you know?"

When I think of the word, Hua Long and most people can associate the same scene: the filthy and chaotic room is crowded with people, the air is filled with the strong and pungent smell of tobacco and alcohol, and from time to time there are cheers and complaints of loss, and of course, scolding and fighting are also common.

"Casino?"

Hua Long muttered these two words carefully, and soon, his mind recalled a piece of information sent by the Heaven and Earth Society a month ago, saying that a new casino had opened in the area under his jurisdiction, but because it was an entertainment venue, he didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but did this casino have anything to do with Xue Ya? Could it be that she would go to that kind of place?

Hua Long shook his head, Xue Ya loves face very much, and she won't go to a place with a slightly worse grade, let alone a casino with a bad environment.

"Miss, I've been going there every day these days. ”

Hua Long, who was about to drink milk tea, subconsciously stopped his hand holding the cup in mid-air, "She went to the casino?"

"Hmm. Seeing that Young Master Hualong was a little surprised, Sasna hurriedly said: "This casino is different from traditional casinos, its guests are all high-class nobles, and the furnishings and environment inside are very good, so there will be many people going every day." ”

"The hobby of the aristocracy. Hua Long smiled with a little disdain, "She usually has nothing to do, so there shouldn't be any problem in betting on two, didn't Miss Lansi go too?" Looking at Sasna's appearance, Hua Long asked, "Or did she lose a lot?"

Gambling was not a dirty thing in those days, but rather a very common entertainment, and of course, the design of a place for gambling for the great nobles sounded new, and it seemed that the man behind the scenes was very business-minded.

"On the contrary, young master, Miss Xue Ya has won a lot. ”

"Isn't it good to win?"

Sasna looked serious, "Young Master, the definition of gambling is to lose more and win less, Miss Xue Ya has been winning these days, and the share of the bet is getting bigger and bigger, I suspect she ......"

"Do you suspect that she has been set up by someone else?"

Sasna nodded hurriedly, "Yes, young master, there is a local entertainment in my hometown called mahjong, which is a way of gambling for four people, if three of them collude to set up a game, we call this kind of game 'Immortal Jump'." ”

It was the first time Hua Long had heard such an interesting thing, so he held his cheeks and asked, "How do you jump?"

"The fairy jump game is actually very simple, that is, let the deceived person win all the time at the beginning, the first day bet is very small, although she wins, but she does not win much. On the second day, the stakes increased, and on the third day, the stakes increased, so that the deceived person will mistakenly think that he is lucky to be super lucky, even if he makes a big bet, and the result is ......"

"Lost. Hua Long said along with her words.

"It's not just losing, it's going to be ruined!"

Sasna's words alerted Hua Long, and he vaguely felt a hint of conspiracy, but he did not rule out the factor that Xue Ya was super lucky.

"I see, I'll talk to her when I have time. Hua Long took a sip of milk tea, "By the way, is my staff gone?"

"Ahh......h

"What's wrong?"

"Your staff has been waiting in the study all night, and I'm really sorry I forgot to tell you. ”

"Was it a night? Hua Long laughed, "Call him in." ”

"Okay, young master. ”

......

A moment later!

Tarex let out a long sigh of relief when he saw Hua Long, but on the surface he still had the same signature, unpleasant face.

"Worries you. ”

The hands of the two suddenly clasped tightly together.

After a while, Tarex had a general understanding of what happened last night, and as for the result of the duel between Hua Huayun and the Thunder Emperor, Tarex also revealed to Hua Long, that is, Tianxue fled with Hua Yun, and Tarex didn't know much about the process.

"That's good!" Hua Long suddenly smiled, since Hua Yun was fine, he was relieved, as for the rest of the matter, he could only let go of the rest of the matter, so his voice changed, and he continued: "I need a plan, a plan to establish my position in the empire, a plan to leave the capital and develop with peace of mind, a plan to achieve the goal." ”

At this moment, Hua Long looked at the staff seriously, as if he was seeking advice, and also seemed to be waiting for an answer.

A short silence!

"Although there are three opportunities missing, however, this plan has been completed!" Tarex calmly took out the document bag that had been prepared long ago, and after several minutes of eye contact with Hua Long, he finally let go of the hand holding the document, "The document is dead, the person is alive, I hope my suggestion will not cause you to displease." ”

"I'll study it carefully, by the way, let the people of the Heaven and Earth Society check the matter of that casino for me. ”

"I'll do it right away. ”

......

The front hall of the Prime Minister's Palace.

Prime Minister Rong Te, who had been busy in the government council for more than ten days, hurried back in the morning, and also carried a small metal box, and after a few brief words with Hua Long, he walked to the study with the butler and a man who looked like an officer.

That box contained the money for this military purchase, Hua Long's intuition told him, but he could also roughly estimate that the Imperial Bank cashier's note in that box would not exceed 70 million.

This money is simply not enough to compete with the Fire Empire for armaments, how will he solve it?

"My lord, the carriage is ready. Tarex walked over.

"First to the Northern Governor's House, then to the House of Representatives. Hua Long smiled, "It's really unpleasant to sit with those nobles. ”

Prime Minister's Mansion, Study.

The burly officer stood straight outside the study, while the prime minister Rongte and the old butler had already entered the study.

"Master, is it really okay?" the butler looked uneasy.

As he spoke, Prime Minister Rongte put his cane aside, and then carefully took out two golden keys from his neck, and after removing the lampstand on the desk, two keyholes appeared on the smooth tabletop.

Inserting the two keys into the hole, he twisted the key on the left and then the key, and then the key......

The wine rack on the wall suddenly creaked, and soon it automatically moved to one side, revealing a metal safe on the wall.

In the process of pressing the password, the butler turned his head away, this moment was completely operated by the prime minister alone, and after a while, the safe opened, and the prime minister put the metal box he had just brought into it, and then closed the door of the safe.

When the key pulls out the hole in the tabletop, the wine rack returns to its original appearance.

"It's at least reassuring to put it here than in the government council. "Prime Minister Rongte also has no choice, after all, such a large amount of money, if something happens, he can't afford it, so it's better to put it in his safe.

"But ......"

"I will step up the guards. Prime Minister Ronte put one of the keys into the butler's hand, and the other in the middle of a pile of wine bottles, "I believe that you will take care of it for me with your life." ”

The butler nodded affirmatively, "I will, master!"

With a long sigh of relief, Prime Minister Rongte said with a smile: "Okay, it's time for me to attend the meeting of the House of Representatives, I hope there won't be any big mistakes today, bring my official uniform." ”

"Yes. ”

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