After sending Foster away, an invitation was soon brought to the door, and Downing took the invitation and rode to the Earl of Cafu in a carriage the next day.

As the richest and most prominent man in the land, Cafor's large estate was no small one, with a huge horse farm, a lake area large enough for the fleet to be in, and a huge Romanesque fortress from which the carriage drove for thirty minutes.

Arriving at the fort, Downing got out of the car and handed a tip to the coachman, who was already waiting for him by the butler of Cafu Manor.

As the butler entered the fortress, the lavish hall was inlaid with some precious stones on the walls, and the poor people only had to deduct a few precious stones from the walls, which was enough for them to have food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and this was only one thousandth of Uncle Anubarak's property, Downing thought.

The fort has three floors, and when he arrived at a suite on the third floor, the housekeeper opened the door to the suite. "Sir, please come in. ”

Entering the suite, the familiar old man, Count Cafu, greeted him and said enthusiastically: "Look, who is coming, my dear guest, I can't wait to raise a glass with you." ”

Downing took off his top hat and saluted. "Dear Count Cafu, it is an honour to have your invitation, and I am very proud of it. ”

After a few pleasantries, the two took their seats, and Count Cafu lit a cigar. "Mr. Downing, I have invited you to share some good things with me. ”

He picked up the box from his side, pushed it over, opened it, and turned it in front of Downing.

The gold in the box makes people can't open their eyes, if someone sees so much gold, I'm afraid they can't suppress the excitement in their hearts, and praise the old man in front of them.

Downing didn't, he wanted far more than these, countless times more, Cafu said proudly: "Mr. Downing, as long as you are willing to prove to me that the rumors that have given me a headache recently are fabricated, I am willing to give you this gold." ”

Downing touched the gold and closed the chest. "Mr. Cafu, I think you're mistaken, that's not what I want. ”

If this young man accepts the gold and does what he says, then this is definitely the best situation for Cafu, and he can send some people to make this young man disappear forever and get the gold back, because it means that this young man's family is not very strong, and can be bought by such a little gold, so even if this young man dies, he does not have to worry about the revenge of the family behind him.

But the other party didn't take it, and the worst that Cafu thought really happened, then he had to pay even more to put the box away.

Cafu became more polite. "Dear Mr. Downing, say tune in, maybe I will be able to satisfy you. ”

Downing leaned in, his voice quiet. "Count Cafu, I wonder what kind of business is in that piece of land in the ghetto that will make you want to build spacious and bright houses for the untouchables, and get your hands on it. ”

After a moment's hesitation, Downing continued, "Don't tell me it's because of your compassion, I think only God has it. ”

The wrinkles on Cafu's face twitched. "Well, now that you already know, I think I should show some sincerity for cooperation. ”

He got up and brought a piece of kraft paper from a nearby table and handed it over, a luxury such as kraft paper that only the aristocracy or the government could afford, and it was obviously a very important document.

"Mr. Downing, look, that land, though there is no gold underground, will henceforth be a gold mine in itself. Cafu reluctantly handed over the vellum paper.

On the vellum is a proclamation about the government, that the land will be expropriated by the government in the future, and it will become an official station yard, and the government will take the land at a huge price, and the government compensation will naturally be much more, or even a hundred times, than the cost of building spacious and bright houses for the poor.

The huge reward made Cafu think about it, there must be some government personnel involved in this matter, otherwise such a confidential document would definitely not be allowed to Cafu, and Cafu was wearing the same pants as those high-ranking officials in Shining Gold Town.

"It's a big business you can't refuse, and it looks like I'm going to have some nice rewards for my efforts. Downing returned the file to Cafu.

The flesh on Cafu's face twitched faster, and it wasn't much better to watch a man divide a large chunk of the meat he was about to eat into his mouth.

But for the moment he had to stay calm. "Well, I'll admit you won, Mr. Downing, but you have to show your sincerity if you want to be part of this deal. ”

The so-called sincerity is nothing but money, and it takes money to build spacious and bright houses for those poor people, and now that they want to share the benefits, the principal will naturally have to be shared equally.

Tang Ning rubbed his hands, his face excited. "I'm sorry, Mr. Cafu, but I'm just going out on an adventure and don't have such a huge fortune with me, so I need to consult my family and get their support on this matter. ”

How Cafu wished his family would refuse to cooperate, but it was impossible, and no one would be so stupid as to give up in front of this kind of business because of the problem of principal.

"Yes, I'd be happy to wait for your message. ”

Tang Ning got up and sat down again, his face embarrassed. "Mr. Cafu, you know, a young man of my age is not comfortable with a large sum of money at my disposal, and they will not believe me in doing a big business, so you need to write a letter for me, tell my family that this business is real, and finally stamp your badge, so that I think it will be easier for me to get the family's investment. ”

Kafu cursed the young man in front of him in his heart. "You will go to hell for today's events, and your family will be disgraced by your actions. While cursing viciously from the inside, he showed a sincere smile. "Of course, I will provide you with a handwritten letter. ”

A handwritten letter was written, and at Downing's request, all the executives involved in the project were written, and as Downing had guessed, the town and sheriff's commissioners, as well as the town's prosecutor, were involved, and finally Cafu put his badge on it, dried it, and carried it in his arms.

"Mr. Downing, can I take a look at your family's badge? Cafu wondered what kind of family this despicable creature came from.

"A reasonable request. Tang Ning handed over the badge engraved with three swords.

Seeing the insignia of these three swords, Kafu's expression was extremely exciting, and his fingers trembled. "It's ......"

"The Stewart family, what's wrong?" Downing said, he had already expected Kafu to have this kind of expression, Uncle Anubarak's family crest back then, how could Cafu not know it.

Cafu stuttered a little. "I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

Watching the young man leave the fortress, Cafu looked a little flustered, how could he not recognize that badge pattern, he had seen it countless times back then, was it a coincidence or a destiny to appear here now.

After thinking about it, Cafu relaxed a lot. "It's impossible, that person is dead, that family is ruined, it doesn't exist at all, it's just a coincidence, the Stewart family uses almost the same coat of arms as that family, it must be like this. ”

"And he came to talk about cooperation, and that person's family didn't talk about cooperation with him back then, all of which was a coincidence. Cafu calmed down and raised his red wine glass. "It's better to lose half of your business than to ruin everything now. ”

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