Chapter Seventy-Five: The Exchange of Valuable Interests
Lu Haoyue stared at Lin Jue with a smile and said, "To be precise, I'm not just here to find you, Lord Governor, I'm here to bring a message for His Royal Highness King Chen, he has some things he wants to know from you, and I hope you can leave for the City Lord's Mansion immediately." ”
"In addition to the Governor, there are some other things that I would like to discuss with Miss Gloria. ”
Gloria?Lin Jue frowned, no matter what, after all, Gloria's current identity is still a pirate, to put it bluntly, a law enforcement officer finds a pirate, Lin Jue will not believe that there will be anything good, maybe there will be a lot of trouble.
Hearing that this high-ranking and powerful official, who specializes in dealing with criminals, has something to look for her, Gloria naturally realizes that she may be in trouble.
After all, half a year ago, she directed a theft case in the capital of the Yan Empire, Splendid City, and the person responsible for handling this case was the Dali Siqing in front of her. Last time, it was Lin Jue who took the cylinder for himself and escaped, but now he was directly approached by the main owner, I am afraid it is not so easy to exculpate.
Although she is now being hired by the Orlante Kingdom, and she has worked with Lin Jue for so long, Gloria is still not sure whether Lin Jue will protect herself or abandon herself without hesitation when facing such a behemoth as the Yan Empire?
Now Gloria knows very well that she is alone now, and her cronies are not around, she thought that she was far away in the Eastern Continent, and her identity would not cause trouble to her, she couldn't help but secretly regret it, looking at the current situation, she was still too careless, and when she was a pirate before, that sense of crisis was completely lost.
She made a decision almost instantly, even if Lin Jue wanted to protect herself, but now, after all, he couldn't even protect himself, so he could only find a way to escape from here first to protect himself, and Lu Haoyue would not embarrass this official of the Orlante Kingdom.
Except for Lin Jue and Gloria, the other two, Lin Yue's impression of Lu Haoyue is naturally not very good, after all, she was forcibly locked up for a day by this big beauty, and when she saw her again, Lin Yue only had a panicked look, as if she was afraid that she would be arrested again.
As for Agnes, she looked at this scene with curiosity and interest.
Lin Jue's expression only changed slightly, he hid his psychological fluctuations without a trace, and asked calmly, "Could it be that Lord Lu came all the way to this place just to find Miss Gloria?"
Lin Jue wanted to test what Lu Haoyue's purpose for looking for her was.
Lu Haoyue chuckled: "That's right, this is indeed the main purpose of Xiaguan's trip. I think you are well aware of this, Your Governor, that the young lady you are trying to protect is a fugitive felon, and just half a year ago, she did something great at the feet of the Son of Heaven. ”
It seems that the other party is looking for it, and there will be nothing good going on. Gloria staggered slightly, hilt of her sword, ready for battle, and ready to flee.
Lin Jue's brows furrowed, according to his impression of this young Dali Siqing, if she insisted on embarrassing herself, I am afraid that she would not say so much to herself, but like the last time, the black barrel was directly against her nose. He was almost certain now, at least the other party had not repaid him with ill will.
In any case, although this is the Eastern Continent, it is a place with the lowest legal constraints in the Yan Empire. But this is Dawning City, which still belongs to the territory of the Yan Empire, and Lin Jue is not sure that he will be able to retreat in the event of a conflict.
As for her attitude towards Gloria, it's hard to say, he now completely regards this former pirate as his own, no matter what the other party's attitude is, as long as he is hostile to Gloria, Lin Jue still intends to fight. With this witch beside him, he didn't think he would run into any trouble.
"Of course, I know exactly what she did. Lin Jue said: "It is indeed a great crime to destroy the silver casting division and steal a million taels of silver. ”
"If Lord Lu comes this time, it is for this matter, and I am willing to compensate for the loss of your state, and I hope that Lord Lu will not pursue this matter again. ”
Lu Haoyue said with a smile: "It seems that my expectation is good, the theft case is really from Miss Gloria. ”
Lin Jue was stunned, and after a while, he realized that Lu Haoyue was playing his own words.
Looking at the gloomy eyes of everyone, Lu Haoyue said unhurriedly: "Actually, this matter has already been investigated clearly, and it is not that the lower officials deliberately used words, but it is just that you can reveal it yourself, and the lower officials of the province will go around looking for evidence." ”
"Please rest assured, regarding the theft, this official has no intention of pursuing it, and a million taels of silver is nothing to the empire. I came here because of other things. ”
Lin Jue shrugged his shoulders and said, "It seems that it must be a matter that can seek benefits for your country that are worth far more than these million taels of silver." ”
Lu Haoyue smiled: "That's right, it's true, I'm afraid only Miss Gloria can do this." ”
Gloria frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Are you so sure, I will definitely help? Besides, don't forget, I'm not a pirate now, I don't have a ship, I don't have a crew, I'm afraid, there are more people than me, why do you have to look for me?"
"Miss Gloria, don't worry, since I can find this place, these subordinates will naturally know it, and, I believe, you must be more interested in this matter than I am. ”
Lu Haoyue took a slight step to her side, smiled at Lin Jue, and said, "Everyone, please." ”
Lin Jue sighed helplessly, after all, it was not easy to say anything on other people's territory. In any case, he at least represents the Orlante Kingdom, and the other party will not embarrass them.
Although it didn't match the original plan, Lin Jue still had to drag his tired body to the City Lord's Mansion. Anyway, sooner or later, he has to come here, since the other party is much more curious than he imagined, so eager to know about these news, Lin Jue is also happy to accompany him, after all, Lin Jue was still thinking about how to tell these news, at this moment, it seems that it is far less troublesome, let's take a step at a time.
The City Lord's Mansion of Dawning City, standing in this place, has only a history of more than ten years, which itself is a brand-new building, and it is reunited again at this time, and there is no change in appearance. However, this time, when I looked at the footsteps of the people entering and leaving, it was not as rapid as the last time I came.
It seems that the power of the curse has not invaded other cities this time, and Dawning City has been much easier.
Lin Jue, led by a soldier, came to Zhu Huan.
And Gloria was talking to Lu Haoyue in detail in a secret room under the blockade of countless soldiers.