The offices of the Imperial Tax Administration were probably the finest buildings in the entire empire with the exception of the Imperial Palace and the Parliament Hill Palace, with tall load-bearing pillars that required four or five people to hug each other, supporting the splendid door. There are a total of ninety-eight steps from the first step to the highest level, which is only one step less than the steps outside the main hall of the palace. It has not been without regard to the fact that the General Administration of Taxation's extravagant expenditure of the Imperial treasury is an act of extreme waste, and that it is likely that some officials are involved in it.

However, the emperor at that time directly dismissed this baseless slander, and said that a luxurious Imperial Tax Administration is conducive to erecting a positive image of the General Administration of Taxation in the Empire, and the most important thing is to highlight the status of the General Administration of Taxation in all departments, and also to show the importance that the imperial family attaches to tax issues.

This was the first time Sarcomo had come to the Imperial Tax Administration, and he was not very worried about his safety, as a well-known and highly intelligent businessman, he actively paid taxes and left enough tickets from the first sale. Of course, there were some minor problems here, as his taxes were paid in Alexandria, where the tax percentage was the lowest in the entire empire.

Although this behavior is very likely to become a lever for the State Administration of Taxation to take action on him, he is not too afraid, at least he assures his bottom line, that is, he pays taxes.

Paying taxes and not paying taxes are completely two different concepts, and they are completely different in nature, even if the State Administration of Taxation wants to trouble him with this matter, it is nothing more than a personal punishment and forfeiture of him, and he is not worried about this. Besides, he also intends to grit his teeth and not spit out a word, he believes that Wren will take him away as soon as possible, instead of letting him become a volcano that will erupt at any time and destroy his career.

Walking over the polished floor where human figures could be reflected, the sound of tapping footsteps raised the heads of some of the working staff in the hall. Someone showed a contemptuous smile, what these people were thinking in their hearts was actually not difficult to guess, it was nothing more than catching a big man who had to ask for instructions if he wanted to see him before, and now seeing the big man fall from the top of the clouds, they were just gloating.

Others have a cold face, or immediately go on with their own things, these are smart people, but at the same time cowardly people, they dare not show themselves, and they do not dare to offend Wren.

The group walked directly through the hall and entered the backyard of the State Administration of Taxation from the corridor on the right, which was used for interrogation. As the backbone of the empire's finances, even the Orlando family launched a civil war to take back the power of taxation from the aristocracy, which shows that the General Tax Administration was not a simple ordinary department, but also had a direct army dedicated to suppressing the tax-resisting nobles and regions.

This is an important department with armed forces!

Sarcomo was taken to the first interrogation room, and the first thing he felt when he entered this room was that it was clean, tidy, and that it had been inactive for a long time. The air was filled with the smell of freshly cleaned up, and there weren't even many signs of wear and tear on the ground.

The entire interrogation room was about forty square meters, with a restraint chair, as well as a table and several chairs, and some torture objects hung on the wall on one side. These things are very new and don't seem to have even been used.

Tutat entered the room without the smile he had had when he was outside, and he pointed to the restraint chair, which the soldier roughly pushed to sit down. Then a transverse plate was pressed against his leg, making sure that his legs could not move significantly. His hands were also locked behind the back of the chair behind him, and his feet were also locked with shackles attached to the legs of the chair. After careful examination, the soldier bowed and retreated outside the door.

There were only Tutat and two other young men in the entire interrogation room. One man was hunched on the table, pen in hand, looking at Sarcomo. Another man stood on Sarcomo's left-hand side, with his hands folded and his face again expressionless.

Tutat sneered twice and then sat down, he casually flipped through some files on the table, looked up and asked, "Mr. Baron Sarcomo, according to the regulations of the Imperial Code and the Charter Amendment Act, we have the right to interrogate acts and individuals who may endanger the Empire. You have the right to use your immunity if you need it. ”

After the death redemption was abolished, the Empress of Pars gave the nobles another lollipop, which was immunity. According to different titles, there are different exemption limits, but in fact, whether this thing can work or not is completely up to the Queen of Pars. One of them, that is, the confirmation of immunity requires the issuance of the prime minister or the empress, in other words, in the process, leaving enough time to "act cheaply".

Sarcomo laughed twice, his laughter full of ridicule, "I don't need immunity, let's get started." ”

He knew very well that whether he wanted to assert his power or not, he would not be able to escape this fate, and he himself could think of too many ways to find enough time to get out of it.

Tutat paused for a moment, he didn't expect that Sarcomo actually didn't ask to exercise the power that a nobleman should have, and after being stunned for a moment, the smile on his face disappeared, he looked at Sarcomo somewhat fiercely, and bowed his head slightly, "Okay, then let's start directly." Your Excellency Baron Sarcomo, have you ever evaded taxes in the course of your past trade?"

"Nope!"

"Are you sure you don't need to reminisce?"

Sarcomo raised his head and looked at Tutat calmly, "I have proof of tax payment and file for each transaction, and I can provide these evidence if you need it." In the presence of the House of Elders, of course. ”

Although the old men in the House of Elders were robbed of power by Empress Pars, it did not mean that these old nobles were useless. They have been the patriarch and held the title for so long, and the connections have created a huge web. Coupled with the resentment that Empress Pars had taken away their power, they were absolutely willing to stand up and make some trouble for Empress Pars.

Tutat gritted his teeth and nodded, but didn't look happy, "Okay, okay, I'll go get the evidence." On the day of November 21, the three hundred and sixty-first year of the empire, you loaded a consignment from Alexandria, do you remember?"

Sarcomo shook his head, "It's been too long for me to remember." ”

Tutat suddenly slammed the table so hard that even the young man who was struggling to write on the side shook in fright.

"A little hint to you, the goods you loaded were dragon teeth and dragon scales without entry documents and records, do you remember?"

"Forgot!"

Dragon teeth and dragon scales are both contraband, and there are other things involved. Dragon scales have good resistance to magic, and the dragon's teeth themselves have the effect of destroying demons, for the Orlando Empire, which is founded on magic, these can exist as the biggest threat to the magic defense system, and they are not allowed to be imported illegally. The existence of this law is not a recent thing, but was established during the founding of the empire, in order to prevent the large number of magical defense equipment in the imperial capital from becoming an ornament.

In many cases, no one will take this aspect, after all, whether it is dragon scales or dragon teeth, they are expensive decorations. And most of the places where these things go have fallen into the hands of the aristocracy, becoming something they show off for a short time, and will not have any practical use.

But the law is the law, and when some people need the law to exist, then the law plays a huge role.

Sarcomo kept his mouth shut, he faintly remembered the deal, which ended up in the imperial capital.

Seeing that Sarcomo was silent, Tutat didn't intend to talk nonsense with him, he made a look, and the young man standing next to Sarcomo immediately came over and punched Sarcomo in the chest.

The force of this punch was extremely heavy, and Sarcomo, who was hit by the punch, couldn't even breathe, and his face was red. There was a piercing pain in his chest, and he vaguely felt that his ribs might be cracked. Every shallow breath makes the chest ache sharply.

He coughed, and if it weren't for the restraint chair he was in, he might have curled up.

A flash of pleasure flashed across Tutat's face, and he sat back, crossed his legs, and looked at Sarcomo playfully, "Your Excellency, do you remember now?"

The whites of Sarcomo's reddened eyes rolled, and he turned his face to look at the young man next to him who punched him, not paying attention to Tutat at all. He looked at the young man very carefully, as if he wanted to remember the young man firmly, he nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "I remember your appearance, my memory is very good, especially those who have humiliated me, I will remember them for the rest of my life." ”

The corners of the young man's mouth twitched, he didn't make any movement, but his eyes moved to the side unconsciously, Sarcomo knew, he was scared.

There was no one who was not afraid, including Tutat who was sitting there, and it was precisely because he was so arrogant and manic. He wanted to use his violent behavior to banish the fear in his heart, he knew very well what he was doing, and he knew that if he didn't get enough evidence, his fate would definitely not be a good future.

"I have here a record that in the three hundred and fifty-seventh year of the Empire, your partner went bankrupt because he was unable to provide enough goods according to the contract. But in some of the information we know, his inability to provide the goods specified in the contract is a deliberate trap on your part, do you admit it?"

"In the winter of the three hundred and seventy-third years of the Empire, your Chamber of Commerce smuggled more than 5,000 undocumented weapons to the Byron Empire, do you admit it?"