Chapter 9 / Confrontation in the Meeting Room
Looking at the two people in the living room, Galt felt his blood vessels pound and his temples hurt terribly.
If there was anyone in Wenning District that Galt didn't want to see, the black-robed mage ranked first, and the sheriff ranked second.
If the appearance of the black-robed mage represents an irresistible concession, then the appearance of the sheriff represents a compromise after bargaining. The attitude of the latter will be slightly better than the former, but judging from the results, it is the golden lock of the crow that suffers.
"Well, glorious and ill-fated Sheriff, you have come to my little prostitute today, you don't want to kiss the girls of my family, do you?"
Seeing Cromwell walk into the VIP room, Gart stood up and opened his hands to welcome him, but the words in his mouth showed his unhappiness at this time.
"As the leader of the three crow's golden locks, your Excellency Gart is so flattering, you really think a little highly of me......" Cromwell took off his hat from his head as soon as he entered the room, put it on his chest, bent down to Gart to show respect, and then got straight to the point: "Actually, I came here today because of some things, and I want to trouble you of the Raven's Golden Lock. β
The corners of Gart's mouth twitched inconspicuously. This guy still speaks so politely, but the gesture of begging is so low, it is as difficult to deal with as always......
However, when he saw the girl behind the sheriff, Gart smiled slightly and found a way to break the subject: "Oh, Lord Cromwell, I finally know, why every time you came before, you didn't fake the good girls in my shop, and the beautiful and noble lady of the sheriff behind you, don't you come to introduce me?"
Cromwell turned his head to see that the girl was not irritated by Gart's simple teasing, and was still staring at the wall behind Gart without turning her eyes. He couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart, and turned his gaze back to Gart: "Your Excellency, you're joking again. By way of introduction, this is my lieutenant, Vigille Nochakin. β
"Tsk...... Alpine edelweiss...... There's really a big guy here today. Gart smacked his tongue, "I didn't expect that my small prostitution hall would have a time when a flower-crowned nobleman would deign to be in person." β
"Lord Garth, please stop making fun of my bloodline. This was the first time Vijieer spoke after entering the door, her tone was solemn and fearless, and her slender girlish voice was full of momentum because of her dignified and uprightness, "In the academy, the first lesson we learned was that 'blood is not everything'. I'm just an ordinary sheriff's assistant here, and I don't need your special attention in terms of status, so don't you want to tell me that the leaders of the Raven's Golden Lock are actually very frivolous people?"
In the end, the girl couldn't help it and sneered at each other.
Funny guy, Gart didn't feel embarrassed, he looked calm: "Ah, frivolous guy, in the face of a cute and beautiful female surname, becoming frivolous, is the best compliment for that girl by a man with a normal mentality." β
"Alright, alright. Seeing that the girl was finally starting to waver, Cromwell smiled and helped her out, "Lord Garter, please stop bullying my adjutant. β
"Actually, I think you already know what I'm here forβ" Cromwell turned the conversation back to the point, but just as he was about to go on in one go, there was a slight knock on the door in the room.
Gart narrowed his eyes and glanced at Cromwell with a smirk: "Please come in!"
Speaking of which, Su Zuo had seen the three people in the room from afar, but it was the first time that he had such a close contact.
Gart Kulo, one of the three leaders of the Golden Lock of Ravens, was a black-haired young man of medium stature - at least on the surface, but as far as Suzo knew, this guy had half immortal blood, so he had to be in his 30s. The all-black tunic with his surname shimmered with a crow-like black luster, and he was leaning on the sofa at this time, not wearing his black cloak, playing with the black crystal in his hand, and what was more uncertain than the black crystal in his hand was his black eyes.
To put it simply, the impression given to Su Zuo is that of a crow-like man.
Speaking of which, Gart and Suzo look quite similar, both with black hair and black eyes. It's just that Gart's hair is slightly curled, not as smooth and straight as Suzo's.
And the sheriff squadron leader, it seems that his name is Cromwell or something, and his surname is not clear, but he is the most famous among the sheriffs in Wenning District, not only because his pure white chief's uniform is more scratchy than other sheriffs, but because Suzo has seen him shoot.
Su Zuo estimated that among the three people present, this powerful middle-aged man was probably the only one who dared to confront the black robe.
As for the girl at the end who was staring at her with an angry face (probably not aimed at herself), Su Zuo didn't know very well. It seems that she is a sheriff who has only recently arrived, and the reason why she has left an impression on her is simply because her long blond-red hair and beautiful long ponytail are too conspicuous among the people of Nanling, who have generally dull hair color.
In addition to the golden-red hair and pure golden dazzling eyes, the girl's appearance is also very beautiful. There is no flaw in her delicate face comparable to Nolan Jier's top brand Qiluo, her snow-white skin is faintly ruddy, her straight nose bridge is full, and her delicate lips exude a natural cherry luster, coupled with her graceful figure that is still bumpy even if she is wrapped in a straight sheriff's uniform, making her stand out from the crowd at once whether she is walking in Wenning District, where the poor gather, or in the Yulie District, where the nobles gather.
If the beauty of Qiluo is a kind of artificial delicate but not contrived style, then what is reflected from the girl is a dignified and natural elegance.
At this time, being stared at by these three people invariably, Su Zuo always felt hairy in his heart, especially on the premise that there was a ghost in his heart.
However, after calming down, Su Zuo also denied the possibility that the other party was specially here for himself and Wolf Xue, after all, the reason why he appeared here was just a coincidence. To be honest, he had only known Wolf Snow for less than a week, and even if his magical powers were as vast as a crow's golden lock, it was impossible to connect him with Wolf Snow in such a short period of time, right?
And the different degrees of surprise in the expressions of the three made Su Zuo even more relieved.
Gart frowned inconspicuously, probably surprised, he asked Middel to send a hospitality, and it turned out that such a small child came.
Cromwell's expression was calm, but looking Suzo up and down, he could tell that he was actually a little surprised.
And the teenage sheriff reacted the most.
"Lord Gart, please explain!" the girl's face changed, "I have endured everything else, but the laws of the empire clearly stipulate that even in Nanling, it is not allowed to enslave or sell children under the age of ten, can I think that you are now blatantly provoking our sheriff who represents the execution of the law of the empire!"
Suzo saw that Gart's eyebrows were twisted suddenly, and the smile on the corner of Cromwell's mouth was distorted at once.
"Vigtier, don't be so rude to Lord Garth. Obviously, Cromwell is a sensible person, since the empire has opened up the slave trade in the South Ridge, then if there is no violation, it will definitely be inevitable, but in order to take care of the face of the empire and the crown nobles, he still asked Galt with a serious expression, "I don't know how you plan to explain this, Your Excellency, Galt." β
In addition to explicitly prohibiting the sale and servitude of children, the laws of the empire did not prohibit child labor, and Cromwell, judging from Suzo's freedom of movement, seemed to think that he was in the latter case, so he sent the Galt down a staircase.
The old slippery head sent Gart down the stairs, but the problem was that Gart couldn't get down at all.
After rubbing his brow vigorously, Gart threw the question to Suzo: "Boy, you can explain it yourself. β
Looking at the two sheriffs staring at him, Suzo immediately realized that this was his best chance to break free from the clutches of the Golden Crow's Lock.
Pretending to cough, Su Zuo looked at the girl with a serious expression, "Your Excellency, you are mistaken. I was a homeless orphan, and it was the adoption of Nolan Queen's Lord Gart that gave me a place to sleep and food, so I volunteered to do what I could for the adoption of Nolan Queen, not as a child slave or anything else. β
Perfect, secretly giving a perfect score for the answer just now in his heart, Su Zuo's face calmly shuttled between the different eyes of the three people, and put the drink on the plate on the coffee table in front of the sofa.
β...... All right...... I was abrupt......" After calming down, the girl named Vijeel apologized to Galt, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Galt, but I was abrupt and rashly linked this small matter to your organization's human trafficking activities. β
Gart withdrew his gaze of surprise when he looked at Su Zuo, and he pretended to laugh cheerfully at Vijie's apology: "Miss Vijieer, although our Raven's Golden Lock is engaged in human trafficking, we are all acting in accordance with the laws of the Empire, and we have never crossed it. β
Whether there is a transgression or not, everyone present is very clear, but this kind of thing is not yet on the surface.
A group of old foxes...... Su Zuo muttered to himself in his heart, put down the wine on the plate and wanted to leave, but he was coldly stopped by Gart.
"Boy, if I'm not mistaken, your name is Evan Ian, aren't you? go and get out that 374-year-old bottle of Sithor's red rose in my cupboard. On the right side of the penultimate row, if you can't reach it, move your own stool. β
After giving Suzo some point-and-finger orders, Gart turned to look at Cromwell, finally earnest. He took the initiative to bring the topic back up: "I'll put it aside for now, Lord Cromwell." In your style, the only reason why you are here today is because of that murder in the morning. β
"The deceased is a member of our Raven's Golden Lock, so this seems to give you the illusion that Lord Cromwell has been giving you the illusion that the high murder rate in Wenning seems to have finally made a good breakthrough. βγ
Information that can now be made public:
[Corolla Aristocrats]: The sixty noble bloodlines that existed at the beginning of the empire are different from the lower-level nobles who were canonized after the founding of the country, and all use flowering plants as family crests, among which the Silver Rose family is the head of the Corolla nobles.
It should be noted that although the Sakara family that appeared above is also an upper-class nobleman, it is not a flower crown noble, but a [Elector].
[Imperial Law]: It is divided into 16 books and 8 categories, and the content mentioned here is the relevant articles in the "Imperial Criminal Law" and the "Nanling Amendment".
[374 Shitur Red Rose]: A high-end fruit wine, brewed with grapes-like fruit mixed with rose extract, the story takes place in the era of the imperial calendar in 391, but it is worth mentioning that from the perspective of otherworldly history, the empire is still a very young country.