"Hello, Sir Desmond."

From the first time she saw each other, Michaela didn't like the guy in front of her. At the same time, the system elf Tolina also found some clues by looking through the memory files:

"Michaela, you should have seen him in the Blood Elf's camp before."

With this reminder, Michaela also seemed to think that Sir Desmond was a little familiar.

Sure enough, although the old chaebol's tone was still cold and arrogant, when he opened his mouth, he still put it almost first:

"When I saw in the camp that you could dare to fight the Heartbreaker, I knew that you were extraordinary, and now you have become a minister."

But in the next sentence, the wind immediately turned around: "Now, since you have become a minister, you will definitely fulfill the obligations of a minister." ”

The implication is that Michaela still doesn't understand. But just as Michaela wanted to open her mouth to refute, the first person to speak was Humphrey:

"You are right, Sir Desmond, I believe that the Minister must understand the matter and know how to judge the situation."

At this point, Humphrey turned his head to look at Michaela and deliberately asked, "Right, Chancellor?" ”

"Michaela, Humphrey glanced at the white paper on the table when he looked at you!" Torina didn't forget to remind.

"yes, I know."

Michaela is not an old bureaucrat, there are not so many twists and turns, so he simply picked up the white paper and asked:

"Sir Desmond, I wonder why you would ask the workers to build you a mansion before the city is fully restored?"

Sir Desmond was not ashamed but proud, and even asked on the spot: "Is there anything wrong with this?" ”

Michaela immediately said: "In order to revive the city, even the regent does not have his own mansion, how can you ......"

"But the regent approved it."

Who would have thought, Humphrey suddenly interjected: "Minister, you know the process, our white paper is not a blind fabrication, the relevant policy must need the approval of the regent, and then the government white paper can be written, and finally you will sign and implement." ”

Cuong also approved?

How is this possible...... No!

It's possible!

Michaela's eyes immediately changed when she looked at Sir Desmond, from pure disgust to disgust.

Even Tolina bluntly said, "I smell the smell of power and money trading." ”

If it were an ordinary official, maybe it would have been cowardly.

But Michaela is different, he sits in the office and approves documents purely for the transition, so even though he knows that there is a possible power-for-money transaction, he still chooses to be tough:

"Unfortunately, Sir Desmond, I can't agree to this project."

"Huh? Disagree? ”

Sir Desmond looked surprised, and immediately turned to look at Humphrey, as if to complain that he had not done it.

"Rest easy, Sir Desmond."

Humphrey is worthy of being an old bureaucrat who has been in the officialdom for hundreds of years, and his expression has not changed in the slightest, but he said lightly:

"It must be that my work here is not in place, and our young minister has some unnecessary misunderstandings."

Sir Desmond immediately said, "Then do your job, Sir Humphrey, I'm very busy, too." ”

"Well, yes."

Humphrey got up and said, "I'm sorry this time, it's a mistake on my side that wasted your precious time." Bernard, send Sir Desmond away. ”

"yes, okay."

Bernard immediately stepped forward and said politely, "Sir Desmond, please come here." ”

Before leaving, Sir Desmond gave Michaela one last glance before following Bernard out of his office.

As a result, Humphrey and Michaela were the only ones left in the office.

Michaela slapped the table and opened up directly: "I don't care what deal that old ghost has with the Regent, but I will never agree to such a project!" ”

"Yes, yes, minister, we should spend our precious budget on restoring the city, not for someone's pleasure."

After a few perfunctory words, Humphrey immediately changed his words:

"But, Minister, no one is innocent of the deal you are talking about."

Michaela snorted and exclaimed, "Sir Humphrey, do you think I'm you?" ”

"Oh, what the hell is this......"

Humphrey pursed his lips, smiled meaningfully, and began to speak at length:

"I confess that I was a good friend of Sir Desmond back in the days of Old Silvermoon City, and he was a generous man who gave a lot of patronage and helped the court to complete many projects, and the old king made him knight for this."

"However, the invasion of the Scourge has changed a lot, our compatriots have suffered heavy casualties, and my old friend Sir Desmond also lost his wife and children in this catastrophe, but he himself was lucky to have survived, and when he recovered Silvermoon City and counted his property, his own property was basically completely preserved."

"The god of fortune favored Sir Desmond, so when he learned that the Lord Regent was planning to restore Silvermoon City, he maintained the virtue of generosity and supported the new government today. Therefore, with the credit of Sir Desmond, I do not think it is too much to build a mansion. ”

Humphrey is worthy of being Humphrey, sprinkled with hundreds of words, but if you compress it, it is:

"Desmond had a relationship with the old Silvermoon City government, so now he has established a relationship with the current government and started to work for his own benefit."

Tolina, the master of language compression, proudly puffed out her small chest.

In this regard, Michaela simply made it clear: "Sir Humphrey, I confiscate Desmond's money!" ”

I can't control other people's power and money transactions, but I didn't participate in the transaction, I am innocent!

"Ah, okay."

Humphrey shrugged his shoulders and said the most horrific thing in the most helpless tone:

"Chancellor, I just want to tell you one fact. Do you remember your fortune? Those are Sir Desmond's money! ”

"What, what?"

Michaela was shocked: "The money is all issued by the government, what does it have to do with Desmond?" ”

Tolina also helped: "That's it, that's it." ”

But Sir Humphrey said:

"But, Minister, have you ever thought about a question?"

"Today, Silvermoon City is in the stage of reconstruction and rejuvenation, and the original industry has not fully recovered. No industry means no tax revenue, and no government revenue, so how does the money come from to rebuild the city? ”

"Ugh!"

The above question really stopped Michaela and was speechless for a while. Fortunately, Tolina reminded:

"Michaela, after recovering Silvermoon City, didn't the regent organize a property census?"

Oh, yes!

Michaela reacted and immediately replied: "After the regent recovered Silvermoon City, he sent someone to do a property survey, and if I remember correctly, he received a lot of unclaimed property as the government's start-up capital. For example, the establishment of our department relied on that money. ”

"yes, the property census."

Humphrey continued, "It was because of that property census that we found that Sir Desmond's fortune was relatively well preserved, and he became the richest man in Silvermoon City. ”

At this point, Humphrey deliberately paused tactically, and then added an accent: "Now Sir Desmond has more wealth than even the government of Silvermoon City organized by the Regent. ”

Michaela frowned and exclaimed, "He has so much wealth!" ”

"Yes." Humphrey nodded.

In this way, Michaela understands.

To sum up, Sir Desmond was a big chaebol back in the days of the old Silvermoon City, but at that time, the Silvermoon City Dynasty was in full swing, so Sir Desmond couldn't make any waves.

However, since the natural disaster war led to the slaughter of Silvermoon City, the forces within the blood elves have been reshuffled, and the pattern has undergone fundamental changes.

After the fall of the former Sun-Seeking Dynasty, a new government was established by the regent Cuong, and Sir Desmond, who had kept his fortune intact during the war, became the richest man in Silvermoon City. Especially now, Silvermoon City is in the revival stage and needs a lot of money, so it's no wonder that even the regent Cuong has to need the support of Sir Desmond!

As for the ownerless wealth received in the property census, it has long been spent, and now it is all supported by Sir Desmond, so Humphrey will say that even Michaela's ministers are Sir Desmond's money.

It turned out to be so!

Michaela had to look at the white paper on the table again, no wonder Sir Desmond had no fear and dared to go directly to the door to sign for the mansion himself, because the reconstruction of the city was originally funded by him!

Could it be that I have to......

At this moment, Michaela, who was under a lot of pressure, finally felt that the minister was not so easy to be, and even the right hand that was holding the pen began to tremble.

"Chancellor."

But at this moment, Humphrey suddenly spoke: "There are some things I must tell you. ”

Michaela looked up at the old bureaucrat in front of her and asked, "What ......?"

Well?

Suddenly, Michaela noticed a glint in Humphrey's eyes, he had never seen Humphrey look like this.

Humphrey continued: "I just want to tell you that in order to get the support of Sir Desmond, the Lord Regent has made many concessions, and the construction of a mansion is only one of them, and more importantly, the ownership of Silvermoon City's extremely related properties in the future ......"

Humphrey suddenly leaned forward, leaned in front of Michaela, and said word by word, "Sir Desmond will get 50% of it." ”

“50%！”

Michaela was shocked, if Humphrey's words were true, then what did it mean for Silvermoon City, for the current government?

There was no need for Michaela to answer, Humphrey directly said the answer: "After the completion of the reconstruction of Silvermoon City, the property rights held by Sir Desmond are enough to affect all aspects of the city, and even the policy of the regent must also consider Sir Desmond's opinion." ”

After another tactical pause, and leaning forward again, Humphrey's mouth was already close to Michaela's ear, like an evil god's whisper, reminding the young minister:

"So, Minister, I suggest you give this white paper a good consideration, after all, it is at stake in your future."

With that, Humphrey retracted and looked at Michaela with a smile.

"Okay, think about it?"

Michaela put down her pen and looked at Humphrey.

"Yes."

Humphrey nodded.

When the time came in the evening, Michaela came home from work and left the office.

Bernard, who was dealing with the follow-up matters, immediately asked Humphrey: "Sir Humphrey, have you told the minister everything about Sir Desmond?" ”

Humphrey sneered and said, "If it was in the old Silver Moon City, I would have had a lot of means, but now, I can only rely on our ministers. ”

Bernard asked puzzled, "Chancellor, what can he do?" ”

Humphrey said slowly:

"Bernard, you and I are both from officialdom and have bureaucratic thinking and practices, but unlike our ministers, he is not a bureaucrat in nature."

"So, the minister's approach will be different."