Section 10 Planning

Ajin walked into his room with the package, and Ashorufat followed. As with all apartments, the layout of the two rooms next door is almost identical – except for the house number and keys.

"Ah Jin, why do you live here?"

"Hehe, of course this depends on my personal super ability?" Ah Jin looked radiant. Ashrufat didn't have to think about it, he knew that he lived in this house for free.

"What kind of ability? ”

"Of course, it's my gorgeous bargaining technique. Ah Jin said proudly.

"Rhodia let you live here for free, just so you can bargain for her?"

"Of course!" replied Akin, who casually opened the package. "Come, Ashrufat, come and see the loot I got from this outing. Whether it's bed sheets or daily necessities, I bought them all at a price close to the purchase price! It's a pity that you weren't there just now! I really want you to see my gorgeous bargaining skills! This is the essence of the way of doing business, buy at the reserve price, and then sell at a sky-high price!"

"Oh, it's remarkable. That was said, but Ashrufat found himself increasingly confused about what that Rhodia was trying to do. It's understandable if you recruit thugs, but Ah Jin's words ...... Well, from this point of view, maybe her motives are not so complicated...... Maybe it's really just a casual sight on the road that "seems to be a nice person" and asks for help.

"Ah Jin, how did you go to the market today?"

"Of course, the investigation went well, but the results of the investigation were not very good. The potential of the suburban market is really not very high. Mainly due to the impact of high taxes, the farmers do not have much money to spare. In other words, unless you find low-priced, high-quality goods that are still in urgent demand, it will be difficult to rely on suburban markets to open up the situation. Speaking of which, Akin's became serious. "But the market for real necessities has been overtaken. There is no way to find it for a while, and it seems that this investigation cannot be simply concluded in a day and a half, but must be continued. ”

Suddenly, Ah Jin remembered something. "Ashrufat, I remember when I went out to buy something, there was still no one in the next room, so you just came?"

"That's right, I've just arrived, and I've actually just entered the room to take a look around, and I haven't had time to do anything else. ”

"Hahaha, that's right. Akinmar took the things out of the package. "Look at these, blankets, daily necessities, I bought two copies of all of them, and I just transferred one to you. Good friends get a 20% discount for the rest of their lives, and I'll only charge you ten silver Ollie. ”

“...... It's too expensive, eight. ”

"Good friends can't bargain, do they...... This is a conscience price, and I have deliberately discounted it. ”

"What's the deal with making money from your friends? Akin, I'm sure you only spent more than three big silver Ollie on these things. ”

"You can't calculate that, you have to calculate the hardships I have to bring these things back. And the extra brainpower I spent haggling, and on top of that......"

"Okay, okay...... Seven, no more!"

"Deal, something for you. Ah Jin sorted things out, "You can't tell, Ashrufat, you actually have a lot of merchant's talent." ”

"Well, it's all because of you. Ashrufat replied as he inspected the cargo. "I've heard that those great people can always have an impact on the people around them, and I am influenced by you. ”

......

While Ashrufat and Ajin were chatting, a man dressed in court attire and wearing a tall hat hurriedly entered through the main entrance at the door of a large building in the official residence area of Eagle City. The guard on duty at the gate turned a blind eye to this, and it was obvious that he was already familiar with this one.

The visitor turned a few corners in the mansion and came to the door of a room. This time, the guards standing guard at the gate blocked his tracks.

"I have an urgent need to see the Duke. The visitor said. "Is he in there?"

"He was in there to meet guests. The guard replied that he also knew the other party, so he didn't dare to refuse directly. "Wait a minute, I'll go and report on it. ”

The guard came out at once, and made a gesture to the visitor that he could go in on his own.

The visitor walked in and saw a middle-aged man of medium height with gray hair. His body does not look fat or thin, and his facial features are reminiscent of sheep that are harmless to humans and animals. However, he was dressed in a very neat military uniform, and the buttons on his shirt were buttoned all the way to the top. This dress, coupled with his appearance, gives people a sense of the majesty and kindness of the old man next door. However, if one stares at him closely, they will find a spark of lust and greed flashing in his eyes from time to time.

As the guard had said, there was another person in the room at this time. It was a tall man, and his clothes, looks, and appearance were reminiscent of small vendors selling fruit or fish on the side of the road.

"Lord Duke......"

The gray-haired middle-aged man held out a finger and motioned for him to pause. After doing this, he continued to talk to the man in front of him who looked like a fruit seller.

"Missing?"

"They were cunning and played a little trick to buy themselves half a day...... It's ...... in half a day."

"Damn, can you now sort out a list of the nobles he's visited in the west?"

"He visited all the nobles who had a certain strength. But I believe it's a kind of obscurity...... So it's hard for us to determine which ones are really being wooed by him for a while.

"What are you going to eat! I'll give you 100,000 Golie a year, but you can't even ask about it?"

"But, Lord Duke, this situation is extremely difficult to inquire about. Every time it was a private conversation between him and those lords, how could we ...... He must have known that we were following him, so we couldn't tell who he really colluded with......"

"Rubbish!" the Duke scolded fiercely. "Get out of here!"

The fruit seller left in a hurry, as if he had been pardoned, and before leaving, he made a greeting gesture to the one in the top hat.

"You're here?" waited for the fruit seller to leave, and the duke began to speak. "What's going on inside the palace again?"

Skadera didn't seem to give up, and he called in another of the Queen's personal bodyguards. ”

"Huh...... I thought something was going on...... The old man was just playing around with this trick. Who is this new hapless ghost? Don't tell me it's another poor commoner attracted by the high treatment. ”

"This time it's not just a civilian, it's a member of the Griffin family. According to the tip, Skadera also asked the other party to call him 'uncle' at the time. ”

"Uncle......? Did the old thing finally plan to use his own family's candidates? Did he think it would deter people? After all, is there such a candidate in the Griffin family? Who are his parents?"

"It's no one, it's a new son-in-law. The tall hat replied. "According to the clues, he should be the niece and son-in-law of the Countess Marianne. This time it was also sent by the Countess Marianne. ”

"That...... Old shrew?" the Duke's expression became less comfortable. It was evident that he was jealous of the Countess Marianne. "Her niece-in-law?" he asked again.

"It should be. The tall hat replied. "Are we going to do it according to the old rules?"

"Of course, it has to be done according to the old rules. The Duke replied viciously. "This is Eagle Falcon City, even that old shrew won't be able to go wild here!"

"Then we should ......"

"Let's get in touch and talk about it first. Money, women, titles, etc., can all be promised first. As long as he's willing to talk. But the people that Skadera old thing found are all carefully selected, I'm afraid it's hard to buy, and besides, there's that guy Rafa ......"

"General Rafa will be at least ten days late for the news to be heard. The tall hat replied. "You forgot, he was bitten by a dog last week......"

"They don't always do things well. The Duke sighed. "These days, it's really hard to find a competent subordinate. Such a good opportunity, it was actually just a bite, not a bite......"

"Lord Duke, he actually carried a short sword with him at that time, and killed the dog with the short sword...... This kind of thing is unpredictable. Who would have thought he would be able to kill that big dog?"

"That should have been thought of!" replied the Duke. "It should have been three dogs, or more. ”

Tall hat shut up. He actually wanted to remind the Duke that the words of the three dogs could not be concealed in advance, but he knew that even if he said that, it would not make any sense, and the Duke would never listen to it.

"Well, let's do it. "The Duke no longer wants to discuss the subject. "As for the people in contact...... Let Essien go, after all, he is a colleague, and it is easier to find an opportunity to whisper. ”

......

Early in the morning of the third day, Ashrufat arrived at the office he had been to the previous time. It was early, and there was no one else in the office but Skadera. When he saw Ashrufat, Skadra's usually rigid face showed a smile.

"I'm glad you didn't go. Skadra's first words made Ashrufat a little baffled. "But we don't have much time to make small talk, there's your gear in the next room, put it on at once, and I'll take you to the Queen." ”

"Just go and see you?"

"Wait outside her dorm, of course. But no one can say when she will get up. We don't have time to waste. ”