Section 86 Identity

"What does futures mean? Isn't futures a legal kind of trading? Isn't the Shuangma Chamber of Commerce a legitimate chamber of commerce? Merchants have taken different actions because of their different visions, resulting in a profit and a loss in the end...... Isn't that a normal thing?"

"So our conversation wasn't honest enough. To be honest, I actually came here and didn't really expect you to stop. It's just that I felt the need to meet with the guy who had conceived the whole plan. After all, I would say that this plan is really good, and there are no flaws to be found. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"I want to say two things, first, I have known about the affairs of the Eurock Chamber of Commerce for a long time. Ashrufat said. "Second, your goal is too vicious for me to agree with. Given the latter, I had to stand up against it. ”

"My goal?"

"To put it bluntly, it's the plan to destroy the road network in order to levy high commercial taxes. ”

Although through the veil, Ashruphat still clearly sensed that Shirley's body was shocked.

"I want you to abandon this plan. Ashrufat said. From the point of view of the ruler of the kingdom, he should understand that this matter is very detrimental to the country's economy. to the few provinces where we are now...... Or even directly deprive the entire region of vitality. This act of drinking to quench thirst ......"

Shirley let out a burst of inexplicable laughter, interrupting Ashrufat's remarks.

"You're really confident in yourself. May I ask," Shirley stopped laughing. "Sir Ishrufat, or rather, the gentleman who sits before me and calls himself Ishrufat. On what basis do you qualify to make this request?"

"It's just a matter of making an opinion. Ashrufat said. "Why can't you listen to the correct opinion? Do you have to hit the wall to know that you are on the wrong route?"

"What do you mean by that?" said Sir Ashrufat," Shirley's voice became ambiguous. "Maybe you've heard a few things from Lyle—or maybe they've forced a confession—but don't you think you're too unconfident to use these things to bluff people?"

Ashrufat smiled and did not answer.

"Instead of caring about that, you should care about your own situation. Sir Esseurofat. I'd like to know what do you think of the current situation?"

"I'm going to say the other way around, what am I in your eyes?"

"A fish that fell into a fishing net. ”

"It's really a vivid metaphor. I'm just a fish, and a fish in the water, whatever it is, doesn't pose any danger to people on the ground, because fish don't have claws. ”

"Are you a threat?" Shirley at least sounded calm, and she even giggled. "It seems that men like to use violence...... Maybe it's because you're all fat guys. Dear Sir, you may be a good fighter, but this time we are not on the battlefield of swords. If you mean you can kill me here...... Let me warn you, you still have two fiancées. If I die, it will only cost you more. ”

Although the tone of her speech seems to be just teasing. But if anyone were standing behind Shirley, he would have found Shirley's right hand reaching into the drawer attached to his desk at some point, and holding a pistol with gunpowder and bullets already loaded. Muskets and crossbows, especially pistols in muskets, have long been considered good weapons for women to defend themselves. Because this weapon doesn't require much strength at all, but it can easily take down a sturdy man.

Ashrufat didn't speak, he was silent for a moment, and smiled again. Shirley's hand gently lowered the pistol and returned harmlessly to the desk.

"The only question now is, what kind of fish are you? a small fish as expected, or a much larger fish than expected, or a shark capable of struggling in the net?" "However, I am confident that even if it is a shark, you will not be able to break free this time. ”

Unexpectedly, Ashrufat nodded this time. "To the extent of common sense, you are right. He said. "It looks like you won't listen to what I say now. And it's no wonder. On the battlefield, when the losing side shouts 'peace', this peace can only be understood by the opponent as surrender. Only when the victor shouts 'peace' is the 'peace' that this 'peace' is what it meant as it were. It's been a pleasure to talk to you, I think it's time for me to go. ”

Ashrufat's statement made Shirley stunned, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Your arrangement is clever...... From your opponent's point of view, I would like to admit that your arrangement is very clever, which is a testament to your resourcefulness and intelligence. Ashrufat straightened his clothes and stood up, "With your level of ingenuity, it should be easy to avoid this disgraceful task. Why do you want to do this?"

Shirley's eyes blinked, as if she didn't understand what Ashrufat was saying.

"Before the two armies, each for his master. Although I am only a mercenary, I know this truth. Ashrufat said. "People are not really free, and sometimes the environment dictates that you can't help but do it. But it seems to me that even if you can't convince Duke Byron to give up this idea, you'll be wise enough to shirk the task, won't you?"

"Ah...... Haha......ha Haha......" Shirley hesitated for a second, and then Da Lu laughed. It took a long time for her laughter to subside.

"Looks ...... I wonder if I'm overestimating you, or if you're overestimating me......," Shirley narrowed her eyes, "Sir Ashrufat, what would you think if I told you that I had come up with this plan?"

"Oh. Ashrufat stopped what he had intended to leave. "If that's the case, I'd like to ask, for what?"

"Of course, it's because I don't have a good marriage contract like you, and I don't have a place for me to eat and die. Shirley said in a nonchalant tone with her hands on her chin. "It's not easy for someone like me to survive. ”

"Isn't it enough to be the illegitimate daughter of a duke?" asked Ashrufat. "If you have to claim that life is difficult, then shouldn't all those farmers kill themselves?"

In the next moment, he saw sparks coming straight out of the eyes of the woman named Shirley. She slapped the case angrily, but she didn't know if it was because the movement was too violent, or if it wasn't worn very firmly in the first place, and the veil that Shirley wore on her face fell off.

Under the veil is the face of a girl about thirteen or fourteen years old, smooth and pink. Her complexion was much paler than the average person, but that didn't hide her delicate skin and her long, silky black hair that seemed to shimmer with a shiny sheen, and the sweetness and meekness that was reflected in it.

Ashrufat also seemed to be stunned for a moment. This woman named Shirley...... There is a sense of incongruity. The age she looked at was completely out of proportion to the sense of maturity that flowed from her words and actions. Too young. Let's put it this way, before her veil fell, Ashrufat could have identified the woman as at least seventeen years old, but now it seemed that her face and her height were ...... It's a bit of a mismatch......

This is a little different from the situation of the two sisters, Hoshiki and Hoshimi. If I had to say, this woman named Shirley, her appearance gave people a slightly morbid feeling. To use an analogy, fair-skinned skin is a gift in appearance, but albinism is a different story, even though people with albinism have a whiter complexion.

"Is this ......?" he asked subconsciously.

"Dwarfism. Shirley put the veil on her face once more, and let out a cold snort.

"Impossible. "If you want to say that Ashrufat was injured due to amnesia before, I also found the opportunity to read some medical-related books. "Dwarfism" is not an unfamiliar word, it is something that everyone has heard of. In fact, which wandering juggling troupe doesn't have a few dwarfs? Simply put, it's a disease, and people with dwarfism are like children all their lives, and they never grow up. Although the patient may have been an adult, he looks exactly like a child.

Indeed, looking at her face alone, Shirley looks too young, but in terms of height, she is in the range of a normal adult woman - at best, she can only be considered short.

"I am a survivor of that city. Shirley replied.

Ashrufat tried to remember, but he really didn't know anything about it—he wasn't a native of Gruni, after all. But judging from Shirley's tone, this thing about Sarek City should be very famous.

“...... The vast majority of them died...... All those who suffer from serious diseases die, even those who suffer from minor diseases that are not fatal. Only people with a 'harmless' disease like mine survived! It was a miracle that our sisters survived. She said coldly, her eyes glaring at Ashrufat. "Do you think I like the status of 'Lord Duke's illegitimate daughter'? who would admit that old bastard as a father if you weren't cornered! a man who has never been there since the moment you were born, someone who has never visited you when you were growing up...... Even if he has given you nothing, he has given nothing, and when he sees you, he still has a high-minded expression full of charity and gifts...... Even after we met, I never thought about you, never intended to officially recognize you, and never wanted to give anything...... You don't understand how much hard work I have to put in to survive!"

“......”

"Since I have nothing, then I can only rely on my strength to exchange for a ladder forward. You're right, this plan will cause great damage to the trade routes in the western part of the kingdom. But the economic lifeblood of the kingdom, the future of the development of the western region...... What do these things have to do with me? Can these things be eaten when I am hungry? You squires and nobles, you rich and powerful people, naturally have the leisure to shout those illusory justices...... But I'm different. I can't afford the luxury of justice. For the sake of my own survival, for the sake of my own life, I don't mind letting others die!" After saying this, she seemed to exert all her strength and shouted "Get out!".

Ashrufat made an apologetic gesture and walked out of the door, closing the door with him.

Standing on the edge of her desk, Shirley gasped excitedly, and she didn't regain her breath for a long time. But just as she was gasping for breath, she heard a crisp "clang" sound outside. Anyone who heard the sound knew that some porcelain must have been smashed.