Section 42 speculation

"Oh, we're just here to visit. Eshurufat replied politely. "It looks like your things are more important than ours. But it seems, dear Mr. Dicks, you look like you're in trouble. ”

"A trouble?" Dix said with a wry smile on his face. "Oh, yes, a nuisance. I suffered a loss, a loss of money and property. ”

"What do you mean?" said Ashruphat deliberately. "It looks like you've suffered a great misfortune. ”

"I can say this, because when the loss of property amounts to more than 20,000 quiloli, it is entirely appropriate to call it a 'misfortune'. Dicks didn't hide his expression. "But it's not just the money that really frustrates me. I'm more annoyed by this fate, this opportunity, or whatever you call it. It destroys my hopes and my possessions. ”

"What, twenty thousand? That's really unfortunate. Ashrufat asked. "May I ask where this misfortune comes from? It's entirely my personal curiosity, and if you find it inconvenient, I don't say it. ”

"It's not inconvenient, I think a lot of people here know about it. Dicks forced a smile. "It's the horse next to me. ”

Ashrufat took a closer look at the horse. Let's not talk about the strength of this horse, but there is really nothing to say about its appearance. The horse's eyes were large, round, and shiny, with small, erect ears, a long, curved neck, and a straight and powerful back. The horse doctor just said "little beauty", and it is not an exaggeration to use this word to describe this horse.

"It's a good horse. Ashrufat said.

"Yes, it was once the finest horse in the neighborhood – or in the whole province of Acanea. I named it 'Swift'. It's my pride. Its value, I would not exaggerate, is an underestimate of 20,000 gold ollies. Last year, I was going to ride it for the Spring Race. At that time, almost everyone agreed that I was the favorite to win the championship – myself included. However, it was just a slip when it jumped over a bush, and it became what it is now. ”

As he said this, he pointed to the horse's leg. Ashruphat followed Dix's hand and saw something bandaged on one of the horse's hooves. The strong smell of medicine made him realize that the horse's hooves were being applied externally.

"I waited a whole year and had the best doctor I could find to treat it. Dicks continued. "I had pinned my hopes on it to heal in time. But the result is ...... I'll have to wait another three years or so. But even if I wait, it only has a half-chance of fully recovering. And this is even the best result of it. And now, this year's Jockey Club is only about a month away. Now even if I want to find a good horse, it's too late. Dicks shook his head regretfully. "It looks like I'm going to miss this year's Jockey Club. ”

"Really...... It's a pity. Ashrufat expressed sympathy.

"Forget it, don't talk about it. Dicks led the way towards the house. "My servant should have prepared the fine wine. ”

Ashruphat followed. Halfway through the road, an instinctive instinct made him look back behind him, where he saw a stranger in a trench coat and hat surrounded by a fence. The man looked like a passerby who had been brought here by curiosity. At this moment, the stranger was on horseback, looking through the fence. Perhaps noticing Ashrufat's gaze, the stranger rode away from the observation position, and his figure was soon obscured by the fence and trees.

......

That afternoon, Io was wandering around the storehouse of a chamber of commerce in the city.

His subordinates were responsible for all other odd things, so he, the principal, was temporarily given a short period of leisure. Speaking of which, he's been away from here for years. At this moment, the city was very different from what he remembered. At least here, the inn he was in now, was once a temple of the Church of the Gods of the Star Field.

Now, of course, the temple has moved to the outskirts of the city, next to the city gates—it has grown several times in size, and the small space used to be no longer sufficient.

However, as a warehouse, it is quite large. Because today's merchants pay attention to the separation of samples and goods. Samples are placed in the warehouse, and the real bulk goods are hidden in the warehouse. This is the warehouse of the "Double Horse" Chamber of Commerce, which is the largest chamber of commerce in the city of Brassian. This "largest" means on a local scale. The Shuangma Chamber of Commerce can only be regarded as a regional chamber of commerce. However, the other chambers of commerce may be far superior in terms of comprehensive strength than the Shuangma Chamber of Commerce, but what they put in Brassian City is just a branch or even just an office. However, the Shuangma Chamber of Commerce is a real local chamber of commerce and has a lot of support in the local area. It also operates a lot of business, and even many small chambers of commerce are attached to it – as its upstream suppliers or downstream distributors.

In the past period of his life, Io once set his biggest dream to join the top management of the Double Horse Chamber of Commerce. Unfortunately, he did lack the talent to do business, so his ideal was never realized. Of course, this is just an immature ideal of youth. Now Io only laughs when he thinks back to the past, and he already has a bigger future and future. From the time he left his hometown for the royal city, his future was destined to be extraordinary.

As long as he solves the current matter, all problems will not be a problem.

While he was thinking so, a young fellow came over to say hello. Although Io is only here for nostalgia, his lingering appearance is mistaken by the buddy for business.

"Sir, are you here to shop?" said the fellow politely. "You see, we produce good quality fur here. The price was very fair......"

"No, I'm not here to procure?"

"You want to trade futures?" the guy misunderstood what Io meant. "Oh, we have futures for fur and tobacco here...... I'd like to secretly tell you a secret, this year we have a good texture of fur and a lot of production, but next year it is likely that the price will increase. A good harvest and a poor harvest are a norm in the fur market......"

"I'm not interested in futures either. I'm just coming to see ...... I mean just take a tour. Io said. At this time, Lyle suddenly walked in from outside.

"Big Brother Io. Lyle's expression looked hurried. "You're here. ”

"What's the matter?" Io took the opportunity to shake off the fellow's pester. Lyle dragged him by the hand and pulled him outside the warehouse.

"Lyle, what's wrong? I asked you to find someone to spy on my two cousins......

"Brother Io, I'm here to report on this. Lyle walked into a corner in the middle of nowhere. "This morning they went out to visit Sir Dicks. ”

"Borrowing money?" asked Io. He had already learned about Dicks from Lyle. In fact, it's no secret. Who in the neighborhood didn't know that the guy who liked luxury and was good at showing off had suffered a big loss in the matter of horses. But how can it be said that the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and who calls him a rich man? It would not be too outrageous for Dix to suddenly fish out tens of thousands of gold orilies from some corner of the house.

However, the two sides are not very close friends. Dix wouldn't have been fooled by a few words and lent them money, right?Io was originally very confident that the two sisters would not be able to borrow money, but when he saw Lyle's eager expression, he suddenly realized that he was a little worried.

"No, they bought Dicks' horse. Lyle replied.

"Let's go over there and talk about it. Io breathed a sigh of relief.

After a short while, the two of them arrived at the upscale tavern they were already familiar with. There were very few people in the tavern at this time, so the two of them quickly found a quiet and good location. Once seated, Lyle repeated what he had heard to Io. It must be noted that Lyle has no other skills, and he really has a set of information to find out. Not only did he send someone to follow his target, but he also ran over himself, spending a few small bucks to get first-hand information from Dix's servants.

"They bought the horse?" asked Io, confused. "A lame horse?"

"Yes, the horse is almost impossible to recover. Even if it is restored, it will be several years later. ”

"Really?"

"If that weren't the case, how could Dix be willing to sell it, and only for five hundred gold Oli. Lyle explained. "For him as a person, Brother Io, you should also know it. Although he said that he was a fool, he was not a fool. ”

"That's right. Io pondered the latest information. "They bought a horse of little value......

"The value of that horse is to breed and give birth to a foal. Lyle replied. "That's the price. ”

"Anyway, there's no way that horse is going to be in the race. Io said. "Maybe it will produce great offspring, but that's three or five years later. ”

"Exactly. Lyle replied. "So there's something wrong with it. ”

"I also felt that something was wrong. Io said. "You said that Ashrufat had been to the city for a day before. ”

"That's right, a whole day. According to the stalker, it seems that he didn't even eat lunch. But I didn't buy any horses after the last one. ”

"He went to the horse market first, but he didn't buy a horse. Io concluded. "And he ran to Dicks and bought a sick horse that was already lame?" a smile suddenly appeared on his face, a smile that made Lyle feel a little frightened.

"I see. Io replied. "Keep staring at him! That Ashrufat looks positive. ”

"Very positive......

"That's the mercenary thing. Io said. "For the sake of money, they can do whatever it takes. That's why my two cousins chose him as their husband. ”

"Brother Io, you understand...... What do they mean? What do they want to do?"

"What do they want to do? What they want to do is simple – they want to steal the day!"