Chapter 141: The First Night (Happy New Year, Everyone)
Touching the "Ninth Law" charm in his coat pocket, Crane adjusted the details of his height and appearance, and there was no longer any difference between him and Admiral Emilius Levitt.
He exited through another door in the utility room and walked down the quiet hallway to the main building of the Doge's Palace.
Along the way, there were occasional attendants and maids passing by, but no one dared to look directly at Crane, and as soon as they saw the admiral's uniform, they all retreated to the sides and bowed their heads in salute.
Any person of similar height can wear this outfit and can probably blend directly into the banquet hall...... I have to say that sometimes, it's easier to play a big shot than an ordinary person...... Crane didn't squint, kept that serious posture, and walked unhurriedly and slowly down the hallway paved with black stone bricks.
The melodious melody seems to be absent, and the elegant wall lamps on both sides burn with gas, lighting up the dark environment.
As soon as Klein approached a break room, he saw the door open and a middle-aged man walked out as if waiting.
The man had black hair and blue eyes, and the contours of his facial features were five or six points similar to Emilius, but his forehead was high, the bags under his eyes were slightly swollen, and the corners of his mouth had not yet drooped.
He was the younger brother of Emilius Livitt, Auston Livitt.
This gentleman had also served in the navy, and by virtue of his achievements in the colonies of the Southern Continent, he rose all the way to the rank of colonel, but later he was disgusted with his military career, and with the balance of politics, he accepted the appointment and became the governor.
During his five or six years in Olavi, the importance of the island's location and resources pushed the Levitt family to acquire a large number of local properties and estates, and he himself took advantage of the fact that he owned a large amount of land.
This is not to say that it was obtained entirely by power, and the Auston and Levitt families paid enough money, and even took out a loan through the bank, and did not forcibly occupy the land that originally belonged to the Fursacks at a very low price, as was the case on the east coast of Byron.
Of course, if he wasn't Governor Olavi, and his brother wasn't the supreme commander of the navy in the Central Sunian Sea, it wouldn't be so easy for the Levitts to convince their target to sell their prime land or estate.
The test is coming...... Crane calmly leaned over and stopped in front of Auston Levitt.
Auston glanced left and right, and said in a low voice:
"How's that going on?"
What's the ...... Klein was at first at a loss, and then remembered a passage in the source - "If Auston asks for a secret talk, or asks for an answer to something directly, tell him and give him the answer when he leaves Olawe." ”
Sure enough, it was what Emilius expected, and I just had to pay attention to the attitude and tone, well, and the unique words and pronunciations of the nobles of Rune...... Klein nodded lightly and said solemnly:
"Wait a few more days.
"I'll tell you the answer when you leave Olavia. ”
Auston was not suspicious, and chuckled:
"You seem to be waiting for something to give you the power to decide. ”
What made Admiral Emilius have to act alone?Klein's heart moved, and he said in a familiar tone of a high-ranking man:
"Put away your speculation. ”
After speaking, he turned from the static to the stillness, took a step, and walked to the banquet hall.
Auston Leavitt looked at his brother's back, his expression gradually turning cold, and he shook his head slightly.
Entering the banquet hall, Crane looked around and walked to the long table where the food was placed, pausing from time to time to exchange pleasantries with those who approached him.
In the process, he found that he didn't need to know the topic of the conversation, and only the occasional nod was needed to keep the conversation going on in a harmonious and pleasant atmosphere until the end.
Sure enough, the identity of the big guy makes it easy to play in some aspects, but correspondingly, others are difficult...... Crane overcame many "obstacles" and finally reached the long table.
He picked up a plate at random, and told himself in his heart that Admiral Emilius loved fish, cow, and lobster, and hated chicken and goose, so he avoided foods such as roasted chicken and Beckland-style roast goose, and opted for steak, pan-fried keelfish, and Olavi lobster baked with cream cheese.
Because the metal vessels were either covered with asbestos, red-hot coals, or filled with hot water, the food remained warm enough that Klein was almost moved to the point of collapse when he took his first bite.
He worked hard to maintain the image of Admiral Emilius, carrying a plate and talking to all sorts of people, such as port city councillors and naval agents, listening very carefully to their words and stuffing food into his mouth from time to time.
He noticed that a young man in a tuxedo suit was always not far from him.
The other party's blonde hair is neatly combed, with a slightly higher hairline, a pair of light blue eyes, a delicate appearance, and a polite manner.
Consistent with the photo, Emilius's secretary Lur'an...... Crane controlled himself, didn't look at the other party, and rushed to completely fill his stomach before the banquet was over.
Out of the Governor's Palace, Crane got into the carriage guarded by the General's Guards and sat down on the side of the wine cabinet.
The blonde secretary, Lu Eran, followed inside, his leather boots stepping on the thick carpet and silently moving across from Klein.
He sat down, but only a third of his ass was next to each other.
The carriage began to move, and Lu Eran took out a stack of papers from the black briefcase he was carrying:
"Your Excellency, this is the summary account for 1349 submitted by the Naval Base Olawe. ”
Crane reached out and took it, flipped through a few pages at random, and skimmed through it.
What? A roll of toilet paper costs a pound? The bathhouse at the naval base is renovated twenty times a year? Klein only made a cursory calculation and found all sorts of absurdities.
Isn't this method of accounting too simple and crude? I can give them a course and teach them how to reimburse...... Klein thought hard about what kind of attitude he should show.
- In his opinion, the biggest difficulty in disguising Emilius is to hide it from Lur'an.
This is not to say that Governor Auston and Miss Cynthia are not as familiar with Admiral Emilius as Mr. Secretary, but that Auston, as a younger brother, may help his brother hide it even if he finds something wrong and gets a hint of it, and similarly, as a mistress, Cynthia is attached to the Admiral and has a tendency to help cover up.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Cynthia is a spy or is being used by a spy, but there is no danger of Lu Er'an, who is an overseer herself.
Don't expose a little problem...... What kind of attitude would Admiral Emilius have in the face of such a report, and be furious, or pretend to be angry? No, the people at Olavi Naval Base would not be so bold as to directly submit such an obviously problematic report, and regard Admiral Emilius as a blind man, and they must have a certain degree of certainty and tacit understanding...... Because there is no similar situation on the data, Klein can only make a judgment based on his own experience.
And he could confirm that the report at Naval Base Olawe was either an unexpected circumstance for Admiral Emilius, or he considered it unfocused, a simple agenda that could be dealt with casually.
Either way, it can be dealt with with with the usual posture of a superior, that is, not to express a position...... Klein closed the file, handed it back to the blonde secretary Lu Er'an, and said expressionlessly:
"Put it on my desk. ”
The subtext of this sentence is "I'll take a closer look", and it will have different meanings depending on the position of the interpreter:
If the Olawe naval base was a surprise attack, it means that His Excellency the Admiral is a little dissatisfied, waiting for an explanation.
If this is a tacit agreement between the two sides, it means that Admiral Emilius wants to get greater benefits, as for whether he will offend people because of this, Klein doesn't care at all, anyway, he won't be Emilius Levitt in a few days, he believes that the real demigod has a way to suppress the anger of his subordinates.
In addition, he was extremely grateful that Emilius was not a demigod of the Storm Church, otherwise at this time, he would have to consider whether to nod directly and pass the report, or throw the file back in a grumpy manner, and throw a few people to the sea to feed the fish by the way.
"Yes, Your Excellency. The blonde secretary Lu Er's expression remained unchanged, and he had expected to stuff the documents back into the black briefcase.
The rest of the way, according to Emilius Livitt's custom, Crane leaned back against the wall of the compartment, his eyes half-closed, as if he were thinking, but he did not think of anything.
Lu Er'an remained silent and never spoke rashly.
Man-tall iron-black gas street lamps swept back quickly, and the carriage drove near the naval base, turning into a house with a garden and lawn.
As soon as Klein reached the steps, the butler opened the door and the servants stood respectfully on either side.
The living room of this house is elegantly furnished, with landscape paintings, plaster statues, elegant vases and other things, and a light but long fragrance lingers and permeates the heart and lungs.
Crane, who should have been relaxed by this, secretly tensed up, and saw a beautiful young lady in a home dress greet him.
She was in her early twenties, her blonde hair was moist and moist, and when she looked at her blue eyes, there seemed to be a hidden light, full of feminine femininity and a little girlishness, it was Cynthia, the mistress of Admiral Emilius.
Crane restrained his discomfort and brought a smile on Emilius' serious face, then opened his arms.
Cynthia threw herself into his arms, stood on tiptoe, and whispered cheek-to-cheek:
"General, I have already boiled hot water for you and put it in the bathtub. ”
This is to keep an eye on when the dinner party ends...... Being a mistress is also not an easy task...... Emilius did like to soak in hot baths, relax and reflect...... In order not to pay attention to the two of them, Klein, who was close to his cheeks, let himself think wildly.
As a man with a normal sexual orientation, he should have enjoyed this kind of proximity to the beautiful opposite sex while being embarrassed, but the temporary contract made him have no extra impulses at all, so he was left with only discomfort.
"Good. Crane complimented, and gently pushed Cynthia away with a feeling of nowhere to put his hands.
Knowing that His Excellency the Admiral did not like to make out in front of his servants, Cynthia stepped back and led Klein up to the second floor, into the bathroom, and prepared her bathrobe.
After doing all this, Cynthia instructed the servants not to come to the second floor without hearing the sound of the bells, and then went back to the bedroom, took off all their dresses, and changed into pure silk dressing gowns.
The neckline of the dressing gown was wide open, revealing a seductive snow-white color, and between the ravines hung a peculiar necklace pendant, which looked like a black rhinoceros horn shrunk to the length of the knuckles.
Cynthia removed the chain, tucked it under her pillow, and then left the bedroom with some shame and hesitation, and walked outside the bathroom where the Supreme General was bathing, plucking up the courage to twist the handle.
Click, she paused with her palms, and found that the bathroom door had been locked at some point.
Cynthia instinctively twisted twice more with a blank look.
Click, click, the door of the bathroom does not move.
PS: I wish you all a happy new year and good luck with the pigs!
。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors