Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 157 Did you see it?
Iscolan had difficulty answering Agatha's question.
In the past, the Blade Brotherhood and the Golden Shield Royal Family were simple one-on-one battles, and both sides could always find a balance that was uncomfortable but acceptable to both parties. But now that a new noble force has been added, the difficulty of the three-way game is not as simple as adding one, especially since the new noble force has emerged suddenly, is gaining momentum, and is showing its edge.
Under the pressure of the imperial power and the new nobility, the mentality of some people in the Blade Brotherhood, which was gradually losing power, changed greatly, and internal divisions became increasingly serious.
A sense of crisis can easily drive people to extremes.
The alliance between the Celtic Duke and the Temple of the Abyss will sooner or later cause big problems.
"Alas..." Viscount Iscolan sighed, "Yes, times have changed. Perhaps the Blade Brotherhood has completed the duties given to it by its ancestors. Your Highness, do you want to know what is in that bag?"
Agatha said, "I can guess without even looking at it... Is this evidence of a smuggling ring between officials and businessmen in Nutao City?"
"I know that nothing can be hidden from Your Highness. These are indeed the evidences I have collected about the smuggling of officials and businessmen in Nutao City, and they are only the tip of the iceberg. If Your Majesty is willing to dig deeper into these evidences, the tax revenue of Nutao City can be increased by at least five times, or even more."
Agatha buckled the purse again and said, "At least 50% of the court officials should be arrested, including many members of the royal family. This is not a big case that you can stir up. My father knows how turbulent it will bring to the empire. You should know this too, but you still came here with these evidences... What do you want to do?"
When Viscount Iscolan was about to answer, the eunuch came to inform him: His Majesty has summoned...
The Viscount stood up and said to Agatha, "That's not important anymore. May I ask you to go with me to see His Majesty?"
Agatha stood up and answered, "Yes... If the tax revenue of Raging Wave City can be increased by two times instead of five times, it will be a very considerable wealth for the empire.
On the way, you can continue to talk about Inspector Meteorite. I want to hear what people in Raging Waves City think of him."
"Yes, Your Highness... please..."
The next day, Nutao City.
Yomington arrived at the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau almost on time, as if he had punched in. This time, he got to see Inspector Meteorite who was about to go out as he wished.
"Inspector Meteorite..."
Luke walked past Yomington and said, "Come on, let's go see Virgil together."
Yomington did not show any emotion because of Luke's rudeness. He followed him out the door and got into the special car of the Secret Service detective.
When the motorcade started, he asked Luke who was sitting next to him, "Why didn't the little girl named Sandpaper who I saw at the Cissai Palace last time come with us?"
Luke knew that he was testing Red Falcon, so he answered, "Sandpaper is just an ordinary mechanical repairman here. Last time when we were encircling the Abyss Mage, all the war machines that were dispatched needed to be overhauled, and the mechanical repair room was very busy."
Yomington continued to ask, "That girl is very capable. It would be a waste of talent to work as a mechanical repairman. If you are willing to let her come to work for me and serve the Prime Minister, I promise to give you a very generous reward."
"Hahaha..." Luke laughed and said, "You are looking for Red Falcon. To tell you the truth, she is in my hands, and I have helped her recover some of her memories. I know what your Cross Foundation did to these girls. Apart from having a good reputation, what you do is not much different from the Abyss Temple.
Now I have enough evidence to bring you down."
Yomington didn't expect Luke to admit it so easily. He threatened, "I don't understand some of your words. I demand that you hand over Red Falcon to me immediately. I am her legal guardian, and I reserve the right to prosecute you for kidnapping and many other crimes."
"Then sue me... Whether it's in the Nutao City Court or the Supreme Court of the Empire, I will fight you. I have a truckload of information to play with you. It depends on whether you dare to play with me."
Of course, Yomington didn't dare to make a big deal about this, especially since he wasn't sure how much evidence the Secret Service had. The girls like Hong Yun were too young, and once they were exposed, it would be a storm that would be difficult to resolve.
He could not imagine that someone could abduct the Red Falcon silently under heavy protection. And the sandpaper was obviously the girl who killed Professor Greyfarley. She was also a survivor of the eternal life secret technique and a very special existence. The three rescued girls all showed a sense of dependence on her.
This is a subconscious state that even brain modification devices cannot suppress.
"You have already caused a lot of trouble for Her Royal Highness the Princess in Raging Waves City. If you don't hand over the Red Falcon and the Sandpaper to me, you will cause Her Royal Highness even more trouble."
Yominton changed the direction of his threat.
Luke sneered: "Don't you think it's funny when you say this? I really want to see what trouble you can cause Her Royal Highness the Princess?
Yomington, I kindly remind you... Think about how to leave Raging Tide City alive first."
"Are you threatening the life of a high-ranking Imperial official?"
"I've made it very clear. I'm reminding you. When we get there, let's go see Senator Virgil together. I'm looking forward to what he can say to us."
The motorcade stopped at 102 Organ Street.
A war left a beautiful little building in ruins. Even after days of cleaning, piles of broken bricks and stones and various pieces of furniture could still be seen everywhere.
The Cape District Secret Service had already bought the ownership of this land from Councillor Ibel at a very low price. The Imperial spies moved in and used several relatively intact rooms as offices. The cellar in the northeast corner had been transformed into a dungeon.
Passing through the ruins, Luke led Yomington into a heavily guarded dungeon. Inside the dungeon were cells separated by steel fences, and Senator Virgil was imprisoned in the middle.
As soon as he entered the dungeon, Yomington noticed the abnormal atmosphere inside, the extreme oppression and the terrifying feeling that made his flesh tremble. This was not a cell at all, but a mental mill. It could grind down a person's mental defenses bit by bit, grab the most fragile nerves, and cruelly crush them.
Yomington could already imagine what Virgil looked like at the moment, but when he saw Virgil, he found that his imagination was too optimistic.
"You cannot treat an imperial noble so cruelly! I demand that you release Virgil immediately! I will take him back to the imperial capital. He has the right to receive treatment that matches his status. The Imperial Supreme Court has accepted the case. This is the order letter from the Grand Justice.
"Inspector Meteorite, let him go!"
These days, Yomington went to the Secret Intelligence Bureau in the Cape District every day and asked to see Virgil, preparing to use his trump card to bring him out as soon as he met him.
The order letter from the Grand Justice of the Imperial Supreme Court was presented to Luke, requiring him to release the person unless ordered by the Imperial Emperor.
As long as Virgil is rescued, all the accusations against him can be cleared, and then the counterattack will begin.
According to normal procedures, this is indeed the case.
But unfortunately, what Yorkton faced was a "fake" detective.
Luke took the Chief Justice's order letter, read it once, and then asked Taotie to burn it with fire.
The scene was very quiet for a while.
Luke said, "Lord Yomington, where is the letter of the Grand Chancellor's order? Show it to me. If it is genuine, I will release him immediately."
Yu Mington looked at his empty hands and the falling dust... he was dumbfounded!
He had been an official all his life, but he had never seen anyone so bold.
"You, you actually dared to burn the Chief Justice's order letter!"
Luke crushed the large piece of paper ash that fell on the ground and said, "Lord Yomington, please do not slander an upright senior imperial agent at will. When did I burn the Grand Chancellor's order letter? How dare I burn the Grand Chancellor's order letter!"
Yomington didn't expect Luke to be so shameless. He pointed at the Imperial spy who came in with him and said angrily: "They all saw it!"
Luke asked the spy, "What do you see?"
These spies were temporary workers recruited from the docks. They all shook their heads and said, "We didn't see anything."
"I clearly burned a piece of paper."
"Yes, the inspector burned a piece of paper."
Luke asked again: "If you go to the Imperial Supreme Court to testify, what will you say?"
The spies said: "We can't read. We really can't read."
Yomington never expected that a great imperial spy would dare to give false testimony on such a matter. He pointed angrily at his followers and said, "My people saw me give you the letter of order from the Grand Chancellor, and you burned it!"
Luke sneered, "You said they were your people, how can they testify in court?"
"You, you..." Yomington was so angry that his face turned red: "I will definitely sue you, and the Supreme Court of the Empire will definitely make a fair judgment."
"We have to wait until you can leave Raging Waves City alive." Luke said to Yominton with contempt, "I am going to interrogate Virgil now. Do you want to go back and get the order letter from the Chief Justice, or sit in on the trial?"
Yomington calmed down instantly.
Would a person who dared to burn the order of the Grand Chancellor dare to kill a senior official of the empire? Even if he was a staff member of the Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet, even if he was a noble of the empire.
Look at Virgil who has gone insane in the prison, look at the ashes on the ground, there is nothing that this meteorite detective can't do.
He has the ability to kidnap Red Falcon silently, and he also has the ability to assassinate himself silently.
He even killed his own people directly in this prison.
He was so confident, he must have the support of the princess. It meant that the princess was very determined to take action in Nutao City, and no matter what obstacles there were, she would nail this nail here.
And the reason why the princess did this...was it her idea, or was it His Majesty's idea?
I have to admit that many things that Nutao City did were very excessive. The trade volume has been growing year after year, but the tax revenue has remained unchanged. The Prime Minister also knew that doing so would definitely touch the limit of His Majesty's patience, but there were too many mouths eating from this plate.
If you want to pay more taxes, you will inevitably affect the interests of many people.
If the interests of these people are affected, the position of the Prime Minister will be unstable.
